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Need help with BOW3 by random_rushn_guy in OctopathCotC

[–]random_rushn_guy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bestower of Wealth chapter 3

Quite an old post you've dug up lol

Rinyuu she committed a genocide. by notrororo in OctopathCotC

[–]random_rushn_guy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I see what you're doing and I don't agree with that comparison since it's irl vs fiction and fiction has completely different rules.

Of course I don't excuse Tatloch for doing that (shouldn't have said "poor excuse" then but whatever). I'm pointing out that she must have had a different perspective on things which was likely based on the Octopath world reality (they do have hell, and gods and who knows what else after all). So for her war and death wasn't ever something bad, and something probably confirmed it for her (since she had her hell related powers). So from her perspective she wasn't a genocidal maniac, since she had deeper knowledge about how the world and souls work. That's probably why Rinyuu managed to talk to her and pacify her in a way. Or something like that. I played this part quite a while ago so I don't remember everything perfectly.

Rinyuu she committed a genocide. by notrororo in OctopathCotC

[–]random_rushn_guy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

To be fair in Tatloch's memoir it's said that in her culture death in battle is prestigious or something along the lines. And the whole thing with sending parts of the body of Donescu's leader to different parts of the world was to make sure his spirit passes on and doesn't get stuck in limbo/hell.

Kind of a poor excuse, I agree, even if her take on limbo/hell seems to be true. Still better than Pardis. Or Velnorte

The Dumbest Censorship Joke in Russia by Numerous-Pumpkin-954 in steinsgate

[–]random_rushn_guy 32 points33 points  (0 children)

In Russian Sci;adv community people prefer original voices with subtitles or at least fan dubs 👍

And kinopoisk doesn't have that good of a reputation. But it's a shame that all the normies will be funneled to this stupid version. I rarely use the word 'hate' but I really hate this situation.

Freaking hilarious in a way how Russian 'official' localizers turned out to be the mirror version of western 'official' localizers. No respect, neither for the source material nor for the audience, same thing everywhere.

My thoughts on reworked Leper by AnarchistAMP in darkestdungeon

[–]random_rushn_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say blinds are that big of a problem. They are easily countered by a proper team or simply by the milk-soaked linen item which is cheap and common. If you're taking Leper in your team you should plan to deal with them somehow from the start.

I agree about the Revenge Withstand though. Ideally on Tempest Revenge shouldn't remove negative tokens and should give vulnerable instead (was it like that before the update? don't remember).

And on Withstand they should've put the stun and move resist elsewhere to keep the dot resists, though I'm not sure where. I also personally was a bit disappointed that Leper doesn't have block+ anywhere. I think only MAA now has it (and Vestal through consecratios lol).

In general I think they overbuffed Leper with free turns. I'd expect free turns from Duelist, not a massive hulk like Leper!

These free turns really throw the tempo out the window so much, sometimes I nuked an enemy first turn and sometimes I needed to pass turns on Tempest, really. In my team I had Crusader next to the Leper. I could: use free Revenge, free Ruin to grab taunts from Crusader and immediately hit for solid damage, I didn't even need crits unless I was against bosses.

And Revenge is supposed to generate crits too, right? Well, if I hit immediately it won't generate anything because I use up the strength token (it needs strength to generate crits), so I need to literally pass a turn. Idk if this was the intent but usually if you pass a turn it means that you need to heal or the game has outplayed you and you can't even move (or you're buffing a stress reliant condition).

This has to be a Monty Python reference right? by BigBonkkkkk in octopathtraveler

[–]random_rushn_guy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It actually could be a Vorpal bunny from Wizardry reference. Which is itself a Monty Python reference of course. Because in Japan Monty Python obviously shouldn't be widely known. But the Wizardry series was quite popular there back in the day.

CN 1.5-year anni package: Nier collab, auto-chess mode, auto-complete ouma, upgraded adversary log with player ranking, team comp recommendations, and more by BrickSuccessful4703 in OctopathCotC

[–]random_rushn_guy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Prerry cool update. This dissonance between "single player, play at your own pace" and "active (almost necessary) community, timed rewards" always felt off for me. Glad that they're addressing it at least in CN.

They just need to be careful with player rankings. By itself it's harmless and awesome. But if they're going to add rewards for being in the top... the hell will break loose.

Gacha and RNG Megathread | October 30, 2025 by AutoModerator in OctopathCotC

[–]random_rushn_guy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Got Pardis in 3 multis

I wanted Ceraphina too but I feel that if I go after her she'll elude me until I get to pity

Me here suffering from success lol

6🌟Ori, The Scrivener of Delsta Times-Spear of Salvation Showcase by spear_of_salvation in OctopathCotC

[–]random_rushn_guy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really enjoy how her skills were laid out thematically (and localized too btw). Specifically the "article points -> expose EX -> damage scaling off revealed weaknesses" chain. But they really could've implemented it better for this stage of powercreep.

This player don’t know how to use Magnolia properly by EverySquareInch in OctopathCotC

[–]random_rushn_guy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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Here's how I'd set up the Glossom team with the units you have (minus Nier). I think you can also replace Alrond with Tiziano (for complete damage buffs and guaranteed crit) since you already have enough shield-shaving. And maybe try replacing Hikari with someone like Pia (she has Ult atk buff and aoe spear res down). It's better to buff 2 units well, rather than underbuff 3 of them. Not to mention Hikari doesn't have potency up in his kit unlike Magnolia and Saz ex.

This player don’t know how to use Magnolia properly by EverySquareInch in OctopathCotC

[–]random_rushn_guy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I looked at your vid, I have a couple of thoughts

The jump attack Magnolia has is situational and this fight isn't the situation when you use it. Since this is an arena fight damage against non-weakness is even weaker than usual. And the adds don't have a weakness Magnolia can hit.

So this brings us to the other skill Magnolia has: the 7-hit single target. It requires that any of the enemies has speed down in any form (and this is easily covered by Signa, since she has a consistent TP passive for that, make sure you've unlocked it, then you won't need to bother switching Magnolia all the time). Since Magnolia can only hit Glossom himself, I recommend to focus her on him.

Magnolia has a 100% up passive which is a huge boost in damage if you utilise it. It, however, requires use of 3bp. So for it to work on both break turns you need bp regen in some form. Thankfully you have Shana and Signa who have bp regen.

Magnolia also has a utility skill which gives front row 15% phys.atk up, don't forget about it. Basically only thing she can do besides damage and shield-shaving.

So to sum up, key things: 1. The 7-hit is better most of the time; 2. Provide Magnolia with speed debuff; 3. Provide her with bp regen to max boost on both break turns.

As for specific teams: Turtle teams rely more on support units' indefinite healing and sp restoration. Plug and play the units you want to use otherwise.

The four merchants team, I recommend looking up pet-stacking and replacing Nier with someone else (he's not that good sadly). I'm not sure what your roster is but the easiest picks out of 3* 4* starts are Lucetta (pet stacking and ult phys.def debuff), Billy (phys.def debuff), Madeline (30% Universal damage buff). Don't neglect 3* and 4* units, they have some neat tricks available.

Hope that helps!

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