gameplay-help

[forest palm]

at least the game afords you the luxury of actually saving shit these days

[misty mortar]

Is there something new with unlocking SP in this event? I've cleared the 6 stages but it's still locked and I don't see anything about hard mode for the stages.

[forest palm]

switch it to Hard Mode la

[hybrid schooner]

It's at the bottom left corner of each stage

[wind hazel]

/hardmode

[odd root]

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

[latent jacinth]

Why is the next part not unlocked yet

[robust nymph]

lol

[red hawk]

literally above you

[forest palm]

read above your post

[latent jacinth]

Oh

[misty mortar]

Of course I missed something so obvious. Thank you all!

[red hawk]

they even gave us a pop up and like 90% of us tapped right past it

[fallen verge]

is portland a decent vanguard?

[mint flint]

generally your best early-mid game tank

[red hawk]

shes the best early tank

[fallen verge]

worth retrofitting as well then?

[mint flint]

yes

[fallen verge]

alright thanks

[red hawk]

unicorn should be your priority coin wise I believe, but portland is worth doing

[wind hazel]

double toolkit lol

dd have high eva, more eva is useless

[mint flint]

dds have enough eva, they want hp

[wind hazel]

not that more eva wouldn't help, but it's extremely diminishing return. hp will help more

[red hawk]

so that's why, for example, the starter fleet you usually recommend double toolkit for the starter ship and hydraulic/kit for portland/helena?

[wind hazel]

they are just standard aux for the hull,
dd toolkit+2nd hp aux
cruisers eva+toolkit
CB double eva

not always accurate, but 98% reliable

[red hawk]

well cause for some you'll use torpedo right? during parts of the campaign?

[wind hazel]

yes it's always case dependent

[red hawk]

in my case it's usually "this is all I have"

its getting better, this event will let me replace some blue. Where exactly do I get purple hydraulic or do they not exist?

they're not on the drop table for any campaign levels

[wind hazel]

think there's purple camo but nobody uses it

[red hawk]

oh hey speaking of auxes, you have me use the ice bomb on portland, is that just because it's a high eva item? its use ability is only for reisalin stout

[wind hazel]

same eva too 💀 just checked

[wind hazel]

yes, just for its eva

[red hawk]

need so many purple gen plates

all my stuff for yumia needs to go from +6 to 10 and that's 3 pieces just on her

is any of the stuff worth taking past 10 or is that scrictly to save for high end gear lab stuff?

[mint flint]

save your gold plates for good gear

/plus13

[odd root]

https://www.azurlaneecgc.com/images/equip_misc/%2B13_Priority.jpeg

[ocean oriole]

Hi guys, quick question that I probably know the answer to.

Are there any "good" meta units?

[red hawk]

definitely not the free ones from the pass or in the shop

[red hawk]

looks like all I really have that I could even justify is the white ap shell, if it's the same one from the monthly store

[snow bramble]

Sorry if this has been asked/answered elsewhere, but for Vanguard's blue skill requirement of having RN gear equipped, does that mean any one piece has to be RN, a specific slot, or all five slots? I would guess any one piece of gear but I'm not sure

[ocean oriole]

Hi guys I have a quick question, is she any good or is she bad?

If she's bad, why are all the event ships bad?

If she's not bad, thank goodness a good free ship.

Whether she's good or bad aside, I love the design and the giant armor mech she's riding.

[red hawk]

its just that, there are probably better options out there for what she does, but I mean, it's not like any of us newer players are using 100% optimal setups

my destroyer in my second fleet is literally just an IJN elite nothing special

at least I don't think shigure is that highly rated

[ocean oriole]

I mean, there's always a "better" option by definition.

Does she have any use though? Is she comparable to anybody?

Actually, is she on a tier list yet or no?

[red hawk]

doesn't look like it

id just compare her stats wise

[little tree]

prolly falls under will work till W12 category

[viscid swift]

she's one of a dime a dozen modern SR vanguards

not that noteworthy, not that bad either

[soft raft]

It's not really as in "Bad", but more like URs have such a large shadow over basically everyone else that it really takes quite alot for a SR to be conisdered standout

This is namely a thing for veterans, but for newer players its also more of a question of how much you can justify raising them over other alternatives

[ocean oriole]

Ty Rascal & good to see you.

It feels like I haven't seen you in a while.

[viscid swift]

well I just started classes again

[red hawk]

@viscid swift comparing stats, she seems pretty close to yuudachi base, but doesn't have the retrofit

so like, even in their own class there are better options

[viscid swift]

not really, I'd use Le Hardi over a non retrofit Yuudachi

[red hawk]

yeah but retro would be an improvement wouldn't it

[ocean oriole]

So UR's are BETTER than SR's? 🤯

I'm kidding, ofc.

[viscid swift]

their base stats aren't even that similar

[red hawk]

the gap is pretty big but the issue is the cost and time to get the resources to MLB them

[viscid swift]

Le Hardi has almost double the base FP stat and main gun efficiency

and Yuudachi has 100 more torp stat

[red hawk]

I apologize I had the yuudachi retrofit stats clicked on

[stark quiver]

Haven’t tried

[red hawk]

besides the torp stat they're close

but when you take off the retrofit it's pretty clear

[ocean oriole]

I wish Le Hardi was a SR... 😓

[soft raft]

If this isnt a EN moment, i dunno what is

[viscid swift]

that may as well be a wash, have you looked at their efficiencies, number of mounts, skills, etc

[viscid swift]

color blind moment

[mint flint]

URs are actually worse than SRs (warspite)

[viscid swift]

can't make that joke since Warspite got her augment

[ocean oriole]

Oooooh...

I don't even know anymore guys.

[hollow gust]

mori was busting my ass about how i was too mean about warning him not to trophy post

[red hawk]

i personally haven't learned enough about the game to value skills over one another. and I was literally just poking around at base stats

[mint flint]

i was not aware of this what
does she compete at all with other URs now or is she still never worth using

[ocean oriole]

It's not a trophy post so...

[red hawk]

i'm trying to learn what matters so I don't have to ask so much, but there's a lot of nuance

[viscid swift]

she's about NJ levels now against bosses for what it's worth

[viscid swift]

well know this, base stats aren't everything

skills can make or break a ship

[red hawk]

like how helena has that really good debuff

[soft raft]

Enterprise is right there as a example of this
Year 1 ship yet still competing with UR CVs to this day

[red hawk]

or uni is uni

should I be using all the tuning samples in my opsi?

[hollow gust]

up until 203/203/156 they it makes content easier and easier

[red hawk]

yeah you start off with debuffs don't you?

[hollow gust]

not nessesarily?

[red hawk]

no I mean, in opsi, you have those negatives against you until you do tuning

if I was reading right?

not like skill based debuffs or anything but stuff that makes the enemies harder at the start

[slow barn]

Someone can help me to improve my mob fleet for w15-3 with 3 star? They're dying.

[hollow gust]

grind till safe

[stark quiver]

What ship is dying

Mr breast linkz

[forest palm]

<@&460646206851252224> bot

[slow barn]

My musashi is dying, after some time my vanguard is dying too.

[viscid swift]

is the map on safe?

and use a regular 155 not the 155 kai for her aux gun

[hollow gust]

the ships are fine, you just arent going to 3 star 15-3 lethal without minmax gear

[slow barn]

Nop, but i can't win this without safe?

[stark quiver]

Flapjacks
Twin 137 secondary
Eldridge

[viscid swift]

you might just safe makes things a heck of a lot easier

[stark quiver]

You’ll need good acc to win lethal

[viscid swift]

<@&460646206851252224> scam

[inner delta]

/kick 1079390977472614410

[odd root]

hypercwookie#0 got kicked.

[slow barn]

I don't have eldridge retrofit :(

[viscid swift]

also you're using subs right?

[slow barn]

Yea

I have tested my aquila and uni with flapjacks and they die.

[soft raft]

luckily for you, her retrofit item will be rerunning next week

[slow barn]

Will I not be able to get through without her ;-;?

[stark quiver]

It will be hard

[little tree]

Its hard

[stark quiver]

But kimo did it so

[little tree]

Eldrich retro adds a lot of tankiness to vanguard

[slow barn]

I have losed with two more enemies to kill.

[little tree]

I used a similar setup but I had eldrich instead of traf

[slow barn]

If i put san diego in shimanto place, its not better?

