<2022-08-20T16:14:09.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: this is the autist formerly known as tengu btw, got a bit tired of poast and decided to start over under a new nom de guerre
<2022-08-20T16:15:04.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I figured you were someone's alt to be getting so esoteric just a few posts in but good to see you
<2022-08-20T16:16:33.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I probably can't hide that it's actually me, but I was only a minor presence in the grand scheme of things, just wanted to get away from online politiking
<2022-08-20T16:17:56.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Don't worry I'll watch poast you watch the cunnychads
<2022-08-20T16:21:52.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: you fight the material war, I'll fight the spiritual war
<2022-09-25T20:55:36.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Allison respawned as @netdoll and was asking about tenguman
<2022-11-08T17:40:42.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I gave Arknights another chance 
<2022-11-08T17:40:46.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Really enjoying it this time 
<2022-11-08T17:40:48.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: https://invidious.varishangout.net/watch?v=Wa8dIu_0zio
<2022-11-09T01:39:08.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Kroos CUTE
<2022-11-09T01:39:38.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Good to hear. Good time to get back in with the free rolls on the limited banner even if the rate ups kinda suck
<2022-11-11T02:35:02.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Aak spooked me ;_;
<2022-11-11T02:35:22.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Though my tutorial roll gave me Exusiai and SilverAsh
<2022-11-11T02:37:00.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Thank you Beanstalk, very cool!
<2022-11-11T05:43:31.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Exu and Silvermans is very powerful
<2022-11-11T05:44:10.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Aak is underrated and pretty fun but at the same time he's not going to be a game winner. Silverash and Exu are game winners.
<2022-11-11T05:45:51.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: If you are beginning from scratch again I think the best thing you can do is build some of your 3 stars and 4 stars up because it is way more expensive to make a 6 star good. Silvermans won't be good until he is at E2 but with his skill 2 he can definitely be a self healing lane holder.
<2022-11-11T05:46:11.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Beanstalk is CUTE and a GOOD GIRL
<2022-11-12T04:29:14.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: yeah, I have a good amount of E1'd 3* and 4*s
<2022-11-12T04:29:28.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: also got Exusiai to E1, seems like she's pretty good there as well
<2022-11-12T06:26:04.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Exu should be good for most of the early game aye
<2022-11-12T06:28:26.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The issue with the math is that Def is simply subtracted from Atk, and Exu is great at a lot of low damage hits. She will shred most things in the early game with her basic skills but as the story progresses she may start to fall off a bit. Her S3 has a different type of multiplier that I'm not sure of all the math but it makes her really overperform. You can't control when it goes off but it really doesn't matter cuz almost everything that isn't a massive def tank gets hammered by it.
<2022-11-12T06:31:53.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Surtr just showed up in the cert shop too if you want her. She is a gigabitch. Hot redhead but her personality is so bad she made me skip whaling for her. She's really a late game character and needs to be E2 with her S3 maxed, but she is one of the most OP kill this one guy units out there, so much that a lot of event bosses add extra gimmicks just to stop her from destroying them. She's usually easier to rent though because you usually only need her for ONE big thing but it is a high tier buy if you want to use your (rare) gold certs on her. If not, there will always be something else in the shop and eventually someone you wanna buy like Mudrock or Bagpipe or whateer
<2022-11-12T06:34:12.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: If you wanted to try to make a crack at the event you could try to E2 one of your 4 stars, Myrtle or Jay would probably be good picks, but then you'd be renting E2s and following Youtube videos to clear the non-challenge event maps. It'd be extra effort that I'm not sure would be fun
<2022-11-12T18:50:11.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I did get the 6* voucher
<2022-11-12T18:50:23.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: not sure if I want Kal'tsit, Mudrock, Surtr, or Suzuran
<2022-11-12T18:50:29.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I do have Jaye and Myrtle E1'd though
<2022-11-12T18:50:54.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I already farmed my way to max potential Lumen lol
<2022-11-12T18:58:38.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Jaye is secretly a six star. If you can keep paying his cost, his S2 is stupidly strong.
<2022-11-12T18:59:06.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Lumen's got a unique niche but if you are just starting up I wouldn't raise him over cheaper medics.
