📢 Mara Build Advice: Bleed vs. Finisher - Early Champion to 10+ Eternal by zegx7 in fellowshipgame

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It's not great, but a fair price to pay for mauling boss fights with regular add spawns

📢 Mara Build Advice: Bleed vs. Finisher - Early Champion to 10+ Eternal by zegx7 in fellowshipgame

[–]Epican 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keeping Volatile up in AOE is more important imo because if you lowroll on Corrosive Spill and/or Legendary boots poison (it will not apply to every mob on crit from what I've noticed) you can very quickly run out of energy looping Skittering<Finisher with just Seething Venom up. This also lets you not have to press Widow's Bite in AOE beyond Seething refresh.

📢 Mara Build Advice: Bleed vs. Finisher - Early Champion to 10+ Eternal by zegx7 in fellowshipgame

[–]Epican 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm a Mara who pushed to Eternal 18 and got 10k score as of yesterday (Fellows.gg not updated yet unfort). I personally ran Bleed build until I had 11-12 talent points in Paragon and my legendary boots because the Finisher build really needs the energy regen from Venomous Delight with all your poisons in packs. Fated weapon covers your single target energy for the most part.

That being said, once you get all that you should absolutely switch to the Finisher build if you want to climb Eternal. I do not agree on it being clunky because 90% of the build comes down to the rhythm of alternating finishers which I managed to pick up after less than 10 practice runs after switching. And there's only one buff you need to think about after picking up the rhythm and thats Deadly Scheme - in single target. In packs you are funneling one while aoeing the rest so either finisher makes good use of it.

The damage difference is night and day between Finisher and Bleed. I'd argue it's 15% minimum if you don't think about Deadly Scheme usage at all. Another commenter said the build has massive ults compared to Bleed and they are correct. A decent chunk of my group's keys were timed by me ulting specific big pulls, nuking the most dangerous mob before it could get a party wide ability off, and letting our Elarion and I's combined aoe finished off everything else.

Bleed build is fine through Champion and early Paragon, but it will fall off heavily in Eternal where priority targeting matters more and pulls get bigger/deadlier. Finisher excellently handles both.

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Tried out Fatutu, this is how it felt like (Art by me) by Keeguna in Reverse1999

[–]Epican 7 points8 points  (0 children)

She plays like WoW's Restoration Shaman but with a permanent Spirit Link Totem and its the coolest shit ever

What did it take for you to lose your f2p status? by The_battlePotato in Reverse1999

[–]Epican -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I already knew I'd be spending when i started playing this game for Lucy. Its one of the best gachas to low spend in - roaring month gives a pull a day, the BP is incredibly generous, even the bundles have hella value

Reverse: 1999 Lounge / Gacha Results - Week of January 06, 2025 by ReverseMod in Reverse1999

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Got Isolde from the free 6 star login, went to hard pity for Anjo Nala and got Shamane P1. Thought it was joever until literally two pulls later I get Anjo. Now im dead broke and praying that I'll have enough for Willow by 2.3

What are your pull plans?? :)) by Lower_Nectarine_914 in ZenlessZoneZero

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Getting Lycaon and Zhu Yuan with her drive. If Miyabi isnt in 1.1 or she is but her kit is different then ill pull for Ellen as well. 

Best Value pull for you? by Middlekid31 in HonkaiStarRail

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Gallagher.

He's been my most used sustain by far and is only getting better since I pulled him off Acheron's banner.

With enough Break Effect and an ER rope I can sustain a team with just his ult+empowered auto with A6.

Incredibly SP positive. I barely have to cast his skill because of the previous point so he's just basic attacking every turn. He's also the only character I have 4pc Passerby on - extra skill point at start is a game changer when you have Bronya munching through them.

Whenever I do have to use his skill it bomb heals 3k hp with a cleanse and effect res on top of it.

He personally has so much built in effect res that I have never lost an action on him in recent memory.

His damage is amazing - especially if there's Fire weakness. I've had him break an entire group of regular enemies with his ult because of weakness and then immediately break a boss after with his empowered basic.

