THE BEST BATTLESHIP FOR RANKED | Ohio

[@diegowushu]

In the Game of Throws, you win or you die. Or you die and win, that works too.

[@hwill2453]

Game of Throws LOL! You don't know how right you are. Yesterday had a 4 kill 180k damage game in a Neptune and team managed to throw it. Ended with 1.9 bxp on a loss

[@Owen-np3wf]

That Marceau deserves a beer for that kind generosity, what a gentlemen. Awesome games in your Ohio while pointing out the importance of focusing destroyers

[@isaacmcareavey237]

Remember when AA was boosted with secondaries before the nerf? That was nice

[@tomriley5790]

@Steven Gutierrez-Privado NC used to have amazing AAA

[@bomber6258]

@@tomriley5790 Yep, it used to be a no-fly zone. Nowadays it still potent, but not as good. Shot down 60 planes once being focused by two CV's.

[@gusp6612]

@@tomriley5790 every ship with DP guns can be a no fly zone back in the day.

[@Owen-np3wf]

I remember when the difference ranged auras of AA would overlap and all continue to do damage that was when AA last was strong and the defensive fire consumable really helped to shred planes. Oh yes, those were the days 🥺

[@AllAhabNoMoby]

Ohio is the only ship I want from the Research Bureau. I'm about halfway there. Can't wait, honestly. ;)

[@evilhunter64]

Got it and don’t regret it

[@AllAhabNoMoby]

@@evilhunter64 I think of Massa, Georgia and Ohio as a kind of Trinity. Even if they've nerfed the secondaries, these three still are separate from the other US BB's.

[@evilhunter64]

@@AllAhabNoMoby it’s because it’s true. They are the true holy trinity of US BBs

[@Ken_Koonz]

Can confirm, she's awesome.

[@kaya7412]

Do you have a lot of free exp? When you have the x2 rp bonus. Free exp the line and reset it again, do not buy any of the ships just unclock them and reset again, I just did that with Russian BB so i got*5 rp. it is expensive for me it did cost around 2,7 mil free exp but instead of that 10200 RP*2 so you get 20k rp you get from regrinding a line im getting x5 times that so when i got kremil back i have 51000 RP after first game with kremlin i will get 31k RP just for playing it one time. Rebuying a line cost around 80 miljion credits do that 4 times to get 51000 RP you have to spend 80mil * 4 so 320 mil credits so now i will only have to rebuy that line 1 time to get all the RP för at cost of around 80 mil so noyt only do you have saved 240 mil credits for the same RP and ofcourse griding 5 different ship lines will take a lot longer time then just playing one line

[@Labils]

18:05 wait. Is that 10 km secondary from thunderer? Oh wow

[@dzello]

Secondary Thunderer is true Thunderer

[@dzello]

Man, I'm hyped as fuck to see Potato play the Napoli... He's going to have sooo much fun, Napoli is literally everything he wants a Battleship doing.

[@tahiribnmohammad5410]

the 25% extra AA, is 25% of 35% priority sector. So you get 43.73 PS..... so not great but you do get an extra flac burst Also the seconds reload time is 2.4 with full build

[@Texas240]

4:12 I had a random match where my flank consisted of my DD spotting with a CA and 2 BB behind me. A Kiev that was open water gunboating outside of my gun range and where I was leary to close and shoot because things from the next cap over were shooting at my relatively nearby teammates. None of the 3 bothered to shoot at the Kiev which was relatively stationary (I'm assuming ready to accelerate when fired at). I left after capturing the zone since the Kiev was lighting himself up. The Kiev went on to gun kill the CA and torpedo kill a BB that parked by an island. Yes. Always remember to pat the smolbotes on the head.

[@petrosmarko3092]

He PQ I think you forgot to mention that the better rudder shift time and gun angles help the ship survive a lot. I have GK and I turns like a brick when I go hard left or right. Also I think twice a lot of the time if I want to use my back guns when I'm pushing into something/somewhat. Will definitely take the ship when I reach Yamato, play a Shima game and maybe get back again to Lexington.

