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#Gacha Chat
old galleon
a destroyer who can launch planes?
slow raft
(insane person thought process) this is great because it means itll be very likely that hyde will draw pm art
summer hornet
honest pawn
I hope Limbus gets better
I'm not too interested in playing Canto 7 because of the difficulty spike
slow raft
ill be honest, i did not feel a difficulty spike
tho unbreakable coins are something i had to adjust to
did not think there would be an english voice over more german than ebenholz, but i was wrong https://youtu.be/PuKVQnDTOLg?si=_icLjUWBQwKFKbpR
slow raft
2 months of hunting for break effect on relics and as soon as i roll on relics where i dont want it suddenly it shows up in every roll
old galleon
second roll lol
i'm almost tempted to see if i can get og rei for fire comp
but i'm probably holding
rapid bough
second roll lol
it's simply that easy
i like how you went into this collab like "i will be saving for anni" and now you've pulled for half the units (both asukas and new rei) 
gacha temptation is real
old galleon
i am the king of doing the opposite of what i say
in my experience it usually works out
anyway the idea is, i have mileage for half anni anyway
got like 330 something saved up
even if they do a double drop there should be enough time to get the rest of what i need
runic ether
rapid bough
nice, only took 20 pulls
runic ether
big if true
rigid pilot
Peak
summer hornet
Was he the one voiced by Connor?
summer hornet
It was Joey, Connor and Gigguk
Joey and Garnt's were no-names, but Connor got a couple extra lines
rapid bough
alright those 20 rei pulls and some social pulls gave me enough body labels to get the rest of the SSR molds i need for a clean 10-pull
time for some fun
old galleon
i see 20 purples in your future
rapid bough
purple molds coming up BIG to start things off
old galleon
bunny
versed pawn
Bnnuy
wispy goblet
rapid bough
pilgrim mold - gremlin
tetra mold - blue (very not ENTUHTAINMENTOOO)
missilis mold - blue (we hate syuen in this household)
elysion - blue (ingrid cmon i thought stocks were at an all time high)
and for the grand finale
under rate smh
old galleon
got three 20% outcomes on the manufacturer molds yikes
you seem to have been blessed by the wannabe villain tho
rapid bough
yknow, at the start of this patch i literally did not have miranda
i have since pulled her 3 times
and yeah that's drake MLB for me
so that's nice
old galleon
i have since pulled her 3 times
miranda favorite item?
wispy goblet
okay
my pull prio will be
Rei Neo
Mari
Asuka Classic
Rei Classic
rapid bough
sounds reasonable
rapid bough
if i wanted it (i don't, yet)
i wonder who my next item should be tbh
i should probably work on the ones from s1 since i have the item mats to just insta t3 favorite item them
so probably viper or exia
old galleon
exia if you're thinking with brain and need electric support, viper if you're thinking with other body part and view the red flags as a bonus
rapid bough
nah viper's item is really good too
old galleon
i know, i'm fucking with you
wispy goblet
event part 2 story spoilers
||hold on I thought gatekeeper could only make replicas how does mari remember us||
rapid bough
no idea but i probably wouldn't think too much into it
this is the first time a collab event has even given us a new story that has repeat characters
so the rules are whatever they make them, and ||evidently they allow mari to remember us||
rigid pilot
Bronya is a lot like her mother but if I fumbled a woman like Serval I would not be in this chat
wispy goblet
dang we're all members of twenty pull city
rapid bough
old galleon
dang we're all members of twenty pull city
you and khaios
i got her in literally 2
which i consider just compensation for how much it took me to get the others
wispy goblet
dang not even two ten-pulls
just two pulls?
old galleon
2 singles, ye
i've decided that since all blues is bare minimum on a 10 roll, there's no point in me doing 10 rolls for characters i'm not intending to mlb
so i just push singles now instead
rapid bough
that's how gachas getcha (and i am the mark)
wispy goblet
but I guess I've got enough bank
that I can afford to cash out the dopamine for the ten pull
rapid bough
10-pull make neuron go brrrrrrrrrrr
wispy goblet
okay I'll do a little bonus pulling for Mari
if I don't get her I'll pull tomorrow
nothing in 30 pulls
we come back tomorrow
rapid bough
man i'm clearing opsi a bit early since it's a short month
trying to auto through a bunch of hidden zones
and goddamn akashi keeps popping up to stop my auto search
i just wanna spend 500 AP and walk away smh
summer hornet
Bronya is a lot like her mother but if I fumbled a woman like Serval I would not...
Servalia went crazy back in the day
old galleon
serval is still one of my favorites in hsr
i consider her absolutely beautiful
but i know the game's released other characters and all
does she see any use in pure fiction or other content nowadays?
summer hornet
She got a second wind of sorts due to THerta
She and OG Herta the best 4* options for charging THerta's battery
runic ether
serval is optimal there yeah
og herta is good on her own and charges the herta well but serval is weaker solo and charges the herta better in most spots
rigid pilot
The way they posed Bronya and Seele to look almost like they were holding hands at the end of this fight
VERY cute
rigid pilot
Okay so who the heck was Sampo talking to at the end
old galleon
all of pr7 is dl30 now, mercifully
rapid bough
still slowly making my way through unlocking every research ship
have all the important ships from 1-5 dev30/fs5, and shimanto from 6 at fs5
old galleon
ye it's a process
rapid bough
kearsarge and hindenburg are 28 and 26, respectively
gonna be a looooooooooooong time til season 7 dev30s though lol
old galleon
i play super casually compared to most people, probably
rapid bough
season 8 is probably gonna be out right around the time i finish unlocking every ship
old galleon
took me around 7 months
with some notable breaks in play
so it's not totally unreasonable
rapid bough
no idea what the expected time frame is but even with a speedrun of spamming H (cube) research i'm sure several months is expected
and i don't have the luxury of spamming H research since i need cubes to pull lol
old galleon
i don't take that many cube research
i usually do face research
i will take the cube face research if it shows up tho
rapid bough
cube research is technically the fastest way to get BPs since they have much shorter research times compared to face research
old galleon
DEUS VULT
rapid bough
hi ren, don't see you around here often
old galleon
ren shows up occasionally to post fgo pulls
oh right today is the last day of that event
i've been slacking on the extra stuff, only really been doing 90++ farming the whole time
with a few runs per day i'm at like 2.something m ladder points
rapid bough
still slowly making my way through unlocking every research ship
shipyard unlock progress report (not dev30, listing ships i still need to unlock)
season 1 - fully unlocked
season 2 - seattle, gascogne
season 3 - odin
season 4 - fully unlocked
season 5 - rupprecht
season 6 - felix, flandre
season 7 - bayard, halford, daisen (working on bayard right now)
basically at this point just filling in gaps
since no ship that's left is particularly important
old galleon
so you have napoli
old galleon
you really rushed all the rainbows lol
rapid bough
i unlocked her specifically because i got her skin and wanted to add it to the rotation
same with nakhimov
old galleon
obligatory fuck google play
rapid bough
love finishing a commission at the end of the day and the rotation gives me a new 8hr large scale oil extraction for 250-500
set, forget, come back tomorrow to free oil
runic ether
Okay so who the heck was Sampo talking to at the end
the audience but when i rewatched this scene again for context
well that may be spoilers for 2.x story
summer hornet
LAST MINUTE CLUTCH, AYY
timber sigil
Oh shit that's Namie's work?
