which new bb should i use in substitution for alsace

[winged pine]

Indiana

Same as I told the other person

Indiana,Unicorn + Random
Portland,Laffey, Helena
Indiana should be Flag (middle spot) btw

[worldly swan]

SDNAJKSBDNSA sorry about that reaction!

[winged pine]

For the random spot you can put in

[forest cypress]

dont filter only bb

[winged pine]

Ranger or Saratoga if you manage to get her

Also, how many cubes you got

Cuz I don't think you got many

[worldly swan]

are they map drops or like i have to build them?

i have 103 TT

[winged pine]

Oh that's a decent amount for a starter lol

But for now I suggest you just pull on Wishing Well Ligh pool

and only 1 daily

You should save for the next UR

[worldly swan]

i got really really lucky! but idk how long that luck is gonna last

[winged pine]

Oh you get Ranger as a drop from almost every stage in the game

[worldly swan]

yes im super excited!!! thank you so much for helping me!!

[winged pine]

You get Saratoga from 4-1

[worldly swan]

:000 hopefully i can get them as a filler soon! im gonna hit chapter 4 soon but im just doing some event grinding first!

is it bad that i can only play one map? or should i try pushing to finish all maps

[winged pine]

Try to not get stuck farming in one map

For now what you should be doing is event

After the event try to push campaign

[worldly swan]

ahhhh okay okay! is it bad to use the card thingys that double the points?

[winged pine]

Nah, just go ahead it's a time saver at the end of the day

[worldly swan]

ALSO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HELPING ME! i really appreciate this! the game is fun but it's so much to learn!

[winged pine]

not just a x2 point, it doubles everything also the bad ones, like morale consumption

Btw I noticed you bought an skin

If you are F2P that might've been a mistake

[worldly swan]

i paid for it! i was told to pay for skins and then use the rest of my gems for like docks and dorm stuff!

that's the only thing i learned when i first started playing

[winged pine]

oh ok nice

[worldly swan]

im more embaressed that i bought the skin and then didnt touch the game for months

[winged pine]

oh it's fine

I started in 2018 played for a few months and quit till 2022

lol

[worldly swan]

that's me with games too! i play genshin like 3 months out of the whole year

i like this game cause i can play it in the background!

[winged pine]

You got any other questions about any topic?

[worldly swan]

actually yes!

if i got ranger should i be trying to retrofit them as well? or are they a filler until chapter 9

[winged pine]

Mostly a filler

wait

you said you bought gems

[worldly swan]

yes!

[winged pine]

Then you should be able to redeem Saratoga

[worldly swan]

OH OH THAT THINGY

I DIDNT SELECT SOMEONE YET CAUSE I DIDNT KNOW WHO

YOURE RIGHT

i totally forgot about that

[winged pine]

huh

You can only get sara tho

It's from paying at least 1$

[worldly swan]

maybe im getting my games confused

i thought you can select from three

[winged pine]

Go to the Events tab

And look for Sara's 1$ thingy

That one

Had to stole it from a well known F2P player in gph

[worldly swan]

IM STUCH IN A SORTIE BUT I WILL CHECK IT SOON

[winged pine]

So once you grab her your fleet should look like this

And that's good enough up until W9

[worldly swan]

I GOT HER!!!

SDBAJDSBAHJBDAW

THANK YOU!!!

your laffey skin is so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[winged pine]

It's actually free iirc

nvm I think I bought it back in the day

lmfao

noob mistake cuz back then I was F2P

[worldly swan]

i was initially going to use my gems but then at least the one youtube guide i watched adviced me NOT to use my free gems

[winged pine]

Eugh

[worldly swan]

also another question but is there any way to increase the mood of my party?

[winged pine]

and suprising

[worldly swan]

or do i just have to wait?

[winged pine]

a youtube guide actually giving one good advice

Oh

Just wait

you can throw them into dorm for faster recovery

40/hr on first floor and 50/hr on 2nd

That's why we advice 3 dorm slots + 2nd floor

so you can have a full fleet resting at all times

You can buy a 4th dorm slot to free up 2 slots on the first floor for passive exp, though it's not necessary

plus its 500 gems

[worldly swan]

is there a faster way to farm decor coins?

[winged pine]

Not really

[worldly swan]

i figured

MAN

[winged pine]

They gave 500 recently

[worldly swan]

dang it i just spent my coins on pretty furniture

to get a second floor so i have to expand my first floor all the way?

[winged pine]

yeah

[worldly swan]

ggs

[winged pine]

did you get the 500 dorm coins they gave?

[worldly swan]

i did

[winged pine]

oh ok

[worldly swan]

i used them cries

[winged pine]

Meh

You'll eventually have many to spare lol

I have 10k saved for furniture I wanna buy

Wait I just noticed there's new ones I haven't bought

[worldly swan]

YESS! i bought the new one

not the wild west one

BUT THE PHANTOM THIEF

i didnt even hesistate

[winged pine]

lol

Well there goes 9.6k

Got any questions?

[worldly swan]

OH YES! one more!

do i retrofit saratoga?

