gameplay-help

[muted crescent]

With the RNG I had as a beginner u do NOT need very many pulls at all.
I did 60 event pulls to get 3 Zweis ☠️

[cosmic osprey]

oh so i will go for the spec cores then ?

[haughty skiff]

You're acting like being a newbie matters or not lmao

for RNG**

[cosmic osprey]

my luck on gacha summons as a beginner are the worst so idk i just gotta pray

[muted crescent]

I’ve heard ppl say that pull RNG is just way better at the start of the game 💀

[cosmic osprey]

im buying the specail core now

[haughty skiff]

Get spec cores as they don't count towards your monthly limit according to others in-here

It'll get you closer to a UR Bulin so you should aim for saving cubes and really trying to pickup a UR this upcoming event wave

[eternal basalt]

Seeing my luck with Nagato: FALSE

[muted crescent]

yeah, go ahead.

[muted crescent]

Me who bought Nagato from the guild shop before Warspite:

[haughty skiff]

Ideally you will get somesort of BB for barrages to sub out for Penny; i'll check the guild SRs real quick

since i know some improvements do exist there but they all got new retrofits and i dont know who'd be the most ideal to get for that

[muted crescent]

Guild doesn’t have SRs unless they’re retrofit Elites you’re looking for.

[cosmic osprey]

oh thanks but the thing is that i already did the refresh and i cant refresh again in the guild shop

[muted crescent]

it’ll refresh tomorrow, you’re fine

[eternal basalt]

There will be a new retro with JP anni... Elite > SR probably though

[haughty skiff]

I know thats what i wrote

[cosmic osprey]

oh i see, then thats good gotta pray i can pick up on some stron fleets

is there anything in the guild shop rn i should pick up on

[haughty skiff]

uhh just give me a minute

[cosmic osprey]

thanks a lot guys for helping me, it means a lot

[muted crescent]

acc do you reckon he could get Independence if he gets 1200 core data?

needs investing, ik, but very good late game

[haughty skiff]

Depends, I know Roon U is also in there

[muted crescent]

Is Roon muse even good?

[cosmic osprey]

i also got one copy of the event unit that ended yesterday and i got the one u get at 10000 points also

are they any good

[haughty skiff]

She's niche and i think she is worse now then Roon herself due to augment, but wouldnt need any investment

[haughty skiff]

I do think you should just make a thread and show your dock, it'd be easier then having mismatched conversations

[cosmic osprey]

oh calm how do i make one i never did it before 😭

[haughty skiff]

right-click, 'create thread' , ect

give it a name and then send a message in it

[muted crescent]

just made it for him

[cosmic osprey]

thank you g

[flat wraith]

Should i go with Hellcat or with Sea Fury ?

[glossy granite]

On who

[flat wraith]

Albion

[glossy granite]

For what content?

[flat wraith]

Trying to put up mob fleet for operation siren
currently planning on Perseus / Unicorn / Albion combo as main fleet

[glossy granite]

What else do you have

[flat wraith]

do you mean ships or planes right now?

[glossy granite]

Planes

[flat wraith]

Hellcats all over the depot
And x2 F4U VF-17 pirate currently on other cvs

If any other core shops planes are better I have 7k saved up

[glossy granite]

I have no clue about Sea fury at all but hellcats your best option

[glossy granite]

Data core?

[flat wraith]

yup

[glossy granite]

You mean the white ones or blue ones or im tweaking

[flat wraith]

Core shop not prototype
as there are 4 days till re stock im locking at my depot to do some cleaning and upgrading

[glossy granite]

Just put hellcats for now

Tho i have no clue about Sea furies

Ah they are just a worse sea hornet?

[flat wraith]

I'm looking at the planes at core shop and I'm scared to buy any of them
Don't knowing with are better that what i have

[glossy granite]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/shop_priority/

Check the shop guide btw

[glossy granite]

Buy the red lined stuff if you havent

[obtuse cloud]

how often are previous meta ships added to the dossier list?

[sweet delta]

Sea fury is the same as hellcat

[sweet delta]

At the same rate as new meta showdowns release, one at a time

[dark terrace]

Twin 410mm (3rd Year Type) Kai or Twin 380mm (SK C/34)?

[clear harbor]

Can someone double check my homework. I'm at the Specilization Core Limit. Weekly missions don't refresh until 09/01, so there's no point in me holding off on claiming my weekly mission rewards (currently holding off for Spec Cores)

[forest palm]

for what exactly?

[harsh gust]

correct

[dark terrace]

bismarck zwei

[forest palm]

neither give her an 406 Mk6

the Twin 380 is trash btw

[dark terrace]

@forest palmWhat weapon should I put on it?

[forest palm]

triple 406 Mk6

[dark terrace]

And this one?
Quadruple 380mm (Mle 1935)

golden

@forest palm

[forest palm]

only Jean Bart wants that thing, and even then it's pretty crap

[dark terrace]

@forest palmok thank you

[rain night]

does the S/A/D whatever rating after a battle matter?

[sweet delta]

S gives more exp and drops

[rain night]

oh

[eternal basalt]

When a new added the next in line of old gets added to dossier, couple days left for next one... which is Algérie META

Also S in Daily battles unlock auto-mode

[stark quiver]

doesnt D mean you fail the battle

[eternal basalt]

Yes, but there's also B

[slow fox]

There's also C which is also fail

[forest palm]

B is so rare to see

[stark quiver]

i get either S A or D

[forest palm]

been a hot minute since I saw D or A

[stark quiver]

you dont do opsi?

[forest palm]

my omni fleet doesn't get D or A

[blissful hamlet]

any news on the next meta showdown?

[soft raft]

nope

[grizzled sundial]

Assuming my Kansas is at lv 30 dev , will she better off with fast firing gun or long reload gun to utilize all full 3 charge ?

[sweet delta]

Standard gear, meaning 457 for campaign or whatever syncs with the other BBs for single target boss

[grizzled sundial]

Also , in the order of who attack first , Kear -> York 2 -> essex UR ?

[sweet delta]

Doesn't matter as long as stuff hits during Eldridge slow if you're using Eldridge

Yorkii needs to be before Essex if you want to sync them, otherwise Essex will go supersonic fast

[grizzled sundial]

Wait , so if a skill say increase fleet aircraft damage after said ship launch her plane , will that buff affect plane from other CV that is already in-flight ?

[sweet delta]

If you mean kear then that is a debuff on the enemy, so it's calculated when the aircraft hit

Buffs on the carrier need to be applied before the planes launch. For example if Kazagumo dies while the planes are in-flight, the planes will still have +15% damage

[willow crag]

wtf happened here?

aight Ill just restart it, cant fix it

[obtuse island]

you should probably go to https://discord.com/channels/456397991847395339/488684387932700672 for help

[crystal juniper]

do meta ship skill xp all get shared, would it be optimal to have a skill training on every single meta ship i own?

[sweet delta]

optimal to start training skills on every meta ship

[zenith heron]

It does take a while to max its skills of the META Ships compared to their normal counterparts after all...

[clear harbor]

I’ve researched Neptune, Saint Louis, Monarch, Roon, FdG, and Anchorage. Do I go for a season 8 ship? Or are there any intermediate ships worthwhile?

[muted crescent]

and the 410 is even worse 😭

[ocean scroll]

if i am using kronshtadt for her cross fleet abilities, does her stats influence the barrage or is it only the skill level

[muted crescent]

usually written on the skill.
also, it's skill level, according to the wiki.

[quaint shadow]

Can someone give me a build tip for Scharnhorst and Gneisenau I just wanna have some fun using them again at stage 11

[viscid swift]

barrages have to scale off something, FP stat in this case I'd wager

[viscid swift]

bog standard BB builds

[quaint shadow]

Oh alright thnx

[vagrant harness]

can i ask for opsi fleet help?

OpSI Fleet Help

[forest palm]

no it's not

[soft raft]

????
If you mean the gold rarity one, yes it's dogshit
but not the purple one

[forest palm]

the person asking also specified 3YT Kai

[quiet kiln]

What's the difference between perseus and unicorn?

