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[south sequoia]

Really great AA

[topaz smelt]

and shes pretty bulky

[south sequoia]

Also very cute

[sullen creek]

I thought her main barrage was fast seeking projectiles

[mossy void]

So give Scylla the 76 and blue torp?

[topaz smelt]

i prefer purple torps but not much of a difference

[opal stream]

only few people knew how much scylla does on her release

[topaz smelt]

ectl is the superior list

[atomic abyss]

Scylla was aurora noctis rerun?

[steady beacon]

Implac

[atomic abyss]

Ah
Ofc

[steady beacon]

Idk about seeking but um... it at least looks instant to me? https://patchwiki.biligame.com/images/blhx/5/51/sylcmamnee4kvfb45hws7ri1si9ky9q.gif

I mean, it does have prio targeting if that's what you were asking

[sullen creek]

If you look closely she fires fast blue/white projectiles at the start

[atomic abyss]

...that sprite of hers looks terrifying

[sullen creek]

Lightning strikes are part of the improved barrage she gets on later reloads

[gusty olive]

What usually used as tank/frontmost vanguard in arbiter/enforcer fights?

[steady beacon]

Lmao, I swear I never noticed those blue orbs before...
That's neat to know

[atomic abyss]

Depends on the fleet really

[topaz smelt]

cbs, anch

[south sequoia]

Gacha ship on implax event

[atomic abyss]

BB fleets would prefer Agir as the tank after all

Or if you want to live on the wild side there's always JDA

"I make everyone a tank"

[topaz smelt]

until she goes whoops, i got timing diffed

[south sequoia]

Or she gets fucked over by auto rng and gets nuked

[sullen creek]

Ye they are fast and can be easy to miss with the eye

[atomic abyss]

Btw, what's the timeline for Aquila and VV to get archived
As in event run order

[steady beacon]

Next in line iirc
For archiving
In theory

They already kinda messed it up bc technically NJ jumped them in line

[opal stream]

they just dont want shina to be the sole 1.2

[south sequoia]

Plus people won't shut up about NJ so

[topaz smelt]

more ships to bait into the newb trap

[steady beacon]

A well-calculated ploy, given the number of people I've met who started this game for NJ

[atomic abyss]

I mean
I too want my NJ
But I gave in to get Nano first so I suffer

[pure steeple]

why is my azur lane, after the last event update, since yesterday the game is just stuck on the loading screen, won't enter, why?

[opal stream]

use vpn
change internet
restart
etc etc
if all fail then reinstall

[gusty olive]

Does Ancho and Jeane shields stack?

[south sequoia]

If even reinstall doesn't work head on over to #tech-support

[pure steeple]

alr,.let me try

[novel condor]

does SP5 drop gear skins?

[pure steeple]

ok, thanks

[novel condor]

aight ty, ima keep grinding for them then

[cobalt rapids]

yes but as far as being consumed at the same time or shield order

[grand solar]

Okay do I change my ships in OpSi? I am about to enter a battle where some of them will be a detriment and I want to put some beefier ships in their place.

[cobalt rapids]

ig if u wanna change your ships then the answer is yes

if asking how then just go to any blue port > orders > fleet deployment

[grand solar]

Yeah I did that, but its not letting me change my fleet. I keep tapping on the ship to remove it, but nothing happens.

[steady beacon]

Thorin already checked this a few days back
TLDR, first shield deployed chronologically is consumed first

[sharp token]

if a dd has a torp in all out assault, does that torp was based on trp stat?

[cobalt rapids]

most likely yes

[steady beacon]

Generally yes
There are some weird barrages where ordnance does not scale with the stat you expect, but that should be true 99% of the time

[iron briar]

Just came back with the game, is nj and musashi still the top damage dealer?

[cobalt rapids]

like saratoga shooting shells that scale with avi

[sharp token]

so if i put oxy torp, the damage of barrage will increase too? like kaza

[cobalt rapids]

musashi is one of the top, nj not rly but shes still ur bb

[iron briar]

Who is top bb now?

[steady beacon]

There's a joke I've been told about UR BB damage
You can just control who is the top damage dealer in any one run by shuffling your flag

[cobalt rapids]

yes it can increase but it rly depends if trading that survability is worth it

[cobalt rapids]

bz sushi soyuz vanny are the upper urs

[iron briar]

Omg those are all new names

Sushi??? XD

[steady beacon]

Sushi = Musashi

[cobalt rapids]

Bismarck Zwei, Musashi, Sovetsky Soyuz, Vanguard

[steady beacon]

This is probably why the PvPers come up with meme names for their comps

[wary hawk]

PvPers just come up with funny names because we have no other joys

[iron briar]

Ok thanks, i left the game just when bz came 🥲 when will there be a rerun?

[cobalt rapids]

its usually around 2 years between intial run and rerun but 🔮

[steady beacon]

God, BZ will probably be a while...

[atomic abyss]

🔮

[iron briar]

Cries*

[noble wyvern]

whos bz?

[steady beacon]

Bismarck Zwei

[atomic abyss]

Bismarck Zwei yes

[noble wyvern]

hm ok

[steady beacon]

One day we will standardise the nomenclature
The problem will then be like five competing standards

[gusty olive]

In a carrier boss fleet who is generally preferred to remain in vanguard, Sirius or Kazugumo?

[steady beacon]

Depends on who you're facing

All riding on whether Sirius' evasion rate debuff works

[cobalt rapids]

opsi sirius is stronger when she works but sometimes u run kaza either way coz the other 2 slots are taken and u need her for nano

[steady beacon]

Solution, shift your ARA to the backline

[gusty olive]

Said fleet is currently

Main: Formi, Enty, Ark
Vang: Roonmu, Kazugumo, Sirius

[cobalt rapids]

so whos competeing with sirius and kaza

[steady beacon]

Who are you contemplating replacing one of them with, though?

[gusty olive]

Might slap Jeane for survivability

[frank pulsar]

if you want survivability use a better tank

[steady beacon]

Ngl, there's a part of me that would prefer to just uh
Put Anch or Guam in Roon's place

[frank pulsar]

roon u is squishier than portland

[small fern]

Which medal shop ship should i get

[steady beacon]

It's kinda hard to make Roon's debuff work for carrier intervals, for one thing

[opal stream]

roon u is tankier

mebot dont count shields

[cobalt rapids]

enterprise/hood/sirius/u96 rest is tech

[frank pulsar]

if cv, enterprise if you don't have her
if bb, hood if you dont have her
if anything else, just grab any ship that give relevant tech

[small fern]

No hood for me

I have enterprise

[steady beacon]

Z46 for KMS tech probs then

[cobalt rapids]

grab the tech then

[atomic abyss]

Agreed

[small fern]

Alright

I got her

[iron briar]

U mean formid u or normal formid?

[steady beacon]

I sure hope normal Formi

[small fern]

How do you get tech points

[steady beacon]

Obtain/MLB/raise to Level 120

[gusty olive]

Normal Formi...
Formimu's skill set is too garbo smh

still hate how they botched it

[steady beacon]

Assuming you're looking for tech points for unlocking PR/DRs, you will probably focus on the former two, obtaining faction ships from available sources and MLB'ing at least the cheaper ships

[iron briar]

Is formid in normal pool? I just came back to dc in 1 year and i forget how to search info for things, can anyone tell me where to open guild?

[steady beacon]

She is indeed in the permanent special pool, and iirc available in a few recent invitations (although none that I think were around a year ago)
As for guild, do you mean joining one? You can try: https://discord.com/channels/456397991847395339/474628009853190156

[opal stream]

avrora died before 3rd torp but it worked i guess

[iron briar]

No sorry guide i means 😂

[steady beacon]

Oh

[iron briar]

Rip english

[steady beacon]

/guide

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Beginner's Guide to Azur Lane

If you're not sure where to start or how to optimize something, try checking these out!
🔹 General FAQ from the Azur Lane wiki
🔹 New Player's Guide by .Snub and Community TL

🔹 English Community Guide Compendium by samheart564

Contains a list of guides by various authors about key Azur Lane gameplay mechanics, including:

• Newbie Tips (By riceist)
• Common Resource Guide (By Sam)
• Research Guide (By Sam)
  and more!

Here are some other useful commands:
Use /tierlist and /equip for a ship and equipment tier lists
Use /tags for a full list of things I can help you with

[steady beacon]

If you need it again, just do /guide in bot spam

[iron briar]

Who is that ca with top damage?

[steady beacon]

Unzen

[whole crypt]

movement can still cuck your torp targeting?

