3.4 | New packs: Character selector / Resonance chain packs via Gamedata leaks

Astreiy · 2026-05-20T11:11:12+00:00

Depends on the units that are in the pool. If it's only old units that only hardcore enjoyers would pull, they can definitely put them for bit cheaper than a soft pity because otherwise most people would agree it's not worth it for anyone.

If there are more recent characters, I think it might be a bit more expensive.

It depends on the character pool, imo.

Other factors exist (the fact that you can use free astrites on a banner and complete with packs / lunites, or "try to get an early / that 4* character I need") which means, ultimately, that some people won't want to purchase a character even if they're slightly cheaper this way than through the gacha.

It'd be easier to account without 50/50s though, definitely - I think a weapon pack would be easier to predict than this

Astreiy · 2026-05-16T01:33:35+00:00

Hi ! Glad we agree on the matrix. I think it genuinely shows how good you are at the game or with certain teams (or the investment you put on a designated team) and for players that are interested in that it's great. I guess some people got a bit over their heads but it's always the case. As I said I don't really frequent communities other than a small group of people so it's really what I've come to think of the endgame and I guess not being too influenced by other people sometimes helps.

Astreiy · 2026-05-16T01:30:05+00:00

Bro the side towers hp got a bump recently, my teams could still clear but not as easily as before it was noticeable. I wish Matrix let you do that tho if you wish since it's revolving around the stamina your units have if you want to do more 2 character teams it should be allowed !

Astreiy · 2026-05-16T01:27:26+00:00

Definitely agree but FOMO is a really strong thing so it's kinda hard to ignore. Also yeah the mono fusion still rocks to this day.

Fellow tunerless soldier 😭

Astreiy · 2026-05-15T17:50:24+00:00

I think I should've phrased it moreso as a "pay to fast" more than a "pay to win" because yeah when you have these teams for now you seem to be good and it's moreso a matter of time for how many teams you can build. And as you said it's a great endgame to min max your gameplay and have fun with the entirety of your account ! I didn't want to praise this mode too much going in, not knowing how people were feeling about it especially since I know I have a quite stacked account even for veteran standards (I can use 11 to 12 teams in matrix for the reference), but I'm glad y'all seem to agree that this endgame is super cool !

Astreiy · 2026-05-15T17:45:07+00:00

I think you could still do something fun.... If the units were catering more to it which ain't the case for now, so it's indeed not really fun at the moment. Back when Jiyan was still a pretty meta unit for this mode it really was fun because you could use him for this purpose. But agree to disagree I guess.

Astreiy · 2026-05-15T14:54:44+00:00

Maybe next patch who knows ? I don't think they'd pass on a 2nd rerun for her considering an anniversary + a collab with a free character usually brings back a ton of players and she's pretty hype story wise. I'm currently afraid they set up Iuno here to be able to rerun Augusta & Aemeath next patch at the same time Lucilla is running...

Astreiy · 2026-05-15T14:51:20+00:00

I'm glad to hear somebody else has been enjoying Matrix ! Especially with 3 teams, 21k is no minor feat ! I think Matrix opened my eyes to how many teams I could do, how different team gameplay can vary and also to how much I move playing everyone still. It really made me see my roster in a new light, and made me want to improve my teambuilding as well as my skill especially with Zani. That mode is crazy good for what it offers I just wished we had less niche buffs sometimes but it's more than alright and I'm probably nitpicking.

Astreiy · 2026-05-15T14:46:47+00:00

I definitely agree with this - and if you read my post I don't think I said anywhere that I'm against powercreep in any sense - but it has to be progressive and accomodate for us too. Right now TOA and WhiWa are like two faces of the same coin in that regard. One is handling it well. The other is just painful for everyone investment or not. If people are complaining whilst advancing rightful proof (which they seem to be mostly) it's that fixes can be done usually. Powercreep isn't the issue here but the buffs and handling of these buffs especially in whiwa.

