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widukind Mar 13, 2020 @ 4:04pm
Best cruiser?
What is the best X class cruiser in the game?
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Jackson Mar 13, 2020 @ 6:50pm 
Stalingrad probably by a thin margin. It's not really quite as good as the stats make it look because it's a steel ship so only better players tend to have it, but it IS good. Aside from that, I'd say Henry IV. Maybe Venezia?

It'll come down to play style tho. For instance the Des Moines is very good, but I can't do good things with it lol
Last edited by Jackson; Mar 13, 2020 @ 6:51pm
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noralovro504 Mar 14, 2020 @ 3:19am 
If I would have to pick one, it would be Minotaur.
But again, it is only good as you are good with it. I think it stands for all others.
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Cockadoodledoo Mar 14, 2020 @ 5:03am 
If you dont mind losing all your karma, smolensk is a monster.
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Maj.Tryhard Mar 14, 2020 @ 5:31am 
Originally posted by Cockadoodledoo:
If you dont mind losing all your karma, smolensk is a monster.

Shame on you.
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Jackson Mar 14, 2020 @ 5:37am 
Originally posted by Cockadoodledoo:
If you dont mind losing all your karma, smolensk is a monster.
Eh.. it's stats say it's not performing that well. It's got a special play style and if that fits you, you'll do very well - but if not, you'll do kinda poorly.
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baddoggs Mar 14, 2020 @ 7:58am 
Originally posted by widukind:
What is the best X class cruiser in the game?

The one you feel most comfortable in....
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Cockadoodledoo Mar 14, 2020 @ 8:47am 
Originally posted by Jack:
Originally posted by Cockadoodledoo:
If you dont mind losing all your karma, smolensk is a monster.
Eh.. it's stats say it's not performing that well. It's got a special play style and if that fits you, you'll do very well - but if not, you'll do kinda poorly.

I dare say that it is good, statwise maybe not but maybe its because its 1 of the t10`s u can get for coal which means less experienced players(me included) can get it without grinding a whole line or steel which is also very hard for beginners. That would offset the stats against its favour since experienced players will be playing the other t10 cruisers.

Playstyle wise, isn`t every ships playstyle somewhat different?
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Maj.Tryhard Mar 14, 2020 @ 9:36am 
Originally posted by Cockadoodledoo:
Originally posted by Jack:
Eh.. it's stats say it's not performing that well. It's got a special play style and if that fits you, you'll do very well - but if not, you'll do kinda poorly.

I dare say that it is good, statwise maybe not but maybe its because its 1 of the t10`s u can get for coal which means less experienced players(me included) can get it without grinding a whole line or steel which is also very hard for beginners. That would offset the stats against its favour since experienced players will be playing the other t10 cruisers.

Playstyle wise, isn`t every ships playstyle somewhat different?

Hmm, I suppose. Some moreso than others though. Some ships play very similarly to another, and not always ships of the same nation.
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kilen Mar 14, 2020 @ 3:56pm 
As long as u play them like they are supposed to be played, there are a lot of candidates.
DesMoines keep a special place imo, even with all Russian op trolls of last year, despite being one of the oldest, DesMoines (and zao as well tbh) remain a strong leader in t10 cruisers.

But except that, mino is very fun and quite powerful as well, Smolensk is op, Stalingrad is also op (but boring to play imo), Henry was also a monster before WG nerf his velocity beyond reason in 9.0, etc etc...

Quite a lot are very powerful, as long as u play them as intended and learned their strengths/weaknesses correctly.
... very hard to keep one above others, they are such different ships in practice.
Last edited by kilen; Mar 14, 2020 @ 4:10pm
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Netharon Mar 15, 2020 @ 1:53am 
Another vote for Stalingrad. If you cannot get the steel, then I say Moskva.

But your question is pretty loaded. Every ship is the best, and the worst. Each ship must be understood deeply, and played to it's strengths.
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Rockstone Mar 15, 2020 @ 2:02am 
Originally posted by Cockadoodledoo:
If you dont mind losing all your karma, smolensk is a monster.
The only good Smolensk is a dead Smolensk. After DD's its the most targetted ship. The moment it shows its ugly head, everyone starts shooting it. Rightfully so.

I also have Salem and Hindenburg... Hindenburg is great!
And there is little more satisfying then using an island to get close to a BB and feed it 8 torps. :steamhappy:
Salem is fine, but I use it generally in co-op for number-of-citadel missions.

I do have Smolensk and use it to annoy people... (and yes... no Karma)
Or in co-op for those number-of-fire missions.
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Jeztastic Mar 15, 2020 @ 4:22am 
HIndy is great, good armour, torps, the best Hydro. Battleships stand no chance if you rush them. Zao is a fire breather, Des Moines for it's crazy AA and radar, possibly the best cap/DD support ship in game. They all play different, they are all great in their own way. Smolensk I wont even comment.
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Pinkelf [Ryshai] Mar 16, 2020 @ 10:01pm 
Originally posted by Jeztastic:
HIndy is great, good armour, torps, the best Hydro. Battleships stand no chance if you rush them. Zao is a fire breather, Des Moines for it's crazy AA and radar, possibly the best cap/DD support ship in game. They all play different, they are all great in their own way. Smolensk I wont even comment.

Hindenburg is not that great. It's mediocre.
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shackle Mar 17, 2020 @ 1:11am 
a piece of string..how long?Its often about what sort of playstyle ..I love Mino but its really a hard ship to play because if you make a mistake at t10 ..youre dead in that ship.Hindy is almost in the same bin...good ship but vulnerable...Stalingrad is pretty forgiving CA against CA...similar to Moskva.

The game has an inbuilt russian bias so smol stalingrad or Moskva if you want the uplift.
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Netharon Mar 17, 2020 @ 1:38am 
Originally posted by shackle:
a piece of string..how long?Its often about what sort of playstyle ..I love Mino but its really a hard ship to play because if you make a mistake at t10 ..youre dead in that ship.Hindy is almost in the same bin...good ship but vulnerable...Stalingrad is pretty forgiving CA against CA...similar to Moskva.

The game has an inbuilt russian bias so smol stalingrad or Moskva if you want the uplift.

Sorry but this is mostly nonsense.
Smolensk is made of single-ply toilet paper and can be citadeled from nearly any angle against heavy cruisers and battleships. Even some HE shells citadel a Smolensk. You have to know how to play a Smolensk. If what you said is true, Smolensk would be doing great on wows global statistics, and it’s not.

Second, Hindenburg has awesome German armor. It is not even close to Smolensk and Minotaur, which are light cruises.

Third, Stalingrad is awesome. It’s hard to citadel them. Their AP shells can citadel battleships. Stalingrad is a heavily armored battlecruiser.
Edit: It does have weak sides, but good players usually own this ship, and would rarely show you that side.

That is all.
Last edited by Netharon; Mar 17, 2020 @ 2:04am
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