Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-1820055-20150826020040/@comment-26662749-20150905085253

Psystemic wrote: Strafe Breaker wrote: For a while I felt empty myself after defeating E-7 cause I was thinking the same thing but after pondering it over I realized something, Don't believe in everything that you think you know my friend, its not about the ship or her equipment, its about what the Devs decide what to do with her in the future, one Quest/Event/Expedition I don't think that is really likely. How many quests have been associated with Prinz Eugen, Akizuki and the myriad of other unique ships (except Unryuu who was an event drop and is now everywhere you look)? Expeditions are also usually not associated with unique ships with exception of one and the other is now obtainable at multiple locations. The only concern that is considerable is future pathing in events which quit a few have the cringworthy suspicion that it will be Hayasui. The devs are pretty good about making content available to all since some people may have missed this event due to work, school. vacation or unable to complete the event.

As for the equipment, in my personal situation I've made more than enough of her guns but I see your point on her being good support; I just don't particularly need it. AACIs don't really shut down the entire enemy air group and if you're without CV(L)s to begin with you're on 3-5G and already praying to RNG-sama that they miss and hoping that the sparkle holds up on evasion. If we learned anything from this event it's the importance of ships like Abukuma with first strikes, high luck DD/CAs performing clutch torpedo cut-ins and if you're going after installations you're equipping Type 3 Shells across the board (something a DD can't equip). It's why I say the poor Zukis, whilst cute as heck, just aren't worth the space.

Now if this event had a Maya like AA-CA, I'd thow my curent post-event 100k resources at it without hesitation. I just see a 3 slot DD with low luck and torpedo rating though and... yeah... I just can't see myself really doing that. Leveling a second Maya would actually be cheaper and more rewarding in the end (would cost you roughly around 28000 to 48000 resources depending on your fleet and without doing PvP to go 1 to 75, plus you're leveling 5 other ships and it would cost you 0-10 buckets depending on RNG). The only drawback to that is if/when they shiplock ship names instead of shiplocking ship slots you're then salty because you need a Zuki. Hopefully if they do that we have a second Maya-esque girl available.

24 attempts spread out in 4 days, it only took a diligent cost control team in between to buffer the expenses, and I was even doing PVP's and sparkle runs at 1-1. I started out at Max Ammo, 290+k Gas, 1.4+k buckets pre event now I stand at 290+k Ammo 274+k Gas and 1.1+k Buckets post event. Don't have Abukuma Kai Ni nor "+" Akashi equipments well except for a +1 AA radar lol;

As for her stats and equip, if this game is as straighforward as relying on stats and equips I would have agreed to everything that you said about her. but RNG is everything and stats and equips are as reliable as having a CV when contructing Reppu's or Z1 for Bismark the chance to fail is still there and it ain't of a small percentage. Furthermore, AACI cut ins are never expected to totally clear the skies especially during events they are there to dampen the blow giving the girls a fighting chance to avoid or lessen damage, what is more important is frequency maybe more than quality as I have experienced when Fubuki Kai Ni at 2nd fleet non flag, she out AACI's Maya Kai Ni at Flag with AACI Equipped. I also tried pairing Teruzuki with Maya in PVP for an AACI test and Teruzuki proved to be more active in that department at level 5 both are not at Flag position, I'm not saying Zuki is better than Maya  but  again RNG's handywork.

100k resourcs is more than enough for  E-7 depending on your fleet and composition and at what difficulty you wish to finish it on. but yeah as you said its more of "Not wanting to" than "Can't".

Thanks for sharing your views.