Kantai Collection ~Kancolle~ (Browser Game)

[ganbaru]

Originally Posted by blitz1/2

Did Kancolle wikia remove the fleet submissions for the fall event 2017?

Eve if the event is still young, it feel like there's less info than usual .

[AC-Phoenix]

^
Prolly because there is more to do on E3 and several new mechanics.

The fleets you are supposed to use are though:

Shima
Ozawa
Nishimura

[ganbaru]

E3H done, it took me 8 run for the first part (without notable drop), 19 run for the second part (got 2 Kasuga-Maru) and 13 run for the last part (the only good drop were 2 Uzuki). The last part was kind of easy until the last dance so it might be a good plane for find I-400. Now it to choose which difficulty I should go for E4, I am not sure if the 2 additional screws, the shiden kai4 and the 2 action report are worth to do it on hard instead of normal.

[Strigon 13]

E-2 done, easy diff because fuck this cancerous event.

Overall just your standard transport map, but with those two air raid nodes and the double Ta-class in node L just made me forget about the toukai and just go kuso.

Now onto tackle E-3, and then to think who should I pray to so I can get trough E-4.

[Sheba]

That too bad. The toukai is helpful against MLG YOLO trollsubs.

[AC-Phoenix]

Did e1+e2 on normal and am atm finishing up e3 on easy - the LBA there isn't worth the extra trouble of hard mode imho.

Meanwhile I'm wondering about the Abyssal Fusou sisters... Yamashiro looks kinda odd. Fusou looks perfectly fine...but Yashiro's face looks kinda wierd compared to Fusous And Yamashiro's own, non abyssal, face.

Edit:
E4 Medium is Cancer. Pretty much two days passed and I'm still trying to unlock all the nodes.
How the fu are you supposed to A or S rank a Fleet containing freaking PT imps in night battle.

That being said, you can actually bring a carrier there if you want to - you just have to forsake Mogami for it. Sadly not really an option for me because the DD department of my Nishimura girls is badly levelled.

[Kakurin]

The IJN's love for overly complex operations comes back to bite us with Tanaka deciding to turn that into an event map.

[Ithekro]

The Asmericans loved them too. So many ways to mess up an overly complex plan.

[blitz1/2]

Are 3 interceptors with a saiun better than an airfield of 4 interceptors for base defense?

[AC-Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Kakurin

The IJN's love for overly complex operations comes back to bite us with Tanaka deciding to turn that into an event map.

Yeah.
The most annoying part is loosing one of your fleets though.
With fleet 1 sitting idle you can't even put a fleet aside for Bucket runs.

Also one of the event quests apparently requires Michishio K2.

Edit: is it just my imagination or is E4 -N easier when you got the strike force command center?

Fusou:
Proto 41 *3, 38cmK*6, APS, Zuin12a

Yamashiro:
Proto 41 (no stars), 38cm*6, Kyufuu K, Zuin 12a

Mogami:
Night recon, 20.3(3)*4.20.3(3)*4, SeaplaneFighterK

Teruzuki: 13ARK, 10cm+AACI*4, 10cm+AACI*2

Akatsuki: Poi gun, Poi gun, Star Shell

Yuudachi: Poi gun *6, Poi gun, 22SRK4

Shigure: 61cmQuint, 33SR, Skilled Lookout

For some reason I can no longer get them past node S. I have no idea whether this is due to the above mentioned loadout being a change from the one I used before or if I am just unlucky all of a sudden...

Diff to Before:
Fusou didn't have the AP shell but the Strikeforce Command Center
Akatsuki had the 33SR isntead of the Star Shell
Shigure had the following Setup: Quint, the 61 cm Torp with +armor and Evasion, Star Shell


Maybe there is a hidden bonus on the Strike Force command center I don't know about but my problems started with the changes... First it was Akatsuki twice in a row, then it was Fusou (which meant auto retreat).

My problem is:
I can't kill the BadLuck Sisters boss. It always survives with around 20-60HP

[Sheba]

E3H CLEARED! Tho, to be honest my expectations of actually doing it in yasen were low as seen below:

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At this point, KTKM finishing the small fry was just a day's work.

Do you know what's better than just clearing a map?

