I play it depending on what my team needs at a specific time. If it calls for a ballsy BB play, Alaska can do that. If it calls for me to delete an offending cruiser, I can do that. If situation calls for me to hide behind an island and sling HE, Alaska can do that easily. If situation calls for a radar ship to flush out a pesky DD, Alaska can also do that

@TheShepardN7

4 жыл бұрын

So kind of like a multi tool? Not specialized in one thing, but efficient at a lot?

@misot90

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheShepardN7 Yep. And also play around her detection range. Alaska AP shot at unsuspecting Cruisers at 12.2km away will make you giggle.

@christopherwilson6724

4 жыл бұрын

IMO: It does not excel as a DD hunter. But a good boat.

@CapitanoAraym

4 жыл бұрын

@@christopherwilson6724 As itself, Alaska's rate of fire surelly let a good DD to slip from destruction....... ... but she can "dive" into position to help another ship, radar, and drive someone else too shooting at the DD

@grimmshredsanguinus2915

4 жыл бұрын

what if a dd needs aa COVER alaska can do that also?

I really like the annotations, they do a lot to help visualize what you're talking about especially when it comes to angles or directions of movement

One thing I would add, if you have one of the captain with enhanced expert loader, definitely recommend to use that captain on Alaska. In my opinion , I found this enhanced skill very useful on that ship.

@le_mofoman

4 жыл бұрын

I always bring Halsey with alaska. 4,5s shell switch time is really good.

@lennartmeinke8861

4 жыл бұрын

The Doe brothers also work very well

@atpyro7920

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty much everyone that mains Alaska runs Halsey

I love Alaska, she is so strong in just about every situation, but she is very challenging to play well.

@wisdomleader85

4 жыл бұрын

Still not as strong as Stalingrad, comrade.

@KarolisKauneckas

4 жыл бұрын

@@wisdomleader85 its tier 9 dude

@ollis1270

3 жыл бұрын

The supercruisers are all broken

Thanks for all you do Chase. You're vids have helped me out tremendously!

@ichasegaming

4 жыл бұрын

Yay! this comment makes my day :D I'm glad I was able to help

@kevinreed-jones3179

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, WG do their best to f**k the game up, thank Heavens iChase is there!

@antlerman7644

4 жыл бұрын

@@ichasegaming bro I love your vids, thought I'd let you know theres some white noise every time you talk, I'd probably have a look at that before your next video.

I find it weird how the Russian paper designs have such good armour when in reality it was of significantly poorer quality.

@lunaFreya141

4 жыл бұрын

In Soviet Russia, paper is stronker than steel.

@garfield2406

4 жыл бұрын

In Soviet Russia Armor bounces you :)

@Foor1o86

3 жыл бұрын

@@lunaFreya141 😅

Great video Chase. The Alaska to me is the pinnacle of the jack of all trades, master of none class. This always made her a bit confusing on how best to play her because she can fit most rolls if she has to. This video made it more clear on how best to fight with her.

the Alaska is probably my favorite all around ship! so i cant wait to start implementing your tips and tricks into my gameplay!

Probably one of the best, if not your best instructional video yet. I really learned a lot! Keep up the good work, Chase!

Thank you, thank you! New to the game, just purchased the Alaska before she was pulled. This was a Major help as are all your vids.

Love these tutorial type videos, really helped me. Wish there were more.of these for other ships and classes that also covered recommended build/captain skills. Struggling in Georgia for example

That was a potatoe sinop driver. I literally never show my broadside to anyone in my sinop even if I have to play in reverse. Almost indestructible and rack up 100k games on average

Thanks for this video Chase! Alaska is one ship that has given me some trouble.

basically you play a "Large Cruiser" as what the USN intended

@PrinceOfDolAlmroth

4 жыл бұрын

and as what was actually built. She's just absolutely amazing, and I bought her as I saw her

@garrettwood201

4 жыл бұрын

Clap Japanese Cruisers. Swat Aircraft. Radar everything.

Ok dammit ! Today especially with this kind of video we deserved “ this is your instructor Chase” who used to be a teacher and if you don’t pay attention I’m rapping your knuckles ! Awesome video as always ! Last but not least AK AP rocks anything as long as it’s plunging fire !

i am really enjoying you videos thank you for making my quarantine bearable @iChaseGaming

Great vid chase as always! Just wondering if you could maybe add a section in these guides dedicated to key weaknesses and how to exploit them. I think it would be useful to have a section for people who don't have the ship but have trouble against them.

@rexstuff4655

4 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion. In the case of the Alaska, she will generally lose long-range HE duels, as her DPM is poor. A DM, for instance, will beat an Alaska 100% of the time, in a bow-tanking situation. Her nose is also overmatched by most BB AP she faces. Don't try to go for her citadel, as you'll never find it, just do pen damage and you'll chunk her down fast enough. No icebreaker bow, either, so no worries about bouncing shots to her nose, unlike Russian supercruisers.