Yeah she was a VTuber at one point
Was sad to see her leave but she left a beeg impact
old galleon
namie's done a few arknights characters, ye
mental acorn
yeah namie did goldenglow mizuki pepe
summer hornet
Yeah she was a VTuber at one point
Tbf she Does Not Like people bringing it up
timber sigil
I follow her on twitter and have gotten her tangents about Shadow the Hedgehog in my feed
It was funny to read
glad to see she's doing well tho
summer hornet
Yeah, true
Namie still had to deal with some weird overaggressive Twitter people at one point, but she's moved above and beyond it now
slow raft
X
rapid bough
been a while since i rolled in gfl2, forgot what it feels like to lose the 50/50
rip klukai savings
eh got her 40 pulls later, not bad
think that was 100 total
rapid bough
debating whether to pull for v1
kinda feel like going for it and abandoning dreams of klukai v3
pulling for so many dupes just... ugh
bad civ
rapid bough
not even a lost 50?
rapid bough
ah
idle grove
who counts as nothing cause you get all her dupes for free in boss fight anyway
rapid bough
idle grove
Time to scrape my way to rolling some more
stray bramble
ONE HUNDRED ROLLS
AND NOT A SINGLE EVENT SHIP
EXCUSE ME
GIVE ME UR
I got enough of armpit wife to full LB at least
rapid bough
ah is AL up
i only do a 10 pull per day for the daily until the event is about to be over or i clear banner, time to see what i get today
stray bramble
I go all in day one
rapid bough
lmao got the only non-rate up ship
stray bramble
The spirit of something not of this earth possessed me to max out roll for the elite
rapid bough
would've preferred to get that off event stage farming but w/e
summer hornet
https://x.com/Goma1021/status/1894877909539791244
You can't post this and not the predecessor; I almost didn't recognize it as a fan design for Summer Demon King Nobu
https://x.com/Goma1021/status/1894878116604191078?t=Vvh72uSSjd2JKtT-Am5HRw&s=19
X
rapid bough
debating whether to pull for v1
decided to yolo and lost another 50/50 to tololo 
now debating whether to save the guarantee
but it really sounds like reissi's v1 is what makes her deserve a team slot
slow raft
https://youtu.be/0DIF6drKYOk?si=5bM8MAOxR7dcYPiT yeah ok it was definitly the meta progression
rapid bough
now debating whether to save the guarantee
fuck it we ball (took another 30 pulls)
so i lost both 50/50s on the way to get her v1, not ideal
but at least i pulled her well before hitting pity both times afterward
old galleon
AND NOT A SINGLE EVENT SHIP
Hopefully this atrocious luck isn't contagious
rapid bough
fuck it we ball (took another 30 pulls)
now i have just under 10k collapse pieces left and get to save for klukai and then mechty who i guess i'm committing to just v0 for each
the next time i refresh the monthly collapse piece subscription is gonna give me enough credits to buy the treasure trove paid track for a shitton of pull vouchers though so that's nice
old galleon
So they were saving it for anni
This is also the first style since yngwie introduced the mechanic a few years ago
summer hornet
Has it already been several years 
old galleon
Yes
Also the divine horse doesn't exist
So that's what they're going with
People will read this and say wife
summer hornet
Real
old galleon
anyway in case it wasn't obvious from my screens, the gbf anni event is live now
i haven't checked everything it'll have but the minimum is that new cidala style so i'm doing it regardless
all bs aside she's pretty suspect
an event that only has one new character so far, and who (probably astutely) yeeted sandy from the party before they dived in
goddammit
they're doing everything in their power to make me fold
slow raft
Yay
old galleon
i know it's not the same one but
angry boi noises intensify
okay so our not!horse is also racist
makes sense
old galleon
an event that only has one new character so far, and who (probably astutely) yee...
