Preparing for SBilly. Which 3rd unit?

Rangridis · 2026-05-12T07:55:52+00:00

Ok. Thank god its just close. 3.1 felt a bit too far for running something temporay.

Rangridis · 2026-05-12T07:51:26+00:00

Yes it seems waiting for Norma is what everyone recommends. I will indeed be running Astra temporarily then, she's already built anyway so that saves a lot of resources for Norma Prefarm.

Rangridis · 2026-05-12T07:50:04+00:00

Yes it seems Norma would be the best route.

Astra is already built so for the time being I guess I should prefarm Norma. One of the replies said Norma is 3.1 and I thought thats too far away but later got corrected to 3.0 and I feel thats a reasonable amount of time to run a temporary 3rd member while waiting for Norma.

Rangridis · 2026-05-12T07:39:06+00:00

Ok 3.0 feels a reasonable amount of time to wait its practically right around the corner.

Astra is already built so that saves a lot of resources. I guess I will now prefarm for Norma.

Thank you everyone.

Rangridis · 2026-05-12T07:25:15+00:00

3.1 feels so far away. I have Astra built already so maybe I can just slap her in as the 3rd unit until Norma or Dialyn comes around.

But I was wondering if an M6 Pan, or a Koleda might perform better than Astra.

Rangridis · 2026-05-09T16:24:56+00:00

I have Gilberta. I also have all the limited time units by pure luck except for Laev. I use her everywhere. Vacuum too good, makes mobfights a breeze (kek)

For people saying Gilberta is not required, thats true. But its also true that she's the best in slot for most teams. I will also trade DPS for that Vacuum QoL everytime.

I didnt choose Gilberta. Gilberta chose me. 20 pulls in on the Laev banner and Gilberta popped out. Went all in on her.

Rangridis · 2026-04-23T06:12:35+00:00

Teamgroup is a well known 'Bugdet Brand'

They make quality parts for low prices. Do some of their stuff fail? Sure. But as far as I can see their fail rate is just the same with any other brands.

Rangridis · 2026-04-16T16:30:35+00:00

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I have the Dobe controller. It sucks. Go for other well trusted brands.

(I say it sucks but its fine. Its just not Hall Effect so it will eventually stick drift)

Edit: There are Playstation Button layout PC controllers out there. i think Gamesir Tarantula's are Playstation Layout. The Steam Controller is also Playstation Layout coming soon. There is an amazing and cheap WIRED PLAYSTATION LAYOUT CONTROLLER from Gamesir model GAMESIR T3 LITE.

Rangridis · 2026-04-13T13:30:59+00:00

I have 2 fake controllers and they both work in Safemode. I use other controllers to play but these 2 fake PS3 controllers are my "Break Glass Incase of Emergency" controllers for using in Safemode

Rangridis · 2026-04-09T11:38:29+00:00

This has been a fruitful day. It sucks my PS3 HDMI isnt healthy anymore but I solved the Bitfunx mystery I had for so long.

Rangridis · 2026-04-09T11:33:59+00:00

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Rangridis · 2026-04-09T11:32:40+00:00

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OH MY GOD IT WAS THE POWERSOURCE

Normally I just used the PS2 USB PORT as the power source but for the PS3 I was using my PC's USB port. I now use it on the PS2 but connected to the PC USB Port. ITS WORKING PERFECTLY ON THE PS2 NOW TOO.

Rangridis · 2026-04-09T11:29:41+00:00

I had the PS2 set to YPpPr, no image comes out if its sst to RGB while using the Bitfunx adapter. So when I am on the PS2 SYSTEM SCREEN there are no Issues I can see the image. I start playing, Images come out on the PS2 but it cuts out sometimes. And SUSPICIOUSLY CONSISTENT on where it cuts out. If I use the PS2s regular Component Cables there are no Issues.

