A World of Warships Review: Hindenburg

One of the OGs. Has it suffered from BB powercreep? Perhaps, certainly regarding speed, concealment, and overmatch. But the powercreep involving armor platings has arguably made Hindenburg the almost objectively best tech tree cruiser farmer in the game. If everything these days has 50 or 51 mm plating...would be nice if you had 51mm pen, eh?
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[@headlessfool7050]

I consider that mod that shows you your Targets orientation a cheat . Amazing you show it openly on Video .

[@hagostaeldmann]

You'd have to use zero mods and use none of the crosshairs to be a purist about mods that are "cheats." Most mods are "cheats" in the sense they give you information that is not technically possible to have. Win timer is a cheat. Team HP is a cheat. Last spotted timer is a cheat. The flight time built into most crosshairs is a cheat. Damage cause and received, cheat. Panels of any kind, cheat. Matchmaking monitor, cheat. All these mods are also approved by wargaming. IMO all mods should be built into the game itself. But to pick the navigator mod as where you draw the line instead of any of these other mods is legit hilarious.

[@headlessfool7050]

@@hagostaeldmann Being able to perfectly see your Targets ships position in relation to yours, without actually having to Aim at it, is a cheat . As well as, that little animation does something you'd otherwise would have to do in your head, and would not be able to do so perfectly . Does not change that it is approved, it gives you a massive advantage over people who dont have modstation/Aslain'S installed . Most of the other things you mention are readily available inside the CLient, w/out the need to install additional SW . I mean, whatever makes you feel good man . Just letting you know .

[@EvoraGT430]

@@headlessfool7050 It DOES change it that it's officially sanctioned. "Cheating generally describes various actions designed to subvert rules in order to obtain unfair advantages"

[@hagostaeldmann]

@@headlessfool7050 lol you're a funny guy. Like I said those mods I mentioned are NOT available "inside the client" and by your definition are equally cheats, honestly way more. The angling (navigator mod) mod gives you a direct number instead of a number that is extremely easy to guess within 5 degree accuracy. Team HP is physically impossible to guess at without a mod (more of a cheat). Last spotted is physically impossible to guess at without a mod (more of a cheat). Win timer requires a lot of mental math to guess at (more of a cheat). Like my guy, the mod I use to show the angle of enemy ships is probably the least offensive mod in the game, or one of them. Having game knowledge about ships and angles and having eyeballs tells you 90% of what Navigator mod tells you. It seems to me that you just have zero logical consistency. I freely admit that the vast majority of mods are "cheats" in a technical definition and in a perfect world I wish they did not exist. Is Navigator less offensive than last spotted or team info? Yes, but I still won't pretend it isn't stupid, because I have logical consistency. Seems you just consider the mods YOU use to be fine. Which is pretty hilarious. Also you're literally, technically, and objectively wrong in your first sentence, proving you don't even know how the mod works. Also all of the mods I mentioned are not included in the game and require you to have MS/Aslains. So you're completely wrong about that. Every mod gives you an advantage over someone without it. Picking and choosing what you consider unfair...and then picking one of the least advantageous mods in existence...is funny stuff.

[@Tzesar]

@@headlessfool7050 you know the map does it as well. so here goes your argumentation

[@hagostaeldmann]

At 24:20 there is a 1 minute freeze. I dont know why but im sorry about that. Its almost exactly 1 minute long.

[@sikoetu5349]

Probably because you paused the replay, you can even hear how you press the pause key and did whatever xD

[@hagostaeldmann]

@@sikoetu5349 lmao you're right I watched it with sound off the first time

[@theShermanator]

The built in YT editor is really good nowadays! You can just cut it out and it shouldnt affect much

[@ss_louis1360]

@@theShermanatorlol there’s no way the shermanstor!!! You play this game?!

[@EvoraGT430]

Hindy's pen used to be total over-kill, but is now just enough. The power-creep is crazy and in my opinion is why blow-outs are so prevalent; even small mistakes are now fatal to players, where you would likely have to do it several times in the past to get deleted.

[@hagostaeldmann]

Yeah turning flat to GK Monty Yamato was always bad but you typically weren't guaranteed 1 shot most of the time. Do that shit to half the BBs in the game now and its gg reds

[@Aerroon]

You convinced me to play some Hindenburg.

[@hagostaeldmann]

hell yeah...I still always come crawling back to it, the AP dpm is so addictive

[@HorseHorsePlop]

Your reviews are the best, keep up the good work

[@hagostaeldmann]

appreciate it

[@Waveyak]

Probably the best analysis of the Hindenburg I have ever seen. Good job bud. I've been playing it a lot recently in the latest version of T10 Operations. It's an amazing cruiser. Des Moines, & Napoli also rock Ops right now Thank you

[@lukestables708]

Love your reviews man. Luckily I only just unlocked Hindy and really like it, 100% win rate so far (1 game), but compared to like HIV which I last unlocked and have no real desire to play, it does feel like a good ship. Thanks again and keep them coming. Best reviews on KZbin!

[@hagostaeldmann]

thanks man. probably have henry out in the next few days but I vastly prefer hindenburg to henry. So much 50/51mm plating powercreep has really put Hindy in the top spot for consistent farming over henry

[@lukestables708]

@@hagostaeldmann Quick question: I know you move the special commanders around but I dont have the commander xp for that. If you had to choose one tech ship for Lutjens would it be Hindenburg or something else?

