[Azur Lane] Access Mode: GRIDMAN UNIVERSE Rerun!

Sir Carcass

I think I have everything but Chaser. I've gotten 3 Sandys.

Edit: Hah! Just used up my last 7 cubes and got a Chaser.

Orphane

finished farming for Graf Spee although I had the luck to build one yesterday off my single daily build

Ianator

Goodbye sharkbote.

Hello dragon carrier! Ryuujou and Smoke-Smothered Southern Seas are on the way!

Dracil

FINALLY got Jintsuu to drop. No more 10-4

Ianator

https://twitter.com/AzurLane_EN/status/1095004553877962757

Lecture Hall coming with the Feb 14 update! Time to update the OP again...

TNTrooper

Well there goes my gold.

TNTrooper

https://twitter.com/AzurLane_EN/status/1095366930775658499

Patch notes are out. Guess we are getting Core Data too.

Ianator

Oh shi-

Orphane

Core data should be good

should open up weapon availability some and more incentive for hard modes

i think there's a daily challenge that gives it too? so maybe we'll get that

Ianator

I think the daily is Mental Modules, a separate item to boost level cap above 120.

UrQuanLord88

I have no idea what all this means but i'm excited

Ianator

You should be! :biggrin:

Core Data is acquired by completing your main story Hard Mode missions each day. There's a shop to spend them in which includes very desirable items like the Type 93 Oxygen Torpedo (an accessory that gives a monstrous bonus to Torpedo strength).

On the other hand, I think we're also about to get our big nerf to Hard Mode dailies from 6 shots to 3. While our Retrofit Blueprint drops should be doubled to compensate, it's gonna hit hard on anyone still grinding out completion, Threat Levels or boss fleet drops (Akagi and Kaga at 3-4, Yuudachi at 6-4, etc.).

UrQuanLord88

What do I do with 4 extra San Diegos? Retire them?

Orphane

UrQuanLord88 wrote: »

What do I do with 4 extra San Diegos? Retire them?

if your San Diego is at MLB then keep 3 because you'll need them for her inevitable retrofit

or just retire them if you don't have the dock space to spare since you'll probably get like 30 san diegos by the time that retrofit actually comes out

Orphane

Ianator wrote: »

I think the daily is Mental Modules, a separate item to boost level cap above 120.

oh yeah you're right

i conflated the two, my bad

Ianator

Bad news, boys: the OP is getting too long for me to add stuff to. If we survive long enough for there to be need of a new thread, I'll probably have a reserved post or two for "evergreen" stuff like tutorials and use the first post for current events. Until then, I may need to shorten the tutorial and cull the non-EN events section.

TNTrooper

Just me PM some stuff.

Dracil

Hardest decision is which girl to choose before maintenance

Sir Carcass

Dracil wrote: »

Hardest decision is which girl to choose before maintenance

I still haven't decided who to oath.

Ianator

Leander for me, my first full retrofit. Girl's pulled a helluva lot of weight ever since I realized how strong she could get. She also manages to be a total sweetheart without overshooting into "love freak" territory like Javelin.

TNTrooper

We all know who is numbah wan.

Orphane

for me it's Belfast because i just got her l2d skin and also she carried me faithfully through the early levels as my first SR

Sir Carcass

Orphane wrote: »

for me it's Belfast because i just got her l2d skin and also she carried me faithfully through the early levels as my first SR

Yeah, she's on my shortlist (for the ring). It'll probably end up being her. I set her as my secretary.

Sir Carcass

Servers are back up.

UrQuanLord88

I spent the last event trying to get a changcun
I got about 5-6 San Diegos and 4 Belfasts instead
I don't know whats rare and what is not anymore

Ianator

OP is updated. Thought I'd read that the Houshou event was the early SP campaign, not the memory game.

Don't forget, Hatsushimo is in Light Construction for the week as well! Wiki says 1.4% rate up.

Sir Carcass

Ianator wrote: »

OP is updated. Thought I'd read that the Houshou event was the early SP campaign, not the memory game.

Don't forget, Hatsushimo is in Light Construction for the week as well! Wiki says 1.4% rate up.

There's also Ryuujou in Special construction.

Ianator

Also added, though I assume most will give at least give a token attempt to getting the 10k talismans to earn her.

Also, the AL EN twitter's finally put up the intros for Victorious and Grenville, confirming Winter's Crown for February 21 through March 13.

Orphane

https://twitter.com/AzurLane_EN/status/1096250847573364736

Sir Carcass

They also put in the Hard mode nerf. I'm not sure how we're supposed to get enough core data to buy anything. I'm getting like 16 a stage, 3 times a day.

TNTrooper

Sir Carcass wrote: »

They also put in the Hard mode nerf. I'm not sure how we're supposed to get enough core data to buy anything. I'm getting like 16 a stage, 3 times a day.

It's an oil saver. 3 runs per day but 2 remodel BP per run and double core data compared to what dropped when you had 6 runs per day. As for buying stuff with core data it is supposed to take time to buy anything the store refreshes on the 1st of the month.

Sir Carcass

TNTrooper wrote: »

Sir Carcass wrote: »

They also put in the Hard mode nerf. I'm not sure how we're supposed to get enough core data to buy anything. I'm getting like 16 a stage, 3 times a day.

It's an oil saver. 3 runs per day but 2 remodel BP per run and double core data compared to what dropped when you had 6 runs per day. As for buying stuff with core data it is supposed to take time to buy anything the store refreshes on the 1st of the month.

Ah, I thought it was another of the recent special currency drop events.

Ianator

Yep, Core Data Shop is supposed to be hard choices... though we basically have zero chance of the rainbow torp this month anyways. I'm not even 100% sure I can get the gold gun this month anyways.

Dracil

Doh, if I'd waited to finish my weekly I could have had an extra 15 core data.

Ianator

If you're looking to pick up the Unicorn or Fusou skins, you've got less than an hour and a half before they get pushed back to their proper prices.

Also, man I wish these smaller event campaigns had at least one hard mode map. I'm not rushing as hard as I did for Tirpitz but it's still draining my will to keep going.

TNTrooper

At least this one drops T3 equipment plates.

Ianator

And there's the maint. In other news:

- JP players have a 3x Core Data week, Feb 22-28.
- Z35 is getting her voice soon. If you play IM@S you can probably guess who it is. (I don't.)
- Nevada and Oklahoma Retrofits are inbound!

Orphane

btw I don't know if you guys know but

The amount of J Talismans.png rewarded from defeating a boss fleet will be increased if any of following ships participate in the boss fight and survives the boss fight.
The list of ships are:
Ayanami
Fubuki
Ikazuchi and Inazuma
Hiyou and Junyou
Sendai and Jintsuu
Mogami and Mikuma
Myoukou and Nachi
Saratoga
Shouhou
Takao, Maya and Choukai

Ianator

Already in the OP.

Also, is it just me or did the end date for the event get pushed back a week? I swear it said 2.20 last night and it says 2.27 now.

CorporateLogo

The last stage gives 200 talismans instead of 150 when using one of those ships, so you really want to get the bonus if you can do so

I just finished the Ryuujou grind, and the extra 50 per clear really helps speed things along