gameplay-help

[whole crypt]

DDG ones all have not rerun and just went perm like the year after

[wind hazel]

UR bias

[stark quiver]

im half correct, so therefore i am correct

oh shit forgot to do guild missions

[wind hazel]

n00b

[stark quiver]

wow i cant one shot guild boss

[ancient kettle]

Twin 100 Kai or Single 113 for Trafalgar? I heard 113 is better, but I want second hand opinions from you guys

[stark quiver]

113

[ancient kettle]

Thanks

[dense elbow]

Any gear guide to help me out for mid game, most all I find is end game stuff

[wind hazel]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide

or sam's gear guide, also work

[light trail]

are any of the PR7 fate sims really good or can i just work towards them in any order because it doesnt matter

is halford a ship that exists now
can anyone get back to me on these questions pls

[stark quiver]

halford has always existed in game

[wind hazel]

really good depends on your dock

[stark quiver]

barnyard fs5 is a good increase in dps

[wind hazel]

if you have ply you rarely have reason to use bayard. if you have UR BB you have no reason to use daisen

[strange sphinx]

ahm when DDG missile event rerun? also how different is the missile in shop vs the event?

[light trail]

so just nothing to care much about then?

[wind hazel]

not much that change current meta

if you're missing options they can be good for you

[stark quiver]

not lvl 15 today right

[wind hazel]

tomorrow

lv14 today

[stark quiver]

[slow fox]

When I do W15 lifetime measurements, should I measure without a support CV fleet?

[stark quiver]

I third strike couldn’t kill lvl 14 yuudachi fully
Am I fucked

[wind hazel]

💀 how

[stark quiver]

Idk actually

It killed at 14s with Alsace,lion , fritz , 52, aurora traf

And then at 19s with lion flag, Alsace fritz , 52,traf, plymouth

i can honestly go abosolute walllet demon
but id rather not

[wind hazel]

we'll see tomorrow

[gilded carbon]

Am i right in assuming this is about as useful as not Equiping it. (Especially without owning Unzen)

Literally when not owning Unzen, of course

[hollow quartz]

When it comes to core shop should I get 3 white shells and 3 black or replace one white with pencil shell?

[cobalt rapids]

with a non-overpowered support fleet

[whole crypt]

just making sure I'm not missing some useful niche for the new aux?

(even with Unzen)

[cobalt rapids]

3 white shells and 1-2 blackshells
the default setups for bbs end up being white shell + table/goldradar so black shells are usually for timing adjustment / stagger / or nich use for when a bbs take black over white ( like low to 0 eva bosses )

[eternal basalt]

It's an FP aux DD's can use

[wind hazel]

you say that like it's even good lol

[zenith heron]

DDs don't need much EVAs...

So I think it could have been nice if it where the same as the To Love Ru FP Auxi or the Tractor Auxi?

[brazen swift]

200k coins enough for pulls? havent played in 4 years

[cobalt rapids]

its enough for 133 pulls

[brazen swift]

alright thanks just preparing for ur

[cobalt rapids]

ur pity is 200 if u have to go to it

[eternal basalt]

300k is 200 pulls

[forest palm]

likely won't need all of that

[heavy ember]

im planning on returning from i think 1+ year break cuz of real life stuff and i think i last played on alsace or guam banner... any tips or things i should know? maybe what new gear to farm in operations, new ways to level up fast or which ships to level up

[wind hazel]

same as before except for research focus i guess

we have series 8 now so get started on it

[heavy ember]

sick i dunno if i missed any op URs but the ones i have are p good already

[wind hazel]

you missed Lion

and Fritz Rumney i think

[heavy ember]

are they broken or did they powercreep any of the current ur? also who do i prio laffey 2, guam, alsace, mogador or soyuz which has the most value

[rain vine]

unless youre drowning in UR bulins, i would save for hakuhou in the new event, just in case shes better value

[hollow quartz]

I see thank you. Is there a guide for the core data shop cause I am not sure what to focus on next?

[undone plover]

/coredata

[odd root]

https://www.azurlaneecgc.com/images/equip_misc/Core_Data_Priority.jpeg

[wind hazel]

lion is very broken, fritz is often BIS for light and medium as well. how many bulins do you have now?

[flat wraith]

I'm using spreadsheet by samheart564 preparing fleets for operation siren but can't find this specific buff on ships in their skills
Is it an error in spreadsheet? Something that was deleted in game. Or Just hidden feature for Repair Ships.

[wind hazel]

it's a hidden skill for repair ships

tho im not sure if the value is correct

https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/db/ships/id/232

[flat wraith]

It matters that it does something
currently my fourth fleet is just random shipgirls so it would let me play, so they may at least give me a tiny buff

[undone plover]

The extra 1 second dialogue u get when they heal u is pretty annoying tbh
Just put more x-fleet

[rain vine]

you would normally just dump every other UR that has a crossfleet skill in your 4th fleet unless you have enough to make a specific anti-armor fleet so you dont have to switch gears around

you already get quite a lot of repair boxes anyways

[flat wraith]

well i dump all i have.. it ain't much, but its honest work

https://tenor.com/view/poor-gif-23166194

[heavy ember]

0 lmao i think i maxed unzen before i left

[wind hazel]

ye then just wait for next UR which is this Friday, then ask again

[heavy ember]

alright just gonna do opsi or research stuff rn, is there a source or link for teambuilding or build?

[wind hazel]

/guide most can be found through here

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Guides to Azur Lane

If you're not sure where to start or how to optimize something, try checking this out!
🔹 English Community Guide Compendium by samheart564

Contains a list of guides about key Azur Lane gameplay mechanics, including:

• Newbie Tips
• Common Resource Guide
• Research Guide
  and more!

If you are an older player aiming to push endgame content, you can check these out instead!
🔹 META Chronicles by pilica12
🔹 Suchiguma Azur Lane Guides by suchiguma

Contains a list of endgame oriented guides and deeper dives into gameplay mechanics, including:

• Chapter 14 and 15
• Challenge Mode
  and more!

Here are some other useful commands:
Use /tierlist and /equip for a ship and equipment tier lists
Use /tags for a full list of things I can help you with

[heavy ember]

thank youu

/tierlist

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Ship Tier Lists

Please note that tier lists are subjective and evaluation criteria differ from creator to creator. We encourage users to use multiple guides to get a better picture for ships' performance and said criteria.

🔹Rankings for End Game Azur Lane - Applicable to all forms of late game content (W14/15, META Showdowns, OPSI, CM) by Suchiguma
🔹CN tier list - by NGA Forum

use /equip for list of equipment TLs and guides
use /guide for list of helpful gameplay guides and FAQs

[soft raft]

#bot-spam for personal use of bot commands

[boreal wagon]

the cross skill and the one shown on aldb are different

[tidal meteor]

Event shop equipment is indeed a Ryusei Kai

[wind hazel]

which one is it then

[boreal wagon]

its just a hidden effect of repair ships

i dont list it on aldb

[wind hazel]

double hidden

[muted wind]

i'd bet it's just hard-coded for the hull type itself rather than associated with the ships

[wind hazel]

well yes... the 3 repair ships in the game...

[forest palm]

I assume there's nothing in the patch notes that wasn't on the stream, right?

[vivid nebula]

Guys. How do I build Hakuryuu

[wind hazel]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide

[silk helm]

do we know if ryuseikai is good?

[wind hazel]

we dont know

[vivid nebula]

Is it weird that I fs 5ed her before maxing her skills

[wind hazel]

is that your friend daniel?

[silk helm]

fan boy...

[wind hazel]

gae

[vivid nebula]

Ryusei kai? As in we are getting an upgraded torp bomber?

Note: I didn't watch the update stream so I have 0 clue what else to expect other than ships.

[wind hazel]

new gear, don't know upgrade or downgrade

[wispy cosmos]

could be a db if the devs want to troll, no one knows

[vivid nebula]

Ahhhh ok. Any info on rarity? Or do we just know one is coming?