[viscid swift]

Unicorn is better

[soft raft]

Perseus has a extra preload in return for having 90% longer reload time and thus completely gutting all of her output in longer battles

Unicorn is overall better after retrofit, and she is obtainable for basically free from day 1 of playing the game and cheaper to raise compared to Perseus who is a gacha locked SR

[quiet kiln]

What classifies as a longer battle?

[viscid swift]

more than 20 seconds

[soft raft]

^

The longer reload time will also affect her ability to provide fighter plane cover in AA heavy content

[versed forum]

is my sync ok? for opsi med boss btw don't have soyuz waiting for rerun

[stark quiver]

they will desync fast

[soft raft]

Skyraider moment

[versed forum]

is soyuz really not replaceable?

[stark quiver]

this will sync better

[versed forum]

thxs

[soft raft]

You're not exactly boned, but Soyuz is the most consistent option for upgrading Nahkimov's slow into a freeze

[stark quiver]

or you drop skyraider because its worse on med than a 109g on flex slot

[viscid swift]

think I'd rather run Lion at that point

Soyuz is a non non-significant boost to Nahkimov's damage output

[silk helm]

what does elp stand for

[soft raft]

what

[zenith heron]

||probably means the discord tag on some gameplay helpers here||

[soft raft]

oh that thing next to cheeky's name

[zenith heron]

ye

[stark quiver]

one must not dig too deep

[viscid swift]

yes the fewer questions asked the better

[silk helm]

if i only have 1 la 9 and no soyuz.. what are my options? something like lion/alsace/rumey? would that work?

[stark quiver]

lion,zwei,alsace for now

[cerulean field]

how often r events?

[rain vine]

fairly frequent

[noble pawn]

in my experience it's deadweek then rerun for another

[soft raft]

usually 1 major event per month
with either a rerun, smaller scale event, or a war archive (aka when a event is peramently added) taking up another portion of the month

[rain night]

whats the next UR event gonna be?

[soft raft]

It will be in September
as for what it will be, stay tuned for the JP Anniv livestream that's iirc next week

[noble pawn]

Yamato (maybe)

[rain night]

isn't that new

[soft raft]

it didnt sound like you were asking about reruns

[rain night]

yeah i was just asking if yamato is new

[soft raft]

Yamato not being in the game has been a running joke for the past few years

[rain night]

im not exactly updated on this game

[soft raft]

Meanwhile both of her sisters are in the game

[rapid grail]

eos soon if yamato

[rain night]

is there gonna be two or just the one

[soft raft]

we dont know

[rain night]

also whats after that one? do you know

[rapid grail]

anyways we don't really know who's the upcoming UR

[soft raft]

Like i said, stay tuned for JP Anniv livestream

[noble pawn]

I kept forgetting that Shinano is Yamato

[soft raft]

we dont know much besides that we're now firmly in the trend of new URs every Febuary, May, September, and December 3 years in

If you were hoping for some future foresight from CN, all three major regions (CN, JP, and EN/Global) are all caught up on content

only TW and KR are behind, but they've been catching up so that's prob not for long either

[rapid grail]

KR is caught up but they are about a week or two behind the main servers (CN, JP, EN) due to translations to Korean

no clue on TW but they are quite behind, iirc they also skipped some content tho

[vocal niche]

is operation siren like roguelite mode in other games?

[vale spindle]

no

[soft raft]

no

there used to be a rougelite-ish mode that they test-ran, but I'm pretty sure it died in the gutter cuz it was very scuffed

[vocal niche]

I see

[solid delta]

i cant find the collection tab,

[viscid swift]

It's under momentos

[solid delta]

idk where that was either

could be associated to my level probably?

[robust onyx]

Bottom right of screen

Next to text block

[solid delta]

that lil button

[robust onyx]

Yes

[solid delta]

ok thanks

[ocean oriole]

Guys, which is the farming stage? Is it 11-1 or 12-4?

I just entered stage 11 so I was making sure I wasn't farming the wrong stage.

[plush path]

12-4 is mainly money and for cog chips to break past lvl 100. I don’t remember if 11 drops cog chips but 11-1 is an xp farming stage

[ocean oriole]

Cool ty. I still haven't hit Commander 80 so I guess I'll be working on 11-1 for a bit.

[plush path]

Is the JP anniversary not in March? Or is it a half anniversary event?

[viscid swift]

there is no anniversery event in March

[plush path]

Didn’t the game come out in March tho?

[viscid swift]

CN Anni is in May, JP in September, and EN in August

[plush path]

Ah ok.

[viscid swift]

First released in China in May and in Japan in September 2017,

An English version started open beta in August 2018 and was formally released in May 2019.

[plush path]

I was mixing up May and March. Thought this was a JP game. I’m just dumb

[undone zinc]

I have a ship at max level 70 do i still get the xp for Research if i sent her to battles?

[ivory pawn]

You should not be sending her to battles if she's maxed at level 70. Limit break her, then send her to battles.

But you would get the exp.

[undone zinc]

Nice!

[next lance]

i need some help completing 14-3 and 14-4

[viscid swift]

have you read suchi's W14 guide?

[next lance]

no, idk where to find it

[viscid swift]

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

[next lance]

thank you

[harsh radish]

what do i do with a 2nd new jersey

[eternal moth]

Use it to LB your first NJ

If you already have an LB NJ, either retire or give her a second outfit for secretary purposes

[fallen jay]

Which of these characters do I go for next? I have New Jersey though she’s not MLB. Do I get Shinano?

[wind hazel]

@sweet delta
do you have numbers for Shinano Hakuryuu AVP vs Enterprise Essex AVP against med and heavy?

[eternal moth]

Either Shinano or another copy of NJ

Using spark copies of NJ to MLB her is better than using UR bulins

[sleek spade]

aahhh I missed the essex retrofit item event

is there any way to still get it?

[eternal moth]

Yeah, wait 2 years for the rerun

[sleek spade]

fuck

is the retrofit strong?

I didn't even know there was a retrofit

[eternal moth]

This is why you read patch notes

[sleek spade]

well yes but is the retrofit strong or just eh

[eternal moth]

I don't know, I haven't been paying much attention to things the last couple weeks.

[sleek spade]

mmm I see

truly unfortunate

well the item will prob show up in shop so it's fine I guess

[eternal moth]

Well, Eldridge's retro item is available now if you don't have that one.

[wind hazel]

retrofit is often 1 year, not 2 yrs

[sleek spade]

nice. that's good

[sleek spade]

I have that one alr. it's fine I can wait for the essex retro item

[viscid swift]

Jack of all trades master of none

She's not the best at anything and I don't see myself using her for anything right now

[eternal moth]

So Essex+1?

[wind hazel]

she's one of the 3 best in w15 support

[atomic abyss]

she's not bad

she's not the best in any 1 use

but compared to an aug warkai or yuudachi retro
she certainly is more useful than them

for a player missing best in slot options
she's a huge boon

[grand solar]

What is the better Augment for Alabama, the Bow Pistol or the Officer's Sword?

[viscid swift]

Read suchi's augment guide

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

[grand solar]

Or you could have just answered my question and then informed me of where to fo for furure questions.

[wind hazel]

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

[stark quiver]

but i can keep asking for free fish because the supplier is always there

[grand solar]

Actually answering my question and then directing me where to find the information would have been fine with me.

[wind hazel]

they are both good augments....

[sweet delta]

Actually saying thanks and then expressing your preference would have been nicer

[atomic abyss]

to keep it short

sword

[grand solar]

If my question would have been answered even with something as simple as an "I don't know, but you might be able to find it here." Would have sufficed as well.

But anyway its answered.

[atomic abyss]

this

if you want to be snarky

this isnt the place

[sleek spade]

ah ok that's good. I didn't miss out on a super buff essex then. ty!

[gilded carbon]

Do i wanna field Hiryuu/Soryuu-meta with each other/with their non-Meta versions? They fulfill the buff-requirements, dont they?

At the end of the day i like the double enough to use them regardless of the current meta (aka whats good and not the actual current Meta wich is kawakaze)

[vocal niche]

do we have the same schedule as JP ?

[civic prairie]

Is eldridge have her own aug?

[atomic abyss]

she has a retrofit instead

[atomic abyss]

just field the regular ones with each other and the meta ones with each other if you really want to use them

[atomic abyss]

yes

[ebon storm]

Is hakuryuu usable after fs5?

