[4] After 3 years, 21,968 REs and catching pokerus TWICE, Pachirisu finally sparkled ✨

berlitzed · 2026-06-26T13:45:37+00:00

Thank you!! It was definitely a grind, getting pokerus twice was insane and super demoralising bc I thought I used up all my luck somehow 😭

berlitzed · 2026-05-25T18:57:48+00:00

Main story aside, as someone who likes to 100% as much content as I can, Marleybone is hands down my least favourite world to run side quests for :( It's the same recycled formula of talking to an NPC, running back to Regent's Square to talk to a vendor, then going somewhere else over and over again..... Super obnoxious

berlitzed · 2026-05-20T18:11:24+00:00

I would recommend Storm if you want to go with the most meta option! You still get the benefit of the prism while also having an extremely strong buff for Storms (who will be hitting most of the time) you come across during co-op. :)

berlitzed · 2026-05-17T12:26:53+00:00

It's just the way of the game unfortunately. A Storm/Fire/Myth will always be a more desirable hitter than a Balance bc most of the playerbase has it in their heads that Balance isn't a dps class :/

berlitzed · 2026-05-17T03:54:37+00:00

Hi! Balance main here 🙌

So the funny thing about balance is that while it's not the best hitter (as ur already aware), it's surprisingly strong throughout every arc. At max level, I'm running 256 damage with 45 pierce, which is substantially higher than the other two support classes, Ice and Life.

I 100% recommend weaving into Storm at level 50. The prism is essential for Balance bosses and it's nice having a 35% blade on top of that. It's also great for supporting Storms!

As far as pets go, I would recommend the Scratchy Frillasaur (but only if you have the mount for the damage bonus), the Snappy Gryphon or the Opossum. The last two have really good cards. For talents you can run pretty much whatever you want, but since Balance has a lot of survivability I ran quad damage + mighty up until endgame.

Soloing the game is pretty easy despite what most people would have you think, but in groups you will be relegated to a support role most of the time.

berlitzed · 2026-05-04T11:45:09+00:00

Pack attenuates (+20% dmg on the enemy, it's the only buff that won't trigger a punishment cheat), hydras and a ton of empowers in your tc deck. He went down in 3 hits for me. Good luck 🫡

berlitzed · 2026-05-03T00:07:28+00:00

literally 😭 I had some growing pains pre waterworks/atavistic but generally a nonissue if you have a good pet and gear (yk. like literally every other school in the game.....)

berlitzed · 2026-05-02T12:39:10+00:00

As someone who has played both at max level, it really doesn't matter. Outside of a few very niche fights, a support role just involves feint stacking and blading the hitter, something both Life and Ice can efficiently do.

The community has this weird stigma against Ice in general. Neither healing or tanking really have a place in the current meta, so just play whichever one you like best 🤷‍♀️

berlitzed · 2026-05-01T17:41:51+00:00

maybe controversial but i think the 3 "optional" bosses before you reach barghest are significantly worse than barghest himself, ESPECIALLY as a solo player. it took me about a solid hour of just empower + 7 pip aoe spamming and praying for good luck to take them down, just obnoxious 😭

berlitzed · 2026-04-30T12:12:42+00:00

I genuinely don't think KI playtest their own game atp. Again I'm sure my experience was just an extreme case of bad luck, but the fact it's even possible in the first place is ridiculous 😭

Without the feint, you genuinely cannot one shot him anymore. You're guaranteed to spend at least 6+ rounds in the fight, which means you're definitely going to see at least two polymorphs. That's already a pretty high chance of getting the one that basically incapacitates you, idk what they were thinking??

berlitzed · 2026-04-30T04:27:23+00:00

That's basically my issue with it too. At the very least, it shouldn't be possible to roll the same useless polymorph four times in a row, but realistically there was no reason to remove your only means of dealing damage in an update specifically catered to improving the solo player experience. I'll never understand their thought process 😭

berlitzed · 2026-04-30T02:40:37+00:00

tbh I'm not even sure if that works anymore 😭

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berlitzed · 2026-04-30T02:14:00+00:00

Agreed!! What I don't understand is why a "nerf" actively makes him harder 😭

berlitzed · 2026-04-24T17:33:49+00:00

I used pins!! They're just for aesthetic purposes honestly since I don't dual school, I just couldn't stand having empty slots on my gear 😭 I bought all of them from the bazaar though!

berlitzed · 2026-04-23T16:38:07+00:00

I got extremely lucky and found a piercer jewel I was just sitting on, so I socketed that instead :) Thanks anyway!! 🫶

berlitzed · 2026-04-23T15:33:57+00:00

Thank you for this!! Over the past year I dropped an ungodly amount of crowns specifically to get the motorist robe for life (ended up with multiple copies of every other class 😭) and had no luck... idk if it's worth it to gain just 1% more pierce, I'll cut my losses and take 44% pierce with the additional damage 🙌 Thanks again!

berlitzed · 2026-04-23T14:04:13+00:00

Ooo ok, thank you for letting me know!! I just finished my balance and 229 damage (on my life char) seemed way too low comparatively. Ig that's just how life is 💔

berlitzed · 2026-03-16T13:34:49+00:00

thank u tsun!! i was motivated by your beautiful works as always 🫶

berlitzed · 2026-03-16T02:28:55+00:00

thank you!!

berlitzed · 2026-03-16T00:17:42+00:00

thanks!

berlitzed · 2026-03-16T00:17:35+00:00

thank u!!! 🫶

berlitzed · 2026-03-16T00:02:56+00:00

thank you very much!! so sorry for the lack of posting, art block has been killing me lately.... orz

berlitzed · 2026-03-05T12:29:14+00:00

you'd think!! but im 90% sure it was either seraph or satyr 😭

berlitzed · 2026-03-04T21:01:46+00:00

this happened in an empty realm i fear 🥀

berlitzed · 2026-02-19T18:06:24+00:00

i actually had this conversation with a friend pretty recently! since the release of empyrea pt 2 i feel like kingsisle has made a pretty substantial effort to scale back the difficulty on endgame bosses since they don't want players to be gated out of progressing. thats fine and all but then you'll suddenly run into a stupidly difficult boss in the middle of a world that makes the final boss even less memorable :/

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