Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-175.140.222.16-20160629134324/@comment-460323-20160630033902

Well, summer events are generally regarded as the toughest event of them all so you might want to think twice about not preparing for it, even if it's passively ;D.

Unless you've an entire class of DD/CL/CLT that you like, I suggest leveling your favourite girl (assuming she's DD/CL/CLT) along with the other useful ones (Ayanami/Shigure/Hatsushimo/Kasumi/Sendai/Kitakami/Ooi would be good ships to start). Just getting them to K2 + fully modernized should be enough. In Kancolle, you'll rarely grind a ship to farm gears as ships with good gears have fairly high level requirement and only the hardcore of all hardcore admirals go that far for that small edge in tackling event.

You'll need the DDs to break through 3-2 as well, so you can start preparing for the inevitable ;).

By the way, the exp required to reach the next level increases exponentially, so you'll find that your leveling slows down considerably around level 50. Think you'll need to hit 400 of 1-5 nodes to get a flagship to 70+ if I remember correctly. If you're not studying/working and can play at all time, it'll probably takes one and a half to two days to K2 all the essential DD/CL/CLT. Enjoy the leveling speed while you can :D.

It's up to you whether to rigorously grind your heavier ships or not. While not ideal, the Kongous are still servicable at Kai. I would personally suggest trying to clear more maps first so that you can farm rarer ships like Kaga.

If you feel overwhelmed then you can always try to make clearing quests your focus. They make for a pretty good goal.