Arknights

[glacial breach]

Gachas are psychologically designed to make your brain want to spend, and iron grips you in the loop of logging in every day to make it a habit

[tardy vigil]

Just like 6* selector

[tardy vigil]

I feel like "iron grips you to log in every day" is part of the demand. People want to earn character progression, want to nurture their accounts and water them like plants every day

[hot rampart]

bonzai

[tardy vigil]

But not spend million hours like MMO

There is another prospering genre of mobile games without gambling on same principle - "build farm/castle/base" to get better army to raid better to build bigger base

I have played one some years ago

[hot rampart]

clash of clans

[quaint arch]

Was about to type the same thing

[tardy vigil]

Yea it's an example

[hot rampart]

kinda miss em

[tardy vigil]

Probably biggest one, idk looked ugly to me

[hot rampart]

its like dumbed down rts genre

the ogs know backyard monsters

[tardy vigil]

I played clash royale a bunch tho

[hot rampart]

heh

[tardy vigil]

It looks much better to me

Like whole composition of the battle without this saturated base

[bleak mirage]

Canon ending in life and in game

[tardy vigil]

• Broke: how to calculate numbas description is too vague
• Woke: bigger bar means bigger chance just copy guide
• Bespoke: pick whatever, it's rigged anyway

[wanton stratus]

Well, I followed the guide today and got 620 orundum, so…

It works?

[hot rampart]

i got 320

its a scam

[tardy vigil]

You just got lucky

[wanton stratus]

I got 300 day 1 and day 2, and 600 day 3

I deserve it

[tardy vigil]

You obviously pick to lower second option aka C or D

[wanton stratus]

[quaint arch]

LEMME COOK

AAAAAA

Should've waited for Reedic

[hot rampart]

you are cooked

[quaint arch]

Is it 🔥 or 🚮 ?

[slate stratus]

s3 is the best skill if ur grinding is4 like me

also the most fun one

[hallow garnet]

i'll m6 her anyway

[slate stratus]

good

[versed compass]

we cook

dam get fucked by chest in alter map

[slate stratus]

https://x.com/nocontextarkn/status/1786303894651576372?s=46

No Context Arknights (@NoContextArkn) on X

Twitter · May 3, 2024, 7:56 AM

[wanton stratus]

10 things I can do to Logos’ mother that he can’t:

[fluid verge]

It's not that he can't, it's a matter of will

[tardy vigil]

This is monstrous

[hallow garnet]

wait we dont know anything abt logos father right?

mom got the drip tho

[hallow garnet]

okay this heavyshooter hand is busted af

typhon poppin shit

[versed compass]

the flinger hand is even more busted

espically with W now

it used to be busted on damn rosmo
cant imagine on wisadel

[hallow garnet]

poor rosmo

what could have been

also i just realized that reedic cant just "heal"

without enemies

i was like how nice she can heal and then damage when needed

[tardy vigil]

Bring stainless

S3

[hallow garnet]

feist is cool

but

somehow i never have enough hope

[violet vortex]

Naturally, none of her skills are a switch & her base form is attacking

[hallow garnet]

to pick up all the quirks

otherwise i'd be taking cheeto

everytime

but even as a proud father

i realize that is is too big of a cake for poor daughter

she did champion thru ch13 tho

as a fia battery

[tardy vigil]

She was useless even in ch10

Despite enemy low def and big numbers

[tidal hawk]

Have normal hearing

[fluid verge]

i pulled a 6 star

cmon waltuh

[violet vortex]

You playing f2p on cn now or something

[fluid verge]

i did for a while but i had to drop around the time of the 4th anni

[wanton stratus]

Jesse, it’s time. We need to cook now!

[fluid verge]

i havent done ch13

i dont have the mats for s3m1

[quaint arch]

In CN?

[fluid verge]

ya

[quaint arch]

Time to rush it

[fluid verge]

but like

[quaint arch]

♿

[fluid verge]

s3 fucking slaps regardless at lvl 7

[quaint arch]

It's Eyjaberry all over again

[violet vortex]

It shouldn’t surprise you did you see the showcase?

She does a billion damage with 6 bullets and the explosion hits like 1/4th the map on impact

[quaint arch]

Morbillion Damage on IS#3

[tough matrix]

oh hey, I beat it without using surtr/kaltsit (I use mylnar, typhon, nearl and silverash tho)

and also yato

[violet vortex]

So like all the units that solo it?

[tough matrix]

yeah

I know its not that impressive, but I tried

[wanton stratus]

Good job

[tough matrix]

[violet vortex]

Not like anyone here is a restriction player

[ebon sphinx]

https://vxtwitter.com/MIKOLLUST/status/1786389027740098920?t=wrCQ8wnxDJRBoHSGYTA5fA&s=19

Maria would have been the equivalent of a zoomer compared to Mlynar

[undone glen]

I originally have no plan of upgrading her immediately
But then i see MAO's name

[ebon sphinx]

https://vxtwitter.com/octodeco/status/1786584787152498757?t=YAY3UAfZ6Ssw3xwIXukCyw&s=19

ofc the prince would think it's plain

[willow nymph]

for a sankta she does dress plainly af

[ebon sphinx]

most of them dress rather plainly if anything

nothing compared to like the high class fashion of Leithania

[quaint arch]

Blue or Red Pill?

Got from r/0sanitymemes

D10

[ebon sphinx]

remember when Blue was the weak color

[quaint arch]

[quaint arch]

Like Guard Ch'en, Mizuki, and Mostima?