[winged pine]

oh yeah

Your prio should be

Unicorn > Portland > Laffey = Saratoga

You get retrofit blueprints from Harmode

And gold ones only drop from Hard Stage 3 and above

[worldly swan]

:0000 okay okay thank you!!!

[winged pine]

For Unicorn you wanna do X-4 (where X is higher or equal to 3)

Portland X-2, Laffey X-1

And Sara X-4 too

[worldly swan]

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP! i was so nervous about wasting resources (kinda still did tho)

[worldly swan]

IM SO SORRY

more questions

[winged pine]

dw

[worldly swan]

are skills important?

[winged pine]

I have insomnia

Yeah

very

For Unicorn level up her heal first

[worldly swan]

i hope you at least get better rest today!

[winged pine]

for the others you can go
Red > Yellow > Blue

[winged pine]

Thanks

[worldly swan]

how many slots are good for skills?

[winged pine]

2

[worldly swan]

so i dont need to sorry about getting 3 slots? should i be using more of my gems for my dock space then?

[winged pine]

You would think 3 or 4 are more efficient but you'll eventually just use like 1 or 2

Plus they are also pretty expensive

Are you gonna be a light spender?

[worldly swan]

i just saw the 500 price tag

[worldly swan]

most likely yes! i'll probably buy the trade license and then the cruise ship if i finish it! if i see any skins i like i'll fish out the wallet then TT

[winged pine]

Trade license is not really that good outside the gems btw

[worldly swan]

WHAT

okay maybe it's a good thing i didnt buy it yet

[winged pine]

you get about 1 or 2 cubes daily from commisions

and the oil and coins you get the same amount you get in 30 days in like a week

[worldly swan]

damn........

[winged pine]

ppl say they it adds up ofc

But for light spenders idk

if you are a whale sure go ahead

[worldly swan]

yeah trueeeeeeeeee

this game seems really f2p friendly though

i think i may chill for now!

[winged pine]

Well there's Cheeky

[worldly swan]

cheeky?

also is fargo a decent unit?

[winged pine]

Never spent a penny on this game

and he has 100% collection rate

[worldly swan]

WHAT THE

[winged pine]

lol

+500 dock space or so

[worldly swan]

OKAY I SHOULD PROBABLY CURVE MY SPENDING THEN

if it's doable

[winged pine]

He has been playing since early 2020 tho

[winged pine]

She's new so I haven't heard much

[worldly swan]

i wish i played earlier

i saw all the old events

and then found out events rerun every 1-2 years

[winged pine]

Yep, waiting for reruns is a pain

My account is a day 2 account

I could've 100% collection but ofc I took long breaks so I missed events

[winged pine]

She seems pretty average from just reading her skills ngl

[worldly swan]

i saw there was a laffey 2

CRIES

[worldly swan]

sigh i'll just look at her character design then

[winged pine]

You are gonna have to wait for a really long time lol

[worldly swan]

NDAJIKBDNAKJBDAWD

I KNOW

CRIESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I WISH I PLAYED EARLIER

[winged pine]

she won't rerun probably till....

Late 2025 ~ early 2026?

Unless the devs rerun stuff faster

[worldly swan]

cries

i loved the skins from that event too

ngl i had no idea tho there were this many ships in the world

[winged pine]

Some are prototypes and ships that never existed/built

[worldly swan]

also another question is the commander level boost worth? ive seen people talk about it but im not too sure if it's a good investment

[worldly swan]

ohhhhh interestingggg

[winged pine]

Oh if you can afford it, it's pretty decent

It loses value the closer you get to Lv 70 ofc

And the more purple gear you get

[worldly swan]

rn im at 22! im just scared of getting bombarded by all the new game features

im barely hanging on right now

[winged pine]

I wanted Kearsarge's

[worldly swan]

SAMEEEEEEEE IT'S SO PRETTY!!! im such a huge fan of kearsarge's character design too!

[winged pine]

In any case if you want a good head start it's a pretty decent pack

[winged pine]

Same va as Bocchi too

[worldly swan]

SNDJABDAS

I DIDNT KNOW THAT

ik she's in the shipyard but i have a feeling im not touching the shipyard for a longgggg time

[winged pine]

It's also kinda complicated to understand early on

[worldly swan]

yeahhh i looked at the guide on the website you sent and dipped pretty fast LOL

i was like that's for another time

im barely processing the game as is

[winged pine]

Plus completing a season takes about... 2 to 3 months on average

By completing is not just getting the ships themselves

[worldly swan]

wait do i have to do like everyone in that season?

[winged pine]

We reccomend to do so their "Face" researches get out of the pool

Example of D type/Face researches

[worldly swan]

i see i see

[winged pine]

Idk if you want me to explain Research rn lol

[worldly swan]

so if i did the boost pack? would i just be skipping the shipyard/research

HSDADJBAWD im still reading the newbie guide! im afraid the info dump is giving me a slight headache

but i might get the boost thing

[winged pine]

Oh yeah, if you buy one of the packs you skip grinding and getting the Blueprints for a single ship

[worldly swan]

so if i do, imma be on the gameply help

[winged pine]

Is not necessary ofc

But if you are gonna buy one do season 4

And buy Anchorage

[worldly swan]

ANCHORAGE

SHE'S SO PRETTY

[winged pine]

Really good tank

Would say the best SR tank

That permanently available

[worldly swan]

:000000 okay okay perfect!

so that's a good unit for level 9 and up?

