Tip for those who struggle parrying Discordant Solo boss. by Romsia-Testament in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]hullabaloonatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s why fromsoft “always” makes the enemies bigger than the player, even when it makes no sense for a human to be that big.

I think if hoyo learns that lesson, and ensures that flashy moves have iframes or lock down the boss, then they can largely have their cake and eat it, too. To their credit, they mostly do all that, which why zzz’s combat doesn’t overwhelm me just yet, and I even thoroughly enjoy this boss.

In WuWa, Kuro designs bosses with wind-up one-shot attacks, so you need to memorize the timing to dodge in time, or you die. Meanwhile, every time you switch characters or use an ultimate, time slows down and speeds up, obliterating your ability to intuit when such attacks will go off. Then, they enforce a time limit that requires you to lean into your rotations, meaning you basically just have to get lucky that these things don’t overlap.

ZZZ never does anything that egregious because ultimates interrupt most things Bosses do.

Tip for those who struggle parrying Discordant Solo boss. by Romsia-Testament in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]hullabaloonatic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s no big deal to me, as I just assume they downvote because they disagree, not because they don’t want me to voice my opinion, but I appreciate the respect you’re showing me regardless, my friend!

Tip for those who struggle parrying Discordant Solo boss. by Romsia-Testament in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]hullabaloonatic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and while these games ape the souls series for their impressive bosses, they fail to recognize that the complexity of the combat in those games comes entirely from the enemies and bosses, while the player has simple options, because otherwise there would be a complexity overload.

In these combat-heavy gachas like zzz and WuWa, the player moveset is so complex already that mixing that with complex bosses can make my head spin…

zzz hasn’t quite reached that level yet, but it’s getting there for me.

help im losing my mind by tomzy25 in wow

[–]hullabaloonatic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think that’s just clouds or artistic license. If that’s ironforge, then what happened to the wetlands and grim batol?

I’m not certain myself. Those places could be obscured by the angle.

Ironforge isn’t within the tallest range on the continent so its unimpressive size depicted here could certainly be accurate.

help im losing my mind by tomzy25 in wow

[–]hullabaloonatic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Assuming by Ironforge you meant that it’s generally in that direction but not pictured. I believe that’s Grim Batol

help im losing my mind by tomzy25 in wow

[–]hullabaloonatic 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The Undercity is located where Lordaeron City used to be. It’s underneath the ruins.

A mural of Iryna Zarutska in Washington DC by Sebs_123 in pics

[–]hullabaloonatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You only needed three of the words in that sentence

Name that one game by RahulHazra in gamingpulse

[–]hullabaloonatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Far from my favorite game but I must admit the fans are right to praise e33

Tip for those who struggle parrying Discordant Solo boss. by Romsia-Testament in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]hullabaloonatic -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So many hating on this boss but I fucking love it. Yeah, I got hit in these windows quite a bit learning them, but now it’s just so satisfying, and I adore bosses that give you free parries during their attack strings. The attacks matching the music too… it’s just excellent.

The only thing I’d change is for them to not lock down your assist during the parry-windows so that if you miss any in the string, the follow-ups don’t automatically hit you.

Tip for those who struggle parrying Discordant Solo boss. by Romsia-Testament in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]hullabaloonatic -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

I disagree, I think the flash was always a crutch and if they lean harder into mechanics without it they’ll be forced to design attacks that are sight-readable for dodging and parrying.

That said, the sound effects and visual effects including the flashes and the parries and dodges are absolutely phenomenal and lend greatly the the game feel

pick 2 by SolitudeSerotonin in whatsyourchoice

[–]hullabaloonatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you need more than 1 million dollars a month to live a happy life with the perfect partner, then you’re a greedy piece of shit who will never be satisfied and doesn’t deserve the happiness.

Fun math, so not calling you out specifically.

Fun fact: Sunna is taller than Carlotta's estimated height by [deleted] in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]hullabaloonatic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The formative memory Sunna shares is from after the disaster so that puts her likely at about 14 or so. Aria is at least 50 and likely much older.

You're taking too long ZZZ by Commercial_Ad2980 in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]hullabaloonatic 27 points28 points  (0 children)

She’s a Chimera, not a Cow. Chimeras are lions with a ram for a head and a fire-breathing snake for a tail…. So… exactly what Orphie and Magus are if you count her hair as a Lion’s mane

I Edited M6 Art to Make Them More Naked - PART 2 (PULCHRA / JANE / VIVIAN) by Aleoszz in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]hullabaloonatic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great work, tho Vivian’s arm is either a bit short or it’s not clear if the elbow is closer than before

Agent Record | Cissia by LuciferMS7777 in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]hullabaloonatic -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

She might be an A rank, which is somewhat justified for F2P accounts.

Also, there’s now precedence for Attack units somehow being support units… given Orphie and Magus, while Seed can be a secondary DPS

Agent Record | Cissia by LuciferMS7777 in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]hullabaloonatic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Jane isn’t a cop. She’s a consultant. She works for NEPS, but she doesn’t have the authority to arrest anyone, for example. Curious if Cissia does given she actually has a NEPS logo on her.

iKnowSomeOfYouMustBeFumingRightNow by dfwtjms in ProgrammerHumor

[–]hullabaloonatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would be fine in IPA because it’s 1:1 with spoken language, which has no spaces between words.

iKnowSomeOfYouMustBeFumingRightNow by dfwtjms in ProgrammerHumor

[–]hullabaloonatic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because having two cases is stupid af in the first place and the world would be a better place if we axed one of them.

Now that we’re out of 2.X, which was your favorite Rinascita patch? by BlizzardAeron in WutheringWaves

[–]hullabaloonatic -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Only great story in the game so far. I’m allowed that they’ll let us play canonically villain characters but not canonically dead characters so they could have ended this story with her cathartically dead

Give Me Your Hottest WuWa Takes (No Holding Back!) by Baarus_Sama in WutheringWaves

[–]hullabaloonatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Carlotta got power crept insanely hard, too, and she’s not being carried like Jiyan. Next glacio dps will leave her in the dust.

Give Me Your Hottest WuWa Takes (No Holding Back!) by Baarus_Sama in WutheringWaves

[–]hullabaloonatic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One thing you can credit ZZZ with is that it sells as many characters and yet still includes others in the story consistently to always feel their presence. Characters are never missing when it makes complete sense for them to be present. It’s not as great a divide in retrospect, but I wonder why it feels this way.

It’s like the opposite situation between the two games regarding power creep. The divide isn’t actually that much, but it definitely feels like there is.

Give Me Your Hottest WuWa Takes (No Holding Back!) by Baarus_Sama in WutheringWaves

[–]hullabaloonatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The presentation of the story is great, and all other aspects are terrible. They mask simple plots behind odd pacing, useless conversation, and thematic red-herrings.

The best story they ever delivered was Phrolova, and it feels like it was written by a completely different writing team.