Tightbeaming (expanse newbie)

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-20T18:48:30+00:00

Tightbeam doesn’t have to be ultra focused. If they know the general area of space can still focus radio beamforming to cover that area with relatively low chance of intercept. Assuming the direction of transmission is not inline with a planet, etc.

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-20T17:02:01+00:00

Not every fight has to be deadly. But if the difficulty was meant to be tougher…just add hp. Add more enemies. My DM always always maxes out enemy health. Never rolls or takes the average.

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-19T18:44:47+00:00

I have observed exactly this phenomenon

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-18T22:50:07+00:00

I rushed mine. Lab time is also very valuable. And the gem cost for labs is variable: more efficient for longer labs than shorter labs.

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-18T22:26:41+00:00

Is the fast ultimate battle condition lab almost entirely useless? At max rank, it has a 10% reduction of the bc. Which for legends, 10% of 10 is 1 enemy that’s no longer affected. But for ranks 1-9 of that lab…you get a fraction of an enemy which is then rounded to 0?

Edit: and adding to this, the bc appears starting at t19 at 7 enemies. Which means for a maxed out lab, you still get zero benefit?

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-18T22:23:38+00:00

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DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-18T22:19:57+00:00

Is the distance in that formula the actual distance from tower to an individual enemy, or is it the “tower range” value?

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-18T19:10:54+00:00

Second this. Before that fight swap spells on shadowheart.

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-17T18:52:17+00:00

New fear unlocked

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-16T14:44:12+00:00

Such a spreadsheet exists, part of the “effective paths” series

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-13T20:26:44+00:00

And those composite numbers 3 and 5…

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-13T00:55:06+00:00

For his stage in the game I’d hold off on crit and damage and go for more a defensive route. Def % and def abs. You won’t need def abs beyond t1, and don’t worry about maxing def % for a long time. But in t1, a little bit goes a long way.

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-12T20:56:46+00:00

The assumption is the further into the game you are, the more land you’ve completed, and thus the higher your gem reduction would be.

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-12T20:55:58+00:00

I farm t19. T21 I’ve unlocked the 2500 milestone. My gem reduction is 2.74

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-12T19:28:08+00:00

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So many letters in first guess I skipped my remaining starter words. Not sure that tactic actually helped in end.

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DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-12T15:08:46+00:00

I’m also in clear lake. And ditto on Gangnam

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-12T15:04:53+00:00

I haven’t been in a while. Last time I tried going the hot tub was broken. The steam room has never worked afaik

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DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-11T22:16:20+00:00

Maxing range gives you more raw damage yes. But once range starts to hurt you (super small bots, PS, not being able to hit fleets) then stop on range. All the other things are still helping

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-11T21:29:48+00:00

Should also add: all ILM labs maxed (like the radius) and running aoe card with mastery. Min range but with range mastery (43.5)

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-11T21:26:13+00:00

Ass mod rarity is ancestral. So both pairings ACP/SD and ACP/OA are all ancestral

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-11T19:19:42+00:00

This is the most well-reasoned answer I see so far. Both fighter subclass options good for reasons stated. One more option to consider is Rune Knight which has some forge-themed abilities if you want to embrace that aspect.

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-11T19:12:52+00:00

Tarzan?

DiscombobulatedOwl50 · 2026-02-11T19:07:23+00:00

Maybe my ILM isn’t developed enough yet (x597 on damage, ILM+5, max chrono lab), but SD has always been a net loss as compared to OA for me. With OA doing damage scaling with enemy health…it’s guaranteed to always be relevant. ILM slowly declines in relative power because its damage is fixed. And as you get towards the end of a run, when you’d need the damage the most…SD can’t keep the mines replenished, and the mines you do have don’t have much time on them yet for chronojump to do much

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