gameplay-help

[tropic tusk]

It's normal I had to pity in the last 4 new URs

[limpid meadow]

man thats unlucky i feel u

[tropic tusk]

But U with 0 cubes is normal in early game

[limpid meadow]

yea i shouldnt pull maybe in the vacation banner

[tropic tusk]

My first UR banner I had to swipe to pity

[limpid meadow]

but nvm i like elise and others ships

[tropic tusk]

Swipe card, but now days I don't need to use that magic card anymore

[limpid meadow]

AHAHAH

nioce

i hope i get her till the end

i like a lot the design ngl

[tropic tusk]

It's fine if U missed it just wait 2 years

U have till july 17

[limpid meadow]

not 11?

[tropic tusk]

Oh wait ya 11 mb

[limpid meadow]

mmmh okok dwdw

[harsh wedge]

what does Köln META's border mean

[inner delta]

That she is a META ship category

[charred marlin]

any1 know a way yp fix this?

each time i load into the fight its plays normal for abit then just shits the bed and does that

nvm restarting app for the 3rd time fixed it lol

[short swift]

yo i got prinz moritz, should i swap anyone out from the starter fleet?

[nocturne zenith]

Umm...
Don't we get weekly fuel, coins and efficiency plans?

[atomic abyss]

How high level is your starter fleet

[atomic abyss]

Wait an hour more

[short swift]

only 30~40

[eternal basalt]

Yes, UR retro for EN Anni

[atomic abyss]

Then you can consider assuming you have nothing more important to limit break

[short swift]

ye i swapped portland out

should i try to swap out the rares?

[nocturne zenith]

Bamboozled rn .. wow

[atomic abyss]

No

You can use exp books to make moritz catch up with your fleet levels

[short swift]

ah my team already dies at 3-1 lol

[strange flame]

wait so even though she has the ulric von hutten ability, she is still a really good boss fleeter? the UR boat?

[eternal basalt]

The Akashi pack offers fuel and efficiency packs, NO coins though

[tulip tinsel]

portland

[wind hazel]

leave moritz for 2nd fleet

[eternal basalt]

Though if you got it up to 3:20 ago, you got this weeks pack

[atomic abyss]

Just like hutten
They're both terrible at mobbing at 0 ammo

[strange flame]

the tier list puts her at the top next to lion, but with that ability is she really only good at bossing

[atomic abyss]

Yes

Well she's fine at Opsi mobbing
But everything is - it's piss easy

[atomic abyss]

If you mean regal
It only puts her that high for bossing

You need to read her skills to understand why she's not good for campaign mobbing

[strange flame]

i c i c i c, overwall still worth using bulins or should i just wait for next events UR which is alsace

[atomic abyss]

Her skill speeds up her reload at the cost of a damage% debuff

[wind hazel]

worth

[atomic abyss]

A 0 ammo debuff is also a damage % debuff

So those stack

And by the end of the day you have a 5% of your original damage

[ancient ridge]

Is there anyone in UR exchange i should get to replace anyone in my current fleets?

[wind hazel]

tl;dr is unless you can mlb them straight away and still have excess bulin for Alsace rerun, no one

[ancient ridge]

Ah dang forgot about the alsace rerun, alright tyty!

[thick crystal]

Shinano still holding up nearly 6 years after release #ThatsMyGoat

[wind hazel]

yeah about that...

[cobalt gate]

i feel like best oldest ur probably is musashi

[gritty depot]

What are the best campaign stages to use to try and get a ship from lvl 1 to 100 like doing a certain stage until a certain level and then progressing to a higher stage or ways besides campaign to level a ship decently efficiently since the dorm takes time and I don’t have exp books left

[wind hazel]

event d3, but just dorm and get exp books

[fiery swan]

tbh i think they should get shinano just to benefit off amagi

[cobalt gate]

12-4 or 13-4 i think are usually for exp and coin, but from lvl 1 probably hard to survive. and you would want a front and backrow carry

[ancient ridge]

luckily alr have shinano from the invitation letter, just havent built yet

[fiery swan]

is your ur exchange gauge full

[ancient ridge]

pretty much at 390/400

[fiery swan]

the build counter won't reset until you pick one, so i think shinano is a good choice to ease up on bulin requirements

we need to see the rest of your dock tho

[wind hazel]

i'd just save for zwei archive

if you think you're gonna pull for more ships after this then maybe you can exchange for someone now

[fiery swan]

that too, but if it's in a few months and they're already at 390 counter it'll long have recharged by the time zwei releases

i'd also want to see their dock because yukikaze for main tank worries me

[ancient ridge]

does the counter go past 400 or is it just stuck there even if u keep pulling

[thick crystal]

Stuck

[zenith heron]

It gets stuck, and won't overcap

[red sapphire]

Hi, is there a way to lvl up SS efficiently? Or just commision/books?

[ancient ridge]

i got chikuma and san francisco

[wind hazel]

dorm lol

[red sapphire]

Forgot about it. Thank you

[wind hazel]

if you aren't going for 200 affinity, then easiest is exp books+secretary to 90+ grind the remaining 10 affinity or book it with island planner

or you can waste some oil and bring them in 12-4

[red sapphire]

I'm preparing them for ch14+ but there is no haste to beat them right?

[wind hazel]

no, and you dont even really need subs if your fleets are strong

[red sapphire]

Perfect, thank you

[somber bronze]

How do I get better characters?

[wind hazel]

play the game long enough

shipyard has plenty of strong ships

[crystal flume]

how good is berlichingen?

[hard dock]

Is the 30 min gold cube soul forming worth it

[wind hazel]

if you got the cubes for it and still need the bps

[thick crystal]

No
Nonononoo
No
No
Nono

[tulip tinsel]

i'd say only if 1.5k+ cubes or more

[thick crystal]

Those bps can be obtained 5000 other ways, unless you are one of those crazy Asian players with a stash of 10k cubes lying about collecting dust

You get blueprints from so many other sources that the trade-off never felt worth it to me

[wind hazel]

you guys are overestimating the amount of cubes to be on the safe side

[hard dock]

I have like 800 and need to wish for Peter Strasser

[somber bronze]

I need to roll for it?

[wind hazel]

800 is more than enough

[wind hazel]

no but you need to complete missions

it's basically guaranteed ships, but still need cubes coins and stuff

[hollow void]

Unless you fp farm, if active should have enough cubes to do UL

[somber bronze]

Oh ok

[hard dock]

fp farm?

[hollow void]

feetpower farm

[thick crystal]

Great typo dont correct it

[somber bronze]

How do I level up my current characters

[hollow void]

Going into sorties with your ships gives you xp, other ways are dorms and xp books

[somber bronze]

The xp strengthens my characters?

[hollow void]

XP is the progress from one level to the next

[zenith heron]

There are in commissions too, but that isn't practical

[hollow void]

I actually benefit from comms

[zenith heron]

XP = Stat increase = strong

[thick crystal]

I've levelled quite a few ships to 70 from nothing but commissions too but yeah it ain't practical

[somber bronze]

I can't progress through the story levels tho

I keep losing in the final boss round

[hollow void]

1000+ ships levelling off comms here

[thick crystal]

This can be due to many, many factors, including but not limited to:

• Fleet composition
• Ship levels and limit breaks
• Ability levels
• Equipped gear and gear levels

It's a bit too broad of a statement to draw a conclusive answer from, we'd need to see your current teams and what ships you have available

A rule of thumb to consider, and others can correct me if I'm wrong here, but every level difference between you and your enemy is 2% damage. A ship that's 10 levels higher than the enemy it's hitting will hit 20% harder

[hard dock]

or just not using a dedicated boss fleet

[thick crystal]

Thatd fall under fleet comp but yeah

[hard dock]

[tender lotus]

There's a possibility that you're using bad gears and not leveling/maxed ship's skills

[tender lotus]

where you take them to
Bulin isn't for combat

[somber bronze]

What

[thick crystal]

That 5th unit, the > < face girl with white hair, is a "bulin". These are meant to be used to limit break other ships, not for combat purposes

[onyx flame]

what you need is to read this ngl
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTRJeUvu195lF7nGi0tqn39NdvCDq7TFac83vepK9s29OXA_8pWq6z5SH8lHoOmYIC0lQxRoJ1j2HBe/pub

[somber bronze]

I did

I still didn't understand

[wind hazel]

XD

[onyx flame]

then how did you fleet deviate until this state

[somber bronze]

I just pressed buttons

[wind hazel]

keep musashi, keep javelin
buy unicorn, portland, helena from guild shop

limit break your ships

[somber bronze]

Limit break?

