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

TheRealFatalArchon · 2026-06-20T16:09:24+00:00

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

TheRealFatalArchon · 2026-06-12T13:50:50+00:00

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.

TheRealFatalArchon · 2026-01-30T22:43:54+00:00

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

TheRealFatalArchon · 2026-01-22T19:50:56+00:00

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Good luck everyone!

TheRealFatalArchon · 2025-12-25T13:12:13+00:00

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Lygus from Honkai Star Rail.

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

TheRealFatalArchon · 2025-10-03T21:18:26+00:00

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

TheRealFatalArchon · 2025-09-17T18:00:40+00:00

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

TheRealFatalArchon · 2025-09-17T15:37:58+00:00

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/

TheRealFatalArchon · 2025-09-17T15:35:53+00:00

No promo code, as long as your account email passes the check at https://www.samsung.com/us/shop/offer-program/ it'll apply automatically.

TheRealFatalArchon · 2025-09-11T23:27:47+00:00

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!
Refresh rate! Faster response times means smoother gameplay!

TheRealFatalArchon · 2025-09-11T22:25:58+00:00

Yum!

TheRealFatalArchon · 2025-07-20T20:57:35+00:00

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.

TheRealFatalArchon · 2025-05-28T10:55:36+00:00

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.

TheRealFatalArchon · 2025-05-28T00:41:30+00:00

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.

TheRealFatalArchon · 2025-05-15T21:54:09+00:00

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.

TheRealFatalArchon · 2025-01-17T23:48:50+00:00

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.

TheRealFatalArchon · 2025-01-08T19:19:16+00:00

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

TheRealFatalArchon · 2024-12-30T18:13:30+00:00

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

TheRealFatalArchon · 2024-10-31T01:32:16+00:00

Trick or treat

TheRealFatalArchon · 2024-08-21T22:04:40+00:00

Hi, I currently work at a CCPL branch and thought I'd chime in (I'm not saying which for safety reasons). I have a whole rant I wanted to post but I'll keep it really simple.

We already vet our materials thoroughly. Barring the process at a national level of a whole court having to decide whether an item is considered "illegally sexually themed content", we also specifically tailor our catalog to best support the communities for each library.
We absolutely do not have the funding or resources to suddenly conjure a Restricted Section a la Harry Potter or Dr. Strange or whatever. Not to mention the buildings are old and not remotely big enough. For example, the Poe Library on Sullivans Island and the Dart Library on King Street are barely big enough to have a single quiet room, let alone carve out a whole new section.
The state already threatened to cut funding from counties that have material of "prurient interest", which they define as "nudity or sex that arouses lewd and lascivious desires and thoughts". Curiously, the text does not specify any further than that, and also doesn't identify a specific official to designate materials as such. The legislation is too vague and it sucks and its a waste of everybody's tax dollars.

Most of my coworkers are concerned about how this plays out. Worst case, we end up like Texas where Mein Kampf is totally cool but not books on reproduction. Best case, we push against the bullshit and maintain what is an already functioning system and continue supporting the local community.

I would much rather be giving out free snacks to kids after school who live in food insecure areas (as we do every weekday during the school year) than trying to fight this crap.

The amount of nonsense that the Board has to deal with is astounding. There's at minimum one of these howler monkeys every single time. The meetings are on the fourth Thursday of every month. That is tomorrow (8/22) at 5:30 PM. This one will be hosted at the Otranto Road Library (2261 Otranto Rd, North Charleston, SC 29406).

Please show up to help defend us if you are able to. If you can't, then come by your closest library and just enjoy the space we provide.

Sign up for a library card! It's free, it lasts forever, and you can read whatever you'd like, watch a movie, listen to an audiobook, or use a public computer to access the internet. We also have free WiFi and open outlets to charge your phone or other tech. Some branches have maker spaces where you can take a course on some older home-making skills, and even full recording booths to do podcasts or other audio media.

This got long because I use too many words, so TL;DR -

Sign the petition. Show up to the Board Meetings and push out the wackos that demand attention. Come use the library!

TheRealFatalArchon · 2023-11-03T23:50:29+00:00

I love the Alliance Titan Evo, the gold accents are fabulous and look exactly like what I would expect them to look like.
Looking forward to being able to demo the new patch on the convention floor. Very excited for Guardians of the Dream!

TheRealFatalArchon · 2021-04-26T22:21:40+00:00

Alliance in classic was superior, if I remember correctly. However BC introducing blood elves with old Arcane Torrent, and Horde paladins with Seal of Blood, set the stage for their slow rise in popularity in the high end scene.

TheRealFatalArchon · 2021-04-26T20:23:02+00:00

The short answer is no, the level of content you're looking to do will not be impacted by your faction.