This:

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One of the reasons I tried doing it on Hard and did it:

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Now, the Gates of Hell have been opened:

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Resources from event start to start of E3

Before E1

Fuel: 299210
Ammo: 280469
Steel: 283722
Bauxite: 140325
Buckets: 1802

Before E3

Fuel: 294858
Ammo: 283156
Steel: 286423
Bauxite: 136958
Buckets: 1711

Resources after E3 clear:

Fuel: 257320
Ammo: 262233
Steel: 275133
Bauxite: 115587
Buckets: 1541

E3 is where I started not doing the daily quests and also using support expeds, first for transport phase (only En Route exped) and the Last Dance of Phase 3 (BOTH), hence the hard hit on fuel and bauxite.

Replay of last battle of E3 for those who cares

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[AC-Phoenix]

Warning in advance, because at least the English Wiki doesn't mention it in the patchnotes or event pages:
Support Fleet Mechanics have been changed.

In order to get Shelling Support you must now take a fleet like:

3 FBB, 1CVL, 2 DD
or
2BB, 1CA, 1CVL, 2DD

i.e. you can no longer take 2 CV with you, otherwise it turns into an Aerial support fleet.


Taking 3 CAV will make it a Torpedo Support fleet.

Another thing you need to be careful about from now on is to not use too many BBVs, they can turn a Shelling Fleet into an Aerial support Fleet too.

Edit: Fuck this.
Entombed AA Princess in the Mid-boss' final formation on normal?! What the fu Tanaka?...

[Sheba]

@ AC

This is why people double or even triple check with other sources, relying on one source alone can make you miss things.

[AC-Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Sheba

@ AC

This is why people double or even triple check with other sources, relying on one source alone can make you miss things.

Yeah Just saw that...
Finally found out what the new formation is for and why thyou shouldn't use it on the Boss node
(Basically weakens your BBs).
Oh well I gotta see it from the positive side. At least I know that it wasn't the APShell less setup now.

[Strigon 13]

E-3 Finished. The only more salty part was the transport phase. No much relevant drops save for Hagikaze in LD transport phase and I-400 in CTF LD.

Gonna try E-4 today. Any advices?

[AC-Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Strigon 13

E-3 Finished. The only more salty part was the transport phase. No much relevant drops save for Hagikaze in LD transport phase and I-400 in CTF LD.

Gonna try E-4 today. Any advices?

Prepare for Tears.
Unlocking the ZZ nodes is a pain in the ass and you have to switch between the 3 Fleets several times.
Also, make good use of the new formation, its good against pretty much everything but the boss and air nodes. (Also decent on air nodes btw).

Also there is no need to go for the new Torpedo-Radar Cut in on Shigure.
2 Tops and the lookout are more than sufficient given her high luck. Other than that better prepare a duck.

On medium you need at least 3 Destroyers to reach the boss.

[Kakurin]

E3甲 cleared. Found the last part to be the easiest, more or less smooth sailing. The transport part was the worst. Started out fairly easy, but once I was 102 points away from clearing the phase I took taihas everywhere.

[Rocksmash]

E3H cleared...
TIFU by not checking AD Hime's armor in LD. It took me 5 LD attempts before I realized her armor had increased. After swapping in Yukikaze, I'm suddenly hit by random taihas. So, it took me another 4 runs to actually reach the boss node to finish her off. All in all, it took about 13 runs to finish this part... On the bright side, I had better luck for the transport and CV hime phases. Transport phase took 7 runs (1 retreat) and CV Hime took 6 (1 retreat).
Well, time to take a break...

[Kakurin]

Having done part 1 of E4 I'm right now wondering what the heck they are thinking with the requirement to S-rank San Bernadino Strait, aka Z6. They have to be kidding me, at the end of that long route you need to S-rank a battle with insane AS requirement due to the four flagship Nu plus two BBH?

[AC-Phoenix]

Does the Japanese Wiki say anything about a E4 Boss Debuff?
Sorry but I can't imagine how people actually manage to kill the Night Strait hime with the Nishimura Fleet.
Using torpedo Cut ins is fucking useless too because you start the battle at night, so the likelyhood of your DDs actually going up against the Hime with their cut ins is almost zero.

Edit: Finally... Almost done with the Map.
Night Straight Princess went down the moment I put in Yamato instead of Yamashiro (although the one who killed her was Fusou) - Yamato likely just did the 46 extra dmg that were always missing.

Edit: Total Sorties to E4-N up to now are at 52;
Pls note that I still need to do the true boss though.