[wind hazel]

gold

[vivid nebula]

Thanks :))

[tidal meteor]

3×AP skip bombs to bring the WoWS cancer over

[weary edge]

i randomly got yuudachi while grinding hardmode for bps, should i build her

my current vanguard is helena, z23 retrofit, and portland

[tidal meteor]

She's good but also expensive to build imo

[weary edge]

tryna save money for the event 💔💔💔

[plain saffron]

Not really their skills

I guess more like hidden opsi mechanics

Wait or is it i forgot

Iirc it's not the ship, but instead opsi check if your fleet have any repair ships after you done a zone

[rapid summit]

How to get training points/event missions for call to arm event?

[ivory pawn]

Wait until part 2 after maintenance.

[forest palm]

you wait till the main event is live

[rapid summit]

Ohhh Okk

[crystal flume]

we don't have kit yet for that two new IJN right?

[rain vine]

we dont know anything until a few hours before the maintenance starts

[crystal flume]

will patiently wait then thank you

[forest palm]

it's more than two ships

[crystal flume]

R and SR ship r not real

[forest palm]

been a long time since they added a new R rarity ship

[rain vine]

there are 2 URs, 2 SSRs
its more than 2 ships, by your definition

[crystal flume]

META ship isn't real for u huh

[forest palm]

those are SRs ya dork

[crystal flume]

isn't R an Elite? purple right?

[forest palm]

no

[rain vine]

blue

[crystal flume]

ahhhhhh

[forest palm]

EN Localization makes it E when they should be SR and SR should be SSR

[crystal flume]

i see i see

[fleet berry]

I thought it was the OG term? IIRC since the beginning, both JP and CN used C/N/E/SR/UR instead of N/R/SR/SSR/UR. JP only added Super R = SSR in like two years ago to align it to our more typical gacha rarity. It's not really an 'EN localisation' thing.

[forest palm]

SSR has been a thing for a long time...

[chilly birch]

Is the maintenance happening at the usual time or a day later this time?

[forest palm]

event goes live on Friday, so later

[forest palm]

pulled from the anniversary stream 6 years ago

[fleet berry]

Right, but my point was it's not an EN localisation. Cause I thought CN also used it.

[forest palm]

it is though

[little python]

would hakuho be worth pulling?

[forest palm]

she's a UR, so sure

[soft raft]

Gacha UR always pog
How specifically pog? Stay tuned™

[silk helm]

im so cooked, i had x10 hp left on my lvl 14

[turbid marsh]

and how long it stay pog, stay tuned XD

[harsh gust]

CN used same names as EN does for rarities originally, yes
they changed it later (for consistency with JP I assume)

[rapid shard]

Is Seydlitz decent for mid-late game content or mainly just for PvP? Gonna start working on IB tech points and shes almost MLB from dupes

[forest palm]

she's just IB tech

[fallen verge]

event starts 11th or 12th?

[harsh gust]

12th

[silk helm]

have ppl gotten dev 30 meck yet?

[viscid swift]

yes

[hollow gust]

I swear CN has boosted rates

[forest palm]

I'm like around 120 prints away

[elfin hollow]

Is it important to have characters with anti-submarine skills?
In which chapter of the story mode will I need them?
I have Koln, but I don't know if I should upgrade her to level 120 (my primary goal is to earn faction points, and other characters like Admiral Hipper give more points than her, but I only have her with skills that affect submarines).

[viscid swift]

not on CN, on EN

you can see them in #trophy-room

[plain saffron]

not surprised if they do

[viscid swift]

you only need ASW in 14-3, 14-4, 15-3, and 15-4 mobs and even then

you don't seek out ships with asw skills, rather you just throw an ASW plane on Unicorn

and the hedghog on a vanguard

[eternal basalt]

Where? O_o

[elfin hollow]

ok, thank you very much! 👍

[viscid swift]

I'm still about 130 off myself

[eternal basalt]

Wtf? 4 at 30???

[silk helm]

dev 17 GL vs dev 24 GL i suppose

[fallen verge]

is saint louis any good?

just obtained her

[wind oxide]

should i use fire extings on this meta?

[rain vine]

yes

[fiery scroll]

Hi Guys, i just unlocked Shipyard, is there a guide on it?

[rain vine]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/research/

[tired grotto]

which of these is the best

[atomic abyss]

None of them honestly

You'd probably get Zara or Pola solely for Italian tech

[tired grotto]

Ok

I took Zara

[noble pawn]

Zara wife

[rapid grail]

atm there's none, but for tech reasons you can get Pola, then Zara. Comes in handy when farming for Napoli (PR7), Cuniberti (PR8) and some others that satisfy Sardegna frontliner requirements like Gouden Leeuw (PR8).

or you can ignore then for now because newbies tend to be strapped for dock space esp, if they made bad decisions out of the f2p gems

[tired grotto]

She is great

[tired grotto]

For now I still have like 75-80 free space

However it's sooooo long to gate pr and Dr ships like Im currently unlocking saint Louis cause she is the only one I can but the 1m then 2m exp I need take so much time

[rain vine]

if youre not at world 12 yet, then i wouldnt even consider actively farming pr exp
you just set saint louis on development then forget about it until world 12

[tired grotto]

I'm locked at world 6 cause I'm not captain lvl 50

I'm farming 6-1 as the guide said

But it's long too

[split gazelle]

What guide are you using?

[wind hazel]

Slaimuda

[rain hearth]

hi
i wanted advice on what to do to prepare for the coming event
i have 344 cubes but no coins

[tired grotto]

The beginner one

[wind hazel]

farm coin, easy

[rain hearth]

i am lvl 64
and low on oil
i don't know the best way to move forward

[wind hazel]

in order to get coin you have to use oil, unfortunately

otherwise it's 💳 time

[rain hearth]

yes
but what would be the optimum way forward

[wind hazel]

farm 12-4 or 13-4

[verbal plinth]

Got 3 weeks to farm coins

[rain hearth]

i am lvl 64

[wind hazel]

oh lol sorry missed that. farm the highest stage you can

[tired grotto]

Have you checked on the storage in you're mailbox

[split gazelle]

Not sure which one you are referring to but use https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips if you aren't.

[wind hazel]

when event starts, get to the hard stage with oil cap, and farm there. 3 weeks, no worries. plenty of time to get coin

[rain hearth]

i do have 3.4k oil actively and 6.5k in storage

[primal wave]

how does ops damage boost work? (ae. does it boost overall stats of ship or the gear only?)

[rain hearth]

i just don't want to waste it

[wind hazel]

what are your ships average level now?

[tired grotto]

It's the one I used it say to farm the x-1 from the farest stage I am

[rain hearth]

thank you
btw
would that be better than 9-4
since i am about to turn lvl 65

[tired grotto]

But it's, weird it's been 2 days and grinded 2 lvl

[wind hazel]

about the same, but you need to farm event for the currency anyway, so it's best to farm coin there

in fact it might be better for you to just save your oil and wait for event to start

since you're still at ch8 now, no oil cap. it's not very efficient grind

if your ships are around high 90~100 then you should be good for event's hard map

or even 8X, can start farming D1

[split gazelle]

try if you can do this, otherwise continue and farm event on friday I think it was

[rain hearth]

sorry took a while
this is my strongest fleet

[wind hazel]

yeah they will do

flag your BB

[heavy ember]

how do you get the essex retrofit item

[rain hearth]

and should i stop spending coins on research projects meanwhile

[wind hazel]

reduce them yes

take the Q researches wherever possible

[whole crypt]

it was with this year's EN anniv event, it's over now

[wind hazel]

dont use those that consume your coins, avoid D G etc

[heavy ember]

fuck

[rain hearth]

dg?

[heavy ember]

welp shes off the table lmao

[wind hazel]

the D and the G

[rain hearth]

ohh the series
right

[wind hazel]

Q is good, take Q

[whole crypt]

ok it works for 15

[rain hearth]

thanks

[heavy ember]

was gonna replace AvP with Essex retro in my yorkii team but thats off the table now haha

[wind hazel]

any ship drop low hp near the end?

[verbal plinth]

When your missing 4 of those I have no chance lol

[whole crypt]

nothing dangerously low so far as I can tell

[wind hazel]

man we really use the same team, just different vanguard aux for 2 meta in a row

what is this game...

