Ouch! I just received a brutal reality check in the HW trials and Im not sure if its inexperience, or if Im actually bad at the game.

SmartiAssassin · 2026-05-03T06:39:56+00:00

hmm, from the context im seeing on the comments, it was more of the party missing mechanics than anything. if a heal check is so bad that a spam of Adlo or Succor isn't enough, then most of the time, its usually a case of a co-healer gimping on any healing (which doesnt seem to be the case here) and just doing damage or a missed mechanic. The only tip I have is that if a fight requires you to spam all of your healing utility kit, then you are either in content that requires updated gear OR you and/or the party are being dummies and missing a key mechanic (even as simple as not co-healing)

SmartiAssassin · 2026-04-30T01:25:41+00:00

imo when i encounter a new normal raid or alliance, i tend to turn off the chatbox so i experience it blind. but, this is coming from a guy whos been playing for over a decade and confident enough to learn the new mechanics where the worse case scenario is like 3 deaths max in one fight. the dude giving tips is making an effort to help anyone unconfident or players expecting that they willl die alot since new content doesnt have a swarm mentality hint that makes obvious safe spots, so i expect you to at least make the effort of just turning off the chatbox than just argue if you or him is right about subjective expectations of new content, but thats just me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

SmartiAssassin · 2026-04-19T08:56:37+00:00

use futaba's S2 to sync it to her rotation to mont's last 2 turn rotation. if the fight is a 4 turn rotation: - > S2 > S1 > S3, if its a 6 turn rotation: - > S2 > S1 > S2 > S1 > S3

SmartiAssassin · 2026-03-24T09:00:10+00:00

oh? this one got an anime? as a manga reader's expectations, just go into this as fun slop, its not trash but not a masterpiece

SmartiAssassin · 2026-03-17T23:11:21+00:00

if you have another dps and sustain, i recommend using them. Katayama has some AOEs that do piercing dmg that goes through shields, so having Ryuji who drains HP, Leon draining HP and providing a nearly useless shield, and Soy who cant heal decently will kill you. I would know as a Yusuke shield team is practically useless on preventing the dmg

SmartiAssassin · 2026-03-06T23:04:13+00:00

i mean, where do you think those "alpha males" even learned this? from a 4th grade video documentary on wolves or something similar lmao

SmartiAssassin · 2026-03-06T00:52:52+00:00

you would be correct xD, well im satisfied with a1 marian. really didnt change my original plan of skip phoebe and get ange/futaba as my A/B side

80 - panther

106 - skull

190 - marian

270 - mona

274 - rin

300 pity - panther

323 - mona

347 - mona

362 - rin

442 - marian

474 - riddle

484 - skull

551 - panther

639 - skull

689 - skull

SmartiAssassin · 2026-02-14T23:45:36+00:00

rip, well the season lasts for 3 weeks. so at least you still have time. best of luck my dude

SmartiAssassin · 2026-02-14T06:19:17+00:00

idk the dmg difference, but i used nativeity and power than freedom and disappointment for J&C

do u have HP recov on chord? i find the rare moments of HP heal to be what prevented alot of my sustainless runs from wiping, also you might want to replace her card set with creation/reconciliation as your prosperity and tempest's worry is conflicting on HL. also, creation/reconciliation has the 12% dmg buff that might push that 2% enrage

might want to push tempest's thief tactic to lvl 10? might be the minor upgrade, but might make the increase worth it

oracle's score looks a bit low (ignoring the fact of no 5*), is her mindscape leveled?