<2022-11-12T18:59:40.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Kal is probably the best pull from the 6* voucher on the level of "Value for an SSR" against "Likelihood of showing in the shop soon"
<2022-11-12T19:00:44.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Kal provides both lane holding and boss killing on two different skills. Mudrock kinda does too but I think she's closer to showing up in the shop. Suzuran is SUPER CUTE though
<2022-11-12T19:02:48.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Max Pot Lumen is a great get from the event. Everything from the shop is good but if you have all his pots you'll get a bunch of gold certs next time the event runs which is really valuable as gold certs become shop purchased guaranteed 6 stars when they decide to show up
<2022-11-12T19:08:21.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I would say unless you're super horny for Surtr (And read her lines before you decide that as she is a turbo bitch), any of the other three are probably better gets from the voucher in terms of giving you more fun toys. Suzuran isn't usually a game winner on her own but she can do good slow+damage or she can buff at a level of "Well worth bringing her over another big DPS." Mudrock should be in the cert shop in 3 months or so if you're nearing 180 gold certs
<2022-11-12T19:08:57.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I'm at like 53 certs and I doubt I'll get that many
<2022-11-12T19:09:10.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: probably not going to whale, though I already spent $30 on a 6* and a 10-roll
<2022-11-12T19:09:23.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: the 10-roll permit only gave me 4*s, most of which I already had plus an absolute bottom-tier so lmao
<2022-11-12T19:09:37.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Blue bags are the worst
<2022-11-12T19:10:05.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I mean, a lot of 4*s are really good so far
<2022-11-12T19:10:12.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Cutter in particular has been really nice 
<2022-11-12T19:10:25.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: apparently she's basically a cheaper version of a 6*
<2022-11-12T19:10:30.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I forget what the usual gold cert income is. If you have all the 4 stars max pot then dupes of 4 stars give you a gold cert and eventually recruitment is just a periodic drip of green and gold certs
<2022-11-12T19:11:09.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I've never really brought her out to serious fights but she is pretty good from what I've seen and a few tests. I think she punches well above her star weight
<2022-11-12T19:11:10.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: if OG Mudrock's coming in a few months, I might have 180 certs by then
<2022-11-12T19:11:17.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: a third of the way there, but I also started recently
<2022-11-12T19:11:33.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: You get a bunch of gold certs just for starting for all your first recruits
<2022-11-12T19:11:37.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: apparently it only gets harder to get gold certs
<2022-11-12T19:11:47.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Then it kinda peters out a bit until you max pot all your 4 stars and then 4 star dupes are gold certs
<2022-11-12T19:11:55.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Which makes it slow and steady
<2022-11-12T19:11:55.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Aye
<2022-11-12T19:12:14.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Could also sit on the voucher, don't need to rush it if you're winning now
<2022-11-12T19:12:16.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: maybe I'll just get Kal'tsit then, she seems like a safe bet
<2022-11-12T19:12:37.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I'm thinking I'll wait until the event ends and I run out of free daily rolls
<2022-11-12T19:12:49.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I'd be a little pissed if I spent $30 to get an operator that spooks me anyway
<2022-11-12T19:13:02.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: still mad that Aak spooked me when I wanted Irene, but apparently he's actually great
<2022-11-12T19:13:34.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I like Aak a lot. He's tough to use but is fun
<2022-11-12T19:14:10.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: His S1 actually does pretty good DPS+stuns against enemies. If you have a medic in range he can kinda double as a sniper+slow that doesn't focus drones
<2022-11-12T19:17:26.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: only trouble is he also does damage to the guys he's buffing, so I imagine that'll take some time to figure out
<2022-11-12T19:17:43.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: kind of want FEater, but she's not the most versatile pick
<2022-11-12T19:17:34.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I still have the two 5* tickets I'm sitting on
<2022-11-12T19:17:59.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I think some people use back of the napkin math of about 1 gold cert a day for recruit->4 star dupe->gold certs but I'm not sure how that actually shakes out
<2022-11-12T19:18:09.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Provided you're doing 4 recruits a day
<2022-11-12T19:18:32.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I thought FEater was free... wait no that's Cliffheart
<2022-11-12T19:19:36.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: yeah, it really depends on your tags
<2022-11-12T19:19:45.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: plus I'm not upgrading the office because I'm working at a 252 base
<2022-11-12T19:19:47.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: For the newbie voucher of the pick 4 I think people recommend Project Red or Liskarm (Both low impact I'd say) and for the everyone pick voucher people say Specter or Lappland
<2022-11-12T19:19:54.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: having a constant stream of LMD seems better overall than moar goldcerts
<2022-11-12T19:19:58.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I already rolled Liskarm
<2022-11-12T19:20:26.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: haven't really invested in her yet because I already have Spot and Cuora as defenders, might upgrade Spot to Gummy though
<2022-11-12T19:20:38.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I had already upgraded everything when the 252 meme came out and I don't wanna mess with it but I've been playing so long I've got pretty much the XP and jewbucks I need
<2022-11-12T19:20:49.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Gummy is if nothing else WAY CUTER than Spot
<2022-11-12T19:22:01.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Liskarm's gimmick is that if she is hit she gives SP to someone near her which can sometimes enable some goofy setups but if you already have Liskarm and are not insanely horny for Red you could sit on that one
<2022-11-12T19:23:47.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: It is really, REALLY tough to pass up on Specter/Lappy for the Kung Fu Panda but I do know the Panda can do some lane holding so I don't think you'd be bricking your account to get her
<2022-11-12T19:35:29.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: maybe I'll get lucky and feeter will spook me on a recruit roll
<2022-11-12T19:35:46.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I guess Lappland's an alright psycho lesbian, plus she's good in the base
<2022-11-12T19:35:57.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: think the trading post meta is Lappland + Texas + Exusiai?
