gameplay-help

[worldly pewter]

implacable

[barren tapir]

dont have zuihou

[viscid swift]

I guess if you're really desperate sure but I've never felt things get that tight

[sharp socket]

aquila is better than volga for w15 mob fleet right

[undone plover]

Like ik renhex does 15-1 farming
But even he hasnt done 13-1 1:1 afaik

[sharp socket]

to make sushi uni aql

[whole crypt]

Musashi/Aquila is better than Musashi/Volga

[worldly pewter]

i feel like the combo with musasi is the insane part

[sharp socket]

do those 2 have some hidden combo or something

[worldly pewter]

that is why i call it the cheat code

[storm heron]

I heard soyuz volga combo also kinda good

double ice bomb

[undone plover]

Masashi basically takes all AA dmg from backline
And aquila has focused backline heal + shield

[whole crypt]

Musashi's skill makes her tank main fleet damage, Aquila keeps her topped up because she's guaranteed lowest main fleet + lowest vanguard heal while Volga only guarantees lowest in fleet for 1 tick

[sharp socket]

[worldly pewter]

i was using alsace with volga i think faer used soyuz

[undone plover]

Oh she even blocks ramming dmg

[barren tapir]

volga also heals off her hp, while aquila heals target's hp. and musashi has huge hp

so aquila great for musashi, and volga great for hamm2

[nimble knoll]

Should I Equip the Hedgehog on Laffey?

[whole crypt]

for?

[barren tapir]

only if asw is needed

[soft raft]

submarines arent a actual threat until W14/15-3 and W14/15-4

[nimble knoll]

Ooh, alright

[novel solstice]

For content that has subs, yes. For most content, no because there aren't any subs.

[soft raft]

Events have subs but they're way weaker to the point that default depth charges can easily bonk them or you can nuke the enemy before they reach your backline

[whole crypt]

nowadays events tend to have subs but you can usually just push through them

[barren tapir]

asw good if 1:1ing otherwise not needed

[nimble knoll]

-# After this I'll only have 1 left-

Should I?

[barren tapir]

yes

[worldly pewter]

yes

[nimble knoll]

Aight She's MLB Now

The only one I don't have MLB is Portland

[sharp socket]

interesting mlb order but if it works for you

[barren tapir]

prolly due to levels

[nimble knoll]

[eternal moth]

ok, that's fair then

[nimble knoll]

Should I just use xp Packs?

[barren tapir]

nah

[nimble knoll]

Aight

[whole crypt]

you're fine if she isn't dying

[worldly pewter]

only use resources when u hit a road block

[whole crypt]

save the packs for bumping newer ships if you get something good that replaces what you have now

[nimble knoll]

Well in campaign she won't be.. But for the event she does-

[whole crypt]

or when you need the ships for second fleet

[eternal moth]

I need 2 more bulins so I can start farming FdG on my alt (Tirpitz needs MLB).

[nimble knoll]

Also should I unlock more training slots in the dorms or nah?

[sharp socket]

farm without mlb it still counts

[whole crypt]

that probably means you haven't pushed far enough for campaign, there'll probably be time for that with next event

[soft raft]

only up to the 3rd Dorm slot if you're F2P
And 2nd floor

[nimble knoll]

Alright

[worldly pewter]

i unlocked the 4th slot and i felt like i only got a smol hiccup on the dock space somewhere in the middle and now it is fine

[whole crypt]

consider the dorm slots later after you feel you have breathing room for dock, but if you're not spending it'll get really tight with new ships

[nimble knoll]

Yeah, I'm only at 5-1 rn

[barren tapir]

i already feel tight

[nimble knoll]

I really wanna use Yorki II But I Don't Have The Bulins..

[whole crypt]

take your time

[dreamy blade]

then swipe for more pulls on her banner

[whole crypt]

there's also going to be a new UR end of Feb which might have better priority for the bulins anyway

[nimble knoll]

I'll stay F2P So Nuh

[bright tusk]

for HE DD gun, is single 138.6mm > twin 127mk12?

[soft raft]

Funnily enough that would be terribly inefficent lmao

[storm heron]

they have difference uses

[nimble knoll]

Enty II/Retrofit When?

[soft raft]

[sharp socket]

so after a month it seems that i get just over 1 cube a day from comms just playing casually

[soft raft]

#al-general is that way for jokes
And iirc the devs have been pretty adamant on no Enty Retro

[nimble knoll]

Damn

[tulip zenith]

Thx

[soft raft]

Enty 2 is also completely out of the question when we dont even have anything from the cold war besides the DDG Retrofits

[eternal moth]

I still think the DDGs were a mistake, but that's a conversation for another time

[storm heron]

who knows azur lane won't include modern tech in the future

[whole crypt]

did devs explicitly say anything about Enterprise
we just don't get SR to rainbow retrofits very often and we don't know what the devs' priorities are with those

[storm heron]

nobody knows, it's better to just stop speculating tbh

[eternal moth]

Enty retro would at least make sense from a historical perspective, as she got a pretty hefty retrofit in, I think, 1944?

[inland shoal]

It's just ppl coping cuz of story or sth

[whole crypt]

that's what I thought

[eternal moth]

Significant enough that it lengthened her flight deck

[whole crypt]

didn't think devs would actually come out to say anything about a specific ship

[dreamy blade]

huh i didnt know the ddgs werent ww2 era, thats strange

[nimble knoll]

I feel like I said something I shouldn't have-

[soft raft]

the original ships themselves were WW2 era as Soviet ships
then they got sold to the Chinese after the war where they got their DDG retrofits

[whole crypt]

they're cold war retrofits of effectively WW2 era Russians ships that were sold/given to China

[spring bolt]

the fact i can confirm is that they run out of ddgs to retro after fu shun, so what will they do on 2026 cny is going to be a big cope

[soft raft]

Maybe they'll finally put An Shan in perma lol

[whole crypt]

and they also probably decided to run with it because DE's limited roster

[eternal moth]

And if the pattern holds true Fu Shun's retro will be the best of the four

[barren tapir]

ddg retro is 1970s tech

[whole crypt]

her base skill is also the worst of the 4 so we'll see how it goes, retrofits can change skills anyway and there'll probably be a new skill too

[soft raft]

Wonder if they'll put out another missile but we'll see when JP Patchnotes come out

[sharp socket]

is 4s difference between aquila and uni too much

[dreamy blade]

does enty having only 1 skill not also make her a good candidate to get her retro even if it's a strong skill

[forest palm]

what's this for?

[eternal moth]

For what? You don't want them to sync in campaign

[whole crypt]

my guess is just another SY-1A since it's still limited

[soft raft]

If this is W15 desync, I'd say 4s feels like the upper limit for that

[whole crypt]

desyncing is good for 14/15

[sharp socket]

thought id just post the part you need but ill just do the full thing next time all the time

[dreamy blade]

isnt sandy tankier than ply

[soft raft]

shouldnt be

[barren tapir]

yes she is

[dreamy blade]

sandy 116.74 ehp vs ply 104.23

[barren tapir]

yes

[rain vine]

🤨 couldve just answered the question, but sure

[sharp socket]

if you have things for me to +13 or possible upgrades like a 2nd UR AA into somewhere i will listen to that

[whole crypt]

I'd lean towards giving purple 410 to Musashi

[barren tapir]

a big factor is sandys augment dr, but also ply vs sandy lck plays a large role too. so i think it trips ppl up sometimes but yeah sandy is quite a bit more durable than ply

[whole crypt]

and swap Wyvern and Breguet for more even distribution of launches/salvo

[sharp socket]

aquila has 4x 130% TB while uni has 3x135% if you were referring to that

[whole crypt]

notice I explcitly said for distribution for timing, fuck the slots

[forest palm]

they should naturally desync even with the same TB

[rigid onyx]

staags in w15 are apparently a trap and you should just stack either 5 roombas or roombas + aa vanguard, haven't tested myself

[sharp socket]

i get different advice all the time about my wyvern/breguet slots so i dont know who to listen to

[soft raft]

I dont think penta Roomba is the solution

Esp with how slow it reloads compared to other options

[barren tapir]

try both

[whole crypt]

also Unicorn has preload which evens out the total output you get out of Wyvern vs on Aquila anyway

[worldly pewter]

he doesn't have a third ijn so acc will be in shambles that way

[whole crypt]

STAAG on BB is fine, STAAG on Unicorn is probably ok, vanguards probably not at all

[forest palm]

57 + Sextuple fun time

[sharp socket]

my boss fleet also gets alot of opposing advice/flak for sandy and shimanto so ill keep them as it is

[forest palm]

they'll just continue to release world 15 creep either way

[sharp socket]

the easiest solution is to wait for cracked ships and steamroll it but waiting is boring

[kind thistle]

Are any of the UR ships worth having 2 built copies for?