[little tree]

Eldrich retro also comes with built in headghog

[snow radish]

I don't like that my auto runs are being interrupted because I'm getting a prompt that a shipgirl's mood is going down. Is there a way to completely disable that?

[viscid swift]

nope

not that you would want to under most circumstances because ships with 0 morale have their XP gain cut in half

[little tree]

If mood is 0 no point jn farming it's like -50% exp

And you lose bounus stats

[viscid swift]

lets put it like this, what is Musashi dying to, how many fights are left when she dies, do you still have sub support in the fight she dies in

[slow barn]

In the last two battles, i used my submarines at the end. With my ships out of ammo, they managed to survive with full hp. After that, with submarines, air strikes, and support, they continued to die.

[viscid swift]

what do you mean by the end for your submarines?

when were you calling them into the battle

[slow barn]

I save the 6 charges, and wait for them to attack.

[viscid swift]

so you're not actually calling them into battle?????

[soft raft]

I wonder if Aquila and Unicorn are desynced enough to maintain air cover

[slow barn]

I only call them with level 3 difficulty on the enemy

[viscid swift]

that's dumb

save your subs exclusively for the out of ammo fights and make sure you have no carrier and battleship 3 star nodes left when you run out of ammo

call them in on the last 2 waves so they don't surface before the battle ends and take damage

also, ASW plane on Unicorn

you'll need it for the out of ammo fights

[fallen verge]

what medal shop srs are worth exchanging for

[hollow gust]

Enterprise Sandy Sirius Hood Kazagumo then rest are tech

[slow barn]

So, its better call the subs than put in attack mode?

[viscid swift]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/shop_priority/#medal

[viscid swift]

yes, infinitely better

[slow barn]

[viscid swift]

because they're not of ammo they can actually clear enemy waves so your ships don't take a shit ton of extra damage while you take forever to kill with your surface fleet because their damage is cut on half

[slow barn]

Hmmm, i understand. Ty.

[carmine osprey]

What is tech academy?

I researched a lot but the quest isn't getting any progress and it says I need to research 12 times in "tech" academy not research academy...

[viscid swift]

what

no idea what missions this is

[slow barn]

Also when will Uzen have a rerun?

[viscid swift]

no clue, probably some time later this year

[carmine osprey]

Thissss, It still has no progress

[viscid swift]

have you submitted the first part?

[carmine osprey]

Ye

Maybe I just have to restart my device or something

[viscid swift]

no idea who made that mistake but they mean the research academey here

[carmine osprey]

Ohh alr

[viscid swift]

yeah try that

[red hawk]

impero or saratoga?

[hollow gust]

both are fine picks

[red hawk]

so if i already have saratoga levelled and stuff I shouldn't replace her with impero?

[hollow gust]

if sara is already leveled then no point leveling another

[red hawk]

how valuable is sister saratoga aug?

I think that's what its called right?

[hollow gust]

pretty important for her performance

[languid reef]

why cant i put brest into the ca slot in ht6

[red hawk]

I think I want to get kala ideas aug first then saratoga last, just because I need kala to tank

[viscid swift]

because she's a CB

[hallow vale]

Is Duagway Troujin (I don’t know how to spell it) bad? Or at least usable?

Because with the free 800 gems, her skin is only 80… I was going to buy a Shinano skin, but that’s permanent, and the bath skin isn’t

[stark quiver]

She’s not a good boat

[hallow vale]

Whatsoever?

[hollow gust]

and those gems are needed for dock slots too

[hallow vale]

I’m okay with retiring some common ships, don’t worry about it

[hollow gust]

its not about retiring common ships, you need to make those 800 gems stretch the whole year

[hallow vale]

The only gems I’ve spent so far is a third dorm slot, and I’m only on stage 5-1

[hollow gust]

just a warning cause not having 40 dock slots will catch up faster then you think

either way purple elite are generally terrible

[hallow vale]

I know, but I’m really fine with retiring cygnet and some others

[hallow vale]

Gotcha

[stark quiver]

I have 800 Ships in my dock and 7 of them are common

[red hawk]

I spent those gems the second I got them

now I don't have to retire ships after every high effeciency sortie

[hollow gust]

your acc your gems, im just providing warning that f2p cant afford skins

[red hawk]

idc about skins tbh, it's just fanservice and if I want that sort of stuff I have the internet. i put all my gems to dorm and docks like the guide suggests

3rd training slot, 2nd floor rest dock space

[stark quiver]

I buy skins

[whole crypt]

just swipe

[red hawk]

I mean don't get me wrong, I am glad that people do buy skins because thats how they make the game accessible for f2p

[forest palm]

clearly you just spend money on oil, the grind never end

[crude scaffold]

are dds mainly used for mob fleets?

[wind hazel]

no, hull usually doesn't determine anything

[crude scaffold]

ok ok ty

also which current event banner ships are decent ones?

[wind hazel]

standard good golds, the elites have good ship techs though

but mostly collection tbh

[hallow vale]

Will someone do the fleetech thing?

is it just /fleettech

Guess not

[wind hazel]

what are you looking for

[hallow vale]

How mlb gives points. I swear I got points for each limit break one time, but now I’m not getting any

[wind hazel]

you get it at mlb, not every lb

[hallow vale]

Ok

[wind hazel]

also /fleettech is correct, but you have start the sentence with it do it at bot spam

[hallow vale]

Cool, thanks

Is there anyway to get the banned skins? Like a vpn?

Aww

[red hawk]

what, are some skins not available for EN or other regions?

im not asking for examples, im asking if that's the case

[boreal wagon]

5 skins were banned in EN a while ago (but one of them reran with no mention of being unbanned so who knows)
idt JP has any banned
CN had some banned iirc and a lot censored

[red hawk]

lol im looking at the ones that were removed in EN, none of them are any worse than whats in game, and hindenburg for sure still has splash art at least in game

[boreal wagon]

banned just means they cannot be purchased again
they dont remove the skin out right nor any art related to it (since theyd have to refund everyone)
hindenburg is also the skin that reran

[robust onyx]

None of the 5 banned skins are as bad as Anchorage's new L2D+

[late flame]

until some karen complains again

[hidden niche]

Do we know when Owari will rerun?

[boreal wagon]

we dont but probably this year

[slow barn]

Its worth me lb one of this ships or just wait for a new?

[soft raft]

How much specialized core do you have?

[hollow viper]

Do the levels on skills that get replaced with new ones through retrofitting transfer to the new skills?

[boreal wagon]

yes

[slow barn]

Not to much, just 2 k.

[soft raft]

Just wait
you can currently afford half of a UR Bullin so safe to say you wont be doing much with them at all for a while

[quaint tapir]

wait
next UR event will probably get revealed in around a month & unzen rerun will probably be shortly after

[slow barn]

👍🏻

[fleet cosmos]

how often per day should I upgrade Coinable PR Ships without wasting money?

[soft raft]

10 BPs

any higher than that and it gets significantly more expensive for not that much time saved in comparison

Here's the math if you're curious

[red hawk]

im supposed to be spending 3k per day on my research ships?

at a minimum?

[eager mulch]

no one is forcing you to spend coins

[ionic kraken]

Are there any kms ships that can heal?

[stark quiver]

Prinz ruppen

[ivory pawn]

Up to 10k a day if you're also coining a DR ship.
But if you need the coin for other stuff, you can just take the daily 2 free BP and dip.

[blissful berry]

Anyone know when shes coming back? I think i forgot to complete/buy this pack

[stark quiver]

How much does Essex retro cost

[red hawk]

between all the retrofits, gear levels, and other stuff ive had to dump resources into, Im super short on coin

and I still need 20k for roon, 21k for kala aug, 21k for sara aug

[stark quiver]

Kala and room augments aren’t important as Sara

[red hawk]

roon is research 20k

to complete that progress

hull development I think?

and kala is my 2nd fleet tank and I kinda need that aug to keep her sturdier

[fleet cosmos]

So I want to grind a bit of the ''Divergent Chessboard'' War archive to get more Tech so I can work on getting FDG. which stage should I grind for the most amount of different ships ?

those are my KMS Ships im working with

[stark quiver]

sara aug more important

[red hawk]

why may I ask?

[stark quiver]

backline damage gets rid of waves faster so your vanguard doesnt take more damage
it also give her a barrage that sends out a desynced strike every 10s or something to also kill mobs

[viscid swift]

https://suchiguma.github.io/guides/augment-modules

[frank phoenix]

can i farm ship xp books?