Well, I suppose

[ebon sphinx]

the moody blues Chen, Mostima and Skadi

[hot rampart]

the blue woman era is over once surtr comes

then the blue woman era rises with chalter

and then waltuh red comes

[quaint arch]

But Skadi hair isn't Blue

Only the outfit

[hot rampart]

blue enough

[ebon sphinx]

uncle is tired of your shit

on 67

[quaint arch]

Guys, what is this title say?
https://youtu.be/gV2ZNYEJSoU?feature=shared

I know what topic is this, but I wanna know what the title mean

[tardy vigil]

This is so 0 sanity

[undone glen]

I have a question about the newer chapter since i'm too lazy to do main story
Is the new UI unlock thing still around?

[tardy vigil]

No

[hot rampart]

No

[undone glen]

Well
Stay with night mode i guess

[tardy vigil]

Those umlauts being triple the width of average letter is so funny

[tidal hawk]

Balans at its finest
https://youtu.be/gZHpNftV6vk?si=hUtiYIBm9JxVoZwS

[hot rampart]

auto attack just killing a15 jellyfishes

[willow nymph]

I mean there's already a real solo a15 by Waltuh

does knight and izumik

[versed compass]

what surprised me is her summons tankness

[willow nymph]

the logos s1 izumik solo is much funnier ngl

jellyfishes die w/o him attacking

[hot rampart]

on a15?

[quaint arch]

Nah, too chonky IMO

[willow nymph]

not done yet

it needs more rerolls than waltuh

[violet vortex]

This talent bugs me more than anything permanent invis?

[hot rampart]

yeah

[violet vortex]

Anyone who played is3 already knew how autowin ranged invis was

[hot rampart]

yep

its why she just sweeps a15 izumik

right after soloing last knight too

[willow nymph]

ela also did that but it's because she can be on melee tiles when it helps

well ela did ed2 solo
and ed4 solo

[violet vortex]

Can’t believe they gave Rosmontis’ shitty archetype someone with a bunch of damage

[willow nymph]

not ed2-4

[hot rampart]

yeah they dont put dumb shit like "only attack blocked enemies" on Walter

"only attack stunned enemies" or some fucking shit

[quaint arch]

"Only attack stunned enemies" would be the dumbest restriction ever

@strong rampart.
Is this worth the Pin?

[slate stratus]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/694209753982828594/1236303445598928996/Screenshot_20240504_150733.jpg?ex=663784ce&is=6636334e&hm=27177bdfc0661ba0697bfd78f911028761813104ff8e0f616abb9fb6fccfd71f&=&format=webp&width=1440&height=648

got it

the skin

i dont have the unit tho

[bleak mirage]

You enjoy is4?

I kinda need to do it

[hot rampart]

its is3 without cancer

(better

[strong rampart]

Idk is it?

I think it would be useful if ppl looking for clears

[hot rampart]

bing chilling ty tene

[ebon sphinx]

https://vxtwitter.com/AK_CN_Shitpost/status/1786750385253999101?t=_gjbVZaSzlcBnhmrXndRwA&s=19

[wanton stratus]

Tf

[ebon sphinx]

its a memorial shrine

[hot rampart]

https://tenor.com/view/winkythedwarfcat-winky-cat-sad-tired-gif-6471914036130722371

[tardy vigil]

Are those LMD?

And KitKats?

Why top left has sigs? She was smoking?

[wanton stratus]

Lol

That’s why she’s dead

[hot rampart]

she smoked hopium

hopesis...

[quaint arch]

What in the...

In commemoration of Chapter 14?

[hot rampart]

no

we know theresa died

and we know priestess is nowhere to be seen

and frostnova is the obvious one

[fluid verge]

Witch king was a joke

That second phase he just melted...

This is history strongest arts user 🤡

[quaint arch]

Oh i didn't see the 4th pic

[hallow garnet]

i like the art but ingame it's a downgrade for me

why tf did she get a crossbow all of a sudden

it just looks silly with her vfx

also shes the only IS skin thats not l2d?

[fluid verge]

If there's only 1 other operator in range do they get all 3 buffs?

[slate stratus]

its fun

better

than is3

but thats not hard to do

[slate stratus]

yes

[bleak mirage]

I see

Need that skin and typhoons tall mom

[hallow garnet]

yes

[tardy vigil]

Nothing stops any of those buffs overlapping

[fluid verge]

Mudrock stonks

[hot rampart]

https://twitter.com/ETAMAQUOMO/status/1786765067662622956?t=lt6oHwIrdYwIHYa4EGH4lQ&s=19

Ξ 𝗧 Λ 𝗠 Λ / イタマ (@ETAMAQUOMO) on X

⚔️👑🛡️
#Arknights #Twinqueens

Twitter · May 4, 2024, 2:29 PM

[slate stratus]

Time to m3 s1 now

[willow nymph]

you're gonna do s2 or nah?

idt i'm gonna do it

[slate stratus]

im gonna do m9

full simp mode

[versed compass]

what bug me more is her summon stats

this would not be so huge if not for the fact her summons are freaking monsters in tanking

[tardy vigil]

You expected a new unit to have downsides?

