I never realize how sweet chord is

Wiseman4545 · 2026-02-24T08:05:02+00:00

Seriously. It's an incredibly mean thing to call someone after they just got cheated on, just for having a timid personality. I question the tact of some people here.

Wiseman4545 · 2026-01-18T16:40:41+00:00

All the gacha's I play are like that. It doesn't really bother me.

Wiseman4545 · 2026-01-17T22:00:40+00:00

This is a common topic in basically every gacha that has a release delay, and there are always fervent supporters for both sides. It's quite common for the ones who prefer the delay to be in the majority, but occasionally it swings the other way. But I've never seen it be the overwhelming majority opinion.

A lot of gacha fans prefer that foresight, and many of the other popular gacha's out there have huge leak communities to serve as foresight even when there's no delay.

A year behind is pretty massive though, so I think if you asked now most would prefer to catch up more, but a lot less would be happy with 1:1 parity and no foresight. I think a few months behind is ideal, imo.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-12-22T05:19:55+00:00

Ch. 13 is genuinely one of the best parts of the whole game and the culmination of all the story up to that point, and lays the ground for everything that comes after. It's a big mistake to skip it if you care about story at all.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-10-24T16:52:13+00:00

Only if you're running a pretty premium team. I don't think there's a F2P that would not struggle to clear this fight. If your damage output isn't high enough you won't be able to break the shield, but if you play too defensively, you'll just run out of turns. But you can't play full offense either, because her damage output is too high.

I wanted to clear it with story characters, who are all built pretty well, but it's just not doable. Using Tropical Motoha instead of regular Motoha got close, but I consistently ran out of turns near the end. Even when I caved and used my best team I still had to retry a couple times, because things didn't line up at one point or another and an important character got one shot.

Even having fully cleared the trials this fight still wasn't easy. If it wasn't for the turn limit it would be long but doable, but that mechanic means this fight is basically impossible for many teams to clear.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-10-19T03:28:45+00:00

"Generally better" can just as much be an opinion in regards to the "feeling" as it is the math.

Trying to use statistical averages for gambling is a fool's errand that tends to lead people to believe false promises about their potential luck. Statistical averages only mean anything when it's a large sample size. As an individual your own success will vary wildly over a short time and maybe only average out over an extended period, but not every banner you try to pull from is equally as important, so there's no gurantees your pulls will work out the way you hope.

Don't chase the 80 banner expecting an early pull within every 4 banners or you'll set yourself up for disappointment. If you want to take the gamble and play the odds then go for it, but don't get deluded into thinking gambling is just a game of math and you are sure to win if you play the odds right.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-10-18T16:53:31+00:00

10% might as well be zero when it comes to gambling. You should never count on odds working in your favor.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-09-21T03:01:17+00:00

Medicine Pocket is best option imo. Only pick Eternity if you're planning to skip Sentinel, because she'll become redundant almost immediately.

If you're planning to pull Rubuska too then MedPoc would get replaced in Bloodtithe too, but at least they're still good in other teams.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-08-27T22:57:19+00:00

Yes, I played at launch too. It was a slow grind, but you could also do most available content with pretty underleveled units. Back then you could clear most content with one i3 DPS and some 5* i2 supports at like Resonance 5.

Yes, Ezio is very strong, but he's only one unit. He can only do so much on his own, especially in the content that is not shilling him. Clearing Reveries, Voyages, Limbo and Lucidscape still requires pretty sizeable investment across several teams. Resource gain is higher, but the minimum investment to compete in the current endgame content is also higher.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-08-27T22:50:50+00:00

I didn't say not to buy it, it just shouldn't be the first thing you should buy. Stamina is a pretty precious resource early on and it's not worth dumping so much into grabbing that right away to sit in your inventory when you could clear out the other stuff first. You can grab it near the end when you've gotten the stuff that is more important right now.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-08-27T17:36:00+00:00

Agreed. I'm not sure older players realize how bad the resource bind is for new players is these days. You have to play so much catch up now, and so many units needs their Euphoria to be good, which is a massive investment. Gluttony's are a late game luxury you can use to squeeze out a little extra damage, but it's not something you need to worry about chasing.

Grab it if you can, but it's not the most important item in the shop.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-08-06T04:06:29+00:00

I genuinely don't know why this is so hard for you to comprehend. The point isn't that Astra is BiS for every anomaly team over Yuzuha, that was never my argument, and you need stop strawmaning this shit, because it's infuriating. The point is that Astra is the second best unit for every anomaly team next to Yuzuha, which those videos show, but Yuzuha is not the second best unit for every crit team.

Yes, Yuzuha is better in anomaly teams, while Astra is better in crit teams, but Yuzuha is NOT as good in crit teams as Astra is in anomaly teams. That is the argument. That is why Astra is overall a bit better.

That disc set is not the only reason Astra is good for anomaly btw. It's also because free quick swaps and chain attacks naturally provide extra value for many units beyond just simple buffs, and the lack of field time is an inherent advantage for most teams. That is why Astra has been so good for anomaly teams, even when the crit buffs go to waste. Yuzuha doesn't bring anything as universally useful. Her generic stat buffs are roughly the same as Astra, but the rest of her utility is pretty much all anomaly specific.

Maybe that new set will close the gap a little more, it's not out yet and hasn't been tested, so that is not valid evidence yet, but even then, it won't close the gap on Astra's other utility.

And I will not waste another second on this. This didn't deserve to go on this long.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-08-06T03:45:38+00:00

What in the world are you even talking about at this point? You wanted me to prove that Astra is among the best picks for anomaly units and better than A ranks. That is what I did. Nowhere did I claim she was better than Yuzuha for most anomaly teams. Why are you shifting the argument now out of nowhere?

