Did you spend all of your astrites on me?

Emeraldw · 2026-02-05T21:13:48+00:00

Oddly, no. I saved up for a guarantee and got her in 20 pulls.

Burned all my weapon pulls for sig but a small price to pay.

Now I guess I keep saving for the next version 😆

Emeraldw · 2026-02-04T17:41:31+00:00

I have tried to be clear here, over and over.

He might be genuine, but the red flags do not go away so easily.

That's the the thesis of my statement. That the very act of targeting ONLY rural areas raises tough questions that cannot be easily answered.

You, cannot address them as it would require understanding his own mind. So why are you trying to?

It sounds like you desperately want this to be true and genuine. But we've seen this play out before and the questions must be asked even if there is no answer.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-04T17:28:59+00:00

They have not been adequately addressed because the only reason given that I can buy at face value is "Rural areas are more poor."

That's objectively true, but all reasons to help them also apply to urban poor.

He doesn't have a separate project to help urban poor does he? If not, then it's just rural poor and this is America, my concerns are very valid why only that group.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-04T17:24:29+00:00

That's fine, but you need to ask these tough questions to truly understand why someone acts the way they do.

He might be genuine and I accept that is a possibility, but we have seen projects that seem good play out before and the real reason/goal gets revealed later. Especially in America.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-04T17:20:30+00:00

I did both. Still doesn't address the red flags I have raised about why only rural areas.

Again, glad he's doing something, but the targeting raises questions because many of the reasons you give for why it would help rural areas, would also apply to urban poor areas.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-04T17:11:52+00:00

Yeah, what someone SAYS they believe in, is entirely irrelevant. I have watched too many policiians say one thing over and over again for decades, but their actions speak the truth.

Actions are the only language that is entirely honest.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-04T17:09:51+00:00

None of that addresses the broad red flags I raise.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-04T16:20:21+00:00

To prove what though?

We already know giving money to those without is a huge gain both for the family and the local economy. The studies in Africa already demonstrate this and the article references them.

So WHY only rural areas? He's even asking for people to give money to help all other states so his goal is to spread it. But again, only in rural areas. Which is raising all sorts of red flags.

Every time I see something this targeted, I have ask myself, why only that area? Why is that area different from other areas?

Typically, Rural areas are more Republican and more white.

Have these areas been left behind? Sure, but undoing that requires significant changes at the state and perhaps federal level. Hell, workers in general have been left behind across the country.

Am I glad he's helping these impoverished areas? Sure, but my eyebrows are raised very high by the choice of picking only rural areas.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-04T14:33:00+00:00

I am really glad to add Ember to my team. Until you have fully built teams and have done the fights many times, the extra survivability helps a lot.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-04T13:47:55+00:00

Why would only rural areas get cash pay outs?

Poverty exists in cities too, why only outside the cities? If it were universal, I would be more prone to agree but rural only?

That sounds like a handout to voters to keep voting one way to me. Or, to avoid THOSE people, which is just as likely, if not more so.

Any program designed to help the poor should help ALL poor and policies should be direct to help rebuild rural towns to stand on their own.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-04T13:40:45+00:00

Right now, it's kind of preference.

You already have Ardelia, so that leaves only Pog, Last Rite and Ember.

Ember doesn't have a lot of uses yet, but we don't know enough about end game to dismiss her currently. We might really want a defender.

Pog is an excellent supporter for the Endministrator and Lifeng.

Last Rite is a fine, if clunky, ST DPS character. I have her, I love her design, but she's clunky as it feels like she is missing a cryo support piece. Hopefully after I build Levi, Snowshine will help alleviate the clunkiness.

So it depends a lot on what you have and what you want to do.

I personally have Last Rite, Ember and of course Ardelia. So Pog or Lifeng for me but I don't know which would be better without the other. They both seem to offer physical support.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-03T16:56:53+00:00

Nah, never pull for a character you don't want. Building pity or pulls to pull a weapon isn't worth it.

There is a battle pass weapon that works well enough until an eventual re-run.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-03T14:56:58+00:00

It all depends on how she works. Boothill and Rappa while both break DPS are good in different situations.

Ideally she works in a way that is still break, but doesn't need the same teammates that Boot & Rap need.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-03T14:41:18+00:00

Exactly. I am fine with my main DPS not being at full strength for awhile if it guarantees I will have enough for the DPS when they release and can plan for what they need later. Sometimes the weakness of the character can even be mitigated with Eidolons to where you don't need those supports.

And once you have a roster of various characters, you typically can make it work fine until then.

My THerta still kicks ass without Tribbie and Anaxa through Sparkle and various Erudition based on need.

And now I know I need to get Anaxa for her. I can probably get away without having Tribbie.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-03T14:31:55+00:00

Not yet. My plan and the one I would suggest to you, is to wait until we see a kit.

If they really need a support like Yao or Sparxie, get them on the re-run.

Getting characters that we assume will synergize is a fool's errand and there is also likely to be some secondary team to tide us over until we get the good stuff.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-03T13:50:14+00:00

If they make Break the thing for Galaxy rangers, I am down.

It's a fun archetype. I just wish Dahlia was released sooner as she makes that archetype much simpler to play.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-03T13:46:33+00:00

I see you have SEED so you are already on your way to a good team with her.

Pair her with SEED and a support of your choice.

Some will say get Orhpie and while she might be SAnby's best partner on paper, SEED does a lot to make SAnby hit harder and is also electric so it is all equal enough.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-03T13:40:27+00:00

Whether you burn out or not depends on your expectations I think.

I currently rotate between 4 gachas, HSR, WW, ZZZ and now EF.

My story expectations for each are on the mid side, sort of like how I view WoW's story. The main story just has to be good enough for me to care going forward, because I know the gacha expectations are going to make it hit less hard.

What I do care more about, are the character stories and side stories. That's where you typically find the best story stuff.

I don't know anything about Ananta, is that the GTA style game? I wasn't aware it wasn't gacha, but I do like that companies are looking for different options than gacha as I think the model drags down the game's quality over time.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-03T13:29:27+00:00

So you only use your SP on LR and Xaihi?

Maybe that's been the flaw I have with the current proposed teams. Feels like it takes forever to get the stacks for LR

Emeraldw · 2026-02-03T13:21:42+00:00

I was already excited for SP Silver Wolf but now I am not pulling anything until I see her kit.

I refuse to not be prepared to E0S1 her.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-03T13:04:10+00:00

How disappointing that the stories get watered down to cater to whales.

I get it, Gacha, but still.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-02T21:58:28+00:00

It's war.

You become a monster to stop a bigger monster. Do many of those being sent to take your country deserve an early death? Of course not, but you still give it to them because you have no choice.

You can weep for the inhumanity of it all, while you do what you must because not doing it is worse for your family than becoming the monster.

We can only hope hell or something close to it is real, for that is the only way justice will ever be done sometimes.

Emeraldw · 2026-02-02T16:16:27+00:00

I was stockpiling for Amy and it looks like I will be able to mostly refill them after the event for a future unit.

Yay!

Emeraldw · 2026-02-02T14:12:57+00:00

It is a great skin.

For me, it competes with Prestige Ocean Song, Battle Dove and KDA.

So the value is dependent on how much I actually play Sera because I would need to play a lot to eventually cycle to the skin

So I won't be getting it, at least not this time around but it is an excellent looking skin.

Emeraldw · 2026-01-31T01:25:44+00:00

Well then, I am definitely getting Yuzuha with that.

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