gameplay-help

[undone plover]

We use it to sync airstrikes mainly
When u boss with triple CV u want them to launch together so they land their bombs and torps better

[outer cedar]

2026 we'll be there

[quick mason]

He said gold AA is fine

[tacit star]

oh that peak thanks

[ivory pawn]

I meant the AA gun. Not radar, swap for rudder.

[quick mason]

Oh

Ill use the AA gun and sure the blue steering

[outer cedar]

fuck this i dont wanna wait for another year
whos is better: Eldridge or Kawakaze?

???

[frank pulsar]

for what
and is eldridge retro

[quick mason]

Auto correct

[outer cedar]

bossing and endgame stuff

[frank pulsar]

kawakaze is good mobbing dd after she gets augment
eldridge before retro is kinda eh, after retro shes a strong pick for bossing due to her slow
also good for survivability in general

[outer cedar]

and obv Eldridge retrofit

[outer cedar]

noted

[quick mason]

Is unicorn good for mobbing or bossing

[wind hazel]

mob

[quick mason]

Alright

[abstract wraith]

Is this ship good? (I started to play today)

[stark quiver]

not for you

[ivory pawn]

Extremely strong AA but not much else. Which is actually very desirable lategame, so good later. Not as useful early.

[stark quiver]

https://slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/newbietips/dayonetips/guildshop
use this guide to get started

[little tree]

She will help you starting world 12

[abstract wraith]

Oh okay, thanks guys

[eternal basalt]

SAVE cubes for CN anni

[sweet delta]

[sweet delta]

What ships do you have, you could probably use De Zeven to replace Helena in the starter fleet

[limpid yoke]

What BB gun would be good enough as close alternative of 457?

[viscid swift]

for what exactly?

the 457 doesn't have any close alts

[stark quiver]

mk4?

[limpid yoke]

Kinda for both, but mostly for speed to trigger barrage

[viscid swift]

you may as well just craft a 457 at that point

[viscid swift]

let me rephrase, on what ship and in what content

[stark quiver]

for what ship
because she might just prefer a normal gun

[sweet delta]

What barrage do you want to trigger more where?

Because it's likely not worth it if you need to use a faster gun other than 457

[limpid yoke]

For meta boss fight. I mostly want to try to experience with NJ, but I already use 2 of them for Bis Zwei and Alsace

[sweet delta]

Or flandre gun

[quick mason]

What is the purpose of meta boss fight for? I really pay no attention to it

[viscid swift]

which META fight?

[stark quiver]

yea chapy or flandre
forgot if it prefers a fastgun

[sweet delta]

For chips and META faction ships

[viscid swift]

either way if you only have 2, my intial though would be 457s on NJ and Zwei with Flandre gun on Alsace

3 x 457s is for the rich and foolish anyway

[limpid yoke]

that blind pause after 54s that Hornet did are annoying, so I want to experience if I can get faster than that

[quick mason]

Y'all think there are better meta?

[viscid swift]

you can but it's not gonna be worth the cost

[stark quiver]

collection and tech
most golds are decent, some are great

[sweet delta]

Oh then you're not doing it for more barrage

[eternal basalt]

Zero dockspace cost

[limpid yoke]

Guess I'll just stick to 20s at most then

[quick mason]

Some guy back then here building meta is trash and not worth building it that's why I stopped building Bern meta

[viscid swift]

are you even using fire control radars

[stark quiver]

if youre using bbs just aim for 2 shot, unless you can somehow pull off a one shot

[sweet delta]

Follow this then because Alsace can still reload while blinded, so she can get part of the last salvo done in the last 2 seconds (assuming you have enough rld tech)

[limpid yoke]

Yup. Although I don't think I need that anymore if I stick around that time

[stark quiver]

alaso hey stig, do u have any 1 shot fleets full bb for hormetnet

[viscid swift]

just use Helena

[limpid yoke]

Alright, will try. Thanks for tips

[viscid swift]

I tried a few BB comps, didn't quite work out

[sweet delta]

I oneshotted without Helena and support artillery, with Richelieu Alsace soyuz

But I suppose triple UR would be more consistent

[quick mason]

I'll try do meta boss

Wait where to fight meta boss?

[limpid yoke]

Her debuff are neat, indeed before I got fked by its rng lol

[viscid swift]

you used Flandre guns?

457s and Raffaello gun then

[quick mason]

I might get cooked meta hornet is lv 15

[sweet delta]

[normal cedar]

whats higher priority in opsi shop, gold/rainbow loggers or gold/rainbow materials?

[viscid swift]

of course you did

[sweet delta]

I would say depends on the materials, but get the good materials and gold plates first in case you buy a logger you can't win against

[quick mason]

Wait wrong channel

[honest sequoia]

consider using AP/rocket

[normal cedar]

I see, thanks!

[sweet delta]

SR designs and META fortification materials are gold items without high priority

Ordnance reports and the actual gold materials are important

You can also buy the rainbow designs and rainbow ordnance, but skip the rainbow plate until later

[normal cedar]

Yeah, by materials I meant reports and designs
Why skip for rainbow plate?

[sweet delta]

You dont need to +13 rainbow gear early because it's expensive

And after 1 or 2 months you can start buying the rainbow plates, and then you'll have more rainbow plates than your gold plates can keep up with

[normal cedar]

I see, thanks a lot! The priority is much clearer to me now, so I'l go in the order you suggested

[honest sequoia]

is it possible to avoid this by retrying if it activates

[sweet delta]

How do you make it not activate

[honest sequoia]

idk it says 50% or isit like a guarantee activate once drop below 30

[sweet delta]

It flips a coin for every instance of damage it receives, not flip a coin once for the battle

[honest sequoia]

so if fleet 1 activated that armor overdrive buff
and fleet 2 goes in, does that buff still stay until it dies or it will trigger again

[sweet delta]

.

[honest sequoia]

[sweet delta]

It is always active when below 30% hp

[quick mason]

This is so stressing I need a advice for how to get UR weapon It's been 3 years and I haven't get one UR weapon and target Auxiliary fast

[honest sequoia]

what UR weapon

[quick mason]

a UR weapon for my NJ and vanguard and to others

[honest sequoia]

research

specifically Q and G

[quick mason]

Research is really ass since it's randomizer but I'm still always doing it

[quick mason]

What's that

[honest sequoia]

if u play for 3 years straight and no UR weapons means ur just doing ur research priority wrong

[plain saffron]

/research

[odd root]

credit: Newbie#1553 and Lunar#7777 https://i.imgur.com/wGQkqJk.jpg

[strong tartan]

what do you need ur weapons for

[sweet delta]

UR gun is often not the best

[quick mason]

Sheesh do you really need to ask this? No offense im not trying to be rude just curious

[quick mason]

How is that so?

[honest sequoia]

we need to know context...

[quick mason]

Just for high better dmg and satisfaction since im close to end game

[strong tartan]

if anything a ur weapon and an ssr weapon that does the same thing, their differences aren't all that much

[quick mason]

Really?

[sweet delta]

1. UR is more expensive to upgrade
2. UR may not have the correct timing for high better dmg
3. multiple of the same UR may not be obtainable

[honest sequoia]

it also depends what content youre doing
you cant just slap a 457mm to fight against light amor

[quick mason]

so I should stay on SR gears?

[honest sequoia]

and from the meta boss fight you showed earlier on gph and deleted
ur just using the wrong gun type to fight against

[honest sequoia]

^

[strong tartan]

UR weapons are more there for another option

[quick mason]

What am I absolutely lacking for this... I think I'm lacking knowledge

[strong tartan]

that's fine that's why you ask here

[honest sequoia]

what knowledge you lack

[quick mason]

Almost anything I guess I gotta push my limit since I enjoy so much on this game

[knotty ore]

Idk I kinda get it tho

[honest sequoia]

so do you know what is HE gun best for

[knotty ore]

I like the game a lot but I… don’t have the time to do what you guys doeven if I wish I did tho

[quick mason]

It's for light armor and medium armour enemies?

