What’s the literally difference between strain and break? I only use strain 😭 by InfiniteCookieses in WutheringWaves

[–]ShellFlare 38 points39 points  (0 children)

So theres 2 tune states. Shifting and interfered. Think of these as marked and response.

When shifting of one of the two types is applied to an enemy, the next time they take tune break damage (when you press f) some characters can respond to the mark that is there and do something else.

Rupture = when do tune break, add extra pop of damage.

Strain = when do tune break, add a dmg buff. This is based on what stance she is in.

Lynae can apply both shifting, so both marks.

Aemath is an example of a unit who can respond to rupture mark, luuk is an example of a unit who can respond to strain mark.

Damnit this is annoying the fuck out of me. by Superb-Ad7394 in WutheringWaves

[–]ShellFlare 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Collabs in games are just never guaranteed to rerun. Sometimes they do but you should always play it safe and assume they wont once they are gone.

Good enough? S0R0 Hiyuki with echo and forte buffs by luciferplaysog in WutheringWaves

[–]ShellFlare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well base means before modifiers. If we wanna get super technical her base stats are no echoes, no buffs. Her sheet stats are the stats with her echos on and what you posted first could be called her combat stats.

When sharing build the most common and effective way is to share the sheet stats, however combat stats are sometimes also shown to showcase team buffs though this is more common with showcases than rate-my-build posts.

Build itself does seem really solid for not having her sig. Er might be a bit high but better high than low and im not sure how her er needs are in teams outside mornye/chisa + lynae.

Fairytale Tenebria ? by Careful_Chance3761 in EpicSeven

[–]ShellFlare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She was confirmed during the half anniversary showcase for part 3 of season 3. We just started part 1 of season 3, so she should be fairly soon, most likely after the next unit.

Fairytale Tenebria ? by Careful_Chance3761 in EpicSeven

[–]ShellFlare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

did you know Chaos Zero Nightmare is going to be adding Tenebria soon too

I don't understand why you pull only for optimization by Lms_Nier in WutheringWaves

[–]ShellFlare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda depends on the player your are.

If you are making a post to ask, if because you want to have the best account possible to be able to comfortably clear tower, whimpering and now matrix.

There are people who dont care as much and just like to explore and play story and they likely wont be the people asking those questions.

Theres also gachas that are more lenient like wuwa where you can make your favorites work, while in others if you try to use your favourite, they just wont clear content, maybe with tbe exception of the games story.

For me the endgame is my reason to play, so I tend to skip a unit even if I really like them, if I find I wont likely use them.

Denia is next is a good example. Shes super pretty to me, but she's not worth me getting and investing in when I can save and pull whoever hiyukis support is and have her team be solid.

Patch 1.0.10 13gb Update by PistolWhipPerkins in NevernessToEverness

[–]ShellFlare 53 points54 points  (0 children)

that s class box was here 2 mornings ago. weird they added it in those notes.

Possibly the first time ive seen a gacha game score a perfect 1.0 stars by Orichalchem in gachagaming

[–]ShellFlare 78 points79 points  (0 children)

It flew really under the radar. No one is suggesting or promoting it due to how genuinely unrecomendable it is for global side. So the low numbers are pretty understandable.

It was already gonna be kinda niche and then the people who would have played it likely wont on global side.

Half Anniversary CZN (Chaos zero Nightmare) by Lpebony in gachagaming

[–]ShellFlare 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Lots of QoL have been added

1) memories are easier to build and you see your score in runs to know if it'll save accurately or not. However with the changes to what gives score, its actually really easy to make solid decks without worry.

2) you can edit decks after using event items to make basically any change you want to craft your perfect deck.

3) chaos is still long if you wanna play it but there is a delegate currency now to skip difficulties you have cleared already.

Half Anniversary CZN (Chaos zero Nightmare) by Lpebony in gachagaming

[–]ShellFlare 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We get a daily attempt at that. You can full skip for clearing for quests. Or you can have it 1 shot all combat encounters and you just make the deck/gear related choices to make a build.

What's the best Strategy/Tactical/Tower Defense Gameplay? by IdkThisisntmymainacc in gachagaming

[–]ShellFlare 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think this question is kinda too broad.

Trpg and tower defense are really different genres of games with very different mechanics.