[whole crypt]

AzurLane

[plain saffron]

it's an anime rpg side scrolling bullet hell mobile game Azur Lane

[whole crypt]

well with eldridge you probably subject to some RNG but if anything you're like at higher risk of not doing enough damage than dying

[civic prairie]

Is it ok if i use purple corsair+purple helldiver+ gearlab ju87 d4 on avp?

[atomic abyss]

I mean you can
But what are you using her for

[civic prairie]

bossing fleet

crafting it for her -1 kms plane skill

or im wrong here

[atomic abyss]

Bossing fleet for opsi or campaign

Cos if it's opsi you'll want to sync it so uh it depends

If it's just campaign then it works

[civic prairie]

if opsi what plane are better option?

[atomic abyss]

It's not about better options

For one using a good gold fighter for sure

But the core issue is about syncing with the other carriers

The whole point of a fate sim 5 avp

Is that it freezes bosses so your DPS carriers can land all their hits

So it's in your best interest to make it sync

This may involve using sub standard planes

You are on the right track tho

[civic prairie]

my bad i play opsi but rarely do abyssals and stronghold cuz of lacking of built ships for 4 fleet

[vagrant iron]

Is there anyways i can boost my level like level 57 to 70?

[atomic abyss]

With a 💳 yes

[civic prairie]

for now my fleet im using only campaign one

[atomic abyss]

There is an instant commander level 70 pack

For a few dollars

[vagrant iron]

Irght

[split gazelle]

thats good for now, until you get enough ships for triple bb / triple CV

[atomic abyss]

In my view
You absolutely do not need 4

Its better to consolidate your best ships into 3 (or if you can't 2) fleets

Ones that actually clear abyssals and strongholds

Your mobbing fleet in campaign will work for opsi but the bossing ones will need changes

[atomic abyss]

A good aim would be 1 mob
1 BB based boss fleet
1 CV based boss fleet

[grizzled sundial]

4 is a luxury if you have too many ships anyways , plus for some odd occasion in which the fleet is near one of siren rally point :/

[atomic abyss]

If you're still very new then 2 fleets

If you're not new then 3

[civic prairie]

nice tq for the advices

[atomic abyss]

As kampfer said, 4 is genuinely a luxury

[wind hazel]

damn you guys really went ham instead of "ok"

[hardy creek]

Will there be another anni after the jp one? Like will they release a new ur in short duration after the jp anni ends?

[verbal plinth]

No

[atomic abyss]

No
Next new UR will probably be in December

[rapid grail]

technically yes lol. Unzen (the UR bote from 2023 JP Anni) and her fellow event botes will rerun sometime after the 2025 JP Anni UR event

but only for a week; plus none of the JP Anni events alongside will run alongside it.
Saving grace is the about 45~ free build tickets provided you do missions and farm event. give or take

[sweet delta]

The order of the best ships is basically finalized. Pictures didn't much need to change so no need to resend and repin. I just wanted to change Fu Shun to Helena because that fleet is 100% not one shotting without max tech/oath as is.

[silk helm]

thanks suchi

[lucid dirge]

Question about Alsace second skill:
if 12 stacks reached will CURRENT(already applied on enemy) debuff stay till end of battle
or NEXT inflicted will be?

[rain hearth]

how good are bois bellau and massena?
relatively new player, lvl 64

[lucid dirge]

i think alright, closer to better one's

[rain hearth]

can you compare with other ships so i know how good

[viscid swift]

what other ships

[rain hearth]

like which ships are about as good
so i know how good it is

[viscid swift]

yes but I don't know which ships you know are good/how good they are

[sweet delta]

only next

[viscid swift]

it's also a bit like comparing apples to oranges for some

[rain hearth]

essex pre retrofit
sara post retrofit
hood

[viscid swift]

Massena is better than Hood
Bois is about on par with Saratoga retrofit

[rain hearth]

that's quite good huh

oh and between independence retro and bois

since both are cvl

and with 8 planes

[lucid dirge]

inependence retro better then bois in term of raw power and provide more to a team but have somewhat managable restrictions

[viscid swift]

what

[spark patio]

should i priotize Essex retrofit gear then Unicorn retrofit?

[lucid dirge]

healer retro is better then damage one

[rain vine]

unicorn by far

[viscid swift]

I wouldn't get Independence from the core data shop

[soft raft]

If you mean her cross fleet buff, that doesn't apply to the fleet she's in

[rain hearth]

isn't independence quite limiting both with planes and Cleveland

[spark patio]

like this?

[cobalt rapids]

it does tho

[soft raft]

The Cleveland part is basically irrelevant
And her gear is mostly a non issue since a lot of the good fighters are American and Wyvern still beats out boosted american TBs

[wispy cosmos]

u dont care about running indep with a cleve if she's retro'd

[civic prairie]

Is warspite retro good or nah?

[lucid dirge]

with augument yes

[soft raft]

Still pretty eh fwiw
NJ UvH tier after aug

[civic prairie]

Ah okay2

[rain hearth]

is uvh not awesome at mobbing?

btw
i have to decide between shinano and nj

the letter

[soft raft]

She takes a -50% damage nerf when off flag for her gimmick which also means her damage will further tank when out of ammo

Firing more often will also reveal her position faster which can lead to her getting nuked to hell in W14-15

[lucid dirge]

it depends on current team

[main lily]

Can i ask abt the fleet tech tracker github here?

[red hawk]

Shinano is the one that's recommended between the two to new players at least

[lucid dirge]

generaly yes

[red hawk]

NJ is more replaceable

[viscid swift]

what about it?

[rain hearth]

isn't revealing only a cv cvl thing?
and she also fire slightly more than twice as often

[red hawk]

From what I understand anyway

[main lily]

What does consider status mean

[soft raft]

In W14-15 all ships have their own separate concealment bar

[cobalt rapids]

allied non carriers aren't concealed in ch15..

[viscid swift]

where is that again?

UvH is also just, not that impressive a mobber

even ignoring all the issues

[rain hearth]

so umm
who is right between urban and umi?

[viscid swift]

Umi is right

[rain hearth]

about concealment

[forest palm]

Ulrich can mob, in ops

[cobalt rapids]

i believe ulrich is rated as an S/B ch14/15 mobber in the endgame tierlist

[rain hearth]

damn
and best of permanent ur?
(I know best is subjective, but just lay it on me)

[forest palm]

for now Shinano, and Vangaurd

[rain hearth]

and if musashi is added (soon)

[cobalt rapids]

i recommend using https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/db/tracker since its more accurate

[narrow kiln]

I recently bought my first Pressure-Resistant Hull Design.
The question is: is it still needed for the flagship (which moves forward itself), right?

[sweet delta]

I'm afraid not many people use the old tracker enough to be able to answer

[forest palm]

status is stuff like if you don't own a ship, or if a ship is marked 120+

[sweet delta]

You can export from retropaint and import to mrlar easily

[boreal wagon]

consider status is just sub sorting by status to anwser your question

[rain hearth]

guys
how accurate is community tierlist?

i don't know how official it is

of ships

[dusty jay]

is 12-4 still the best EXP farming stage or is that long outdated now?

[cobalt rapids]

there arent official tierlists

[viscid swift]

still good, I prefer 12-1 myself but small difference

[cobalt rapids]

https://suchiguma.github.io/deepresearch/auto-search-exp-and-coins depends what u want

[round hare]

do we have a rough time on when will Unzen rerun?

[dusty jay]

is it the most optimal still though?

[viscid swift]

most optimal for what?

[dusty jay]

xp farming for PR

[viscid swift]

no

[narrow kiln]

While reading AoA U-96, I saw that it triggers when she surfacing.
Is it worth it to use it so that at the end of the fight she will surface?

[viscid swift]

again what are you defining as optimal though

[round hare]

what does ur name mean? is it new UR or rerun

[viscid swift]

because in terms of efficiency it's always been 11-1

[dusty jay]

oh mb I thought it was 12-4 or it might have changed

[viscid swift]

12-4 has always been the favourite because it's a good balance between coin and XP efficiency

and it drops cog chips while also being easier to farm than W11

[narrow kiln]

i-404 and hakuhou event will be on friday

[cobalt rapids]

use what?
subs surfacing isnt good when u need em alive ( like for multiple fights ) because they die fast

[viscid swift]

"new UR event"......

