gameplay-help

[rapid grail]

Adjust with AvP or a Nakhimov + Voroshilov/Tashkent w/ Aug

[fringe sail]

Hello chat, ok so
I have a nice boss and mob fleet now but I still wanted to level up other girls for more flexible fleets and for operation Siren

And I'm considering a carrier for a mob fleet

As of now I've got Centaur, Taihou, Joffre in Gold

Ark Royal and Saratoga in Purple

As of now I'm farming for Soryuu META since I've got a Hiryuu Retrofit which I planned to partner it with

Speaking of the boss fleet

As of now my main boss main fleet is consisting of New Jersey, Essex and Enterprise

All limit break

But I've got Implacable (1 LB only from a copy) and Vanguard (no LB yet)

And now it got me thinking, is it ok if I replaced Essex and Enterprise with those two? And also who should I prioritize the limit break? Implacable who already have one or Vanguard who have none?

[fleet urchin]

any tips?

(first one is the boss fleet and second one is the mob one)

[woven star]

Impla first. she closet all ur fleet gaps

[whole crypt]

your tank and off-tank slots should be swapped for a start
what content is this for

[woven star]

And u'll swap her for NJ. About leveling - Saratoga

[viscid swift]

As they stand right now no
And wait a bit longer to decide who to limit break

We most likely have a new UR event dropping in less than 2 weeks

[fleet urchin]

for campaign... i can't pass 13-4 with these

[viscid swift]

Maybe even a double UR event

[whole crypt]

looks like an AA issue

[fleet urchin]

i see but my vanguard is kinda weak too

[fringe sail]

I think I'm going Implacable first(if I don't get a new UR in the event)

I've already got a copy and used it for LB, that's one less UR Bulin

[viscid swift]

Yes that's what you should do

[whole crypt]

the vanguard is at least twice of what we had when we cleared ch13 back in the day, you're probably just using bad gear and again, not enough AA

[fringe sail]

Speaking of Vanguard

Should I learn the new skill of Sandy or put the Gold Cruiser part and get Anchorage now?

[viscid swift]

Get Anchorage

Sandy's skill can wait

[viscid swift]

What do you have to work with

[fringe sail]

Hell be unleashed with all of those Anchorage Blueprint once I've gathered four more golden cruiser parts

[fleet urchin]

got it so... is there a gear guide?

[viscid swift]

/equip

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Equipment Guides and Tier Lists

🔹 Equipment picture guide by samheart564#4031

🔹 Full details on equipment statistics
🔹 List of equipment safe to scrap by thebombzen#3287

use /tierlist for list of ships TLs and guides
use /guide for list of other gameplay guides and FAQs

[viscid swift]

Sam's equipment guide

But the fleets could be better

Like an off tank Eugen in the mob fleet is doing nothing

[fleet urchin]

done

[viscid swift]

And better AA across both fleets

[fleet urchin]

which ships should i change?

[viscid swift]

Again, what do you have to work with

[fringe sail]

Low-key not know who to Invest here for a full LB

[viscid swift]

Kazagumo for sure, the rest kinda depends

[fleet urchin]

got these for vanguard

[viscid swift]

Mostly probably just tech fodder though

[viscid swift]

And main fleets?

[fleet urchin]

here

[fringe sail]

Welp, 2 Bulin away for LB and she's gonna give a sweet support to Essex and Enterprise

[normal cedar]

Any idea what roughly the % damage gain will be for using purple on anchorage?

[fringe sail]

I'm hurt seeing repulse in level 1 😭🙏

Although everyone have different opinions in ships so I understand

[sweet delta]

Zero point something percent? Maybe 1%

[viscid swift]

Mob: Shinano, Zuiho, Unicorn, Roon, z23/laffey, Scylla

Boss: NJ, FDG, Implacable, Agir, San Diego, Roon Muse

@fleet urchin

[fleet urchin]

she is not even locked 🥲

[viscid swift]

You'll also wanna work in Kazagumo and Helena

[fleet urchin]

aight thankfully almost all of them are maxed

thanks 🙏🏻

[fringe sail]

I'm glad I was able to give her the best I can 😭🙏

[warped acorn]

dang repulse

[split gazelle]

[fleet urchin]

Wait you gave her the ring? 😭

[warped acorn]

fr thats crazy

[fringe sail]

Way 2 obsessed with her In game and her IRL counterpart

[warped acorn]

however sounds understandable he have 1k gem on hand left

[fleet urchin]

biggest and prob only repulse fan i'll ever see in my life

[last zenith]

his/her preference.

[fleet urchin]

it could be it is just suprising

[last zenith]

New jersey is outdated but it seems you have nothing else

Nagato meta is good/ so is nagato. but u bacically need a full sakura fleet to run her

[fringe sail]

Tbf
I was an early player back in 2018? (I forgot it's been a long time) And she's just this cinnamonroll in-game and anime

And she's been the only reliable backliner I have back then, it's sad I lost my old account but I'm glad I was able to hop in last year to play again after years

[last zenith]

repulse was the first in and first out for me

[fleet urchin]

well im kinda new so... i dont have good ships as you said

[last zenith]

you have FDG impossible u that new

u also have agir

[fleet urchin]

its been only one year

[last zenith]

Vanguard is good. she the best buff by far

who was ur PR1?

[fleet urchin]

If that counts as old i'm glad to hear it

[last zenith]

early mid game player

[fleet urchin]

roon

[last zenith]

oh

Unicorn implaceable vanguard should be main fleet main line

I would need pictures of every ship u have

[fleet urchin]

I didn't even know the game back then... 🙂

[fleet urchin]

their gear screen?

[last zenith]

all ships including vanguard

I gtg for now brb in about 2 hours

[tame jungle]

if you're going to put a lot of pictures, go put it in a thread

[fringe sail]

Tbf I was a freshman in highschool and seen one of my new classmates playing the game an got hook

Now I'm an adult who's working 💀🙏

[fleet urchin]

It's okay, I got the gear guide, so I'll try to put the best gear on them

[last zenith]

I meant every ship u have u only showing main fleet ships

[fleet urchin]

oh... sure

[cobalt rapids]

#gameplay-help message
#gameplay-help message

[little tree]

[cobalt rapids]

follow the gear guide and also dont take gear above +10

[fleet urchin]

got it

[cobalt rapids]

if theres still problems come back and open a thread for further fixing

[normal cedar]

which one is better for dd ehp: toolkit or celestial body (640 hp)

assuming second aux is evasion

[cobalt rapids]

u dont use evasion aux on dd

[normal cedar]

? so what is the second aux supposed to be then, I thought the pattern was 1 hp 1 eva

[tame jungle]

2 hp

usually just double toolkit but if you got something else that also gives hp it can be 2nd slot

[fringe sail]

I think I'm tired, I read it as "tax evasion" at first 💀

[normal cedar]

oh I see, thx
ill put both celestial body and toolkit then

[fringe sail]

Quick question
The gear guide from Slaimuda tier list?

[cobalt rapids]

preferably sams

[sinful elk]

Chat the update is redownloading assest or something new?

My phone only have 7gb left 💔

[cobalt rapids]

Asset optimisation, total size should be lower when all is done

[fringe sail]

Why Is everyone having large updates 😭

Mine is less than 8GB 😭

[dusk maple]

depends on how many resources they have. I got 8 gb with only the bare minimum features, no voice, dorm etc downloaded

[vivid panther]

i am stuck at lv 69. How do i level up 😭

[wind hazel]

go grind at universe in unison/passionate polaris SP5, or divergent chessboard D4

or w9

[cobalt rapids]

nj's 🍑 was very relevant to the question

[stark quiver]

if i had that skin id flex it too

[little tree]

[normal cedar]

its confirmed that the research missions arent reseting at end of month right

[sweet delta]

I haven't heard the news, better finish them asap

[normal cedar]

I refuse to oath

[sweet delta]

Isn't that rookie not research

[normal cedar]

research mission also requires yoh to oath to proceed beyond the first one

[wind hazel]

just finish it

[normal cedar]

it's the only one remaining, it won't let me unlokc next before I finish it
any idea how much protocore is locked behind all these missions?

[cobalt rapids]

each pack is 2 protocore

[sweet delta]

Each season is 1500 protocore

[normal cedar]

ye samheart seems to say this

[sweet delta]

800 protocore?