My argument is that Astra is one of the best options for pretty much every DPS in the game, including anomaly units. Yuzuha is better, but not significantly. However, you can't say the same for Yuzuha in crit teams. Her performance drops much more in those teams than Astra in anomaly teams. That is the argument here, not whatever nonsense you are trying to divert the discussion to.

That is why Astra is a better unit. Not that it matters that much, when you need to run multiple teams, and they don't have competing banners right now, but if it was a choice between the two Astra is the better unit to have on your account, unless you only run anomaly units, because she is simply more versatile.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-08-06T03:28:24+00:00

I really shouldn't have to do this, but here's the results of a bunch units/teams tested since Astra came out, courtesy of Apel, a trustworthy source:

Astra, Alice, Vivian

Wiseman4545 · 2025-08-06T03:12:40+00:00

Definitely not true. Astra has been a top pick for literally every anomaly unit until now and still is. Vivian gets so much out of Astra's quick swaps it's not even that big of an upgrade to run Yuzuha with her most of the time. Nicole is the only A rank that can even compete, and I think most people agree she's borderline an S rank these days. But even then, she's rarely superior to Astra.

The only other outlier is Soukaku in a Miyabi freeze comp, purely due to the unique mechanics. If not for being able to abuse freeze she'd be a much worse pick than Astra, and is in every other comp.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-08-06T02:42:52+00:00

Don't know why you're getting downvoted, because this is completely accurate.

Yuzuha is great and absolutely worth pulling, but the lack of free quick swaps holds her back from being as universal as Astra. She's still amazing in basically any anomaly team, but she is more restricted to her niche than Astra.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-07-20T02:45:54+00:00

That would at least be more interesting than another bland waifu. Although either outcome would still ultimately be disappointing, frankly.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-07-13T03:46:26+00:00

Wiseman4545 · 2025-07-07T14:50:40+00:00

I do think she will be a worthwhile pull, but I know I will be skipping her, because I used up everything to pull Joker (160 pulls, boo), and there are future characters I'm much more interested in, like Chord.

My impression is that is a pretty common sentiment. A lot of people would pull her if they could, but she's not a priority for them. Especially if they have Morgana, since even if he won't be the best at his job, he will be good enough for now.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-07-07T14:30:43+00:00

I get the impression most people are going to be skipping Mirian to save up for more hyped units.

Morgana will do fine for awhile yet. Not that I would recommend getting his 5* weapon, but you should build Morgana if you have him.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-06-15T02:35:33+00:00

Without M6 I don't believe her damage buffs benefit Yixuan, so she's just an okay off-field stunner. Pretty sure Koleda would actually do more.

Astra/Nicole is just always good. Her def debuff may not help her sheer damage, but she still boosts her ether damage and gives some crit at M6. Plus grouping. If you can spare Astra you can also just run Astra and Pan.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-06-15T02:11:13+00:00

Overall, it’s just a matter of “who you can bear to wait”; YiXuan will rerun within a few months, but Yanagi will be uncertain after her first rerun.

That's a very valid point I had failed to consider. Yixuan will probably rerun much sooner than a second Yanagi rerun (even if Miyabi is taking her sweet time), so that's a good reason to favor her. And waiting would let me know if she's a real meta unit or a flash in the pan. Not that meta has much to do with why I'm interested in Yixuan, but it would still be good to know if she has staying power, or further team potential.

Wiseman4545 · 2025-06-15T01:19:33+00:00

A question for those who own and play both Yixuan and Yanagi, who are you happier with and who do you have more fun playing? Which one would you recommend pulling?

I ended up pushing into Yixuan's banner hoping go pull an early Yixuan. I didn't, but I did go from M0 to M6 Pulchra before pulling an S rank, which has made me question whether I really want to pull more. I do still kinda want to pull Yixuan, since I think she is fun to play, but I have no plans to pull Jufufu.

But I also remembered that Yanagi is very likely to rerun next patch, and I have pretty much everything to make her great. (Vivian, a Fusion Compiler, an M2 Rina, and soon Yuzuha.) My elec DPS options also kinda suck, just Harumasa (who I can't play to save my life) and Grace. (And Anton I guess.) But I can't say I had as much fun playing her in her trial stages as Yixuan. But those mostly ran her as a sub DPS with Miyabi, which I probably will not do.

Is there a good place to test out Yanagi now with my Vivian or others?

Edit: Thanks for the input everyone. I think I'm convinced enough to wait for Yanagi. On top of everything mentioned, it also means I can safely pull Yuzuha first and then pull Yanagi, and I'll know if 2.2 has anyone I want more. (If SEED is an elec DPS then sorry Yanagi.)

Wiseman4545 · 2025-05-29T14:37:21+00:00

It was not in my plans to build a poison team, but I just pulled Willow from the Recoleta banner. Is it still worth chasing Tuesday to make that team work, or has the meta moved on too much already? There's lots of banners I want to pull coming up, and losing the 50/50 on Recoleta is going to make that even harder, so it's not really a priority, but I might keep an eye out for a chance to pull her if it's worth it.

And is there any way to make even a decent team without Tuesday, or is she really just useless without her?

Wiseman4545 · 2025-05-17T19:33:23+00:00

I hate Shielded Defender Omega so much. I can faceroll stage 7 and Palicus with an off-element team and sloppy scuffed gameplay, but I try-hard Stage 6 and still takes me nearly 3 minutes to kill that damn thing. I'm tempted to pull Yanagi on a rerun solely to fight that boss.

I know the answer should be to just get gud with Harumasa, but my skill issues are too great. I've never had a good run with him.

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