[strong tartan]

you use ap for med

[honest sequoia]

well yes ur right
but ideally HE is meant for light
AP for med
TB/DB for heavy

[strong tartan]

or sap but most sap guns aren't remarkable

[quick mason]

TB/DB?

[strong tartan]

torp and dive bombers

[honest sequoia]

torpedo bomber
dive bobmer

[quick mason]

Is SAP even optional I have one though

[honest sequoia]

in hornet meta case
shes medium armor
so use AP gun for a better result

[honest sequoia]

too niche

[strong tartan]

it's a good option against med but you're better off just using a good AP gun

[honest sequoia]

just use champy gun

[strong tartan]

unless you're talking about the raff gun then it's the best against med

[quick mason]

Im using on NJ though

[honest sequoia]

swap out that purple fcr to black shell / gold fcr
change ur AA too

[quick mason]

With bow gun

[gaunt cedar]

are there stages with higher drop rate to farm saratoga? im currently grinding event but i dont have any cvs so im planning on trying to get her to drop

[quick mason]

Shet I really don't have that much AA option all purple and nothing except yellow of this version

[strong tartan]

we don't know the drop rates for any ships other than I think akaga but I forgot the percentage

[gaunt cedar]

oh i see

[strong tartan]

you're bound to come across a saratoga she's in a ton of stages

[quick mason]

2 shells on one BBs is a good option why I haven't think of this

[honest sequoia]

this is how your NJ/ BBs in general should look like

using champ gun cuz your fighting against med armor

[quick mason]

I don't have the secondary and the AA

[honest sequoia]

yes much better
and also pls dont edge ur main gun at +12

[strong tartan]

check your blueprints you probably could make one

[honest sequoia]

keep it at +10 if you cant +13 it in one go

[quick mason]

So basically main BB need more higher dmg and as for the support BB like hood doesn't need much Shells?

[honest sequoia]

and you dont need to go beyond +10 for your backline AA guns unless ur doing end game content like w15

[quick mason]

Im close to w15

[honest sequoia]

[cobalt rapids]

what is close

[honest sequoia]

how close is close with that kind of gear-

[viscid swift]

W12 is not close to W15

[cobalt rapids]

wdym just 3ch apart

[quick mason]

Im in 12-3 I stopped there and farm T4 plates

[honest sequoia]

that is NOT close to w15

[knotty ore]

Im close to w15 (clearing w14 and have 0 gear)

[quick mason]

Ohhh

[viscid swift]

yeah you do realize that W1-W12 is maybe 10% of the work total work to get to clear W15 right

[quick mason]

Nope I didn't

Shit im so stupid

[honest sequoia]

i suggest you push w13 onwards once you have your ships geared properly

[knotty ore]

They should be giving us more gems tbh… if they aren’t going to give us more worlds

[honest sequoia]

just 💳

[knotty ore]

I could but

Just for skins? Not worth… if it gave me all the gear I’m missing maybe HAHA

[strong tartan]

new worlds every 2 years expect one this year

[cobalt rapids]

no cap ?

[honest sequoia]

level 130 on our ship???

[whole crypt]

skins is their main monetization so take it or leave it

[strong tartan]

level 200 soon

[quick mason]

This is my second Main BB dps in second fleet

[plain saffron]

using free gems on skin is even worse idea

[honest sequoia]

pls swap that purple fcr to black shell or gold fcr
if you dont got both then just use that purple fcr as transitional

[quick mason]

I haven't I just buyed the Black black shell

I have Rafaello and shinano, implacable do you think they could be good replace to my Nelson or Hood and Enterprise?

[honest sequoia]

all 3 of the URs u mention does replace the 3 SRs you mention

[strong tartan]

are they mlb and enhanced

[quick mason]

Alright I'll start now

[honest sequoia]

^^^
make sure their mlb

[quick mason]

Nope but the talent I should be ready

[worthy pike]

how do you guys deal with oil use?

[honest sequoia]

if their not mlb then dont use them until their mlb

[strong tartan]

dont use them until they're maxed

[honest sequoia]

be wise with it

[quick mason]

But I can ready their talents right?

[strong tartan]

do it now when the skill event is still ongoing

[quick mason]

Right

I have 4 slot sandy using one

I have 64 blue books this should be enough I guess

[strong tartan]

yeah your ur ships won't be ready for a while

[eternal basalt]

Just wait what CN anni gives us, only use bulins if you can mlb

[quick mason]

Any gears I could adjust?

[eternal basalt]

The torpedo aux, it's bad

[quick mason]

Hmmm what should I replace I thought it's good since she is DD

[honest sequoia]

and also lvl up ur toolkit
and also replace that AA gun

[worthy pike]

I've noticed that my team has the same type of characters on both sides
should i replace someone else

also these

[quick mason]

Don't have any other AA and here's my depot

[honest sequoia]

get these 2 AA more

[quick mason]

Alright

[honest sequoia]

and craft that hazemeyer AA for ur NJ

craft this AA too
its a good general use AA gun
better than quad bofor/roomba

[quick mason]

Where should I use that

[forest palm]

Twin 90 is not better than a Twin 113, it is certainly a better generalist than a Quad Bofor

[quick mason]

Bossing fleet

Mobbing fleet

[honest sequoia]

thats why i put a / on it
cuz some here in gph says its better
well idk who tho

[quick mason]

I'll put it on San Diego

[eternal basalt]

Another health aux, I have the banner from Polaris 3 on her now

[quick mason]

Polaris 3?

[quick mason]

Another toolkit would do

[honest sequoia]

for ur campaign fleet
ideally you wanna run 1 BB and 2 CVs/CVL for the ACV

[honest sequoia]

put hood on mobbing
NJ and vanguard on bossing

[forest palm]

no one will say a Twin 90 is better than a Twin 113

[quick mason]

Alright

[eternal basalt]

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

[honest sequoia]

i remember a certain someone said it here

[quick mason]

I don't have this

[honest sequoia]

just use another toolkit for now

[quick mason]

Yes

[eternal basalt]

Collab (like) events generally come with them, not sure how long you played and if you picked them up, but if you got any they are generally better than a second toolkit

[ivory pawn]

Could use the Tulips from current event.

[quick mason]

There's none mostly I have SG radars and toolkits,anti torpedo

[raven canyon]

are the new northen girls good?

[quick mason]

I didn't really pay attention to the current event right now

[ivory pawn]

Shame. If you clear, I think Hard T3, and watch all the story, you get a free Aux that's pretty good to pair with Toolbox on DDs.

[eternal basalt]

It's the rewards for finishing the story

[quick mason]

I only pay attention to UR banner events

[left cedar]

Soy Neko are top for medium
Kron is a gud tanker with decent dmg, not usefull for buffs/debuffs
others more waifu than anyelse

[ivory pawn]

Shame, that's a lot of resources you're leaving on the table.

[quick mason]

For real shame

[raven canyon]

i see thanksalot

[quick mason]

I could not sleep ong I need more knowledge

In next UR banner and if there's any UR gear on that event I will take it

Bye guy's I gotta offline now

[pseudo hearth]

Any of these not fully LBed URs worth me spending my bulins on? Are would it be better to save for the next UR?

[raven canyon]

what should i prioritize buying with my core data

[pseudo hearth]

Depends, but the Black and White shells are pretty good to have for your BBs

[ivory pawn]

If you already have some MLB URs, I would save until we learn more about next UR personally. Unless you have a ridiculous amount or something.

[ivory pawn]

/coredata

[odd root]

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

[raven canyon]

oh

[pseudo hearth]

Most of my other URs are MLB, yeah, except some of the DRs, but that a WIP.

