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===Scrap Locking===
===Scrap Locking===
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It is currently believed that there is a system preventing players from obtaining a disproportionately high amount of "rarer/valuable" ships.
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To work around dupe limitations, there are strategies around scrapping (including [[Modernization|modfodding]]) ships once their desirable equipments have been obtained, in order to keep your "dupe count" on those ships appear lower.
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However, it is currently believed that there is a system ("Scrap locking") preventing players from obtaining a disproportionately high amount of "rarer/valuable" ships (ships that specifically grant desirable equipment such as [[Prinz Eugen]], {{Class|Fletcher}}, [[USN]] battleships, and ships that have other desirable uses such as [[DE]]).
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*This system's inner workings are not fully understood, however, there is substantial evidence of its existence through statistical feasibility: [https://x.com/zekamashinet/status/1713210060938379475].
*This system's inner workings are not fully understood, however, there is substantial evidence of its existence through statistical feasibility: [https://x.com/zekamashinet/status/1713210060938379475].
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*Scrapping a ship would not decrease the "dupe count" of a specific node, meaning that scrapping ships to enjoy a higher drop rate would not be possible (i.e. Iowa drops during the Winter 2018 Event, where no more than a total of 2 Iowas would be obtainable from the last boss node, whether still having them or not).
*Scrapping a ship would not decrease the "dupe count" of a specific node, meaning that scrapping ships to enjoy a higher drop rate would not be possible (i.e. Iowa drops during the Winter 2018 Event, where no more than a total of 2 Iowas would be obtainable from the last boss node, whether still having them or not).
*A combination of the above-mentioned systems with some dupe. [[DE]] drops are notably suspected to behave similarly (''see [[#DE Drop Cap|below]]'')
*A combination of the above-mentioned systems with some dupe. [[DE]] drops are notably suspected to behave similarly (''see [[#DE Drop Cap|below]]'')
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This system seems to target ships that specifically grant desirable equipment such as [[Prinz Eugen]], {{Class|Fletcher}}, [[USN]] battleships, and ships that have other desirable uses such as [[DE]].
===DE Drop Cap===
===DE Drop Cap===