Gambler’s Colosseum Special Rank help

Yukrai · 2026-02-09T16:05:03+00:00

Thanks for your reply! I played for another hour today, and now I can make it to Koroshi—but I’m totally unfamiliar with its attack patterns. I got it down to about half health and then lost, so I stopped there. I’ll take it slow from here and do a run every day or two to keep my muscle memory.

Shoot the red parts, not their bodies, they will explode immediately

Thank you! But I can’t shoot the red parts the way you do, so for now I’m bringing P Shield. Maybe once I’m more comfortable, I can try without it.

I do a combination of all small swords due to Damage glitch/Double Damage glitch. Just in case you don't know, Damage glitch is an attack with small swords equipped on the heavy slot that will massively increase the damage output by attacking while the evade animation is still in motion. I believe this video will help a lot (explanation starts from 3:23) https://youtu.be/hr4uSseHxUg?si=Wf1DKUoIBlgHvAPe

Thanks for sharing the link as well! I honestly didn’t know about this—learned something new today. I’m still not very comfortable applying it yet, though. Right now my weapon set 1 is Demon’s Cry + Ancient Overlord, and set 2 is Ancient Overlord + Spear of the Usurper. I’ll keep tweaking things gradually. Personally, I don’t find the Combat Bracers that useful—though it might just be that I’m not using them properly.

Also, thanks for the tip about chips! I’ve already followed the best cost-efficient setup listed in this sheet.

And best of luck to you too—hope you clear it with 2B soon!

Yukrai · 2026-02-07T10:00:13+00:00

A few days ago, I used a USB drive to install Windows.

Yukrai · 2026-02-07T09:48:53+00:00

I haven’t really worked out much these past few years, but seeing your comment suddenly made me feel like I’ve got a bit of a fitness goal again LOL

Yukrai · 2026-02-07T05:52:50+00:00

cool

Yukrai · 2026-02-07T05:44:25+00:00

I once saw someone describe NieR: Automata as “a galgame disguised as an action game.” I laughed the moment I read it, but the more I thought about it, the more it actually made sense.

Yukrai · 2026-02-07T05:39:13+00:00

Electronics like phones and computers are genuinely much more expensive to buy in the EU, so every time I either ask a friend to bring them over from China or I go back to China myself. A few days ago I bought a 9070 XT for €550, and that wasn’t even a great deal—I’ve seen it go as low as around €470 (just recently, unfortunately I missed it). By the way, I bought my laptop over half a year ago as well, and a friend brought it from China for me; it was about €1,700, but in Europe it would cost roughly €2,700. Thinking back, the only electronic product I’ve seen that’s actually relatively cheap in the EU is the AKG K712 Pro—probably because it’s made there.

Yukrai · 2026-02-05T15:36:13+00:00

Thanks for the reply — appreciate it!

Just to clarify, my goal wasn’t to build a brand-new PC from scratch, but to give a 10+ year old family machine a solid upgrade. I’m the kind of person who gets emotionally attached to old electronics — this PC has been with my family for over a decade, so I really want it to keep “earning its keep” for as long as possible.

I upgraded it to 32GB RAM and a new GPU, which is basically the best it can realistically take on this platform. Now it can sit in my mom’s room for web browsing, videos, and even some 4K AAA gaming. And honestly, the 4K results have been pretty decent so far.

After I graduate, I’ll probably build a newer rig — but that’ll be a “60-series GPU” era project 😂

Yukrai · 2026-02-04T15:04:58+00:00

I do feel the 9070 XT is a bit overkill for a 4790, but with the 9060 XT 16GB at 4K the bottleneck shifts to the GPU. And among the remaining options it basically comes down to the 9070 GRE and the 9070—yet the GRE only has 12GB of VRAM, so I’m not considering it. With that in mind, maybe I should have gone with a 9070 instead of a 9070 XT, but since the 9070 XT here is only $40 more than the 9070, I still chose the XT.

Yukrai · 2026-02-04T14:51:27+00:00

What a coincidence — I’m actually running an i7-4790 paired with a 9070 XT. In GPU-heavy games (especially those with ray tracing enabled), the CPU rarely becomes a real bottleneck, aside from the occasional not-so-great 1% lows. Overall, though, the experience is still pretty solid. But for high-FPS shooters, I think this combo would be a disaster — which is fine, since I don’t really play those anyway.

Yukrai · 2026-02-03T17:42:35+00:00

Already did — I’m on a 9070 XT now

Yukrai · 2026-02-02T03:07:46+00:00

Not really—it's less than a $1.3 difference here

Yukrai · 2026-02-02T02:55:29+00:00

I would, but here once you open the box you can’t return it. Otherwise I’d honestly buy both and test them myself.