[@JLewisRacing927]

PQ showing us why his back hurts every time he logs in, besides Clan battles

[@WOWSBrasil]

Man, you are always doing a great job, I’m not a fan of BBs, but I watch your videos to learn more, I also create content in Portuguese for Brazilians, it’s ridiculous for WG not to give you CC simply because you criticize the company, being that with your content you reach so many and if it were CC you could do a lot more. Keep up the great work, I always recommend your channel to BB players, even if some don't understand English well !!

[@AliAzri]

Learned a lot from you. Thank you.

[@doods7566]

Well done. I heard it takes ages lol. On ps4 my dad's on the last segment of GK and about to start mr mino

[@tehalexy]

Oh god. Your first game is literally my ranked experience in a nutshell. But without winning :( This hurts so much to see those 15 iq moves from shima / enemy dd ..... that enemy dd could eaaaaaaaasily have won by going straight away and afk :D :D :D

[@gennaroramaschiello4959]

greetings from Italy .. after many hours of play taking fantastic battleship I admire with passion your performances of great top level ....

[@Hillbilly_Papist]

The monty is my favorite. I've been suffering the regrind so I can get the Ohio, only current ship I actually want.

[@olafmesschendorp147]

I love to use Pommern in ranked. It's so much fun!

[@beeseumz]

I literally just kept staying in bronze for Pommern shenanigans

[@justanander]

Is it worth running the same full AA/secondary build on something like Georgia in this day and age or is it better to have a more balanced build with skills like AR and fast turrets and not taking the AA upgrades?

[@prinxeoo]

I regret picking Slava over Ohio... I listened to my clan mates lol...Now the grind is real for Ohio.

[@seanelucero]

100% amen. Never underestimate team ability to throw a win. Ever

[@flynnspath8680]

Hey Potato (or anyone) how do you have the time to impact whilst you aim always on ? Just watched your 40 min how to aim vid but I still don't get that part. Btw thank you for the massive help from your vids !

[@jugaloking69dope58]

last known position and map awareness. I've learned a lot watching kots and you tube/twitch players a 15 plus commander is golden too

[@xsouldriverx]

I wish RB ships were a bit easier to get. It takes a long time just to get the right to earn RB points

[@sonarshep2814]

I saw that you use the big navigator and I was wondering how do you move it around your HUD? Love your videos!

[@snoboreddotcom]

Hold control so the mouse cursor comes up and I believe you can then drag it

[@jonathanbaron-crangle5093]

A Kraken for Ranked, damn, awesome.!

[@kr4ftt]

yo PQ! Thank you for your videos! Yammy ranked when?

[@christianwilson3853]

I have 34k research points and I’m planning on resetting the harugumo line a lot so should I get yolo Emilio or save for Ohio?

[@telurdadar4707]

definitely Ohio

[@adomax373]

Do you think that the yami could do the same thing as the ohio

[@hectormorales4090]

Quality vid mate

[@northernzeus768]

I had a ton of fun in my Kremlin in ranked. Mainly I think because no one knows how to deal with a pushing BB anymore and the armor is so strong you can get stuck in with a measure of security. I’m not the greatest player. 50% WR. But in ranked in the Kremlin..l I easily win %75 amd had 2-4 kills every game and came one shot from a kraken but we timed out as it was in the air. My Massa was the same. Secondary build with IFHE. Yes I know it’s not the same as it use to be but tons of kills... lots of dead DD’s caught off guard.

[@brigdonbishop3095]

So sad what they've done to Montana though. The new Dutch cruisers are going to be able to bounce Monty's shells since they have a large 30 mm ice breaker, meaning only 457 mm (Ohio, Kremlin, etc.) or larger can overmatch them. 406 mm guns are becoming almost useless.