[opal stream]

ya

[steady beacon]

Ofc it can

But Avrora bringing the vanguard to a snail's pace... certainly feels like it helps

[opal stream]

yea i can see noshiro making this consistent

[whole crypt]

[dusk maple]

avrora can just sink anyway, her buff stays

[elfin hollow]

Hey I know this isn’t gameplay related but what do I do for this? Sleep? Go outside with TB..?

[steady beacon]

Filter the schedule to find the "life experience" activities and do a basic one
More info in the thread: https://discord.com/channels/456397991847395339/1204845559790440488

[elfin hollow]

Thank youu!!

[tame orchid]

so laffey and helena are getting bodied by SP5

even at 110 laffey and 106 helena, with penn and suruga as support

[worldly pewter]

are u on mobile or emulator ?

[tame orchid]

should i include a light cruiser in

and replace one of the two

[steady beacon]

Uh... with those levels, 2+2 against SP5... sounds like a gear issue...

[tame orchid]

hmmm

[atomic abyss]

Definitely a gear issue

SP5 is like what, high 90s?

[steady beacon]

Bc I mean Laffey has what... 30+ levels advantage, so the level advantage is already maxed up

[tame orchid]

Boise is lv80

[atomic abyss]

That's even worse

[tame orchid]

So yeh high 90s ig

Oh 💀

[steady beacon]

Shift a toolkit to Laffey
Are there subs?

[atomic abyss]

I mean the auxes arent that problematic

[steady beacon]

Well, that's true

[tame orchid]

Not really, i think i just forgot to replace that after doing abyssal refrain

[atomic abyss]

You could do far worse tbh

Putting aside why Laffey isn't retrofit
I don't think they should die unless the battle is really dragging

[tame orchid]

I need T3 retrofits

3 tiers away from completing it

Hows the gear?

[atomic abyss]

In all honesty? I don't think the gear is the issue

[sharp token]

what is the fast way to get protocore?

[jaunty vault]

are you onw fleeting SP5

[tame orchid]

I am one fleeting SP5

[atomic abyss]

While you certainly could do better, they are decent poverty gea-

...yeah that's why lol

[tame orchid]

Oh 💀

[atomic abyss]

You're 0 ammo-ing the boss

[jaunty vault]

research
catch up and combat data pack for new players ig

[atomic abyss]

So a 50% damage penalty

You'll need a healer

[tame orchid]

Well i dont have any other ships for a two fleet, still trying to get enough

[atomic abyss]

And a full fleet

[tame orchid]

I also have to rotate for farming

[atomic abyss]

So go to a full fleet
Bring a unicorn

Otherwise don't expect to 1 fleet sp5

[tame orchid]

I mean my 1 fleet with FDC and uni does work fine yeah

So maybe i should invest in another uni

Actually wait i have perseus

[atomic abyss]

Wat no

What even is your single SP5 fleet currently

[tame orchid]

Jav and saratoga are for exp farming

That fleet gets through with a 1 fleet, what doesnt is this

[jaunty vault]

whats this

[tame orchid]

I had to use laffey two times because portland kept dying

Maybe i should just train my eugen and replace portland with her

[atomic abyss]

Yeah that's why
There's not enough healing

You're not single fleeting sp5 without a proper healer
And Volga at that level is not a proper healer

[atomic abyss]

Lol no
Don't waste the gold bulins on something that useless

[tame orchid]

Oh

Portland is kinda eh as a tank though

[small fern]

How do you get tech points

[jaunty vault]

/fleettech

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Q: How do I get more fleet technology points?
You get fleet tech points by:

1. Collecting the ship (~20%)
2. Max Limit Breaking it (~45%)
3. Achieving level 120 (~35%)

-Higher rarity ships gives more fleet tech pts .
-Heavier ship hulls also gives more fleet tech pts: CV=BB>CA>CL>DD

Side notes:
-PR ships give more fleet tech pts than normal but follow the above formula with development 30 replacing MLB.
-META ships are considered a separate META faction. They give same bonuses as their non-META versions.
-Collab ships, Muse and little versions of ships e.g. Li'l Sandy, Clevelad and Lena etc do not give any fleet tech pts.
-Iron Blood faction ships receive double the normal tech points compared to other nations.

For more information and exact amounts, consult the wiki

[tame orchid]

Okay so, perseus?

[atomic abyss]

No she's not

Eugen tanks better sure but her damage is even more potato

[small fern]

I dont see any difference when i got z46

[jaunty vault]

how many gold bulins and exp packs do you have
also is your Perseus max lb

[atomic abyss]

You could run Perseus yes
Or you could yeet unicorn into the dorm

Also, maybe Portland is carrying the wrong gear
Is she even retrofit?

[tame orchid]

Im already using unicorn in fleet 1, i then have to rotate her out

[small fern]

Still 110

[jaunty vault]

have you tried restarting game

[tame orchid]

Uh exp packs like 10, perseus not mlbed, as for bulins i have 4

[jaunty vault]

are you sure you were at 110 betore you got z46

[tame orchid]

She is retrofit, yes

[atomic abyss]

Then the gearing is probably wrong

[jaunty vault]

use all your bulins on volga and use another fleet for boss
laffey can stay in the unicorn hood fleet

[atomic abyss]

And that's why I said to put her in dorm to keep her morale out

Also that

Yeah that's definitely why...

Portland wants evasion auxes not HP

[tame orchid]

Oh

[tame orchid]

2nd fleets mood shouldnt run out that fast then, right?

[atomic abyss]

Yes

[south sequoia]

The blue steering wheel should be enough for awhile

[tame orchid]

Got it

Is perseus better than volga btw

I have perseus at lv28

[south sequoia]

Just use unicorn

Unicorn will be a main healer while volga is a secondary healer

Volgas heal isn't fleetwide and affects less ships than unicorn

[atomic abyss]

Volga is more a secondary healer unlike Perseus who is a Uni stand in

[tame orchid]

Ag

I was thinking I could get perseus in another fleet and just 1 fleet SP5

[elfin hollow]

Perseus > Uni?

[tame orchid]

I dont think so

[mint flint]

uni > perseus

[south sequoia]

There's really no place where you would think to use perseus over unicorn

Unicorn heals the same amount without falling off in damage

[worldly pewter]

i heard perseus has a burst heal then sleep rather than the consistent heal from uni

[grand solar]

Well just beat my first Arbiter in OpSi. It was a bitxh. Though I suck as my fleet could not do do the impossible and take out the last sliver of HP to win the battle. Yes I know I suck something hard as I couldn't help it with my rleet.

[elfin hollow]

@steady beacon , sorry to bug you, but you’re the only one I trust. I recently got this ship named Kazagumo, should I keep that one for later too?

[steady beacon]

Lmao, that ping change
Yes, Kazagumo is an excellent ship, but probably not the most useful for your needs right now

[mint flint]

if you dont really need help then why are you sending this message in #gameplay-help though

[elfin hollow]

Alright. I’ll put her in my dorm for now. Thank you.

[tame orchid]

Why

[steady beacon]

Something like that... assuming auto play, she heals your vanguard for 14% and your backline for 7% at the start of the battle and then does not heal again for like... 30+ seconds

[cobalt rapids]

its #gameplay-blogging now

[tame orchid]

Is there any reason to put her in dorm?

If you arent gonna use her, kazagumo i mean

[mint flint]

exp presumably

[tame orchid]

Hmmm

[elfin hollow]

This is why.

[steady beacon]

Actually, that is not completely true, you get an extra 1% every 20s too... but anyway...

[tame orchid]

...wow

How is your fleet uh, that unbalanced

[whole crypt]

Perseus has 2 preloads and heals main fleet on every launch, but has a heavy penalty for subsequent launch times after preload
Unicorn only heals main fleet on first launch, but has more and stronger planes and has normal launch times

[south sequoia]

Her healing isn't well suited for a lot of content

[elfin hollow]

I’m Lv.31

[south sequoia]

especially when your fleet isn't that well equipped

[whole crypt]

(assuming Unicorn retrofit)

[cobalt rapids]

wdym unbalanced its like the cookie cutter starter fleet

[tame orchid]

No i meant level wise

[mint flint]

the levels diverge wildly

[tame orchid]

Oh wait youre exp grinding

[steady beacon]

Probably the level differences
Since we swapped out a couple of the ships earlier

[whole crypt]

if before retrofit Perseus will probably fare better

[inland shoal]

More like her dmg isn't well suited for most content

[whole crypt]

but Perseus costs gold bulins which you may want to hold for better SR ships

[elfin hollow]

Oh. I got them today and just spent all my books on Laffey because she looked cute.

[south sequoia]

The only time you could argue for unicorn vs perseus is when you use them in operation siren, but uni would still be better unless you adjust your fleet to lose 1 slot of not doing damage

[cobalt rapids]

percy does better in my opsi mob than uni

[whole crypt]

so IJN pair/Implacable/Unzen/Moshiro/JintsuuM?