[main niche]

I just started the game. But I can't figure out on which banner to pull? There's also something called wishing well limited construction where I can choose. Please help

[red hawk]

you should do a single daily pull on the wishing well light banner but save most of your cubes for the next event

[soft raft]

yes
tho you need lvl 100+ ships to do so

[red hawk]

wait where

[main niche]

Next event? Sorry I didn't understand. What's wrong with current event

[soft raft]

Next event is extremely likely to be another UR event
And URs are mega stonks good

[red hawk]

the event right now is kind of a mini event and the ships aren't as valuable as the new UR banner will be in september

[soft raft]

wdym where?

[red hawk]

where can you farm xp books, I haven't found anything like that besides the academy thing

[soft raft]

You grind the XP needed for the HQ building by grinding anything that gives XP with lvl 100+ ships

[main niche]

Oh I see. Thanks. Also how do I level up my characters? Using other characters as feeder?

[red hawk]

oh, so the more I do with my higher level ships, the more I produce books

[red hawk]

you can either do it through battles or through xp books that are part of either rewards or a later function of the game

[soft raft]

grinding stages and putting your ships in dorm

you can also feed them low rarity fodder for enhancements, which is different from lvls

[red hawk]

it does have a mechanic for limit breaking using dupes

[frank phoenix]

there's a selector banner with a few UR's to chose from with 1.2% drop rate

[red hawk]

but there are feeder items so you don't have to have dupes for everything

[soft raft]

Not worth it at all, those URs are peramently avaliable (And alot of them are meh or low priority overall)
the upcoming one wont be back for 2ish years after it goes away

[red hawk]

and like they said, extra commons and junk can go to enhancing stats of your fleet ships

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

[soft raft]

Give this a read if you havent already as well https://www.azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[frank phoenix]

is there a normal looking site/image with limited/permanent ships worth getting/building? can't find anything,only big brain spreadsheets XD

[soft raft]

Besides the blanket statement of "Gacha UR Pog", there's not really much

though you can give that guide I just linked (and the other guides hosted on that site) in the meantime since they cover alot of parts of this game, including fleet building basics

We do have a community tierlist (https://slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/home), but it has its own caveats so be sure to read the tiering guidelines

[red hawk]

game of what can I use till theres a UR to replace it

[frank phoenix]

is the list outdated? can't find some of my ships in there

[random sonnet]

How to unlock the SP stage?

[robust onyx]

Beat TP6

[hushed sorrel]

thats t6 in hard (thats what you need)

[soft raft]

The people who run the site are often quite busy so updates can take a while

tbh you'll prob have better luck just asking here directly about how good/bad a ship is

[random sonnet]

Thanks!

[frank phoenix]

reasonable,also should i retire blue/some purple ships and buy SR that i want from the shop?

[hushed sorrel]

some purple are useable. best case you have enough dock space

you might also want to level them for research

[random sonnet]

How by I switch it to hard mode?

[hushed sorrel]

click at the map and it should be at the bottom left of the window

[frank phoenix]

ofc imma keep the hot ones

[soft raft]

/hardmode

[odd root]

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

[random sonnet]

I’m a fool

[frank phoenix]

what's with the cat boxes?

[hushed sorrel]

dont say that. the game doesnt tell the players itself thats the reason player miss that. you are by far not the only player who didnt know how to do that

[soft raft]

i'd say yes, but at least keep unique copies
And as for medal shop, the priority is Enterprise > Hood > Everyone else, but the medal shop selection is randomized for each server every month so you may or may not have CV or BB avaliable

[soft raft]

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

[frank phoenix]

so lvl 40+ stuff,got it ty ❤️

[frank phoenix]

unique copies u mean at least 1 of each or?

[soft raft]

yuh

[frank phoenix]

limit break to max or nah?

[slow barn]

Which is better for z52 and trafalgar?

[soft raft]

Prioritize limit breaking the stuff you're actively using
you can scrap the rest if you want, and eventually you'll get to the point where you'll have plenty of bullins to spare

[hot tiger]

Any good replacements for lafffey Portland and helena?

[stuck furnace]

are there even helena replacements

[soft raft]

like as in SR replacements? There's a good amount of options that are at least somewhat good

but as in cheaper options? None that would beat their value, and Helena has basically no direct analouges for her role besides Plymouth (who often ends up being used alongside her)

[rain vine]

gold gun usually

[hot tiger]

Any recommendations?

[soft raft]

Gold gun for Z52
dunno much about Trafalgar but prob the same too since I dont really recall stonks damage being her strongest suit to justify the UR one

[hot tiger]

Like something that can help me in the 7th chapter of the missions onward and exercises

[rain vine]

exercises, refer to #pvp
its very different

[soft raft]

the starter fleet reccomended in the newbie guide is good enough to get you through roughly W10-11 or at the very least W9 which would be when you would start working on a 2nd fleet and using better ships

[slow barn]

When the UR is better?

[soft raft]

gunboat DDs like Yuudachi Kai and the DDGs

[novel solstice]

Also, if you are only up to world 7, don't try too hard on pvp. Beat up some easy targets, then lose against some hard targets, don't worry about it.

[hot tiger]

Where would I get the newbie guide?

[soft raft]

https://www.azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[frank phoenix]

so unicorn's op cuz the heals?

got any good guide video that explains how this game works?

[novel solstice]

Unicorn is the best healer in the game.
Note that "healer" is a role, so it's not that unicorn is better than every other ship in every circumstance; you don't want to bring healers to bossfights, for example.

[hushed sorrel]

lets say beginner friendly. you can push engdame with lots of damage after all

[stuck furnace]

whats a good tank i can raise thats like sr rarity or less

[rain vine]

portland

[turbid nebula]

I may be stupid. I did the story and 1-6 but cannot get the SP unlock for the event

[rain vine]

/hardmode

[odd root]

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

[stark quiver]

my answer got sniped

[turbid nebula]

I am stupid

[hushed sorrel]

#gameplay-help message

[forest palm]

pretty sure that screen in the bot command is in game

[river junco]

Would it be necessary to use a ship like Eldritch for her slow when switching anti-light opsi comp from ykii/kear/fritz to ykii/kear/essex? using hvars for planes

[stark quiver]

how fast is the boss
because it depends on that

[river junco]

it would be the opsi light armor arbiters and what not, i dont remember if they move much

[stark quiver]

oh yea youll be fine without eldy

[stuck furnace]

do i need to lvl 125 everyone to do well against the arbiter on hard mode

[crude scaffold]

should i equip dual sword or a hammer on otto (dd)

is fp generally better than trp?

[rain vine]

no, but itll make it easier

[stark quiver]

depends on the ship
and yes sword on otto

[crude scaffold]

on which ships is hammer better

is it on those with higher torpedo efficency weapon %?

[stark quiver]

torpedo oriented boats like most IJN destroyers

[digital gyro]

Am I missing something? I'm somewhat new to the game and I keep getting all these notifications for skins, but when I go to the shop to check them out it's empty.

[viscid swift]

you need to reach commander level 15

[digital gyro]

Ahh okay, thank you.

[simple ice]

quick question regarding the retrofit item for eldrige, i read that it will return soon, does that mean free or will i need 2000 specialized cores ?

[viscid swift]

free

[crude scaffold]

oh ok but how do i know if its torpedo oriented, if it has a lot of trpd boosts in its kit?

[stark quiver]

Torpedo skills
High torp stat
Godd efficiency

[crude scaffold]

oh ty

[simple ice]

cool, ty for the info

[stark quiver]

take kazagumo and felix for example
one has a full torp kit while other's is guns
felix also has 170% main gun eff while kaza has 85% etc etc

[crude scaffold]

oh so thats why shinano has sakura empire boosts alongside trpd boosts

[stark quiver]

something like that yea

[crude scaffold]

oh makes sense

but why does le malin s special item give trpd stats lol

if she is gun oriented

[stark quiver]

funny game devs

she may or may not be more torp oriented, idk

[crude scaffold]

well she has some trpd buffs but doesnt really have high trpd base stats nor high eff

[glass quest]

Do you also gain twice the affinity if you use a High-Efficiency Combat Logistics Plan?

[soft raft]

think of it as doing two runs at once
which means double everything (including the negatives) besides progress on # of sorties done type missions

[spice phoenix]

how important are techs for vanguard? should i not care abt vanguard techs or do they actually make a difference as much as main fleet techs?