[@brigdonbishop3095]

Do you think Montana should get a secondary buff to justify having "small" 406 mm guns? Or maybe a completely different buff, like better ricochet angles?

[@fraleb527]

8:46 why didn't you change to HE, is there something special i need to know ?

[@JD-kl8hz]

HE has a greater chance to just damage a module and not do any hull damage. AP even with overpens always does hull damage. So with ohio's 8 guns doing 15750 you'll get 1575 on overpens and if you land a lot of shells the total damage possible can be quite crazy on a dd.

[@fraleb527]

@@JD-kl8hz thank you, appreciate it

[@9550asus]

Great video

[@pikkozoikum8523]

Aux Armament Mod 2 on Def AA is nasty against FDR, got once a 26k damage hit on a squadron

[@tomriley5790]

Might try this again then - honestly been finding Bourgone much better.

[@hahafailz12345]

The Ohio got me to Gold Rank 1 with ease. It’s an absolute machine

[@chicagodon7112]

Can't even see the Ohio yet in the research bureau, but trying to get there!

[@waffle3632]

I'm not sure about this ship, I just wanted to take a look because I face these things in clan battles alot. But otherwise it seems really strong at range but If I can get in mid to close range with my preussian I can obliterate it. I got a faster reload and better armor. I just an not sure if I should invest in the American version of the preussian.

[@aristosachaion_]

The problem is Preussen is less accurate than Ohio, and has a massive superstructure that arms any well-placed shell. Ohio's secondaries also have a higher fire chance, so even though they don't pen anything thicker than a superstructure, their ability to start fires more than compensates for that weakness. Having basically an exposed citadel is a bit of a problem in drivebys though.

[@waffle3632]

@@aristosachaion_ idk I faught alot of Ohio's in clan battles and ranked in preussian and beat em easy. The preussian may not be as accurate but when 18in shells come at you every 16 seconds it tends to hurt. I think they are both great ships and I cannot truly judge Ohio till I get it. I have learned however how to exploit it's weakness overtime. Like how there is a small cheek that you can citadel it in and preussian's secondaries may not be all that effective at starting fires but they punch the crap out of battleships and cruisers. At range Ohio definitely has the advantage but up close Preussian is supreme.

[@Gundolf300]

This is why, no matter what ships are spotted, i focus the very shit out of a Ohio if I see one in ranked. It is for ranked what gneisenau used to be in tier 5 mm. A skirmisher with gigantic horns!

[@piotrwosiak]

Supposing I enjoy both Daring and Georgia/Massa, which RB ship would you suggest? Ohio or Vampire II?

[@jugaloking69dope58]

have you a research ship? and can you wait to grind a second? ohio first from what i gather he made a earlier video about the first one you should get

[@aristosachaion_]

If you already enjoy Daring's playstyle, Vampire might be a bit underwhelming in comparison, mainly because of the smokes. With Daring, you can smoke up whenever you need to, but Vampire has to play around its smoke to make the most out of it. It's basically a side-grade to Daring with a different playstyle, and after suffering to get the Ohio, Idk if going through that pain again is worth it for the Vampire.

[@adrianmarinica3386]

Wenn the last ship ist a DD put the HE ... have you the AA build on the Vermont tested ? Ist any good?

[@akruska6781]

a marceau has special french damage saturation, so after it reaches around half health you want to use ap because overpens will do more damage than just straight up he

[@adrianmarinica3386]

@@akruska6781 ok thanks ... something I didn’t know

[@timknight68]

Is the Brawl returning? Can the sheer desire of Brawling players force a Match to brawl and thereby push the meta in favour of Brawling?

[@Stan9106]

How would that AA build work on Massachusetts?

[@tron26ify]

nice video ;) can you doo video of yamato in ranked?

[@jacobsharpe8219]

for research im torn between this and shikishima i love the georgia but BIG GUN GO BOOM. cant decide.