[cobalt rapids]

1500 is catchup from PR

[normal cedar]

damn... that's a lot
nearly a tenrai and half

[sweet delta]

Then you're missing out on over 4k protocore

[normal cedar]

the problem is, I dont think Ill be able to finish the missions if I wait till cn anniv

[sweet delta]

Which may or may not be lost forever with the newcomer rework

Why don't you want to 👉💍

[normal cedar]

I wanna wait and see what the new ships to get oath will be on anniv
Anyways, just a last question, how much of an upgrade is tenrai over helldiver? I wanna understand how important tenrai is to weigh my options

[tame jungle]

atp you're probably limited by hard modes (min. 10 days per season) so if cn anni brings the new rewards you're kinda boned (when it comes to protocore + provided you have ships for every season)

[weary gust]

Tenrai is at least 50% better than helldiver. (Maybe more like 25%)

[honest stirrup]

Doesn't the "Retro-actively awarded" part means that a promise that was made before getting the mission still counts as completed?

[tame jungle]

yes

[honest stirrup]

So you haven't made a SINGLE oath?

[viscid swift]

Just so you know, you'll get another free ring in August during the EN Anni

[cobalt rapids]

thats what it would mean

[normal cedar]

ye i mean I started like mid march
kinda new

[honest stirrup]

oh yeah ok

[wind hazel]

just oath unicorn, you won't regret it

[tame jungle]

best girl anyway

[ebon topaz]

Dont have her 😭

[wind hazel]

cap

[honest stirrup]

pretty sure some shop has her or something

[cobalt rapids]

shes in guildshop yes

[ebon topaz]

Oh

[normal cedar]

tenrai has intercept?

[cobalt rapids]

it doesnt

[viscid swift]

Passive,no

[jaunty vault]

active, yes

[cobalt rapids]

pretty much all plane intercept actively

[jaunty vault]

all planes save for one or two have active intercept

[normal cedar]

what's the difference between active and passive? I thought they intercept when they fly at the same time as enemy planes...

[jaunty vault]

that is active

[cobalt rapids]

active is when the carrier launches an airstrike
passive is when the planes fly by passively without launching airstrikes

[sweet delta]

Passive means they launch automatically in response to enemy planes (or anytime in chapter 15 support)

Active interception is a new term im seeing for the first time today

[jaunty vault]

yeah me too

[normal cedar]

ohh, so all cv can launch these 'passive strikes'? or only those that have such skill

[jaunty vault]

i made it

[sweet delta]

Only the equipped airplanes that can passively intercept

[honest stirrup]

no, it doesn't depend on the CV and few planes (outside of fighters) can do that

[cobalt rapids]

planes that have reload ( intercept ) on lars db
there some ships with intercepting barrages aswell but thats another story

[sweet delta]

What are those ships

[boreal wagon]

this is also shown in game https://cdn.mrlar.dev/i/Wq81R7aKN4sFddL2BO5G7.png

[normal cedar]

ahh I see,
so if I understand this correctly, the intercept 8.9 seconds is basically a cooldown, but it will only launch when enemy planes are detected; unlike normal airstrike which always launches after cooldown gets over

[cobalt rapids]

like yorky

[sweet delta]

That's another story for sure

[cobalt rapids]

yes ( on auto * )

[sweet delta]

That Yorkii intercept would be extraneous active intercept

[cobalt rapids]

also theres another *

[normal cedar]

what happens in manual? there is only 1 airstrike button right..

[sweet delta]

In manual you have the option to not press the button. Then there's no airstrike and no active intercept

[cobalt rapids]

it means u can not press it so the airstrike doesnt get launched
* it also means theres a queue so after cooldown gets over is not exactly right
** theres also special effects that can block launches even in auto

[ebon topaz]

Unicorn is good in every stage of the game right

[normal cedar]

wait, im kinda confused
so passive airstrike always launches at the same time as active airstrike in manual when you press the button?
and in auto, the passive launches when enemy planes are detected and passive cooldown is over?

[sweet delta]

Good for every chapter but not every type of content

[ebon topaz]

Oh alr

[honest stirrup]

you're just overthinking it

[sweet delta]

You can say unicorn is the best primary healer, used when your fleet has to fight multiple battles in a sortie

[boreal wagon]

no, passive intercept works the same way on both auto and manual
but since active intercepts only happen when you launch an airstrike you can delay them (them being the active) by not pressing the button (as opposed to auto which launches "instantly")

[cobalt rapids]

no just think of them as independent from each other
active intercept is probably confusing you but that just means that when u launch an airstrike and the planes fly from the airstrike if theres enemy planes their guns will ofc start shooting
passive intercept would be when they fly by if off cd (intercept cd not airstrike cd they are different ) if there enemy planes

[normal cedar]

ok, so on auto, the passive ones will fly off on their own, like you said when planes are detected and intercept is not on cooldown
but on manual? Do they fly off on their own?

[boreal wagon]

passive always flies on its own

[honest stirrup]

passive does not care about manual or auto

[normal cedar]

ahh I got it now, I understood it clearly

thanks a lot!!

[wind hazel]

well i dont! who is flying?

[sweet delta]

You're flying to #al-general !!!

[wind hazel]

[ebon topaz]

What ship should i buy in guild shop

Or like get

[cobalt rapids]

well besides unicorn which u said u dont have depends did u just start the game ?

u should get penny helena and portland then

[ebon topaz]

Current main team 😭

[ebon topaz]

Heck ya 😭

[cobalt rapids]

ok u can skip on penny u have kazan

[ebon topaz]

Bought her last minute :D

[cobalt rapids]

but replace eugen with helena and dunk with unicorn

[honest stirrup]

unlock your gold bulin and use her for limit break

[ebon topaz]

Aight thx

[ebon topaz]

What am i gonna limit break bro both are maxed lb rn

[honest stirrup]

when they'll Kazan will be level 70

[cobalt rapids]

kazan and her personalities

[ebon topaz]

Spending gems as a f2p kinda hurt ngl

[cobalt rapids]

yea ideally only spend em as adviced per /gems command

[ebon topaz]

Using dorm rn

Idk what else to use gems on

[honest stirrup]

I guess docks

[cobalt rapids]

it says in /gems in #bot-spam

[ebon topaz]

O

[honest stirrup]

"While [2nd floor] lacks passive exp gain, it has faster morale regen."
Wtf didn't know that

[cobalt rapids]

yea it has 10 more moral regen per h

[ebon topaz]

:(

Cant get 2nd floor too broke to expand

[honest sequoia]

💳

[vivid robin]

laundering gems

[eternal basalt]

[forest palm]

[ancient burrow]

a team for queen elizabeth meta dossier? i got these fully built with a proper gear (can max their lvl to 125 if needed)

[sweet delta]

Have you read the boss skills? There's not enough information in this screenshot

[ancient burrow]

i should read?

[atomic abyss]

Yes
There is a very important mechanic for her boss that requires meta ships for

[ancient burrow]

but i cant build metas...

[atomic abyss]

Why tho

If you can't build for some reason maybe skip QE meta

...you don't need her to get the border ya know

[stark quiver]

Do you have wichita meta?

[ancient burrow]

i meant i got a lot of metas but i just dont wanna build them

[stark quiver]

She’s ca fp

[atomic abyss]

Obligatory reminder that the average player doesn't care for tech

[atomic abyss]

So for reference
QE meta around 40-45s into the battle summons her "knights" into the battle
These knights take only 1 damage from all non meta ships, blocking hits getting to QE meta
The recommended teams all use some meta ship to kills these knights and progess with the battle normally

[ancient burrow]

so i gotta kill her before the 40 seconds mark

[atomic abyss]

Which is impossible

For even the best players

[stark quiver]

Unless your fleet does 50+ bars a hit that’s not happening

[atomic abyss]

Without a meta you're doing no more than a 3 or 4 hit KO

[stark quiver]

And you’ll be sacking quite some damage running a speed fleet

[atomic abyss]

Probably worse than 4 tbh

[sweet delta]

And I don't see Essex

[stark quiver]

Impossible you say…..

[atomic abyss]

Even goose isn't killing QEM in 2 strikes

Iirc I think she summons the knights at around 45s?

Well if it's 40s fat chance

45s maybe you could fish an assault order + sg proc?