so it wasn't some 5d chess thing but literally just racism
||she's stuck in her ways and sees anything related to the astrals as the enemy, including primal beasts; however, since her stated justification is "primal beasts are the enemy, is that not enough", i choose to stick with her being racist||
||hopefully the story gives her meaningful character development, particularly whenever her inevitable banner drops||
summer hornet
LMFAO
old galleon
i guess that means your pulls are cursed today
summer hornet
Unsure if this means I should take a break in GBF or from GBF
long tree
summer hornet
A dub is a dub is a dub
old galleon
uhh okay so i somehow lost the chapter 3 fight
yeah okay this actually requires some thought
which is unusual for a chapter 3 event fight
figured it out after 3 attempts
anyway, good to know bhaisa doesn't actually seem to be the main antagonist of the story
would like to see her get some character development and not be racist toward astrals/primals
alright, time to get scammed by some italians
okay out of context that sounds wild, so i just mean time to get fucked by this ur banner in azur lane
20 pulls in and i have both maggiore and bartolomeo
so i just need to get raffaello now
old galleon
over 100 deep and no raffaello
so this is gonna be one of those banners
as i expected
slow raft
X
summer hornet
Times like this I wish we still had the smug emote
old galleon
okay so marco doesn't seem to be possessed after all, but rather heard the voice of the hierophant in a dream before being summoned to another italy literally fate-style
lol
old galleon
relax, marco
you're holding the globus cruciger, not the holy hand grenade of antioch
O.o
as i said, not the holy hand grenade
๐
how charmed a life marco polo must lead
old galleon
well at least so far, the story's portraying marco as quite competent
almost too competent
glossy latch
Bloody hell
summer hornet
Dan Heng yaoi-coded
||(also this is really funny because of the answer back then lol)||
glossy latch
Well I got Phoebe now
I pulled her in 42 pulls so a bit early
No idea if I can luck out on Brant tho
astral drift
first ten pull of the night
wispy goblet
glossy latch
Ok I think my Phoebe luck is pretty decent, Ive got most of what I need for her
Just need to catch up on quests to get the event weapon
glossy latch
Also I will say, I'm really starting to appreciate the new area
Rinascita has a very nice aesthetic
digital marlin
indeed
wispy goblet
satisfying my adult woman fetish let's goooo
old galleon
oh right i should probably get her at some point
versed pawn
wispy goblet
co op unlocks in an hour and a half
old galleon
and i won't be touching it at all, partly bc i don't usually play co-op to star twith, partly bc i'm gonna be busy basically all day tomorrow and saturday and i'm going to bed early tonight
and also i'm farming anni event on gbf in spare time anyway
rapid bough
new AL UR event + opsi reset, new GFL2 event, next chapter of nikke event, new BD2 event... the occasional struggle of having so many gacha is that they all drop new content that demands attention simultaneously
old galleon
al event took me several hours to complete the story and min run all the nodes, but it's nice to be able to frontload it all
so now i can just chill and hit sp and d3 until i get andrea to drop and cope i don't have to go to pity for raffaello
but i was well past due for a hard ur, it's been around a year or so since my last one gave me serious trouble
rapid bough
yeah i'm all caught up the AL's event (i skip story though so that's easy for me)
it's really opsi that's gonna take a while
damn short month means reset is early
old galleon
i've been slacking on opsi for a while simply bc too much to do across my games
but they dropped that new aa gun and it's kinda forcing me to consider going back into the opsi mines
rapid bough
i still haven't crafted any rainbow AAs so it works out for me that the new gun is basically the new best for all scenarios lol
old galleon
french one still has its uses
really it'll likely be a mix of us and french rainbow aa guns if you really want to optimize that
with roombas, sextuples, and maybe italian (twin? 90) filling in the gaps
jesus why is gbf so slow right now
it's 11 am in japan on a weekday i tshouldn't be that bad
slow raft
old galleon
how fitting for our resident overworked snek
slow raft
Oh, i am already done
mental acorn
wowza
every option gives me 50/50 to get someone new at best is this what development feels like
slow raft
Yooo, you can get a 1 star operator guaranteed with this
slow raft
Truth nuke
Devious creature
Its not your cg my guy, what are you doing here
Peak that she just asks earth for help
mental acorn
it's so over
summer hornet
Me when i open my window
btw, if you pick the other option here you get her final ascension- assuming you've finished LB7
rigid pilot
HSR has way more content than I expected for a game coming up on its second anniversary sheesh
Maybe it's a combo of things but I finish a quest and another three pop up
slow raft
Jiangshi pov
rigid pilot
This one was so real
slow raft
Good expressions
rigid pilot
I've avoided Miss Snake's faces so I can be as surprised as I was with Crane's excellent simping faces
slow raft
Many such cases!
Jesus christ summer ibukis one is horny
I apologize tam lin lancelot, i was not familiar with your game
Its very funny how you can telm which one of these are from old characterd by how long they are
Like, kiritsugu breaks into your room, says 2 lines and hands you a gun and some bullets
Meanwhile skadi summer is writing a whole ass novel
rigid pilot
There is a certain charm when it was the three lines of dialogue tbh
old galleon
they made the anni event a zodiac-themed event
and gave us several new characters who could feasibly be on the first banner released during that event
so in their infinite wisdom
cygames gave us g yuel for some fucking reason
oh her weapon has what i think is a new effect
scratch that, two new ones
first new one is impalement (big def ignore and small atk)
second new one is swashbuckler (boost to fire allies' skill cap and amplify skill damage, with a boost to those specs when either optimus or omega mod is at 280% or higher)
yeah i like yuel but this feels like big bait
also missed a big opportunity for grand tsukuyomi
runic ether
why is he exploding
runic ether
same
slow raft
I think the actual watsonian reason is that the ego equipment is unstable or smth
The doylist reason is that burn cant have nice things
runic ether
rapid bough
gfl2 reissi event major spoilers, ||man i am not ready for whatever heartbreak they're cooking up with groza's past||
also this is yet another event that should really be a main story chapter lol
they really put themselves in an awkward spot having daiyan's event be that way too
this event is a direct follow-on to daiyan's so it's just as story relevant
old galleon
||did that weirdness with groza finally go somewhere or is this in the past||
rapid bough
||this is a "dream"/vision she's having as she's making her way through sextan's neural cloud, but this specific part happens right as she's reliving the part of her past when she was found by the commander||
old galleon
aight
rapid bough
that was a damn good event story (largely courtesy of it essentially being a main story chapter lol)
||another drawback of it being basically a main story chapter though is that it ends on a goddamn cliffhanger ||
rigid pilot
HSR peeps, Misty gave me a good rundown on what units are worth using/investing into but any other of the free characters that are super worth using? Mostly curious about Yukong, Lynx, and Qingque
Definitely hesitant on Qingque because between Herta and Himeko I'm really starved for Erudition resources
mystic python
Yukong used to be really good for people at high investment levels, but there's more options now like remembrance MC and 5 stars so she's kinda not worth how awkward her kit can be sometimes. Lynx is a very good 4 star sustain, only doesn't get talked about/used much because Gallagher exists and he's kinda broken. Qingque I don't really have a good gauge on; not bad but def build Himeko/Herta first
rigid pilot
I see. I got baited into the game for Castorice but Herta is definitely growing on me a lot. I'm very curious about Gallagher cus I hear he is broken but I don't have him so I guess I'll keep going into Lynx and Bailu for now.
Unless any other options are better than either that are free? Nat seems very uhh
Not good
And I was told March has a free alt form to unlock that's much better than her base form
mystic python
Yea Lynx/Bailu should be enough for a while; used Lynx for a solid year roughly until Gallagher came out so I had 5 star + Gallagher for my 2 sustains. Preservation M7 is kinda weird, somewhat rng dependant but against specific enemies or on specific teams she goes crazy. Her alt form is really good but isn't a sustain unfort, more of a hybrid buffer/damage dealer
rigid pilot
Ah I see so she is good but not a sustain oh well. I'm kinda curious as to why there are so few shielders and healers compared to damage dealers.
