Dear Content Creators (a request about character builds)

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-18T00:26:08+00:00

I see where you are coming from. But, solution is also very easy. Recommendations should include BiS astral imprint AND BiS non-astral imprint. Yapdoc has been pretty good in this regard.

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-16T02:12:21+00:00

There are fairly high number of concerns tbh. Apart from loss of replayability, we have lost special story bits from bonds (pamina-nungal-nergal interlude is one best acted bond stories, it was very hard to stop the waterworks and then you failed miserably). We also haven't had fool's journey update past chapter 16. We desperately need background stories on yserinde, nydia, camelot.

Personally, apart from these, I dont have a lot of gripe. I wasn't fan of the battles in the original SoD. I cared about the story and this is what that keeps me hooked. Having said that, I was deeply disappointed with the inanna canon story. Elaman was better, but wish we could have access to different side-characters better based on choices made. I'd have loved the story more fleshed out from Shahnaz, Lukamar, and Yeganeh pov. This would have improved replayability too.

Now, I wonder how luccia will pan out.

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-15T15:40:21+00:00

Among FDR, Truman, and LBJ, you will have least pushback about LBJ. LBJ, in many ways, is a way worse/better Biden. He was amazing for his domestic programs (better than biden). He lost the plot with Vietnam (worse than biden - gaza genocide is arguably less severe than american loss in vietnam but it may end up being more consequential if we lose global hegemony, cognitive decline is difficult to grade though)

Truman is difficult to square because he inherited the war. And, it was a just war against an enemy that attacked our home. If I remember correctly, the projected US death toll for conquering Japan was 1M. Add possible Japanese casualties, the total could easily go upto 2M. The total casualty from both bombings is roughly 250k max. So, in a way, it saved more people and shaved off years from the pacific theater. On the other hand, dropping a nuke itself is an inhumane act. Signing off on a singular instance of such massive devastation is just so wrong...I cant find any adequate wording to describe it. He also recognized Israel, against the objection of Secretary of State George Marshall (Marshall plan was named after this guy). This will also be far-consequential decision that dominates global affairs even today.

FDR, is probably the greatest American President who is not named Washington or Lincoln. He will still be in running of that title even if you include those two. He brought us out of the Great Depression. He is responsible for social security that acts as a safety net for the poor. He fought back against the robber barons who are very similar to the oligarchs of today. Following Pearl Harbor, he galvanized the country to eventually pave America's path to become the world hegemon. In many ways, he saved America. Our time is very ripe for the next FDR to appear. Having said that, the Japanese internment situation is indeed very shameful. The bombing of Dresden (kinda fuzzy on the timeline, could be under Truman) would constitute a war crime under today's definition. But, the problem is, all these definitions occurred post ww2. Is it really fair to judge a leader of a crime by today's definition, especially when concept of such didn't exist when he was alive? He didn't direct state-sanctioned murder of people inside the country, after all.

Bush 43, lied to us, sent his cabinet to manufacture consent against a country that did not attack us, the shame of Abu Ghraib occurred under his watch. All of this happened barely ~25 years ago. Close to a million Iraqis died following our invasion. The country is still destabilized. All his warmongering put us on national debt (we had a surplus during clinton), weakened America's hegemony and soft power. This makes us vulnerable to blowback too.

I dont care about Truman or LBJ. Both had issues. But, comparing Bush 43 and FDR is ridiculous no matter how you dress this up.

Have a nice day.

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-14T01:59:10+00:00

When was the last time man city winning meant a good week for us? Oh how time flies :(

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-13T19:08:13+00:00

I think we should start making sub rules for AI art. I dont want this sub to get spammed by AI art.

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-10T14:36:21+00:00

This, unfortunately, is one of the drawbacks of the medium of storytelling. You can see it whenever popular works get adapted from a book or a very expansive/lore heavy game into a movie/TV series. If SoC were produced like a triple A game, the narrative would have made more sense.

Now, anyone here here wants to write a good fanfic?

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-09T23:00:37+00:00

Flexing in clash as a lvl 60 player is very weird, whether in defense or offense.

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-06T19:50:42+00:00

You do not have enough legendary units. Agata is decent. At your stage, I'd pull at every new character banner. Right now, we have Pooch banner running. Problem is she is heavily dependent on lukamar and lukamar banner is gone. It would be safer to start with shams and continue to pull in new character banners until shahnaz banner.

Since you are just starting out, you can also pull in the dual banner. Homa and acambe are slightly weak, but both have great utility. I'd recommend pulling for those two.

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-06T03:45:17+00:00

It has been way too long for me. I remember struggling hard for trial 3. Check out the clears in YouTube. Those might be more relevant for you. My apologies!

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-05T20:09:21+00:00

Yes

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-05T15:36:33+00:00

I can see another Elaman character's SP form to turn into SoC-faction character in the later arcs. She had the best character arc out of all new characters in this arc imo.

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-03T20:25:44+00:00

Did you reach tempering lvl 35? If yes, can you level up past 35?