[worldly pewter]

i used indep soyuz haku for boss but that is because i did only 1 boss with them keeping simanto to mob is the better route overall

[forest palm]

if you're raising dupes, especially of a UR that's just straightup a luxury

[soft raft]

There is no pratical justification to raise dupes in general regardless of rarity

especially for URs due to how relatively slow UR Bullin income is compared to the other two Bullins

[rigid onyx]

the only content that allows dupes is campaign and campaign doesn't need dupes

[sharp socket]

is it impossible to do all 3 bosses of 15-4 with the boss fleet

[storm heron]

me doing alsace indep amagi doing 2 bosses with some of the most broken vanguards

[worldly pewter]

are u really saying that while having the cheat code in the dock ready to blast ?

[whole crypt]

events too

[sharp socket]

because well its the boss fleet

[rigid onyx]

a built fritz is one of the premier options for w15 as well, wouldn't be suprised if it outperformed an offhealer in non mushashi comps even. Again, have not tested, so don't trust.

definitely think she's better in a fleet than the support fleet though, even though she is the best support fleet ship

[forest palm]

2 AQL is really nice tbh

[whole crypt]

there are also tryhards that keep certain dupes for nolife grinding but if you need to ask the question you don't need the dupe

[rigid onyx]

only ships i have dupes of are l70 ranger l70 bouge l70 cassin, and if you dont have much dock space even thats not worth it

but yeah in w15 the only AA guns you should even touch are sexybofors, pastabofors, roomba, and ur.

[rain vine]

data analyzed debuff is going to make that very unfun before clearing mode, and auto forces your mob fleet to go through the first 2 boss fleets after clearing mode

[silver lintel]

Eh no, on auto the boss fleet does all 3 bosses

[rain vine]

does it?
my bad, i probably remembered incorrectly

[viscid swift]

I wouldn't hold my breath just yet on that, base wise she's by far the weakest of the 4, her only skill just gives her 20% main gun crit rate and nothing else

[tame pivot]

Just got my 2nd La-9.. who should I put it on? Have my first one on Nakhimov

[elfin hollow]

whats the best recommended build for gear lab rainbow equip? which should I prioritize? I already have 2 wyvern

[rigid onyx]

wait for gear lab update estimated to be in about a month

[sharp socket]

after 2 wyvern, consider UR AA for w15, else mk7/twin 100 kai or hold until you need something

[dreamy blade]

https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/equipment#gear_lab

[inner idol]

Does anyone know if they'll add voice acting for bismarck alt on the new l2d skin?

[analog swallow]

is it worth using all pr5 prints on plymouth?

[tender lotus]

I'm retiring Hornet2 few months ago
Who can replace her against Harby?

[viscid swift]

more like a week or 2

[viscid swift]

yes

[mellow cape]

I do have dupes for unicorn and farming ships so that I can just swap when morale goes low @kind thistle

[dreamy blade]

who do you have

[inner idol]

Wait disregard what I said earlier

[soft raft]

Dawg why did you retire her

[inner idol]

I think my game was just a little bugged

[whole crypt]

for most people that just means take a damn break

[mellow cape]

fair enough

[rigid onyx]

most people don't farm with unicorn either

[whole crypt]

you can, depending on the stage

[sleek vessel]

What's her AA and Aux

[tender lotus]

Yt2+kear is what I'm about to use but not sure who's the 3rd backline
I'll use helena & aurora but i can't decide the 3rd frontline
I appreciate it if i can use another formation
Backline i have :rumey nakh(d29) enty essex haku shin amacv implac nj musa bisz soy alsy fdg uvh avp

[mellow cape]

Atm that is my light set up

[rose cosmos]

Do we have any rainbow gear or something similar in new year event?

[mellow cape]

Enty does surprisingly well in light arbi fights tho I'm sure I can replace her at this point

[weary gust]

Normal vanguard unit AA, double hp aux.

[rigid onyx]

depends on fight, if you need the stop then implac is the choice. a lot of light armor content doesn't need stop so fritz would be the choice there.

you need a 3rd uss ship for yorkii so laffii would be a decent choice if the vanguard pressure isnt low

[sleek vessel]

Normal vanguard aa

[weary gust]

basically anything with decent refire rate and range.

[sharp socket]

roomba/twin 90

[tender lotus]

So
Yt2 kear rumey laf2 aurora helena
Am i right?
What abt gear?

[rigid onyx]

nj gun, hvars

[storm heron]

I should refresh here right

[sleek vessel]

Hmm ok

[lucid hamlet]

is the twin 203 SK C/34 a good gun?

purple and blue variants

[dreamy blade]

1hr rigging is good but if you only care about ship prints then sure

[storm heron]

the gold version is good budget options

for the purple one just use this

[lucid hamlet]

also is the twin 152 main gun better as bb secondary or CL main

[storm heron]

tbtsk better as a CL main
the purple one is good bb secondary

budget anti bomb ships

this one for CL

[jade maple]

are there a tierlist for which META should i max first?

[lucid hamlet]

last question is gold triple 155 main gun any good

[tender lotus]

Should i use beacon on rumey & yt2 against Harbi?

[fluid brook]

META ships are good, but there are way more ships that does better than them, but if you still wanna go with META, might wanna answer first: For which content?

[fluid brook]

Depends in the comp

[barren tapir]

beacon is for timing/sync

[tender lotus]

Here's my comp

[weary gust]

Ones that give reload for backline.

[tender lotus]

I don't need it then?

[storm heron]

you most likely don't need beacon if you have high tech, beacon's use there will mostly to allow you to get ur 4th salvo

[jade maple]

actaully im planning on taking w14 - w15

[barren tapir]

do you need it to sync?

[jade maple]

i have mostly all of ship

[weary gust]

META ships won't help you with w14/15

[fluid brook]

Well might wanna forget about METAs

[viscid swift]

I would just eat the PR4 Q or the cubes

[barren tapir]

then can just ignore them. nagato meta is decent in ch14 mob if you lack URs but otherwise kek

[tender lotus]

No sync....

[frank pulsar]

do you have enough cv rld to make that work with helena? otherwise im pretty sure skyraider setup will desync after like 1 or 2 strikes, especially without beacon

[jade maple]

i have complete ur, can you recommend me some setup for mobs and boss

[tender lotus]

I hv 30 cv rld (excluding cat)

[storm heron]

do you think putting beacon will allow additional helena sync? do you think putting beacon will allow you to have a 4th strike?

[frank pulsar]

should be fine then, try to get yr cv to arnd 21-22s

[wispy star]

Im pretty oblivious
ive been farming event stage D3 for the F6F Hellcat planes
but how do I make them?

[frank pulsar]

depot > craft

[bright tusk]

best auxiliaries for tashkent with her augment that can significantly increase her EHP?

[tender lotus]

Will this skill activate every 16s when helena has sg radar?

[viscid swift]

no

it'll activate at 16, 36, 56, etc

[frank pulsar]

toolkit + toolkit/em command/goldburn/towel/rpg interface

[tender lotus]

Ah only the first attempt change gotcha

[tender lotus]

Fyi i'm using beacon for helena sync not for 4th strike

[storm heron]

what about not using beacon then, does that still allow helena to sync for the 3rd time?

[cobalt gate]

for siren stronghold, do i get more reward if siren retake the base before defeating it

[forest palm]

the Siren the spawns to capture that base drops a resource box when killed

[cobalt gate]

oh that i know, but is reward better if i defeat it after it takes over or its the same? i'm just wondering since the wiki says recapture rewards

[forest palm]

doesn't matter

[runic cobalt]

Best team for january challenge without impla?