[rain hearth]

i mean how accurate is this
https://slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/home

[heavy ember]

i have mogador, soyuz, guam, and alsace as ur backlogs who to prio?

[viscid swift]

none beause we have 2 new URs dropping in 2 days

wait for the datamine at least before you decide on any priority

[viscid swift]

it's aight if you're still progressing to W12 I suppose

[rain hearth]

i see
and is fdg still the rage?

[stark quiver]

No

[viscid swift]

not since 2021

[rain hearth]

how should a new player's dockyard progression be

[viscid swift]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[rain hearth]

is it no longer roon -> fdg

[rain hearth]

i read that fully
it says fdg is really good

[uneven knot]

Hi guys is there anyone i should focus on leveling rn? i’m entering w10

[narrow kiln]

Give to her 1 or 2 seconds to be on surface.

[heavy ember]

oh cool good timing where can i see upcoming events?

[soft raft]

What does your fleet look like?

[viscid swift]

no idea what you have

[soft raft]

#game-news

[uneven knot]

pics didn’t send 1 sec

[cobalt rapids]

you cannot control that tho?
subs auto surface when they run out of oxy or they have some special skills that forces surfacing

[cobalt rapids]

ig u indirectly control it with snorkel but still

[viscid swift]

yes, she's also outclassed by pretty much every other UR BB

[wispy cosmos]

hides your completed ships at the bottom

[rain hearth]

better than uvh or no on that too?

and warspite retro

[wispy cosmos]

how do the retropaint and mrlar trackers compare anyway

[rain hearth]

sorry if it feels exhausting
i returned after 2021

my common sense is all over the place

[viscid swift]

Mob: Hood, Unicorn, Ark Royal, [], Z46, Javelin
Boss: Maryland(get her from the guild shop), Thesues, Taiho, Portland, Helena, [blank]

[viscid swift]

retropaint is buggy and incorectly identifies Strasbourg and Huan Chang as giving BB FP at 120 when it's BC only

[cobalt rapids]

mrlars has more features and its more accurate on tech summaries
UI is pers pref

[viscid swift]

retropaint himself also doesn't update the thing anymore so no bugs get fixed

the only reason it does add new ships is because what it's pulling from does update the ships

[uneven knot]

TY do you think i should just put max lb shinano on hold rn for the new ship

[viscid swift]

not really no

Warspite retro and augment is noticably better on bossing

[rain hearth]

speaking of bugs
is sandy aug bug fixed?

[cobalt rapids]

no

[wispy cosmos]

wdym by more features

[rain hearth]

cause i am trying to decide guns

[soft raft]

Iirc no, but it's very minor anyways

[wispy cosmos]

https://slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/main/cl?ship=san_diego
ectl's reccs for sandy account for her bug

[cobalt rapids]

tempesta hull sorter,
sorting by providing vs receiving hulls
bulin counter

[stark quiver]

Correct bonuses

[silk helm]

the bar is really low for 'features' then

[stark quiver]

Also mrlar tracker doesn’t sieze out every time I exit and enter

[boreal wagon]

u also get exclusion filters and all filters are collapsible

and personally i think my summary is much more dope but im biased

[narrow kiln]

By use a 1 lvl lower shorkel, and timing call-in.

[cobalt rapids]

its just a dmg loss
she will surface and shoot aoa either way

[sweet delta]

Are these leaked 2028 w16 strats

[safe nexus]

for specialized core what do i buy?

or do with it

[cobalt rapids]

UR bulins
sandy augment
when needed

[soft raft]

Wait what
Sandy Aug?

[cobalt rapids]

retro item*

[narrow kiln]

i have u-37 with oxytorp

[safe nexus]

im new idk what do i need

[silk helm]

this

[safe nexus]

idk anything about the sandy

[cobalt rapids]

if u have a limited UR that isnt at MLB then ull want UR bulins
when ure comfy with UR lbs or u wanna tackle ch15 then u should get sandy retrofit aswell

[safe nexus]

ok ty

[soft raft]

Give this a read if you haven't btw
https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[safe nexus]

i kinda did cant rememebr everything got too much so guess i missed something for this thx

[turbid marsh]

i mean sandy retrofit is just 1000 out of the 7000+ protocores you can get each month right? XD

[cobalt rapids]

2k out of 8k per month

[turbid marsh]

oh 2k now?

[cobalt rapids]

always has been

only ddg stuff is 1k

[turbid marsh]

oh sheet, only the ddg is 1k, mb

[cobalt rapids]

yes its not expensive and ofc u can do sandy earlier than ch15
thats why i said comfy with UR lb, so as long as she doesnt delay a limited UR thats more helpful to u in opsi or stuff then yes just grab it w.e
warspite's is also there to consider situationally

[rain hearth]

help
my torpedo bombers are dumb
it's like they purposefully avoid the ships

is it random or is their placement controllable

like top end, bottom end, middle

[narrow kiln]

you have parallel ones?

[rain hearth]

i am using that french parallel one from core data

[narrow kiln]

what ship and its limitbreak, can you say?

[lucid dirge]

is there any good vanguard slower aside from eldrige( i am doing ur ijn carrier build)

[vale spindle]

unfortunately thats how it goes

[rain hearth]

uni retro
max

they go off in place where i have killed the enemies or where there are less enemies

i have had better success with magnetic ones, but i dont know any good magnetic that are gold

[narrow kiln]

thats sad.
But Samheаrt is right.

[viscid swift]

there are no magnetic torpedoes on torpedo bombers

they're converging, they aim for an enemy but they don't hone

so if the target moves they can very easily miss

[cobalt rapids]

except on

[viscid swift]

anyway where your aircraft launch is determined by the vertical positioning of your vanguard

[rain hearth]

umm
my uni had seiran and it has magnetic torpedoes

it didn't converge, it targeted the enemies
sometimes splitting in two

[lucid dirge]

i also know kirov meta but she is less reliable with that

[rain hearth]

if there are two enemies

[viscid swift]

they Seiran is a seaplane not a TB

[rain hearth]

3 hit upper
3 bottom

[rain hearth]

sorry must be another elite japanese

[viscid swift]

yes the Tenzen's torpedoes are aimed

[cobalt rapids]

what does this mean ?

[viscid swift]

but as I said they aren't magentic

[viscid swift]

I mean how high or low your torpedoes drop vertically

[cobalt rapids]

was that a thing

[viscid swift]

is determined by how high or low vertcially your vanguard is

anyway the tenzen's torpdoes can target multiple enemies

but again, not magentic

[rain hearth]

so yh
any gold targetting ones

and is it the vertical position at time of lauch or when they appear?

[rain hearth]

cause i need to move around

[viscid swift]

iirc when they launch

[narrow kiln]

We have Equipment Guide.
if you needed this

[rain hearth]

and any gold targetting TB

[viscid swift]

anyway it's not like it matters too much for auto play

a well built fleet wouldn't really care about that little bit of rng

[rain hearth]

i am manual

[viscid swift]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide/

[faint cloud]

wasn't it determined by the positioning of themselves?

[viscid swift]

of the main fleet?

[rain hearth]

thanks
about converging
do they just converge in middle or target
for example if boss is stationary in upper right

[viscid swift]

could have been, the details are a bit hazy

[viscid swift]

the converging TBs do have priority targeting

[rain hearth]

so they target like tenzen?

[sweet delta]

[clever valley]

For my bb's who should get this main gun?

[rain hearth]

is tenzen converging?

[viscid swift]

yes

[clever valley]

https://gyazo.com/6293dd96ebe1f5552682ce03dcbd755c

[viscid swift]

whatever BB you're using against a medium/heavy armor boss

which is to say in campaign stages W11 and under none of them really

[clever valley]

ah, kk yah im still working through stage 10

so maybe ill just keep saving

[sweet delta]

Parallel torpedoes technically may have priority targeting, it's just that the torpedoes aren't affected

[rain hearth]

do none of you guys manual?

