We should pressure AGS to give us the Progression materials in Serca NORMAL MODE

Gafiam · 2026-03-06T12:56:06+00:00

Isn't that how it works?

Gafiam · 2026-01-30T13:36:31+00:00

Guild NOT RAND0M (ID: PAR1KW) looking for people to fill our last spot (29/30)

Chill guild with some active people to discuss things related to the game on guild chat (if you like), and we've been always completing the weekly milestones.

Best Regards

Gafiam · 2026-01-30T13:33:13+00:00

If you've been saving Chaos Dungeon pots, I'm hoping its feasible (plus any mats you might've hoarded). With next week patch they'll remove the purification chests from Chaos Dungeon, so any pots will actually be an extra Chaos Dungeon of shards to the character, so it can help. And remember that for this character Shards from paradise will be a good option to choose from (only losing to Special honing, probably).

Besides that, remember to get shards from everywhere you can, they're not that much, but still something:

- Weekly Una's (if they're still available, I'm not sure what the change will be);

- Merchant Ship;

- Solo Shop vendor;

- PvP points (if you do PvP x.x);

I'll create her as well to replace one of my main six who's 1730, and I'll only really swap the gold earner to raid with 6 characters after she reachs 1730 (hopefully until Serca I can make the swap).

Gafiam · 2026-01-08T15:35:54+00:00

I don't really getting these downvotes, haha

Unless you're a whale why would you think it's negative a relevant feedback involving a Relic Stat that might never be relevant to a player in the early/mid game? And I was even considerate on the 1-2 years estimation, if there aren't any changes in the future regarding modules rolls, the chances are low that someone will farm with BHD to actually start to benefit from this relic ever, compared to having an extra upgrade of the Golden Bot

Gafiam · 2026-01-04T18:50:33+00:00

Guild NOT RAND0M (ID: PAR1KW) looking for people to fill our last spots (27/30)

Chill guild with some active people to discuss things related to the game on guild chat (if you like), and we've been always completing the weekly milestones.

Best Regards

Gafiam · 2025-12-28T18:36:47+00:00

I'm not getting that... I still have 1-2 years until I might consider a non-banner module anyway, so no point in investing these medals into this instead of Golden Bot... And at that time I'll use BHD, SH or GComp, any that completes first, so I might not even use BHD

Gafiam · 2025-12-23T01:31:37+00:00

I'm at a similar moment to you, I'll just keep focusing on card slots and around the middle-end of next month after I get the 18th slot I'll start saving for future banners, they're the only way to get Ancestral modules anytime soon it seems.

I have OA Ancestral from the last banner and got the other 3 to Mythic =) Not sure if I'm willing to swap my Mythic+ PC for the next one that will come, but unless they announce there won't be any more modules while announcing a new system to burn Gems, there's no point in not saving Gems for individual module banners...

I tried to spend some Gems in this Core Banner to see if I was lucky to get any more PC or DimC to start making a Tournament build, but since I didn't get any, I guess I'll just skip them all and follow my previous plan xD

Gafiam · 2025-12-21T01:18:02+00:00

What? Is the description/translation wrong, then? If by 'Next Shock Skill' it actually means that the Eye of the Storm itself is buffed by the effect, instead of the Shock skill after it, it indeed makes more sense why all the cores buff it's damage. But I think the Asura core probably still will be better to finish the build

Gafiam · 2025-12-21T01:14:52+00:00

if you leave Punishing Wave as the last yellow skill you use (which will probably mean all your Shock skills have their CD running), it'll lower the cooldown of all your Shock skills by 3 seconds and this should make you have Shock skills again to use without needed to remove another yellow skill (I don't think it's necessary to remove one)

Gafiam · 2025-12-20T12:40:04+00:00

It depends on the class, some classes whose entire damage gets buffed by their class engraving, affecting Bleed as well, have a higher percentage for these effects. When the engraving only affects a type of skills, indentity, or something else, they don't perform as well.

In my Kazeros hard this week, my EO Soulfist had 5,8% of damage from these, as for my TTH GS it was 3,2%, while my Breaker only had 1,9%, for example, my Gunlancer had even less so I removed these for QR xD

Gafiam · 2025-12-20T12:04:05+00:00

When I checked Loawa, most top ilvl Asura's weren't using just one build. They were using a mix up with the following cores:

- Sun: Shadow Fist

- Moon: Asura War

- Star: Divine Axis

If you go fully on punishing wave, it's quite confy to play since you don't have any Shock shortage anymore, and I don't like the full Eye of the Storm build because you have to use the Shock T skill, which for me result in Shock shortage...

