One Take: Des Moines

[@tchen2556]

really appreciate you explaining the logic of your decisions - otherwise people will see this and go "PQ says to go down mid in two brothers in a DM"

[@TheThumann]

This is your best One Take by far PQ, amazing game, amazing way of showing you taking calls real time. Thanks for this.

[@shedsheddington3374]

Both those games, the border hugging Henri was the same person. Borders, the practical alternative to dodging skills.

[@zeerk2466]

the nerfs butchered the henri, shame, used to be my fav ship ):

[@pogglebox6860]

They should changer borders to allow ships to cross into them but tick down health pool. Further over the border faster the tick. Last player to hit gets credit for the kill.

[@erlienfrommars]

DM is strong when there are no CVs dumping on it, sadly in SEA server every game has a CV and it was a very unfun experience, so I just bring out Petro + DFAA instead.

[@arizona_anime_fan]

desi is fine in a cv match, you just have to make it not worth the cv's time. most cv's avoid desis, and if they take a swing, pop the aa consumable, angle to the attack, pop the sector and let those aa guns make them regret it. most cvs like keeping their planes alive. so they'll leave a desi or petro or holland for last when given a choice. (of course the FDR is the exception) Desi is great, it's still the only ship i'll crack 200k damage in (other then the thunderer or the old style cvs), and i'll do that fairly often. it's a crazy strong ship

[@SappeREffecT]

If you play static and in a position that's easy to punish (how most people default play DM) then sure, you'll get punished. As for CV population, it's been pretty significantly down since rocket changes... So there is that.

[@TRDTYukiTV]

i loved the petro for the AA when it first came out but my god its HE is so bad and its AP has absolutely turd angles, unless your within 10KM of a ship your useless

[@benh5774]

I didn’t know you were the DM. I was playing the shima lol. Good game

[@tipoknoimano9181]

Which shima? There were so many shima when he was playing

[@benh5774]

@@tipoknoimano9181 the shimakaze at the end that he killed after i sank the shikishima.

[@PotatoQuality]

GG, I didn't even consider you would show up where you did!

[@Caleb-zu1pk]

Watching for a little while. Subbed 🙏🏻

[@martingrzanna2005]

love you for showing this ship so relaxed and successful! DM is my favourite ship. It is so fun

[@klumzyee]

PQ: yay dd's pewpewpew... PQ: omgahh broadsides, uwu PQ: you think you can angle?... *shoots weak point of every ship* *complains why the NA server remembers his alt account* PQ, announcing yourself before a game is just balance as this point lol

[@Popmycherryyo]

Looking forward to the one take Nevsky! Also, would LOVE to see this kind of take on the t7-t9 worse ships leading up to these behemoth ships at tx. Ships that are usually considered bad or at the very least way worse than the end goal of tx. So like Tallinn springs to mind immediately, Hipper, anything before the brindisi, same with Ibuki, any of the t8-t9 gb ones (both lines get a lot of flak from i hear and read) and of course the USA ones. I guess it would take a lot of time and prolly a loooooot of effort, but it would be very interesting to see at least.

[@BackToRootz]

Your One Take Series is amazing even for exp. players since the game keep changing. Your clarity in voice and narration is excellent.

[@TOBINATOR97]

Hey PQ long time video watcher but first time reaching out,I just wanna say I love these one take videos! And I love your content,you’ve really made me a better player and I just wanna say thank you so much,keep up the great work remember that we all appreciate it!

[@Waveyak]

Best instructional video on Des Moines ever. Thank you. 👍

[@tangofan4u]

Thanks for the video. I'd love to see you play the DM in a CV game in a future video and talk about how to play her in that situation.

[@WhiteVan1990]

Send that second game to Jingles.

[@Maraudmania]

This is a great call

[@Studio-7V]

PQ really needs more appreciation, a couple Jingles features oughta do it

[@SoldierOfFate]

Getting hit by a DM at point blank broadside is the equivalent of being shot with a sawn-off shotgun. I learned that the hard way when I first faced one, thinking its floaty shells were a joke.

[@phil21s]

When the reload on your 203mm guns with reload mod, AR and Halsey almost reaches Gearing levels.... peak Des Moines achieved. But CVs just ruined that wonderful ship for me, so sad.

[@thepewplace1370]

CVs ruin everything and are played by absolute apes unfortunately

[@Energetiker]

Care to send your second game to the old man? I'd love to his comment on this. 2 brothers - Des Moines - man pants middle run - AP slappings on broadside cruisers - all the ingredients are there...

[@maxterhex]

"Every ship in the game loves games with no CV's" Halland: "really?"

[@marvelous5038]

Halland AA might be good but still it’s not invincible to carriers

[@sharath2273]

@@marvelous5038 Yeah, unless you went for an AA build, you're probably still better off in terms of impact to the game and possible damage in a non-CV game

[@bram.2074]

Friesland ?