[@Ibo4433]

about to buy my first steel ship is shikishima a good choice

[@telurdadar4707]

get stalin first

[@SoaCrow]

I just unlocked the RB, oh boy I know what I will get.

[@petrosmarko3092]

Dont reset any lines yet. Wait for the 2x bonus and when you do reset the IJN gunboat line. It's easier to regrind that like than others coz it costs less xp.

[@zephyros256]

@@petrosmarko3092 afaik, when you unlock the RB you also get to use the 2x bonus before its next refresh

[@petrosmarko3092]

@@zephyros256 forgot about that. Thanks.

[@christianhill45]

Ok so I must be weird because I get Confederates quite often in ranked. That and high caliber as well. I've gotten more of those in ranked than I have ever in randoms.

[@martinpalmer6203]

Winrate matters in ranked, everything else is really folly. Ive seen wayyy too many BB players with 120k avg dmg and absolutely terrible winrates because they only ever shoot HE, Only ever shoot battleships and never shoot destroyers because shooting destroyers lowers average dmg(even if it wins games). I started running matchmaking monitor just to educate myself a bit, I definitely noticed a pattern with terrible BB players, they almost always have higher avg dmg, but they also never position in a way that actually influences the game because they never force the enemy to react to their presence. Presence and the psychological effect of good BB position might not help AVG dmg, but it wins games, as does making the enemy team expend 2-2.5 million potential damage just trying to dislodge you. Im not saying you don't, but the 2 awards mentioned are damage based

[@christianhill45]

@@martinpalmer6203 yeah I get that. I try to shoot anything I can, though I do focus DDs. Now I'm not the greatest player, I'll never claim that, but I try to play my best each time! 😅

[@pikkozoikum8523]

Would be interesting to see the AA using in ranked games :3

[@maxfreedom1710]

i have looked and fail to see any reason for putting bull in a battleship

[@darthrambo1878]

throwing wins is the new challange

[@jaywerner8415]

AA build on Ohio, nice build. But yeah OHIO IS STONK! Secondary mod 2 isnt bad if you just want to tell CV planes to GO BURN, plus with Ohios actually useful secondary's (range) the 20% reload helps, pity not too many BBs have Def aa cus those 2 extra flak bursts would be AWSOME. Pros of Ohio: 457mm guns With US heavy AP shells Long Range Secondary's LOTS OF FLAK (because Actual aa damage is pointless, well mostly pointless) Quick cooldown on heal? or is it the damage con? Negatives of Ohio: (not really, its just a STRONG ship) Still a Montana hull 4 less guns the Montana (does it matter? 8 guns is good enough and its 457mm) Secondaries only pen 127mm/6, you'll pen DDs but otherwise just fires.

[@Bluegumtiger]

Does this also work on Georgia?

[@kevinm3751]

I have been playing the Thunderer and I lost count of how many Ohio's I burned to the ground! Likewise I have yet to view them as a threat to me, so I seriously fail to see how it is the best BB for ranked?

[@Phuocinh90]

in ranked it doesn't really matter if you can burn down enemy battleships but losing all cap, and Ohio is the best BB to push and help cap. Also, with a proper build, an Ohio could easily withstand Thunderer HE (30s DCP, fast repair party)

[@nostick18]

Enemy denied your throw, and threw it back at u

[@kiriath]

Why not use HE against the last destroyer in the first game?

[@jackzhang8677]

Should have switched to HE when it was just the Marceau. You could have killed him with that last salvo if every shot you took against him up to that point was with HE instead of AP

[@nikkisnowman5991]

do u play ohio without dead ey e and with full sec ?!

[@davidrobinson4553]

The best Battleship I have, a pity I can't do it justice, 😁

[@littletweeter1327]

best BB for ranked: petropavlovsk

[@evanleo7633]

Game of throws😂

[@trangtran6958]

Ohio is the true male beast!!!