[viscid swift]

Nope

Why bother, the game is too ez to bother manualing

And way too time consuming for what I do on a regular basis for farming

[rain hearth]

what is flex in planes?
surely not flexing

[cobalt rapids]

i manual EX for 500 cog chips

[viscid swift]

Flexible slots

[rain hearth]

@viscid swift i see

[viscid swift]

I.e. slots that can equip multiple types or planes

[safe nexus]

do i drain all my oil trying to reach lvl to rush story? currently lvl 38

[rain hearth]

dont!
event on friday

two urs
but listen to others

[sweet delta]

Drain all your oil trying to level up ships, not commander

[rain hearth]

and only focus on one fleet
you hear me, one fleet

[safe nexus]

well it is both in a way im just doing 5-4(highest i can go) sortie non stop with my one and only fleet

[rain hearth]

you don't have time for two fleets

[safe nexus]

so am i doing it right?

[rain hearth]

have you gotten unicorn and helena from guild shop?

first thing you should do

[safe nexus]

ye i read the guide so my team is unicorn penny york(only CV im using for hard mode), portland helena Z23

[rain hearth]

good job
yh just work on one fleet

[safe nexus]

ty and ig i should just use all oil

[rain hearth]

second fleet will form automatically when you replace with stronger ships in first

[rain hearth]

don't use the weekly supplyone

the 4k
i would say

[safe nexus]

which is that

[rain hearth]

you get a free pack every week with 4000 oil and other stuff

go to shop and check

[narrow kiln]

I like watching a newbie help a newbie.
by the way, if I'm not mistaken, one UR ship can be purchased for event currency.

[rain hearth]

under akashi recommend i think

[narrow kiln]

By the way, have you seen the gem guide?

[rain hearth]

yup
it was same for z52

[narrow kiln]

I have Trafalgar, that was same.

[safe nexus]

where is that in shop

[rain hearth]

good point
here is my recommendation
get 3 slots total in dorm one
then buy second floor
then all gems on dock slots

[safe nexus]

i dont see it guess i took it

[sweet delta]

there's a red notification in the shop showing clearly where the free pack is

[rain hearth]

can you go to mail > storage
check if you have oil there
dont claim yet

[safe nexus]

i got the third slot and im too broke to unlock a second floor any tips to rush this? or take my time

[narrow kiln]

yeah

[safe nexus]

thats bank right?i saw guiade saying to only use for important stuff

[rain hearth]

you get jems in time as you 3 star
don't rush
focus on event
do this after event ends

[narrow kiln]

second floor just taking some time, like some things there

[rain hearth]

exactly
only use it near end of event

if you need
ur events only

[safe nexus]

i dont have any tho XD, how to even get them

[safe nexus]

what ship is it?

[rain hearth]

you get them from mail rewards
you will get some after maintenance
store it

[safe nexus]

ah ok thx

[rain hearth]

first ur submarine ever

[narrow kiln]

Now i cant say correctly, but think it will SSV I-404

[rain hearth]

ur means ultra rare btw

[viscid swift]

it is I-404

[safe nexus]

where in the shop?

[rain hearth]

btw
do be careful when picking an sr for medal of honors

[safe nexus]

ye im gonna target enterprise to replace my CV

[viscid swift]

in the event shop dropping on Friday

[rain hearth]

event starts on Friday
you will see

[rain hearth]

best choice frankly

[safe nexus]

oh not yet ok thx noted

[rain hearth]

btw
don't use all cubes on day 1
and only build in event pool
u need to build at least 3 ships a day for event currency

[safe nexus]

im saving cubes for an upcoming collab

[rain hearth]

good luck

[narrow kiln]

and SR (gold) bullins is may be rare, if using without thinking

[narrow kiln]

i light build dont waste cubs

[viscid swift]

you get 168 cubes a month guranteed, in practice if you're active it's easily over 200 a month

[safe nexus]

i keep getting unicorn from farming 5-4 do i just retire the extra unicorn? since i max limit break already?

[rain hearth]

oh
i would say this event is better, but that's subjective
collabs don't repeat so you aren't wrong

[viscid swift]

you can go to 0 for this upcoming event and still be more than fine for the collab

[stable badger]

commissions bugged out? i start one, buttons remain as if it didn't start and available fleets don't change count, but commission started and if i click start again, it asks if i wanna cancel....

[dreamy tendon]

hey i'm a returning player. i played for 3 years when the game first came out. im thinking about coming back to the game. should I make a new account and restart? I forgot everything about the game-

[safe nexus]

that ease my mind thx

[viscid swift]

did you log out and back in again

[viscid swift]

if you have access to your old account it would be better to restart that

[rain hearth]

you have picked an interesting time
two new urs on friday
if you start new, you must grind for two days before event

[viscid swift]

yes

[safe nexus]

ok thx

[stable badger]

desyinc issue... but going to secretary screen, it appears normal. (commision underway)

[dreamy tendon]

let me check if i can get it

[rain hearth]

btw
i wouldn't recommend getting extra class slot yet
very expensive

training two skills at a time is good enough

[safe nexus]

ok thx

[rain hearth]

first reach lvl 10 on uni and helena skill

[soft raft]

You shouldn't get the 3rd slot ever

[safe nexus]

upgrading uni healing and portland defense hmmm

[soft raft]

I did by accident and it wasn't worth it

[safe nexus]

guess im changing to helena skill next

[narrow kiln]

is buy skin for waifu is better?

[rain hearth]

Portland will be quickly replaced
helena wont
plus it is the best offensive support buff

[harsh gust]

Non URs don't have spark mechanic so there's no set amount that's 'enough to be more than fine', gacha can always screw you. So you should be mindful of that and decide which is more important for you personally.

[safe nexus]

definitely no matter who say no

[rain hearth]

helena skill

[safe nexus]

didn't know who getting replace first ngl, i upgrade portland cause guide said to retrofit asap

[soft raft]

3rd slot and 2nd floor of dorm
Then after that it's all in on dock space and nothing rlse

[rain hearth]

hear me out
only do this if you buy gems

[rain hearth]

helena is really really good

[safe nexus]

guess i will if the collab has a skin i must get

[rain hearth]

do not replace

especially after retro

[safe nexus]

thanks noted

[safe nexus]

if i retro portland then dont replace?

im currently retrofit unicorn portland and Z23

[rain hearth]

helena retro is better
Portland is good primarily because she is cheap to level up

[narrow kiln]

Portland may be not good, on time, than you get really good tank

[viscid swift]

Helena's retrofit doesn't do that much

it's a nice buff but doesn't change that much about her relative to other retros

[rain hearth]

yh
but if you have helena in fleet
better retro than not

but i agree, don't focus on it during the event

do it after event

[viscid swift]

I'm saying I wouldn't prioritize Helena's retrofit over Portland's

[safe nexus]

so if i do get resource, i should save except for retrofitting unicorn asap?

[rain hearth]

unicorn retro is the most important honestly

[safe nexus]

so do i just ingore any other retrofit till after event?

[rain hearth]

but Portland is hardly even better than prinz eugen

other than being cheap

[rain hearth]

you can do unicorn but wait on others

personally
but i am no expert

[viscid swift]

so?

who are you gonna replace Portland with then

[safe nexus]

guess i stop retrofitting anyone else other than unicorn then

[rain hearth]

she will get replaced, but helena won't is my point
retro is expensive
better put it on something you don't swap out very soon

[hollow gust]

unicorn and portland are easy retrofits, then you can wait

portland wont be replace for a extremely long time, and she is relatively cheap

[soft raft]

Portland will last you for a good while anyways until you start getting better tanks like Anchorage and the CBs

[viscid swift]

you don't replace Portland "soon" though and Portland's retrofit especially isn;t that expensive

[safe nexus]

i saw and it looks like a very long time 😭

[hollow gust]

god i had a aneurysm typing relatively

[rain hearth]

maybe i just have trauma from retroing sandy
really really expensive that was
but worth every penny

[viscid swift]

Sandy has one of the most expensive retrofits in the game

also the costs are on the wiki if you don't remember

[rain hearth]

is she seriously better than any of the 3 prinz sr

[rain vine]

much better value

[rain hearth]

i think you are exaggerating a lot

[soft raft]

Way more cost effective

[soft raft]

No not really

[rain hearth]

sorry
i don't mean to be mean
i just really think that

oh well
I'll resign on Portland debate
you guys have far far more experience

[safe nexus]

delayin on retrofitting cause i might get ship to replace portland/Z23?

im confused now

[rain hearth]

it is quite cheap so go ahead
at least it will be a good ship to retire to fleet 2

[silk helm]

someone send the berke emoji

[viscid swift]

Heinrich and Adalbert are gacha only for one

[rain hearth]

i mean yh
but let's take graf spee

[soft raft]

You won't replace them for a good amount of time

Technically you'll get better alternatives, but realistically 1) they're most likely Gacha locked and 2) most of them end up being replaced in the long run anyway

[viscid swift]

Much worse

[rain hearth]

oh

[viscid swift]

Like 2/3s as tanky

[safe nexus]

so do i retrofit as usual?