[winged pine]

I think Frierich Carl is also really good but shes limited

[worldly swan]

ive heard the game takes a huge turn from level 9

[winged pine]

Nah game is easy up to W12

[worldly swan]

MAN

[winged pine]

Its just that we recommend getting a second fleet after W9

[worldly swan]

oh yeahhhhhhhhhhhh

i forgot about the second fleet and submarines

am i supposed to be using my submarine?

[winged pine]

But talking about anchorage shes usable in 99% of the content

W15 being the exception cuz thats really hard

But I even used her in W14 and she worked just fine

[worldly swan]

i saw the specific guide for w15

thinking on it now i wonder how long it's gonna take for me to just clear all this content

[winged pine]

This is what I used for W14

W12 you'll reach and beat it in like 2 months

W13 like a month or two after that since its not that hard you just need good AA guns and ships

W14 its where you'll have to wait if you dont wanna struggle

So probably like 5 or 6 months from now for W14

For 15 you need really good ships and gear so you'll probably beat it after a year?

[worldly swan]

that's crazy but also fun

do new maps keep getting added? or like not really

[winged pine]

It depends on how effectively you wanna play and how much effort you are willing to give lol

Oh we get a new World every 2 years

In like October

Since W14 came out in 2021 and W15 in 2023,probably 2025 for W16

But thats speculation since we never know what Devs might do

[worldly swan]

2 YEARS???

i was not expecting that

[winged pine]

About new content we get new banners every 3 weeks or so

[worldly swan]

so it's like a balance of event reruns and new content?

[winged pine]

Wait lemme check

Yeah between 3 or 4 weeks

[worldly swan]

dang

wait so is the next new event the new ur?

[winged pine]

With new URs every
Feb, May,Sept,Dec

[winged pine]

Most likely yep

And I think we'll also get Musashi rerun this year

[worldly swan]

wait so we get new urs but rerun banners with urs can also happen inbetween?

MUSASHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

[winged pine]

Yep

[worldly swan]

LIKE YOU MEAN FROM NOW TO DECEMBER?

[winged pine]

Yep

[worldly swan]

oh god

i need to farm i need gems

[winged pine]

Vanguard reran a month ago

[worldly swan]

not gems

cubes

[winged pine]

Well you dont really farm them

You get 168 cubes guaranteed every month

[worldly swan]

WHAT

really?

that's crazy

[winged pine]

• whatever you get from commissions

Active players get around 200 cubes every month

I'm currently at 730

[worldly swan]

holy

[winged pine]

Oh but dont worry about Musashi

You get 44 free pulls throughout the rerun

[worldly swan]

this is the most generous gatcha game ive ever played

[winged pine]

So you might get her for free without needing to spend a cube

Welcome to AL

Just pray you dont reach pity in UR events, which is 200 pulls or 400 cubes

Or get unlucky trying to get all the ships from a new banner

[worldly swan]

IVE BEEN REALLY LUCKY SO FAR

but im scared imma use my luck

i think i used 30 pulls for indiana and pittsburge but i got a couple of indiana dupes

[winged pine]

Its fine

She saves you needing to retro Nelson

[worldly swan]

which im kinda grateful for now after you guys talked about resources

im just happy one of the event characters is good for content

[winged pine]

Pray next month Sandy server has good medal shop SRs

The ideal outcome would be BB CV

[worldly swan]

THEYREDIFFERENT FOR EVERY SERER?

[winged pine]

So you can get both Hood and Enterprise

[winged pine]

Yep

[worldly swan]

i want enterprise so much

[winged pine]

Rotates every month

[worldly swan]

dangggg okay manifesting

[winged pine]

Sandy got DD DD

Lil E got CA CA

And Avrora has CL CV

Dont remember the other servers

lol

[worldly swan]

what server are you on?

[winged pine]

Avrora

You can check past months in the wiki

[worldly swan]

DANG i really need to get the hang of this game

[winged pine]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Shops#Medal_Shop

Its a learning curve but its not so steep

[worldly swan]

imma head off for the night to sleep sadly i have classes in the morning! thank you so much for helping me and it was really fun talking to you! im forsure gonna be asking for more help later on so we can chat more then?

[winged pine]

One thing that you should do is buy the 1000 Spec cores from medal shop since they dont count towards the monthly 5k cap

[winged pine]

Oh gn go ahead and just ask in gph or even dm if you prefer

Its 5AM here lol

Gn

[worldly swan]

it's 2am for me hehe and for sure! would it be okay to add you as a friend or nah?

[winged pine]

Sure go ahead

[worldly swan]

thank you!!! i'll try and not bug you with too many questions!!!!!

thank you so much!!!!!!!

good night!! i hope you get rest soon

[winged pine]

Yw