Originally Posted by mako089
Actually you picked a good time. At the BB1 stage with the limited number of sailors you have it's easy to just do another crew with all the sailors that have been suggested. A lot of people probably do their second BO around that stage.
Yes, as opposed to someone who put together a BB5 crew, leveled it all the way, and then saw BB6s introduced. I actually just left it alone until I'd gotten two others because of how much a hassle it was to level another sailor all the way up . . .
As for supports, different people will tell you different things. Much of what you're being told here is actually the personal preference of the players responding.
But, at a bare minimum, get 5 engis. Pretty much everyone worth listening to will say at least 5. The rest is a judgment call. Some swear by a restorer or two. Most don't. Some suggest going extreme and getting 7 engis while not necessarily worry about maxing repair, others think your crew sucks if you're not at or near the repair cap. Most on the forums will tell you to fill your secondary gunner slots with repairmen, but if you fight in HA, you will find an extra gunner or two for HH to be quite valuable. I've even seen players swear by a second recon pilot! Ideally, you'd level enough crew for all the options you may want. Otherwise, pick the one you want to focus on most: speed, repair, well-rounded, etc; and get all the sailors you'll need for that.