[stark quiver]

[atomic abyss]

2% chance of fishing this twice in a row

The point is that it's not consistent

Without a meta you're probably expecting a consistent 3HKO at best

[stark quiver]

U can also have ranger proc assault carrier and quick reload for 20s straight
Might be inconsistent tho

[atomic abyss]

Maybe 2HKO for full battle with high tech, helena and BBs and a lot of luck with BB auto aim on the 2nd and 3rd salvo

[rocky tinsel]

Putting together a fleet to burn down repulse meta. Shelling BB's with AP, sync to helena? Carriers with converging torps? I'm doing unzen in the vanguard, any ships in particular I should make sure to bring?

[atomic abyss]

BB AP is easier to build

[rocky tinsel]

Easier gear wise, or easier time wise?

[atomic abyss]

gear wise

[rocky tinsel]

I've got the gear

well, or at least I assume so

[atomic abyss]

it wont be conv TBs anyways

med armour, so LA-9s

[rocky tinsel]

Ah

I only have a single LA-9. Almost to two.

[atomic abyss]

best team is a soy nakhi rumey comp

[rocky tinsel]

Soyuz here for the freeze?

[atomic abyss]

well, yes

[rocky tinsel]

Ha, sorry for all the questions. Every time I feel like I learn more about the game, I end up misapplying the lessons.

Didn't occur to me that Repulse was medium armor, for example. All BC's medium?

[atomic abyss]

im fairly sure mostBCs are medium yes

unless regular amagi was heavy

[stark quiver]

amagi is med

[late flame]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/List_of_Ships_by_Type#Battlecruiser

[cloud forge]

Anyone else unable to play AL on bluestacks after the update?

Just looking at this everytime I launch

I uninstalled and reinstalled last night

[vale spindle]

thats a common issue from the latest update unfortunately
try asking in #tech-support or checking pins / comments there

[delicate frost]

How can i get to an Arbiter?

[rocky tinsel]

What's the preliminary tiering for Evertsen? Healing DD seems good.

[viscid swift]

she's a CL not a DD

[forest palm]

[rocky tinsel]

Haha, how did I not notice!

[atomic abyss]

Purple so 🚮

[rocky tinsel]

Aw

I like her so much though. Oh well, into my sexy fleet

[viscid swift]

wait no I don't no why I read that as De Zeven

[atomic abyss]

Cheeky go to bed

[viscid swift]

but yeah, shit

[forest palm]

ya was about to say lmao

[atomic abyss]

How can I read better than you when it's 4am here

[viscid swift]

I'm getting used to a new montior

[forest palm]

Oleg and Seven are CLs

doesn't much matter Evertsen is trash even down to her tech

[vale spindle]

you work night shift

[atomic abyss]

I don't tho

I work office hours

[vale spindle]

[slow fox]

Takes into account her Zombie skill.

Good question. You can reasonably expect eHP3 to include basically everything. You can read the 125V sheet for the documentation.

[atomic abyss]

do you like search for your name or sth

[vale spindle]

also mebot has documentation on how they account for skills

[atomic abyss]

no one even pinged you

[slow fox]

I search for eHP

[atomic abyss]

[vale spindle]

for every ship that has relevant ehp skills its right there on the spreadsheet

[slow fox]

Yeah, her augment gives her an additional 35% to her HP pool. Paired with her 25% zombie skill, that's 60% extra HP.

That's a total HP pool of 7500.

CB HP pool with CL EVA stats. Uber statstick

[atomic abyss]

she did hold the record for highest HP for a CL once upon a time

[slow fox]

imean with her skills she still does now :longislandstare:

[atomic abyss]

i mean base HP
didnt mainz have higher base HP

[slow fox]

5.3 vs 4.7, yes.

[inner idol]

Out of all the ships with mods which ones have the best mobbing potential after buff?

[hollow gust]

Sandy

[inner idol]

Numbah 1 for a reason ig😅

[languid reef]

are there any air craft carriers who actually use the hunting bow augment over the scepter

[jaunty vault]

not any specific ones, no

[inner idol]

Do the regular augs even make much of a difference on a ship cuz I only ever get the uniques and never use them

[tame jungle]

stats is stats

[languid reef]

thanks, i have a spare one in my depot rn and im looking at the tierlist and seeing that nobody uses it 💀

[inner idol]

I guess so

Oh well

[jaunty vault]

you could still use hunting bow if short on scepter, without noticing a difference

[cobalt rapids]

doesnt have to do with ship but with content

[worn quest]

what should i be buying from the proto shop?

[cobalt rapids]

2 champy 1 flandre gun tenrai and plygun

[worn quest]

?

[cobalt rapids]

50 season 3 prints that u turn into 2 triple 406/50 guns
25 season 6 prints that u turn into 1 triple 380mm 1935 gun
50 rainbow dive bomber prints ( or how many u need to complete 1 )
50 rainbow cl gun prints ( or how many u need to complete 1 )

[worn quest]

ty

[rigid wharf]

Is kazan any good? I bought her couple days ago was wondering if she's viable mid/late end game can understand the description if any skills in the game lol

[cobalt rapids]

viable mid and by lategame u should have better ships than her

[rigid wharf]

Gotcha thx thx

[acoustic mauve]

I'm unsure who to limit breaking, there all one step away from full and i can only complete on at the moment.

[sweet delta]

Show your other URs too

But the answer is definitely not Ulrich

[acoustic mauve]

The ones that can be and thanks.

[sweet delta]

Wha

You don't have a single MLB UR?

[soft raft]

holy hell all of those spread out bullins

[eternal basalt]

Wait for CN anni, don't limit break any URs yet

[acoustic mauve]

Well here's all of them. The two from Sakura are fully limit broken and so is New Jersey.

[sweet delta]

Then you can max fritz now

[acoustic mauve]

K, thanks again.

[eternal basalt]

There are potentially 2 coming in less than 2 weeks, and from the past, CN anni URs are beasts

[sharp pine]

Do I need more than one Plymouth gun?

[cobalt rapids]

need? no

1 is great ( till they release more op cls ) for ply
afterwards for helena and bb statsticks its more of a luxury

[forest palm]

a Quad 152 would make your BBs happy

[stark eagle]

So i tried to look up this Dutch cruise but i not sure that i found the right cruise because this pic of the ship girl show that she has 3 gun barrels and the other pic has 2 so i am confused

[sharp pine]

Is the rainbow gun from pr6 worth getting for anything?

[sweet delta]

it's the best gun for CAs against medium and co-best against heavy armor

[sweet delta]

that's for #history but in game ship art is not necessarily realistic

[viscid swift]

De Zeven in game represents her original configuration she would have been completed in had the germans not visited in 1940

[stark eagle]

Oh Thank

[forest palm]

for future reference use #history for these questions

[warped acorn]

do this alr include dev 30 too? or its only fate simulation

[ivory pawn]

Includes dev30.

[warped acorn]

oh nice

[forest palm]

this is a toggle you can tap by the way that switchs between the total need w/ FS included and the total needs w/ Dev 30

[deep cypress]

Is there any way to know how many BP you do still need to finish developing a ship?

[late flame]

/devbp

[odd root]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/460648604974055424/885529968455598170/unknown.png

[deep cypress]

Well, I know that, but how can I know how many do I need exactly if I'm like half way to lvl 30?

[forest palm]

In the Shipyard you'll see this at the top right, tap this it will show you a screen with how many prints you need. You can toggle between the amount needed for Fate Sim and Dev 30

[deep cypress]

The thing is I if I click that I see that I need 13, but if I use 13, I don't reach the next level. It's weird.

[forest palm]

can't tell you much more other than start doing the math on pen and paper

[deep cypress]

Oh. Wait. I get 10 points for every BP...

I didn't know that. I'm dumb. Sorry. 🤦‍♂️

[late flame]

maybe bug mr.lars for a bp calculator

[rocky tinsel]

Is there an agreement on the best sub fleet?

[ivory pawn]

Fishpack. Flasher + 2 of Albacore/Archerfish/Homura.

[rocky tinsel]

Gotcha. Superior to the U boat wolf of like u 81, u96, and 47?

[ivory pawn]

Yep. Wolfpack gets second place. Close third would just be assorted good subs.

[rocky tinsel]

And snorkel + Pressure hull is good on almost everyone?

[ivory pawn]

Can't go wrong with it. Minmaxing would swap in torps where possible, but the math's a pain so personally I don't.