[stark quiver]

they can make or break a fleet

[soft raft]

Tho lower priority than backliner RLD, FP/AVI, and HIT

and as for vanguards, the relevant techs would be FP, EVA (Cruisers only), and HIT

[elfin hollow]

I'm not sure if this question fits here, but where does Bois Belleau get the extra 1 fighter and 1 torpedo bomber? Her limit break page says she gets +1 Fighter, +1 Torp Bomber, and +1 all aircraft, but that tallies up to 3/3, not 4/4 as the datamine and the wiki shows?

[soft raft]

She has 1 Fighter and 1 TB by default
otherwise she physically wouldnt be able to launch planes

actually no that would prob be 2

cuz 2 by default
then 1 fighter on 1*
1 TB on 2*
then 1 of both at 3*

That's a total of 4 each

[elfin hollow]

Yes, 1/1, into 2/1 at lb1, into 2/2 at lb2, into 3/3 at lb3

Are we sure that she starts with 2 aircraft each slot?

[soft raft]

my bellau is 0LB rn so I'll check in-game

though considering that most CVs have 8 planes total, my math sounds about right

[elfin hollow]

Thank you for checking, my belleau is lb2 so it'll be hard to see for me. She's the first native SR Independence class so her having 4/4 makes sense to me because indep has that too post retro, but I can't check

[soft raft]

hmmm it doesnt list default plane # in-game, but the datamine matches the wiki so it looks to be indeed 2 Fighters 2 TB

[sleek leaf]

Lion and Unicorn worth to go 125 right? I assume Enty as well?

[stark quiver]

yes yes yes

[elfin hollow]

If they're MLB, yeah

[stark quiver]

you cant 125 enty and uni without mlb

[elfin hollow]

Just checked in-game, yeah she launches 3/3 at lb2 so she has to start with 2/2

[blazing pecan]

Is High Performance Fire Control Radar redundant on ships with preloaded salvos (such as Champagne)?

[wind hazel]

no, preloaded is treated as 0th shot, the first shot will still be affected by hpfcr

[blazing pecan]

ooo cool thanks!

[wintry mango]

hi, i came for anchorage skin, just started ytd

anyway to pull for anchorage now?

also, i cant view the skin in shop? do i need to own the unit to be able to view it?

[stark quiver]

you cant pull for anchorage
ned at least level 15 to see skins

[soft raft]

she is peramently avaliable in research
iirc from a earlier answer for a question that was among simillar lines to your second one, you are unable to view skins in the shop until you reach commander lvl 15

for now, give this guide a read https://www.azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[wintry mango]

Okay thanks !

[dreamy blade]

Fwiw if you are willing to 💳 you could just pay to unlock her

[undone saffron]

Is she good?

I sorta researched her by accident😭

And just said meh ill keep going i didnt actually think id get her

[soft raft]

Decent enough for newer players
given she's at least D30, of course

[undone saffron]

Yea she is

But tbh is she versatile?
My teams
Mixed up and shi

[soft raft]

That dont look anywhere near D30 bruh

She's a damage CA, but her requirement for HE ammo stiffles her options, especially if you dont have the UR one from Unzen's event

[gusty olive]

How's Halford's fate sim?

[soft raft]

Imagine a dumpster fire being like 5% less on fire
or trying to make a sandwhich less soggy by using a hairdryer

basically, it barely did anything for her

[gusty olive]

Unfortunate... Welp... She's hopeless now unfortunately

[soft raft]

apparently they've also fixed her planes sometime prior as well
but considering how I heard jack shit about it until like two days ago, doesnt sound like that helped her much either

truly one of the ships of all time 💀

[random summit]

Would a fleet like this be good against light armor bosses? (I don't have Yorktown 2 and only have 1 hvar fighter)

[stark quiver]

no, very bad

[random summit]

Why?

[stark quiver]

guam isnt needed for most light armor bosses
halford is bad in general
bf109gs are the second best fighters against light armor
unzen gun is probz better for guam
no fire control radar for kearsarge

[wind hazel]

those arent even bf109g

it's that heavy fighter

which is, well, bad vs Light

[stark quiver]

thsts what i said tho

[wind hazel]

oh you mean should have used bf109g instead

[stark quiver]

yes

[wind hazel]

phrasing bad

[viscid swift]

they did double her number of aircraft

[latent jacinth]

What do I replace

[viscid swift]

plenty

first off, where are you in the main campaign

[clear harbor]

For comissions that give cubes, is there a way to increase the chance that I get cubes or get more cubes? Or is't just random?

[viscid swift]

it's just rng

[latent jacinth]

8

[viscid swift]

dispose of Constellation and use Unicorn instead, and swap Le Hardi for Sirius

[latent jacinth]

Ok

[viscid swift]

read that and avoid using non max limit broken ships
https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[civic prairie]

What is max lvl for canteen?

[fair lance]

12

[civic prairie]

Ah ok

[sullen gale]

can you only login with yostar account now?

[limber pulsar]

you should save up for hood augment

[gloomy rover]

Guys can you help me build a mob fleet and boss fleet. I'm not good at making a team :(. Thanks!

[tulip tinsel]

Why is the coin blueprint thing not available here

[wind hazel]

not implemented yet for series 6

[robust jasper]

She is to new

[tulip tinsel]

Saddd

[gloomy rover]

Help guys... 😭

[nimble knoll]

So uhm, I haven't played for a couple of months, what did I miss? Any ships I should get?

[gloomy rover]

Help 😭

[oblique canyon]

You dont have anything very specific to build with but I would say Hood/Alsace/Unicorn Portland/Laffy/Z52 if shes max limit broken for mob fleet, Boss could be something like NJ/Shinano/...Warspite? With St Louis/Helena/Sandy

[gloomy rover]

ty bro

[oblique canyon]

I'm ass at building fleets so I basically just went with your highest level stuff lol

[robust onyx]

What chapter are you on
Avoid using non-mlb characters

[candid meteor]

is there anyway to get fariy magic? other thant he orginal event

[oblique canyon]

I didnt notice UR stars, ignore my advice

[gloomy rover]

7 i think

[robust onyx]

1 fleet is good enough till ch9

[gloomy rover]

oh rlly?

[robust onyx]

I just don't know how to setup your fleet
Likely gonna be
Hood, Unicorn, Warsprite, Eugene, Helena, Laffey/Sandy
Or something like that

Hood and Warsprite need their augment

[gloomy rover]

ok atleast I got some better fleet

[robust onyx]

Hood need mlb

[gloomy rover]

Is this for mob fleet?

[robust onyx]

Single fleet till ch9

[gloomy rover]

oh oke

[nimble knoll]

₍⸍⸌̣ʷ̣̫⸍̣⸌₎ (okei)

[robust onyx]

Just keep Viru's advice in mind since that setup looks good if the characters are setup

[fickle hollow]

Should I craft my 2nd new jersey gun or 2nd USS UR AA gun

[dull zealot]

If you are planning to do PLANES then i suggest do AA

If not then just go with whatever you need

[fickle hollow]

2nd AA it is thanks

[gloomy rover]

ok and ty for the advice too

[viral edge]

how do i get uranami, trying to get 100% on my collection rn and it says i have to get her through uranamis collection of cuties but i have no idea what that is

[robust onyx]

She's likely event locked

[viral edge]

aww man

[rapid grail]

that is what Wishing Wells are for

assuming you haven't set it already

[plain saffron]

she's cannot be constructed

[rapid grail]

if not, gg mane, wait next month for JP Anni

[wind hazel]

manjuu forgot about her

[viral edge]

my last infinity stone fr

[wind oxide]

What's the EX boss armor?

[wind hazel]

light

[normal cedar]

how's essex retrofit? comparable to york/kear?

[robust onyx]

No one has her full retrofit yet

[normal cedar]

ohh my bad, i forgot they must have the quest for the retro item, sorry

[robust onyx]

Should be stronger than York

[glossy granite]

How many months

[bright tusk]

Is the twin 550mm good for kawakaze META to spam her summon? Or usual torp for damage still better?

[nimble knoll]

Like 4 to 5

[glossy granite]

You missed out on Lion+Trafalgar, Bismarck zwei rerun :/ also PR8 series came out not too long ago

[nimble knoll]

Should I get warspite in the medal shop?

[nimble knoll]

🫠

[teal ice]

uhh where do i find this?

