Talk:KanColle Kai/@comment-26501886-20160217130022/@comment-27027441-20160219230431

It's standalone and as far as I can tell from playing, there are no web-based components except for maybe future patches indicated by the "version 1.00" in the corner you frequently see. Also, I expect that newer content may come in the form of free patches or DLC. Who knows. I'm just kind of relieved it even came out.

I never played the browser version, so I'm not one of the people who thought Kai was a letdown. I actually try to stay away from mobile games like Kancolle by virtue that someday it will shut down, which has already happened a few times. Chain Chronicle in the US shut down in under two years, if I recall and that game is still around in Japan. People on Japanese forums have been saying Kancolle Kai was shaping up to be クソゲー for similar reasons you mention. In my case, I'm most dissatisfied with the lack of information which only allowed the anxiety about what Kai actually would be run a bit wild. It wasn't until maybe a week or so before 2/18 that I found any decent details on it.

As for the UI...some Japanese blogger found someone who had mocked up the Headquarters UI in Powerpoint if that's any indication...