[rocky tinsel]

How do you determine if pressure hull is better vs torps? Feels like that would change depending on a million things

Feels like because the advantage is positioning... that would depend how fast you're murdering the enemies, what your vanguard comp is... whether you're playing on manual

[polar lion]

If your subs always whiff or stop outputting torps coz out of range then they need hull

[ivory pawn]

Don't forget you can also potentially swap out Snorkel instead depending on the sub's skills and reload.

[warped acorn]

i forgot how do u get more of this thing

[sullen dew]

From the battlepass or from the beginner missions.

[sinful escarp]

its better to just analyze those rather than use them for PR ships

[warped acorn]

even u havent unlock any pr4 ships?

[sinful escarp]

yes, even so

[crisp raven]

hi, im a new player / Is it U-37 good ?

[stark quiver]

shes a good ship to make the german SS comp
but if youre new, just bench her for now

[crisp raven]

ok thanks

any tip for ships that i need to use or is good ?

[sullen dew]

Make sure your Unicorn is up to scratch. Healers are godsends in this game

[crisp raven]

thanks

[sullen dew]

Specifically, make sure to retrofit her and level up her skills.

[crisp raven]

ok

[stark quiver]

do you have enough meta crystals to mlb nevada meta
bb,long island,unicorn
portland,starter,helena

[small mountain]

If you got her from builds, stick with 1 light pull a day and save the cubes for UR events

[crisp raven]

no i literaly started today

[crisp raven]

ok

[stark quiver]

https://slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/newbietips/dayonetips/guildshop

[forest palm]

[silk helm]

when's the next ur? cn anniv?

[hollow gust]

in like 2 weeks lmao

[silk helm]

was alsace last cn anniv?

is there a way to see when u started playing? i started at the end of the alsace event

[hollow gust]

u can google when was alsace evenntt

[silk helm]

damn

i'm old af

[wind hazel]

sure buddy

[stark quiver]

1 year = old
then im a dinosaur

[wind hazel]

you are space dust

[normal cedar]

how many coins are you reccomended to have on day 1 of next event (roughly 2 weeks from now)? I still have saratoga, tashkent, ayanami aug pending which will take coins...

[stark quiver]

between 0 and 600k

[forest palm]

300k is ideal

[stark quiver]

you can easily farm the coins you need to pull using event stages, granted they arent shite

[stark quiver]

if youre at w12 and whatnot , farming coins wont be too hard of a problem

[viscid swift]

personally I like to keep around 400k

[wind hazel]

~150k-200k is fine

[normal cedar]

yes, farming coins is not a problem
the problem is I keep consuming them due to aug, research, etc

[wind hazel]

delay tashkent and ayanami aug

[stark quiver]

just keep track of what you spend them on and plan accordingly, see what can wait , like augs

[normal cedar]

I see, thanks
Ill track and spend minimal then, atleast till I get 150k

[viscid swift]

what do you even need Ayanami's aug for

[normal cedar]

it boosts her dmg dealt, taken and trp right

[viscid swift]

yeah but

why use Ayanami at all

[normal cedar]

hard mode trp stat
also I was told to get an ijn dd

[viscid swift]

yeah but you hardly need her aug for that

[little tree]

How do u have so many coins all the time

[normal cedar]

oh ok, thx

[viscid swift]

like 30 trp is nothing

[stark quiver]

do u take G and face researches

[forest palm]

we have a lot of coin because we have fuck all to spend it on

[little tree]

Only that

Some q

[viscid swift]

what is there to spend coins on

[stark quiver]

well thats already a lot of coins
do u uncap ships n stuff

i usually would have 600kish coins, but i always gamble cats for the thrill of it so

[forest palm]

I hit 600k like 5 ish times a week

[little tree]

Lb research is expensive

[stark quiver]

yea

[little tree]

And un capping my new leveled ships

[wind hazel]

normal if you're still doing those stuff. we don't

[stark quiver]

also a lot of coins

[viscid swift]

I have pretty much every ship in the game MLB barring a few and I'm strictly doing gear focus until PR8 drops

[stark quiver]

i dont overcap on coins, i overcap on oil

[little tree]

Im almost on pr7

[wind hazel]

i overcap on none

[little tree]

Hopefully this year i can get 4 la9

[forest palm]

I wish there was a coin dump

[stark quiver]

pls dont tell me youre on pr6

[little tree]

5

[forest palm]

lot us dump coins into the bank Yongshi

[stark quiver]

do u have mutsuki 120

[viscid swift]

no

[wind hazel]

literally unplayable

[viscid swift]

not FP, TRP, HIT, or RLD

[wind hazel]

what is mutsuki, hp?

[little tree]

After 5 I'll go to 7

[wind hazel]

dd hp not bad

[viscid swift]

I mean yeah

[forest palm]

DD HP isn't, but the amount you can farm is nothing comparatively

[viscid swift]

but I'm only gonna do it after RLD, ACC, and EVA

[stark quiver]

you can, but that depends if pr7 has good ships and gear

[forest palm]

most all DD HP Tech comes from collecting

[little tree]

We im do it regardless i need la 9's I have 0

[viscid swift]

And still got a decent way to go

[wind hazel]

2026

[viscid swift]

begs the question of why you started did 5 instead of 7 in the first place but

[little tree]

I wanted ply dev 30

[stark quiver]

real

[little tree]

She is dev 27

Rng has not been kind

I keep getting nah and Napoli faces

[wind hazel]

use DR6 prints on her 🏃🏻‍♂️‍➡️

[stark quiver]

how long have you been in pr5

[little tree]

Since January or February

[forest palm]

ya know with how mid PR6 is this isn't a bad idea

[viscid swift]

I would tbh

[slow fox]

I need to get her 120 too

[wind hazel]

yeah and it's plymouth

[little tree]

Use my 6 prints?

[viscid swift]

I would

[wind hazel]

yes since you're skipping pr6 anyway

what's the point hoarding them, better get ply up and going. good trade off

[stark quiver]

i did not
but thats bc pr6 wasnt a thing, but yes i would if u were you
unless you some reason u want kear /hinden

[forest palm]

Kears only worth using if you have Yorkii

[little tree]

I have york town 2 120 not mlb

[forest palm]

though I haven't seriously used Yorkii since she released

[stark quiver]

i mean unless youre trying to do some light armor stuff, only then id consider getting kear

[little tree]

Well is it worth building anti light fleets

[forest palm]

I mean with gear loadouts, eh...

[little tree]

Only anti Light i got is 1 havr and a ddg

Bf 109

[stark quiver]

no lol
just run your 3 bb with mk7/6

[little tree]

And hiden is useless from what I gather or so niche she might as well be a bench warmer

[forest palm]

a gun boat with no utility and a fuck ton of damage you can see she isn't gonna do much more than that

not when you have Ply, Z52, Eld, Sirius, Kazagumo, Helena, etc

[little tree]

Plus i need double hiden gun

I don't have

[stark quiver]

u can use 2 drake gun or 1 hinden and 1 drake

[little tree]

I'll just build hinden and leave ill dev 30 her and kear when they van get coined

[stark quiver]

dont even touch pr6

[wind hazel]

well i mean building is fine

[little tree]

I already fs5 shimamotto

[stark quiver]

shimamotto 💀

[little tree]

Sorry autto correct

[wind hazel]

-2 dockspace but whatever lul

[viscid swift]

hey tech is tech

[stark quiver]

you can just do all but the material missions, and come back in the future

[little tree]

Ooo I'll do that

Who would I build first in pr7

[stark quiver]

doesnt matter since you cant really coin them, and u wont have 512 bps on hand for the DRs

[little tree]

Ahh I'll do cat or Bayard then

[little tree]

Mabey Bayard checking prints

[stark quiver]

is this favouritism i see

[little tree]

~I don't know what your talking about

[little tree]

The prints guide me

[tight yarrow]

Should i buy the pr6 gun from proto shop, or just get the DR print?

[stark quiver]

dont get DR bps from protoshop
what else do u have left to buy in proto for UR gears

[tight yarrow]

None, just that pr6 gun

[stark quiver]

you can if you have spare protocore

[tight yarrow]

Gun first is it

[stark quiver]

do you need the gun

[tight yarrow]

Prob yes, i only have 1 drake gun after all?

[warped acorn]

the pr4 ships not worth getting?

