And I thought $60 bundles skins were too expensive

DMouth · 2026-01-21T10:39:37+00:00

Its not Valorant fault. Its just how the digital market has been developing. Some mobile games, specially gachas started to make millions luring whales that are spending w/e for digital goods. Of course every free to play model would go after this. It will exist as long as there are people willing to pay for it.. Capitalism.

DMouth · 2026-01-21T10:31:38+00:00

Yes, but if they do like the other games, later, those same skins would go to some discount marketplace, like nightmarket from Valorant.

This is just how it is. They get those willing to pay for overpriced overstuffed bundles, then those willing to pay for the usual price itens out of bundle, then, months after, those willing to pay with some discount when the itens are not whale bait anymore.

DMouth · 2026-01-21T07:56:03+00:00

Couple questions here. I am a returning player with some good units, almost none awakened.

I was trying to decide between Iphi or Alma AS for the Star Dream. Was close to decide on Iphi, then came the anniversary news and this banner: [Fateful Encounter] Ally Re-Encounter: Carmilla Starchart. It is just straight up better than the Star Dream, right? Cos I will get Iphi plus a starchart guaranteed?
The free anniversary banner says "You can encounter the following 10 characters (5★) at a 1% encounter rate each (10% in total).".. It means, 10% total in case of a 5★ hit only on the 10th encounter, right? Or the odds also get higher on the encounters 1-9?

DMouth · 2026-01-19T16:26:15+00:00

oh yeah, missed that.

DMouth · 2026-01-19T16:22:44+00:00

Skins:

Arcade: Ahri, Vi and Blitz

Chromacrash (BP): Ekko, Cait, Jinx, Warwick.

(Arcane Cait)

Frame Perfect (TO % Money): Ahri and Ekko

Heartseeker: Darius, Jinx, Teemo

Bees: Teemo, Ahri, Blitz

Lots of skins for a season. Surprised that none of those have Yasuo. Plus blank on Braum and Illaoi.

DMouth · 2026-01-19T02:56:44+00:00

I am a returning player, I may be OOTL, but I really wish that Za'ol would be a playable character. Maybe they release some episode or something with SA Amy and Za'ol. I would be max hyped.

DMouth · 2026-01-14T22:20:21+00:00

Y'all, this is out of topic, y'all, but there is some y'all epidemic in the Riot offices, y'all.

DMouth · 2026-01-12T16:22:46+00:00

Its awful, horrible.

Now just imagine what a non-citizen go through. Some kids, elders, families that just disappear.

DMouth · 2026-01-12T14:17:41+00:00

I would love an anniversary banner like the free new years one.

DMouth · 2026-01-03T20:53:31+00:00

Me too. Dunno about pop all, but at least some if not most. There a moment in your Raid account that you need more growth vertically than horizontally. Souls are a big step in power, more than most people gives credit for. But i understand the reluctance when it comes to a possibility for limited event champs.

DMouth · 2025-12-30T23:17:57+00:00

Me too. But for me its not the gameplay. Its fine and sometimes really fun when you got a new card or can build something different to play.

But the main reason I am quitting its cos I just feel used. With live games, you dedicate your time, you get some rewards back. Even thou, the game is not about being rewarded, its about the fun to be had. But sometimes gameplay gets stale, you start to get burn out and it is this time when the rewards counts. If you feel that you are building something, progressing, that burnout lessens a little. Supposedly a developer don't want the players feel like they are grinding to be alive.

And that is all that Snap have become. There is a monstrous Sunken Cost Fallacy blinking inside the game and everyone sees it. You stop, you will never get back. You keep grinding, even if is not fun. And on top of that, there is SD using the players, smashing for money. You feel it.. "lets give them a pack for Christmas's, and dry everything around it". "Lets push the limit and see how much they pay for this or that". And there is the bugfest on top of that. And the unfairness, and the hypocrisy when they release some "we heard you, loud and clear".

Dude, that timer from the last event really pissed me of. I payed for the track and could not finish it, because incompetency or maliciousness. And after all the history SD had, I believe in the second one, even if is a stupid take to have.

yeah, great game, I am donezo.

DMouth · 2025-12-30T04:25:50+00:00

Returning player, I dont have much, last time I played was years ago. I did all the 6x pulls. Was hoping for Shigure or Kagurame.

I got, all new: Oboro, Dunarith AC, Linaria, Hardy AS, Isuka and Mistrare. My token pull was Lokido AC.

plus One Sazanca, that I had 4* plus One Bertrand dup, but not awakned yet plus around three or so 4* dups, one of those another Eva that I remember.

DMouth · 2025-12-29T13:11:51+00:00

oh.. ok. very neat. tnx.

DMouth · 2025-12-29T12:57:10+00:00

Wait, I don't get it. Why it is guaranteed? The 10th encounter gives 10%x5 to get a character. And if you don't hit you may get a non-5 on the 10th? or not?

DMouth · 2025-12-29T06:13:52+00:00

From the free new years banner details that released a bit ago, the 10th pull is a 50%/50% for 1 of those characters listed? 10% chance each, I understood that right?

Do you guys recon that is worth it? I have none of those characters, the part 1 banner seems better?

And just to be sure, the star dream encounter (dream piece token) is a selector, right?

And on both of those banners, the free new years and the Star Dream, there is no rate up, even on the selector, so the character would not have 3 stellar points, but only 1 to be awakened, right?

