gameplay-help

[zinc turret]

ooooo

and only for bb huh , i guess i will stick with auto then

[novel condor]

huh thought thats not the case, thought its because of some skills. the more you know ig

[whole crypt]

some french BBs give you a bigger bonus if you manual

[topaz smelt]

Is this another case of ytbad

[eager mulch]

yeah, yorktown bad

[whole crypt]

but annyway not worth bothering unless you just full manual gaming

[zinc turret]

yeah lets just stick with auto

[steady beacon]

Good idea
I manual normally and still can't hit shit

[viscid swift]

insert unicum aiming guide here

[eager mulch]

i need

[topaz smelt]

Just put a dot on your screen

[tulip hollow]

didn't help

[lethal tangle]

Is 457 or the New jersey gun better on alsace?

[topaz smelt]

depends what youre fighting, in most cases neither

[jaunty vault]

depends on content

[zinc turret]

what happend if i use x2 efficiency for normal stage at event for first time ? the first time clear give x3 crystal right so if i use x2 efficiency did it become x6 ?

[jaunty vault]

you can't

[sweet delta]

try it

[lethal tangle]

in general for now since i want to level grind her on 12-4

[zinc turret]

oooo

[sweet delta]

In general, they both work for farming easy stuff

[novel condor]

purple misleading new skk smh

[topaz smelt]

its truely a generational gap

[jaunty vault]

riceist when are you going back to purple

[topaz smelt]

when the game is eos

[novel condor]

rice when u gonna be green

[jaunty vault]

so soon™️

[topaz smelt]

when the discord is eos

[jaunty vault]

discord will probably outlive us

[frank pulsar]

bring back purple rice 😔

[topaz smelt]

ive passed everything on to sam, nothing left from me

now if i can dump ectl on someone i can truely leave

[viscid swift]

Nope and fun fact, you can't game the system by entering a map and waiting until after reset to finish it. It'll just boot you.

[novel condor]

dump it on nagami

[topaz smelt]

@plain saffron im passing ectl to you

[strange sphinx]

need oil, pushing W12

[viscid swift]

wait or get out the credit card

[topaz smelt]

go do opsi meanwhile

now that i think about it theres still stuff i havent thrown at sam yet

[potent slate]

Either of these good?

[viscid swift]

no

[potent slate]

Should I limit break my current fleet characters?

[topaz smelt]

any ships you use should all be mlb

[potent slate]

How do I get more bueulins?

[topaz smelt]

weeklies, medal shop, clear rewards

[potent slate]

Ah I actually was able to limit break my Hood once

[tame jungle]

Play

[tranquil saffron]

Why is there such an emphasis on getting wyverns over other UR gear?

[topaz smelt]

mobbing gear tends to be more generalized

and it was the only gear using rainbow bps thats worth recommending

[tranquil saffron]

How many wyverns should I get before focusing on other equipment?

[topaz smelt]

like 2 or 3

[loud rover]

Is it better to run the Guam gun on Guam or agir? Both of them are likely gonna be in my w14/15 fleets and next best option I’ve got is agir gun.

[inner delta]

guam for guam

[knotty dome]

is firepower% based on the base, or after other flat FP bonuses? like, +15% FP

[viscid swift]

it includes gear and tech

[knotty dome]

thanks

[hallow iron]

Does the dorm Theme automatically get place in the dorm if we purchase with "buy all", curious

Also does the comfort level matters? Cause I see some is expensive but give less comfort

[cobalt rapids]

barely, comfort increases passive xp on floor 1 but its ignorable

[hallow iron]

Oof I hate placing it myself

[cobalt rapids]

you dont have to place it

[hallow iron]

Just gonna get the ship one to celebrate my first UR event ig thanks

[jaunty vault]

when selecting furniture to place, click on themes and select your theme

[hallow iron]

Oo OK that's nice, I don't have artistic sense so I prefer it like that XD

[jaunty vault]

same

[potent slate]

also why is Foch META not good?

[viscid swift]

bad stats, not particularly great skills, many better options exist which are not that difficult to obtain

[jaunty vault]

all elite METAs have been not good

[viscid swift]

she's also a META so new players can't properly enhance her

[wispy creek]

has any meta really EVER been good?

Helmet in specific cases maybe?

[potent slate]

what does being a META mean?

[viscid swift]

it's short for Metamorphisis among other things

[wispy creek]

they originally came from OpSi. there is lore stuff i dont know enough about but theyre like ALT versions of ships

[viscid swift]

few niche circumatsances
They've been at best solid but nothing remarkable usually

[potent slate]

also once my units are lvl 70 I can MlB them all in my fleet 🙂

how long will this fleet last me game content wise?

[viscid swift]

until around W9 or so

[potent slate]

ah so is it worth fully investing into them?

[viscid swift]

depends on what you mean by fully but yes

[cobalt rapids]

idk what fleet u got but if its starter fleet yes till lv120
you dont rly have a choice you need ships to push content

[potent slate]

MlBing all of them

[knotty dome]

is there a general ranking of UR BB damage?

[vivid panther]

what can i do with 1922 gems? expand the dock? marry (only married with NJ)? or buy that rented skin? Also, is there a way to get st louis? I am currently on 7-4 (didn't touch it yet), can i buy her skin and use it after unlocking her?

[cobalt rapids]

we dont do general

[knotty dome]

ok

[potent slate]

This is the fleet I am using

[cobalt rapids]

f2p gems? if yes read this
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13KVOhAOz9wwZK0gQON0PLJrDkPEp6vg66Fh8U2LoYG4/edit

[cobalt rapids]

yes fully mlb and safe to lv to 120

and retro uni > portland > jabber

[potent slate]

also is the world cruise worth getting the 10$ upgrade once I max it or nah

[viscid swift]

up to you

[potent slate]

?

[viscid swift]

mainly decided by if you want the skin at the end or not

[cobalt rapids]

its decent spending, id prob go with 2x gems first

[tawdry sluice]

Better to buy it before you max it, gives you a speed boost on the grind.

[potent slate]

2x gems?

[cobalt rapids]

each gem pack has 2x bonus on first purchase

[cobalt rapids]

retrofit means going to this tab and completing the tree
and uni > port > javelin means the order in which u should prio them

https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/newbie_tips read this while at it but try to farm event rn

[potent slate]

farm event or push story as I was told to push story

[cobalt rapids]

its kinda parallel u need at least to push some story but once ure around w6 or so u should go to event and try to farm there

[potent slate]

got it

[cobalt rapids]

or mby just till 5-1 since u get mk6 and helldiver then alr

[boreal temple]

currently have an lb0 alsace and guam and an lb1 kron, what's my mlb prio order? is it guam>alsace>kron?

[cobalt rapids]

what are ur UR bbs

[boreal temple]

pretty much all of em except alsace

[cobalt rapids]

guam if u care about w15, alsace else , kron skip regardless

[vivid panther]

so i should expand the dock and dorm slots, right?

[steep merlin]

It sent wrong thing

[cobalt rapids]

check pins

[knotty dome]

i have 2 champy guns, 1 soyuz gun, 1 izumo gun at +13, any real point on +13 3rd champy gun or should i just focus on others?

[cobalt rapids]

others

[steep merlin]

I checked but cannot find an answer to what should I get from event shop after getting 2 mogadors and gun

[night pumice]

if I get a copy of Alsace before pity should I try to push for the pity for another copy so I can limit break?

[viscid swift]

might wanna read a bit closer

[viscid swift]

unless you're like 10 builds off, stacked on cubes and really short on UR Bullins no

[cobalt rapids]

save ur cubes, rolling for dupes is not worth unless ure like 2 pulls away from pity

[steep merlin]

Is it that link? Sorry did not click it

[viscid swift]

yes, datamine always has a shop priority

[primal charm]

Mark 4 DD gun worth making for AoA triggering?

[cobalt rapids]

if ure rich in electronics

[primal charm]

wouldnt say rich but i do have a decent amount

[dense talon]

is there a good way to farm lots of “military-grade electronic components” from opsi?