[tight yarrow]

Actually, idk how good is the gun

[tight yarrow]

Most of them are good

[warped acorn]

whats bad there

[tight yarrow]

Marco is a SR BB in an UR BB world

[stark quiver]

best CA gun for med and tied for best for heavy

[polar lion]

Clown is good xfleet wym

[vale oasis]

What's the criteria for advice fleet composition? Wondering how a lvl 58 DD ended up there since Im pretty sure I have higher level DDs

[stark quiver]

fleet power i think

[vale oasis]

So Im guessing that somehow that destroyer has the highest stats of the other available DDs?

[stark quiver]

do u have gear on her? and none on the others?

[vale oasis]

Pretty sure I had some other DDs equipped too, but maybe multiple loadout changes with other ships stripped their equipment off

Yeah I had a lvl 72 destroyer (Z24) with equipment too, but Tai Yuan had slightly better stats. Might swap their equipment and see what that does. Thanks.

Yeah that did it

[fickle hollow]

what is the limited gear that will be obtainable on 5/14?

[atomic abyss]

We don't know, it's new
It's probably some gear given as a reward for clearing the event prelude

[fickle hollow]

so will we get a new UR too?

[atomic abyss]

Uh no

URs won't come with event prelude

[fickle hollow]

[atomic abyss]

There is a CN stream on 16th May

So if there is any UR

(which there most likely is)

It'll be announced on that date

[cunning bone]

mob dying to the first carrier thingy, how to survive it??? suggestions? 15-4

[stark quiver]

what ship in mob

for starters swap guam and eld
ancho and sandy
places, because leftmost vanguard is tanking, not rightmost

[atomic abyss]

I'm assuming that's 15-4 not 14-4 based on the support fleet

What's the intended pattern of challenging bosses

[cunning bone]

OPSS 15-4

[atomic abyss]

But yes what's the plan for tackling bosses

I'm assuming 1-2-1?

[cunning bone]

what, its my first time tackling 15-4 sooo i dont know the mechanics

WAIT THERE 3 BOSS?!?!?! in 15-4?

[stark quiver]

/campaign

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Chapter 14 Guide - https://suchiguma.github.io/guides/chapter-14-brief/
Chapter 15 Guide - https://suchiguma.github.io/guides/chapter-15

[cunning bone]

i thought its gonna be like 15-3 with just 2 boss

[atomic abyss]

Perhaps it's in your best interest

To do some reading about 15-4 before challenging it

It is the hardest content in the game basically

But yes, unlike 15-3, there's 3 bosses, and you have a larger level disadvantage

And ofc, subs from 15-3 are still there

[cunning bone]

im commander lvl 140 and cant even still beat 15

[atomic abyss]

Cmdr level is not really an indication of actually being good at the game

[late flame]

bro forgor about buying cmdr packs

[atomic abyss]

Or, even having the options for certain content

It just means you've been playing for quite some time and grinding a lot

[stark quiver]

i 3* w15 at 129 or smth

[atomic abyss]

Then again most people don't even bother getting that far

[sweet delta]

wow, way earlier than me

[late flame]

or be like me 144 and cant be arsed to move past 14-1

[compact helm]

how to do these?

[atomic abyss]

The short answer is, the first mission is clearing the node when it's not secured
The second requires you to exchange at the tower iirc

[compact helm]

ty!

[atomic abyss]

The long answer is, opsi stars take a long goddamn time to achieve, cos of rng or other factors
And the number of players that have gotten all 360 stars is extremely extremely tiny

[compact helm]

another question
the clear node mission only count once a month right since it must not be secured yet

[atomic abyss]

Minimum is like, close to 2 years iirc?

[compact helm]

i never cared about this until i have 277 stars a few days then i suddenly want to get 360
btw ty again

[paper walrus]

What are these events coming on 5/14?

[jaunty vault]

Dear Commander,

The "March of the Neversetting Sun" event will be available after the upcoming maintenance on 5/14. Grasp this chance to complete missions and get the limited gear, "My Precious Whale".

[sweet delta]

⬅️ play the zone on Secured mode (farmable)
➡️ play the zone on Secured mode and get lucky and stop for siren towers (farmable)

[bronze nacelle]

hello is there a list of what gear is good to use?

[jaunty vault]

yes

/equip

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Equipment Guides and Tier Lists

🔹 Equipment picture guide by samheart564#4031

🔹 Full details on equipment statistics
🔹 List of equipment safe to scrap by thebombzen#3287

use /tierlist for list of ships TLs and guides
use /guide for list of other gameplay guides and FAQs

[bronze nacelle]

tyvm

[paper walrus]

I saw that i mean any info about it cause i couldnt find anything in the wiki

[jaunty vault]

tldr prelude events to another event
one gear and one boosted exp for specified ships

most of the time wiki needs data to be in the game to upload it on the site

[paper walrus]

🙏

[atomic abyss]

CN anni Stream on 16th
So safe to say no major event till the patch after that

[honest sequoia]

Is gaming table coming back??

[wind hazel]

wait and see

[normal cedar]

Today I used Alsace, Zwei, Maryland : Shimakaze, Helena, Laffey for the guild boss, yet was only about to get the hp down to x13

[crimson glacier]

gear issue

or just use carriers if its the highest level guild boss since its heavy

[normal cedar]

hmm ok, ill try carrier fleet next time then, thx

[plain saffron]

when is stream

[sweet delta]

You can quit the battle to retry without spending extra oil

[late flame]

https://live.bilibili.com/7761331

hmm Blueprint Completion Plan – Felix Schultz after maint

[normal cedar]

felix is a tank right?
sidegrade to laffii?

[whole crypt]

far from it

[weak moat]

how do yall stock up on coins

[sharp socket]

dont spend any

[fair mountain]

Do 12-4 on repeat.

[sinful escarp]

using ships that need levels or pr exp grind or tech farm

[woven star]

If you choose ships from guild check their gears. Many in my fleet trying put med/light guns while boss (jellyfish) have heavy armor

and Shimakaze and Laffy (if this not Laff2) as for me not best choice. I hope they mlb both at least

[floral moss]

i am not actively playing anymore.. did little ägir already release? if not is there any information about when her release is?

[sinful escarp]

no little agir yet, no one knows if she gets one

we did get little anchorage recently

[floral moss]

oh noooo i missed her

[nocturne glade]

I only need 6 steam catapults right?

[floral moss]

did she get annouced in https://discord.com/channels/456397991847395339/460647532079349760 ?

[floral moss]

i mean anchorage

[wind hazel]

more

[sinful escarp]

she did, just before the tulipa event

[split gazelle]

#game-news message

[floral moss]

ok from now on i will link that channel to my discord so i get notified so i dont miss such important ships

thx guys

[nocturne glade]

I see, I thought I only needed 6 cause you can swap but

having more definitely sounds more convenient

[sinful escarp]

swapping is too troublesome most of the time

[stark eagle]

Who is better

[wind hazel]

it's not just because of convenience too. it's because you may use up to 8 in campaign

[woven star]

good thing that not all should be +13, prefer boss team

[solar imp]

Hi guys, I'm new to the game and I want to ask for a very beginner guide :p... How do I push the main story efficiently and should I pull in this banner? Apologize if I'm not chatting in the right tag 🙂

[south sequoia]

/guide

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Beginner's Guide to Azur Lane

If you're not sure where to start or how to optimize something, try checking these out!
🔹 General FAQ from the Azur Lane wiki
🔹 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

[wind hazel]

https://slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/newbietips/dayonetips/guildshop

read everything

[solar imp]

Okay, thank you for the help 🙂

[stark eagle]

Can Somebody Tell me What this does it only says it makes Strange sounds

And also This

[wind hazel]

yeah it literally only make annoying sound, no other effect

[stark eagle]

O

Thanks

[south sequoia]

+12 z flag

I beg you to please stop investing in that right now

[wind hazel]

https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/db/equips you can check antiEM and RPG effects here

[stark eagle]

Why

[south sequoia]

its shit

the passive is meant to be for mikasa

and mikasa isn't a noteworthy ship outside certain set ups for one shotting ex bosses, im not sure if those still exist

[stark eagle]

What does it exactly do for mikass

[wind hazel]

fp acc +5% for fleet

[stark eagle]

Wow thanks

[tame orchid]

Does C1 have akashi merchant, i need some AP boxes

[nocturne glade]

I see

I forgot you can't change gear during battle

ty!