[@AH-pq7yw]

More Ohio videos pls

[@ainzooalgown7589]

i got called hacks and got reported over 30 times this month in ranked for shooting DDs. as a DD main i know what a DD will do hence i shoot where i think DDs are and slap them and that has caused a lot of DD players to report me for hacking or aimbot since they dont expect a BB to slap a DD from 14-20km away

[@martinpalmer6203]

Thats the main reason for BBs having high winrate. or not . Those who pop off shots at DDs whenever they can, regardless of range, tend to win more. Im happy to take potshots at a DD from even 30km away if its stationary , I also often land shots in dds beyond 24km. Bad BBs often don't seem to understand even 1200 dmg to a DD can make the difference between your friendly DD winning or dying .. which in turn leads to spotting and torping, or not spotting ... because they died... ultimately being perma spotted vs the enemy DD being dead has a huge impact. I see wayyyy to many DDs also think hunting DDs isn't their job. IMHO if you play a DD... spotting and countering the enemy DD is always your primary role, doing so in a way that gets him killed and lets you live is everything. But as a DD I also know whT its like to have 5 teammates keep shooting a BB in the back while your 6 vs 1 turns into 3 enemy ships shooting you, while your team ignores the DD you spotted. I've even gone so far as to drop a flank if I see my teamon that flank damage farming BBs while I risk my life spotting the enemy DD.. When I suspect this is going to happen ill even let them know in chat, if you want CAPS and Spotting, shoot the DD when its spotted.. then promptly left them high and dry if they dont. Sometimes in random the only lesson is the tough one, unfortunately *never* rely on teammates has to be the defacto position to take. Always assume they'll be assholes and selfish and not help, then you tend to put yourself in better positions than if you assume everyone is like you and more interested in winning the game tham farming dmg. .Its unfortunate there are so many who don't seem to care, but thats WOWS.

[@gordonyz4]

for me that BB is Bourgogne. Speed, firepower, fire potential. Petro, what is that? lol

[@nurulamin2673]

I got many good informations from you. But you've given some misinformations like it's one of the hardest to get citadel from kremlin. I think it's GK. I got citadel from kremlin many many times but from GK its so hard get. Maybe it's for the slop in freebroad of the GK. I think you would never get 3 citadel if there was a GK there in stead of kremlin.

[@hyde3735]

Don’t have resources for Ohio but I luv my GK.

[@dagucka]

I would love to play my ohio in ranked, but i don't like the stress and hassle to even rank out at bronze. I just collect my steel and call it a day.

[@martinpalmer6203]

You shouldn't have issues ranking out in Bronze if you're half decent in BBs 70-75% Win rate typically means ranking out fairly quickly. I went through Silver with ~68% Win rate in Legendary mod Yamato. Musashi or Lenin are very good choices in Bronze, so is Georgia if you use its mobility and dont sit on the back line hiding.. Musashi is especially great at dealing with Jean Barts as is Georgia. Musashi (&Yama) of course is Very strong as long as you keep ~25 degree angle when you need to tank and don't expose those cheeks. You also need to be close enough to exert map presence that your shot at and to force ships to either angle to you or risk taking broadsides, either works. Winning in Ranked BBs usually involves Tanking and not being too passive, regardless of the ship played, the more you force enemies to react and/or hide from fear of your guns, the more you'll win.

[@Texas240]

7:26 re over pen vs smolensk Just another reason smolensk was such a terrible choice for your "sponsored by WG" cruisers-are-comfortable video.

[@rh906]

And I am forever stuck with my Montana. I don't play enough to ever get the Ohio. lol

[@adembaba4614]

Well.played game

[@skultvlad]

I dont have Ohio so my favorite for ranked is Conqueror and GK.

[@tomriley5790]

Is that a secondary ohio I see...honestly I think this is just an example of how terribly this game has been powercrept etc. far too many 450mm guns and cruisers that therefore got upgraded to resist 406s. No way back and it's a shame. Generally in dd fights in ranked I've been finding it's really just a matter of making sure it's on your turf and the enemy can't get much support versus what you can rather than anything about your ship (plus a bit of luck). Impresive throwing there :-)!

