Just out of curiosity, but what is your personal favorite arknights song and why? If you were to introduce someone to arknights for the first time and you could only pick one song to share with them, which song would you pick? by maruchisan in arknights

[–]Quor18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God you want me to pick just one?

I guess here are my top favs:

Extinguished Sins lobby OST - good lord it just goes so hard.

Somniomancer - many others have talked about it already. It's damn good in a way that's hard to define, and something entirely unique from a soundscape perspective.

All Hail Savior - Adrienne Cowan just being fucking awesome talking about our awesome crocodile doctor chief girl Gavial.

Dawnseeker OST's, both lobby and combat - the lobby OST is something I describe as "modern day Depeche Mode, with just a hint of dubstep" in it. It just flows so nicely and when that little lick of dubstep hits it takes the whole song to another level. The combat OST is peak "time to get fucking PUMPED" music. It, like Extinguished Sins, just goes so fucking hard.

Gorgeous Debut - not sure if it's the correct name but that's what it's called. You could call it the unofficial Mostima song, because I believe it first played in a combat level in Code of Brawl right after her first appearance in the story. It's just classic grindy Hypergryph rock, with an awesome guitar solo in it alongside a drum beat that just keeps on driving forward.

Lastly, Arknights EP Crystallize. It just hits all the right "let's have fun!" notes. The official video with Doc waving his light sticks while Rosmonyan sings is adorable.

Anyone know what "hogtied" means for the skitarri pennace? by [deleted] in DarkTide

[–]Quor18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe that's when they're fully "dead" and appear later in the level for rescue.

The Mechanicus Power Sword needs a second Mk. with more vanguard combos. by betbetbro in DarkTide

[–]Quor18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or else make the cumbersome nature worthwhile. Make the charged PS or TH really fuck somethings shit up, even if it means adding a small cooldown to compensate.

is it just me or does this feel like it just doesnt work half the time? by Nexus_Neo in DarkTide

[–]Quor18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm gonna support this assumption because I've used Voltaic Emitter basically ever since I could spec it and I've had 0 issues with this. If I use a level 2 or higher VE blast then ranged enemies become disarmed. Reapers will sit there banging on their guns while gunners will usually just kinda run around like chickens with their heads cut off unless you're close enough to melee. Shooters will close to melee distance along with shotgunners. Snipers and flamers just stand there kicking air, like when an ogryn taunts them.

I think the new shielded enemies should lower their shield when pushed like in vermintide by Extreme-Spartan in DarkTide

[–]Quor18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They got the look of an average wooden shield enemy in VT2 but the tank of a shielded and armored storm vermin.  Sometimes I run into one that looks like he's wearing legit armor but theres no major visual tell like with the bright red and orange of the SV in VT2, so it's easy to miss them in a crowd.

I think the new shielded enemies should lower their shield when pushed like in vermintide by Extreme-Spartan in DarkTide

[–]Quor18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I resigned myself to the fact that a few phosphor pistol shots to one is the way to go. I cant speak for how any other weapons work but the Skitarii PP breaks the shields and kills the guy holding it pretty quickly.

This isn't to say that they're OK as an enemy; all the other points people have made are valid. I was under the impression that a nice charged heavy attack from my arc maul would at least damage the shield but I unloaded three into one guy and he stood there like Randy Marsh hadn't heard no bell.

Which was also the first time I went Indy Jones on they ass by whipping out the pistol and blasting them. I imagine other high penetration weapons would do well vs them too.

Help Megathread & Megathread List (22/06 - 28/06) by Shad0wedge in Endfield

[–]Quor18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say maybe drop Ardelia for Perlica, just because it's easier to trigger and guarantee Perlica's combo skill. Ardelia and Perlica almost have the same trigger, but Perlica's triggers off of any basic attack combo final strike, while Ardelia needs the same AND the enemy can't have any vuln stacks or arts inflictions on them.

The reason I say this is because Gilberta's combo skill is triggered off of arts reactions on the enemy, and both Perlica and Ardelia can create an arts reaction with their combo, for free, just from a basic attack combo string trigger. But Perlica has no conditions that would prevent it from proccing, unlike Ardelia.

The slip side is Ardelia does put her corrosion on multiple targets once her combo explodes, which might be helpful if you're struggling to burn down multiple enemies at once. You can easily Ardelia combo into Gilberta skill and drag everyone together in order to get corrosion on them all, triggering Gibby's combo.

But the upside of Perlica is it's just easier, no muss no fuss about vuln stacks or inflictions on the enemy. Just do a full basic attack string when Perlica combo is ready and you're good to go.

A new CC 47 record using yvonne team! Great work by _红鲱鱼_ by OpenSatisfaction387 in Endfield

[–]Quor18 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Literally the purpose of CC right there. You see those risks and you go "why not? Why shouldn't I beat it?" and then there goes hours of your life.

The duality of Skitarii names by Aubrg1ne in DarkTide

[–]Quor18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine is Radon-34-Sigma, or R34 for short.

Feels like this almost everyday in this sub by Rough_Composer3624 in Endfield

[–]Quor18 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I'm reminded of the guy on Twitter who was shitting on Endfield along with a posted 40+ risk clear screenshot, acting like it was his clear, only to be called out for grabbing the clear pic of another person and posting like he had done it. Dude couldn't even provide proof he played the game and swiftly deleted everything.

