World of Warships- Tips And Tricks To Make You A MUCH Better Battleship Player In 2024

[@MuckRatz]

First one; never sit.. pause, sure, but never stay and sit. You will get citadelled or stuffed with torps. You sit, you die. Second, focus lowest HP ship you see. A 1 HP ship can still kill you. A dead one can't .

[@brianensign7638]

Unless, of course, that dead ship is a CV.

[@nucleus_underfire4666]

Yes but at the same time, you can complete the bar exam before your guns reload again, so if there are other people shooting it, don't waste your shots if they won't get there in time. Also I can tell you from experience this is a great way to make people mad by stealing their kills.

[@jimholmes5395]

Precisely. I love people who sit and hide. These are the folks who give me krakens gift wrapped with a bow.

[@StoniTheOni]

​@@nucleus_underfire4666 what the fuck is this logic lmfao I've never once gotten mad at my teammate for helping me shoot someone in a team game. I'm more pissed when they're within range of helping me and are just letting me get shelled to hell while I'm stuck reloading from the guy that's a hair away from death 😂😂

[@tomduke1297]

1. use your armor, aka angle against other BBs. 2. look at the map to see if you outnumber the enemy on your flank and be aggressive or cautious accordingly. 3. vary course and speed against everybody, doesnt matter if its a sub, dd, he-spammer or BB. shells that miss, dont do damage. 4. even if you cant pen your targets bow, you probably can still chunk its superstructure for 5-10k with AP, aim above the turret. 5. if you want to play close, use islands, your detectionrange doesnt matter when there is no line of sight.

[@hillbillysimmer7120]

"Set your throttle at half speed." American Standard Battleship captains: "Belay that order! Full speed ahead!"

[@ithilliongaming8980]

Listen we go balls deep or not at all and mama didn’t raise no bitch. She did raise an idiot though

[@MihaiD259]

The training room is a general tip for aiming, I am grinding the French DD line, and the low tiers have abysmal shell velocity. I learned to aim them in the training room. Thank you Training Room and thank you SeaLord.

[@TahaSiddiqui695]

Where can i get that?

[@Cerberus0076]

Its that fine line, between "a group of ships"...and a lemming train, that makes the difference sometimes

[@kaollachan]

generaly if there is an incoming wall of skill from shima ( and now kita) incoming the group XD

[@helena-kai]

One more use of the ASW planes is that you can actually use it to "bait" and cancel the enemy CV's fighters if they drop them to spot you. Just place an attack run inside their attack circle, and the fighters will follow it until they're gone together.

[@cal7154]

I haven’t played in years but the reticle gives you the lead by number of seconds. I forget what each notch means but it’s a number of seconds so you can look at flight time then correspond that to notches on the reticle and be much more consistent instead of eyeballing it

[@spiderz8144]

You just love to see that one teammate that sails broadside to the entire enemy team, they get sunk, and then are immediately in chat complaining that their team sucks and doesn’t support them.

[@SlothSkeleton]

Against enemy battleships that can overmatch my bow I've started to angle a bit less in order to bait them into shooting my thicker belt armor. I still take damage, but I'm not eating 5-6k through my bow, so it seems to work for the most part. I'm still doing testing.

[@Apollyon-er4ut]

Best video in a while SL,👍👍 a change of pace from "Top 5..." Appreciate emphasis on NOT in a "straight line." I know that I don't use the training room enough, mostly because limited time means I'd rather play the game, but I should be using it more. I also struggle with taking my time at the start, though usually it's to get out on a flank. Not a BB main, but much appreciated.

[@xzarial6652]

Excellent advice! The only thing I would add is knowing when to take a shot or having the patience to hold your shot for a better angle or different ship to pop up!

[@hersaint1993]

thanks just started playing

[@davidhines7592]

i'd like to see a vid for people like me who want to play random battles and other modes but spend most time in co-op. the gameplay in co-op is charge in full ahead, mainly sink everything. battles are short with salvoes going off (and/or torps) as soon as they're up. a vid of co-op that tells people wanting to play more pvp modes (for example) 'this works in random too but not in ranked' or 'doing this in any pvp mode will get you sunk before you really do any damage', that kind of thing. it might make the first games in random battles (or whatever) a little less frustrating for both the regular players and new ones. doubt it will stop some raging in chat at 'useless team' because they didnt stop and think 'hey a mistake that big maybe they havent played anything but co-op until now'. but we could hope.

[@jeffmonte787]

Pretty good advice except for learning the armor layout of all ships. There is a lot of ship and for a game played for FUN. That’s going a later extra for something that’s only played for short time per day. I just figure what type of ship it is and if my shells penetrate or not I adjust my aim.

[@littlefaith8740]

So the advice is to sail in a straight line then? Got it thanks 😀

[@prisonerofthehighway1059]

Remember to never adjust your speed and you get extra points for being spotted first.