[cobalt rapids]

define usable
top meta when u got every1 ? no
strong ship ? yes but even before fs5

[ocean oriole]

Guys, which BC is the best?

It's pathetic but it's all I have...

Which one should I use?

These are the only three I have...

I'm lacking BC & BB.

[split gazelle]

Is this for hard mode requirements?

[ocean oriole]

Yes.

[atomic abyss]

buy pennsylvania from the guild shop with the free currency

oh

check medal shop for hood then

or skip those hard modes

[rocky tinsel]

Does hit matter for pvp for CVs? I didn't think that planes used hit

[ocean oriole]

Who is hood?

[atomic abyss]

any damage calc uses hit

[atomic abyss]

HMS Hood

[ocean oriole]

Ok ty 🙏

[rocky tinsel]

Huh, who knew! Thanks. Also Spearfish is reccomended on the newest PVP guides, what makes it better than Wyvern for PVP?

[split gazelle]

If it's low level enough then you can use a weak BC + unicorn and let the rest of the team carry

[rocky tinsel]

Just trying to get some sort of grip on the mechanics

[atomic abyss]

ask in #pvp

[cobalt rapids]

better to ask in #pvp

[atomic abyss]

im guessing it's the rockets

[rocky tinsel]

Will do. Thanks guys. Always see you around answering quetsions 🙂

[ocean oriole]

Btw, is Prinz Eugen my best CA right now?

Or is there anyone that's better on this small list.

[atomic abyss]

it would have been portland actually

unfortunately you've already wasted resources on eugen, so might as well use her

[rocky tinsel]

Aw, little portland.

[ocean oriole]

Damn, well well might as well use her.

[rocky tinsel]

Years ago, my workhorse tank

[ocean oriole]

Where is she now?

[ocean oriole]

Btw should I level Prinz Eugen above lvl 100?

[rocky tinsel]

Alas, overtaken by many more effective ships. Plus I feel like they didn't update her art at all with new skins

[atomic abyss]

prioritise backliners to go above 100

[ocean oriole]

They already are, I'm asking if I should keep investing in Prinz Eugen.

Considering I've already MLBed her

[atomic abyss]

might as well

[ocean oriole]

Ty

[tender lotus]

I forgot what my fleet comp against Strength
May i create a thread about it?

[wind hazel]

you may

[cursive saffron]

Need help opening my AL account to another phone

[tender lotus]

Vs Strength comp by Kazuhaya

[torn salmon]

Super Buly prices were always at 15k ?

[wind hazel]

super what

[atomic abyss]

gold bulin were always 15k merit yes

[wind hazel]

gold bulin? yes 15k merit

[cursive saffron]

Anyone with experience migrating their AL to another phone?

[atomic abyss]

there's nothing to migrate beyond binding your account

and relogging into the binded account

[cursive saffron]

I did but it didn't work, I started in beginning

[atomic abyss]

you didnt select the correct server

on the new phone

it defaults to little enterprise

[torn salmon]

I always hated when I could not skip the intro

[cursive saffron]

I also did, same thing happend

I play at amagi server

[atomic abyss]

then you've done something wrong

https://imgur.com/a/lgXYNAU

[cursive saffron]

Thanks, I hope tryna log in to all server work

Am I cooked?

[wind hazel]

did you do step 2?

[cursive saffron]

...step2?

[wind hazel]

🫃🏼 read the picture above

[tame jungle]

look at what ender said

[cursive saffron]

Only on my yostar

But I'll try on others too brb

AAAAH thank yall

[tender lotus]

Where's the gear guide for each ship?

[atomic abyss]

there is only a general guide

the tierlist that previously listed the best gear for each ship has been removed

because it's just super outdated lol

[full trail]

Guys, is there a way to change Yostar account? I can't unbind in the game.

[tender lotus]

Nooo

[civic prairie]

Messerschmitt not a good fighter is it?

[tender lotus]

Good for adjust the timing
Else not

[civic prairie]

Compared to purple corsair?

[split gazelle]

/equip

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Equipment Guides and Tier Lists

🔹 Equipment picture guide by samheart564
🔹 Full details on equipment statistics
🔹 List of equipment safe to scrap by thebombzen
🔹 Augment modules guide

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

[tender lotus]

If corsair has better dmg & weapon corsair win

[split gazelle]

Check out the first link for gear

[tender lotus]

Thx rhazil

[civic prairie]

Alright

[tender lotus]

That's tons of explanation

[vocal niche]

is it worth to grind 5-4 for the gold AA gun? seems like it's recommended for many ships, and I dont have any gold AA

[wind hazel]

no

it's never worth to grind for any gear blueprint other than hvar

[ocean oriole]

Guys quick question, is there a max limit on EXP packs?

[wind hazel]

3k

[ocean oriole]

Ty 🙏

[wind hazel]

purple one idk

[ocean oriole]

It's okay, I haven't had a purple one yet lol

When do you unlock the purple packs?

[wind hazel]

you buy stuff with $$ and you get them

[ocean oriole]

Lmao, probably not going to happen... Lol

[wind hazel]

📠 f2p

[ocean oriole]

Only when I feel like it. Say that to my Enterprise & Helena skin...

Anyway thank you Mori

[cosmic osprey]

is there any units i should pick up from the guild shop that are good apart from unicorn, helena and portland

[ionic kraken]

are there any good french ships that are obtainable?

[wind hazel]

not at the moment, some are useful down the road, but not early on

[ebon storm]

Is it better to run haku with two bombers or bomber an torpedo

[wind hazel]

mostly shipyard ones

[cosmic osprey]

oh i see, is it worth me getting a dupe to help me mlb my unicorn

[wind hazel]

i'd just use purple bulin

save guild currency for other stuff like retrofit blueprints etc

[cosmic osprey]

oh i ran out i need 2 more to mlb. Oh so i should use it to pick up the retro bp

[wind hazel]

you mainly wanna buy the gold plates, then if you see cog chips or PR bps, you buy those too

skill books too

gold techbox is also good buy for you

[cosmic osprey]

oh ok rn i have 3180 guild coins

[wind hazel]

can buy unicorn if you want, should have spare. we're about to enter september too, new guild ops

you have a guild right?

[cosmic osprey]

yes ii joined a random guild yesterday

[robust onyx]

Random

[cosmic osprey]

yh idk the name but it has a lot of people inn it

[wind hazel]

as long as it's active

[knotty jolt]

Atleast make sure it's a casual guild

To join a guild to find out it's comp then randomly notice you're not in one cause kick etc would not be ideal

[cosmic osprey]

yes is a casual guild, most the people are active i think there less than 10 that last log over 1000 days ago

[knotty jolt]

[wind hazel]

💀

[ionic kraken]

which would you say are best? i have st.louis and jean d'arc at the moment. idk which ones to focus next i think i got all the german pr/dr's done now so it's on to france

[cosmic osprey]

what stage can i farm portland retro stuff cause I mlb her so i can. I have enough to retro unicorn but need to mlb her though.

[knotty jolt]

The french cruiser from pr6? i think it was that has the huge sword and people make dark souls jokes about is good iirc

[wind hazel]

do shipyard by their usefulness, not their faction

[robust onyx]

Cruiser fights are x-2

In hard mode

[cosmic osprey]

i have to do chapter 10-2 hard mode to get her retro?

[robust onyx]

She has no retrofit items

She only uses prints

[wind hazel]

x isn't referring to 10 here lol

[knotty jolt]

for prints each stage has for different ships

[cosmic osprey]

i mean the retrofit thing

[wind hazel]

x-2 as in, 4-2, 5-2, 7-2, 10-2, 12-2, so on so forth

[cosmic osprey]

oh i was about to say, So i can do 1-2 then 2-2 then etc...

