Loading...World of Warships has managed to release a premium battleship that players are loving. The Tier 8 Massachusetts is just plain fun. It also has the added bonus of helping players play better, despite the fact she isn’t as accurate as the Alabama or the North Carolina. Could this be the start of more secondary oriented USN BBs?
I run a secondary build on all my BB’s crazy yes but fun non the less.
A Cleveland was nose in trying to ram me… Secondaries just ripped her apart
I played 2 days ago and someone on the opposing team with the (90th) clan tag had your name. I thought NO WAY, someone tried to copy it but I checked afterwords and was I like, shit, it was you. Whatever floats your boat I guess!
coping is the highest form of flattery Zuop
So true Id love to see more and more people play BBs more aggressively like when I say I am making a bully run 9 out of 10 times when they see a BB hard pushing in they panic.
Zoup, you’re the only reviewer i listen to since you present it in a non-egotistical way. Thank you.
Snokones I wonder if, maybe, you’re referring to a certain EU contributor…
Massachusetts is a freaking gimmick, and should have been a buff along the entire line to make US BBs more competitive
US BB’s are already competitive. The Monty is constantly used in ranked, and clan wars. The Mass is simply a fun ship that rewards brawlers, and allows a different playstyle.
I’ll have to agree to Theenragedone….
The USS BBs, esepcially the Monty, are to go to for all at Clan Wars and Kind of the Sea as well…so I guess you couldn’t be more wrong there
Just so We are all aware the Massachusetts kind of is not just a buff since it’s an actual real ship
It’s much more of a addition of the real line but I do appreciate that it’s a premium ship since the real ship is not as famous as the other classics that are in the main line
ahh, yes, the Giant Placebo, well said, Zoup.
I was like, “wah?”
I’ve been having a lot of fun in my Massachusetts. Really punishes those cruisers that get to close.
If a Cruiser gets to 11km of a Battleship and is detected, it deserves to get rekt. The problem are the ones that aren’t stupid and are hammering you at 15km+.
wows is not the wows I grew up on. its now filled with people afraid to fight and use there ships the way works best. to many use numbers to try and shame others. you put out the best video’s in my eyes and wish more would fight this new style that has invaded wows. months now no end to it. oh well keep up the great video’s and good luck on clans. 90th rules
I want a USN battleship like the Massachusetts at t7 the Maryland in its 1944 configuration
Massachusetts is fun but i find my team mates just sit behind me watching full health while i get burnt to a crisp.
Crazylegs So, you (presumably) have a strong secondary build BB which you use to close on the enemy and you expect non secondary build BBs to follow you in because? Why should they follow you, if they don’t have a strong secondary build BB (and I pretty much mean a BB with strong secondaries in addition to a secondary build)? I’ll tell you this. If I were in a strong secondary BB, I might follow you. But if I wasn’t, I absolutely would not!!! Fight your BB to its own strengths, not someone else’s, even a team mate’s.
Yea i wouldn`t expect anyone to just yolo in , But most of the time i`am pushing them back but the 3 ships behind me just stay back waiting for me to do enough damage so they can pick em off. Bit annoying some times. I am an average player but i know when to push an stay back.
I have had luck with replacing Manual control Secs with Fire prevention and lasting longer. the other thing is that fact I have gotten in several instances where my secondarys are opening up on both sides, something you CANNOT do with manual fire. Plus for moving DDs the shotgun effect instead of direct waterline aiming for the secondarys hits more!
I might give that a go Patrick, I have a 19 point admiral Halsey with a very close spec to that only concealment instead of Fire prevention. I use him on the Atlanta but il give it a go today.
Concealment Expert is a waste on a secondary build BB, as you will be permanently spotted at those close ranges. Fire prevention is a must have for that style of brawling. When you can get around to it.,make a new captain for one of the USN light cruisers which can double as your Atlanta captain.
My first Mass battle 175k dmg. 40k secondary dmg alone using my 19pt Cleveland captain. IFHE adds pen to nearly all cruisers and as long as you only take fire dmg the repair party keeps you in it amazingly well. Once AR kicks in, those 127s melt the reds nicely.
i am american and i am feeling very patriotic…… FOR CANADA! THE HAIDA IS A BEAST AND IS SO FUN HAHAHAHAHA
you can keep your free-DUMB ships (well no offence the the ones in real life, they are awesome, as one of my relatives served on the Missouri), but i am happy with non-yankee ships in game.
Still, defiantly an improvement from other american battleships.
for fifty bucks it should come with a blow job and pudding
Havent bought it yet. But last night I played a game in my Alabama alongside another player in his new Massachusetts. Both sister ships deployed together was freaking amazing and a deadly duo at that.
But put Massachusetts and Alabama together in capable hands on the same team and watch the hilarity ensue. It is a deadly combination with both ships sailing together in game with each other covering the other ships weaknesses.
I always went bow first with the NC shushing away Bismarcks and Tirpitzs from capture points as the North Carolina can do some serious bow tanking. I love her so much. And you know what? Big Mamie is even better at tanking damage from the nose. Plus she got the AA threat the NC brings to the fight, she got amazing torp protection, can turn on a dime, got great camo for a BB and she hits hard when she hits. And on top of all that, the obvious two Atlantas in the room, firing mount lopping HE shells at a high rate of fire. The only thing “wrong” with her is she got a bit worse aim then her nieces and sisters. She would do a little less well on a faire at the beanie bag trowing event.
But somehow, that doesn’t matter. Stuff dies when she gets close. I don’t even have to try as hard as in my beloved NC. Big Mamie can take a shit ton of damage, dodge torps, shoot minivans into the closest BB, while her secondaries shred the DD left of you and returning the favor to the American light cruiser camping behind the island to the right of you….all in one go. For my already close combat playstyle with the NC, Big Mamie is a dream come true. O, and a plus is that she is shorter then her t8 niece too, so she has less places to get hit on.
They really need to change secondaries to be player controlled.
Benson, I totally agree. She is so much fun to play with, not because she is a gimmick ship, but because she is super solid. She is everything I like from the NC (spectacular bowtank, great AA, hard hitting shells) and I get the secundaries, awesome turning, thick torp protection, good camo and shorter hull thrown in the mix. So I have to get closer to hit something. I already played my NC in medium to close range anyways. Getting close with Big Mamie just multiplies her damage output immensely and my regular NC dmg output fairly well too. I really, absolutely love this ship.