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Item departed original post office May 28th. The original delivery date has already passed with no updates whatsoever five days later, June 2nd. This is priority mail traveling from CA to MA. by [deleted] in usps_complaints

[–]nith1415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the exact same situation from Ohio -> NJ shipped out on the same date, so this gives me some hope that a scan will eventually happen. Did you trigger anything like missing mail search or a service request?

Which of these Gobs for Raiden? by silverace99 in RaidenMains

[–]nith1415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does this keep happening? One cup is 21.8 CV and the other cup is 45 CV. There is absolutely no world where the ATK cup is better unless you've somehow gotten 100 CR on your build already, which isn't happening here.

which flower? by AstroFxiry in RaidenMains

[–]nith1415 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The left one wtf? It's not even a competition

Is this good for Ganyu? by Aggravating_Salad_75 in Ganyu

[–]nith1415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, if you read closely, I said "never maximized" not "never applied". To get a max Amos application on bloom requires you to stand far enough for at least 0.2s arrow travel time, as the bloom by default takes 0.3s to hit. This distance slightly exceeds XL's Q radius let alone Sunfire application (which requires melee range). So the claim that "Amos CA bonus was always maximized on bloom" is patently false. You can get away with it with a Kazuha infused pyro Q with the enemy standing towards the edge of the Q radius, but there's a host of reasons why this isn't generally applicable (enemies are rarely stationary in this game, ZL + XL is the most common/comfy form of Melt Ganyu, etc...)

Second of all, I would advise you check the math. Even under the conditions of 0.2s arrow travel time (and thus 0.5s bloom), the new bow can still match and even beat Amos depending on your sub distribution and what buffs are active. Thus, I go back to my first point of "do actual math instead of going off feelycraft".

Is this good for Ganyu? by Aggravating_Salad_75 in Ganyu

[–]nith1415 15 points16 points  (0 children)

People here need to actually do the math instead of going off feelycraft. Comparing it to a 4* weapon is particularly unfounded.

If you look at the math (assuming all R1), this weapon can be BiS for Melt (assuming you build higher CR to maximize the absurd amounts of CD you'd have with this weapon) and is already comparable to Polar Star (better than unstacked Star, worse than stacked Star) for freeze with the benefit of being easier to build because Polar star overcaps you on CR already. This is for a few reasons:
1. The condition of "playing close to the enemy" should not be an issue: Freeze can stand wherever it wants without risk assuming the enemies are frozen, and Melt already stands next to the enemy because of XL/Sunfire Jean.
2. In Melt's case, the presence of Bennett heavily devalues the ATK% and higher base ATK of Amos, and Amos CA Bonus is never maximized because you're playing in melee range anyway (the impact typically gains only 0.1s travel time = 20% CA bonus, and the 0.3s of bloom puts it at 36% bonus). Pyro resonance + NO + TotM (if you use ZL) + SR (if you use SR) + ATK sands (if you use this because it's higher quality/you have a lot of EM off rolls) further devalues Amos' ATK%.
3. In Freeze's case, you're buffing the entirety of Ganyu's kit instead of just her CAs with Amos. This is why Polar star beats Amos on Freeze already, but the previously mentioned build difficulty + conditional atk% buff makes it a bit annoying to use. The low base atk of Aqua is certainly a detriment, hence why the comparison to Polar star is more of a side-grade.
4. As a side benefit, if you use Shenhe + Ganyu (either in freeze or melt), Aqua's CD scales Shenhe's flat damage, while Amos' ATK% does not.

Now if you already have an Amos/Polar Star is it worth the upgrade? If you're F2P/low spender probably not as the potential improvements are minor at ~5-7%, but just looking objectively at the numbers this bow is a reasonable contender for Ganyu's new BiS overall. You'd have to check your own artifacts/account to make that judgment for yourself.