[elfin hollow]

My previous one was this.

[inland shoal]

On stronghold bosses?

[steady beacon]

No, you keep Avrora over JintM

[whole crypt]

[cobalt rapids]

uni doesnt get 2 strikes off inbetween so percy keeps my fleet healthy

[tame orchid]

Like volga?

[steady beacon]

Oh actually, I never asked Rice who he's intending to replace but uh
That's who I'm replacing at least...

[whole crypt]

just don't take more damage than Unicorn can heal in 1 launch

[steady beacon]

I'm willing to shuffle fleet depending on how it goes though

[south sequoia]

Honestly does it matter between uni vs percy if your fleet kills mobs so fast uni isn't able to catch a 2nd strike

[whole crypt]

well my assumption is Avrora because you're mainly buffing torps and Jintsuu also has strong torps, while Avrora does nothing herself

[cobalt rapids]

can you lb1 soyuz? coz then u dont have to bother with penny

[steady beacon]

LBs were indeed the issue we were facing

[elfin hollow]

I’m Lv.31.

[tame orchid]

Ig you dont play alot?

[cobalt rapids]

sometimes poison and fires slowly tickles my vang and on hold bosses they die

[south sequoia]

Oh right, overworld dot

[elfin hollow]

Just new.

[steady beacon]

I can't say more without testing
But given that my ultimate goal is juicing Unzen, I'd rather trust in 35% over 25% TRP

[whole crypt]

I'll have to be honest I can't really make a fair evaluation on Unicorn heals vs Perseus for strongholds at least in part because I do almost every fight in strongholds with subs, and for quite a while I've been using triple carrier preload/quicklaunch so Perseus is just gimp in that fleet

[elfin hollow]

No, I only have 1309 of those gears-and a bulin costs 4000.

[whole crypt]

but if you get a heal reversal boss in stronghold, Perseus's second prelaunch will be debuffed

[south sequoia]

@cobalt rapids Do you have a cheat sheet for uss cv fleet set ups with kear I wanna get around to doing akagi shinano mob

[cobalt rapids]

is ur cruiss pass also far and the newcomer support plan ?

[worldly pewter]

soyuz released in feb
if u have played u could have mlbed her easily

[tame orchid]

Yea

Im a month old, missed soyuz event and im lv66

[south sequoia]

sigh

[elfin hollow]

I just had to delete the app due to a busy schedule. I’m sorry.

[tame orchid]

Well ig it doesnt matter

[whole crypt]

my current OS mob fleet is actually RodneyM/Unicorn/Aquila

[steady beacon]

Is the third ship Implac

[elfin hollow]

What does that look like again?

[south sequoia]

percy/uni

its mob after all

[cobalt rapids]

and support plan is somewhere in event tabs

[steady beacon]

No, you're asking for a USS CV fleet cheat sheet...?

[whole crypt]

doesn't support plan also have a counter on the left sidebar

[south sequoia]

oh yeah third ship is implac

[cobalt rapids]

idr tbh

[elfin hollow]

I was told Cruise isn’t that good since the girls there aren’t worth what’s called “dock space”.

[tame orchid]

What 🗿

[whole crypt]

you get the META ship regardless of free or paid pass

and if you don't claim the ship you miss all the resources

[cobalt rapids]

i think u can just alft 46 and give skyraider and beacon to yorki and put kear instead of enty and it should sync

[whole crypt]

there's also an upcoming update that will give META their own dock unlimited space

so do your cruise stuff and claim it

[steady beacon]

In about... a month, if the devs are to be believed, there will be a separate META dock
Don't miss the rewards for one dock space right now lol

[whole crypt]

I mean if you're still quite new you'll probably have enough space to last until META dock comes, whenever that is

[elfin hollow]

Wait it’s not coming next month?

[whole crypt]

chances are it'll come around CN anniversary, which will be late May

[elfin hollow]

What if the person I get isn’t transported to that dock due to technicality issues?

[whole crypt]

but we don't yet have an exact date

if there's a technical issue that your META ship doesn't go to the META dock that's not a you issue, that's a dev issue

which means they will fix it

[tame orchid]

Support exists, just ask em

[elfin hollow]

Do you think the current person is worth getting..?

[whole crypt]

the ship is meh but how does that matter if she won't take space

[tame orchid]

If you mean vampire meta she's trash

But missing out on the other rewards is not good

[whole crypt]

you're missing all of the resources in the cruise pass just for that 1 dock space until META dock comes

[tame orchid]

They give cubes and exp diaries

[tranquil crescent]

how do i farm specialized cores

[tame orchid]

Cubes will help for upcoming UR

[inner delta]

you play normal stages or events

[whole crypt]

this is what you'll miss every 2 months for not claiming your cruise pass

[south sequoia]

You also get them from weeklies and opsi

[elfin hollow]

Opsi?

[tame orchid]

Operation siren

Unlocks at lv60

[whole crypt]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Shops#Specialized_Core_Collection_Plan

[worn dragon]

Guys what are the drop rate for retrofit blueprint

[inner delta]

not known

[tame orchid]

Dont know

[south sequoia]

Server side

[wise knoll]

so its the final day of opsi before reset, and i got ton of ap boxes and i heard a few ways to get ur prints is do strong hold and cat salvage.
which node should i spam for cat salvage to get some ur prints

[whole crypt]

only cat salvage has a chance to drop, strongholds spawn with 2 cat dives
you still want to clear strongholds for gold plates and tokens to buy shit if you haven't cleared out shops

UR prints cost quite a bit of tokens in shops

[worldly pewter]

i think UR print drop chance are extremely low
they are like a surprise bonus

[worn dragon]

What is Opsi for ?

[whole crypt]

farming gold plates and gear lab materials

[worn dragon]

Is the UR drop rate wheb you build a ship geniuely 1.2% ?

[elfin hollow]

Is the outcome of those rewards which I’m able to claim over the span in a month outweigh the fact that I might not finish the entire Cruise, therefore not only will I become unable to claim all those goodies, but I’ll get a bad ship.

Even then, I can still get a Bulin via shop, and if it’s a matter of “LB” the lady with blue hair, then there should be a counterpoint of what if a better ship comes during the month of May?

[whole crypt]

yes

[inner delta]

ofc, game list it as 1.2

[whole crypt]

we have no reason to doubt the build drop rates

[worn dragon]

Hmmm cuz I did around 200 rolls and got none

[wise knoll]

understood but your you guys what is your perfered nodes?, last i checked some has been pointing me to this node to spam on the last day for cat dives, i already cleared all nodes and got the important stuff from the supply shop

[cobalt rapids]

ure stressing too much over a temporary -1 dockspace

but yes the rewards are worth it even if u dont finish it

[inner delta]

that's just bad luck not 1.2% at fault

[whole crypt]

200 pulls doesn't mean you're guaranteed a drop with 1.2%

[worn dragon]

I hate this game

[whole crypt]

but I guess you have enough to claim pity

[tame orchid]

...i aint saying anything on the topic off other game drop rates

[whole crypt]

guess gachas arent' for you then

[south sequoia]

if you have everything done from loggers, to abyssals to arbys to strongholds and etc, you can just spend your ap boxes away at any c5 node

[worn dragon]

(I love this game)

[tame orchid]

Dont stress over -1 dock space lolz the cruise missions are worth it

[worn dragon]

How should I spend my rubies ?
Oath rings ?

[whole crypt]

spamming C5 for cat dives is the last thing you do

[south sequoia]

1.2% is super generous given the ships strength and compared to other gachas

[iron briar]

Guys which ur ships are added in permanent pool?

[worn dragon]

Dock expansion ?
Domain expansion ?

[tame orchid]

NJ and nano

[cobalt rapids]

nj and shinano

[whole crypt]

dock and dorm

[worn dragon]

I know, but damn I'm unlucky

[south sequoia]

Dormitory space and Dock space

[iron briar]

Gosh no musahi

[south sequoia]

Do not spend gems on expanding the dorm, spend the gems on the dorm slots

[whole crypt]

you have to be super inactive to not be able to complete cruise
and you're stressing out over 1 dock space which will soon be 0 dock space

[worn dragon]

What about oath rings ?
I see people oath alot of ship girls

[cobalt rapids]

💳

[worn dragon]

For morale recover, right ?

[tame orchid]

Doit if you wanna ig

[whole crypt]

off the top of my head you can't expand dorm directly with gems, besides buying dorm tokens or some shit

[tame orchid]

You need money

[south sequoia]

Spending f2p gems on oath rings is just asking for you to make your game experience to be painful

[iron briar]

Oath every girl and go bankrupt

[steady beacon]

People who use auto Kear/Implac/Yorktown for OpSi bosses
Do y'all run double TB on Implac to keep her synced up with Skyraider Yorktown?

