Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26962604-20170522231348/@comment-27862274-20170523145236

Personally i took around a couple months on 4-3, just training all my FBB's and CV's to level 60's. After that, all the other maps are a breeze, since u just shred them with pure firepower, until 5-3, where your salty journey begins.

In normal maps there's no real need to clear them after reaching both 3-2 and 4-3 (which are levelling spots). From there on it's up to your pace on whether you want to clear fast or to take your time. Of course, quest prerequisites and ship drops may influence your decision, but there's no point attempting to clear all the normal maps if your ships aren't up to scratch.

In respect to EOs, 3-5 (North route), 4-5 and 5-5 are similar in difficulty to Hard maps. They are not designed to be easy or beginner friendly, they are genuinely challenging maps that test your equipment setup skill and ship levels.

Don't bother trying to rush your fleet to try Hard. Hard is called Hard for a reason. Considering "easy" difficulty is already difficult, hard would be on the scale of insanity. Hard is designed for veteran admirals who have a minimum base level of 85+, alongside top tier equipment and game knowledge. In fact, i might even say a base level of 90+. I'm not trying to discourage you from attempting hard, but i would advise deterring from it until your fleet is truly ready, though sometimes early game hard maps are fairly easy. i.e. E1. The approx period of time for me to get ready for Hard was 2-3 events, so that's 1/2 yr to 3/4 year?