As a F2P player, doubloons are a rare resource for me. Over time (after spending some on various things, including discounted captain respecs), thanks to various container drops etc. I have a balance of just over 3,000.
I have a number of lines (mostly US) that I am currently grinding, and my eyes are on many more! My two main issues (as others no doubt have) is credit generation (I am returning pitifully small profits at t8 when running prem consumables, so there is an element of git gud!) and captain retraining. FXP is a pitifully slow grind - It took me over a year to get enough for the Nelson, and I'm now back at just over 50k. I don't use it on anything!
The question: Considering my two 'economy issues' (aside from my poor quality gameplay), what is the optimal use of my 3k doubloons?
If you want more blurb and context... the current background to my lines are:
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USN: I have currently got up to Baltimore (researched Buffalo but not enough credits yet) and North Carolina. I have Alexander Ovechkin in reserve who I want to use on the DD line when I get round to grinding it (also have a free ghoul perma cammo for Benson in my inventory). I've also got Cleveland from the line split but at the moment am not intending on grinding that line (keeping it for Cherry Blossom tho - I have a perma cammo). I bought the Charleston for coal as soon as it came out because any prem I can get to help with captain retraining is a plus. This is the only prem I have for this line and [the lack of a high tier one] is a bugbear. My two most senior captains are here too - 14pt BB captain and 15pt CA captain meaning I am still a long way from being able to generate my own elite captain xp. Salem seems too far away for me to plan on getting for coal, although it would be nice to have!
KM: I have got as far as Gaede on DD's (this was my first DD line I started to grind) and will hopefully resume the grind at some point. Started then paused BB's with a mid-term view to getting to Gneis for some secondary lulz (having just got a 10pt captain from azur lane this grind might be soon!). Also interested in trying out their cruiser line. It would be nice to have a prem for this line, but I'm not planning on grinding to the high tiers so it's not critical.
IJN: I recently got Musashi for coal for credit grinding and as a captain trainer - I want to grind all their lines (DD's just the torp line planned for now). This will probably be the next cruiser line I grind after the USN CA's. I also got the Tachi Lima from a free code promo so that will help a bit with captain retraining but mostly for lulz. Might also get the Yubari for coal just to help max out commanders - and then will one day get the Shinonome when I complete the Honourable Service campaign. So, plenty of Prems already sorted on that line.
RN: I bought Nelson from FXP for Credits and captain retraining (I still need to figure out how to play it well!), but don't have any plans for grinding the BB line. Have got the Lightning (only need to grind to it from the Jervis) and nearly unlocked Leander - I do want to grind out the CL line, but not sure if I will get Jutland/Daring yet.
RU: I got the Leningrad from a SC... and I cant play it! I have started the DD line (probably going kaba route but only at Izyaslav) and am also interested in the cruiser line. No idea what to do about the pending BB line but I've got enough on my plate!
FR: I want to try their cruiser line, and am mildly interested in their BB line. If i need a prem I could probably get Aigle for coal but for non-dd captains it's probably not an ideal captain trainer/re-trainer.
PA: Yes, i want to try this DD line but it's low on the list at the moment.
Sorry if this is too ambiguous a question (at lot of it comes down to personal preference I suppose) but any suggestions would be appreciated.
So...
As a F2P player, doubloons are a rare resource for me. Over time (after spending some on various things, including discounted captain respecs), thanks to various container drops etc. I have a balance of just over 3,000.
I have a number of lines (mostly US) that I am currently grinding, and my eyes are on many more! My two main issues (as others no doubt have) is credit generation (I am returning pitifully small profits at t8 when running prem consumables, so there is an element of git gud!) and captain retraining. FXP is a pitifully slow grind - It took me over a year to get enough for the Nelson, and I'm now back at just over 50k. I don't use it on anything!
The question: Considering my two 'economy issues' (aside from my poor quality gameplay), what is the optimal use of my 3k doubloons?
If you want more blurb and context... the current background to my lines are:
USN: I have currently got up to Baltimore (researched Buffalo but not enough credits yet) and North Carolina. I have Alexander Ovechkin in reserve who I want to use on the DD line when I get round to grinding it (also have a free ghoul perma cammo for Benson in my inventory). I've also got Cleveland from the line split but at the moment am not intending on grinding that line (keeping it for Cherry Blossom tho - I have a perma cammo). I bought the Charleston for coal as soon as it came out because any prem I can get to help with captain retraining is a plus. This is the only prem I have for this line and [the lack of a high tier one] is a bugbear. My two most senior captains are here too - 14pt BB captain and 15pt CA captain meaning I am still a long way from being able to generate my own elite captain xp. Salem seems too far away for me to plan on getting for coal, although it would be nice to have!
KM: I have got as far as Gaede on DD's (this was my first DD line I started to grind) and will hopefully resume the grind at some point. Started then paused BB's with a mid-term view to getting to Gneis for some secondary lulz (having just got a 10pt captain from azur lane this grind might be soon!). Also interested in trying out their cruiser line. It would be nice to have a prem for this line, but I'm not planning on grinding to the high tiers so it's not critical.
IJN: I recently got Musashi for coal for credit grinding and as a captain trainer - I want to grind all their lines (DD's just the torp line planned for now). This will probably be the next cruiser line I grind after the USN CA's. I also got the Tachi Lima from a free code promo so that will help a bit with captain retraining but mostly for lulz. Might also get the Yubari for coal just to help max out commanders - and then will one day get the Shinonome when I complete the Honourable Service campaign. So, plenty of Prems already sorted on that line.
RN: I bought Nelson from FXP for Credits and captain retraining (I still need to figure out how to play it well!), but don't have any plans for grinding the BB line. Have got the Lightning (only need to grind to it from the Jervis) and nearly unlocked Leander - I do want to grind out the CL line, but not sure if I will get Jutland/Daring yet.
RU: I got the Leningrad from a SC... and I cant play it! I have started the DD line (probably going kaba route but only at Izyaslav) and am also interested in the cruiser line. No idea what to do about the pending BB line but I've got enough on my plate!
FR: I want to try their cruiser line, and am mildly interested in their BB line. If i need a prem I could probably get Aigle for coal but for non-dd captains it's probably not an ideal captain trainer/re-trainer.
PA: Yes, i want to try this DD line but it's low on the list at the moment.
Sorry if this is too ambiguous a question (at lot of it comes down to personal preference I suppose) but any suggestions would be appreciated.
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