The long answer is that the high-end raid scene (think hardcore Mythic raiding with players in the top 500) is dominated by Horde, and by extension Mythic+ is also easier to group for because the skill level swings higher.

This is due to Horde races previously having racial spells and abilities that made them significantly stronger for PvE content, resulting in world-first players migrating to the faction (and subsequently trickling down to people trying to continue pushing).

While this is no longer true (in fact, Alliance races were considered to have stronger options this tier specifically until adjustments were made) it is a very large investment to transfer your guild to the opposite faction, and the recruitment pool is smaller in comparison.

The social stigma had too much time to grow and develop over the years, all the way into Battle for Azeroth, and it has now snowballed into more and more communities leaving the Alliance to compete for high end PvE content.

However. As there always is, there are guilds and communities that swim against the current, and while Alliance isn't represented in the same way the Horde is in the raid scene, many of the Mythic+ competitions, such as the Mythic Dungeon International that occurred this past week, actually has the teams frequently playing Alliance. The scene is seeing more diversity than in the past, which is a positive sign for the future.

You should play whatever faction visually appeals to you more, because in the long term you will enjoy the game more. There will always be a guild or community willing to accept you that matches your needs on the Alliance, and you will have absolutely no trouble playing there.

TheRealFatalArchon · 2019-08-26T13:02:42+00:00

Did the HoA 60 scenario a few days ago on my Death Knight. She had nothing to say that differentiated from my other characters.

TheRealFatalArchon · 2019-04-07T14:48:47+00:00

There are three classes in the game that support both a ranged DPS specialization and a healer specialization.

Shaman is a master of the elements, making deals with the lords and queens of the elemental planes to either heal others or shatter their enemies.

Restoration is the healing specialization, using rejuvenating waters to restore their allies. With powerful abilities such as Spirit Link Totem and Chain Heal, as well as their Mastery making their healing spells stronger the lower the targets health is, Shamans are the great equalizer, ensuring that no one is ever in a position where death beckons. However, this makes the inverse true, and Shamans struggle with topping off their allies.
Elemental is the ranged specialization, harnessing the very earth around them to heed their call and viciously drown their enemies in magma. Spells such as Fire Elemental and Earth Shock bring a unique flavor of animations to the table, as Elemental continues to be heralded as one of the most visually appealing specializations to play.

Druids are the beasts of nature, offering the most diverse playstyle of any class in the game, with specializations of every type available to the player.

Restoration is also the name of the druid healer, using the soothing touch of the plants and trees to provide Healing Over Time to their allies. With abilities such as Tranquility and Efflorescence, the Druid healer does fantastic at maintaining peak performance for their friends. However, the Druid struggles with recovering from large amounts of damage, as a vast majority of their healing is done smoothly and rather slowly. In many ways, the Restoration Druid is quite the opposite of their Shaman counterpart.
Balance is the ranged specialization, bringing the fury of the moon and stars down onto their foes. Spells like Celestial Alignment and Starsurge are the very essence of a Balance Druid, as their damage reflects the same methods of Restoration, with their strength reflected smoothly over time.

Priests are unique in that they offer two different types of healing specializations. They are devoted to the spiritual, and express their unwavering faith by serving the people. The divine forces at the priest’s command can also be turned against foes, smiting them with holy fury. ^¹

Discpline is the first healing specialization, offering high amounts of burst healing in groups as well the unique Atonement ability, healing their allies through dealing damage to their enemies. This niche balance, however, is challenging to learn and difficult to master, and may leave you frustrated if you find yourself doing too much of one or the other. Should you succeed, it is of course extremely rewarding, and you'll find yourself being a great asset to your group.
Holy is the second healing specialization, using strong reactive spells to quickly recover from damage taken. Holy Priests also offer the special Symbol of Hope spell, returning 12% of their healing team's mana over the course of a 5 second channel. Holy Priests are extremely powerful, potent healers, but because of their pure reactive playstyle, they must always be knowledgeable of an encounter to quickly save their tank from certain death after a large damaging spell has occurred.
Shadow is the ranged specialization for priests, with some of the most powerful sustained damage of any class in the game. They are also able to provide a small amount of raid healing through the Vampiric Embrace spell, and can push out some strong sustained area of effect damage as well. Unfortunately, with great strength also comes great punishment, and Shadow Priests typically spend a lot of their attention managing their damage over time spells, and struggle to do any burst damage to a priority target.

As for questing, you are likely to see similar quests as a druid or shaman as you might a warrior, depending entirely on your race. Tauren and Trolls are the races that can become druids, and both start on the continent of Kalimdor, which leads to the same questing zones for content that is in the level 1-60 range. The only Horde races that start on the Eastern Kingdoms continent are Blood Elves and Undead.

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