Thunder of Guns Edition
NEW PATCH INFO
http://steamcommunity.com/games/390670/announcements/detail/939377556257508048
Current events (check in-game Events tab for details):
Win 2 games with bong ships for 90 merit daily.
Win 1 match as a CV/CA/DD for 90 merit daily.
> What is this?
Steel Ocean is a multiplayer arcade game focused about warships from World War 2 era.
> Steel Ocean Info
http://en.steelocean.vludus.com/Main_Page <- Does anyone even use this?
http://imgur.com/a/Mf0qp <- more info.
> Steam page
http://store.steampowered.com/app/390670/
> Any way I can play with (You)?
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/UnityThroughSterns
"NA clan: No Botes Allowed"
We have an active clan in the game. Find it on the fleet page and then click application button. Post IGN in thread to get accepted.
Also post a meme.
Germany: http://imgur.com/a/TDWY3
Burgers: http://imgur.com/a/Ze1j4
Japan: http://imgur.com/a/MzuNT
British: http://imgur.com/a/i3oFZ
>Commander calculator
An easy way to come up with commander setups without having to deal with the clunky UI. If you have any issues explain them in the thread.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RMoVpgNpWXK3bZ7FnVXf29416Y0L9j-4TmRbTaYO5OM/edit#gid=0
FREE TIER 5 DLC BB(HMS Repulse)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/430110/?snr=1_5_1100__1100
Launch from there, in game go to Claim, then Storage, Non Battle items, click 'use'
Events: (11am-1pm & 6pm-8pm PST)
Sunday: 5v5
Monday: Helena Overlord
Tuesday: Fleet Battles
Wednesday: Fap to botes
Thursday: 5v5
Friday: Helena Overlord
Saturday: Fleet Battles
Kantai Collection posting allowed.
Feel free to talk about botes here.
If you have any questions, post them in the thread or read the links.
Remember to love your botes.
>>145003392
Last Admiral
How do the animals feel during these wars?
>>145500036
I know active sonar really fucks with any animal that uses echolocation underwater. Like whales die from I think.
Is Myoko good at memefiring BBs like Aoba?
>>145499615
First for Plon girls
>>145501149
Myoko is the first good ship in the IJN cruisers line.
>>145501149
>>145502429
Myoko is a QT Bote.
Amazing Cruiser.
>>145503068
>Battles: 15
Yeah, no.
Is it time?
>>145507559
probably
>>145509169
>stopped playing for a week
>come back
>queue T7
>10 mins in the queue, still no match
>close the game, back to other games
>>145514070
deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed
>>145516187
>>145516506
Bully!
Anybody for a few go-rounds? T6 at the moment.
>Nice lazy day inside because of Rain.
How was /sog/'s day?
>>145518191You in the south too?
Disconnected and can't get back in. Trying to see what happened. Sorry SMD and RNG.
>>145518746
UNFORGIVABLE!
>>145518746
Its fine.
>>145518191
Nice and comfy with lots ofhand holding and other lewd things.
Play botes or build bote?
>>145520969
quite the question!
>furutaka
>>145522025
Nice match
Today was a good day.
>>145527118
Not for me :^(
>>145527342
Why? BBs oneshotting you?
No escape.
>>145530208
>Emotional range of a toaster
>Cold until you start touching her
>Then she is a warm waifu
Kaga da best
>>145530593
She is quite nice.
>>145528240
No, didn't even get to play today :^(
>>145518191
I wish it'd rain here
>>145536982
>subs
>>145537209
Equipped with the latest optics and breathing equipment
>>145518314nope Pacific Northwest, Murica.I've always enjoyed listening to distant thunder. We had a ton of it last summer due to heat-lightning
>>145536982
Is that a Narco sub?
>>145540452
Yes. They are intercepted by the last of the Gearing class.
>>145542309
Some of those 3rd world south American countries really hold on to some vintage tech.
https://youtu.be/U3Kdic-Z2-4
Just browsing south American militaries and I think maybe Chile has been hanging around with the wrong people.
Anyone building model kits?
>>145545621
Our army takes from the prussian school, and our navy from the british. It comes from the times when we got our independence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LawLv65DcI
We've slept too much.
>>145550891
No you've slept to much
>>145551005
People on the steam forums are complaining that groups do better than solo q retards. And want to get rid of groups instead of just getting gud.
