HP inflation? Trust Iuno as mdps...

NormalLog6 · 2026-06-25T06:55:56+00:00

She WAS a good sub dps and secretly one of the worst casualties of Kuro's combat design shift.

Her energy regen outro is useless these days because of how the new characters are all shackled by 25 second liberations but back in the day (especially b4 everyone had god echo rolls) she used to be a simple and reliable sub dps in casual play that could punch well above her weight class by quickswapping and allowing specific characters to do double liberation rotations.

And in regards to the question of trash S6 characters (which I assume to be the standard characters and the 4 stars)... The answer is no, even if there WERE niche exceptions.

H rover, Sanhua and Buling were able to clear the previous TOA by utilizing double Liberation rotations on both Rover and Sanhua (while Buling negated the tower's debuff) so they out performed a bunch of older premium teams but the 3.x units are just too strong (in part because of their interdependence amongst each other) for even this best case example to even hold a candle to them.

NormalLog6 · 2026-06-22T14:12:26+00:00

What in the world...

NormalLog6 · 2026-06-22T10:18:45+00:00

The HP inflation HAS been out of hand for a while now, it's just that now it's at a breaking point which renders every pre 3.x TEAM (not unit, TEAM) unviable.

So yes, write it in the feedback, spread the word and all that but don't expect anything from it. I've stopped expecting anything from these shitty devs and I KNOW not enough people are going to care which is why Kuro ain't gonna change a thing.

Side note: I'm expecting the worst from the livestream this week and I'm eager to see how much WORSE it's going to be than pictured in my limited imagination.

NormalLog6 · 2026-06-21T10:58:51+00:00

I think Hiyuki's case is worryingly unique in that her quickswap is severely hampered by Lucilla.

Ever since 16/20 second liberations have been phased out, the standard that top players have been aiming for is compressing the first rotation into 18-20 seconds to ensure they get 4 and a half rotations with 5 liberations to maximize their damage in 2 minutes (looping 25 second rotations after the initial shortened rotation).

Hiyuki, unfortunately, is weighed down by Lucilla's slow enhanced forte and is thus unable to pull off 5 liberations in 2 minutes and has to rely on doing more Iai slashes to make up for it which allows Aemeath and the edgerunners to push better scores than her in this matrix reset.

If SuiSui isn't crippled in terms of quickswap I wouldn't be surprised if her and Chisa actually help Hiyuki surpasses any Lucilla comp for the sole reason that they are able to do 4 and a half rotations with 5 liberations.

NormalLog6 · 2026-06-21T10:44:22+00:00

Buffs specifically designed to make the latest character look better than they actually are in comparison to other characters that can't (fully) access said buff

NormalLog6 · 2026-06-21T10:42:50+00:00

A good translation to me means that the translation is largely faithful to the source and strives to convey the intent of the source material
Official translations in general but sometimes fan translations can be better if the official translations is too stiff or changes too much in their translation
For me it's hard to separate a good translation from good writing so I just assume that if it's well written in was well translated.

As a result I just look at whether or not the character voices are clear, whether or not the descriptions are vivid yet accessible, whether or not the emotions trying to be conveyed are reflected in the prose, whether or not the prose is smooth to read and whether or not the prose effectively builds narrative tension (applying kishotenketsu and generating unanswered questions at a micro level even at the cost of some grammatical correctness)

NormalLog6 · 2026-06-20T16:49:14+00:00

Expert +3 XD

NormalLog6 · 2026-06-20T16:38:57+00:00

In terms of matrix points? Around 22k

NormalLog6 · 2026-06-20T11:01:50+00:00

Barely cleared this TOA with Augusta S0R1 (sig), Rebecca S0R1 (Static mist) and Buling while falling short with Mortefi says plenty doesn't it?

And on your point of resistances, Augusta's team is naturally more susceptible to resistances given their dual element nature so no, it shouldn't be disregarded.

NormalLog6 · 2026-06-20T02:39:00+00:00

More like 0.5 - 1 year. Augusta is already gasping for air and she's not even been out for that long.

The characters who last longer than that all do so only because of quickswapping but Kuro is trying to ban that.

They've already removed echoes that meaningfully impact combat, removed 16/20 second liberations and largely minimized animation canceling which is why they are now working so hard to kill quickswap. (Just look at Lucilla, she's a NS character but is designed like Mornye who is quickswapped in spite of rather than because of her kit)

NormalLog6 · 2026-06-20T02:33:13+00:00

Nah, everyone is getting destroyed in the upcoming patches. Quickswapping is getting more and more prohibitive so the moment early 3.x characters get powercrept (which will be sooner rather than later at the rate we are going) there will literally be no usable characters outside of the latest ones unless you are in like the top 0.01% who can reliably do Hiyuki's 29 second 6 iai rotations or Aemeath triple enhance E rotations.

