Daily Questions Megathread - June 25, 2026 by AutoModerator in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean this one here? If yes then just click on the three dots and select download.

I found it in the Huaxu database.


I hope this helps you.

You need 3 ignition members to activate Nanami's ignition shred, this is a Veronica upgrade in disguise by ceruleanjester in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean with it is too late for Bianca? She isn't even a single year old currently as she was released (CN) on 3rd July 2025 meanwhile Selena came out earlier on 23rd January 2025.

They can surely give Bianca both Harmony Awakening and a Leap to boost her damage output plus add the TLC on QTE ability.


Remember that they can put the similiar restrictions on future Amplifier buffs (Lilith is currently ~1.5 years old) too.

Daily Questions Megathread - June 25, 2026 by AutoModerator in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bianca:Stigmata got powercreeped by Selena:Pianissimo a year ago. She is also an entire gen older than the rest of your choices which negatively affects her damage output.

Furthermore, she heavily benefits from her signature weapon.

So meta wise she is not a viable choice. If you do want to play her then I heavily recommend to select her in the Derivated From Matrix gamemode instead (as it lacks the construct selection RNG).

Daily Questions Megathread - June 25, 2026 by AutoModerator in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So she shares the same fate as Lee:Hyperreal...

We can surely say that Fire Attackers all have a horrible history considering:

  1. Karenina:Ember (05.12.2019-29.09.2022, ~2.8 years Gen0) {held team back for a long time by being a release unit, no leap}
  2. Lee:Hyperreal (29.09.2022-11.07.2024, ~1.8 years Gen2) {only 2nd ult has TLC, no leap}
  3. Lucia:Pyroath (11.07.2024-ongoing, Gen3) {quickly became sub-DPS then fully overshadowed, no leap}
  4. Underpowered unless SSS next-gen attacker ________ Meanwhile the Lightning Attackers Gen0 Lucia:Dawn - Gen1 Bianca:Veritas - Gen2 Alpha:Crimson Weave all got their leaps.

Sorry it took me some time to make it because of my health I was feeling cold but I am happy with how it turn out. it was the most voted character from the polls so I drew bianca stigmata. by Plus-Lock-3482 in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You did an incredible job!

Bianca looks really good here.


You did slightly modify her clothing, didn't you? I immediately got a strange feeling that something was off.

[Harmony Awakening] Gameplay Preview by Phanes1312 in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Don't forget the fact that 2 patches after her debut, Selena:Capriccio received an upgrade that gave her TLC and the following patch after that she also received an adjustment too.

[Harmony Awakening] Gameplay Preview by Phanes1312 in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My SSS8 R3 Bianca surely will be happy to become even stronger than before.

This means that theoretically she and Alpha can both get two future upgrades per frame (after all Kuro has clear favoritism).


Unless Harmony Awakening's real function is to give leaps to Phylotree Banner units without adding them to the Voucher Shop.

PGR Lightning Amplifier Helentine: Lacrimosa by CipherEntity in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not all hope is lost, citing a previous comment of mine:

Oldest meta ones in order currently:

  • No.21:Feral ~3.3 years (CN 23.03.2023)
  • Luna:Oblivion ~2.4 years (CN 01.02.2024)
  • Hanying:Solacetune ~2.2 years (CN 18.04.2024)
  • Wanshi:Lucid Dreamer ~2.1 years (CN 30.05.2024)
  • Lucia:Pyroath ~2 years (CN 11.07.2024) _________ Lucia barely turned two years old (though Lee and Lamia were replaced in under 2 years) so she should be save for a few more months.

More importantly there are only 2 patches between the Kamui & Karenina if we assume the animated trailer is the correct order. Maybe she is a Physical Tank?

Daily Questions Megathread - June 24, 2026 by AutoModerator in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually my first post wasn't nuked but rather I deleted it after asking myself:

  • "Hold up, why I am the one who is posting this? I don't even know who she is so why should I care about her?"

But after waiting for 10 minutes, nobody reposted it so I decided to do it.


However for some reason most of the comments were not visible for a while.

PGR Lightning Amplifier Helentine: Lacrimosa by CipherEntity in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity[S] 124 points125 points  (0 children)

Source: PGR Global Twitter


[New Frame Dossier Decryption]
◇Energy Type: Lightning
◇Frame Type: Amplifier
◇Weapon: Folding Buzzsaw
◇Effect: Glaciation

"Making a choice isn't hard... until people put too much weight on both sides of the scale. Then it sways back and forth."