>>145552117
5 man squadrons again? Double CV when?
http://steamcommunity.com/app/390670/discussions/0/358415103477925143/
Attention 3rd worlders.they're trying but it's to late, but hey might as well get some free shit
>>145552117
It seems mind-boggling for some, but some people just want to hop on, play a few games without setting up a stack and sitting in TS and, consequently, getting obliterated by stacks. It's not even limited to high tiers either.
>Wednesday: Fap to botes
Claim you're botefu here.
>>145553724
Sent :^)
>>145554302
The thing is, this game is very skill based. One player can fuck them over if he's good enough
>>145554997
Botefu claimed although I don't have to worry about someone else claiming her becausemost of you have shit taste
>>145554997
>>145555282
Haruna is good, but pic related is best
So, after all the rage and anger over the current arc of Tomo-chan, I looked for some lighthearted romance mango and stumbled upon Fujiyama-san.
Goddamn my heart.
Time for a nap
>>145555832
>subs
>>145555282
>harunigger
>>145562519
>>145564448
Atleast post Yuu.
>>145555282
My taste > Your taste.
>>145566096
But Ro is the best
>>145567352
>Neger
No.
>subs trying to outsub each other
Truly disgusting.
>>145567452
>he doesn't like brown lolis
No one can have taste this shit
>>145571054
ded
>official translations
I would do it for freeIf the playerbase was actually a thing
>want to check the forums for some quick rage
>forum is kill
>F5
>forum back up
Even the steam forums are dying.
>>145554997
Claimed.
Anybody for a few matches?
>EU peak time
>15 in queue
>>145580642Wagecucking was a mistake.
>>145581735
>>145581735
>memerado
>>145584279
It went as well as any colorado match.We died.Horribly
Hello
>>145588816
Howdy.
>>145588816
Hello
>>145588816
Good afternoon.
>>145588816
Good night
>>145588816
is it me you're lookin for?
>10
>>145593952
I can see it in your eyes, I can see it in your smile.
>>145596035
>Being german
>playing Wasp
>get matched vs Ranger
>mfw the nigger just torped himself right then and there
>>145596491
Are you known for being good in CVs?
>>145596180
Sing it for us faggot.
>>145596963
>Wasn't going to but
>okay.
You're all I've ever wanted,
And my arms are open wide.No more RJ after this one though, gotta mix up the botes, but this pic fits nicely.
>>145596893
well I got Crimson Blade, UNK and some other irrelevant fleet lusting for my deck but the guy said it was because he didn't like the MM. if you ask me he's a faggot since he still had a chance to do something, especially since Bass Straight is one of the best maps to CVck in IMO
>>145598730
People are dumb.
>>145598825
>>145598730
Speaking of what would you guys say is your favorite map? I've had my best CV games in Bass straight so it's favorite.
>>145599156
Ocean.
>>145598730
>>145599156
>been playing since december
>can't remember the name of any single map
>>145598557
'cause you know just what to say
And you know just what to do
And I want to tell you so much
.I love you.
Scharn GET!
What equipment for it?
please Lord deliver me from these shitters that die to DD suicide rushes at tier 7
>>145603180
I-I could be your DD for this night~
>>145603957
Only if you put on Fubuki cosplay.
>>145600391
I long to see the sunlight in your hair
And tell you time and time again
How much I care.
Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow
>>145607178
Hello!
I've just got to let you know
'cause I wonder where you are
and I wonder what you do.
Are you feeling Lonely?
Or is someone loving you?
>>145605443
>Fubuki
Enjoy your pubs.
>>145608357
Tell me how to win your heart
For I haven't got a clue
But let me start by sayingI love you
AOBA
O
B
A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cO49cmcAYs
>/sog/ sing along when?
Boats in wedding dresses.
In botes related news
http://www.24horas.cl/internacional/desde-peru-piden-a-chile-retorno-temporal-del-huascar-para-celebrar-el-bicentenario-2044665
>Peru celebrates 200 of independence in 2021
>A group of congressmen wants to ask Chile to return the Huascar to peruvian waters for a couple of months
>The Huascar was captured by Chile in the Combate de Angamos in 1879. It's been kept as a museum ship in the port of Talcahuano.
>Some detractors in Peru have said that "we keep or we sink the Huascar. It's too big of a symbol to be playing around with it"
I'M GOING TO USE NOTHING BUT DIVE BOMBERS AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME
>>145619719
Good luck.