<2022-11-12T19:37:39.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Well Feater is good enough I'd say. Having cute gorls you want is SUPER IMPORTANT after all
<2022-11-12T19:38:01.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: She does good XP card generation too
<2022-11-12T19:38:28.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: One of the good trading post combos is Lappy+Texas+Exu aye. I rotate about 3 teams in and out and they're one of them
<2022-11-12T19:39:50.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I think they need to be E2 to make that TP combo work. Exu is strong in TP by herself with other % gain ops though
<2022-11-12T19:40:54.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: yep
<2022-11-12T19:41:08.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: and while E1 Jaye is actually a downgrade in terms of base skills, he can still work when paired with SilverAsh
<2022-11-12T19:41:38.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I agonized a little over actually promoting Jaye before I decided he was too good in-game to use exclusively as a base slave
<2022-11-12T19:42:28.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: He's fun to use. way too fun to agonize over modest percentages of passive income
<2022-11-12T19:43:15.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Still the 5 star vouchers won't expire so you can sit and think on it for a while 
<2022-11-12T19:43:30.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The 6 star voucher will expire eventually but I'm not sure when cuz I cracked mine open immediately
<2022-11-12T19:44:20.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Also if you wanna drop some money in the game, the monthly pass is $5 for a ten spin a month, plus bonus stamina, plus OP to shore up costumes you may wanna buy
<2022-11-12T20:35:24.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I was thinking of it 
<2022-11-12T20:35:42.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Next time a cute feet/cunny operator comes up I might drop money, I like this game a lot 
<2022-11-12T20:38:51.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I think Shamare just left the shop but her feet stuff is mostly fan art
<2022-11-12T20:56:37.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: what a shame 
<2022-11-12T21:00:33.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: ! https://varishangout.net/media/a8b88fb5-7e47-4330-b085-f39a6041abaf/Husky_1668286831375_UIAWWP8EEM.png
<2022-11-12T21:17:47.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Eunectes is a GOOD GIRL
<2022-11-12T21:23:34.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I think I used the last two SSR selectors for Aak and Eunectes respectively
<2022-11-12T21:23:41.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: This time it was for the bull girl I forget her name
<2022-11-12T21:25:31.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I would not recommend Eunectes as a wise use of a selector though. She is super cute and can do some insane shit but her whole gimmick is "block 1 for 30 seconds and then transform into flaming croc mech to wreck shit" but a time release block 1 shit-wrecker is not exactly the most useful shit wrecker you have on your team even among 5 star shit wrecker options.
<2022-11-12T21:25:46.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: That said I like her I wanted her and I use her whenever possible
<2022-11-12T21:26:24.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Aak's S2 buff buffs defense and I would basically never recommend you use that. Until you can get him to E2 you should just use him on S1 as a backup stun sniper kinda like May but less cute.
<2022-11-12T21:27:47.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: That said Kalstit and Mudrock both have really good S2s and can perform at lane holder efficiency extremely well with those skills before you even need to E2 them
<2022-11-12T21:28:30.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Also if you're looking at Mudrock costumes, do note she has a swimsuit costume that rotates in and out so check the one for sale now versus the other one before you buy either
<2022-11-12T21:30:12.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: And if you buy Gavial's costume now they will give you a costume voucher for a free costume when her alter comes out around December 
<2022-11-12T21:36:59.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: is Kal'tsit or Mudrock better or are they used differently enough it's not really fair to compare them?
