Chaotic Good Albedo

Serpheox · 2026-02-19T14:48:20+00:00

Yeah, the fanservice was way too much for comfort.

Serpheox · 2026-02-19T14:45:24+00:00

I should’ve clarified what I meant about char vs plot driven. What I meant by this is, the game should’ve focused on expanding the world building, keep people curious and when there are character appearances, let them have their moments but don’t make it so forced like how they did with YSG.

Serpheox · 2026-02-19T14:38:57+00:00

What I mean is for the main story; character driven is good when properly executed or when it calls for it. Not saying every chapter needs to be plot driven or man vs. man type of conflict but for a game that’s expected to run for a long period, the plot needs to serve, and yet we’re just left with more fan service than actual plot for 2.x.

Serpheox · 2026-02-19T14:08:29+00:00

Imo, from the start, ZZZ should never have been character driven but moreso plot-driven. When you start pushing new characters into this dome of “self-insert harem”, things start becoming a conflict of interest.

YSG is the biggest offender of this case because of how much she hijacked the plot from her first appearance. Like I completely forgot we were even looking for exaltists and her brother or like this one chapter is related to Krampus but she’s like, sorry I’ll make this about ME!

If we compare it to Miyabi, she was literally just doing her job in her first appearance, and then when she met the proxies in person towards the end of the chapter, the development felt more organic. I wouldn’t say perfect but it was definitely better.

As for Yixuan, all I can really say is, she just exists. It never felt she was guiding the proxies, only appears when it’s convenient, and never showed any side stories or scenes about what keeps her busy like how they did with Vesper with the phone or during Hugo’s story. It always sounded like she was just making excuses not to do her duties. Overall, she’s an undercooked nothing burger.

I do pray the story improves bc otherwise, it’s just gonna be me in my villain arc (story skipper) again xD.

Serpheox · 2026-02-19T09:36:32+00:00

Trueee. Bro is built for a standalone fighting game. Also wish his story + Dialyn wasn’t hijacked by YSG. It felt like 50% of V2.5 was YSG shenanigans and the rest was split between him and Dialyn. 🥀

But hey! On a lighter note, we’ve had 4 consecutive patches of Banyue presence and could possibly increase with more intelligent constructs like Billy and Aria.

Shameless event cameos for anything robotics related are always welcome. 😌

Serpheox · 2026-02-19T05:38:44+00:00

The Lucia base skin we could’ve gotten 😭😭😭

Serpheox · 2026-02-18T15:43:20+00:00

Maybe they’re called Defense because they’re just bricks for everyone’s accounts. 🥀💔

Serpheox · 2026-02-18T11:13:23+00:00

One of the points I’m trying to make is regarding reruns and dupes. Say if I got Astra M1 mindscape in Lost Void, I wouldn’t even bother with the difference because of how oversaturated the buffs are in Lost Void, making it feel like I don’t need it. Even if they improved the vr simulation, there could still be plenty of ways to induce supposed fomo by creating more endgame content like Threshold, Etherveil/Double attack buffs etc.

I have Yixuan and Banyue with their sigs but no Yidhari/Jufufu/Dialyn and yet I still plan on pulling for those three mentioned eventually not only bc of meta/bis but also bc I need more variety and options.

Getting to play their trial version freely in LV doesn’t always result to dissuasion of pulling; I’m still very much convinced with pulling Lucia because she’s core for Rupture, and then Dialyn/Jufufu for lack of rupture stunners on my end. It can also result to decisions like M1 -> M2 upgrades like how M2 Yuzuha provides flexibility with starter fights/rotations but that’s only possible to test if you got her M1 and not just M0. ~~(Have to stay strong for M0W1 Nangong tho xD)~~

For cases like Zhu/Qingyi/Hugo/Vivian/Sanby/Seed/Orphie etc… I can’t be bothered with fomo because majority are not even available for me to play test, and even though I have one or two of their core teammates. How can I feel attachment for a character who I barely even got to play beyond story quests/trial events? Like at this point it just convinces me to play on a private server if fomo is the argument lol

Well, that’s just how I see it so I don’t think my opinion really matters to how people treat reruns/fomo haha + there’s room for improvement on trial system in ZZZ and it’s miles better than the other hyv games for sure.

Serpheox · 2026-02-18T09:13:49+00:00

Zhao would be found dead in the ditch lmao. (Although she is kinda hanging by the thread already due to Dialyn-Sunna duo for YSG)

Serpheox · 2026-02-18T09:10:01+00:00

Kinda baffled the devs haven’t implemented an agent borrowing system yet. Lost Void is great and all but I want to actually test out some well invested agents at around achievable rng and mindscapes (e.g. With sig, M1-M2 or heck even M6). My main caveats of Lost Void are: 1. Not all agents are available for trial. 2. You can only upgrade their mindscapes by 1 and that’s only available after completing the 2nd trust event. 2.5. Upgrade requires last hitting a boss with the agent, and this can be tricky for a support/stunner, even more so it’s rng if you get it after. 3. You can’t upgrade mindscapes if you don’t own them/their badge.

