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Board 8   »   Honkai Star Rail Topic 10: Well I'll be Forked
pyresword
05/14/2024
11:44 AM
#36
BK_Sheikah00 posted...
Are there tanky dinos in this moc 12? Those are the biggest time wasters.

No. It was Gepard and Kafka with some relatively normal Elites to go along with them. I think one of the sides had the new Harmony robots or whatever the hell they were from the 2.2 story.
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Board 8   »   Honkai Star Rail Topic 10: Well I'll be Forked
pyresword
05/13/2024
10:09 PM
#30
pyresword posted...
I'm not sure it's optimal for my account, but Harmony MC at least seems usable in MoC which is pretty cool. Also seems to be giving me motivation to invest more in my Xueyi who was always a character I wanted to use more than the meta dictated.

It's a bit unfortunate that good Break Effect units seem to be all over the map element-wise now though, which makes it seem a bit niche.

Ha, ok forget just "usable". Ended up using Harmony MC/Aventurine/Ruan Mei/Dr Ratio for side 2 of MoC 12 when I was really struggling with a lot of other comps. It did take 6 cycles (side 1 was 3-cycles with an Acheron team), but that's still better than I was able to manage with anything else. I was a bit unsure about the comp since I didn't know if I'd be able to keep enough debuffs up for Ratio, but it seemed to work well enough.

I hadn't tried mono-quantum Qingque yet admittedly which might have worked, but that surely would have been sketchy because Silver Wolf's weakness implant gets a bit overloaded with no actual quantum-weak enemies plus 2 elites per wave, and it would also make my Acheron team worse to have to steal Silver Wolf and Sparkle.
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Board 8   »   [VGMC] Day 3! feat. Reptiles, Ragers, Racers, Fivers, Circles, and... ... ...?
pyresword
05/13/2024
07:23 PM
#57
Rage
Moiety Theme
About That...

I really dislike the vocals in Mutants over Broadway. They have this weird quality that feels like the singer is lurching or stumbling or something, and it just doesn't sound good. The rest of the sound is pretty good, but the song's already a lost cause. Rage is a JRPG-sounding power ballade that falls pretty firmly into the "good but not great" camp and is the clear vote here.

Moiety theme is a solid ambient song with some cool percussion, but doesn't really have a chance at finding its way into my favorites. Wild Woods has some individually cool sounds but the overall thing is a bit too goofy for me. The solo flute part at about the halfway point is very good though.

I don't like About That as much as some of the other Paradise Killer songs, but the combination of booming synth, sax, and 80's sounding vocals is still very good. Round has a very cool effect where it's constantly adding new parts and building on it's self. Great sense of progression but I don't know if it quite has the payoff that I would like. Still a very cool song and would have voted it in any of the other matches.

About That > Round > Rage > Moiety Theme > Wild Woods > Mutants Over Broadway
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Board 8   »   Ranking 100 Trails - Kiseki Characters Before Daybreak
pyresword
05/13/2024
07:14 PM
#95
Modern Trails is afraid to be dark I think (to its great detriment), but Sky and Crossbell really weren't.
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Board 8   »   Honkai Star Rail Topic 10: Well I'll be Forked
pyresword
05/13/2024
09:46 AM
#18
I'm not sure it's optimal for my account, but Harmony MC at least seems usable in MoC which is pretty cool. Also seems to be giving me motivation to invest more in my Xueyi who was always a character I wanted to use more than the meta dictated.

It's a bit unfortunate that good Break Effect units seem to be all over the map element-wise now though, which makes it seem a bit niche.
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Board 8   »   Anime & Manga Discussion Topic 298: Anime is Saved
pyresword
05/13/2024
09:34 AM
#393
I've still only watched the first 12 episodes of Demon Slayer. They started introducing characters other than Tanjiro and I was immediately out.

edit: I lied my MAL says 13 episodes
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Board 8   »   [VGMC] Video Game Music Contest 18 - Bracket Discussion and Results Thread!!
pyresword
05/12/2024
10:45 PM
#42
At least 14.3 Billion Years didn't get blown out. Sakura Wars tying is also nice in that it's better than a loss, which is what looked like was going to happen when I checked a bit before the end.
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Board 8   »   [VGMC] Day 2! feat. Flowers, Cards, and Math using 10, 11, and 14.3
pyresword
05/12/2024
10:56 AM
#44
14.3 Billion Years
Declaration! Imperial Floral Assault Group
Duel VS Fortress Leader

14.3 Billion Years is definitely a favorite of mine. Love the use of motif and the cello harmony is just immaculate. Context certainly doesn't hurt, but I don't really agree with the notion the song relies on context. At least personally I loved the song before having played the game at all, and the motifs are all pretty all established pretty well even within just this song. Aria Math also one of my favorites in bracket A, but it had the wrong matchup here. Tuned percussion has always been a pet thing of mine though, and Aria Math delivers in spades there.