[south sequoia]

It's not bad in a sense that it will softlock you but grinding amd quality of life features such as lack of dorm and dock will make it really hard to grind from day to day

[whole crypt]

the answer is don't use Skyraider on Yorktown

[elfin hollow]

Let me contact my advisor.

[south sequoia]

Yas

[tame orchid]

Is there a guide for opsi btw

[iron briar]

Guys, i hope that musashi get a rerun soon

[tame orchid]

Im fucking confused

[steady beacon]

So Tenrai then
Jeez
This is why I manual, clearly

[south sequoia]

Morale recovery and passive exp gain from first floor
2nd floor of dorm doesn't give exp but it gives better morale recovery

[inner delta]

ntk is right there, you dont use skyraider. Are you doing the cn kear build

[whole crypt]

if your advisor is the person telling you not to claim the cruise pass for that 1 dock space you need a new advisor

[tame orchid]

Is he trolling

[cobalt rapids]

wdym not use skyraider

[whole crypt]

not soon enough, maybe later this year

[cobalt rapids]

im pretty sure beacon skyraider beats 2x cata tenrai

[inner delta]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/901103255935942706/1197934002863083610/kear.png?ex=6631beba&is=66306d3a&hm=3e7cb240b74e24db12bce44df973b230492299d0648a351ac7ad6668304d1ba8&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=705&height=129

[whole crypt]

you don't use Tenrai/Skyraider for boss comp

[signal jackal]

hah wrong ping

[south sequoia]

You're a new player
You won't miraculously gain 150 unique ships in a span of a month for you to stress over 1 dock slot being taken up by a meta ship

[tame orchid]

Who should i put in more priority to retrofit, helena or laffey

[elfin hollow]

NO, (I’m sorry.)

[signal jackal]

nah dun worry abt it

[whole crypt]

the only time you use Skyraider is on Enterprise accelerated by Yorktown II, or when you're trying to break up the timing

[steady beacon]

Clearly we are not on the same page then...

[cobalt rapids]

🤝

[elfin hollow]

…What page are you on

[inner delta]

im in the same page as ntk

[south sequoia]

@elfin hollow, anyways keep kazagumo for later

[cobalt rapids]

what are u acelerating ur cvs like that for unless its for 20s shields

[steady beacon]

20s shields are a valid reason tbf
I will just take my manual and go

[whole crypt]

consistency

[elfin hollow]

Okay fine I’ll claim the silly rewards

[whole crypt]

I'm not swapping planes when I run into a 20s-something boss

[elfin hollow]

I can’t do it. I’m worrying too much.

[whole crypt]

good luck skipping all the crusie pass resources until they add META dock then

[worldly pewter]

boys are these wyvern trp ?

[whole crypt]

probably

[south sequoia]

You're worrying over a problem that will seriously not affect you for the next what? 2- 4 months?

and 2-4 months is assuming absolute worst case scenario

[elfin hollow]

I’m a worrywart.

[trim pebble]

Is there a way to spend mass amounts of oil? I’ve been at cap and can’t spend it fast enough

[whole crypt]

if you're not already capping out dock space you don't even need to worry, at all

[south sequoia]

either grind away your events and w9+ or spend it on curry dorm food

[inner delta]

it can be many things

[worldly pewter]

yeah i think u are right

[sharp socket]

i did buy alot of naval curry when i was 12k overflow in oil

[whole crypt]

thing is most TB torps look the same I can't tell you which torps are which exactly

[south sequoia]

It's a bit hard to tell since some torpedos share the same visual, if you want to differentiate wyvern torps from your regular torpedo bombers use a gear skin

[tame orchid]

Im never in overflow, i spend it on farming so

[sharp socket]

i cant farm fast enough because of oilcap and morale, literally have to farm like 3 times a day which is hard

[whole crypt]

curry is good spend if you really can't use your oil in time

[sharp socket]

i mean i can auto AL while in a lecture hall but i dont think its a good idea

[small fern]

My points didnt come up what do i do

[worldly pewter]

push higher stages
they consume more oil for more coins

[whole crypt]

what did you do to think your KMS tech should have gone up

[elfin hollow]

@south sequoia Can you explain what this?

[small fern]

I got z46-

[tame orchid]

i use mine for FDG

[steady beacon]

Those are generic DR blueprints, that can be converted into specific blueprints of the ship of your choice

[south sequoia]

Blueprints, they are used for PR ships

[whole crypt]

did you already have Z46 before

[elfin hollow]

Are all of them good?

[worldly pewter]

something u use later
hoard for now

[south sequoia]

PR ships are upgraded differently from your regular ships, they use these blueprints to get enhancements and stars to get stronger.

[whole crypt]

most of them are really good, but it's not something you need to worry about for the next 2-3 months at least

[south sequoia]

But since you are new you really shouldn't worry about these until you're much much later into the game

[whole crypt]

like, top meta good

[small fern]

Nope

[whole crypt]

well did it tell you Z46 is new when you claimed her

[small fern]

Yes

[elfin hollow]

Yeah. Oh, by the way, I’m expanding my dorm area with the gems, now all four of them can sleepovers.

[whole crypt]

then your KMS tech should have gone up by 22 points

you'll probably want to stop at 4 slots for dorm for now

[south sequoia]

4 should be enough

5 - 6 get expensive

[small fern]

maybe it did and i didnt notice

[whole crypt]

if you really want to be sure, go into the tech menu and filter by KMS, then add up the tech for everything you have now, it should add up correctly

tech system has basically not been broken since they started using it, so odds are you just didn't notice

[elfin hollow]

Regarding my current fleet, is there anyone who needs to have their things levelled when it comes to superpowers?

[tame orchid]

unicorn, level her healing skill

[small fern]

seems about riht so i didnt notice

[tame orchid]

should be top priority

[worldly pewter]

1 thing i can tell u
divergent chessboard

spend the daily 4 tickets there for the time being until this event ends and go ham on them before the cn anni

[tame orchid]

so if im farming SP5, how would i go about rotating between two fleets

[elfin hollow]

I heard her retrofit is more important..?

[tame orchid]

I mean getting her retrofit and levelling her skills are two different things, and theres the fast tactical training rn

[elfin hollow]

Oh true

[tame orchid]

just max out the skill, it carries over to her retrofit anyways

[worldly pewter]

this question is ambiguous
there is a setting under the cat selection box in which u can rotate the mob and boss fleets

[whole crypt]

how many dorm space do you have again?

[tame orchid]

174

[whole crypt]

sorry dorm

[tame orchid]

8 dorm space

[whole crypt]

if all 6 mob fleet ships are in dorm and that's not enough then all I can say is take a break

[tame orchid]

nah the mob fleets aint a prob, more like im not sure how to build the fleets, using a 2-2 setup with extra ships to exp grind

[worldly pewter]

for me usually by the end of the 3 runs the ships drop from 150 to 114 and that is when i take a break since i want always the 20% exp buff

[whole crypt]

so what exactly is your problem now?

[tame orchid]

im 1 fleeting SP5 mostly and the second fleet is well, portland is dying

[pure steeple]

Mobile Phone bro

[tame orchid]

should i stop 1 fleeting?

[whole crypt]

is that Portland in fleet 2 not surviving boss?

[worldly pewter]

i can't help with that i suck at mobile tec

[tame orchid]

yep

others said increasing evasion helps, just making sure

she's level 100 and MLBed and retrofitted btw

[worldly pewter]

what level is her ?

[whole crypt]

yes it should help
and at worst swap her into your fleet 1 to level her

[fiery pelican]

I'm done with Agir, should I switch to PR5?

[worldly pewter]

the stage has danger level ?

[whole crypt]

chances are your fleet 2 isn't killing fast enough so Portland jsut bites it

[tame orchid]

well she's prob at level 105 now 💀 my coins are out so i cant awaken her

[whole crypt]

then just 1fleet it

[tame orchid]

alr

[pure steeple]

i try to download on my pc, using emulator, but the internet got so slowed when downloading data, umm can you give me advice for emulator to use playing AL bro?

