[Azur Lane] World 15 and Houston 2 Review

[@Epistolary8]

The nature of the new mechanics seems to strongly favor having a 3rd surface fleet to join in the action. IF ONLY THEY WOULD LET US.

[@IsaacGravity]

Ikr. Things would play out so much differently if we were allowed a third fleet esp. To pick off that enemy air support generator specifically

[@TheManofthecross]

or even a 4th one with a second uboat group to assist. otherwise you will need deep oil reserves to attack this chapter.

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Man if we had 3 fleets, imagine all the cross fleet barrages...

[@milo1k846]

​@@AzurLaneMetaI mean it'd be like opsi right?

[@MultiDante333]

I can already tell auto is going to be a nightmare to setup for this world

[@samueldaniels8415]

I've been auto-ing all day since release and still don't have her. Pain. My mail is about to deplete too

[@GrandMoffJoseph]

ngl, the lack of drops and a lackluster new ship really saps the motivation to chase down W15 right away. :\

[@MrSeanfish]

That’s the point though, if it’s that difficult then there’s nothing players need when they play it. The reward is the difficulty

[@AzurLaneMeta]

And GEMS!

[@charlieawerbuch5352]

The new mechanics for W15 make me kind of glad that I still haven't bothered pushing into W13 and W14. Those new mechanics just do not seem fun.

[@dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483]

Humm, so you just collect ships and don't care about fighting i take it?

[@samueldaniels8415]

Not fun? It's challenging, not impossible.

[@janematthews9087]

Same, I'm here for a good time, not a long time. Sexy ship ladies in skimpy outfits I get to ogle at that I can also sometimes use to play the game. Imma do the same thing I've been doing for the last 5 years; wait for the game to power creep the content to the point of it being trivial while focusing all my efforts challenging myself with time limited events. Currently means the extreme challenge mode that happens monthly, and the higher end opsci stages.

[@V1nc3n7]

I was really hoping this new world would have given us our 6th secretary slot after completion 😿

[@AzurLaneMeta]

5 not a big enough harem for ya huh?

[@V1nc3n7]

@@AzurLaneMeta I want to have my whole favorite fleet as my secretaries. Right now I have to let one lovely lady down 😭

[@TheManofthecross]

@@V1nc3n7 sadness

[@kurosumomo]

W15 is just going to be a chore, so I'll put it on hold for a long time, but I'm happy for people who want a challenge.

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Well outside the free gems and the 100% collection with Houston II there isn't a whole lot forcing you to do it if you dont want to.

[@tubadude07]

Finally beating 14-4 yesterday and i was barely making it through let alone 3 starring it and then Chap 15 comes out lol Ya'll have fun, i'm gonna grind New Orleans 😂

[@TobiasL1000]

What was your 14-4 fleet ?

[@dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483]

Thanks, i started AL 7 months ago and I'm ready to try chapter 15

[@Knight6831]

It is Golden Hind, she was a 16th century English galleon and was the ship of Sir Francis Drake which was broken up in 1650

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Yep yep 1:04

[@MrMustang1945]

Meanwhile, me, who's just unlocked W13, "Nah fam, I think I'll wait until we get the level cap increase. Even if Houston is one of my favourites."

[@TheManofthecross]

yeah the level cap increase is what we need right now. especally for warsprite and others who are already at the cap will do better here.

[@kevinthechuker1721]

I wonder if we’re going to get any non tempesta sailing frigates like HMS Victory. Would make her the first HMS “sub” too

[@AzurLaneMeta]

I don't imagine all Tempesta will be "subs".

[@larryfoulke1596]

Aren't Royal Fortune is HMS?

[@TheManofthecross]

of course but all tempesta (aka wood and pre industrial revolution with exception of the steam ships etc.) have no AA on them and will be sitting ducks for planes. unless backed up with other ships that have AA batteries on them. also the gunnery on them same with the cast iron round shot would be so underpowered it would just bounce off the hulls of the enemy and since the stuff operates at close range. that's not going to help them much. again they have the cube upgrade to turn them in to weapon frame systems to compensate for the otherwise discrepancy across the board. but still those tempesta girls are going to get clapped hard.

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

When Houston II's character sheet was first shown off, there was an error. She was classed as a heavy cruiser & I thought I was going mad, but it seems it was just a typo. Also, the new Tempesta ship is the Golden Hind. AKA, Sir Francis Drake's ship that, while on a 'voyage of discovery' from 1577 to 1580 authorized by Queen Elizabeth I, was the second ship to successfully circumnavigate the globe.