[eternal basalt]

16th stream, surely you can wait that long

[ivory pawn]

Might want to wait a bit longer tbh so we can find out more about new UR instead of just speculation.
When you do ask again, make sure to include a list of all your URs as well.

[viscid swift]

might wanna give this a read
https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/newbie_tips

keep Venetto and De Zeven to use in place of Penn and Helena but replace everyone else

[potent tinsel]

what gun is sandy supposed to run? wasn't there some sort of bug related to it?

[gaunt cedar]

so my fleet's main is pennsylvania, nelson and unicorn; i have long island but switched her for nelson and kept penn because she was ~10 levels higher at the time from mvpsand i had lb penn but didnt have enough bullies for long island; so should i stick with nelson and pennsylvania until i can farm saratoga or get another cv or switch penn for long island and start levelling her because she's 30 levels behind penn now

im thinking of grinding event only until end date btw

[ivory pawn]

While there's a bug, can mostly just ignore it's existence. Just run a good DD gun on her, ideally one of the URs, or if not one of the damage or barrage + damage guns from sam's image.

[eternal basalt]

16th is the livestream where we learn the next 2 UR

[ivory pawn]

Yes, when we learn their names and ship types. I doubt they'll give us enough info for us to know how good they are compared to other URs.

[forest palm]

[storm heron]

[forest palm]

seem to be lost #al-general

[atomic abyss]

#al-general for such, clearly not gameplay questions

[simple dove]

i was thinking of getting the flapjack, would it be worth it cause i see it used a lot

[atomic abyss]

It would definitely be, but it's not exactly the first priority for gear lab

[simple dove]

what would

[tame jungle]

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

[simple dove]

yeah ive read it but theres multiple red things

i was gonna get these but i can make the flapjack now

[viscid swift]

I mean, the 2 aren't mutually exclusive, and there's definitely scenarios where you want both

[forest palm]

they do share resources, and 81 Electronics is a lot steeper than 20 electronics

[atomic abyss]

And tbh rainbow AA is a fair bit lower priority

[quick grotto]

So besides grinding out story, is there a good way to get gems?

(And buying them lol)

[weary gust]

F2p gems are essentially limited to 3* clear rewards and once a year red envelope event. Any extra from comms are negligible and apologems are very rare.

[quick grotto]

I see, I see.

[steady fable]

Mnn, i think, i should focus in getting plymouth, practically all pr/dr ships i have are all maxxed exceot for hindenburg but ehh, she can wait a bit lol

[hushed delta]

memento as well

[steady fable]

Like, this my progress (yes i forgot about nakhimov xd) so going for plymouth would make sense right?

[viscid swift]

you mean to unlock or?

[steady fable]

Ye

[viscid swift]

I mean it doesn't really matter to be honest

because you don't have that many BPs for her anyway

[steady fable]

True, i don't really play a lot anymore, maybe just feelin a bit burnt out from the game

And tbf, idc much bout prints lol

I'll use a ship even if i got it to like lv8/30 xd

[viscid swift]

I mean you can, not care about them, but they won't be particularly useful in that state

[steady fable]

It's not like i do any endgame stuff anyways

With os i tend to just completely ignore fortresses

[viscid swift]

you know you can leave those, heal in port, and return right

[steady fable]

Still, don't really have the equipment either

[viscid swift]

and anyway with high adapts and a half competently built fleet they're not particularly difficult

[viscid swift]

what do you mean don't have the equipment for it, you can beat them using stuff you get from tech boxes

[steady fable]

Fr?

[viscid swift]

yes

[steady fable]

Well, i need to lv the ships first anyways, i made new fleets and like, half the ships are lv70-80 xd

You can prolly tell which ships i have used and which i have not

[viscid swift]

why aren't you using Unicorn retro

[steady fable]

I mean, i can swap perseus out again, my unicorn is at 125 anyways so

Might throw out alsace for fdg too, maybe

Mostly cuz i rememver fdg being pretty strong for mobbing

[viscid swift]

nah

the toughest parts of strongholds are the bosses

but yeah, if those URs can be MLB you should have no trouble assembling a mob to clear strongholds

[sweet delta]

maybe if you level up your ships, opsi would be easy

[steady fable]

Well, i only use the top fleet so, as that can pretty easily just, mow through everything

Also, i think i got a bit too many bulins xd

I reallt should maybe use those lmfao

Plus like 3 rows of the gold ones

[viscid swift]

Given I use a fleet like tbis for everything short of strongholds, it's not a high bar

[sinful escarp]

just use them to limit break every other ship, you would want to level them to 120 at some point in the future anyways

for the tech

[rapid grail]

Who to mlb for fleet tech? Clearing out the bulin stock

Aquila's a dupe I kept back in 2023... she's been out of the meta for a while so

[viscid swift]

for 120 tech?

not the collabs, Hiei META, Sakawa, muse ships, and the messalenaious hull type ships

Aquila also gives shit 120 tech but she's good so....

[sinful escarp]

those dont give 120 tech so they are out by default

[dense pecan]

Hello

I required some assistance in case a specific rerun happens

I am building a fleet for the rerun of Fool’s scale. I missed the first time around since I was in hiatus. I am trying to farm the REM and RAM of AL. But they ain’t dropping… what are the chances?

[viscid swift]

what

[dense pecan]

Furthermore, can we build a mock fleet together for the Hard levels?

[viscid swift]

first off, Fools Scales ain't rerunning for a few months

[sinful escarp]

also the rem and ram of AL is ikazuchi and inazuma
Sakura empire ships that are not in fool's scale

[viscid swift]

but more importantly, you should at this point have a fleet that's more than capable of farming it if you've been active since it first ran

[dense pecan]

Sorry, I meant for the event. I have more than capable fleets to farm those two ships

[viscid swift]

I mean the event as well

it's not exactly difficult, if you've been farming HT3 of the current event fine then Foold Scale's should be no issue

[worthy pike]

do skills always take the same amount of time to shoot or can you make it load faster

[viscid swift]

unless it says so you cannot make a skill proc sooner

[dense pecan]

Okay, I think I spoke too much….

I don’t think I’m meeting the requirements for the torpedo section considering it needs to be above torpedo > 1500

[worthy pike]

unfortunate

[dense pecan]

Nope

[viscid swift]

well then get your fleets leveled so that you can then

[worthy pike]

this girl heals 7% of my hp everytime she sends out airplanes so i wanted to see of it was possible to speed shit up
unfortunately it's not the case

[viscid swift]

you have 3 weeks until the CN Anni event drops probably

[viscid swift]

well you can by reducing her airstrike cooldown

[worthy pike]

how

[oblique canyon]

If it's a "whenever this ship fires" type skill you can use faster planes/faster guns to make them proc more often

[dense pecan]

They are, just not meeting the torpedo requirements

[viscid swift]

using faster reloading planes thugh there's diminishing returns if you have to resort to using shit planes

[viscid swift]

then just use ships with higher torp stat and/or use auxes that give torp stat

[worthy pike]

does "FR" impact on its cooldown?
i dont even know what FR means it doesn't say it anywhere

[viscid swift]

that is it's cooldown

FR means fire rate

[worthy pike]

so the cooldown is the addiction of all the airplanes FR i have (?)

[viscid swift]

your airstrike cooldown is a weighted average the of the cooldown down of the aircraft you have equipped scaled with the reload stat of the ship

[worthy pike]

all aircrafts or just the main one

[viscid swift]

it means all aircraft

[worthy pike]

ok

so a high reload stat makes things go slower or faster

[viscid swift]

it makes things reload quicker

[worthy pike]

alright

[dense pecan]

That simple?

[viscid swift]

yes

[dense pecan]

I’m going to make a mock fleet with the requirements that are in the website and see how the stats are

So it’s not necessary to farm the REM and RAM in 8-1,8-2 respectively?

