Talk:Summer 2014 Event/@comment-24928130-20140822215931/@comment-25281911-20140822222221

I mostly agree with this. The only exception is probably the bit about AL being difficult. That first stage was the closest I've ever come to quitting and just outright giving up on this game, because it was so unfathomably frustrating to try anything, and even if using lighter fleets meant they were less costly, I haven't burned through anything close to the 150 buckets it took me to get through E-1 on any of the other stages so far. If there had been just a slightly easier breather at the start of AL, I would have had zero problems with this event, but those first few days were the most frustrated I've been with any video game in a long time.

But like I said, yea, everything else I basically agree. I really like combined fleets, even if they're complete murder on resources, they're a really nice change to the system. I hope we get a bonus stage in the normal stages that uses them. I also like how they encouraged diversity in fleets, I really feel good about having levelled up a lot of destroyer-chans and heavy cruisers in the months since the spring event because I really got my money's worth out of them here, even if some really bad choices sort of screwed me later (I locked my Haguro into AL, so I ended up drafting a level 1 Mogami into my fleet for E4 & E5). The zone locking is sort of interesting but I do think needing 3 different sets of ships is kind of ridiculous. Though then again I have no desire to even try E6 since I'm out of ships and resources so it'd be a waste anyway.

And overall, I think the rewards are pretty cool. Some good gear, some cute new ships, nothing that'll blow me out of the water but certainly things I'd like to have (I'm already salivating at the thought of another full shipload of squadron planes once I finish E5). It's only my second event, and I only got through stage 2 of the spring one because it happened right as finals were going on, but I'd certainly say I've enjoyed it (aside from. E1. Screw E1.)