[tender lotus]

Limit break them
Increase the star using duplicate or bulins after reaching lvl 10, 30, 70

[zenith heron]

The one where you actually use your bulins for, upgrading ships

Them stars you see on some ships indicate how much you limit break them

[hard dock]

can I 1-1 D3 without any vanguard cross fleets

[thick crystal]

For a challenge run, sure, but oil cost is capped anyways

[hard dock]

1-1 with level 70 Ranger and Cassin

[wind hazel]

no

[tender lotus]

For more efficiency i use 1-1 fleet, keeping the morale for 6 ships is doable

[hollow void]

What used to be done is 1:1 c2

[somber bronze]

Is this Limit break?

[hollow void]

Yes

[wind hazel]

start with your musashi, then portland, then everyone else

[eternal basalt]

Why play JP if you don't speak it, install English

[hard dock]

does crossfleet scale with gear of the UR ship

[hollow void]

But oilcap exists so just level ships d3 like a normal person

[wind hazel]

what makes you think that's jp, and what makes you think he can't speak the language

[onyx flame]

thats cn lol

[somber bronze]

I can't add anyone for limit break

[somber bronze]

It's not Jp 😔

[harsh mason]

you need either a purple bulin or another copy of the same ship

[eternal basalt]

Why don't you play the EN version?

[somber bronze]

I want to

[wind hazel]

he's region locked

[hollow void]

[covert osprey]

Hi yall, im just back into the game after 244 days, currently I'm confused what to wish in wishing well, my cube currently 112 cubes.

[hollow void]

None

[onyx flame]

event banner instead

[wind hazel]

read 2nd pin

[somber bronze]

Give your cubes to me

I have another bulin on my second fleet

[hollow void]

Remove it and unlock it

[covert osprey]

And my team like thizz, pls rate it!

[thick crystal]

He's from H-K. CN is the only readily available option for him

[blissful marlin]

What is the role of Charybdis?

[rancid plover]

is there no more free oil from the packs?

[hollow void]

Staying in the dock

[eternal basalt]

There is a free 4000 oil?

[rancid plover]

before with the free cola one

[wind hazel]

yes it's 4k, it's still here

[somber bronze]

I don't hav any options for bulin

[rancid plover]

where is it again I'm reliant on the notif bar

[eternal basalt]

Click />lvl 1 to see your bulin, might unequip it too

[eternal basalt]

In the shops

[rancid plover]

thanks

[somber bronze]

Wdym />lvl 1

[mint flint]

theres a toggle on the top right that hides ships above level 1

if you've levelled the bulins you wont be able to see them unless you turn off the toggle

[somber bronze]

Where's the button at?

[mint flint]

the top right...

in the limit break menu

[wind hazel]

top right, click both

[somber bronze]

Ohhhh

https://tenor.com/view/fig-gif-26092737

I need balin to be lvl 10 for limit break?

Wait nvm

[mint flint]

bulin can be any level, but if they're above level 1 you need to toggle the button or they'll be hidden

[forest palm]

never use Bulins in combat

[somber bronze]

I got this

[wind hazel]

keep her, useless for now

[weary ember]

what's the highest stage i can farm with W16 fleets ?

my team is ready but just short on gold to craft a few equipment, do you think i can gatecrash 14-4 with them ?

[prisma torrent]

its worth it to upgrade from a purple fighter with 2x 500lb bombs to a golden fighter with 2x 500lb bombs?

[onyx flame]

what kinda upgrade are you talking about, upgrading in gearlab? or changing the plane?

[somber bronze]

Where do I put her

In my fleet or no?

[mint flint]

no

ships are bad without MLB

[ebon verge]

i think my game is bugged, this is so random lmao

[full falcon]

I usually referene to OP Siren of Quyet Nguyen Channel but since the day the channel is gone i do not find any channel similar ? Do any channel or fleet i can referenece for. I am end game player, have most of the ship and gear also

[wind hazel]

meck lion zwei z52 trafalgar plymouth

that's all you need for bossing. mob whatever you want, crossfleets whatever you want

[full falcon]

How about arbiter ?

And CV fleet cause I little bit like CV more

[wind hazel]

arbiter is a boss...

copy current meta fleet for light, lion fritz nakhimov moskva for medium, your typical ijn with moskva nakhimov for heavy

[fast mural]

Should I conserve my 1.8k guild points (early), or I could spend It in another item or unit?

[smoky grail]

guys, amagi shinano hakuhou main fleet who should airstrike first ?

[wind hazel]

save and buy what's necessary only

always buy gold plates, t3 skill books, retrofit blueprints
gold catbox if you have excess

[gloomy kiln]

Whats important to buy from port resuply?

[gloomy kiln]

[wild patio]

I finally got gotz 😭

Omg i thought i was gonna spend all of my cubes

[turbid marsh]

congrat

[azure coyote]

which ur should i get from the ur rate up thing

[fast mural]

Is Sov Bielorushia a good SR?

I see, she is that bad? Auch

[red sapphire]

Hi, what should I mlb next from here? I can mlb two

[wind hazel]

gotz and... wdp

[red sapphire]

Gotz is the new one right? Who's wdp?

[wind hazel]

take a guess

[red sapphire]

Oh William

My bad I forgot about her

Thank you

[still forge]

I finally saved up enough merit to get Eldridge, now I just gotta wait for the event

Should I level up her skills? Or wait till after retrofit

[wind hazel]

why wait

level it after leveling the ships you are using

[still forge]

I read somewhere that her retrofit skill replaces one of her skills, I’m assuming that was wrong?

[thick crystal]

It upgrades it, but it'll keep the level it was at before

[still forge]

Oh sweet, I’ll start leveling her then

[wind hazel]

her default skill gets upgrade, she will also learn a new skill

the point is, you gain nothing from waiting

[shell crescent]

Ig I can pick any of these right?

The unobtainable one I mean

[wind hazel]

the rest maxed out? musashi shinano etc

[quaint estuary]

how do i get duplicates of tempesta meowfficers?

[shell crescent]

Everything except shinano

[wind hazel]

take shinano duplicate and max her out first, then take yorktown 2

[thick crystal]

York2 is a decent grab, as is another Shinano copy. Implac if you lack Nakhimov

[shell crescent]

Thx

[wind hazel]

you don't. you just level them and they will max out the skills on their own

[quaint estuary]

but the skills will stay locked

[wind hazel]

brother did you even read

just level them

[quaint estuary]

yeah, I literally maxed out Every and the skills are still locked

[wind hazel]

because you havent level it up

[wind hazel]

it's the same as normal cats

bruh

[quaint estuary]

so you're telling me that I just have to spend them and technically the next skill will be the first one of the locked ones?

[wind hazel]

yes it's automatic, you dont choose for tempesta cats, they are fixed

[quaint estuary]

I see thanks brother

[wind hazel]

np

[wintry mango]

what can i do when low morale? should i just push through with 0 morale to spend my excess oil as a beginner?

[turbid marsh]

would say touch grass for like an hour or 2 in my honest opinion. let them rest first/second floor. (going to assume no second fleet cause you said you are a beginner)

[wild patio]

I fully MLB musashi, who should I mlb next: gotz, hakuhou, shinano, or yorktown ii

[hoary relic]

what is the best BB comp for universal use rn?

[harsh mason]

take a walk outside and wait

[signal path]

Alsace prob. July right?

[ebon verge]

i usally go with alsace and mushi, then with a cv or a healer

[forest palm]

in all odds probably right after the current event

[thick crystal]

Confirmed for June. Current event runs until early-mid june so as Taz said, prob right after. Maybe a week of breathing room

[soft raft]

iirc it is indeed right after this event

[forest palm]

July is already booked for PR9 and Nier Collab

[hoary relic]

damnn i havent finished pr7 bruh

[signal path]

Got a GVB on 11th pull but I spent 100 for other ships Lol then got a dupe of GvB after I MLB her this sucx. What am I even doing

[forest palm]

it's a marathon, not a race

[hoary relic]

but i have done with pr8 eh

im waiting for AD1 rn............not pr9

[signal path]

I have just unlock Nakhimov should i focus on her blueprints?

[ebon verge]

we still havent gotten dr4 fs right? (agir)

[thick crystal]

Haku has one, Agir doesnt and prob never will

[hoary relic]

only agir hasnt got

[thick crystal]

Maybe she gets one now that Napoli and GL do what she does but better

[ebon verge]

oh haku has one i forgot

[soft raft]

Fate Sim for DRs is on a completely different schedule
which is to say there is no schedule

It's just when the devs feel like it

[forest palm]

Fate Sim drops with Global Anni

unless it's DRs, which lmao

[hoary relic]

u can do her catch up,u can consider meck as she has more use than nahk if u already had biscuit

[still forge]

On cv’s is double gold catapult worth it?

