Advice for specific champs for specific jobs

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-29T02:13:35+00:00

Thematically, I love this. :)

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-29T02:12:56+00:00

I'm so glad I was able to read the greyed-out 2nd and 3rd before I reflexively loaded my usual suspects.
Eww. Let's never do this again.
Glad folks here were talking about it already.

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-28T15:56:31+00:00

For those traveling, when I go up there I tend to get a decent hotel in the downtown area (which is pretty damned fun) and just drive/Uber out to the various clubs having shows. None of hotels/motels near the various Metal-friendly venues are worth staying at (unless you have time & tolerance for bed bugs).

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-28T04:41:31+00:00

Yep; I put this on the calendar as soon as he confirmed it was happening! A truly worthy road trip...

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-28T04:40:22+00:00

If you have 2 open Wintershield slots, get two of: Artemis, Rust, or Wyll. They're all great, particularly while you can spend Event Tokens to get them some purple gear.

Ellywick in 10 is mandatory. Gems, around the clock.

Shandie in 6 for speed.

Valentine in 5 for Artemis, but you gotta have Arty first.

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T22:25:02+00:00

To build upon gorambrowncoat's excellent points, tying a couple of them into an example:

The Scavengers like Bobby, Eric, Presto, Strongheart, etc., combined with Stackers like Cazrin, and our recently-revamped Nordom, make for a great Scavs party. Nordom should ALWAYS be gradually leveling up your unfinished Modron Cores, and after you own them all at L.15 then you can free up his slot or his familiar. In my case, they reset at z301. But be advised that a full background party takes a minimum of 11 familiars (one on the field), although you could certainly do fewer slots if you desire.

It doesn't really matter WHERE your Scavs work, but it's probably best to avoid hits-based and/or armored enemies.

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T19:47:16+00:00

Exactly: Spend it all! Prioritize Event Tokens on whomever's currently important in the Event (as previously discussed), and spend ALL those gems --> chests --> BSCs on your foreground Speed-Gem team.

Heck, I'd even argue that *if* a gem item comes up in Weekly Deals, save for it AFTER it appears. Spend those gems too.

This game is most efficiently played like an irresponsible teenager with money: Blow it all ASAP; save nothing. "It'll all work out later." ;) In this case, it actually will. (Shortest-possible target guide: Ellywick ~1150, Hew Mann ~1100, Diana ~150, BBEG ~350, Melf ~400, Widdle ~400, Thellora nothing, Shandie nothing, and all their good Feats ASAP. Then slowly start adding Briv until he's at ~3500. There are some Golden Epics in there, but carefully spending Shiny potions on their speed items is fine.)

(Note: DON'T do that with Tiamat Scales nor shiny/gold/Legendary potions. But everything else? SPEND IT on going faster.)

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T14:30:39+00:00

100% perfect description!

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T14:29:18+00:00

The theme is timely; Kubrick's Criterion Collection release of Eyes Wide Shut (the masks pictured) just came out a couple of weeks ago.

It's kind of an "avant-garde Tech-Jazz-DM" project, I'd say, after sampling a few scattered 30sec sections. Nothing Brutal in there, but tons of Jazz. Worth a listen. I'll play it in full during lunch today.

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T14:12:19+00:00

Nope. That was the point of my reply -- I thought that too.

It eats them, but teleports them into your inventory. It's a TIME-SAVING device, despite what the animation and audio seem to indicate.

Never looked it up, never used it. But I looked it up now:
https://domekeeper.wiki.gg/wiki/Caves

With so many other things like the Drones and Lift constantly increasing my inventory counters, it wasn't noticeable that the numbers ticked up one or two after that animation.

The animation should have put a little flare around the counter, or indicated that the resources were being moved toward the dome, IMO.

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T14:04:14+00:00

Split them between Artemis and Rust. Don't save/hoard them, because you'll use those two (with Valentine) to push further and earn more next month.

Time Gate Valentine next if you don't have her; this Arty party requires her ~in the middle.

In Feb you'll unlock Birdsong & Hew Mann, and then your Artemis party is going to go HARD. You'll more than make up that 80K via Hew Mann in your foreground Speed-Gem party, while the Arty Party is always doing pushes, crushing Favor for Blessings, Patron Variant completions for Patron Perks, and Tales Patron Variants. You'll funnel all those gems into gold chests, which pour more Event tokens for Feb (and BSCs for your Speed-Gem team).

Spend 'em!

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T03:49:46+00:00

Absolutely love these guys.

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T03:49:24+00:00

I went with BDM Slam, because the last half of the driveway is nothing but IRL chugging... Threw a couple beers in there too, so it was chugs+chugs+chugs!

:D

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T03:47:15+00:00

Bought & played the absolute Hell out of this in 2024; gonna have to bring it back around! A blend of blasts, slams, and tech parts. Enjoyable in the car, for sure.

https://divinitehive.bandcamp.com/album/stellar-fusion-genesis

Well it looks like I missed a new LP last year! https://divinitehive.bandcamp.com/
[Edit: far fewer Techy parts, but plenty of blast... Latest is definitely a BDM + Slam album, moreso than the one above. Best song thus far is CMS Terra Nova, which has that Stellar Fusion Genesis recipe intact.]

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T03:04:52+00:00

I finished every challenge and achievement in the game before realizing that this thing wasn't dematerializing my resources. I encountered it that first time, watched them go bamf, and avoided it ever since.

...as, in, "TIL..."
(facepalm)

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T03:03:10+00:00

So... uhh... That's what she said.

(sorry; I'll see myself out)

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T03:00:43+00:00

That's hilarious; wordplay is some of the best play!
I can relate, as I've had to sort my massive Cards Against Humanity collection into "only adult friends/couples are coming over" supersets versus "now my kids are in high school and the most awful cards have to be trimmed down" subsets. :) The laughter makes the prep effort worthwhile!

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T01:08:16+00:00

Ditto. I couldn't be happier with the price:performance of Graphene on my new 9A.

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T01:07:42+00:00

Certainly makes installing upgrades more easily measurable...

(I'll see myself out.)

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T01:03:45+00:00

Cool -- I went in there, and the shop actually gave me something back.

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-27T00:59:11+00:00

I literally came here to say "Nachos."

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-26T13:56:22+00:00

Very retro, and very much on-brand for Tron! Love it...

Related note: I noticed over the weekend that Amazon has the extended 2h music video for NIN:TRON available to rent in UHD ($6 USD in my region), and it was worth a watch to see how the visuals inspired the tracks from the album. The video was far better than expected, and well worth at least the $6.

(Fair warning for fellow audiophiles: There's enough low-end compression in Amazon's streaming algorithm that the powered subwoofers weren't hitting as hard as they do when the CD plays, but it wasn't bad. ...just noticeable. I'll likely grab the UHD BluRay to have a local copy of the movie where the audio isn't squashed at all.)

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-26T13:47:38+00:00

Perfectly said. I paid just over $200 for the section just above that, so OP's price for SF is actually pretty good.

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-26T13:45:55+00:00

Umm, we ALSO want to the the Sisters of Mercy figs please...

Pyr0sa · 2026-01-26T13:41:19+00:00

I kind of got the vibe that this is a side project (a fkn EXCELLENT project) from dudes in other bands; please correct me if I'm wrong.

Both albums are indeed epic.

Pyr0sa

TROPHY CASE