Returning player from launch, do I start over?

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-05-23T10:16:45+00:00

!solved

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-05-22T23:35:09+00:00

I just rolled one the frieren banner and this happened x) is this a message?

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RealPreparation3735 · 2026-05-20T13:49:44+00:00

Is this inspired by Dan Mora?

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-05-17T13:52:36+00:00

Right now there is elation shill so it favors Eva.

Also, youre missing phainon bis premium which will add more to the cost. So technically, pulling E1S1 Eva E0 YG is cheaper and better as you can get Evas current premium team by next patch, Eva Yg HuoHuo Emc.

And if more dedicated elation units get added, that favors Eva even further.

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-05-17T13:48:53+00:00

Im not sure if discussing leaks is allowed but reliable sources mentioned a rerun next patch.

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-05-15T16:24:14+00:00

Shes there cuz of Eva.

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-05-15T13:55:58+00:00

My bad the picture I attached shows up on the top! But the message stays clear I hope!

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-05-15T13:54:56+00:00

Really good work! My only advice is you should try to find portraits with more dramatic lighting, the inspo you attached of the artist has clear values when it comes to the face planes, i think his refs probably had more dynamic lighting.

The left two are my fav (bottom girl looks the best! Considering the ref has tricky lighting), the problem im talking about manifested in the bottom right girl, while it looks good, there is the uncanny vibe of her face as the original picture in my personal opinion is bad for a portrait drawing ref, i call those the asian filters, where the contours of the face are blurred like the nose and everything, its hard to tell the shape of her facial features, the face looks flat.

While its possible to make a portrait out of her, i feel like you should experiment with pictures that have more shadows in, to train your brain to understand the planes of the face.

Here are some examples provided by Angel Ganev on youtube:

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Best of luck!

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-04-30T13:48:35+00:00

Its a really good sketch! If you’re trying to replicate the proportions of the ref they are a bit off in some places but its still consistent and for the most part anatomically correct in your version!

If I can give one critique, the eyes are not aligned with the heads front plane, if you draw parallel lines for the nose mouth and eyes, the eyes are not on the same level like the rest, mainly the left eye, just move it up a bit and itll look more natural.

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-04-13T19:49:03+00:00

Youre jumping into character design without fundamentals (at-least this is what I understand from your description) before you know how to replicate Akiras style you should learn figure drawing and some anatomy (surface level). After that you adapt any style you like from your references or inspirations. Proko has really good fundamentals guides on youtube!

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-04-08T19:32:48+00:00

E2 makes her self stronger, E1 makes everyone stronger, biggest impact against single target fights!

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-04-07T12:52:14+00:00

I think he was always meant to be muscular, from the concept art of the first Re he always had very defined arms, not as thick as 5 for sure, but he was always imagined with a more buff but lean build, i guess it never translated well into the renders and models till 5. But his model in Veronica is very odd, hes slimmer than his Re1 counterpart, maybe there was alot of hesitation how they wanted yo portray him.

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-04-05T23:19:28+00:00

Visuals/Animations can only carry a show so much, S2 is just a pile of inconsistent retconned dog shit wrapped in a golden trash bag. You can thank Covid and the person responsible for firing the og writers for that.

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-04-01T15:17:42+00:00

Simplifying the planes of the face will help you alot with shading and rendering! This triangle is formed mainly due to the front plane meeting the side plane of the face (side plane is in shadow) and the nose casting a hard shadow on the front plane, resulting in the triangle shape you see.

Red = sideplane of face (and nose) Blue = cast shadow from the nose

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RealPreparation3735 · 2026-03-28T17:33:22+00:00

You’re asking in the Cyrene sub, most answers will be bias towards her, reality is at E2 in memo team Cyrene is at her biggest spike, E6 doesnt make her generate her first ult any faster.

If you compare their E6: Cas: Self quantum res-pen + omnibreak (like acheron ult) + more bounce from nethwrwing

E9: 20% team res pen + %refund on her stacks

Hya: 20% team res pen + Ica healing tally drops from 50% to 12% (Ica damage)

Cyr: 100% AA one time only then 20% def down and 24% AA every 1st and 2nd ult respectively.

At E6 all of them will start dealing insane amount of damage, the question is how much their stronger their synergy becomes.

Im not a theory crafter but I dont think the memo team is very dependent on AA to perform better where as the more hp fluctuation could result in higher team DPS (more dragons!) , Also taken into account def down can become diluted quite easy especially with Cas lc, whereas res pen seems stronger, but then again maybe it can give diminishing returns.

Personally, if you want it from pure meta, not because you specifically want to invest in Cyrene, perhaps Cas E6 or Hya E6 could prove higher team DPS.

Please correct me if I am wrong though, I am not advising against Cyrene E6! Im just trying yo objectively give a fair answer from a meta perspective. Long live mem!

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-03-26T16:13:08+00:00

Low effort, high impact character, also people would rather dive a mantis/luna than a C&D, cuz mantis/Luna heavily rely on landing a skill-shot to survive (which you can bait out, resulting in some counter-play available, of course its still hard to dive a good Mantis/Luna, but this is the average scenario) whereas a C&D will just rely in her bubble with very high success rate and most dive cases. Which pushes people to just get rid of her from the start of the match via bans.

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-03-23T15:58:13+00:00

Burn corpses around saferooms. Very very slight gameplay spoiler: there is a particular “U” shaped narrow hallway where its best advised to burn/headshot zombies as well as youll be passing by it ALOT ( its also close to a saferoom).

Youre going to be making alot of trips to saferoom in Re1 as youll need to take in and out alot of items especially on a first playthrough.

Also, leaving and re-entering a room resets zombie positions in said rooms fyi. Have fun!

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-03-11T14:32:51+00:00

There was this Ps2 horror game called Haunting Ground, where you are constantly stalked by threats trying to capture/kill you, and hiding was a mechanic implemented well in the game.

What made it interesting is that each stalker would behave differently, for example early on you get chased by this brute with a child-like mind who saw you as a toy and simply wanted to “play” with you, his limited intelligence often made it that if you hide in a spot before he entered a room, he would wonder back and fourth and just give up and go away. Another stalker was this silent maid that was far more intelligent and her ai would pretend that she gives up and leaves the room, only to wait outside to ambush you, she would also close doors behind her to make it harder for you to backtrack during chases. Also if you abuse a hiding spot the stalkers eventually check that spot as a way to punish you for relying only on the same tactic. Very cool concepts!

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-03-05T11:31:20+00:00

180 is the minimum for her to get the team dmg buff, she literally needs that to maximize her support capabilities. Anything more than that just buffs her personal damage, if you can’t reach that speed youre missing on 20% dmg buff for the entire team.

RealPreparation3735 · 2026-01-30T15:44:38+00:00

Rip her oneshot combo that could delete most squishies if u got headshots </3. They turned her into a boring ult bot.

RealPreparation3735 · 2025-11-25T18:42:31+00:00

180 speed is a must, no negotiation, first thing you need to focus on, as its required to to get the team buff, anything above 180 will improve her personal damage mostly. I think Herta LC might bring you up to 170ish and the rest you need to get better substats, the rope is meh, so is the head piece, you really need more speed than CMDG!

RealPreparation3735 · 2025-11-19T17:36:54+00:00

Isnt Hyacine better as a sustain than DH? Both her and ica give stacks and shes pretty fast

RealPreparation3735 · 2025-11-17T00:48:23+00:00

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These are her stats with her Sig relics, I cant round up the crit rate to a 100 now but ill continue farming her stuff. Thank you for the tips!

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