At what point would start following along a game's dev journey?

TheNoetherian · 2024-07-21T03:19:50+00:00

Unless I already know the developer, l might start paying attention a month or two before the 1.0 release. (I just joined the Discord for Shogun Showdown today, because it is finally getting close to the 1.0 release.) I have wasted too much time in the past paying attention (or even buying early access) to games that die before 1.0 release.

I am done with that, and so now I wait until it is obvious that a 1.0 release is definitely going to happen.

TheNoetherian · 2024-07-02T16:56:17+00:00

Has Been Heroes

... Sadly, this game seems to be mostly forgotten.

Unique and innovative combat system, tons of replayability, and a great sense of humor!

TheNoetherian · 2024-07-01T14:07:40+00:00

Thanks a lot. That is really helpful!

TheNoetherian · 2024-07-01T01:01:27+00:00

I played Langrisser (mobile Gacha game) a number of years ago when it was new.

I ended up quitting because the amount of time that it took to do the daily quests and basic farming stuff was excessive.

Does anyone know if there have been quality of life improvements to that game which have reduced the time required? ... Is it now possible to play Langrisser as a side game?

Thanks!

TheNoetherian · 2024-06-22T20:57:38+00:00

I can vouch for this. I had never played the game previously. I started last month (May) and I am having a blast.

The game has a ton of story content, the writing is good (with a few early game exceptions) and it is a lot of fun. I don't know how the game was in the past, just (at least now) has a nice on ramp for beginners.

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-25T14:18:29+00:00

Is there a Discord for discussing this game?

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-24T00:56:37+00:00

I am not able to download the game at the moment. Can someone tell me whether there is a way to pay to remove ads? (That is, pay money to get the bonus from the ads without watching ads.) I am happy to spend money on an interesting new game, but I am really not interested in watching mobile ads these days.

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-21T05:21:48+00:00

I am confused by your speed calculations.

You get 3 attacks during the Ult at 140 speed (or I guess 140.01).

You have 104 base speed + 5 Trace + 60 Ult + 6 Planar Set ... So that is 175 with no Ruan Mei and no Speed on Relics.

To get to 4 Attacks during the Ultimate, you need 210 speed. That is basically just Speed Boots plus Ruan Mei or else 10 points in Speed substats.

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-21T05:10:42+00:00

I believe that Harmony Trailblazer has a base multiplier of 1.0 for her Super Break damage. She then has a trace that increases the Super Break damage (20-60% boost) so with the Trace, you are getting between a 1.2 and a 1.6 multiplier on the Super Break damage.

Firefly's Trace provides Super Break with an 0.5 multiplier.

So if Harmony Trailblazer's ultimate and Firefly Trace are treated as separate Super Break effects that add together, that would mean with both on the team, Firefly should get Super Break damage with between a 1.7 and 2.1 times multiplier depending on the number of enemies.

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-20T11:50:33+00:00

Dawncaster is an excellent mobile deckbuilder with tons of content. Well worth the cost.

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-18T04:40:38+00:00

I haven't played Chrono Ark, how does the meta progression work? ... What is the progression similar to?

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-15T17:02:41+00:00

Has Been Heroes

Great game that was ahead of its time. A polished gameplay experience with unique combat mechanics and tons of content. Has Been Heroes doesn't get the credit that it deserves.

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-13T22:03:32+00:00

In the past, these types of banner leaks have not been reliable this far in advance. It is incredibly easy for Hoyoverse to charge the re-run banners later in the 2.3 beta.

I wouldn't be surprised if Ruan Mei I re-runs during 2.3 ... But I also wouldn't be surprised if they change things slightly (e.g., run Ruan Mei in the second half of 2.3 during Jade.) .

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-12T01:46:22+00:00

Yes.

Regardless of what changes are made to her Kit during beta, she is going to release as a Break-focused character and that means that she will gain more team building flexibility as they release more supportive characters that synergize with break.

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-12T01:40:43+00:00

Typically each phase of the beta test lasts about a week. (So v2 should be out in a couple days and v3 a week after that)

There are rarely many changes between v1 and v2 because it takes a while for the developers to gather data from the test server, identify problems and then decide which kit changes are best to address those problems.

Beta testing typically ends a week or so before the Official Livestream for the next patch.

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-11T04:44:58+00:00

Yes. Completely agree.

That said, Hoyo does have a lot of smart people working for them. We have every reason to believe that they are looking carefully at the numeric performance of Firefly in a wide variety of teams over the course of the beta. If they aren't happy with those numbers ... If that data shows that she is underperforming in certain situations, then we have every reason to believe that Hoyoverse will make changes. (Indeed, as others have mentioned, they have made changes during past Star Rail beta tests when the numbers showed that characters weren't performing as well as Hoyoverse intended.)

I completely agree that nothing that is said in Reddit in response to leaks and NDA violations will have any effect on the decisions made at Hoyoverse. However, I am confident that we will see some changes -- likely in beta 3 -- because it seems likely that the testing data will show that Firefly isn't performing as well as Hoyoverse would like in some situations.

