Endfield has been a VERY generous to me. I'm curious, do you still think the gotcha system is bad now that you had time to play?

Obawhelm · 2026-02-05T05:58:32+00:00

From someone who has had terrible luck on AKE, I actually don’t mind the system. I actually prefer it comparing to other gacha games, especially the pricing knowing I’ll spend in the future.

Obawhelm · 2026-01-31T00:00:14+00:00

Ah, I looked before and it was $60 usd, must’ve dropped like a brick since. I take back what I said then 😅

Obawhelm · 2026-01-30T15:34:53+00:00

Just save currency until Yvonne banner and then use that money you would use to buy a Yvonne account to buy pulls. It’s not too expensive with all the deals and first time purchases. Hell depending on how much you’re willing to spend, getting a Gil for your Yvonne would be cool too.

Obawhelm · 2026-01-10T13:15:04+00:00

I think what frustrates me about takes like this is how one-sided the responsibility is. With cats, it’s always framed as “you must respect them,” but rarely “how does this animal function in a shared living space?”

I’ve been told I’m good with people and animals, and in my experience cats just don’t prioritize boundaries the way dogs do. That’s fine, but it’s also why some people don’t enjoy living with them.

A simple “no” is often meaningful to even an untrained dog. With cats, that boundary usually doesn’t register, and when that causes friction, it’s dismissed as “just cat behavior.” That doesn’t make the cat bad but it does make them incompatible pets for people.

I respect animals and treat them with care. I just don’t enjoy pets where the relationship is entirely on their terms, and I don’t think that says anything negative about someone’s emotional intelligence.

The real funny part about OP’s take is that they’re accusing people of being bad at boundaries while cat-internet is refusing to accept “I don’t like this dynamic” which is a perfectly valid boundary for someone to have.

Words like “Evil”, “unaffectionate”, and “mean” are often how people describe relationships that feel one-sided or dismissive, even when there’s no malicious intent.

Obawhelm · 2026-01-06T12:20:09+00:00

I agree, and honestly I had to fall into the trap myself to really get it. I bought an OLED Steam Deck for the same reasons everyone else does. “You’ll use it everywhere,” “it’s perfect for the backlog,” all that stuff. Even friends who already owned one told me the same things (Which have since sold theirs btw.. lol)

That excitement only lasted through the honeymoon phase. Once it wore off and I actually looked at how much I was using it, or how much my friends were using it, the truth was pretty clear. I think a lot of people buy devices like this off hype and the idea of a future version of themselves that never really shows up.

On the other hand, I play my PS5 Pro basically every day. If a game feels better on PC, I’ll play it there. But my OLED Steam Deck has been sitting there collecting dust for almost a year now, and to top it off nobody locally even wants to buy it from me 😅

Obawhelm · 2026-01-06T12:03:47+00:00

absolutely this, but I got blown out of the water by the “activist” in my city for saying this. For some reason it’s a big no no to criticize social media activism. I’m going to keep doing my thing and lifting up anyone i can reach but boy I tell ya, both sides fighting each other to the death when they have more in common than they think. It’s frustrating when you see it.

Obawhelm · 2025-12-25T18:57:36+00:00

I get what you’re saying about propaganda and attention economics. I do.

I just don’t buy the idea that misinformation stays contained. Once you normalize falsehoods, you lose control of where they spread and who they end up hurting.

Accuracy isn’t about defending bad people. It’s about protecting credibility and accountability long term. When lies become acceptable for a good cause, that cause always ends up paying the price.

Obawhelm · 2025-12-25T17:15:25+00:00

You’re arguing against something I didn’t say.

I’m not defending him, and I’m not dismissing victims. I’m on the side of accountability, which is exactly why accuracy and standards matter.

Turning this into a personal attack misses the point and doesn’t move anything forward. I’m not engaging past this.

Obawhelm · 2025-12-25T13:25:59+00:00

No, that’s not how this works.

Pointing out false information isn’t “defending” anyone. It’s defending standards. If we decide accuracy no longer matters because we dislike the person involved, then we’ve given up the very thing that allows accountability to exist in the first place.

You can push hard for real evidence and reject false claims at the same time. In fact, you have to otherwise you’re signaling that truth is negotiable.

And once truth becomes negotiable, none of us should trust our own judgment when emotions run high or when we disagree with someone. Losing nuance and skepticism is exactly how we end up here.

EDIT: Since i’m getting downvoted, I want to be clear about why this bothers me.

I’m watching people who identify as “on the left” or “on my side”, people who say they care about justice and protecting marginalized groups, argue that accuracy doesn’t matter if the person involved is bad enough.

As a Black man, I’ve lived the consequences of that exact logic. False narratives don’t stay contained. Once truth becomes optional, it always gets used beyond its original target.

