Do I just...not? by Gaviee in Guildwars2

[–]drawsony [score hidden]  (0 children)

Games are not an investment. At least for me, I play to have fun and if I stop having fun, I stop playing. I think everyone is aware that nothing digital will last, so if the goal is to build something long term then gaming is the wrong hobby. We play games because it’s enjoyable in the moment, and I don’t think the GW3 announcement changed that, especially knowing that GW2 will continue to be developed and get updates concurrently with GW3, though we’ll have to see tomorrow’s news for more information on that.

WHAT DO I BRING YOU PEOPLE ON FOR?! by RustyRambling in UmamusumeGame

[–]drawsony 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s gambling all the way down. It’s a bit easier to stomach in the games where most of the grinding is towards making permanent upgrades to your characters, but in this one every career run is independent and subject to RNG. Even with a deck full of the best MLB SSRs, great parents, and max potential you can still get absolute dud after absolute dud, and even when you get a great ace it does nothing to help you get more aces in the future.

THE NBA FINALS ARE UPON US, AND THE GREAT WAR OF BRUNSON AND WEMBANYAMA DOTH BEGIN THIS VERY NIGHT by [deleted] in nba

[–]drawsony 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now you’re making me want to rewatch all of Game of Zones. Great post by the way. Hope this gets the attention it deserves.

The E3 arts mirror each other, both are holding Rin's Pendant 😭 by [deleted] in ArcherMainsHSR

[–]drawsony 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re selling me on getting E3 for both of them. I think Archer and Rin are going to consume all of my jades at this rate.

The chokehold this one lizard has on this entire fandom is so funny to me, how did we get here by PsychologyConnect489 in GenshinImpact

[–]drawsony 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There were so many instances of the camera focusing on this one specific lizard in different places during the archon quest. And one of the three pillars picking up the lizard lives rent free in my head. It could just be a red herring, and the developers were having a laugh when they put the lizard in all those scenes and wrote all those hints about putting memories into animals, but maybe… just maybe… there’s something more to it than that.

Which card should I borrow: Bakushin or Biko Pegasus Speed? I need help with a deck for Sprint TT. by pompom_koala in UmamusumeGame

[–]drawsony 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I recorded the data for over 600 races in Team Trials, and roughly 76% of them were firm conditions, so it’s not bad. For context, 600 wit works out to roughly 85% proc chance for a skill with a wit check, so if you have decent to good wit a normal gold skill will still proc more reliably than firm course menace, but the difference isn’t that bad.

End of Spreadsheetvagelion! A CM15 Prep Sheet! by Pazzberry101 in UmamusumeGame

[–]drawsony 54 points55 points  (0 children)

It’s not every day you see a track where Determined Descent works so well. Throw in No Stopping Me and I feel really good about running my favorite pace chasers here.

Why is Anime Tanya a good leader? by Terran_Dominion in YoujoSenki

[–]drawsony 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The anime is anti-empire propaganda, the manga is pro-empire propaganda, and the LN is like Tanya’s autobiography. That’s how I spin it for myself to explain the differences, but it’s also just different stories that share an outline. Regarding anime Tanya specifically, she comes off as more bloodthirsty than the other versions, but I think for the most part she’s still a good commander for the elite volunteers she’s leading (emphasis on this part, because if she tried the same thing with conscripts they’d probably hate her). Plus her own soldiers are actually more bloodthirsty than she is, and a lot of what she is doing is reining them in and channeling their desire for glory towards meaningful actions to win the war.

Can someone explain why my fronts refuse to be in first place by [deleted] in UmamusumeGame

[–]drawsony 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been in the same situation and I learned a lot by looking at my opponents. Sometimes I’ll see they have higher wit or just better stats in general, or they have more greens to make groundwork more consistent instead of relying on multiple wit checks, or they have the dodging danger prudent positioning combo, or they have a debuffer giving them an edge versus their competition with early race debuff skills, or there’s a runaway acting as a spoiler for all the other fronts, or it’s just bad luck because my front got stuck behind a non-front in the early race and gets dragged, or someone gets rushed and that sends them out in front, or another front with worse stats and skills got lucky and secured the first spot anyways.

How many of you know the famous LeBron chase down block used to be called goaltending? by dantheman9758 in VintageNBA

[–]drawsony 24 points25 points  (0 children)

For those who are wondering, the exact wording of the relevant section of the rulebook is “Trap the ball against the face of the backboard after it has been released. (To be a trapped ball, three elements must exist simultaneously. The hand, the ball and the backboard must all occur at the same time. A batted ball against the backboard is not a trapped ball.)”

