gameplay-help

[viscid swift]

your OG secretary is the one that gains the affinity

[fickle parcel]

Uhhh, conflicting answers.

[late flame]

TIL

[fickle parcel]

Okie, tyty!

[late flame]

EN moment for me indeed
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Affinity

[simple ice]

I havent played al in a awhile, saw that little aegir is obtainable from am event, question is, how does the 7 day thing work, im assuming im to late ? As in i need 7 real life days ?

[late flame]

timegated event yes

[fickle parcel]

I always thought that if you came in on the last day you could do them all at once?

[viscid swift]

you can

it just takes 7 days from day 1 for all the rewards to unlock, after that you can get them whenever you gain enough trust points

[simple ice]

Ah , thats nice to know, i can still get her

[late flame]

event runs until 6/11 yeah

[dark hazel]

Anyone available and willing to help me build opsi fleets if I start a thread?

[viscid swift]

sure

[dark hazel]

Opsi fleet help

[meager tiger]

guys help i cant beat lvl 1 kawakaze meta boss

[forest palm]

that's a skill issue if I've heard one

[low juniper]

Do I have to wait until the last day to buy both Trafalgars?

[forest palm]

you can just get her now if you want to work on her

[low juniper]

And which URs should I limit break from this list if any
Let me get the list

Those are just my non LB URs, I have way more MLB ones

[sinful escarp]

can you show all URs?
imo lion>implac

[low juniper]

Actually some aren't included in this list but they're the exchange ones

Let's see if it all fits on the screen

[hollow gust]

wel lion obviously, but anything else you have to show your dock, we cant see your acc

[low juniper]

Pretty big roster

And then Trafalgar when I get her

I have 3 UR bulins and then just about 40k cores

39917 to be exact

[sinful escarp]

yeah, lion>implac>vanguard>yorkii>nj>kron

[low juniper]

And where's Trafalgar in that list

[hollow gust]

in what world is vanguard amd NJ in prio when they have musashi soyuz alsace

[sinful escarp]

thought nj was low on prio since she is in perma now?

[hollow gust]

Lion>implacable>trafalgar>biszwei/yorktown

[low juniper]

Where do you see Biszwei

[sinful escarp]

she will rerun soon

[sweet delta]

I see her in your future

[low juniper]

Not with my cubes lol

[sinful escarp]

not sure when, but soon

[meager tiger]

finished grinding out all the points for gneisenau meta and now im going back to hiryuu, what fleet should i be running against her?

[hollow gust]

by the time you grind through 12+ bulins she will be here

[low juniper]

Lion took me straight to pity

I have exactly 16 cubes

[hollow gust]

thengrind your commissions....

[sweet delta]

Sounds like poor cube management

[sinful escarp]

since bis2 is a rerun, her event will have build tickets right?

[hollow gust]

and theres more from rookie guide changes

[low juniper]

How is trying to get the new UR poor cube management she literally took me to 200

[low juniper]

I'm pretty much only missing about 8 cubes because I tried to speed through them to get Lion

[hollow gust]

you literally played for years at this point, you should be no lower then 1000 cubes, thats some cheeks cube management

[sinful escarp]

well, just try to stock up on cubes. you wont be unlucky forever

[low juniper]

I've only been playing about a year and a half where did you get this assumption

I've never gone over 500 cubes before

Every time I try to save, bam, new event that won't rerun for about a year

Only been here for one year

[hollow gust]

if you are even doing your commisions you can get up to 300 cubes a month,

[low juniper]

How much time must one be playing to get 300 cubes a month literally what

[storm olive]

Even with max pity on every UR event you should have positive cube income that's not an excuse

[low juniper]

First off, assuming I actually see a cube commission, it's not guaranteed

Second, they haven't been popping up as often lately

Third, I do not have this game on 24/7 to spawn such commissions

Fourth, who said I wanted BisZwei?

[storm olive]

if you are waifu pulling and not genuinely asking for advice go elsewhere you asked who to spend bulins on and bis2 being an upcoming rerun was a candidate for bulin spending

[low juniper]

I was asking who to spend bulins on from the girls I have

[meager tiger]

me with only 500 cubes

[low juniper]

Not some future character incoming that I might not even want

[sinful escarp]

bis2 is one of the best BB out there

[hollow gust]

if you dont want to invest into meta then it doesnt matter what you pick, hf

[low juniper]

Thanks

[vale spindle]

You get 200 in a month so by the time the next ur event is out you probably will have enough to get her don't worry

[storm olive]

If you don't plan on getting biszwei, follow this but without bis2

[low juniper]

Okay
Thanks

[viscid swift]

what on earth did I miess this time lamo

[vale spindle]

dont worry about it go back to anime watching

[viscid swift]

anyway, bear in mind with UR reruns you get 44 build tickets

I was actually reading Trinity Seven

[onyx chasm]

Who do i want to get with the special invitation

[hollow gust]

pinned

[fluid brook]

BiS for Trafalgar plz

Dd gun*

[viscid swift]

copy Z52's gear

[fluid brook]

Uh idk Z52 gears

Have been very outdated about the last 8 URs or so

[fluid brook]

Thx

[sweet delta]

Would twin 76 UR AA be good?

[pseudo hearth]

So need advice. I just got Cleo which means I have all the new ships now, however, I’m at 181/200 for pity and have enough to hit it, my Lion is LB2 and I already have a Lion dupe sitting in my dock, so getting one more would mean I can MLB her without using bulins (which in my case, I have a good few URs I still need to LB, so Bulins are obviously important). So, should I pull for pity (or just a Lion dupe in general), or should switch over to light builds now?

[viscid swift]

iirc you don't have Zwei, so how many cubes do you have

[pseudo hearth]

I have her MLB 125

[viscid swift]

well, how many cubes do you have still

[pseudo hearth]

37, but I haven’t done all my dailies today, and I still have 6 cubes I can grab from weekly missions. Also, I already have all the ships from the Zwei event.

[viscid swift]

just save at that point, you're too broke

[pseudo hearth]

Alright. Light builds it is.

[soft raft]

Yes

[forest palm]

have they made mention of the rerun, or is it assumption now?
though I don't remember reading anything in JP Notes

[soft raft]

iirc no official confirmation/mention yet, but it's highly probable
esp since it's the next event in line to rerun in general

[forest palm]

got it just an assumption

[strange path]

Would the build tickets count towards pity?

[paper ore]

yes

[forest palm]

they do, and you can also game the system by using the tickets for the daily pull so you end up with 4 cubes per day throughout the rerun

[balmy skiff]

Lion:allow me to introduce myself.

[sinful escarp]

i said "one of" not "the best"

[stark quiver]

Is it very unlikely we’ll ever see the goldburn coming back again

[sinful escarp]

unlikely imo, since its a SSS. Gridman collab gear

[stark quiver]

[soft raft]

We've also already had a SSSS rerun

[warped acorn]

how trash is this

[void walrus]

It's alright

[sinful escarp]

has its place in BB fleets

[stark quiver]

It’s good
Considering people only have 2 rainbow versions of this at most

[soft raft]

It's useful as a timing adjustment tool to either stagger shots or sync with SG Radar Helena

[warped acorn]

well but shell is better than it right

[soft raft]

It's often paired with White Shell

[vale oasis]

So, what is this?

[soft raft]

Black shell isnt as important since it's purely FP

[warped acorn]

oh

[strange path]

A floor for your dorm i think

[stark quiver]

other than the 460 whats the next most single shot damage ap gun for bbs

[soft raft]

Yup it's dorm deco

[vale oasis]

And i assume the second ones for the walls

[soft raft]

yuh

[twilit crow]

I think

Are you asking per shell or in a volley

in a volley I think soyuz gun if strictly ap

Yeah 3 x 165

[stark quiver]

yea per volley

[twilit crow]

then I think it's soyuz gun

[dreamy blade]

What's the trick vs kirov meta? I could only find ppl saying UVH but not why (I also don't have her)

Stagger everyone in backline like it's campaign?