Not in a writeup mood for the remaining matches but honestly all the songs are great. Very strong day.

14.3 Billion Years > Aria Math > Declaration! Imperial Floral Assault Group > Duel vs Fortress Leader > T11 > b10
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Board 8   »   [VGMC] Day 2! feat. Flowers, Cards, and Math using 10, 11, and 14.3
pyresword
05/11/2024
10:06 PM
#2
The URL for RINNE - b10 somehow got messed up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbQexPZNjxk
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Board 8   »   Honkai Star Rail Topic 10: Well I'll be Forked
pyresword
05/11/2024
08:33 PM
#6
swordz9 posted...
She already feels so strong I dont even feel like I need anybody to really help her.

This has basically been me with Acheron lately, who is my only 5-star I have any eidolons for.
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Board 8   »   Honkai Star Rail Topic 10: Well I'll be Forked
pyresword
05/11/2024
07:58 PM
#1
https://www.prydwen.gg/star-rail/

https://hsr.yatta.top/en

https://starrail.mobilemeta.gg/app

Muddle fudger where did the topic go.

I'm not pulling for Boothill but good luck to everyone who is. Firefly owns all of my stellar jades.
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Board 8   »   Animal Well is quite good
pyresword
05/11/2024
04:05 PM
#4
My gaming plate is full for the moment but this seemed cool and I will probably play it eventually.
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Board 8   »   [VGMC] Video Game Music Contest 18 - Bracket Discussion and Results Thread!!
pyresword
05/11/2024
01:43 PM
#25
The first match was posted today at the link in post #19. You have until 10 PM eastern to vote, which is about 8 hours from now.
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Board 8   »   [VGMC] Day 1!!! feat. New, New New, Main, Main, First, and Waking Up in a Suite
pyresword
05/11/2024
10:30 AM
#42
New Battle!!!
Awakening ~ Nrburgring Suite
New Bodhum ~ New Bodhum -Aggressive Mix-

New Battle is reasonably good. I've never been a huge fan of this style of Xenoblade song where it usually just fails to get the blood pumping and offers little else. The piano is nice here though. Don't care much for the CRYMACHINA song. I don't like the vocals at all and the song would be much better without them, but even without them it's struggling to break "fine". And actually when the vocals go away I don't really like the part that replaces it either.

Donk main title is surprisingly fun although possibly a bit repetitive by the end. I don't think the vocalist is great unfortunately, but the actual composition I like a lot and the song is very catchy overall, especially the backing synth. I've always liked the Suite, but am not really sure how to explain why. Just a nice pleasant listen though that never feels like a chore to me despite its runtime. The climax at the end is nice, but overall this is more of a vibes song for me.

I'm not sure what to say about Live and Learn. It's not like there's anything wrong with it, but there's other styles of music I like more, and even as far as 2000's alt rock goes it doesn't feel particularly noteworthy. The guitar solo is probably my favorite part. New Bodhum is cool--lots of neat synth and percussion sounds. Not the biggest fan of the vocals, but it's a small component and there's a lot else cool going on.

Nurburgring Suite > New Battle > New Bodhum > Main Title > Live and Learn > FightFirst...
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Board 8   »   Aurora Borealis?!
pyresword
05/11/2024
08:41 AM
#9
jcgamer107 posted...
"May I see it?"
Cloud cover in my area: "No."
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Board 8   »   Anime & Manga Discussion Topic 298: Anime is Saved
pyresword
05/10/2024
06:12 PM
#336
Shame because Pastel Palettes are probably the best band.
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Board 8   »   SaveEstelle & LeonhartFour in New Houses: Rebirth Edition [SELF]
pyresword
05/10/2024
05:43 PM
#336
Well Xenoblade 3 is at least starting much stronger than 2 did, in large part because Noah blows Rex out of the water.

