Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-30542734-20190714061814/@comment-35703536-20190721103430

AnimeFreak40K wrote: AC-Phoenix wrote: AnimeFreak40K wrote: AC-Phoenix wrote: Is there a reason we've been getting so many aerial armaments recently? I'm not sure if you've noticed the increased air-power requirements for events as of late (especially in regards to Hard Mode)...but that could be a factor. Just maybe.

I mean, I heard nothing *BUT* complaints about E2H and E3H. I did, what I do not see on the other hand are an adequate number of opportunities to use them ;)  I don't know what the status of your air force is, but several aircraft have been made available for non-ranking players require them;

- T1 Hayabusa MII -> T1 Hayabusa MIII A (strongest/best Land-Based fighter for sorties that's available to newer players (yes, there are stronger planes on the attack, but they have shit range))

- T3 Fighter Hien -> T3 Fighter Hien M 1D (strongest/best Land-Based fighter for defense that's available to people who missed out on some of the recent additions and time-limited quests)

- T97 (931) -> T97 K3 Model E (only way to get a Yasen Torp-bombers without compleing Saratoga's quests)

There are others (such as the upgrading Autogyros to Helicopters, but to be frank, they aren't worth the trouble or worth mentioning).

Needless to say, if you were fortunate enough to have been playing for a long time, it likely doesn't matter much, as you likely already have the really strong aircraft. However, for the newer players (as well as those who have never Ranked or completed an event on Hard Mode), this is their way of catching up.

This is not even getting into the mutliple quests that require these as components, and you know they're going to be required when the Devs get around to making the Tenzan upgradeable (something they have already mentioned is in the works).

In short, think of it like when the devs first introduced Action Reports. They handed them out as quest and event rewards and soon enough, they became a staple for upgrading certain ships (Yuugumo-class) and gear (mostly guns) before anything else they should finally let us upgrade the swordfish... or Purin's guns...