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Yep just a typo, they issued a correction later twitter.com/AzurLane_EN/status/1714475685677535239

[@kirindas4691]

Thanks for the review! I'm definitely not ready for Chapter 15 yet. I need to do more Gear enhancements and spend the oil to clear Chapter 14.

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Well come right on back when you are ready.

[@TheManofthecross]

im not even close to chapter 14 let alone chapter 13 air division spam etc.

[@cmedeir]

6:03 - "bee line' not "vee line"

[@alexfrank5331]

At this point, instead of Houston II, they should drop SSR-Selector or outright drop GEMS (with a cap of x-amount per month or something). 15-4 require so much top-tier dedication to grind, a weak collection-ship feels like a middle finger. Alternatively, they should've done these challenges with W13 Hard mode instead of normal mode. Hard mode that's actually hard makes more sense. "Normal" mode is more like required grinding to collect all the ships... making normal mode this complicated makes no sense.

[@AzurLaneMeta]

You do get gems for completing the chapter.

[@JonStormr]

I'm just gonna wait till someone puts out an auto setup guide for this. I got ships to grind to 120 and 125. No time to experiment on builds.

[@coconut_tv0564]

Well, it looks like I can't use prld blitzing anymore

[@tubadude07]

still farming for New Orleans -_- RIP people playing on Mobile, phones might blow up with all the planes

[@BigBoyz33]

My poor galaxy s9+ was close to crashing 😭

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Azur Lane is a computer game right? ;P

[@CallMeTeci]

Hm... w15 looks like a pain in the ass. But i would like to get much more old ships. I like the style and history of them. Even when i think that big boys... pardon, girls, like Queen Annes Revenge (Blackbeards Ship) would probably be handled as a big trump card like Yamato.

[@TheManofthecross]

of course edward thatch would be pleased with this. also barthamew robberts and his personal ship will be useful on top of the ones that never made it to build but were designed and even USS consitution will show up in there some day along with HMS victory. (that girl will have beef with the one french ship who's marine killed her admeral at trafulger.) (and yes my spelling sucks. )

[@johanesbpermadi2016]

Just tried 15-1 and stopped right there, need to lvl 125 some AA cruisers and +13 12 Anti air radar first before proceeding. Also feels bad for those playing azur lane on potato phones.

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Yes, AL is getting a bit hard to run on old phones.

[@johanesbpermadi2016]

@@AzurLaneMeta I really wish dev rolls out a dedicated PC client by now.

[@johanesbpermadi2016]

@@AzurLaneMeta I really wish dev rolls out a dedicated PC client by now.

[@C-486]

So yet not another gear/AoE check. Actually like the 15-x mechanics on paper, though. But will wait for later when level cap increases.

[@willchurch8376]

If she is an SR, she's already collection only, right? How many non SSR ships are worthwhile in anything other than pvp niche?

[@AzurLaneMeta]

I mean Unicorn (retrofit) and Perseus are top tier generic PvE options. Obviously as more URs come into play less SRs get used. But there is a wide range of usefulness for SRs.

[@willchurch8376]

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but Unicorn retrofits to an SSR and Perseus is an SSR herself. Is Houston 2 a purple ship? Grey - common, blue - rare, purple - super rare, gold - super super rare, rainbow - ultra rare.@@AzurLaneMeta

[@maxwellrobertson4831]

​​​@@willchurch8376Houston II is yellow. EN has SR (Super Rare) as the second highest tier (yellow) and E (Elite) as the third (purple) vs JP (and probably CN, idk for sure tho) have SSR as yellow and SR as purple. It's a mis-match of terminology across servers.

[@nexusvideo]

Illustrious class called to duty for air support.

[@Gnarfendorf]

Damn, i guess ill stick to farming w13 to level all my ships to 120 before i even think about starting w15. Too much of a chore and annoyance for my liking.

[@naoriuchihach.2638]

I think we're going to get three Tempesta Ships. Because Golden Hind is different to the first teased Tempesta. Anyone agree?

[@AzurLaneMeta]

5 it would seem twitter.com/AzurLaneMeta/status/1715731403898318972

[@fraud291]

wait why am i watching i don't even have world 13 done lmao

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Haha curiosity?

[@bestboigabe459]

Cleveland class disrespect continues, battle of Bougainville is a clear fact of how strong Cleveland class cruisers were yet in game they get no in game representation of that, why does a SSR have a worse heal than Phoenix, why not give her the same % amount as Phoenix, why do they make these Heals appear at the worst times and then not have it be useless because 1 torp wipes 15% HP easy. they go all out for making the blueprint ships so damn strong but neglect this ships that actually existed and proved their worth.

