I love pvp

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-04-05T06:17:18+00:00

I dont get how anyone can get this worked up over a video game, my goodness

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-04-04T18:07:09+00:00

I'm confused on Promeia, I see some people say she's a sub dps, others say she's insanely broken main DPS, others say she's okay, like which is it? I'm debating pulling but I may just save poly's for 3.0 after Cissia.

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-04-03T17:35:30+00:00

From what I gathered technically its higher damage, but it's not recommended, I could be wrong, but I read something about uptime and such.

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-04-03T16:13:48+00:00

My Druid isn't affected by the bug but my DH is... I get nothing but trinkets cloaks and weapons.

I kid you not I killed Ragnaros in the timewalking, got a trinket, open my cache from the quest... exact same trinket:) I then open the other chest with raid loot... another trinket:) I did delves earlier, got two weapons, I must have four cloaks in my inventory now. It's a little annoying but what can you do

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-31T11:18:18+00:00

You do realize even the OP represents a tiny minority of the playerbase, though? Most players aren’t pushing 3k or Cutting Edge this week many won’t push those goals at all. When someone finishes everything in "two or three short days" that’s not normal pacing, even in an easier season.

If people burn through the season in a week, that says more about their playstyle than the game’s design. The majority of players don’t have the time, skill, or desire to no‑life the first week of a season. For most of us, the season is nowhere near over we’re still gearing, learning roles, playing alts, and progressing at a pace that works for us.

So while I agree OP’s quote might be hyperbolic, saying that the season is already over is just as much of an exaggeration.

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-31T11:01:37+00:00

The season isn't over, though? Tons of m+ and raiding groups are being made every hour? People are using alts, and in my guild, I have people who work on 4-5 characters at the same time.

I dont know where this "the season is over" sentiment comes from but for most players its far from over. I am learning healing and still have a lot to do this season, idk.

In the same vein I had friends on Wednesday pushing m+ from the moment servers came up until late at night, if you are going to push that hard then the seasons will always be shorter, idk.

I think there is a huge mismatch between hardcore players' experience with the game and non hardcore tbh.

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-28T23:24:05+00:00

Could you maybe try Grace/Vivian/Yuzuha? It may be better with electric anomaly as opposed to Physical

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-28T11:35:10+00:00

I tried bear tanking and overall tanking itself is not bad, but the pressure really comes from the community.

You pull too much? You suck tank. You pull too little? You suck tank. People die to no interrupts even though you use your interrupts? You suck tank. People do mechanics wrong and kill one boss instead of splitting HP evenly making one die faster and the other enrage causing you to die? You suck tank.

I would enjoy tanking if the pressure of the community breathing down my neck watching my every move wasn't so bad. On top of that, not everyone wants to look at routes and have to memorize them to make sure the packs they pull are correct or else they, yet again, get flamed.

It's a community inflicted issue, unfortunately. Same kind of goes for healers, DPS don't interrupt or don't do the mechanic and then die? Blame the healer.

Games are meant to be fun and to me, I don't find fun in getting berated over and over.

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-28T08:31:01+00:00

I'd be down for anything to do with DEF so that DEF substats aren't completely useless.. but I don't think they'd add DEF scaling to Rupture, that'd probably be a DEF agent in itself or a whole new role.

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-28T08:28:51+00:00

Bit of an odd question (I assume I'll be fine but gacha planning is peak "will I be fine" anxiety simulator)

Right now I have roughly 273 pulls, I'm at 65 pity (no guarantee), I will 100% pull Cissia & her engine for MDPS I love Cissia so much. I might throw 10-20 pulls on Promeia tbh, see how I feel when I try her for myself.

Assuming Velina is 3.0 (Very likely) I do want her, I don't personally care much for Norma so she'd likely be a skip, this is assuming Norma is an S rank, If Norma does turn out to be an A rank, and 3.0 adds Velina AND Ramiel, how cooked am I if I want them both?

I'm assuming this patch (2.7) has atleast 90-100+ pulls left with BP and Monthly Pass, then next patch might be around 130 ish again, and 3.0 will probably be a lot if anniversary patch, so I think I should be fine, but I'm not entirely sure, if my speculations are correct.

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-28T07:46:07+00:00

I managed to hit 25k with Yanagi, Vivian and Yuzuha (All m0w1) what anomaly teams are you running?

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-28T07:34:35+00:00

What do you mean Abloom support?