[wind hazel]

only w3 and above drop gold retrofit bp

and you want to do the highest one you can, because of core data

[cosmic osprey]

she only needs one and i luckily got that

[robust onyx]

You want high than 3 for gold print drops

[cosmic osprey]

for portland retrofit do i unlock all of it or some i can skill

[knotty jolt]

I mean ideally you'd wanna unlock everything

[cosmic osprey]

ooh ok, I just need to get 2 blue and i can max everything on her

[robust onyx]

She is easier to unlock all of than SR

[knotty jolt]

atleast get to the end node that actually retrofits her

[robust onyx]

She just needs prints, gold, and lvl

[cosmic osprey]

oh ok so do the stages drop blue ones right. I mainly need them cause I luckily have all the purple and gold ones she needs

[knotty jolt]

they drop each rarity it's up to rng

[robust onyx]

Yeah hard mode fights for cruiser prints

[knotty jolt]

since ya can only do 3 a day tho it'll be tad bit annoying

[cosmic osprey]

oh i see, can i start it off by doing hard mode 1-2

[knotty jolt]

ya can just jump to the hardest one you're capable of doing

[robust onyx]

Highest x-2 fight you can handle

[cosmic osprey]

yh i was wondering why i couldnt farm more for unicorn until it shows there is a limit of 3😭

oh ok i can do 3-2

[knotty jolt]

it's not just prints ya want as since you can only do 3 a day you wanna do the hardest you're able to cause you get more core data the higher the world

[cosmic osprey]

oh i see

[knotty jolt]

I am currently doing world 12 hard as I'm not comfortable doing world 13 hard as w13 normal was a pain in the ass

[cosmic osprey]

making sure the stages are x-2 right

[knotty jolt]

ye

[cosmic osprey]

thanks guys

[robust onyx]

X-1 destroyers
X-2 cruisers
X-3 battleship
X-4 Carriers

[knotty jolt]

Before ya head out one last advice as you stock up core data DON'T SPEND IT ON THE RAINBOW OXY TORP IT'S A TRAP!

[cosmic osprey]

idk what that is so i wont

[bitter kestrel]

Guys I finished the 7th anniversary web event but I can't find the furniture in-game, does anyone have the name of it so I can find it with search function in dorm?

[cosmic osprey]

is it gonna make portland much stronger or a slight buff

[wind hazel]

tankier

[cosmic osprey]

oh is it a big improvement

[robust onyx]

Considering she is usable without it makes her more tanky

[knotty jolt]

these are portland's stats at lv100 pre and post retrofit

[wind hazel]

i dont think it has been given out yet

[cosmic osprey]

oh wow that is pretty good

[bitter kestrel]

Oh ok this would make sense, I will wait then, thank you!

[knotty jolt]

getting extra 20 evasion and nearly 900 bonus hp is alot of extra ehp

[cosmic osprey]

do u still have the link for the web event cause I only did it once

[bitter kestrel]

the event ended but I don't remember when

[cosmic osprey]

oh luckily i got the 300 dorm coins i guess

[late flame]

https://azurlane7th.com/PortTown/

[cosmic osprey]

yh it finished

[ocean oriole]

Hey guys quick question, how many coins are needed for 400 pulls?

[wind hazel]

300k

[knotty jolt]

i didn't even know this was a thing

[cosmic osprey]

how long does the anniversary last. Will there be a lot of content to do

[knotty jolt]

Anniversaries actually don't have much too them really

[bitter kestrel]

https://x.com/AzurLane_EN/status/1960960545512939683
Oh ok just found rewards will be sent September 4th

Azur Lane Official (@AzurLane_EN)

⚓ Port Town Adventures ⚓
The event has ended. Thank you for participating and making this journey unforgettable. Happy 7th Anniversary~

*The event reward will be sent via in-game mail after maintenance on 9.4.

#AzurLane #Yostar #AzurLane7thAnniv #PortTown

X · Aug 28, 2025, 7:00 AM

[solid delta]

anyone know a way to install AL international through emulator? im not in a region avaliable for it.

[wind hazel]

it's more or less the same. event map to farm, minigames to play, ships to pull, blablabla

[wind hazel]

VPN

[cosmic osprey]

oh i thought they gonna have a lot of stuff and content to do

[ocean oriole]

Sponsored by Nord VPN

[solid delta]

that stuff needs a payment method

i mean after going to singapore

[knotty jolt]

If ya wanted alot of content the most and biggest ambitious event stuff was with the atelier collabs

[ocean oriole]

I'm kidding guys I recommend Proton VPN

[wind hazel]

good ones yes, can try proton vpn and see if that works for you

[cosmic osprey]

when was that

[knotty jolt]

literally not to long ago

[ocean oriole]

Lol your comment showed up right after I typed it

[wind hazel]

singapore is part of global though....

[cosmic osprey]

oh i see

[wind hazel]

we have like at least 2 admins that are from singapore lol

[solid delta]

ye, esactly wht im thining, and google play asks for a payment method to switch

[wind hazel]

what. where are you currently playing from?

[knotty jolt]

atelier collab was july24th and had a rerun for the previous collab on july 26th

[solid delta]

twhkmo

[ocean oriole]

How do you guys decide which cats to consume & which to let live?

[solid delta]

i hate the schedule so i gone for int

[wind hazel]

ah, then you need paid vpn to change location to TW or HK lol

if you wanna play global then you can do that without vpn from Singapore

[solid delta]

im from twhmo and i wanna jump to global, the vpn got me to singapore and now

[cosmic osprey]

oh i see

[boreal wagon]

but not with the existing google account since that uses the registered country and to change that u need a payment method

[wind hazel]

make a burner account

[boreal wagon]

so you either have to make a new google account with a vpn or you just download azur lanes apk from somewhere lol

[solid delta]

and another alt probably couldnt do the job since ggl now requires a phone number to verify an account

[solid delta]

oh i really dont like that stuff could be dangerous

[boreal wagon]

those 2 things are your only options

[solid delta]

is qooapp safe? i used it once for bluearchive and dunno if this works

[wind hazel]

as long as it's the official qooapp yes

[ocean oriole]

Hi guys, can you help me get my priorities in order?

Who should I focus on from this group of ships?

[cobalt rapids]

did u get essex retrofit item ? if yes focus on her

[ocean oriole]

Yes but she needs like 8 Bulins. That's like a month of Bulin collecting.

[analog phoenix]

Who i shall limitbreak ?

[cobalt rapids]

indeed
aurora is very strong for non campaign against cl and dd bosses

[cobalt rapids]

do u have 4 bulins ?

[ocean oriole]

Cool ty, I'll go with Aurora then. Ty 🙏

[analog phoenix]

Yes , can get more

[cobalt rapids]

mlb implac and then wait for jp anni

[analog phoenix]

Tyyyy

[tranquil crescent]

is it actually better to save, cuz i can only get 2 UR bulins now, so if i get the new ship, then I'll only be able to get her to 5 stars

[sinful escarp]

save for now

[oblique valley]

thoughts on napoli vs agir vs anchorage? still need a main tank and deciding on which to get
also how long will eldridge be able to main tank for? will she survive as main tank for chapter 14/15

[tranquil crescent]

😔

guh i wanna mlb..

[wind hazel]

napoli tankiest, but selfish tank. agir has armour break, but not that great in 15, anchorage not as tanky as the 2, but useable across all. best to look at w15 from a different angle altogether

eldridge can main tank 14 mob, often used as offtank in 15

[oblique valley]

oh yeah i saw on a list somewhere agir was subpar in w15, why's that
i kinda want napoli but the fleet tech stuff is annoying

[wind hazel]

she has heavy armour

[oblique valley]

rn anchorage is looking the most accessible for me but i want a main tank that can like just do literally everything and idk if anchorage can...?

[wind hazel]

other tanks like guam anchorage napoli have medium armour, so torp/plane damage on them are less than on agir

[oblique valley]

all limited zzzz

[wind hazel]

anchorage is good enough until at least 14

[oblique valley]

what about gouden leeuw? somehow i have the fleet tech for her
is she a main tank

[wind hazel]

i have no idea

[oblique valley]

won't work in 15?

[wind hazel]

can work but the rest of your fleet need to be strong

which goes back to the "all limited zzz" issue LOL

[robust onyx]

Gouden is pretty much similar to Guam in game play from what I heard

[cobalt rapids]

sir napoli is heaby armor

[wind hazel]

she is?

[cobalt rapids]

yes

[wind hazel]

make sense, her boobs are big too

[cobalt rapids]

yes

[cosmic osprey]

i was wondering what is an augment. I got few characters now that have it unlocked

[wind hazel]

additional piece of gear

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

sir, nobody asked

you can share your excitement at #trophy-room like the rest of us

[cosmic osprey]

oh i see is additional gear shall i be worrying about them now or later on

[clever valley]

Is it worth making a 3rd fleet to grind ships for pr?