[forest palm]

yes

[hoary relic]

yep

[signal path]

Im on it currently waiting for exp 2..4m to be unlocked after 11 hours. exp 1.2M is already done

[still forge]

Any recommendations on obtaining them faster? Getting just one is slow unless it’s from a random tech box

[soft raft]

That's the go-to aux setup for all CVs for like 99% of the game
The only time that ever changes is timing adjustment gear or in the case of CVLs, equipping a ASW plane if you need it in W14+

[soft raft]

Only thing you can really do is keep opening boxes
You technically can grind blueprints for it in WA but that's mostly considered a waste of time

[signal path]

It will stack up as you play along, I have like 20 of them and just scrap some of them since they clog my storage

[still forge]

Do they drop from all tech boxes or just royal? I seem to get them more often from royal tech boxes

[soft raft]

all

[signal path]

Just Dont +10 a purple Catapult

[still forge]

Also does gear equipped to ships take up depot storage or is it just things not currently equipped?

[soft raft]

gear equipped on ships doesnt take up space

[signal path]

yes, unequip is the only one counted on depot

[still forge]

Thank you

[mighty tulip]

How many BPs do DRs need to dev30?

[hoary relic]

500+ iirc

[hoary relic]

513 to be exact

[mighty tulip]

Okay I was trying to guesstimate how many months i’m going to need to focus PR7 before I get enough prints for Nakhi. Thank you 🙏🏽

[hoary relic]

728 for dev30 and fs5 like haku

[hoary relic]

around 4-5months

could be faster if u already have done PRs so their cognition wont pop up

[mighty tulip]

Yeah just trying to figure guesstimations on her. Meantime I’m trying to combat xp Agir, and figuring who I want to mlb for Royal tech to start Plym 💀

[wild patio]

? should i do gotz

[hoary relic]

yep according to suchiguma's tier list she is the best bossing bb rn tie with lion

[soft raft]

/devbp

[odd root]

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

[mighty tulip]

Oh this helps alot. I should be doing coining Fdg to dev30 in 15 days ish and then another 21 days for fate sim. Dang.

[red sapphire]

Hi, I see cowpens is pretty high on the rankings. Should I play her in Unicorn's place or along with her for mob?

[onyx flame]

together she's a sub healer not a main healer

[red sapphire]

Thank you

[prime cave]

is yostar leaving or not

i am confusing

[thick crystal]

YoStar acc is the only way to log in anymore

[undone plover]

what happens when u click?
u should get an option to login with your yostar acc

[last ocean]

For Opsi, is there any advantage to using the crate spawner thing to make hidden enemies?

[prime cave]

yeah i did it

[glacial widget]

What is the best loadout for U-2501 right now?

[undone plover]

Can u explain what u mean?
Maybe screenshot it if u can

[undone plover]

/tierlist Check on 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 Hashtag 5467

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

[spice phoenix]

does anyone know the ex boss armor type? i tried to find it in the datamine but it looks like its not there. either that or i’m blind

[undone plover]

Oh
I think some of the star/exploration missions might be related to this
But idr very well sry
U can just leave otherwise

[boreal wagon]

heavy
also shameless selfplug:
https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/db/bosses?term=Alliance Before the Hagiobull

[undone plover]

Smh too fast I was going to plug u instead

[prime cave]

how to exit the fleet

does anyone know

[undone plover]

If u want to leave the opsi map click the globe in the top left (or is there a back arrow? Idr well)
If u want to just change zone click any other zone and enter there u should be able to

[desert wren]

how to change ship in operation siren?

[undone plover]

Blue port > top right there is an icon on the mini map for deployment

[prime cave]

i mean for remove the fleet

i am confused6

[undone plover]

Just click on any other zone and enter there
Does it not let you?

U should prioritize the red ❗

[prime cave]

no man

[undone plover]

I am sry I dont understand what u are trying to do

[prime cave]

i just wanna exit the all fleet

and change it

[boreal wagon]

im going to assume you want to change ships in the fleets?

[undone plover]

Ah I see

Go to a blue port like this one

[ivory pawn]

https://tenor.com/view/azur-lane-gif-25770903

[undone plover]

Saved the gif

[prime cave]

ok thanks man

[desert wren]

damn, they even got a gif for this? I guess a lot of people asked this 😂

[ivory pawn]

I did too, where do you think I got it.

[prime cave]

it just does not tell me

but you help me

thanks man

[prime cave]

may god bless you a two wonderful wife

[thick crystal]

Bismillah al-rahman al-rahim bro

Nothing wrong with asking. Opsi is confusing

[prime cave]

are you muslim

[thick crystal]

I am not, but I do my research so I can be respectful around my islamic friends

[prime cave]

thanks man

[desert wren]

what is the best choice for this tile?

[ivory pawn]

Leave
Repeatedly Special Tokens is usually preferred.

[thick crystal]

This is how I find out they added that 3rd and 4th option. Goddamn that's an amazing QoL change

Having to do that shit one at a time was so tedious

[desert wren]

what about these boxes? I always choose the first option. Is that the correct one?

[thick crystal]

Yes

[undone plover]

I remember smash was recommended when I was newb

[thick crystal]

This is my bias speaking, so it's not based on any sims or spreadsheets. I just never run out of those energy devices and I play opsi quite intensively every month. It feels like a worthwhile trade for the tiny stat buff and special tokens

[woven star]

When press "use" you change your energy device for abyss stats and some materials. When "smesh" just got some materials without stats. If you have max stats (over 150 iirc) then just smash

[thick crystal]

200 and 150 for the third stat, yeah

[woven star]

Ah ok. So i killed harbiter today with less then 200 stats. That's why he looks little bit harder

[thick crystal]

You're just built more hardcore

[woven star]

Idk but almost at the end of month I still have 150 avg stats. Usually this higher and almost did everything there.

[thick crystal]

I like seeing number go up so mine usually end at some dumb shit like 350-400

Bit weird that there's a hard cap admittedly. It should give an absolutely teeny increase if you go higher, even if it's with massive diminishing returns

[viral remnant]

how to get the eighth travelog?

[thick crystal]

Mall at level 8, all floors at S rank, all custom orders fulfilled

[desert wren]

the guide mentioned Enterprise in medal shop but I can't find her anywhere. Did she get removed from there?

[tulip tinsel]

What are your options

[tulip tinsel]

If there's no CV you can't get her

[onyx flame]

the medal shop only has certain hull type appear depending on which server your in
so its rng if you have cv every month

[toxic crown]

Which server r u

Enterprise was available two months ago

[desert wren]

I'm in little enterprise

started playing few weeks ago

[toxic crown]

Yeah she was available two months ago, last month was destroyers

[cyan rivet]

Are the Elbe Crystals really needed? In the datamines it has been classified as a high prio item

[sweet delta]

For established players not really, if you can wait until after the event, then they can be bought in the META shop.

[cyan rivet]

Oh ok, ty

[rustic cobalt]

When making a fleet is it a must to always have all of them in same faction?

[viscid swift]

Absolutely not.

[sweet delta]

It's a must to have them not all be the same faction, if you want the fleet to be good

[static harbor]

Is Berlich stronger than Musashi vs. Med/Heavy?

[rustic cobalt]

Ok thanks guys

R there different roles for different ships? Like tanks or damage if so what's the usual go to formation?

[ivory pawn]

There are indeed, though as long as you have someone tanky enough in the leftmost frontline slot the other slots can mix/match what they do.

[thick crystal]

This always annoyed me more than it has any right to

I understand that the level 3 maps are technically considered level 4 ''corrosion'' but it still feels like a rip off

[sweet delta]

#game-feedback

[viscid swift]

Where do people get the idea that complaining here does anything.

Anyway, the Feedback channel may as well be screaming into the void, it's not actually read these days and even when it was, if you wanna get something changed you need to get the vocal side of the CN community on your side.

[thick crystal]

True. Manjuu doesn't seem to have a strong EN presence. Makes some sense tbf, I have no idea what % of their playerbase we are but I wager it's a significant minority. Anyways, that little opsi amble aside, is the REGAL HM arbiter list updated every month to reflect the current arbiter fight? Or is it a general list

[viscid swift]

The latter.

[thick crystal]

Alright, thank you

[plucky tapir]

I'd imagine it's like, 10% english player community.

90% everyone else.

[viscid swift]

Well EN by and large isn't willing to make death threats and review bomb to get changes to happen.

[thick crystal]

Something something argue with my methods, never my results

[plucky tapir]

On another note, what's the best way to farm purple gears from Iron Blood faction?

[viscid swift]

Opening tech boxes.

[knotty dome]

any suggestions for essex retro substitutes for this w16 mob/boss fleet?

[viscid swift]

Independence.

[knotty dome]

thanks

[strong tartan]

are u2501s jellyfish barrage torps magnetic

[nocturne zenith]

How do y'all get so much rainbow gear?
And how long does it take to have so much rainbow gear..

[viscid swift]

Years of play.