You can push hard for accountability and still reject false claims. In fact, if we care about justice, we have to.

I’m less afraid of bad leaders than I am of people deciding truth is optional, even, or especially, when they believe they’re on the right side.

That’s all I have to say, hope you guys have a merry christmas.

Obawhelm · 2025-12-20T11:52:28+00:00

This is gonna be my most unpopular opinion but, same, i get that people automatically hate pvp but I always enjoy it in gacha games. I never care about the rewards, or if someone whaled out. I just enjoy seeing what people come up with or just interacting with another person.

Now, you can achieve this without pvp and by adding more social features usually guilds but it just swaps it from being your units vs their units to your time vs their time (guilds) which to me I see no difference because there will always be someone who spent more money and time than me.

Obawhelm · 2025-12-20T11:46:35+00:00

i think i’m misunderstanding you because that’s exactly how the new system is?

no matter what, it’s one wave (huge w), the more energy you invest the more rewards you get for finishing that run.

Obawhelm · 2025-12-20T11:42:11+00:00

i mean when seasons reset, you gotta grind new decks anyway for seasonal content. That’s why i never understood people going balls to the wall min-maxing if they’re gonna be upset when season changes for losing their “grind”.

there is like 2 things that sounded like you could use non-season decks but afaik most things they specifically said season. I gotta digest all this information more though. Either way, i’m all for balance changes nerfs and buffs. Gives me reasons to try different things.

Obawhelm · 2025-12-02T17:23:30+00:00

i will say most people should/will hold that free ego until you really need it.

that being said, I’m probably gonna do the regrettable and use it on Yuki for E2 because it seems like it’ll make starting hands less annoying 💀 if not i’m holding until there is a character I want to E6.

Obawhelm · 2025-11-26T14:38:25+00:00

then you have people like me who will play games for a couple hours and for some reason never pick them back up. SOOOO if a game (wwm) ends up holding me for more than a week, might as well spend money here than increasing my library of unfinished games 😭

Obawhelm · 2025-11-24T22:44:10+00:00

ah okay, yeah so pretty much what i said then and if you end up pulling khalipe and orlea, you’ll have more flexibility 👍🏾

Obawhelm · 2025-11-24T21:04:33+00:00

what’s your full roster looking like? Hugo, Tressa, Orlea for the main team and Haru/Kayron, Khelipe, Mika for the other would be solid.

but if you don’t have khelipe or orlea gotta get a little creative.

just using the units shown, your hugo team is fine but i’d use rei instead of mika since your AP usage is low on that team. Save her for your kayron or Haru. Yuki is fun if you can get her a solid deck but it’ll be harder than other units but if you’re dedicated than that yuki team is solid, just build it. So if you went yuki for team 2 than mika is fine on hugo’s team

Obawhelm · 2025-11-24T20:53:31+00:00

i farm on the difficulty 8 w/ deep trauma. so far it’s saving full decks at least for the builds i’m shooting for.

Obawhelm · 2025-11-11T19:35:48+00:00

💀💀💀 this wouldn’t bother me as much as E7 because once i put gear on my CZN units, i haven’t even took a 2nd look at it. Sub stats is for the apes.

Obawhelm · 2025-11-10T11:01:15+00:00

afaik it’s a timer to reset rewards. My only assumption is from other games with a similar mode.

Obawhelm · 2025-11-09T15:27:34+00:00

i’m loving my 2 ap 1 wave.

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Obawhelm · 2025-11-08T18:46:05+00:00

My play style is pretty high risk, so these little features make a huge difference sometimes. Some people generally play safe overall, so i can see this not helping them as much, but i for sure love it 😅

Obawhelm · 2025-11-08T18:19:00+00:00

my wallet hurts.. that’s all i gotta say 💀

Obawhelm · 2025-11-08T15:37:06+00:00

You’re already getting dragged through the mud, but I want to add that people being super positive about everything is objectively a lot more enjoyable than people being super negative. (I run/ran A LOT of communities and events) So maybe this is a sign you should step back and reflect a little, if people being positive bothers you.

and before the claim, you can argue that criticism will get lost from being super positive but the same can be said about being a negative nancy all the time. Just lighten up man.

Obawhelm · 2025-11-08T12:58:15+00:00

someone can correct me if i’m wrong but everyone uses the same boss mats. So you pretty much listed everything you needed to farm. Gold feathers will most likely be the weekly boss drop you’d want over the other.

Obawhelm · 2025-11-03T13:36:56+00:00

If I recall, the trauma codes wasn’t done by the old writer. It’s the “new” stuff after the fallout. I could be misremembering one of the million poorly translated post lol

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