<2022-11-12T22:08:02.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: They are different but the roles are similar. Kalstits minion blocks 3 and has great stats. On S2 he can hit all blocked enemies which gives him good lane holding. On S3 he hits for true damage which ignores dodge, def, and res. One of the best and most reliable sources of it in the game which makes Kalstit one of the best boss killers out there, but jt cycles fast enough that she can use the true damage to lane hold too.Mudrock is more of a lane holder. Probably the best in the game. She cannot be healed but you dont need to. On her S2 after getting hit enough times she does an AOE spin attack and heals so hordes stand almost no chance of getting through her. She also regens barriers that block one attack and heal her when popped which does great to negate some gimmicks. Her S3 is less good at boss killing but it has her charge up to hit hard which can kill elites or some bosses
<2022-11-12T22:09:37.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: They are both absolute top tier units. Neither replaces the other. The only edge Kalstit has is that Mudrock is coming to the shop soon. Otherwise both are excellent picks
<2022-11-12T22:10:49.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The true damage from Kalstit is a bit more unique but there are lots of maps where I feel I need one or the other or both
<2022-11-12T22:12:09.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Mudrock is DP thirsty but her being able to solo a tough lane no support is hugely valuable when squad and deployment is tight
<2022-11-12T22:19:26.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: By the way "cannot be healed" in Arknights always allows passive regen effects as an exception. Perfumer and Angelina passive traits for instance and I think some actives that make a healing field but not all
<2022-11-12T22:21:28.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: does that include Lancet's on-deploy heal?
<2022-11-12T22:24:19.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I am not sure. The rule of thumb is if it shows green numbers it is banned by cannot be healed
<2022-11-12T22:24:32.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Never tested lancet
<2022-11-12T22:25:39.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I leveled her to 30 on a whim because I'm kind of short on decent medics
<2022-11-12T22:25:53.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I have Ansel, Lancet, Gavial, and Podenco if you want to count her
<2022-11-12T22:26:06.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: oh and Lumen, but I don't think he's worth investing in yet
<2022-11-12T22:34:22.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Ansel is good if you can bring yourself to use a trap. He and Gavial are really only outclassed by medics who do something other than heal.
<2022-11-12T22:34:37.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I thought he was a girl until I read his file
<2022-11-12T22:34:54.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: tbh I really like the range on Ansel's skill
<2022-11-12T22:35:04.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: on some maps I don't even feel the need for a second medic
<2022-11-12T22:35:11.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Perfumer should eventually drop from the 4 star gacha. She does AOE healing of 3 targets in an area
<2022-11-12T22:37:49.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Silence is a solid option from the pick 4 ticket but her drone falls off now I think as most of the time if you need remote healing in a spot you should just deploy a self sustain operator like Mudrock there instead
<2022-11-12T22:38:50.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Ansels added range is really good
<2022-11-12T22:41:17.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Lumen has a naturally wide range that might be handy. That said what puts him on the map is the ability to clear debuffs like stun which he needs E2 to do in a useful manner
<2022-11-12T22:41:43.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: You will eventually get Purestream from recruit and she has the same range at 4 star cost
<2022-11-13T03:03:55.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Forgot susurro gamepress.gg/arknights/sites/arknights/files/2021-08/char_298_susuro_summer%236.png
<2022-11-13T03:04:18.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Very good 4 star medic for having a very good EMERGENCY HEAL REALLY HARD skill
<2022-11-13T03:43:28.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: sus cunny 
<2022-11-13T04:04:45.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Friend credits are free so definitely buy all the friend credit operators. Red cert operators don't cycle but they are expensive stamina-wise to farm and you have to get an E2 team up before you have time to spare with them. That said I think only Pudding and Honeyberry are worth it from the red cert shop. Honeyberry is probably the only one you will use long time into endgame and I definitely don't see myself shelving her long term as she heals the little gay circle special damage done in a lot of events (The sanity damage in the current one for instance but a lot of mechanics use that) and sometimes you need that healed more than you need health healing and for that she's good.
<2022-11-13T16:21:23.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: this reminds me that I found Sana's account after she quit homolive
<2022-11-13T16:21:32.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: she's now posting about how much she wants to fuck the shota she drew for arknights
<2022-11-13T16:21:34.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: based?
