Talk:Winter 2015 Event/@comment-25878201-20150223024125/@comment-460323-20150223044745

I started 2 weeks before the event and if there's anything I learnt from it is that stats matter a lot. I love the Akatsuki-class, they're the first DDs I Kai'd and Verniy is the first Kai Ni I had, but to actually field them in event maps rather than Yuudachi/Shigure/Yukikaze is suicidal. Scour through the list of every ship type and pick a few top performers to focus on before the next event and if you're lazy to powerlevel them, at least field them in practice matches. In my case, I Kai Ni-ed 4~5 DD/CL during the event by spamming 1-5 for two and a half day straight.

I don't suggest crafting any ships other than 30/30/30/30 for daily crafting. There's the Kongou/Fusou if you need BBs, Jun'you/Hiyou for CVL and Akagi/Kaga for CV. I think your lineup will suffice after you farm for a Kaga unless the next event lock ships. For development, go for 3 star planes when you're low on steel and Type 91 shell when your steel supply is secured.

For starters, focus on Kai Ni the CLTs (Kitakami/Ooi), good DDs (refer to stat page) and most importantly Sendai. Sendai is a must for her night equipments which you'll inevitably use in every goddamn event map for night battle. Love your 6th division destroyers by not fielding them in event maps. You WILL need high luck CI DD and CLTs to punch through the boss 100~200 armor and sadly none of the 6th division is in the equation.

Finally, sparkle all of your ships before sending them for expedition, with the exception of expedition 2 unless you're so, so free. Sparkling is redundant and can take up to 1 hour for your first mass sparkle but it'll gradually get easier so don't lose hope and stick to it.