Joshua Humphreys Can Do It All

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[@SininStyle]

lol you weren't kidding. This commander is very excited about ALL the things lol

[@Jzcaesar]

which commander is this?

[@GodOfWaaar]

@@Jzcaesar Ashley Violet

[@Nurg1982]

It's crackin' time chat! time to earn those bits! :D hahaha, I'm usually amused by her. The autopilot and torp warnings are fun too

[@calimaa09]

I must say PQ, you have help me a ton since i started watching your videos about a year ago now. You´re one of the rare ones that give a honest view of what your doing in game but also the way you tell it. I really appreciate the work you put in. Many thanks man :)

[@colvingazelle]

^100%

[@TheVandush]

I personally feel that stealth radar is one of the only counters to DDs that can think and breath at the same time. Unlike a DDs ability to torp undetected an entire game, you only get a couple of radars to spot them, and the further the range the shorter the duration. It seems entirely fair to me to be able to counter a DDs stealth for at least a few seconds.

[@CyberneticArgumentCreator]

How to spot a BB player: they think radars are balanced

[@luckygirl1561]

6:03 should have used the burst-fire gimmick on that Kunming you could have saved a lot of HP

[@Sky_Guy]

Gotta love WoWS' fan base, you can get a Kraken on your very first game and still get nitpicked lol

[@dany1441]

Games like this one are really only possible when there's no CV.

[@EvoraGT430]

It's almost like they ruin the game.

[@dany1441]

@@EvoraGT430 LOL yeah, almost...

[@Caninoization]

and Submarine

[@dany1441]

@@Caninoization No one hates them more than me, but they can only spot you locally. A CV is on you whenever it chooses. Subs are more cancerous than CV's I think, but as far as spotting goes, CV's are the worst.

[@philippos5547]

@@EvoraGT430 Yeah, the community mentioned this a couple of times to WG but getting in cash as fast as possible is their priority.

[@WrongWayRay_1]

great vid as always sir. Thank you.

[@n2t460]

That firing speed is soooo good.

[@gamkem1405]

PQ, thanks for the video! I wasn’t going to get a super ship but I’m reconsidering it now. I would definitely get a DD if I do. The Humphreys is one as well as the Yamagiri. o7

[@sillysaili]

other fun facts about gearing and humphrey's 21mm armor yes, it will shatter smaller he. however, it being ever so slightly thicker also means it'll arm a lot more ap every gun 127mm and smaller will full pen a gearing/humphreys that is broadside 127mm in particular is dangerous because it'll full pen with both he and ap

[@Virgilfinnatell]

nvm ignore what I said

[@jeoveracker]

Excellent content. What makes me hesitate about upgrading from the Gearing is that the Gearing gets the legendary hull, which drops the concealment down to 5.6 km. It doesn't seem like much, but having that little bit of advanced warning before a super ship is able to see you can be decisive. Especially if the opponent doesn't have RPF to help find you. On paper, I can see why some would favor Daring over Gearing. In a 1v1 match, I think Daring should win most of the time. But I think the real strength of a Gearing is that it plays well with other ships. Daring's gimmicks mostly benefit only itself, but a Gearing smoke can hide supporting ships for minutes at a time, allowing them to reach advantageous positions or fire with concealment. If you put a smokescreen down for a Worcester, they can easily follow behind you, support you with sonar, radar, and defensive fire. An enemy DD might charge the smoke, thinking that he's about to get into a 1v1 with an inferior destroyer, only to find himself within 7 km of a Worcester and a Gearing. If you're a USN destroyer captain, you try to create these sorts of opportunities for unfair fights.

[@toddsamjr7454]

Just got the hearing last night, how do you get the legendary hull? I’m not new to the game I am kinda shocked idk about it.

[@garystew2077]

I am back playing this game after a several year break and I never realized the flashing lights on enemy ships when they have damage con activated. Thanks for the tip!

[@zobayer1]

It's a relatively new addition to the game.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

@@zobayer1 I think the flashing lights are simulating welding, and I didn't realize they were DCP either. Thanks PQ.

[@simonkevnorris]

@@LoanwordEggcorn I don't know how long they've been in the game but if you use DCP on your own ship they are easy to see.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

@@simonkevnorris True.

[@hughejass9461]

That commander is way over the top lol. Nice match.

[@FreagaZ]

I'm absolutely wrecking in the gearing, not because of the guns but because of the damn torps, 90 sec reload with 16,5km range, 70kts AND 1,4 concealment is just insane. Now imagine this in a platform that also has just more HP and burst fire to keep those screeners at bay, yummy!