<2022-11-13T17:10:04.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Yeah that sounds normal for her
<2022-11-13T17:15:54.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: She randomly out of nowhere volunteered that Mizuki has soft armpits
<2022-11-13T17:16:30.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Among countless other things. Supremely entertaining
<2022-11-13T17:17:01.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I whaled for Goldenglow because I liked Sana so much but you know things happened between GG's announcement and now
<2022-11-13T18:48:29.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: how much did it cost?
<2022-11-13T18:48:39.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: also, can't say I blame Sana for leaving
<2022-11-13T18:49:16.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: couldn't stream Arknights or talk about it because of the reddit dragon, couldn't do fortunetelling streams, had to spend a lot of time on mandatory meetings which cut into her art career, not everyone's really cut out for the chuuba lifestyle
<2022-11-13T18:56:44.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I don't remember but not a whole lot. Not as much as Namie herself spent.
<2022-11-13T18:56:57.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: She streamed herself pulling and it was catastrophic
<2022-11-13T21:06:11.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: E-rank luck
<2022-11-14T16:11:19.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: https://arknights.fandom.com/wiki/Pozyomka
<2022-11-14T16:11:25.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: >literally named Poz>doesn't have oripathy
<2022-11-14T16:11:26.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: wtf
<2022-11-14T16:11:44.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: think I'm giving up on rolling Irene & Specter and saving for her & GtI's banner
<2022-11-14T16:24:46.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I only got Specter Alter from luckshitting. She is hot but not good. 
<2022-11-14T16:26:24.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Also the next banner is Joint Ops, which means you can ONLY pull the featured SRs and SSRs, and the 5 stars there are Liskarm, Tsukinogi, Feater, Lappy, Akafuyu, and Provence. A little risky and a couple whammies but you may wanna roll to the guarantee on it and see if you can get Lappy or Feater
<2022-11-14T16:27:04.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: In addition, you will get another 5 star pick ticket for free around Jan when Doc Croc Is Pissed banner arrives
<2022-11-14T16:28:37.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Also that Susurro feet skin is free looks like and you should be able to get it in a couple months in Dossoles rerun
<2022-11-16T15:03:36.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Last day for Whale Alter banner. I do not recommend going for it as Doc Croc has a stronger banner, but limited banner free rolls can make pity easier to reach (~70 rolls without SSR) if you havent seen a single SSR out of it.
<2022-11-16T18:34:03.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I got Spalter 
<2022-11-16T18:34:29.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I'm just doing my free daily and saving for GtI & Poz
<2022-11-16T22:02:50.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Powerful gacha luck. I would absolutely not roll or give the slightest shit for Irene. Shark is at least hot.
<2022-11-16T23:20:26.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Irene cute though 
<2022-11-16T23:20:31.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: And she's also a Bloodborne
<2022-11-16T23:20:39.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: No she ugly flat faced loser hate her
<2022-11-16T23:21:24.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Irene will go in the spook pool and even potential future pick tickets and even theoretically the shop 2 years from now so you can get her later if needed
<2022-11-16T23:22:40.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Pity starts raising your rate of 6* at 50 rolls without one and the math typically means you should see the gacha spit out a 6* at minimum every 70 rolls without one. The pity carries over on all non-limited banners, this includes the standard banner and any event banners that aren't stuff like Specter Alter
<2022-11-16T23:24:20.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: So you can sometimes stock up pity rolling for g10s on banners and try to get pity on a normal banner with someone you might want, but even with the pity you still have the standard 6* distribution (50% to get a banner unit, split to 25% each on a double rate up). Limited pity is kept only to that banner and not carried over
<2022-11-16T23:24:28.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: There is no pity indicator
<2022-11-16T23:25:15.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: That said rolling for the guarantee isn't always the best idea as there are very few really good five stars compared to equivalent 4 stars
<2022-11-16T23:25:40.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Also upcoming should be the Bloodborne Prequel event where you can get Gladiia aka Ass Visible Through Thighs
<2022-11-16T23:26:23.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: She's a puller with stats good enough to be a budget low DP cost laneholder with range using her S2 so if you can raise her she might be handy
<2022-11-17T05:10:45.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: and I just E1'd Cliffheart lol
<2022-11-17T05:10:51.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: though she's cuter than Gladiia
<2022-11-17T05:26:26.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Retard lol #owned