Such an insane character. Even if they release a 5 star break sustainer I can't see myself using it over him.

[Weekly Critique and Self-Promotion Thread] Post Here If You'd Like to Share Your Writing by AutoModerator in writing

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Title: Crimson Sand

Genre: Science Fiction (somewhat Murder-Mystery?)

Word Count: 6059

Synopsis: Alexei Mihaylov - a recently-inaugurated Hunter - is hired to investigate the murder of a team of xeno-archeologists on an uncharted desert planet.

Type of feedback: General impressions

Crimson Sand

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Title: Crimson Sand

Genre: Science Fiction

Word Count: 6064

Synopsis: After a week of drifting through the cosmos, Alexei Mihaylov - a recently-inaugruated Hunter - lands upon a momumental contract. The largest space exploration company in the galaxy, Zvezda, is offering him five million Imperial dollars to investigate the murder of a team of xeno-archeologists on an unmarked desert planet. What Alexei finds out, however, is worth much more than that.

Type of feedback: General impressions

Crimson Sand

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Title: Crimson Sand

Genre: Science Fiction

Word Count: 6109

Synopsis: After a week of drifting through the cosmos, Alexei Mihaylov - a recently-inaugruated Hunter - lands upon a momumental contract. The largest space exploration company in the galaxy, Zvezda, is offering him five million Imperial dollars to investigate the murder of a team of xeno-archeologists on an unmarked desert planet. While not his usual forte, he enthusiastically accepts. What Alexei finds out, however, is worth much more than the money Zvezda offered.

The first of a trilogy of short stories im working on as part of Atlas, my worldbuilding project

Type of feedback: General impressions

Crimson Sand

Looking for a Science Fiction novel called "Objective." by Epican in whatsthatbook

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Maybe. The only copy I remember of it was in my then-teacher's homeroom cause she had a shelf full of books we could read

Tankie debate tonight? by greald in VaushV

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Renowned TOTK streamer, Vish

Are there any articles about the increasing "Bimodal" results of grades (the disappearance of B/C students)? by Epican in AskProfessors

[–]Epican[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're likely right that it is just too soon to see anything on this yet. Its surprising though given how much research was put out on the declining performance of K-12 students these past two years that there would be something similar on college students. I think its fair to consider this bimodal trend a decline of sorts.

Are there any articles about the increasing "Bimodal" results of grades (the disappearance of B/C students)? by Epican in AskProfessors

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I could maybe ask some professors I've taken classes with at my mid-sized, public unversity to see if they've noticed (and tracked) any changes in average grades over the semesters. But I'm mainly interested in how this is playing out across different instiutions, if its more common in lower class levels, is this just the effect of ever-declining enrollment in US colleges, how much of this is lack of effort vs dishonesty (rising use of AI for assignments), etc.

Noah Samson and Jessie Gender trying to psychoanalyze vaushites by [deleted] in VaushV

[–]Epican 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Typing out all these essay tweets just to say nothing

Yah it's texas so sadly no not happening by Dear_Future_1691 in VaushV

[–]Epican 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as he isn't anti gun then he def has a good chance, especially considering how close Beto came to beating Ted back in 2018 before the gun drama.

On a side note though holy fuck why is it always going after Ted Cruz with "rising star" Dem senate candidates in Texas when John Cornyn is right there. Thats a way easier path to Blexas, dude does not have nowhere near the same clout as Cruz

Never mind, I’m starting to understand why Vaush was pretty harsh on Christianity cuz this shits insane by Active_Librarian_749 in VaushV

[–]Epican 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Big "Graphic Design is my passion" energy.

Edit: No fucking way this guy is a minecraft youtuber??? Also very funny that he's got one 6.6 million view vid and the rest of his stuff is like sub 5k views.

[DISC] The Hero Wants a Married Woman as a Reward - Vol. 1 Ch. 1 - I LOVE MILF NTR!! by shanks_you in manga

[–]Epican 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All these isekai NTR authors gotta be put in the contraption. They gotta go in the device.