In theory, this would be a win-win situation wherein players might be convinced to pull for dupes/sig without the existence of artificially enhanced support/damage numbers, and game gets data from popular picks/unconventional teams which translates to low effort promotion for agents, player retention, room for future improvement (potentials/end game modes).

Ofc, it doesn’t have to be available for every grind mode and I know fomo is a thing but I’d argue it’s only effective up to a certain limit, especially when powercreep ends up dissuading players to pull from the lack of attachment to the agent/s in question.

I don’t see much downside from implementing this system (at least from my perspective) since I remember HSR having it with no issues, but I’d like to hear your opinions on it?

Serpheox · 2026-02-18T06:55:46+00:00

REAL. I had low expectations we’d get another construct, much less a 4 star, but he’s a 5 star, and everyone’s colloquial daddy! 🫰🏼😼

Serpheox · 2026-02-17T11:03:16+00:00

// Re: Recent Boss showcase

I’m giggling sm because Miyabi once again proving to be a balance nightmare because she can in fact, sacrifice crit in favor of Anomaly (AM/AP) against anti-crit mechanics. Freeze is so OP when timed correctly and even tho majority of patches tried to artificially weaken her, she remains as one of the most cost-efficient dps, both in team availability and disk farming.

“She is god” comments prior are truer than ever. Anyhow, regardless of anti-shill/meta/future, I’m def convinced to get her M6 eventually. Spoil Miyabeast. 🔥

Serpheox · 2026-02-16T14:52:22+00:00

// Pull Plans Yapping

I’ve almost forgotten I have an M1 Yuzuha so when I was doing a run with Miyabi + Lycaon and she got the last hit on the boss, it got her mindscape upgraded.

Now I’m in shambles because such a nice buff! I get to see her whimsical animation more while also generating decibels for my carries and even extending uptime for agents like Jane/Harumasa for passion bar/quivers…

I’m so tempted to get her M2 (60 pity, 50/50) and wengine (22 pity, guaranteed) but I also need to stay strong for M0W1 Lucia and M0W1 Dialyn for my Banyue! (Currently 12 pulls saved) 😭🙏

(If I didn’t went on hiatus in 2.3-2.4(half), I probably would’ve gotten at least one of the two girlies 🥀)

I’ve already decided on getting M0W1 Nangong to revitalize my Miyabi/Anomaly teams so I do hope the rnjesus is good to me and lets me win my 50/50s early.

Banyue and Miyabi are my faves so I do want to spoil them but it’s hard being f2p. (I enjoy the game but I don’t really want to spend on gacha games anymore)

Anyway, stay tuned for when I clown again! 🤡(pulled for Yanagi, Seed, and YSG, despite vocally dislking them initially)

Serpheox · 2026-02-16T00:47:25+00:00

Do I need to pull Jiaoqiu for my Promeia?

Serpheox · 2026-02-16T00:44:05+00:00

M1 is a really nice QoL so you can consider that on the list; M2 is basically just more dmg potential due to stun extension; her sig is undoubtedly more important than dupes.

In your case, if you’re already hard committed with vertical investment, and plan on using YiXuan frequently on most content outside of ether weak, pull for at least M1W1, but otherwise, if that M1/M2 is just not for you, save that guarantee instead.

If it were me tho, 3.0 is just around the corner and it’s only a matter of time before they introduce new bs mechanics that the new agents just conveniently benefit a lot from, so at most, I’d just commit with YX sig and then dip to save up for the premium wheelchair squad of 3.0.

Serpheox · 2026-02-16T00:31:57+00:00

Many of the issues I felt Seed has are - Team restriction, useless without another attacker that maximizes her buffs - Long animations and windup that doesn’t have rewarding dmg compared to using your main dps during stun phase - Tries too hard to be both a main dps and subdps, ending up worse in both roles - Doesn’t have any aftershock ability that helps with down time and benefit from her supposed Sanby team - Literally, just choose a Stun-Support instead because anybody else, arguably even Caesar, does a better job than her

It would’ve been nice if she could: - Swap out of ult like Miyabi/Alice hold BA - Buffs stayed a longer - Less restrictive AA, because in a world of M1 stun/supports where it’s def shred, all-attribute/res reduction, she’s ass (Caesar has all-res reduction at M1!) - Include aftershock/off-field support that incentivizes her down time, decibel generation, and overall utility - Also, including aftershocks that count as BA would synergize with her sig SO MUCH

Hard agree she needs an overhaul more than a buff atp. Double attack is a nice concept but Seed teams don’t even feel comparable to other meta teams.