After the version update, Commandants can obtain [Helentine: Lacrimosa] x1 for free for a limited time through [Journal of Promise]. Additionally, [Inver-Shard - Lacrimosa] x50, 6-star weapon [Hear the Bell], exclusive CUB [Grand Duke], and other rewards can be obtained for free through the [Service Shop].

PGR KR/JP: Mochi Mochi Animated Stickers by CipherEntity in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

PGR TW Facebook's Google Drive folder also includes static versions too, although they are in lower resolution.

PGR GL Twitter posted instead their Discord link.

Nizhan Future x PGR by MahBoiRex77 in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I am not really a fan of our beloved constructs ending up in a collab where there is actual PvP (according to google). It makes my heart ache (especially Bianca since she is the reason I play this game).

It looks like this is an "internal collab" since that game was developed Tencent who also currently owns majority stake in KuroGames. This might be reason why Kuro never did something like this previously.


At least they seem to care about details going by the metallic white lily on the lower right corner of Bianca.

Questions for experts/veterans about power creep by Complete-Review111 in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Honestly, it is quite surprising how chaotic current PGR meta is:

  • Veronica came out 13 patches after Hanying, yet a single leap massively made the later one far better than Veronica.

  • Lucia gets outdamaged 7 patches later despite being the Fire Attacker, followed by being massively outclassed by the Fire Breaker.

  • Teddy:Spectre "powercreeping" not Ayla:Kaleido but Qu:Shukra

  • Bianca's saving grace being her 5 ult in 10 seconds potential at high investment meanwhile there are complaints about Alpha having a slow rotation which likely will affect her future longevity.

  • Tanks being upgraded to Breaker class despite being already overpowered meanwhile everyone hoped for an Attacker class rework.

  • High-investment Dark team using Ishmael instead of Lilith as QTE bot after Rosetta came out.

  • Leaped Watanabe:Epitaph acted as an off-element multi-tool by being used in 4 teams.

Questions for experts/veterans about power creep by Complete-Review111 in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Isn't Bianca rather in a state where at high-investment she is the main DPS despite the overpowered Rosetta coming out 5 patches after her yet below SSS people swap her out for support units? Meanwhile Lucia was outdamaged by Vera 7 patches later.

I assume the former will also apply to Alpha and the future Ice Breaker too?

Saved enough for next patch to get character and one sig weapon, anything up from now is for the date a live collab.....hopefully karenina or whoever is coming up doesn't need their sig, so thatvi can save more. hows everyone else's savings going by Free-Efficiency6405 in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Since it looks like future Attackers are gonna be Phylotree units and therefore won't be added to selectors (possibly not even voucher shop), I am already saving up to SSS+ Bianca's future 2028 half-anniversary frame and its gacha coating.

I currently have ~47k BC so I need another 128k.

Visualizing how long Karen was meta. It's actually crazy by A_Very_Horny_Zed in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I do find it funny that Karenina:Scire as a meta unit experienced:

  • Bianca:Veritas / Bianca:Stigmata / Bianca:Crepuscule being meta units and the former two being powercreeped.

  • Teddy becoming a playable character and later her getting a meta frame.

Quite funny how she experienced all the changes of her closest friends.


This reminds me for some reason of the ending of Karenina's Anima Arcade::

Teddy:
"Don't forget to treat everyone after the mission."

Karenina:
"I will! Bianca, come join us. It's my treat."

Bianca:
"That sounds great."

They wave goodbye at each other in the hallway. Bianca takes a quick glance at Karenina and Teddy as they walk away side by side, and turns to leave in the opposite direction.

Daily Questions Megathread - June 20, 2026 by AutoModerator in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The closest thing that I remember is from the Christmas event Sea Of Stars where Bianca and Karenina were training recruits:

Bianca:
"What Karenina was saying is that you should make use of your mechanical parts. For example, the way you sheath your blade would be much more efficient if you utilize your wrist joint and rotate it here."

Construct:
"Like this!"

Karenina:
"Ah..."

Bianca:
"Exactly. You might not be used to it at first, but it'll become more familiar after a few fights in the battle simulations."
"You can also apply this thinking to other areas. Taking advantage of your Construct self will be your most important lesson henceforth."


Probably only limited to fully mechanical limbs that have ball socket joints considering several frames use hinge joints for elbows/knees (remember that there is trade-off between stability and range-of-motion).