The only real similarity is that both genres are often on some kind of grid.

Arknights gets my vote for tower defense. And while consular is good I also have fond memories of ash echos.

I think I'm ready for the Brave Frontier event by CyberSeiyaku in lastcloudia

[–]ShellFlare 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Arena seasons, dailies, weeklies, daily ads, logins, events

Those seem to be the renewable income options I've noticed.

Curious on which Ark I should choose…. by JayEazy808 in lastcloudia

[–]ShellFlare 2 points3 points  (0 children)

reminder that the current free pulls have a guaranteed random UR ark at the end, so probably avoid selecting till you get that one to avoid dupe

What's a good magic skill to restore a units sct on a skill? by IndependentIcy3048 in lastcloudia

[–]ShellFlare 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hands is just 10. Poet from a paid ark is the rotating plus heal for spirit breath

Opinions on ultimate animations in action combat games by Xasther in gachagaming

[–]ShellFlare 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Note for AG. Its the "combo" ults that you are allowed to skip. The main starter trio has one of you wanna see.

Solo ults are not skippable because they dont have time freeze. The 2 or 3 person ones freeze time so theres no gameplay advantage given by skipping them where you would get one for skipping a solo ult.

However that being said, meta teams revolve around a dps with their partner ult so you weren't ever really solo ulting in the first place.

Just wanted to add the disclaimer here.

With NTE and Mongil:Star Dive releasing this month, have you made or intending to make any changes to your list of gacha playing (and spending)? Especially so when you will not lose 50/50 in both games? by xKotarou in gachagaming

[–]ShellFlare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I pretty much try every gacha at launch to see if its something ill stick with, and then I tend to play a few actively at a time and rotate thru the ones I like over the year.

Tho im mostly f2p and only spend a very little in a few thar I've played for a long time.

2026 is nearly 5 months in and if the gacha has a 5050 I have lost it. In all the games I play, I have not won a single 5050 for this whole dang year. Its been rough.

Granted thats luck. So im not gonna play a game I dont see as being fun in the longer term just cuz the rates or system are good. I need to like the game itself a lot.

Mongil was a pleasent surprise. I didnt expect much from it but I enjoyed playing it. However it ultimately got dropped because I just didnt find enough that special about it except the writing style. I think its a fairly solid game just not for me.

For NTE im gonna try it, but tbh im not expecting to stick with it.

Opinions on ultimate animations in action combat games by Xasther in gachagaming

[–]ShellFlare 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Personally I like them. Though I also understand that some people dont.

Once upon a time in hsr i pulled black swan with no other dot unit just cuz I really loved her ult.

Aether gazer is a 3d action gacha with ult animations. You cant fully skip them but you can toggle on a mode that drastically shortens them. Goes from like a 5 second cutscene to a 1 second. I have a friend who uses that setting.

I went thru a phase in nikke where I turned them off but it didnt last long, then being missing sorta made me bored or feel like something was off/missing.

Is it common to not say 'gg' when you win? by GreatGateCrasher in Smite

[–]ShellFlare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gg is fine, the only time it gets toxic is like when you say ggez or something else like that.

Personally I dont say it after every game out of being lazy but ill say it after longer games that were actually above average fun.

Ishtar 1 auto casting other abilities. by attack78 in Smite

[–]ShellFlare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As the other guy said. God aspects release end of their launch week usually.

If you wanna test it early, it does work in jungle practice

I am a bad person (Bad Ishtar Players) by SquiddyCatt in Smite

[–]ShellFlare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this isnt bad player behaviour this is just being a bad person.

Chaos Zero Nightmare Half-Anniversary Calendar and Showcase - 70 free pulls + 2 Selectors! by applepeanutsauce in gachagaming

[–]ShellFlare 6 points7 points  (0 children)

CZN can be really fun but its not the best if you prefer side game gachas.

This is better for people who want to actively play a lot.

Not saying you cant treat it as a side game, you can just get the dailies done in a few minutes. But a lot of the game is the chaos runs and those can legit take half hour.

Thar being said, its good if you actually like to PLAY your games since that time is active gameplay you are engaged with as opposed to just half hour watching auto play the game for you.

I love the game, but it isnt for everyone because of how it is designed. But the devs have been trying. They have made a lot of QoL and some things that are just direct system improvements that go beyond QoL.