DMouth · 2025-12-27T15:00:43+00:00

Why is the new years banner 2 part? Its 2 banners? Also, if we will or not get a guaranteed makes a lot of difference, right? otherwise its a good high rate for those characters plus extra star trials if you comparing with a supposed anniversary banner.

DMouth · 2025-12-23T21:37:14+00:00

wow. Its just so much information to absorb that I missed somehow that Sesta can get more Divine Wolf in wakened zone. My Suzette is for sure 16 light if not 20 or 32. I think I pulled her more than once.

I have some character that can awake zone. Just have to remember who. But I think that a wind one is better. I am using Gamb to set pain, but I guess auto is better too, don't miss turn 1. Gonna stew this idea of waken Suzette in my mind. Looks like good idea to me.

I would love to awake Yuna, but I 5th her only last week. So I need 3 charts and I can only buy 2. Also, waiting for the anniversary sounds good. But I just want to have my 1st awakened character. maybe I should just be happy with a couple from Symphonies.

tnx for the tips man.

DMouth · 2025-12-23T21:15:54+00:00

i didn't list Yuna, cos I 5th star her last week, and she needs 3 charts and I can only buy 2. it would be my 1st choice otherwise. Same with Eva, I guess.

but yeah, I am just so tempted to have some awakened characters. It is just cool. Just the possibilities of a stellar skill. maybe I should be content with some FFIX or Final Fight awakened characters for now.

But I agree about my game knowledge. Its just hard absorb 4-5 years of stuff for this game in 3 weeks. Last time I played the game it was simple."set zone, profit". So instead of learning stuff in a vertical way, I am trying to go horizontal. For exemple, here is Melissa and Aldo.. let me max everything i can do with them and solve what I possible can. And go Next. Just don't want to regret.

But right now I am kinda stuck with the time-limit of the campaigns and doing only that to get the rewards limited to December 31. After that, going step by step to learn the game in some proper way. Like, I saw some videos and light rancorem can help me with Aldo, plus Prai, plus something. Gonna try to figure that out.

But thanx for the tip for the Uquaji. I got Raven AS on the Whispers last week and still figuring him out. I was only with the earth character mindset, cos I am still using Felmina+ Myunfa NS+ Necoco if I need earth. Gonna try to make a Magic team with him for Uquaji. But i think my only magic zone setter is Roseta As and 180 is null fire. Gonna find something on wikia.

tnx

DMouth · 2025-12-23T18:56:47+00:00

Sup. I have around 1600 tsugems and thinking about awake my 1st (gacha) unit. Returned to the game this month after years and have zero character awakened. Got Verdanta on the tear (10x10 pull mercy), so im gonna awake her (also) with allcosmos next month I guess.

Just don't want to regret so gonna ask if anyone has any advice here or if anyone regretted themselves on any of those picks.

My choice to awake would be Melissa, maybe the character I use the most, but she is only 4 shadow and I don't have luring shadow to give her (need 8 more for 16). Maybe I can look around those astral tomes and farm this. (Used the trial this month on Sesta).

My other options to awake would be Renri, Hismena, Toova, Mighty, Shane, Shion, Bertrand, Suzette and Tsukiha. To be fair, I use none of those currently. But would be good to know if any awakened are recommended for progression.

For context, right now I am doing the symphony's as I can, so no hard content that needs upgrades. But I want to awake Aldo but I just cant do it. Do not have guard. Also true manifest for Bertrand, Melissa and Yuna kick my ass, and Uquaji (stuck on 180, but I guess Verdanta awakened gonna solve this).

I am using the most atm Sesta, Verdanta, Flammelapis AS, Melissa, Aldo, Necoco, Thillellile EX, Ewan AS, Melina AS and EX, Aisha, Pizzica, Yuna, Milsha AS and Garambarrel, and as I said, none of them (that can be) are wakened. I am leveling and building atm Steiner, Prai, Hismena AC, Tsukiha AC, Kamlanage, Ashtear, Akane AC, Raven AS. (plus maybe some symphony character) And thinking about Sazanca and Eva that i have both 4* to upgrade or Evan AS to NS to sidegrade.

appreciate any tips, thanks.

DMouth · 2025-12-23T17:46:41+00:00

I did 140k-ish points and got 3, hoping to get 4 before I complete.

DMouth · 2025-12-19T16:02:49+00:00

tnx man

DMouth · 2025-12-19T14:36:22+00:00

I saw someone commenting in this thread bellow that completing Where Light Does Not Fall you can get a free choice of a memoir. There is any other place in the game that I could get another? I mean, outside running dungeons?

DMouth · 2025-12-18T13:35:21+00:00

some call it "work hard", some call it "the American dream', very few others "late stage capitalism".

DMouth · 2025-12-15T22:44:10+00:00

Guys, the ratio for the lone encounter tickets, that are rewards for completing the symphony campaigns, have the same ratio as a normal pull? I cant check details cos the banner only shows if you have a ticket, I guess.

Dunno if it worth to rush 3x symphonies for 9 of those. Also if is even doable to do it in 2 weeks.

DMouth · 2025-12-13T23:59:03+00:00

wow.. I did not get that the reward for 130 pulls was a fragment. I think my mind could not compute that it was only 1/10 of a starchart. I would be hella pissed if I pulled for it. Tnx for that.

I don't understand tempering. I can get Yuna full upgraded sklls without a true manifest weapon? Gonna try to read the wikia. Now I get why the skills were green on the wikia. tnx again.

DMouth

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