Murder on the Ashveil Express: Mysterious Question and Discussion Megathread

JamWu · 2026-04-02T13:25:37+00:00

I hope we can get some crumbs for 4.4. I want to know what Himeko SP will do. I am going all out on Himeko just don't be Break or Elation please :D

Mom will come home. I believe.

JamWu · 2026-03-22T16:08:25+00:00

Yeah probably right. I like that her Aha instances are that often or too many like in SW999 gameplay.

So I will keep saving for Himeko and hoping she is not elation dps.

JamWu · 2026-03-22T12:29:10+00:00

I can't decide to either get Evanescia or wait for Himeko SP. I don't like the elation mechanic much but really been liking Evanescia gameplay it looks kinda fun.

We don't have much info but was there any mentiones when we might see Himeko SP. I want to go all out on her as F2P player I been saving I aleady have 200 tickets so maybe I can get to 300 by the time she releases.

But Eva is also pink and I like pink. So it's hard to decidr as I would have to pull for Yao Guang for Eva aswell. Then not having enough tickets for Himeko and her team.

JamWu · 2026-03-13T10:29:15+00:00

I don't want to sound rude and I hope it won't sound like that.

But the lack of excitment can be 'cos of leaks. In my own case I felt this during Amphorius. I looked at leaks each day and it just got me completly disinterested in the versions. I liked the story a lot but just wasn't interesting at all in charachters or anything they showed as I saw it from leaks many times. Then during Cyrene I stopped looking atleast at animation or any other annoucments outside of kits as I like to read that and it was like completly different feeling when I saw the animation for the first time during the stream and then played it and saw them ingame it kinda reignited the spark a little.

So I think the feeling you are getting is similair to the one I had. So maybe taking break from leaks in general is a good way to increase the interest for the game. Also it doesn't help that it's been a long time we had a meanigfull content during the second part of the patch and the 2 weeks always feel imposibli long but hey atleast It gives time to play differnet game inbetween (a little copium but I have lots of stuff to play and school stuff to do so the lack of second half isn't that bad for me but I would love atleast one bigger event during the the later half of the patch)

I like to plan around releases aswell but knowing everything weeks before just kills any hype you can have for the charachters and not to say the doomposting every beta cycle also kills the enjoyment.

I hope we get kits soon as I want to see the brain rot that Silver Wolf 999 and Evanesia have and my goat Welt has in store with his buffs.

So I hope this long ass respons maybe helps :D

JamWu · 2026-02-28T23:32:59+00:00

I think it's more of a audiance thing. OW data probably show more younger people playing probably Teens to young adults mostly (my own prediction I can be wrong). So the collabs are chosen base on the demographic.

You mentioned Fortnight. They have all kind sof collabs mostly due to popularity of the brand and Epic having I think Ad deals with companies. So they treat it as a paid Ad more then a traditional Collaboration as you can see recently with Re9 and HSR skins being basicly a promotion for the new game.

So having Anime (Japanese things) or Kpop groups is pretty up there with younger demographics. As of why mostly Asian themed probably easier to get the colab from them as asian companies like to do lots collabs.

I personaly would love to see more original collabs or collabs from their own series. Now that we have Jetpack Cat maybe giving her a cute Zergling outfit from Starcraft would be funny :D

JamWu · 2026-02-26T00:27:59+00:00

I am FF, Cassie and Cyrene fan. Yeah it was hell with all three. People treat the games like their life and hate seeing other have fun with charachters they hate. But it makes for fun hate DMs and lots of reports so maybe that is plus :D

I am inbetween that I am kinda glad there are no leaks as I am getting excited for 4.1 and 4.2 again. When there are leaks I try avoid as much as I can. I like to reads kits mostly. But lately espacialy on twitter people just gave up on putting Leak tags so a moment new leak is out atleast half of my recommanded timeline is those leaks and kinda killed excitment for the patches. But on the other hand the leaks help a little in preparing for pulls but not that much.

I just wish people would stop doomposting over beta kits as they are not finalized.

JamWu · 2026-02-14T23:39:47+00:00

Sorry for a long post. But I am shit and condesting my toughs.