[@wynlord]

Highly recommend using the mode formerly known as Public Test. You can practice with any ship you have or "buy" any grind ship you don't have to practice with at no personal cost. The added benefits are various containers and community tokens that will be credited to your "Real" account. You should probably make a video on this. Additionally, you get to practice any new insanity event that War Gaming is going to throw at the general public in the next update and be ahead of the learning curve. Just my opinion, feel free to make it yours. 😊

[@nualanet]

I like the Training Room for new ships or ships I haven’t played in some time.

[@pegasusted2504]

Whilst watching I had a thought. Do you know how the AP effects the sub beyond merely the damage itself? Where I am coming from is something that always bugged me about the damage mechanic. I always thought that when you shot, lets say a DD with AP, and you get over-pens in the lower part of the side then you should also be able to cause a flooding. I think that the AP especially when shot at a sub if you get over-pens on a sub you should get a flooding on the sub. I mean if a foot wide shell over-pens, ie goes all the way through, shouldn't that be automatic flooding? You could go further and, since the mechanic would work as I described, block the sub from diving if they have just received an over-pen whilst full surfaced then they can't submerge until that has been taken care of, by time or consumable, since they would automatically start flooding too.

[@RDehuvyne]

Back in alpha/beta days AP did cause flooding (or so I have heard. Been so long I can't quite remember)

[@Lev3Y3athan]

did 140k in my alabama the other day after months of not playing and using common sense is generally the best advice. angle and stay maneuvering. the second you stop is all the enemy needs to send you back to port. ive generally sucked at pvp in wows but after learning to quit slapping w and sailing straight in youll be surprised just how easy it is to perform well in any bb

[@malguskerensky]

There is a difference between taking advantage of Adrenaline Rush and just wasting larges chunks of healing. Yes you get to fire a bit quicker, but what good is that if your ship is sinking to the bottom of the sea? If you see close to your max heal ability in gray, hit that heal button (its not just a streamer issue!).

[@minwan6101]

Don't shoot to an angled belt The thickness of armo you can overmatch is calculated by X/14.3 where X is your gun caliber If they are angle and you have the overmatch through their nose, it could be a chance to citadel them from it I hope it can help you guy

[@2862WU]

Too often I find myself the lone battleship on a flank with no one for company but a lone destroyer, a cruiser, a sub and half the enemy team coming to meet me. The cruiser is exterminated first as he's the first thing the enemy sees, the destroyer just belts in high speed to death and glory and the sub just hangs around. If I stay then I'm exterminated next - but if I turn and head towards my team in the centre I feel like I'm letting the cruiser and destroyer down by not supporting them!

[@brianbalcer]

I hate when it spawns me on one side with like one cruiser and a DD or something. I immediatley know I am getting focused down. It's tempting to say bye and go to the other side but I still try to stick with those I spawned with

[@N1GHTM4R3W0LF]

Stay around at the start, to see how many there are, and slowly start retreating once your cruiser is half dead, while still shooting enemies down. Basically, position yourself so that you can escape, but still shoot at the targets to weaken them while retreating.

[@jimholmes5395]

A good commander chooses his ground in real life. If he lets the enemy or outside factors chose it he will lose. Therefore, give a courtesy signal abandoning the area and go where it is more favorable. What are they going to do? Court-martial you???

[@sethdunn96]

Can you do (or do you already have) a video on how best to use/understand the targeting info in the HUG, the seconds to the left of the reticle, the km to the right and how to use that in conjunction with the hash mark bar that comes up when locked on a ship

[@tacoboy2218]

I started as a DD main then switched to subs but I notice I had a rental for the USS Arizona tried it and scored my first 200k game never looked back

[@gamkem1405]

Great advice SLM! Well done! o7

[@glowing_reaper-roblox6924]

Tip for US ships for new players don’t show broadside as much because US ships have weak and easy penetration armor but be smart for US battleships they can pack a punch but if you show broadside a lot you can have a critical hit to your ship

[@geraldahlstrom]

After 7 year's I prioritize information hard for right decisions.

[@Gundolf300]

Ditch the in-game aiming reticles and go with Novograms dynamic instead. Leading becomes waaay more accurate. Also. Mods for seeing how long you have until you go undetected is a really good help without breaking the game mechanics.

[@Metallicahardrocker]

Where is training room?

[@MRBIG-bw4xc]

when you change game look at the bottom on the screen

[@kingofcastlechaos]

It is not available to new players- you need to be at a certain access level to see it. It is in the screen where you choose between coop, random, ranked, etc.

[@BlackHearthguard]

I'm pretty sure I knew all this, but hadn't thought of it as a unified structure. Cheers Sealord. Edit: Why do most Americans say "three fourths" or "one fourth" instead of using "quarters"? Always wondered...

