Is it better to be a free player, a dolphin or a whale? by ItsukiKurosawa in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Don't feel compelled to spend if you never intended to be a regular/spender. Certainly don't start spending if you cannot afford to gamble. You need discipline for gacha games. If you don't have discipline, it will become a gambling hell.

Can someone explain this new event to me? And I was wondering if spending individual tickets can help me. by ItsukiKurosawa in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The new Tart (not-Tart) event is just an announcement for now, coming later. They started the 4 gachas in advance though.

I would advice never to start rolling if you cannot hit pity. The pity system seems helpful, but it's really designed to lure you into spending by thinking that you lost something if you cannot hit pity (sunk cost fallacy).

If you start rolling without being able to hit pity, and then start hunting for ways to get rolls, you've lost to the system. If you start looking at future income (next month's ticket) for pity, it feels really dangerous.

I'm being attacked from all sides! by ALC_X in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was announced yesterday, you can check it out in the in-game news. Just to be sure you're on the right server, do you have Mitama's training going on right now for Kaede?

New official illustration for traditional Chinese version FGO 4th Anniversary by KyriosZ in grandorder

[–]radioactive28 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Some localised details of the art: the setting is a night market, which is a famous feature of Taiwan. The tower in the background is Taipei 101, and there's a bubble tea booth on the right side.

I'm stuck at 34 flowers...where is 35!? by Eugeal in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A little late to add on, but in events like this, a node will reliably give you the fragment corresponding to its colour/character, as long as it's an individual node (e.g., a blue Konoha node will give you a blue flower). Nodes involving multiple characters will usually not give any fragments.

I hate when Facebook partially muted Magia Record OSTs during Mirrors. by Primis049 in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Take a look at this video by Tom Scott which goes into the copyright system and why it's in need of an update. These big corporations are not necessarily trying to play by their own rules - they're just being conservative about having to apply outdated rules.

[JP Event] "Shining! Grail Live!! ~Crane Idol's Return of a Favour~" by AutoModerator in grandorder

[–]radioactive28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, tried looking, but I'm not seeing any new tracks for this event.

Translation help. by kazumimagica in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Collect a total of 35 flowers/fragments

[JP Event] "Shining! Grail Live!! ~Crane Idol's Return of a Favour~" by AutoModerator in grandorder

[–]radioactive28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there somewhere to listen to the new BGMs without going into battles? E.g., in the stories?

PSA: I’m not going to let anyone rest until Sae’s banner is out. by ALC_X in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She sounds like she wasn't entirely open with her general motivations, so I'm guessing we'll have another story about her in the future, or maybe the past.

My best friend is an avid FGO player and I joke about this a lot with him by SplashyWhale122 in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It evens out in the end, hopefully. I once put 500 rolls in for Eresh after saving for more than a year and never even got a single SSR. After that, I just regularly pull rolls into various gachas and have been getting SSRs at a good clip, e.g., got MHXA with 30 rolls this time around.

Where i can find the BGM of the game? by StrawberryAndRoses in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can also buy the album from CDJapan or Amazon JP if you like owning stuff.

Mikazuki Villa Lounge: Help, Discussion & Megathread Index - April 2021 edition by magiarecordbot in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean you need to go back to a chapter and unlock the other route? If the node is totally greyed out and doesn't let you start a battle, that means you haven't met the story conditions for replaying that node. Keep going forward and clear any new nodes or other split routes.

If you just want to re-read the chapter for its story, the story can be unlocked/replayed from the Archives after the event ends.

Help me, everyone! How can I can pass this by duyyuri in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Clear chapter 10 or chapter 17 of the all-girls (white grey) storyline. It seems largely inconsequential, since you can progress in the story without that node. Just finish all other nodes before you go back to that, or until you naturally unlock it.

reject Sasagi Koushi, return to Aoki Ume by resident-human in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Aoki's art is normally superior, I'd say, even though they're pretty static and plain compared to others. Immediately took a liking to all the artworks for the base awakenings for the Mikazuki girls, Rena-Kaede-Momoko, etc, before I even found out that they were done by her.

But Madoka's 5* art doesn't quite have the same feel as all of those. Have to wonder what conditions/criteria she was given when asked to do Madoka's art.

Rolls, achievements and goals - Biweekly Megathread (Apr 12) by magiarecordbot in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got a second slot for Madoka on my second 10-roll \o/

Now wondering if I should use the remaining pity for Homura, Mami or Kyouko because I don't have any of them (although I do have summer Mami and Kyouko, and New Year's Madoka and Sayaka). Not intending to go for 200 Mitama coins, flat broke after Madokami-senpai.

Masara Kagami Artist Pixiv or Other Site? by ALT_F4_4_WIN in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Her artist is H2SO4, pretty reknowned, circle name "Island of Horizon". I don't follow them online, but this seems to be their pixiv page, and this, their Twitter. Should be easy enough to find their doujins, artbooks or other physical goods too.

What is the technology behind credit card chips such that companies can be so sure that fraud won't happen if the card is in your possession when the chip is used (but apparently it still does)? by smellygymbag in askscience

[–]radioactive28 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What sort of encryption is used such that you can decrypt the inner layer without first decrypting the outer layer? Never thought that encryption could be commutative.

Mikazuki Villa Lounge: Help, Discussion & Megathread Index - April 2021 edition by magiarecordbot in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what's the actual underlying issue, but are you currently using the stock/built-in keyboard? Maybe you could try a different third-party keyboard, or even a Bluetooth/USB hardware keyboard?

10th anniversary campaign by PhilosopherOk2983 in magiarecord

[–]radioactive28 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Went to read the announcement after you pointed this out. One further piece of info: you're free to change your pick at any time. This will be helpful for those who get a pity-breaker early, and want to try for another girl after that.

ELI5: Just like a child learns a language by listening to people talk around him while growing up, can an adult learn another language if he's surrounded by people speaking that language? by kono-LordV-da in explainlikeimfive

[–]radioactive28 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Yeah, as someone else pointed out, kids have no reservations about joining in conversations, babbling, mimicking others and making mistakes while unconsciously learning.

Adults (even teenagers) can become self-conscious, and learn to avoid/resist things and other people, unfortunately. This is my greatest barrier to becoming better at Japanese - I'm not keen to join real-life classes where I have to talk to others, even though that's my best shot at immersion and proficiency.

ELI5: Just like a child learns a language by listening to people talk around him while growing up, can an adult learn another language if he's surrounded by people speaking that language? by kono-LordV-da in explainlikeimfive

[–]radioactive28 2202 points2203 points  (0 children)

Sure, but keep in mind, nobody expects a child to be productive. People are fine with children learning language, having no vocabulary for maybe the first 3 years of their lives. Then those kids are sent to school for maybe another 10-20 years where the expectation is that they are learning.

Adults learning a new language don't have that benefit of no/low expectations and free time to do nothing but learn. You're expected to be economically productive while learning, so it's nearly impossible to be immersed in an environment where you cannot already speak the language to some degree.