[viscid swift]

no

just stack damage to kill her summons in a timely manner

[stark quiver]

i brute forced it

[dreamy blade]

Hm alright I'm just short of being able to 2shot using amagi Haku implac + agir kaza z52

[stark quiver]

you know shes light armor right

[dreamy blade]

I thought she's medium with heavy summons

[stark quiver]

no

[dreamy blade]

[viscid swift]

sigh, if I had a nickel for everytime someone thought Kirov META was light armor, I'd have 2 nickels and I'm sure it will happen more times still

[stark quiver]

typo cheeky

[dreamy blade]

Oh i misread her skills, it's 1 summon medium and 1 is heavy

Would bb fleet with ply aurora(?) Helena work then

[stark quiver]

i have a feeling its gonna be better than. shimplamagi with 109gs

[dreamy blade]

is it worth running a 457 on 1 of the bbs for killing the summons or just slam HE on all 3

[stark quiver]

he

[fierce lantern]

why does shimantos skin cost 1600 instead of the usual 1100

[stark quiver]

it has 2 forms

[fierce lantern]

Oh that makes sense

[sweet delta]

The summons have like 5000 HP so a BB HE volley will kill them anyways

[low juniper]

Is the event weapon that you farm in the event stages any good

[stark quiver]

would i rather put a plygun on a bb for fp or aurora for damage

[whole crypt]

probably BB, Aurora's gun damage is kind of 🚮

[shy imp]

How is Trafalgar vs Aurora for DDs and CLs?

[wind oxide]

Obviously aurora

[hollow gust]

if its light then theres always that really god event cl gun

[shy imp]

Alright, I thought that Trafalgar might make it up through personal damage.

[whole crypt]

actually it's more of a depends

which DD/CL boss specifically and what the rest of the fleet is

[shy imp]

I was thinking of using her against Kawakaze with Bismarck II, Lion, New Jersey (Can be changed for another BB), Plymouth, and Helena.

[stark quiver]

Alsace is good

[whole crypt]

I'm inclined to say Alsace over NJ

[sweet delta]

I'm obliged to say Alsace over NJ

[viscid swift]

pretty sure that fleet is dead though

[shy imp]

I was going to use Alsace, but then I wouldn't be able to use the table and HPFCRs

[whole crypt]

why not

[viscid swift]

what, you know the skill doesn't work on preloads right?

[sweet delta]

youll need eldridge or napoli. I think eldridge is better

[shy imp]

I thought the preload eats that

[viscid swift]

she still get her first salvo after her preload's cooldown reduced

[whole crypt]

Eldridge/Traf/Ply?

[shy imp]

Eldridge over who?

[sweet delta]

if you have enough damage then get rid of Helena, but if you need Helena then get rid of ply

[shy imp]

Ok

[thorn tartan]

is it possible to get flame talent on initial talents?

[whole crypt]

yes but depends on cat I think

[thorn tartan]

i've only got it on steel

after doing probably 50 top teir cats in the last couple weeks

[sweet delta]

it will be (eldridge or napoli) plus (aurora or traf) plus (ply or z52)

[shy imp]

On this, I swear it was like this before for other preloads. Or was I always wrong?

[viscid swift]

you were always wrong

[shy imp]

Damn. I think I might remember where I got this from, wasn't there some ship with a pseudo-preload, like the first salvo had 80% CD reduction?

[whole crypt]

Plymouth would benefit from Trafalgar too though

[viscid swift]

Prince of Wales maybe

or Seydlitz

[sweet delta]

z52 and traf are tankier than ply and aurora respectively.
Ply does more rDPS than z52.
Ply forces Lion to be flag, which means traf forces Lion to salvo first.
🔮 🫵

and if Lion has to salvo first without autoloader, then the other BBs will lose part of their 4th salvos

[opaque galleon]

Can I get a fleet for kirov and jintsuu meta?

[hollow gust]

Bismarck Lion Alsace Z52 Trafalgar/Aurora Plymouth easoest comp

[plain saffron]

does new player start with new or old battle UI?

[ivory pawn]

The Original one. Ig it's the old one? The circles, not the hexagons.

[plain saffron]

so all new player 1st interaction is with the bugged one

[ivory pawn]

Unless they changed it over the past couple months. And it's bugged?

[plain saffron]

did you not notice all skill activation getting cut off

[ivory pawn]

I did notice them overlapping a lot. Maybe I'm just too used to it atp.

I see it now, the text right?

[plain saffron]

yep

[fleet berry]

For 14-1 farming, what are the recommended auxes for shitters DD outside of double toolkits? The torp bulge improves my CL/CA survivability significantly even at Lv95-ish, but it can't be equipped to DD.

If push come to shove, I can throw books and push them to Lv100-105, but I'm currently very low on books... Have tried using Cyanidin Towel or the Bouquet of Tulips too, but they don't help much.

[inner delta]

why are you farming shittier in 14-1?

[fleet berry]

Out of (important) main fleet to raise, basically. I'm already running two carries anyway.

[inner delta]

uhh why not just go to 13-1

way less hassle

like shitter and lv 95 will prolly just die in 14

[fleet berry]

14-1 has slightly better efficiency EXP/oil-wise IIRC. And to my surprise, it can comfortably run even sub-Lv100 CA/CL with rudders (ie not sunk).

[viscid swift]

could just run 3 carries full on tbh

[fleet berry]

It's just the DD I'm not particularly comfy with, but so far, I managed it by running 1 vanguard at Lv110 to ensure the fight finished faster, even if that ships is bad (eg San Juan). FWIW I will probably do something like this (run 1 ships at Lv110, run others at Lv95ish), but I was hoping for more ideas.

[viscid swift]

is at least one ship running a 100 kai?

100% chance to set fires seems to help make things a bit more consistent

[fleet berry]

Hmm, I have a spare. That's a good idea.

I considered running a full on backline carry, but I was hoping to leave at least 1 slot open in case we got new backliners which give good tech.

[ripe sparrow]

have anyone tested her yet? how good is BRS?

[fleet berry]

One of my bad scenario that I tested before. The bossing fleet is Sashi/Alsace/Amagi/LII/Shima/Z52.

[sweet delta]

maybe you can level three DDs and change unicorn to zuihou

[viscid swift]

no one will be able to "test" her for about a week
she looks decent enough for a Gold but nothing that notable

[ripe sparrow]

hmm alright

[fleet berry]

Why three DDs and Zuihou specifically? Her skills don't seem to synergise with DDs?

[viscid swift]

her healing is based on her own HP pool which is higher than most if not all DDs

[fleet berry]

Ah, gotcha. I can also try that later.

[sweet delta]

raff also heals DDs better

[viscid swift]

maybe I'll swap back to 14-1 one of these days

[craggy sorrel]

which gear should i craft first?

[fleet berry]

It's not as good as running Uni and mixed the vanguard with CA/CL, unfortunately. But yeah, level and hull mixing helps.

[glacial widget]

Hey if I upgrade a npc (skills/levels) does that translate to when I eventually unlock them?

[soft raft]

yes

[plain saffron]

how much do i lose from not doing all of this?

[wind oxide]

It gives 80 cubes and approximate 8k oil i think

[ivory pawn]

#gameplay-help message

[ripe sparrow]

wait this gives NJ and Shinano?

[plain saffron]

destroy what?

[ripe sparrow]

sad i already have them

[wind oxide]

Enemies

[ivory pawn]

NJ or Shinano.

[ripe sparrow]

btw do you get Glorous Meta on boss nodes or even in mobs?

[ivory pawn]

Just boss.

[ripe sparrow]

its been years i forgot lol

[ripe sparrow]

sad, does the 2x drop thing help?

[ivory pawn]

Relative to the time you spend yes, but relative to the oil and morale cost no.

[ripe sparrow]

oil is not a problem, i have like tons stocked

but yeah moral is a bit of a problem

[late flame]

H-ECLP is only used when you are short on play time or whaling for ranking in events
it essentially combines 2 runs into 1

[ripe sparrow]

i have like 1.2k i think, is that a lot or should i save more?

[late flame]

i have never used one in the 2 years+ of playing AL lol

[stark quiver]

I used more in one week than I have in the rest of my career

[thorn tartan]

what type of armor does the new meta boss have?

nm, one of the pins has the info

would carriers or bb's work better against light armor (in general)?

seems like carriers use a lot of torps which are better against med or heavy

[inner delta]

use the carrier for light with more fighter slot

[stark quiver]

Carriers require more investment

[thorn tartan]

some of the URS with two figther slots

get to use the HVARs I farmed a month or 2 ago

[stark quiver]

It’s been 5 months 👴

[thorn tartan]

i'm always off by a lot......

[plain saffron]

assuming skip bomb have good dmg, does it have any advantages compared to rocket db?