[willow nymph]

Yeah like look at logos he is a caster

[versed compass]

i mean every other ranged unit have the down side of (killable)

including the 2 6* released with wisadel

[willow nymph]

ah right dying

i forgot that could happen

I think the only map where i saw her having to retreat is lugia maps

It's not like there was 2 ranged 6* with crappy damage because they are defensive as hell

[versed compass]

walter on her way to deploy 3 carnes next to her

[willow nymph]

why do they even do damage like bruh

[tardy vigil]

Horn + revive + S3 + joyful music

1 man Verdun

Historical note ||Verdun opening bombardment had 2 millions shells used and over the course of battle there were launched 40-60 million shells. Parts of land over there are still polluted with chemicals||

[tough matrix]

after 60 pulls, finally I got her

OMG, REDEMPTION ARC

[versed compass]

they saw her off skill being not so good

so they gave her 3 arts slower tankers

[tough matrix]

finally I can use this outfit

[versed compass]

her off skill is actually pretty good for off skills standards now i think about it even without shadows

triple splash + possible stuns

[wanton stratus]

And also can’t hit air

[quaint arch]

Wrong Arts Guard

[tough matrix]

true

but at least I got virtuosa

and exactly at 60 pulls

now I just need vivian, texalter, and skalter

[glacial breach]

I used selector ticket on chew bye

[tardy vigil]

Is raising vivi a mistake for me

I have a suspension that spending hundreds of stam on chips is a mistake with ongoing event

[wanton stratus]

You should check the event-faqs channel on AKO or PeterYR’s YouTube channel for event sanity requirement calculations @tardy vigil

[tardy vigil]

I know f2p clears the shop up tight

And I have monthly sanity so plenty to spare

[civic linden]

Your roster is kinda stacked so raising her won't hurt you too much, tho it does still have some issues which vivi doesn't quite fix...honestly it's kinda up to you as, but either way as time goes by your account will always get some random raised units that you used once or twice

Also there is going to be an event soon that doesn't consume sanity so of you can wait like....a month or so that would be a good time

[bleak mirage]

Isn’t vivi for long fights anyways

[versed compass]

dont matter for off skill since she do on skill anyway

[wanton stratus]

Nuh uh

If I can’t turn my brain off while using her, she’s not good

[hot rampart]

prequisite for that is if the map is only drones

as of right now she is mlynar tier but more brainless

[violet vortex]

Her explosion radius is so large that it looks unintended

She hits things that aren’t even within the vfx

[hot rampart]

its as big as ch10 londinium cannon range

[quaint arch]

So this is what Sarkaz Ancient Weaponry is capable of....

On top of it being wielded by an Arsonist 🪳

Some people just want to see the world burn

[versed compass]

i think she is above that tier

ok just found out theres 1 op who solo LS6

guess who

drone be like (nah ill win)

[hot rampart]

definitely a higher ceiling now

[versed compass]

wait

wisadel have

500+ arcrec records

in less then a week

degen have 370

[hot rampart]

that is the dm annihilation stage?

https://twitter.com/askziye/status/1786974097773408256?t=JsunSV9O5eXjZgFHDv-wYg&s=19

ASK (@askziye) on X

#Arknights 罗德岛保镖

Twitter · May 5, 2024, 4:19 AM

[versed compass]

yes

it getting Wed

[hot rampart]

the big 3 by surtr's artist

[versed compass]

smol 3

[ebon sphinx]

https://vxtwitter.com/Imma_artsu/status/1786938870153572622?t=LsLD1I2-Ydl0XJpLOY5TDA&s=19 remember to apply wd-40 to your stools folks

[hot rampart]

https://fxtwitter.com/Saiph10851800/status/1786962797710221390?t=pwEpJBVSCFejOzILpXClQA&s=19

[violet vortex]

New W has perma invis
Easily nukes Patriot
Has strong aa damage
And blast radius is so high it covers almost any dual lane situation

[hot rampart]

finally a W operator

u cannot L with this kind of power

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/390756814532378634/1229827263806046288/QQ20240417001412.gif

[quaint arch]

Logos

You can't spell Logos without L

[quaint arch]

Speaking of which, how's this compared to previous Welfares?

[hot rampart]

she is decent

S2 perma single target root and true damage

[quaint arch]

So it's not as of like Vigil

Kek

And more of like Silence the Paradigmatic

[tardy vigil]

What are the issues?

I thought she would solve issues "nobody can tank bosses"

[hot rampart]

yeah....

[willow nymph]

Waltuh s3 solo it

[civic linden]

well mostly you lack arts damage(which viviana technically fixes but i would hardly consider her a reliable arts dps), consistent crowd control, healing and helidropable units that can deal with high tier enemies

there is definitely many ways of cirvunventing these issues tho so i woudn't pay them that much attention

vivi also woudn't really work for tanking bosses...she only gets tanky on skill and they are on 30s cooldown and last for 15s-25s only

tbh tanking bosses is rarely a reliable strat, hg really likes making bosses that: just kill anything if blocked, are not worth blocking or just can't be blocked at all

gravel would be a much better choice for stalling bosses for example

but if you think vivi is cool she woudn't hurt your progression that much so it's fine if you wanna raise her anyways

[tardy vigil]

I have typhon who ignores armor, Lin and if I raise - vivi

[wanton stratus]

https://tenor.com/view/austin-powers-austin-powers-gif-oops-i-did-it-again-oops-i-did-it-again-baby-oops-i-did-it-again-austin-powers-gif-4001235398127636481

[vagrant tusk]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/837669693711319100/1236622005508378726/image.png?ex=6638ad7d&is=66375bfd&hm=da1045aa4b7479de10fbbf4296dd2ccc29d99a51855b338e376ffee58c0719c8&

[hot rampart]

what the fuck

[ebon sphinx]

https://vxtwitter.com/serena_runa/status/1787086907488522440?t=IutLrRNwWeFiyvSXP5FX_g&s=19

[willow nymph]

vivi actually tanks bosses

it's just that its been years since we had to block bosses

[ebon sphinx]

and quite some bosses are unblockable

or suicidal to block

[willow nymph]

really

vivi has 0 problems tanking bosses

like overall

except if they disarm / stun

[versed compass]

unironically good afk skill

[willow nymph]

wait i used wrong word

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Em41117iZ/

[undone glen]

Way better than IS3 imo

No dice mechanic
Life good

[quaint arch]

Foldartals Peak

[undone glen]

Also foldartal stacking on boss stage is peak gaming

[quaint arch]

Also Compass Good Mechanic

[undone glen]

Bosky passage is also a good thing if you want extra points

[quaint arch]

Dual Blade Gameplay in a Nutshell

Speen to Ween

[quaint arch]

70 Green Certs

Bosky Passage or Shop?

