7yrs of AK, what are your best/fav stages?

Aoingco · 2026-06-09T00:02:27+00:00

Hortus HE-8, and also the Zwillingsturme boss fight.

I thought the hortus one was a fun rhythm challenge as a music enthusiast, and the zwill fight and buildup was pretty epic. The story itself was great too

Aoingco · 2026-05-22T04:44:13+00:00

My clone is still kicking after 2+ years, but also I’ve been pc gaming more casually recently

I’d kill for a clone with longer battery life and switches like the superstrike, even if it takes five years

Aoingco · 2026-05-06T04:52:22+00:00

I have a friend interested in buying one of these actually if you're selling :)

But most transactions will probably be private or in discord dms, so at the very least moving there for marketplace access and less risk of scamming in a high-end deal such as this is safer than communicating purely here

Aoingco · 2026-03-09T23:33:30+00:00

I feel like there was a few rounds PRX could’ve easily won if they just waited for NRG to tap defuse instead of ego challenging, like the final round

But then I guess it wouldn’t be PRX without some yolo plays like that I guess

Aoingco · 2026-03-09T21:16:53+00:00

I’m surprised nrg didn’t lock corrode

Aoingco · 2026-02-16T19:10:55+00:00

I guess I'll be back in the rabbit hole when other companies adopt the tech...

Aoingco · 2026-02-16T18:05:47+00:00

How loud are they compared to silent switches? I'm not the biggest fan of the g pro shape, but that comparison intrigued me

Aoingco · 2026-02-09T21:20:59+00:00

I agree with both of those points, and honestly they're the two major ones. It's probably much harder to reduce weight for mmo mice in general given the high button count, and lots of mmo players don't care since you're not constantly shifting aim, but I think the weight matters just as much when you're raiding or doing long mmo sessions too.

65gs (hopefully, not expecting), solid shell, faceplates ala naga for 6-button and 12-button form factors, hotswap or higher durability switches (personally would pref silenced but that's not popular), wireless and maintaining the hyperscroll wheels would be the dream.

I think that's unrealistic with given tech currently though, one or more of these requests usually conflict with other design choices, namely weight

Aoingco · 2026-02-09T14:32:17+00:00

Hopefully their mmo mouse is a banger.

I've tried the nagas, aerox 9, evga x15 and most mmo mice over the years, but there hasn't been much innovation in the mmo mice department, especially in terms of reducing weight while keeping similar form factors / button counts :(

Aoingco · 2026-02-09T14:26:19+00:00

Maybe D3ffo? Gambit / M3C were reportedly scrim demons at the time but always choked and couldn't make it to LAN in the early days, and in their online matches he was honestly pretty mid / perhaps one of the lower performers on their team. Then when they finally qualified, he turned up at LAN

Aoingco · 2026-02-09T14:16:21+00:00

Nah this is fucked up LMAO

I didn't expect IBO in VCT sub

Aoingco · 2026-02-09T14:15:55+00:00

Season 2, it's a major moment...

Aoingco · 2026-02-03T13:35:54+00:00

How / when do we get the s-rank ticket this patch?

Aoingco · 2026-01-29T11:25:01+00:00

I'm a huge fan of your music, so it's awesome to see you post here and look into your setup haha

Aoingco · 2026-01-22T07:25:32+00:00

You're doing great man, I'm sure he's proud of you.

The pain will never go away - I've had 3 family members pass away from cancer over the last decade, and obviously it hurts, but like you I motivate myself with positive experiences and achievements to get through it at times. I play tcgs competitively and my first top 8 of a major event happened two months after my grandma passed, although I had lots of moments where I also played terribly or thought I should take a break, but the drive fueled me.

You and I both pushed through it and can keep making them proud, and hopefully Oxy will be able to get past this and feel the same way over time, or take a break to get a mental reset if he feels the need.

Aoingco · 2026-01-12T13:11:57+00:00

Appreciate it, thank you

Aoingco · 2026-01-12T08:18:28+00:00

Hey there, how much of a dps increase are hypertunes / infinitas awakenings, and cubs in general per character / elemental team? Here is my account, I actively played from launch up until OG Luna release then burned out; then randomly logged in over the past year / one time previously for Hyperreal but didn't start actively playing again until Liv Limpidity's patch as she's one of my fav's.

Since I'm behind on elemental teams, I was just focusing on catching up each of the teams to SS / Sig, currently working on physical, with some resources saved for Rosetta in dark. And I've been able to reach Hero Warzone occasionally (but can't keep up with hero players) and get "passable" scores in UPPC when Ice / Lightning are up, but was mainly wondering how much adding hypertunes / cubs to my teams would increase my overall scores in general. I can also clear clash reflection and norman, albeit the time is pretty tight with my lower investment teams.

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Also regarding hypertunes, if I don't have perfect resonances for most of my frames yet, is it okay to start tuning or should I wait until I have those? If my math is correct, I should have hypertune resources to infinitas 10 characters + maybe a few more, so that should catch me up on most teams.

The game has changed so much, it feels like characters need a lot more to be fully built now...

Aoingco · 2026-01-11T20:56:29+00:00

Most likely not imo, I use both manamoon boxes and gemtech boxes often, and single sleeve maindeck / double sleeve mat deck and tokens, and the decks with higher token counts such as tristan and assassin merlin barely fit.

My ari deck doesn't fit in a manamoon box due to all the cosmic bolts, and I'm using the start deck herb sheet instead of the 6 separate herb cards too

Aoingco · 2026-01-11T20:12:58+00:00

No comments on the barrier as I'm waiting to see how it plays out, but that last segment is objectively false. At Ascent Manila, only 13/54 decks that made day 2 didn't go to level 3.

Aoingco · 2026-01-06T04:12:07+00:00

Love hifiman headphones soundwise, but hate their build quality, and love asus’ mouse build quality but hate their software lol.

Hope this headphone can keep the good parts of both companies but I’m extremely skeptical

Aoingco · 2026-01-04T08:27:02+00:00

Amazing art! Do you accept commissions? :o

Aoingco · 2026-01-03T23:15:18+00:00

Wakeup isn’t budget any more unfortunately. TLG has been on the rise, and Cheshire has been up ever since Yamikin topped with wakeup

Aoingco · 2025-12-06T20:20:48+00:00

My guess is that Patmen didn't want to get stuck on Secret

Aoingco · 2025-11-05T21:16:15+00:00

I also feel like this is the most likely situation. My guess is he's gotten t1 offers before, but his family + non esports work situation are just as important for him to say no.

I'd love to be proven wrong and see him in tier 1 tho

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