[tulip tinsel]

looongggg

[hollow void]

Being fossils

[tulip tinsel]

research/event/craft

[thick crystal]

Azur Lane is a marathon, not a sprint. Even if you throw money at it, it'll take years of consistent play to build up an impressive dock. If you're newer, you won't have this for years and that's okay. Just enjoy the gradual grind, we all have too

[nocturne zenith]

So y'all actually go for the rainbow gear research then...

[nocturne zenith]

Yeah no doubt. Only things "whales" can do is... Oath more characters ig

[thick crystal]

You can absolutely speed up the process with money, though it's considerably terrible value to do so. In that sense AL is a remarkably generous gacha, but that makes some sense given that it's from the earlier wave of gacha games

[nocturne zenith]

Makes sense ig.
Also when you say event... Are there events where rainbow gear is up for sale?

[thick crystal]

Yeah. Usually UR events have a piece of unique equipment available for purchase in the event exchange. This isn't always a rainbow piece, but that's where they come from

[viscid swift]

Well you can't whale your way into more UR gear.

[nocturne zenith]

No doubt the most generous gacha I have played yes.

Thanks for the wisdom ya fossils

[thick crystal]

Visit us in the retirement home whenever you want, young sprout

[tawny gust]

Should I roll on any banners right now or is there a really good one coming soon?

returning player

[thick crystal]

Alsace event is rerunning soon. Current banner has GVB, who is an excellent boss BB.

[inland shoal]

There is a really good one currently on

[tulip tinsel]

event yes

[thick crystal]

Yeah don't waste like 400 cubes on the wishing well to get your 10th copy of a UR haha that'd be stupid and irresponsible and who would do that

For real though, the event banner is damn good. Alsace banner is worth considering if you lack Lion, as she's a solid all-round BB

[nocturne zenith]

Are DRs also coinable?
And should catch up be used for DRs specifically?

[tulip tinsel]

up to pr5 yes, 6-8 no

[pale mason]

https://azur-lane-regal.suchiguma.com/
is this website somewhat reliable? since the old tierlist website is no longer maintained

[tulip tinsel]

made by the fossils here, yes

[pale mason]

ok cool didn't know the source of the website ty

[prime cave]

Can anyone tell me which is the last stage operation siren

Why there it is a 8 second timer after typing

I mean 10 second

[tawny gust]

Alright thank you got GVB on my 2nd pull

[nocturne zenith]

Also which dr to use for catch up when looking at let's say PR4...
You've got Agir and Hakuryuu. Both really useful ships seemingly.. or just depends on what you need/want

[tawny gust]

Got 8k gems to spend, what is the most worth to use them on? Skins?

[thick crystal]

There's 5 chapters of story in OpSi. You unlock everything you need to do do dailies and regular farm after finishing chapter 4, and chapter 5 gives access to the arbiter fight

[viscid swift]

/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 4900 guaranteed gems (3750 for 3* clearing all 15 main campaign worlds, 900 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 💳.

[prime cave]

Ok but will I be easy craft the gear if I unlock this lvl

[thick crystal]

It's annoying because there's never a clear best answer any given time. It depends on your account and needs. Ägir is a good tank, but she's been crept up on by Gouden Leeuw and Napoli. Hakuryuu is a great boss unit, but needs more investment due to having a fate sim. She also kinda shines brightest when paired with Shinano/Amagi CV. So, what do you need? General tankiness? A good boss unit for the future?

[prime cave]

What is that is this stage

[nocturne zenith]

Aight I get the train of thought here. Respecc

[thick crystal]

By clearing chapter 4 of the story you unlock access to daily missions. These will give you the materials needed to craft gear in the gear lab. I'm skipping over a few steps here like gear prints for rainbow stuff, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. For now, focus on completing story mode as far as you can. Chapter 4 is mandatory, 5 isn't super important for now

[prime cave]

Ok

[thick crystal]

As you repeatedly clear the same map in OpSi, these side objectives fill out. For example, you can see the first objective is to just clear the map once. Each objective you complete gives you a small reward. In this case, 2 high efficiency logistics plans. You don't really have to do much with these. They will mostly fill out passively over time

[prime cave]

Ok

So the blue means I clear it as I progress further I will unlock more maps right

[thick crystal]

Kinda. This is story mode, because you haven't cleared chapter 4 yet. To keep it simple, just keep following the red exclamation marks

It's a bit tedious initially, but you only have to do it once

[native folio]

Working towards beating SP

[prime cave]

Once I reach it I will ask again because it is confusing but right now you are right I should just clear step by step not getting overwhelmed

[thick crystal]

Exactly dude. I can write a whole essay about OpSi intricacies and nuances but that's pointless. Just follow the red exclamation marks. It's easy to get overwhelmed, dw about that. You're not stupid, it's a convoluted game mode

[viscid swift]

Perhaps reading this will help.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRPJgxnXwC4r3Z8AlbzPUhHDXt0Dr7KP4TPriFnGafQrt1wE7Jb5AdRgfy8tXaLpTC-CtYAVMZgJE0g/pub

[native folio]

Is it worth limit breaking Prinz mortiz again? Should I focus on anyone else? I only have 5 gold bulins rn

[tulip tinsel]

lb moritz

[tawny gust]

Just bought all the 1st floor dorm slots, trying to switch to floor 2 says 'unlocks after first floor of dorm is expanded'?

ohhh shit

I thought by expansion it meant that I have to unlock all dorm slots 😭 nvm I see now

[inland shoal]

[autumn horizon]

At least now you have 12 slots

[tulip tinsel]

could be worse

[autumn horizon]

Not the worst way to spend gems

[onyx flame]

hope for your own sake then your not entirely f2p if not rip dock spaces for a while

[crisp vigil]

What is the best way to farm the new event coins? To get the new UR

[lucid dirge]

D3 for coins specifically is always best
for other currency just do missions(bring new ships to D3 boss) and do SP daily
in all 425 free
buying is only to get 75 to get to the second copy

[inland shoal]

Mmh well doing the easy stages once a day with 3x bonus and low cost fleet gets you rather far already

[lucid dirge]

in practice it only worth it if you have time because doing 3 runs of D3 is faster and not that lower

i just dont have that attention to it

[soft raft]

Doesnt matter when you have three weeks to do it

[bright scarab]

is this the best guide for new players? https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

I was kinda just looking for a step by step guide but I think this is the closest I found

[neon condor]

Is Independence or Helena a higher retrofit priority?

[lucid dirge]

Don't worry and pick whomever, they both ok
I guess helena is better to do the meta boss and just capmaign bossing

[viscid swift]

This might be closer to what you're looking for.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTRJeUvu195lF7nGi0tqn39NdvCDq7TFac83vepK9s29OXA_8pWq6z5SH8lHoOmYIC0lQxRoJ1j2HBe/pub

[viscid swift]

Independence.

[lucid dirge]

for consistency yeah also Main> Vang always

[soft raft]

Helena Retro only really relevant for maintaining sync with BBs that're using HSFCR/AFCT

[viscid swift]

What, Helena doesn't gain much with her retrofit and Independence is garbage without her's.

[neon condor]

Independence it is, thanks

[bright scarab]

thanks

[lucid dirge]

What's the best things to buy for core data? I feel like my 10k just collect dust for 4 moths straight

[viscid swift]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS7zn4MdZchMLgQ2XD7LazlGMBm1YrNWbYNAcvt7g5PYc6tj4AXaJXl7PpAyDQ_IEbdwEH7Rpmy3C50/pub

[lucid dirge]

i kinda gotten every priority and only buy new raindbow torps and white shells once in a while

[viscid swift]

Keep buying the chips and arrays each month then.

[lucid dirge]

80k and 2k and they dont go down for some reason (maybe i play not that much)

[viscid swift]

Well if you ever do decide to grind tech that 80k will disapear rather quickly.

[lucid dirge]

ok i will keep this in mind

[tall geode]

Hi, can someone help me build two fleets? These are my current fleets i use

im a returning, still new player

[viscid swift]

What have you got to work with?

[tall geode]

one second

[soft raft]

Dont bother with a 2nd fleet right now

[agile pewter]

Weird question but is there a way to tell what's the default equips for a ship
The default equip page has multiple of each type

[viscid swift]

Where are you in the main campaign again?

[tall geode]

yeah i focus on the main fleet but a second with the right-ish characters would be nice^^

[tall geode]

my account level is 56 and i cleared chapter 7, chapter 8 i can start at 60

[soft raft]

No you still shouldnt be doing a 2nd fleet
at earliest you do that at W9

You DO NOT have the resources to work on 12 ships at once right now
You barely even have enough to work on 6 right now as is

especially with 2-3 SRs and 1 (barely limit broken) UR

[tall geode]

yeah im not investing in a second fleet i just want the right characters for for it or you mean i shouldnt use a second fleet at all?