I guess it can be explained because gacha making you want to pull for them but eh
mystic python
Ye it's a bit unfortunate, but at least that's lead to the gap between average 4 star and average 5 star sustain being smaller than for DPSs, which is nice
Probably just a lot easier to sell DPSs, would you rather obtain:
- Character that slices enemies in half, hits a million times or explodes them
- Character that summon big fluffy bnuuy sometimes
rigid pilot
How fluffy is that bnuy
rigid pilot
This is like an eevee
runic ether
lingsha my goat
runic ether
Definitely hesitant on Qingque because between Herta and Himeko I'm really starv...
qingque is the goat fr but only if you have her at e6 tbh
she's decent before that but
not the most competitive
also she really wants top tier supports
mystic python
She scales with how much you can steal from Jing Yuan
runic ether
qq/sunday/robin/sparkle goes extremely hard-
yeah
lol
thats basically how u play her
look at top tier jing yuan teams
swap him with her
you'll get worse results but not by much
or at least not by a huge margin
himeko and herta scale way better esp cus u get herta copies for free
rigid pilot
Oh right Simulated Universe
runic ether
also just make sure u keep up leveling harmony trailblazer and march since they level all forms of each character and they will form a p decent core for each other
lowkey wish that the banner 4 stars for tribbie were better cus yea all 3 are kinda washed
you will use lynx out of them
maybe guinaifen
hook is bad
runic ether
def not
u have enough free options to pursue
no need for any limited cones (yet)
castorice maybe
cus she scales weird
also why u wanna run tribbie with her for now
hope u do get a gallagher tho
mystic python
Shoutout to this 1 guy that cleared with Hook
runic ether
was it hook
or was it ruan mei fugue hmc
flip
it was sunday/robin hook sustain
mystic python
Ye dw about it
runic ether
linghsa cleared. hook was present
glossy latch
Himeko and Tribbie are good
Bailu will do until you get better sustain
Welt... sucks sadly. Biggest case of mismatch between character and endgame design
runic ether
welt literally auramaxxes
he stands around looking sick as fuck and does fuck all lol
but then you hit welt lore and go
oh
hes peak
hes so peak
glossy latch
He'd be way better if endgame cared about number of turns enemy has taken than turns you took
runic ether
or if his slow mattered more as actual sustainability too
cus then if you ran hyperspeed welt, and he clicked his normal/e and he slowed/imprisoned guaranteed, that's a form of sustain
stray bramble
I'M ACTUALLY GONNA FUCKING HIT PITY
BECAUSE THE UR WONโT COME
I NOW HAVE 6 OF THE ARMPIT WOMAN AND 5 SUBS
$12 for a UI is insane holy shit
rapid bough
@wispy goblet i believe you were waiting for a chance at zhu yuan to decide whether to start ZZZ?
this ping is to let you know that zhu yuan is confirmed to be rerunning in the second half of next patch, which starts march 12 and runs for about a month, so zhu yuan will be available around the beginning of april
wispy goblet
time to start grinding pulls I guess
I'll make an account after work
rapid bough
oh she's down BAD bad
glossy latch
rapid bough
she would only enjoy getting bonked
rapid bough
snow white's would be a cross between camping videos and surface food reviews
she'd definitely be like steve1989MRE out there eating century old inedible food going "nice"
runic ether
they go out of their way to make these as gay as possible
slow raft
Thought this was arknights at first glance
runic ether
wish they credited the artist for these though cus the version main story art is always extremely good
rapid bough
speaking of getting enough, don't forget the livestream redeem code for 300 polys: SOLDIER0ANBY
glossy latch
๐
slow raft
Crazy that nikke is doign a collab while they already have another one going on
https://vxtwitter.com/ZenlessW0rld/status/1895453681090478461
rapid bough
smh trigger taking a remotely realistic stance instead of contorting to show off her ass
that's how you know it's not a true nikke collab
slow raft
god, the shooting models are soooo bad its crazy
don having the time of her life and meanwhile gregor is living through ptsd central
X
also wow, i thought there was alot of art of cinq don 2 when they teased her but by god is there a deluge now that the trailer is out
rapid bough
i don't often buy dynamic skins but this patch really brought two that i might actually want (maggiore and scylla)
manjuu absolutely cooked with these designs
shame i don't actually have scylla, but she's from implac event which should be rerunning next so soonโข๏ธ
rigid pilot
Ohhh Hyacine is VERY cute what the heck ๐ฅน. She's so pink.
These chimeras are genetically engineered to be cute they don't get to be called cute
honest pawn
if I speak
slow raft
X
rapid bough
oh she's down BAD bad
oh she's down AWFUL
runic ether
corin is that you
slow raft
don quixote has stopped being one of my favorite sinners
Not happy with the the story developments?
