Shebadotfr said:
......I quit after this, I started Azur Lane around that time. Last I heard, the summer 2023 started in august 8th 2023 and ended in october 11th 2023 No, thanks, I'd rather bash my head against the Abyss floor 12 in Genshin, the MoC in Star Rail or try to kill the Train in Nikke.
I always tell newbies they shouldnt force their way with hard difficulty since the main appeal of KC is collecting the shipgirls, specially if the equipment you get in the event appear again through quests like the two shinden kais we got last year.
Most newcomers i heard actually like the fact events last minimum one month because they can plan their schedule according to the game, they have shown their dislike for how live service and gacha games are handle today, always spamming event after event without not rest or even leave enough time to digest the new content which sometimes is very poorly made, not wonder Genshin, HSR and Blue Archive are on the top since they focus more in quality over quantity.
Also following what blindVigil said, the new blood pumped out thanks to the EN patch is giving the community kinda of a new take on KC as these people dont have any of the past memories from when KC was more "hardcore", "brutal" and "sanity" consuming.
At this point the amount of new admirals is way bigger than the vets and the past is being rewriten by their current experiences. Is it fair to say that KC post covid have become not only more or less a different game but also the fanbase on EN have changed. Now is time for some people to move on for real and never look back if they really wish so.
As a side note and as a funfact, people said during March the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park have gotten quite the number of visits than usual. Also maybe certain "Jojokaze" fan living in the state of Luisiana also maybe helped spread the interest to visit the Memorial Park.