[fast plaza]

help me build some fleet for w14 and 15

[twilit sage]

helllo guys, just want to ask do we have like a excel sheet that host all the tech fleet points

[wind hazel]

we have wiki for that https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Fleet_Technology

or the better one https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/db/tracker

[twilit sage]

does this allow us to make any input?

[wind oxide]

No

[wind hazel]

2nd link can sort etc

[twilit sage]

i see, wish we have an interactive one so i can remember which one i did already

[hollow gust]

That 2nd one does that

https://retropaint.github.io/azur-lane-fleet-tech-tracker/
personally retro paint is way more intuitive

[slow fox]

Should use them for maximum rudder income

[verbal thistle]

Is there a way to check when you first started playing?

[wind hazel]

on anniversary report

[verbal thistle]

Is that something they mail you in-game or smth?

[wind hazel]

no it's just a screen during anniversary in-game that you can click on

[verbal thistle]

Oh, alright. Thank you.

[wind hazel]

it shows you your stats like this

[strange path]

if you need to know now you can kinda estimate where you started by sorting by your first event ship acquired and then comparing it to the time the event ran

[cobalt rapids]

[stark quiver]

I’m older than you

[paper ore]

is it worth crafting more than 2 wyverns or should I save the UR plane prints for another UR plane they may add to gearlab? I have completed Chapter 15 already

[cobalt rapids]

U can sit on 2 then

[paper ore]

🫡

[plain saffron]

Boomer

[glad bramble]

Guys, how do I find my IGN#

[cobalt rapids]

check ur profile in the upper left corner

[glad bramble]

I did, but i don't know where to look

[cobalt rapids]

UID ?

[glad bramble]

It does show my UID, but no 4 digits next to IGN

[wind hazel]

huh

[cobalt rapids]

huh

[glad bramble]

Idk what to do

[cobalt rapids]

im not sure what digits ure talking about tbf

[glad bramble]

The IGN number. 4 digits next to ign apparently

[cobalt rapids]

is that a thing

[wind hazel]

there's no such thing, other than whatever you typed in initially

[glad bramble]

This is the example support gives

[cobalt rapids]

sir this is azur lane

[wind hazel]

we don't have that system, we only have ingame name, which is what you type yourself, and UID, which is assigned by the system

[wind oxide]

Bro is smoking something

[glad bramble]

Yeah, which is why i think it's not helpful

[cobalt rapids]

azur lane support gave you that

[glad bramble]

Yes. They did.

[wind hazel]

just give them your ingame name, and UID, tell them to wake up

[glad bramble]

Okay, i'll do that then

[wind oxide]

Stop smoking dude

[glad bramble]

Thank you

[viral flicker]

How good is this weapons

[wind oxide]

Havent you bought the gun in the event shop?

[viral flicker]

Nope

[wind hazel]

buy it then, it's better. this one is usually second or third best

try and get any 45fp CL gun too, and AA gun with HIT stat

[keen cove]

Do I have to wait for the event Light-Chasing Sea of Stars to rerun to get Guam?

Okay

Tho I assume it's near the rerun date then?

[cobalt rapids]

not quite

[wind oxide]

Prob early 2026

[normal cedar]

york retro or trinidad whos more useful? ik both kinda mid but still, I need another hms vanguard for grinding pr

[keen cove]

Aight thxx

[hollow gust]

Just pick whichever has better tech

[cobalt rapids]

neither are usefull or have high prio tech but ig trinidad > york
i wouldnt even retro york unless u care abour CR

[normal cedar]

okk, thanks

[stark quiver]

Don’t retro york, you are new and need to save cruiser bps

[grizzled wave]

should i use bowgun for lion for extra FP stat?

[stark quiver]

Only if you are fighting heavy armor enemies with low eva

[hollow gust]

Just use sword for everything , makes your life easier

[grizzled wave]

so basically not worth for a little bit of extra damage from skill but slightly less damage due to augment

[honest sequoia]

just use sword
Its a plug in and play kind of augment

[hollow gust]

No, bowgun's problems is that it is extremely bad in certain bosses; it means you have to swap around all the time. Sword is just good for everything

[cobalt rapids]

you can keep it at +9 for light enemies with very low evasion

[honest sequoia]

why is it being edged at +9
am i missing smth

[cobalt rapids]

so you do not activate this and nerf your dmg

[wind hazel]

+10 nerf it vs light

[vale spindle]

cause its +10 skill is 5% more dmg against heavy for 5% less against light

[late flame]

b-but my min-maxing vs heavy

[honest sequoia]

[cobalt rapids]

keep 3 bows at +10 and 3 bows at +9 if u wanna minmax it

[hollow gust]

Either way its a waste of time , too much work for marginal gain

[wind hazel]

says the one with +13 HMS shell

[honest sequoia]

i only have 1 bow ever crafted and its +10 for uvh

[hollow gust]

That's cause I love my hood , and it's not a time waster

[stark quiver]

Is grey a hood enjoyer

[wind hazel]

it's not a time waster if it has numerical advantage

[grizzled wave]

how much more damage am i squeaking out with 24 more FP Lol

[stark quiver]

It’s a decent gain ig

[cobalt rapids]

1% more dmg on hood is not a time waster but 1% more dmg on other UR bbs in certain fights is a time waster

[wind hazel]

ikr, strange argument

[stark quiver]

Don’t use bowgun, back line wants more hit

[wind hazel]

saying changing augment is a waste of time, but every fight we change gear anyway

[grizzled wave]

cuz its gonna be a little
bit more passive damage from lionflame

[grizzled wave]

gotcha ill keep the 9 bowgun for memes

[cobalt rapids]

like 2% or so if u cap on hitrate

[hollow gust]

If you are maxing yellow shell over white shell it's def not for damage. Half the time it's a downgrade

[wind hazel]

that wasn't the point....

[dreamy blade]

that +13 yellow shell could have been another +13 rudder 🤖

[wind hazel]

big true

[hollow gust]

My point is most players won't know what's the most optimal time to use bowgun. Better just slap sword on everything and not have to worry about using the bow gun when it's not optimal

[wind hazel]

isn't this channel the entire point? to help educate players

you just have to use bowgun vs Heavy if you dont wanna do the +9 meme

Sword for everything else that isn't heavy, as simple as that

[cobalt rapids]

actually

[wind hazel]

what you're advising is just plain laziness, and not educating them on what's the difference

[nocturne glade]

is this fine for lion? Thinking of swapping to 155kai once I get another

[wind hazel]

yes this is good

[nocturne glade]

great, ty! UR gun is for light bossing right

[cobalt rapids]

its fine if ure just doing <w14 stuff and/or fighting light bosses

[nocturne glade]

ok great

[wind oxide]

Black shell would be better to swap for fire control for maximum burn damage right?

[hollow gust]

Yes but why do you want to desync your ship for a marginal gain in burn damage

[wind hazel]

HIT is often better but if enemy evasion isn't an issue, i guess?

[nocturne glade]

i assume they meant over white shell

[hollow gust]

Huh?

[wind oxide]

No?

[wind hazel]

nah it says swap over fire control

[nocturne glade]

oh im dumb lmao

[hollow gust]

They were quite specific

[wind hazel]

as in black and white shell. campaign prefer fire control

[nocturne glade]

my bad

[wind hazel]

kinda marginal increase burn dmg anyway, it's like maybe 2 digit difference

instead of ~1830 you maybe get ~1840-1850

maybe even less with those fp gear

[viral flicker]

What Aug for her

[cobalt rapids]

worry about purple augs when u can afford to +10 all ur gear

[viral flicker]

Don't have the books bru

[wind oxide]

what books?

you'd need the gear plates and gold only

[split gazelle]

can you leave & return to the same abyssal without consequences?

[cobalt rapids]

nop

[split gazelle]

[viral flicker]

Yea those plate

[wind oxide]

go with the sword for her augment

[viral flicker]

Ok done

[random rain]

hello. are there any guides for W13 hard? I assumed that just using CVs plus anti AA ships like sandy would be enough, but apparently not. thanks!

[cobalt rapids]

not rly because w13 hard is not that hard but you can show what u used
the hardest part in 13hm is taihou

[brittle oasis]

Where can i get UR bulins

[cobalt rapids]

spec core cruise pass and ur events milestones

[atomic abyss]

I'm assuming you're struggling on 13-4H?

