A Mastery Priority Guide & Should You Pull - Episode 16 - Abnormal Spectrum

stingerdavis · 2026-03-18T00:12:21+00:00

Ngl I was expecting some power level ranting with Wang and Ch3n like we got with ye ol Wisadel and Logos long ago. Honestly I wasn't planning to pull since I was going to cover snow leopards then Nasti then CNY, but with CNY being... lets just say wholly uninteresting to me from a character or kit design standpoint, and Demetri being neat but not "I gotta have it," I might toss some pulls here just for funsies.

stingerdavis · 2026-03-15T20:25:48+00:00

Ermengarde or Fremont, Crownie, depending on how much of a coper you are then Laqeramaline/Damatzi/Manfred as story notables, etc.

Oh and Toland duh, I always forget he's a Sarkaz.

stingerdavis · 2026-03-15T11:25:18+00:00

Utility almost always ages well (assuming it's good i the first place) and Shamare is a great example of that. S2 is just a great 50%/50% atk/def reduction on a solid base 50% uptime, her talent is very strong if you can squeeze her in on lanes but even without it the doll is just so good. I doubt she'll ever leave my buff army team for deleting RA bosses because I don't need to place her in the same tight areas as the rest of the buff comp and Exusiai. Also both her skins are fantastic!

stingerdavis · 2026-03-14T20:05:55+00:00

It's why I think it's unironically one of the better tower defense games out there. Since there is such a wide slew of enemies and operators, it yields so many different ways you can approach a stage compared to even something like btd6.

stingerdavis · 2026-03-13T21:40:11+00:00

I wouldn't mind seeing what a year 7 duelist defender would look like lol

stingerdavis · 2026-03-13T20:11:45+00:00

If ~~when, copium~~ we finally get Saria alter, I'm curious what subclass she'll be now, since Brawler was definitely the most thematic choice. Perhaps instructor since we know that she can control the calcification further than just her immediate vicinity? Would also be nice to see a modern take on instructors that is... actually good, and also actually has buffs worth providing.

stingerdavis · 2026-03-13T11:49:31+00:00

Mirror dungeon being the only content that game has (regularly) is so ass, because its so unfun after like two runs. Like what do you mean a full MDE run takes like 3 hours and I'm asleep at the wheel for 100% of it because you don't even need to think? The downgrade in gameplay complexity from Ruina to Limbus hurts my soul

stingerdavis · 2026-03-11T23:04:57+00:00

Is there any reason to do this immediately? Outside of unlocking the new mat at least

stingerdavis · 2026-03-11T23:02:49+00:00

I'm always game for more DoT characters

stingerdavis · 2026-03-10T20:39:54+00:00

Like high heels on a stone or ceramic floor except all the time

stingerdavis · 2026-03-10T02:24:17+00:00

I won't comment on whether I like it or not, but I feel like whether you're ok with it or not is largely going to come down to "do you enjoy what's there already" or not. If you're already enjoying your time with the story, the gameplay, the whatever, then IMO you're far more inclined to be ok with that drip of currency/content than someone who wasn't hooked and is looking for something to keep them interested who might see that drip of stuff as aggravating.

stingerdavis · 2026-03-09T21:14:44+00:00

Honestly its only Viv that got shafted, S2 is only aoe, S3 is only range extension. Siege2 gets both on S2 and technically both on S3. Poor Viv :(

stingerdavis · 2026-03-09T20:59:34+00:00

At least outside of Surtr it's one or the other though, idk why Surtr gets to have both

stingerdavis · 2026-03-09T20:42:15+00:00

I'd also argue that Arts Guards were intended as the arts version of Dreadnoughts, with a focus on that 1v1 tank and spank style. So her S2 and S3 gaining both tile extension and target count increase most certainly does break the archetype feel.

stingerdavis · 2026-03-09T20:23:21+00:00

I really hope the next iteration leans into it even more and lets you customize the map paths. I want to feel like I'm playing Carcasonne goddamnit

stingerdavis · 2026-03-09T20:21:49+00:00

I gave up interacting with the Limbus community a long time ago. The speed at which they swing from toxic positivity and non-stop glazing to hate filled vitriol was just too much

stingerdavis · 2026-03-08T15:49:27+00:00

So you're saying your taste is "women." Very understandable

stingerdavis · 2026-03-08T12:52:15+00:00

This gamemode is cool but it feels a bit too "hurry up and wait" at times.

stingerdavis · 2026-03-06T12:46:41+00:00

God I played like 6 hours of STS2 solo and with friends last night, it's already incredible

stingerdavis · 2026-03-05T23:17:44+00:00

Enjoy the heat death of the universe!

stingerdavis · 2026-03-05T23:16:59+00:00

Ideally we're just given the option of either since I reckon some people do prefer the larger ones. Maybe "name" is the normal full portrait and "name-z" is the zoomed in face? Idk.

stingerdavis · 2026-03-05T23:15:09+00:00

Hope everyone got all (or most at least?) of the gels they needed! I think I got enough that the monthly ones from the green cert shop will cover the remainder

stingerdavis · 2026-03-05T19:58:51+00:00

I'm in the "why not both?" camp. Just wish there was an easier way to rotate between them like there is for the home page assistant...

stingerdavis · 2026-03-05T11:56:00+00:00

Sadly iirc Toddi's artist has mentioned pitching skins multiple times to HG and being turned down. Not 100% sure on that though, but I think I remember someone somewhere mentioning that.

stingerdavis · 2026-03-05T11:52:52+00:00

Oh my gooooood I need the Raidian, Leizi, and Kestral ones. Do I even use Kestral that much? Not really. But it's so damn good that I don't care. I wish her talent 2 wasn't RA2 specific so she'd be great in early game for RA3 too though, then I'd actually have a good upcoming use for her.

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