[robust onyx]

Day 7 of minievent game

[teal ice]

ahh ok ok

[wraith knoll]

how do i initiate a meta showdown

i need it for the last few event missions

[robust onyx]

Op siren

[wraith knoll]

do i just keep playing opsi til it happens

[robust onyx]

You need to build up the clogger till it reaches 100

At 100 and 200 it will give you a notice that Meta showdown is ready

[wraith knoll]

so to build up the clogger, i jsut keep running battles until it fills the clgoger

or is there some other way to fill it

[robust onyx]

The elites in the section and some boxes drop them

[wraith knoll]

oh like the spoils after clearing a map\

[robust onyx]

Complete the quest in opsiren also gives it

So it will build up naturally as you play op siren

[stark quiver]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19P3KPrgOrzCySoUrjDZgsfqJsCpJCyb9XmmSKozVzbw/edit?usp=sharing
meta fight section

follow the arrows

[wraith knoll]

oph damn , i havent even cleared world 1 to get to meta showdown

[nocturne horizon]

Is this thing worth it?

[robust onyx]

Only for DDGs

[nocturne horizon]

What is DDG

[robust onyx]

Guided missile destroyer

[nocturne horizon]

So who is that?

[cobalt robin]

how does w15 support fleet work exactly?

[whole crypt]

retrofits of the An Shan class destroyers only at this point

[robust onyx]

Only 4 Chinese Destroyers are retrofit into

[nocturne horizon]

Oh, yeah then i dont need it

Thx

[stark quiver]

Your 3 cv/ls send out intercepters every now and then to fight the enemy

[cobalt robin]

so only fighters?

[stark quiver]

Yes

[cobalt robin]

Anyone here I can use on support fleet?

[robust onyx]

Lusty

[cobalt robin]

I remember hearing illustrious being an option

[stark quiver]

Pretty shit options

[cobalt robin]

😔

[stark quiver]

Illustrious, centaur and someone

[cobalt robin]

Aquila?

[wind oxide]

Ultra sex retro

[stark quiver]

Also are you sure you can do ch15

Aquila is a main fleet boat

Essex retro is better off in surface fleet

[cobalt robin]

I definitely can't do it, just wanna start investing in ships who I would use later

I'm done with w14 so yea

[stark quiver]

Did you read the chapter 15 guide

[cobalt robin]

No 😔 where that

[stark quiver]

Also I suggest you wait a bit to figure out what to raise and to get better account power
Cuz raising illustrious seems like a bad idea

https://suchiguma.github.io/guides/chapter-15/

[worldly pewter]

i used langley for support but also illustrious and indomi

it was kinda average overall but also i can't tell how it performs with stable fps

[cobalt robin]

Volga worth raising?

[worldly pewter]

yes

[stark quiver]

For tech

You have Aquila and unicorn already

[strange sphinx]

Hi! I got back in AL yesterday after a 6 months long break, I need some help for Opsi Mob clearing qnd If possible, Boss also. Gonna make Thread

OPSI MOB AND (Possibly Boss Opsi) But priority is MOb

[cobalt robin]

For mob, Aquila, bb, uni right?

[stark quiver]

Yes

[cobalt robin]

need to work on a lot for w15 😔🙏🏻

[polar lion]

Essex retro wurf it?

[elfin hollow]

How to get coins easily?

[polar lion]

Grind 12-4

[versed forum]

Is lb0 lvl 120 UR still get fleet tech or not?

[worldly pewter]

not necessarily
we have someone who did it with the rumey event in 4 months 1 week total playtime
but the rumey event is kinda cracked because it has 2 of the best ships for w15

[sterile jolt]

Well, months and months are gone, but azur lane still the same. Instead of repair their own game they decide just to give us another shop design xdd

Remark: bad design

[worldly pewter]

we can't help u much in the gameplay side of that

[vale spindle]

#game-feedback

[sterile jolt]

They already know this bug or whatever it is, so they just dont do anything to repair this

[sterile jolt]

Bad thing is: in another channels the same situation

[wraith knoll]

izumo or ibuki

[sinful socket]

they fullfill different roles

you need a vanguard ship or a main ship?

[worldly pewter]

i like these type of advising
the answer is why not both

[wraith knoll]

apparently i have enough tech points for fdg so ima start there

[worldly pewter]

but remember that fdg and izumo/ibuki don't share the same coining discount

[paper walrus]

so i finally finished my 152 should i now switch research focus to pr7 or 8? I dont know anything about the the pr8 gear

[worldly pewter]

cv enjoyer pr7 bb enjoyer pr8

[robust nymph]

i dont get it, i have to click here to have a chance with the 2 ships i chose? i thought event pull was enough?

[worldly pewter]

is that the wishing well ?

[robust nymph]

yes

[zenith heron]

bcs it is by chance, not guaranteed

[robust nymph]

im asking an other thing

[worldly pewter]

u pick 2 ships to have them on rate up

[robust nymph]

pulling here has a chance for the wishing well or no?

[zenith heron]

no

its separated from the event

[worldly pewter]

ww is a custom banner

[robust nymph]

damn..

[worldly pewter]

if u didn't pick 2 good ships u can skip if u want

[robust nymph]

i know this should be a trophy room moment but i did 1 single pull now lol

well ty for info

[worldly pewter]

uvh will help u to reach agir tech without any hassle to do major targeting for kms tech but no one will ever recommend u to build the ship

-1 dock space in general

[robust nymph]

i got her for collection mostly, but i see

[clever valley]

2 questions, 1st is the wishing well a scam for new players? 2nd i just got unicorn retroed bur someone posted she can be upgraded again to UR is that true?

[strange sphinx]

[strange sphinx]

[warm trail]

Do i need to lvl them all to get more tech points?

[worldly pewter]

1st the wishing well is just a rate up banner
u can get the targeted ship in 1 roll or 400 rolls
the amount of cubes u would invest into that depends on when u start
if someone starts right before the japanese anni then it is better to keep saving and ignore it
2nd unicorn is an ur in disguise so even after 1 retro it is already on the SSS tier

[worldly pewter]

if u want to start anchorage keep gathering ships
these won't be enough i think especially not recommended to invest gold bulins onto them just for faction tech

[warm trail]

kk, i just keep doing construction?

[worldly pewter]

depends on the event but for now use san fransisco

[warm trail]

just her?

also, im doing h6 hard but no idea what i am doing

what am i aiming for exactly?

[clever valley]

Ah i see im 191/400 so i guess ill keep saving for the jp anni

[worldly pewter]

helena is pretty much mandatory for bossing too at some point
and for the event i have no idea about it
i stopped playing before the collab sinnce i have a lot of tech issues with the game

[worldly pewter]

if u want and sure that u will be consistent until the end of the jp anni event u can yolo around 40 rolls

[warm trail]

ahhh

[clever valley]

Im too new i dont have thst many coins

Im just about to start 8-4

[forest palm]

doing event nodes can be rather lucrative for you then

[worldly pewter]

now imagine that u have started during an ur event
what will u do ?

[spark patio]

i currently have 295 cubes now, can i get 400 cubes as the new UR out?

[wind hazel]

yes

[civic prairie]

Is the gacha rate still 1.2% for new upcoming ur?

[mental nexus]

need help building an op siren team is there a specific channel for it?

[wind hazel]

this is the channel

[mental nexus]

oh okay thx

who should I use for boss and for mobs main fleet

[wind hazel]

lion zwei vanguard
kearsarge yorktownII implacable/enterprise
shinano hakuryuu implacable/ark royal

can't recommend vanguard cause error404

[mental nexus]

which one is for boss and mobs or do they just work on both

[white agate]

how do we acceed the anni hall of fame?

[wind hazel]

mob is just unicorn+5

you can use your waifu NJ there, or raff, or anyone you like

[mental nexus]

alr thx man

[white agate]

i did, maybe mobile is trash tho, i'll see by dekstop, thanks

yeah, worked

[mental nexus]

how about the vanguard

[stuck dragon]

need some help to made a solid fleet, i struggle in w8/9. my current fleet is jeanna, san fran, avrora, unicorn, kronshtadt and richelieu

[wind hazel]

agir helena plymouth into BB fleet, anchorage kazagumo unzen into CV IJN, kron sandiego sirius into eagle CV

[late flame]

-work on retrofit unicorn asap
-stop using non-MLB (max limit break, or max stars) units
-do /equip in #bot-spam gear your ships

[mental nexus]

thx my mans

[mental marlin]

guys what is mogadors signature gun?