Probably you shd aim for triple CV mob
BB + 2 CV boss
1 AA carry for mob 2 for boss

[bright glen]

Is Santa Fe good, since she has flares?

[cobalt rapids]

shes ok but flares dont make ships good

[river sedge]

Is this worth it

I haven't gotten Traf 2nd copy yet tho

[atomic abyss]

Yes, more than traf 2nd copy

[river sedge]

What

[split gazelle]

gun more important than 2nd copy

[fair lance]

You can always get bulins you can't always get that gun

[sinful escarp]

it will be a very long time before you can get tat gun again

[atomic abyss]

The 2nd traf is a bulin substitute

[river sedge]

Okay
So ima get the gun then thanks guys

[sinful escarp]

meanwhile you can use a UR bullin for trafalgar LB

[paper walrus]

what aux should i +13 if i dont have the rainbow table

[cobalt rapids]

up to 3 white shells

[paper walrus]

is beaver also ok to +13 since there is only one

[cobalt rapids]

not over rudder

[paper walrus]

hm ok 🙏

[cobalt rapids]

like 2 maybe 3 rudders but they are lower prio than backline offensive stuff

[slow fox]

-# HUH

[tawdry halo]

hi chat, how good is double Breguet loadout on Implacable comparing to double Tenzan?

(both are torp aircrafts)

[cobalt rapids]

depends where
breg is better in campaign

[left cedar]

tenzan is converging TB so better for bosses
Breguet is paralel, so better in mobs ...

not always straight like that, but mostly of times, places like W14 maybe paralel it will help more since mostly of times FUsous prods are a pain in the ass

[glad mortar]

Who should I get from this early summer invitation?

[crisp vine]

Yo, its good option to use 3 DD in boss fleet?

[woven star]

Depends on ships and your backline

Z52 - tank, dps
Kazagumo, Eldredge retro - cv oriented fleet

Depend on

[crisp vine]

Well, i get kaga amagi, and now i farm akagi for both kitsune Sister, if we speak about back, and i get naganami, so if she boost your DD maybe use 3x DD?

[young terrace]

i'm lookin for russian destroyer shipgirl to grind for the green haired catgirl later

[hollow gust]

Well sounds like you don't have DDs that can tank

You pick ships for their role not for their class

[young terrace]

should i go with tashkent or ognevoy?

[stark quiver]

You need back line ships

Vanguard ships won’t fulfill the requirement

[crisp vine]

Well, you could Tell me if i have anyone

[young terrace]

i already sure who i'm gonna put for the back line shipgirls

[hollow gust]

Why insist on using DDs

[crisp vine]

Maybe instead asking such a dumb question, Tell me why isnt that worth or smth, i already say why i ask such a question

[cobalt rapids]

you need russian or pasta backline to grind nakhimov not vanguards

[young terrace]

between tashkent and ognevoy; who is better stats wise?

for russian destroyer?

for front line

[hollow gust]

Cause they will just die since all your DDs other then jervis are glass , even then jervis will get destroyed in boss.

[stark quiver]

Tash is better

[young terrace]

ok, i'll go with tash then

[crisp vine]

Now we are talking about, so what pick in front boss fleet?

Ca +CL or what?

[cobalt rapids]

you shouldnt farm akagi in the first place till u can run something like ranger and mahan in 3-4

[hollow gust]

None of them , pick a tankier ship like Portland. As I said class isn't a indicator of how tanky they are

[crisp vine]

Right, oil consumption, but now i farm event for this two ships, and i kinda hit cap with 6-4

On main story, so dont have much to do

[cobalt rapids]

well oil is better spent on gathering xp on ur fleet that u will push further with

and farming coins for lion

if u didnt get her yet

[crisp vine]

Coins for lion? Where?

[cobalt rapids]

well if ure new try to push D1 in event or do SP5 in Universe in unison in war archive

[crisp vine]

Why universe?

[cobalt rapids]

sp5 needs like an avg lvl of 80 to do tho
and d1 needs you to pass the requirements which is the harder part

[kind slate]

wait i forgot. if i want nahimov prints, which cognition project should i do the purple/gold or blue

[cobalt rapids]

universe in unison and passionate polaris SP5 stage both have oilcap and no hardmode requirements which means that u only need to be able to beat the map ( and they are quite easy ) to get clearing rewards coins
its not much but its better than nothing

[crisp vine]

Okay but i still dont understand this coins for Lion, Lion is gacha ship

[cobalt rapids]

you need coins to pull on the banner

[crisp vine]

Well, i spend everything for Shinano

[cobalt rapids]

[crisp vine]

So i have all 0 cubes

[cobalt rapids]

rip

[crisp vine]

But i could get soon trafalgar, for example, and this meta Lady

[cobalt rapids]

yes you should and get the gun aswell

[crisp vine]

Okay, if i cant pass hard Mode then any help or smth? Focus on Gear or what to do?

[cobalt rapids]

bare minimum is first copy of trafic and the gun and then try ur best to get the meta lady and 4 crystals

[cobalt rapids]

limit break your fleet, retrofit unicorn and improve gear yes ( open purple techboxes and reference the good poverty gear from sams guide )

[crisp vine]

And put unicorn in mob fleet?

[cobalt rapids]

u should also have a some gear from campaign rewards
a mk6 helldiver hellcat tbtsk
those are all good

[cobalt rapids]

yes initiall till like oilcap ( w9) you should only focus on 1 fleet because ur resources are limited

[crisp vine]

its okay?

[cobalt rapids]

uh

replace shinano and yamashiro with penny and unicorn
and replace grenville with helena
and make agir tank

[crisp vine]

Why Shinano, if she make the biggest dps?

[cobalt rapids]

the other will make bigger dps when u can limit break them

which u cannot do with shinano since rainbow bulins are more limited

[crisp vine]

Well, Shinano is 4* rn gamba dont give more her copys

[hollow gust]

Shinano at 4 star loses to basically every rarity mlb.

[crisp vine]

the fuck

[hollow gust]

She needs those limitbreaks , you will eventually get more copies of her from pity . But pulling on non event banners is incredibly wasteful

[crisp vine]

What is done is done

[crisp vine]

Dont have penny or whatever she is call

[cobalt rapids]

use BRS actually

much better than penny

and saratoga over taihou

and helena u can grab from guildshop

[south sequoia]

I hope that kaga skin isnt bought with f2p gems

[cobalt rapids]

retrofit unicorn and afterwards sara

[crisp vine]

I must wait, i pick something else already lol, so dont have helena

[hollow gust]

Akagi and Kaga aren't good ships either

[cobalt rapids]

helena is in guild shop

[crisp vine]

I already buy something from this elite, dont remember what i pick, probably smth for sakura empire to start pr sakura ships

[cobalt rapids]

good wifes

[cobalt rapids]

u can buy her tomorrow then
just use w.e till then

[quasi nymph]

who should i focus on limt breaking first ?

[crisp vine]

https://tenor.com/view/lucky-star-konata-ls-yap-yapping-gif-8406780761891028091

[cobalt rapids]

are these all ur URs including maxed?
if yes then musashi > lion

[hollow gust]

Lion , although you should probably finish Musashi and vanguard up first

[quasi nymph]

are you a returning player ?

[crisp vine]

@cobalt rapids thanks umi i Appreciate it

[deft kettle]

how do you unlock the sp stages?

[late flame]

clear d3

[crisp vine]

New Player

[hollow gust]

Gotta beat d3, click b and bottom left

[cobalt rapids]

finish musashi
then lion
vanguard u can use perma pity dupes
and maybe u get lucky on bz rerun to get a dupe from free pulls after which u can finish her aswell

[quasi nymph]

how do you have yamashiro meta then ? i got her in 2021 when i first started playing

[cobalt rapids]

meta shop

[crisp vine]

Meta shop

[hollow gust]

Mega waste but

[late flame]

i totally feel like an idiot for buying exp books in meta shop

[quasi nymph]

can we also get ssr rarity metas from that shop ? or is it limited to epic only ?