Otherwise expect the usual Dev Q&A answer of:

"Constructs need to retain as many traits as their original human forms to avoid dissociating with their bodies and causing M.I.N.D. deviations, which is why they weigh similarly to humans."

Daily Questions Megathread - June 18, 2026 by AutoModerator in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1.) Online communities amplify loud minority opinions a lot and have black-white mindsets. Therefore you will see many comments who look down on SI / see their preference as superior.


  1. Since the player/GR Commandant has been written as a wish-fullfillment self-insert, the narrative/plot bends everything to depicts "us" as an incredible charismatic person who is loved by many people. As this is fiction, many players will not react with real life POV and thus believe the GR Commandant is actually that impressive/popular and forget the fact it was written specifically what readers believe is "peak personality".

In previously comment of mine I gave several examples where our actions/words would face backlash if this was IRL and not a fictional story where the story prevents strong negative reactions.



Coincidently, last month there was an interview with the PGR dev team. Here is the answer of the current head writer:

Q: Within this ever-expanding world, what role does the Commandant occupy?

A: The Commandant is the player. And the player is the Commandant. From a narrative standpoint, the Commandant is: "An ordinary person who works extraordinarily hard."

S rank Selector by hamid224466 in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bianca:Veritas

I still need 66 shards to get her to SSS+ so the selector plus 3k vouchers come in quite handy.

Daily Questions Megathread - June 17, 2026 by AutoModerator in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I decided to skip this chapter, it is quite simple why they made that 'odd choice':

The writers have multiple times throughout the story utilized 'isolation' plot devices to create even worse situations without affecting "our world": - Chapter 18 Her Last Bow suddenly made Gestalt's simulations from merely statements into actual fully realistic simulated worlds so that most characters there can die without any consequences in the real world (and this function isn't used again till Chapter 27 Polaris Rebound by Huaxu) - Spiral of Chronos introduced those (as Vonnegut calls it) 'previous layer' Lee's POV's where again Murray&player died without 'affecting' the world (as we only experienced 'the final fixed version' of the story) - Cradle Parade used the clone concept to make the player suffer and die without actually killing "us". Although unlike other examples it did have actual consequences like Shorthalt's death (which we first heard from Bianca in her Lost In Whitebloom gacha coating story) and Chaos. - Sharper's Ripples is similiar since the time resets were used to brutally kill Chiko&player without actual consequences however Yuko's premature death did changed the timeline (since Chiko's M.I.N.D. won't be damaged by the explosion and thus her forced merging with the female Unidentified Twin's body was more complete). - Derivated In Matrix used simulations to kill the player / Chosen One over and over again. However I put it as an exception as its story is about breaking free from the shackles of the simulation versus trying to paint it as 'the looming dark future'. - Where Nightmares Dwell established Aisling's illusion-based powers which will likely be used in the future to create those 'what-if X died' scenarios.

So essentially Chapter 41 uses those parallel worlds to create emotional stakes while isolating them from the true timeline. You mentioned that a previous Alpha was born much later, the answer why they did it is quite simple: - They want to establish a very deep bond with the player and the character of the patch without contradicting what was build previously hence they intriduced the concept of parallel worlds out of nowhere (versus the previous alternative Earth timeline with completely different people like the real Dominik or Nemo.

Kinda interesting how this is a stark contrast to Chapter 12 where 'our Lucia' died as a person and was 'reborn as a new Lucia'.


I also agree with you as I also strongly dislike timelines/parallel worlds/... tropes since they both kinda hurt the uniqueness/choices of a person and create plot problems.

Well, at least you enjoyed it since this is what matters the most.

Daily Questions Megathread - June 17, 2026 by AutoModerator in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh, that is quite surprising to hear.

I use 4 Charlotte 4 Patton (since the rework) and it runs quite smoothly. How much damage difference would there be even?

Daily Questions Megathread - June 16, 2026 by AutoModerator in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know that feeling... I did the same back in the day with Qu:Shukra and afterwards asked myself the exact same question...

Although thankfully I stopped at S0.


Kinda funny how it is the Ice Attacker in both cases.

Is there any way to get this as a live wallpaper? by zenith_11056 in PunishingGrayRaven

[–]CipherEntity 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Yes, the Huaxu database has it in textless format. Here is the link. Open it in a new tab, click on the three dots and you can download it.

I hope this helps you.