[sweet delta]

https://suchiguma.github.io/challengemode/january/#high-end-cv

[cobalt gate]

i see

[runic cobalt]

Rip some of those ships haven't built yet

[vital rune]

Is B3 the best normal stage to farm for the event?

[stark quiver]

While low costing

[vital rune]

I also need these retrofits n better gear ASAP bruh

[storm heron]

is there a reason why I might need this many ships for the next event?

[sweet delta]

Why are you on JP?

[vital rune]

How do u have them 70 and 80

[viscid swift]

fleet power farmers

[storm heron]

nahh it's from hikaridreamer

[sweet delta]

Reported for theft

[storm heron]

I thought fp farmer only have about 1.2k dock since remember when you decided you want to fp farm with 900 dock? Now I see

[viscid swift]

well fleet power farmers want 4 coppies of each ship

[vital rune]

Worth?

[viscid swift]

and there are over 600 in game

even accounting for collabs and PRs and such, filling up over 2k dock space is pretty trivial if you're fleet power farming

[vital rune]

Jus was gonna spam these until I fell asleep

[storm heron]

looks like not, unless it's 13-4 or something

[forest palm]

2.2k oil...what are you even doing

[barren tapir]

hm since max dock is like 3000 wouldnt fleet power farmer eventually not be able to do 4 of each ship

[sweet delta]

Looks like he's trying to use a 61 oil fleet on B3

[undone plover]

if u cant farm D maps
use a smaller fleet to farm event
for example 2 backline 1 frontline

[barren tapir]

whys it cost so much, what map?

[viscid swift]

eventually yeah but we're still a ways off from that yet

[stark quiver]

B3 full fleet 💀

[barren tapir]

💀 just, why

[viscid swift]

and honestley I wouldn't be suprised if when enough people reach that point they just raise the cap

[sweet delta]

3000 ships is already pay to lose, it costs more data and time to log in the more ships you have

[vital rune]

Event points

[undone plover]

he is new
full fleet b3 is better than afk
but if he can make it cheaper it should be better

[vital rune]

I can use this to level the ur then

[undone plover]

UR expensive for u rn
avoid using her imo

[stark quiver]

About 2800+ ships to get max it out
Then 200 dock to grind + new ships

[undone plover]

what is your current fleet? can u ss it?

[barren tapir]

sure but i definitely wouldnt waste helps then

[vital rune]

Brb

[stark quiver]

Goodbye

[barren tapir]

they have 6k oil they can easily dump that with the time left

[undone plover]

yeah that is true

[barren tapir]

i stopped using helps so i have about 60 left

shouldve stopped a bit sooner tbh

[undone plover]

also for beginner u will have dorm issue anyway so the HELP wont event do much for u
and better use the extra 20% xp from >120 morale if u are patient

[undone plover]

can probably do unicorn + penny + laffey
or portland (if subs dont become an issue )

[cobalt gate]

is z52 the only new cross fleet we got other than the ones in the guide?

[undone plover]

amagi and fritz also missing

[barren tapir]

subs definitely issue for b3

[viscid swift]

And Alsace

[stark quiver]

Sup gph

[undone plover]

alsace is there

[viscid swift]

Huhhhh

[undone plover]

i think 2 backline + laffey may be better for boss fight

[cobalt gate]

i heard uzen cross fleet pretty bad

[undone plover]

maybe go 2 + 2 and if it is very easy u can take off 1 more ship

[stark quiver]

Nah
It’s not bad

[keen sable]

uhh you can't clear C1?

[viscid swift]

It is not that impressive but it's still only one of 3 vanguard cross fleets that activates after 5 fights

[barren tapir]

probably cant meet some requirement

[cobalt gate]

yeah i was thinking either replacing her with guam or z52 or just keeping

[barren tapir]

well actually. idk

would suggest trying c1 they can prolly do it

it might even be easier than b3 bc it wont be 0ammo boss

[undone plover]

yeah might be worth a try it is only 4 mob fights so pretty decent

[barren tapir]

and if can do c1, try c2

[undone plover]

still worth doing every easy map 1x per day

[keen sable]

purple parts gud

[vital rune]

I'll reattempt brbb

[jaunty beacon]

hey is anyone willing to help me with operation siren?

[vital rune]

The boss fleets or wtv the orange symbol guys are does too much

[spice phoenix]

should i get drake gun through gear lab or is it not worth it?

[stark quiver]

Mini boss
Try to avoid it

[barren tapir]

why is helena tanking

[fluid brook]

Althou I will get it after getting some Main Fleet Main Guns

[keen sable]

tactic, pin it with the other fleet

[barren tapir]

also use double line formation

[viscid swift]

Drake gun is pretty much at the bottom of the priority list for T3 Ordinance Reports

[vital rune]

Will do

[barren tapir]

also make pennsylvania flag

[spice phoenix]

i have 3 copies of the triple french gun (all +13) and three of the NJ gun

[viscid swift]

what about Tenrais and 457s

[fluid brook]

Sorry i meant MGs from Gearlab, follow Cheeky advice,

[spice phoenix]

2 tenrais but only one 457

[viscid swift]

you might wanna invest in another of either first but the next gear lab update shouldn't be more than 2 weeks off at this point

[fluid brook]

You can get Tenrais from Gearlab?

[vital rune]

Uhh which square is that

[spice phoenix]

was gonna ask that

[fluid brook]

middle

[barren tapir]

leftmost in c1 fleet setup window

[fluid brook]

damn i forgor about that

[jaunty beacon]

so i was wondering if anyone can help me with OP siren any guide will do

[viscid swift]

help with fleets or?

[vital rune]

Gotcha

[jaunty beacon]

fleets

[viscid swift]

start a thread and post your dock then, just URs, SRs, and Elites

[jaunty beacon]

Thread? sorry im completely new to the hole help thing when it come to azur lane on discord

[vital rune]

Ok if I'm not stoopid flag leftmost is here?

[viscid swift]

first icon on the left

[vital rune]

Penn can't go there

[viscid swift]

tap adjust to move the positions

[eternal moth]

You can move them around with Adjust

[vital rune]

[barren tapir]

leftmost vanguard is also main tank

[vital rune]

Is that a tutorial I skipped over?

[eternal moth]

I don't think so, but I don't remember.

[vital rune]

Nvm I can't read, says adjust right there

[jaunty beacon]

what else?

[vital rune]

Last question of the night. If I add a 2nd fleet do I have to attack with them for them to earn exp?

[vital rune]

Send yr dock in the thread

[viscid swift]

actually, I'm a potato, do that to create a new thread

you can do that on any comment pretty much

[eternal moth]

They can provide bonuses to your first fleet if you put ships with crossfleet abilities in, but yes, they need to actually fight to earn XP. It can be a good way to meet hardmode or event requirements, though, to use a second fleet of throwaway ships that you don't plan to use.

/crossfleet

[odd root]

https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/images/equip_misc/Cross-fleet_Effects.jpeg

[vital rune]

That's alot

[eternal moth]

That's just the list of all ships with a crossfleet, you don't need or want to use all of them

[vital rune]

Oh

Okay I'll save this for later thx

[eternal moth]

Essentially, gacha rainbows plus a few other random ships have them

[jaunty beacon]

my entire dock?

[eternal moth]

This is, granted, ridiculously overkill, but I almost always one-fleet events with a full crossfleet as the second, as seen above.

[stark quiver]

is secretary affinity gain capped at 90
and does all 6 slots woprk

[eternal moth]

Only the leftmost slot gives affinity

[sharp socket]

only 1st slot gains aff

[stark quiver]

[vital rune]

Lots of rings

[vital rune]

Yep

Also is there like a tier list for what ships are good

[eternal moth]

/tierlist

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Ship Tier Lists

Please note that tier lists are subjective and evaluation criteria differ from creator to creator. We encourage users to use multiple guides to get a better picture for ships' performance and said criteria.

