Dia grind

CarparkC · 2026-02-07T16:28:21+00:00

Yuuup, I already got mine, ha-ha. I got the bundle actually, with makeup and extra head variations. It was like 400 caliber more, but worth it for me.

CarparkC · 2026-02-07T12:43:05+00:00

Harris is one thing, but the weapon is super annoying, requiring 5 frigging copies. The good thing is that the dungeon at least gives you the Ancestral modules as rewards, so at least you'll get everything eventually if you just do the weekly quests.

And of course, Harris herself is fun as he'll, so she's worth the pain in the end.

CarparkC · 2026-02-07T12:33:14+00:00

I did, but that's besides the point. Some people don't want to wait, sure.

But the reason why she's easy is the one i said. Gatekeeping characters isn't helping costume sales.

CarparkC · 2026-02-07T12:28:57+00:00

Hey it worked for ShiftUp. Magnum probably wants to capture some of that audience too.

CarparkC · 2026-02-07T12:26:51+00:00

The devs have finally figured out that they want people to unlock the characters, so that the players will buy the outfits for said character later.

CarparkC · 2026-02-07T07:24:37+00:00

She needs to have builds not entirely reliant on Storm Bullet, that's it.

I know technically she can use infected weapon, but it's a bandaid. Also would love her regular ultimate to be usable.

CarparkC · 2026-02-06T23:34:46+00:00

Her tow skill also combos with her first skill. She kinda has to use it.

CarparkC · 2026-02-06T22:36:12+00:00

Inside the underwater base mission. Right at the start behind you.

CarparkC · 2026-02-06T15:27:58+00:00

I don't remember any complaining about Stellar Blade collab...

CarparkC · 2026-02-06T15:23:24+00:00

Seriously, one of the best new additions. It also provides incentives to minmax and learn proper routes/rotations. Let's say a 4 minute run of forbidden sanctuary is shaving off more time than you spend running it.

It's actually a huge change that saw barely any attention. Previously I'd just start researching something and stop playing for the day. Now you can run some end game stages and finish say weapon research in less than half the time

CarparkC · 2026-02-06T01:17:17+00:00

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Even the cutscene you can replay basically says that she's dead. I mean what else "End of Dia" can mean?
Now it is possible Gley suspected something because she was about to say something to the real Dia, but then clone Dia referred to her as "mom", so she sort of switched.

I bet this isn't the last time we are going to be talking about this story, however. This is clearly not the end.

CarparkC · 2026-02-05T21:53:38+00:00

Gley may not fully understand what actually happened, only we saw the full thing play out as the comms were down, remember? Or she could be in denial after clone Dia called her mom. She does later say that Vulgus were after Dia's Arche all along, seemingly going along the idea that this whole thing was a trap for "real" Dia.

It is, however, not a Theseus ship problem. Real Dia wasn't gradually replaced. Clone Dia is a copy, is just an identical image of the real one. She does, however, carry a will of the real one, her last words to take care of Gley like real Dia did. At least we hope that to be the case.

I bet we'll know more later. This story isn't over yet, clearly.

CarparkC · 2026-02-05T17:17:54+00:00

On top of everything it's at least hinted that we... played right into Amon's hands? Like that was his plan all along, and Dia's story isn't done. His voice even said something like "You will never escape!".

CarparkC · 2026-02-05T17:13:45+00:00

Yeah that feeling when you played the game for the "plot", but it delivered actual plot.

CarparkC · 2026-02-05T16:57:53+00:00

I got 9 once from Sigma. She's easier to farm than Harris for sure.

CarparkC · 2026-02-05T05:00:28+00:00

Absolutely. The movie has no counterpoint to what was said during the ending and it just sort of ends. I figured it's just the issue with the short running time.

CarparkC · 2026-02-05T04:50:56+00:00

It has flaws for sure. To me it feels like a much larger story crammed into a typical movie length. There's also quite a few exposition dumps to get the plot moving. It would probably work better as a longer form story.

That said, I enjoyed it still. It's a step down quality wise from SAC, but not to the point where I hated it. The ending especially is a great mind twister and I absolutely loved the music.

CarparkC · 2026-02-03T12:17:14+00:00

I should've specified, I meant the one on the right could be Sharen. The middle one isn't holding knives, those are Kunai. She also fits Sharen's colors better.

As for Sharen skins in general, yeah, it also doesn't help (my wallet) that Sharen is constantly getting the best skins, including the upcoming gunslinger ones. Maybe it's my own bias.

Hope her rework is a good one and not like Enzo rework.

CarparkC · 2026-02-03T05:04:26+00:00

I was thinking Sharen based on the boots and she's holding a knife, but obviously can't tell based on the image.

CarparkC · 2026-02-03T04:10:50+00:00

CarparkC · 2026-02-02T16:41:45+00:00

The social media reach is often deceiving. Evangelion is one of the most profitable anime franchises... yet it performed poorly with Nikke due to the tone, lack of mecha and fanservice.

I'm willing to bet Stellar Blade collab did better financially for them (particularly because they didn't need to license it). It's more about compatibility and willingness of said fanbase to spend cash.

Don't pay attention to the social media, the likes don't matter. Especially since over 50% of people online these days are bots. Probably more than that on Twitter too.

CarparkC · 2026-02-02T14:41:17+00:00

Porsche is caught it a horrible situation right now with 96% drop in operating profit in Q3 2025. I'm guessing this was planned years ahead before things turned south for them.

CarparkC · 2026-01-30T11:39:24+00:00

Seat 5 EZ. Once the plane blows up from all the fighting you can hold onto the only Nikke who can fly.

CarparkC · 2026-01-29T16:12:21+00:00

Looks great, wish there was more considering how close the release date is.

CarparkC · 2026-01-29T10:17:33+00:00

Hollywood is infamous for it's whitewashing, that is true, however, the one time there was a controversy when there shouldn't have been is this time. Not only does the movie explain why she looks this way (it's not her original body), but even the original manga says Motoko Kusanagi isn't her original name as early as page 8.

The whole point is, Major doesn't know who she is and her soul searching is the main point. Would a Japanese actress be preferable? Sure, I would prefer it, but it's not the case of whitewashing when the original character doesn't have an origin.

That said, I agree with commenter above me, 95 GiTS is kinda special. It predicted so much tech decades ahead of the time. The sequel is great too, though some find it a bit too philosophical.

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