[wind hazel]

later on

[wind hazel]

usually you just change the mob fleet mainfleet or vanguard, accordingly

[cosmic osprey]

also there are 2 mission a day that I need to do get someone retro thing but the thing is one is excercise so idk if i am at the level do win 2 matches. Wdyt i should do

[wind hazel]

it's doing 2 exercises, not winning

winning is optional, just gotta do it twice, whatever result

[whole vault]

What is today's update? It requires 78 MB and I honestly want to know what does it do

[rain night]

how many t3 retrofits does eldridge need?

[zenith heron]

I assume no one has a D30 Gouden yet, but having the most EHP still goes to Napoli? considering the Latter is just similar or a sidegrade to Guam?

[cosmic osprey]

oh mb i thought u have to win

does excercise affect ur morale and stuff

i just loaded in one and died in 17 seconds 😭

[fleet whale]

What do y suggest me for upgrade my ships? I started since 1 week to play this game and I got 3 SR I'm stucked on stage 3-1 of the main story

[late flame]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/

[cosmic osprey]

is it worth me doing all the excercise matches cause even if i lose i get xp still?

thanks hopefully i dont die in 17 seconds again lol

[clever valley]

Thats gonna be a little hard with what i have should i just focus on getting to w12 instead

[cosmic osprey]

also 1 more thing i have 107 medals and I was wondering id i should buy 2 epic bulin or save it for the sr selection next month

[wind hazel]

20

[wind hazel]

yes

[clever valley]

Kk ty

[wind hazel]

farm more, buy the 2 bulin

you can easily clear the hull selector+ 2bulin+3k specialized core if you play daily

[cosmic osprey]

where is that

[rain night]

medal shop

[wind hazel]

wdym where

[cosmic osprey]

oh nvm yes silly me

can u get medals from missions as well as retiring ships

[atomic abyss]

Primarily retiring ships

I believe weekly missions do give medals

[cosmic osprey]

oh cool.

[eternal basalt]

You get XP and Merit

[cosmic osprey]

oh is that the currency

[wind hazel]

yes, merit from exercise, for merit shop

[cosmic osprey]

does excercise effect ur morale or no

[wind hazel]

you get 15 attempts per day so make sure you do them all

attempts won't stack and cannot go over 10 maximum

[cosmic osprey]

oh that is good i get free xp and medals. I should of been doing them before 😭

[eternal basalt]

Not medals

[cosmic osprey]

oh how comes

[wind hazel]

merit is merit, medal is medal

different currency

in this game you earn USD, Euro, JPY, RMB, Pesos, etc. Just in different names

[zenith heron]

Do some of you guys have the current best fleets against said Armor in absolute majority?

like for example is Kear, Yk2 and Lion best on Light?

Is Soyuz, Nakhimov and Lion best against Medium?

Is IJN CV to Implacable still better against Heavy, or possibly be replaced by Mecklenburg BB strat with Lion and Biszwei?

[cosmic osprey]

oh i see

this excercise is so good for xp i lost and my mvp got 1.2k xp that is crazy

[elfin hollow]

If we leave out the characters, are the PR7 or PR8 weapons better?
I'm doing some research, but I'm still not 100% sure what to do.
Is the PR9 series coming out soon?

[eternal basalt]

WE JUST got PR8

[wind hazel]

both UR gear are best in slots for med and heavy, so kinda depends on what you're aiming for

La9's gap for the next best is definitely bigger than meck's gap vs champy/flandre/soyuz

[soft raft]

PR9 will be next july

[eternal basalt]

Is EN anni soon

[whole crypt]

just 11 month away, anytime now

[elfin hollow]

Thanks everyone for answering.
I didn't know PR8 was so new.
I can't decide between PR7 or PR8 hahaha

[glossy granite]

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

[elfin hollow]

Thanks!
I read it but I'm still undecided hahaha

[wind hazel]

go 8

[elfin hollow]

At first they recommended PR7 (Bayard was one of my goals), but then I decided to go for a UR and I can't decide between Admiral Nakhimov and Mecklenburg.

[wind hazel]

got soyuz?

[elfin hollow]

No, I'm new.
My fleets are Sovetskaya Belorussiya, Nelson, and Massena.
The second is North Carolina, Dunquerke Meta, and Unicorn.

[wind hazel]

then go 8

you won't be unlocking the ships for now, mainly just doing the research for ship blueprints and gear blueprints. mainly gear blueprints

your fleet also look giga garbage if im being frank LOL

[elfin hollow]

hahahaha

Well my Vanguard ships are even worse, almost all blue and purple

[soft raft]

Yeesh that's way too many SRs for a newbie to raise
Give this a read asap https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[elfin hollow]

Thanks!

[silk helm]

i thought there was a better med gun

[undone plover]

Raffa gun is BiS for med
Meck gun BiS for heavy

[wind hazel]

right, but only 1

[undone plover]

Oh u were talking la9

[wind hazel]

nah he was right, i did forget about raff gun being BIS for med

but timing aside it's still raff+2 meck for BIS

[silk helm]

wow... first time i've been correct in gph

[undone plover]

Poor raffa always forgotten

[silk helm]

you're staying for 3 meck guns? i still only have 1 la 9 should i go back?

[undone plover]

It will be added in january to proto shop

And 2 is probably enough
Stay to get 3 guns and finish meck and golden lion imo

Can go back for la9 later

[silk helm]

arigato

still no soyuz so my bis for med is triple bb anyways

[warped acorn]

whats the best dive bomber

[wind hazel]

skyraider and tenrai

[past beacon]

anyone help me with Rumey and Anchor gear

[forest palm]

Anchorage is pretty standard fair for gear, no different than other CA/CB. Fritz depends on the content and the ships you're using with her in the main fleet

[past beacon]

How about pairing her with Musashi and Bis? Does it work;-;

[undone plover]

It works but not rly ideal for any content

[warped acorn]

cm don't count into wr right

[undone plover]

For campaign + mob use 1 BB 2 CV

For bossing usually u want 3 CV or 3 BB together for synergy
But fritz can work in mixed fleets as well and they are becoming more meta these days

But musashi excels in heavy armor and fritz is weakest on heavy armor so they are not a great mix rly

[undone plover]

I dont think so but not sure

[warped acorn]

fair

[hardy creek]

Do I need to max fdgs fate simulation for w14?

[forest palm]

no, but it'd help

[hardy creek]

Alright

[past beacon]

I was hoping she’d be a high-DPS versatile pick for boss fights

[wind hazel]

she can be

[undone plover]

She is but the combination of musashi zwei + fritz is just awkward
If u have no other URs then it is fine

[red hawk]

talk me out of blowing all my ur bulins on shinano rn

[forest palm]

we have a new UR in 13 days

[red hawk]

thats like 2 weeks I'll die

[undone plover]

[late flame]

just be offline for a fortnight ez

[undone plover]

If u dont wait 2 weeks u will have to wait 2 months to MLB the new UR

Shinano can be MLB with the handbook selector and perma pity dupes

[red hawk]

I got my first copy of her from the handbook selector iirc

[late flame]

-# or pray RNG likes you and get many UR dupes

[undone plover]

Then just be patient
Patience in gacha games is an underrated skill

[late flame]

people legit forget this is a resource management game

[undone plover]

Zoomers in shambles

[red hawk]

it is, im surprised im doing so well not wasting pulls. im usually a "burn them when you get them" sort of dude. opsi at least gives me stuff to do when oil is low

[undone plover]

We get around 2 events per month usually to scratch the itch (including reruns)
If u want to feed the gacha demons go farm map drops for collection
But only after you are in a good spot to do so

[red hawk]

yeah I'm just saving up oil to push through world 11, I rolled through 11-1 taking basically no damage so im fairly sure I should be able to push into 12 as soon as I have the resources

[wind hazel]

play two account, blow all cubes in secondary account

[plush path]

Any idea when Hindenburg fate sim will come out? Have a bunch of extra blueprints and wondering if I should save them or prototype them

[undone plover]

Yeah def go to 12 asap

[forest palm]

DR getting FS is one of the most inconsistent things about this game lol

[undone plover]

No idea tbh
DR fate sim is a complete 🔮

[wind hazel]

no but you can use other DR's catchup for protocore

[late flame]

agir be like:

[undone plover]

I would save them unless u really need the protocore for sth

[plush path]

Save them it is

[forest palm]

you eventually end up with more protocores than you know what to do with, and stacks on stacks of extra prints

[undone plover]

Was ibuki + unzen + ?? Fastest opsi van these days?

