User blog comment:DestinySonata/Event ready? Easy or Medium mode ready?/@comment-26117481-20150405045825

Hello there,

The difficulty levels of last event gave the same ship reward, but had different additional rewards. (eg. Easy, medium and hard mode for E-3 all gave U-511, however, medium and hard modes had additional rewards that easy mode did not get.) So if you are purely after the ships themselves rather than the additional rewards (which usually consisted of better planes, medals, etc) you can go easy mode without any worries, this is of course, if they keep to the same setup as last event.

My advice to you, regarding your ships, is this:


 * Get another CVL, Hiyou or Jun'you are pretty nice if you are looking at stats, and so is Ryuujou but she needs to get to kai ni before she truly shines.


 * Get at least 2 CAV. Mogami-class will have to do, since there isn't enough time to grind Tone-class to 80 and remodel them.


 * Level up your Kitakami to level 50 ASAP.


 * Get your Shigure and Hibiki to kai ni before the event starts (Shigure should take precedence over Hibiki if you are running out of time).


 * You will definitely need at least 2 high level CAs, so train up Haguro if possible.


 * Lastly, get Souryuu to level 78, so you can kai ni her. The planes you get from the remodel are amazing.

About your problem with not being able to find Ooi, well... if you can't find her, you can't find her, nothing you can do about that. Just be prepared to grind her to 50 quickly if you do manage to get her before the event begins.

Final piece of advice. You should definitely craft equipment, even if it costs quite a bit of resources. The first thing that comes to mind is crafting aircraft. If you do not attempt to craft, and only use those that come with CV(L) remodels, then you won't have many good fighters (eg. Reppuu, Shiden kai 2) for the event. These two fighters are leaps and bounds better than the majority that you get with CV(L) remodels (eg. Type 52 Fighter). The same applies to torpedo bombers and dive bombers.

Long story short, it is well worth the resources it takes to craft equipment. As the rare ones are hard to find without crafting, and provide much better stats than standard equipment. When you do craft, I'd suggest that you prioritize aircraft (especially fighters), ASW and shells.

That is all from me, I wish you the best of luck in preparing for the event.