🔹'Samvaluation' - Brief evaluation of new ships by samheart564
🔹Rankings for End Game Azur Lane - Applicable to all forms of late game content (W14/15, META Showdowns, OPSI, CM) by Suchiguma
🔹Azur Lane's EN Community Tier List - Applicable to early-mid game content (campaign up till W13) by Riceist & Slime
🔹CN tier list - by NGA Forum

use /equip for list of equipment TLs and guides
use /guide for list of helpful gameplay guides and FAQs

[elfin hollow]

Does palico levels affect when you fight against abyssals on OpSi? or only cat nodes?

[arctic aspen]

which channel has pins about the best teams against the current META showdown boss?

[viscid swift]

such a pin does not exist

[arctic aspen]

damn

lowkey want an opsi channel

[vital rune]

Was gonna turn into a collector if this didn't exist

[sharp socket]

there is ectl but outdated and not very good, suchi list but its only endgame and as such 90% is trash, and samvaluations which isnt really a tier list but quite helpful

[eternal moth]

ECTL just updated

[viscid swift]

but currently it's Implacable, Shinnao, Amagi, Helena, Kazagumo, Z52

[eternal moth]

Z52 replaced Mog? Cool

[sharp socket]

oh they updated thats great news

[arctic aspen]

I have all endgame ships except jin meta and eldy retro 😭

[eternal moth]

Do you have Eldy's retro item?

[arctic aspen]

I would have eldy retro if I did

[eager mulch]

what does cheeky’s name mean now

[viscid swift]

take a guess, it is AL related

more specific

[eager mulch]

retrofits

[viscid swift]

no

[stark quiver]

the new lny ships 🧠

[viscid swift]

no

[eager mulch]

surely there’s more than 237 main fleet ships in the game

[viscid swift]

there is actually but on the right track

[eternal moth]

Is it fleet tech related?

[eager mulch]

the main fleet ships you’ve leveled

[viscid swift]

yes

or more accurately, the number of main fleets at 120/with enough XP banked to get to 120

[stark quiver]

al sweat

[eternal moth]

Nice. I'm close, but not quite there yet. I think I have almost all CVs done, though, except Albion who I don't have and Hermes who I'm currently leveling

[jaunty beacon]

sorry for taking so long i had to download azur lane on my laptop to help show my dock with out taking 20 screanshots on my phone

[stark quiver]

how many years did it take to get there?

[eternal moth]

4. I started right before New Jersey's event

[viscid swift]

yeah I deliberately prioritized BBs over CVs because 3 CVs is a lot more comfortable to grind than 3 BBs

[eternal moth]

That would have been the smart thing to do

[viscid swift]

The last 3 victims

now time to start cooking a backline that ensures vanguard survival without stealing MvP somehow

[eternal moth]

Oh wait, I forgor. I still have a bunch of non-fleet-tech ships to do.

[stark quiver]

im not worrying about bb tech ngl
for now i just wnna get 40~ cv rld and grind out affinity

[stark quiver]

tenzen all the way

[viscid swift]

nah

I was thinking maybe of 2 repair ships to have the main leveling fleet do the boss as well but with full cross fleet support

[stark quiver]

also do you guys oath a ship before 125, to get affinity while grinding lvl

[viscid swift]

I would if I oathed ships for meta

[stark quiver]

so i was stupid 💀

[eternal moth]

I'll generally oath a main fleet rainbow as soon as I can, vanguard it's more about if I like the ship or not.

[grave ivy]

Should i replace duisburg with pola in this formation?

[lucid hamlet]

is hyuga aviation BB retrofit worth it

[keen sable]

umm yes...to pola

[stark quiver]

i see thx
im stuck with a 123 nakh at 111 aff and 125 soy at 121

[lucid hamlet]

i need 5 more purple plane plates but i bought the shops out :(

[stark quiver]

hopefully i can oath fritz before 110

[soft raft]

Depends on what BBs you have, but she's one of the more decent BBVs out of the Elite/Rare ones

[keen sable]

~~she not even the 2nd best bbv ~~

[viscid swift]

both figuratively and literally

[eternal moth]

She's third now right?

[storm heron]

wait why though, what is 1st and 2nd

[keen sable]

the 2nd the 2nd

[eternal moth]

Kearsarge and one of the collabs

[storm heron]

[eager mulch]

too bad amagi-chan is always mvp

[stark quiver]

can lvl1 amagi chan clear 15-4

[nimble knoll]

Do y'all think I can get 1,755 flowers of remembrance to get 13 Plane Blueprints?

[keen sable]

1600 a day remember...

[nimble knoll]

Fu-

[keen sable]

for logging in basically

[eternal moth]

You have 2 days, that shouldn't be too difficult

[sleek vessel]

I have many AA idk what's for z52

[eternal moth]

Are you in chapter 12+?

[stark quiver]

twin 113 or 90mm i guess

[nimble knoll]

Smh, Why is b-2 still lethal when most of my Ships are 70 and above

[eternal moth]

Because you haven't run it enough

Each completion reduces the threat level until it reaches safe

[nimble knoll]

Oh, so that's how it is

[sleek vessel]

Twin 113 and 90m?

[eternal moth]

The [3] here is the number I'd need to make this level safe, as an example

[nimble knoll]

Bru.. I need more copies of Portland cuz ain't no way I'll use an elite Bulin to Mlb her-

[nimble knoll]

I see

[eternal moth]

Get them from the guild shop

[nimble knoll]

True

[finite condor]

how much should i commit to gear leveling ?
should i just level the random purps that im using for now or wait for BIS ?

[stark quiver]

5th column down 1
and 2nd column down 3

[nimble knoll]

Let's Go, My Fleet 1 Is MLB already

[eternal moth]

If you're using the gear it's worth leveling it to at least +6

[keen sable]

actual transitional gear 6-8. junk 0-4, biased towards 0.

[eternal moth]

Or this, this works too

[nimble knoll]

Also, Where can you get UR Bulins? I know you can buy them but where else?

[eternal moth]

cruise pass and event points.

[finite condor]

thanks

[pale niche]

Does this have a use?

[eternal moth]

No

[keen sable]

not particularly but you can use it in 15 support

[turbid marsh]

maybe 6 years ago has some use, right now... nah

[nimble knoll]

Welp after I reach 100, I need 3 more for Yorki II.. Which sucks-

[elfin hollow]

The eternal lack of UR Bulins

[finite condor]

should i exchange the UR plane or the one next to it ?
im like level 63 or 64 at start of W7

[keen sable]

considering there's one at 15k event points that's scary...also one for doing stuff

[eternal moth]

You can get 5k spec cores per month, plus 1k from medals, plus 1 from each UR event, plus 1 every 2 months from cruise pass

[nimble knoll]

Should I just save My (Trying to get) UR Bulins for a Slightly Or Better UR than Yorki II?

[turbid marsh]

(1k from medal)

[eternal moth]

Wait until you have enough to MLB her and then decide.

[nimble knoll]

Aight

[eternal moth]

Oh, it was medals and not core data? THat's right, thanks.

[nimble knoll]

I'm. Close to 15k

[eternal moth]

So completely aside from events, you should be able to get 4 every 2 months.

[queen jackal]

rumey or wait

[nimble knoll]

that's neat

[eternal moth]

And the cruise pass one is available to all, it's not part of the paid side.

Finally got YT2 on my alt, now to decide whether to MLB her or Z52 next. Probably Yorkii

[soft raft]

Honestly feels like a == situation between Fritz and Yk2
Yk2 defo nice to have if you have Enty
And Fritz can be pretty useful for campaign

[sleek vessel]

Alright thanks

[eternal moth]

Fritz was already MLB, it's between Z52 and yorky

[soft raft]

oh whoops lol
what other URs are on your alt?

[eternal moth]

And yeah, I'm leveling Enty already. Fritz is it

It's only a month old at this point

[soft raft]

Yk2 first then
May as well get that synergy with Enty up while you're at it lol

[eternal moth]

That's what I figured, but I'll wait until i have 4 bulins ready before doing anything. No telling what comes out next month

[soft raft]

yop

[sleek vessel]

About the augment of 52??

[eternal moth]

Swords I think

[sleek vessel]

The dual sword?