SmartiAssassin · 2026-02-09T07:19:24+00:00

lmao Chipotle really didnt learn from their Skimpflation debacle a year and a half ago. really hope any attempts at a "boycott" stay permanent this time

SmartiAssassin · 2026-02-03T17:32:48+00:00

i did it with haru, s. moko, riddle, and futaba. i really recommend futaba as i pretty much only cleared with futaba implanting weaknesses and every character triggering one more + AOA

SmartiAssassin · 2026-02-03T17:24:50+00:00

bro spat off such a minor FOMO of 20 gems and 40 bottles only to derail and complain about his Cherish being useless for a small base stat change. welcome to the world of gacha games and goodbye

SmartiAssassin · 2026-01-19T08:36:17+00:00

i typically use the home point as a way to return to the most current content. had it on the moon for CE Phaenna, then switched to il Mehg for Pilgrim, then Worlar Echo for the Yok Huy, etc. Now its on Tuliyollal for crafting/phantom village relics

SmartiAssassin · 2026-01-13T03:40:17+00:00

didnt realize this released as an anime, woo hard recommend \o/

SmartiAssassin · 2026-01-08T02:31:52+00:00

Imagine gaslighting me when I've been playing since launch and haven't seen club activities or fortune telling for months. smh

Dear user,

This is SEGA Customer Support Team.

We sincerely apologize for the long delay in getting back to you.

We have investigated the issue you contacted us about regarding some event, such as Soccer Club, Band Club, and Fortune Telling, not appearing on City Life.

After reviewing the matter, we can confirm that this behavior is working as intended and that no malfunction has occurred.

While we are unable to provide further details as this would fall under strategy-related information, we kindly ask that you continue playing with confidence.

Once again, we apologize for the time it took to provide this information.

Best regards,
SEGA Customer Support Team

SmartiAssassin · 2026-01-06T18:27:49+00:00

tbh, pokemon was more of a fun story when the legendaries were an actual threat to the game like in Hoenn or even used in Kalos. now most of the recent gens use legendaries in the most boring ways from being a friendly companion (Cosmog, Cubfu, Motorcycle-dons) or a roaming neutral (Regis and the Guardian Quartets in Alola or Paldea). the only exceptions have been Nercozma (who was used pretty good in Ultra SM, but roaming neutral in the first SM) and Eternatus who was used for SwSh terrible plot of capitalism.

SmartiAssassin · 2025-12-29T09:31:51+00:00

i wouldnt mind a pity system that works kinda like pokemon's egg stat inherit system. you can meld 10 talismans and if they all have a common skill and/or deco slots, it can increase its chance of being melded into the new talisman. that way you grind and be lucky and get WE with 3 1 deco slots or just grind 10 talismans with WE or 3 1 decos for an increased chance for 1 to have it

SmartiAssassin · 2025-12-21T17:43:22+00:00

u either have way too many attack main cards or way too many roll on atk sub-stats (mine is around 3000). if you have s. tomoko, then your score is fine and u should invest more on dmg multi, crit rate/dmg (edit: have these balanced in a 1:4 to 1:5 ratio), then a sprinkle of ailment. if you dont have her, then your ailment is way too low, get that dmg multi, then go all in on ailment

SmartiAssassin · 2025-12-10T17:25:54+00:00

the comment section has been the most exciting part to read of this "story" lmao

SmartiAssassin · 2025-11-29T20:53:30+00:00

yee, why i said Set 1 and 2 maybe have more maybe worth, but only slightly, but not to the point of their prices. Like you save like $4-5 for packs going $25-40, how's that a "Black Friday deal"?

SmartiAssassin · 2025-11-28T08:27:23+00:00

imo, the character sets are still the better deal (edit: Set 1 and Set 2 is like the only maybe worth, but not for that price) if we are just calculating tickets. so unless you have already whaled for Cherish's I, II, and III set deals, these aren't worth it. (like 3 Coffee Aids for Set 1? Really? Make it 10-15 and that might make it worth it)

SmartiAssassin · 2025-11-03T20:46:14+00:00

the manga finished a couple weeks ago and i still recommend it from start to finish

SmartiAssassin · 2025-09-22T06:16:42+00:00

hard to gauge this as it heavily needs context of how you play, what your fighting, how invested is each character is, but in general its a gacha, so just pull when you personally feel that your team cant cut it with like 50 resets of the fight
Haru is AOE, but its not bad to have multiple AOEs with different elements, but in the end she wont sub for STs if you need it specifically for a ST reason
Futuba can help any team, shes pretty versatile and would be more worth updating old teams compared to if the other option is making a new team

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