honest pawn
yeah
I'm not a fan of the direction the game has taken this season, I don't feel any drive to grind MD's because they
are just so long now
railway is just eh, I don't like it
Ryoshu hasn't gotten an ID this season yet
slow raft
yeah i also dont really like that it takes a full 30 minutes nowadays to do md
railway i havent tried yet tbh
i do disagree on the ryoshu thing mattering tho, even if she hadnt gotten that ego
slow raft
she has 1 less than don quixote with the new one taken into account, i imagine once its no longer dons season shell get a few
honest pawn
this is also just a personal complaint but imo they should stop releasing so many new ID's and focus on buffing some season 1 and potentially 2 ID's that have not withstood the test of time very well
I do not want an UT5 without rebalancing the costs of the upties so I'd prefer an option with a bit more personal touchings
slow raft
i would like a few identities changed too tbh
slow raft
meursaults 2s are rather sad
honest pawn
personally if they are going to branch out and do collabs I think adding a 14th sinner, Zero the Maverick Hunter from Mega Man X would be cool
slow raft
unrelated fgo spoilers ||nasu is never beating the allegations||
glossy latch
ZZZ Spoilers ||god why is he so cool||
runic ether
i was just about to post this screenshot before i got busy lol
he is farming aura constantly
glossy latch
I really need to hope I can get enough pulls for both 1.7 units
slow raft
ill be honest, i do not care about this dude at all, hes just not doing it for me in any way
slow raft
i usually do too is the thing, this should be bait for me
however he just feels like a total loser(neg) and its breaking it all apart
glossy latch
Maybe you just dont like Ponytails
slow raft
i assure you that thats not it
glossy latch
Then idk 
runic ether
however he just feels like a total loser(neg) and its breaking it all apart
honestly he probably is kind of a loser
he fumbled lycaon
wispy goblet
okay
time to download ZZZ
...and play it after dinner
...and after my NIkke dailies
this is AAA-sized
runic ether
you should see genshin
wispy goblet
I'm burning space here
runic ether
this is after they reduced the file size for genshin a while back
astral drift
rapid bough
damn, took a gamble on the AL lucky bag since there were several skins i'd be fine with getting and got the only one i didn't want lol
pulled the trigger on the maggiore dynamic skin though... l2d or not, its design is top notch
i'll probably get the scylla skin too before the event is done but i'll sit on it
rapid bough
shiyu pretty easy this time around, managed to S rank every stage even using my very suboptimal evelyn teams on every second half (since they were all fire weak)
i really do need koleda though lol, was using evelyn/qingyi/caesar
not that qingyi is bad for evelyn, just kinda awkward since they both want a decent amount of field time
wispy goblet
What's the ZZZ daily cycle
runic ether
generally using your battery to get materials to level up your agents
rapid bough
the daily tasks that give you 60 polys (pull currency) literally take 30 seconds to do
the only other actual daily item if you're looking to be optimal is, as misty said, using your battery charge (stamina) on resource grinds so you don't cap
there are usually other things you can do daily, like whatever current event is running, but that doesn't need to be done daily since it's usually up for a week or two
basically, ZZZ dailies when considering the content that you'd lose if you didn't do it daily are very, very fast
there is quite a lot of weekly/biweekly reset content too though, which is probably where the majority of your time will be spent
runic ether
im most looking forward to be able to double my battery spent for the rewards too
runic ether
yeah burnout mode
rapid bough
that's pretty sick
rapid bough
honestly very nice since the game has no sweep mode
goodbye doing routine cleanup or expert challenge 500 times when you're at 200+ battery just to spend it all
runic ether
they just keep doing quality of life for all aspects of the game
rapid bough
honestly very nice since the game has no sweep mode
i take that back: very limited sweep (since there are those free routine cleanup clear tickets)
like, not that any of the resource content is difficult or time-consuming... my astra/miyabi/nagi team clears almost all resource grind content in 15-20 sec lol
but needing to do that less for the same rewards is nice
runic ether
yeah lol
runic ether
1:33 on the 1st half, 2:10 on the 2nd thats not too bad overall of a gap
i also played like ass the whole time on 11 but yea
glossy latch
God at this point I really should try to get Phoebes weapon but idk if I can scrounge together enough rolls in time
wispy goblet
nikke event spoilers
||we love a straight man in this house||
rapid bough
1:33 on the 1st half, 2:10 on the 2nd thats not too bad overall of a gap
lol miyabi team completely carries my shiyu run but evelyn side didn't do too bad
i suck ass at rotating between qingyi/evelyn properly
i love evelyn so much though, not just her design (though there is that) but she's so damn fun to play
she makes me want to retry stuff just to optimize comboing with her since it's so satisfying
wispy goblet
30 pulls for Classic Asuka
no dice tonight
it's time
okay not yet
after my wrestling
rapid bough
lol miyabi team completely carries my shiyu run but evelyn side didn't do too ba...
tried this again and improved slightly, got miyabi side down by like 15sec and evelyn side down by about 5 lol
i think 2.5 min is basically the best i can do with my current loadout
takes 3 stun rotations to kill the boss atm and that's just too damn long
actually now i sorta want to try with switching astra/caesar ๐๏ธ
miyabi side will get worse but it needs the astra crutch less (probably) since miyabi is OP anyway
and astra is cracked for eve
mental acorn
arknights spoiler time
an op from the upcoming cn event
||YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH BABY THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR||
now that i have to save for her idk how much i'll be able to pull on the lapp alter banner...
slow raft
Whst even are the upcoming banners? Dungeon meshi is close and k know siege alter and lapp alter come sometime after that
But also apparently there are blaze and thorns alters coming?
mental acorn
yeah uhhhhhhhhh
dunmeshi should be soon after the jessica rerun that started today
siege alter (october cn) with a side story
lapp alter/suzumom (november cn) with a side story
thorns alter (december cn) with a side story
silberneherze rerun
yu/blaze alter for the yearly sui event
here a people sows rerun
entelechia banner with a vignette
now this with a side story
slow raft
mental acorn
so dunmeshi march siege april lapp may etc
mental acorn
fuck we really are coming up on the limited banner i'm not going to have many pulls
slow raft
Realizing i want to pull for all of then
I already had to skip oit on the swire alter rerun its only going to hurt more
rapid bough
you mean wise/belle? no it doesn't matter, but no you cannot change
they're different in terms of characterization, wise = straight-edged awkward dude, belle = gremlin
wispy goblet
hmm
do I want to self insert or do I want bonus women content
although apparently they both remain in the story
rapid bough
yes
they're the MCs, whoever you don't pick becomes your second-in-command basically
wispy goblet
ngl I kinda regreted picking the male MC in GFL2
but I think I'll self-insert again
gonna pick male protag
how far do I gotta go before I get into the daily grind of ZZZ
rapid bough
don't remember honestly
wispy goblet
are there collectibles I should be looking for
rapid bough
not in the parts you're doing atm i don't think
rapid bough
actually now i sorta want to try with switching astra/caesar ๐๏ธ
got me under 2min so better i guess
but most of what i shaved off on right side was added to left since astra is also cracked for miyabi/nagi
oh well, i'm satisfied with sub-2min on each side
incidentally i fucking hate that right side boss
pile driver lookin ass with his bullshit delayed AoE attacks
wispy goblet
do you get any bonus rewards for challenge mode
wispy goblet
is it more fun
rapid bough
dunno, didn't use it
wispy goblet
also
linked my twitch account
got a few bonus resources
oh
free character in the mail
rapid bough
unlike nikke, ZZZ a-ranks are actually almost all decent/usable
corin is on the weaker side even as far as A-ranks go but she's still competent
didn't know/forgot she's given out for free tbh
wispy goblet
damn this mission is recommended Level 6
didn't level my dudes up
glossy latch
@versed pawn how good is Phoebe's weapon vs the event weapon?