[primal charm]

monthly grind the parts you get are rng

[cobalt rapids]

its a teeny tiny upgrade over 76mm

[soft raft]

there's no specific spot
you'd just have to grind grind grind

[dense talon]

oh man… thats rough. Ok

[primal charm]

my other question would be whats a good amount of UR 406mm to have?

[inner delta]

prolly like 2?

[primal charm]

i got 2 but can make 1 more

[cobalt rapids]

at most 3 but its not high prio

[vale apex]

best exercise fleet?

[cobalt rapids]

#pvp knows better

[soft raft]

#pvp is that way

[vale apex]

also w13

[cobalt rapids]

those are very different

[vale apex]

ik

can i not clear w13 with these ships

[cobalt rapids]

alsace uni indep - portland kazagumo jav
soyuz enty sara - fc helena sirius

[primal charm]

i guess my last question would be about the new IJIN AA Gun, Slap on any gun focused ship? or BiS for any low AA IJIN ship in general?

or not worth at all?

[cobalt rapids]

worse than 134 unless the ship has high fp to warrant it but on stuff like unzen and azuma its better, well unless theres planes but the u wouldnt use either

[primal charm]

ohh yea i forgor the 134 exists

[glass quest]

is the MK7 more useful on Kearsarge or New Jersey? Like in general

[cobalt rapids]

we dont general

[viscid swift]

depends on the content as always

[inner delta]

mle prolly better for "general" unless you actually targetting for light

[soft raft]

Kear wants USS/Russian guns tho for one of her skills

[dawn hamlet]

Hi reading through protocore income I saw we can convert PR print into protocore but I don't see how?

[cobalt rapids]

go to protocore shop or in depot

[soft raft]

step 1) have BPs for a research ship that's at least D30
step 2) inventory -> Analyze or protocore shop

[cobalt rapids]

ships need to be d30 at least and u cannot convert blanks

[dawn hamlet]

ahhh I see alright thank you a lot guys

[vivid panther]

does special invitation thing invites the character temporarily?

[cobalt rapids]

perma

[worldly pewter]

no need for the ship to be fs5 in order to be able to analyze her prints for proto ?

[soft raft]

just has to be at least D30

[cobalt rapids]

no need but u would only analyze pre fs5 for coinable ships in pr1-3

[worldly pewter]

[solemn ivy]

How do I get these items other than doing hard stages

[soft raft]

hard mode stages are the main source
X-1 for DD
X-2 for CA/CL
X-3 for BB/BC
X-4 for CV/CVL

Other minor sources include guild shop, medal shop (Overpriced), and various other rewards

[solemn ivy]

What is x-1?

[cobalt rapids]

chapter number, pref highest for best core data

[solemn ivy]

And what are DD and CA and others?

[wispy pendant]

destroyers and heavy cruisers

[royal heath]

how is the new research sakura aa?

it seems pretty good but i want some opinions

[wispy pendant]

utter garbage, the royal navy 15 fp gun is better for all situations except for ijn boats with over 300 fp

[royal heath]

nvm ig

how about the new rn dd gun?

[tranquil hemlock]

hi guys im new

[atomic abyss]

a very expensive sidegrade to the blue 76mm
so not worth for most players

[tranquil hemlock]

how do iget urgen commissions?

[atomic abyss]

(non night) urgent commissions are random
you get them by playing the game

[wispy pendant]

wait for jimmy min/max video, but it's unclear if it's much better than the blue 76 gun for barrage DDs

[atomic abyss]

it's not

[wispy pendant]

but 5 range lolol

[royal heath]

its .02 sec slower on shima

ik fp doesnt matter

[atomic abyss]

it's not worth the mats unless you're super rich on resources to begin with

[tranquil hemlock]

wait but i already play like 10 main story thingy but i still dont have any urgent commission?

[atomic abyss]

it's random

[wispy pendant]

do more

[atomic abyss]

the only way to get more is by playing more

[tranquil hemlock]

is that normal?

[royal heath]

i just made one cuz i have a lot of resources anyways

[atomic abyss]

yes it's normal

[atomic abyss]

well the only one we're sure it's better on is scylla

[tranquil hemlock]

also how many gems it will give per gems commission?

[atomic abyss]

depends on the level, depends on if you get any

[tame jungle]

could give 0

[solemn ivy]

And what are bbc bc cl cv and cvl?

[atomic abyss]

you will usually end up with 0

[wispy pendant]

gem commissions are very rare and very low payback... if you're seeking gems, the best source is your credit card

[tame jungle]

i don't think there's any numbers on the gem commissions?

[wispy pendant]

i get like 20 gems per month or less

[atomic abyss]

BB = Battleship
BC = Battlecruiser
CL = Light Cruiser
CV = Carrier
CVL = Light Carrier

[royal heath]

battle cruiser, light cruiser, carrier, light carrier idk what bbc is (pause)

[atomic abyss]

BBV is Aviation Battleship

BBC is British Broadcasting Corporation

[viscid swift]

BC should be CC but deatils

[tranquil hemlock]

so get skins as f2p is impossible?

[atomic abyss]

it is not impossible

[royal heath]

no if you really want a skin you could go for it (i got the roon l2d one as a f2p)

[viscid swift]

impossible no, advised though no

[atomic abyss]

you sacrifice the gems you get from clearing maps
for skins

and also sacrifice every last bit of qol in the process

[tranquil hemlock]

its ended up around 10 skins for 5 years of gaming or smt like that fr?

[atomic abyss]

skins are purely cosmetic anyways

[wispy pendant]

f2p gems go initially to one class space and 3 dorm spaces and one dorm 2nd story... after that all go to dock space. anything else is foolish. Just use cash if you want a skin that costs gems

[atomic abyss]

also, it's less than 10
depending on what skins you buy even

[tranquil hemlock]

damn i must have slept on arknights 😭

[viscid swift]

what

[atomic abyss]

at least you can get every UR/SSR as an f2p here...

[wispy pendant]

getting boats is friendly in this game

[tranquil hemlock]

would be cool if some URs have l2d

[atomic abyss]

we call that skins yes

[tranquil hemlock]

i ment ll2d for lv up char

[wispy pendant]

well, all URs have dynamic skins, and the l2ds, most of them do but it costs gems

[royal heath]

they alr have dynamic

[tranquil hemlock]

like in Ba/arknights

[viscid swift]

#game-feedback is that way

if you do not have a question related to gameplay I suggest you take it to #al-general

[eager mulch]

is bulin dynamic?

[atomic abyss]

#game-feedback is that way yes

just saying tho
the devs need to make money somehow

[stuck coyote]

pardon the question but is there any reason to craft the NJ gun using 11 designs instead of 9? if i'm not on a shortage of electronics, that is

[viscid swift]

no

[royal heath]

no nj guns aent even all that

[eager mulch]

to get 35 gold main gun plates back from your +11 mk6s

[viscid swift]

crafting though the Mkd costs less electronics, coins, and UR deisgn plans

[tranquil hemlock]

also is it true that anniversary they ussually give random skin boxes?

[viscid swift]

for free? no

[royal heath]

use it on the dd guns\

[wispy pendant]

yes!

[stuck coyote]

which DD guns

[royal heath]

nope they give gems and rings tho

[viscid swift]

every major event usually has a paid lucky bag of some description though

[royal heath]

ur dd gun theres only one in the game

[eager mulch]

There’s 2

[atomic abyss]

there are 2

the newest one is from this event's shop

[royal heath]

oh yh i forgot

[tame jungle]

there's only 1 you can craft with the designs tho :3

[stuck coyote]

oh you're referring to type 98 kai?

[royal heath]

yh

[stuck coyote]

fwiw i already have 2 of those but only 1 NJ gun

[royal heath]

you only rlly need 1 nj gun

[stable badger]

is that new DD gun any good? the 113 mm Royal Navy

[atomic abyss]

the upgrade of NJ gun from 406mk6 isn't even that big

[atomic abyss]

expensive 76mm sidegrade
not recommended for most players

[royal heath]

i think its okay if you have extra resources craft one just for collection

[stuck coyote]

interesting okay I'll just save my UR designs in that case

[royal heath]

11ur gun print for one nj gun is ridicoulous for a gun thats not even that good

[eager mulch]

but is the bonus from mk6 to mk7 going to outweigh a DDs damage with 100 kai

[wispy pendant]

probably yes

[atomic abyss]

well.............. yes
20% iirc?

