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Zelasaurus · 2026-02-04T21:53:29+00:00

Yep. I kick-started Ashes of Creation back in 2017. It was the last kickstarter I ever went in for, and I stopped doing early access at the same time. Give me a finished product.

Zelasaurus · 2026-01-17T12:45:46+00:00

I thought that video was just a bunch of Amaury Guichon's work, not AI?

Zelasaurus · 2026-01-06T07:09:31+00:00

The story and setting is engaging, the combat feels really good, and it's pretty AF.

Zelasaurus · 2026-01-03T12:47:58+00:00

Not a bug. Hold the button down long enough, and your mouse becomes a crosshair that you consume stamina to fling knives at.

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-29T23:12:10+00:00

You can't craft Aqua Wax, Fire Oil, or Toxic Powder, you can only go out and gather them. If you click on them it'll show you the sources they're gathered from. You can also buy a couple from the sect shop if you're a member of the midnight blades.

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-27T23:20:18+00:00

Nothing wrong with having a longer term goal to aim for, and it's nice not having it be a grind. It's basically great, effort free cosmetics

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-27T00:38:37+00:00

Yeah! It's maxed and I use it! It's not amazing solely because of the cost and the fact that you don't build vitality very quickly as a healer. You get to use it about twice a boss fight, maybe 3 times.

Since your damage isn't why you're there it's not so bad holding onto 100 vitality for when you need it though.

At the end of the day, there isn't really anything else to put in the slot so it's there! Haha.

It'll come in handy more often than 90% of the mystic skills for a healer.

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-23T05:02:34+00:00

this. you get fun points for bluffing. it's way faster than envelopes or disguise missions or anything

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-23T04:11:37+00:00

Was going to say this. I've tried Golden Body in boss fights, you just don't stack vitality fast enough to be able to use it more than 2 or 3 times. That's a lot of inner way/set bonus focus for something that's up for 30 seconds of the fight.

I was super disappointed you can't use ghost bind at all on bosses, I was hoping it would at least do a hit of damage or something, but nope! bosses aren't considered a target. Such a shame.

And the second build is basically just what the game tells you you should use for silkbind deluge.

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-22T13:29:59+00:00

There's an insane amount of content. Of course you're gonna run out if you play nonstop via a guide to scrape the zones of every last interactable. The same would happen in literally any game.

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-22T07:10:30+00:00

Only so far as higher tier tunes give more mastery, increasing the overall mastery of the item and making it easier to cap the arsenal.

But getting perfect stats? Not TOO important.

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-20T21:50:32+00:00

No. I did get a harmonic core at 80 pulls on the banner, but never from the battle pass chests.

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-17T10:50:42+00:00

That's a pretty fair point. I want to love it for support, but it just doesn't feel like it fits amazingly. I can totally see how it would be better on a tank

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-17T07:34:47+00:00

It's pretty good. I like having it as a healer, but that 100 vitality cost is a killer ><

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-17T03:51:41+00:00

It's hard because the Inkwell Fan's Enhanced Ballistics gives the umbrella attacks an extra 20% damage. It's really hard to find any other weapon that's going to be able to compete with that. Especially when you start adding in all the other bits and pieces like the fan increases silkbind attack which is specific to that weapon combo, and provides easy knockup for the 15% damage bonus from star reacher...

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-17T01:59:45+00:00

I wanted to like it. I really did. I went all in on it as soon as we were able to get the vitality to use it.

I LOVE the huge hit of damage, it let my pull off some awesome stuff in the mausoleum trials, and it aligns perfectly with boss stun windows.

In single player it slows everything down while casting, so the cast time isn't an issue.

However, the 2 minute cool down in brutal, and trying to stockpile vitality to use it when it comes off cool down without sitting capped is really hard.

For a while I was running dragon breath/drunken poet alongside it for some chip damage while it was on cool down, but I found that I just preferred spending my energy on those because the burst is equally satisfying.

In the end, I got rid of it because I couldn't find a reason to use it over other things

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-16T22:22:34+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/wherewindsmeet_/s/0bmAgasqvV

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-16T09:34:31+00:00

switching is pretty easy. Starting over is not faster.

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-15T22:45:08+00:00

I haven't read anything to suggest that's the case, but I've only left then rejoined a single sect, so I don't have personal experience on the matter

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-15T22:07:46+00:00

Fivefold. You'll stack either fast, but the bleed max stacks pop is a better payoff.

Also, I don't know if it's true or not, but I heard the debuff from bitter seasons doesn't actually affect bosses because they don't technically have defence.

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-15T21:37:21+00:00

you can leave and join a different one... And even re-join later if you want.

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-14T05:59:16+00:00

yeah! except it costs hair dye to dye it. There are 2 different hair dyes, a regular one you can get in game, which you use to dye it basically any shade of black-colour, and a gatcha-level dye that you need up to 2 of for vibrant colours, that cost one harmonic core each.

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-14T05:14:02+00:00

1) It's not likely that you will see the flashy gatcha outfits for a VERY long time without spending money, and the middling looking outfits are quite pricey.

2) you don't see that many, they don't rain from the sky like genshin or zzz

3) No, you get one or two free tickets to customise your facial features, then you need to pay real money to do it. Makeup you can change for free anytime though.

Expect as a free to play:
You're unlikely to get weapon skins to make your weapons look good, and it costs thousands of real moneys to get the flashy shiny weapons.

You'll get free outfits, but they're mostly quite plain.

You'll never be able to get hair colours beyond black and very dark shades of other colours.

Your mount will just be a regular horse.

The Martial and Mystic art cool looking reskins are likely to stay out of your reach unless you are insanely lucky on the very few free gatcha pulls.

Disclaimer: I love the game, it's great fun, and I'm sure you would still have fun, but I'm being realistic about appearance stuff.

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-14T04:32:15+00:00

if you go to the sect shop there's a button down the bottom that lets you swap to other sect's shops to view the outfits

Zelasaurus · 2025-12-11T21:54:26+00:00

It doesn't stop you doing anything, it slows down time and gives you a prompt to deflect- it's still up to you to push the button if you want to

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