I'm debating keeping the rolls for Zanis weapon
versed pawn
<@235194995303383040> how good is Phoebe's weapon vs the event weapon?
Uhh lemme check
Like the classic 20% better
Her own > yinlin> zhezhi if u have any of those weapons
glossy latch
I dont
versed pawn
Otherwise the battlpass weapon and the cosmic ripples and event weapon have similar dmg
glossy latch
It's basically a question of if I try to get hers or just save the rolls for Zanis weapon
versed pawn
Well zani is arround 9 weeks away so it's almost 2 complere patch cycles to save for
glossy latch
Isn't she 2.3?
summer hornet
unrelated fgo spoilers ||nasu is never beating the allegations||
X
stray bramble
So instead of 10 roll for the day
I did 8
So I wouldn't hit pity
and guess fucking what
as builds 196 and 197
Out of 199
I fuckign hate it here
slow raft
X
digital marlin
okay wrestling is over
I made my hoyo account
Ayo
slow raft
"fully equipped" my ass, these disks are terrible
long tree
https://vxtwitter.com/PROJECTSPARKING/status/1895625080329195943?t=BMClg4eL1APoS674tiJUtQ&s=19 so dokkan is getting a fan made private server with new characters
summer hornet
...but the game is still going strong, right?
I guess that doesn't disqualify people from making a fan version, but
I'm surprised ig
idle grove
X
versed pawn
"fully equipped" my ass, these disks are terrible
comparison
long tree
...but the game is still going strong, right?
Yeah it's doing alright
It's just that they can't use manga content
slow raft
X
idle grove
commander glazing let's go
rigid pilot
Sampo is so funny
This game should give you the option to go along with his schemes more
Team Rocket ass plans
Really?
In front of my SALAD??
long tree
Reaching critical "damn, these bitches gay, good for them!" Levels
glossy latch
Sampo is so funny
True!
God it takes forever to farm the rolls for this weapon
I better not have to go to hard pity
glossy latch
... why am I only 9 off hard pity already
summer hornet
Sampo is so funny
He's a treat and we don't deserve him
wispy goblet
I think I'm up to over a hundred pulls for classic Asuka
finally get an SSR
you traitor
wispy goblet
I think I'm at 333 rn
I could plausibly cash out
and get classic Rei and Asuka
but then I'll have basically nothing for the half-anni event
when is half-anni
rapid bough
I think I'm at 333 rn
having potentially 400 mileage and "having nothing for half-anni" contradict each other
you don't actually want to pull on anni banners if you can help it since they're lower rate
that's when you'd rather use mileage
you should use your pulls on the eva banners and save mileage for anni
wispy goblet
got it
guess I have the mandate of heaven to pull
...tomorrow
pro wrestling has broken my heart enough tonight
don't need to pull more
rapid bough
also: anni banners give a free pull per day so you may just luck sack :^)
wispy goblet
this game mocks me
gives me a privaty and bunny soda right after I cash in for bonus bodies for them to break 160
old galleon
finally was able to get on azur lane (will hav eto do nikke catchup tomorrow before daily reset)
and my rolls gave me
some saved 8k currency ship
so we're at that part of the pity nightmare now
wispy goblet
okay nvm I'm too tired to play ZZZ tonight
tomorrow
rapid bough
at this rate i will be done in 40 pulls <:Copium:881727627973521489>
since sending this message after getting 2 banner ships in the first 20 pulls, i have yet to pull a single banner ship in the next 30
seems like the bad banner luck is spreading to me too
ah fuck gunsmoke started in gfl2
mica please give us gunsmoke sweep ๐ญ
...sharkry gaming?
ugh i'm so close to getting qiongjiu v3 off standard banner
i really need it to be actually sharkry gaming which would help a lot for this gunsmoke boss
idle grove
X
mental acorn
old galleon
reverse jinxing my purple scam mold worked, got a blanc dupe
so now she's one off of mlb
rapid bough
digital marlin
: D
slow raft
X
they should actually let us dress verg in outfits, as a treat
https://x.com/bjio191639/status/1895768587681620106
X
rapid bough
and here i was convinced that disks like that were a myth
runic ether
and here i was convinced that disks like that were a myth
they may be. i may just be on a hot streak
i just know my pulls for castorice are going to go horrible
this was a random standard banner 10 pull
glossy latch
Wtf
summer hornet
I'm dying of thirst and watching you drown smh
glossy latch
Ah, the Arknights Grungler
idle grove
ah finally
rapid bough
i'm not sure if pulling for her v1 was worth it but i have a hard time regretting it because she is very cute
old galleon
does her maid outfit have infinite storage or something
rapid bough
she's not even the worst offender in pulling food outta nowhere
one of the new CN dolls is wearing very little clothing and pulls out an entire plate of food lol
rigid pilot
Was Argenti actually talking to a plant
Oh he is so camp
Hello this theme song!?
He looked out of place for a bit given other characters so far but it works
Hm
Velite sounds familiar
Huhhh as an Idol or a Star
You know, he seems more like a superstar than an Idol. Maybe if there was a group of Argenti running around
wispy goblet
If you do additional Sim Room runs in a day, can you save extra buffs from the additional runs?
rapid bough
yes
rigid pilot
Bugs large enough to eat a train being canon to star rail must make this a nightmare to anyone who hates them lol
rigid pilot
Velite...
Huh Idrila is likely fallen?