[@EvoraGT430]

@@lukestables708 It suits Hindy very, very well. Put it on your favourite German ship, basically; he suits pretty much all of them.

[@moephvnoerd6128]

cruisers suffer not only from BB conceal, overmatch & plating power creep, but also speed creep... Bungo with a speed flag is as fast as Hindy & Lauria is way faster anyway.. we need a 3 point swift & silent capt skill as both BB's & DD's have it

[@hagostaeldmann]

yeah those are the two worst bbs IMO right now for these older/less stealthy CAs. The accuracy and decent reload too. Sure Vermont is a problem but you've got 40 seconds to farm vermont between salvos. So he might 25k your hindy 3x and its gg reds, but you're getting like 100k damage in return at least. Bungo and especially Lauria (platings shatter thundy he lol) its just game over man

[@vitezslavlorenc3479]

and Vincent, Rhode Island, Wisconsin...they all rip cruisers in half :D

[@Fackeldackel]

Hinden - chan is a very relaxing ship. What i like especially about her is the ability to screw russian heavy cruisers, annoy battleships and slap light cruisers into non existence. She just works at what she does.

[@Hoddevik92]

The lighthouse build on the hindy is pretty fun to play with

[@hagostaeldmann]

it is i'm just too much of an AP addict

[@vitezslavlorenc3479]

Zao is just better for me cos you can play closer to your DDs to support them. After you kill other DD you can do pretty much same stuff like Hindy and you also hove longer range torps if other team push. Now it will be having some buffs in 14.0 so it will be even better. Also it has radar for subs and sometimes its nice to have it.

[@metavault0923]

Dude, ive watched some Hindi videos, ive stopped at roon Years ago, those videos(including this one) made buy and try it, and GODDAMN this ship is nasty, im absolutely in love with this vessel, if no Overmatch, you're goddamns unkilable, HE is giga consistent, AP hurts as fuck if the oportunity is there, 5 heals, 21,5KM range, with 30mm armor is insane, eazy 200k matchs, this ship is CRAZY

[@PigPissBeUponThem]

WGing needs to do a 6 month golden pass on the OG lines

[@johnypr4957]

Are you planning to do videos on Research points ships??? like Slava,Ohio and many more ( i dont mean the ones u alr did like vampire,druid)

[@hagostaeldmann]

yeah i'll sort of just be covering them as i do the types of ships and get to premiums...a few of the RB ships I don't have and will never buy so it won't be a 100% comprehensive coverage of them

[@johnypr4957]

​@@hagostaeldmannalr thanks for responding

[@matthewyang7893]

Now I definitely have something to say; about DPM and stuff…about Hindenburg having this dpm and it being a better platform, I think I actually might give this one a try. Even though I’ve seen so many lazy Hindenburgs kiting off the map that have left a sour taste in my mouth I’m gonna just try it out, see how it goes, and smack people with AP

[@hagostaeldmann]

we kite when necessary, but we hunt for AP damage always

[@dadyorj2323]

As someone who never played Hindenburg before 2024. I still think this ship can get you some great results. Which makes it even more sad that WG looked us dead in the face and gave us the Hildebrand.

[@hagostaeldmann]

you don't want 2 gun agir with richtoffen planes as the second german cruiser after a decade?

[@theShermanator]

​​@@hagostaeldmannits really just a carrier with guns imo - which is even worse lmao

[@vitezslavlorenc3479]

Hildebrand is very good ship if used well. You can harass DDs pretty hard.

[@matthewyang7893]

Schmindensmuggler the favorite cruiser for Asia players Always didn’t like kite farm no utility cruisers with bad conceal, so Nevsky Zao and venezia will probably be the closest I get to hindenburger (even though yes you are very effective at burning people to the ground) Or I can just play lighthouse Salem or Des Moines Also the Lushun crusade shall continue

[@hagostaeldmann]

yeah the true strength of hindy in those situations over ships that come close in dpm like lighthouse salem/dm is you cant really get cit thru nose or ass. one good shot on your lighthouse Salem and its gg reds.

[@andreascj73]

Hindenburg and Moskva was the power creep on the Zao.

[@hagostaeldmann]

now we have cerberus which is zao with smoke better torps and -5s reload lol

[@roberthsieh8639]

yeah but you get griefed by columbo

[@kingofthekludge]

I've never had a game in Hindenburg where i almost never got shot at. People must be scared of you in game.

[@hagostaeldmann]

1.3 million potential and 2.2 million potential is almost never getting shot at?

[@rommel8433]

u keep saying overmatch and half the enemy team cant even aim in any other game

[@rommel8433]

why u se mod its kind of cheat why not play only pure game then i want to see how good u are

[@caliburxzero]

You have brain damage. If you can't tell he is skilled then you aren't good enough to gain anything here anyway. 46 WR behavior

[@rommel8433]

@@caliburxzero I tell u my WR is 55.56% and i know he is skilled but using mod give u edge when ships moves its clearly helps u when u aim on ship. its still count cheat even u are a unicorn player. now use your barn carefully answering

[@vitezslavlorenc3479]

@@rommel8433 How the fuck is that cheating if anybody can use it? So instead of writing stupid comments like this you can install that modpack as well.