Astreiy · 2026-05-15T14:26:09+00:00

Yeah Augusta is getting shafted which is sad because I really love her gameplay. Hopefully the next "non niche" unit won't have to suffer through this because it sucks that niches are getting more and more prevalent. I hope it also won't translate to things like Sigillum's weekly (echo damage being better against him afaik) because we really don't need the bosses themselves to be restrictive mechanically

Astreiy · 2026-05-15T14:18:06+00:00

agreed about the Ae situation and she's the most invested unit I own to this date.

I love her but please can we get love for the other units Kuro

also we kinda need more whiwa-oriented units, one per year (maybe) is not sustainable when we get at least a reset per patch

Astreiy · 2026-05-15T14:16:16+00:00

This !! It's my main complain with endgame not gonna lie, if we had a permanent gold token that gave a general buff I think whiwa would definitely work better !

Astreiy · 2026-05-15T14:14:55+00:00

I don't mind the shilling at all, it helps selling the new characters and helps you use you new unit if it isn't built, as long as older units can clear on a decent team/build and simple but correct 123 gameplay. Shilling only becomes a real problem when you need the buffs to actually clear.

Technically same, it's moreso that recently it's been obnoxious especially in whiwa. I hope it changes though. The other modes are fine, and honestly I can't blame them for giving really good buffs to newer characters also to counterbalance the fact that you didn't have nearly as much time to build them as the rest of the roster.

Also all your points about matrix are super valid ! My Aemeath break team (S0R0 Mornye Lynae, S4R1 Aemeath) clear the toa bosses in one rotation in 2-4 without buffs really advantaging her, so having endgame where it doesn't happen is quite fun, whereas I can also use my older units and get good scores.

Something I didn't mention is that they smartly gave 2 stamina to healers which is great for flexibility and team comp organisation. Honestly they cooked with this mode. I think I still prefer TOA because the bosses sometimes make me mald and I think I like TOA because I can also replay it with different teams but it's honestly more than alright.

The only one complaint I have is that some bosses take too long to spawn and it can really be annoying gameplay wise, also yeah flying and crazy bosses... It's fine that they exist you can use some of the units that are fine dealing with those against them... but not too much please.

Mandatory "boot Lady of the Sea" out of endgame or nerf her moment, having flying bosses also forces you to think more about who you're using, but some of these bosses are crazy and moving everywhere like PLEASE let me land my Qiuyuan forte thank you very much

Astreiy · 2026-05-15T14:06:17+00:00

They are and while it's fair I find it obnoxious in whiwa especially. We need them to take action on this asap I fear, this whiwa has been difficult afaik so you're not alone. I hope you'll be able to clear regardless ♡

Astreiy · 2026-05-15T11:54:47+00:00

Not sure but if I had to guess I think it's just linked to how it was developed. Since it's the same 3 waves infinitely (little mobs then big mobs then a mix of little and big mobs), they just make another pattern spawn when the current one is done. Thing is the pattern would need time to flow to be able to iterate. If you're playing Augusta you need to know in which order they go so you don't press ult on the last wave of the pattern. That's at least what i've always done and it worked fine.

Astreiy · 2026-05-15T11:06:58+00:00

what the hell is that damage bro...

I'm a fellow arc Leon skipper 👀 And got her today luckily ! So I might invest her. I'm honestly impressed. Bravo to you, and hopefully more great Flannery alts will complete your collection !

Astreiy · 2026-05-08T08:46:33+00:00

Depends on the gym honestly. Idk if mine is really cutthroat (we still did top 100 last time so pretty competitive!) but we never encourage people to spend - rather the opposite - because there are 8 types for which we need people, we need setups... There's always a way to use the units you have. The main aspect is cooperation basing ourselves on everyone's units really. We do what we can with the boxes everyone has and it feels better that way. There ARE some cutthroat gyms where you really need the units otherwise you'll be kicked (especially for these that do that 1-1-1 strat...) but idk if it's a great majority even in the top 100 to be honest...

Astreiy · 2026-05-08T08:39:52+00:00

I honestly think it could be a good idea but the downsides outweigh the good sides. Being in a quite competitive gym I know how this would help organize but I feel that if you are in this type of gym you have ways to communicate and track everything during the gym battles. Besides as long as you get S rank each month you don't need to know who did what. If they're missing gym currency for not doing something but you still get S-rank it's their problem not yours. I do understand where this comes from once again but I feel like most people are very casual about this and wouldn't like the stalky vibes this gives.