[eternal moth]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure she's more gun-focused than torp

[soft raft]

yeah swords for sure

basically all of the relevant DDs these days use swords
I've only recalled doing the hammer once and that was for Shimakaze

[sleek vessel]

Ohhh alright thank thought she's torp

[clever lance]

What’s the last date to farm the event

[turbid marsh]

if i remember correctly, doesn't her barrage scale with fp? need to take a look at datamine again

[eternal moth]

Wednesday, just over 48 hours left

[nimble knoll]

Should I send my Ships Gear here or In My Thread?

Aight

[soft raft]

<t:1737010800:f>

[clever lance]

Thanks

[grave ivy]

Could someone recommend a formation with this units for campaing?

[soft raft]

where exactly are you in campaign?

[grave ivy]

6-4

[soft raft]

Riche/Enterprise/Unicorn* Portland/Your starter DD/Helena either way you look at it

*Perseus works fine but Unicorn is still strongly reccomended, After retrofit, she's more relevant than her late-game where Perseus's +90% longer reload can really sabotage her (Plus Perseus costs valueable SR Bullins to raise)

Give this a read if you havent already as well
https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/newbie_tips

[grave ivy]

Aight ty

[blissful hamlet]

Who has better support for CV fleet with kearsarge, Z52 or sirius?

[eternal moth]

Sirius

[soft raft]

Kear if it's a Anti-light/USS comp
Kazagumo + Sirius if it's IJN Anti-heavy

And off the top of my head, i dont recall if Z52's buff is good enough to replace Sirius but prob not

Sirus can work for the kear fleet if she's not already in the IJN comp

[blissful hamlet]

If kearsarge fire her airplane and then main gun, will z52 debuff get refreshed or the second one be ignored?

[turbid marsh]

highly doubt 5% increased damage can beat sirius's 10% avi + hit

[soft raft]

Hmmm
on paper with how the skill is worded, wouldnt be surprised if it counts both since it's for every time the ship in question fires its main guns Or launches a airstrike

prob could easily go test it out in challenge mode or somethin

[elfin hollow]

finally got this one! Can I put it on Z23?

[eternal moth]

What does she currently have?

[elfin hollow]

the quintuple magnetic torpedos

[keen sable]

quit enhancing it and no

[soft raft]

give her the quad mag if you can
cuz the quint is basically the equivalent of the quad the rarity below it

[eternal moth]

You actually want the triple mag if going with purples

[lucid hamlet]

what ships are good with the triple 155 main gun

[eternal moth]

Any CL that can't use DD guns for the most part, any BB that can equip it

[jaunty beacon]

ok im back i was told to make a thread to help me with my OP siren

[soft raft]

base Triple 155 is only really useful as a BB aux gun due to the bullet pattern
its gear lab upgrade into the Triple 155 Kai is way better as a Vanguard main/secondary gun but that's out of your reach for a while

[elfin hollow]

unfortunately, the only ones I have is a 610 (sakura) and a two 533 on storage all purples

am I going to stick with the quint magnetic?

[lucid hamlet]

can i use it on yamashiro meta

[eternal moth]

sure

[jaunty beacon]

so is anyone going to help me?

[keen sable]

well you didn't make the thread yet?

[jaunty beacon]

sorry

needing help with OP siren

there

[sharp pine]

What are the best research types to farm gear prints in the research academy?

[stark quiver]

rigmaxxing

[sharp pine]

Ummm sorry, what does that mean?

[stark quiver]

those are the researches you take for gear focus

For example this is a Q2H

[tender girder]

New player here, should i limit break anyone here?

[keen sable]

unicorn. anyone you don't have get them from guild shop.

[undone plover]

you should use 1 fleet
penny/saratoga/unicorn/portland/javelin/helena
get whoever u dont have from guild shop

[tender girder]

Oo

[viscid swift]

also give that a read
https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/newbie_tips

[tender girder]

ooo. northampton has been my strongest though

[bold stream]

Hello all. I just got aegir. Is this gun good enough for her?

What guns does she need to activate the large caliber mechanic of her kit?

[viscid swift]

yes, and 280mm guns and larger

[bold stream]

Okay. Thank you!

[stark quiver]

wrong place to post

if any passerbys are wondering, there was something else to that ^

[rapid pivot]

Hello, do muse ships exp gained count towards gear lab exp requirement? For example, Dido muse count towards Plymouth?

[eager mulch]

yes

[stark quiver]

they do not give tech tho

[rapid pivot]

Ok thanks both!

[tropic vector]

is there an updated flee builder

[stark quiver]

https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/calculator/

[tropic vector]

thank you

[wet badge]

will there be a new ur for chinese anni?

[soft raft]

Yes
New URs have been in Feb/May (CN Anniv)/Sept (JP Anniv)/Dec for the past three years

[barren tapir]

what would be good ships to have for next month's CM?

[viscid swift]

Who was next month again

Oh wait new castle

Any high damage vanguards with fast reloading guns as well as BBs

[wind hazel]

finally can bring hindenburg out of retirement

[signal pollen]

Is D3 worth grinding for the HVAR mounted one>

F6F Hellcat (HVAR-Mounted) T0

[viscid swift]

Well you're a bit late seeing as we only have 2 days of the event left

[stark quiver]

you can grind out 2

with enough heclps and time
expect 12h a day with average luck

[clever lance]

What’s optimal build for Eldridge

[stark quiver]

100 kai, improved 533 quad mag, UR aa, like manjuu, toolbox

[signal pollen]

aw

Well I have 3 of them right now. should I get more?

[viscid swift]

If you can yes

[stark quiver]

for reference i grinded 46h~ for 4

[signal pollen]

I guess I should try to get 6 total if I can

[viscid swift]

That's rather wishful thinking at this stage with so little time left

[clever lance]

What’s manjuu

[viscid swift]

You can get the one from milestones/shop and another from drops if you really hussle but

[wind hazel]

/wiki eagle union elite damage control

[odd root]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Eagle_Union_Elite_Damage_Control

[stark quiver]

#1326966318184005684 message
cant be that bad

[signal pollen]

how bad is the drop rate for you to say that.....

[stark quiver]

normal drop rates

[wind hazel]

~14%

[viscid swift]

14% was the average per run in numbers

[signal pollen]

With the triple run thingy?

[stark quiver]

it doesnt affect drop rate

[signal pollen]

That thing makes one run worth three I thought.

[viscid swift]

One run means one run

[clever lance]

Is improved quad mag torp only from event?

[viscid swift]

Chaining 3 together doesn't really change anything except save a few taps

[wind hazel]

HECLP is double run, not triple

[clever lance]

If I only have two improved quad torp, who should I put it on?

[stark quiver]

depends who you have
and are using

[clever lance]

I currently have them on Plymouth and z52

[stark quiver]

and your third ship is?

[clever lance]

Oh.. I haven’t really put together permanent fleets yet. Still building and just putting gear on who I’m grinding

[stark quiver]

thats fine then

[tender girder]

what is the best server to join.. if i'm a newbie and wish i can join an okay guild?

[wind hazel]

no idea what medals are on avrora, but excluding it, Sandy is pretty good. double BB medal shop

for guild just check out #1246721562741178410, find an active one

[barren tapir]

avrora is cl cv

[wet badge]

yooo

[elfin hollow]

do new years events rerun? Because I really want some of the units and cosmetics from the 2023 event but in my head it doesnt make sense to rerun the new years event from two years ago

i assume the old ships are just added to new lunar new years events at random in addition to some new ones?

[clever lance]

If you’re playing opsi and you did a boss battle with one fleet, would you be able to take gear from those chars and equip it onto the ships of a second fleet

That’s interesting

Kinda cheating no? Just a big hassle to always change gear though lol

[eternal moth]

Why would that be cheating?

[pseudo saffron]

Any of these sr’s good to replace Portland? And maybe z23

[sweet delta]

You should level up Kazagumo , Sirius, and perhaps chapayev

[soft raft]

New years banner ships get perma'd the next year

[clever lance]

Because you used that gear on a different ship to fight the boss already. And you lost. Now you are taking gear that was already used in the same battle and using it again

[sweet delta]

Replacing ships is a different question and needs more context and specificity

[south sequoia]

No one here is a big enough upgrade over portland to justify the costs

[sweet delta]

Ships don't die when they sink, and you can use them again in the next sortie. Is that cheating?

