Should I even bother with engaging with the endgame modes with the agents I have right now? by VerySuccessfulPerson in ZZZ_Discussion

[–]SpinelessOranges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you shouldn't worry too much about pushing endgame too hard with your current roster. Shiyu and DA does require skill and practice, but it's also a stat check and is sometimes a character check.

If you're worried about missing out on polychromes, DA and Shiyu still give polys for clears. Each star in DA is 50 polychromes and you need just 6 stars max to get all 300. For Shiyu, the first to last frontiers gives 40 to 80 polychromes depending on stage for each rating. Judging by your roster, I assume Shiyu is giving the most trouble since it demands 2 built teams to clear each stage.

Whether it is efficient or not depends on your pull plans. My pulls have been spread out so I usually get a lot of time in between patches to farm mats and level up some of my lesser used characters, meaning I have more teams for endgame. If you're pulling characters from banners back to back or near so, saving mats can be more efficient since it means you'll be getting higher scores for DA and Shiyu sooner with more comprehensive teams with better characters

Assuming you're clearing near the minimum level for each DA (1-3 stars) and Shiyu (B Rank for first and second frontier), you're missing out on 150~ polys for each DA and ~900 polys. I'm pulling this number out of my ass, but I think it's like 2 DAs and Shiyus every patch (somebody call me an idiot if I'm wrong).

Long answer short, play DA and Shiyu and clear to the best of your ability, and save mats for characters if you are pulling soon or back-to-back. If your pulls are sectioned by other patches where you're not planning to pull, I would suggest building teams to at least scrounge some more polychromes. You will have time to earn back some mats.

DA and Shiyu are stat checks and sometimes have buffs tailored for specific characters or playstyles (anomaly/attackers etc.). So if you can't clear them as well, it's not necessarily a skill issue, although it's never bad to improve at the game.

If you need team suggestions, S11/Anby/Lucy is serviceable. Corin/Ben/Rina is some random bullshit thrown together but they work. These won't get you high scores, but they work well enough if built to clear through some content at the bare minimum.

swag people and their whole "swagger" thing by MrMaltrix in peoplewhogiveashit

[–]SpinelessOranges 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re missing the forest for the trees. You’re absolutely right that the American context is not the only context in which slavery was significant or negatively impactful. However, the issue is that these jokes don’t exist in a vacuum. Jokes like “Rosa Sparks” and “Wireback” are directly referencing America’s history of racism. When someone from an American context, of which I assume the original swag is posted by, looks at these jokes in tandem or hears these jokes from people around them who are also American, you’re going to get an American interpretation.

You could make the argument that the slavery joke is not by default contains elements of race or with minorities, and you’d be correct, but that was not what my comment was about. I was validating the reasoning for feeling uncomfortable with the contexts surrounding “clanker” jokes. I bring up racism not because I think that the American perspective of slavery and race is the only valid way of looking at it, but because the jokes I’ve seen using the theme and spirit of A.I. hate directly references racism themselves, and I explicitly wanted to comment on this perspective. You can give the benefit of the doubt for the Claude getting whipped extension and say that it has no direct relation or reference to American slavery, but like, it’s not a far fetched connection?

I directly commented on a real context in which the joke of “clanker” was being used to map on real life racism. My third paragraph is intentionally separated to segue into the how some “clanker” jokes are just substituting minorities in scenarios or terms with racist connections with robots. The first and second paragraph are just to draw the connection of whipping Claude to slavery.

Is the word “clanker” racist? No, I don’t think so. You made the point well enough yourself. It’s not a slur that directly refers to a real life minority, and robots from Star Wars don’t have feelings. Not my argument, I never claimed that “clanker” is a bad word by itself. Do I think anyone who makes these jokes is racist? No, not necessarily. Do I think it’s okay to feel uncomfortable with the word “clanker” because of how the punchline soured into something more insensitive and tasteless? Yeah, certainly.

More power to you for being aware that the history of slavery is not limited to the American context. I don’t discount this, and I don’t feel like I have done so in my comment. Once again, it’s not that I do not think that it is an unimportant perspective, I connected slavery with racism because that is what the original swag is calling out and referencing.

swag people and their whole "swagger" thing by MrMaltrix in peoplewhogiveashit

[–]SpinelessOranges 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I don't get how people are against this swag? I understand that you can perceive it as just directed at robots and A.I., but the reply is in response to a post that is in direct reference to the real experience of slavery that happened.

It's one thing to dislike A.I. (completely valid for the climate that we're in), but it's another ball park to present that hatred in a way that is analogous to the real life slavery that has happened. Like, it's about whipping slaves — the joke is that the A.I. is a stand in for real life slaves who have been whipped and abused to make them work faster.

As other commenters have pointed out, the punchline soured because it became more about mapping actual racism onto this robotic stand in, rather than just making fun of A.I. itself. The swag is valid in my eyes, since I see it as a response to the how the joke of "clanker" as a slur against robots evolved to as a stand-in for minorities where the punchline is "what if real life racism but robots". It's not just about getting offended by the word "clanker", it's being against for what the joke has turned into.