[viscid swift]

and remember stats from both fleets count if you meet one main fleet and one vanguard hull type requriement for each

wait, are you farming then in World 8 Hard mode

[dense pecan]

Should I be?

[viscid swift]

no, it's a complete waste of time
farm the highest chapter hard mode you can for more core data and just assemble a lower cost fleet to farm them in normal mode

[dense pecan]

Answer is no. I am in normal farming

[stark quiver]

dont bother farming them until you need the collection

[viscid swift]

are you trying to farm them to pad torp stat requirements for hard mode or something

[dense pecan]

I am farming them in regular mode (they aren’t dropping, that’s why I asked what is the drop rate).

I am meeting the requirements for Fool’s Scale Delta 2 and Delta 3 maps

[viscid swift]

sorry I missed that, the answer to teh first question is we don't know

as for the latter, where you in the main campaign exactly and what fleets are you attempting to use

[dense pecan]

Stuck on 10-2

[viscid swift]

you really shouldn't be

[stark quiver]

tw player

[dense pecan]

What?

[dense pecan]

Well, someone commented that my gears for my ships are really struggling.

[viscid swift]

well that may be the case and your fleet comps may not be that good either

so what are you attempting to use exactly

[void walrus]

Have you tried an all research fleet?

[viscid swift]

what

[sweet delta]

have you tried not trolling in gph?

[dense pecan]

Current fleet is Enty, Hood, Uni. Port, Helena and Sandy for general fleet

[viscid swift]

you should be at the stage of starting to develop a 2nd fleet

[dense pecan]

PoW, Jean Bart, Bismarck. Atago Nimi and Phoenix for boss fleet

[viscid swift]

that is bad

just start a thread and post your dock

[void walrus]

forming a fleet of research ships, no clue if it's any good (it works for me) but it is guaranteed ships

[sweet delta]

she had us in the first half

[viscid swift]

it's not
nor is it probably possible for this person
and no they're not guranteed because you actively have to grind for them

if they were guranteed a lot more people would be running around with non dev 30 research ships

[dense pecan]

Prep: Fool’s Scale Hard Mode

[rough vale]

Anyone have that rerun projection list that was posted awhile ago? I know Frostfall just happened but I wasn't sure what was after that

[viscid swift]

should be Bismarck Zwei

[rough vale]

That's rough, will have to roll for Regenseburg. Thanks 👍

[grizzled sundial]

How many CV buffer should i place in vanguard ?

[stark quiver]

for what fleet

[grizzled sundial]

Impla shinano amagi

[stark quiver]

z52,kazagumo,helena/sirius/unzen

[grizzled sundial]

So 2 buffers at max ? Any risk of going 3 ?

[stark quiver]

what 3 do you have in mind

and for what boss

[grizzled sundial]

Sirius kaza helena

Just world 13 4 boss

[stark quiver]

itll die

[viscid swift]

you can certainly try, wouldn't bet my odds on it being consistent

if you mean hard ha, forget it

you'll be lucky if you make it past the pre boss mobs

[stark quiver]

helena is also dead weight tbh, her debuff isnt really useful if you cant sync it

[verbal thistle]

Sirius and Kaza stack?

[stark quiver]

yes

[viscid swift]

triple CV is also suboptimal

you can't stagger your attacks as easily, all their attacks will get mauled by AA, and you lack single target ability to snipe Taiho's repair and command ships

[stark quiver]

you might as well throw a pearl on sirius

[odd oxide]

im not sure what does T3 mean in this

[merry fog]

Guys should i invest in Z23, Laffey, or Bristol?

[hollow gust]

normal map t3

[merry fog]

Its a stage in the-

[odd oxide]

ohh thanks

was confused

[merry fog]

Yep what he said

[split jay]

What ultra rare is the best to get after 400 pulls

[sweet delta]

Vanguard or Shinano, depends on your ships and their stars

[split jay]

Thanks I think I'll go with vanguard

[ember ember]

I’m level 39 and I’m listening to the beginners guide and stuff on here and was curious whether laffey was okay for her current level and my level?

[viscid swift]

which begginers guide exactly?

[ember ember]

Top left side that says newcomer

And listening to what it told me to do

I passed easy now I’m on hard now or something

[stark quiver]

hmm sounds like ectl

[viscid swift]

you mean the rookie missions?

[stark quiver]

it doesnt sound like ectl

[viscid swift]

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

[stark quiver]

what are enemy levels in 6-4

[sweet delta]

/wiki chapter 66

[odd root]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Chapter_6

[desert trellis]

does the aichi b7a hav interception capabilities?

[wind hazel]

no

[desert trellis]

then i wanna ask what are the cannons for lol, just interested

[sweet delta]

they shoot enemy planes

when the carrier launches an airstrike

[desert trellis]

ight

[quick grotto]

So in Operation Siren, how do I fight Promoted Pawns to get the star for a zone?

[sweet delta]

Explorable zones only (first time per month), randomly given when defeating the boss fleets

[quick mason]

Is Murmansk good for bossing or mobbing

[sweet delta]

no

[quick mason]

Huh?

[sweet delta]

she's not good for bossing and not good for mobbing

[quick mason]

Oh fck

[quick grotto]

So do I need to wait for next month to get that star?

[quick mason]

Is ingraham good for mobbing or bossing

[sweet delta]

ok for mob, poor for boss

[quick mason]

Alright thx

[verbal thistle]

Does anyone know why only two of my METAs are getting skill EXP from my runs? I unlocked all of their skills.

[sweet delta]

the others may have reached the 30k exp daily cap, or their mission conditions may not have been satisfied

[verbal thistle]

How do I check the mission conditions?

[late flame]

by clicking on their skills

[verbal thistle]

Oh, I see now. Sorry. Thank you.

[ebon topaz]

What should i get for mid / endgame ( just asking still early game rn 😭 )

[tacit star]

any tip for limitbreak SR ship ?

[viscid swift]

uhhh, might wanna wait until you actually get to mid/end game

espeically for end game I think you underestimate how much there is to grind/get

[ebon topaz]

Wanna prepare the ships first

[viscid swift]

use dupes if you have them and otehrwise use bullins

[viscid swift]

allow me to be blunt, it is highly unlikely that any of the ships you can get in the early game will be used into the late game

[ebon topaz]

😭

[viscid swift]

since that pool of ships mainly consists of DRs, event URs, etc

[tacit star]

is there any way like to farm bullins?

[viscid swift]

and early game you lack resources to do much of anything

[viscid swift]

doing PvP to get merit is about the closest you'll get

[sinful escarp]

i recommend to clear w12> start opsi> start leveling other ships in 12-1 or 12-4

[tacit star]

demn that suck i cant do that ...

[viscid swift]

even if you lose you still get half the merit

[tacit star]

oh

welp imma get to grinding

[tacit star]

that the only way i can get bullins right?

i remember i do get her from some quest

[viscid swift]

no

[sinful escarp]

the weekly missions have some bullins

[wind hazel]

you can get some from medal shop, weekly missions give you some, merit shop sells them

[viscid swift]

you get one from monthly log in each month, one from weekly missions, 2 from the emdal shopeach month

plus some from event missions

[normal cedar]

3 star clearing the second event stage, and every X-4 campaign gives gold bulin

[viscid swift]

and 3 starring campaign stages

[tacit star]

oh thanks

[quick mason]

Is bellfast good for mobbing or bossing

[viscid swift]

She's mediocre in both by 2025 standards

[quick mason]

What does that mean

[wind hazel]

it means she's bad

[quick mason]

I just search what does mediocre mean and it says neither good or bad, barely adequate so it means she is equal or ordinary in both?

