Alaska Is Amazing, But I Don't Enjoy Playing It (Black Friday 2024)

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  • Опубликовано: 6 ноя 2024

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  • @haydenfronek3810
    @haydenfronek3810 18 часов назад +44

    PQ, you did not need to call me out with the studying thing, pal.

  • @crossbow_v3nom
    @crossbow_v3nom 18 часов назад +97

    Whille having chemotherapie and watching a vid from pq, makes my day, wish i could have the brisbane, but dont have mucht time to play becaus of mt health any ways keap it up PQ

    • @bokute2020
      @bokute2020 18 часов назад +4

      Hope you are getting better brother and not have to suffer the subs and cvs and hybrids and air strike drop screwing over everyone.

    • @crossbow_v3nom
      @crossbow_v3nom 17 часов назад +5

      @ hope so to bro, yeah the cv’s and subs are pain in the but!!

    • @bokute2020
      @bokute2020 17 часов назад +1

      @@crossbow_v3nom And the aiming bug, I also think the bug occurs when you aim and shoot over islands too.
      Playing German and French bbs now make me feel like im an masochist.

    • @tijger5353
      @tijger5353 16 часов назад

      I hope you get better soon ma man

    • @PotatoQuality
      @PotatoQuality  16 часов назад +31

      Glad to provide a distraction, I hope the treatment goes well!

  • @jamesharrington001
    @jamesharrington001 18 часов назад +25

    Also the only real Large cruisers ever built and to see actual combat. Her and her sister ship Guam got a combined 3 battle starts during WW2, their thrid sister Hawaii was never finished, but there was talk about turning her into a missile cruiser, but that never happened.
    They were first meant as a count to the IJN B65 (Azuma), but then got retasked as counters for the Schanrhorst sisters, but Alska and Guam arrived too late to fight the ships they were meant to fight.

  • @TheBigGiant_SpaceChiken
    @TheBigGiant_SpaceChiken 16 часов назад +9

    I play my Alaska B, just like my Moskva and Stalingrad. At the start of the match I´m angled away and kiting ships. If they´re angled I use HE, broadside AP of course. As the game progresses, I start to push in and use my HP and radar to my advantage. The mistake I see people make in these three ships is that they push bow in at the very start of a match, thinking they can tank for days. If you do that, you´re gonna get focused at the start and you´re gonna die fast.

  • @garrettlaurel9505
    @garrettlaurel9505 16 часов назад +8

    Everytime I play Alaska, the moment I’m spotted is the moment I’m focused.

  • @DekerVke
    @DekerVke 17 часов назад +8

    20:25 I feel called out

  • @ale10903videos
    @ale10903videos 13 часов назад +3

    20:45 jokes on you im not studying, im at work

  • @I_wont_Heal_u
    @I_wont_Heal_u 18 часов назад +6

    I got alaska some two years ago and I was honsetly dissapointed. The ship isnt as tanky, as accurate or simply as op as everybody said it was 4-5 years ago. Its not a tier 9.5. But thats not because alaska is bad. The game has changed and with subs and the supercarrier games from time to time they make this ship look so bad. Alaska is an amazing tier 9 ship. Probably best super cruiser at the tier maybe even better then stalin at tier 10. But matchmaker and he spam kills this ship in random battles. I have a comfortble 67% winrate on alaska in ranked and there it can really shine. If youre not planning to play lots of ranked in alaska dont buy it. Its not worth for random battles. Azuma is free and better for He Spam if you want a super cruiser.

    • @Mthammere2010
      @Mthammere2010 9 часов назад

      AZUMA is a very unforgiving Large Cruiser.

  • @ragenroc8817
    @ragenroc8817 18 часов назад +6

    i somehow got this from the battle pass and im loving it, but the dispersion can be hit or miss sometimes

    • @crazykev5
      @crazykev5 18 часов назад +1

      Probably the free premium black Friday Container.

