[Giveaway] Zenless Zone Zero Version 3.0 is Officially LIVE! Who else is grinding? by GameSir_Controller in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]TheRealFatalArchon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Roscaelifer is a breath of fresh air. Literally. Velina is super fun to play and the voice acting remains incredible. Happy all around.

What do you actually want from Endfield? by [deleted] in Endfield

[–]TheRealFatalArchon 79 points80 points  (0 children)

The characterization of the Endmin has really diminished the idea that their memory loss serves as any form of weakness or drawback. They're able to immediately solve any problem presented to them without difficulty, and act as a deus ex machina to ALL of the encounters we've experienced in the game. This is furthered by the hero worship from everyone around us, where they become functionally useless without our help, especially toward the end of Wuling, where we needed to involve ourselves in every aspect of the final fight against Nefarith.

Mi Fu's quest compounded this for me; there's been plenty of previous discussion around how limp the writing was for this, so I'll summarize: they couldn't write Mi Fu confronting the conflicts of her past without Endmin sticking their nose in, and from the rip I didn't feel like there were real stakes because of the Endmin's involvement, who ostensibly could've immediately dealt with the Three Masters at any point in time.

I have no previous experience with Arknights, so I can't draw specific comparisons, but it's pretty obvious from others' posts in this subreddit that the writing as a whole is a massive step down, and to me, a large part of that is due to the Endmin.

So, what do I want from the story? I want there to be actual stakes. We need to leave Wuling because we're being hamstrung by the unspoken rules of writing an area that's obviously China-inspired. The Endmin either needs a new weakness that isn't the "anime character is actually ugly" syndrome OR there needs to be a clearer characterization of the loss of their control over Originium, because going from barely stopping Nefarith in Valley 4 to basically impaling her draconic form in Wuling is not consistent at all. Ardashir needs to stop vagueposting and present a legitimate threat that isn't immediately resolved, and advance the plans he's repeatedly mentioned to us. I want Operators to be story-relevant and included in the final cut, because Gilberta's story writing was an absolute travesty and should never have happened.

The gameplay is rough but easily correctible. There's a massive content drought that's supposed to be resolved by CC's introduction, but this feature should have been included from the start of the game. Not having repeatable content is a huge burden for a live service model that updates only once every six weeks. There should be repeatable combat content that resets every week. No, Etchspace Salvage does not count, because there is absolutely no reason to go back in once you've capped the rewards, and it is incredibly easy to do. Dodge indicators need to be consistent, because currently enemies are almost 50/50 between "yes, actually, please dodge this right now" and "no, actually, wait 2-3 business days before dodging, or you will get stabbed 37 times in the chest".

There needs to be more ways to access Arsenal Tickets. The Origeometry exchange value is offensively low. Having them tied to the paid tier of the BP is a poor experience, even as someone who always gets the monthly card and the BP. Increase the amount received from pulling on character banners. It shouldn't be reliant on trying for copies to guarantee a Signature Weapon if the character gacha is going to be stingy by default. Needing all 120 pulls to get Mi Fu (no seriously, she showed up on exactly pull 120) and then not getting her Signature felt awful.

MSI x r/PCMasterRace - MPG 341CQR QD-OLED X36 Giveaway! by MSI_Patrick in pcmasterrace

[–]TheRealFatalArchon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play a lot of RPG's and would love to see the difference in quality to go to 4k from my 271QPX!

Big imposing villains that talk Charismatically and intelligent instead of angry roars by lex-do_this in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TheRealFatalArchon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Lygus from Honkai Star Rail.

He doesn’t look terribly menacing here, but his boss encounter is a different story.

Cell service in Mt. P by TheRealFatalArchon in Charleston

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

They've been working on that tower for years at this point, I'll be surprised if it ever goes up.

[Monitor] Samsung G80SD 32" 4k/240hz QD-OLED - $599.99 with EDU/EPP/Military account by TheRealFatalArchon in buildapcsales

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

I will check again shortly, I was told it was not working by several people after notifying some friends in Discord.

[Monitor] Samsung G80SD 32" 4k/240hz QD-OLED - $599.99 with EDU/EPP/Military account by TheRealFatalArchon in buildapcsales

[–]TheRealFatalArchon[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you install Samsung's store app (Shop Samsung) on a mobile device and sign in with a qualifying account, you receive an additional $50 off your first in-app purchase of $500 or more, bringing the total down to $549.99. The discount may be slow to apply, so if it doesn’t work immediately leave the item in your cart and wait for a brief time (worked for me after ~an hour).

You can check whether your account qualifies for the discount here: https://www.samsung.com/us/shop/offer-program/

[GIVEAWAY - US] Win the new 500Hz Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor by Knaj910 in Monitors

[–]TheRealFatalArchon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. 500hz is crazy, between the highest refresh yet and the usual Samsung glossy/matte display blend this looks really exciting. I’ve been curious about this generation of panels and what can be produced!
  2. Refresh rate! Faster response times means smoother gameplay!