[nimble knoll]

Where can you get enty?

[wind hazel]

medal shop, rookie rewards, special build

[pseudo saffron]

It’s to replace Portland as main vanguard in my mob fleet

She dies quickly

[wind hazel]

show your Portland

[eternal moth]

Is she max limit broken, enhanced, and retrofit?

[clever lance]

I didn’t get to replace her until I got roon from shipyard. Not sure if that was the best move on my behalf anyway though

[wind hazel]

what chapter are you doing?

[pseudo saffron]

The event stages

[wind hazel]

no unicorn?

[pseudo saffron]

With unicorn

More so dying in the previous event

[wind hazel]

a lv112 portland dying at event stage is honestly questionable

[eternal moth]

What's your fleet? That should be more than enough to do D3

[pseudo saffron]

It was the stage after d3

[wind hazel]

ah SP

[pseudo saffron]

I forget the name

[wind hazel]

how does your entire fleet looks like

[nimble knoll]

Where is rookie rewards?

[eternal moth]

SP is pretty tough, so yeah, not a surprise. I think enemies are 115?

[wind hazel]

somewhere in your main menu, i forgot where

[pseudo saffron]

Hood, unicorn, Saratoga, Portland, San Diego, and guichen

[barren tapir]

but it's different ships. it basically just keeps you from needing a billion copies of the same gear

[eternal moth]

Yeah, it's essentially one fleet tagging the other in and handing over their gear

"It's dangerous to go alone. Take this!"

[stark quiver]

carry the torch, my child

[novel spindle]

who should I max limit break first? Z52 or Laffey II?

[zenith heron]

Laffey 2 No question...

Unless anyone wants to correct me

[wind hazel]

correction required?

tbh other than w15 and pvp, z52 brings more to the table

[barren tapir]

it's definitely not no question...there's a debate to be had there

[stark quiver]

If PvP & w15 > laff2
If else > z52

[barren tapir]

[zenith heron]

finally, waiting for this...

[proud turret]

What is a good squad for Kronstadt to be in, or does she do well in any of them while other fleet has battleships?

[novel spindle]

So should I go with Z52? 🥲

[wind hazel]

idk your current UR roster look like

[nimble knoll]

You can get Enty at the Final Newcomer Exam Right?

[pale mason]

out of UvH, Yorktown II, Z52, New Jersey, and Fritz Rumey, which 3 should I choose to MLB? or choose 2, and save the rest of my bulins?

[barren tapir]

i can buy 5 bulins what shall i do?

[strong tartan]

you have enough to mlb both z52 and ykII if you buy 5

[orchid haven]

Helloooo, does anyone know the order in which ships use abilities? Like which ship fires the volley or airstrike first

[strong tartan]

• the bulin you already own

[nimble knoll]

Where can you get Shouhou and what is her rarity?

[barren tapir]

should i tho i mean id like to not sure how that'll leave me for feb UR

[strong tartan]

go to their gear then it should tell you when your ships fire

[storm heron]

/wiki shouhou

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Azur Lane Wiki

Multiple results found

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Shouhou
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Shouhou/Quotes
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Shouhou/Gallery

Jan 14, 2025, 7:02 AM

[nimble knoll]

[strong tartan]

what do you need shouhou for

[orchid haven]

Is it efficiency?

[nimble knoll]

Newcomer quest, I still don't have her-

[storm heron]

mlb now, leave it to the future you to decide who to mlb between feb UR and implac

[strong tartan]

oh right

[barren tapir]

true, do i really need to care what UR i get first

my account is probably strong enough to weather some suboptimal decisons right

[nimble knoll]

Where can you get Shouhou?

[strong tartan]

using soyuz as an example, please ignore that my gun is +12

[nimble knoll]

Only there?..

[barren tapir]

yes

[nimble knoll]

This is going to be such a pain...

[wind hazel]

guild shop 300, very cheap

[barren tapir]

i mean if you want her so bad just spend guild coin

[nimble knoll]

I spent it all to MLB portland, can't buy another

[wind hazel]

now why would you do that...

[barren tapir]

she shows up sometimes in event maps

what's the rush exactly? waifu?

[nimble knoll]

I don't have any other copies of her, and I don't want to waste a Bulin

[brazen star]

should have enough to buy her with daily guild coins

[barren tapir]

[wind hazel]

what are you saving your purple bulin for, Azur Lane 2?

[nimble knoll]

I just wanted my fleet one to be fully Mlb

[barren tapir]

you really dont need to care about conserving bulins unless you progress at like my pace or so

[strong tartan]

azur plane, the successor

[barren tapir]

aka mlbing a dozen purples for faction tech every week or whatever

and even then, im out of that phase too now kek

[nimble knoll]

I'm dumb alright...

[barren tapir]

they cancelled it :(

[wind hazel]

purple bulin=use them
gold bulin=be picky on who you use them on
rainbow bulin=very very picky on who you use them on

[nimble knoll]

Oh wow.. My account is now 8 days old

[wind hazel]

oh yeah? my account is 1212 days old

[nimble knoll]

Welp, now I have a Eugen that I probably won't use (unless for oath skin)

[barren tapir]

my account is 121 days old, this is funny

i am 10% as old as you mori

[pseudo saffron]

How do you level so many purples

[barren tapir]

it was an exaggeration, but there was about a 2 month period where i was frantically speedrunning faction tech to get waifu and useful ship

starting with uss, then kms, then hms tech a whole lot of fodder got mlbed and a few to 120 even

[orchid haven]

Thnxxxxxxxxx

[barren tapir]

at any rate, during that period i was extremely starved of purples and would try to use dupes whenever i could. nowadays im back to more comfortable bulin spending rate

[pseudo saffron]

But how did you level them all to 70?

Xp books?

[barren tapir]

exp book, event, c1

[pseudo saffron]

Dang

[turbid dawn]

Would this be an example of a 'perfect' starting cat?

[wind hazel]

yes

get ace and uh, the other rld

[pseudo saffron]

I’m jealous

[turbid dawn]

Well It failed on both talents, guess Im gonna be spending a lotof coins on this one

[pseudo saffron]

Do I just keep doing research to get gold gear?

[wind hazel]

you mainly do research for ship blueprints and rainbow gear, gold gear is just a byproduct of it most of the time

[elfin hollow]

Did I use my resources (Bulins) well? Or I limit broken the wrong ships?

[wind hazel]

limit break the rest

[elfin hollow]

one more thing-

I got an avenger. Is it good for hornet?

[atomic abyss]

No
Barracuda would be the replacement

[elfin hollow]

I hava a barracuda (but unicorn uses it).

can I use the tenzan as a replacement for unicorn in the meantime?

[atomic abyss]

Keep it on uni

[elfin hollow]

so I won't unequip the tenzan from Hornet until I get a cuda then?

[novel spindle]

This is what I got

Idk who to max limit break first

[rose whale]

is this gun good for anything?

[barren tapir]

the blue version yes

[rose whale]

thanks

[tropic vector]

when should I farm the two idol items in war archives?

when event sucks?

[storm heron]

when you have time and oil

[hollow gust]

Tenzan just better

[tropic vector]

how much oil is 60 runs lol

[nimble knoll]

Lesgo I just got My Hellcat Hvar And My First UR Bulin (Should I use It On Yorkie II or Save?)

[atomic abyss]

No you don't use either plane in campaign

[nimble knoll]

Eh?

[crimson glacier]

Hvar sucks most of the time, it's just good on light armor bosses in opsi

[nimble knoll]

But it's better than the regular hellcat right?

[crimson glacier]

No

[atomic abyss]

No lmao

The HVAR can't kill planes

[nimble knoll]

W.h.a.t

[crimson glacier]

And never use ur bulins before you have enough to max ship instantly

[atomic abyss]

And planes are threats in campaign and events

[barren tapir]

it's specialized endgame equipment

[nimble knoll]

Then I did something dumb...