[tame jungle]

with +13 definitely

[viscid swift]

Mk7 is fine, not particularly widely used but that's more of a symtom of game content more than anything else

[royal heath]

except you could alr get mk7 for free but the dd gun is only in the gear lab

[wispy pendant]

it's only 9, only people who don't know how to change plans pay 11

[stable badger]

so, it's "good" to put on all out assault DDs...

[stuck coyote]

i thought NJ gun was the best in slot for light armor in general?

[viscid swift]

and not everyone has an Mk7

[wispy pendant]

it is

[atomic abyss]

and more importantly
there just aren't that many relevant light armour bosses/enemies

[stuck coyote]

I see, just not worth the whole 9 or 11 UR designs, though?

[viscid swift]

it is in time
there are just higher priorities

[stable badger]

it is, but until now, you had at most 2 guns. 3rd one would always be some other gun for triple BB backline

[atomic abyss]

consider that the mk7 competes for wyvern mats after all

[vivid panther]

Any suggestions?

[viscid swift]

read the pins

I suggest holding onto it for now

[atomic abyss]

for a veteran player, that isn't an issue
but it certainly is for a new player

[tame jungle]

just to confirm, you'll probably want like 2 or 3 wyverns first right

[viscid swift]

yes, that has not changed

[royal heath]

yh

[tame jungle]

right

[stable badger]

the Mk7 needs different material depending on what gun you use to upgrade

[royal heath]

or you could try the spearfish\

[tranquil hemlock]

when is the next anni?

[tame jungle]

are you insane

[eager mulch]

spearfish doesn’t even take the same prints

[atomic abyss]

16 Aug for EN's Anniversary

[soft raft]

EN in august

[royal heath]

jp anni around sept

[soft raft]

That's the next next one not the next

[tame jungle]

i mean spearfish takes prints from 457s, which i also severely lack

[royal heath]

how many 457s do you have?

[tame jungle]

i got 1

[wispy pendant]

is EN anniversary even something we celebrate?

[tranquil hemlock]

also how many money yall have spent in this game?

[royal heath]

yh nvm focus on 457s instead

[tame jungle]

will probably go for 2 as well

[viscid swift]

0

[atomic abyss]

always have, always will

not with a UR tho

[royal heath]

honestly for 3 imo

[wispy pendant]

What's the celebration prize for EN anniversary?

[viscid swift]

3 is just for meming

[soft raft]

The same celebratory goodies JP and CN get

[inner delta]

you get the gems and shit for the exclusive server anniv

[atomic abyss]

some gems
a ring
a profile border
At least in previous years

[eager mulch]

a coin

[soft raft]

We're just too close to JP Anniv to have a UR event

[tame jungle]

i think i'll probably go 2nd wyvern, 2nd 457 for now

[royal heath]

have any of yall made the ur aa gun (i have 2 just cuz the amount of ur aa prints that drops from bosses)

[viscid swift]

yes, 5 in fact

[eager mulch]

only 5?

[viscid swift]

only 5, I'm not that demented

[tranquil hemlock]

do they give us free l2d skins sometime?

[royal heath]

prob a rerun (vanguard?)

[wispy pendant]

pretty sure I only have 3 wyvern

[lament bay]

how much time would it take to farm azuma from 0 to fate 5 using coins?

[viscid swift]

they have never given away a free Live 2D skin

[royal heath]

same

[atomic abyss]

assuming you do the 10 BP a day...

[tame jungle]

that's on wiki and depends on your daily investment, lemme get the chart

[eager mulch]

22 days(?) If you’re doing 10/day

[wispy pendant]

how many you buying per day? I'm pretty sure you wouldn't go more than 10 per day

[lament bay]

yeah only buying the discounted ones

[eager mulch]

oh dev 0 thought you meant fs0

because they all start at dev 1 so

[lament bay]

i dont have her yet

[atomic abyss]

728/10 lol

[soft raft]

Pfff that would be nonsensical to have a rerun as the event for the anniv of one of the big three regions

At best we're gonna get a regular SR event, at worst a eh SP event
We also have one other event to rerun before Vanguard but speculation can go somewhere else

[atomic abyss]

so over 2 months

[opaque galleon]

Is there any reason at all to keep a MKD around?

[lament bay]

10 per day are the discounted ones? so 73 days?

[tame jungle]

correct

[atomic abyss]

yes

[wispy pendant]

I'm hoping EN anniversary is a sweet collab

[viscid swift]

nope

[soft raft]

It's cheaper to craft the Mk D into a Mk7 than it is to craft a Mk6 into a Mk7

[viscid swift]

we'll find out what the EN Anniversary event is in August, otherwise #al-general

[royal heath]

oh yh mb lol i forgot last yr en anni was the french event (i have vangaurd anyways i was just guessing lol)

[lament bay]

btw azuma is still a good ship to have right? i only have agir guam as tier EX

[royal heath]

azuma is good but def powercrept by a lot

[atomic abyss]

i mean.......... she has been outclassed by quite a handful of ships so...

[eager mulch]

tier EX?

[royal heath]

on the en tier list

[lament bay]

these

[eager mulch]

oh

[opaque galleon]

If I use Alsace in mob, is it better to have the proto mk6 or the mk7 on her?

[royal heath]

imo azuma and kron should be dropped to tier 0

[atomic abyss]

i would say she's 2nd lowest priority to get out of all the DRs

[wispy pendant]

light mode reee

[lament bay]

im wondering if her performance is like night and day between tier 0s

[atomic abyss]

...where are you using alsace even

[lament bay]

like anchorage or friedrich carl

[opaque galleon]

I’m probably putting her into my opsi mob fleet

[viscid swift]

well the issue is you can get Agir and Anchorage who are just better pretty easily

[atomic abyss]

457 then

[viscid swift]

Freidrich Carl is also very competitive with Azuma for a fraction of the cost

[soft raft]

Highly doubt it
But If you really want to contest it, do it on the ECTL server itself, but you better have enough evidence to back up your argument or they won't take you seriously

[atomic abyss]

otherwise, mk6
why throw the mk7 to mob when it could be used on boss???

[lament bay]

mhhh i see, i've been capping on coins so i wanted a ship to spend on; if anchorage does pretty much the same then ill get her

[opaque galleon]

I have carriers for light

[royal heath]

nah im not gonna its just my opinion

[atomic abyss]

and there are light armour bosses with high AA so

[eager mulch]

so they get the ryuusei fleet

[viscid swift]

even Helena META

[opaque galleon]

I mean it’s not like I can’t take the gun off for a fight

[warm flax]

Is Mog available till 19th or 12th

[eager mulch]

19th

[atomic abyss]

technically 19th

you just can't get anymore mats past the 12th

[cobalt rapids]

if u didnt get enough vouchers + pts for vouchers till 12th then shes g one

[warm flax]

I'm maximizing the dailies before getting the copy lol

[opaque galleon]

I’m asking bc the proto mk6 does more damage per salvo than mk7 so does the preload give it enough value to be better most of the time?

[royal heath]

how is mog i havent used her yet cuz i havent mlb her

[eager mulch]

she’s already gone from my shop

[viscid swift]

me personally I'm suprised the devs haven't pulled a WG and given the option to whale event points the week after the event has ended

[inner delta]

wow as if they are different company, imagine!

[atomic abyss]

great, as with the other URs
just don't expect her to tank or AA like laff II

anyways just to check

do rupprecht and chkalov have any niche use?

[viscid swift]

Ruprecht no, Chkalov was a very expensive to run option for heavy armor

[eager mulch]

speeding up brest and ply development

[wispy pendant]

rupp is decent SR mobbing, but no real niche.
Chkalov has heavy armor niche because she can go hard with dive bombers

[viscid swift]

2 +13 Tenrais for one ship is not cheap

[atomic abyss]

so... i can feel safe into throwing every PR5 BP into Harbin?

