i like the games with these lesser used resource ships so i have a better idea what i may get next as i now have several of the "most popular" ships in my port already.
I like Plymouth a lot. She feels like a Edinburgh that got really angry about being picked on as a T8. She does also play a lot like Edin as well. She does have the major advantage of being a rare ship, so a lot of players don't realise her radar and conceal are near-as-dammit the same and that she has smoke, hydro AND radar all at once. So many times I've caught a DD (or even a cruiser) out because they don't realise I can smoke up AND radar them to death. Is she worth paying all that steel for? You do have to like the UK CLs for her to be worth getting, but thankfully Leander, Fiji, Edin and Mino are some of my favourites ships, so for me, hell yes. And because her play-style is in line with the Tech-Line RN CLs, she is a good captain booster/farmer.
Ngl when i got to Mino, i found that I enjoyed neptune and edin a little more, idk something about mino makes it slightly more squishy, feels i get deleted way more when trying to do bullshit
I'd love to see Agir built for guns. People sleep on it now that that secondary nerf came into place awhile back. But when built for AP/guns it can do some serious work with how good its armor is.
Glad I could throw away my Vampire to give you a game to shine. Man with all these stamps lately it's easier to overextend if you think there is not much time left to get some DMG. Thx for carrying the rest.
This boat is a typical example of how you shouldnt listen to the community in this game. The forums have claimed this is "just a worse mino" for ages, and it's just not true. I have it myself and its imo stronger than Minotaur if you objective is influence the game and play for objectives. I'm tired of hearing the age old "get Bourgogne first" and everyone repeating it without second thought. Sometimes you just gotta stop listening to the herd mentality in the community, because that's what it is, a fucking herd mentality.
I have enough steel to pick up Plymouth and at least one other ship. But I don't feel Plymouth is unique enough to justify the steel cost. Thanks for the Plymouth review, PQ. Quick question.....which CV do you think is a better damage platform, Malta or FDR?
i like the games with these lesser used resource ships so i have a better idea what i may get next as i now have several of the "most popular" ships in my port already.
I'll never tally the votes but Ragnar! If you suck at cruisers as I do Ragnar might be your answer. Yes it's a DD but "no" it's a pocket cruiser. The gun accuracy is insane, the short super speed boost brings it to nearly 50knots (for a short time). Because of the guns accuracy and decent agility (compared to cruisers) it can open water using the high velocity shells and in keeping at long range. "It's not bad"! How about it? RAGNAR?
I don't understand people's obsession with comparing it to a Minotaur as if it was an alternative Minotaur or a competitor to Minotaur. It is obviously an alternative t10 Belfast, and in that light I think it's a great ship. Performs well and is fun to play.
Doubt this gets upvoted, but Smaland to show us mortals how one can be used... and for those of us who will never get it, at least figure out what the blazes to do when fighting one as a DD.
Been screaming about this ship since release!!! NO!!!! It is not a "worse mino"! I'll give "different". Done a deep dive comparison vid between the 2, and while every ship comparison can come down to circumstances, I'm currently at a 64% wr with ply and only find really challenging games involving aware CVs, and well played counter-radar. She is a beast imo, but BY ALL MEANS, CONTINUE TO UNDERSELL HER!!😉 I'll gladly keep the power more to myself. o7
Really glad you featured this. She's my 3rd steel ship (after Incomp and Stali) and since I got her, I haven't played my Minotaur. I prefer shooting less and doing more damage, and the (slightly) better ballistics and accuracy seem to work better for me. It's a shame to lose out on the ability to shoot down an entire CV squadron, but then again smoke and radar are a very deadly combination.
Thanks for playing Plymouth. I'm close to pulling the trigger for either Plymouth or Stalingrad so the vid gives me some objective information. Thanks PQ.
@@WhatTheSamHill7303 I settled on the Stalin personally and I do love it. The guns are just… unbelievably good. There is nothing in the game comparable imo, they just feel fantastic to use.
Stalin is good and has the unique function of acting like a BB: great guns that can citadel most BBs, long range, radar. However, it is the size of a BB, slow reload, poor concealment (larger than most BBs), massive citadel, and BB- length fire damage. Great with support and can hold a flank.
I'm not sure what about this ship makes it a worse mino. If we're being really generous then I'd call it a side grade if not an upgrade. A bit slower reload is fine when you consider how much utility this ship gains with smoke+radar combo.
The DPM drop is very noticeable, seeing as Plymouth has around 150k less DPM compared to Mino stock as well as having worse concealment, speed, greatly reduced AA, and is lacking the super heal. Plymouth also has half the torpedoes though that is less relevant. That's not to say Plymouth is bad, but it does have some fairly major trade offs for that radar. More so when you consider a radar Mino has a better radar, sure it now lacks smoke, but the extra 1km range makes a huge difference in the effectiveness of the radar. Seeing as if you spot a radar Mino you are within 1km of the end range of it's radar, if you spot a Plymouth you aren't in it's radar range yet, and the 0.2km of range can give DDs a chance to turn around and get away without ever being spotted or not being spotted for long. Plymouth is one of those ships that isn't bad, just isn't great ether. Now I could agree with it being a side grade if it had a 10km radar, the DPM drop should be enough already to balance out having a 10km radar plus smoke, yet Wargaming chose to slightly overbalance it and now it's just kind of meh. Though for divisions it could be a menace, as it's utility would be far better along side ships that can take advantage of it's smoke and radar that it could actually coordinate with. At the end here I'll mention to me, Plymouth is an upgrade over Neptune, both ships having comparable DPM, but Plymouth having the radar/smoke combo is an upgrade, but over Mino it's just not good enough to justify losing so much DPM.
Thank you for the vids. Love the plays - and I often learn what I SHOULD be doing. Doesn't help as much as it should but hey - I least I don't die ignorant (live, die, repeat!). I actually like all of the Brit lines, and slowly getting better at Plymouth. Please Keep doing the streams and keep having fun.
Repeating my request for a gun build. Shamikaze. Also fall gun build kurfurst would actually be good. The guns feel extremely scary now that it's premium.
Hi PQ, First of all thank you very much for your insanely gorgious content. I would like to ask you how all your ressources incl. steel, coal and research points are presented in the port? Is this some mod or how can I enable it? In case it is indeed a mod (which I assume) what mod is it and where can I get it? Thank you once again very much and have a great rest of your weekend! :) Greetings from Germany Geminga / Markus
Having 54k steel and a choice between Plymouth and Austin, I had a clan mate play Plymouth in CB last night. So in between matches I pulled the trigger on Plymouth. Your timing is impeccable as I do research on how to play and kit her out. Thanks, Mizzerys_Fate, NA.
Reminds me neptune"s game play(tier 9 british cruiser)same reload all most,same number of turrets and guns on them. I think with this amount of steel you can buy better ships but i have to admit its an honest choice if some one want to take it to his/her port. Thanks for the video it was interesting.