[wind hazel]

yes

[tame orchid]

Is it a viable strat to gain AP, seems like it only uses 5 ap per run

[wind hazel]

yes it's the infamous C1 no life grind

[tame orchid]

💀 aight

[wind hazel]

c1, ez

[stark eagle]

I am not sure but aren't you supposed to upgrade this Pass level 30

[south sequoia]

Agir doesn't have that system yet

fate simulation isn't open for all DRs

[stark eagle]

Oh thanks

[tame orchid]

Is hakuryuu good

[normal cedar]

is the outcome of a rigging analysis project determined by the type of plates it uses? for example using AA gun plates will result in AA gear prints more?

[zenith heron]

I believe its just randomized...

[hushed sorrel]

they patched each ship one by one. dont know why ägir didnt got a update yet

[zenith heron]

its gonna take a while, one such example is that Drake got hers before FDG who is older than her

[normal cedar]

I see, also is D tier gold project the highest gold project? the only thing above it is rainbow projects?

I'm talking about the gold one which does not comsume anything and lasts 8 hrs, for DR prints

[zenith heron]

I really don't require and recommend those...

They have really bad percentage for dropping those bps that you need

[zenith heron]

but if you are unsure about what to choose, this one is alright as long as its not everything you chose on the Research Queue (also if you used the Refresh button and still have none you need to get)

[normal cedar]

I see, thanks
I just choose all projects that have plymouth or brest on them..

[queen heath]

So I looked around and couldn't find any recommendations, once you grab the four starter ships from the guild shop, are there any recommended ships from the limited 2000 coin option that are really good? Started about 3 hours ago 😛 I'm reading through some newbie guides but none of them mention that limited option.

[wind hazel]

no, limited ships are all garbage

[queen heath]

Oh. Well that makes that easier lol

[wind hazel]

it's really just portland helena penny and unicorn that are relevant for a new player, the rest of the elites might come in handy later on, but not right now

[normal cedar]

Can I use purple bulin to limit break common ships? The gacha only ones like uzuki and kisaragi are not farmable..

[wind hazel]

yes

[normal cedar]

oh ok, thx

[honest sequoia]

what ships does it replace sirius in a CV comp

[atomic abyss]

Who is "it"

Are you asking who replaces Sirius or

[honest sequoia]

Ah yes correct

[atomic abyss]

She doesn't have a distinct replacement

Sirius has 2 notable things
One is an avi buff that stacks with ARA
The other is an accuracy buff towards CA/CL/DD

[honest sequoia]

So technically theres rly no direct replacement for her in a CV comp?
if thats the case is she worth 125 then

[atomic abyss]

There's no direct replacement correct

Well, if you're short on arrays I would skip

There is one more notable thing I forgot to mention
Unlike ARA buffs, her buffs remain even after sinking

[late flame]

i only 125 sirius for more survivability but she also doesnt need to stay afloat for her buffs

[honest sequoia]

i have 2k arrays
i just dont wanna 125 ships knowing they will get replaced shortly

[atomic abyss]

Well maybe hold off on it for the time being

[undone plover]

if u wanna min/max arrays there is no reason to uncap sirius

[late flame]

you'll have leeway to 125 a few waifus

[atomic abyss]

Like
Against CL and DD, Aurora would be the highest priority

But for US CV comps, kears already has the ARA buff
So you're able to run a tank with Aurora and Sirius

Though according to our maff

Shd there be another UR US CV, Baltimore would replace Sirius if slot 1 is used for eld

[atomic abyss]

Though she can also be used for BB comps

[wind hazel]

let's not use speculative maths lol

[honest sequoia]

[atomic abyss]

We actually did run calcs

[wind hazel]

sirius is worth 125, that's it. priority, maybe not. just leave enough for you to 125 the URs, then do sirius if you have leftover

[cobalt rapids]

Simple 125 prio is dmg backline > support backline > tanks > vang dmg > vang support that need to live > vang support that can die and u should 125 ships u use alot in hard content

[fair moat]

I genuinely cannot figure out how to build fleets or understand anything in the game, does anyone know any good websites or places to start that will help me actually understand the game?

At the moment I'm just putting my faves into fleets and praying

[cobalt rapids]

Praying works till w12
Otherswise u can check /guide sams one or two/campaign in #bot-spam

[native ravine]

i just finish research Azuma and i am looking for some Gear Build for her
can somebody help?

[cobalt rapids]

Check slaimuda for cb template

[arctic sail]

Worth it ?

[cobalt rapids]

Yes, all should be bought so u clear the pool

[fair moat]

Thankyouu

[late flame]

uh how come kron isnt tank

[late flame]

^ kron should move to tank position, and javelin to off-tank

[arctic sail]

I thought its no different where i put them

Can you show me whats the positions meaning ?

[tame orchid]

Damn C1 didnt work ran out of AP

[simple dove]

if you get shot in the face does it hurt in the foot

[sullen birch]

Guys
I just got her
And I still have the exchange

[fair lance]

When making a formation and setting up opsi fleets from left to right is Tank middle(usually safest spot) off tank.

[cobalt rapids]

U need a big stock of ap so u dont get messed by rng and even then

[late flame]

https://slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/newbguide/fleetbuilding

[sullen birch]

Yes

[simple dove]

i just need some like op si material but i have zero idea where to get what i need

[cobalt rapids]

Everywhere

[honest sequoia]

is 200 AP for 50 C1 run not enough to farm scam cat?

[normal cedar]

I heard c3 has higher akashi chances, so should I do c3 instead of c5 then to ensure I don't run out of AP boxes? I've been doing c5 till now

[simple dove]

at the end of time

[honest sequoia]

Higher chance because it cost lower to enter which also means better chance to spawn

[cobalt rapids]

high chance to get scammed

[honest sequoia]

as mori mentioned before
do c3 if u have time
do c5 if u dont have time

[honest sequoia]

whats the ideal AP to farm c1 tho

[normal cedar]

oh I see, got it thanks!

[cobalt rapids]

@undone plover

[honest sequoia]

i thought the opsi expert was sushi

[undone plover]

there is no ideal really
I think starting with 500-1000 is generally "safe"

[cobalt rapids]

Well there’s more areas to opsi

[honest sequoia]

500-1000 AP or 500 - 1000 C1 run

[late flame]

i only do farming once i cleaned out the opsi shops

[simple dove]

hang on, how do i farm opsi

[undone plover]

starting with that much AP I mean
so that if u hit a bad spell u dont zero out

[sullen birch]

Which ship I should get from the exchange?

[simple dove]

whaddya got that aint mlb

[tame orchid]

I started with 130, guess that wasnt nuff

[sullen birch]

MLB?

[simple dove]

max limit break

[tame orchid]

So is C3 better worth farming for AP boxes or C1?

[sullen birch]

I have enough rainbow bulins
And I have them mlb

[late flame]

shinano , vanguard , copies of them as needed, then whatever you fancy

[sullen birch]

I have shinohao I think that her name
And now new jersey
Including others

[simple dove]

so every ur you have currently is mlb

[sullen birch]

What are the ships that are in the exchange

[simple dove]

or at least not limit broken at all

[sullen birch]

I have around like 3 or 4 urs, not including the buldit one

Wait

[undone plover]

no
c3 is best to dump AP at the end of month to get some mats (mainly gold plates)

but it is net AP negative
sth between 40-60% refund rate from my old calcs

[sullen birch]

Let me check again

[simple dove]

cause if i see something that aint got a solid six golden star shapes on it

[eternal basalt]

Why does your shop look like that? Missing background file? Supposed to look like this: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/488684387932700672/822331674599489536/Screenshot_20210319-113003_Azur_Lane.jpg?ex=68217e8d&is=68202d0d&hm=e159579fe3ccaa04dc2bea260d64fe401b776649a7f0d8e3c61d0540036e248f&

[undone plover]

basic opsi grind is
clear every zone
do every icon
buy the shops
end of month dump AP in c3 or c5

if u want to min/max and lose your sanity farm c1 during the month to generate free xp and potentially generate AP if u get lucky (do NOT farm C1 at the end of the month)

[simple dove]

i aint got zero idea what any of this c stuff means

[normal cedar]

so just to confirm, you should only farm c1 after you clear the shop? or not?