Tempted to go to Shop with my Ingots

[willow nymph]

bosky is 2 shops

[quaint arch]

Not guaranteed

[willow nymph]

source : trust me bro

[quaint arch]

Ok

It's not @willow nymph

I want my refunds

[willow nymph]

just use a rogue trader rune

it's 2 shops

[quaint arch]

Too bad i don't have it

[willow nymph]

skill issue

[quaint arch]

I'm stacked af

Maybe i should've pushed out D11

This is just D10

Take a gander

Rigged Run

I've reached My Peak

[mossy tinsel]

Caper is latina, let's go!

[tough matrix]

What is the total of this pack?

Up until what level?

also, I think there is supposed to be texalter rerun event

when?

[hot rampart]

after current event i think?

actually maybe its CC first

[tough matrix]

[hot rampart]

https://twitter.com/PseudoMonious/status/1787012920716775706?t=xcRVMBkneGp0pjsUG0hbsg&s=19

Aliya 🐟🐉 (@PseudoMonious) on X

I present to you my current brainrot, the incomplete Arknights story arcs connection flowchart (feel free to add or correct)

Twitter · May 5, 2024, 6:54 AM

https://fxtwitter.com/PseudoMonious/status/1787013426491113875?t=pYchy5cIXfP99S6WA1aUfw&s=19

if you're new

can also be used for oldies who never read much AK story

[willow nymph]

I read a lot of ak story just dont have time for the big yap chapters

Ch8 disgusted me of main story reading

[slate stratus]

I love u logos but where's my adel

[fluid verge]

what do u do with the folderhelt w/e its called in is4

its not working?

[wanton stratus]

I’m all out

💸

On second thought it’s gold bars I’m missing, not LMD

Oh well

[hot rampart]

u combine same color to get extra effect

[versed compass]

i think am only gonna do skull books and red cert whole CC

[hot rampart]

top fordatal is stage types
bottom fordatal is the extra effects

[hot rampart]

my condolences

its really crazy to me how this kit is mid as fuck

the dmg is just not there

the sp cost is already "low"

[versed compass]

you combine top side (layout) and bottom side (effect)

top is what node get effected, some will need you to click on the node too (example select one combat) while others are just random targeting (example select 3 random combats) [small note : random will hit nodes possible to path too]

bottom is what effects you get (example : sing give 50 aspd in the nodes effected) , some can transform the node (bosses and prophecy cant be transformed, but bosses can be effected by other effects like aspd one)

combines same color for extra effects (example red + sing will give 50 aspd and drones gonna spawn in the node that give more aspd if you kill them)

[versed compass]

i mean i raised worse

[quaint arch]

Like Vigil?

[versed compass]

even worse

[quaint arch]

Tomeme?

[versed compass]

i plan to raise lessing

thats lowest 6* i can go for

[hot rampart]

lessing is better than vigil

[versed compass]

i think lessing is worse then vigil

but will test that later

[hot rampart]

not really

[quaint arch]

1 Block bad

[hot rampart]

its better than 0 block 95% of the time

[quaint arch]

True

[versed compass]

vigil block more 99% of when i used him

[quaint arch]

Mlynar is 0 Block

[versed compass]

and i rather cope vigil wolfs

then whatever lessing do

[hot rampart]

lessing does dreadnought things and i think he does it fine

[versed compass]

vigil does basic vg things and he actually does it fine too

[hot rampart]

no he doesnt

[versed compass]

he does

i tried

pretty often

[hot rampart]

2 dp isnt vg things

[versed compass]

you dont use the worst skill as excuse

[quaint arch]

Supah Saiyajin Brainrot

[versed compass]

this is like saying siege cant do vg things cause s3 generate 0 dp

[hot rampart]

ok how much dp does s3 vigil gives then

[versed compass]

i actually use s1 the most

[quaint arch]

[hot rampart]

wow truly vg things

[versed compass]

it keep his wolf alive and give some dp

[quaint arch]

The Good Vigil Skill

[versed compass]

i mean blocking and generating some dp

sound litirally the shit that pionner does

i kno pioner are whatever to start with

but so does dreads

[quaint arch]

Texas

[hot rampart]

pioneer is the kill one or

[versed compass]

basic 2 blocks

[quaint arch]

Helidrop S2 then leave

[versed compass]

most vgs feels so trash now next to ines

she is the vg ceiling now

even when they hacked old CC

its just ines

doing full flagpipe job

[quaint arch]

Flagpipe fell fr fr

[hot rampart]

dreads has more use than pioneer tho

[versed compass]

are they?

[hot rampart]

would say so

[versed compass]

like if we look in IS where we hire 3*

dreads get ignored

but fang hired

[hot rampart]

ah in IS both gets ignored

[versed compass]

actually no

[hot rampart]

except fang

[versed compass]

fang get hired

and thats more then enough

[hot rampart]

ik

[quaint arch]

0 Hope VG

[versed compass]

to day pionner > dreads

[quaint arch]

Melantha could never

[versed compass]

but anyway only dreads worth looking at are AH skadi (which is litirally just AH being AH) and ntrk

who get too many shits attached to her

[hot rampart]

ntrk is limited

[quaint arch]

Her? You mean both?