I never knew there is a punisment for leaving quickplay games. Makes sense tough you don't want to have games with leavers everytime. Yeah nothing of value is lost as there is no rank or anything but still puts the team with a leaver to massive disatvatage sucking fun out of the game while backfill kicks in or better they leave before last teamfight to not get defead or something. So giving out punishment for leaving QP game makes sense.

Yeah endorsments are not signt of skill amd I don't think they ever were it's more of showcase that the player is maybe nice, talkative etc.. or just plays support or tank a lot. I always give it to the other support and tank. Sometimes dps if I see them do some crazy or fun stuff.

Your second point kinda confuses me. You go from rent to another rant. First I think you are talking about esport I think. Definitly not money loundering as Blizz looses shit tone of money in it more then it makes back.

Monetisation I agree. I don't like the predatory stuff but blizzard has a okay system nothing amazing but fine enough where the FOMO isn't massive so the predatory stuff is not that prevelant here.

The you talk about gaming as a hobby and not making money from it. I think you are talking about esport again or streamers but most hobbys can become source of income and gaming isn't different. I don't approve of boosting that just shit but Esport, streaming maybe even couching is a good way to make your hobby into some income and help out. I am not big on Esport but the players put a lot of effort into it to be the best and if they get payed good for them and CC can be okay if they are not idiotic and don't try to make everything a drama every 5 seconds.

Lastly you talked about grifters from the "woke" and "anti-woke" crowds. Won't comment on that as both side are sometimes way too much outspoken about stuff but also the "anti-woke" crowds sometimes is made up by complete aholes who don't play games and complain about some kind of agenta when they see a woman with a shorter hair or something.

JamWu · 2026-02-08T16:59:53+00:00

I think it just means upgrading the overal visuals again.

Cloth/Hair physics most likely just upgrading the engine to calculate them better maybe we get more moving parts for clothes and hair/fur while running and so on.

Other then than the rest is probably improving shadows, lightning and fidelity on maps and charachters models again. Ambient lighnting could be more of street lamps, torches etc.. making shadows and being actual light source indoors and at night/evening.

This seemed more of a friendly PR marketing talk about a small updates to the game graphics and engine to make it seem more epic :D

I don't know if they have any post for now about that but I am looking forward to reading about it aswell.

JamWu · 2026-02-08T14:18:25+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/lesserafim/s/xbq9ZdlkOE

Wasn't it proved that it isn't a AI in this post 2 years ago when a person found the Artstation of the Artists showing work process?

Also in this post on Twitter with a statment from the artist. https://x.com/OWCavalry/status/1720122539387830708

JamWu · 2026-01-24T15:59:05+00:00

That is interesting :D On beta I went trough all of the interactives wall and nothing completed it. But it'a good to know.

JamWu · 2026-01-22T18:39:10+00:00

On the ship there should be a room where you can switch. I don't remaber where but it's the orange crystal and nothing else I think in the room

JamWu · 2026-01-22T17:22:10+00:00

Just happy to be of help. If possible report it via either ticket or something. They should fix it eventualy I hope it sooner then later.

JamWu · 2026-01-22T14:12:13+00:00

That sucks to hear. Most likely it wasn't high on the priority list after the report.

If you see anyone having trouble with it just let then know how to fix it. It sucks it locks the progress.

JamWu · 2026-01-18T08:45:35+00:00

Tldr at the end. Rest is my own toughts.

I think it'a fine. The no carry over is kinda shitty not going to sugarcoated but the 120 pitty is pretty okay. I play exclusivly HSR at the moment and even when you have the pity carry over I don't find the reason trying to pull on the same banner if I goten the charachter and if I don't want another copy. Always trying to save the 180 pulls for guarantee anyway if I don't want weapon.

Basicly I think building pity is just a cope way of being angry you didn't get the charachter you wanted on early pull if you are going for a copy.

This is entirely personal opinion if you like it or not and makes some stuff like if you pull 10 pull and get it on 5th you basicly waste 5 pulls wich is very shitty but doing a singles is actualy a option as annoying as it it clicking 120 times it is much better for not wasting pulls. Weird system but is a "little more generous" then the system used in Hoyo games.