I wonder how dead Aeons look and what happens to their path
old galleon
thanks gold mold
based shotgun rabbity
rigid pilot
Ruan Mei is insane. I love insane women.
glossy latch
I wonder how dead Aeons look and what happens to their path
The Sim U shows you most of the Aeons, including those lost
Idrila is unfortunately one of the few we dont know the appearance of
old galleon
she uses an SMG smh
she supports shotgun comp so that smg sign you got hanging over my head won't stop me
rigid pilot
The Sim U shows you most of the Aeons, including those lost
Ohh
I was honestly under the impressions that the Aeons were eternal concepts
Honestly while I do like the game so far, I'm by far most interested in the Aeons than pretty much anything else
rigid pilot
Oh she's playing god
rapid bough
it is simply that easy
long tree
All my S ranks are DPS
slow raft
Did 4 singles on 10 pity no 50/50 lost
<seething
long tree
LOL omg he's way frutier than I expected
Bro is fruitier than an apple orchard... Just intelligently
rigid pilot
More giant bug alert
Oh he makes more enemies. Herta food
But also this raises so many questions if Ruan Mei is able to recreate emanators
Oh
See you know what
I need my gays to answer questions I have like Dr. Ratio
Oh so she's like. Very autistic.
summer hornet
Herta, Ruan Mei or Asta
rigid pilot
Ruan Mei
glossy latch
I was honestly under the impressions that the Aeons were eternal concepts
Nah, Aeons can be lost
You've actually fought the emanator of one thats lost
Tazzyronth the Propagation
rigid pilot
Nah, Aeons can be lost
Yeah it makes more sense given they say Akivili died but I thought that was an exception or a source of mystery
glossy latch
Well it sort of is, because no one is quite sure what happened to Akivili, or how
Whereas most of the lost Emanators we have a rough understanding of how they vanished
long tree
Aeons with similar paths also tend to have a war with the victor consuming the other and overseeing what the loser used to
slow raft
||https://x.com/okome9219/status/1895849883548205332||(spoilered for cleavage)
long tree
Like say there was a god of geography and a god of archeology, the victor of the two would become the god of land
timber sigil
one of the new CN dolls is wearing very little clothing and pulls out an entire ...
In Qiuhua's defense Sabrina did literally invent hammerspace for her frame during the 10 year time skip
summer hornet
Permanence created the Vidyadhara before breaking off into the Abundance and Propagation iirc
runic ether
Like say there was a god of geography and a god of archeology, the victor of the...
not entirely
their og path still would be there, but absorbed by the victor
doesnt make the victor a god of land
long tree
Ah okay
glossy latch
Yeah it just subsumes their path into the path of the victor
glossy latch
Though in that case they likely wouldnt be clashing in the first place becuase, yeah
Thats how they tend to win out
runic ether
Permanence created the Vidyadhara before breaking off into the Abundance and Pro...
we dont know if long specifically became those 2 paths
but those 2 paths rose after long said peace
glossy latch
Technically we dont know if Long is even dead
glossy latch
But he is missing presumed dead, and his path has been seemingly subsumed
Part of the difficulty of the Aeons is that you always have Mythus' shadow looming
summer hornet
Ah, MB lol. I didn't know Long's death wasn't even confirmed
glossy latch
So you are never certain how much of any history is true
long tree
Aeon of "my source is I made it the fuck up!"
rigid pilot
You know I kind of expected Aha to be the one to lie or be about lying
glossy latch
Tbh Im surprised no Aeon or Path appeared that subsumed Mythus and Aha
runic ether
elation is kind of broad as a concept
i think aha is way more powerful than other emanators
glossy latch
Im not sure he is more powerful, but he is one of the more active Aeons
Which fits with his concept
Their
runic ether
i still hold a theory that aha is everyone and anyone that is a member of the tavern
glossy latch
Rather
long tree
You know I kind of expected Aha to be the one to lie or be about lying
I mean they can do, but generally the people who rep aha we see tend to speak in half truths
runic ether
which is why they are more powerful
runic ether
I mean they can do, but generally the people who rep aha we see tend to speak in...
not even
its kind of a case of them being literally for the lols
long tree
I mean more so like what they say is true but word it or act in a way that can be misleading
runic ether
they dont lie to intentionally cause misinformation
they would lie if it would be funny
glossy latch
Yeah followers of Aha will lie if they think it will lead to something funny
But they would also speak truth if it would lead to something funny
runic ether
spoilering for sol's sake
think of ||sparkle and sampo in penacony||
||they were both very truthful about their reason for being there||
long tree
Id imagine aha gets insane power from the internet alone
glossy latch
Wait did Caster finish Belobog?
runic ether
||they used their status as masked fools to cause that mistrust for their thrills||
runic ether
Wait did Caster finish Belobog?
p sure if she was doing ruan mei's quest
rigid pilot
Wait did Caster finish Belobog?
Yep
rigid pilot
I'm doing everything in my current quest logs before going to the next planet
rigid pilot
Yeah in that case you know one follower of Aha <:nyaruhodo:873056991973634078>
It has to be Sampo huh
runic ether
thats right
summer hornet
I assume you haven't done the Pokemon event
glossy latch
He does mention a Tavern, thats the Masked Fools' gathering place of sorts
runic ether
also at the end of the story, he's talking to someone that you'll meet later on
rigid pilot
Interesting
glossy latch
||Wait is he talking to Sparkle, or Giovanni?||
rigid pilot
I assume you haven't done the Pokemon event
Pokemon event!?
runic ether
||Wait is he talking to Sparkle, or Giovanni?||
||sparkle for sure||
long tree
Yeah a lot of the events are references to other media
runic ether
||a lot of how sparkle talks impersonating sampo gives off impressions of his telling of the story at the end of that section||
long tree
Or contain references
glossy latch
Anyway, yeah, the Aeons are generally the most interesting lore parts of Star Rail
rigid pilot
I noticed the Breaking Bad reference in the underworld hotel lol
glossy latch
Just like Khaenriah in Genshin except Im ngl I kinda havent kept up with Genshin because Natlan having no VO and the characters being whatever kinda made me lose interest in the story for a bit
rigid pilot
Anyway, yeah, the Aeons are generally the most interesting lore parts of Star Ra...
For sure. It's not any specific path or anything. Just the concept of these godly beings so focused on an aspect of reality is very cool
runic ether
Just like Khaenriah in Genshin ~~except Im ngl I kinda havent kept up with Gensh...
we just got a new book on khaenriah this patch
glossy latch
To the point where theyre almost less gods in the traditional sense and moreso mere personification, with little choice but to continue down the path they set
Men of Lithin yeah?
runic ether
the next few patches will focus more on the abyss though
glossy latch
I've seen a video about it
runic ether
ye
abyss/khaenria for sure are the best parts of genshin lore. besides the fatui
but its kind of cus they also are quite tied to those too
rigid pilot
To the point where theyre almost less gods in the traditional sense and moreso m...
Yeah like can an Aeon become driven by multiple paths or create multiple paths?
