Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25730832-20160802053812/@comment-5380363-20160805101418

Personally, I see 3rd party viewers as crutches that some admirals need because they don't have the luxury to focus entirely on the game while they go about their daily life. Yes, viewers are handy, but that's because you have other important things you need to do.

The other justification for using viewers is you don't understand Japanese but want to understand everything your girls are saying to you. That's a fairly superficial reason, nonetheless a valid one. You could invest in learning the language proper, though.

For me, I prefer to do things manually. Fighter Power? LoS? Adjust accordingly after the preliminary scouting and falling back on past experiences about the proficiencies of each setup. Firepower Cap? Enemy Armor? What's that? Throw in your optimum setup and adjust accordingly. Sparkling? Morale? You already have visual cues for that. 85 Morale and 65 Morale is no different to me. They both sparkle and get the job done equally.

So, all in all, I don't need to use viewers because I understand that even if we have access to the hidden stats inside the game mechanics, there's actually not much that we can do that would not have diminishing returns. Knowledge of the extra backend would be more detrimental to the admiral's morale, especially when he sees that the Lv90 Shimakaze with 85 Morale gets one-shotted by a stray Flagship Ri-class shot whereas the Lv75 Mutsuki Kai Ni actually got away with scratch damage from a Flagship Ta-class despite having only 55 Morale.

Oh, wait. Heavy damage? Do you seriously not see that big red letter on the character banner? Even with the Heavy Damage Indicator? Being an admiral requires attention. This isn't a clicker game.