[hot rampart]

skadi AH is close enough

[versed compass]

if you dont have ntrk or AH skadi you dont look at dreads

[hot rampart]

u can now

u have lessing

he is actually okay

[versed compass]

also i think AHless skadi is litirally superior in every way

with 40 sec redeploy

and thats a low par

you just dont really

unless you have no units

like non at all

even hellagur will be a better dreads then most dreads

[hot rampart]

hellagur has shit DPH

[quaint arch]

"The Future is now, Old Man" - Certain Young Swordsman to Hella

[versed compass]

lessing dph is also not so bright

[hot rampart]

its more than him for sure cuz it aint a high bar

[versed compass]

its still lacking too many shit that i would cope hella dueling more often

or will skadi if you get her

skadi redeploy talent is actually

very cool

even ahless

[hot rampart]

in terms of dreadnought vs pioneer jobs i go dreadnoughts on this one

[quaint arch]

What if we don't have Mods?

[versed compass]

i feel like both are very horrible and ignoreable jobs

[hot rampart]

thats true but when both in a vacuum

of just between the two

[versed compass]

dont look at dreads

[hot rampart]

dreadnought is better

[versed compass]

depends

if we clear every otehr class sure cause damage > other stuffs

[quaint arch]

I see. So we look at Lords instead

[versed compass]

but if i had to pick 1 when i have any other damage class i would pick the blockers every time

[hot rampart]

pioneer and VG as a whole is literally worthless if u cant offer anything more than just printing dp

[versed compass]

ines

[hot rampart]

dreadnought can at leasts still duel high threats

and deal significant damage

[quaint arch]

Then Myrtle is worthless indeed

[hot rampart]

yeah saileach/ely > myrtle

[versed compass]

you still wont look at their way at all if you have any actual damage

[willow nymph]

yeah both ely and sail are straight up way better in 99% of content

[versed compass]

wanqing probably better too tbh

[willow nymph]

because they print more dp and have cool effects alongside

didn't include wanking

[hot rampart]

wanking had to pay welfare dp cost tax

[willow nymph]

because he isn't out

[hot rampart]

but probably still better

[willow nymph]

but his s2 is just superior myrtle s2

[versed compass]

i dont think the dp tax is enough to make him look bad

i mean i use p1 sail

[hot rampart]

if his s1 is the same as ely/saileach

[versed compass]

cant be worse dp

[willow nymph]

aspd buff and aoe healing

[versed compass]

but ya am doing only s2

i already have every flag s1m3

dont need a 4th

[quaint arch]

Hey, who knows?
-90% DP Regen

[willow nymph]

actually good skill

lol

[quaint arch]

[willow nymph]

[versed compass]

i was expecting some garbo like 10~15 aspd

did not expect generous aoe aspd

[willow nymph]

yeah it's good aspd

[versed compass]

emer shady frozen sea

[hot rampart]

yeah duh but if i feel like using one against specific enemies i expect em to damage said enemies accordingly (especially blockable bosses/elites)

while vigil with s1 is just printing ass dp and probably kill dogs from time to time

[quaint arch]

Zooming Speed

♿

(and the usual stat increase)

[willow nymph]

~~vigil can kill dogs smth pioneers struggle to do ~~

vigil>pioneers

[quaint arch]

VIGILSWEEP

VIGILION DAMAGE

[hot rampart]

nice job vigil
i expect him to kill drones next

[willow nymph]

wow there calm down

[hot rampart]

and idk if it would be worse or better than kroos 3*

[willow nymph]

better

[quaint arch]

Dw, i'm kalm

[willow nymph]

straight up cos atk stat

i think w mod vigil is at ~600atk so yeah

fair fight

[quaint arch]

No Power Strike

[hot rampart]

holy shit vigilion damage

[versed compass]

it actually insane stat increase

i think they get 80% hp or some garbage

[quaint arch]

Oh wait, you Braving Nature 15?

[versed compass]

or was it def

[quaint arch]

I forgot

[versed compass]

yes

average shady emer

[quaint arch]

Braving Nature 15 felt very Different to Braving Nature 10

[versed compass]

cause stats go up twice as fast after d10

[quaint arch]

Stopid Green Boats sitting on the enemy fire

[versed compass]

d0 to d10 only have 6% per floor
d15 have 16% per floor

on top of d15 global buffing too

[versed compass]

vigil with s1 block many enemies for solid while

i actually unironically used him in D15 as main blocker

[hot rampart]

for what floor 1?

[versed compass]

f1~5 IS3

the wins i posted with vigil is not him setting like decor
he was actually main blocker most of time

IS4 i was trying flame becuase champions feels impossible to block without big defender or dodge

or chain stunning

[quaint arch]

Use Bubble

[versed compass]

those fuckers mad me use stuff like gav s3 and kal s3 for blocking proposes

when i used to use s2 on both like 90% of time

or 99% of time

[undone glen]

The classic
IS4 with only 1 route towards emergency ops

Musical Disaster

[quaint arch]

Oh wait....
It's Braving Nature 15 again i forgot

[undone glen]

Fuck me man

[versed compass]

ill take musical over like 3 other f5 fights emer

march of my grave

mount and sea

[quaint arch]

THIS

[versed compass]

D15 mount invis dude hit for fucking 12k damage or something

[undone glen]

Oh that stage with invis assassin guy

[willow nymph]

Yeah shanhaizong guy deals 12k

[undone glen]

I rarely get that stage so...