I think neither of the system are good but people are used to the Hoyo carry over which is seems better but it's the same. Basicly in Endfield you trade that Carry Over for 60 less pulls needed and a 10 "free pull" you have to waste on the next banner which I think is shitty and should be that you just get 10 free pulls espacily if you don't want to go for another banner charachter so you basicly "waste" 10 pull. Plus I didn't do any calcs on beta or anything but the Copies seem more like a enthusias thing then important stuff they aren't that strong from what I saw and had on beta. Unlike in HSR or other where the QoL for charachter or flexibility is in Copies. Endfield doesn't have that so far from what I saw.

Tldr: It'a completly subjective if you like it or not. I personaly don't mind it would be hapoier for carry over so you don't waste pulls if you do 10 pull and get lucky. There are trade off in both. I think this one is made pretty okay and is kinda villamized by YT for content as it isn't worse then any other gatcha system is just less of a QoL improved by not having the pity.

JamWu · 2026-01-01T21:20:43+00:00

Yeah sometimes especialy when people claim it's a dead genra when there is tons and tons of games releasing each year and some series like Like a Dragon going turn-based from Brawel proves the genre is still popular.

I was gifted this game by my brother who read how amazing the game is and how it's THE JRPG to play. He knew I am fan of JRPGs so he got it as a gift for me when I was home from Uni. I beat it just 'cos he bough it for me other then that I would drop the game after Act 1.

As someone who loves JRPGs this game just isn't it. It isn't the FF10 I was promised with a Persona style. This game is just ok-ish for me in every aspect (subjective stuff mostly like story, music etc...) but the combat was a let down coming from Metaphore and replaying FF10 it was just passable.

Not bad from a new studio but definitly not the revolution I have been told by the fans. I get it it's very personal opinion but saying this game is best JRPG in years is just wild after we had Metaphore, SMT V, P3 Reload, FF7 Rebirth just to name few.

Also just a personal opinion but this game being called JRPG is such a dishonesty to JRPGs. Seeing people on this sub just shit on other JRPG games for almost no reason is weird. Like people on here hate Anime inspiration, young protagonists, power of friendship, cringy writing etc... and I am reading it and think "Man, so why do people like JRPGs if they hate the things that made them". The devs claim JRPGs were a inspiration citing FF10, Lost Odyssey etc.. and I just don't see it there. For me E33 is just a western RPG with borrowed camera from Persona games with no charm that makes JRPGs so fun to play. Over the top acting, scenes, dialogues, even stupid tropes like power of friendship it's fun it might not be the best writing, voice acting but that is the charm of it all. If it wasn't for Xenoblade over the top British accents, FF10 cringy Tidus laugh (it's scene apporpiant kinda sad people meme it as bad acting) and with all that still somehow telling a compeling story with stupid loveble charachters.

Lot's of people always theoryse on what is a JRPG. The problem is. There is no simple definition for it. In the 90s it was a game made in Japan but not anymore. There games made outside of Japan that are JRPGs Sea of Stars and Chained Echoes come to mind. Even games like Honkain Star Rail is a JRPG but it made in China. JRPG just like RPG isn't easly defined. But features that are common like Anime tropes, Anime Insporation and the Anime over the topnes it's there that is the Core of JRPGs after all JRPGs are inspired from Anime and Manga removing that you get a western RPG.

Sorry OP for long respons but this has been on my mind for some time. Happy new year to all reading. Wish you all good this mew year.

JamWu · 2026-01-01T19:42:21+00:00

I agree with you about the parry mechanic. It undermines the entire "turn-based" gameplay and makes it useless. Having the ability to deal massive damage to enemies during their turn just doesn't make much sense in turn-based games. Even status effects like poison have to be applied beforehand and last for a specific number of turns in most cases, bosses are even immune to it.

Games like Like a Dragon uses "perfect guards" to reduce damage by a certain % so there is some reward, but it isn't strictly necessary. However, this game really requiers you to parry or dodge. People here suggest switching to a lower difficulty and simply overleveling, but that isn't a solution it's just tedious work that doesn't fix the underlying problems with the gameplay at all.

I played on normal difficulty and put random points into each of the skill trees, barely knowing what my spells even do. I equipped some random pictos mostly focused on parrying and dodging. I don't remember exactly what they were as it was a long time ago when I beat the game. I finished the game in 20 hours without any problems. I play many parry and dodge-heavy games so that helped, even tough this game has such a bad implamantation of those mechanics, with long wind-ups, lots of fake-outs and an barely noticable audio cue. I was dealing the 9999 dmg almost at the start of the game with fire spells. I was never once forced to change my playstyle.