[whole crypt]

you want some high uptime non-torp DPS, preferably with shield piercing

[undone plover]

So hinden?

[gilded carbon]

How does Pr2 Azuma hold up nowadays?

[undone plover]

Was curious what CN uses

[undone plover]

Not that well
There are better tanks
There are better dps botes
And better utility botes

[gilded carbon]

So she is good but overshadowed?

[undone plover]

Pretty much yeah

with the caveat also very expensive

I mainly used her to get 3k protocore

[gilded carbon]

As expensive as any other UR you can coin. I guess?

[undone plover]

Yep
But other UR(DR) u can coin like FdG agir and haku are more useful

[gilded carbon]

Ägir and FDG are done (or soon to be) and i dont think Hakuryuu is attractive (and i have a lot of powerful CV)

[undone plover]

She is like drake but maybe a tad more useful?
I never used both in practice but some of the boomers might be able to shed some light on the drake vs azuma debate

[undone plover]

U can coin azuma and drake for protocore

Or just use them if u like
Not everything needs to be top of the meta to be usable

[gilded carbon]

Indeed. And i quite like that about such games

[fleet berry]

I like using Napoli for OpSi mobbing. Her gun slots can pierce + I can send her to Stronghold with 0 brain.

[gilded carbon]

Most content isnt locked behind Meta-builds

[red hawk]

definitely feels like im hitting a wall at the abyssal sirens with the basic ships I've got so far

[onyx flame]

quick question what torp should shimanto be using, i saw somewhere that its the a triple torp?

[undone plover]

It happens
But u also need to start to acquire and learn how to use gears for bossing

And work around the abyssal buffs/debuffs

And make sure u have enough adaptive tuning before u fight them

[red hawk]

im over cap on tuning, I just struggle to do enough damage, even with a fleet of 120+ ships

[undone plover]

Triple torp in hard content where shimanto is being used for her defensive skills
I think it is a purple iris torp forgot the name

So ch15 for example

[undone plover]

Show an example with your fleet and gear

Lets see if we can improve it

Bossing is not like mobbing where u can use a cookie cutter build for everything
U need a different cookie cutter for different bosses

[cosmic osprey]

i got blue fashou i was wondering if i should keep her, on tier list she is in tier 4 so im not sure what to do

fusou

[undone plover]

U should keep 1 copy of all ships until u get dock issues

[sick kettle]

are time fuze aa worth using?

[cosmic osprey]

oh i see

[undone plover]

Fusou specifically is bad to use
But getting her to level 120 gives all your mlb BB +1 rld which is good to have and stacks up when u get more ships to level 120

some give other stats at 120 but more rld is rly good to have

[cosmic osprey]

oh i should keep her. Btw what do i do if i run out of oil? How do i get more

[split gazelle]

Commissions mostly

[cosmic osprey]

oh i see

[rain night]

is it ever worth retiring super rares for medals

[red hawk]

if you don't need them for MLB

[undone plover]

I would only consider this after u mlb them
U can get enough medals from retiring elites and rares

[undone plover]

Neither is dedicated bossing fleet tbh
So no wonder u have issues

[red hawk]

no, im really just kinda winging it based off the fleets I started for campaign lol, it's fine for farming most opsi and stuff until I hit abyssal

[rain night]

saratoga is better for mob than boss and also helena better for boss than mob

[undone plover]

Ideally u want to get 1 mob fleet 1 BB fleet and 1 CV fleet

[rain night]

why?

[red hawk]

I do have penny maxed I just don't have her on a fleet rn because I have better BBs im levelling

[undone plover]

Easiest for synergy
3 BB work together better
U can capitalize on their natural sync and time buffs + debuffs better

[rain night]

i see

[undone plover]

Penny not the best tbh
Just raise your 2 fleets for now
I agree move uni to mob
When u reach ch12 and can farm there comfortably come back to ask who to raise

And start buying protocore gear
So u can also start tackling medium and heavy enemies

[red hawk]

so Nina/Enty/Yumia with Kala Z23 and Helena for Boss and Hood/Sara/Uni with Portland Shigure and Sandy for mob?

[rain night]

should i sell all the elites i don't use for like early game

[silk helm]

for fleet tech, how does DD FP compare to DD TRP?

[undone plover]

Sandy better for boss
She is more dps than z23

[undone plover]

Keep 1 copy imo
Until u start to have dock issues

[undone plover]

All vanguard fp better than other stats
Maybe cruiser evasion prio then dd fp

[rain night]

okay

[undone plover]

Dd get more from fp than CA/CL since they have lass base fp
Also if u have traf + z52 even more reason to prio dd fp over cl/ca fp

[silk helm]

oh got it, DD FP it is then

[undone plover]

Just be careful the ships are bad so probably dont raise 3 dd together

And if u have cog issues raise elite and lower rarity first
More fp/cog chips

[silk helm]

12-1 should be easy enough

[undone plover]

I still have like 50 uncapped vanguard tech tbh
Keep your chips for backline tech first

[wind hazel]

updated look

[undone plover]

Thank sushi
He asked for more EN friendly guide

[silk helm]

fleet tech min max guide next

[wind hazel]

haha yeah had people asking what is drake hind gun last week

[undone plover]

There is an idea

[cosmic osprey]

does it take more oil the further u go in the campaign?

[undone plover]

The spoon keeps getting bigger

[cosmic osprey]

oh that is annoying 😭

[wind hazel]

on first clear, at least. after 100% clear, ch9 onwards it will introduce oil cap

[undone plover]

More oil but more rewards so it evens out
Also ch9 unlocks oil cap
So ch9 more efficient by a lot than previous chapters and it gets better until ch12 then u hit diminishing returns

[cosmic osprey]

what will the oil cap be on ch9

[wind hazel]

9-1

you can find out more on wiki

[cosmic osprey]

oh i see rn for each mob it cost me 60 oil

[agile patrol]

okay ive now unlocked strategic search
and i have like a few hundreds excess AP left. (no like, a serious lot of it. and there are 2 days left)
Do I do this?

Is it better to 'pause' at Merchant and Siren Constructs or not?

[undone plover]

Check this chart for details

https://suchiguma.github.io/deepresearch/auto-search-exp-and-coins#two-fleets

[wind hazel]

always pause for merchant

[agile patrol]

What about Siren Constructs?

[agile patrol]

And does it matter which C5 zone I choose to do this? Or just choose any?

[undone plover]

I dont stop personally but maybe stop if u havent done the star missions yet

For siren I mean
For akashi stop better

[agile patrol]

thanks!!!

[agile patrol]

-# non important question but curiosity: why not C6?

[silk helm]

c6 if you have no time

[agile patrol]

ohhhh i see

[wind hazel]

no, c5 if no time

[undone plover]

C6 more AP and same cat nodes
U want best cat node/AP ratio for max rewards

C3 slightly better but needs more time

[agile patrol]

ive been duped

[wind hazel]

no time=c5
got time=c3
a lot of time=c1, then c3

[undone plover]

C5 is like the sweet spot

[agile patrol]

I'll do C5

[undone plover]

[agile patrol]

i have like..
i have like. atleast 900 AP in my storage

keyword: atleast. do you think I can make it in time

[silk helm]

yes...

[whole crypt]

900 is easy

[agile patrol]

okay good good

[silk helm]

make sure you do your hiddens/sirens/strongholds

[whole crypt]

it's just a matter of how much time you have

[undone plover]

Some ppl go to opsi jail with 3k AP
(Start dumping AFTER monthly reset) and still make it

[agile patrol]

That's very promisi
What's Opsi jail?

[undone plover]

Sth sweaty/lazy ppl do

[late flame]

alternatively just clear out opsi at the start of the month

[rain vine]

having to burn a couple thousand ap after the monthly reset, so you cant quit the game

[wind hazel]

not finishing opsi before month change and they are forced to be stuck there so that their AP don't go to waste lol

[tranquil crescent]

do i save pulls for the new character?