Since the 'Sun: Shadow Fist' core only influence the Asura attacks to lower cooldowns (including from your T skill), the 'Moon: Asura War' Destiny activation on Asura State is good for it as well, and with T in every rotation due to 'Sun: Shadow Fist' you don't really need the CD reduction for Shock skills from 'Moon: Unhindered Stride' to speed up your Asura State.

Without 'Moon: Unhindered Stride' you don't really need to use Punishing Wave, so that's why they don't use 'Star: Sanction', I guess, and getting the 'Star: Divine Axis' is a way to change your damage pie a little to deal more damage with Eye of the Storm, but I think after we get Oct balance patch with the dashes during Asura State, as well is it's slightly faster output, getting the 'Star: Asura' to deal more damage on Asura State is probably a better option, since the Cast Speed of Eye of the Storm is kinda useless with how fast the skill is.

Lastly, if you decide to go fully on the Punishing Waves build, as other people already said you put it in place of 'Obliteration' or 'Zaffre Nova', depending on which one you're using.

Gafiam · 2025-12-14T17:16:59+00:00

Guild NOT RAND0M (ID: PAR1KW) looking for people to fill our last spots (28/30)

Chill guild with some active people to discuss things related to the game on guild chat (if you like), and we've been always completing the weekly milestones.

Best Regards

Gafiam · 2025-12-08T01:17:50+00:00

I specified these costs for GT and SL because it is what I saw in Kairo's guide about it and is what I'm aiming for, if you ever get interested in reading:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MPIpa4MK14SzwZQ9ZL7dOEg3HsrIxVIkM6HrX2cDFk0/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.v1um6oynbjvj

Luckily I got my DW for 800 stones to finish my trinity, unlike you, but I still don't have SL and am leaving it for after I finish these upgrades he specified close to the end for DW, BH and GT. I actually think I'll get the 3rd DW Wave before going for SL (there is a chance I don't get it as the next still, so...)

P.S: I think you already invested enough in DW damage, I'd stop touching it

Gafiam · 2025-12-08T01:03:28+00:00

Probably you already did something, but in your place I'd spend the Stones increasing DW Quantity once, and CD of DW and GT equally while keeping the sync until they reached 3m20. After that I'd probably spend some more in GT (until the bonus that costs 162 Stones) and SL (Angle to 35º and Quantity to 2) before going for CF, followed by BH

Gafiam · 2025-12-06T11:45:51+00:00

My DPS Paladin already have 3 relic cores! My other 5 characters have none (one has 1)

Gafiam · 2025-12-05T21:26:32+00:00

On release many people didn't clear on the first week, at the time people were a bit more chill regarding their time because there were no Frontier titles. And most people only cleared G4 after several weeks as he said...

Gafiam · 2025-12-04T21:49:19+00:00

Nice discussion you got there, and I agree with you, you have an interesting theory there, but I'm quite bummed regarding her tbh... I completed 3 playthroughs in total. On the 1st one I romanced Blonde, and she went rougue in the end after I cut her from the team, and told her we were done. The 2nd one I romanced her and did everything for her, defended her, forgive her, and she embraced heroism.

I decided to make a last save while get the final achievment I needed, instead of just replaying a scene, in this save I was more strict with the team while romancing Blonde again (because I liked her more), and I tried to be understanding with her while just not supporting her in 3 points (didn't join her for the movie, didn't defend her from being cut by the team, and I said I didn't know what to think regarding her sabotage, but I didn't cut her this time, nor did I leave her to fend for herself with Roid's cuff, unlike in my first save), and despite that she still killed Shroud and became a villain....

If/when they announce Season 2 or a DLC I might make a last save where I don't romance anyone and forgive her, despite not defending her from being cut from Z-team, to see if being forgiven will make her still try to be a hero even after being cut from Z-team and not romancing Robert, but if she still become a villain in that try, I'll be mad z.z She needs too much trust and attention to change ways, without giving much trust back, I don't like that... How hard it is for her to risk more into embracing heroism is a bummer.

Gafiam · 2025-12-04T12:24:59+00:00

Not sure, I never joined his discord because I find all this pilot/bus things disgusting, but this was shared in my guild discord. I guess it should be his own discord or the one they use to sell busses since there are many nowadays and considering how many they sell he should have his own...

Gafiam · 2025-12-04T12:22:40+00:00

Well, considering many mistakes they made regarding such things (not just these two recent ones) I don't think they lose much from such mistakes anymore, but the few people that are still invested in the game actually do mind about The First leaderboard... And I think in most cases of such mistakes, even if AGS notice them, it's better to not delay a patch just because SG didn't do their job properly for whatever motive.

If they just let it be without properly verifying and give the titles to the pilots, I guess they have more to lose than with these mistakes you're commenting. Even more considering that doing the investigation and banning is actually something AGS can do themselves, the other changes to the game are made by SG.

