Sandbox/Event Planning

Planning Your Event

When planning for an event, two questions should take precedence above all others:

What are my objectives from this event? How do I prioritize these goals?

Never just limit your list of objectives to "Clear the event", be specific as to what you're aiming to achieve and get out of the event. For example, in Spring 2016, obtaining Iowa (E7 clear reward) by any means necessary might have taken precedence over a riskier all-hard clear.

Other goals may include farming a few useful rare ships (e.g. U-511, Prinz Eugen, I-13) or obtaining rare equipment (e.g. Duplex Rangefinder, Prototype Catapult)

The nice thing about laying out your objectives is that it doesn't matter if you're new or if you're veteran, it's something that will always be beneficial to your overall event plan.

Once you've established your objective, the next thing you should consider is the following.

What's the likely scale of this event?

This question tends to get easier to answer as the developers release more events over time. In general, trends suggest that Spring and Summer tend to be relatively larger events, while Autumn and Winter are relatively smaller.

Notice how so far, we've not actually even looked at our ships yet, and instead have chosen to focus on your goals and the key challenges. That's because these questions are common to everybody.

Only now do we reach the questions pertaining to the state of the fleet:

1. How many fleets will I need?
2. Do I have enough ships to fill out the fleets I need?
3. What do my resources look like?

What am I willing to forgo to accomplish my primary objective?

You should always be prepared to give up the chance to achieve some goals if it means you can accomplish others. In fact, if you're new, forgoing clearing the event might even be on the cards in some cases.