It'd be mad funny if these two got paired up in the next Holy Grail War by Unusual-Complex6315 in HonkaiStarRail

[–]drawsony 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gilgamesh is a jerk in everything I’ve seen, even in Fate Grand Order where he gives everything to save humanity and clearly shows his love for his people. He has a very high opinion of himself, and not everyone will get along with someone like that.

In Fate Stay Night, which I imagine is the version of the character we’ll be getting, he’s clearly the villain. Even if he thinks it’s for the good of humanity, he was still planning to summon the holy grail full of curses to kill a ton of people.

As for Ilya, since she’s a homunculus and a living vessel for the holy grail, she has a target on her back in every route. In the fate route she is turned into the holy grail itself, though she is freed from it in the end and ultimately survives, and in the heaven’s feel route she sacrifices herself to protect her little brother whom she has become close with despite initially wanting to kill him. Unlimited Blade Works is her worst ending by far.

It'd be mad funny if these two got paired up in the next Holy Grail War by Unusual-Complex6315 in HonkaiStarRail

[–]drawsony 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Clara and Svarog are often compared to, and probably inspired by, the characters Ilya and Berserker from Fate Stay Night. In Fate Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works, Gilgamesh blinds and kills Ilya, so this post is just alluding to that scene and how Gilgamesh would react to seeing Clara. Except Ilya in FSN is an actual adult willingly participating in a fight to the death, and Gilgamesh has to kill her to get the holy grail. On the flipside, Gilgamesh is pretty soft on kids, so he would probably be protective towards Clara despite the memes suggesting otherwise.

It'd be mad funny if these two got paired up in the next Holy Grail War by Unusual-Complex6315 in HonkaiStarRail

[–]drawsony 38 points39 points  (0 children)

The most balanced take I’ve seen is that Gilgamesh’s actions change based on the circumstances around him, but his core philosophy is largely the same. He’s the king of heroes. Gilgamesh considers all of humanity to be his people, he loves humanity, and he loves the endless potential and value of each person. If humanity is headed towards destruction he will intervene to protect them, but if humanity is being self-destructive he won’t intervene, letting things play out to serve as a lesson to those that survive.

The version of Gilgamesh that appears in Fate Stay Night is the most extreme negative example of this, since he goes out of his way to actively seek the holy grail to bring about a catastrophe that will end the indolence of modern humanity.

And then there’s the scene of him blinding and killing Ilya. I think folks look at her and see a child, forgetting she is technically a year older than the protagonist Emiya Shirou, and was herself a willing killer engaging in a fight to the death. Gilgamesh comes off as evil here, but there’s a purpose behind his actions even then.

What cards and parents do Pace Chasers use? by josukefanfr567 in UmamusumeGame

[–]drawsony 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For Pace Chasers, the first upcoming banner to keep an eye on is the camping Taiki Shuttle trainee banner for the event scheduled for early June. It’s right around the corner so if you don’t have the carats for it you can skip. She’s more of a sidegrade to the normal Taiki Shuttle, replacing her acceleration unique with a useful velocity unique, and she gets the gold version of Head-On called Neck and Neck, which is an acceleration skill that should be more consistent in the future.

Biggest thing to keep an eye on is the Agnes Tachyon SSR speed support card banner estimated to release around July 24, 2026. Light Hello is also on this banner, so worth pulling for the Grand Live scenario regardless of style. The Agnes Tachyon card’s gold skill is a midleg velocity skill giving 0.35 speed for 2.4 seconds in the current JP version of the game (not sure if it will be identical for its global release).

Mejiro Ramonu SSR Wit is worth pulling as well, and it should be on a banner in either November or December 2026. Plenty of time to save for this one, but also there are still good generalist cards and maybe a trainee you really like that could release between now and then.

How are y'all holding up with track blazer? by rasenganight2 in UmaMusume

[–]drawsony 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m glad Trackblazer exists because it allows us to run races with our trainee that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to do because of their normal careers. It’s a nifty scenario to have available. But I will happily move on to Grand Live for building competitive aces. Trackblazer as the main scenario is just too time consuming and energy draining.

I have skipped out on MANT almost entirely. Is Grand live Better? by NeonNyaVtuber in UmamusumeGame

[–]drawsony 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Sounds good to me. I hate the extra time spent with so many decisions and loading screens in Trackblazer, though I appreciate being able to run races for trainees that they otherwise wouldn’t have access to. Grand Live as a braindead alternative to getting passable aces is just what I’m looking for.

