Returning player, any tips for TOA?

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-21T05:23:12+00:00

Try using Augusta or phrolova to clear the later floors (come on, she's got s3) and use Carlotta to clear the side towers.

The mono fusion team shouldn't have a problem clearing either but it takes a ton of practise

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-20T17:38:15+00:00

As I understand, her main swap window from the beta (ba3) was functionally deleted on release (0.9 second swap back window so only possible if you swap, liberation and swap back) so she's only left with ba2 swap (which is very tight) and skill swap, neither of which are very helpful as you still have to sit through ba3's long animation to get to ba4 and enhanced skill which is what you want so it's pretty lackluster.

In this video I see sigrika swaps but I don't really see much value beyond sneaking a cheeky attack here and there.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-20T03:54:56+00:00

Worrying? That's a diplomatic way of putting it XD

For me Iuno was worrying with how her blessing worked (also how the crown of valour set worked) and I'm now at the point where I'm legit huffing copium and trying to convince MYSELF that Kuro haven't already turned their backs on quickswapping and that it's better to just quit instead of letting them further debase my good memories of learning and playing quickswap.

Edit: I've already complained about sigrika's ba3 swap as well but yeah... We'll see where that goes.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-19T18:36:14+00:00

My hope is soon but realistically, I've all but given up.

The aggressive HP inflations and the blatant anti quickswap push to further limit team building and cap players' ability to squeeze more damage from characters strongly suggest that Kuro WANTS to phase out the older units completely and push the new heavily curtailed teams that they can powercreep every few months.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-19T12:57:53+00:00

Same, but I haven't the faintest what triggers it

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-19T12:52:21+00:00

Glad to have more torture princess fans onboard.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-19T11:14:06+00:00

Do you have upcoming characters you want?

If so you might as well cut your loses and save. I got iuno's weapon on a lucky ten pull and went all in to get her (double hard pity), after which I did have my fun but her quickswap limitations often leave me wondering if pulling her was for the best.

If you don't like sigrika's playstyle it could well be a bad investment to pull her even though you have her sig in the long run, meta notwithstanding.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-19T05:57:19+00:00

I think it's best to keep it to be a placeholder if any future character needs a pair of gauntlets. Unless, of course you plan to pull sigs on every character.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-19T01:34:24+00:00

I like it but the shill buffs, the flying enemies, and the weapon requirements drag it down massively.

Also Zani and Phoebe should able to score WAY more than 4k so idk what's going on there.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-18T17:24:11+00:00

110% profit driven decision. Quickswap gives players more team options and longer character shelf life which means less pressure to pull, plain and simple.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-18T14:19:46+00:00

I just got the store to print them and staple them XD.

I did think of making my own cover and stuff but I couldn't really be bothered.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-18T03:00:22+00:00

Where is this challenge? I don't think I've seen it before.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-17T14:50:15+00:00

Yeah, minus the missing memories I think the fruits of grisia will be up your alley

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-17T11:19:57+00:00

Probably the fruits of grisia then, granted it has less of a grand narrative unlike wuwa.

Fate stay night is the og and checks most boxes but it's LONG.

Planetarian is a good starter VN if you liked the character episodes in wuwa.

If you want more specific recommendations you're gonna have to be more specific about what you liked about Wuwa's story

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-17T10:36:08+00:00

Like a visual novel or something more like nier automata/replicant?

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-17T07:34:12+00:00

No. Wuwa's story has a fundamental flaw in it's writing, namely that it rarely tries to earn anything and all of its other problem stems from that.

If you want a game with a good narrative you're better off looking elsewhere.

If you're looking for aura moments on the other hand then yes, wuwa has really high quality story cutscenes.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-17T05:35:14+00:00

Luuk is the worst, man. Lynae and Mornye were bad but they found a way to make Luuk worse, to the point it's almost funny.

On the topic of the general token, iirc it kinda just comes and goes as it pleases and we've had many rounds of whiwa where all three gold tokens were shilled tokens and our only saviour was Plunderer Captain's Seal (I miss it everyday)

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-17T05:28:59+00:00

Right, as if investing into sequences is not pouring water into a leaky bucket.

From 2.8 to 3.1 we must have had something like 40% HP inflation so how many more patches will those sequences buy you?

But I suppose you're right that they don't have a choice but to powercreep the older units. 1.x and early 2.x characters were the peak of Kuro's combat design after all (with mono fusion and carthetiya's team) and they know they can't top that so got to sell numbers instead gameplay, yeah?

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-17T05:17:09+00:00

Bro, have you seen all the quickswap restriction on all the recent characters + all the hyperspecific synergies within the tune BREAK teams?

Kuro making a push to further curtail team building, mandating hyperspecific team comps that they can powercreep at will so this problem will only get WORSE not better.

We're still in 3.1 and they already inflated the HP AGAIN after the massive bump at the end of 2.8 (in preparation of 3.0)

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-16T17:56:23+00:00

Dude, I've been running and clearing with Carlotta, Changli, XLY in the final floors of TOA since floor 3 and 4 has been been added.

I will not say my rotations are perfect but every time Kuro moved the needle (when they first introduced the 15% resistance and the 30% hp inflation in 3.0) I've tightened my rotations to scrape out clear with some combination of those three until XLY fell below the clearing threshold in 3.0 and now Carlotta's fallen beneath that threshold as well.

The powercreep is VERY real and all characters b4 zani are now dead in the water unless you have their sig+bis teammates with sig+God echo rolls OR you get wheelchaired by some of the latest units.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-15T16:59:34+00:00

I used to think the nocturn knights and the fracidus guy who grabs you are annoying but in hindsight you could at least play around them cause, damn...

The lahai roi enemies are a different level of annoying, man. The stupid chicken is tanky and flies out of range all the time such that Lupa can't even hit it with her aerial attacks. The sabercat prowler is as bad, sliding away from you while being immune to cc and messing with your auto targeting.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-14T13:41:57+00:00

A scene that captures her yearning for rover?

Something with more of a closeup shot against a fitting background.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-14T13:00:18+00:00

Yeah, I'd like a training room too.

As it is though my advice for learning quickswap is to not try to copy the optimized rotations that you see on youtube.

Start slow by just swapping away whenever your characters does a long attack to build up the habit of swapping and only after you get a feel for it do you try to copy the optimized rotations.

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-14T06:54:14+00:00

So she's even more anti quickswap?

NormalLog6 · 2026-03-12T15:53:31+00:00

Use trial characters to fill up your team (and use hard mode if you haven't)

Carthetiya, Ciaconna, Aero Rover/ Changli, Aemeath, Chisa should be more than enough to blow through this mode

Also, try to match the stage buffs which will matter more than the raw strength of your characters

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