[forest palm]

twin 138.6

[mental marlin]

oh hell naw its event locked 😭

[forest palm]

ya...it came with the event she released

[mental marlin]

i started to play al when the event was released, back in the day i didnt know anything about the event locked weapons... thx for the information tho

[nimble knoll]

Since I just, rejoined today, I won't be able to get Essex's Retrofit item, won't I?

[hasty valley]

Hello, back from a long hiatus, just need a quick recap, meta changed? somthing broken happend? been out for a year+

[wind hazel]

you can, minigame doesn't lock your progression according to day

[agile patrol]

What's Fate Simulation?

[wind hazel]

lion newest broken BB, we're heading towards mixed hull nowadays, that's about it. currently running essex UR retrofit item

[nimble knoll]

So, I just need to play 7 times?

[hasty valley]

isee good to know thanks !

guess lion will come back eventually so no need to worry in al gacha

[wind hazel]

yes, 2027

[hasty valley]

everything is the same right, operation siren, meta farming... etc

[warm beacon]

she will probably be powercrept by the time she does make a comeback anyway just like other 'strongest' ships before her

[nimble knoll]

Alright, I understand how the minigame thingy works now, thanks!

[hasty valley]

i guess so but i try to get everyone so yeah

ty for the help btw

[near cargo]

Which the most efficient stages for farming exp by oil cost wise?

[hasty valley]

if i do not remember incorrectly when i was hardocore playing was 12-4 and 11-4 or something like that

where do i get the retrofit item for essex ( it was an event and is done now right ? )

[agile patrol]

CN made an entirely new tier solely for Lion
if Lion gets powercrept it's so over

[vast meadow]

is there any hint when she is will rerun?

[agile patrol]

I have no idea sorry.

[warm beacon]

wait until yamato trust

[vast meadow]

sure its ok

im just comeback because its anniversary and suddenly there is a lot of new UR ship

[hasty valley]

same issue here haha

still looking if i find where the retrofit item for essex was earned

[nimble knoll]

It's in the event minigame

[hasty valley]

bruh

[vast meadow]

its from the minigame

[hasty valley]

i did it but havent seen it

[nimble knoll]

It's in the 7th day

[hasty valley]

yeye tyty guess i was autopilot

[worldly pewter]

in 2y -1 or 2 months

[hasty valley]

crazy, have to derust

[vast meadow]

still so long

[worldly pewter]

that is how the ur rerun worked for the past until now

[elfin hollow]

How do I grind level? I'm only lvl 62

[wind hazel]

3:3 at HT6

[worldly pewter]

the usual way
full fleet in the highest stage that u can do preferably oil cap
madness way is to keep repeating C1 in opsi

[nimble knoll]

Who should I try get, Yat-sen or Peter Strasser?

[hasty valley]

both

[junior fractal]

7 day player and just did my 3 builds for the event and got Sovetskaya, is there any reason why I shouldn't immediately begin leveling and gearing her and put her into my mobbing fleet? She's my first SR from builds.

[nimble knoll]

Dont think I can get both in the wishing well

[wind hazel]

how many gold bulins you got? i'd prefer to keep them for essex

[hasty valley]

there isnt one, if it is the only ssr you have, why not, i mean for a long time in the game you can clear most early with anything so i wouldnt worry too much

[hasty valley]

also this

[hasty valley]

unlucky then, i like more peter strasser but my personal preference

[red hawk]

She's pretty mediocre but most srs seem to be

@wind hazel thoughts on ark royal/Sara/hood?

As a back line

[wind hazel]

good enough

[worldly pewter]

stop doing construction

[vast meadow]

Sara is good

[red hawk]

I know Sara and Hood are just wondering if ark royal would be ok in a set with them, it doesn't appear to be totally trash

Compared to some of the other carriers I've gotten anyway

[worldly pewter]

ark is a boss killer most of the time and specifically against heavy then medium armor

[red hawk]

Perfect

[worldly pewter]

well TBH i should have said more on the support side too

ur boss killers will be hakuryuu and shinano

[red hawk]

I am not that far in the game.

[hasty valley]

seems like my team of boss killers are still on point then ahha

[nimble knoll]

Since this is mostly the main team, I'll be using for some time, who would give more value Yat-sen or Peter Strasser?

[red hawk]

10-1 on my main but I'm currently locked out of that account due to twitter issues. Working with CS

[junior fractal]

huh?

[worldly pewter]

stop doing gacha rolls with the cubes and save them for the next event

[red hawk]

Doing the daily is fine like they did

[wind hazel]

yat

[junior fractal]

cool, tyvm!

[nimble knoll]

Aight

[red hawk]

Maybe not the three for event

[junior fractal]

I am only doing the event daily to build 3 ships

[red hawk]

But at least the single daily on wishing well

[worldly pewter]

i can't really advise spending 2 cubes per roll when there is an ur event next month for a new player

[red hawk]

That gets refunded

Why would you spend two per roll? Daily light on wishing well

You don't need to do event daily it's not worth

[soft raft]

Lion came out May of this year so you're looking at at least ~2 years for rerun

[vast meadow]

thanks

[junior fractal]

yeah that's a great point, 6 cubes is definitely too much for me to spend daily as a new player, ty for weighing in

[red hawk]

Just the daily mission that gives you a cube and gold, and use it on wishing well light pull

[worldly pewter]

daily light won't give u a BB

[wind hazel]

[red hawk]

Yeah but it'll give you daily progress on handbook and stuff at no cost

And possibly some van ships to start

[soft raft]

I dont think that's the point here...

[worldly pewter]

[red hawk]

Besides you can possibly snag hood from medals depending on server

[worldly pewter]

then i don't see the point here

[red hawk]

The point is they can still build daily, they shouldn't do none

[wind hazel]

the point is to save for ur lol

[red hawk]

Just don't do the three event pulls

[junior fractal]

seems like I should just do a single build daily and not the 3 event pulls as that's too pricy for me being 7 days in. Better to spend 1 cube than 6 and save for the UR

[red hawk]

Yeah

It refunds the one cube for doing the daily and the gold too

So it doesn't actually cost anything to do a daily light build

[nimble knoll]

Who else should I get?

[junior fractal]

makes sense, thanks guys ❤️

[red hawk]

But yeah absolutely save for the next event UR.

[worldly pewter]

why going for light ?

[wind hazel]

got aurora?
no>get aurora
yes>jeanne i guess

[red hawk]

Single cube

[vast meadow]

Who is the most worth build series 6 pr ship?

[worldly pewter]

kear

[wind hazel]

kearsarge, shimanto

hind is good too

[red hawk]

Would Nina without her Aug be an upgrade on Penny?

[nimble knoll]

I don't see Aurora in the New Section, so I guess I have her? Is it Avrora?

[soft raft]

no

[wind hazel]

aurora and avrora are different ships

[red hawk]

Aurora is purple isn't she

[wind hazel]

check your dock

[soft raft]

yup
Auroroa is a elite British CL while Avoroa is a SR Russian CL

[nimble knoll]

Oh yeah, I got her, through not leveled

[red hawk]

Which one is the healer?

[soft raft]

what

[wind hazel]

i am the healer

[soft raft]

neither of them are healers

[river junco]

I don’t think either heal…

[red hawk]

Wait am I thinking of Aquila?

[river junco]

That or uni

[nimble knoll]

Alright I picked Yat-sen and Jeanne

[red hawk]

Too many ships to keep track of

[worldly pewter]

well i got ignored for why picking light jeanne is from the wa and yat sen is just not important in this current era

[wind hazel]

tbh maybe i inted advice on jeanne. while she's the most useful, she's also farmable from WA

[red hawk]

So Aurora is kinda niche huh

[wind hazel]

because Light is 1 cube

[river junco]

Ww scam 1 light pull a day is free :)

[wind hazel]

you can use wishing well Light as your daily

no reason to choose the other two if you're saving cubes for UR

[worldly pewter]

light is 1 cube yes but i consider a better value ship wise
xeno should be having enough cubes right ?

[wind hazel]

yatsen is a good tank, he has ddg already, good semi wall of china

[red hawk]

Literally said why multiple times but you're ignoring me

That's why people are doing it

It's free with daily.

[worldly pewter]

people do light for aurora TBH that is it imo and he already has her so i have no idea here TBH

[zenith heron]

Does Mogador have use on the Current Meta as of now, since Z52 and Trafalgar now exists?