[cobalt rapids]

cruise pass metas for now

[crisp vine]

Hates gonna hate, ngl i kinda like both kitsune fluffy tails and Yamashiro, so i will use them ||later||

[late flame]

cruise pass limited so elite *only (for now)

[cobalt rapids]

and gacha meta crystals only

[hollow gust]

Cool

[crisp vine]

Only elite, maybe they change smth later

[hollow gust]

They won't , you can get gold another way

[crisp vine]

How

[late flame]

gold is dossier

[quasi nymph]

the only way to get gold metas is to grind opsi

[cobalt rapids]

gold is dossier or gacha/event shop

[crisp vine]

Oh right dossier, i must start doing this soon

[hollow gust]

Old Cruise pass metas are impossible to obtain otherwise and they don't expect you to wait 2 years to limitbreak your gatcha meta shops

[cobalt rapids]

gold meta

[quasi nymph]

i meant the ones without event limitation like helena meta , jintsuu etc

[hollow gust]

Glorious is basically our best meta CV

Although bearn is real solid

[deft kettle]

im so close for trafalgar

[quasi nymph]

every meta ship looks very cool

[deft kettle]

its kinda hard to get them points for trafalgar, i already did most of the missions for them, except for the shipgirls that i need to use in my formation and win the stage

[cobalt rapids]

still got 3 more dailies

[hollow gust]

Shouldn't be spending your event currency in those things

For the ship girl ones they just need to be in the fleet , don't need to survive

Pretty sure they allow B3 too

[quasi nymph]

arent they specifically mentioned to be afloat ?

[cobalt rapids]

yea about that..

[hollow gust]

Meh , they don't

[cobalt rapids]

hasnt been fixed for ages

[late flame]

smol indie company pls understand

[quasi nymph]

i never used the event ships for years thinking that i would first need to invest in them in order to get those points

[orchid scarab]

What's the best way to farm exp?

My ships are so underleveled 😭🦅🇺🇲🇺🇸🦅🦅

[quasi nymph]

using ships with exp earning skills like amazon ?

i even retrofited her for future usage

[orchid scarab]

What Amazon can do that?

[mellow cape]

Get to 12-4 and slap your ships in dorm. When your ships reach lvl 100 ships in the dorm make a team and 12-4 is easy enough that lvl 100 ships can survive

[quasi nymph]

they would also need some decent equipment and upgraded skills too

[orchid scarab]

I'm still at 7-3 😔 I don't event have Amazon yet

[quasi nymph]

i think she is available to be constructed so you will get her eventually

[mellow cape]

Exp cats also exist

[hollow gust]

Just keep doing the highest stage you can , Amazon is a waste of exp

[kind slate]

if i want nahimov prints, which cognition project should i do the purple/gold or blue

[mellow cape]

^ tbh you don't need to focus on exp boosters

[quasi nymph]

some meowofficers have exp earning skills too ?

[cobalt rapids]

only for themselves

[orchid scarab]

I'll farm 6-1 then

I'm running out of

OIL!🦅🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲🦅

[quasi nymph]

kinda surprised that people in early game can have issues related to oil

maybe i never farmed that much

[hollow gust]

Just grab what you can, and technically it's best to spam all blues but realistically purples and golds are options since you won't always get blue cognition

[kind slate]

aight. thnx. how long of a grind would i be looking at if i have 250 prints to go?

[hollow gust]

Depends on how far you got on the other ships

If all PRs are dev30 , a good rate is 7 prints day

[kind slate]

i have none of them dev 30 yet (pr7)

[mellow cape]

I found it much faster to prio PR over DR. And then face researchers for DR ships increase dramatically

[paper walrus]

which should i go for first triple 234 or twin 457

[cobalt rapids]

457 1 copy is ideal
but u can also grab it from protocore
skip drake gun altogether unless ure rich

[paper walrus]

yeah i was talking about the protocore shop

[cobalt rapids]

well it still applies for drake gun from protocore

[kind slate]

is the other CA ur gun good? is it the hinden one?

[paper walrus]

honestly i dont see a point in not buying all the rainbows from the protocore shop if you do pr minmaxing.. even if they add a new one later you should still have more than enough

[cobalt rapids]

its the best on medium and equiv to drake on heavy

[cobalt rapids]

well yes but not every1 does protocore minmaxing
but if u can afford it go for it

[deft kettle]

is black rock shooter bad or decent

[dreamy blade]

decent

[cobalt rapids]

pretty good

[neat karma]

Hello

Guys is trafalgar any better than laffey or helena or little agir?

[cobalt rapids]

shes better than laffey and little agir but she needs to be mlb

[neat karma]

Would take sometime to MLB

[cobalt rapids]

then she gets to warm the bench

[neat karma]

[agile patrol]

how do i reduce oil costs for farming event maps? one run on B3 takes up around 380 oil
do i just run half a fleet or something? take out excess ships? my ships are mostly around level 100-105

[wind oxide]

Yea

[cobalt rapids]

either push to oilcap maps or reduce ships in fleet yes

[stark quiver]

If you have the correct resources you can run a 4/5 oil fleet

[deft kettle]

how do yall get the ur bulin?

[cobalt rapids]

spec core cruise pass ur event milestone

[drowsy gust]

Is the UR sub torpedo from gear lab worth crafting and good to use?

[stark quiver]

No not really
Only good for stationary targets

[cobalt rapids]

its good but not worth for most players especially turning blanks for it

[orchid scarab]

Who's the best pick here?

[cobalt rapids]

basically only for arbiter and challenge mode speed runs
because theres no other relevant endgame content where u push sub dps

[drowsy gust]

so what is the best option?

[cobalt rapids]

the other red tip torp

"best"

[drowsy gust]

this one?

[cobalt rapids]

those ships are all tech so only good for tech farming

[orchid scarab]

Oh

[rose cosmos]

The new meta girl is heavy armor?

[cobalt rapids]

yes

[drowsy gust]

can i ask why its the best? sorry im not knowledgable

[cobalt rapids]

kawakaze meta is light armor

[stark quiver]

Neko doing a lot of work right now

[cobalt rapids]

because it works good at low sub investments and is consistent everywhere

[drowsy gust]

great thanks for the help

[orchid scarab]

Tech? What's that?

[cobalt rapids]

fleet tech bonus
basically free stats u get for mlb ships by obtaining and lving other ships to 120

[orchid scarab]

Ohhhh

[sharp comet]

does cognitive chip pack reset weekly?

[cobalt rapids]

which chip pack? the 300 gems one ?
that resets every event(+rerun)

[sharp comet]

yeah, thanks

[woven star]

What DB best for light bosses: Su2 or Tenrai?

[cobalt rapids]

tenrai

well skyraider but between those 2 tenrai

[woven star]

Sky to long cd. So this 2

[cobalt rapids]

abit longer cd for more than double the dmg

[stark quiver]

Just have high tech and cats

[cobalt rapids]

not like ure 4striking in showdowns with tenrai either

[warped acorn]

is san frachis that fragile?

[cobalt rapids]

no shes quite tanky

[warped acorn]

bruh rlly man

[balmy skiff]

what is the ideal gear setup for Lion?

[cobalt rapids]

standard bb stuff

[wary skiff]

anyway to get suisei model 12a other than gearlab?

[cobalt rapids]

no

[wary skiff]

tired of all these militaaray-grade electronic components

[stark quiver]

[whole crypt]

just keep OSing

[wary skiff]

yaya

[cunning bone]

anyone has a 1shot fleet for jintsuu meta??? need reference to get her limit break

[cobalt rapids]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uz0UvQHsVUrlNz08Pc1IN04oABfMeiXTngfM8XJzRXo/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.5uucgq3glm2q example fleets here like

[agile slate]

is this completeable already? kinda lost on the last two

[cobalt rapids]

should be yes, u can check https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/db/dorm3d/collectible?sortType=class to get a clue

[cunning bone]

replacement for aurora?

[agile slate]

thanks

[cobalt rapids]

traff

also lion can slot there aswell

[stark quiver]

Should raise aurora asap

[drowsy gust]

Is the EN tier list still being updated? What happened?

[cobalt rapids]

maybe, you can ask more details in their server

[stark quiver]

Good luck

[agile patrol]

Should I use duped purples/golds to limit break?
I.e I have 3 cleopatras right now. Do I use it to MLB one of them?
I.e I have 4 indianapolis, do I MLB one of them?

I have 3 Arizonas, 4 Vampires, 2 Gallants, 2 Trinidads, etc

[wind hazel]

yes, always dupe if possible

[cobalt rapids]

yes feel free to use dupes for mlb
indy only mlb her for tech pts but shes not good to use

[cobalt rapids]

same thing to these ones aswell

[agile patrol]

thanks!!