[late flame]

c1 = corrosion level 1 maps in opsi

[cobalt rapids]

You should only farm c1 if u have a ton of time on ur hands

[late flame]

this for example is a c5 map

[cobalt rapids]

Wtf u alr did ur opsi

[sullen birch]

@simple dove here

[late flame]

i usually clear day 1 or first weekend of month - oil logger + strategic search ftw

[simple dove]

looks pretty good to me

[normal cedar]

so if you have time, c1>c3? even if you haven't cleared the shop? The only thing remaining in shop for me is the materials

[cobalt rapids]

Grab vanguard from exchange

[simple dove]

you might wanna hold onto those bulins for a bit though after grabbing vanguard

[sullen birch]

Is their ship you advise me to get from the exchange?

[late flame]

cn anniversary around the corner so new UR(s) would be soon

[simple dove]

last i checked cn anni is sometime soon

[cobalt rapids]

#gameplay-help message

[sullen birch]

What is the next upcoming event? And does it have UR ship?

[honest sequoia]

thats not really the definition
You can farm c1 if youre trying to min max OpSi AP (not recommended for you)
But at your acc condition i would advise you to farm c3/c5 if you cleared everything in opsi like the zones/loggers/siren loggers arbiter/harbiter

[atomic abyss]

CN anni event shd be in 2 weeks

[normal cedar]

Got it, thanks!!

[simple dove]

oi believe so

[atomic abyss]

@sullen birch grab vanguard from exchange

Don't mlb her yet

[late flame]

this is vanguard

[atomic abyss]

Save UR bulins for CN anni

[sullen birch]

Ok

[sullen birch]

I know her

[undone plover]

honestly unless u are super tryhard just ignore farming c1

but if u want to know when it is optimal then as soon as u can would be the answer but make sure u have ~500-1000AP in crates because maybe u start farming c1 and akashi doesnt spawn for a while

u only gain xp by farming c1 and nothing else, there is no cat nodes therefore u cant generate any good materials with the AP you spend in c1 BUT u can hit akashi shops and buy AP

Therefore:
farming c1 > converts AP to xp (and generates urgent commissions) and potentially can net you some AP if u get lucky (on average it should if u farm it enough which is a lot)

farming c3/c5 > converts AP to cat node rewards (main targets being UR designs, T2 ordnance reports and gold plates)

so for example if u spend 2000 AP in c1 u will get decent xp and maybe you get 2100 AP if u are lucky and dont mess up (dont skip akashi shops )

if u spend 2000 AP in c3 zone u will get ~8 gold plates and a bunch of other materials from the cat nodes but u will be left with 0 AP in the end

So the idea is to farm c1 > generate AP > farm more c3 at the end. Hope it is clear now

[sullen birch]

I will use some in Jew jersey,plus I have stuff to buy more bulins

[late flame]

i wouldnt mlb NJ yet if i were you..

[eternal basalt]

CN anni might give 2 UR (1 gacha, 1 store). Keep 8 bulin prepared.

[sullen birch]

Ok

[sullen birch]

Ok

[hardy creek]

What does this do?

[boreal wagon]

it lets you skip cruise pass missions

[late flame]

it is also a waste of gems

designed for folks who somehow decided to buy cruise pass on the day before it expires and wanna instagrab the mission rewards

[hardy creek]

Ah alright, also is Albion worth investing in?

[late flame]

not really

[undone plover]

kinda depends what u have tbf
she is also AVI tech so good to 120 at some point

[late flame]

+1 avi is good i suppose (if you already 120-ed those +2 avi ships)

[honest sequoia]

actually about this
is it ok if i farm c1 every sunday
cuz i buy weekly 4k oil at the end of the week and i can dump 4k oil for 400 AP and use some AP box to get it to 500 AP to farm c1

since the minimum AP to farm c1 to be generally "safe" is 500?

[late flame]

uh you do not dump oil into opsi lol (outside of the 5k logger at start of month and even that is optional)

[honest sequoia]

i dont actually
i use that 4k oil to farm outside of OpSi
just wondering if its even worth to use that 4k oil in OpSi AP

[late flame]

its never worth using oil in opsi

[eternal basalt]

No wonder people are poor and I have 500k in stock

[forest palm]

I just swip for oil

[split gazelle]

even america wouldnt bother to invade me with the amount of oil I have

[undone plover]

Farming c1/c3/c5 gives very miniscule rewards for the effort and cost

Using oil in opsi generally is never worth

For a beginner doing the minimum of daily missions and clearing the map and icons is the most worth

Ppl farm c3/c5 because at the end of the month u are left with ~1500-2000 AP and there is no other place to use them not because they give amazing rewards

Keep your oil to farm ch12+

[hardy creek]

Is there anyway I can make akagi and kaga work in a team? I really want to use them

[late flame]

short answer : don't use them

[undone plover]

U can but it is not worth it and they will not clear hard content

[forest palm]

that you're forced to use 2 slots in the main fleet for Akaga and the results they put out being some immensely pitiful by today's standard is just bad

[atomic abyss]

Anything below W13, and outside any operation siren bosses can be cleared with them
In other words, anything easy

There is no way to make them anymore viable

[ivory pawn]

Actually quite nice for opsi mob with the large preload.

[late flame]

and there are far better options

[atomic abyss]

Quite nice until you realise they strike at the same time

Making the second strike kinda pointless

[late flame]

i suppose +1 avi shoooooould count for something (provided after all +2 avi carriers are done)

[forest palm]

when the Rabbits and Cranes are just better than the Foxes

[atomic abyss]

Exactly

[cobalt rapids]

Do u have amagi cv ?

[undone plover]

Can use akagi muse tho if u have her and want to use a version of akagi

[cobalt rapids]

theres some content in game where they shine

[late flame]

think we scared him off well, the caveat is that muse (µ) ships themselves do not give tech

[zenith heron]

pvp moment

[warped acorn]

pvp more like collection showcase

[paper walrus]

how do the mag quads and the purple triple torps compare for agir

[cobalt rapids]

triple torps are only if u want to slow time her
otherwise use quad mags

[paper walrus]

is that slow actually used in practice

[cobalt rapids]

sometimes, depends on ur fleet

[paper walrus]

ok 🙏

[tame orchid]

People have AP leftover? Damn

[honest sequoia]

key word: end of the month

[tame orchid]

I dont think ive ever had AP left over at the end of the month

[cobalt rapids]

if u use ur natural regen throughout the month u usually end up with 2k or so ap to dump at end of month

[tame orchid]

Ah

[normal cedar]

Umm this is my first time doing normal arbiter, am I unable to leave until I defeat it?

So if I quit, will be rewards be lost?

Cuz I, my main opsi fleet got annihilated because I forgot to turn on auto and realized it at the end 💀
I cant remove my low resolve and toll of war now 💀💀

[honest sequoia]

win a battle to remove toll of war
just go secured c1 to remove it

[forest palm]

at least it's not Hard Mode, which you still keep rewards you earned, but if you heal or leave in Hard Mode then the boss resets back to full

[normal cedar]

Ye but how do I leave?

[forest palm]

exit?

there's also a portal at the bottom

[normal cedar]

ohhh got it!

[honest sequoia]

[normal cedar]

so you can challenge them infinite times right? normal and hard both, just hard will reset to full everytime

[forest palm]

just Hard

[honest sequoia]

normal is only 1 time
hard is infinite

[normal cedar]

ah I see, thanks

[honest sequoia]

normal lets you back go back to base and heal and come back to fight the arbiter again without resetting to full hp

and as for harbiter
just get the hp as low as you can with all ur fleet then call it a day

[forest palm]

Normal has the bulk of the good rewards either way

[atomic abyss]

Harbi is just gold plates

Which while useful, isn't nearly as big as the rewards from narbi

[honest sequoia]

better not to miss hard rewards imo even tho if cant kill it i think its still good to get whatever rewards he can from harbiter

[forest palm]

meh...

[atomic abyss]

No harm doing it

[honest sequoia]

^^

[atomic abyss]

You get rewards every 25%

[honest sequoia]

surely he can get it to 70%

[atomic abyss]

Just do it at the end of the month

[normal cedar]

also, what are these things?

[forest palm]

missing Hard Arbiter rewards isn't that much of a demerit and if you can chunk off 75% of its HP t hen you already have gotten a lot of the good rewards

[honest sequoia]

shop voucher

[normal cedar]

got it, thanks

[hushed sorrel]

useless things that will automatically get sold at the end of the month. thats their use

[kindred ingot]

who should I choose?