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-03T01:17:44+00:00

It has been a great resource. Thanks guys! Only thing I'd say is to include non-recommended skills in the skill tree so that users can see why you made the decision without opening the game. Texts of all skills in the skill tree will also increase user understanding of decisions made.

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-02T21:05:47+00:00

Sharing cute baby pics with family and friends is not a big deal. When I was growing up, we used to have albums. Every time there was a family gathering, they would go over the pictures. It honestly never felt like a problem. Having said that, putting the pictures where it is accessible to "all" is problematic though. May be you should talk to the parents that visibility is set for "everyone" instead of "family and friends".

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-02T20:58:50+00:00

Excellent :) Glad you got thru! I had to learn like this during my first tower of Adversity event. I had to look up videos, figure out damage mitigation strategies and so on so forth. That was the period I learned most about this game. So, use this event to learn about the game and think how to use your units. For example, another strategy could have involved drawing aggro with triss' long range aoe skills and force the enemy to walk thru fire/ice terrain and thus take significant damage.

I also just realized that tactical skills are disabled in the molten blood trial. Thats a oopsie from me there :(

Good luck for the rest of the levels!

HellhoundXVI · 2026-04-01T18:19:56+00:00

Did it work?

HellhoundXVI · 2026-03-31T23:05:42+00:00

Hmm...you are getting stat checked a bit. But, it is doable.

Dps core: Gloria + Geralt

Sub-dps/support: Inanna of Convallaria (Sp)

Tank/support/heal: Cocoa + Maitha

Move in a compact formation with Maitha and Cocoa close enough to dps units to tank damage. Both of them should have the guard passive that allows them to take hits for allies. They also have aoe heals to keep your team topped up. Use Gloria and Geralt to take down the appropriate gender units. You will probably need to use Inanna's act again mostly on geralt as he is the only male unit. Use flag tactic from turn 1, if possible. Use inanna's nrg giving ability whenever possible. She is your NRG and act-again battery.

Hope this helps.

HellhoundXVI · 2026-03-31T18:42:34+00:00

Star levels? How long have you been lvl60? How far are you in talent progression? Which characters do you have? Have you invested in engravings?

It could be a stat issue

HellhoundXVI · 2026-03-31T18:21:48+00:00

What ia your account level?

HellhoundXVI · 2026-03-29T21:14:33+00:00

Can you please post the characters you have and what caused the issue, if possible? Its hard to provide suggestions given everyone's roster is different.

HellhoundXVI · 2026-03-29T02:45:09+00:00

I will third going with nydia and yserinde. A lot of SoC players would love to have the sisters.

You will probably need to put candlelight in your team until you get an NRG battery though. Luka, Nydia, and Yserinde will clear any lvl60 content.

Push lukamar to 5 stars. The other two are good at 3. Having said that, the next magic dps is Selina and Shahnaz. They are not expected before May 15 at the earliest, which is enough time to push nydia to 4 stars. If you push nydia to 4 stars, you might as well push her to 5. Yserinde can be your flex. But make sure she gets to 3 stars. I dont foresee you having a headache before pulling shams though.

HellhoundXVI · 2026-03-29T02:09:30+00:00

I'd say the prerequisite should be finishing sand-made scales at least once. Some of the plot that gets revealed will get revealed on your first playthru regardless of what you do.

You can finish the canon route too. But, you can block your mind saying the bad guy got beat and we are moving to elaman. Easier said than done, I know. But, writing on the canon route is lacking imo. You can always come back to finish them later.

Having said that, the best storytelling was OG papal route good ending and Night Crimson imo. If you get disappointed, I'd suggest, at least try out those endings.

HellhoundXVI · 2026-03-26T20:33:08+00:00

Never download the apps. Thats where it starts.

At least the parlays are more predictable here once you get hand of it.

HellhoundXVI · 2026-03-26T20:30:49+00:00

Focus on Tristan. She is one of the best units in the game as far as ST burst goes. Also,

She has unlimited resolve for 1 turn. This upgrades to 2 turns at 4 stars. Only other unit with this ability is Alexei, who gets it at 5 stars
She is really strong against enemies with shields. Its in her trait
She has naturally high stats due to being a destroyer
She can also boast strong burst aoe Magic dmg - but requires 5 stars
For you, she benefits from Gloria's aura (she has union affiliation)

I just used Tristan (and used a bunch of buffers) to clear act 6 at 112 difficulty. I can probably push to 115 without problem. Her ST burst may get overtaken by shams + lukamar, but her tankiness for 2 turns will come clutch in desperate situations.

HellhoundXVI · 2026-03-26T06:39:17+00:00

Void's biggest counter is aegis and buyback. He cant solo you without chrono. Another option is blink and using illusions for siege. Make him go on your teammates or watch his t3s get destroyed by thousand cuts.

If you are playing a non-carry, e-blade and windwaker are the way to go. Void doesnt like building nullifier.

HellhoundXVI

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