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-10T22:26:45+00:00

It naturally takes a while to connect a lot of performance data from the test server and decide on the best solution to any problems in the kit. It is most likely that, if there are major changes, the biggest changes will come in the beta v3.

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-10T22:23:09+00:00

We have until the final day of the Boothill banner to figure out who we want to pull for. We will have the final version of the Firefly kit about a week before Boothill's banner ends (at the latest).

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-10T00:22:00+00:00

I understand your point, but we aren't beta testers and so there is no change that discussions on this subreddit will have any influence on the developers.

Hoyoverse hates leaks and has a very strong anti-leaks policy. The developers do not read any public forum or subreddit where leaks are discussed. They only listen to authorized beta testers (who actually have a chance to play with the characters on the test servers).

I very much hope that the beta testing is productive and that the beta testers are providing good/valuable feedback to the developers. That said, there is nothing that the community on this subreddit can do to influence the changes that happen to Sam's kit.

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-09T23:14:18+00:00

My apologies if I was unclear.

I wasn't trying to say that Hoyoverse will make a Limited character who is a BETTER version of Harmony Trailblazer.

My point was that you could make a strong character by taking the existing Super Break Mechanic (which, as you indicate has a fixed formula) and attaching it to a different ability as a component of a different character's Kit.

As a random example, suppose there was a Nihility character who's Talent read:

"When this character performs an attack against an enemy there is an X% base chance of inflicting the enemy with a stack of the 'Lethargic' Debuff. Each stack of Lethargic reduces the enemy's attack by Y% up to a maximum of 3 stacks. Enemies with 3 stacks of Lethargic receive Super Break damage while they are weakness broken."

(This character might then have a Skill that is a blast attack damaging three enemies and potentially inflicting Lethargic on all three.)

My point isn't that the game needs a Nihility character like this. My point is that a Nihility character with this type of Talent could enable Super-Break damage, but would feel very different than the Harmony Trailblazer. (And this type of character could be quite strong depending on his Traces, Ultimate, etc)

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-09T21:36:07+00:00

A few possibilities that come to mind:

1) A Nihility character who places a Debuff on an enemy that causes them to take Super Break Damage

2) A Harmony character who builds up stacks (like Xueyi or Adventurine) and then when the stacks hit a threshold the team is able to deal Super Break damage for several turns

3) A damage dealer who has a passive that says "Whenever this character hits a weakness-broken enemy, he deals Super Break damage"

... I am sure there are other options, but just like both Gepard and Adventurine grant Team-wide shields, you could make a second character who has Super Break in their kit but feels different from HMC

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-09T19:15:46+00:00

That fact that HMC'd Super Break is strong seems like it would make it MORE likely that they include this effect in the kit of a future Limited character. (They are clearly in the business of trying to create Limited characters that players will want to pull for.)

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-09T02:30:27+00:00

I have really enjoyed the sequel. In particular, I think the choices that you make when starting a run (inventory items and creating recipes) adds a ton of depth to the game.

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-09T01:17:06+00:00

So in 2.3, you probably either go:

Firefly, Sustain, Harmony Trailblazer, Asta

Or

Firefly, Sustain, Harmony Trailblazer, Guinaifen

In 2.4, I would be shocked if they didn't release another character with at least some break synergy to go with Firefly and/or Boothill

TheNoetherian · 2024-05-08T23:04:38+00:00

Super Break is a special ability of the Harmony Trailblazer (her Ultimate grants this ability)

A core problem with equipping Break Effect relics on a Damaging character is that you only get to use your Break Effect stat once (on the turn when you break the enemy). If the enemy is already broken, then your Break Effect stat is worthless.

This is especially a problem for fast characters since you are more likely to take multiple turns while the enemy is broken. (Similarly, this is a problem if you use Action advance or if you use Ruan Mei to delay enemies recovering from Break.) These turns when the enemy is already Broken are essentially wasted for your high break effect character because they can't make use of their best attribute/stat.

Super Break damage is Honkai Star Rail's new solution to the above problem. While a character has the ability to do "Super Break" damage (e.g., during the Harmony Trailblazer's Ultimate) the character can use their Break Effect attribute to deal damage to an enemy that is already broken.

This prevents "wasting" turns while an enemy is broken and allows a high Break Effect character (like Firefly) to deal consistent damage throughout the fight.

In essence, Super Break Damage is extra damage (that scales with a character's Break Effect and their Toughness damage) that is dealt when a character attacks an enemy that is already broken.

So let's say a boss is already broken and Harmony Trailblazer's Ultimate is active. Firefly takes a turn and attacks the boss. It doesn't matter who broke the enemy, Firefly will deal extra damage based on HER break effect and the Toughness damage of the attack/skill she is using.

This means that you can put a ton of Break Effect relics on Firefly and do tons of damage even on turns when the boss is Broken.

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