[wind hazel]

i dont think there's other more useful ship than those in Light

[nimble knoll]

I hate my luck, I got SIX SR's before Yat-sen, what is my luck bru-

[river junco]

Mog was always niche

[wind hazel]

then what would you pick

[sinful escarp]

foote

[soft raft]

out of curiosity, how many cubes do you have?

[worldly pewter]

xeno totally ignored my question so i have no idea how his cube situation is
imo just do yolo 3 on special for good tech CVs

[vast meadow]

How long should i wait for the mood ship back to normal?

[river junco]

Should be decently fast if you dormed them

[wind hazel]

he just came back to the game, i dont think his cube is doing well

[nimble knoll]

250 before now 190

[soft raft]

damn

[wind hazel]

should have stayed 250

[soft raft]

yeah definetly 1 light on WW in that case cuz we are most definetly gonna get a new gacha UR next month

[warm beacon]

should prob save for jp anni

[worldly pewter]

yeah not that much leeway on ur cubes the best u can do is maybe 20 special yolos

[nimble knoll]

Thats fine.. I still have the homecoming bonus and stuff

[wind hazel]

i wouldnt even do that

we have unzen rerun too, don't live on a thread

[nimble knoll]

I should be able to save up a lot

[wind hazel]

not convincing

[soft raft]

you'd at best be able to make back your pre-spree amount so that's something I guess

[modest moat]

How much work is it to get Essex’s retrofit item? Debating hopping on to play again after like a year or so away

[worldly pewter]

the jp anni ends in 1 month 20 days if they keep the same schedule
realiscially u would get around 280 cubes on a minimum count

[strange sphinx]

hmmm what is the performance of Warspite with her Unique?

[worldly pewter]

but yeah unzen should be a follow up so be careful

[river junco]

Ez, just minigame

[wind hazel]

basically free

[soft raft]

play the minigame
proceed to quit it asap
Repeat each day until you get it

[strange sphinx]

also is there no way to check how good is the Retro Essex?

[modest moat]

Cool, are all the mini game stages unlocked already?

[strange sphinx]

not really

[wind hazel]

only on paper

[nimble knoll]

Eh, I got the two ships I wanted, so I'm saving now, just gonna do daily lights

[soft raft]

Should be day 4 out of 7 today

[modest moat]

I guess I’ll wait til Wednesday then, thank y’all

[strange sphinx]

hmmmm how about the performance of Warspite with her Unique? is it good or decent?

[wind hazel]

bottom UR level

[strange sphinx]

yoh mori, long time no talk btw

btw mori, can you help for fleet

[nimble knoll]

Best Augment for Yat-sen?

[rapid summit]

Creating a mob fleet determined by fire rate of your guns?

[soft raft]

What
No

At the very simplistic level, mob fleet is Unicorn + 5 others that can deal with the content in question

[rapid summit]

The content?

[river junco]

Like what campaign stage you are challenging or if it’s opsi or something

[soft raft]

yeah
like for example, a W13 mob fleet would be Unicorn + 5 others that are able to dish out enough AA and damage

W14/15 it would be Unicorn + 5 others that can deal with the sheer amount of bullshit that is thrown at you

W12 and below can honestly be whatever, but you'd still be reccomended to use good ships regardless

[robust nymph]

are ulrich and fdg usable in ch13-14?

[forest palm]

I wouldn't really bother with Ulrich, but FdG is totally doable

well Ulrich may work for bossing

[robust nymph]

shes somehow in tier EX here

[rapid summit]

Fdg is perfect for mob fleet right?

[worldly pewter]

as i told u earlier don't invest in uvh

[soft raft]

All the gacha UR BBs are
UvH doesnt really see use despite being TEX because her one and only gimmick is her reduced reload when off-flag

Which doesnt really bring much value that other UR BBs (especially newer ones) can bring in terms of both damage and support utility

[robust nymph]

im asking just to have opinions/explanations.. im building ships that are not meta because i dont only care about meta, i do care that they're usable even if not the best in slot

[worldly pewter]

asking to build out of meta ships an unsusal approach but acceptable

[soft raft]

UvH's off flag gimmick sounds useful on paper, but realistically it just makes her expose herself faster, which will lead to her getting her HP nuked in some places, namely W14 where concealment is quite important

[forest palm]

Ulrich has always been awkward to use, she never quite fit anywhere

[worldly pewter]

seeing how w13 is already a joke by today's standards
if u are asking about w14 then what uvh can bringe is
xfleet to help with the suicide boats

[robust nymph]

interesting, weird kit huh. well i appreciate the answers

[forest palm]

-95% damage is still funny

[worldly pewter]

u won't be using her in the mob fleet

[forest palm]

you can if you flag(meh), or it's ops

[steady mantle]

another question, for secrets of the abyss,, theres that "Port Fashion Collection". Is that story cutscene saved/archived somwhere?

[worldly pewter]

the asker was concerned about w13 and w14 so i think fdg should take mobbing and uvh bossing

[robust nymph]

what about w15

[worldly pewter]

fdg can take mob yes but uvh can go play elsewhere

[smoky stirrup]

Hey guys quick question, my guild is not active and I want to leave and join a new one. Will I lose all the guild tech and have to start over? i.e. the +30 dock slots, warehouse expansion, oil storage cap increase, etc

[silk helm]

is it recommended to put more than 1 tenrai on a fleet? or should i just go with like sb2c

[soft raft]

Nah

[worldly pewter]

if u are campaigning then all the tenrais that u can afford

[soft raft]

very context dependent

[worldly pewter]

if u are bossing just time the CVs whether with a tenrai or a garbage db

[silk helm]

thanks

[robust nymph]

is any pr3 ship worth building?

[soft raft]

Memories (on the home menu) -> Memories -> Overview (or Events) -> Find the archived event that you want

In which case, this Port Fashion collection is called Port Fasion collection: Lazy Vacation Days

[forest palm]

sadly, no they've all been thoroughly powercrept

[robust nymph]

im still so confused as a newer player how do you get prints for the pr ships.. like im researching pr7 so i get pr7 prints, and its gonna take already forever to get all pr7 prints. but what about all the other ones?

i already know about pr1 to 4 coinable but what about the rest

[forest palm]

you go back or wait for them to be coinable, that's why you stay on top of the newer seasons so you can go back if you want

though realistically I feel like you can catch up on older seasons in less than a year

[steady mantle]

THANK u! Found it! 😄

[red hawk]

why is st louis first prio? just because starter fleet is mostly EU?

[wind hazel]

yes

[soft raft]

yeah
Portland Laffey Helena go brrrrrr

[red hawk]

I had z-23 tbh but sandy is going in there quickly

[granite sand]

that and Lou's new augment (kinda?) makes her into budget Helena

[red hawk]

I started roon second, id heard that was the popular order for that level of research

[granite sand]

wait - are you talking about St Louis or SAINT Louis (French)?

[forest palm]

[red hawk]

Saint is the Elite correct? I'm talking about the first research lab ship new players are supposed to do

[forest palm]

St. Louis is the SR, Saint Louis is the SSR

[red hawk]

I always get them mixed up sorry, I have both

[granite sand]

I was confused because you said "prio" and then followed it up with talking about Roon

[forest palm]

me who just says Sanrui

[red hawk]

and im a st louis cardinals fan so it's weird to type it out

[granite sand]

So I thought you were talking about Helena's sis for a second before I realized you may have been talking about prio ship Saint Louis lol

[hollow viper]

Would it be fine if I got the Roon from the core shop as a tank over Portland at least when I have the opportunity to?

[forest palm]

Roon Muse isn't worth the Core Data

[red hawk]

no sorry I was asking why the first research lab ship we're told to do is Saint Louis and I figured it was because of the ship compatibility. But yeah I keep messing that up

Roon is a good second choice correct?

[granite sand]

Saint Louis does not have any synergies with EU (US) ships since she is an Iris (French) ship

[forest palm]

it's not about USS Synergy, it's that she uses USS Tech

[red hawk]

when you do the lab

[granite sand]

ohh

[forest palm]

behind the conversation and confusing things a little

[hollow viper]

For pr ships like Roon do they need to be leveled up and everything after you complete development?

[soft raft]

There were basically no french ships at the time of Saint Louis's introduction

[red hawk]

it makes her easy to build because you use a lot of EU ships early

[paper walrus]

research focus guarantees that at least 3 out of the 5 projects will be from that season but what about the rest? While i had it set to pr5 i never received a project below s5

[granite sand]

thank you

[boreal wagon]

seasons 1 to 4 are considered retired and only show up if you were to actually focus them

[elfin hollow]

Are there any ships in this event worth pulling

[red hawk]

save for next ur

[sweet delta]

What if I don't focus anything, can all 8 seasons show?