[@kingofcastlechaos]

The same reason we place a banana alongside engineering drawings for scale.

[@BlackHearthguard]

@@kingofcastlechaoslol

[@ithilliongaming8980]

It’s a phonetics thing. I use both interchangeably but from the people I worked with it just depends on the part of the US you’re from

[@octaviusmorlock]

Ok, so AP pens on a dd do the same as an overpen. So I'm not crazy. But that is *dumb.* How is a dd still floating after 18" of explosive steel blows up in it?

[@lukaszprotas]

I'd like to add 3 things: 1. Stay alive 2. Stay alive (always have a plan where to run away) 3. Sometimes you will be hit by random torp and get minus karma from half of your team. This shit happens. You will learn and come back stronger. 😉

[@muhammadhuzaifaazam]

Can we get a tips and tricks for cruisers using Salem as an example?

[@minwan6101]

If there is no cv find a island and hug it as your waifu and you are good to go🤣

[@muhammadhuzaifaazam]

@minhquang6101 that's what I do. Cuddle with mother earth in all her nude glory. It mostly works

[@tonepilot]

Can you add a tutorial sometime about firing at ships in smoke?

[@lightbluewaves5526]

I'm not really someone that often plays in smoke but these are tips i can give you: - When you deploy your smoke screen, you are invisible to the enemy team, but you will be unable to spot other ships (except if you happen to have radar or hydro) so best would be to smoke up when you have a allied ship nearby that can spot ships for you in your main battery range. - Know what your smoke firing penalty is. Like let's say when you are smoked up, your smoke firing penalty is 11 km, so make sure you shoot at ships that are out the 11 km range, because if you fire while a enemy ship is in the 11 km range, you will get spotted and most likely you will be focus fired. - Smoke screens are torpedo magnets. Best is if your ship has hydro so when in smoke screen and you know there are ships nearby that has torps, deploy your hydro so you get an early warning for torpedoes heading your way. - when you deploy your smoke screen, don't be stationary so you only have 1 spot, move very slowly instead to make a smoke screen curtain. Because yes you won't be spotted in the smoke, but if you sit still while firing, other ships can see your shells firing out your guns so they can pinpoint where you are and still hit you. So always move a bit back and forth to make your location more unpredictable. - When you deploy your smoke screen, first ask yourself if there are radar ships nearby. Hydro but mainly surveillance radar can still spot you regardless of whether you are in your smoke screen or not. You should pay attention to mainly Russian, American, British and Pan American cruisers since they are always equipped with radar. Pan European dd's got radar as well but they last short and got a short range so be more wary of the cruisers. There are only a handful of bbs that have surveillance radar, like quickly out my head they be constellation, Missouri, Rhode Island and Borodino, there probably more but you gotta look up for that. -and finally don't smoke up when a enemy ship is close to you. You will get spotted soon while you're effectively blind so you give the enemy ship now breathing room and can come up with a way to sink you. Not only did you waste your smoke screen but once you got sunk by him, he'll probably use your smoke screen against your team.

[@tonepilot]

@@lightbluewaves5526 Not what I was asking for but super helpful nonetheless as I’m just starting to use ships with smoke. Thanks!

[@N1GHTM4R3W0LF]

The only thing you can really do, is estimate where their shots are coming from and shoot at the centre of it. If they aren't shooting, the only thing that could help you is Radar support.

[@Milli-k5i]

but what if i play the british ones? they got bad armour

[@crapmalls]

Dont get chunked for 20k at a time while your guns fall mysteriously all around the target

[@colvingazelle]

Damn! It took me a full two years to figure out not to go, full, throttle, straight into the closest cap in a battleship LOL!

[@N1GHTM4R3W0LF]

Jesus bro😅😂

[@pedrorodriguez5110]

Very good job.

[@nphax2008]

i finaly found out how to turn on the range finders

[@Yuudachi-Ch]

Training room is unlocked only on clan battles

[@user-yc6sc4kt4v]

Great tips!

[@JoeyOnly]

"Well I am in fact, young" lmao.

[@tonepilot]

I find it really hard to tell where the torps are going. Which in turn makes it difficult to decide which way to turn.

[@davidb3155]

The oy hp that matters is the last one. Youre a bb, youre suppose to take damage for your team.

[@jodrakhanthewonderful1642]

NEVER, EVER, Let the gatekeepers get to you. They sucked once too. Always talk to your team. Never give up. Being the soul survivor and winning is a hell of a high. NEVER. SIT. STILL. You will die, and your team will hate you. Word gets out. Hit DD's with Explosives. Everyone else, KNOW YOUR SHIPS! KNOW YOUR SHIPS!!! Very important, Know who needs a beating first. Who needs AP and who needs Explosive. Be vicious. Good luck.