[whole crypt]

as far as I know they still are but they're just incredibly slow, not that the tierings are seriously useful regardless

[weary gust]

Only relevant tiers are top two, and 95% of the ships in that tier are obviously the best if you read their skills/stats. And the tiering alone doesn't tell you good comp or where specifically they're best at.

[wind hazel]

[cobalt rapids]

~~ are sirius and aurora not relevant ~~

[wind hazel]

not top two tier, they are bad

[deft kettle]

is trafalgar good?

[cobalt rapids]

yes

[deft kettle]

oof it will be pain getting the ur bulins

[cobalt rapids]

well we have like 5 bulins every 2 months just from spec core and cruise pass + 1 from every event ur and rerun milestone so its not that bad
u can mlb 1-2 URs basically every 2 months

[lapis temple]

Hello guys, I want to make a boss fleet with BRS and DM, what flagship do you recommend ?

[neon ice]

Any updates needed for my opsi boss fleets ?
1st-Medium
2nd-Heavy
3rd-Light

[hollow gust]

Nahkimov needs a friend, voroshilov instead of Laffey would be good

[willow crag]

Whats the best emulator for AL on PC?

[weary gust]

~~Your phone is the best pc emulator for AL. ~~

[topaz elm]

Help?

[agile patrol]

hi. what's a way of getting spec cores reliably?
doing event stages seems to only give me 2 (3?) spec cores per clear, which.. isn't too reliable
what's the main way of doing it?

[stark quiver]

i just grind a lot opsi and normal stages, weekly missions help a lot too

[warped acorn]

are u lv 60 to unlock gear lab yet

[ivory pawn]

Legitimately just consistently playing the game. You’ll also get several hundred from weekly missions as well.

[elfin hollow]

is there any ships recommended for newcomers that can be farmed from stages. any document is appreciated

[wind hazel]

4 ships good for newbies can be bought from guild shop, portland pennsylvania unicorn and helena. the other two are flex slot, fill with whatever you (ranger/long island for main fleet, starter DD for vanguard) until you can get someone better like saratoga or other ship from event build

[whole crypt]

is 11-1 or D3 more coins/oil

[forest palm]

you make this joke, but if you have a mirror app you an do just this

[elfin hollow]

i play on mumu and its really good for now but i just started so idk how it will go on very colorful fights

[whole crypt]

MuMu works fine for lategame too

[willow crag]

if farmed from stages, Yuudachi and then retrofit isnt a bad ship to grind

[agile patrol]

hi
what do i adjust in my fleet?
I'm also about to get Saint Louis (soon™️)

[stark quiver]

yuudachi retrofit needs 2k spec core and it may not be worth for newb

[whole crypt]

not worth the effort and cost for new players
@elfin hollow

[elfin hollow]

noted

[viscid swift]

if you have some Bullins level up Enterprise I guess and replace Souryuu but

[elfin hollow]

here is what i have(i know they arent much i started a few hours ago)

[oak quail]

Heey hey. Quick question. U-556 META is actually a Crimson submarine. But it says faction META. So does the U-37 buff apply on that META submarine or not?

[whole crypt]

all META ships no longer belong to their original faction, wolfpack skills will not work for U566M

[split gazelle]

not really an answer to your question but be sure to awaken your ships as well (120 max for now)

[oak quail]

Ahhhh thanks! Didn't want to use my resources on her xD

[agile patrol]

mhm
im gonna do that, but
i dont wanna waste my chips so.. i figured id ask for which ships to swap out first

[whole crypt]

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

[elfin hollow]

tysm

[split gazelle]

valid, everyone from your main fleet is fine to get to 120 you will eventually replace souryuu but she has good tech so it's not wasted.

[whole crypt]

think this will survive all fights 11-1?

[agile patrol]

icccccccccc
i'll replace souryuu with enterprise, and awaken both of them (once I level enterprise up)
good idea?

[rapid grail]

what ships to use to farm nyakhimov cdc? both stages

[whole crypt]

Nakhimov has the same reqs for both cdc1 and 2 just shove whatever you have that applies

[viscid swift]

uhhh, no clue what you have on your JP alt actually

[rapid grail]

just say the factions

[stark quiver]

italian and russian

[mellow cape]

Why can't I claim?

[whole crypt]

have you considered tapping into the task to see the moonrunes of the required factions

[wind hazel]

because it's only day 3

[split gazelle]

yeah you can, though for early game tech isn't as important yet so if you get enterprise MLB before souryuu hits 120 just replace. eventually you'll be farming xp in 12-1 anyways where you will level souryuu and other ships etc. just don't retire ships you replace and its all good.

[agile patrol]

oh i can MLB enterprise rn actually
i have enough bulins for her

[agile patrol]

12-1 ☠️ 🪦
i need to play campaign more often 💔

[stark quiver]

vv roma and raffy ong

[viscid swift]

Venetto, Raff, and Sevastapol I suppose

[stark quiver]

as a neighborhood 0 lb farmer, its not that bad

[split gazelle]

you'll be there soon enough, once event is over it's easy traveling with your fleet

[teal cedar]

how many days are there

[stark quiver]

7

[teal cedar]

goddamnit

[whole crypt]

usually these things unlock across a week

[rapid grail]

kk, though I'm not rly in a rush. 2.5k oil stock atm

[soft raft]

you could've just tapped on the Combat Data Collection missions to see which factions count....

[hardy creek]

Any guides for world 13 onwards?

[forest palm]

just 14 + 15

[whole crypt]

/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

[mellow cape]

I know y'all might not know the answer since we just got anni, when would be the approx for the next new UR ship?

[whole crypt]

ch13 you just have to start knowing your ships and gear

[whole crypt]

JP anniv mid-late Sep

[mellow cape]

Damn a good amount of time

[topaz vector]

Whats the best thing to do with the extra cleos

[forest palm]

burn them

[topaz vector]

Retire or use them to enhance other characters

[forest palm]

the medals are more valuable than being used as ehnacement fodder

[tropic tusk]

awlays just use the lowest grade for enchange on other chareters

[topaz vector]

I see. Is there a wiki/guide for AL?

[tropic tusk]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Azur_Lane_Wiki there this and wht kind of guide u looking for?\

[topaz vector]

Team building and like what each character does. I just started a few weeks ago

[tropic tusk]

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

[lilac forum]

need help, im making a iron blood fleet, is there anyone better i could put on my fleet

[tropic tusk]

cant say anything if u dont tell people wht u have man

[lilac forum]

thats the other iron blod ships that i have

[whole crypt]

for a start there are more rainbows that can go in here and the ship positions are wrong

how did you miss z52

[tropic tusk]

maybe he has z52 just not mlb

[lilac forum]

i stoped playing then i missed out on her

[tropic tusk]

the thing is u have fritz lol

they came out the same time

[lilac forum]

yeah i got frits then stopped playing

[tropic tusk]

oh lol

[whole crypt]

well not MLB UvH isn't ideal, incomplete Agir also note ideal but should really be main tank

of course the best would just be to not use a faction fleet

[lilac forum]

ah maybe, i wish i was playing when bismark zwei was out, missed out on that

[whole crypt]

should be rerun soon just keep playing

[vale oasis]

sometimes while i leave operation siren on auto search, I notice that Shinano's butterfly skill thing shows up even when the fleet I have on auto doesn't have her, is that normal?

[last swift]

Guys I can't get past the boss in SP level, here's my fleet

[vale oasis]

if you have any decently high level pocket bbs i suggest throwing one in the front of the vanguard to absorb the extreme damage output, worked for me

(Fleet 1 is the one I used to fight the boss of the SP level, and it already worked out even when kronshtadt was like lvl 90 or so since she was just there to be a human shield)

hope it helps

[worldly pewter]

he looks like he is trying to 1 fleet it

[last swift]

here are all my battleships

[vale oasis]

wouldn't doing it with 1 fleet mean that he'd be out of ammo by the time he gets to the boss? since you gotta fight like 7 basic fleets before it appears

[viscid swift]

I don't see any pocket BBs in your fleets...