I hope you have the maximum captains for them.
Its theorized if you put every commander into DBs that they become extremely good as they will almost never miss.
>>145619719
post your 10k dmg matches with DBs
>>145619719
good luck
>I don't know if you know this, but Takao is a little top heavy
N-no, really?!
>people in chat still going with the DJ use aim assist meme because DJs use such advanced techniques assalvo firing
meme firing pubbie BBs to death in Aoba is pretty fun
wew Moderator thinks I'm SMD
>>145622556
I am SMD.
>>145622751
>sent from my wyoming
>>145622556
I'm SMD!
but if I'm SMD, and
>>145622751
is SMD
and
>>145623003
you're SMD
Who knowsmuch would could a wood chuck chuck?
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>145626292
Reeeeeeeeeeee?
>>145629039
Wo?
>>145626292
>>145629039
Why are you REEEEE-ing? I did literally nothing.
>>145629441
Mine was a
REEEEEEEEE?
Questioning the other REEEEEEE
Good night /sog/
Had fun in matches with quite a few of you today.
>>145631295
G'nite.
>10
>>145637960
>>145638174
>>145638280
>>145638392
Anybody want to queue up with me tomorrow?
>>145638467
Goodnight Anon
>>145638817
Depends at what time you'll be around.
>>145638967Goodnight anon.
Extra ded.
>>145640309
More alive than/wowsg/.
>>145638967
What time will you be on? I'm asking to see if I should even get up tomorrow
>>145640902
Kuma Kuma!
Soon
>>145643696
>Vietnam flashbacks: the ship
>and I'm not nearly halfway the suffering to Essex yet.
Please, don't ever take the lexi out of port. Don't do that to yourself.
>>145643813
Muh 203s.
>>145643968
>203
>>145644427
Lexington gets 4 double barreled turrets that are 203s. This means that a Lexington can use its secondaries as main artillery and hit with the range of cruisers and battleships ontop of having planes.
>>145644587
Ah yes, yes, but that's because the Lexington is the other T8 USN CA, yes.Seriously, those guns have better pen and somewhat the same range than elite Takao.
>>145644768USA USA USA USA USA USATheir is an achievement for gunning down ships with Lexi's secondaries.Bang bang bangity bang bang
>>145644849
>secondaries
But anon, those are primaries, because she is a CA.
Didn't you know she has the same hawkeye artillery view as BB/CAs when using her cannons? Coupled with calibration on repeated hits.
>>145644849*There.Its time to sleep.
>>145644993Shes a carrier. A big healthy carrier but still a carrier. Shes just got big feminine cannons for shooting things.
Guess the bote. Easy one
>>145646469
Yamato
Does distance influence penetration in the game?
>>145649847
I dont think so. The shell arc does affect the pen, however.
>>145648518
It's a Kongou, don't know which one so I'm just going to guess Kongou
DED
Mega ded
Kawakaze in her way to page 10, don't mind her.
>Waiting for a match
>>145656805
Cute
>>145663293
Not today!
>>145668597
I know that bote!
are there any games out there which are not F2P that have CV type gameplay? I'm hoping to find a game that's actually competently programmed and doesn't look like it came from 2007.
Homeworld is where all this game from?
>>145670461
In English please
>>145670902
I think he wants a game with a gameplay similar to CVs.
>>145673553
So any non gook click RTS?
Are there any situations where HE ammo is useful?
>>145675329
Removing DDs and cruisers but it generally has a low pen value so I stick to full AP to deal consistent full damage.
>>145675847
If you're a CL or CA your best option is HE if BB just stay with AP because it's not worth the reload time
>>145676257
Go AP or go home.
Shhh, only dreams now
>>145681664
Too busy working to shitpost.
>>145638817
sure.
Dive bombers are not so bad.
Dealing with DD's is more easy.
>>145683561
>more easy
>>145683561
>More easy
>>145684097
>>145684203
Yes
Now now..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4PYI6TzqYk
Communication is easy with patience.
>>145685415
>No period.
>>145687009
Ooyodo is a fucking whore.
fug, we couldn't even win against third worlders
>it's another episode of "Both team's Scharnhorst move in straight lines and don't use AA in TDM so they both cost their team 3 of the 5 lives"
>>145688393
Bully.
>>145690745
>It's a "my DD hides behind me" episode
>>145688393
Well, that's the secretaries specialty.