[soft raft]

the latter

Focus on one fleet until you unlock oil cap

If you're worried about out of ammo debuff, proper fleets dont really need to care about it

[tall geode]

oh okay

okay i try that then

[viscid swift]

You might wanna give that a read.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTRJeUvu195lF7nGi0tqn39NdvCDq7TFac83vepK9s29OXA_8pWq6z5SH8lHoOmYIC0lQxRoJ1j2HBe/pub

[tall geode]

thank you, so basicaly you are saying i should disregard most of my units rn and start with recommended "start fleet" in the guide?

[viscid swift]

No.

The opposite if anything.

But it will help you get to grips with the mechanics of the game and help you move forward.

Right now your primary fleet should be something along the lines of Gotz, Unicorn, Saratoga, Heinrich, Helena, Koln META

[tall geode]

so i should just swap the bunny girl with Köln?

anyway thank you very much for the help 😄

[viscid swift]

Laffey, yeah.

[tall geode]

nah Laffey is not in my main fleet Chikuma was

[woeful token]

Do torpedo gear skins apply to both submarine torps at the same time?

[agile pewter]

Is this gun better than champagne gun

[viscid swift]

No.

[agile pewter]

Alr thx

[nocturne zenith]

Does Prinz Moritz require a specific position or anything goes?

[sweet delta]

https://azur-lane-regal.suchiguma.com/ship/737
Self Survival (eHP) is pretty high at 118, especially for a new player, so she should go in the main tank (front or first) position

assuming the other two vanguard ships are similar level and lower eHP

[nocturne zenith]

Aight. Thanks Sushi San

[static harbor]

Is Musashi a better mobber than Alsace?

[inland shoal]

Most of the time yes

[static harbor]

Also, this is IJN? First time seeing it myself

[forest palm]

it's Daisen's Gun, so~

[static harbor]

How does it stack up to the Proto Triple 410?

[forest palm]

better

[static harbor]

Thanks

I really gotta stop taking long breaks from this game

[native folio]

do you need to save up decor tokens after you expanded to second floor? i want to start buying furniture

[sweet delta]

i would save 1000 tokens in case there's a super limited event like a collab

[native folio]

for eventspecific furniture?

[eternal basalt]

Doesn't seem like Nier gets furniture, you have till November

[red silo]

I just started playing in time for the new UR banner.
I heard Götz von Berlichingen is pretty OP.
what could be some good frontline and backline ships to team up with her?
are the ships featured in the wishing well any good?

[eternal basalt]

Don't worry about the wishing well

[viscid swift]

You build fleets around content, not ships and check the pins.

[red silo]

got it, thanks

[wild patio]

Whats this even for?

can i trash it

[sweet delta]

why would you trash your girls' messages

[limpid meadow]

need some help, i have done twice the 10-3 without any problem, but now i cant clear it, what? why? i didnt change anything in my fleet

i have tried 2 times before writing here, but that was a waste of oil

[viscid swift]

You're sure you didn't swap any gear around between runs.

[limpid meadow]

nope nothiung

[viscid swift]

You didn't switch between devices did you?

[limpid meadow]

i didnt change anything and for what i saw the bb sink

[viscid swift]

Fire RNG then.

[limpid meadow]

nope same phone

so need to improve the fleets or what

[viscid swift]

What to do if you lose

Pay attention to what kills your fleet so that you can make adjustments accordingly. If the main fleet dies, it is either from enemy aircraft (get better AA), suicide boats (use a BB in the flagship position with a good aux gun), or fires inflicted by enemy BBs (equip fire extinguishers). If the vanguard ships die, they're just taking too much damage because they're underleveled, they're not using appropriate defensive gear, or the fleet is taking too long to kill enemies.
Sometimes the best defense is a good offense. Killing enemies quicker means your fleet has to tank less damage in the first place. Ship levels, skill levels, gear, and gear enhancement levels can all greatly improve the offensive and defensive capabilities of your fleet significantly, so invest in all of them when it is possible and practical. Early game, you can brute force through stages by overleveling your ships and abusing the level advantage mechanic.
Around Chapter 9, the debuff from fighting without ammo becomes too much for your fleet to kill the boss. This is when you should consider leveling up good ships for a 2nd fleet according to the method in Ship Levels.

https://suchiguma.github.io/guides/progression-guide/

[limpid meadow]

oh ok so need to create 2 diff feets? 1 for boss and the other for mobs?
yea the BB as i told u maybe is the problem
and yeaah...i use only 1 fleet...maybe is one of the reason i cant clear it (?)

[viscid swift]

"or fires inflicted by enemy BBs (equip fire extinguishers)"

[fast mural]

Or just sing a pop song and scare them away

[limpid meadow]

yea i can test, i have read that part too
tnx tnx
but maybe is time to invest also in the 2nd team

i was using this team and the other is a prototype of the 2nd, is any good? or need to swap ships?

[viscid swift]

Ships look fine to invest in.

Assuming you can Dev 30 Roon anyway.

[limpid meadow]

nice maybe only penny, if i ll find GoB, is swappable?

[viscid swift]

Not for mobbing.

[limpid meadow]

oh in the boss fleet than okok

oh okok so here i can see if a ship is good for mobs or for a boss? or nope?
in this case like u said is SS for single-wave bossing so => good for the ""boss fleet""

[viscid swift]

It'll give you an idea of how good each ship is I'm various contents and roles.

Anyway if you'll read her description you'll find GvB only does 5% main gun damage when the fleet she's in runs out of ammo.

[woven star]

Why Portland (you tank) in most save position (middle)?

No surprising that you can loose

[limpid meadow]

idk i thought that the orange position was like the "main ship" in the main pos

but anyway penny is the one that sink

[woven star]

Left most for vanguard is tank. Right for off-tank. Second who get damage. And middle the most save position

[viscid swift]

Do I need to explain carrier concealment mechanics sigh.

Anyway, just throw a FE on Pennsylvania.

[limpid meadow]

so bb always on the (full) right? or left as well?

[viscid swift]

https://suchiguma.github.io/guides/progression-guide/

[woven star]

No. BB middle. You see flag on them it's meant Flagship. For backline it's different

[viscid swift]

You might wanna give the progression guide a read.

[limpid meadow]

so is good my fleet then

[viscid swift]

Well no, Laffey would go middle, Portland off tanks.

[limpid meadow]

oh okokok

ty guys sorry for beginner shi moment

[woven star]

You should clear with one fleet when lookingon lvl and composition. But maybe lack of gear

[limpid meadow]

yea i tried to follow this site for gear
https://azur-lane-regal.suchiguma.com/
but i dont have many of them

[weary gust]

Because it's an end-game tier list.

[limpid meadow]

yea ofc ofc, i have acknowledge that after saw it
but if i have some gear i put it on the ship

maybe not max level but i mean something is better than nothing

[fierce mauve]

is there a way to get old event shop furniture since a friend really wants the Chateau Sofa and the wiki lists it as having a Decor coin price but you cant find it in the shop

[inner delta]

if it's a part of an old set, your friend will need to wait for either rerun or perma addition

[fierce mauve]

its from a really old event shop
Divergent chessboard

[inner delta]

im not exactly sure how they re add old dorm sets or gems, if it's gems then it's probably not coming back, but the old set should be buyable if it is perma

because a lot of the old gems costing furniture isn't returning

[fierce mauve]

ye the set itself is perma but i cant find the furniture from the event shop
it also wasnt a gem furniture

[inner delta]

hm, im not entirely sure then

maybe it is part of exclusive at that time

it mustve been from a collection reward or event reward, i tried looking at my game and did not find any of it being sold but i do have it

some event back then used to have furniture from the mission list or smth along the line

[fierce mauve]

it was from the event shop tho i wanted to see it they maybe added it somewhere now that it is in wararchives

[inner delta]

ah ok, idk if they ever added any of these furni back tbh, even the one from monthly login or gems exclusive

so i guess unless they are changing that then your friend is out of luck

[sweet delta]

i have that winery bath, and I'm not old enough to have played the original run

[inner delta]

it is on the rerun iirc

[soft raft]

Damn 3 event shop ships

[inner delta]

just it never got added back after that

[fierce mauve]

ah thats sad well guess we have to hope they add a way to get those old ones in the future maybe

[soft raft]

Honestly if they havent bothered in the past 6 or so years since it got Perma'd I dunno when they ever will

[spare violet]

hello guys, I'm a beginner I currently don't know if I should keep grinding event ( I already bought Elbe Meta, 1 copy of U-2501 and Pressure hull design) or push campaign I'm only at chapter 7 rn

[fierce mauve]

hmm personally i would recommend continuing to grind the event and continue with campaign in the downtime between events

[midnight cave]

its so very tempting to just buy elbe meta instead of farming for her

[spare violet]

I see thanks!