If Noah and Mio aren't an item by the end of this game there's going to be hell to pay.
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Board 8   »   Ranking 100 Trails - Kiseki Characters Before Daybreak
pyresword
05/10/2024
10:24 AM
#57
I don't care much for Machias overall, but I give him extra points because for whatever reason is role in CS3 feels like the most natural extension of his character. Like when they're reintroducing you to Elliot or Laura or whatever I feel like they're just forcing an old cameo in your face out of obligation, but Machias never felt that way for some reason.

Jusis is actually great imo. One of the strongest character arcs in the first 2 Cold Steel games and continued to be enjoyable even in his later appearances.
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Board 8   »   Honkai Star Rail Topic 9: Oni May Cry
pyresword
05/09/2024
10:07 PM
#494
2.2 story finished. Don't think I liked this one as much as the last two patches, but it was still solid. Acheron and Sunday are still great, even if Sunday's master plan to make every day Sunday makes little sense to me.

In a lot of ways this patch felt like it hinged on the player being on the same page as the writer without actually doing enough legwork to ensure that happens. The story involves the mechanics of the dream world a lot which were never explained well to begin with, and this patch also seemed to turn the heavy-handed metaphorical storytelling up to eleven.

There are a few loose ends (Sparkle, the IPC) that haven't really been seen through, but for now I'll assume that's still to come in 2.3. Definitely hoping to see more of Aventurine and honestly Diamond, as well as whatever the IPC's endgame overall is here.

I really hope Acheron at least is going to be a recurring character.
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Board 8   »   Ranking 100 Trails - Kiseki Characters Before Daybreak
pyresword
05/08/2024
06:35 PM
#34
Garcia was all right, but this feels about right for him probably? Maybe there's a lot more nothing characters than I'm remembering though.
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Board 8   »   Anime & Manga Discussion Topic 298: Anime is Saved
pyresword
05/08/2024
05:46 PM
#291
I think all that's been confirmed is 25 episodes, which would be the same length as the original anime. It seems like they intend to continue further if they have the opportunity though, at least.
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Board 8   »   Anime & Manga Discussion Topic 298: Anime is Saved
pyresword
05/08/2024
04:32 PM
#289
Caught up on the Spice and Wolf remake and they are through the first major arc now. Honestly not sure which is stronger between this or the original--I definitely don't think there's a huge difference in quality between them.

In general I think the remake has been more on-point with the dramatic scenes, but the overall vibe of the show was a bit stronger in the original, though I'm not sure exactly what combination of factors leads to that. The two things I will say are that I've found voice acting better and more well-rounded in the remake, but I liked the visuals of the original show more.

Basically yeah though this is a totally good remake so far--I think you could pretty much watch either version and be okay.
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Board 8   »   Honkai Star Rail Topic 9: Oni May Cry
pyresword
05/08/2024
02:37 PM
#452
I've been thinking about pulling for Topaz just because I have very little else to do with my jades for quite a while I think. She would be good for my account, at least, to enable the strong follow-up teams. Will have to think.
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Board 8   »   Ranking 100 Trails - Kiseki Characters Before Daybreak
pyresword
05/07/2024
10:03 PM
#25
Shirley was good in Azure I swear
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Board 8   »   SaveEstelle & LeonhartFour in New Houses: Rebirth Edition [SELF]
pyresword
05/07/2024
08:51 PM
#319
TheManaSword posted...
Triple Triads simplicity is what really wins it over I think.

I can't compare it to the game in FF7R, but I definitely agree in general that this was a lot of what made Triple Triad great for me. Was very easy to pick up and play it never really felt intrusive.
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Board 8   »   SaveEstelle & LeonhartFour in New Houses: Rebirth Edition [SELF]
pyresword
05/07/2024
08:12 PM
#312
pyresword posted...
The hard sci-fi aspects

Ok this classification made a bit more sense in my head and probably reads as if it should apply to some aspects of the story I'm not intending, but I don't really know how to come up with a better description quickly
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Board 8   »   SaveEstelle & LeonhartFour in New Houses: Rebirth Edition [SELF]
pyresword
05/07/2024
08:10 PM
#311
Yeah all I was asking is if I'd be confused.

The hard sci-fi aspects of Xenoblade have universally been a complete flop for me, so I'm sort of assuming that anything depending on the remaining Xenoblade 2 content* would not land well for me even with proper context. I also already have a vague understanding of what the Xenoblade 2 ending is about and what the general plot of 3 is.