[viscid swift]

pretty much

[royal heath]

I personally like rupprecht

[warm flax]

That's her best setup?

[wispy pendant]

🐌

[atomic abyss]

well there goes 300 catch up BP

[viscid swift]

if you're not running skyraider on her yes

[eager mulch]

rip 1500 protocore

[atomic abyss]

no protocore was sacrificed

im just gonna use the shared 300 catch up BPs on harbin then
thanks

[wispy pendant]

i'm unsure what to spend protocore on

[eager mulch]

gear

[wispy pendant]

yeah, but i have it all, at this point it's just excess

[inner delta]

if you don't know what to spend on, it just means nothing is worth

[atomic abyss]

save it for whenever the next UR gear gets added or sth

or idk, craft sextuples

[wispy pendant]

it feels like for a new regular player, the window of usefulness when Protocore maxing is advantageous is short.

[cobalt rapids]

huh

it takes as long as d30ing 3 pr ships from the first 3 seasons + the optional drs which could be months

[atomic abyss]

i literally finished almost the entire PR4 in the last 3 months...

give me a break

[viscid swift]

well, the game won't.....

literally

[sweet delta]

huh

[bright current]

is the new 133mm a good replacement for shimakaze?

[cobalt rapids]

113 yes

[atomic abyss]

it's an expensive sidegrade to the 76

[bright current]

my bad yeah the 113*

[atomic abyss]

unless you have mats lying around collecting dust
probably shouldn't

[eager mulch]

is it worth it to +13 the single 113mm

[atomic abyss]

here's my hot take
if you don't +13 the 113 i don't see any point in getting it at all

[eager mulch]

got it

[cobalt rapids]

hot

[viscid swift]

that is certainly a take

[inland shoal]

I have gear lab mats to spare
I do not have main gun plates to spare

[wispy pendant]

it would be nice if someone gave like a target number of copies of the following gear is good to shoot for, not just the research priority guide.

[atomic abyss]

if you ask me, the main advantage of the single 113 is the fact that it can indeed get the +13 boosts

[wispy pendant]

does +13 add damage to torp barrages that are triggered by the main gun? I'm wondering how much bonus does +13 give the barrage ships

[opaque yacht]

is bearn meta good?

[wispy pendant]

fleet tech, yes

tier list prelim gave her t1

[atomic abyss]

like, the 5 range isn't nearly THAT big of a factor i'd argue

outside of like, pvp maybe?

[warm flax]

New gear meh?

[royal heath]

yh

[atomic abyss]

most of it is meh yes

[royal heath]

i do think 113 is interesting tho

[atomic abyss]

i wouldn't say the single 113 is bad*** (typo)
just not worth for the average player

[royal heath]

it costs a decent amount of circuit boards and thats hard for the average player to earn back z

[inland shoal]

What? No only the main gun bullets themselves

[atomic abyss]

which is why people were saying it was only worth on scylla

but at that point i seriously have to ask why not just give the damn 100 kai if you're looking for "more damage in her gun fire"

[wispy pendant]

for the ships in question, this would be very minor, correct?

[keen sable]

People say a lot of things that have no basis in reality

[wispy pendant]

yeah, wouldn't 100 kai do more for scylla than the new DD gun?

[forest palm]

the 113 is just a shiny toy for those with excess resources

[atomic abyss]

it would probably

[potent slate]

what should I be buying from the Proto shop?

[atomic abyss]

/protocore

[odd root]

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

[keen sable]

A good portion of smkz aoa is fp

[atomic abyss]

basically, get the PR3 gear BPs
craft champagne guns first

[sweet delta]

People will mald when they find out that 0.53s is literally the exact same as 0.54s reload time and doesn't give 2% more shots over 10 minutes

[atomic abyss]

so what is your take then suchi?
actively recommend against it?

[sweet delta]

my take is that I will use the +10 gold because im rich

[atomic abyss]

[wispy pendant]

hopefully someone will do science to see if +10 gold is actually noticeably better than +7 blue

[atomic abyss]

given the difference in rof, i doubt...

[forest palm]

the thing is +13 won't do anything since it's just a proc gun on ships that aren't relying on the guns damage

[sweet delta]

0.53s is the exact same as 0.56s and 55 range would make it strictly better than blue gun.
If it's 0.49s vs 0.52s, then the blue gun has the potential to fire ever so slightly more often assuming it's in range. In this case, the 5 range difference would likely still put gold ahead in shots fired. And not even considering FP or gun damage difference yet

[tranquil saffron]

Is it better to craft the mk7 using an mk6 or craft the mk d then mk7?

[wispy pendant]

mk d is only 9 ur prints

and much less electronics

[forest palm]

2 extra Main Gun prints are not worth it

[viscid swift]

or the extra electronics

[sweet delta]

Depends if you have a +11 mk6 and want your 35 gold plates back for 2 UR plans and 40 electronics

[keen sable]

Poor spec part

[tranquil saffron]

What's the best method of grinding t4 parts?

I already grind opsi

[forest palm]

there's not a lot of sources, the dailies, ops, guild shop....

[keen sable]

Then you are doing the best method. Congratulations

[tranquil saffron]

Waiting game

[potent slate]

is Pola good?

[atomic abyss]

average gold CA
stick to portland retro if you have nothing better

[vale spindle]

hello

[vale spindle]

https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/common_resource check here

[tiny abyss]

are these BiS on anyone, or just generally top tier on anyone

[viscid swift]

very niche, best DD Gun for most vanguards

[tiny abyss]

ah i see

[cobalt rapids]

bis isnt rly a concept that applies to al

[vale spindle]

insert jimmy video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MT7FnV1jQA&t=3s

[wispy pendant]

BiS means "best in situation" lolol

wait, it's there, I need to open my eyes wider

[nocturne estuary]

Khronstadt or Mogador, which one would be worth more to 125 and max LB ?

[keen sable]

getting killed by lightning isnt enough to get onto tier list

[cobalt rapids]

mog

[eager mulch]

moggies

gatekeeping mogadoro from me

[remote yarrow]

Wait which guns are new? HMS DD gun and IJN AA?

[forest palm]

KMS CL gun as well

[remote yarrow]

My Datamine looks too small and I can't read sorry

[plain minnow]

For operation siren is it ok if I just use "Strategic Search" to clear as many zones as I can a day? Or should I be doing it manually and targetting zones

[vale spindle]

luckily for you its in game!!!

[remote yarrow]

Wait I can zoom I'm stupid nvm

[cobalt rapids]

its fine, prob only do manually if ure farming opsi stars

[wispy pendant]

the new purple gear lab gear is totally irrelevant, right?

[keen sable]

Did you waste spend 5000 oil for the privilege?

[hollow gust]

It means best in slot

[plain minnow]

im not sure what you mean by that. i dont think ive seen an option to spend 5000 oil

[wispy pendant]

someone didn't watch the jimmy video

[remote yarrow]

So... are any of them decent on paper?

[wispy pendant]

they are talking about the data logger in the exchange shop

[plain minnow]

I have the Automatically exchange items: set to No

[keen sable]

You can't search zones you can't see in

[vale spindle]

in the operation siren exchange shop you can buy a map thingy for 5000 oil

[wispy pendant]

type /w15 in #bot-spam

[vale spindle]

once you use it, it allows you to strategic search explorable zones withouth it being annoying

[hollow gust]

UR =/ best , post your entired dock in a thread or use the /w15

[nocturne estuary]

Getting multiple MK7 recommended, as they only cost normal gun blueprints?

[vale spindle]

i recommend setting this to yes so it also isn't annoyingly stopping you every so often

[vale spindle]

you only need 3 of them total max anyways, any more is not worth it

[dense talon]

ai sorry didnt know there was a 15 place

[keen sable]

So try it and tell us if it works. Strategic Search > Explorable

[plain minnow]

so I should buy the 5000 oil Operation search in the shop?