[willow nymph]

hope you've got ines

[versed compass]

i dont

[willow nymph]

neither

[versed compass]

i just leak them at one point

[willow nymph]

(i drop a frd and call it a day)

[versed compass]

not worth trying to block and hope

[willow nymph]

d15 golems are a bigger problem imo

esp with the lack of tiles

[versed compass]

ya march is worst one i feel

[quaint arch]

Vigil would've be good at blocking the Shadow Strike from those guy

[willow nymph]

like holy shit this map tiles are so bad

[versed compass]

espically if you have net

[undone glen]

Musical Disaster is the bane of my existence
I can say more than 50% of my fails was because of that damn stage

[willow nymph]

and the respawn guys

have so much fucking hp

💀

[versed compass]

respawn guy shitter get effected but hp buffs

so you havel like 50 hit souls running around or some garbage

hope you have yato

[willow nymph]

i think the big sword guys have like 4k arts atk too

so anything dies

to them

[quaint arch]

The Ashes of those mobs got HP Buff too???

[willow nymph]

yes

[versed compass]

bottom side is no joke with all ranged units

theres too much pressure on the 2 lanes

[quaint arch]

Oh my gosh

[versed compass]

i saw a 4 op for it relicless

[versed compass]

but it was like 3 broke guards

and shu

[willow nymph]

365k hp

[quaint arch]

Wasn't that Out of Control Map?

[versed compass]

no

theres too many relic less maniacs running around

it was degen mly zuo lee shu

[willow nymph]

10 times is modified by the shit modifiers

[quaint arch]

They didn't touch grass?

[willow nymph]

yeah those have 33 hp embers

on emergency

[versed compass]

that actually tank a whole yato s2

with 1 hp left but still

[willow nymph]

yeah it's stupid

now when you get emotional entity proc

[versed compass]

how does logo s1 intract with hp hits

[quaint arch]

NOOOO

[willow nymph]

it deals 999999 true damage

that ignore hit based mechanics

or dodge

[versed compass]

so auto kill them as long as you block?

[willow nymph]

or damage shield

atleast that's what prts said i didn't test on fc enemies

or ling enemies

gonna test brb

[versed compass]

i feel like 2 different people made those emergancies

[willow nymph]

atleast they didn't get res

badum tss

[versed compass]

tbf gn is the only f6 map

frost and sand is not real it cant hurt you

[willow nymph]

frost and sand is real and it can't hurt you

[versed compass]

true

the first time i fought it i was like (no way this is a real f6 map)

[willow nymph]

ok s1 logos doesn't work on fc embers

i'll try ling event's but probably won't either

[versed compass]

dam they thought of it somehow

[willow nymph]

nope doesn't either

atleast the mob dying SOMEHOW hit the thing it spawns?

like wtf

[versed compass]

[willow nymph]

wait i need to check what happen if the embers are revealed

i've got a feeling this stuff is cursed mechanics

YEP THE SKILL KILL THE EMBER

but damage is still capped to 1

and they've put a lock to stop it from happening more than once

and it also doesn't bounce off?

that's some weird ass interaction

lmao

[versed compass]

they probably did not want logos to trigger on some immune enemy infinite times and crush game

or some garbage

oh ya i still have not fought the boss this event

[willow nymph]

kirito s3 solos

(the map)

[versed compass]

cool fight ngl

[hot rampart]

funny boss

randomly reposition ur operator and deployed someone

[wanton stratus]

That’s why I haven’t taken on the boss level yet

It sounds like cancer

[hot rampart]

it isnt cuz he only do it on like

2 operators

and the boss is pretty paper

[versed compass]

he dont do much while alive

so pretty much a moving punching bag p1

his teleport gimmick only teleport 2 final deployed ops

so i just deployed trust fodders

i should brought texas s2 tho probably would be done faster

[willow nymph]

The device shreds him

to the point 3* only is 7 ops

[versed compass]

is phase 2 just back stabbing him with midnight

actually gonna watch the 3* clear

wait how does the black hole device work

is it fixed damage?

[quaint arch]

https://youtu.be/6uz2wIybnPY?feature=shared
IMAGINE

[versed compass]

theres actually a yato s1 solo for zt10

[quaint arch]

Y'all, which 5* that should I raise to LV 70? (They're all E1)

I'm doing this cuz of boredom

The last two is Tsukinogi and Kirara

[versed compass]

reed

[quaint arch]

Aight

[versed compass]

oh e1 70

thought e2 70

🚮

[quaint arch]

Oh sorry, i didn't specify it

[tardy vigil]

What are use cases for core casters?

Mech casters are better against single targets if you somehow need ranged arts here, and aoe/utility options are plentiful who all do more then "hit one enemy"

[quaint arch]

Mech Casters need to ramp up the damage

Core Casters don't

That's one difference

[ebon sphinx]

mech casters are often death by a thousand cuts

[fluid verge]

Spuria and ncd

Time to make trashknight comp

@quaint arch

[quaint arch]

Ok

[versed compass]

core casters and mech casters are same shit

in CN currently best is logo in the role

other wise mech vs core kinda balanced in 6*

in 5* and below mech ops are doing much better then cores tho

[tardy vigil]