*This does not necessarily apply to Torna, but my impression before asking was that Torna only really mattered within Xenoblade 2.
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Board 8   »   SaveEstelle & LeonhartFour in New Houses: Rebirth Edition [SELF]
pyresword
05/07/2024
07:59 PM
#308
So hypothetically if I was thinking about playing Xenoblade 3, would it matter if I'd finished Xenoblade 2 or played the Torna DLC?

I fully expect to be disappointed by the story (at least by the end) either way, but am also in a gaming mode where I don't know if that will matter.
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Board 8   »   Anime & Manga Discussion Topic 298: Anime is Saved
pyresword
05/07/2024
06:24 PM
#263
Yeah she's probably in the top 5 menaces for Bang Dream characters >.>
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Board 8   »   Ranking 100 Trails - Kiseki Characters Before Daybreak
pyresword
05/07/2024
09:58 AM
#12
Assuming this is Elise, who I forgot about until coming into the topic this morning. There was a time when I actually liked her character to back in Cold Steel 1.

I like Dieter a lot actually, though yes he is definitely an idiot. To be fair, he didn't just get independence--he got independence AND giant magical super-robots. So really who can blame him?
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Board 8   »   Anime & Manga Discussion Topic 298: Anime is Saved
pyresword
05/06/2024
10:08 PM
#231
I never watched MyGO but I liked the story content in the Bang Dream mobile game much more than the anime.
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Board 8   »   Ranking 100 Trails - Kiseki Characters Before Daybreak
pyresword
05/06/2024
08:54 PM
#3
Tag

What on earth is Major Michael doing so high

I actually kind of like Karl. He's good at what he's there for I think. Nowhere near the high spots on my ranking of course though/
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Board 8   »   [VGMC] Video Game Music Contest 18 - Bracket Discussion and Results Thread!!
pyresword
05/06/2024
08:32 PM
#14
Ok scuffed favorites brackets completed. Brackets A and C are definitely the strong ones for me here.

My personal retirees

Bracket A: Kaine/Salvation < Redeem the Future > 14.3 Billion Years > Aurora's Theme

Bracket B: Death by Glamour < Nuedori > Spiral of Erebos > Across Dimming Asterisms

Bracket C: The Merciless Savior < EXEC_FLIP_ARPHAGE/. > Release the Seal > Convergence

Bracket D: Unfathomed Force < Origami Castle > Tower Fierce > Colgera Battle

Surprisingly I think a few of these might have a chance.
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Board 8   »   What four visual novels belong on the Visual Novels Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
pyresword
05/06/2024
07:53 PM
#11
Haven't really participated in this topic series but why not

Fate/Stay Night
Steins;Gate
Umineko
Muv-Luv Alternative

I assume the intent of this contest is not to just vote for our favorites, right? Otherwise mine would look different.
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Board 8   »   [VGMC] Video Game Music Contest 18 - Bracket Discussion and Results Thread!!
pyresword
05/06/2024
12:51 PM
#10
Oh wow cool a bracket I'm so excited to look through it!

> 4th match is 14.3 Billion Years vs Aria Math

VGMC is suffering
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Board 8   »   Top 10 Switch/PS4 JRPGs
pyresword
05/04/2024
05:24 PM
#26
Mask of Truth is incredible and one of the best VN's ever imo. Mask of Deception is I thought solid overall with an incredibly slow start (and probably grating, depending on your tastes) and a very good ending. The payoff of MoT does depend a lot on the setup in MoD though so I wouldn't recommend just skipping straight to Truth. I only watched the anime for the original game, but that was quite good and I imagine at least the Prelude to the Fallen remake is similar.

Utawarerumono is pretty similar to Fire Emblem in terms of what the games involve. The story/gameplay ratio is way more skewed towards story though which is why I don't know if it really belongs in a JRPG discussion or not.
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Board 8   »   Top 10 Switch/PS4 JRPGs
pyresword
05/04/2024
07:55 AM
#11
I don't know if I've played enough to really comment but here to say that NEO TWEWY is very good.