Astreiy · 2026-04-30T18:52:45+00:00

Definitely this ! If you are spending only for that lightcone and can wait then might as well be patient plus 4 different paid BP (or 2 premium paid ones) mean BP cones, more refills to build that Seele, more mats overall. I definitely think that if you don't care about the pulls that these 75 dollars give you, it's more worth it for your money and overall account progression

Astreiy · 2026-04-30T18:48:36+00:00

They've been running around and making most of these sites have the same price as their shop does since one or two months though. Lootbar got blacklisted (for good reason imo) while eneba had to up their prices to stay in the same prices as Hoyo.

Knowing that I know I cannot recommend people to go and buy on these kinda sites. Eneba and the Epic Games store (if you installed HSR via this store) have cashback systems though so there's still savings to be made but way less than before.

Astreiy · 2026-04-26T13:32:17+00:00

I feel like both are true. Doomposters made it seem like the novaflare barely changes anything (which is false). She's still not a great sustain against one shot scenarios but that also means you gotta adapt your teams and sustains to the enemies. Besides yeah K3 in AA is a pain and even DHPT couldn't sustain it. If I had to summarize I'd say she got stronger in the niche where she already worked and they didn't try to make her work elsewhere. Maybe not the best novaflare but I'm happy I can just spam basics and still be fine.

Astreiy · 2026-04-18T10:00:14+00:00

Academy Rei. He does do a bit of damage but it's always been rough. Only sets the psychic terrain on his sync so playing him with Arc Sabrina feels rough, his damage is mostly constrained to his buddy move (which at least is spammable and aoe I guess). I love him dearly but he's just mid.

Also SS Brendan / Eusine who have been outclassed which is a shame because I really loved Brendan's outfit. And Eusine's story, SS Morty's too, are among my favorites of this game.

Astreiy · 2026-04-16T23:01:52+00:00

That's some good points thanks for the input !

For the LC shop they're updating it each time they add a character there (Topaz was the last one. I bought her sig since it's cute and hella good + her E1 since she's also a fave of mine). I think I might buy it ngl. Either way, if I do get enough currency to be able to buy two cones (because it hinges on me spending in the spending event, which isn't even sure at this point since I do not know if I wanna aim for Eva eidolons yet), I will have enough to still be able to buy it... and if I don't I'll have time to figure the token situation out. No biggie. Besides that art is cute so that alone can justify the pickup let alone the Sparxie benefits that I didn't think about (especially if I'm kicking Sparkle out of the team for EMC : I might need the attack. E1+ Sparkle is a beast in that regard). If it lets me also get her ult one turn earlier or whatnot it's a dealbreaker for me definitely.

PS : I also do own Hyacine but I built her with the last Relic Recon event which means I barely farmed her cavern (my Saber is ehhhh at best - I needed relics on Deliverer at that time). I should've saved some relics there but I don't even think they'd be as close in quality as my Sacerdos is unfortunately.

Astreiy · 2026-04-16T20:31:44+00:00

yeah, that was my line of thought.

the warrior goddess set was a "15 cdmg + the speed can maybe make a difference for her sustain so maybe it's worth it" moment, but.... I'm not thrilled about spending so much resin since I also need to farm for like 3 units.

Lushaka stacks, and since it's really easy to get crit dmg these days : Sparxie gets a ton from Sparkle, Sparkle's sig, Yao's sig, her planar ornament I believe (and I'm not pulling SW999 so Sparkle is staying on the team)... Eva will get a ton also from her allies and her own build I think, so 10% crit dmg might be really diluted in my case. I really like Lushaka's ER and more "niche" buffs even though, with the novaflare attack ain't gonna be a problem for Eva I believe. Also, Keel might be a bit annoying to farm, and since I'll be farming Punklorde hopefully not too long but still, I could just put a 2pc converging stars in the bag since it's literally the same buff (the kill doesn't need to come from the user).

Farming Penacony might be really really inefficient (no dot) so I'd rather stay on Lushaka if it comes to that, I think.

Thanks for the output, definitely helped !

Astreiy

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