Talk:Summer 2014 Event/@comment-24254177-20140808045002

IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL ADMIRALS

(ESPECIALLY NEW ADMIRALS):



NEVER ADVANCE WITH A SHIP IN RED 

Never ever advance with a ship in red

Do not advance with a ship in red

Do. Not. Advance. In. Red.



<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Your ships can only sink if they start a battle in red.* It is never, ever worth risking sinking a ship to clear a map, and a ship starting in red significantly hurts your chances to do that anyway. You will almost certainly not sink that boss. You will probably lose your ship. Do not take your chances, it is not worth it.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">(exceptions for when you have a repair team/goddess, of course.)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">*that's the initial battle when you go into it from the map, which is usually day battle. If they start in orange or better but go to red in day battle, they'll still be safe in night battle.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">I'm doing this because I saw far too many people post about how they were advancing anyway because they were just /so close/. And one glorious idiot who couldn't afford to repair their ships, so they were starting the map in such condition. As much as it amuses me to see people sink their Yamatos, newly acquired event ships, wives, and especially Taihous, I feel like I really must post this and maybe stop at least a few people from making these foolish mistakes. And I have no doubt a number of people will do it anyway, so I'll still get plenty of schadenfreude.