I see

[tardy vigil]

character personal stories are really good

so far I watched...mousse kroos and horn

I never expected gatcha game side story to be THAT GOOD at few pages format

[hot rampart]

honestly speaking the only bad thing about AK stories currently is just for the fact that they are long

and theres a lot of em

obviously theres some criticism to be had about the stories it aint perfect

[tardy vigil]

and chapters 1-3

[hot rampart]

yeah year 1-2 AK is actually pretty rough writing wise

[tardy vigil]

where it isnt "just long" it "long and full of water"

[hot rampart]

[tardy vigil]

just like my diploma

[hot rampart]

it doesn't help that those serve as players first impressions of AK stories

[tardy vigil]

it serves really really bad

I didnt read any story past those chapters

[hot rampart]

now u have large part of the playerbase being very2 proud that they dont read

another issue is actually ch 8

[tardy vigil]

(I listened to those chapters on youtube)

[violet vortex]

I stopped caring after allerdale

It was so bad that it shut me off on the whole thing

[tardy vigil]

there needs to be a rating of stories

that impicitly tells players to skip/read shortened retelling of bad parts

[hot rampart]

if u ever reach victoria arc skips any part that involve a character named golding

[tardy vigil]

if I knew its so bad I woulda skipped it easily, just felt bad "uh huh if I read short version I will surely miss a lot on good writing and spirit of the game"

re99 spoiled me with good writing

[violet vortex]

I probably would’ve continued if I intentionally skipped the second allerdale & glasglow sections popped up

[tardy vigil]

I did ch9 and 10

[violet vortex]

But they made the entire chapter feel like poorly written fanfiction

[tardy vigil]

honestly I dont even want to touch previous chapters

[violet vortex]

Left such a bad taste by the time the next chapter came out it didn’t feel worth reading

[tardy vigil]

is this event story good?

[hot rampart]

yeah their story parts in ch 10 , 11 , 12 are so passive its baffling

but ch 13 they actually start doing something

wait i forgot where we at now

ch 13?

[violet vortex]

They had Logos battling Vampires on one side

Then someone’s poorly disguised lesbian self insert on the other

I really liked how unnaturally it was all connected

[hot rampart]

[violet vortex]

One moment things are interesting

Next it’s the weakest shit possible

It felt like cutting to an ad

[tardy vigil]

if this game had voice acting

they would have to cut crap

[hot rampart]

yep

[tardy vigil]

it feel to me as if arknights have a ideas of "making good game" and ideas of "making a cashgrab attention seeking KPI meeting gacha"

former slowly winning ground, but the latter with 135 stam cap and walls of text that can be cut to 40% without losing anything are still there

[hot rampart]

its definitely a cashgrab

those endfield wont fund itself

[tardy vigil]

game can print money and be good

look at hsr

[hot rampart]

true

but hsr is due to

genshin's money

and genshin's due to

HI3

i just hope endfield isnt a slop failure ngl

[tardy vigil]

hsr devs make EVERYTHING to shift game into being enjoyable from genshin base

[hot rampart]

and really2 hope talos 2 is as interesting as terra's AK

[tardy vigil]

and it prints money because loyal fanbase is willing to donate with a small push of a good waifu and big E1 number

[hot rampart]

altho AK's world seems interesting are just remotely becuz they reference irl historical places and events

but with magics

i guess

[violet vortex]

Reminds me I stopped caring about ak’s story as much because of other games too

“Real” games I guess if you want to use that term

[tardy vigil]

all QoL features HSR did cost them approximately 0$ compared to doing everything else like new characters and story

just like AK adding x6 didnt cost them anything

[violet vortex]

Ak is the only gacha that survived for me because I like IS

[hot rampart]

do u mean u include not caring about real games stories? or just gacha stories

[violet vortex]

Just gacha stories

[hot rampart]

thats fair ig

[violet vortex]

It’s a mix of gacha stories always having a mc I don’t like

[tardy vigil]

ak has an mc?

[violet vortex]

Because they’re meant to be second fiddle to whatever character is being showcased

[hot rampart]

doktah but writers dont know what to do with him

most of the time he is sidelined

even if he is in some events he works as a bankslate self inserts mc

[violet vortex]

And poorly written romance hints all over the place

[hot rampart]

this is an issue due to the core audience

[tardy vigil]

never seen them

[hot rampart]

im so annoyed with the firefly gf thing

[violet vortex]

I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a big romance fan in general. But dear god they’re always so weak in gachas

[hot rampart]

[violet vortex]

That it’s like I start to resent characters

I’ve read good romance stories & side plots before it just takes a little more effort

[tardy vigil]

cheap crap sells in this genre and they gotta sell somehow

[violet vortex]

They’re always so weird in gachas

[tardy vigil]

(in romance)

[hot rampart]

it started

[violet vortex]

Yes but that does result in the characters becoming cheap crap

[hot rampart]

like deadass just started from a trailer

where the hsr mc takes a pic with the character named firefly

damn this people its really that easy

[violet vortex]

A friend thought I had an issue with lesbians because I started complaining about the constant ingame hint shipping

[tardy vigil]

I didnt feel like firefly was shipped hard as a gf

[violet vortex]

And it’s like no

Just all the characters are female

So that’s naturally what happens

[hot rampart]

idk about the story but thats not the issue i have with cuz i dont play hsr at all

but the playerbase

oh boy

[tardy vigil]

it isnt as bad in ak

[violet vortex]

And the dudes are paired with other dudes and it’s just as weak

[tardy vigil]

people buy into cheapest push. The mass is always dumb

[violet vortex]

It ends up taking too large a chunk of their appeal after a certain point

[violet vortex]

And after coming to this realization I just dropped everything

Besides ak for integrated strategies

I kept wanting stuff to be different than what it was destined to be

I can’t escape characters being ruined by forced ships

Can’t escape MCs being side characters in their own lives

[hot rampart]

grim do u mind if i ping u when babel , ch 14 is up in global AK

[violet vortex]

You can if it’s worth reading I’m not opposed to trying

But I will be going in negatively I can’t avoid it

[hot rampart]

alright cuz i do feel its worth

[violet vortex]

Allerdale was too much

I was damaged

My opinion of Siege dropped so hard I stopped using her

[hot rampart]

[violet vortex]

And I was one of 3 people that used Siege still

[hot rampart]

i mostly just use her in some auto / anni where her job is to operate stainless' turret

[violet vortex]

Character assassination

[tardy vigil]

character stainlessination

[quaint arch]

Oh well, at least some side stories are interesting

Iirc

Which one was it exactly?