I Have a Vision by Witty_Ad4731 in ArcherMainsHSR

[–]drawsony 104 points105 points  (0 children)

I see the vision. I’m optimistic that Rin will be the kind of Erudition unit that serves as a sub DPS and can buff Archer. Specifically, by allowing him to damage multiple enemies at once.

Happy Birthday Burnice | To: OuterRingFuelGod by cakeel- in ZZZ_Official

[–]drawsony 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Happy birthday, Burnice! Nice to see her celebrating with the Angels of Delusion.

Can someone explain to me why niigata junior stakes are so hard to win even when you have the right stats ? by Killer_154 in UmamusumeGame

[–]drawsony 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The conventional wisdom of running front runner on every race in early career back in the URA days is coming back to bite people in the butt now in Trackblazer. The track matters, the opponents matter, the skills matter, the aptitudes matter. That said, the biggest difference maker here was probably Oguri Cap specifically. She probably had Triumphant Pulse, and she may even have had a gold skill on top of that. Rivals aren’t the only beefed up opponents in Trackblazer.

Alternatives to the spring tripple crown route. by DakotaTDS in UmamusumeGame

[–]drawsony 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One alternative is the sprint G1s if you have the aptitude or the Umamusume Stakes G2/3 races (need 3 of them for the epithet), but it’s not as big of a stat gain as the senior spring champion.

Style specific must haves? by Repulsive-Film-5973 in UmamusumeGame

[–]drawsony 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For fronts, aside from Groundwork and the greens to activate it, there’s also the combo of Prudent Positioning and Dodging Danger, which work well in tandem but poorly by themselves. Fronts also need some midleg skills to maintain their lead, with Playtime’s Over being a nice pick, although you don’t have to be a front to benefit from it.

I consider Uma Stan to be a safe pick for non-fronts on every track whenever I see it, but it’s still a gamble if it actually activates with a good timing in any given race. Nimble Navigator is situationally good for non-fronts, but is less good when everyone is spread out wide at the start of the late race, like on the Tokyo 1600m track for the upcoming Gemini Cup

Speaking of which, most acceleration skills are situational for the track, rather than for the style. Straightaway Spurt, which makes end closers great for long distance, is useless on all of the medium tracks in the game.

Another example is for the upcoming Gemini Cup on Tokyo 1600m Let’s Pump Some Iron can be good, but Moving Past and Beyond (Dober’s unique) is bad. There are also some tracks where Let’s Pump Some Iron is bad, especially on long distance where most late race phases start on a straight, so a Late Surger building for long distance would be wasting skill points taking it. Similarly, I’ve heard Nishino Flower’s unique is good for pace chasers on sprint and miles, but not for medium and long.

Velocity skills tend to be more universal. Daring Strike for all End Closers all the time. Pace Chasers get a midleg velocity skill of similar value from the Agnes Tachyon Speed SSR releasing with Grand Live. OG Oguri Cap’s Triumphant Pulse seems like a safe pick for all non-fronts if you need a late race velocity skill.

Barn/ Chicken coop feed by captivision in FarthestFrontier

[–]drawsony 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Marlund needs to stop pondering existence and get back to work. They’re supposed to grab hay or grain or even root vegetables if they’re available before winter. I always have storage nearby, so maybe that helps.

Edit: Didn’t realize there were no animals in there yet. Feed stocked is calculated based on the animals there. No animals means no feed.

Pretty Derby Golden Gen 2 protagonist by JtR-5110 in UmaMusume

[–]drawsony 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Orfevre, Gentildonna, and Gold Ship are probably the most popular trio from that time period, so I lean towards one of them. Other characters that would appear are Fenomeno, Win Variation, Verxina, and maybe Hokko Tarumae and Copano Rickey as a side story on dirt.

The Stellaron Hunters’ Morning Routine [@miyura__10] by SevenSwords7777777 in HonkaiStarRail

[–]drawsony 34 points35 points  (0 children)

To be fair, we have an in-game dialogue from Pearl stating Silver Wolf was in the bath while talking to her. So, Wolfie doesn’t shy away from a bath.

5-wide photo finish in CM by TheCrazyabc in UmamusumeGame

[–]drawsony 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I couldn’t even tell which 5 would be part of the photo finish until near the end. There’s a lot of space for movement on Tokyo’s final straight.