[@drewkossen9324]

I beg to differ, the stealth mino radar is alright because the ship will blow up if not positioned correctly, and even if it is positioned correctly, it will take a fair chunk of damage anyway.

[@davidtavani8817]

Not only DD's will shatter, even the whole Pan-Asian Cruiserline has only 21mm pen, so if you angle, you can bounce them too

[@sillysaili]

you will bounce all (non-super) cruiser ap (every dd will bounce that) and their he will pen so will their ap if you're broadside

[@simselmore5625]

@@sillysaili *Laughs is French large cruiser AP *

[@Virgilfinnatell]

@@simselmore5625 *Laughs in 10% damage rule on DDs for all 280mm+ caliber AP*

[@simselmore5625]

@@Virgilfinnatell **Laughs in Gibraltar AP with improve ricochet angles and short fuze**

[@danielvaughn1535]

Thank you

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

Was hoping to see the burst fire gun mode vs non burst fire, and an explanation of it. What commander did you have on this? She's pretty funny in a way.

[@egorl5531]

The question is off topic, I'm choosing between Marceau and Sherman right now, what is your opinion on these ships?

[@Undependable3]

I'm sure this as been asked a million times, but how do you get your screen to look like that with these beautiful ultrawide vistas? Is it some kind of fish eye mod? I play on max settings 2540x1440 and it still dosen't look anything like this.

[@Rebrand_Steve]

Just saw a message in clan chat about aslains mod update fixing all the broken mods from this update, and it got me thinking…. Have you done a video explaining your mods, how you have them set up, and why you use them?

[@jberry1979]

Is there a mod that will tell me which ships have radar and the range?

[@skorge-lk5tu]

What captain are you using

[@trinityof1]

got her on release, first game 143k dmg 4 kills. YUP SHE GOOD

[@Ramjet1205]

Yeah…. I want this too.

[@issacfoster1113]

One of the sane SuperShips

[@philippos5547]

I think in order to show a fair representation of the fun&engaging (tm) experience created by Wargambling, you would also need to show a game where you get dumpstered and spotted to death by a super CV and your AA does nothing which is about 50% of games.

[@HurtsGood1]

People still crying about the super nerfed CV's that literally gets extinguished when pressing O and defensive AA? Jeez such a bad player right there

[@NoName-wi8xz]

I personally dont like aiming systems on dds, torp speed is much better imo especially for a boat with good torps

[@sargisshirinyan207]

Bro do a Leg mod Venezia, it is amazing!

[@prisonerofthehighway1059]

I have a few of the AL and HSF commanders. When everything is going to hell, it’s nonstop Japanese screaming lol.

[@Just_som_Ottur]

God damn that Commandee lmao Made it hard to hear you at times

[@thefancyapple1823]

Where is Unsinkable Sam when you need him

[@johnday6739]

Gearing line is one of the very few I actually haven't completed. (I have Somers, Benham, Black, sherman etc....) Do you think it's worth it for this boat alone?

[@skyeangelofdeath7363]

Not unless you like tier IX also. Fletcher is a really nice ship also.

[@heatherrockwell9012]

The Fletcher is also fantastic! It’s one of my favorite torpedo boats.

[@JustSomeGuyWithNoMaidens]

No it's not worth it. The problem with tech tree destroyers is that they are completely powerless when they come across the likes of Smaland or Marceau, both of which are very common. Additionally, Humphreys is essentially a bigger and clumsier Gearing with an F key, that is to say it's more of a side grade to Gearing than an upgrade like the other 3 destroyers at tier 11. If you really want a super destroyer, Yamagiri, Dalarna, and Zorkiy are all significantly better than Humphreys

[@slip6699]

The tier 11 SHOULD be this good. You are top tier with some substantial advantages over lower tier ships. The US DD line is very good. It's a hybrid line. Good at a lot but not the "best". If you understand that the low tiers are more gun boats you will do well. Tier 7, you can actually play as a torp boat but you should be using both styles from there on up. Past tier 6, you need to understand that you don't get a heal like most of the other DD's. So you really need to pick your fights and adapt your play to your opponents capabilities. Don't ignore your guns. They are very good, especially up close where the trajectory stays flat. Long range does not favor you, but you certainly can pick your opportunities to use your guns at range to get fires after a flood, chip damage and just being really opportunistic.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

@@slip6699 It seems that some people don't fully understand or appreciate the benefit of the USN DD line, which is balance. They are good at both guns and torps. Guns can save you in a brawl, the torps can sink everything from BBs to DDs.