[honest sequoia]

vanguard

[kindred ingot]

aight

[plain saffron]

are shinano maxed? or any other that you already have

[kindred ingot]

except for ulrich the rest are maxxed

[zenith heron]

Vanguard it is then, if its labeled and actually unobtained

[kindred ingot]

[plain saffron]

ulrich is niche so vanguard i guess

[grave venture]

Which ship is best can anyone tell me please

Which ship do I need to choose

[cobalt rapids]

sandy and sirius, pick sandy if u finished ur rookies or if u didnt finish ur rookies but u also miss enterprise otherwise sirius

[grave venture]

I have these character

Right now I am at ch 4 -4

[late flame]

portland and starter where

[cobalt rapids]

grab portland and helena from ur guild shop
and use kazan unicorn lusty - portland helena and ur starter dd to push til oilcap
u dont have resources to focus 2 fleets when new

[forest palm]

willing to say a majority of those SSRs aren't even MLB

[normal cedar]

I'm cooked in normal arbiter
My vanguard can only last long enough for backline to get 1 salvo/airstrike off, I'm doing like 4 percent damage every time I fight
Vanguard is portland,helena, laffey @ 120, enemy is Strength 130 with 50% vanguard dmg up
Oh and on top of it, it also has heal conversion to damage, my backline has 1 unicorn

[late flame]

at least eugen isnt there

[cobalt rapids]

u dont use unicorn to fight harbi

[normal cedar]

not harbi, Im on normal arbi...

[hushed sorrel]

you can exit and come back later. you usually also pick up a lot of stats if you clear the map

[late flame]

doesnt matter. unicorn has no business fighting any boss

[atomic abyss]

You don't use healers on arbi period

[cobalt rapids]

tomato tomato
its a boss fight u need to deal dmg so u stack ur highest dmg dealers
unicorn isnt it

[atomic abyss]

In any case, you can leave, heal everybody and come back

[honest sequoia]

bros gonna go back n fourth to heal atleast 20 times

[cobalt rapids]

also how are ur adapts ? u shouldnt be dead after 1 airstrike..

[late flame]

gotta wonder if he cleared the map

[normal cedar]

yea, no choice ig, Ill switch unicorn
I cleared the map and adapts are 198/181/176

[honest sequoia]

come back when you have 203 203

why even fight arbiter if you dont have the max adapt...

you dont need to rush OpSi

[forest palm]

cause you don't need max

[normal cedar]

Oh, I thought since my level was 7 it was fine...

[atomic abyss]

Come back when it's 203/203/156

Corrosion level has no meaning for your adapts

[honest sequoia]

its more about adapt number than your corrosion level

source wiki

fyi 203 203 156 is the max adapt for anything
anything above that has no impact

[late flame]

i'd say just cut your losses and try again when you get stronger

[normal cedar]

I see, Ill max adapt and switch fleet comp and fight them later then..
thanks!!

[cobalt rapids]

you got till end of the month but u should still do it even if u deal 5 bars before month resets

[normal cedar]

is hard essentially the same as normal, but with 4 shot restriction?
or is hard straight up different in hp and damage comparision

[hushed sorrel]

you wont lose progress in arbiter. in worst case just try a few times

[cobalt rapids]

it has buffed stats and different modifiers

[normal cedar]

I see... thx

[hushed sorrel]

and you cannot exit and come healed back in harbiter

[warped acorn]

how the heck a shinano and 2 fleet at ch4

[grave venture]

What do you mean 🤔

[warped acorn]

so lucky 🤔

[grave venture]

Thanks man

Do you play azur lane

[warped acorn]

||no||

[grave venture]

What is this

[warped acorn]

rickroll

[grave venture]

Oooh

The community is really helpful

[warped acorn]

agree

[grave venture]

Thanks to their guide I am managed to get best character

[warped acorn]

nice

[strange fable]

Shinano / Impla / AmagiCV
whats the airstrike order here?

[forest palm]

as long as Imp is second it doesn't matter whether Shinano or Amagi launches first or last

[strange fable]

any reason why imp should be second? is it because of the initial slow build up?

[forest palm]

so her CC is able to last long enough for both the First and Third CV

[strange fable]

kk ty

[mellow cape]

Next event?

[rocky tinsel]

Musashi's "Increase reload if you have sakura empire gear equipped" does that mean just one piece?

[cobalt rapids]

at least one piece

[rocky tinsel]

thank you.

[hollow gust]

you want to use a sakura gun anyway

[rocky tinsel]

True, but I was worried you needed more than one piece

[warped acorn]

should i focus on mlb higher rarity or lower

[cobalt rapids]

mlb all ships u use

[warped acorn]

alr did

[cobalt rapids]

well good

[rocky tinsel]

Bayard is good, she's very tank focused right? Whose my highest damage option for CL after Plymouth?

Er, who is?

[warped acorn]

well finding some ships to use scraps with cuz dock space nearly full

[cobalt rapids]

shes not tank focused
why specifically cl ? bayard, harbin, sandy are close after ply

[rocky tinsel]

Hard mode

[cobalt rapids]

mlb ships that can help u with tech, purple and below because gold bulins are more rare so dont use them for tech untill ure comfortable

[rocky tinsel]

@cobalt rapids what's her shtick?

[cobalt rapids]

hard modes are so easy u can put anything

[cobalt rapids]

bayards? shes a dmg cl with lots of barrages so she excels more in high density content

[warped acorn]

rarity dont affect tech point given?

[cobalt rapids]

it affects but like i said gold bulins are scarcer so u may want to save them instead for ships ull plan to use and not just throw on tech

[tranquil dagger]

bit of a silly question, how do you access D4 on divergent chessboard?

[warped acorn]

alr

[cobalt rapids]

/fleettech

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

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

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

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

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

For more information and exact amounts, consult the wiki

[split gazelle]

toggle hard mode on the 2nd chapter

[rocky tinsel]

@cobalt rapids Thank you for the responses. She's stronger than Seattle?

[cobalt rapids]

yea ofc seattle is meh

[forest palm]

...Seattle hasn't been relevant for years

[rocky tinsel]

Ha, my bad. I duck out and in every few years.

I guess Bayard is PR7, so the shiny toys are always better

There really aren't any auxes that would increase her DPS much are there? Maybe the Fuso Radar

St. Louis is well out of date as well now, as a PR 1 right?

[cobalt rapids]

no because she got a unique aug so she has rly good dmg on light

[strange fable]

what gun do yall give Alsace for light and med/heavy ?
406 skc34 and 406/50 ?

[cobalt rapids]

depends but usually mk7 and champy gun/flangun

[rocky tinsel]

Thank you all very much for the advice!

Oh, last question for the day: does the black/white shell order matter when you use both on a BB?

[cobalt rapids]

u mean on gear screen ? no it doesnt

[wind hazel]

can z52 maintank against strength until 3 strike?
can plymouth rudder+albion aux maintank against strength until 3 strike?

[cobalt rapids]

3 strike maybe try it out

[wind hazel]

have a feeling gona die before 3rd strike

[cobalt rapids]

just kill it in 1 strike silly

[wind hazel]

😔 f2p, skill issue

i realize i have to readjust the timing now because of cats

[winter quartz]

Are there any war archives worth farming? I'm almost capped on data chips. (I'm new, would love a good boat)

[cobalt rapids]

PP or UiU if u didnt reach w9 yet or DC if u need ironblood tech otherwise not rly u can just let em cap

u can go grab the ones for collection once ure a regular w12 grinder

[winter quartz]

Only got to w7

[cobalt rapids]

PP(Passionate Polaris) or UiU ( universe in unison ) if ure cmder lvl gated from pushing to w9 then

[winter quartz]

What are you saying btw

[winter quartz]

oh it's in sp I see

[winter quartz]

What exactly do I farm there?

[wind hazel]

just exp

[cobalt rapids]

xp in the last stage since it has oilcap

[wind hazel]

any better ship than sirius here? other than helena. this 2 strike

[winter quartz]

oh so no good ships out there, I see. I might as well push campaign then. Ty for advice!

[cobalt rapids]

tank with sirus and use kazagumo

[normal cedar]

at what point do you stop rolling for aug attribute? till you get max?

[forest palm]

that's what I typically do