[vale oasis]

meant pocket battleships like kronshtadt, deutschland, etc

[worldly pewter]

yeah it should be doable with enough levels and gear
restting owarida and radar for boss maybe

[vale oasis]

kronshtadt

[viscid swift]

She's a large cruiser

Only the Deautchlands were ever erroneously called pocket BBs

[vale oasis]

eh potayto potahto, i guess

though I suppose what I meant to say was "any vanguard ship with an insanely large HP bar"

[viscid swift]

There's also more to eHP than just HP stat

[vale oasis]

thats fair, but well that's what worked for me so yeah

[viscid swift]

Besides, is that Kronshtadt even MLb

[ornate narwhal]

When will we know what event is after lions?

[last swift]

will any of this work?

[vale oasis]

she is now, but i dont think she was when i first tried it and it worked

[vale oasis]

no, but it looks like Admiral Graf Spee is in the guild elite ship section

[worldly pewter]

there isn't enough time to raise another fleet if u only have that one
just focus on it

[vale oasis]

(as I said, pocket battleship and, as the other guy corrected, large cruiser)

but if you don't have one then yeah just work with what you already have, but do look for a ship labeled with "CB" in your dock I suppose

[viscid swift]

You do also realize Graf Spee and Deautchland are less tanky than Portland retro right

[last swift]

so what do i need, heavy cruisers or battleships?

[vale oasis]

oh really? in that case then Portland Retrofit should work

just increase her HP somehow, be it with parts or with levels

also, though this is more of a "worked for me" thing again, DDs or CLs with mag torps

[viscid swift]

no, giving your cruiser more EVA boosting auxes is usually preferable for boosting their eHP

[vale oasis]

clearly I have a lot to learn

[last swift]

GUYS GUYS
I can't get past SP because of lack of damage, the boss disappears from the battlefield with 20 lives

[worldly pewter]

1- focus on increasing their levels to around 118
2- gear them well
SP should be doable by then
if u still struggle then u can try to manual the out of ammo fights

[viscid swift]

well do you have any more ships leveled

the event ends in 3 days, not much you can do to level more ships in that time

Gear might be an issue though

[vale oasis]

can the third ship in his vanguard equip torpedoes, never seen that one before i think

[sweet delta]

We're recommending spee nowadays? What's her ehp

[viscid swift]

Let me consult the new testament

[vale oasis]

well @last swift take this with a grain of salt and wait for someone else in here to confirm it, but I suggest using a ship loaded with magnetic torpedoes, get her close, launch, go back to dodging until magtorps are replenished, then repeat

[raw sorrel]

hey guys how do I unlock the SP and EX stage ??

[sweet delta]

Clear D3

[lilac forum]

hard mode

[vale oasis]

beat d3 to unlock SP

[viscid swift]

Oh wow, 68% according to ehp 3

[raw sorrel]

daaamn

[vale oasis]

you dont need to beat c1-d2 btw, just beat d3

[viscid swift]

Deautchland is even worse lol

[raw sorrel]

ok thanks it's gonna be a little bit hard

[viscid swift]

That's Duisburg and she can

Torps alone aren't gonna make the difference though

[vale oasis]

I know, but since he's looking for higher damage output i think magtorps could help

ever so slightly lower damage output per hit yes, but you're more likely to hit with multiple

[viscid swift]

no what I mean is, yes torps do have better moddifiers against heavy armor than guns but a bad torp ship almosty certainly isn't gonna beat a good gun ship even against heavy armor

[vale oasis]

well I suppose that's the extent of my advice, having used a barely adequate fleet myself lol

[viscid swift]

well you're not even using Unicorn retro in your fleets which is practically standard for mob fleets these days and pretty much one of the best early-mid game carries so yeah

[golden saffron]

New event characters any good?

[viscid swift]

also using Hood off flag which means half her Barrage goes off screen, Yat Sen is not main tanking despite being the tankiest ship by far in that fleet as well

[viscid swift]

BRS looking like a solid SR BB/BC, DM looking a bit mid but

[vale oasis]

abt. unicorn: noted, gonna make space
abt. hood: didnt know her barrage does that, shall adjust eventually
abt. yat sen: didnt have that impression from her, but I shall test and adjust accordingly

[last swift]

that's it, I installed magnetic torpedoes on Duisburg

[golden saffron]

Is that including their special items?

[vale oasis]

did it work?

[viscid swift]

her stats aren't impressive but her skills do the heavy lifting

[viscid swift]

yes

[worldly pewter]

u won't beat the stage unless u do what i have told u to do earlier

[viscid swift]

doing it with just one fleet without a better carry isn't quite gonna work out

[last swift]

Dude, there are 3 days left until the end of the event, how will I manage to upgrade my ship girls to level 118?

[vale oasis]

use a second fleet

[viscid swift]

if they had even a couple of more ships leveled what they could do is use a cobbled together 2nd fleet to kill 3 mobs and then the main fleet could fight the boss with ammo

[vale oasis]

yeah

[whole crypt]

you don't need 118 to beat SP but I won't say you'll be able to do it reliably

[worldly pewter]

min max exp gain
mainly from the 20% bonus at 120+ moral

[viscid swift]

you probably aren't truth be told, don't sweat not being able to beat SP too much

[vale oasis]

ultimately, yeah, i was slightly upset at being unable to even access the sp stage in the previous event but didnt pay it much mind (partially since i didnt like any of the character designs for that one anyway)

but if it really is something you do care about, there are the exp data packs though idk just how far those can get you

[worldly pewter]

this event taxes not being able to do sp with a lot of vouchers

[viscid swift]

it taxes you yeah but you can still get one copy of Trafalgar quite easily

not like they were likely to get the 2nd copy anyway

[cobalt rapids]

15 vouchers from sp left

[vale oasis]

at this point i just use the UR vouchers to get more coins since i already have one copy of trafalgar

[viscid swift]

should have saved to at least see if you could get the 2nd copy

[cobalt rapids]

Only do that if ure in dire need to roll for lion

[worldly pewter]

yeah then a second copy isn't that important so better to not sweat it

[vale oasis]

in hindsight, i probably could have but it's too late for that now

[whole crypt]

I can probably go for second copy on my CN account but I guess new server event is a huge boost

[worldly pewter]

cn privilege is kinda scary ngl

[viscid swift]

it's new server not CN privelage

[whole crypt]

it's not just CN any server can do it with new server event

[cobalt rapids]

What cn privilege

[whole crypt]

EN and JP have run those before

[worldly pewter]

do they release new servers in jp ?

[whole crypt]

they did like a year or two ago

[vale oasis]

Oh yeah one of the things im doing in game at this point is retrofitting existing characters i have, any that I should probably prioritise with the main chapters in mind? (Yuudachi is my current priority)

[whole crypt]

I beat D3 in about a week with that, if you want CN advantage it's probably the lower XP req and not needed to LB to reach 100

[viscid swift]

Unicorn, Saratoga, not San Diego because you can't afford it

[worldly pewter]

uni indep are mia

[golden saffron]

Cheshire any good?

[vale oasis]

im already pretty close with san diego, actually, but noted

[viscid swift]

she's Portland with AA

[vale oasis]

noted, shifting priority to unicorn

[cobalt rapids]

What was the benefit again ?

[vale oasis]

just noticed that im actually really close with unicorn;s too, just need 1 more gold carrier blueprint and some more coins

[worldly pewter]

is her gun damage that low ?

[viscid swift]

you got a ton of free resources basically, could retrofit Unicorn day 1 easily

[whole crypt]

also XP boosts going all out

[viscid swift]

maybe not quite that low but it's still pretty low all things considered

[whole crypt]

the shop gets you better starter equipment than you'd normally get in the first 2-3 weeks

[viscid swift]

that as well

[whole crypt]

I'm just pushing to finish ch11 before event ends

[hollow gust]

Isn't the shop event a month long?

You can clear chapter 13 with that much time , especially with all the heads up you get

[whole crypt]

I mean I could probably go for ch13 in the next 2 days

[wary bobcat]

What’s this stuff for

[cobalt rapids]

Secretary skins

[whole crypt]

so that you can put multiple slots of the same PR ship on secretary rotation

[whole crypt]

more like 3 weeks the biggest problem is just not having enough coins and bulins a lot of the time in between

[elfin hollow]

how do I get that much XP?

[whole crypt]

you just keep grinding

if you're new to it don't bother with it too much, XP gets better later in the game

[sweet delta]

Being able to beat hard arbiter in 2 weeks using shady methods

[random summit]

Trafalgar or Vanguard?

