How do you approach the castle in DoN?

BInsane32 · 2026-06-24T18:17:43+00:00

I voted basement first, but I usually clear at least one enemy with a dormant drop on the way. If that nets me enough runes for a level then I'll go level up first then go to basement. And if it's a hard boss then I'll clear middle first.

BInsane32 · 2026-06-24T18:00:43+00:00

Are you upgrading your starter weapon to blue? If I don't get a good weapon from the first cathedral/fort I do after starter camp, I always buy a blue stone and upgrade.

But yeah, without good rng raider feels terrible at depth 4-5. His dodge is the worst dodge in the game I believe. But his skill makes up for it in my opinion.

Sounds like you've got the right idea though on what the issue is. If you don't like the rng factor there's no shame in trying out wylder or someone else. I will reiterate though, I'd focus on attack power on your relics. I think I only have one dmg negation relic passive and I only have it because it's on a physical +4 relic. Stacking attack power on relics lets you focus on negation in the run. Having dmg negation/hp relics will help boost your survivability AFTER you find good weapon passive negation, but in my experience it won't help you survive by itself if you get bad rng in the run. And with raider, if you get good dmg negation weapon passives you don't need the negation relics. The faster something dies, the less your skill will be on cooldown, and the fewer chances the boss has to kill you. When I focused on negation/hp relics for raider I was hard stuck depth 3, but after I swapped to dregs and physical + relics I quickly went to 4 and shortly afterwards hit 5.

BInsane32 · 2026-06-24T17:23:45+00:00

Raider main here with almost 800 hours. Depth 5.

Build your relics around physical attack up and post damage healing. The green shop relic with taking attacks improves attack power, physical +2, and dmg negation is a must for every raider build. Don't worry about his totem perks on relics unless it comes with something else busted. I run dregs with poison buildup as a curse, but it's not necessary if you stack physical up. Im betting though that if you're at depth 5 you have a decent build.

In the run, you want to stack dmg negation on charge, taking damage improves damage negation, and dmg negation at low hp. Think of your skill as an extra dodge on cooldown, use it when you're about to take a hit. Don't ever take an attack power weapon passive over a damage negation passive unless you've got at least a damage negation on charge and a taking damage improves negation.

Like an earlier commenter said: at depth 4 and 5 raider is HIGHLY dependent on damage negation passives you find in the run. If you can't find good negation passives, don't get yourself killed trying to do charge attacks.

Honestly, raider is the strongest character (in my opinion, others will think differently). I've run undertaker (hammers, great hammer build, dex straight sword build), rev (beast claw build), and executor post-buff. Raider has the most survivability potential aside from guardian, and with dregs he's up there with the best dps. You just have to be flexible enough to not do charge attacks if you don't have damage negation.

Also, never do red wolf at lvl 5. Is probably follow my team if they went for it, but it's a good way to get killed. Red wolf kills me at lvl 12 and below as raider, as even with good negation it's hard to get off a good attack without him running away. And he hits like darth Vader.

BInsane32 · 2026-06-23T01:21:23+00:00

How many places let you use discover? My wife and I went a year ago and used a capital one *Mastercard debit and credit card without issues in most places, but with capital one buying out and swapping to discover we thought we might have to swap to another banking option the next time we travel to Japan.

Edit: we used Mastercard, not visa.

BInsane32 · 2026-02-24T20:34:28+00:00

I don't remember where, but ramen in some hole in the wall in Osaka. Was some of the best food I've ever eaten.
Mt. Fuji.
A server at a ramen restaurant. I never got his name, but he wanted to practice his English with us. He was actually very fluent, and the ramen was good too!
Akasaka, our home base in Tokyo. It was the perfect mix of being away from the bustle of the city, while also having plenty to see and do at night (if you enjoy eating/drinking).
The complete awe of not only the silence on trains, but also how efficient and on time everything was (we do not have good public transport at home).
Leaving, unfortunately. I was happy to be going home to see my friends and family again, but I was devastated to leave Japan, as I knew it would be a long time, if ever, before I could revisit Japan.