[whole crypt]

Bluestacks, LDplayer, MuMu, all should work fine but your mileage may vary

[pure steeple]

hold on, let me try to find it

[worldly pewter]

yeah emulator performance varies between environments it is better to try at least 2 to see which one is better for u

[whole crypt]

if the first one you get works fine you don't really need to try a second one

[uneven cave]

Personal and anecdotal experience tells me LDplayer and MuMu works more consistently than Bluestacks or Nox

[whole crypt]

you usually only find another one if the one you use isn't turning out right

[pure steeple]

alr

[whole crypt]

I gave up on Nox quite a while ago and haven't heard of anyone using it nowadays
I've heard LDP is good now but BS works fine for me
used MuMu CN long ago and that was great too, but then it stopped supporting non-CN game so I had to drop it

[worldly pewter]

yeah sounds like gear issues for the second fleet
are u in ch9 yet ?

[whole crypt]

didn't try MuMu global

[tame orchid]

nah hold off on campaign to farm SP5 because eugen refuses to drop, at ch 8

[whole crypt]

if you're already at 8, clear to 9 and grind there, come back for eugem later there's still over a week

[tame orchid]

at 40k points and still no eugen

[tame orchid]

alr

[whole crypt]

if you're up to 40k maybe just buy her, just farm more points if you need to buy other stuff as well

[elfin hollow]

Oh, that reminds me- prinz eugen-what is she? I saw that I'm going to get her soon. is she worth keeping/

[whole crypt]

OG Eugen is a very tanky CA but does basically nothing else besides tank

getting the base copy is basically free to newbies but we don't recommend raising her because she's not worth the cost for early game

[winter condor]

Question for agir there is outside the purple gun one easy to obtain? outside the kron (parlament event) one

[elfin hollow]

better than portland??

[worldly pewter]

any idea why sam put these core kms sub in the collection tag ?

[whole crypt]

more durable than Portland, but irrelevant levels of durability and more expensive, and does less damage

[inland shoal]

Thx to gold bulin cost and beginner missions, no

[inland shoal]

Cuz you only need the tech pts you get from collection from those 2

[elfin hollow]

Ooo..

[whole crypt]

it's based on the tech points needed to unlock stuff, and you don't need more than collection, probably stopped at collection because the MLB points don't add that much, and subs being harder to raise

[tame orchid]

for grinding chapter 9 i should grind 9-4, right?

[whole crypt]

9-1 for XP, 9-4 for coin, at least until you unlock higher

[steady beacon]

Depends on how easy you find getting her gun from PR4
It might take a couple of weeks depending on your print luck...

[winter condor]

the c/39? really low luck XD

[worldly pewter]

@steady beacon i think i have to go with 2 radars i did my best 0 drops out of the last 5 prints in the last 5 days

[whole crypt]

besides the catchup prints you'll probably have Agir gun before you have enough prints for Agir to be really good

[winter condor]

the series 2 could be more easy?

[whole crypt]

just be sure you're focused on PR4

please do not focus PR2

[steady beacon]

Sure, just go in and do your best
Nothing you can do when RNG messes with you lol

[winter condor]

i have enough for have her at lvl 20 but yeah is a work in progress

[worldly pewter]

yeah i was indirectly asking u who should i sacrifice ?

[winter condor]

still 800k exp also for unlock

[steady beacon]

The agony of choice

[crisp estuary]

[winter condor]

my idea is to swap carl for her so the vanguard is going to be agir mainz and krons

[whole crypt]

you still miss quite a bit of her durability before dev25
just keep researching PR4 and pick good researches that'll drop gear prints

you'll need to do it to get more Tenrai anyway, agir gun aside

[winter condor]

oks thanks

i need to give all for my queen

[whole crypt]

I see it quite common, newer players "giving their all for the waifu", which ends up just making things more painful when it's something you can sort out at reasonable pace just playing efficiently

[warm flax]

Is Laffey 2 torp focused?

[steady beacon]

Ngl, the issue is someone is going to have their hit rate utterly tanked and uh... I'm contemplating absurd options to try and save your ACC right now lol
Really wish for Aurora right now
OK, in view of trying to keep yourself synced and her fast cooldown, I think you should sacrifice UvH
Double shell and pray

[winter condor]

welp i'm not newer xD just lazy about pr stuff

i have some pr 1 -2 and 3 ships and wanted now agir

[steady beacon]

She can be if you want her to
All jokes aside... she's more of an all-rounder really

[south sequoia]

All rounder

[steady beacon]

Like she definitely does not have an absurd skew like Shimakaze

[whole crypt]

she has decent-ish gun damage but the drones scale off TRP, so it depends on what your real question is

[south sequoia]

If you want absolute offense you can slap torps on her since she scales off trp, but that depends on you

and generally not worth it

[warm flax]

Who deserves the rainbow gun between her and Sandy

[whole crypt]

if you're using both together I'd put on San Diego

but it could also depend on what your other DD gun options are

[warm flax]

Lemme check

[whole crypt]

then yeh if just between those 2 I'd give it to San Diego and give Laffey probably one of the harbin guns

[steady beacon]

With MGM2 Sandy should win in the pure firepower damage department one would imagine, so I'd keep it on Sandy

Harbin or Pompeo gun according to your enemy armour type (assuming this is a boss, anyway)

[warm flax]

idk there's like 3 bosses in w15

They on separate fleet I believe

[whole crypt]

which stage in 15

[frank pulsar]

3 boss is 15-4 only

[warm flax]

I haven't touched it yet, but I have it unlocked

[steady beacon]

Ngl, once you get Akizuki Kais you kinda forget what you're supposed to equip on DDs otherwise

Well, apart from the blue guns on my torp memers anyway

[whole crypt]

you don't have to worry about multiple bosses until 15-3, and the DD guns won't be the thing that makes or breaks your fleet

[warm flax]

Well I thought balancing out is important

[whole crypt]

not really, not this detail at least

[steady beacon]

As long as you're using good DD guns, the world won't end if you're not using the BiS

[south sequoia]

If sandy and laffey had much bigger gun damage to the point what gun they use makes or breaks the fleet it'd make sense but in this case if you slap a good dd gun you'd be set

All that matters is your vanguard is surviving, providing good enough damage and is shooting down planes

[warm flax]

Noted

[whole crypt]

also shooting down suicide boats, of which the guns discussed should all do fine

[sharp token]

Does High-Efficiency Combat Logistics Plan affects the morale too?

[steady beacon]

It does

[sharp token]

so it's like time efficient only

[south sequoia]

Yep

hence why it's only recommended if you are short in time

[sharp socket]

what do i get in event shop after getting PR/DR prints and cog array

[south sequoia]

eugen/towel/oil/coins/whatever else

[sharp socket]

is uugen good

[south sequoia]

eugens good

[crisp estuary]

[south sequoia]

not amazing or anything spectacular

but good enough

[crisp estuary]

Mugen or Hagumo?

[sharp socket]

will she help me in w13+

[whole crypt]

depends on what you lack

[south sequoia]

Hagumo?

[sharp socket]

i lack a good vanguard

[whole crypt]

and where are you in the game now

[sharp socket]

my vanguard does jack shit most of the time

[crisp estuary]

Wait, was that her name? Portland Plus Ultra?

[whole crypt]

if you want good vanguard for 14/15 eugem isn't it

[south sequoia]

Haguro? Eugem would be a bit better

[whole crypt]

what chapter are you on now

[south sequoia]

well not a bit, she would be a lot better

[crisp estuary]

Powercreep
Eugen finally good

[whole crypt]

eugen was always good for one thing and one thing only

[south sequoia]

good damage, potent self-sustain, buffing

[crisp estuary]

Eh. Not even good enough AA to not die in plane hell

[whole crypt]

I don't consider eugen and eugem to be the same ship for "how good said ship is"

[south sequoia]

Eugen was always a good tank, it's just you never really find a time out of your day to go out of your way to pick her over other options

early - mid portland is less expensive and required for missions
by mid - late you should have already unlocked PR and grabbed roon. agir and anchorage

[whole crypt]

Eugen dying in a plane hell is the player issue with AA, not Eugen's durability

[sharp socket]

my vanguard just doesnt do anything the torps just miss all the time

[whole crypt]

torps are RNG cope

[south sequoia]

From a late game boss fight stand point you would rather be using eugen over portland

[whole crypt]

thing is you keep saying your vanguards do nothing without telling us who these vanguards are and what chapter you're on

[crisp estuary]

Isn't Portland ehp vs ch13 higher than Eugen?

[meager fox]

Is my second fleet good?

[south sequoia]

Huh, was it?

[south sequoia]

Is your first fleet levelled?

[sharp socket]

im on 11-4 right now

[crisp estuary]

2019-2020 calc

[steady beacon]

Before anything else, why is Unicorn in your second fleet?

[whole crypt]

I don't have mebot's table on hand but I suspect Eugen has higher eHP than Portland even on plane hells now

[meager fox]

Because of prinz Eugen u passive

[meager fox]

Yes i will show you later

[steady beacon]

So then who is healing your first fleet?