[sweet delta]

Trafalgar

But Implacable may be better

[undone plover]

I would skip plac since he appears to be on pr7 focus and close to finishing neko

[carmine heath]

for opsi mobbing does aquila want a db or fighter? uni is in the same fleet

[viscid swift]

maybe Bismarck Zwei

[random summit]

Fighter

[rapid grail]

db for preload in mobbing fleets

[undone plover]

Iirc she wants preload mode
So I think that is DB

[carmine heath]

putting db and fighter in the same slot got it

[rapid grail]

one fighter one db one tb
i myself have bf-109g + skyraider + spearfish on her. sounds cursed but it is nice against the elite enemies at the start

[viscid swift]

Aquila augement when, gets Heals and a preload no matter what you have equipped

[left cedar]

cope hit hard

[undone plover]

Does aquila preload overlap with uni in this mode btw?
Iirc dfg said CN use aquila uni + lumi right (or w.e that collab carrier was called )
But doesnt this overlap on preloads?

[whole crypt]

Luna and she was powercrept by Lion

[rapid grail]

yes

[undone plover]

Sashi gun lion?

[rapid grail]

there is a lil bit of delay...

[whole crypt]

that said that idea's out the window because I'm not swapping guns on Lion while we do KawakazeM

unless you're one of those that keeps separate copies for that

which I'm investing in now for Aquila

[rapid grail]

btw does crossfleet lion fire the same barrage? doesn't matter when

[ivory pawn]

Crossfleet Lion fires the on-salvo barrage.

The one that's a bunch of meteors from the sky.

[rapid grail]

🚮

[undone plover]

~~I wish I didnt just learn about this tech ~~

[whole crypt]

Lion's crossfleet is 🚮 because it only works for 3 fights, not because it's the meteors

[rapid grail]

anyways my current 3 cv fleet + bayard keeps beating strongholds, so its fine by me

[sweet delta]

What does 460 lion do?

[whole crypt]

well I'm doing 2 Aquila's for preload and heal mode assuming I'll ever need the heal mode
I just didn't pull a second Lion

[rapid grail]

Lion's better placed in either bossing or pvp fleets atm

[whole crypt]

mobbing OS in record time by just offering starting barrage and not shooting

[undone plover]

Nah I mean I changed my pvp fleet for hornet cuz I needed soyuz and I just learned about this “solution”

[rapid grail]

why do that when you can just powercreep your late campaign mobbing shenanigans?

[sweet delta]

W

[rapid grail]

healing is a tad bit OVERRATED

[sweet delta]

What's the fleet and gear and how fast is it for what

[whole crypt]

460 whatever/whatever/whatever/whatever
barrage goes first then preload carriers hit
c1 is like 3s clears not sure about c3

and when you actually run into bosses that survive till the gun loads the gun kills it

[whole crypt]

no shit
this is about people who care about finishing their OS mob fights in like 10s

if they also bothered enough with PvP and maybe for showdown they'd have multiple copies of Lion on different loadouts

bossing on the other hand is a joke with CV fleets already so if you want to overkill the boss harder sure go for it

[mellow cape]

Is Helena still used for bossing or is that a meta that died

[undone plover]

Btw does the barrage clear 1 whole wave on c5 and c6 zones alone?

[undone plover]

Used by ppl who like/need her
She is still unparalleled in her debuff

[whole crypt]

depends on your situation
for late campaign you want to desync boss fleet damage and Helena herself is unimpressive otherwise
for OS/showdowns she's still used if you're falling short of oneshotting without her

[whole crypt]

looks like a no for c6

not sure about c5 with all the noise but I'm not swapping the fleet out to test

[undone plover]

No problem
I can test later myself

[deft kettle]

got the ultimate bulin, shall i limit break trafalgar? shes my first ultra rare

[ivory pawn]

Until you can get 4 bulins, you don't limit break any UR.

[deft kettle]

oof

[ivory pawn]

If you can't get Lion, odds are you'll save in case you get BisZwei later.

[mellow cape]

Did you get lion?

[deft kettle]

nope, not yet. im a beginner rank 48

[young heron]

How many cubes do u have

[deft kettle]

0

i have 2 ships in construction though

[young heron]

Have u been pulling on the lion banner at least

[deft kettle]

ofc i have

only got a couple of super rares

[young heron]

Close to pity?

[paper ore]

Whats a good number for UR prints on a weekly basis from research

[deft kettle]

Not even close

50 pity

[soft raft]

that's not something you can really quantify
just keep doing researches

[paper ore]

ah. fair enough. thanks

[dense halo]

should i keep building event banner if i already got(only) Lion or save for the next one? new player

[soft raft]

if you dont particuarlly care about the other banner ships, just save
especially if you have less than 400 cubes

[little tree]

How good is dead master compared to Sara and enty

[elfin hollow]

I have a damage problem Who should i put the place instead of little agi

[fallen jay]

So how do I get access to hard mode in the event? I try to activate it and it just says requirements not met

[ivory pawn]

/hardmode

[odd root]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/460648604974055424/1322138175426269215/image0.png

[fallen jay]

I know that part but when I select go it says I don’t have the requirements

Anyone?

[brisk wind]

You have to clear the normal stages iirc

[viscid swift]

just stick to one fleet for now

[sweet delta]

Check the requirements in the bottom left corner

[fallen jay]

I’m missing TRP what is hat and how do I raise it?

[soft raft]

Not for events

[soft raft]

Torpedoes
And Destroyers have more Torp stat

[zinc turret]

Use ship with high torpedo stat

[fallen jay]

Uhhh

I don’t have any good destroyers other than my starter Z23

[zinc turret]

Build another starter my jav have 400 torp

[wary bobcat]

Is this build decent?

[fallen jay]

How do I do that? I’m still new at this

[sweet delta]

don't build another starter

what fleets and ships do you have?

[ivory pawn]

Quad mags would be preferable, but quint is good enough. AA could be much better too. Rest is fine.

[fallen jay]

I can screenshot and send them to you?

[sweet delta]

you can screenshot and send them to this channel

[fallen jay]

Alright I’ll be right back gonna take screenshots of it all

[zinc turret]

Choose the dd only cuz usually only dd have high torp

[fallen jay]

There that’s all the ships I have currently

Main ships I use are Pennsylvania, Unicorn, Saratoga, Helena, Z23, and Portland

[sweet delta]

well first of all, limit break those 6 ships

not just because it gives TRP, but because it makes them much stronger and stops them wasting exp at level 70

[fallen jay]

Pennsylvania, Saratoga, and Unicorn are maxed limit break

[zinc turret]

Retrofit the uni

[fallen jay]

Helena and Z23 I haven’t done yet. I wasn’t sure cause some threads were saying don’t waste it on Helena cause she gets replaced?

[sweet delta]

second of all, if you're trying to run C1, you should try C2 instead

helena is good literally all the way to and including end game

[zinc turret]

Who say that lol

[fallen jay]

I don’t know it was an old thread

Ok so I’ll limitbreak Helena as much as I can then. What else do I do? Like retrofitting Unicorn how do I do that? I can’t get any of the items needed to give more retrofits

[whole crypt]

Helena is technically irreplaceable, we just stop using her when your damage gets bloated enough that you no longer need her, or at the absolute late campaing when she becomes less useful

[zinc turret]

Lb starter first if u strugling about torp lol

And u have quest to mlb starter ship anyway

[fallen jay]

Alright I’ll focus Z23 first

[zinc turret]

Helena have 0 torp

[sweet delta]

you don't need TRP for C2

[fallen jay]

Ok Z23 is limitbroken

What’s my next step?

[whole crypt]

starter mission revamp you no longer need to raise starter DDs specifically, they just happen to be moderately useful handy early ships now

[dusty terrace]

do the starter missions still ask to level portland?

[forest palm]

they don't, but you certainly should continue to use Portland for the early game

[nova crane]

i still need 50 more crest for second traf

should i just keep grinding D3

[zinc turret]

I mean why not , till u have enough to buy traf , its worth like 1 ur bulin specially if u havnt mlb her yet

Rather than waste that 250 crest for coin lol

[zinc flower]

Guys is fate simulation for anchorage important?

[viscid swift]

no

[soft raft]

It basically gives her an additional straight line of torps in her barrage

So pretty whatever

[clear harbor]

What determines Airstrike Cooldown and what can I do to make it faster?

[zinc flower]

So i shouldn't spend coins on it?

[sweet delta]

the equipped planes and the RLD stat