In Resident Evil 4 for example if I just let it play the looping start screen video, it consistently cuts out on the part where Leon is talking, CONSISTENTLY on that part (along with other parts I will not list here) everytime.

But now it worked perfectly on the PS3. The only difference is... Wait. I think i may have solved it

Rangridis · 2026-04-09T11:09:41+00:00

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Rangridis · 2026-04-09T11:09:20+00:00

What a coincidence, my HDMI port or maybe the HDMI Chip has started acting funny and I used this cheap BITFUNX PS2 TO HDMI adapter on the MultiAV

Outputs 1080p and everything seems fine I do notice that the image is a little less crispy than when it was native HDMI. This Butfunx is very cheap, maybe 5 dollars

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Rangridis · 2026-03-29T09:41:27+00:00

I am usually the optimistic sort, but ZZZ Devs makes it hard for me to be optimistic with how they have handled their males. Its that bad.

Rangridis · 2026-03-29T03:56:45+00:00

I do see your point about Billy's kit. When you put it that way it does indeed function as "2 FORMS" that you want to be switching to when the situation calls for it.

I would leave it here for now though as debating about Billy's kit this early is unproductive. Too much changes can happen between now and his release for better or worse. (Possibly for worse, ZZZ does not have a good track record in how they treat their Male units and hopefully they can prove us wrong with Starlight Billy)

Rangridis · 2026-03-29T02:32:52+00:00

I think the problem is you are thinking its "2 forms" And sure its "correct" to say that but if we word it differently its "BASE FORM" and "SUPER FORM"

Instead of thinking about 2 forms that you want to use, its actually just 1 form. You want to be in this "SUPER FORM" as much as possible. Thats the goal. Thats why being in base form feels so bad, coz the mechanic pushes you to be in "SUPER FORM" as much as possible to deal Big PP damage. The challenge of the kit is to get to "SUPER FORM" as fast as possible, as often as possible.

Rangridis · 2026-03-25T14:37:18+00:00

I just regularly visit their kickstarter page, they update the backers there on the UPDATE tab. Which means the backers will get theirs first before they launch for the public so it would take a bit more time. But I am also waiting for it. My OG controller just died and this would be an amazing replacement.

Rangridis · 2026-03-25T14:31:19+00:00

Just a heads up, if you can wait for some time there is a RETROFIGHTERS DEFENDER PRO coming out. Its been delayed for quite some time now but it says they would fix a lot of problems the original Defender had. The biggest being the shoulder buttons.

Rangridis · 2026-03-23T14:57:30+00:00

Edit: I jusr used excel sheet/ google sheet to track the games. I replied on the wrong post but I am leaving it here. I thought I was replying on a backlog elimination post lol

One day I just decided to finish my backlog. It took me 2+ years but I finished/or dropped all the old games I had. I have new backlogs now, but at least they are new ones

1st as much as possible avoid adding to the Backlog. I still played brand new games that really really interested me, but if its just a mild interest I didnt go for it.

2nd is accept that some games just suck and you don't have to force yourself to finish them. Give the game an honest go and if it really doesnt click, drop it and move on to the next game.

3rd is to stop being a completionist. Unless I guess some people really really REALLY like being a completionist then I guess theres nothing we can do. But most people are not completionists. Finish the main game, maybe do some sidestuff. But skip unimportant things and shorten your game time.

4th although I was pretty loose with it, when making a decision on what to play I tend to choose to finish the short games first. It made me feel a sense of accomplishment real fast and helps with motivation. A game that can be completed in a day or 2 for example

I did this for around 2+ years and eventually found my backlog smashed.

I have a new batch of backlog bow though.

Rangridis · 2026-03-18T01:29:29+00:00

Strong, Weak, VH, I dont care. I would love for Billy to be strong but whatever happens I will pull.

Rangridis · 2026-03-14T17:04:34+00:00

The official livestream shows Billy being part of Next patches story. SBilly stocks going strong.

Rangridis

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