[vale spindle]

if you have spare oil sure

[dense talon]

ur = / best ?

[wispy pendant]

no prob, that's just the quickest way to get you the info and show you where to find it

[cobalt rapids]

single 113 is expensive 76mm slightgrade
the sakura aa is 134 slightgrade for high fp cruisers like unzen/azuma
rest not worth

[hollow gust]

UR doesn't always mean best , you still use SRs

[keen sable]

I recommend against this as adapt is useless and it doesn't stop anyway

[vale spindle]

wait really

[keen sable]

The other setting controls stop

[plain minnow]

oof theres still a lot to learn. one other question. i know that in operation siren you can get the ur main gun design plans (I want to build the new NJ gun)

where exactly in Op si do you find those plans?

[dense talon]

oh… aight good to know. Was going off of that basic tier list so i added what i had from it… salamnder list or something? Anywsys thanks

[keen sable]

Stop yes no

[wispy pendant]

automatically use materials gets you adapts, which is useful until it isn't

[viscid swift]

you get 3 guaranteed from the port shops and one from arbiter, the rest are RNG

[hushed dawn]

You get one randomly, but usually they spawn on Corrosion V and VI zones.

You also get 3 from the Port Shops and 1 from the Arbiter.

[soft raft]

anything else notable from the gear lab update besides the 76mm upgrade and NJ gun or nah?

[vale spindle]

see the datamine for yourself

[wispy pendant]

that's it, the ijn aa gun isn't worth

[keen sable]

Plus 5 onetime plans if mk7 rushing

[plain minnow]

is it the St Petersburg resupply port shop?

[hushed dawn]

What's the use case of the new single 113mm gun?

Like what ships would you want to use it on?

[cobalt rapids]

expensive 76mm slightgrade

[sweet delta]

Fortunately, there's a w15 tier list if you can't copy the ships recommended in /w15
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Gt_GVB12YlYY1UVCPRpXtZn-ilmAlU3MS5y4qh_VBL4/edit?usp=drivesdk

[remote yarrow]

~~I saw that list in a Youtube video ~~

[sullen creek]

Same

[sweet delta]

youtube bad

[sullen creek]

True but I think that guy is chill

[tepid crater]

Does that assume a no plane environment? My quick math is saying that any amount of planes brings the FP bonus to ~10 whereas the 135 has a flat 15

[wet prairie]

Is there another gearlab update scheduled this year?

[cobalt rapids]

yes

[wet prairie]

Well crap, I wanted to make 2 more mk7s but they’re expensive

[cobalt rapids]

but consider 5% is added upon other flat bonuses like gear and stuff

[opaque galleon]

But since Unzen has a 20% fp skill, you should treat the 134 as 18 fp instead right?

[cobalt rapids]

for unzen it only needs to beat 15 + 0.2*15 and for azuma only 15
which a geared azuma has around 450 + tech so its close even halved

[loud rover]

at least you can make one. i'm shy 1 ur gear design for my first mk7 so i gotta blitz opsi zones

[cobalt rapids]

not like mk7 are high prios

if u cant afford +13 i wouldnt even waste the mats

[wet prairie]

but but wainbow

[potent slate]

how do I get the other 2 starter characters so I can complete the set for the gems

[remote yarrow]

You get them as map drops in every campaign map from World 2

But even as elites they are rare iirc

[potent slate]

yea

[remote yarrow]

You'll get them eventually

[sweet delta]

+10 mk7 is about 8% better than +10 mk6

[potent slate]

where all can I get gems for free from

[loud rover]

but FP stat stick

anyway who's the next UR after alsace? vanguard hasnt had her rerun has she? i know that was in discussion before i stopped playing after uvh rerun

[cobalt rapids]

she hasnt had it, but im not in 🔮 department

[remote yarrow]

The rest of them are just RNG from Gems commissions

So that's why it's adviced to not spend them on anything else than dock space and dorm investment (3/4 slots + 2nd floor) early on

[cobalt rapids]

with fp bonus ?

[sweet delta]

How to buy three fourths of a dorm slot

[remote yarrow]

You give the 1/4 to another person

[desert tapir]

Other then Bearn, who im holding off on the see how many i get from map drops, is there anything else from this shop I need?

[cobalt rapids]

i need chips and cat boxes

[inland shoal]

I personally would buy the cogs

[sacred silo]

Do any of the common or rare ships have good AA

[cobalt rapids]

juneau ig

[sweet delta]

isuzu

Why do you want good AA

[cobalt rapids]

hi ender

[sacred silo]

Trying to level ships but backline takes too much plane damage

[cobalt rapids]

where are u grinding

[remote yarrow]

W15

[sweet delta]

Are your AA guns gold and at least +10?

[wraith oyster]

How much longer do we have to farm event

[remote yarrow]

A week

[cobalt rapids]

till u finished getting what u want from shop and milestones

[wraith oyster]

Thx

[sacred silo]

B3 but my Alsace level 50 :/

[remote yarrow]

[sweet delta]

There are planes? Are you dying to submarines instead?

[sacred silo]

Oh maybe . I leave it on auto and when I come back she's ded

[remote yarrow]

May also be a limit break issue

[sweet delta]

Is B3 the highest event map you can farm?

[cobalt rapids]

can show ur fleet and equips

[sacred silo]

I can do up to c3

Stuff

[potent slate]

How good is Bearn META

[unkempt pier]

So is using gems for cubes not recommended

[vale spindle]

nope

[remote yarrow]

No, it's probably the worst thing you spend them on tbh even as a whale

[fluid brook]

Just "Good" althou theres other better CVs

[potent slate]

well I just got her

[fluid brook]

still got some use as Fleet Tech

[potent slate]

um but pulling fun also if your early its nice to have a more flexible roster in my opinion

[remote yarrow]

You already get enough cubes as a F2P

[fluid brook]

If your F2P, thats a very crippling financial decision, if you have pay for the gems, well up to you, but thats not a very efficient way to spend it

[remote yarrow]

And most permanent gacha SRs are not game changing

[fluid brook]

And you can get a fairly strong fleet by using the GuildShop

[unkempt pier]

I’m just trying to make the most out of the wishing build system before it leaves since I’m broke in cubes 🦭

[potent slate]

yeah but dont you need multiple fleets also I dont really need dock space atm

[remote yarrow]

I suggest you just stop, it's permanent gacha with sprinkles on

Who are you even pulling for btw?

[unkempt pier]

Perseus

[remote yarrow]

No need with Unicorn, stop pulling on Wishing Well

[rain vine]

if youre broke on cubes, thats even more of a reason to not pull

[unkempt pier]

Can I have unicorn on one fleet and another unicorn on another

[loud rover]

wishing well a scam

[fluid brook]

Yes you do but at a later stage, a stage in which you will have access to even better ships

[remote yarrow]

No need, but yes you can

[potent slate]

I have maybe 10-15 must keep units also I want the ur on event cause I like her

[rain vine]

you dont need a healer on boss fleet until world 13+

[remote yarrow]

I suggest you give this a read https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/newbie_tips

[potent slate]

I have done 51 pulls so far f2p

[remote yarrow]

It's worth pulling on UR banners

Not on WW

[potent slate]

thats all Ive been pulling on

[unkempt pier]

First thing i see is avoid YouTube guides when I’ve literally been using one 😭

[remote yarrow]

Please don't say Kimocheese

[rain vine]

you have to consider that theres another UR banner coming up later this year

[unkempt pier]

His yt is admiral Neldrin

[sacred silo]

I feel like kimocheese content is so lazy he just sits there and talks 😭

[potent slate]

Im generally someone who pulls for who I kike the looks of

[remote yarrow]

Uuuuh that's not much better, just stop watching YT guides

[hollow gust]

hes not a spastic like kimo but not super good either

[crisp estuary]

[eternal basalt]

Even GuardianE?

[remote yarrow]

Never watched his videos ngl

[crisp estuary]

I'm right here if you want to use another yt'er 🏃‍♂️

[fluid brook]

Just see Stigma YT Guides

[white agate]

why is it not worth pulling on ur banners?