[rain hearth]

more dmg i think

[hollow gust]

spee is just a pos

[rain hearth]

go ahead

[viscid swift]

And Eugen is roughly comparable to Portland while being much more expensive

[safe nexus]

ok ty

[rain hearth]

pos?

[viscid swift]

Piece of shit

[sweet delta]

Pile

[gilded dune]

Is 3/4 worth doing for repair tool kits? I just did a few runs and didn't get one

[narrow kiln]

Usually, you need 1 or 1,5-2 tanks in vanguard and Portland is tank.

[rain hearth]

guys
i get that you are gph guys, so all you care about are stats and skills, but let's not shit on her

she is a nice person

[sweet delta]

3-4 is worth farming if you are unable to farm 4-2 or higher

[gilded dune]

Specifically for the repair kits?

[safe nexus]

for hard mode grinding 3-4 at 3* better or 4-4 at 2*?

so as long its the latest chapter its the best good to know

[narrow kiln]

Yea, lets take waifugaming.
But this is a guaranteed weakening of one's capabilities.... Acceptable.

[rain hearth]

i didn't understand that but you seem like a nice guy

fingers crossed for event

[narrow kiln]

For example, my strongest (in terms of upgrades and equipment) BB is Soviet Belarus.
And also, sometimes I talk nonsense, because it makes sense in Russian, but it gets lost in translation.

[rain hearth]

i see
no worries

[safe nexus]

is enchancing important

[stark quiver]

Yes

[rain hearth]

extremely
focus on unicorn first

yes, including the rld stat enhancement

[rain hearth]

do you have a good idea on what to get from core data

[narrow kiln]

use commone ships for this.
They dont giving medals on retire.

[rain hearth]

this

[safe nexus]

ye i do that

[paper walrus]

Are there any planes aside from la9 that are worth to +13

[safe nexus]

saving for independence

[narrow kiln]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/equipment/#plus13

[narrow kiln]

if want faster

[rain hearth]

i cant argue against that
though i think you won't need it

better to get the two shells

[safe nexus]

from this do i retire any ships that i dont use? not really sure which ship i dont as well

[rain hearth]

for same cost

[hollow gust]

independence has low priority, get the shells

[safe nexus]

idk if i need the ship or not i felt like since i might need to get betetr ship miight not be a bad idea

[narrow kiln]

I dont retire Eagle Union and elite and above ships.

[safe nexus]

since many said so guess i get shells

[wispy cosmos]

how much do you care about collection

[narrow kiln]

white and black.

[rain hearth]

yh
no since the event ur is also aircraft carrier. you have unicorn. and you will have enterprise

far better to get the tier 1 ap and super heavy shell

[safe nexus]

a lot but not sure if i wanna dedicate collection in this game yet

[safe nexus]

good to know thx

[rain hearth]

lock at least one copy

[safe nexus]

why so?

[rain hearth]

you need some ships for gems from collection

[safe nexus]

if i retire its gone from collection?

[wispy cosmos]

then use your dupes for enhance/retire until you start running out of dockspace, then if you decide you want to remain f2p you can triage your retires by how hard that ship is to acquire when the time comes

[rain hearth]

no but you need to get all stars on it first

then you can retire

[rain hearth]

agreed

[safe nexus]

this is getting difficult to manage my dock 😭

[rain hearth]

just don't use rare or above ships to enhance
never

[safe nexus]

the retire part is gonna be annoying 😭

[rain hearth]

you can buy dock slots

[safe nexus]

still hard to manage and have a clean dock 😭

[rain hearth]

here is a shortcut until it gets easier for you
lock one copy of all ships
then when space runs out, retire all common ships (copies)

there is auto retire too
haven't used it yet

[safe nexus]

for my comission do i use my main fleet ship? i have been using commons

[viscid swift]

Yeah don't honestly, get some shells first

[slow fox]

No rld diff -> no uptime diff -> no eHP diff

[rain hearth]

if you are talking about the 1000 oil commission
i don't recommend doing it during the event

[red hawk]

I will second that motion- I grabbed independence well before I have use for her and regret it

[rain hearth]

and you do other commissions with ships you don't use

[safe nexus]

i meant like normal comission since im getting exp should i put my main fleet

[rain hearth]

i mean if you are done for the day

[red hawk]

nah level up other ships doing that, you can't use your main fleet in both

[safe nexus]

ok thx

[red hawk]

unless its end of day yeah

[rain hearth]

sure
if it gives 3000 exp or something

[safe nexus]

ah ok thx

[rain hearth]

those 8 hour ones

[safe nexus]

the project identity taking care of oceana, do i have to do it and do i rush it

[rain hearth]

you get those 3 hours from ingame new day

[red hawk]

it doesn't affect the game other than secretary stuff

[rain hearth]

i am lvl 64
haven't touched it

completely separate and has no effect whatsoever

[sharp comet]

is the maintence on friday

[rain hearth]

yup
ur event

[sharp comet]

somebody needs to edit this

[red hawk]

the best part of the Project ID is that it gives you a skin for oceana that doesn't look so sus

[viscid swift]

They can't

[red hawk]

so when your friends see you playing AL, you aint got the 10 year old in a T string on your main

[safe nexus]

oh ok thx

[safe nexus]

it feels disturbing to take care of her for me

im just questioning her normal clothes

[red hawk]

you and like most of us here

[sweet delta]

But it gives more AA

[red hawk]

its not needed for progression

either is private quarters

[slow fox]

64.51 -> 64.64

[stark quiver]

What rarity?
I personally won’t retire purple above ships
But feel free to retire duplicates, and easy to obtain ships
For example common map drop ships, and purples that you get a lot from farming say 12-1

[red hawk]

you keep all SR copies? or you just mean ones you don't have MLB

[stark quiver]

Also you can choose to not display tb/oceana secretary

[stark quiver]

I have 1k dock so I keep everything including blues and greys that have retros I’ve yet to do

[red hawk]

but you retire/consume anything you already have max MLB

[stark quiver]

Hmm
Sometimes

[red hawk]

I was just confused by your wording

like if you have eugen mlb and you got another what would you do with it

personally I retire, but I know people have different ways of doing it

[stark quiver]

I would keep her because it’s free profile fleet power

What I meant by usual map drops are like for example Helena, Laffeys, unicorns if you farm 12-1

[red hawk]

for sure, I know it can be valuable to use dupes when you have them to break, but I also know some people like to keep extra ships at varying limit break for that number vanity

[stark quiver]

Yes, those are the fleet power farmers

[red hawk]

thats mostly why I was asking you personally what you do with dupes of finished ships, I know everyone is different

but to be clear, having more than one of any ship in your fleet doesn't contribute to tech or anything past a single MLB 120 ship

right? sorry should have included a q

[stark quiver]

Correct

[red hawk]

made it seem like I was explaining instead of asking sorry

[rain hearth]

which ur equipment to buy first from protocores

[red hawk]

im assuming that's why there's no value in like... having multiple portlands early on, because it doesn't contribute to tech and it's resources that could go to another ship

[red hawk]

you should get your gold guns

[stark quiver]

Yea lol, also it’s free medals

[paper walrus]

How do 550 quads compare to quint 533?