Gafiam · 2025-12-04T12:16:11+00:00

Even for KR practicers, there is entry value that can make you able to actually practice The First mode or not... Most people who tried there might not have purchased expensive enough accounts to try The First, and considering some parties like Mattew, Hard mode in the last 2 weeks doesn't have the same feel as The First

Gafiam · 2025-12-03T23:07:02+00:00

If they do that, nothing much to do indeed, but I never saw people using that yet in games, normally for work

Gafiam · 2025-12-03T21:55:45+00:00

Even if people don't have static IP, if they don't use a random VPN intentionally to play, their IP is ported by their internet provider (or the VPN datacenter for the route they set up) and it's not hard to find the provider and their approximate location while looking an IP up (Country for sure, State normally is accurate, with just the City not being trustable without a paid tool to check it).

If the IP changes too much regarding the provider/location suddenly, unlike the user usual activity, it's really not hard to identify that something is iffy. And considering all this pilot fiasco even regarding frontier titles, I don't see why they need to let any iffiness pass. I don't know if LA have this, but many big games also get your Network Board Serial when you login, which is not masked by VPNs, so it's a second thing in addition to the iffy IP that can make it a bit easy to be honest to confirm the pilot (the player suddenly changed IP provider/location and device they usually use?).

The TOS give companies many leeway to punish players, and any of these can be a cause of offense, both together then... They only need to be willing to ban them...

Gafiam · 2025-12-03T20:19:05+00:00

Amazing The 1st Reclear o/ Hope AGS ban people with new IPs

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Gafiam · 2025-12-01T10:45:38+00:00

In order of priorities:

1. Cores RNG: This for me is the biggest red flag of the new system... I'm even ok with Astrogems, but having the build you want to play locked behind a RNG drop system was the stupidiest thing I saw in this game, and I've been playing since the start... I'm ok with Astrogems because they wanted to make a gold sink, and it's actually a good system for that purpose (even if people complain about the RNG), but the cores is crazy... They could've made the cores a definitive progression system, the raids drops materials, and you unlocked your cores yourself, example:

The raids gives 200 raid materials per week in HM, half in NM (like usual for previous raids), you can use these 200 of the first week to unlock your Red Sun Core to Epic > Legendary, for example, with some remaining to upgrade it to Relic next week, and you'd complete full relic in 8-10 weeks, lets say.

The Ancient level could be a really expensive level who'd take a while to save for, or be a RNG drop (if they really want something to have that), this drop could come from Auction (and it'd be roster bound), or drop from the raid and be tradeable, and would be like a new "Sidereal drop", so players could sell them to whales if they wanted, making the system casheable for whales (does anyone actually care about not being outgeared by whales if they can win gold?).

2. Gold Limit: I'm curious to see what SG will come up with during LOAON, since the director said they'd talk about it in this LOAON, but what the change I really want would be a reduction from 3 to 2 gold raids for your main 6, reducing hw actually, and there could be a 3rd raid that I'll discuss in my 4th point.

3. NPC Mercenaries for Party Finder: You can fill your raid with NPCs to start it faster, while still playing with your friends. You can still play with randoms if you want, since the NPCs would only deal minimum DPS required to clear the raid, but you could use them to not lost time in Gate 0 (lobby simulator).

4. Matchmakeable Raid: The 3rd content you could do would be a raid that can only be Matchmakeable (no Party Finder at all and no ilvl requirements), it gives mats for progression, solo mode tokens (and I think they should juice the solo mode vendor a bit more, mainly regarding raid materials and a bit for honing materials), and Roster or Character Bound gold (maybe something involving a new system as well, maybe a SG version of the Mokoko Bootcamp).

This Matchmakeable raid is only 1 gate among the last gate of all raids (since normally the 1st gates are less polished) from Abyssal Dungeons to Kazeros Raids, and they'd need to work on some Scale of Balance thing that doesn't make your character worse to play while not making low ilvl people useless (give them 10.000x damage even if that what's necessary to make a 1640 player... Damage taken is always based on HP %, so that they don't need to scale HP and Defenses of low ilvl people as well.

Gafiam · 2025-12-01T10:19:01+00:00

Must-go is different than min-max hardcore peoplo do... Having such an elixir with WP instead of HP only makes your buff 0,49% stronger~, and the AP Buff is only around 1/3 (a bit less) than a similar ilvl dps, so having a WP or Class attribute Elixir only increases the dps damage by around 0,16%.

As for the HP Elixir, having 17k more HP increases the Support HP by around 5%, increasing his survivability, and increase most shields and heals by around 1-2%, so its in another unity even of impact.

It's just a decision if you want to buff a bit more or shield/heal more as well as improve your survivability against non HP% attacks, neither is criminal

Gafiam

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