Some concepts have broad ranges and followers
glossy latch
As far as we know, no, they are stuck to their one path. But an Aeon may be replaced by a broadened concept
rigid pilot
We hear that the IPC is dedicated to Qlipoth but so was Belobog
glossy latch
Granted we dont actually know if an Aoens concept can change, even
We have no examples of that, but we also have nothing saying its impossible
rigid pilot
And lore tidbits on factions imply a lot of different factions end up following a concept
Even if opposed
This quest just now each Genius is very different to each other
Herta is kind of like. A jack of all trades. Ruan Mei specifically researches life and biology. Screwllum with machines/tech. I can imagine what Dr. Primitive researches.
Not sure about Polka Kakamond
But they all touch different fields under the "Erudition"
Which makes sense
glossy latch
Sim U has a mode that explores some of Polka Kakamonds ideas
runic ether
polka is a very interesting person in the lore as a whole
glossy latch
Otherwise you only know what her description in Hertas office tells you
A genius that kills other geniuses and has no known depictions
long tree
Oh right sorry to interrupt the lore discussion but I gotta do a public service announcement: if you have ever considered even remotely downloading and playing dokkan battle the anniversary has 4 days left. Now is easily the best time to start the game has ever had, with it even giving you an anniversary banner unit for free of your choice.
rigid pilot
A genius that kills other geniuses and has no known depictions
Also it seems even paths like destruction have different factions and gangs
It's quite interesting to think about all things considered
runic ether
i think an interesting one is also
yea lol
u brought it up
nihility
doctors of chaos, self-annihilators
glossy latch
Those who follow the path of nihility can be either of those
runic ether
there are those who just fully fall into the path
glossy latch
And theyre diametrically opposed
rigid pilot
Hello Ratio
glossy latch
Self-annihilators gaze into Nihility, and let that meaninglessness consume them
Their lives lose all reason and eventually they die a meaningless death
The Doctors of Chaos on the other hand gaze into Nihility and reject it
runic ether
they work tirelessly to defeat the nihility yea
tho self-annihilators will work with them too
glossy latch
Striving to prove that life has meaning despite everything, that nihility is of no consequence to ones life
runic ether
others are way too far gone in the meaninglessness of it all
glossy latch
With the desire to eventually save IX itself
In essence, they want to save the Aeon of Nihility from Nihility
runic ether
oh another fun one
the rememberance
the garden of recollection is one group under the
path
but so is the cremators
they pursue the rememberance quite differently
fuli collects all memories generally
but cremators believe in filtering out the ones htat are deemed unworthy
and destroy them
one group is collecting all memories for the sake of rememberance, no matter how small
the other is collecting all memories, and destroying that which is unimportant, in an effort to ease fuli's burden
glossy latch
Because they believe every memory holds significance, for someone, somewhere
If you view memories as essentially plant life, theyre the difference between those who simply want to see plants thrive in all their wild beauty, and those who want only carefully sculpted garden, where everything was placed with purpose
Stuff like the Aeons is what really shows that there are people working on these games who are, hm
Idk if saying "genuine artists" is the right phrase but like
runic ether
genuine writers
glossy latch
They're people who want games that have meaning beyond enjoyment
glossy latch
Though theyre sadly held back by the medium
runic ether
aeons and their followers pose pretty interesting philosophical questions
glossy latch
Because its hard to have mass appeal, yet have such a focus on the intricacies of exisstence
And Gachas thrive through mass appeal
Im not gonna go into a 2 hour rant on gachas and storytelling this time though
rigid pilot
lol yeah I mean that's par for the course
Sadly it isn't a gacha exclusive issue. But it is more pronounced in gacha games because of a certain appeal they need to uphold
glossy latch
Pretty much
Gachas are just particularly capitalistic of a medium in the game ecosystem
And as such particularly affected by the issues that come with creating art in a capitalist society
Also now that I think about it, while its true for Star Rail, and I can see some of it in Genshin too ... idk if ZZZ has anything like it
runic ether
zzz has deep lore too about the hollows and such
their telling of events is intentionally inconsistent
there is def a group who worships the hollows
and we know, that the hollow disaster was not their appearance, but rather their unprecedented growth and formation
glossy latch
It does, but its less lore that explores minutiae of existence and moreso just expands on the story I guess?
runic ether
its still early in zzz though and they def dont wanna like lore dump us yet
glossy latch
But I also am not as deep in ZZZ lore though
And we havent really had anything expand on the chapter 1 stuff of like, Fairy and the strange hacker
runic ether
yea more or less
again they are keeping things relatively tame in the foreground
a lot of background detail starts getting weird (in a good way)
glossy latch
Anyway, Star Rail does have some fun stuff, even if the main story can suffer a bit at times looking at you Luofu
rigid pilot
I was told to be ready for the Luofu story
Surely it can't be worse than some of early FGO
runic ether
its... not horrible. but it suffers from some inconsistencies.
@glossy latch im afraid hes so fucking peak
im afraid for my polychromes ๐ญ
glossy latch
God I hope he has as much sauce in his playable version
runic ether
zzz anims always have a lot of sauce so im sure his will
rapid bough
i'm here for the waifus but i'm also a sucker for aura farmers and hugo is looking to take the aura crown, i'm in danger
ZZZ needs to stop cooking so damn hard with their designs and release a character i'm actually ok with skipping
trigger is probably the least interested i've been in any character so far and i still am going to have to resist a strong urge to pull for her
i really want to start saving for a long term investment like dumping whale-tier polys into an eve rerun
since i've decided eve is my favorite character and i actually have to resist the voices telling me to whale out on her dupes/weapon
but i can't save shit when every character is someone i want to pull, hoyo pls
rigid pilot
Nanook not casting their gaze on the Annihilation Gang but put their gaze on us amuses me
Interesting that they point out the "destruction of trust" too
Excuse me
Screwllum and Ratio conversation
Interesting logic from Ratio
How come neither Herta nor Ruan Mei know about Ratio. Is he not a real person?
glossy latch
He is, but he's not a genius
So neither Herta nor Ruan Mei have him on their radar
Screwllum, unlike those two, isn't nearly as, hm
Detached?
Like those two see themselves as so far above ordinary people they kinda lose sight of them
Screwllum however cares for all living beings, even the "mundane", hence why he is the only one to notice Ratio
rigid pilot
I thought for a sec that it had to do with the Imaginary element lol