[red silo]

In case I fail to get Götz von Berlichingen for the anti-boss fleet.
should I try my luck in the whishing well to get Musashi? she seems a very well rounded character for both mob clearing fleet, and I could then make a second fleet for mobbing and put her in a fleet to face against bosses.

[ivory pawn]

Any attempt spent on Musashi is attempts that could've been spent on Gotz.
You'll also get her eventually via perma pity, no point in choosing her from the Well anyways. Always better to target useful/desired purples/golds.

[red silo]

gotcha, thanks

[soft raft]

at the very least push to 30k event points (Free UR Bullin)
Keep in mind you still have like 2 weeks and 2 days left to grind this event

[red silo]

I literally just made this account, might as well make new guest accoutns and reroll until I get her.

[soft raft]

Musashi is also permanent while Gotz wont return for 2 years

[red silo]

2 YEARS. holy ok I WILL get her

[soft raft]

Rerolling is pretty ass in this game
They do not frontload you with enough resources at the start to make rerolling considered viable

[red silo]

about 6 minutes tutorial, I get enough coins and cubes for 4 pulls. slowly but steadily I'll get her

[soft raft]

4 pulls is fuckin nothin bro 💀

[thorny smelt]

I can't even recover my account to even play. I always use Facebook to login in and now it won't let me login in or recover my account

[red silo]

try contacting the game support, maybe they can do something.

[thorny smelt]

I just emailed them, if it's the only game support they have

[red silo]

then good luck and fingers crossed

[rustic cobalt]

Hey guys when making a fleet is there such thing as tank or damage dealing ships? If yes what r usually the setup? 1 tank 2 damage ir

[viscid swift]

Yes but ships can fullfill multiple rolls.

[fierce mauve]

usually you want one tank in the front position and then order the remaining two so that the squishiest is in the middle
but who and what teams you need heavily depends on the enemies

[spare violet]

i see thanks! I'm at like 21k rn

[rustic cobalt]

@viscid swift @fierce mauve yhanks

[midnight cave]

how big of a diff is the elbe meta drop chance between B3 and D3?

[atomic abyss]

Assume no difference
But D3 is better in almost every way if you can clear it

[midnight cave]

gotcha, i will keep clearing D3 then

luckily my 1st fleet is stronk enough to fully solo D3

[atomic abyss]

Not a question for this channel

[sweet merlin]

whops whang chat

[weary ember]

is putting max level ship "worth losing all the XP" just to recover morale faster to gatecrash W16 ?

my mobbing is on floor 2, bossing on floor 1

[atomic abyss]

Why are you challenging w16 now mid event

[weary ember]

idk, i just felt like trying it :/ bored i guess.

if i fail i'll go back to the event

[vale spindle]

its worth losing exp to clear high difficulty content yes

Always use the best ships you have for the job when the content demands it

[quiet jetty]

if i already pulled all the ships from the event besides the sr, should i save up cubes for when alsace comes back in a couple weeks?

[ivory pawn]

Yep.

[vale spindle]

which sr, because the meta ship is free in the shop

[quiet jetty]

moritz i believe

[viscid swift]

TBF ender. Not like farming this event is particularly expensive.

[vale spindle]

if you dont care about collection, then just do a build a day or ignore the event banner thats fine

[zenith heron]

Is the Current 3BB Fleet (Non Gotz) on par with the Moskva to Nakhimov-Rumey-Lion fleet against Medium if not better?

I am just curious picking on the 2 given comps even knowing that older fleets can beat Repulse Meta with ease, I just wanted a comp that not only will one shot said Meta boss fight, but can do it faster

[viscid swift]

Realistically, the difference in clear time will be how long it takes for each fleet to get the last rotations off.

[zenith heron]

So its basically Maxed CV Rld Nakhimov vs Full Meck Gun comp? like if BBs or CVs can 4 strike?

[viscid swift]

Well the CVs would be running a 3 strike comp.

[zenith heron]

I guess its up to testing then

[chilly crow]

Anyone else have a problem with MuMu player where no matter what it just can't do x3 auto on event stages and get stuck like this during the 2nd iteration?

[native folio]

is there somewhere to see priority for leveling up abilities for each ship?

[viscid swift]

Doesn't exist.

[viscid swift]

I do not.

[sweet delta]

Unrelated, but I would recommend putting 3 more ships in your fleet to avoid wasting oil. And also switch the existing 3 to ships who need exp

[viscid swift]

And switching your formation to double line.

[soft raft]

Doesnt really exist, just make sure they're all lvl 10

[hollow gust]

Allocate more ram

[pale mason]

I have these UR gear, and these design plans/ordnances
is there anything that I should be crafting in the gear lab? or just keep saving up design plans

[plucky void]

keep getting your rainbow 76 AA. Grab, I don't know, a full dozen of them.

[pale mason]

dozen 😮

ok i'll craft like 3 more for now lmao

[whole crypt]

doesn't look like anything you really need particularly though you can use a lot more 76mm for late game

also don't commit past +10 if you're not going to +13

especially on rainbow gear

[pale mason]

i dont remember why i went to +12 but yeah fair enough

[whole crypt]

also if you're getting into late game consider making G7e-kais for subs

[pale mason]

we shouldn't be getting another UR rerun for a while right? i got current UR on 170th pull so i was thinking of just going to 200 to save a bulin

[viscid swift]

Alsace will rerun next month.

[whole crypt]

UR rerun will be soon-ish after this UR event, for Alsace

[pale mason]

oh i have alsace so i guess im chilling, i'll do it
damn it's been that long since her release??

[pale mason]

is this UR gear? sorry i haven't looked much into sub gear lol
also do the 2 UR subs that have been released, work together? i have no clue about sub fleets at all

I404 and U2501

[whole crypt]

top sub fleet now should be those 2 + one more

[sick anchor]

Are these worth getting

[weary edge]

sandy, but she's quite the investment

[pale mason]

san diego should be worth getting

[acoustic glacier]

how do i get the last one guys

[viscid swift]

Get the mall to level 8, S rank all the floors.

[pale mason]

do you know who's ideally the last slot? so i can check if i have them

[bright tusk]

Is Kawakaze META with twin 550 torp will have better damage because of spamming blood shadows, or using damage torps still better?

[viscid swift]

https://azur-lane-regal.suchiguma.com/ship/30049

[sick anchor]

Ty ty

[lapis pelican]

how good is p. moritz? is it ok to build her? mob or boss?

[viscid swift]

https://azur-lane-regal.suchiguma.com/ship/737

[whole crypt]

probably flasher but I'm not sure, haven't bothered checking it out

[rain vine]

https://youtu.be/dRp8IKVlkzc?si=A0oQWHssjif9uH5C

[wintry mango]

how to get more coins? only waiting from merchant and few from clearing stages + missions?

[viscid swift]

Pretty much.

[ivory pawn]

Starting at chapter 9 you get a much larger amount of coins per stage clear than before.

[prisma torrent]

What's the most amount of cubes one can get in a week

[whole crypt]

the monthly guarantee is 168, the rest is going to be depending on your luck with commissions and shop

that 168 is not divided evenly across the month because login stamps later in the month are higher

[neon egret]

need help with my OpSi fleets. Any ship that needs replacing?

[wintry mango]

First pic is the one I try to use now, any change should I make for easier time as a beginner? Following pic is the units I owned.

[wind hazel]

depends on what else you have, but a lot of them can be replaced

[wind hazel]

are you still pulling event banner? your options are limited to just hood or nelson now. dunk and rossiya are not good investments for a beginner

[wintry mango]

yeah, still trying to get gotz and u2501, are they both good addition to team?

just started ytd, hopefully i can get them in time

[wind hazel]

gotz yes but maybe not immediately either

[sweet delta]

Probably dump Köln now

[wintry mango]

use helena?

[sweet delta]

If you have a few spare exp packs then Helena

[wintry mango]

okay tyty

[viscid swift]

Might wanna give that a read.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTRJeUvu195lF7nGi0tqn39NdvCDq7TFac83vepK9s29OXA_8pWq6z5SH8lHoOmYIC0lQxRoJ1j2HBe/pub

[wintry mango]

i tried reading, still quite confusing tbh, and wonder if any units i own can improve abit

[viscid swift]

What's confusing you?

[wintry mango]

like how to choose what ship to use and hull types

tho ig i should just use the starter fleet recommended for now

[viscid swift]

Consulting REGAL and asking good players.

And don't get too hung up on hull types.

[plucky tapir]

On the last phase of the rookie missions and I see an option between Shinano and New Jersey, which one is generally advised? They seem equal in REGAL

[soft raft]

Hull Type is not what you should be looking for
You can't typecast them into specific roles

Skills are what you should be looking at

[viscid swift]

Just hold onto the ticket basically.