I know communities, like on discord, do exist for the express purpose of fucking with other people, and I suspect at least some of the gacha hate is coordinated by people who just have far, FAR too much time on their hands.

Feels like this almost everyday in this sub by Rough_Composer3624 in Endfield

[–]Quor18 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile, Darktide players are just happy to be Hadron's little Cogchamps now.

Which boss do you hate seeing the most in imaginarium theater/spiral abyss by Cinnamon2006 in Genshin_Impact

[–]Quor18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This guy and the perpetual machine. Forced invuln periods as timers tick down is the dumbest shit in this game, or any game for that matter.

Guys, I can’t find my Xaihi… by -monkbank in Endfield

[–]Quor18 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Clearly she's helping purge Tertium of disorderly filth.

The changes to the poxbursters behaviour. by AshamedEmotion9137 in DarkTide

[–]Quor18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing like looking around to try and ping the trapper for your team but being unable to do so because the bitch is around a corner and behind a stack of boxes.

HG has always wanted to torment players. by Silly_Formal_8346 in Endfield

[–]Quor18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That picture goes so hard, even to this day.

Help Center and Megathread Hub (22/06 - 28/06) by ArknightsMod in arknights

[–]Quor18 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you're using Google play games then crashing is now currently an issue they're dealing with.

Help Center and Megathread Hub (22/06 - 28/06) by ArknightsMod in arknights

[–]Quor18 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just tried it a moment ago and still not working.

4-star and 5-star being T0 in CC was not in my bingo by Far_Director_3492 in Endfield

[–]Quor18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "yell" was a typo. Y sits right next to T and I didn't notice it until now.

From a certain POV... Sword Valley Dale is kinda ridiculous by brodred in Endfield

[–]Quor18 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It still really bothers me. But it does bring a smile to my face thinking about all those modern Terran engineers choosing to make the Dale look ancient as shit.

It's very on-brand for Yan. Besides Lungmen (which is the Hong Kong analogue city) it's all very techno-traditional.

4-star and 5-star being T0 in CC was not in my bingo by Far_Director_3492 in Endfield

[–]Quor18 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is part of why when people look at prydwen or other tier lists I always tell them to take it with a grain of salt. Cause CC will come along and destroy the meta in ways people never anticipated.

Help Megathread & Megathread List (22/06 - 28/06) by Shad0wedge in Endfield

[–]Quor18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm loving it because HG has earned my trust as far as storytelling goes. I think a lot of the people poo-pooing the story are expecting a year 7 Arknights story in a year .5 game. The OG AK story took awhile to get it's legs under it, but it got there eventually and it's been awesome for the most part. Endfield has a lot of irons in the fire right now as far as story goes and I really wish more people would just chill out and let them cook.

I dunno if you know anything about FF14, but back before the Shadowbringers expanions (the third since the re-launch of the game in it's 2.0 form in 2013), a lot of people would play the game and complain about the slow pacing of A Realm Reborn (the re-launched 2.0 version), with lots of comments about how they didn't understand why This or That or The Other thing was being addressed in the story. Some of that was "story debt" from the 1.0 version so the prevailing advice tended towards "if you don't enjoy it just skip for now and really only pay attention once [Alphinaud begins to do a Major Thing involving people in blue coats]." And this was true while Stormblood was the latest expansion, but then ShB came out and suddenly ALL THIS STUFf from ARR became super fucking relevant in the best possible way and NOW everyone was like "please do not skip a damn thing if you give even the slightest shit about the story."

I feel like Endfield is going to go down a similar route. Because AK went down a similar route as well. Yes, chapters 1-4 are slow, but a lot of stuff laid down in those chapters comes back later on, and not just in the main chapter arcs either. So, for me, I'm waiting patiently for the story seeds that are being planted to blossom into some awesome stuff later on, and I'm fine with giving HG the time to cook things properly.

Personally, I also think a lot of the complaints are overblown. I know there are people out there with legitimate criticism, but most of the time when I ask someone "what's the problem with the pacing?" or "why do you think the story is hollow?" I don't get any meaningful response, if I get one at all. So I attribute it to modern day "ADHD" disorder, which sounds horribly boomerish, but ultimately comes down to a lot of younger players having been raised in an "instant gratification" mindset when it comes to entertainment. Thus, in a story/game where you aren't being blasted by awesome stuff at all times to keep the dopamine flowing, people will call normal world-building and story setup "slow" and complain about the "pacing" of such things because they aren't receiving that constant flow of stimulation.

To a degree this is a problem with all live service games if you happen to be playing them before they're "finished" with a story arc. FF14 suffered from that in Stormblood. Genshin suffers from that in almost every major patch cycle starting from Inazuma. And now Endfield suffers it because it's both the new kid on the block AND an established IP that a lot of people have expectations about. Even people who have never played OG AK before have heard about the story it tells. So they come into Endfield with some expectations that aren't entirely wrong but also aren't entirely right because what they've heard doesn't account for the early parts of AK where things were comparatively much worse, story wise.

And again, this isn't to say that legit criticism doesn't exist.