[wind hazel]

to put it in simpler term, she's not useful, other than +1fp at lv120

raise better ships if you want to improve your campaign or bossing experience

[sterile jolt]

And still not so useful

[wind hazel]

1fp is 1fp

[hollow gust]

bel was mid when the game came out

[quick mason]

well okay

[normal cedar]

mlb ships at level 100 but not uncapped generate book exp right?

[oblique canyon]

Yes and they can store exp and still be used for development as well

[normal cedar]

I see, also whats the difference between these 2?

[stark quiver]

left is needed to max enhance a non UR gear, only needed when enhancing to max enhance
right is used to +11/12/13 any gear

[sinful escarp]

both are important so be sure to get them all

only things i dont get on the opsi shops are the repair kits and tuning stones

[normal cedar]

Okay, thanks!

[quick mason]

I can't still do opsi even my 2 fleet is almost full build

[normal cedar]

you mean you havent unlocked it yet? or are your ships underlevelled?

[quick mason]

Nah I just have two fleets

[normal cedar]

I only have 1 fleet, I can still clear opsi...
just put random ships in other fleets for puzzles and you'll be fine

[quick mason]

Well here's my fleet I just fix it with pros advice earlier morning

Boss fleet:

Mob fleet:

[woven star]

Takao not a tank. Where Portland?

[quick mason]

It's purple bow gun on NJ btw

[wind hazel]

[honest sequoia]

your unicorn plane setup is abosolutely wrong

[split gazelle]

is dual bb mobbing common

[honest sequoia]

i would do that in OpSi but not in campaign

cuz i myself is using 2 BB in mobbing Uvh Fdg Unikai

[honest sequoia]

https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/equipment
pls have a good reading on this before you gear your ship

[quick mason]

Im using the mobbing fleet in 12-2 the boss there is Double DD but I will change it into seafang after I fully build san Diego

Doesn't the prototype BF-109 does deal high dmg to medium and light armor or only to med armor

[fluid brook]

It does high dmg to both light and med armors, altho it does more to med than to light.

[quick mason]

hmm I guess I'll exchange her place to enterprise cuz the boss fleet is sorting in 12-3 the boss there is Double Carrier

[gaunt cedar]

is warspite worth leveling to replace nelson or use in 2nd fleet

[wind hazel]

no

[gaunt cedar]

[wind hazel]

only worth leveling for her tech, but in practical use she's quite mediocre

[gaunt cedar]

ok

[ionic kraken]

i just got my 400th pull for ur exchange. am i making a horrible mistake if i pick shinano?

[quick mason]

No

[fluid brook]

Well it will depend on what you currently have, but Shinano is the most useful in most of the cases

[quick mason]

Yes

[quick mason]

No you're not making horrible mistake

[versed elk]

is the next UR scheduled to rerun soyuz?

[fair lance]

Not till next year probably

[ionic kraken]

sweet thanks i was worried there was one in the exchange that's like a must have for the later chapters and i was dooming my account by not picking it

[versed elk]

sad I was thinking of picking up 2nd copy for pvp

[fair lance]

Next rerun should be bismark zwei

[versed elk]

oh i forgot she existed thanks 👍

[wind hazel]

why do you need 2nd copy just for pvp, what's wrong with using 1st copy for pvp

[oblique canyon]

At what point do I have "enough" BB and CV reload tech?

[versed elk]

i have to swap gears for opsi/meta and i’m lazy

[wind hazel]

when you max them

[oblique canyon]

Damn, back to 12-4 I go. Ty

[versed elk]

at some point the convenience is worth more than the resources

[wind hazel]

true.....

[late flame]

if you have the spare resources sure

[atomic abyss]

Well

[versed elk]

considering i have like 5k cubes and like no backline to level i might as well do it 💀i got 2nd copy of every UR that’s good in pvp

[atomic abyss]

We usually keep CV rld tech to about 17 for testing purposes

[fluid brook]

Hi Ender

[atomic abyss]

BB is usually like idk, 6?

[ionic kraken]

how long do y'all wait to limit break ur's since i don't think they have a level cap like normal ships

[fluid brook]

When obtain

[atomic abyss]

If I have sufficient bulins
Immediately
Otherwise not at all
It's either you do it at 1 go or leave them untouched

[ionic kraken]

so if i have 2 ur bullins i should wait for 2 more?

[wind hazel]

depends on whether im still pulling for ships or not

[ionic kraken]

gotcha thanks 🙂

[humble solar]

How good are Sea Fang and Sea Fury?

[quick mason]

Look it up here https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/equipment

[hardy creek]

Who would San Diego replace in this team once I've cleared the rookie missions?

[sinful escarp]

Tbh no one, i would keep that fleet until i clear w12 tbh

[gaunt cedar]

i really need purple bullies to lb my ships after lvl 70 and i currently have enough gold bullies should i get 1 or 2 from merit shop or is it better to save for a ship like eldridge

[fair lance]

Do you have eldrige's retrofit item?

[gaunt cedar]

no

[fair lance]

Then no

But gold bulins are so much more scare than purple bulins so just wait for weekly reset or buy them with medals

[gaunt cedar]

i see thanks

[normal cedar]

who are you supposed to use improved depth charge projector on? destroyers or CVs? is it the plane type or ship type

[errant fog]

Soo.... how good is Chen HAIHAI's retrofit?

[fair lance]

depth charges are only used on vanguards you usually put them on ships with high ASW which is mostly DDs but you don't need to worry about that till w14

[crimson glacier]

i dont think they are used that much anywhere

like maybe 1 max

[normal cedar]

ok, thanks! I think the beginner mission gives you one copy at +6 but I never used it

[wind hazel]

decent for fleet support w15

[errant fog]

Neat, tq.

[woven star]

Swap z23 for SanD when you completely retrofit and get SanD aux. She become nice damage dealer. and aa ship but at this point keep as it is. Maybe after w9-1 - 12-1 when you get there and begin formation fleet 2 you'll set her there

[weak moat]

wait the pari winds pass does not give me enough prosthetic arm for the max upgrade?

[warped acorn]

do i upgrade nelson close engagement

[wind hazel]

of course

[dreamy blade]

didnt you ask this already and we told you yes

[warped acorn]

uh huh did i

[wind hazel]

wtf it's me

[warped acorn]

welp memory lose

[marsh sparrow]

what tech does Seydlitz gives

[wind hazel]

eva

[marsh sparrow]

so not worth to uncap her?

[dreamy blade]

probably not if cog chips are a concern

[marsh sparrow]

when is the amounts of cogs should I be concern

[dreamy blade]

if below 5k maybe

[wind hazel]

save up at least for 2 lv125 UR amount

[marsh sparrow]

is this enough?

[wind hazel]

y-yeah...

[whole crypt]

it'll be enough until it isn't

you don't really realize or notice until you actually start leveling fodder en masse

[warped acorn]

what augment should i give nelson

[whole crypt]

BB just give sword if you're not sure

[gaunt cedar]

is dorm or dock space more important to spend gems on

[split gazelle]

the 3rd dorm slot and second floor is all you need, rest you spend on dock space yea

[night helm]

how many cubes is UR pity?

[crimson glacier]

400

[normal cedar]

Can you change the home screen music? To one of the songs that plays in commissions preferably

[eternal basalt]

They mentioned a jukebox last year in CN anni, nothing since. Let's hope it gets released or mentioned again

Currently you can change it by using collab skins for secretaries

[normal cedar]

Damn, I see
Are collab skins different than normal skins? You mean skins released during collabs?

[eternal basalt]

Yes, for collab characters. There are also a few released during free collab events for regular characters

[normal cedar]

Okay, thanks

[forest palm]

if any outfit is related to the IP that outfit may not return, only real instance in which this happened was with a Kizuna AI Saratoga outfit off the top of my head

[eternal basalt]

The tea collabs last year

[forest palm]

tea?