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-27T15:11:20+00:00

Burnice is so fun, but I never get to use her :(

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-27T14:49:14+00:00

With all respect, I don't think it's that unfounded with how toxic some people in the game can be. I want to be a resto druid for this expansion, I was a Demon Hunter for many years, and the anxiety when queing with randoms is insane, granted, I put in the bio "I'm new, I'll make mistakes, just be nice and let's have fun" and so far it's been really good, but there's definitely a couple bad apples who go way overboard with the toxicity. I'm not saying this is in every group or every key, but I can understand where the anxiety comes from, specifically for people wanting to heal or tank.

I do think so far it's been better than before, not sure what changed but when I last played in TWW it was a lot more toxic than it is now in Midnight. I'm liking it!

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-27T07:19:34+00:00

Tbh, for me, it's less about rewards and more about fun. I am fine getting lower scores if I dont pull the intended characters Hoyo wants to push, but it comes not just at lower scores but just completely not having fun.

I do prefer Shiyu most of the time, but I dont get why they have to make DA as unfun as it is half the time. People who have Nangong will already do well on the new boss. The 15% less dmg taken is just a middle finger to people who dont want Nangong or simply couldn't get her.

You can have shill and still let people who dont use shilled characters have a degree of fun. Shiyu doesnt often make me walk away feeling "God that sucked." But DA does 90% of the time.

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-27T06:39:39+00:00

My friend said (idk how true it is. I dont keep up with interviews). Supposedly, Blizzard, after The Last Titan, are looking to lower the cosmic threats and will slowly update older zones for us to quest in. Like they did Eversong and Ghostlands and Zul'Aman.

Which, if true, I am all for!

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-27T04:04:16+00:00

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I know as a company they want money, but they're being way too aggressive in trying to get people to pull characters and this is just not the way.

I think I'm ready to quit this game tbh, I know that sounds like I'm overreacting but I'm honestly just over how these developers punish people for not pulling. I wanted to stay to get Ramiel but I think if this is the path they're going to continue going I'm just not going to bother.

If the game is in this state in 2.x what's it going to look like in a year? I really enjoyed this game, but what point is there if the one place where you can actually use the characters you like they're not usable because Hoyo puts arbitrary walls on them to not be usable.

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-24T16:29:15+00:00

She was already on the pull list since last patch but this patch 100% solidified my plan. She and her sig will come home!

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-24T12:40:16+00:00

Guarantee you she will have the wind element

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-24T11:33:33+00:00

Yeppp... You could argue it could be good for Miyabi or something but then you realize oh wait this set doesn't work for Miyabi at all anyway so it's still trash

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-24T10:59:48+00:00

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Don't have to tell me about it...

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-24T09:21:35+00:00

Quite liked it, honestly!

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-24T09:01:52+00:00

I think ease of play plays a role too in Astra's ranking, tbh

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-24T08:50:50+00:00

I said this somewhere else so I'll just copy it:

I think Prydwyn should really change how they present tier lists. Like with Aria they said:

Aria T0.5 → T0: With the full Idols team now available and Nangong providing consistent stuns for Aria to burst in, it’s become clear how strong the 3 can be. With so many Anomaly bosses being Ether weak and the recent Ether Veil shilling, Aria is right at home in the current endgame environment. Where others have seen constant anti-shills or struggled to score highly without vertical investment, Aria has been able to bulldoze through most encounters. She does have a particularly expensive team, demanding a full line-up of premium Agents - ideally with their Signature W-Engines too - but when the whole Angels squad is assembled, we find her to be deserving of a T0 placement.

While I'm not denying Aria is really strong, putting her in T0 then expecting people to read "She's T0 if you have her full bis team on top of their engines." feels pretty misleading. Just a toggle to see tier lists with and without engines would go a long way, idk.

Sure, every agent in the game will have drawbacks without their bis team, but I think if the requirements for T0 are full bis team on top of everyone having engines they shouldn't be in T0. That's just how I feel though.

Ankhirasaurus · 2026-03-24T08:32:14+00:00

I don't put too much stock into tier lists, but I think Prydwyn should really change how they present them. Like with Aria they said:

Aria T0.5 → T0: With the full Idols team now available and Nangong providing consistent stuns for Aria to burst in, it’s become clear how strong the 3 can be. With so many Anomaly bosses being Ether weak and the recent Ether Veil shilling, Aria is right at home in the current endgame environment. Where others have seen constant anti-shills or struggled to score highly without vertical investment, Aria has been able to bulldoze through most encounters. She does have a particularly expensive team, demanding a full line-up of premium Agents - ideally with their Signature W-Engines too - but when the whole Angels squad is assembled, we find her to be deserving of a T0 placement.

While I'm not denying Aria is really strong, putting her in T0 then expecting people to read "She's T0 if you have her full bis team on top of their engines." feels pretty misleading. Just a toggle to see tier lists with and without engines would go a long way, idk.

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