[plucky tapir]

ah until I get one of the two and grab the missing other one?

[viscid swift]

More like if you get a copy of Shinano you use the ticket for limit breaking.

[plucky tapir]

Ah,

[lapis pelican]

i wanna start my second fleet, is there a guide how to farm levels/xp the ships?

[wind hazel]

all CBs are tank

[wind hazel]

put them to dorm, use exp books on them until ~lv70, switch them in 1 by 1 into your main fleet if you can't make a second full fleet with what you have

can go higher than 70 if you have a lot of exp books

[viscid swift]

Also for the record.

[snow fractal]

Which fleet you guys recommend to clear this mode?

[sweet delta]

Do you want to be on the leaderboard?
no -> quit
yes -> use 🕹️ with any good bossing fleet

[wind hazel]

use atari?

[sweet delta]

that doesn't include eldridge or laffii

[snow fractal]

I have no issues with main fleet but im lacking on good vanguard

My vanguard died too fast 🫠

[sweet delta]

that's what 🕹️ is for

[sweet delta]

D+ tier is also above average

[inner epoch]

Asama still good/decent van?

[sweet delta]

she was never good, maybe decent for midgame but not decent for new players either

[inner epoch]

Only torp spam I know of

[sweet delta]

[strong tartan]

her sister

[inner epoch]

Who is her sister

[strong tartan]

ibuki

[inner epoch]

Where get

[strong tartan]

pr1 research

[inner epoch]

[gilded shale]

Is there a way to buy a trade license in blocked countries? I tried https://yo-topup.com/page/shop/azurlane but it only have the common gems bundles.

[harsh wedge]

3* doesn't matter for now right? just asking to make sure, just gonna keep going till w9(?)

[rain timber]

I mean you do get one-time rewards. You can do that whenever you want, but there is no downside to doing it now

Or you can wait if you don't have the patience for it and get it later too (what I did)

[onyx flame]

there the official topup store you can try with
https://payment.yo-star.com/index

[onyx flame]

it does if you want to access the hard mode for that chapter

[rain timber]

Imagine totally forgetting that lmao

[onyx flame]

i would at least 3 star chp 3 one so you can start getting gold retro bps for uni
but doing higher chp hardmode grants more core data which is also good

[rain timber]

I just started leveling a sub fleet, are the random elite subs decent enough if I don't have enough golden Bulins? Or should I not even bother and just level Patty+Archerfish+U-2502 when I have some gold/rainbow bulins to spare?

And yes I do have Patty's hamburger

[ebon verge]

so uh for the top slot in sub team it's either flasher or amity right?

[gilded shale]

do you know what are the best deals? like money to gems wise?

[wind hazel]

decent enough for what

[wind hazel]

the most expensive gem pack

*with double bonus

[rain timber]

I want to do the highest level daily challenge eventually to start slowly getting decent sub gear. I am currently on the lvl65 one. Also would be neat to help with OpSi and when I decide to push W13-16 I suppose.

[ebon verge]

can someone explain on why is amity preferred over flasher for opsi boss

[onyx flame]

im assuming for bossing
if campaign then just go to regal and sort by multiwave campaign
https://youtu.be/dRp8IKVlkzc?t=445

[wind hazel]

honestly idk, since you're gold bulin limited, and investing into UR sub is also questionable

[wind hazel]

because amity has good debuff

[ebon verge]

but isnt her survivabilty an issue?

[wind hazel]

and for the record lv65 is the one you want to spam for gear sub, but you want to move to higher level one for the gold plate when you have enough sub gear i guess

[wind hazel]

who cares when her debuff kicks in

subs dont last long enough to be useful to begin with

[rain timber]

wait you actually get LESS sub gear at higher levels? For the gold plates?

[wind hazel]

because you get higher chance for elite blueprints at lv65, it's less at higher level

[onyx flame]

lvl 65 is where you start to get gold bps for sub gear
the higher ones drop more gold bps PLUS gold plates if at lvl 95
so you do the lvl 65 to start building up sub gear without actually investing too much resources into it

[wind hazel]

it's the elite bps...

[ebon verge]

oh i just read her kit seems like she automatically retreat when hp is low or reach 60s

[wind hazel]

because the gold gear sub have to be crafted in gear lab, which uses these elite blueprints

[viscid swift]

Well, really just the Mark 8 for bidders.

[wind hazel]

isnt g7e too?

or you can get the gold ones from 95, i never notice

[viscid swift]

You'd just get their BPs directly.

[rain timber]

Are subs eternally useless then? I mean I've been playing for ~4 months and it just feels like it is never time to invest in them... Are they just that bad that you only really want to start thinking about them after you have pretty much a top tier fleet?

[wind hazel]

their value is just extremely limited

[viscid swift]

Less so bad just that their utility is very limited.

[harsh wedge]

good to know, I don't have a 2nd fleet yet since I'm focusing on my first fleet so I'll probsably go for clears before I decide to get 3* for hard mode

[wind hazel]

they can help if your fleets are weak for campaign, but most of the time they also dont make or break the team

[viscid swift]

Let me put it like this, you have to go out of your way to get their torpedoes and aux gear.

For ships that can only be used in OpSi and the main campaign.

No use in META showdowns or PvP.

[wind hazel]

wtf pvp mentioned

[whole crypt]

subs have great value where you need them and can actually use them but that's a very specific point in lategame

[kindred oracle]

what are some good teams for hard arbiter Strength VIII?

[rain timber]

ok useless until very late game, and even then limited, gotcha, thanks!

[ebon verge]

dumb question why is u2501 flag instead of flasher, iirc she doesnt have any flag bonus but flasher does?

[wind hazel]

i feel sorry for suchi

nobody actually watch the video

[ebon verge]

i did watch but probably missed his explaination, imma go check it again then

[onyx flame]

~~everyone watching the vid but spamming skip forward ~~

[ebon verge]

so like simply just more dmg from u2501 torps than flag bonus flasher?

[wind hazel]

i also blame suchi's sexual innuendo

[hollow gust]

whats the gearing for the best general sub fleet

[slow fox]

These DD guns. Useless? I can toss em'?

[forest palm]

the Twin 100s can be upgraded

[atomic abyss]

100s are marginally more useful than 127s as a result

They are essentially just stat stick for subs otherwise

[slow fox]

UR gun BPs are reserved for the legendary UR gun BP -> UR gen BP conversion for gear lab 8, coming out in March 2027 with the URudder, so I can't upgrade the Twin 100s

[atomic abyss]

Alternatively
You can also consider the cursed idea that 100s give more AA
So if you're bringing low level BBs to 12/13 for exp

[slow fox]

That doesn't tend to be a problem for me, as I'm levelling 12/13

[atomic abyss]

You absolutely dont need 25 though

[slow fox]

They were in my random CL/DD/BB/BC/SS slots

[atomic abyss]

At least 100 rudders have use

[slow fox]

Who is this guy? Why is he important?

[hoary relic]

should i keep those lv120 ships or retire them?

[hoary relic]

looks like worc gun

[slow fox]

worc!?

[hoary relic]

just looks like since her main guns are quite the same like that

[slow fox]

If you got their tech, then unless they're useful in some future META/Campaign/Challenge/EX comp, you can discard them.

[hoary relic]

worc guns are 6in iirc

[sweet delta]

i recommend buying more dock space and making your grand debut on the fleet power leaderboard

[slow fox]

mutsuki stairs

[hoary relic]

nvm that is not worc main gun as they are 6in aka 152mm

that gun is more like secondary batteries on Midway and monty

[atomic abyss]

Isn't that twin 137 or am I dumb lol

[slow fox]

Yeah that's the Twin 137

[fervent niche]

haven't played for a while and I don't know what teams to use, here are my mobbing team, bossing team, and mobbing team (just leveling up the front line )

[tulip tinsel]

Can say it's ass
For the reason why it's because percy is meh, 2nd pic vanguard not mlb, fritz too
Also why is helena tanking

[neat ledge]

Whale dock

[onyx flame]

aint since there like no skins

[tulip tinsel]

? No

[viscid swift]

How is that a Whale dock.

[strong tartan]

You can get every rainbow ingame without spending a dime idk how that makes it a whale dock

[spark moth]

What armour type are the enemies in the SP stage?

[soft raft]

which one

[hollow gust]

Pooor person dock

[weary edge]

bro saw a few rainbows and said whale dock 😭

[spark moth]

The easier one

[soft raft]

what the fuck is that supposed to mean

[spark moth]

Oh I mean on the new event sorry

[soft raft]

You say "enemies" like there arent like 6 different enemy types on that map

[wintry mango]

so umm, i cleared up to world 5, im wondering if i should just do the event stages to earn the event currency only for now?

[soft raft]

Did you mean the boss?

[spark moth]

Oh wha theyre all different LOL?

