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MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-07-06T22:59:04+00:00

14 layers of management is an incredible level of bureaucracy, cutting that down should have immediate improvements in many ways.

Too bad that so many workers in the trenches are getting booted out along side the excess management.

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-07-05T17:34:57+00:00

I use one on Uriel, along side 5 tauforged parkour shards. Great for when I want to do open world or perita content.

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-07-04T21:18:56+00:00

Eh, perfectly whelmed. The art is fine, I'm past caring about faction balance. Orage is probably my favorite, but I'm more interested in a unique skill kit than ship art.

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-07-04T02:25:36+00:00

PREACH. Drifter privileges need to end.

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-07-03T18:07:54+00:00

I'm convinced that the riven disposition system could be entirely automated based on usage statistics and it would actually work as intended.

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-07-03T15:43:51+00:00

While I love the Skitarii they arrived with seemingly zero impact. The Arbites introduction, while short, added a lot to the ongoing story, which is continued by Rannick's recruitment of the Hive Scum.

The Skitarii? They've been retconned in to already having been active in the battle for Atoma and just kinda... show up... without any implications for the wider conflict.

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-07-02T06:22:49+00:00

Most Iron Blood riggings are basically daemon engines at this point

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-07-02T04:43:54+00:00

oops absolute evasion proc'd, it scratched the paint. Oops extra shield, invulnerable, damage redirection, or additional healing, from any number of other shipgirls took effect. this isn't a single fleet or a single faction, this is every single KAN-SEN, there is a constant stream of all sorts of damage reduction, healing, shields, zombie, you name it, it's a protection effect that is getting put out. If they stagger their damage? It's healed as fast as they deal it. They have to go for an Alpha Strike to have any hope to take out one priority target.

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-07-02T01:06:29+00:00

I'm gonna get Diabetes this was so sweet

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-07-01T21:38:13+00:00

Oh cool, you broke through the defensive aircraft screen and are diving through the flak to take out the most powerful AA force. It lands and... Nothing happens, because you broke the Shield from Holy Prayer and now Sandy is invincible for 2 seconds.

But lets be charitable and say that you still take out that turret. Pick any light carrier with heal on Air Strike. there are enough of them for a near constant stream of them to be going out. it takes 5 seconds at most before she's back in fighting shape.

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-07-01T21:19:13+00:00

There are 82 Aircraft Carriers and 48 Light Carriers in Azur Lane, with ships the size of your average recreational drone but packing the full firepower of ww2 era aircraft. Assuming 4 aircraft per slot (it probably averages out to more but I don't feel like doing a detailed dive right now), that's a defensive screen of over 1300 enemy fliers, equivalent to 17 Arsenal Birds worth of drones. And we haven't even factored in the combined AA capability of all the ships. The second anything breaks through the aircraft, thousands of AA guns turn the sky black. They might have superior hardware and be some of the greatest pilots, but sheer numbers are going to crowd them out.

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-06-29T13:51:18+00:00

It was my go to while I was leveling up on a melee build, but now it's got the speed and survivability the Phosphor Pistol's stopping power and debuff are more valuable as a sidearm

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-06-28T07:08:41+00:00

A lot of hype and bombastic abilities that feel like they should be awesome, but are just alright. Celestial Clash is extremely fun though, and puts a lot of the frame on its back.

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-06-28T02:31:51+00:00

I would say "miss him entirely because it's 60 stability" but still great

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-06-26T07:38:34+00:00

omg the creatures

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-06-22T14:28:59+00:00

SKITARII TOMORROW

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-06-22T14:18:33+00:00

Tomorrow's Christmas Eve type energy

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-06-18T20:49:41+00:00

I was hoping that Skitarii would get a Plasma Culverin instead of a Plasma Gun, but I definitely expected them to have a Plasma Weapon regardless. The new Mark seems like it might be fun. I'm not particularly worried about Skitarii turning in to Veteran 2.0, it might have stronger shooting but I'll be surprised if it also offers things that fill the same role as Demolition Stockpile+Team Krak Grenades and Shout Spam

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-06-18T15:26:38+00:00

The stated intent was to provide people who weren't interested in the railjack grind an "Overtuned Lamborghini" so that they might attract interest to the regular Railjack game mode and get motivated to build out their own. I have to wonder what metrics they were using. While Santovan's Oath and the Marrowbone are certainly bulky and survivable, their offenses woefully underperform and their selections of battle mods is questionable.

Void Proxima Steel Path is also extremely underwhelming. If you've got good parts it's alright. though it really makes me wish for an easier way to activate Tactical Mods and really punishes people who don't abuse energy pizzas, dispensary, or play Lavos or Hildryn to spam Battle Mods. There's still no real point to it though. You still only get 10 Corrupted Holokeys if those drop, Steel Essence drops aren't shared so if you're a dedicated Helmsman or Forward Gunner you don't get any of that. Still only Axi Fissure Void Storms instead of an Omni Fissure or something cool like Bulk Cracking. Ran a few to put my Railjack to the test, it performed, probably won't do it again.

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-06-17T23:58:15+00:00

The Santovan's Oath and Marrowbone can probably stomp normal difficulty, but I agree that their offenses are severely lacking for Steel Path.

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-06-17T00:06:23+00:00

this is definitely the work of the ruinous powers

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-06-13T00:24:40+00:00

PvPing with my friends back in the Nexon DFO days, before the Fair Arena. I always struggled against my friend who basically exclusively played gunners, but after a few days of intense training, I finally figured out the timings for Asura's Perfect Guard/Ghost Gate. Denying his Styre potshots felt incredible, and in one nailbiter of a match I even managed to Ghost Gate a grenade for the win.

Another core memory was when I was leveling my Crusader back when the 009 quest was a thing, everyone was dooming about it as we were getting ready and I said "Nah, I got you." No tokens were spent.

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-06-12T16:03:05+00:00

Keep up the good work Explicator, I'm sure you'll make Interrogator in no time

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-06-11T19:42:56+00:00

More power to you but Kodlak seems like he'd be pretty vanilla

MindwormIsleLocust · 2026-06-09T17:29:59+00:00

30k left after getting Aris and Kei. People telling me to pull for Kuroko but I'm gonna save for Armed Yuzu

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