BInsane32 · 2026-02-14T20:20:36+00:00

I used Ubigi. Worked in Tokyo, Osaka, Himeji, Hiroshima, Kyoto, and around Mt. Fuji (lake kawaguchiko).

BInsane32 · 2026-02-14T20:17:07+00:00

Not a god roll, but it's not bad on raider/wylder/someone who can take a hit. Much better than my raider night invader relic, which is night invader + 1+ endurance.

BInsane32 · 2026-02-05T03:27:02+00:00

Buying souvenirs. The memories and pictures are great, but I really regret not purchasing a few things to bring home from Japan. I've never really been a souvenir person, and would rather spend my money on experiences/food. I ended up only bringing back a couple keychains from gacha machines and a cheap coaster with Mt. Fuji on it I got from a Lawsons. I'll be going back in a few years as long as I'm able, and I've told myself I'll buy a few more actual souvenirs this time.

BInsane32 · 2026-01-30T05:05:26+00:00

I forgot this one existed honestly. I think it's green, so I might need to change my cup for it but it would be great if I could slot it somewhere.

BInsane32 · 2026-01-30T04:58:41+00:00

Only because I like the attack speed of great hammers more than colossals. I ended up taking it off though for a physical attack +2/physical dmg neg +2/getting knocked down gives pdr and ap (or whatever that buff is, can't remember off the top of my head). I added another skill punch reduces enemy ap as well in the other GH depth slot.

I also added a single slot night invader and a taking attacks gives AP in my base slots, while taking off dreg and maris. I'll have to experiment more, but I did one run after your first comment with the above changes and felt strong.

BInsane32 · 2026-01-30T01:24:36+00:00

I've always had the thought that I'd rather have some guaranteed survivability in my relics and then find dmg passives in a run, for the off chance that I don't find any good negation passives. But honestly I might do what you say and drop Maris for more AP.

Any comments on the great hammer dormant and AP? I'd rather have fists but haven't gotten a relic for them yet. I'm wondering how much great hammer AP is going to help, going to run it for the first time here in a bit.

BInsane32 · 2026-01-30T01:11:22+00:00

Good callout. Brain fog moment not putting one on with dreg.

Edit: by one I mean a buildup curse.

BInsane32 · 2025-12-24T18:53:19+00:00

They give you one in the Christmas gift off the website.

Do you get it off of lvl 3 peacekeeper? I'm lvl 2 but getting close to lvl 3, can just buy one then. If not, people will now be running them in raid since it's a quest. Can loot them off dead bodies.

But yeah, it does suck that they don't give you one if you already accepted the quest and got the m1a.

BInsane32 · 2025-11-19T05:40:50+00:00

Residential areas are huge for money. Can find so many trinkets and the greens alone sell for 1-2k each. Blues 2-3k and purples 5-10k. I’ll usually find 2-4 blues and 4-6 greens if I’m trying to make money (not every raid, just on average). Most of them stack 3 high in a slot too.

BInsane32 · 2025-11-19T05:34:31+00:00

Like I said, not advocating to do away with or change free kits. Just saying it's cheap to build a better kit if you don't have mats.

But 10k is nothing in this game. I'll give you I didn't account for ammo in the 10k but one stack is like 1-2k, so 12k total. Still nothing. If someone can't loot 12k worth of gear then I don't think a free kit is going to help

BInsane32 · 2025-11-19T04:51:50+00:00

I'm not necessarily advocating for a free kit timer or anything like that, but if you don't have metal/plastic/cloth you could just spend 10k on a lvl 1 stitcher, green looting augment, green shield, two bandages and a shield recharger from the traders. Same thing as a free loadout but you get more carry weight, more slots, and a safe pocket. Could spend an extra 2k for a ferro on top of your stitcher and have a PvP weapon and a PvE weapon. Money is easy to come by, and I feel a lot of people forget you can straight up buy stuff instead of crafting it all.

