Talk:World 3/@comment-203.185.3.163-20150118015929/@comment-24978536-20150118041133

It is supposedly the same area, yes, but the maps themself are very different. Aside from the visual differences, E-2 had a number of enemy BB in various nodes, even in the southern node accessible to a light fleet only. On the other hand however, E-2 allowed a wider range of different ships, and the basic composition for the light fleet was 2 DD / 2 CA / 2 CVL.

Unlike 3-5, E-2 also had Hobbo-chan as the main boss, who started in a much weaker form when compared to any forms in the 3-5, but she evolved during the last kill. There were various other differences, but there were also similarities between the map, such as the northern route for heavy fleet and southern for light. In the end though, you really can't call them the same map, despite basically being in the same area.