[undone plover]

And sometimes manjuu does a pro gamer move and releases a patch 30 min into new month

[agile patrol]

wtf

[rain vine]

you should always be saving outside of UR banners

[tranquil crescent]

what...

[wind hazel]

well there's no new character right now. just do 1 light daily

there will be 2 weeks from now

[tranquil crescent]

i did 10 pulls just now for the akashi secret mission

and I've been doing special pulls constantly

[whole crypt]

congratulations you just wasted 20 cubes

[undone plover]

[wind hazel]

stop doing that then lul

[agile patrol]

Do 1 pull on the Light ship construction everyday
You get 1 free cube from the daily mission. So it's a free pull.

[agile patrol]

... oh no.

[wind hazel]

did you at least get good ship? maybe aquila

[elfin hollow]

The next Rerun is the Italian event in Gorizia and Andrea Doria, right?

[tranquil crescent]

yeah, I've gotten like 4-5 URS throughout i think 60-100 special pulls

[rain vine]

UR banners require 400 cubes to guarantee pity, and you get at least 168 cubes per month

[undone plover]

Could be skipped for rerun I think
Forgot if it was a raid type event

Ask cheeky when he is here

[agile patrol]

... what?

[tranquil crescent]

yeah

[undone plover]

I asked him and forgot his reply

[whole crypt]

so you wasted cubes to pull for dated ships you have no use for

[undone plover]

Getting perma UR and missing limited UR not worth it

[elfin hollow]

If this is the next Rerun, I'm not going to spend cubes, but I don't know what the next UR will be.

[tranquil crescent]

got a vanguard, two ulrich, a shinano, and a NJ from pity

[agile patrol]

does anyone have an idea what the next UR is?

[warped acorn]

how good is opsi exp farming? thinking to do this to farm agir cdc2...

[undone plover]

U have time
Start saving cubes and do 1 light banner pull

[whole crypt]

unless you have too much money and just whale for builds stop building special and heavy

[undone plover]

Not good but better than nothing

[tranquil crescent]

i mean i just came back from not playing and there wasn't a UR banner, n i got 3 UR bulins rn

and a shinano dupe

[undone plover]

Next UR in 2-3 weeks is new UR
Most likely a sakura ship if historical trends continue

[wind hazel]

quite good if you can spend a lot of time doing c1

[undone plover]

Just save cubes

[warped acorn]

oh well
if i want to do c5 where should i and is it easier than 12-4?

[whole crypt]

are you sitting on like 1k+ cubes or something

[tranquil crescent]

i thought next UR was on the 6th

[warped acorn]

why c1
cuz repeat?

[silk helm]

Is this aux combo okay if I just want this ship to live

[tranquil crescent]

no? why

[wind hazel]

yeah, c1 is basically a loop

[undone plover]

I dont think so
But I am not sure rly
Probably later

[wind hazel]

but really need to commit your time, otherwise it's useless

[warped acorn]

oh great thanks guess atleast c1 is easier to do

[undone plover]

Was that robot chef hp?
If so then it is good

[silk helm]

yeah bubbly boily chef

[haughty skiff]

as long as it's double health then it's fine

[wind hazel]

basically grind 12-1/12-4 with 150 morale x3 sortie, stop, go do c1 for ~45mins, go back to w12 grind, repeat process

[cosmic osprey]

cause Im out of oil theres certain comission that needs a lvl 10 ship. Is it ok for me to use a bit of books to get few ships to 10 to farm comission cause i need oil cause i am almost out

[whole crypt]

are you at least keeping enough to pity upcoming URs

[undone plover]

Make sure u spend AP for the map icons first
It is late in the month for c1

[tranquil crescent]

uhhh you can do that?

[haughty skiff]

go GC

[undone plover]

And last 2 days burn AP in c3/c5 not c1

[tranquil crescent]

cuz i just redeemed a NJ from pity

[stark quiver]

Faer faer how to cope -900 ap c1

[wind hazel]

ye better to start with new month than now

[undone plover]

Shinano/vanguard better

[warped acorn]

ive done them all have 2k ap left

[undone plover]

Can do some c1 but burn in c3/c5 later

[tranquil crescent]

i can MLB my shinano, but people saying i should save a UR bulin for new UR

[whole crypt]

it's exactly why we're telling you to stop making random pulls, you can stockpile cubes to make sure you meet the pity for new UR banners

[undone plover]

Yes save UR bulins

[haughty skiff]

okay, so simple;

stop pulling on non-event banners, there is a new UR banner in like 1 - 2 weeks

[tranquil crescent]

well i wish i knew that a long time ago

[stark quiver]

Is ending with 10k points normal

[whole crypt]

well now you know

[wind hazel]

can be

[silk helm]

if you have not touched grass, yes

[whole crypt]

so stop pulling randomly in heavy/special and just do your daily light

[stark quiver]

I mean points or exchange tickets idk

[tranquil crescent]

this is so not sigma😔

[undone plover]

My best was 6k AP I think

[elfin hollow]

Yamato?

[wind hazel]

like voucher point?

[stark quiver]

Yes

[undone plover]

Vouchers? 12k more average I think

[wind hazel]

10k is on the low side, but it can happen

[undone plover]

Anything is possible
But dont get addicted to

[stark quiver]

Hmm maybe over capping 12 days of dailies and ap doesn’t help

[tranquil crescent]

also i have no dock space

[wind hazel]

jesus dude 67 gold

alpha suicide watch

[agile patrol]

wtf??

[rain vine]

gonna be in opsi jail for a long time

[silk helm]

high rolled i guess

[undone plover]

Peak c1 gaming

[agile patrol]

i don't feel bad about my 900+ AP anymore

[stark quiver]

Don’t find me hanging off a ceiling fan

[tranquil crescent]

do i spend any gems i get on dock space? cuz i spent any gems i got on skins, pulls, n gold cuz idk

[undone plover]

/gems

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Gem Spending 101

Gems in Azur Lane are fairly rare from an F2P perspective. However, the gacha in Azur lane does not require gems and their main usage is expansion of facilities like dorm, academy, docks and depot, as well as buying resources, resource packs, premium items (rings and name change), and skins.

As an F2P, you can get up to 4700 guaranteed gems (3750 for 3* clearing all 15 main campaign worlds, 800 for completing Bands collection and 150 for 8 days login campaign), not counting random gems from commissions or occasional bonuses from events or other sources.

Considering limited availability of gems for F2P players, even if spent exclusively on QoL upgrades, it is impossible to upgrade everything.

This is the recommended way to spend gems as an F2P:

• 3rd Dorm slot (300 gems)
• Dorm 2nd floor (500 gems)
• Dock space (remaining gems)

The main purpose of the dorm is for faster morale regen while grinding. Using ships with 0 morale will receive a 50% exp penalty and lose affinity.

The 2nd floor of the dorm will have the same number of slots as the 1st floor. While it lacks passive exp gain, it has faster morale regen. 3 dorm slots with the 2nd floor gives you a total of 6 slots, which is enough for your whole mob fleet.

Dock space is the biggest constraint for players. While this can help casual players collect all their waifus, there is also practical use in collecting ships - for later levelling to get their fleet tech on reaching lvl 120. These are important for players as they provide crucial additional stats that help players to tackle the hardest content (W14/15, H.Arbiters, CM).

Alternatively, players may consider getting the 3rd Academy slot for faster skill training or more dorm slots instead of just dock space (not recommended).

While players may opt to buy skins/rings with the F2P gems, this will come at the cost of QoL. It is recommended to only buy those with real money 💳.

[stark quiver]

Better start burning them now u gonna run out of time

[undone plover]

How much gems did u spend

[silk helm]

already on it :/

[late flame]

if he is 💳 sure...

[tranquil crescent]

uhh im on chap 10

and i have 200 gems as of now, you can guess from this pic

[elfin hollow]

Haha, don't worry. I would have liked my first UR to be Kronstadt, but Wishing Well didn't work for me. I'm going to save my cubes until I see the next UR or the next rerun, which I'm waiting for.
Actually, if there's one UR I'd really like to get, it's my favorite CV along with Implacable, Amagi CV.