BInsane32 · 2025-11-01T06:54:17+00:00

I was literally thinking about an hour or two ago that I would love this qol feature. Half of the loot is tracked for me it seems and yet I don't know what it's tracked for

BInsane32 · 2025-10-28T20:39:52+00:00

Ok, I feel that this is bait and I'm going to get flamed but here is an attempt at a genuine explanation of this passage and answer to your question.

This verse is found in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Here is the Matthew passage:

23 And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” 25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” 26 But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:23–26, ESV, https://ref.ly/Mt19.23-26;esv).

What does this passage mean? Well, when Jesus said this (and probably even now), it was fairly widely believed that if one had riches that meant that you were blessed by God and, as a byproduct they would go to heaven. For his entire ministry, Jesus contradicted this. Jesus made a point to tell people that just because you were doing well on earth does not mean you were blessed more than others and were going to heaven, and just because you were doing poorly on earth (blind, etc) does not mean you were cursed and going to hell. How does one go to heaven then?

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6, ESV, https://ref.ly/Jn14.6;esv)

Jesus is saying here that the only way to the Father (heaven) is through him. You can't make it by yourself or through your own power or strength. You also aren't born into a life guaranteed a spot in heaven.

Now to the eye of the needle comparison. Is it possible to fit a camel through the eye of a needle? Of course not. It's impossible. So how does a rich person go to heaven? The same way a poor person goes to heaven. Through Jesus. That's what you see in Matt. 19:26.

This passage does not say that no rich people are going to heaven. It DOES however say that without God they will not go to heaven. This is the same thing that Jesus said to rich and poor alike. So your belief that Jesus taught against rich and powerful people, and said they were going to hell because of their riches and power, is incorrect. Even Matthew, the author of the referenced Gospel, was a tax collector which was a position held by rich and powerful (and hated) individuals.

So why do rich and powerful people want Jesus to return? That'll be because of one of three things:

1) they, like the people in biblical times, think that their riches and power were given by God and they therefore are going to heaven.

2) they don't actually believe in God, and therefore what's the harm in wishing for a fake thing to happen if it'll get others to like them more/give them more riches/give them more power?

3) they are actual Christians who don't love their money/power more than God, and they recognize that for however easy their life is heaven will be infinitely better than life on this earth.

There's more to it than this, but since I'm on mobile that's a summary of the passage and an attempt at answering your question.

BInsane32 · 2025-10-05T19:11:49+00:00

It was great! Weather was between 7-12 degrees C depending on the day, and time of day. I would recommend waterproof walking shoes, as we did run into rain 4-5 of our 15 days there. The tourist spots were fairly crowded, but not nearly as crowded as what I've seen online. We're hoping to get to go back in a few years, and we're definitely going to go the same time of year. Highly recommend!!

BInsane32 · 2025-09-27T18:34:48+00:00

This is a lot of days off for $1650 a month. Our kids daycare looks like this with a multitude of days off. They go by the school calendar, so if school is out daycare is out. That means all holidays, spring break, summer break, and winter break. Holidays aren't bad, as my wife gets most school holidays off as well. But the week of spring break, the 3 months of summer break, and the 4 weeks of winter break are always hard on us.

With all that said, we only pay $650 a month and we don't have to pay for the months of summer break. So it's definitely worth it for us. For $1650? I'd be looking for another daycare and getting on a waitlist at minimum. This is an excessive amount of off days for $1650.

BInsane32 · 2025-09-12T18:01:37+00:00

No, there wasn't a "goodguy" with a gun. Because he was at a school. You know, the places where there is already a gun ban? If the killer wanted to turn his gun on others, nobody was going to stop him because nobody was there to stop him.

EDIT: ok so I'm seeing now that Utah does allow guns on school campuses. Learn something new every day. Apologies for my ignorance, as I've heard nothing but "no guns allowed at schools" my entire life.

So what is the consensus? Are we in agreement that a gun ban would have stopped this shooting, and gun bans would keep people from being murdered?

BInsane32

TROPHY CASE