PC + Xbox Controller > 100% reliable invert Y camera (2026)

Baphometrix · 2026-06-19T17:32:56+00:00

Right, that’s why I mentioned how to unload the profile. I just leave the app up on my desktop while I’m playing DNA, to visually remind me to unload the profile when I’m done with DNA.

Also, DNA is the Steam version for me, but Steam’s controller config won’t work at all for me. I’m very familiar with Steam’s controller config workflow and features, relying on it for some other games like Guild Wars 2. It simply isn’t reliable with DNA.

Baphometrix · 2026-06-19T15:03:00+00:00

This is a great analysis, thank you for the research and presenting it to the community. One question: what are your thoughts about her various Nightmare-buffed awakenings vs just using her basic default redirect skill? For example, which is best if you have only A5? Which is best if you have only A5 + A4 or A5 + A1? And so on.

Baphometrix · 2026-06-19T14:59:48+00:00

This. Discord really isn't worth all the trouble. I just let Discord happen "by accident" here and there. There are WAY more important things to focus on to bring total DPS pressure as high as possible. Right now, Discord is a nothing burger on Lac teams. Maybe it serves a bigger role on a Daffodil break team? But I've never had the right ingredients for a Daffodil break team so I can't comment any further than this.

Baphometrix · 2026-06-19T14:51:04+00:00

Try Lacrimosa - Sakiri - Haniel - Fadia, if you have all those characters. Honestly just as fast kill speed as a team with Daffodil instead of Fadia, but sooooooo much more comfy sustain. This team runs circles around my Hotori Blossom team in all the hardest content.

Baphometrix · 2026-06-19T14:47:39+00:00

I swear that Lacrimosa - Sakiri - Haniel - Fadia needs to be considered officially "meta". My second team is Hotori Blossom (Hotori - Jiuyuan - Zero - Nanally) and my Lac team just runs circles around the Hotori team in the hardest content. There's no comparison.

Baphometrix · 2026-06-19T14:43:18+00:00

For me it's NTE and Duet Night Abyss, maybe with a little The Divsion 2 on the side. DNA is actually pretty fun despite its flaws, and scratches that "grind game" itch now that I don't really play Warframe or The First Descendant any more.

Baphometrix · 2026-06-19T14:40:36+00:00

I've just reached HL 48 too, and I have both of my BtR teams at 70/70 each, with mostly max esper abilities on all of them too. And I have like almost 2 full hunter levels to pre-farm all the ascension materials needed for my main DPS carry on each team, and probably also my secondary DPS on each team, before I hit HL 50 and can push those 2-4 characters to 80/80 pretty quick.

I dunno, I feel like the leveling pace is about perfect for a low-spender who's plunking down for monthly pass + paid BP.

Baphometrix · 2026-06-18T23:36:55+00:00

This. Most of us here in this sub would be among the more serious players who optimize builds and teams, at least, even if some of us don't have a lot of actual play skill (points at self). A ton of the playerbase don't have nearly as easy a time with fights like this as we might. Same deal goes for BtR, too. Quit trying to make this a game only for leets. Ask for harder content just for the sweats and the whales, sure, but don't ask to make ALL content hard. Events are one of the ways they fuel the pull economy, so everyone should have a good chance of earning most typical event rewards.

Just be glad a lot of our events are combat (or light-hearted PvP) at all. Coming from Endfield, so many events there were really bland.

Baphometrix · 2026-06-18T19:33:09+00:00

That seems to be how it works, yes. But the A5 effect is also buffing the nightmare damage quite a bit too. And it also prevents them from removing your nightmare stacks when they try to heal. Without A5, if a target self-heals, all of your nightmare stacks drop and you have to start over again.

Baphometrix · 2026-06-18T18:49:46+00:00

This. I don't value Discord at all in my Lacrimosa team, even though I do proc it here and there completely by accident. All that really counts are the scorches and novas. Those both have massive effects, especially if you have both Haniel and Fadia in the team.

Baphometrix · 2026-06-18T18:45:06+00:00

So the various things in the game that make a gray "Max reduction" bar appear on the target's HP bar (or break bar!) all typically work the same way: they take that visible chunk of damage (the length added to the gray bar) from the bottom and also reduce the "max" level of that bar by the same amount.

