Kancolle

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

i can solo 2-4 with just 天龍改二 aka Tenryuu second upgrade
she always attacks after the enemy's turn tho

Spoiler:

cookies to anyone who knows what i'm talking about

[Bio]

I swear I read it somewhere on the Wiki (or maybe it was this thread) but how do you take ships out of a fleet if you want to have less than 6?  And do Practice battles use up resources?  The wiki only mentions not needing to repair your ships after, but I can't find anything else about Practice except for the blurb under Sortie in the "How to Play" section.

Click on the switching ship button, and then on the top there should be a blank bar, click on that blank bar (read: nothing). Practice battles take up fuel, ammo and ships destroyed during it with have to be replaced as well.

[Red Frost]

Click on the switching ship button, and then on the top there should be a blank bar, click on that blank bar (read: nothing). Practice battles take up fuel, ammo and ships destroyed during it with have to be replaced as well.

So... if you get hurt, you don't need to repair, but you can still lose your ships...?
That seems a bit backwards.
(oh hey, there it is)
 
For now I'm just gonna level up a bit, do the quests I can, and try to take on the first boss.  I got Naka with the 30/30/30/30 recipe and she's been a big help, so I went and tried for the 250/30/200/30 recipe for cruisers.  Got Myoukou and Kako, so I'm feeling pretty confident... mostly because of their stats, not because I know what I'm doing. :derp:
I'll study the wiki a lot more afterwards so I can understand the different ship types and equips and stuff.  I'll probably make some handwritten notes so I can whip them out instead of having to refer to the Wiki just because I forgot how to read "Heavy Cruiser" in Japanese.
*keeps forgetting his daughters' names*

[MatsuriSakuragi]

Click on the switching ship button, and then on the top there should be a blank bar, click on that blank bar (read: nothing). Practice battles take up fuel, ammo and ships destroyed during it with have to be replaced as well.

I don't see how, seeing that practice battles leave ships with 1 HP left, so they are never destroyed. <_<

[Messiah]

Whoop, didn't know that the seaplane garls become light carriers on level 15 remodel. Actually I thought their only remodel levels were at 10 and later at 50, but hell they can go through four remodels! Not that I am complaining, instead, they are more useful to me now, altough now I have only Ooi to make use of those mini torpedoes.


[nsfw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si_KcYRsHIc[/nsfw]

NSFW mostly because of Shimakaze's outfit (or lack of outfit), but damn son, dat Kongou.

[Raitaki]

My API link inexplicably expired, and logging in via VPN returns an error. Is anyone else getting this, and can you translate the error message?

[Seventh Holy Scripture]

Weekly server maintenance is happening.until 17:00 JST.

[Red Frost]

Weekly server maintenance is happening.until 17:00 JST.

Checked the twitter and it looks like it's been going on since 11:00 JST.  Are maintenance times regular or should I get into the habit of checking their twitter frequently?

[Bio]

I don't see how, seeing that practice battles leave ships with 1 HP left, so they are never destroyed. <_<

My bad, I meant airplanes.
I don't know how I got to ships from there.

[Red Frost]

Meanwhile, in Japan...

[qMyon]

Yes......my destroyer fleet is almost complete, after grabbing Yuudachi and Hibiki from drops, then just lucked out on Shimakaze during crafting. Now, if only the crafting would get me Yukikaze......

[♛ Apher-Forte]

I would very much love to eat the ships and Nakas

[MatsuriSakuragi]

wow 2-4 is like really fucking hard

[Raitaki]

So at about what level/how many stars on my ships should I get them to before attempting 2-4? Just tried with a un-remodeled fleet of avg 3 stars and second fight in Hibiki-chan took a bomber to the knee and I had to turn back, orz

Also how good is 146 AA plus air superiority fighters for a lv22 commander's fleet? Mine is just murdering planes left and right except for the occasional air-heavy player :V
and screw all of you 4 BB/2 CV jerks in PvP D:

[highzealot]

My opinion on 2-4 is it requires first of all girls with high health and armour so that most damage you WILL take before the boss node will be minor unless RNG hates you. Basically BBs and CVs. The major factor I think is also to make sure the RNG gods are favouring you and the compass doesn't send you on a horrible route.

The fleet I used to defeat 2-4 (which I actually only succeeded today, south route taken) is:

• 1: Kitakami lvl 13 for that extra help in the opening torpedo salvo
• 2: Nagato lvl 36
• 3: Kongou lvl 29
• 4: Hiei lvl 25
• 5: Akagi lvl 18
• 6: Souryuu lvl 16

All are remodeled if possible.

I think in theory, the levels of your girls don't have to be extremely high and you just need the compass to smile upon you and I don't believe there is a shortcut related to fleet composition for 2-4.

[Red Frost]

 
CHUBBY WAIFU GET.
Now I just need Eyepatch Waifu (Tenryuu), Glasses Waifu (Kirishima), and Russian Waifu (Hibiki/Verniy).

[Amraphenson]

That coat is holding the hopes and dreams of admirals all over.

[MatsuriSakuragi]

I still need a Tenryuu to go with my Tatsuta, so I can complete that quest >:<

And yeah Atago is adorable. I wish I had space on my fleet for her.

EDIT: This is my current fleet for 2-4. I made it to the end, but decided to stop before starting 2-4-4, because my boatgirls couldn't take much more abuse.

1. I-168 lv. 14 - Flagship (Yay unsinkable sub)
2. Kaga lv. 15
3. Akagi lv. 13
4. Hiei lv. 11
5. Hyuuga lv. 8
6. Chitose lv. 5


Well, slight correction-- that Chitose was a Tone, but she just wasn't pulling her weight. I read that Chitose and Chiyoda can upgrade really early, so I put her in. Yay, another future carrier. (Or should I keep her a seaplane? Not sure...)