[late flame]

tea collab (was it somewhere during cn anni?) iirc yat sen, chen hai

[normal cedar]

how do you get this rectangular view of the ships btw? is it in game or external website

[late flame]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Pristine_Leaves,_Rich_Warmth
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Sylvan_Garden_Embroidery

[forest palm]

was about to say that's in secretary, but there's other places you can get this view

[normal cedar]

ohh secretary, forgot about it, thanks

[eternal basalt]

There will soon be a wiki category for skins with music, just need to wait till the auto-updater

[whole crypt]

fairly sure tea collab was only yat sen

[paper walrus]

is it possible to buy everything from the opsi shops

[eternal basalt]

No, the 2 above and Hai Tienn's "Soaring Apsaras"

[late flame]

ngl i forgor hai tien exists
well, if we talking tea then yes yat sen only
but for (free) skins that changes bgm then yat sen + hai tien + chen hai yeah

and so for the upcoming cn anni there should be another such collab

[desert trellis]

yesh, no joke ud even hav extra shite left at the end if u grind enuf

[whole crypt]

that one was dunhuang museum collab

and yeh every CN anniv they do some sort of cultural heritage collab skin

[pure tree]

I just started the game, is there any character I should focus on, or change for my formation?

[eternal basalt]

Yes, but for some goods getting vouchers instead is definitely better, especially if you haven't bought all Classified Files Mission Logger yet

[wind hazel]

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

can use kazan instead of penny

[hardy creek]

Should spend resources for Nevada meta's rigging fortification?

[wind hazel]

ehh, elite metas, not a priority

[jaunty vault]

if youre using her, then sure

[normal cedar]

champy gun is ap which is against heavy armor right?
do we use it in the campaign or opsi mobbing ever?

Cuz it has higher mod against medium than 406 mk6 purple, that's why I'm confused

[sour snow]

What's the use of nevada meta?

[wind hazel]

it's an option at 13-4 and w14, w15

[wind hazel]

to get RLD tech 😭

[sour snow]

Rld tech?

[wind hazel]

yes she gives +1RLD at level 120

[sour snow]

is that a global buff?

[wind hazel]

yes

[sour snow]

oh nice

[wind hazel]

every BB will get 1RLD when you gain a ship tech

so if you raise like 10 ship that give BB rld, you'll get 10 extra bb rld

[normal cedar]

Is it always better for medium than mk6 406?
Also can I use it on 12-1 & 12-4 boss? Both are medium armor too

[sour snow]

okay thanks

[wind hazel]

sure but w12 isn't that tough to minmax that much, even mk6 will still perform

[normal cedar]

Ok, thanks
Feels kinda bad to just have it laying around so wanted to put it on someone lol

[eternal basalt]

Every MAX-LIMIT BROKEN ship gets the buffs of fleet tech.

[wind hazel]

imagine using non mlb ships

[hardy creek]

Is it worth to do the 1000 oil commission?

[atomic abyss]

No

[wind hazel]

unless it's the cube ones, no

[hardy creek]

Ah alright thanks

[pseudo hearth]

I just noticed Mass got her augment last augment release. Does it do anything significant for her?

[atomic abyss]

Not at all

[pseudo hearth]

Dang

[quick mason]

Yow pros any adjustments for this?

[wind hazel]

for what? looks half right half wrong at a glance

[quick mason]

He's in poverty arc just tell any adjustments for the gears if he have some materials we will have a replacement

[quick mason]

Bossing

[wind hazel]

what bossing, campaign?

[quick mason]

Ill ask

He's not answering but it's just a gear fix though maybe he'll use it to both opsi and campaign

[fair lance]

Not how that works campaign usually uses different gear than opsi or meta bosses.

[wind hazel]

no wyvern?

[quick mason]

Hmmm

[wind hazel]

or white vit2 or breguet

[quick mason]

He have non

[wind hazel]

beacon isn't necessary, but it's nice to desync airstrikes. if it's stuff like below w12 then don't bother

and have a better tank, belfast is quite shit, even portland tanks better

[quick mason]

I haven't ask where's campaign he is

[quick mason]

Yuh I know but damn lv 121

[eager mulch]

I think cheeky is an ok person

[quick mason]

Wait Saint is not a tank?

[wind hazel]

cheeky goated

[wind hazel]

mob tank at best, usually offtank dps

[quick mason]

Ohh mobbing

[wind hazel]

but if content is easy enough especially with that backline, might be fine

harder content they will drop like flies

[quick mason]

He's doing Priority on roon though like 70%

[wind hazel]

get someone like anchorage, then we're talking about tanking

[quick mason]

I'll ask him

[wind hazel]

why dont you invite him to come here

[quick mason]

Nah I need experience on teaching :)

[wind hazel]

you're just relaying...

but so am i because i copy homework from here too

[paper walrus]

why are cb guns listed together with bb guns this is so confusing

[quick mason]

That's secondarys?

[fair lance]

Cbs can use some BB guns

[quick mason]

It's secondarys I think

Wait CBs

Ahhhh

[cobalt rapids]

bad filters

[paper walrus]

should i buy the agir gun from the protocore shop or try to craft it

[eager mulch]

no

[paper walrus]

either way im not getting it anytime soon. Is the prototype triple 310 ok to use for the time being?

[fair lance]

Oh yeah was wrong sorry.

[cobalt rapids]

its expensive to craft and not high prio for protocore either, do u have a cb to use it ?

[paper walrus]

agir

[cobalt rapids]

use the purple gun

is ur r. focus on 5 or on 7?

[paper walrus]

5

[paper walrus]

which one?

[quick mason]

He's on 11-1

[cobalt rapids]

then upgrade the purple to brest gun when u got the prints for it

[paper walrus]

ok thanks 🙏

[eager mulch]

[paper walrus]

😭

[forest palm]

something about that doesn't sound right

[quick mason]

Yeah I was wondering too

[forest palm]

it's not wrong, but it's not entirely correct either

[quick mason]

Sounds like balanced

[cobalt rapids]

pr4 focus era

[paper walrus]

i mean i can craft the azuma gun so ig it doesnt apply to me

[cobalt rapids]

when aegir wasnt coinable -> if u didnt get enough prints for aegir gun -> agir isnt rdy

naturally its outdated nowadays

[forest palm]

there is nothing wrong with still focusing PR4 these days, but since you can coin PR4 as a whole you can just focus research on 5 or 7

5 has a CB gun but it's shite

[onyx crystal]

So is there a way to get EXP fast?

[plain saffron]

exp book/packs

[cobalt rapids]

newbies should only focus pr4 if they do full gear focus there for at most 1-2 months

[paper walrus]

does that mean im gonna be stuck with a bad gun till we get a rerun

[plain saffron]

get agir gun

[forest palm]

not necessarily, you can get the 305 through other means

[cobalt rapids]

the purple gun is serviceable enough

[onyx crystal]

No like in getting PR ships

Do I need some correction?

[cobalt rapids]

use 3 ships from the required faction in the required position and go to town in oilcap w12+

[quick mason]

What maingun should Portland use?

[cobalt rapids]

look at /equip ca guns

[quick mason]

okay

[normal cedar]

are corrosion 2 & 3 hidden zones worth doing?

[plain saffron]

yeas

[normal cedar]

Ok, thanks!
Also I cleared the map and have no more tuning signs on the map left, but I'm still short of level 7, should I buy it in shop? voucher or opsi either one

[wind hazel]

nah just repeat zone with leftover ap

[normal cedar]

c4 onwards right? on secured?

[plain saffron]

c5 usually

[forest palm]

C5 spam

[wind hazel]

c3 or c5

[normal cedar]

ok, thanks I'll do c5 then, same zone repeat

[quick mason]

Guy's any adjustments to his mobbing fleet?