[floral latch]

Need room for new ships. I got suggested to send my subs to the scrapyard, any of these are worth of being kept around? I barely use them tbh

[onyx flame]

The boss in sp is heavy the rest is whatever usual mob stuff

[viscid swift]

As always I reccomend buying more dock space especially with just 250.

[spark moth]

Okok thanks

[viscid swift]

Anyway, the usual is just to toss ships you don't need and you can easily reobtain.

[viscid swift]

https://azur-lane-regal.suchiguma.com/

Might wanna give that a look.

[neat ledge]

[viscid swift]

Have you got anything productive to add?

If you just wanna react and chat #al-general would be the place for it.

[floral latch]

This is already it.

Combo from original space with one or two buying from Akashi and with max guild upgrades

[viscid swift]

That's just 1400 gems.

Where did the rest of it all go.

[floral latch]

What ya mean? Akashi sell it for 200 gem

[viscid swift]

/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 4900 guaranteed gems (3750 for 3* clearing all 15 main campaign worlds, 900 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 💳.

[viscid swift]

You get a decent bit more than that even as a f2p

[floral latch]

I see

Hmm...i guess its time to check on each to see which one is now in pernanent banner

So those ones will be sent to scrapyard.

[viscid swift]

Not the permanent banner.

[floral latch]

I got 1757 gems rn, planned to buy bunny taihou

[viscid swift]

Map drops and shop ships is about the limit I'd go.

[floral latch]

Oooh

[viscid swift]

Spend real money if you want the skin.

[wintry mango]

what is the cat paw thingy in some place of menus? code?

[floral latch]

Got 126 elites. All first build lock

[floral latch]

Thought using saved up gems is good idea

[viscid swift]

It isn't.

Every gem you get as a f2p goes into quality of life improvements.

Skins you treat as paid only effectively.

Besides, with just 250 you're just kicking the issue down the road.

[atomic abyss]

If you use f2p resources for skins
Basically you're doing it with the knowledge of forsaking qol

Like retiring a lot of ships

Or not being able to auto battle for long

[viscid swift]

Anyway, that's 80 dock space right there.

[floral latch]

I see. Very well then, i guess ill spend another 200 for Akashi dock ups

[viscid swift]

I'd put it all into dock space

[onyx flame]

Its part of a mini questline to get akashi (not really worth it)

[viscid swift]

Assuming you got the 3rs dorm slot and 2nd floor.

[floral latch]

Dorm is still 1 floor

[viscid swift]

Get the 2nd floor then, rest into dock space.

[floral latch]

I didnt buy the 2nd or 3rd because i dont see any logical reasons to do so

[viscid swift]

So you can dorm a fill fleet.

Allowing you to grind for longer.

And gain more XP with the high morale bonus.

[umbral bane]

what CL gun best for Fritz Rumey ? Should i go rainbow one Plymouth gun or other

[floral latch]

Alright then. I hope this wont go in vain. 2nd floor and one more dock ups

[viscid swift]

Hardly in vain.

Not like they would have been spent on anything else.

You want around 400 dock space at a minimum usually.

[fervent niche]

what is the wait time for a rerun for a UR 3 years still?

[viscid swift]

Never was, rerun turn around time has always bene roughly 2 years.

[mighty hearth]

Is there a way to reduce the amount of entities on my screen during boss fights?

[viscid swift]

No.

[whole crypt]

is ring pack this week or next

[soft raft]

~2 years for rerun then WA/Perma ~1 year after that as per usual with all (non collab) major events

Here's the current rerun order if you were curious as well

Oh wait I forgot to do a screenshot of the updated one lol
Alsace rerun has been confirmed

[fervent niche]

where u get this from?

[soft raft]

This is a list I personally maintain in my own private server

[rustic cobalt]

Is it a must to always get 3 stars for all stages? Unless it's for quest or mission

[soft raft]

For main campaign you get gems for 3*'ing
For main campaign hard mode you get like 2 to3 gold retrofit BPs for 3*'ing

[sweet delta]

What are all ship skins, if any, that have special oath scenes?

[rustic cobalt]

Oh I see ok the gems Is for every stage or do I have to do certain ones only

[soft raft]

Every

[low yarrow]

(just returning from a long af hiatus from this channel to ask)
is it normal to get 3 opsci weeklies in a row?

[soft raft]

Weeklies?

[hollow void]

You mean strongholds? They stack and 3 show up at a time

[onyx flame]

you also need 3 star the whole map for campaign if you want to access that chp hard mode

[thick crystal]

Guess they mean the random weeklies which could be anything from "interact with your secretary ship" to "score 1 victory in opsi" and the answer is yeah. I've had 3 "open 1 tech box" in a row before too

[low yarrow]

so it can happen.
aight tnx, time to hibernate

[gilded shale]

Any good tier list out there?

[rain vine]

https://azur-lane-regal.suchiguma.com/

[late osprey]

Started CDC to get Napoli, any suggestions on which Vanguard ships I should use?
dw abt levels and mlbs I can always max out the ships

[tulip tinsel]

Moskva + 2

Anyone mlb

[bold nebula]

How do I unlock SP and EX for the event?

[soft raft]

You unlock SP by clearing D3 and you unlock EX by clearing SP

/hardmode And as to how to get to D3

[odd root]

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

[bold nebula]

Ty

[soft raft]

(do it on B3)

[bold nebula]

level 105 yeah I’m cooked

[whole crypt]

just keep grinding the lower stages till you get high enough I guess, there's still time

if you can at least do D1

[bold nebula]

I finished all but D3

I only have 3-4 lvl. 100 ships rest are 90, might have to mlb them

[fossil lark]

which one should i go for?

[whole crypt]

you probably should, if you're just scraping by for D3 there's a good chance you won't make SP either

[whole crypt]

EX shouldn't be offering anything besides chips so you should be fine without it

[slow fox]

Which one of these girls' personalities is closest to Musashi or Amagi or Hindenburg

[fossil lark]

so tashkent?

ngl i want sovetskaya belorussia

[whole crypt]

Emden/Baltimore I guess depending where you're swinging between those 3

[slow fox]

emdem

thank you al veteran and gph trusted regular

[soft raft]

Completely up to you

[soft raft]

No off topic images/gifs fyi

[slow fox]

-# especially not reactions

[sinful wind]

is it worth choosing any as limit break fodder?

i currently have taihou and baltimore not mlb

[soft raft]

I wouldn't really bother using that for dupe unless you already have everyone there

[whole crypt]

again I'm just an 👴 and don't trust me

strictly speaking they're all tech fodder, picking one with useful obtain tech might be better

[sinful wind]

zeppy and tashkent are the only notable ones that i dont have

[soft raft]

Honestly just get whoever you like more

[whole crypt]

thing is unless you're raising either of those you want dupes for and don't have spare bulins it's not really relevant

if you're currently using/raising them and can't afford the bulins then sure go ahead

[sinful wind]

yeah im having a bulin drought and im a little hesitant on getting new SRs lol

[whole crypt]

you don't have to raise them if it's just for the obtain tech, for now

[sinful wind]

though zeppy does sound like a good addition to my dock
i really wanted her way back when

[whole crypt]

you could also just hold on to the invite, it doesn't expire

just take the ship when you can actually use it

I was saved last year when I somehow ran out of bulins and dug out an invite to retrofit Essex

which also came with the unfortunate side effect of having an Essex memorial item now for the invite

[soft raft]

Ngl I wish you could get rid of those memorial items
Or at the very least filter them out

Kinda gets annoying watching those things slowly clutter up your depot over the course of years and years

[whole crypt]

the clutter is the same whether it's the memorial item or the invite itself just in different parts of the depot

[slow fox]

badge of pride

[inner idol]

FDGs special attack got changed a while back right? Like it's centered now?

[whole crypt]

if you got her fatesim, the base barrage remains the same

[inner idol]

Ah so it's only the automatic one that changed?

[whole crypt]

as in fatesim changes the skill to center the barrage

[inner idol]

Oh

Also is lusty decent in w14?

[atomic abyss]

Not at all

She has uses in 13, 15 and 16

But she has no real use in 14

I wouldn't say bad
But I wouldn't call decent either

[inner idol]

I'll switch her out then

[atomic abyss]

Planes are just not enough a threat in 14 to justify her 6 fighters

Over something that can bring in more damage or utility

[whole crypt]

if you're just hitting up ch14 it might be a good time to review your entire roster and setup

[inner idol]

I'm barely starting it after who knows how long but I think I'll be fine

[whole crypt]

14 is a huge gap over 13 unless you're already checking out what to do with it

[inner idol]

The first stage at least isn't plane heavy so I'm good for now

[atomic abyss]

Planes are not the issue in 14

BBs and suicide boats are

And later, subs

[inner idol]

Yeah I noticed