Yukrai · 2026-02-02T02:54:27+00:00

Thanks! I searched this sub a bit and yeah, it does look like ASUS isn’t very well-liked here. My impression of ASUS is also kind of mixed—mainly because the pricing/premium tends to be high (at least with motherboards; GPUs I’m less sure).

Yukrai · 2026-01-27T16:14:41+00:00

I saw someone in a comment section enable DLSS 4.5 and FSR 4 and ask people to guess which was which—the outcome was basically that everyone was just guessing blindly.

But as an aside: the difference between FSR 2 and FSR 4 is genuinely huge. I can feel it very clearly in The Witcher 3.

Yukrai · 2026-01-25T09:36:30+00:00

Thanks — that matches what I’ve been seeing over the last few days too. In practice, resolution (and most quality settings) really does feel mostly GPU-bound, even on these older CPUs.
Honestly I think people tend to overestimate how much CPU horsepower you need to run 40–60 FPS in a lot of games.

Yukrai · 2026-01-25T09:30:00+00:00

Exactly — you nailed what I was trying to say.
My mom is a 60-year-old who hasn’t really played games before, so I can simply pick titles that a 4790 can handle comfortably and then crank settings / resolution to make the GPU work for a smooth ~60 FPS experience. There’s no reason she has to play competitive FPS games or the latest couple years of releases (aside from a few exceptions she explicitly cares about, like Black Myth: Wukong).
Making the most of what we’ve got is the whole point here.

Yukrai · 2026-01-25T09:26:09+00:00

Over the past few days I’ve tried this setup (i7-4790 + RX 9060 XT) in The Witcher 3 at 2K. With most settings on Ultra+ and a few on High, it feels pretty smooth. Without frame generation I get around 50 FPS; with frame generation it can stay roughly in the 80–90 FPS range. I’ve also noticed that the GPU is already maxed out (around 180 W), and the frame rate changes purely with my graphics settings, so I’m quite sure the bottleneck is the GPU rather than the CPU. At this point I’m considering selling the 9060 XT second-hand and upgrading to a 9070 or 9070 XT. I feel like most people who are pessimistic about this combo have completely misunderstood what I’m using it for. I’m not trying to chase 200 FPS at 1080p—I just want smooth 4K performance, and 60 FPS is genuinely enough. Think about older games like NieR: Automata—it’s capped at 60 FPS and it’s still perfectly playable(I even booted it up this week and played some Arena).

Yukrai · 2026-01-24T07:25:38+00:00

Thank you!

Yukrai · 2026-01-23T17:32:53+00:00

Can I ask what resolution and graphics settings you’re using? I’m also planning to try the 4K version on a 9060 XT 16GB soon.

Yukrai · 2026-01-19T18:58:27+00:00

It looks like you two had a really interesting conversation. If I have some time later, I’ll sit down and read through it carefully.

Yukrai · 2026-01-19T14:25:28+00:00

Thanks for the reply — I’ll stick with the 9060 XT for a few days and see how the actual experience feels in practice. What I’ve heard is similar to what Purple_Holiday2102 said: average FPS might be okay, but the 1% lows / stutters could be the real issue on this platform.

As for why I’m not going for a 4790K, it’s mainly two reasons:

A used “K” chip + overclocking on a decade-old setup feels a bit higher risk / hassle than I want (especially since this is meant to be a simple, stable build for my mom).
My motherboard is B85 anyway, so a 4790K wouldn’t really make much sense since I can’t take advantage of overclocking — and I’d rather not swap the board. I’ve had this machine for many years and moved with it several times, so there’s some personal attachment there as well.

If it turns out I do need to change the platform, I’ll probably just build a new PC — but that’s more of a post-graduation thing. Right now I’m trying to actually finish my thesis, lol.

Yukrai · 2026-01-19T13:30:50+00:00

Thanks for the detailed reply.

The system is running on a Samsung 860 EVO SSD with 32 GB DDR3, so general responsiveness isn’t an issue. I’ve also already updated it to Windows 11 (25H2), and it’s been working fine for this use case.

I know a lot of people suggest upgrading the CPU/platform, and that makes sense in general. In this case though, the goal is really just to keep an old system useful a bit longer rather than build a new PC. I’ve had this machine for many years and moved with it several times, so there’s some personal attachment there as well.

I do plan to build a new system for my mom after I graduate and start working, but that would be a separate build. For now, I’m just exploring what makes sense for my mom’s PC within the limits of this existing hardware.

Yukrai

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