[eternal basalt]

What?

[remote yarrow]

Nobody said that

[inland shoal]

Because it is worth it?

[fluid brook]

Its worth pulling in Limited/Rerun UR banner

[unkempt pier]

I have 3 URs but none of them are mlb😔

[fluid brook]

For the Perma one, just do one light pull a day

[crisp estuary]

Then focus on one

[remote yarrow]

The ones not worth pulling for are Permanent banners

[vale spindle]

[white agate]

#gameplay-help message
i misread this since i didn't know ww meaning

[unkempt pier]

Bismarck zwei needs one more star so I’m working on that

[fluid brook]

might need to change that

[crisp estuary]

You should have said more 🥿

[remote yarrow]

Anyways, any question regarding any topic about the game can ask it in here, as dumb as it may sound to you just go ahead

[inland shoal]

(ww just means wishing well)

[unkempt pier]

Ok thank you

[white agate]

oh, yep; in that it's not worth it, i think light construction is the recommended one for that👍

[remote yarrow]

When there's not any event banner you just do a daily light build and that's it

[eternal basalt]

If you have a lot of cubes and miss from regular pool ww is worth it

[white agate]

yep, that is what i do👍

[potent slate]

ive seen ww a few time but what does ww mean

[remote yarrow]

Wishing Well

[inland shoal]

.

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/User:Riceist/CatGuide

(Where did the question go?)

[remote yarrow]

It was part of your imagination

[crisp estuary]

Dammit he deleted. Was about to pop the /cats

[potent slate]

ah cool ty

[crisp estuary]

/cats is still as long as I remember it but where are those who share the memory

[potent slate]

got laffy randomly

is she even good?

[remote yarrow]

Sidegrade to Javelin and Z23

[forest palm]

does the cats command even have relevant information

[inland shoal]

She's decent
Not much reason to use 2 starters tho

[remote yarrow]

Apart from Rice's guide not really

[potent slate]

yeah just hoping to finish the set for gems eventually

[inland shoal]

To a newbie to cats? Yes

[keen sable]

Good idea

[dense talon]

What’s a good world to level up your ships in? 12-13 is the one i normally use.

[forest palm]

12 - 1 / 12 - 4

[hollow gust]

that works

[dense talon]

Ok good thanks

[plain minnow]

is story mode worth grinding? doing sorties i mean. or would oil be better used in the event

[remote yarrow]

Yes but currently event is higher priority

[forest palm]

what've you done in the event thus far? how many points have you grinded?

[plain minnow]

around 20000 of those golden shards so far

not even sure what to spend them on

[forest palm]

the UR Ship, and Gun is a start

either way it sounds like you should just grind more points

[cerulean stag]

which stage is the best stage to grind on the side event for new players?

[forest palm]

Best stage is D3

[cerulean stag]

tyty

[forest palm]

ah, for new players B - 3 → C - 2 → D - 1 → D - 3 it all depends on if you can clear comfortably

[white agate]

at how many shards would you stop for the event?
i am at 35k and i am thinking of only getting the sp stages and dailies

[hollow gust]

well im at 90k but thats only cause i wanted gear skin and mogador dupe, as long as you get your cogs, arrays, mogador and bearn+ chips

[forest palm]

gun as well

[vestal thistle]

Got st Louis from lab

[plain saffron]

[forest palm]

time to runaway

[vestal thistle]

Building roon now
How to unlock air?

Like how to get tech points

[wispy star]

do you guys ever buy oil from the shop?

[forest palm]

/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

[mossy void]

Any word on what new gear lab stuff is worth it? I know NJ's gun is

[severe lily]

I messed with the shop and I bought gold with my tickets. Can I get a refund if I text em ?

[mossy void]

No

I assume they wouldn't no

[severe lily]

No Ur for me than I’m fked

Hope she comes back one day

[mossy void]

Did you legit accidentally brought all the gold? Which is only 5 iirc that can buy

[severe lily]

I tough I get tickets for gold….

[mossy void]

If you have the oil then you still have a chance.

[severe lily]

I have oil but I don’t have time to grind the game. I’m preparing for final university exam

[mossy void]

Also she will but in like two years

[severe lily]

And I work 2 jobs

[mossy void]

Oof. Big F. But I would auto battle while studying haha. Just put to auto 3 battles and go back to what you're doing (if you can) then every so often check back

[severe lily]

I need like 170….

I had 115. I fked so bad man

Idk how much I have to play that to grind this much…

[undone plover]

if u dont have a lot of time make sure u use your HELP tickets during the sortie
doubles the run

[severe lily]

wtf are those

I never heard of such thing

[undone plover]

u lose double oil + morale and gain double everything. basically counts as doing 2 runs in one run. perfect when u dont have a lot of time to play

[severe lily]

I see.

I need 25000 of that yellow essence. When tf am I gonna do that man

[warm flax]

Should I keep the copy of Mog?

[undone plover]

is SP + daily still giving mog vouchers or did it finally cap?

[rare obsidian]

Hello, im liking the game and lets say i have some money to spend, which one should i buy? Also ibheard this game is super f2p, can we get premium currency to buy skins?

[forest palm]

usually you just use your free gems to upgrade your dock space, and dorm, paid gems you can kind of do w/e you want, the main draw is outfits

[undone plover]

commander level 70 pack if u wanna give yourself a bit of a head start (not rly needed tho)
cruise pass if u like the skin
trade pass for extra cubes (not worth it imo)
and finally double gem bags for skins/dock space

[viscid swift]

Still giving vouchers

[forest palm]

there's more than enough time to get 25k points

[whole crypt]

so that "75 max" isn't maxing out

[rare obsidian]

Are gems farmable?

[viscid swift]

Not yet

[forest palm]

farm, not really, but you are rewarded for certain tasks, and it is a limited amount

[whole crypt]

I'm just looking to spend the excess vouchers on coins

[rare obsidian]

Also, is it just me or the graphic quality isnt that good? Is it because i play on mobile? I dont see graphic options

[cerulean stag]

if u like skins, would the skin packs be worth?

[severe lily]

Bro I ain’t see no thing like this on my event

[rare obsidian]

And there should be some given every event right?

[whole crypt]

do you have the double plans at all

[south sequoia]

You mean the lucky bags? Sure, but do be reminded that what skin you will get is random and will give you a skin regardless of the fact if you own a character in there or not.

[cerulean stag]

ye ye ty

[whole crypt]

they can only be used after you cleared

[forest palm]

not every event, mostly anniversaries, and if maint is severe enough

[south sequoia]

^ And they can't be used if the stage has a "2x bonus" or whatever until you clear the stage

[severe lily]

Only 800

[whole crypt]

800 is more than enough, you just need to clear the stages first

[rare obsidian]

I see, at least the skins dont seem to be too expensive

[severe lily]

Which level is best for farm for those points

[mossy void]

Get hella grinding mate! You know what to do so go go go!!

[whole crypt]

iirc you can turn it on for the triple repeats even with the daily bonus on, it just won't be spent for the bonus run

[south sequoia]

yep

[rare obsidian]

But guys, what can i do to improve the graphics? It doesnt look thta great on my phone and there no option i can see to change it

[mossy void]

D3 gives the most but B3 is fine

[rare obsidian]

Maybe its better looking on emulator?

[mossy void]

I play on phone and my end seems fine?

[severe lily]

D3 is where ? In the hard mode ?

[soft raft]

otuside of Emulator, there's no real way than to get better hardware

Maybe setting it to 30 FPS can help things but idk, never really felt much of a difference

[whole crypt]

what level are you, D3 should be best especially if you're using HELPs

[mossy void]

Correct. B3 is normal

[south sequoia]

There are no graphic options other than fps, If it doesnt look great on your phone then it's probably a phone issue

[severe lily]

I haven’t played a single game

[soft raft]

various phones have various different specs
Not everyone has a top of the line phone, wouldnt be surprised if people still play this game on 3+ year old models

[whole crypt]

I mean what level is your fleet now

[severe lily]

Omg. Big brain time. I’m a teacher man. I can play em movie and play all day xd

[mossy void]

Iirc the graphic options like 30fps is supposed to help to not have your phone warm up? Since 60 it tends to get super hot at least what I heard

[whole crypt]

if you can clear D3 it's just a matter of letting it repeat

[mossy void]

Exactly bruh get grinding

[rough vale]

both shinano and NJ are maxed, should I redeem anyway?