Also shout-out to the Utawarerumono games but that's probably more VN than JRPG and also not going to be to everyone's tastes
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Board 8   »   Save My Favourite Anime Series 11: Round 33 [SMFAS]
pyresword
05/02/2024
06:36 PM
#79
Apothecary Diaries
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Board 8   »   Honkai Star Rail Topic 9: Oni May Cry
pyresword
05/02/2024
06:34 PM
#409
Actually got 2 solid relics on the final day of the triple event >.>

I am now finally getting the ATK buff from the HP planar set on Fu Xuan because I got the last speed substats I needed, which is nice. Should I have been using a different planar set given that I wasn't getting the buff before? Probably, but oh well.
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Board 8   »   Save My Favourite Anime Series 11: Round 32 [SMFAS]
pyresword
05/01/2024
03:34 PM
#27
Apothecary Diaries
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Board 8   »   Honkai Star Rail Topic 9: Oni May Cry
pyresword
05/01/2024
09:51 AM
#392
I'm not sure I ever did the hidden ones. Are they worthwhile rewards-wise?
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Board 8   »   Save My Favourite Anime Series 11: Round 31 [SMFAS] [RULE CHANGE]
pyresword
04/29/2024
06:07 PM
#93
Steins;Gate
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Board 8   »   Which Metal Gear game did stealth gameplay mechanics the best?
pyresword
04/29/2024
04:53 PM
#23
Depends on exactly what you mean. 3 is the most fun for me to play, but it sort moves a bit away from stealth, and I also think a lot of the appeal of 3 has more to due with the setting and the atmosphere than strictly the mechanics.

I ended up voting for 2. Never played 5.
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Board 8   »   Honkai Star Rail Topic 9: Oni May Cry
pyresword
04/29/2024
03:03 PM
#370
Yeah this was the first one where I just did the whole thing in one go immediately. Basically did the entire thing with Ruan Mei/Himeko/Herta and Clara/Aventurine/Acheron.

I kind of wish Pure Fiction had a few more stages since there's only one that's really a challenge right now.
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Board 8   »   Save My Favourite Anime Series 11: Round 31 [SMFAS] [RULE CHANGE]
pyresword
04/29/2024
02:50 PM
#22
Apothecary Diaries
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Board 8   »   [VGMC] Video Game Music Contest 18: Discussion Topic 1
pyresword
04/29/2024
02:40 AM
#27
Oh Rubia ended up making it, along with both Unfathomed Force and Merciless Savior? Not bad at all. I think almost everything I was rooting for at the end other than my HSR noms made it. I guess I wish Daughter of Hallownest made it but I'm already used to Hollow Knight disappointment in these.

Definitely better than I hoped considering I was sleeping through the end of noms, and I think this might have ended up as one of my better nomination periods.
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Board 8   »   Honkai Star Rail Topic 9: Oni May Cry
pyresword
04/28/2024
07:11 PM
#359
Yeah Aventurine's damage is nothing to snooze at. Mine is not built super well but he's probably still on-par with my offensively-geared Pela and Silver Wolf, at least. Probably ahead if I'm pairing him with a lot of follow-up attacks from his teammates.

Edit: Well, my Aventurine is probably in the middle. Surely he could have better relics but I am still sitting around 4.1k DEF and something like 90% CRIT DMG with the Salsotto planar set.
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Board 8   »   Honkai Star Rail Topic 9: Oni May Cry
pyresword
04/28/2024
07:04 PM
#357
The anniversary event thing got me to start trying Gold and Gears again, and managed to do it at conundrum level 12. I'd previously made it through level 10 with Qingque+Propogation path and the Occurrence dice before I just kind of stopped trying.

This time I was using Double Sustain Acheron (Fu Xuan, Aventurine, Silver Wolf, Acheron) with the Erudition path, which felt somewhat better based on my memory. Being able to run 2 sustains made it a lot less glass cannon-y and dependent on specific blessings, and Acheron being so absurd meant I was still putting out enough damage. I don't know how the team handles all the final bosses but it's at least well set up to handle the double robot one.

Also I really like Aventurine in simulated universe generally. Just a good sustain but he also synergizes well with both Preservation and Elation blessings.
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Board 8   »   [VGMC] Video Game Music Contest 18: Nominations, Part 2
pyresword
04/28/2024
04:39 PM
#373
dowolf posted...
I know ballads have never historically done super well in these things

Ballads aren't always lost causes (see Kaine/Salvation for example), but yes I generally default to this assumption
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Board 8   »   [VGMC] Video Game Music Contest 18: Nominations, Part 2
pyresword
04/28/2024
04:28 PM
#368
dowolf posted...
I'M SORRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

It's ok I was surprised Rubia even got 1 support tbh.
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