[@gergelyb1409]

T10 Georgia.

[@kingmanta7679]

That thunderer player just pistol me off watching him, and the shima,,, just sitting there while u single handed take out90% of the enemy team.. so sad,

[@imepriimek398]

Had a 3600+ xp base game in ranked...

[@RanRanGaming]

What the fuck was that Krem doing in the second match?

[@catonpeters780]

What is your build for Ohio with Halsey?

[@thepaperbagmask]

22:56

[@jetlee2644]

Wrong shells for Marceau lol

[@reformedartist8528]

not running ar thats a bold choice cotton

[@kai-xuanyao4666]

If Ohio is so good at T10, doesn't that mean Georgia is insanely OP at T9? Just compare Iowa and Montana.

[@bigjim1488]

I want whale pockets so I can just free Xp to it!

[@t.r.i1032]

My fav state is Ohio

[@beeseumz]

You spelled "Shimishima" wrong 😉

[@pierlucamarrocco9351]

Everyone: Ohio Me, a weeb: Ohayo

[@monkeyseemonkeydo1794]

its only good in ranked. small map 7v7 and lots of rushes and close quarters. the fast heal and secondary comes very handy. in random its just free farm for HE spammers like thunderer, conqueror, even yamato and montana can farm you out even before you reached your 21km gun range if in open water. you wont hit much at max range with the slow shells and 8 guns and by the time you are in range HE spammers and other snipers have already reduced your health to half. in random matches you have to play very passive till late game. otherwise take a gamble and push into an island. not a good ship to play in random matches IMO.

[@Omegawerewolfx]

Thunderer #1. Everything else number 2 or worse. Montana is better then Ohio because Montana has the Crocosaurus camo. The eyes blink! THEY BLINK! Ohio cannot compete with that.

[@TerminatorFRA]

I've done the regrind but my expectation for this ship were too high it seems. Sometimes I feel Monty more effective. I struggle to make it work. I've even had better games with Iowa than this one. Shells are painfully slow, I hit nothing at range, every cruised just dodges them and when I close the range, its instantaneous focus and fire spaming. Secondaries do almost nothing since nerf and shells also are bouncing or shattering a lot. The only times where it works is against broadside things which in ranked don't happen a lot. I feel the Musashi way more effective with its overmatching capability and since it's just a T9 Yamato, you can count it as a one more free T10 ship in the team.

[@monkeyseemonkeydo1794]

yes its only good in ranked. small map 7v7 and lots of rushes and close quarters. the fast heal and secondary comes very handy. in random its just free farm for HE spammers like thunderer, conqueror, even yamato and montana can farm you out at around 20km. you wont hit anything at max range and by the time you are in range HE spammers and other snipers have already reduced your health to half. random matches you have to play very passive till late game. otherwise take a gamble and push into an island.

[@Josiah_Trelawny1]

"and we are still losing in ranked" This shouldnt be possible! Ranked should be the fight between WoWs Elite and not potatoes. btw. why is Ohio able to hit with 36 Secondary shots on a Harugumo and my FDG hits 4 in the same scenario?

[@magnus_bd6185]

No CV = Games are fun !!! CV match = Camping long range boring game !!!

[@Aeros802]

Ohio should be banned from ranked games.

[@torenico]

BUT RUSSIAN BB OP Ohio:

[@austinpowersfasjer]

People in this game should be studied. People like the Marceau should be blocked from playing online games. I just dont care anymore. My simpathy is gone. The salt has changed my perspective over all these years. There is no valid reason to sit still around a corner with 100 hp in a tier X in a RANK game. Sorry, no.

[@seeskabel4561]

So the petro in front of me has 50mm and no Super structure it takes no damage lmao ever heard of HE