[south sequoia]

Eugens passive is recovered by herself very easily

[meager fox]

Idk but since im using the normal prinz eugun im getting healing

[whole crypt]

Eugem can recover HP assuming shit is easy to kill

[whole crypt]

I don't see enough ships tagged to tell me what your actual vanguard is

[steady beacon]

... Since when can Eugen base heal...?

[sharp socket]

what the hell does that mean

[meager fox]

This is my first fleet

[warm flax]

Eugen muse worst than Roon muse?

[south sequoia]

the healing comes from volga

[steady beacon]

Oh, OK, you have Volga...

[south sequoia]

not eugen

[sharp socket]

the first 6 ships are the vanguard that i use

[whole crypt]

why are you using three fleets instead of 2
and which is your mob fleet or boss fleet

[south sequoia]

Anyways, from where you are at

• Drop kronshtadt
• Do not make a second fleet

[meager fox]

Idk how to play i started 2 weeks ago

[inland shoal]

Since she equipped a toolbox

[south sequoia]

https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/newbie_tips

[whole crypt]

I'm looking at levels where early ship rec and newbie tips still apply in full force

[sharp socket]

its 3 fleets because im doing event and spreading ships for better morale efficiency

anyway heres the mob and boss fleet arranged

[whole crypt]

what if I told you what you're doing is plain wrong and not helping me understand what your actual vanguard problem is

[steady beacon]

Gonna take a stab that, at least in terms of combination potential due to Roon Muse's debuffs, yes...
But in other scenarios, I cannot really say for sure...

[whole crypt]

is that... Unicorn on your boss fleet?

[sharp socket]

boss and mob*

[meager fox]

Should I show my whole ship?

[sharp socket]

images sent wrong

[whole crypt]

Saratoga, Hood and Portland move to mob, have Portland tank
Soyuz, Enterprise and Helena move to boss

unless you're trying to level Soyuz and Enterprise then they can stay put for now

[worldly pewter]

if u get anchorage and agir ur vanguard situation will get massively upgraded and also fdg for the main line
but i think based on the pic u posted in the 27th the main fleet is more worrying

[whole crypt]

also, vanguard doing low damage is normal

[sharp socket]

anyway what i mean about my vanguard not doing shit is seeing saratoga and hood whack 10 bars each off the boss and wipe the map of mobs

[whole crypt]

lategame is mostly main fleet damage unless you're using Unzen or Hindenburg

[sharp socket]

i thought im still somewhere in early-mid

[whole crypt]

you vanguard is mostly just to thin trash and suidcide boats for your main fleet to hit hard targets

[warm flax]

vanguard for intercept purposes

[sharp socket]

alright then

i know my boss and mob have proper arrangements but im leveling the mob until its like 120

[whole crypt]

there's no clear definition of early-mid-late game, it's more of when your ships get the levels, LB and gear for the dynamic to shift, which usually by around ch6-7

[sharp socket]

also i have essex lying around does she go in boss or mob

[worldly pewter]

i wont base ur progression on having soyuz but more of the gear u have too generally having good fleets with bad gear isn't the play most of the time
but the opposite is true

[meager fox]

What should i replace my unicorn with actually?i have alot ssr that i don't use

[sharp socket]

never remove unicorn

she heals big

[meager fox]

Well you guys said she's useless on my team

Fleet*

[warm flax]

Who said that

[blissful hamlet]

does opsi mission reset on monthly reset?

[whole crypt]

used to be good
medicore nowadays be decent for ch13

[undone plover]

always use unicorn.
u also should be limit breaking your ships
gascogne muse is whatever. do you have a better BB?
also u are using too many gold ships. it will hurt your progression
read this https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/newbie_tips

[whole crypt]

if you haven't leveled her I wouldn't bother starting now

[sharp socket]

i have her MLB and lv95

[bleak mica]

find and slap those people

[wary hawk]

Only time I can imagine someone calling unicorn bad would be in a bossing fleet, but the easy solution to this problem is to move her to your mobbing fleet

[meager fox]

I can't just limit break all, I'm struggling to level up some ships

[whole crypt]

is this supposed to be your mob fleet

[whole crypt]

she'll work in ch13 mobbing but I don't think you really need her

[sharp socket]

just cause theyre gold doesnt necessarily mean theyre good

[undone plover]

@meager fox
this should be your fleet for now
penny/unicorn/taihou
portland/starter DD/helena

[whole crypt]

this is why the early recs are basically all low rarity ships, because at those levels you will lack bulins and coins to LB SRs and a lot of them are 🚮

[wary hawk]

With the bb center

[warm flax]

What's the combo counter on the left when sorteing?

[sharp socket]

centre takes the bulk of main fleet damage so put bb/bc there because they have big hp

[wary hawk]

Just a funny event gimmick, doesnt affect gameplay

[whole crypt]

muse event gimmick, it's just counting number of mob nodes killed and does practically nothing

[meager fox]

Okay thanks but this would probably be my second fleet since i did alot for my first fleet

[whole crypt]

that's not how the game works

[sharp socket]

vanguard first slot also gets hit alot, followed by 3rd slot and middle slot is safest

[frank pulsar]

how many enemy flowers you've sunk, perfect means you got s clear
theres a 3* condition called full combo, basically this is what it's referring to

[whole crypt]

you use one fleet you can actually raise

not 2 fleets that get everything spread out and not be enough to clear content

[undone plover]

if u use your current fleet u will struggle... u wont have enough bulins to limit break them and u will hit a wall at some point

[meager fox]

I played the game without any guidance at first

[whole crypt]

which is why you're having trouble now

[undone plover]

it is fine u havent invested a lot into em. they are all 3 stars meaning u spent 0 gold bulins which is good

[whole crypt]

I mean you don't have to copy the starter fleet completely

[wary hawk]

Its all relative, you can grind low level stages until you have every character maxed out, this is just advice to get there faster and more efficiently

[whole crypt]

I think you'll be fine using that MLB eugen to tank while raising the other starter fleet ships

but you'll eventually want to raise Portland anyway for newbie missions

[meager fox]

I don't have penny and helena

[undone plover]

generally u want to reach chapter 9 at least before thinking about raising a second fleet. once u are there u can raise whoever u want.

[whole crypt]

they're in guild shop

and no you don' t need to be in a guild

[sharp socket]

you can just join a random guild then when you’ve played for longer you can join a better guild

[whole crypt]

yeh but guild shop doesn't need you to be in a guild to use it, and you also start with 4k guild coins

[sinful elk]

What are the chances for the guild shop to sell T3 Blueprints

[whole crypt]

it's random, just wait for it to rotate in

[sinful elk]

Rngus blessing?

[whole crypt]

you can use Unicorn and Eugen to carry the "new" ships for the starter fleet

[sharp socket]

aw shit i need to do iron blood fleet tech for agir now

[meager fox]

Which

[wary hawk]

Penny/helena/portland etc

[vagrant otter]

what ship's worth getting in the guild shop once I got uni, penny, port, and helena? I'm new btw

[meager fox]

My normal one is level 90 while the u is probably 30

[whole crypt]

use Eugen + Unicorn to carry starter DD + Portland and Pennsylvannia, the third main fleet ship is whatever but for now I recommend raising Shinano-chan

[warm flax]

Are subs experiencing OOA debuff cuz they forcefully lose ammo

[whole crypt]

subs aren't affected by your ammo count and they have their own ammo which is needed to be summoned

[meager fox]

Isn't shinano chan is temporary unless i do her trust mission?

[whole crypt]

the trust mission is just keep clearing stages

[sinful elk]

Just play the game normally and you will get her

[wary hawk]

Unless you stop playing for a week youll get her

[whole crypt]

have to be ch3+ or something I think but event stages should also work

yeh unless you really don't sortie over the next week or so you'll get her

[sinful elk]

Also unicorn needs to be lvl 90 to ve retrofited yes?

[whole crypt]

should be

[sinful elk]

Thats pain

[sharp socket]

i prefarmed all retro for sandy who do i farm next

[wary hawk]

Unicorn will innevietably end up being your highest exp unit and shes good even before retro, so dont worry about it

[eternal basalt]

*2 weeks

[sinful elk]

Farming the current event sp5 doesnt give that much exp anymore so any recommendation

[whole crypt]

if you're in a guild and actively getting enough guild coins you can use guild shop for dupes to LB
otherwise start spending on things like books and plates that will be harder to come by in early game

the other guild shop ships are mostly just collection or tech fodder

[whole crypt]

we're nearly a week in by now, how long is the event running

[warm flax]

If you got essentials from shop then push campaign

[eternal basalt]

2 weeks

[whole crypt]

so about 9 days left

[sinful elk]

I got to 8-4 but my nj and kron drank all the oils (7k to 1k2)

[wary hawk]

Point being, that unit is damn near unmissable

[whole crypt]

event XP is always bad, it's up to you whether you have enough event points to stop and go back to campaign, assuming you're past ch9

[warm flax]

Can you get to world 9 atleast?