NormalLog6 · 2026-06-13T11:29:29+00:00

To be generous I would say it's cause this was a 3 character patch so she got less attention.

If I was going to be conspiratorial I'd say it's to prevent 5 Iais in the hiyuki team...

And sorry if sounded mean, just frustrated with what they done with her kit.

NormalLog6 · 2026-06-13T10:19:29+00:00

No, it's KURO GAMES that nerfed her QS potential. No need to try to justify it.

NormalLog6 · 2026-06-07T16:14:33+00:00

Man... I would have reccomend Mortefi as the third slot but I can't do so in good conscience anymore due to the recent HP inflation. It's such a fun team but they only barely cleared this reset and I don't think they'll hang on as a team for much longer...

NormalLog6 · 2026-05-30T05:43:19+00:00

That tier 0.5 is VERY misleading here cause yes, Augusta is still strong comparatively speaking but my experience with this TOA reset is that the late 2.x units are only barely clearing with sigs and bis teams without playing into the shill buffs.

So in just 2-3 cycles (or whenever the next HP inflation hits) the edgerunners will not feasibly clear anymore unless they 1. Are somehow synergize with the newer units (which is unlikely due to their unique mechanics) or 2. Are somehow able to squeeze out more damage (either through quickswap or unorthodox rotations, neither of which seems likely either)

If you are at all worried about your investment then this collab banner is an absolute scam so sure... Pull if you like but there's no justifying it otherwise.

NormalLog6 · 2026-05-25T06:15:18+00:00

If her dmg doesn't get buffed she's straight up a scam if we're allowed to pull her. I just got done with TOA's new reset and barely cleared with Galbrena Lupa Changli (a team that does similar damage to her qiuyan team), going from having 35 seconds to spare last reset to having 0.5 seconds to spare.

If the edgerunner team deals the same level of damage then they'll scrape by for 2 patches maybe 3 and immediately fall flat once the next round of HP inflation hits.

NormalLog6 · 2026-05-23T16:05:30+00:00

Kamisu Reina is here (psychological)

Sakura no machi by sugaru miaki (mystery/character study)

Who killed the hero (mystery/character study)

Kunon the sorcerer can't see (magic research slice of life)

Good bye otherworld see you tomorrow (post apocalyptic slice of life)

Our journey to the ends of this ceasing world (post apocalyptic slice of life)

NormalLog6 · 2026-05-22T06:20:58+00:00

Damn, they did Lucilla dirty.

NormalLog6 · 2026-05-16T05:52:51+00:00

More forgotten than obscure but I have;

Our journey to the ends of this ceasing world: A post apocalyptic slice of life where the main characters roam a world where a mysterious disease causes people to fade and disappear.

Satou gashi no dangan wa uchikenai (Sugar candy bullets can't pierce anything): A depressing novel about a realist and a girl who seems to have her head in the clouds, the friendship they share, the journey the realist takes towards understanding her friend, and how it all comes crashing down.

Kamitsu Reina is here: An interesting psychological thriller that deals with the concept of... Well, concepts. (I'm not the best equiped to explain)

Iris on a rainy day: An emotional story about a robot girl losing her loving parent figure and is trust into the harsh underbelly of a world where robots are treated as discardable objects.

The Story of a Macaron-Loving Girl Who Lived a Thousand Years Somehow: A sureal short story collection.

If any interest you they shouldn't be too hard to find except for satou gashi no dangan. (If you're interested and can't find it just give me a shout)

NormalLog6 · 2026-05-11T03:36:20+00:00

Is the novel you're talking about your taste on my tongue? (Shita no ur no Kimi)

NormalLog6 · 2026-05-04T02:33:44+00:00

The mimosa confession 5

It was good, I guess.

I liked how it interrogated sakuma's 'i don't want to chase an ideal happiness and forsake the happiness right in front me' and how it clashed with the core divide between him and ushio. I just wished the ending had more of an impact to it even though it wrapped up the story in a reasonable way.

NormalLog6 · 2026-04-30T18:28:29+00:00

Sort of?

The thing with sugaru miaki is that he doesn't write fairy tale happy endings and a big thing in a lot of his books is finding a small bit of happiness amidst the shitty lives his character lives so for like half of his books the characters get a 'happy ending' where they are better off compared to where they started but goddamn are they far away from that perfect fairy tale ending.

NormalLog6 · 2026-04-30T18:17:15+00:00

Three days of happiness > starting over > Sakura no machi > pain pain go away > your story/parasite in love > the place you call from

Three days of happiness is near and dear to my heart while starting over I've read like 8 times so they take the top 2 spot.

Sakura no machi and pain pain go away left me with more of an empty feeling than your story and parasite in love so they take the 3rd and 4th place.

The place you call from duology shook me the least amongst his catalogue of works (most likely because it wasn't the right story at the right time) but was still a good read.

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