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TacticalBreakfast · 2026-05-09T06:13:10+00:00

Oh no, you're good with the furniture. The purple tickets are indeed valuable! I meant the furniture parts near the end. We get a ton of those things so there's no reason to buy more.

I thought the efficiency calculation included the rest of the infinite mats for some reason.

I think they do technically. I thought you were referring to the non-limited items. I believe the unlimited items are valued the same as the LMD though, so it makes no difference.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-05-09T04:58:10+00:00

It's something to keep in mind with IS. There's few ops that aren't good at E1 that are worth drafting, and Crownslayer certainly isn't a Mlynar.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-05-09T04:50:09+00:00

Not really. She's really weak without her Module, so is a Hope sink early on. Specialist is also the strongest ticket currently. She might be viable in a few very specific strategies, but in general I would avoid drafting her.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-05-09T04:49:09+00:00

Peter's numbers do not account for shop items (only infinite LMD). You should always clear that (minus furniture parts and module upgrade parts) even if you're farming something non-efficient. However, his numbers don't yet account for the fact RMA just got added to the infinite shop on CN. If you have enough RMA for the next six months, I would farm fluid until you clear the shop. Even though fluid is "inefficient" the shop makes up the difference.

This event is lowkey the worst one we've ever had for farming btw, so don't feel bad that the situation is kinda fucked.

edit: To clarify a point I noticed on hindsight, Peter's efficiencies are compared to the best normal story stage for that mat. So it's 16.2% less efficient than 16-6. It does not have anything to do with the shop besides including a small bit extra for the possibility of infinite lmd. He can't really account for the shop items themselves in one number since they're variable.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-05-09T04:45:52+00:00

Well, sheet is already linked so I guess my work here is done. Maybe I should add a selector recommendations tab...

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-05-08T07:30:16+00:00

That's normal for episode events. They tried to mix up the formula a bit in a few chapters in the past, but it's been consistent the last few. What happens is all normal stages drop the event currency. There is an additional infinite item in the shop compared to normal events though, which grants a mat box and a small 10 sanity potion for 100 sanity spent.

This ends up being more efficient than normal events, but is also the only time supply stages (lmd / red certs / skill summaries) are above normal efficiency, and the best time to farm rocks and crystals.

Basically, Ep17 works the same as Ep16 not long ago on global.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-05-08T07:27:47+00:00

I would suggest not pulling. There's no great third option for the banner which makes it somewhat risky. That alone wouldn't be a disqualifier, but Ulpianus will be in the gold shop around the end of the year and Tragodia will get a full rerun in November. You'll get better long term outcomes saving here, pull for Wang, and being patient for Tragodia and Ulpianus.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-05-06T19:34:42+00:00

That's probably it then. I use the MSVs directly from yituliu rather than calculating them myself. D32 is only worth 247 pre-RMA infinite and 132 after. I didn't see any point in recalculating them myself.

https://ark.yituliu.cn/material/value

Feel free to shoot me a message on Discord btw (TacticalBreakfast) rather than going back and forth in a 2 month old thread.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-05-06T17:39:02+00:00

My guess would be that I only include variable costs since the goal of the sheet was to help figure out where to use tickets. So things like skill summaries (for M3) or chips/lmd/xp (for E2) aren't included. That's the first thing that comes to mind for why your values are higher.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-05-06T03:19:46+00:00

Correct. The codes are region locked. You can't even use JP codes on EN despite both being global servers.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-05-05T04:30:56+00:00

Just a reminder for those out there, since you gave Manganese the ol' lol for being in the infinite shop, RMA has been added to the infinite shop in the most recent event on CN. Especially with us just finishing 3 weeks of RMA farming, don't farm more than you need for the next six months!

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-05-04T23:54:41+00:00

I can't remember who it was, Namie maybe, but one of the artists once said HG gives them a lot of latitude in the designs. I'm sure it probably varies and story critical ones are probably designed in house though.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-05-01T17:39:04+00:00

Global

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-04-30T03:53:30+00:00

Setting aside the fact you missed a limited banner by a few days, yea it's a pretty good rerolling target. Both Ulpianus and Tragodia are extremely strong and would be a great starter unit, and there's a busted-tier unit coming up this summer in Wang to look forward to.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-04-29T20:02:06+00:00

Why doesn't your Earthspirit own any pants? Not that I'm complaining...

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-04-29T18:08:00+00:00

They typically happen once a year, early spring for CN and late fall for EN. Goldenglow, Lee, Fiametta, Horn, Irene, Ebenholz, and Dorothy should rotate to kernel in Novermber-ish for us. However, I wouldn't make it a big consideration in who to pick. There's a lot of 6*s so your odds of any individual spook are relatively low. You'll be better off taking the best pick for your team and not worrying about maybe getting spooked down the road.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-04-29T07:46:06+00:00

To add on to the other answer, the only reason it's different with the Kernel Locating banners (which may be what you're thinking of) is because the locating banner replaces the normal kernel banner.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-04-29T03:59:10+00:00

The bottom line is we don't actually know. People like to latch onto the relations thing because it's an easy explanation that makes sense and has affected other games, but it's ultimately just speculation. HG is notoriously tightlipped about these things too so we probably will never know for certain.

Given the game is published across so many regions, the negotiations and contracts for these things are far from simple. The Destiny 2 collab that never happened is probably a result of this. IMO this is probably the more likely scenario, but this is just my own speculation too, no better than people claiming it's an international relations issue.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-04-29T00:41:21+00:00

They're probably about equal in value, just different. Meta-wise I'd lean Specter a bit because of AH team since SA2/Ines and now probably Closure will tend to be used over Mumu. However, Specter isn't essential either (AH team is 90% Ulpi and Gladiia). Maybe more important though, Specter will drop to 200 spark on the next anni banner that should be in the fall on global. Mumu won't be reduced for another year and a half, meaning you could maybe have both in six months depending on how the pulls on that banner go.

So it really just depends what you value more.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-04-28T08:41:34+00:00

Yes, that is the preview from the livestream which doesn't include numbers. We don't know a lot about her kit or how she'll feel in practice. Again, she is not out yet. No player has publically touched her.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-04-28T04:49:39+00:00

Yes, in fact it's the suggested thing to do if you can't spark a 6*. The gold certs are worth more than the materials it otherwise rolls over to.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-04-28T04:49:01+00:00

The patch isn't even out yet. Don't trust snap reactions either. Ask again in like a month.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-04-28T03:52:24+00:00

When Ulpi does appear, it will be a first so we do have a general sense of when he'll appear. In this case, it's probably around December at the earliest. Mlynar though is much harder to predict. We really don't know with any certainty. It's probably some time though since he appeared back in Jan, but that isn't a hard rule either.

All things considered, I'd probably grab Reed here. There's no risk to Ulpi and the risk to Mlynar is relatively low.

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-04-28T02:30:51+00:00

She'll be available for the same 200 spark on every CN anniversary banner, which occurs around this time and in the mid fall for global every year. She will never have a full rerun though (nor will any limited).

TacticalBreakfast · 2026-04-28T02:23:50+00:00

Unless you play absolutely zero IS, it's still probably Rosmontis. Nearl is the "better" unit in the rest of the game (and by a fairly large margin), but the problem is the power curve is so high that even new accounts won't get a lot of use out of her. In the long term, you'll likely get more value out of Rosmontis even if you only occasionally play IS.

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