[Raitaki]

...
I feel behind

2-4 FIRST THING TOMORROW

This might be a good time to regret putting most my anti-air on my cute destroyer-chans

[Bio]

There's not really that much incentive to go past 2-4. Experience gains don't actually go massively up, while difficulty does.

[trancehime]

http://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2013/09/27/kankore-business_n_4001827.html

「艦これ、ほとんど儲からない」角川歴彦会長が明かす」
"Kancolle won't really make much profit" explains Kadokawa Tsuguhiko (Board Chairman of Kadokawa Grp. Holdings)

On September 27th, the Kadokawa ASCII Research Laboratories Symposium was held. At the meeting, CEO of Kadokawa Grp. Holdings, Kadokawa Tsuguhiko, talked about the increasingly popular browser game - "Kantai Collection," or "Kancolle" for short.

"During the month of June, stock prices suddenly shot up to 1000 JPY. Satou-kun (Satou Tatsuo, Board Rep. of Kadokawa Grp. Holdings) tried his best to improve stock performance according to observations on the Internet, resulting in day traders becoming addicted to Kancolle. For us, which created what appeared to be an interesting game, talking of expansion was inevitable... Yet, if you look closely, you'll notice that basically all companies which get their funding from partnerships, end up not really profiting much in the long run, and becoming disappointed" [TL note: Kancolle is a collab between DMM and Kadokawa Games]

As the venue began to heat up on the turn of this news, statements regarding the future of Kancolle were discussed.

"When Kancolle was created, there were dozens of groups which had an interest in it - using it for magazines, using it in comics, using it for light novels, and about 21 others had their own ideas. As long as this single IP (intellectual property) is continually used, I think that I want to aim for some form of success about three years from now. Knowing that I had a hand in Kancolle, I have already sealed my fate in its future. I may even dare to have Kancolle bought out."

[TL Note: The last paragraph is a description of Kantai Collection, which readers of this thread should already be familiar with, so I have omitted the translation]

Thoughts?

[qMyon]

http://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2013/09/27/kankore-business_n_4001827.html

「艦これ、ほとんど儲からない」角川歴彦会長が明かす」
"Kancolle won't really make much profit" explains Kadokawa Tsuguhiko (Board Chairman of Kadokawa Grp. Holdings)

Thoughts?

I think it really depends on long-run staying power. Simple collect&click games like this tend to be rather faddish - they wax and wane. It really depends on how much they can monetise/spread the IP. I don't think the game itself will earn too much.

[Sapz]

Speaking of 2-4, I feel like I may beat it today; I was just training up my main fleet for a while in preparation without really attempting to go past 2-4-2 to save on repairs, but I tried attempting it seriously yesterday and since then I've cleared the end node below the boss node twice without taking too much damage. Here's my current fleet for it: http://puu.sh/4SZAI.jpg

EDIT: Failed the boss node as the SIXTH battle in a row. ;_; http://puu.sh/4T3S8.jpg

[pasu]

Speaking of 2-4, I feel like I may beat it today; I was just training up my main fleet for a while in preparation without really attempting to go past 2-4-2 to save on repairs, but I tried attempting it seriously yesterday and since then I've cleared the end node below the boss node twice without taking too much damage. Here's my current fleet for it: http://puu.sh/4SZAI.jpg

i

http://puu.sh/4T9Tt.jpg

i've been grinding in first two nodes of 2-4 (because i was farming for shimakaze but i've got her) but i don't think i'm ready for 2-4 boss yeeeeet 

Spoiler:

i'll probably start making serious attempts to clear it after I get my chiyoda to lv 35 and second remodel my ktkm

[Messiah]

I want that I-168. I've already wasted more than 5000 for each material trying to get her unsuccessfully only to get Naka-chan.

[MatsuriSakuragi]

I lucked out when I got her. I was trying to get Shimakaze, myself (still haven't managed to get one).

I-168 is a commitment though, I will say that much. While she's great for taking hits (I have her maxed out on everything so she can actually take one, when they actually connect) and takes no time or resources to repair, you may as well be sacrificing a fleet slot, too, since she certainly won't help much with taking other ships down (though now that I have maxed her torpedoes out and given her my Isuzu Kai's torpedoes, she can actually hit sometimes). She doesn't seem to upgrade until lv50 though >_o

Oh, and while she's fantastic, regardless, her voice gets really irritating after a while. Definitely suggest not making her your flagship for your main fleet (but a flagship regardless)

[Messiah]

I know that feel because while I don't have I-168 I have the other one and every time I hear "UMI NO NAKA KONICHI WA" I feel like throwing my sound speakers out of the window. Currently I am using my submarine mostly as a combo with Kitakami and Ooi plus a aircraft carrier to deal massive damage at the start of the round at 3-2. I am looking for I-168 just for that expedition #27 that requires both of them.

[MatsuriSakuragi]

I know that feel because while I don't have I-168 I have the other one and every time I hear "UMI NO NAKA KONICHI WA" I feel like throwing my sound speakers out of the window. Currently I am using my submarine mostly as a combo with Kitakami and Ooi plus a aircraft carrier to deal massive damage at the start of the round at 3-2. I am looking for I-168 just for that expedition #27 that requires both of them.

I'm trying to get a Kitakami for a future fleet and




what can I say the sub girls love me

[Jana]

I have the I-168, she's pretty great. Kitakami is a fairly common drop/craft as well, but getting the minisubs that make her so useful is a bit harder.

[Bio]

Kitakami is a fairly common drop/craft as well

3 weeks, still no drop. Minisubs are easy to get from Lvl 12 remodel of Chitose and her sister.