[red hawk]

I mean for a new player I can see why they would think to do two mirror fleets

"if 1 ship good why not 2 ship"

[rain hearth]

i am already getting those

i focused research 4 for equipment

[red hawk]

i mean you can just swap

[rain hearth]

but ur equipment just doesn't drop often

so which ur equipment first from protocores

[red hawk]

yeah but you can get more value out of several gun upgrades than one UR

[red hawk]

one of the things that was explained to me, its not just about rarity, it's about value when you get it

so like, getting three gold pieces for the price of 1 ur gear early on means you get more out of it than investing in a single piece

[rain hearth]

where are these guides?

[red hawk]

and it also depends on which piece you get to

[onyx flame]

gold guns should be pior as you can only get 20 bps a month for em

[rain hearth]

i see
I'll keep that in mind

[onyx flame]

this specific pic i yoink from in here
the rest of the stuff you can prob find from a mix of the ECGC/suchigama ones

[red hawk]

yeah I've been wanting to make some stuff on the UR gear, but it's so expensive when I can make like 3-4 things of good gold gear that I can actually use now

[wispy cosmos]

youre going to have to be more specific about which ones

[rain hearth]

hi
can someone pull up all the plane guide images

and main guns images

would really appreciate it

[soft raft]

/equip 1st link

[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

[sweet delta]

Left for heavy, right for light or medium, either for mobs. One torpedo slot isn't going to make or break a run

[wispy cosmos]

the 550s will be better for light but otherwise i wouldnt bother with them

[paper walrus]

ok thanks

[quartz nest]

When do we usually receive free oath rings?

[soft raft]

Anniv for the server region you're in

So for example, global players would've gotten a free oath ring last month during their anniv

JP gets one this week for their Anniv, and etc etc

[manic sable]

anyone know who the best to pick?

im on 9-3* right now

[obtuse cloud]

every other time ive seen this asked it was Shinano

[soft raft]

Shinano > Vanguard == NJ > everyone else

[manic sable]

shinano gotcha

[uneven knot]

i have the purple triple 406 on hood rn is the gold proto triple 406 a massive upgrade?

[red hawk]

the gear guide will show you the best upgrades visually

including incrimental upgrades up to your best use case

usually there's like a 1/2/3/4th best option as you go for gearing

the purple 406 is actually solid for HE, but there's several gold guns better for armor

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

not one hard fast answer just stuff you can get for situations/ships

[uneven knot]

thanks and when i farm opsi should i prioritize the sections with the chest icon for mats

[red hawk]

you want the best bang for your buck when it comes to upgrading early, you don't want to be doing the most expensive stuff just to do it

the chests tend to have better loot yes

[uneven knot]

yeah i might save my prints for now and see which of my ships need upgrades

[red hawk]

also after your first opsi reset you can buy file mission vouchers and get a lot of good gear mats

[soft raft]

Lound incorrect buzzer
Technically there are gold guns better than 406 mk6 for HE, but they all need to be +13 to beat it which can be quite cost prohibitive

[red hawk]

would saying it's a solid starter gun for it's cost and that there are other upgrades that are more of a prio than a rainbow version be acceptable

[soft raft]

Still wouldn't be worth it realistically

[red hawk]

I know for sure that I was told when starting off around that point that it's better to focus on certain UR's first and do other upgrades

[soft raft]

406 mk6 is just that good for a purple rarity gun

[uneven knot]

i didn’t know my gun was that goated

[red hawk]

I guess I was just trying to say that there are better value upgrades early on

than trying to replace that

[soft raft]

Nah there isn't really

[uneven knot]

last question for now 😬 i had ark royal recommended to me, is she worth the resource dump to get retrofitted?

[soft raft]

Eventually maybe, but not a super high priority

[red hawk]

I think we have wires crossed, I'm saying it's good and you shouldn't try to upgrade the gun when you could be upgrading other stuff

that would provide more impact

especially when it eats the resources of nearly 3x the items

[cobalt rapids]

unlikely ark royal is worth using nowadays

[red hawk]

i only had it recommended as an upgrade over long island starting but not worth long run

i don't think it's one people generally tell people to buid

[uneven knot]

yeah i was a bit iffy on it since it would take a bit to get her to a nice level to tackle world 10 and she’d prob end up getting replaced soon

[red hawk]

especially early uni is carrier refit prio, and then you're usually doing a combo of her enty sara and w/e else so not much call for her

[cobalt rapids]

well technically u get more use out of her when ure a newbie in opsi
but shes an upgrade over long island regardless so thats fine
she can sit on her base form for a good while tho

[red hawk]

yeah saying she's an upgrade over LI isn't saying much

[uneven knot]

this is who i have currently btw maybe saratoga would be more worth it?

[red hawk]

but it's not like she's dogwater either

saratoga is solid

dont use shinano without MLB

[viscid swift]

Saratoga really wants her retro, Ark Royal doesn't

[uneven knot]

Ahhh ok

[red hawk]

yeah but wouldn't you say she's more valuable with aug and retro?

[cobalt rapids]

hood unicorn theseus - portland helena z46 for now

[uneven knot]

dang it shinano 😭

[viscid swift]

considering there's already a Theseus and Taiho levele up, no

[uneven knot]

i knew she was feeling kinda underwhelming

[red hawk]

oh yeah that's fair

[cobalt rapids]

not enough ships for a 2nd fleet but consider rotating in sara taihou nelson sandy to get lvls on the side

[viscid swift]

that's because she's not max limit broken

[red hawk]

yeah port helena z46, you already have her mlb and same level as starter

[uneven knot]

maybe i’ll focus on nelson a bit more since im lacking another strong BB

i really appreciate the help guys

[viscid swift]

I'd rather do Maryland honestley

[uneven knot]

oooh yeah that’s right

would be nice too since i can buy copies of her when the shop refreshes

[cobalt rapids]

u have theseus hood unicorn
maybe u can start monarch

[uneven knot]

i could actually right now i have roon developing. is monarch a better idea?

[cobalt rapids]

if u didnt invest much in roon yet yes

[vague oracle]

Eldridge useful in meta boss

[cobalt rapids]

yes shes useful and sometimes bis on some showdowns

[vague oracle]

I see

[uneven knot]

bet bet i haven’t done too much with roon yet so i can make the switch and should be able to farm xp fast

[vague oracle]

Just gotten her retrofit from the rerun and building her slowly now

[cobalt rapids]

yes u can basically just run the fleet u push with and farm xp at the same time

[uneven knot]

would monarch fit better into my boss or mob fleet

[cobalt rapids]

shes fine in both but she can go boss once u lvl her up

[uneven knot]

bet fr last question do you think it’s worth pushing thru w10 rn or just farming gold for the event

[cobalt rapids]

push if u can because higher worlds have better coin eff

ur aim is ch12, afterwards u can chill there

[uneven knot]

awesome i appreciate the help i’ll lyk how it goes 😬

[slow fox]

I now realize you were talking about the META raid fight

[sweet delta]

No, the playable ship

[slow fox]

omg data available on wiki

[slow fox]

95.86% +- 38.87%

[ionic kraken]

Does the new event start after maintenance tomorrow. Or on Friday?

[viscid swift]

maintinence isn't until friday

[quaint tapir]

friday night or friday reset?

i'm assuming reset because i'd be shocked if they dropped things on saturday JP/CN time, but i never really bothered to confirm

[harsh gust]

reset to friday

[silk helm]

yo wtf jimmy used rafello in his Yuudachi one shot

[viscid swift]

he also used Raff in his Kawakaze META fleet

[red hawk]

Hey gang what's the bottom commission reward there, it doesn't look familiar

[stark quiver]

you might find a ship
which is lowkey an ass chance so dont bother

[red hawk]

Not worth the xp or anything if I set it before bed?

[stark quiver]

jimmy also has max tech, full +13 , oaths

[silk helm]

maybe its time i MLB mine... depending on how well lion/als/fritz does

[stark quiver]

were you able to one shot kawakaze

[silk helm]

i didnt do kawakaze meta for reasons i didn't know what meta was

[sweet delta]

Wait til you find out I use in my Yuudachi meta one shot

[stark quiver]

if you dont have high fleet investment and strongish account, dont bother mlbing rafaello just to do yuudachi meta

[undone plover]

raffaello is probably just to stabilize if I had to guess
most of the other meta BB will probably have a higher ceiling

[hard ocean]

If I have to put Fritz off flag, would it be better to have her be in the top or bottom for her guns to hit the best? Does it not matter at all? Does it only matter in certain scenarios?