[viscid swift]

those BB aux guns for one

[quick mason]

What BB aux gun btw he doesn't have much gear for BB

[viscid swift]

Portland runs a rudder and toolbox not 2 toolboxes, Portland's aux gun is bad

[quick mason]

Ohh the secondary

[viscid swift]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Twin_150mm_(TbtsK_C/36)

ourple version of that for Warspite

[quick mason]

What secondarys should be using?

Same to NJ?

[viscid swift]

and purple version of that for NJ
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Twin_128mm_(SK_C/41)

[quick mason]

What for Portland

[viscid swift]

and assuming that NJ is MLB she gets the shell not Wasrpite

[viscid swift]

same as NJ's aux gun or what the gun the DDs are running

[quick mason]

Alright

[quick mason]

Im assuming the rudder is the blue steering wheel?

[viscid swift]

yes

[quick mason]

Alright

Also he is developing the anchorage to replace bellfast for now he should be using bellfast Until he got anchorage

Mf have anchorage developing while me none

[tranquil dagger]

Are Z23 or Maryland worth pushing beyond 120?

[wind hazel]

no

[tranquil dagger]

ty

[little tree]

~~ replace war spite~~

[quick mason]

Here zoomer all good?

[wind hazel]

why warspite

[quick mason]

Because why not it's his dang wifu

[wind hazel]

understandable

[honest sequoia]

What the heck is that warsprite build

[quick mason]

Along with musashi

[quick mason]

Poverty arc bro

[wind hazel]

cookie cutter for DDs are double toolkit, if they have no issue surviving then this is fine

[honest sequoia]

I’d give purple quad bofor personally and purple roomba to vanguard if you got no other choice then it’s ok

[quick mason]

It's not my account

It's my friends account

[honest sequoia]

Ok how poverty is ur friend acc

[wind hazel]

the AA guns are fine

[quick mason]

Idk when I last check mother fucker had yellow LV 11 SG radar on warspite

[honest sequoia]

Then the gears are fine for now

[quick mason]

Yes

Do you wanna see how bad is his account 2 days ago?

[honest sequoia]

It’s fine

As long as he progresses

[quick mason]

Okay

This is his fleet The NJ is for Mobbing and the Musashi is for bossing campaign he is in 11-1

[weary gust]

I mean I've seen much worse.

[viscid swift]

I at least hope everything is MLB

[quick mason]

What is MLB

[viscid swift]

max limit break

[quick mason]

Ahh yes don't worry they're all is

It's just the levels

[little tree]

~~This mob fleet looks cooked ~~

[honest sequoia]

It’s not cooked if it has warsprite

[little tree]

Warspite is cooked

[honest sequoia]

It’s not cooked if she can deal more than my musashi in heavy bossing

[little tree]

[honest sequoia]

One day maybe in 5 years time warspite will be tier 0

[plain saffron]

yeah, 5 years in the past

[normal cedar]

is it better to keep this skill at low level? since if the barrage fails, it will be better for her second skill..

[forest palm]

[forest palm]

no, it's not worth leaving at Lv 1

[honest stirrup]

you sure? I thought swapping Ingraham's Twin 113 and Uni's pom-pom would be a way better choice, since the Twin's fire rate is just too slow for a weak AA vanguard
Same about swapping Shima and Belfast's AA

[forest palm]

that individual is at a point where AA is largely a nonissue

[honest stirrup]

show your heavy bossing team

[honest sequoia]

let me ask chatgpt

[sour snow]

should i retrofit warspite?

[plain saffron]

ah yes, the most reliable info place

very expensive and powercrept by newer ships, so nope

[sour snow]

aight

[little tree]

Show the heavy boss fleet and gear actually

[versed elk]

what’s the best fleet for hornet meta without soyuz

[wind hazel]

yes im sure, it's w11 and minmaxing AA at w11 is a meme

[wind hazel]

can try with implacable

tho idk the success rate of that

[versed elk]

thanks my soyuz is on pvp duty cuz i’m back to tryharding for a few days

[wind hazel]

[eternal basalt]

You can use in pvp and fleets at the same time

[wind hazel]

he aint swapping the gear

[normal cedar]

how to know the armor on siren mobs and bosses? nagami or mrlar doesn't seem to have any info on opsi...

[versed elk]

i’m not gear swapping bro thats too difficult

[ivory pawn]

You can do, I think it was /sirenstats in #bot-spam, or you can just turn off fleet lock ingame and engage the boss.

[wind hazel]

https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/db/bosses?mapType=11

[honest stirrup]

disable fleet lock

[normal cedar]

Got it, Thanks a lot!!

[little tree]

What does fleet lock even do

[wind hazel]

skips the prebattle screen

[eternal basalt]

Goes straight into battle

[little tree]

[paper walrus]

why are the quad magnetic torps better than the quint ones

[atomic abyss]

the regular mag quads have equal damage to the rainbow quints

but are cheaper to max

[paper walrus]

[atomic abyss]

the improved gold mag quads have flat out better damage

[paper walrus]

yeah but i missed that event so ig i need to start slowly replacing mine with the magnetic quads

is the 610 quad still used? I remember it being preferred for manual i think

[atomic abyss]

not even for manual anymore

[near cargo]

How to Equip Unzen?

[stark quiver]

or fp aux if your leaning towards more gun damage, hp aux if vanguard pressure is high

[atomic abyss]

typically this

otherwise the one alpha posted if you have no issues with survival

[near cargo]

Survival is still my issues, she takes damage rather quickly than some of my DDs

She's like one of my most easily damaged CAs

[atomic abyss]

she isnt exactly a tank

[paper walrus]

Is this any good

[stark quiver]

in pvp

[forest palm]

basically ignore it

[paper walrus]

🙏

[normal cedar]

How did people use to fight bosses before slow appliers like implacable and avp were present?
My torps won't hit the boss if I use converging and parallel is same too, I don't have any slow appliers
Should I just use a 3bb fleet instead of 1 bb 2 cv?

[stark quiver]

ark royal

[forest palm]

Ark Royal or Dork take your pick

[normal cedar]

thanks, ig ill just do saratoga + 2bb for now then..

[worthy pike]

should i take the extra oil from the oil storage or should i just close the game and wait for my oil to load

[stark quiver]

your choice

[worthy pike]

its time to use it then fuck waiting

[whole crypt]

depends on how much you have in bank

[shut hedge]

Is fritz, graf and august a good combination?

[forest palm]

for actual content, no, if it's just grinding xp for a PR/DR sure

[normal cedar]

wait, will helena meta + arizona meta work for boss slow?
that way I can continue using enty on boss

[stark quiver]

that sounds like a bad combo

just use 3 bb

[normal cedar]

ok, ill just stick to that then, thanks

[split moon]

when ships do I use for chapter 12 clearing

(the rest)

[sweet delta]

Clearing for the first time or just farming?

[split moon]

clearing for first time my 12-3 is at 75% cleared rn

[keen sable]

What's wrong with first 3 times?

[split moon]

want to get them all cleared before farming

[sweet delta]

What's wrong with your current level 125 fleets full of URs other than the lack of a healer?

Change shinano to unicorn and gg

[split moon]

well they can clear the levels quite easily but I'm not sure if that's the case for the next chapter and beyond

[stark quiver]

make adjustments when youre at chapter 13

[keen sable]

That's what 12 farming is for. Replace bad ships with good ships. Epee very bad. Z52 very good.

[steady fable]

my good sir, please retrofit your nimi, why is she still purple?

[cobalt rapids]

because laffey is gold

[split moon]

I get kinda overwhelmed by how many ships I have and don't really know who to level up /retrofit

[stark quiver]

dont need to retrofit z23, kinda useless rn

[split moon]

I probably misclicked
kinda have a headache rn

[forest palm]

you need to retro at least 1 Starter for mission

[split moon]

I have laffey

[charred pollen]

What is the most generic aux gear I can use on a CA, repair kit and?