    • @ob1kenobi748
      @ob1kenobi748 18 часов назад +1

      Dude, what Battle pass, I want this ship so bad

  • @Stephen__White
    @Stephen__White 15 часов назад +7

    "How did he get so much damage into me!?" Overmatch. It's always overmatch. When a gun only needs to be 386.1mm or higher to completely ignore large chunks of your armour it absolutely sucks.
    "But without overmatch cruisers would dominate!" See that's where a rework of overmatch would be best. Wouldn't it be so nice if overmatch could still deal damage but at a reduced level until enough shells had hit that section of the ship? Like imagine this one, armour overmatch was kind of a thing, though it had more to do with the penetration abilities of a shell and it's weight and shape than the raw size of it(even then it does seem a tad in question if overmatch was actually a thing, or if this was just penetration angles at play), but most armour also didn't just give out on the first shot unless it was spectacularly thin. So what if, and hear me out here. You had to damage saturate the bow/stern/casemate/ect before you could overmatch it and we adjust the HP values for the sections of the ship? Adding to this as well of shots that would normally overmatch cause overpen damage to those sections of the ship.
    So as of right now, Alaska has 3500 HP in her bow and 4200 HP in her stern. So before she could be overmatched in those sections she would need to take that much damage first. So facing down Iowa guns, Alaska would be able to take 3 hits to the bow at overpen damage before she could start to be overmatched on the bow. Or if the Iowa wanted to speed up the process and take more of the luck out of it, they could load the HE and then they only need to hit the bow twice to get the ability to then overmatch with their AP. This would also make overmatching side plating a lot more difficult, as it tends to count as "hull" and ships have a TON of that. So while you wouldn't be immune to damage to your hull, you would take reduced damage while properly angled.
    Now as for adjustments, I would move some of the hull HP into the bow/stern so that every cruiser had around 6k bow stern on the lightest of cruisers(the super lights), 7-8k on light cruisers(150/180mm) and 9-10k for CAs and Cruiser BCs. I'd also play around a bit with casemate values, though those could easily be taken from the absurd Citadel section to maintain values or just simply have more HP put into them. Those I would simply move to being on par with Battleships as they are now. As Battleships would also get improved section HP values.
    What this would do is mean that on average Superlights could take ~5 hits from ~406mm guns to their bow before it can be overmatched, and in the exact case of Jinan it would take ~13 shells before it's Hull could then be overmatched. CLs would be 6-7 hits to the bow, and CAs/BCs would take 8-9 hits. This would not change the overmatch formula only when it's actually applied. So we wouldn't suddenly have 100mm guns overmatching a saturated bow. Well unless they encounter a bow that is only 6mm thick.
    Not a perfect solution but a whole lot better than what we've got now. When the alternative is players getting punished for playing correctly, anything is better.

    • @bradenhagen7977
      @bradenhagen7977 11 часов назад +1

      I absolutely agree a rework would be good. If we went with your idea I think there should be some notable indication for when that threshold is met. WoWS already lacks tutorials and explanations.

    • @Stephen__White
      @Stephen__White 11 часов назад

      @@bradenhagen7977 Aye, I'd make the visual appearance of damage saturated armour a lot more clear, that would honestly be more indication of overmatch than we have now.
      News posts and tutorials would also almost certainty need to be made around it as well. If for no other reason than to keep veteran players informed on the change. I do doubt it will ever happen though, Wargaming seems content with overmatch the way it is.

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 5 часов назад

      A great idea, but one that will never be implemented. This is an arcade-style game, not a perfect simulation.

  • @oOZionOo
    @oOZionOo 14 часов назад +2

    People who "Well Done" emote when u die is like ur own team tbagging you..

  • @themysteriousguy3784
    @themysteriousguy3784 17 часов назад +14

    you know power creep is real when battlecruiser dispersion is no longer a selling point.

    • @Kirk-i3u
      @Kirk-i3u 10 часов назад

      Or it is given to new BBs.

    • @wstavis3135
      @wstavis3135 9 часов назад +3

      Of course it's not a selling point ON A CRUISER.