[sinful elk]

Almost

[whole crypt]

then keep at SP5, at least it has oil cap until you can grind 9-1

[wary hawk]

Uncapped stages 😩

[sinful elk]

I guess I'll do this

[sharp socket]

roon or santa louis

[eternal basalt]

But world 9 doesn't give gear skin And last day of the month you need to grind 1000 AP

[sharp socket]

saint louis*

[sinful elk]

Roon for fdg

[whole crypt]

neither

[warm flax]

minmax

[sharp socket]

what is fdg i hear this alot

[sinful elk]

Do i consider raising tirpitz if i want to do fdg

[whole crypt]

enhance with coins until d30 then convert prints for proto core

[wary hawk]

Friedrich der grosse

[whole crypt]

not relevant, he's asking what to do with the PR1 prints

you can enhance roon with coins and it'll be a long way till FdG

[meager fox]

Should I replace krons since someone said i should drop her

[wary hawk]

One of the better permanently available BB's

[warm flax]

Yes

[eternal basalt]

If you want to

[warm flax]

I believe your Kron is 3 star

[meager fox]

Of course

[sinful elk]

Well i have 0 iron blood bb aside from her

[whole crypt]

that's why you do chessboard

[eternal basalt]

We have KMS event next month

[whole crypt]

has it already been announced

[wary hawk]

Yorck come home 👀

😭

[warm flax]

Kms which

[whole crypt]

I'm not counting on "Carl's ID means next event is KMS"

[eternal basalt]

"announced" by Carl ID

[crisp wadi]

[whole crypt]

I'm waiting for all the folks to mald when they find out it isn't then, I don't find it reliable grounds to speculate

[warm flax]

Then what Aquila archive?

Or dead week

[eternal basalt]

Well, I do

[warm flax]

In preparation for CN anni

[crisp wadi]

Ded week until cn anniv

[eternal basalt]

Perma small, then prelude

[whole crypt]

the simple assumption is don't take any word for it as long as it's not an official announcement

[warm flax]

I guess they're unpredictable

Why is Rondo hyped btw?

[sinful elk]

Oh yeah one more thing, the stuffs use to craft in gear lab is buyable in opsi?

[wary hawk]

Partially buyable, mostly dropable

[sinful elk]

Certain node or every node?

[frank pulsar]

in the blue ports theres a shop you can buy stuff, im pretty sure every type of material is sold there but theres a limit

[eternal basalt]

Nobody hyps it

[wary hawk]

Well you're best off just doing the content, but once youre out you just spam C5's and farm cats in hope you get lucky

[warm flax]

Idk I have seen people the past month

[wary hawk]

New Yorck skin give me Rondo!!!!

[hollow gust]

[warm flax]

Any good ships?

[eternal basalt]

❌

[wary hawk]

Overwhelmingly mediocre

But theyre very cute

[sinful elk]

Ah, again, being lucky isn't my thing

[hollow gust]

Sure? Emden can be used for faction fleeting hoes

[crisp wadi]

Missing Emden

[wary hawk]

I believe in you!

[warm flax]

b-b-but faction fleet is bad right

[eternal basalt]

Embden is hot, but not good

[wary hawk]

That seems like an oxymoron

[warm flax]

Maybe KMS is considerable

[wary hawk]

Faction fleets as a concept isnt bad, but using bad ships to satisfy a faction requirement is bad

[warm flax]

Or something like NJ-Enty-Indep

[crisp wadi]

Just go to general b4 we get redacted

[crisp estuary]

[sinful elk]

Does uni skill lvl get carried over when she gets retrofited chat?

[wary hawk]

Yea

[warm flax]

Yes

[sinful elk]

I guess im spamming her training now

[eternal basalt]

All retrofits

[hollow gust]

So you are making worse fleets to satisfy faction requirements? So faction fleets are worse?

[south sequoia]

Faction fleets as a concept are still bad since you would limit yourself from using ships from other factions in which case it would have developed a better fleet, not to mention the cost and investmemts just to make it work just for it fall short

[plain saffron]

it's actually more to other way. but usually the one with faction reqs are filled with good ship that just happened to be faction needed

like imagine doing KMS mob fleet(they don't have healer)

[hollow gust]

Also pretty meh

[whole crypt]

IJN CV fleet is a great example of "good ships that turned out to be the same faction"
building around faction first as a premise locks you out of options

[wary hawk]

Oh sorry I think I worded that poorly. Im saying that a faction fleet can still be strong if it doesn't come at the consequence of using bad ships. While this is unlikely to happen, seeing a faction buff shouldnt automatically make you think that its inherently useless

[eternal basalt]

Helps they get an UR each year

[forest palm]

even then that fleet is still missing Helena, or Sirius, which means it'd be overall lacking

[meager fox]

I actually don't know who should i replace krons with, any recommendations?

[hollow gust]

The best CB for cvs is eagle

[uneven cave]

Faction fleet bad
But why would you make that stop you from making one

[warm flax]

I'd raise Portland and use Eugen at the mean time

[plain saffron]

anything is good enough if you know what you're doing

[frank pulsar]

that eugen is a much better option considering your kron has 0 lb

[meager fox]

Which Eugen

[warm flax]

The oathed

[frank pulsar]

the one thats oathed

[keen sable]

No one? Do you have 4 urins?

[frank pulsar]

third slot just use a dps

your dock looks like its too early for you to be using second fleet

[warm flax]

Oh yeah he's missing a 3rd ship

[uneven cave]

Gameplay wise not significant, but 'tis was a good event for historians and lore hunters

[eternal basalt]

Doubt it, and then you don t want to use them on Kronk

[keen sable]

8?

[plain saffron]

how can you look at that dock and think they even have 4 URins

[eternal basalt]

The newbie doesn't have 120k like us

[plain saffron]

g-gif in my gph??

[frank pulsar]

us? just you man, im starved for bulin too

[crisp wadi]

Who's better to invest between wolf pack or fishes sub ?

[hollow gust]

Skill issue

[hollow gust]

Well fishes are generally better but the difference is marginal , just upgrade whichever one is closer

[main latch]

What should i pick up with my core data

[versed elk]

starved for bulins? just get 70k merit a month

[frank pulsar]

fishpack is slightly better, if you already invested into one just stick to it

[frank pulsar]

/coredata

[odd root]

https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/images/equip_misc/Core_Data_Priority.jpeg

[warm flax]

Is there a niche use for wolf pack that makes them better than uss trio?

[keen sable]

#bot-spam /coredata

[plain saffron]

teach me how to buy UR bulins with medals pvp man

[versed elk]

soon tm

[atomic abyss]

Let's keep the gifs out of here ye?

[eternal basalt]

1000 specialised core?

[plain saffron]

yeah but still timegated

[versed elk]

[heavy ember]

ive been out of typuc from the game is it still the same?
-farm daily, level ships to 120, go to opsi farm UR prints get stronger or is there new shit

[warm flax]

TB

[frank pulsar]

also research and events, thats about it

[heavy ember]

sick

in terms of opsi tho are the wyverns the main aim still?

[frank pulsar]

theres challenge mode and META if youre interested in difficult stuff

[whole crypt]

gold plates

[woeful forge]

I keep seeing people say this but like
y tho
CB is CB if you don't have any yet
I guess it slows down catching up on UR CVs and BBs but it's not that bad of an opportunity cost if you're getting every UR bullin available, I think?

[plain saffron]

there's a lot more good gear in gear lab other than wyvern

[frank pulsar]

after you get like 2 or 3 you start making other ur gear like twin 100 kai and the 57mm aa gun
457 and drake gun also craftable but both very low prio, theres a new rocket parallel tb but thats also low prio so

[whole crypt]

wyverns are only the main aim when you don't have enough of them

[eternal basalt]

Cause a new UR next month

[plain saffron]

even if you get all bulins we barely get enough

[warm flax]

She's a vanguard and isn't really that impactful considering there are alternatives

[frank pulsar]

you get enough tanks for 4 fleets from just research alone

[heavy ember]

i see tyty

[frank pulsar]

so naturally a tank that costs ur bulin would be less desirable

[hollow gust]

Plymouth Anchor Brest Agir Azuma , lots of options in PR, kron isn't very special

[torn raft]

which ur gear lab gear should i prioritize?

[plain saffron]

/gearlab

[odd root]

https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/images/equip_misc/Gear_Lab_Priority.jpeg

[warm flax]

Is drake gun just there cuz top secret?