Finally bothered to get Atlanta. So broken. Pair with Otto to kill anything 3 times over
>>145695542
Sounds about right.
gonna try subs, which line is the most fun?
>>145697156
Nippon
>>145694926
No bully.
>>145698136
its not bullying when we're just stating the truth
>>145699062
The truth hurts to whores.
>>145697156
I agree with
>>145697469
Nippon subs have the option to ram DD's and other subs. Though they are much larger so not near as maneuverable as tiny germans, or mid sized americans.
>>145686646
I'm going to marry Haruna
>>145697156
So how did subs go?
>>145710339
>sub players
>>145712062
Sub are useful team players and often the most valuable
>>145712278
Subs are a hindrance.
>>145710339
I got some careless BBs and mostly subs. Not used to being so slow, it was very pleasant to sail at night all chill but for the most part it felt rather uneventful.
>>145713883
>Subs are a hindrance.
Only if you're bad
A good sub can be valuable.
Most are not good subs.
noob to 5v5s.How is matching done? is this still like normal battles in terms of waiting time?
>>145717241
if you are just starting 5v5's, yes probably.
otherwise as you gain ranks the queue times take longer as they try and match you against higher ranked people.
>>145717787
You would queue up with a team, or join matchmaking for it. Or create your team and choose 'pick from matchmaking' or something like that.
Find a team, queue up, and good luck.
>>145717971
yeah I got into a team of mostly strangers and was just asking because we were in queue for a while. Won my first match.
doing breddy gud so far
my rag tag team of strangers has so fat defeated the presumably organized and TS equipped groups of UNK, Atake Pirata, and now Crimson Blade. most we've lost is two guys. how about you guys?
>>145720926
> organized
> UNK
>>145721119
I said presumably. One would expect fleets to practice together and learn to fight as a single unit but I guess nah,they went down very easily without taking out a single one of my team so I guess maybe they never really practice as a team.
All in all went well for my first 5v5. 4 victories only one loss. when do the rankings update?
>>145723031
about 20 minutes after the closing I believe.
so 10 more minutes or so
>>145676257
>HE
this isn't WoWS anon
Goodnight /sog/.
I will try to play sometime this weekend with you guys. Lets do some doom stacking.
>>145726427
Good nigh comrade.
Good night sog!
See you tomorrow.
>Get back to work 6 PM
>Decide to sleep some before 5v5 (9 PM)
>Wake up 1:30 AM
I'm sorry if someone was waiting for me.
>>145698136
Yodo likes to please stinky old men for free.
I dont know what triggered all of you.
>>145735403
My bitterness that I can't play this game anymore.
>>145736089
And why cant you play?
>>145738957
Game DCs every 10-15 minutes for no fucking reason, and it only happens with this game.
>>145739028
From the times I had constant DCs because of my ISP, I noticed that SO doesn't really has a "let's wait a couple of seconds to see if it's just lag or a real DC" mechanism. For example, inleague of legendsthere's the "attempting to reconnect" message you get if your connection drops, but SO just right away disconnects you ASAP. Have you checked if it might be related to your connection?
There's the usual reinstall/install gentoo/get a new PC advice too.
Got selected to do translation work. The email doesn't mention any ingame reward, but it also says it's just an early confirmation and to wait for an official invitation email after, but for now it seems I'll be doing it for F R E E.
>>145743150
Also this, really tempted to email him something like
>You are a big translator
>>145743150
Why translate a game that is going to die within 3 months?
>>145745227
So it doesn't. I have a not-so-low amount offriendswho don't play or try to avoid non-translated games because they can't deal with the english, specially games where you really have to get the meaning of things while ingame, in the case of SO more so since it doesn't have much of a knowledge base outside of the game itself.
That might bring some influx of annoying playerbase (non-english speakers flooding world chat) but we already have those so whatever.
>>145743150
>not even ingame sheckels
>>145745779
But they said in the announcement you'll get gold and exclusive ship.
>>145745476
That's true, but the game could support 100 languages and it's still no use if people don't know the game exists.
>>145746117
It's a first step. In the early days I tried to get some friends into the game and some refused because lol english. Only time will tell.
Elder thinks you should play 1000 matches before you even step into T5 lol
>>145746887
Like T4 is anything but a contant shitfest of pubs being pubs, top kek.
>>145746887
Retards get a lot of games because they rush in, die and pick another ship to do the same. He's not that wrong.