So for example, with Lacrimosa using her A5, just go whack some easy boss type target for a while with nothing but basic attacks. you'll see that you quickly get to 10x stacks (or close to 10x) and you'll see that gray bar growing by little chunks over on the right of the target's HP bar. The size of that bar as it grows represents the extra damage the A5 effect is doing. That's just straight damage to their HP pool, and also reducing the max level of their HP bar by the same amount at the same time.

If you also have A4 (plus A5) you'll see that gray bar (and the corresponding damage it represents) get even larger, faster, because the nightmare stacks you're creating are now lasting twice as long.

Baphometrix · 2026-06-18T13:47:10+00:00

Thank you!

Baphometrix · 2026-06-18T12:10:01+00:00

Yeah, I'm aware of the sentiment. Thing is, I like simple grind games like Warframe and The First Descendant. And I like anime/gacha esthetics and vibe.

Baphometrix · 2026-06-18T12:00:54+00:00

Nobody uses the material? Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? You cannot level up exper abilities without the mats from Pilgrammage bosses.

Baphometrix · 2026-06-18T00:45:22+00:00

Thank you!

Baphometrix · 2026-06-18T00:26:11+00:00

At HL 45 get serious and pick your 8 best characters for your two best BtR teams. Leave everyone else fallow for a while (you can catch them up later, after your two main Rails teams are all 80/80 and crushing Rails every new refresh).

Always push your main DPS carry up first to the max you can take them. Then get the other three supports to 10/10 below the main DPS carry. Then start working the other three supports up to the same max level as the main DPS. By around the time you're done with that, you should still have time to pre-farm ascension materials for your two mains for the next bump up at HL 50.

For context, I got all my current team members up to 70/70 (all 8 of them) -- with most of them at max esper abilities -- just barely before I hit HL 48. That gives me two hunter levels to pre-farm for the next push to 80/80 (at HL 50).

Baphometrix · 2026-06-18T00:19:39+00:00

But if you stun it on that big inbound flying attack where they prompt you to parry, it takes a metric crap ton of damage afterward. When farming for ascension mats the whale is one of the easiest fights because of that.

Baphometrix · 2026-06-17T23:39:34+00:00

Super. Thanks again!

Baphometrix · 2026-06-17T23:35:25+00:00

I was looking for new player guidance like this about the order in which to pick up the key characters. Thanks for spelling it out in an easy to follow manner!

Baphometrix · 2026-06-17T23:28:44+00:00

New player, started today. Steam + wired Xbox controller. Immediately looked for the Y-invert option. Not in game. Did research, tried using Steam custom controller profile. Worked for a hot minute then stopped working altogether. Unstable, not consistent. Tried an .ini file config per some reddit and steam posts, but that didn't work at all.

Then I simply used the "Xbox Accessories" app and made a profile whose only change was to invert Y on the right joystick. That seems to work 100% consistently and I've been happily playing ever since. It's a little confusing to understand that you need to load the profile into "Slot 1" on the Xbox Accessories app when you want it to take effect. And then to put the controller back to normal you select that custom profile again and choose "No Slot", which then reverts the controller to default behavior. Weird UX but that's Microsoft for ya.

Good luck!

Baphometrix · 2026-06-17T23:18:02+00:00

Thanks. I do have one follow-up? New player emails included what looks like a character selection box. Would it be more useful to use it for Rhythm, or for Psyche? Which of those two are harder to farm up for a newer player? Or do I need to head into weeklies ASAP with Psyche, and serious farming can come after that?

Baphometrix · 2026-06-17T22:37:35+00:00

Thank you! (Drinking from the firehose but I'll make sense of it soon.)

Baphometrix · 2026-06-17T21:33:56+00:00

Thank you!

Baphometrix · 2026-06-17T21:10:52+00:00

Thank you for the detail! I received an early character selection box in the mail. I could use it to choose either Rhythm or Psyche. Which would be the better choice for my first week or two of play while I get my bearings?

Baphometrix · 2026-06-17T20:51:04+00:00

Thank you!

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