  • @jf3565
    @jf3565 14 часов назад +1

    Just wanna say the vids are always enjoyable, keep it up! 😎👊🏻

  • @IsKor06
    @IsKor06 Час назад

    I has been fortunate enough to drop an Alaska B from a SINGLE regular BF container years ago.. I already had the regular Alaska. Thanks for the doubloons WG! :)
    I really like this ship. Huge utility, decent tankiness and huge salvos... Great combination. Unfortunately she gets heavily focused down when spotted.

  • @Boatswain_Tam
    @Boatswain_Tam 17 часов назад +2

    Will have to agree to disagree. This is an excellent ship. I love how it just takes on all challengers: DDs, CAs, & BBs, it can take them all on

  • @petrecosmin
    @petrecosmin 8 часов назад

    I got the Alaska when the Black Friday event started. I have to say that I am very happy with the ship and even though it might be a bit frustrating at times the fun you have outweighs the bad side of it

  • @phuongnguyen-hb4wj
    @phuongnguyen-hb4wj 17 часов назад +4

    Back in the early days Alaska is considered OP as heck, a tier10 ship takes tier9 slot. Now she is powercrepted to hell

    • @xxxthwagdrakexxx4672
      @xxxthwagdrakexxx4672 15 часов назад

      She is by no means powercrept whatsoever, beats on cruisers a ton and the ap does do a ton to bbs as well its just unforgiving as usual for cruisers and you have to have perfect ammo selection to be able to do (nearly) it all as expected

  • @jaybiscm8543
    @jaybiscm8543 15 часов назад

    The "studying" on my second monitor callout reaaally got me feeling guilty hahaha

  • @wartmalerst5404
    @wartmalerst5404 12 часов назад

    Good day Potato Quality and fine video. I would suggest that you should play all the Tier 5 DD's. And start with the frech Jaguar :) Have a nice day.

  • @kieranstevens2688
    @kieranstevens2688 6 часов назад

    YOOOOO, the call out is insane, you're a wizard - second monitor person

  • @spiderz8144
    @spiderz8144 15 часов назад

    I was fully prepared to buy the Alaska this Black Friday but now I am holding out for a little longer on the off chance I get the mega pull from a free Black Friday container from the battle pass.

  • @davidmulholland66
    @davidmulholland66 13 часов назад

    Can you make some content for this up coming tier X Clan Battles. Maybe a ship list like you did for Black Friday. Thanks

  • @ColtAlabama
    @ColtAlabama 13 часов назад

    Did you see that Smolensk went for the minimum bid? I was incredibly surprised to see that. I assume that means there weren’t even 1500 people to submit a bid.

  • @R-2500
    @R-2500 7 часов назад

    I love Alaska, it's truly a beast in ranked, but in my experience it gets reliably (and frustratingly) citadeled through the fore and aft athwartships from big BB shells overmatching the bow and stern

  • @Apollyon-er4ut
    @Apollyon-er4ut 7 часов назад

    Exactly, my frustration with these is they are a jack of all trades, but the master of NONE. If situations are perfect, truly amazing. But I just don't do well in it compared to DM, Napoli, Petro, etc.

  • @TOBINATOR97
    @TOBINATOR97 10 часов назад

    Hey buddy respect your opinion,love the vids,fellow Canadian been watching you for years,take care bro

  • @ayayaybamba3445
    @ayayaybamba3445 5 часов назад

    The biggest thing I hate about Alaska is that in the current meta of 30mm overmatch and HE spam at range she just sucks. You get spotted by a CV/DD/Sub while moving into a position and then you get instantly focused and burned to the waterline. Kiting is also painful because your ballistics and dispersion make your shells constantly miss where other CAs will just farm you to death with HE because of the DPM difference.

  • @chrisboyer2195
    @chrisboyer2195 12 часов назад

    I just pulled the Alaska out of a container, so thank you for the information!

  • @crisps333
    @crisps333 14 часов назад

    Hey PQ, been watching your channel for a while, love your vids! Yesterday, I was lucky enough to get the Iwami B from one of the container in the free battlepass! I want to learn how to use the ship properly, so therefore I'm asking you if you can go over the ship in a video, please? Thanks!