[@Knight6831]

There was a real HMS Golden Hind, a WW2 RN Barracks in Sydney, Australia

[@lukebeich]

Does that mean that the iron blood fighters without bombs will be worth using for the carrier supporting fleet if you want to prioritize anti-air? Like the Fw 190 A-5.

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Ya those AA focused planes will now have a purpose.

[@TheManofthecross]

@@AzurLaneMeta there are other planes of the luffafe that will work when converted to the knighsmre that works to. hell even the itialian planes, and even the russian planes could work. though the old faithful US planes etc will be called up for this task.

[@xxearth25]

World 15? Oof. I have yet to do world 14 yet.

[@nephalos666]

I havent even started world 14. Im on 14-4 at 0% clear. Jesus, world 15 looks like a nightmare baby of world 13 and world 14 amalgamated together like that girl and her dog in Full Metal Alchemist.

[@milo1k846]

Im gonna be meming around with unzen shima and yuudachi for the boss nodes

[@AzurLaneMeta]

That's a lot of torps. Might want to swap out Yuudachi for Jintsuu META or Noshiro though.

[@ElemXCR]

I'm still in 12-4. I just want to get all my shipgirls to 120 so i can try to overkill in stats alone with the meta ships for ch 13+

[@pincopallino1135]

Omg I don't think I will be able to make it through

[@asfinland]

0:58 🧐

[@AzurLaneMeta]

"so many tentacles"

[@naoriuchihach.2638]

Yeah they posted two more new Tempesta ships as I expected

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Here's the whole event lineup twitter.com/AzurLaneMeta/status/1715731403898318972

[@Rpground]

Oh boy, Plane Hell 2: Electric Boogaloo.

[@aokami20]

Honestly im not a fan of horn girls so im not that hype for the new tempesta officially revealed and the one that was leaked. RF is the best tempesta, for me

[@farandapriza1524]

You know, its going to be a trouble when they not only broke your fleet but also your device becuse those aircraft 😂

[@fusiongaming1930]

bro the game is all rdy crashing alot for me due the water ripple effect this will just finsh it lmao

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Emulator it is then.

[@fusiongaming1930]

@@AzurLaneMeta lol ikr? XD

[@ahmadyusof4071]

I even have struggle to reach 12 floor, ngl i play this game only for waifu collection

[@sirbowserfelix9293]

I Honestly Can't Wait to try. Ch13 hard is being quite fun, my USS girls really are doing Great in it, but I'm starting to feel the need for more heal again, hahahahaha. Not gonna lie, I Love this harder content, and they Finally added a third fleet mechanic with support, I've Always wanted that feature for CVs, can't wait to try it later today. Just wish we could get a few of their skills from it, being heals or an early strike from them, I'm sure that will make the next UR event Very interesting with this new feature, I'm sure we will see a variation of that.

[@yong9613]

Good luck and Godspeed to all commanders out there!

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Same to you!

[@spirit2144]

I get to taste the hell of W15, it was a swarm of Kamikazes!!!!

[@TheManofthecross]

shit we will need the kamikaze hunters for this job.

[@shoguntatsuki6074]

that looks like pure plane hell

[@Havok5704]

Try not to make Gold USN ships mediocre challenge yostar/manju: impossible

[@larryfoulke1596]

Im glad i change my phone few months ago,if not i dont think my phone can survive those plane 🤣

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Good luck, if not there are emulators for the computer.

[@sandermarkunzo4538]

This will be a challenge for us, boys.

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Indeed.

[@sandermarkunzo4538]

@@AzurLaneMeta I need to farm and level up my ur ships first before I go to the difficult level.

[@marcorodriguez8792]

Finally. A good challenge that isn't an EX stage. No more Auto Lane (for now at least)

[@AzurLaneMeta]

I'm excited to try it out actually. It might take a minute to get it though.

[@TheBikeOnTheMoon]

W15 is absolutely insane for how absolutely trashy\ the rewards are. Not to mention they still refused to increase level cap to deal with this trash content.

[@coyotefire968]

This is a game design failure. Too much damage for too long of a time. The game, characters, and gear are not setup for this. Houston II is not going to even be worth using.

[@ronniehughes782]

🤔 'Promo sm'

[@GamewizDeluxe]

Beating 14-4 requires having the game installed 💀

[@AzurLaneMeta]

Well that can be solved fairly easy.