@angryfroge

4 жыл бұрын

@@rexstuff4655 "A DM, for instance, will beat an Alaska 100% of the time, in a bow-tanking situation." + Desmo beats every single ship in the game which is not able to overmatch her nose in a bowtanking matchup where she can dictate her own engage and is in her comfort zone. Thats one of many reasons why range module on desmo is kinda questionable even if it works.

To me Alaska can do everything. I love the ship and playing her is always fun unless my team goes full potato

@CrazyPalidin57

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you just have to love the games where you get 170-180k damage and your team absolutely throws it despite your best effort to carry.

Very good iChase. As a DD main my cruiser play is less than stellar. I have trouble with Alaska and Kron. This one really helps. Now do a Kron one.

Thanks and a breakdown of ship modules/captain skills would be nice! pretty please :D

Thank you. I was arguing with someone last week because I told them the Alaska can do more than the long range island game.

Nice vid chase, thx mate

Alaska is hands down one of my favorite ships to play!

Great tutorial, as usual. A question by the way, what's the software you're using to draw live annotations? It's something I can really use in my workflow. Thanks.

She's a fantastic ship, i don't regret dropping the million free XP on her at all. The dispersion on the guns is usually great, and the penetration is enough that BBs have to respect it, and the radar duration is long enough for DDs to have to keep their distance. Ultimately this means what she's best at is area denial. She can harry any target at most any range, and can punish mistakes hard, especially from enemy cruisers.

Good video. I’ve been averaging 120k in mine. Very strong ship when played correctly

@ubberbladegeorge5508

3 жыл бұрын

How many games

The one thing I've been seeing in game is a lot of new and returning players. They're grabbing high tier ships just because but have no idea how to play them. Hopefully these videos will help them, which helps us all. +1

You're still my favorite WoWstuber, iChase! ~-~⁰(^v ^)⁰v~-~ I really enjoyed that battle where you used Der GroBe! Btw, what buffs do you think California needs? I'd say main battery reload comparable to KGV's at about 28s (accounting for +2 guns) and if possible, better armor scheme and torpedo protection (Colorado has 2% higher TP, makes no sense)

Battle Cruisers are a fun way to play. I love the Kongo and Moskva. Just have to acknowledge their strengths and weakness and work with it. "Know how to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to slow down, and know when to full steam away!

@emmettniles2099

3 жыл бұрын

I love this

This video and Zera going on about the Alaska. I love mine she's a solid generalist

Really hope all new Battle Cruisers are not only premiums. That is going to be an interesting trend, and will reflect in quality of game-play :).

There is only one proper way to play Alaska. Sneak into advantageous position, fire, get spotted by unseen DD, procede to get burned to death.

ty dude!

Commander skills set-up? Modules attached? That'd be great. Cheers.

imo, the true all rounder ship.

wow, so cruisers can cap too? KS on the Improbable, the Ibuki and the NC ? Hmmm, you must be streaming? Thanks for the play crayon, Coach iChase. waiting to see the Anchorage play soon? and the KS just keeps on coming!

One thing about the Alaska, the win rate. I wonder what the average win rate is for the ship. For me it is higher than most other ships in the mid 60's and that is with a now 11 point captain.

Now we need CptBeulchen's Battle to show "How not to fight against the Alaska". :D

@user-ki4ms5jg7r

4 жыл бұрын

Well... I've got some problems with her recently - 've got citadelled fron bow in from 15 км by Grosser Kurfurst. That was come kind of a shock to me. But still she's well armored.

That King George on your team stole 3 kills for you lol

Just had a game where a Buffalo got me god knows what armour that has, I was surprised the Alaska did not eat her alive.

I seem to play you every once in a while so hi!

uran shells or what? This shells pen everything,everytime,everywhere at every angle! HOLY FUUUCK!!! That is absurd! This guns are 6 times better then tirpitz/bismark! 500mm guns? 600mm?

Good commentary, thanks mate. Woomera_AUS

Advise...trial and error as with all ships. One should take the time to get to know it. Other than that, cruiser....give it distance and when nothing big is around, raise hell.

Chase, i'm having a lot of fun in my Alaska. One question: How come i receive soooooo much hate from players for playing the way described in this video. I'm not getting shot at much, i'm doing 100k dmg on average, a few kills. I position correctly to maximize the amount of dmg and annoyance i can do, I radar DD's and hiding cruisers, i shoot down lots of planes. lol why all the hate.

Every time I play the Alaska im always getting focus

What was that Fletcher doing shooting you at 14km??? Maybe he had an AA build, bft and aft...

So how is this specific to the Alaska? This is typical of ANY cruiser or even light BBs. Regardless, great tips for any ship being played.

The secret to playing Alaska is to make sure your opponent runs out of health first. If you manage that you will win almost every time.

Its easy. Blast "Anchors Aweigh" at max volume and your inner bald eagle will show itself on the outside

Getting farmed by that KG XD

After playing some games with Yoshino and looking at Alaska... Yoshino has better range, slightly better RoF and of course better HE dmg per shot + torpedos. But that's all and it is 1 tier higher than Alaska. Alaska has better AA, radar, AP dmg and armor. Yoshino with its pathetic 25mm bow cannot even stand against 381mm guns... Oh well. :D

what captain voice are you using?