[tranquil crescent]

i have 2 shinano skins btw

[late flame]

wild

[wind hazel]

you gonna cry

[chrome fiber]

Waiiit it's possible to get the ring back if i sell the oathed ship?

[agile patrol]

156 max.. oh my lord.
that's gonna be painfuuul.

[undone plover]

Get some dock space at least mate

[tranquil crescent]

I've been uhh, retiring my blue ships for space, and using them to enhance my other better ships

[late flame]

f2p should not ever spend on paid skin - there is a reason why its called paid skin

[agile patrol]

fastest2pay

[wind hazel]

fork out some $$ and buy gem, expand your dock

[tranquil crescent]

and some purple n gold ships I've been retiring

[late flame]

-# well, i'm first to pay

[spark patio]

any useable aa guns? or i just scrap them all

[tranquil crescent]

uhh okay...

[kindred arrow]

Was this month's arbiter heavy?

[tranquil crescent]

wait should i get dorm first?

[agile patrol]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/images/equip_misc/AA_Guns.jpeg

[wind hazel]

basically the first 5

[undone plover]

read the full gem guide I posted
if u missed it scroll back or do /gems in #bot-spam

[agile patrol]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/User:Thebombzen/Safe_To_Scrap_MK_II

Link to the scrapping list ^

[tranquil crescent]

yeah dorm then dock space

[late flame]

got the feeling that he wouldnt be in this sorry mess if he read

[spark patio]

so i will unequip the rest?

[undone plover]

if they refuse to read I will until they do

[wind hazel]

well maybe not, until you can get better AA guns, just use whatever you can use. but the first 5 are your best AA guns for now, gold>purple

[tranquil crescent]

fuck but i need a ulrich skin

[late flame]

sure cough up the cash

[tranquil crescent]

I'm kidding

[wind hazel]

this guy ceritified wild

[late flame]

no pun intended

[tranquil crescent]

I'll get the vanguard skin instead

[agile patrol]

-# do it do it you know you want to huh do it then do it. get the ulrich skin get the ulrich skin ge t the ultraici ksi

[wind hazel]

btw what was the conclusion of this aa? only work on azuma? or can work on unzen/shimakaze/kaza

[rapid shard]

I didn't spend anything on skins till I had dorm fully expanded and training hall slots and dock space to spare

[undone plover]

i think it was unzen + azuma but there was some caveat

[red hawk]

I guess I don't get the point of skins you barely see in this game

[tranquil crescent]

https://tenor.com/view/choso-jjk-choso-choso-panic-insane-choso-anime-insane-gif-5693401929827560865

[rain vine]

couldve saved on the training hall slots

[late flame]

please do not spam gif / images in this channel

[spark patio]

ulrich skin is good

[tranquil crescent]

I'm not spamming?

[agile patrol]

(they mean not to use unrelated gifs at all)

[tranquil crescent]

[tranquil crescent]

oh okay

[rapid shard]

Speaking of training hall. Is it overall more efficient to combine the books up tiers or just use them?

[elfin hollow]

What is the difference between L2D and L2D+ skins?

[rapid shard]

The + have more interaction

[spark patio]

you can bite them

[agile patrol]

L2D is an animated skin
L2D+ is an animated skin that you can interact with

[elfin hollow]

thanks!

[agile patrol]

With normal L2D skins, nothing really happens when you click. They just give you a voiceline.

[rapid shard]

Enterprise you can wash her....

[tranquil crescent]

is that why they're like 1180

[wind hazel]

you lose exp per book if you combine purple to gold, so ideally dont combine if you want a good sustainability

[tranquil crescent]

so imma buy the 20€ pack, so dorm, extra space for lesson, then the rest in dock space

[agile patrol]

WHAT

[tranquil crescent]

DOCK, I MEANT DOCK SPACE

[chrome fiber]

[rapid shard]

You can edit second message but not the first?

[chrome fiber]

[agile patrol]

wait.
Extra space for lesson? why though

[agile patrol]

^^^^^^^

[tranquil crescent]

i reset discord cuz it froze, my phone sucks

there we go

[chrome fiber]

I just got 20k gem for a bday gift from a random entity. Should i spend all on dock

[tranquil crescent]

uhh third academy slot

[rapid shard]

Lesson hall spots aint really worth it unless you just got the extra gems to spend. Much better things you can spend on

[silk helm]

😂 save ur money and just buy a new phone

[agile patrol]

brutal . . .

[late flame]

wild (heh)

[tranquil crescent]

I'm saving for my license, gimme a break

[agile patrol]

no reason to do that
you won't be in such a hurry that you'll need three whole academy slots to make use of.
two is sufficient

[rapid shard]

I have all 4 and you'll just end up low on books if you stay on top of starting them back up quickly

[tranquil crescent]

understandable

so dorm spots, then dock space

how many times do i buy de dock space

[spark patio]

BRO

[late flame]

love the autocorrect

[tranquil crescent]

I'm gonna bomb a hospital

[rapid shard]

Especially the red books which are the skills you want leveled the most on average. 2 is fine. Dock space will serve you 1000% better

[tranquil crescent]

i hate those autocorrected

yeah i give up

[tranquil crescent]

o and i are RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER

[rapid shard]

And just buy space as needed no need to throw your entire wallet at it instantly. I personally upgrade when I cant do a 3x sortie without stopping to retire or enhance.

[spark patio]

should i use 2 toolkit for eugen or just 1 toolkit and hyraulic?

[sweet delta]

2 hydraulic

[spark patio]

oh, she too tanky to use 2 toolkit?

can i use naval to replace the second hydraulic?

[sweet delta]

She's not too tanky, it's just mathematically better to give her more Eva than HP with gear

[spark patio]

and portland will use 2 hydraulic too?

[whole crypt]

how do you use two hydraulic

[spark patio]

1 hydraulic and 1 navel paint

[late flame]

[spark patio]

i dont have that yellow thing

[sweet delta]

Hydraulic and camo are the same

Are you sure you should be using both eugen and Portland though? You have two high level fleets?

[spark patio]

yes sir, 2 fleets

[undone plover]

Sushi I couldnt find the sakura aa gun question I asked u once
The one that was useful for unzen potentially
Was it conditional?
I remember seeing a comp with unzen use the 134 instead

Or was the issue range?

[whole crypt]

FP cope

[spark patio]

still trying to complete the team

[undone plover]

Replace vanguard
At 3 stars she is dead weight

[spark patio]

i dont have anyone to use

[undone plover]

Use a CV
Maps require recon and air superiority stats which CV help fulfill

Show your CVs
Filter in dock

[spark patio]

independence?

[undone plover]

Yeah she is great
If u can afford her retrofit

[sweet delta]

I would expect at least one improved rudder at this point from research

[spark patio]

or sara?

[undone plover]

Indep cheaper and probably better

[spark patio]

wait, imma get her from core data shop

[undone plover]

Wait

[spark patio]

hmm?

[undone plover]

Do u have 3 white BB shells? And 1-2 black shells?

[spark patio]

no, i don;t have any, i forgot to buy

[undone plover]

Then get shells
Use saratoga for now
I think sara augment is good enough until u manage to retrofit her

Sara can be in mob and essex boss
Mob is carried by uni anway so boss should have the better CV

[spark patio]

independence retrofit better than sara retro?

[analog phoenix]

How can i get ship exp fast ? I need tech to increase my BB fp

[undone plover]

Imo yes
But getting BB shells more important than indep
How much core data u have?

[spark patio]

2200

then i will buy the shells and use sara

[undone plover]

Keep grinding in ch12
Can do c1 opsi if u want to tryhard
But realistically wont make a difference
At some point cog chips become more of a bottleneck than xp

[undone plover]

That is the better option for now

If u have more CV show them
Maybe u have a good one u dont know

[spark patio]

imma show all the main

[undone plover]

Sure

[analog phoenix]

Am i in mid-game ? ( In 13-1 play for 2 yrs )

[spark patio]

the rest is common ships

[undone plover]

Klaudia is fine for mob
Cheaper than sara and she has some levels so easier to slot in

Sara will give more eagle union points but honestly not enough to matter imo

[undone plover]

No hard definiton for mid-game
Imo if u are in ch12 and working on shipyard and opsi u are in mid game

[spark patio]

i don't have klaudia's uni aug

[undone plover]

Oof

[spark patio]

that's the problem