[@DaroZuo]

Can't wait to get my hands on this baby. I'm just finishing the grind to the Baltimore, so I'll get a slight taste of this I hope

[@siriusczech]

Baltimore is a good ship in T8 and lower matches. In T9-10 matches it really lacks a heal. Buffalo is fine in current silver ranked (heal + more hp), Balti sucks there. DM is fought in CW for its insane all rouning capabilities

[@couscousmagique3226]

Skip buffalo if you can afterwards, I really disliked playing it

[@siriusczech]

@@couscousmagique3226 for silver ranked it seems ok, and I have not enough fxp anyway :D

[@DaroZuo]

Yeah I'm on the Buffalo at this point, pretty difficult ship to play but it does have capability to shred someone to pieces. I figure if I can get used to playing a slug like a Buffalo I'll have an easier time with the DM

[@i4y]

PQ: Lets take out our AA Des Moines. MM: No CV for you.

[@juno1915]

Just got des Moines this morning. Literally 4 hours before you uploaded. haven't touched it yet lol

[@BadBoyMac1]

Quick question guys how come all potatoes vids start in a poor quality,no big deal really,its easy to change,just thought it might be a setting my end .

[@TRDTYukiTV]

that kremlin would have rage quit after that

[@thatremark]

I was wondering throughout the first 8 minutes: how much fun do you think it was for that Yamato? Spawning, getting bombarded with HE, then dying... That's it! That was the whole game! Very-very strange...

[@marcushert2759]

I’ve really enjoyed grinding the US cruiser line. On New Orleans right now and it’s been a blast

[@41st_GRINCH]

I swear this is the only map in rotation! I only play legends and know this map well just from your videos 😂

[@Mansplainer411]

I cant wait for your Hindenburg 1 take

[@bayuprakoso6502]

that hiddenburg suddenly feels like a smuck lol

[@ZozoRage]

I just had a killer game in the Salem lol. Me and my friend in the Des Moines kinda just farmed from islands and then dived the middle lmao. Ended up carrying for the win :)

[@AGBeattie1]

Hey PQ, I just had a game where no one was special nobody got less than a 1000xp and no one got over 2000xp but we kicked there ass.

[@sycology2486]

Everyone says zoa is weak but I just mesh with that ship was my first 10 if any thing could use a little hp but legandary build is so good and the stealth torpedo ability surprised a lot of bbs she is not a dpm ship more of a damg over time

[@littletweeter1327]

I’m excited for the Hindenburg video

[@Fr_Fa]

Worcesterer for next one take could be interesting to compare with DM playstyle.

[@t2bstryker]

been waiting for this game big Salem fan

[@tomriley5790]

Desmo is very strong at the moment. I'ts always been one of my favourite cruisers. I miss the legendary mod though!

[@SoldierOfFate]

Did they nerf/take out DM's legendary mod from the game?

[@handsonkeyboardandmouse7321]

So if there have been nerfs to the Des Moines legendary mod, is it still worth having for an all-around? Been grinding for DM for a few weeks between other things. Would hate to get it just behind the power creep curve. What’s the best all around heavy cruiser these days if it’s not DM.

[@dmoug1]

If a person wants to buy Des Moines but cant afford Enhanced Propulsion Plant ,what are best Upgrade options ?

[@tahiribnmohammad5410]

2 point commander skill gets you 10% more radar durationt, so in all, you could get upto 58 radar duration

[@highping100]

Nice DM games. Can you do one-take on Moskva?

[@mohammedsadam8747]

i have full gun build, i dont even use leg module ..... the amount of shells are amazing

[@albansyz2041]

The henri's name is goudurix which mean "i love risk" but spend 2 games sliding on the border lol

[@alperenozgur4491]

Des moines legendary mod 👌👌👌

[@bradpederson4510]

Great vid Cheers

[@xsouldriverx]

Is there any solution to USN type shells always falling short? It seems like sometimes you need to aim over the ship for shells to even reach

[@Jez3134]

With the US shells I usually aim higher than water line because of the way the shells drop, I've dev struck a lot of cruisers like that in NC, Monty. Balti, Buffalo and DM should have easy citadels on broadside cruisers

[@NickoFaTe]

anyone know how to get the additional radar that shows their angle? is that a ship specific thing?

[@BadMedic]

What a legend

[@Flamus4head]

Oh nice you have starlink? I hope mine will arrive soon too. My internet sucks!

[@RomanAmirdzhanov]

PQ, would you say that DM is the best tech-tree ship for Halsey to be used on?

[@PotatoQuality]

I like him on DM because I can also use him on any premium battleship or destroyer as well. I play DM more than most other tech tree american ships outside montana. I recommend you put him on whatever tech tree ship you use the most.

[@RomanAmirdzhanov]

@@PotatoQuality for now i only have Monty, but it already has a 21-point Doe brother on it, so it's fine as it is, i think. But I'm already grinding through my Seattle and Baltimore, so might save him for one of those

[@bigdirkenergy]

I love the legmod Des Moines too much to switch to range mod....

[@erlienfrommars]

The current DM legmod was not as good as it used to be

[@danh7411]

Legendary Des Moines is the way to go anyway

[@brextonridgdell8564]

What’s it do?