[hot rampart]

they are self contained so its sorta easier to focus the "important" plots

mainstory has this issue of way too many plotlines going on and actually overwhelm the readers

despite how connective(not) they are

cuz some felt out of place
but they just so happened at the same time cuz why not yeah

[hot rampart]

siracusa , break the ice are very good self contained sidestory in just one event

kazimierz is okay but theres like 2 major events of it and 1 side event for it

thats the "top" ones personally

i might misremember something

[tardy vigil]

AK isnt a true chashgrab because the game has difficulty that probably spooks a big chunk of audience. They have like 17 basic tutorial stages in-between first chapters, and its only the beginning of the game complexity. Game is complex at its core, and thats what allows devs to create fun side-stories with entertaining mechanics AND difficult endgame

compared to genshit or hsr with 2 buttons

[hot rampart]

lonetrail is good too but theres some other events that leads up to it (and sorta doc , kal characterizations from main story ) so its a heavy lore drop around the end

[tardy vigil]

creative devs stood up against manager and released the game complex as it is

[hot rampart]

i agree it does feels complex which is why i gladly stick with only AK until now as my only gacha

other gachas seems too much on the "simpleness" of gameplay to reach a wider audience

and reach they did

[tardy vigil]

well idk

if we skip hoyo

are other gachas much bigger then AK?

[hot rampart]

something like maybe

fgo , Blue archive

theres also gbf that one is an oldie

and grindy

[tardy vigil]

pgr

[hot rampart]

idk if pgr is bigger

[tardy vigil]

are they all much bigger?

[hot rampart]

i would say so for fgo and blue archive

AK is bigger in china compared to them

but global wise and JP especially

fgo, BA would be bigger

[versed compass]

wow theres 3 of you guys?

[tardy vigil]

so I would say they are comparable then

It takes time for a shift in the industry to understand that people pay for good games and are fed up with cashgrab bs

Well, not fed up, but cashgrab market is saturated

[hot rampart]

cashgrab bs gacha nowadays are often those japanese gacha that involve some known Anime IPs

[tardy vigil]

I have really low expectations for endfield, and my interest in the game gonna solely rely on QoL - and willingness of devs to improve in that direction

[hot rampart]

yeah i hope they dont make its daily chore as bad as AK

[tardy vigil]

Doesn't help that AK anime is mid at best

[hot rampart]

AK are only now is fine for their daily chores

no more clicking every 3 minutes but u still have to wait like 10-15 minutes for ur daily to be done

[tardy vigil]

Manager's face when he finally approved shipping 6x

His face before that decision was

Surely now they see giving QoL isn't that bad

[hot rampart]

shareholders when the gamers play time will be reduced if they add sweep+skip QoL

disregarding the fact that people stay with gachas that is easy to keep up with and help retaining players in the long run

and more players staying = more money essentially

altho unironically whats stopping HG from adding skip on regulars stage are the very existence of 1-7 orundum farming

[quaint arch]

DID SOMEONE SAY 1-7?

🪨 ⛏️

[versed compass]

tbh what i like about ak is once you reach (overpowered statues) you dont feel pressure to get stronger anymore

and you reach that pretty quick

[violet vortex]

I might not read Degen’s story because I currently like her

[quaint arch]

Ahh yes... Just like what I did recently

[violet vortex]

And I don’t want my issues that sometimes ruin characters to reach her too

[versed compass]

i have been doing trash raises for 4 years now

started after i won CC beta

which was like 3 months old account

at that time

[violet vortex]

Bet Sharp isn’t even in that one

This is probably why I like Sharp

Clear personality, just a cool guy
No random romance side arc in his character that warps his perception

[hot rampart]

theres an underlying issue of this to some players

"i am strong now so i dont feel like raising anymore units"
stops grinding, slowly stops playing

[versed compass]

i guess each seek different things

[violet vortex]

This is why I advocate for IS

[quaint arch]

So it's time to powercreep it slowly over a long time?

[violet vortex]

Because the point of it to me is to have a bunch of options and stuff for it

[quaint arch]

[versed compass]

many tend to seek a niche knight to keep them busy

[hot rampart]

yah IS is very good at mitigating this problem

[versed compass]

i personally just adored IS when it first released

i dont pull for IS still

[hot rampart]

but this kinda people dont bother to play some CM stages let alone IS

[versed compass]

i like doing random shit in it anyway

[hot rampart]

same

[violet vortex]

I’m fairly convinced I don’t need to pull ever again

So for IS is my main reason

[quaint arch]

I wasn't there for IS#1

[versed compass]

i just pull cause i like the look of op
or the gameplay

[quaint arch]

Cuz SV

[violet vortex]

Any character I like can be ruined in a story that randomly drops

[quaint arch]

[violet vortex]

Enjoying the gameplay is what I mean for IS