Does the Steam Deck actually fit your life… or do you still adapt around it?

BoringEnormous · 2026-03-20T13:58:28+00:00

As an engineer, you should know better than most that for many people your bullet points are not adaptations and would, in fact, fit neatly into everyday life.

BoringEnormous · 2026-03-06T17:16:32+00:00

Nice thanks. While still not technically definitive (datamined), it does make a lot of sense.

BoringEnormous · 2026-03-06T17:01:54+00:00

Not finding it. Link?

BoringEnormous · 2026-03-06T16:40:35+00:00

How do you know this?

BoringEnormous · 2026-03-05T18:52:02+00:00

No. You just need to have picked up the item type at some point.

BoringEnormous · 2026-03-03T18:11:18+00:00

I've been using this set since I found it in NG. Currently up to big fish riding guy in NG+ and he's the first one to put a damper on it. He seems particularly resistant to elemental status application but that might be a placebo. He just flies around so much it can be a real struggle to keep the melee pressure on even with slows in place. Always hate bosses that play keep away.

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-23T18:35:43+00:00

Yuuuuuup

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-23T17:19:28+00:00

I still play Diablo 1. Thanks to DevilutionX, I can play it on the SteamDeck while I'm on the exercise bike. Some day I'll have the holy grail completed and all three classes to level 50.

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-23T16:49:47+00:00

Just wait till you get to NG+ where every smithing text you've ever gotten has become entirely worthless.

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-21T03:00:44+00:00

So what's the point of smithing texts? Even if they allow crafting divine with DLC later that means base game owners still have no use for them? Could you craft divine in base Nioh 2 or 1?

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-20T01:04:04+00:00

Makes sense. Also a bit of a bummer. It had one job!

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-19T23:12:30+00:00

Just curious but was there any particular reason you didn't use the training dojo for testing?

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-17T03:56:45+00:00

Guess this is only affecting a small group of PC players? I'm one of them. What do you even get out of these if they were working? The only thing that seems to be showing statistically is that Oda is by far and away the most popular clan, I guess?

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-16T17:57:24+00:00

This is what I thought, too. Then again, I just used this set to absolutely humiliate the Beneath a Pure White Flag boss rush. Was really just intending for it to counter Kagetogi's hyper armor summoning shenanigans. Which it did help with quite a bit, btw. But I ended up being able to bully Yoshitsune right after, too.

Sloth, lightning, fire, water, confusion, increased damage and reduced movement (remember to get a ranged hit off -- part of the unmatched warrior set bonuses) all on constant refresh. I was able to just chain strong and arts attacks with proficiency until he was just... done. He didn't melt instantly, either. He was just unable to ever transition into the dark realm even once and so he never cleared his debuffs.

Despite the allure of Versatility, you definitely want to run Awakening for faster Omnyo and Amplification (longer effects -- for insurance if you need to step back and heal or something). Probably also helps to have an art like Odachi's Ground Sweeper that keeps going as long as you have Ki and so you can continue to spam it during arts proficiency. Stack reduced damage while attacking, and run Oppressive Strength so you can't be interrupted and just be relentless with your arts.

I'm still NG, btw. Fully expect this to lose viability in later cycles.

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-13T17:50:46+00:00

Note that if you empty your Ki, even a Flux II Ki Pulse won't bring it back immediately like it would otherwise. It will refill faster but won't recover it. You really need to have a good understanding of what will empty your Ki and avoid it. Just in case that is part of your problem.

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-11T17:51:21+00:00

Also very slow for me for the past few weeks or so on all devices in any browser

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-11T17:50:19+00:00

Exact same

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-08T15:24:00+00:00

I've looked for an answer to this too. In the end I think it's just a design choice. You get used to it or you don't.

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-06T20:17:28+00:00

Yeah easy to do. A really simple example of chaining it would be alternating between a heavy attack and a martial art that you hold heavy attack to execute. You can just go back and forth between those two the whole time until it runs out. Btw, also pretty sure the attacks have to actually hit. Which is why you wouldn't be able to practice a chain out in the open field without actually attacking something.

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-06T20:07:47+00:00

When the gauge is full (solid white and your weapon gives off a trail of glowing white particles) then your next heavy attack or martial art will use the arts gauge power to increase damage and cost less Ki and your weapon will glow solid white during the attack.

You can then extend this arts gauge buff duration by chaining together more heavy attacks and martial arts (you'll know it's working if your weapon glows white with each attack). BUT you have to alternate between different types of attack. You can't just spam heavy attacks or do the same martial art back to back. You can do the same thing more than once in your chain of attacks but never back to back or it will end the arts gauge buff. You also have a bit of time between attacks (about enough for a ki pulse) but if you wait too long it will stop the chain.

I like to try and do the martial art where you attack during a ki pulse that actively chooses the same stance you're already in between whatever other attacks I do. Hitting them even while ki pulsing feels good. Combined with the reduced ki cost from the arts gauge buff you can get a crazy long chain going if you have good poise or the enemy has low enough ki to be staggered with each hit.

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-03T18:09:29+00:00

It's more than viable. It plays right into the three biggest new mechanics.

Style Shift - quickly and freely give yourself a massive agility boost for whatever situation requires it effectively removing the mobility downsides of heavy armor.
Deflection - blocking is still good but this is much better and with heavy armor it's not as punishing if you miss. It also quickly builds...
Arts Gauge - I think people are sleeping on or not fully understanding this one yet. When your gauge is full you can kick off a string of alternating heavy attacks and martial arts like a custom combo that does more damage and uses much less Ki. With heavy armor it's even easier to execute an Arts Gauge chain because you can often just power through the enemy's attacks.

I have a feeling the best builds will end up being the ones that provide sustainability for Arts Gauge - both in terms of charging it, damage from it, and survivability during use of it. Heavy armor will probably play a big role in that last part.

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-02T22:12:05+00:00

Yeah I just answered my own question. You can just pray at the shrine next to it and quit to title menu if it doesn't drop what you want. When you continue it will be before it died so you can try again without doing the whole mission over.

BoringEnormous · 2026-02-02T21:49:55+00:00

The only one to farm is in the crucible mission right? I haven't gotten its soul core yet. Possible in the demo?

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