[forest palm]

for 12 hours certainly not, also it's speculated that even if you get a SSR it's just going to be base game ships (2017)

[red hawk]

I don't know what those are but based on my experience with dated ships not to mention, SR quality

[tranquil crescent]

what time does the reset happen in UTC+2?

[ivory pawn]

<t:1757487600:t> in your device's timezone.

[shrewd robin]

Where to get Essex’s retrofit item?

[stark quiver]

its gonezo

[shrewd robin]

Oh
💀

[soft raft]

You're gonna have to wait until next august for it to come back

[spice phoenix]

is trafalgar a gun or torp dd

[hollow viper]

Who should be my next retrofit target: Saratoga, Helena, Warspite, San Diego. I have Unicorn and Portland done alongside some extra ones like Maryland and Essex.

[viscid swift]

what are your fleets and where are you in the main campaign

[hollow viper]

I'm starting W8 at HQ lvl 60. Gonna be a while till 9.

[viscid swift]

Probably should have avoided Essex then, anyway, go farm Sp5 of Passionate polaris for commander XP. You might wanna start working on Saratoga's retrofit for your 2nd fleet and probably drop that Kirov.

[golden moth]

Guys whats ur line up for yuudachi meta..

[rain vine]

check pins

[sweet delta]

She is a single 113/76 and Hammer DD

[hollow viper]

Yeah Kirov getting dropped for Helena soon

[spice phoenix]

thank you

[hollow viper]

In your opinion will Bois Belleau be good for the second fleet too and is she good overall.

[viscid swift]

maybe depending on how many bullins you have

she's solid though

[left cedar]

IJN event is "tomorrow" right ? or i'm busy enough and making mistake ?

[ivory pawn]

It's not your fault exactly, they're updating the game a day later for reasons.

[left cedar]

i see, arigathanx

[mossy gorge]

sup bois

[spark patio]

so there no update today?

[viscid swift]

no

[mossy gorge]

been having some trouble building my fleet. Was hoping someone could help me out a bit. Here are my ships and current fleets. Still very new to the game lol. will post the rest of the pics after slow mode is done. If i am doing something wrong such as posting the wrong thing in the wrong server please let me know

[eternal moth]

Make a thread instead.

[left cedar]

why UvH mid ? lack of Musa or other gud UR bb ? and for wut purpose ? Op.Si ? campaign ?

also non MLB UR are shitty than pretty much anything other ship with MLB

[zenith heron]

When was PR6 introduced?

[sweet delta]

Juli 2023

[hollow viper]

I little different but ig I should just try my best when it comes to meta showdown seeing how few urs I have?

Not worry about specifics?

[kind needle]

Should I save my UR bulins for the new UR or should I LB one in the pic?

[viscid swift]

see how the new URs turn out first

[viscid swift]

yes

[kind needle]

So, I'll hold ig.

[fallow bobcat]

is burning oil, if i cant have a smaller fleet do it, worth trying to get seydlitz rn
because I cant seem to have a oil light fleet do the mission thing.

or save up oil for the next event

[soft raft]

we literally have a new event droping in like two days
and Seydlitz isnt going anywhere

nor would she really be worth the effort outside of collection in the long run

[fallow bobcat]

the new event is a collab right?

[soft raft]

No....

[fallow bobcat]

oh

[forest palm]

that's at a later date

[soft raft]

If you mean Date A Live, that was merely the announcement that it'll happen
Which will most likely be the November event slot as per usual

[fallow bobcat]

ah

[viscid swift]

Besides D3 of the WA maps have oil caps

So why are you trying to low cost them anyway

[fallow bobcat]

i have been away for about 3 years so... got a lot of catching up to do

any advice on how to farm coins cheaply besided comissions?

[soft raft]

grind W9+

[fallow bobcat]

💀 i'l see if my cheap fleet can manage that...

[soft raft]

just tough it out and deal with the regular oil cost bruh 💀
If you're not at W9, then i doubt your ships are in any shape to even 1:1

[fallow bobcat]

i am at w10-2...

[haughty skiff]

W9+ ; 12-4 is the best general & easily accessable stage

There's no reason to 1 : 1 when oil caps exist

[fallow bobcat]

again i took a break for a long while.

[haughty skiff]

That's fine; what's your current Commander Level ?

[fallow bobcat]

101

[haughty skiff]

oh then just push through the campaign ?

[fallow bobcat]

I'm leveling up batann but can replace he's easily

[haughty skiff]

you should easily be able to get to W12 , even if you don't have the best gear

[fallow bobcat]

I am only having 3 cruisers to grind for Seattle

[viscid swift]

You don't need cruisers specifically just EU vanguards for one

[fallow bobcat]

i know but i prefer cruisers :/

[viscid swift]

Two, why are you not using a full fleet in oil capped maps

Three, why are you farming for Seattle at all of you're not in W12

[fallow bobcat]

i am just learning about this oil cap. that or i never realized it before

[haughty skiff]

right, so i'm just gonna toss this here;

you shouldn't care about PR or any of that, there's no point in grinding these low stages without oilcaps. It's better to farm in W9+

it'd be cheaper to use a full fleet in a oil cap stage; that fleet won't be cheaper than the oil caps or if so only marginally

https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/
https://azurlaneecgc.com/farming/

[fallow bobcat]

i took a long break....

[viscid swift]

Seattle was mid even back in 2022

[haughty skiff]

just build a strong full fleet and push to W12; there's a fleetbuilding guide in the newbie one but you likely have better MLB ships then those recommended

also Seattle is so mid; I don't even think anyone in PR2 is even worth the pickup aside from FDG and maybe Gasconge

[viscid swift]

Nah fuck Gascoigne

[haughty skiff]

Also Unicorn got a retrofit, she's the best healer in-game now so

[fallow bobcat]

[fallow bobcat]

I'm aware of her retrofit

[haughty skiff]

Only reason i bring her up is for the niche tech but i also agree

[viscid swift]

What do you even need Vichya tech for

[haughty skiff]

nothing atm, but if people want to grab the gold PR2 for converting catchup into protocores then she seems like the best choice to pick outta the bunch

[soft raft]

Flandre I guess lol

[haughty skiff]

IB Loyalist ?

[fallow bobcat]

as i said i have been out of the loop for a while... what ship would you recommend PR grinding towards before playing catch up

[fallow bobcat]

[haughty skiff]

Your focus should be on the campaign, not PR

[fallow bobcat]

i can do both...

[haughty skiff]

You can but its pointless, you shouldnt force terrible ships or delay progress so you can farm in worse stages

[fallow bobcat]

i was leveling up bataan

[viscid swift]

Forget about bataan

Getting to w12 should be priority number one right now

It's the best farming spot in the game period

Xp, coins, cog chips it has everything while also being easy to farm

[sharp socket]

just get to w12 with the stuff people recommended you and do PR later

[viscid swift]

Like if there was a breakdown of where I farmed

12-1 and 12-4 would b3 way way above everything else

[haughty skiff]

im too newgen to know what half his dock does hold on lmao

did yall already build a fleet for him, or ?

[sharp socket]

most of it is mid but usable for w12

[viscid swift]

I haven't seen is dock

[haughty skiff]

If you'd like help w/ fleetbuilding so you can just run through all of W10 - W12 then feel free to send your dock, filtered by Main / Vanguard

[fallow bobcat]

Is this going to work.

[sharp socket]

use 1 bb 2 cv for backline and have the BB as flag, something like hood + unicorn + CV

[sharp socket]

you could also use a tank like eugen for 1st spot

[viscid swift]

Just btw screen shots are preferable to a video

[haughty skiff]

i cant tell what you have based on the video

[fallow bobcat]

that would have been a lot of screenshot though

[haughty skiff]

okay so

[sharp socket]

its fine anyhow

we should make a thread for this

[haughty skiff]

filter by main fleet, take screenshots
filter by vanguard, take screenshots

we can make a thread so you can post everything