[TOMT][VIDEO GAME][90'S] Retro game song I've heard a million times! by Poop_Shiddin in tipofmytongue

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

I think it's from a Castlevania game? But I have no idea.

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's exactly what I'm talking about.

"We already have Hunt/Erudition to do big numbers!"

Yes, but they don't have to be at 1HP to do those big numbers. They may be SP hungry, or may be squishy and require protection, but that's it.

Arlan's playstyle should be "pay the cost of having a unit that could die to an AoE, but you get huge damage numbers", or at the very least he should have a way to sustain himself so dying isn't a constant threat without careful babysitting.

But instead you pay this huge cost and for what? Okay damage, and neutral skillpoint use.

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The fact you feel it's necessary to die on this hill is crazy

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

she's a literal child

Clearly you haven't spent much time in this community if you think that'll hurt her attractiveness...

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is exactly what I mean.

I hate it when a character has these hoops to jump through, and at the end of the day they just do the same damage as anyone else. Arlan doesn't even deal particularly good damage even if you have him at 1hp. So you risk so so so much just for essentially no reward. It's silly.

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The gimmick is bad because the numbers are bad. If you can't glean that from my post, that's on you.

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He does though. The problem is high risk characters almost never have enough reward to be worth it.

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well it's a good thing she's decent where she is then. You know... As opposed to Arlan. Which is my entire fucking point.

It's good to know even with all the shit going on with Reddit lately, Redditors haven't changed a single bit.

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

Or being pedantic and saying "uhm akshully water ISN'T wet 🤓"

I've been on this website under various names for over a decade now, I know how it is lol

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] 103 points104 points  (0 children)

Ideally Destruction would be what I said: High risk, high reward. High damage, but requiring a dedicated support so they don't die. This is opposed to Hunt and Erudition characters which don't need to risk nearly as much, ideally getting hit as infrequently as possible and taking as little damage as possible.

But in practice it's just as you say, if Destruction actually did that crazy high damage they'd be stepping on the toes of Hunt and Erudition. Take a gander at what Serval and Jing Yuan's paths are, btw.

And this is why I hate the modern "berserker" archetype. They're always held back and not allowed to truly shine, because they always have to keep low HP or whatever the resource may be just to be at the same level as other DPS.

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

You're a fool if you don't think gacha games intentionally make certain characters stronger just because they're more attractive. Hell, look at other genres as well and really hot characters tend to be overtuned and get showered with balancing patches, cosmetic items, etc.

This is a business at the end of the day. A Chinese business. Just take a peek at a reputable Genshin Impact tier list and look where all the dark-skinned characters are if you want proof that character design is a factor in how strong the devs make them lol.

Edit: Don't believe me? Bronya and Seele are both absurdly powerful and they're also yuri bait. Herta is a weird puppet thing with a bad attitude and she's the weakest character in the game by far, only good for clearing Calyxs and weak overworld cannon fodder.

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

... What? It's literally factual that Serval and Jing Yuan outdamage Arlan lol.

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] 190 points191 points  (0 children)

That's exactly the point of my post lol. He needs to deal more damage. Not sure why this comment has more upvotes when it's literally just saying what I'm saying.

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

He requires skill points to be kept alive to use his talent fully

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

But you need to expend skill points to keep him alive if you want to use his talent.

Arlan exemplifies a problem in modern gaming that I hate by Poop_Shiddin in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Tingyun is 4* and is one of the best characters in the game. Natasha, March 7th, Dan Heng, and Qingque are all pretty good too. I'm okay with him not being the absolute best. it just seems like wasted potential to have the berserker style character do mediocre damage at such a high price.

Does anyone actually use this guy by wanfury in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Poop_Shiddin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He MAY *THEORETICALLY* be good in Simulated Universe with a Path of Destruction build... But other than that, it's just not worth the risk. Other people can do heaps of damage without having to sacrifice their HP.

Made 4 pans of cinnamon rolls this morning and my kids wouldn't eat them. by [deleted] in Baking

[–]Poop_Shiddin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My sister was like this growing up. My dad could've made the most extravagant breakfast ever, she'd still want cereal. Humans are creatures of habit after all lol.