  • @Almedius76
    @Almedius76 17 часов назад +1

    I love this ship and Graf Spee...but I completely get why people don't like those types...

  • @TechBirb
    @TechBirb 3 часа назад

    The Alaska has to play super passive if shes facing a ship with anything above 386.1 (so almost all techline BBs) but when she's on a flank without that, nose on and burn the world >:D

  • @snowglyder
    @snowglyder 17 часов назад +1

    :snapsnap: "Second monitor people... look at this.."
    *Looks up from reading email* 😆

  • @AndrewPardo
    @AndrewPardo 14 часов назад

    20:25 damn PQ why you attacking me lmao

  • @ReymonG90
    @ReymonG90 18 часов назад +1

    "Second monitor people!" LOL I'm watching this at work xDD
    Beautiful salvo
    I found Ägir funnier than this, even tho it's AP is not that good, but the torps give a plus

    • @middllepl
      @middllepl 17 часов назад

      Ye, she can do some fun pushes

  • @martingrzanna2005
    @martingrzanna2005 15 часов назад

    I am still struggling sometimes with T9 and T10 cruisers, incl Alaska. So Jean Bart is my go to credit printer for ages...

  • @ResidentofVirginia
    @ResidentofVirginia 11 часов назад

    14:17 rando flaming in the chat 😂

  • @Sneddz1
    @Sneddz1 16 часов назад

    You are not alone, Alaska always feels like it takes an insane amount of damage through the deck. Otherwise its an amazing ship.

  • @Lex_Morich
    @Lex_Morich 10 часов назад

    Guys, what is the name of the mod that PQ uses?

  • @dokkiedok1
    @dokkiedok1 17 часов назад

    what i dislike about this years black friday is the missing packages with a lot of ships for not a lot of money, i know wargaming loves money so i get why they wouldnt want to sell those packages again, but they should have

  • @sethdrost5526
    @sethdrost5526 17 часов назад +1

    Alaska is not a small battleship, its a large crusier, emphasis on large, you're gonna soak up more shells at close distances, every BB in the game has overmatch on you, so you DO NOT, want to get close to real BB's

    • @Gardenstategreat1225
      @Gardenstategreat1225 16 часов назад

      idk why people dont understand that. Theyre not battlecruisers like some say. They are classified as CB. Which are large cruisers. Theres a reason the navy continues to tell people not to call it that. Their armor is much thinner. I believe this comes from people hearing the term pocket battleships and equating it to actual BBs. A BC has much better armor than a pocket battleship which is really just a large cruiser with heavy guns. I guess the best analogy is a BC is a lighter armored BB with BB guns. A pocket battleship is a large cruiser with or near BB caliber guns but cruiser armor.

  • @AudyRen
    @AudyRen 3 часа назад

    So you want Illinois with Missouri radar/ Missouri with Illinois gun is what you're saying? 😂
    Jokes aside, Alaska is one of my highest winrate ship. I put steering gears mod 2 instead of concealment and I play her mid-range (like in front of Yoshinos but behind the Des Moines).
    Too many CVs in Asia server to push island with this ship these days.

  • @etdizzle10
    @etdizzle10 10 часов назад

    I want to love playing her, but I've never been able to get the guns down. Her arcs are so different than other USN cruisers, by the time I get used to them, game over.

  • @KFINCHIE31
    @KFINCHIE31 17 часов назад +1

    Its so good, but same feeling here, its just not fun to play

  • @johnviral4753
    @johnviral4753 15 часов назад

    My guilty pleasure is taking Alaska as the downtier in ranked, knowing that whatever cruiser is put to match against me is worst 9/10 times lol and I can still confidently fight t10 cruisers

  • @TC103RoadGlide
    @TC103RoadGlide 11 часов назад

    Only played Alaska in random battles. I sucks kinda if you dont kite the first 5 mins of the game and stay back, which i hate to do. Havent tried it in ranked tho but i can imagine its stronger as in random battles.