[@lordsylph414]

2:16 "spood beest deactivated" what?

[@ImRandomDude]

first games are weird man, my first ever game in akizuki+yamamoto was kraken, but not a single one ever since

[@Paisa231]

Let the Gossip Girls continue coming xD

[@christophersmith9074]

balti is the only us ship that can stelth radar and not very well as the wit full stelth 9.9km with 10km radar but its good to know

[@ollihro82]

if they remove stealth radar ...radar mino is obsolete as a built. as a matter of fact they should give wuster its 10km back now that it is so hard power crept

[@cerneysmallengines]

the ghost radar, or stealth radar, is honestly just a gimmick like all the other gimmicks. I personally find it very annoying when I'm in a cruiser being spotted by a DD or worse yet, sub, and there's nothing I can do about it because he's outside my radar detect range yet can still detect me. I think we could have them have the same value or similar at least. the plymouth is a good example where the detect is 9.3km but the radar is 9.0. you wait a couple seconds after your detected and hit that radar

[@nightbird351]

thought somers has the best torpedoes in the USA tech tree?

[@robertshaver4432]

I've got a commander like that in (I think) my Jervis. I hate her yak flapping so much that I don't play that ship. I found a way to shut her up but it wound up being temporary. (do to patches?)

[@EvoraGT430]

Just mute the whole computer. You'll find it's much easier to concentrate (xSolitude also doe this).

[@robertshaver4432]

@@EvoraGT430 lol

[@slip6699]

News flash, tier 11 ship is really good.

[@jimmy8080]

This video just a repost yes ?

[@azjves]

Kuming, then Humper hmm...

[@warco3]

The commander was so cringe I dismissed her lol

[@LasseAhrenkiel]

Stealth radar, we knew it was comming??? ive been playing my mino like that for years

[@travelerofthesea5143]

Good video but I really don't like the commander

[@mbt808]

The problem with this ship is, much like gearing and the rest of the USN DD line, is lack of utility in the current meta game. It may do good occasionally, but it’s not a great gun boat or torp boat. Z-52, harugumo, kleber, Marceau, and Halland are still far better ships a tier lower due to their better capabilities in one way or another. This ship demonstrates in my play, why the USN non-premium DDs(and some of the premiums too) are still mechanically obsolete in the meta and need to be rebalanced.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

The benefit of the U.S. DD line is balance. They generally have good torps and good guns. Some torp biased boats can die to the better guns of a U.S. DD.

[@mbt808]

​@@LoanwordEggcorn By balance, I assume you mean the jack of all trades, master of none mentality. The reality is that there are branches that are better jack of all trades. The German 12.8cm branch has significantly better guns and solid torps with more utility in the consumable department. The european DD line is better overall as a jack of all trades in terms of guns and torps. The IJN gunboat line(Aki and onwards) also do basically the same thing but with far superior gunnery. You could even argue the russian Grozovoi line is also objectively better as a jack of all trades. Outside of the IJN torp branch, and the mid-low british, winning gun fights is pretty much a pipe dream(assuming head to head at full). The USN DD line falls largely into the master of none half of the above sentiment. They do everything adequately, but they excel at nothing and better jack of all trades have surpassed them since their release. The game has changed since 2016 and the meta-game is vastly different now.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

@@mbt808 Thanks for the info.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

@@mbt808 Akizuki, Kitazake and Harugumo only have one torpedo launcher, compared to 2 quintuples for the USN T8-10 DDs. So pretty weak torps. The IJN torpedo boat DD line has better torps T8-10 and decent guns.

[@mbt808]

@@LoanwordEggcorn your comment is really contradictory. I’m not sure what your trying to decipher about my comment(s). You have to keep in mind that the IJN gunboats have torp reload booster, which gives them a wall when they need it or the ability to get a close in dev strike. But ultimately you rely on your guns 80% of the time cause your guns are really, really good. However your torps are pretty good as well so you can be flexible in how you approach things as the game state changes. No dd captain worth their salt would choose a fletcher over a kitakaze in ranked for example. Not if you want to win or progress your rank without being carried anyway.

[@MrTrool323]

I was wondering who was that commander and it is that e-thot from Twitch drops

[@shadows4400]

OP gimmics :/ Legit why can't this be a T11 gearing but you can change the gun modes to short and fast shells and normal USA DD shells, not super magic uranium HE shells 🙄

[@snacu]

1st :D