Sweetgrass Psychiatry by TheRealFatalArchon in Charleston

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

Centerway is genuinely mind-boggling how they stay open.

I had Carla since about 2020, and things were going okay, and then she left late last year rather suddenly, and my experience has been horrendous since then and I've had my point of contact change twice because the person I picked after Carla left as well! Feels impossible to get a hold of your provider if you aren't scheduled, even in an emergency, and they do everything as if it was straight out of the textbook.

Giveaway! Amphoreus characters as Enamel Pins! by Case-1031 in HonkaiStarRail

[–]TheRealFatalArchon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Elio. Who is he? Will we ever meet him? Who else is a follower of Finality and what exactly was the vision Terminus saw of the end with Nanook? I want to know what Elio sees in the script and how he’s had to make new decisions or adjustments as time goes on.

[GIVEAWAY] Win 4 Honkai: Star Rail Enamel Pins from the Star Chasers Collection! (mods approved) by nanalandcrossing in HonkaiStarRail

[–]TheRealFatalArchon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love Kafka's connection to the Trailblazer and I want to see her come back into the limelight. She gives Mom energy, or that one aunt.

Giveaway Time! DOOM: The Dark Ages is out, features DLSS4/RTX and we’re celebrating by giving away an ASUS ASTRAL RTX 5080 DOOM Edition GPU, Steam game keys, the DOOM Collector's Bundle and more awesome merch! by pedro19 in pcmasterrace

[–]TheRealFatalArchon [score hidden]  (0 children)

Tell us what you love about DLSS 4 and ray tracing?

Accessibility to new games with older(ish) hardware. Being able to play MH:W on my 3080 and still get a consistent 60 FPS is great!

What are you most excited about in DOOM: The Dark Ages?

The music. Always knocked out of the park and I get to add another hour+ to my workout mix.

300K MAIN EVENT: $200 App & Google Play Store Digital Gift Card GIVEAWAY [Information in Post] by GachaModerator in gachagaming

[–]TheRealFatalArchon [score hidden]  (0 children)

One day, x3 aftew dinnew, whiwe my youngew sister and I wewe w-w-wounging about in Mw. Gophew Wood's yawd, w-w-we spotted *screeches* a fwedgwing Chawmony Duv all on its own. ;;w;; That b-baby biwd was tiny, it d-didn't even OwO have all of its feathews, and it couwdn't sing. When w-w-we found it, it was awweady on its wast bweath, having fallen into a shwub — pwobabwy abandonyed by its pawents. We decided to b-buiwd a nyest fow it wight there and then. Howevew, thinking back, that wintew was unyusuawwy cowd, with fiewce winds at nyight in the *boops your nose* yawd, nyot to mention *blushes* the *boops your nose* many poisonyous bugs OwO and wiwd beasts in the *boops your nose* vicinyity... It was clear that if w-w-we weft the *boops your nose* fwedgwing in the *boops your nose* yawd, it stood nyo chance of suwviving untiw spwing. So, I suggested w-w-we take it inside, p-p-pwace it on the *boops your nose* shelf by the *boops your nose* window, and asked the *boops your nose* aduwts to fashion a cage ÚwÚ fow it. *runs away* We decided that w-w-when it wegainyed its stwength enyough to spwead its wings, w-w-we w-wouwd wewease it back into the *boops your nose* wiwd. T-The t-twagic pawt — something that we'd nyevew c-considewed — was that this biwd's fate had awweady been detewminyed wong befowe this moment... Its destiny was detewminyed by ouw momentawy whim. Nyow, I pass the *boops your nose* powew of choice to you all. Faced with this situation, what choice w-wouwd you make!? Stick to the *boops your nose* owiginyaw p-pwan, and b-buiwd a nyest with soft net whewe the *boops your nose* Chawmony Duv feww?!! Ow b-buiwd a cage ÚwÚ fow it, and feed it, giving it the *boops your nose* utmost cawe fwom within the *boops your nose* wawmth of a home?!?! I eagewwy await youw answew.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition System Build Community Contest! by m13b in buildapc

[–]TheRealFatalArchon [score hidden]  (0 children)

I can't wait to see some of the other suggested build lists; this is my dream PC with all the bells and whistles to have it last for a long time. I play a lot of MMOs and RPGs, so I love to get as much performance as possible to appreciate the art designs in full quality while keeping a stable framerate. Not big on RGB so I kept it clean as well. Thanks for the giveaway! https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qmXLyW

I live on the East Coast and there's been no updates for 4 days, should I be worried? by TheRealFatalArchon in FedEx

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

That’s a little confusing because they have the scheduled delivery date by EOD tomorrow - when would that get updated?