[Enioch]

T6 is worst tier. Because MM favours T7 matches ATM, so you'll be mid- to bottom-tier all the time.

That said, you can't go wrong with a Bayern, a Fuso or (if you like DDs) a Farragut. Your main problem is going to be grinding to those ships before the deadline.

[Droid803]

I was trying to grind t5 and I'm permanently bottom tier (in about two days of grinding several hours each in t5 and I haven't so much as seen a single t4 ship on either team), so I'm inclined to agree about that t7 MM bias.

I don't think I can grind those out in a month *and* get the exp needed in them seeing as I'd have to start at t1 for those pretty much. 
Well I kind of dug myself into this hole I guess.

[StarSlayer]

If you don't mind opening your wallet get a Scharnhorst, watch the following:

Then profit.

[Col. Fishguts]

This man speaks truth. Since I got Scharnhorst I practically stopped playing my other mid-tier farming ships. She is just so much fun to drive and prints money/freeXP like a boss.

[Spoon]

https://www.twitch.tv/izolate/v/98615830
onward to the finals my team goes

[Droid803]

Where can you even get a Scharnhorst? I don't see it in the NA premium/gift shop, only the Derpitz, and I don't think I saw it in-game for dubloons either.

[StarSlayer]

I thought I saw it up again on the Prem shop just recently but I don't see it now.  Well Belfast just dropped and if its anything like the build Flamu reviewed then its broken as hell.  I think WG decided that after Prinz Eugen ended up being a boring dud the next Prem would come with every bell and whistle in the game.

[crizza]

Where can you even get a Scharnhorst? I don't see it in the NA premium/gift shop, only the Derpitz, and I don't think I saw it in-game for dubloons either.

Looks like the Scharnhorst is currently not up for sale.
Guess she'll come up around Christmas.

[Enioch]

Re: Belfast, if that ship ever shows up in the Premshop again, I'll be very surprised. I've fought against them and this looks like an Imperator Nikolai repeat.

@Spoon: Gratz man, wp. Will be rooting for you guys! When's the finals?

And for our weekly Ibuki shenanigans:

Do you see the CV in the background of the end-of-game screenshots? That's the enemy Crane. He's full health. I'm at under 2km range, with my torpedoes in the water and they're five seconds away from blowing him to smithereens.

Team reaches 100 points. 

[Scourge of Ages]

I was driving my Independence, full health, and one second from ramming a Gneisenau, and he dumped a full broadside and sunk me at point-blank range.  I was SO close.

Anyway, with the carrier missions up, and that we get exp for spotting and for shooting down planes, playing CV is not a bad choice for the Takao missions. And you'll pick up Steven Segal on the way!

[Admiral MS]

So I guess I also have to add an Ibuki round 

Most of my team ended up dead early on but we got more caps. During the last 5 minutes I prevented a bunch of cruisers and a BB from getting a second cap while evading most of their fire. Went better than expected and netted me a kraken.

[Enioch]

 

Well played. Those 12 fires. And 23 decaps. In Ocean.

 

Looks like you've mastered the ship. So proud. 

[Spoon]

You know you are getting uncomfortably close when you've got secondary hit ribbons in an Ibuki.

Finals are going to be thursday 10 november at 20:30 european time

[Enioch]

You know you are getting nice and cozy when you've got secondary hit ribbons in an Ibuki.

FTFY

Finals are going to be thursday 10 november at 20:30 european time

Check. Thanks mate.

[Admiral MS]

Well played. Those 12 fires. And 23 decaps. In Ocean.

 

Looks like you've mastered the ship. So proud. 

It was Okinawa so there were islands. The last 5 minutes and the decaps happened on the open sea and I was visible most of the time cause the map border didn't allow me to move further. I also had to stay in range and distribute shots between up to 3 ships to keep them from capping. A very odd late game but I managed to wear down the other cruisers and that Mogami was also pretty low... 

You know you are getting nice and cozy when you've got secondary hit ribbons in an Ibuki.

FTFY

It means you are close enough to actually hit something with the torpedoes 

[Enioch]

I...have no idea why I thought that was Ocean. There's even islands on the pic. Seriously, Enioch, look at things.

[AtomicClucker]

Weeeeeeeeelp, I need fellow human shi- ahem, I mean, friends to play on World of Warships. I quit playing on my original account and have moved to my secondary because I've been having to much fun lighting BBs on fire.

That and someone with a strong battleship to take torps for me while I run away in my explosives packed Soviet cruiser.

[Spoon]

Odds are that this is going to be the stream https://www.twitch.tv/odemmortis

[AtomicClucker]

Welp, gonna quit grinding on the Pensacola for now... and not on two accounts.

Of all the ships I've played... that thing is a nightmare.

Even the Kirov, which exploded just as much, gave me a hella lot of fun with long range arty duels with Derpitz captains. I might stick with the Soviet line though, as I've pulled the same weight I did with the Cleveland. I had a pretty crazy battle last night where a Scharnhorst and I burnt each other to death while driving the Buddy. Schors and Chapayev looks great despite giant powder kegs to the Pensacola.

[Spoon]

Is about to start yo