[jaunty vault]

focus deez

[plain saffron]

you can

[jaunty vault]

whyd they change it 😭

[whole crypt]

change what, it's always been able to show "retired" series if you don't set focus

[red hawk]

so im missing something here, what's the difference between PR and DR ships

[jaunty vault]

i swear no focus meant no retired season for the past two years

[spark patio]

guys, i realized i couldn’t do sorte HT4, my second fleet sucks….

[jaunty vault]

rarity difference
equivalent to super rare and ultra rare respectively

[red hawk]

and you can build one of each at the same time, or just get BPs for one of each

[soft raft]

you can only grind the missions for one research ship at a time period
though you can work on BPs for multiple ships at once

[red hawk]

ok that's what I thought

[soft raft]

PR and DR also have their own sepreate coining discounts

[red hawk]

that's where I was getting confused, so you get one coin discount per rarity per day?

[distant mulch]

is helene another one of those ships imma stop using near endgame?

[red hawk]

so if I have multiple research ships I can only coin one of each class (pr/dr) with discount?

[wind hazel]

no she is relevant throughout the game

[soft raft]

yes

[distant mulch]

so its worth using my books on her rn?

[wind hazel]

she loses value in w14 w15 campaign but stay relevant for bosses in opsi meta etc

[red hawk]

ok thanks Im getting the hang of it now. just gotta get gear lab figured out but I think that's grinding a lot of opsi

[wind hazel]

what books? what are you trying to do

[distant mulch]

i bought the insta level 70 thing and i want to know whos worth using exp books on

[wind hazel]

where are you in campaign?

[distant mulch]

chapter 2

[wind hazel]

no need to book, just put them in

you can like, use 1 or 2 for some level 😂 but don't waste your expbooks

[distant mulch]

kk gotcha

[stuck furnace]

shoould i replace shinano with amagi (cv)?
current backline is Shinano, hakuryuu, and implacable

the frontline is entirely ijn

[wind hazel]

replace haku

assuming all max limit break

frontline shouldn't be all IJN too if you want them to be good

[distant mulch]

also is there a gym guide

[wind hazel]

gym?

[distant mulch]

gem

[red hawk]

gotta catch em all

do /gem in bost channel

or is it gems i can't remember

the basic gist of it is, dock space

and then you can also get a 3rd training slot in dorm and save 500 for the top floor

which you need 800 for both those dorm upgrades total, rest on dock space as much as you want

would the gold 100mm twin be an upgrade to it's purple counterpart? Nothing wonky about it?

[sweet delta]

Every gear is an upgrade of its lower T version with no exceptions except when you're playing EX for score

From T1 to T3

[red hawk]

as long as it's the same piece right, I just know some gold gear is bad

[sweet delta]

Same name, type, etc

[clever valley]

for a new player besides 1 copy of the event ship what should be my priority buys in the event shop

[undone plover]

Check the pinned link

[distant mulch]

last question, am i saving my cubes for a UR?

[red hawk]

for hood budget gun twin 410mm or triple 406mm

[white agate]

@undone plover how impactful are fs5 for bayard and halford? guess halford still baad and bayard a bit better?

[undone plover]

U want to have 300 for next month event
If u have more u can do a few pulls

[distant mulch]

I mean story seems extremly easy rn i think ill have enough even if i pull

[clever valley]

300 cubes? how many coins will i need to pull all those?

[undone plover]

Honestly havent looked at them in detail and I am not the best person to ask for ship evaluations
Iirc bayard was a simple dps boost
It is nice but she is still just dps and a bit tanky so not plymouth/z52/trafalger level

Halford was and still is awkward to use bit her fs3 gave her another mount I think
read what lars wrote below

Idk if this was a bug or fixed or what
But that should be a considerable dmg boost with her planes I think
But she is still pretty squishy
I guess more dmg but still awkward to use?

[boreal wagon]

fs5 effectively gives her another mount if using planes (the other thing is a discussion that you didnt fully read and had the conclusion of no)

[dry tree]

Quick question, is the new AA gun in the Gear lab not good for Ancho? The New US AA

[sweet delta]

It is good for everyone, but ectl is outdated by 8 or so months

[undone plover]

Usually pity = 200 builds = 400 cubes and 300k gold
But that is just a precaution
U are more likely to pull the UR much earlier than pity

The reason I say 300 not 400 is because the event will be 3 weeks and u will have time to grind another 100 cubes before it finishes if the worst case scenario happens

[sweet delta]

We recommend crafting the eagle union AA instead of iris AA for all players

[clever valley]

ooof 300k coins i have 20k

[dry tree]

ah.. alright, I thought they update occasionally with gears, guess they're also behind in that regard. Thank you

[clever valley]

whats the coin grinding stage 9- somthing right?

[manic spear]

guys what’s the unlock chances thingy

like when you click the event thing then fashion

it says log in for 2 unlock chances every day

[red hawk]

you get a skin for weapons and a little scene

click the little orbs on each one you can do two a day

[undone plover]

Again
That is only a worst case scenerio
U dont need to have 300k ready for the event
U can start with 0 coins and farm enough
But most ppl try and have around 75k-100k ready I guess for the event

[hollow gust]

you can farm the 200k the night before

[undone plover]

12-4 overall best
13-4 more coins but harder to grind and needs unicorn in mob

[sweet delta]

Starting from 9, the higher the better, up to chapter 13 or 14. And 4s are better than 1s, so like 13-4 is better than 14-2

[still terrace]

just wondering how do i move to another area? it just say cannot reach target on this turn

[undone plover]

Click exit — bottom right

[brazen swift]

kearsarge or hindenburg which would be worth investing in first

[clever valley]

ah kk well ill keep at the story, im about to hit 9-1 so i think i need to start looking at making a 2nd fleet

[still terrace]

ohh idk that button force me out thanks!

[undone plover]

Kearsarge most likely

But better to skip pr6 and go for 7 or 8 tbh

[brazen swift]

any recommendations?

[undone plover]

Between 7 or 8?

[sweet delta]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/research-focus/

[undone plover]

Or u mean which ship?
Usually we say focus the whole season
And prioritize the DR faces

Also yeah read that link it has better info

[sweet delta]

Focus the season 7 or 8 for blueprints, go build ships from season 1-4 first

[brazen swift]

sick thanks

[clever valley]

is it worth grinding 6-4 for yuudachi?

[hollow gust]

Yuudachi isn't worth

[undone plover]

For collection only
Once u have comfortable x fleet to make it cheap

[clever valley]

ah kk wondering as the best DD's i have are lfaffy z23 and the new event 1

le hardi

[undone plover]

U will get more soon
Going out of your way to get yuudachi and retrofitting her will do more harm than good

[ocean oriole]

Hi guys, is there a research academy guide?

And are wisdom cubes for research academy bad?

[onyx flame]

they are the best for ships bp but are really meant for people who got a boat load of cubes sitting around

[undone plover]

#gameplay-help message

[ocean oriole]

Did you really say boatload... 😑

[undone plover]

Using cubes is fastest for ship prints but costs a lot
If u have a comfortable amount like ~600-1000 u can take 1h cube research to refresh off of bad options

I would never go full cube focus unless u know what u are doing

[ocean oriole]

I have no idea what I'm doing...

I just always try to go for the no cost ones.

[gilded carbon]

So, i think im gonna extend into W13 soon after the Event ends

we had a guide for that, somewhere? Im reasonably sure we had

[sweet delta]

Chapter 13 is too easy to warrant a guide nowadays. Just have Unicorn, good AA, and over leveled ships if the ships are subpar

[gilded carbon]

thats fair. And i should have that?

when should i worry about guides then?

[sweet delta]

When you lose, you can ask here for help

There are chapter 14 and 15 guides in /guide

[gilded carbon]

Noted. If i get into trouble, i will ask. But with lvl 10+ AA-Guns and lvl 120-125 Ships, it should be fine

[empty bloom]

Is Bois any good?

[whole crypt]

people who know what they're doing rarely cube push anyway

[hollow viper]

Is the large amount of oil consumed by auto clear and repeating sortie's accurate? Should I be clearing manually to get three stars?

[rapid summit]

I’m guessing save for 2.4m exp grind?

[forest palm]

no, convert them into protocores, never use them for this