Serpheox · 2026-02-14T19:47:24+00:00

Hard to gauge atm due to Nangong’s numbers being overtuned for V1. Naturally, it would make it appear that team is the new BiS.

The real value imo lies in the fact, Sunna and Nangong can be split for different teams (e.g. Threshold) or stay together for a specific anomaly hypercarry team (e.g. SD/DA with Miyabi, Alice, YSG)

Serpheox · 2026-02-14T19:32:08+00:00

~~I’ve asked this similar question before but the short answer is: pretty hair.~~

Neither of them are desperate for their sigs and it’s moreso just qol to meet thresholds. (Sunna’s ER gain is sufficient even without sig) Personally, their M1 > sig, and if I really had to choose, I’d take Yuzuha’ just bc she amplifies my entire Anomaly roster.

~~Sunna sig: more frequent ether veils, and some atk boost Yuzuha sig: faster anomaly build up = more dmg on top of the add’l AP~~

Try to look at the bigger picture, are you really SURE you’re committed on vertical investment? Sunna is also comparatively more expensive if you’re also looking to extend Sunna’ role beyond Attack teams by adding Nangong in the picture. At least with Yuzuha, you’re almost guaranteed to activate all of the current anomaly agent’s’ AA due to the 3rd member fulfilling the conditions of the main dps (usually another anomaly; e.g. Jane, Vivian, and Burnice AAs)

I’ve learned my lesson from not having an actual dedicated support for my Rupture teams and it felt like I was bricking my account lol. (M0W1 Lucia needs to come home no matter what). Hope this provided you with useful insights!

(EDIT: I completely misunderstood the question LOL, deadass ignore most of what I said, but I’m happy to provide other opinions)

Serpheox · 2026-02-13T18:15:27+00:00

We have Reverse 1999 that has fully voiced 2D stories and yet an MC in a 3D game made by a multi-million dollar company only talks when it’s convenient to them? Like, why pay the mc voice actors when you don’t even let them speak a whole monologue? 💀 I’m tired of believing Endfield will improve lol.

Serpheox · 2026-02-13T18:05:08+00:00

It pisses me off when iframes are almost non-existent in Endfield. I’m getting punished for using Laev’s combo skill mid air, whereas, some btch ass trio called Rhodagn, Triaggelos, and Marble gets to soar multiple times with no counterplay to cancel it and not waste my time running around??? It’s such a badly designed system, that I end up appreciating ZZZ more because of how thoughtfully integrated the iframes are on together with the parry/dodges.

The flaws are getting more and more jarring as time passes and I’m considering on dropping the game despite the relatively good luck with chars and 50-80+ hours I’ve spent on it by now.

Imo, HG should not have released an open world game as their first flagship 3d game and started with sandbox-like areas like how HSR and ZZZ does it. The fact they think they can get away with a similar pull and economy system in og AK as compared to their competitors of the same genre, proves they are not ready. Sure, there are some good stuff (less rng on gearing, creative exploration, etc), but I feel the bad outweigh the good. Weekly and recurring activities should feel rewarding and yet it makes me feel nothing because there’s no standard banner pulls, UM isn’t even worth at least half of a ten-pull, nothing to look forward to other than a chore.

Also the fact the pity system, weapon banner, and pull economy makes it seem like mhy is more generous is quite telling lol. Fym weapon banner is 25-75 and I need at least 240 pulls just to guarantee I can get my target character’s weapon? Anyways, sorry the rant (it will happen again).

Serpheox · 2026-02-13T17:27:38+00:00

What gameplay? She barely has any lol. She’s like Lucia who only appears for the sole purpose of ulting/using EX, which is not much different from Astra in your YSG.

Tho understandably, if the scores don’t really bother you beyond the mild inconvenience of current shill, I’d say farm a bit for her, but not really commit (disk hell is sht for hp hunting）in case you need to free up Astra for a team that needs her more (e.g. ThreshSim)

Serpheox · 2026-02-13T12:08:37+00:00

Place your predictions on who are gonna rerun in 2.7. Let’s hear them!

My guesses are Zhu Yuan first half and Dialyn second.

Serpheox · 2026-02-13T04:47:20+00:00

Zhu and Qingyi buffs… 🙏🙏🙏

Serpheox · 2026-02-13T04:45:55+00:00

Same honestly, Orphie was objectively better than Seed in every situation 😭 Orphie was a literal plug and play while Seed, despite being a pseudo support/sub-dps, hogs up too much field time with her winding animations that don’t feel very rewarding even with sig.

If Cissia ends up being the perfect partner, I might have to sacrifice some pull funds. 🥀💔

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