[atomic abyss]

It is important to get, but it's not important to max for a new player

The rainbow dive bomber also isn't very good early on

[nimble knoll]

I leveled it to +5

[atomic abyss]

Could be worse

[dense briar]

Aside from the starters, which is the 2nd best destroyer

[nimble knoll]

And the rainbow dive bomber to +5 too..

[atomic abyss]

None of the starters are best or even good destroyers
The best destroyers are all rainbows or the Chinese DD retrofits

[barren tapir]

the starters are nowhere near the best...so idk

[nimble knoll]

I putted my gear in my thread So , I did something dumb..

[barren tapir]

is pretty good too iirc

[atomic abyss]

Yeah she is

[dense briar]

I got the muse version is it good as well?

[atomic abyss]

No

[barren tapir]

guess could count as '2nd best' if we consider rainbows+ddgs "1st"

[barren tapir]

much much worse

[dense briar]

Will tashkent get a rerun?

[barren tapir]

still a fairly usable ship but her og is much better and has a very strong augment

[atomic abyss]

Regular Tashkent is permanent

For like, 3 years now?

Actually both of them are permanent

[dense briar]

What? Where and how can i get her?

[novel spindle]

Hello who should i max limit break first

[barren tapir]

she's a pretty old event ship so yeah, been perma for ages

[atomic abyss]

She's in light build
She was also in the 6th anniversary selector

[dense briar]

Gacha?

[barren tapir]

light build

[dense briar]

Okaokay time to dip my cubes then

[atomic abyss]

Rumey
Please don't partially limit break your URs

[atomic abyss]

Don't.

[nimble knoll]

Should I buy the gear boxes?

[barren tapir]

dont

[atomic abyss]

The chance of getting her is absurdly low

[barren tapir]

first, we're getting light build event in a couple days second youd be best off waiting for a selector or wishing well, tho she may pop up in your daily build ofc

[atomic abyss]

If you were around for 6th anni, you would have been able to select her from the selector then

[dense briar]

Just been playin for around a week now

[nimble knoll]

Should I?

[barren tapir]

being spooked on daily pull feels good anyway, embrace the patient

[atomic abyss]

Then it's very normal not to have anything

[dense briar]

Aight i understand, thanks for saving me from financial ruin

[atomic abyss]

The starters are recommended to invest in because they're not gold rarity for decent performance

[atomic abyss]

Did you already get hornet?

[fickle parcel]

Are the 2 planes for this event good? I have 90 ish BPs for the HVAR and I'm not sure if I should craft them.

[nimble knoll]

I don't think I can get her anyways, and I literally have 1 cube to my name..

[atomic abyss]

They are for opsi/cm/meta
Not campaign

[fickle parcel]

tyty

[barren tapir]

starter retros are basically the bare minimum for a reasonably usable early-to-midgame destroyer option. everything else you'd even think about using in any capacity (beyond waifu/tech) for the most part will be stronger than them

[atomic abyss]

You're meant to either farm her from B3/D3 or sufficient event currency for her...
Hornet 2 would be a huge upgrade for your fleet

[barren tapir]

my poor laffey has been benched for months already

[nocturne glade]

what should I do with dupes of MLB ships?

[atomic abyss]

Retire

[nocturne glade]

gotcha, ty!

[dense briar]

I got hornet 2 is she good?

[nimble knoll]

Or they can use it to enhance?

[atomic abyss]

No

[barren tapir]

iirc they couldnt do b3 well and were told to get skyraider and hvar first, so they just followed that

[atomic abyss]

Only commons shd be used for enhancing

[barren tapir]

pretty good gold cv, especially against light

[atomic abyss]

She's basically one of the best non-enty SR CVs

[nimble knoll]

Yup, I can't auto them but I cleared them, I've just been farming b-2

[atomic abyss]

Then you should still be farming 👀

[barren tapir]

do they have time to get 8k points tho hows your oil

[dense briar]

Im currently running

Backline:
uni
hood
penn

is it finally time to bench penn?

[nimble knoll]

Not good..

I have 617 oil to my name-

[barren tapir]

yes

[atomic abyss]

Yes

[barren tapir]

horn2 would be a big upgrade over pennsylvania

[barren tapir]

you are cooked

did you already claim weekly missions and the weekly oil pack

[nimble knoll]

I cleared the weekly in a day.. And I claimed that too

[dense briar]

Alright ill be sure to get her leveled up, thanks guys

[barren tapir]

yeah youre not getting horn2 i guess

[nimble knoll]

Hey if I'm lucky I can get her in a pull , ya never know

Is this good?

Huh.. I replaced the hellcat Hvar my Uni was using with the regular hellcat and the FP increased by 15 (which is not alot but funny..)

Also Should i buy the tickets or Gear boxes with the flowers of remembrance?

Cuz ain't no way I'm getting Hornet II

[wary robin]

hm, wonder if it better to fully invest into soy+nakh+amagi, coz its in top3 for all armor types. Or go for fritz, but it will slack in heavy

[nimble knoll]

What's the best way to get Carrier retrofit blueprints?

[nocturne glade]

Seems like I'm going to miss yk2 unfortunately, is the difference with and without her large for enty?

[nocturne glade]

hard mode, X-4 should be carriers

[nimble knoll]

Aight

[final heart]

should I buy the hvar hellcat in the shop if I have these planes already?

[nocturne glade]

yes

[final heart]

btw I don't have a lot of good gears rn so should I buy the gear boxes or do I get an extra copy of hornet 2?

[nocturne glade]

someone more knowledgeable should probably answer that one

[barren tapir]

you only need 1 copy of the shop ship. your point is better spent elsewhere. did you already get skyraider

[final heart]

yup, got it first before hornet 2

[fickle hollow]

do i mlb yorktown2 or Fritz or z52 ?

[cobalt rapids]

Depends, can make a large difference if it allows enty to run a slower plane while maintaining sync
Like 4 striking with skyraider only possible for yk2 accelerated enty

[inland pasture]

Who do I mlb? D:

[cobalt rapids]

Bismarck

[inland pasture]

Is she better than the rest significantly?

[cobalt rapids]

Not significantly

Well some significant other not

[inland pasture]

oh xD

[fickle hollow]

[cobalt rapids]

Show all ur URs

[fickle hollow]

got yorktown2 today

[cobalt rapids]

Yk2 and fritz are kind of a coinflip, one is better in med the other is better at light
They perform close in campaign with fritz prob having the edge so up to u

[fickle hollow]

[sharp token]

i got 1 spare of yk2 should i MLB her? or save it?

is it worth it or not?

[cobalt rapids]

U mean MLB a yk2 dupe? No its not worth it

[nocturne glade]

I see

I guess ill start saving again now

[summer prism]

which one fritz replaced in w15 support? indom/illust?

[sharp token]

i mean i got her once(not mlb) and got lucky again got another copy, and i was thinking to mlb her because of extra 1

[cobalt rapids]

implac/indom, lust was alr not part of top 3 support cvs

[cobalt rapids]

you should use dupes for limit breaking the original yes, as for mlbing her that you should decide based on ur prios and not based on dupes

[fast steppe]

who else other than armor breakers and helena is good for a 3bb meta fleet

[cobalt rapids]

anything that provides good dmg contribution through dmg + buff/debuff
like plymouth, z52, aurora ( for light) etc.

[fast steppe]

anyone else

[cobalt rapids]

depends what you have

[fast steppe]

#1324077826596540428 message for vanguards

[sharp token]

what armor is yk2 good at? light? and fritz is medium?

[fast steppe]

guess i'll just stick with shima

[sharp token]

because i'm planning to put em together to make a light armor cv fleet

[left cedar]

if CV Fleet u should stack buff in CVs

things like Sirius, ARA (Kaza and others) and a tank like Guam to keep them in hinden stats to better dmg

[cobalt rapids]

yes but they are pretty close to each other if u exclude outside factors
like kear for example

[sharp token]

what about their AA'?