[@claymationmedia6961]

What are, DDs"?

[@nurderbvbabernurderbvb]

DD= Destroyer

[@DvdV1337]

What do you do when the sub shotguns you. Jump out of the water? Subs suck.

[@marcom2248]

Get over it, and improve your game.

[@reeizz114]

What to do when a sub gonna shotguns you? Do you even need to ask that? Just smash that space button to jump

[@marcom2248]

@@reeizz114 What to do, when a cv is coming for you, when you ran into shimatorps, when you got devstriked by a Yamato, when my sub gets showered with dephtcharges? Just die and start the next game. The chance to win (or lose) is 50%. So what?

[@reeizz114]

Throw your competitive mind away,and play operation only,you might found some braindead but at least it's not as frequent as random

[@marcom2248]

@@reeizz114 thanks for your advise. 👍

[@alphahuntz2924]

All this goes out the window when there are 3 dd 1 sub and 1 cv. Good vid though

[@mikep9690]

I may be wrong but I find AP hits periscope depth subs harder than HE

[@thierpetersen7907]

I came here mainly to see how i could make the minimap bigger😂 that is just neccessary no matter what you play

[@Metallicahardrocker]

14:05 gk in a nutshell....

[@jamesherron9969]

Yeah D D’s do their job spot cap kill other DD That’s how you make better players😊

[@martinsearle714]

I never use flags in Co-op as it’s just a waste of resources but good for practice

[@SecondSince]

So, it wasn't completely clear to me. Should i sail in a straight line?

[@Danyal_aka_Amagibestfox]

Tank? In a BB? In 2024? Hahaha Ok tbf when I play BB I do the reverse angled in prepared to kite position and I do tank until enemy realises I’m a bad target or I need to gtfo

[@scootypooper]

hello

[@ReDiR20]

olleh

[@surunei]

hellolleh

[@ducatifriedrich2910]

Is it ok if I sail in a straight line?

[@itwoznotme]

head to back corner of map, find island to hide behind, proceed to farm from safety until all team are dead and enemy dd rounds the island and slings torps in to your side. yeah WG is fun. i appreciate your efforts, but this game is beyond fixing.

[@littlefaith8740]

You forgot to mention ranting at your team for their lack of spotting.

[@janboen3630]

Then don't be one of those players. Have fun even if you die instead of border hugging and sniping.

[@beardumaw24]

I play most every day mostly tier 8-10 and find quite the opposite. Don't know what game your playing but it's not WOWs, Pac-Man maybe ? 😆

[@chenille28]

PEBCAK

[@UnimpressedAussie]

Always in a rush... I hate the sit back and take pot shot meta... probably why I play ohio, I can afford to take hits.

[@kalubdailey6257]

Clarify this is for PC. All the settings you have on PC, consoles have none of that.

[@darksithmartin]

'Pay to Win' - game has become a joke to play as the economy changes are killing the game. forget higher or even high mid Tiers as the game drains your credits and there is no way to keep up with the loss - UNLESS you SPEND your HARD earned. uninstalling this great game developed by robbers.

[@joshjosh6526]

Too bad you cant get to the training room until level 17 to actually learn a bit before getting slaughtered. Wtf thought that was a good idea?

[@noon1133]

Wrong battle ship

[@RebelBikerDk]

Jeeesus, you said “wait and see where they are going” like 200 times, I had to stop watching, just why repeat youself again and again! 1, 2 , 3 times should be enough!

[@davidruffino131]

Have no idea what your terminology is. Clapping* shotgun etc

[@sealordmountbatten]

Clapping= doing a large amount of damage to a target in a single strike Shotgunning= Strategy used by subs where they get within 3km of you and dump torpedoes into your side

[@sycology2486]

Be the bb tank for ur team 30k away in the spawn u are useless

[@nipponmanju4516]

yes....encurage the BB player to wait and go very slow at the start....great idea. You encurage the shit camping BB gameplay that we see all day!!!

[@sealordmountbatten]

I literally say “don’t sit at the A Line”

[@nipponmanju4516]

no you don´t. you say: dont press "W" 4 times....just go slow and wait. and that resuts in the average BB player camp in the back and refering to Mr. Mountabttens video!!! happened to me!!! You encurage the average BB loser to play the passive camping shit!!@@sealordmountbatten

[@themysteriousguy3784]

Im sorry SLM weren't you complaining about passive gameplay a week and a half ago? And now you want BBs to slow their push in?

[@sealordmountbatten]

I want BB players to take a second and choose what flank they’re going to and commit to it

[@frodobeutling5883]

just a fake game on rng

[@kmla2449]

How do you make the mini map see thru

[@sealordmountbatten]

Click the gear icon on the mini map and adjust the opacity slider