DeathscytheX

Yea, Trials are hard as fuck to get people for (especially the older ones like Ramuh). Unless you have a bunch of new people trying to clear the story content you're pretty much fucked unless you get a lucky draw (fuck I haven't seen a striking tree in over 2 years, I just got Garuda Hard Mode in Trials Roulette on Sunday and it surprised the fuck out of me, been a long time since I've done it (I'm used to soloing all the Extreme modes on a weekly basis (well the ones that are up for Khloe's book for the week))). Really the only advice I can give in those situations is to ask a friend to help out by queueing as a healer/tank or form a Party Finder group and hope people are feeling generous (I mean the XIV community is great at helping new people, downright amazing even but for some reason PF groups for old stuff just never seem to go through (at least on Crystal)). Plus it's very rare for healers and tanks to queue up for already in progress dungeons and it's fucking retarded but I guess the instant queue pops make them think they don't have to (I always have the option checked even when I'm queueing as a tank, I know the pain of a group falling apart due to the loss of a tank or healer all to well as a dps main).

Heh, I bought gems for a dock expansion and now I'm seriously considering getting Ayanami or Cleveland's New Years skin but then again I want to save the gems because of the amount of new ships I'm getting (and no I'm having shit luck with the event. I've only gotten Noshiro (today) and Suruga (two days ago). I have such terrible luck with event ships).

Yea that's a pretty good way of destroying cube funds when you're building 10 a day. As of three days ago I've pretty much gotten every Elite ship in the build rotation so now I'm only building for events (or when I need SR Bulins from 10 weekly missions completed quest). Totally understand blowing them though to get a certain ship though (did exactly that to get a couple of them.)

Man you're further on the event then me. I just finished B-2 today but I only do two clears a night on days I work (just enough to complete the 15 enemies defeated daily). Man I rarely try to do the event hard modes because they require the normals to be cleared and 9 times out of 10 I usually don't clear the normals before it's done (I get roughly 2 1/2 hours after work to get shit done before I go to bed and it's really hard to justify giving more than 5 minutes to Azur Lane or any of the mobile games I play (shit and hour of that is usually eaten up by XIV)). I really should try harder since you have a better chance of acquiring certain ships during them but it's just so hard to find the time to do so.

Yea certain ships have missions if you place them as your Secretary. Atago and Taihou are two others (and the only two I've tried it with, currently stuck on the raising affection to 100 step for both of them). Also working on Akashi as well since I only just found out that's the only way to get her as a ship. Not to sure how many others have little missions like that though (it's listed on the wiki that's how I found out about Taihou and Atago).

Once the event is over I'll probably just build one a day and let it sit until the end of the week. i've seen this strategy used on these YT pages of people doing big pulls during event. One guy gets Sandy relentlessly, its pretty funny. I feel pretty lucky to have gotten 3 in one 10 pull though. Ryuuhou is who I reaaaaally wanted because that Swirling Cherry Blossoms ability sounds useful af to have as much HP as possible for bosses fleets.

Oh yeah I do a 3 star full clear once a day on the event missions. With my lowly fleet level I've barely scraped by the first go through. Fleet 1 is way more powerful than Fleet 2 because of gear. I think Helena is my unsung hero for Fleet 2 with her damage buff ability. I see what you're talking about with fighting without ammo. I was kinda iffy on it since when I looked one time it said I'd do 50% less damage. I kinda run around the board and try to save the small fleets for last and it tends to work out, especially since there are no ambushes or airstrikes on the events. Getting that defeat all enemies star is whats rekting my oil supply. I'll def tone down my playing once the even is over and save up cubes, oil, and coin for the next one.

I bought that 2019 gem pack with the free skin, and rollled Suruga's new year skin which is quite nice, and hilarious when her chibi icon falls out of the cart. I had to expand my dock as well which is why I did it. It'll be a while before I get some of these elites to 70, and I'll hold on to at least 2 of each in case I don't have the bulin to break them. Enty is my most dropped SR as you said so I had no issue maxing her yesterday. I've retired enough dupes to get 80 medals, and as tempted as I am to get Warspite, unless I can get 80 more in 5 days, I'll let it ride because I know if I do that. My ultimate Ship Waifu will be up next when I don't have the funds.

Woohoo!