[cobalt rapids]

fritz

[fast steppe]

how long does it normally take for a pr rainbow gear to show up in gear lab

[left cedar]

quite variable
depends on ur researchs and luck mostly, gear focused researchs and a bit of lucky something like 60 days u can get a UR Gear from PR ... but close to 100 isnt much rare cases for me

[fast steppe]

i mean like around when will tenrai be craftable in lab

[left cedar]

shit, i'm ENing hard

iirc in beggining of the year its the update of gearlab that brings the "oldest" PR

[fast steppe]

so relatively soon ig?

[tender girder]

if i'm playing non-stop, how do i prevent affinity from going down?

[fast steppe]

swap to characters with good morale

[tender girder]

do morales gain over time?

or do i need to put them into dorms?

[fast steppe]

i'm on 8 ur plane prints and i'm debating whether or not to just go straight for 3rd wyvern or wait for 2nd tenrai

[left cedar]

techinically u cant prevent ... the best u can do is 2nd Floor ur grind fleet

remember that Oathed Ships have a extra +10 moral regem/h

[fast steppe]

(assuming it's not using ur ordnance)

[left cedar]

on special ocasions where the onsen event are active u can farm for longer times, get even better if oathed, but still they will get low morale

[barren tapir]

i would wait to see, odds are it's ordnances but who knows.

[humble summit]

um hi what gear do i give

and augmentd

[left cedar]

yes, gains over time even outside dorm

works like this

outside 20/h (Have a cap of 119 morale outside dorm, even if oathed)
1st floor 40/h
2nd floor 50/h

oathed +10/h

special event of Onsen +10 (acumulative with all above)

[left cedar]

Bidder or G7e twin 100 Snorkel/pressure hull

iirc she dont have a augment yet, so daggers

[humble summit]

um

[shell willow]

only 20/h in dock

[humble summit]

follow this?

[dense briar]

Is Hamman 2 good?

[left cedar]

Oxy isnt exactly ideal for them, but works
Oxy works better for mid possition, sides u wanna Presure Hull

[humble summit]

shes on mid now

[left cedar]

years ago have her own niche, i'm not seeing her around last years, but she have ARA and iirc a decent AA so yeah, she works but worse than Kaza, or kea in Y2 fleet

[humble summit]

pressure hull is on core shop?

[tender girder]

which is better value? trade license or the seasonal card?

[left cedar]

techinically u wanna 96 mid
should be
96(flag/mid)/81/37, 47 can replace 37 and 81 but with less potential than both, but hardly to notice in practice

[fast steppe]

like this

(don't ask)

[left cedar]

i dont spend money in game cuz i got my very own muscle car with several things to work, so not money for the game

[humble summit]

no 3rd snorkle

next mth

[lime owl]

Is yorktown 2 good?

[left cedar]

this +12 twin 100 and +13 snorkel are quite a flex, but the build in general is the correct one

[left cedar]

paired with Kea is the strongest comp for Light bosses

[humble summit]

apply to all subs?

[left cedar]

not exactly, mostly of them, some dont wanna snorkel

[humble summit]

so 3 of mine need?

next mtg i guess

[left cedar]

all KMS SSs wanna snorkel with 1 exception, 37

[humble summit]

wut why

[left cedar]

she have a skill with Oxy, so she dosnt need Snorkel

[humble summit]

oh

[left cedar]

i'm going to bed, 12h working shift makes u tired, trust me

[humble summit]

i understand,i sometimes too have a good rest

[whole crypt]

sup mogs

[storm heron]

mup sogs

[pallid vortex]

for meowofficers do i keep opening boxes until i get a cat with 2 desired talents? then focus on building that cat

[midnight flower]

Does York2 3rd skill applies to both fleet or just the fleet she's in?

[whole crypt]

essentially, you can still just use placeholder cats for token stat bonuses meanwhile and use them as feed later

[pallid vortex]

so temp if i dont have any cats with 2 good talents

i can look for a cat with 1 good talent and train it up until i find a cat with 2 good talents

then feed the old cat to the new cat for exp is that right?

[whole crypt]

any skill that doesn't state an effect for a fleet it's not in does not work crossfleet

[woven star]

today is a bad day to farm... -4k oil and no any prints... tomorrow is a last day of event?

[sharp token]

on thursday

[boreal wagon]

the event ends with maint on Thursday so Wednesday is indeed the last day

[sharp token]

oh maybe because of my time, because it updates on me in 3pm thurs

[boreal wagon]

yes timezones do make it differ per person but stating it in server time is the easiest

[sharp token]

what is the option if you don't have flapjack?

[worldly pewter]

hellcat

if u have farmed hornet in a previous event u could use it too

not worth crafting overall in the gear lab maybe if u are rich and have nothing to do with the mats

[atomic abyss]

could convert hellcats to tigercats but it is a bit more expensive than crafting flapjacks

[shell willow]

is it more expensive tho ordnance is much rarer

[worldly pewter]

seafang could also be used

[atomic abyss]

electronics wise

it also requires you to have hellcats to begin with

[vivid sonnet]

does multiple pirate squad on diff ship, same fleet stack?

[plain saffron]

it applies same buff so nope i think

[atomic abyss]

no

[plain saffron]

well i guess if they launch at diff time you could extend the duration instead

[atomic abyss]

it's just that

it isnt 2019-2021
why are you still using pirates

[sharp echo]

how the exp in afk dorm calculated from?

account level? comfort? or its fixed number for all?

[atomic abyss]

comfort level

really it isnt the main purpose of the dorm anyways

[sharp echo]

i know, just curious
so i already expand 1f max, should i just waste all the coin now?

[atomic abyss]

pretty much on dorm sets yeah

[sharp echo]

themed one is more worth right?

[atomic abyss]

whatever gives comfort

[plain saffron]

comfort, commander lvl then bonus from food

[sharp echo]

ok i will get you then

[woven star]

sometimes not worth to buy whole theme for comfort increasing. just some parts

[tender girder]

the hard stages...
is it 3 times for all maps? or per world (1-x, 2-x)?
also, which hard stage should i do early game?

[wind hazel]

3 times daily

do the highest chapter you can possibly clear

[bold stream]

Hello all. This are all my URs the event is near its end. I am torn between max z52 or yk2..

I am lv 95 atm. Which would be more useful for me, z52 or yorktown2?

[wind hazel]

i am 50-50 on this too

[bold stream]

I can still buy 1 ur bullin. But it changes nothing as I can only max 1.

[tropic tusk]

dont buy unless ur going to use them , as they cost space

[bold stream]

Copy. Z52 or yk2 to mlb?

[tropic tusk]

Idk sorry man idk those things

[atomic abyss]

yorktown 2 only when you have the final bulin

if you dont have a full UR CV fleet yet, another UR CV would be way more valuable than Z52

[bold stream]

Okay I will mlb yk2. Thanks ender!

[bold stream]

Hakuryuu is a bad teamate for rumey and yk2 right?

[atomic abyss]

no?

she isnt the best

but unlike shinano or amagi, she doesnt particularly need IJN CVs/team mates

[wind hazel]

bad teammate

[atomic abyss]

if anything, the issue is moreso there's no freezer/slower

[wind hazel]

just pair AVP with those two

[bold stream]

Okay.. i will focus on ijn techs now..

[atomic abyss]

so you'd swap out whoever isnt needed

i.e if heavy armour haku would be better
anything else, rumey and yk2 would be better

you will get shinano eventually

[faint cloud]

Still no gearlab update, keep waiting

Maybe next week

[tropic tusk]

Did they announce there will be an update?

[faint cloud]

And aegir gets coin-up while no fs

[shell willow]

they did an update around this time of year for the past few years

[atomic abyss]

they want to keep napoli as (arguably) the best tank for a while more clearly

[plain saffron]

well DR fs is kinda random unlick PR fs

[faint cloud]

I have a feeling brest would get fs before aegir

[tropic tusk]

They don't add fate according to release order?

[inner delta]

no for DR

[fiery raptor]

what happened with the napster? fs already?

also what the fs do

[atomic abyss]

No FS, she's just straight up tankier than Agir lol

[soft raft]

Oh JP Notes are out?

[fiery raptor]

well yeah, i figure as much, who would you recommend as 1st VII research, Napster or Nookiemov

[atomic abyss]

Nakhimov obviously

Napoli while tankier, isn't that much tankier to the point that having her would be a huge upgrade