  • @rysterstech
    @rysterstech 12 часов назад

    20:27 PQ you forgot to mention the third monitor people, so i have no idea what happened there.

    • @Wolfshead009
      @Wolfshead009 10 часов назад

      Or four monitor people. Though he does get the big one.

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 5 часов назад

      3 monitor gang, checking in

  • @TheL0vecake
    @TheL0vecake 15 часов назад

    Battleships are over powered when in a cruiser that is not sat behind a land mass farming unspotted.

  • @CyberneticArgumentCreator
    @CyberneticArgumentCreator 14 часов назад

    You sound so human, I never knew you were actually a Canadian.

  • @Michu3187
    @Michu3187 16 часов назад

    Not only you. I have Alaska for last year black Crates and...i play that ship maybe 6 times

  • @ericbentley5091
    @ericbentley5091 4 часа назад

    bro when you snapped your fingers and said second monitor people... i felt understood

  • @deadhorse1
    @deadhorse1 4 часа назад

    full gun build shimakaze next with F3 8km torps please!

  • @HexVertex
    @HexVertex 15 часов назад +1

    The way I see it is that Alaska is a cruiser with a larger guns, hull and HP pool to match. It’s just that over recent years there’s been such an increase in HE spam, overmatch and SAP in the game which punish the larger footprint Alaska has far more than her HP pool can compensate.

    • @Mthammere2010
      @Mthammere2010 9 часов назад

      Alaska and other large cruisers had been nerfed. It feels like the 90mm deck Alaska is supposed to have felt removed a patch or two ago. Otherwise, it was the nerf to survival skills (Fire Prevention) that was a big nerf to these ships.
      However, of all the large post Treaty Heavy Cruisers, Alaska has the lowest Freeboard and best Penetration Angles.

  • @scarecrow_gaming0032
    @scarecrow_gaming0032 8 часов назад

    feel called out with that second monitor people... i was in a match and had to stop

  • @mudman619
    @mudman619 15 часов назад

    I like the Alaska, but I have a terrible WR in her - she's a magnet for being shot at, lol. I can never survive very long to make a difference bc everyone shoots at her first & whenever they can.

  • @charleslynch340
    @charleslynch340 Час назад

    I swear the Leyte containers are broken, the premium ships must be like 20-30% drop rate, not 0.6%. I think I have opened maybe 10-12 (not even used my tokens on them) and I've gotten Ise, Hyuga, Tennessee and Enterprise which is like 1 in 16,400 chance. Anyone else have the same unusual success?

  • @kenzovermandel9590
    @kenzovermandel9590 Час назад

    To me alaska/puerto are not like a dm. You are too sluggish to just sit there and tank. Because you just cant take hits in you bow and stern. Like agir. If you stay on the move you can actively try to get hit on parts that can take damage. Dont rely on the ships armor cuz as you noticed that doesnt really work. All cruisers can tank bb shells if you actively dodge and or try to get hit on parts you want to get damages. Of course there are always stray shells that dont make sense but thats part of the cruiser experience no?

  • @ahemschmeyer
    @ahemschmeyer 17 часов назад

    I bought both Alaska B and Jean Bart B couple years back. Rarely play either. I know I’m in minority.

  • @smokeyjoe4078
    @smokeyjoe4078 12 часов назад

    It seems that i got luck.
    I got Alaska, more or less, last minute for Free XP and, last year, i got the Black from the Containers i bought...

  • @roberthsieh8639
    @roberthsieh8639 18 часов назад

    you like when it sits low in the water unless its petro

  • @gotfrydzbouillon4191
    @gotfrydzbouillon4191 8 часов назад

    If Alaska have 850 m/s shells speeds it will be what it should be.