Sorry but this wasn't a good replay to use for this ship when giving tips. It needs a t9 replay to really give a guide to how alaska works. You get t7 mm rarely and even if you do the amount of t7 is negligable.

Can I mimic this playstyle on my Moskva or Stalingrad?

As if you knew my browser history from 5 days ago bro

How coincidental, I just completed the grind and acquired her.

@user-ki4ms5jg7r

4 жыл бұрын

congrats! In my oppinion she's one of the strongest T9 cruisers. And the most fun to play. About a half fo a year after I got her I didn't want to play any other ship in the game.

In other word, Alaska is jack of all trade and master of none. Good in every situation but not also the best at it either. Tbh Alaska is the best and my favorite out out of all the super cruiser

I'm so conflicted. Mass or Alaska. I play both bbs and cls

When did we play this battle???

The KGV stole all 3 of the kills LUL

You shot a friendly lol

"mY GuEsS Is ThAt ThErE Is A fLeTcHeR sOmEwHeRe" :D

Captain/module build ?

how do u do a beauty shot

Don't lose sight of the fact that the enemy Fletcher was using range mod 🥴

I dont have Alaska, but i watched it nonetheless

smash your head of the keyboard and there you go, broken

I approve of your voiceover choice.

i think the enemy Fletcher take the range mod in her 6th slot or maybe AFT =))) so troll

fells weird seeing myself in a video

Yea, that OP boat totally needs a guide

90k fxp away from 1mil, undecided between Alaska and Friesland ... so far leaning more towards the Alaska.

@jayvee8502

4 жыл бұрын

I am 140k to 1mill free xp. I hope they don't remove Alaska suddenly.

@x3ni487

4 жыл бұрын

Alaska by far ! Much bigger carry potential and fun gameplay

@arlingo

4 жыл бұрын

Alaska then Friesland

@nikoolix

4 жыл бұрын

Alaska. I'd say she's the best premium ship in the game, period, because she's so damn versatile and can handle almost every situation. Friesland is a very one dimensional ship, you can't do anything other than spam HE from smoke and occasionally kill a DD with hydro, but I found it to be very boring.

@x3ni487

4 жыл бұрын

@@nikoolix best premium ship i think it's debatable, if you talk about doubloons/money ships, then i think Massa and Georgia are solid competition, if just premium, then perhaps stalingrad or smolensk

You play the Alaska as a paper ship plain and simple.

Frost! Er, I mean "first". Yes. Definitely first. That's what I meant.

@ichasegaming

4 жыл бұрын

;) second

@garethfairclough8715

4 жыл бұрын

@@ichasegaming Eh, there was nothing there when I posted this, so I'll keep claiming it. You'll never take that away from meeeeee!!!

Alaska the mini Iowa

How do I play stock ships( any ship)

@ryanli5803

4 жыл бұрын

FXP the modules so you don't have to lul

I just converted 1kk free XP to get this beauty :)

@the_uglysteve6933

3 жыл бұрын

I got mine tonight after several weeks of grinding. I always wondered whether it would be as good as I'd heard. Bare in mind the only cruisers I have played are British and German. The Alaska is simply wonderful to play, such dynamic gameplay with her and the guns are lovely. My first ever salvo was 20,000 on FDG broadside

Ah, the Alaska... the Swiss Army knife of the super cruisers. Man, I loved playing her.

@ichasegaming. would you please show me how to change sever. like i'm on ASIA i wanna jump at EU. how do i do that. please show me in next video. please.

@Virgilfinnatell

4 жыл бұрын

You can't. WG only allows that when they announce server transfers(when they allow players to move accounts to different servers). The last time they did that was when they allowed a server transfer between ASIA and NA last year. Not many people believe WG will do another one.

I disagree the use of AP from iChase. Dont always aim for upper belt of BB, sometimes u could try waterline citadel shot of BBs. I have Citadel Vladivostok, NC, Iowa, Musashi at 17km with AP. Alaska's AP is ridiculous.

@Hodgesxoxo

3 жыл бұрын

This ship was just introduced to World of warships Legends.. That is some great information,thx man!

What voice is that?

Ägir or Alaska?

@Virgilfinnatell

4 жыл бұрын

Alaska

3 times got ks by kg5🤦‍♂️

that king george should have burnt you out of the game in real life she would have blown you back to the us

@doodarr1600

4 жыл бұрын

barry avent this isn’t real life though...

HOW TO PLAY? ALASKA? iChaseGaming what happened that you fell so low? Clickbait? You pretend to be Yuro?

do you really have to div with an effin CV? the only thing worse than a CV in game is a CV 3 man div with full aa ... meh ... bad ... ruining everyone's game ...

*That ship offends me, delete him*

You dudes make me laugh calling a metal ship hull a she..lame.. the fact you just reverberate without considering why you have been coax into calling it a she is questionable.. does a sheep bah... do they all bah back..