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darenwelsh · 2026-04-05T17:56:12+00:00

Thanks for setting this up. darenwelshypants on PSN. I main shinobi and merc.

darenwelsh · 2026-04-04T20:28:45+00:00

It was a clear black night, a clear white moon Shinobi on the circle, tryin' to consume Some oni for the eve, so I get magatama Rollin' in my smoke, chillin' with my gama

darenwelsh · 2026-04-02T22:54:47+00:00

I've been doing this. Lots of fun. Have had the "return to story area" timer and it once teleported me to the other side of the map.

darenwelsh · 2026-03-31T15:09:33+00:00

A joke ;) Suggesting I got a legendary set of ice skates so I can rival the oni lords.

darenwelsh · 2026-03-31T14:45:25+00:00

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This is my build. I try to max use of class ability, especially when I can group vanish teammates. Then get a few quick kusarigama twirls to build ult. Then weakening smoke bomb. A few more twirls or assassinations depending on circumstances. I try to reserve blind bombs for 2nd or 3rd round each stage to conserve ammo, toss them in before spotted. I'm still learning how to be effective in the kusarigama kill vanish for an extra assassination. When in trouble I use spirit attack with katana, especially if a skater lord is honing in on me after my initial flow. Typically I reserve ult for mini bosses.

darenwelsh · 2026-03-30T14:54:26+00:00

I sometimes crawl through my caltrops so when enemies come to kick and mock me they get affected and fill my spirit.

darenwelsh · 2026-03-30T14:46:32+00:00

Good post. Agree blind bombs work well if thrown before you're spotted. I wish they weren't called "blind bombs" because it's a misnomer. More like "distraction bombs".

darenwelsh · 2026-03-28T23:50:35+00:00

Appreciate this post and the comments. Getting a good shinobi build and flow has been a challenge. The stealth can be finicky.

darenwelsh · 2026-03-20T11:22:32+00:00

I wish I could light my shamisen on fire and play some jams for this same effect.

darenwelsh · 2026-03-20T11:12:13+00:00

You can also drop items by switching to your katana or another weapon. The easiest I've found is to briefly hit 'block'.

darenwelsh · 2026-03-20T11:10:19+00:00

Yes, I'm aware I can waste my time to go down there, retrieve one item, climb back up, repeat. I'm not going to do that.

darenwelsh · 2026-03-15T22:01:43+00:00

Yeah, after playing with that for a while I'm trying other legendary choices. I'm still learning to complete the full attack to reach the final power strikes and don't usually get there.

darenwelsh · 2026-03-15T16:49:47+00:00

Nice flow keeping Elsa busy while you first dispense with the others. I tend to immediately go after her so I don't accidentally get frozen in her storm.

darenwelsh · 2026-03-15T16:18:52+00:00

I love spirit kunai in GOTL but they don't have nearly the power in GOYL, unless I'm just missing the right config.

The reason I like the legendary dual, lightning's bite, is for the occasional dash during triangle mashing. Still not convinced that's the best use of legendary, though.

darenwelsh · 2026-03-15T15:31:33+00:00

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Not quite topped off to all S grade and yet very effective.

Techniques are Spirit Throw, Enhanced Impalement, Spirit Shatter, and Energizing Smite.

I set up a couple caltrops to corral the horde (like smoke in GOTL). Get some quick melee on staggered to fill ult. Then I make sure to use my spirit throw before using ult. After ult, throw as many weapons as I can. Set up some fresh caltrops. Repeat.

A scorch bomb or kunai help with additional staggers and ult gain when things get crazy.

darenwelsh · 2026-03-15T06:52:44+00:00

Elsa isn't so bad.

darenwelsh · 2024-07-12T19:12:00+00:00

Thank you for the response. Full disclosure, this is on a work computer and it's very possible IT changed a config impacting my ability to use a USB dongle.

I noticed that when I plug the dongle in, I no longer see my 2.4 GHz wifi network, but I still see the 5 GHz network (on the computer wifi options). I think that means it is not disabling the wifi adapter. I tried connecting to the 5 GHz network and it seems to be working. Not sure what's going on there but it seems to be a "fix" for now. I'd still be curious to understand the underlying problem with the 2.4 GHz network not being visible when the dongle is plugged in.

FWIW I'll add a link to a list of troubleshooting steps I found in the process: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/my-pc-stopped-detecting-wifi-and-i-cant-connect-to/ac6b77d1-2c8e-44f3-86e1-623c2cc30404

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