[south sequoia]

redeem, grab the free core and medals

[rare obsidian]

I mean i can get 60fps, but the models arent detailed enough, compared to games like counter side or nikke, even though the lewd is good

I'll try playing it on bigger screen maybe that'll help

[mossy void]

I have just to get medals or flex my dupe (I wouldn't recommend if f2p)

[south sequoia]

no point of letting it build up

[whole crypt]

you can probably earn another pity soon enough

[undone plover]

the game runs fine on auto just click the nodes

U want to clear D3 and go farm SP
u get 1 SP run/day and it will give a lot of UR vouchers

[whole crypt]

next in line should be Shimakaze not super high priority anyway

[rare obsidian]

Also please tell me theres an option to changr the loading screen to sfw version lol, im scared to play this game at public space

[soft raft]

nope lol

[south sequoia]

Nope

[mossy void]

Nope. The loading screens are random

[rare obsidian]

Damn now people gonna know im a degen

[south sequoia]

That's the harsh reality of playing azur lane

[whole crypt]

yeh you can clear C/D fine, just clear D3 then hit the repeat x 3, and also get SP done

[viscid swift]

You say that as if that's a bad thing

[soft raft]

that looks kinda scuffed (Especially the 2nd fleet) and the positioning of your vanguards is very off but that shouldnt have much trouble clearing

[rare obsidian]

Okay i think ive annoyed you guys enough lol, last one, can someone direct me to the guide list? Im overwhelmed

[whole crypt]

if people looking into your phone for booba is a problem, you need to find someplace better to live

[severe lily]

I just pressed reccomend

[south sequoia]

/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

[south sequoia]

click the third link

[soft raft]

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

[south sequoia]

and look for newbie tips

[rare obsidian]

Thank you!

[south sequoia]

save it just in case, it has a guide for a lot of stuff

[severe lily]

That’s mine

[low eagle]

Is this limited or what

[whole crypt]

levels are fine, unless shit gear you should be okay, can come back for fleet help if you have problem clearing

[undone plover]

gangut gun i believe. keep on gangut

[soft raft]

It's stock equipment on gangut ad Sevastapool, and the only way to get that gun is to get either of those two ships

[whole crypt]

just make sure you have at least 1 copy for gangut, it's not the end of the world if you don't though

[indigo beacon]

hey all, how do i get this?

[mossy void]

OpSi

[soft raft]

grind grind grind opsi
And the shops (via blank prints you can convert)

No specific spots

[mossy void]

It also drops in Siren bosses (strong holds iirc?)

[indigo beacon]

is there any guide on opSi? i barely understand how it works lol

[mossy void]

Yes there is a guide. I don't have it on hand myself atm

[viscid swift]

Basically clear the campaign and then clear all the notifications each month and buy what you need from the shop.

[indigo beacon]

okok thanks u all

[whole crypt]

only abyssals and cats

[mossy void]

Yeah I mixed up the names

[mossy void]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1wWMIzaUKISAXMbOEnmsuuLkO9PesabpdTUWdosvHygM/htmlview#

Go to the OpSi tabs and they explain it

[keen sable]

you get them when you get them btw. i would not convert generics to torp

[blissful atlas]

prob a stupid question but are there any other ships that sit in the foward main fleet like odin?

edit (shame ty for the info tho)

[eager mulch]

geryon

[blissful atlas]

he sits in the back vanguard same with alexis kerib and i think one other

(edit spent the last 11min trying to find the other one might be mistake tho thought it was a ib, DaVinci doesn't count since hers dont stay in one grid area)

side question what ship can best use the new 2x3 torps?

[keen sable]

gridknight

[blissful atlas]

thats alexis

[eager mulch]

who?

[keen sable]

uhh kim summons a tank also

[soft raft]

No one if you're playing on Auto

[keen sable]

odin remains unique though

[blissful atlas]

if you mean who as in alexis kerib or grid knight its a summon from akane shinjo's augment the confinement program part of the ssssgrid man event

[blissful atlas]

rip i like the outlyer ships there intresting honestly dont care if they suck was hoping there was another or any that sit in the back vanguard other then summons guess not ow

[blissful atlas]

any for manual?

[soft raft]

It's like 2nd best torp for manual
As for who would use it, generally the DD would have priority for it

[keen sable]

no then, i meant rikkayumechise

[frank pulsar]

torp ship like unzen, shima, ayanami, etc ig

[blissful atlas]

oh thats a transformation/combination they sit in the controlled vanguard slot tho. i think(i should know i use them alot lol but smooth brain rn)

[keen sable]

ie they're not where they should be ala odin

[thin anvil]

what do I do with her?

[hollow gust]

use her?

[sweet merlin]

Is it possible to one fleet auto strongholds

[eager mulch]

yes

[remote yarrow]

Use her I guess if she's better than someone from your current fleet

[night pumice]

is there any safe-to-retire SR/Elite list around here

[forest palm]

Percy/Unicorn + Fdg, some more damage, and a vanguard that doesn't die will solo strongholds

[remote yarrow]

Why? Are you out of dock space?
If you don't care that about minmaxing your fleet tech you can retire some Elites after MLBing them I guess

[night pumice]

dock space yeah, and I don't really want to keep ships that I'll never use around

[viscid swift]

well how can you be so sure you'll never use them

[night pumice]

I mean a majority of them probably won't be used outside of just throwing them into comissions

I'm not exactly running a whole bunch of minmaxed fleets so idk what I should be keeping and what I shouldn't, and I was thinking about keeping ironblood ships for tech later on, but that's pretty much my entire thought process

[viscid swift]

well you'll need tech for all the faction pretty much for unlocking PR ships at that point

and who knows what will happen or you'll do in future like working on tech

[night pumice]

so instead of retiring ships, I should just keep them for future tech and expand the dock

[viscid swift]

that is what I would reccomend yes

[novel condor]

Pretty much yes

[sharp socket]

what if u got all the tech u need for a specific faction

[remote yarrow]

Tech bonuses are good to have either way

[viscid swift]

Well you still need ships to grind XP with, preferably not maxed ships and when I say tech I mean tech stat bonuses

[tranquil saffron]

For heavy armour should I use fw190 or flapjack on implacable?

[remote yarrow]

They even matter for oneshots later on if you wanna do that

[sharp socket]

i now have to grind iron blood main fleet with fdg, bismarck and weser

[forest palm]

A6 will squeeze out a bit more damage over the Flapjack

on the other hand the A6 has no passive intercept

[tranquil saffron]

So A6 is better if AA is not an issue and flapjack is better if AA is needed

[cunning bough]

Is any of these even good smh I just usually disassemble it

(This is satire)

[forest palm]

[viscid swift]

This is also #gameplay-help not #al-general

[cunning bough]

What ship should I use the bomber on

[tranquil saffron]

What CVs do you have

[viscid swift]

Your CV with the strongest DB slot on bossing

[final flint]

Just making sure: hpfcr doesnt work for alsace, correct?

[viscid swift]

It does

[little plinth]

if I have the max amount of bearn meta crystals and get another drop, what happens? is it as if I retired her?

[final flint]

So her 2nd salvo is quicker then? Nice

[forest palm]

Pre-Load is separate from the First Load

[final flint]

Ooo ok

[remote yarrow]

iirc you get currency for the META shop

[potent slate]

I’m mauling done 62 pulls and nothing just jack shit someone said the rates are great I call bs

[tranquil saffron]

You need to work on MLB implacable, Yorktown II and Shinano asap

[cunning bough]

Woah... holy, calm down bro—

[tranquil saffron]

You're probably better off putting the tenrai on enterprise

[cunning bough]

I'm still understanding stuff... what's MLB?