[@erlienfrommars]

@@brextonridgdell8564 Des Moines Legmod (Enhanced propulsion) gives it a second propulsion module and a rudder shift module in one, allowing it to do some crazy juking (if you also equipped the 4th slot propulsion mod) if the player knows what he's doing.

[@AGBeattie1]

Ready for the torp fest now no team damage.

[@kingmanta7679]

Are you Canadian? I'm asking because you say About a bit too Yankee, maybe Fargo NC area,ish.

[@PotatoQuality]

Yep I'm from Canada :)

[@Ristogod]

Never goes like that for me in Des Moines, lol. I some how manage to lose fights I'm told I should never lose. Put me in a BB though, I'm fine.

[@ddjay1363]

@Potato Quality Tip fer yer Des Moines... Swap the Def AA for Hydro, you'll be better off fer it. ;-)

[@kevinm3751]

Des Moines is my favorite cruiser but I like playing it as a kitting ship vs setting on islands. With good rudder shift and speed it can negate most all AA armaments and is a bitch to hit. Sometimes I will peg up on an island so long as there is no CV but its rare. Plus I dont bother with AA buffs and mods, they suck and the value they detract from other options is just not worth it from what I have discovered.

[@xflamousz]

I remeber when early on DM aa was so strong carriers would just completely avoid you

[@Strangelove657]

Gearing next?

[@martinzhaoxu]

when I am playing Hakuryu it feels great to kill Des Moines with 20400 dive bombers, almost easiest target to kill

[@jure224]

Des Moins hate the new Nedderland ships for sure

[@Owen-np3wf]

Not taking up positions on island if there is a cv in the game means never doing it these days haha. 1 cv and at least 2 bb that can use dive bombers and dd and cruisers that can launch carpet bombing squadrons. This shit is getting crazy and we still have no adjustments to AA yo compensate for all the extra planes around. Getting smashed by 2 or 3 squadrons in a halland and feels bad man

[@mkgaming990]

Nice video

[@siriusczech]

In the second match you did something we called as "pull out a Flambass" due to this famous youtuber who enjoyed this particular map and its gorge and is really good at it (he even carried a T8 match there in Leander once). Legendary captain there and I am really glad you did it, too. But you know you are responsible for lots of horrible teammates that are going to do the same and utterly fail, right? :D

[@ddjay1363]

I've found the Def AA is a useless consumable now and waste of a slot. If I have the option to take something else I always do. I don't spec ships or captains for AA either as the CV's will always hit ye if they want to and going for an 'AA spec' is a waste I've found.

[@drink15]

How does it compare to the Salem?

[@danh7411]

Salem is more dps farming, DM is utility winning

[@magnus_bd6185]

i have Salem, 8.5 km radar is a bit let down but that heal is really good !!!!

[@TheDinons]

And use flags u get 20% more heal,,,,,Salem can heal a lot...

[@magnus_bd6185]

@@TheDinons yup, if you dont eat citadel dmg or in a crusier vs crusier fight your heal saves you a lot !!!

[@danh7411]

Salem's radar got nerfed so hard, it's better off using hydro

[@detectoraid5985]

Let us know how the rural internet goes. Currently using a mofi cell router.

[@PotatoQuality]

So far Starlink is great for watching youtube/netflix (anything that can buffer) and for downloading & uploading files. Its not quite consistent enough for me to stream from, and any real time internet use (video conferencing, watching twitch streams) isn't great due to random disconnects. They happen infrequently but its enough that I use our DSL connection for anything that requires a consistent connection. I'm sure this will get smoothed out once Starlink is fully released, it's a beta so I can't expect it to be perfect 100% of the time. I really like it though and I'm excited to see it improve!

[@scimitar4211]

Yeah for me if I want to play against CVs, I just need to play my DM

[@malovent538]

That Henri player is a disgrace

[@diegowushu]

Range mod imo gets you more into farming bbs from too far, I don't like it. Besides, it makes you more visible when firing. ROF mod + hydro for me.

[@JM16714]

Where did your team go? Lol

[@MistaCyber]

I put the AA skills into the Moskva with Def AA and oh lord the plane shredding is great 👍, so with Des Moine it should be great too!

[@captaincage536]

Can we have a one take atago game?

[@RheaMainz]

Even CV's would like games without other CV's ...:)

[@Schnaqer]

One takes are supposed to be average games but when you are clearly an above average player that might not happen all that often.

[@Strangelove657]

DFAA should negate a strike every time, I was in a ranked game as a Florida full DFAA against a T6 CV and he still got a few bombs off.

[@timstruppi3414]

First comment for the algorythm! I really enjoy your content!

[@paddington1670]

i too am commenting

[@princeangelobaybayan722]

I like des mones but i like worcester better

[@CraneArmy]

wasnt anticipating these were all going to be t10 in this series. honestly, the least interesting.

[@orangeturtle13]

Tll

[@orangeturtle13]

Tl

[@Shad0wReaper133]

Sir, I understand your want for AA to work in this game, but you need to lay off the copium and accept reality.