  • @İsmixanAbdullayev
    @İsmixanAbdullayev 11 часов назад

    Today,I got it from small free black friday box(0,4percent)

  • @middllepl
    @middllepl 17 часов назад

    I really want her, but I'm kinda broke rn :( Guess New Year containers are my hope

  • @Nejevu
    @Nejevu 15 часов назад

    Play vermont with full secondary build/AA build

  • @josephburge168
    @josephburge168 18 часов назад +1

    I bought this and immediately regret it. The guns are typical American 305s and they’re so garbage. Either it over pens or bounces unless it’s a Minotaur. The reload is meh and the tankyness doesn’t matter against all the 457s and you almost solely fight those. Sad panda and not worth 70 dollars especially when it was 55 dollars when it came out. 🙄

  • @messigno427
    @messigno427 11 часов назад

    Second monitor people! *snaps* lmao, got me

  • @facemcshooty3046
    @facemcshooty3046 12 часов назад

    the Gneisenau's name in the first game 😬

  • @adudeontheinternet8658
    @adudeontheinternet8658 16 часов назад

    Someone has to pay money for the game to continue.

  • @ntoxik1
    @ntoxik1 14 часов назад

    I love my battleship Alaska.

  • @KingCreeper868
    @KingCreeper868 18 часов назад

    Yass!!! Finally!!!

  • @alfredujvarosi2130
    @alfredujvarosi2130 18 часов назад +1

    Average Alaska hater

  • @TheCrowdel
    @TheCrowdel 17 часов назад

    At T9 i would say Alaska is number 1 BC

  • @jaysonnunley6602
    @jaysonnunley6602 4 часа назад

    honestly dont even think shes that strong anymore

  • @H3R5CH
    @H3R5CH 17 часов назад

    i dont have the dubs so was gonna spend real money on her... until i saw that they removed the dub option. not supporting this kind of behavior from any company

  • @andrejjakubin5277
    @andrejjakubin5277 13 часов назад

    17:10 Trump torps

  • @LegionaryOfRome
    @LegionaryOfRome 16 часов назад

    Alaska is not a tier 9.5 cruiser. All other t9 cruisers are really garbage.

  • @Kirk-i3u
    @Kirk-i3u 10 часов назад

    So 40 US dollars.

  • @redhelmetmann
    @redhelmetmann 16 часов назад

    Well I was considering but not any more

    • @maltemejlstrup4746
      @maltemejlstrup4746 15 часов назад

      You shouldn't make a choice based on like one video. It's best to look around for multiple reveiws or such if you're considering buying a ship.

    • @redhelmetmann
      @redhelmetmann 15 часов назад

      @maltemejlstrup4746 lol I been playing for years. US heavy cruisers can't take a hit unfortunately

    • @maltemejlstrup4746
      @maltemejlstrup4746 15 часов назад

      @redhelmetmann Doesn't mean they can't be good. Des Moines and Salem are both still good with less armor than Alaska

    • @siriusczech
      @siriusczech 13 часов назад +1

      tbf, I really loved Alaska. You need to play her correctly using islands, but that ship is a mini Jean Bart with radar and hydro. Bow in is Alaska super capable of holding flanks/positions. Also leading a charge in Alaska is absolutely doable, but PQ in first battle absolutely went blind to DDs attacking his CV and instead was farming a BB over an island. Not a fan.
      Alaska shines especially in ranked and as a true premium - she has increased money making coefficient :)

  • @ronchabale
    @ronchabale 17 часов назад

    20 sec base reload is too long for inconsistant guns, overhyped from the getgo, I never liked it

  • @ReDiR20
    @ReDiR20 18 часов назад

    its decent, but Agir is better

  • @jamesmccormick6122
    @jamesmccormick6122 16 часов назад

    Congratulations it's interesting that you didn't write this ship worth purchasing now you're judging this ship based on the method of purchasing not the qualifications of the ship itself I am not a great player I'm 72 years old and this is my best ship that I play and I was disappointed with your review

  • @sandshrew8148
    @sandshrew8148 15 часов назад

    day 53 asking for a room review, also Alaska is mid

  • @kenpumphrey8384
    @kenpumphrey8384 9 часов назад

    I'd rather play Petro than Ak. It's free and better.