[charred pollen]

Naval camo and the hydraulic thingy? Really?

[forest palm]

they are functionally the same thing

down to the stats

[charred pollen]

[sweet delta]

rudder beaver

[eternal basalt]

CA needs EVA

[forest palm]

Rudder alone should be enough for most content

[normal cedar]

is it possible to achieve 15s cooldown on enty's airstrikes?
how much damage am I sacrificing if I use odin gun for 15second reload instead of mk6?

Im kinda confuses how to make use of helena meta's 15second mark debufd and stop...

[stark quiver]

why use hel;ena meta when helena is real

and no , enty gonna be hot ass at 15s, or non exististent at all

[forest palm]

Helena Meta is a headache to work with, and you have to manual to get the best results out of her if you are looking to take advantage of that 15 sec window

[stark quiver]

this is with oath and 200 aff, with 41 cv reload , no cats

[normal cedar]

oh damn, I see what a shame, I had helena meta at max fortification and mlb so I asked
thanks! 15s seems impossible on auto then, maybe will try manual sometime

[forest palm]

iirc the zone she spawns is fixed on her position

anyway, Helena Meta is just used as a gun boat

[inner idol]

Is it just me or is the game kinda laggy atm?

[tacit star]

How do i get shouhou for the new come mission ;-;

[ivory pawn]

Just buy her from guild shop.

If for some reason that's not an option, she drops from various campaign stages.

Various campaign stages being all of chapter 2 except 2-1 apparently.

[tacit star]

Oh mb im blind i couldnt see her on the guild shop when i check

[eternal basalt]

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

[forest palm]

[pseudo hearth]

It seems, compared to the opinion from when she first came out, people have put a lot less value in Kearsarge, especially since the latest PR batch. Is there a particular reason why this has happened?

[stark quiver]

shes niche af, there are other comps that work as well/better

[atomic abyss]

kearsage is primarily a US CV buffer

[weary gust]

Early hype is usually wrong/overblown.

[atomic abyss]

at the time, there werent many other UR CVs

impla, haku, nano, yk2

that's all lol

[viscid swift]

I don't really recall her being hyped up that much

[dreamy blade]

Still waiting for a UR essex class cv to bring her back to relevance

[atomic abyss]

i dont think it necessarily would

[viscid swift]

at least to the point of overhype

[pseudo hearth]

Tbf I never said she was hyped that much

[stark quiver]

what relevance

[strong tartan]

wdym she's still relevant enough

[atomic abyss]

because who would you replace?

you cant replace your freezer

you'd be forced to replace yk2

[dreamy blade]

Replace kear

[atomic abyss]

unless the next UR essex happens to have a freeze

[stark quiver]

[viscid swift]

not like there's that much relevant light content anyway

[atomic abyss]

or is substantialy stronger than yk2

[pseudo hearth]

Would be Lex 2, most likely, right?

[stark quiver]

who knows

[atomic abyss]

i dont think kears is going to be THE meta pick for more than anti-light

[forest palm]

Kears is like if you don't have Yorkii why bother

[dreamy blade]

Freeze that requires a uss slow eldridge stonks

[viscid swift]

not like you always even need a root anyway

[atomic abyss]

shh, you'll summon goose

[pseudo hearth]

US stonks

Tbf, a full USS UR fleet is arguably quite viable

[atomic abyss]

usable yes, viable not particularly

kears yk2 nj is kinda scuffed

i mean it works

but it's not particularly viable

the frontline yes tho

guam, laff2, sandy, eld

[pseudo hearth]

Top tier Frontliners

[stark quiver]

tldr,
other options (equal/better) exist
pr6 as a whole isnt that impressive
hinden is top damage ca, but thats about it, meta these days also want buffs for whole fleet
flandre is a sr bb in a UR bb world
shimanto is good, but u can get her maxed with generals probably
felix is nothing special
hinden gun is in protocore and you prob dont need more than 1 for a fleet , plus drake gun is a thing

[atomic abyss]

*ca

also yes i did max my shimanto with just generals

but there's catch up now too iirc?

[stark quiver]

yea

[sweet delta]

Yes kear lost value with nakhimov and fritz also being great against light

[pseudo hearth]

I mean, I always had the opinion that Shimanto was sort of a ship we didn't need. We have so many AA monsters, that I'd argue that she's only worth while if you have few of the other AA ships

[atomic abyss]

well, she is more than just an AA monster

extinguishes all Burning ships in your fleet (does not affect special Burn ailments) and, for 3s, reduces the Burn DMG taken by your fleet by 50.0%.
is pretty nice for dealing with the random enemy BB sniping

every 10s, or when a ship in your fleet fires her AA Gun: increases your Vanguard's AA by 6.0% (maximum of 3 activations; can be stacked). When this effect activates 3 times: restores 4.0% of your Vanguard's max HP and, until the battle ends, decreases Shimanto's DMG taken by 18.0%.

is also very good in general

not to mention she came out before guam and laff2

and remains one of the best picks for someone without either

oh and that's not even her fs5 kit

[pseudo hearth]

I mean tbf, I've never checked what she got from FS

[atomic abyss]

you are not wrong in saying she is relatively niche
she does shine in w14/15 primarily

[dreamy blade]

Can run a real gun

[atomic abyss]

Restores 4.0% of your Vanguard's max HP;
The ship in your fleet with the lowest current HP percentage restores 4.0% of her max HP over 8s;
Shimanto's DMG taken decreases by 18.0% until the battle ends;
Deploys 2 shields that can negate up to 6 enemy shells as well as 2 shields that can negate up to 2 enemy torpedoes; these shields last 10s.

also removes the gun restriction yes

[pseudo hearth]

That's good

I mean, IDK, I'm still the guy who uses Sandy Kai to fix any AA issues I have, who does so with flying colors. And I also have almost every other meta AA unit, so I never really needed Shimanto for anything.

[atomic abyss]

i mean

if you've never visited the actual plane hells

you definitely wont need more than sandy lol

[pseudo hearth]

Watashi wa Numba Wan

Back on topic though, I guess I didn't realize how much PR6 lost value overall

[atomic abyss]

they never had as much value to begin with

esp compared to 5 and 4

[stark quiver]

4 was like the building block of a good fleet

[atomic abyss]

6 also doesnt have much good gear to offer either

hinden gun is really the main notable thing

[pseudo hearth]

Isn't Shimanto's AA gun still one of the best choices for ships with bad AA efficiency?

[atomic abyss]

nope

[sweet delta]

I think gerat 58 is German and no it's not really good

[atomic abyss]

at this point it's throw rainbow AA at the problem

also shimanto only has a CL gun that's for her

lacking UR AAs, it's throwing twin 113s at them

[pseudo hearth]

Ah, I guess I got them mixed up LOL

[robust jasper]

Which pr should I focus on to get gear from?

[atomic abyss]

5 if you're new

7 if you're looking for 2nd and beyond copies of your UR gear

[robust jasper]

Alr

Ty

[cerulean field]

How do I get specialized cores fast?

[tame jungle]

by playing the game a lot

campaign maps, event maps, operation siren, weekly missions and PR research in the research academy all give spec cores

(and retiring URs but )

(also claim the monthly spec cores from the medal shop if you haven't done so already)

[eternal basalt]

You should get all 5k each month easily just playing the game

[hardy creek]

How do you get tech points?

[eternal basalt]

Tech Points are gathered in 3 ways:

Collecting a ship for the first time.
Max Limit Breaking a ship for the first time.
Leveling a ship to Level 120 for the first time.

[forest palm]

[drowsy kite]

How do you level up. can't pass stage 2

[weary gust]

Keep playing stages you can beat until you level up and get stronger.

/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
🔹 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

[weary gust]

Try reading these too.