Questions on these two ARP ships

[Deputy276]

Just got two ships as some kind of reward. They are the Kongo and Hiei. So I have a few questions about them:

 

#1 Are they mine to keep or are they temporary? Can I sell them and keep the dock spaces? Are they worth anything at all?

#2 Is there any way to put normal skins on them? 

#3 Are they castrated versions of the regular ships?

#4 Are they upgradable or some kind of weird Prem ship? 

 

[jmanII]

1.  Keep, can't sell - only available in Yokosuka port

2.  No, not in game - can get mod to change in port.

3.  Sort of - can't put camo on them, can't use "normal" CO's

4.  Some kind of weird premium - not upgradeable with exception of the normal equipment, normal matchmaking, normal XP and Coin earnings.

 

You can expect 4x Tier 5 BB's - each same as the last, 4x Tier VII CA's - each same and one Tier VIII CA if you finish all the missions by the end of the month.

 

http://worldofwarships.com/en/news/common/seriouslylastchance/

 

 

[TheStarSlayer]

You can get third party mods to strip all the anime stuff off them if you want.

[TTK_Aegis]

1) Keep forever

2) Only if you mod the textures

3) They are fully upgraded Kongou clones so the opposite of castrated versions.

4) As I said they are fully upgraded, as for premium, no. They can only host ARP captains, they do not give a credit bonus, the camo isn't functional in any way other than looks, etc. They're more like an elited Kongou than a premium. 

[Deputy276]

Thanks guys! All the answers I needed. Really appreciate it. 

 

[TTK_Aegis]

Thanks guys! All the answers I needed. Really appreciate it. 

 

No problem! On the up side, if you like Kongou as a ship (as I do) then having multiple copies means playing for a lot of first win bonuses in a ship you enjoy playing. 

[TheStarSlayer]

One interesting idea I've seen is to use them as a testbeds to try out different captain builds.  

[Admiral_Franz_von_Hipper]

One interesting idea I've seen is to use them as a testbeds to try out different captain builds.  

 

I have tried different ship builds too. I have one with a main & secondary build, one on secondary-only build, will make another one AA build, and will make the last one concealment.

[Anchor_Anchor]

The red and pink ones tend to be targets, especially the CA's.  They are fun to bring out for first win bonus that you can eventually convert into free, but paid for, EXP that you can use on other ships for upgrades and what-nots.  Pick one or two with a color yo like and use those.  If you have too many ships on your port line, change to a different port when you are not using the ARP ships.  They are Kongo T5 BB, Myoko T7 CA and Mogomi T8 CA ships with fancy colors and 10 point captains that cant be upgraded or advanced.

[IsThatreallyTheplan]

One interesting idea I've seen is to use them as a testbeds to try out different captain builds.  

 

That's what i'm doing with the 10point ARP Captains. It is nice to have Secondary build and Stealth build BB Captains.

 

[Mayhem1]

Each ARP BB is set a little different. They are not exactly the same

[Anchor_Anchor]

Each ARP BB is set a little different. They are not exactly the same

 

OK can you point those differences out to me?  I am obviously missing them

[Mayhem1]

In port, look at each ships specs. IE arty, torps,AA etc  Numeric values are different .  ex the Kongo arty is highest.

[Mayhem1]

 

 

[mobryan]

If you have any equipment, flags, or captain skills, the numbers adjust real-time to match the setup existing on the ship.

 

Matt

[_Fantomex_]

In port, look at each ships specs. IE arty, torps,AA etc  Numeric values are different .  ex the Kongo arty is highest.

 

Nope, they are all exactly the same. Any numeric differences you are seeing are a result of any signals, upgrades, or captain skills you have on that particular ship.

They are Kongo T5 BB, Myoko T7 CA and Mogomi T8 CA ships with fancy colors and 10 point captains that cant be upgraded or advanced.

 

The Takao at tier 8 is actually an Atago. (Rather, the Atago is a Takao). The ships do not lead anywhere tech-tree wise, but you can still upgrade them with the normal upgrade slots. The captains can be trained up to 19 points (18 realistically) like any normal captain.