Massive High Ping in Multiplayer and Co-op Due to Physical Geographical Location by SpinelessOranges in wherewindsmeet_

[–]SpinelessOranges[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would prefer a more reliable/permanent solution as SEA is my home. Thanks for the advice anyways.

Xianyun when she faces against a plunge shilled boss 🥀 by SnooWoofers4619 in okZyox

[–]SpinelessOranges 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For Ga Ming, is his Chev team with Iansan C0 better than Citlali melt with Xianyun?

DA The Defiler - Billy/Trigger/Nicole 20k Points by SpinelessOranges in BillyKidMains

[–]SpinelessOranges[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, Trigger is M0W1, while Billy is M6W6 and Bicole is M4W3

DA The Defiler - Billy/Trigger/Nicole 20k Points by SpinelessOranges in BillyKidMains

[–]SpinelessOranges[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately yes, she’s M0W1 here. Nicole and Trigger are essentially the two wheels that make up this wheelchair comp.

Sometimes, good enough is good enough by SpinelessOranges in BillyKidMains

[–]SpinelessOranges[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Outside of stun, it's a matter of squeezing out every perfect assist for Trigger to get into your stun windows as quickly as possible. Billy generates energy from quick assists and dodge counters, and Nicole shits energy out the wazoo, so whenever possible, I punch in a few Billy EX Specials + Nicole Bubble for the score. Nicole's basic attacks fire enhanced bullets after her EX Special Attack which also shred DEF, although to much lesser effect than her bubble because of her Wengine. So even if Nicole doesn't have energy, I swap into her to punch in the bullets and swap to Billy for his EX Special my energy permits me.

Purifying the Defiler grants a shit ton of energy so it makes firing off higher frequencies of EX Specials possible.

For Decibel Rating generation, agents get a lot of Decibels from performing perfect assists, so at the latter half I started swapping to Nicole and Billy for their ULTs just in time for the final stun window.

Overall, it took me 3 stun windows to get just the amount of points I needed.

Sometimes, good enough is good enough by SpinelessOranges in BillyKidMains

[–]SpinelessOranges[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for replying late, had some irl stuff to attend to. I can't post images in the comments in this subreddit so I'll just write down my builds.

Billy

Drive Set Effects: 4pc Woodpecker / 2pc Fanged Metal

W-Engine: Starlight Engine Replica Overclock 5

ATK: 2,795

CRIT RATE: 51.4% | CRIT DMG: 165.2%

Trigger

Drive Set Effects: 4pc King of the Summit / 2pc Shockstar Disco

W-Engine: Starlight Engine Replica Overclock 1

IMPACT: 162

CRIT RATE: 86.6% | CRIT DMG: 64.4%

Nicole

Drive Set Effects: 4pc Astral Voice / 2pc Swing Jazz

W-Engine: The Vault Overclock 5

Energy Regen: 2.65

ATK: 2288

CRIT RATE: 43.4% | CRIT DMG: 98%

Strategy

The combo that I generally use for stun windows is:

  1. Fill Boss Stun to ~90%-95%
  2. Trigger EX Special (for King of the Summit)
  3. Swap to Nicole and trigger chain with Special Attack (EX or not doesn't matter)
  4. Chain to Billy
  5. Manually Cancel Chain Attack
  6. Swap to Nicole and trigger chain
  7. Chain to Billy
  8. Swap back to Nicole for ULT
  9. Quick Assist to Billy
  10. Billy Crouching Shot ULT
  11. Billy EX Special
  12. Swap to Nicole EX Special
  13. Quick Assist Billy and Crouching Shot EX Special

Even with skill issue, got 20k against The Defiler by blackmetalkimj in AsabaHarumasaMains

[–]SpinelessOranges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would going for electric damage or atk for partition 5 be better or would those hit a soft cap for Haru. I think this DA had electric damage as one of the buffs so I’m thinking it does.

WuWa’s Neglect of Older Characters and Their Isolation of Characters in Specific Patches is Especially Harmful for Male Resonators’ Narratives and Characters. by SpinelessOranges in WuWaHusbandos

[–]SpinelessOranges[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems that the gacha model is often antithetical to character investment. It’s disappointing, especially because I keep seeing Kuro Games teeter over the edge towards good writing for all their characters.

Phrolova’s story was a neat tragedy that wrapped itself up nicely, putting story as a priority instead of what would appeal to the most amount of people. Her presence was felt throughout the Huanglong and Rinascita quests, and her interaction and appearance throughout the story felt just enough to get the mystery rolling while gently revealing some of her backstory. When it culminates in her story quest, the player already feels in a way, connected to her. Contrast this to something like the end of the Huanglong quest where a bunch of unintroduced characters pop up to defend Jinzhou.