[frank pulsar]

wdym?

[warm flax]

I mean it's the only use

For the the top secret item

[solid maple]

Drake gun 🚮

[frank pulsar]

457 and spearfish use it

[worn dragon]

Guys

[warm flax]

I see

[worn dragon]

Does mails expire ?

[frank pulsar]

no

[worldly pewter]

finally i m free after 20 hours wish me gl for harbiter boys

[worn dragon]

U r not

[late flame]

#al-general will cheer for you i'm sure

[keen sable]

#off-topic

[eternal basalt]

1, EVER

[worn dragon]

Start an alt

[plain saffron]

reset tomorrow

[worldly pewter]

3 hours for me

[worn dragon]

What should I buy ?

[plain saffron]

still tomorrow technically

[plain saffron]

https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/shop_priority#medal

[warm flax]

Gold Bulin

[steady beacon]

Living on the edge
That said, ganbatte~

[whole crypt]

only 162 to burn, I call that a win compared to last 2 months

[worn dragon]

I see I'll gacha till deatg

[frank pulsar]

save your pulls, new ultra rare coming soon in a few weeks

[worn dragon]

I did, I meant requisittinv

[worldly pewter]

this is 120 agir as promised
barely enough coins

[frank pulsar]

requisition is a scam

[eternal basalt]

NOOOOOO

[whole crypt]

requisition pool is 🚮
just save the medals for bulins when you'll need them
or just it to buy shit like books and dorm food

[worn dragon]

I GOT NEW JERSEY LETS GO (real)

[inner delta]

[worldly pewter]

oh i forgot about the 3rd fg 109

[whole crypt]

even the PR/DR prints are an okay deal if you're not done

[south sequoia]

Leave the blogging nexg time somewhere else please

[whole crypt]

sam should add grey plates to the medal priority for lategamers

[worldly pewter]

missing 16 prints
burn proto right ?

[whole crypt]

if you're not doing PR4 anymore sure

[eternal basalt]

16 shouldn't take too long

[worn dragon]

How do ypu get tech points ?

[whole crypt]

I keep 100 of each series gear print selectors sitting around just in case, but I have proto core to burn, not sure about you

what was the command again, /fleettech?

[eternal basalt]

/fleettech

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Q: How do I get more fleet technology points?
You get fleet tech points by:

1. Collecting the ship (~20%)
2. Max Limit Breaking it (~45%)
3. Achieving level 120 (~35%)

-Higher rarity ships gives more fleet tech pts .
-Heavier ship hulls also gives more fleet tech pts: CV=BB>CA>CL>DD

Side notes:
-PR ships give more fleet tech pts than normal but follow the above formula with development 30 replacing MLB.
-META ships are considered a separate META faction. They give same bonuses as their non-META versions.
-Collab ships, Muse and little versions of ships e.g. Li'l Sandy, Clevelad and Lena etc do not give any fleet tech pts.
-Iron Blood faction ships receive double the normal tech points compared to other nations.

For more information and exact amounts, consult the wiki

[steady beacon]

Ngl, I realised thanks to certain inspirations from other sources that uh... I vastly overestimated the potency of the anti-shell shield... and that it is actually possible to full auto one-fleet no sub, no Helena kill April Temperance using BBs
So... with enough Helena luck for your BBs, I wonder if it's necessary to spend those protos right now
How about give it a try first, see how it goes? If your CVs aren't doing enough, then just reset the battle and get the Bf109G if needed

[worn dragon]

Ohhhhhhhh

[warm flax]

Should I do pr6 and grab shimanto (100 prints away) or get 2nd ply gun

[south sequoia]

Do pr6

You can buy a 2nd plygun from core shop mind you

[worn dragon]

So if I just keep on mlbing Unicorn over and over again and then dismantle her again and again, creating a vicious cycle of pain and suffering I will get a tiny bit of Tech point, right ?

[warm flax]

I took it all

[whole crypt]

finish a series before you go backwards for gear, otherwise you'll just keep being behind with every new series release

[south sequoia]

While the gun maybe amazing it's still important to finish other seasons

[warm flax]

I dev30ed ply and Harbin just so you know

[worn dragon]

Only for the first time ?

[late flame]

fleettech doesnt work that way bud

[whole crypt]

you can go back to do more PR5 after you're done with 6, and maybe again when 7 releases and you're done with that, and sooner or later q152s will be in lab or something

[worn dragon]

Ah dang

[south sequoia]

Still gotta finish the rest of the system, gear is important but so are finishing seasons

[whole crypt]

fleet tech are milestone achievements per unique ship entry, reacquiring the same ship and raising it doesn't do anything

[south sequoia]

The faster you complete your seasons the faster you can jump backwards for the gear

[eternal basalt]

Do I need to paste /fleettech again?

[warm flax]

So what do I do

[south sequoia]

Not necesssary just bump the message.

[whole crypt]

the only series you ignore are the "archived" ones, which would be PR1 and 2 for now, and maybe 3? I don't remember

[whole crypt]

keep doing 6 until you're finished with PR6 ships?

[south sequoia]

Do you only have ply and harbin finished while the rest are unfinished?

[warm flax]

Alright

[warm flax]

Yes they're untouched

[frank pulsar]

tech points and fleet tech are only obtainable once per ship

[worn dragon]

Is shinako (UR) a flagship ?

I wanna make use of her salvo

[whole crypt]

you can go back to 5 assuming you still have PR5 ships left to work on, otherwise finish 6 so you're not still catching up when 7 releases

[worn dragon]

Yet she's a CV or sth

[whole crypt]

she's a carrier, she has airstrikes, not salvos

[south sequoia]

Finish them then finish pr6 THEN thats when you worry about gear

[whole crypt]

and it's Shinano

[keen sable]

If you're not dying you can do whatever you want

[worn dragon]

I'm at world 1 with a lvl100 Shinano I won't die

[uneven cave]

[warm flax]

So I get the gear along the way? Alright

[south sequoia]

Yes, what matters is you finish the ships first and foremost

[whole crypt]

you can do gear focus after you're no longer on backfoot with research

[worn dragon]

This is the salvo/barrage I'm talking about, yet it's dmg is quite unsignificant

[keen sable]

A d30 Harbin isn't finished but I would take meta shimanto anyway

[whole crypt]

that barrage is 🚮

[worn dragon]

Aw man 😦

[south sequoia]

Thats because the butterfly barrage isn't really her main selling point

[whole crypt]

not all barrages are made equal, some look more fancy and do absolutely jack shit

[south sequoia]

Her main selling point is her airstrikes and her airstrike barrages

[woeful forge]

what's the PR priority order at this point anyways
4 > 6 > 5, I guess?

[south sequoia]

And her utility

[south sequoia]

4 > 5 > 6

[warm flax]

I'm implanted with the idea to just grab the meta, so I think that's what I did wrong

[whole crypt]

4 is still good to start on because gear good and Agir/Hakuryuu no coining yet

[worn dragon]

AIRSTRIKE BARRAGE ? I know her first slot letting put anything into it is quite OP (puns not intended) but AIRSTRIKE BARRAGE ?

[whole crypt]

she has other specials besides the fancy butterflies, yes

[south sequoia]

5 should be second since plymouth brest harbin are amazing, you get another mob cb and you get an incredible dps with a support ability

[whole crypt]

well it's possible that we'll be recommending a PR5 start this time next year

[grizzled lion]

Can t3 tech boxes be composed or no?

[warm flax]

b-but tenrai

[worn dragon]

So wait should I mlbjng every ship that I found for feeltech points ?

[keen sable]

Up to you what you want to do. Shimanto probably better for gems than plymouth

[worn dragon]

Or just the one that's needwd like ironblood ?

[south sequoia]

If you smart with how you approach pr4 you should be coming out of there with 2 tenrais

[whole crypt]

the assumption obviously being Tenrai will be archived by then, like drake gun is now

[south sequoia]

Same with pr5

2 plyguns when you finish

[warm flax]

Well if we get coining with DRs

Idk how things go

[whole crypt]

should I 1k oil

[hollow gust]

Won't change much

[keen sable]

The ships you actually use are more important than faction tech

[warm flax]

OH YEAH

[south sequoia]

Even if pr4 were to get full coining, the problem is the gear and the ability to grab tenrai from reaearches is still on the table

[whole crypt]

the assumption is of course the gear will also be in lab, if not then yeh we'll probably stay on PR4 for a bit longer

[worn dragon]

What should I do priorily as a newbie ? Stages ? Events ?

[whole crypt]

events if you can push SP5, if not go as far as you can with event then push campaign to level

coming back to event whenever you're strong enough to push again