[remote yarrow]

Sorry to hear that but this isn't the channel to vent go to #al-general for that

[tranquil saffron]

Max limit break

[potent slate]

Ah didn’t know

[barren flame]

So I just came back after several year absence and I've been farming the new event burning 800 oil every three runs, is there a way to help with oil consumption?

[cunning bough]

But in all honesty if I MLB everyone there, which one is the best?

[viscid swift]

Enterprise

[tranquil saffron]

Pretty much it makes your ships much much stronger

[potent slate]

What can I do with dupes

[cunning bough]

Owki thank u bro ^^

[eternal moth]

Are you running d3?

[barren flame]

Yeah

[remote yarrow]

Use them for Limit Break or retire if the ship is already maxed, no reason to level up a dupe

[eternal moth]

That's about the best you can do then. Running full teams is ideal

[viscid swift]

Use them to limit break the first copy

If they're mlb retire them

[tranquil saffron]

I'm still learning but enterprise is great overall
Shinano and implacable work incredibly well with haku

[potent slate]

It’s a dupe of Poly

[barren flame]

Unfortunate

[cunning bough]

Haku? Hakurryu??

[tranquil saffron]

Yes

[eternal moth]

Make sure you upgrade your canteen, and keep doing dailies and weeklies. You get quite a bit of oil from those

[cunning bough]

Oh well, I'll try to MLB shin as fast as I can then

[final flint]

You can try 1:1 fleet but you'd be losing out on a lot of exp

[remote yarrow]

Who?

[cunning bough]

The Japanese fits with the Japanese!

[eternal moth]

And coins

[barren flame]

Yeah I've been reading up on the oil limit stuff they added so I've been doing the full fleet runs but I feel like I burn more fuel than I gain

[final flint]

Well, you'd get more coins for sure for the same amount of oil

[barren flame]

And I'm trying to research some of the new ships they added

[tranquil saffron]

This is the ideal fleet for those 3 but you don't have to have all of these ships

[potent slate]

Her but I was told Portland was better

[remote yarrow]

Just use her dupe to limit break your Pola then

And yeah she's not really worth rising when there's better options

[sweet delta]

Just a little 🤏 more coins per oil

[tranquil saffron]

What are some good boss fleets that use chkalov

She's just wasting away in my dock

[hollow gust]

If you got sakura URs , nothing

[exotic wren]

Should I just switch back to pr4 for Haku FS and another Tenrai or complete her first and complete her gun? 37/50

[viscid swift]

how many Tenrais do you have?

[exotic wren]

.....one

[hollow gust]

Well finish the season first ofc , why would you stop for a dupe copy over Hindenburg

[viscid swift]

how off are you from the 2nd Tenrai

[exotic wren]

....2/50

[hollow gust]

Tf how? Did you not open protocore?

[viscid swift]

and you have none left to buy from the Prototype shop?

[exotic wren]

I had shit rates, was 20+/ 50 after I finished pr 4

So I just bought the rest from protocore

[remote yarrow]

I think you chose bad research instead

[exotic wren]

Only faces but ye

[viscid swift]

well?

how many are left then

[exotic wren]

No actually I just checked my bad

[hollow gust]

It shouldn't matter , always finish a season

[exotic wren]

Should be pretty fast to get cores since everyone is d30 cept hindy and...gascan

[tranquil saffron]

What do you mean by season?

[viscid swift]

go back to PR4 and get the remaining 10 prints for the 2nd Tenrai

[hollow gust]

Each pr number rises a season?

[tranquil saffron]

Oh

[remote yarrow]

Not buying all 50 BPs is kinda uuuhhh...

[hollow gust]

That Hindenburg is like 2 weeks from done , that's just dumb to swap rn

[remote yarrow]

That's like 200ish bps tho or a little less

[viscid swift]

with PR7 due in about a month most likely and them on just one Tenrai

I would disagree

[novel condor]

Me back then

[remote yarrow]

But 2 weeks from 25 to 30 sounds like too little time to me

[hollow gust]

Considering that non min max players can't even operate CVs at full capacity, I'll gladly take a hinden first

[viscid swift]

even if they can't at full capacity that doesn't diminish the value of a Tenrai

where are you even gonna stick a Hindenburg, on mobbing?

[exotic wren]

I was planning to stick her on the anti light fleet

[hollow gust]

She can boss perfectly fine

[viscid swift]

yes she can, but compared to the other usual suspects how much of a difference is she gonna make practically

[plain minnow]

how many summer events does azur lane have?

[remote yarrow]

Wdym

[plain minnow]

like how many times a year does azur lane release swim suit skins

[forest palm]

AL doesn't have a traditional Summer Event, they're Summer Outfits in like Sep

[hollow gust]

All the other ships are dev 30 , so if you aren't picking poor selections that's close to 12-14 prints a day . 2 weeks is def doable if not 3

[exotic wren]

I guess I could complete her, then switch back to pr 4 then? i don't think I'd need her gun anyways mb

[viscid swift]

I reccomend going back to PR4 and at least getting the last 10 Tenrai BPs from research so you get the rest from the Prototype shop and get your 2nd Tenrai first

[exotic wren]

So 10 tenrais -> d30 hindy -> fs5 Haku, -> then whatever?

[viscid swift]

sure, PR7 like I said probably drops in a month though

[forest palm]

I only ever use 4 Tenrai

[hollow gust]

It's late July most of the time , you are def not finishing haku fs unless you already have it

[viscid swift]

mid not late July

[exotic wren]

It took me 4 months before starting pr6 after release so I guess Haku should be done by then

If not I'd be dumb beyond measure

[forest palm]

it takes time to catch up on PR, but it doesn't take that long

also on average a full season takes about 4 months

[remote yarrow]

I'm about to "finish" PR5 soon ™️ cuz I don't really care about Rupprecht and Chkalov, but should I finish them and wait for PR7 or start PR6 after I'm done with Brest and 2nd Ply Gun? (25 and 1 bp respectively)

[novel condor]

Prob 6

[sweet delta]

There's no guarantee that 7 is higher priority than 6, so might as well start on 6 until 7 is known

[remote yarrow]

Aight

[forest palm]

there's nothing in PR6 particularly that's a must have, you could make an argument for Hindenburg, or Kearsage, but really it's just Shimanto

[remote yarrow]

I think I can just use PR6 BPs on Shimanto lol I have like 200+ iirc

Or do I do it the normal way?

[forest palm]

would just finish PR5 tbh

at the least PR5 ships won't show up if you're working on PR6, or PR7 ships

[viscid swift]

that is compelling but 200 BPs right off the bat on Shimanto is also compelling

[thin anvil]

how do i go to sp/ex stuff in the event?

[viscid swift]

clear D3

[thin anvil]

oh alr

[zinc turret]

fun fact SP stage need lv 110 ships

[vale apex]

whats my best opsi mob fleet

[forest palm]

Unicorn + Hood + Independence

not much to work with on the vanguard end...

Portland + Cleveland Jav/23 is the best I'm seeing

[vale apex]

is cleveland better than sirius

[zinc turret]

cleveland is good ?

[forest palm]

you could use Sirius

Cleveland is usable to a degree

[potent slate]

is there any good way to grind a shit ton of cash/credits

[forest palm]

coin? event D - 1, event D - 3, or anything from world 9, and onward

preferably 12-4

[zinc turret]

i prefer d3 tho

cuz get event point

[true kraken]

I have to do 12-1 to 12-4 each one time?

[remote yarrow]

Wait how many BPs were for PRs? 313?

[forest palm]

343

[remote yarrow]

Oh

I'm 20 off instanly being able to Dev30 Shimanto

[viscid swift]

I'd just put all the Prints on Shimanto then

Chkalov and Ruppchrect can take a hike to the bench

[remote yarrow]

Oh they have Fs didn't know

[zinc turret]

no u just need to clear any chapter above 12

[forest palm]

it's like 5 ish times

not that hard an ask...

[true kraken]

which is the most priority between these?

[eager mulch]

Kear or hind