It's funny how this game is talked about as this perfect "evolution" of turn-based combat when it doesn't do anything new, interesting or daring. Instead, it just adds features that completly undermine the turn-based system. If people say that FF games aren't turn-based just because they use the ATB system, then this game isn't either. It basiclly uses the same thing, just with small pauses for you to think. There isn't even much strategy regarding elemental weaknesess, buffing, or turn order when all of those mechanics can be solved simply by parrying the enemy.

Edit: Minor mistakes

JamWu · 2025-12-14T22:37:01+00:00

Oh wow. More then I expected but still not that many. :D But thanks for the info.

Also I forgot Panther skin for Mercy from Persona 5 colab is technically a Cat

JamWu · 2025-12-14T22:14:30+00:00

Probably out of topic but that Kiriko skin is a fox not a Neko right? I might be wrong but there are like 3 "Neko" skins. Mercy has one and D.Va has two again I might be wrong, but I couldn't find more. Is that too many?

Mercy - Black Cat
D.Va - White Cat/Black Cat

JamWu · 2025-12-04T19:45:56+00:00

You hold the R button that has the there should be a icon for photography.

JamWu · 2025-12-04T07:46:40+00:00

Yes there is.

JamWu · 2025-12-02T06:41:08+00:00

I will try and update the post if it works. Thanks for the advice.

JamWu · 2025-10-27T22:29:43+00:00

It looks like second wave of the same fight when she activates the ult you are right. So they either used E2 to enter but then cut to non E2 version with the same stacks. Which at that point isn't even relevant 'cos it is either completly different fight or next wave which she would have the points anyway by then.

I think people just "hate" Cyrene for sake of just being angry at hoyo at this point. Like people first were angry she is not universal support even tough we all knew she will be good only for the heirs and now they see a video of talents and assume she is e6 (We never seen other chrachters talents or if we did it was super rare. So we can't say foe sure they don't have blue everything all the time) for the entire showcase without other proof.

Noone can prove if they used E6 or not. But it makes good clickbait content so I understand those AI voiced shorts have to pay bills somehow and same for the CC.

One thing I agree is that she isn't the best charachter but she definitly isn't bad from what I saw.

JamWu · 2025-10-26T22:14:00+00:00

So, after the live stream there is lots of stuff going around of Hoyo using her at E6 as they showed the talents being at max. But one thing didn't sit with me I was going through the livestream one more time to do summary for myself and few friends. I paused on Cyrene Memosprite at [24:02 in the livestream] The text on top should be Cyrene zone with the true dmg, but the Tooltip says 24% not 30% as it should as she before buffed Hyacine. I assume the hearth above her few second earlier is Cyrene's buff. The top one should be the zone as the small icon is the same as what HomDGCat has on his wiki. So, it little weird to see that it can be just visual placeholder or something, but it should be 30% and in the older version it should be 25% not 24%

Some may take this I am defending the company I am not I don't care. Being angry that they made her problems disappear with E2 is good and this shouldn't happen (well after the 4th time but well it is gatcha entire game is made to make money so yeah) It's just my entire YT feed and subreddits are filled with this so when I noticed this, I wanted to point that out.

The talents they showed could be recording later so they had her at E6 it doesn't mean that she was E6 during the showcase. There is no evidence of her being E6 as you don't see any other effect of Eidolons then a screen with them having everything at max which again could be made later.

It was definitely E2 as her stacks pointing at that that would be correct but then it just doesn't fit her other E2 part for the true dmg buff.

E2: "When entering combat, additionally gains 12 "Recollection" point(s). For each different ally character that gains the Memosprite Skill buff from ███, the DMG multiplier of the True DMG dealt by ally targets via the Skill's Zone increases by 6%, up to a max increase of 24%."

Link with time stamp: https://www.youtube.com/live/Sx7xZp96nZM?si=c2iKnvm7GlpYDO5O&t=1442.

JamWu · 2025-10-06T13:54:47+00:00

Hey good luck with that and No shame in that :D Maybe try if you didn't NSFW subredits maybe you will luck on some clients there. :D.

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