<2022-11-17T05:27:39.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: If you don't have real good dps guards, I think pushers and pullers can suffice. Plus they bully the enemy and can apply CC and pullers can hit drones but will not prioritize them. not an aspect of the game I have used all that much but if you are new and have trouble finding DPS (Though Cutter really ought to be good enough for most things outside of boss killing)
<2022-11-17T05:28:47.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I think Dossoles Holiday should be getting a rerun sometime between Dec-Feb and the welfare from that is a dude, sadly, Tequila, but he definitely gives boss killing burst DPS at a 5* welfare package which is really only the hard thing to find among free shit in this game
<2022-11-17T05:29:12.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I forget what SSRs you have though, if you have Silverash you don't need Tequila
<2022-11-17T05:30:17.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: oh right you do lol
<2022-11-17T05:33:23.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Someone told me that Lumen with his S3 has the highest sustained healing per second in the game for medics and I'm a little annoyed I only just found this out recently. So he might be worth building, but, again, very rarely do you hit situations where healing more than "enough" is what's needed and some sort of bonus beyond healing isn't a better call, just because of the way the damage math works out in both theory and practice 
<2022-11-17T22:04:39.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Now I have no clue how this works but apparently you can access old events in Arkmans with some sort of crystal that regenerates once per week. I am not sure if one crystal unlocks a whole event or one stage or what but if you go to the side story tab in terminal, Grani, Heart of Surging Flame, and Code of Brawl all look like they have added on "record restoration" which allows you to score the old welfare so if you can you may want to open those even if you do not intend to play them any time soon. None of the welfares on offer are good but Ceylon is cute and can give 80% crafting by product at e2
<2022-11-17T22:16:06.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: And the daily contingency contract rotating maps arent that hard if you have a good E1lv30 or so team. They only become hard as you take more risks but if you rank up in them you can get a small pile of CCbux for that system's shop and start catching up on the welfares from there which are just mostly okay. (I love Tuye and maxed her but shes not needed) that said it is a 0 stamina cost system with free retries so it costs IRL time and effort which is a rarer resource
<2022-11-18T03:03:22.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I've heard Bibeak is pretty good, but I have Cutter
<2022-11-18T03:03:31.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: not sure if he's different enough to really be worth building
<2022-11-18T03:03:39.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: also https://varishangout.net/media/b6cc7803-849d-4a39-a60f-757d81fea034/image.png
<2022-11-18T03:36:14.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Accurate
<2022-11-18T03:37:30.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Bibeak has a unique niche that, like everything else, works when built up. She's probably the best out of the CC shop for it but I almost never use her. Her S2 charges on attack, holds 3 charges, and unleashes a decent ranged AOE stun when you press the button so she can keep charging this up and hold almost anyone who isn't arbitrarily immune in front of her for quite some time while chipping away at them. 
<2022-11-18T03:38:00.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: There's a lot of high end gimmick play scenarios where you can conceivably use this but in almost all of them you can also just use something else
<2022-11-18T03:38:02.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: But it's a fun toy
<2022-11-18T03:38:35.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Tuye is a cute spitting camel engineer gf who is sarcastic but a good girl but she is only good at healing and healing harder which you know my thoughts on already
<2022-11-18T03:38:56.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I forget who else is in there
<2022-11-18T03:39:33.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Either way when the CC event comes around you'll have to rank up on those maps anyway so doing it now can save you some time and you can just sit on the CCbux
<2022-11-18T03:42:33.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: During a CC event, the CC shop gets a temporary pile of mats, a few new permanent items, and there's a big CC map with dozens of risks to take and a daily rotating map that is usually not too different from what you have now. Again, most of these maps are tuned pretty close to E1 lv50 or so by default and only become hard when you start adding the risks in compounding ways and when you start shaking out the math of the main map it usually comes down to "Alright to score Risk 18 I take all these easy risks and now I have to choose either to buff X enemy to the moon or buff Y enemy to the moon" but typically the easiest way is to just go watch a guide of someone who rents chen alter and beats it with everyone else e1lv1
<2022-11-18T03:43:17.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: And then go watch a second guide and do it that way when the first one doesnt shake out or has faggot execution difficulties
<2022-11-18T05:41:33.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: yeah, I'm trying to avoid using guides, but I'll probably make an exception for time-limited stages
<2022-11-18T05:41:59.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: usually I prefer to at least clear a stage, maybe try again a few more times if some enemies leaked, and then check out a guide to see the "correct" way
<2022-11-18T05:42:11.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: if nothing else it's usually good for figuring out what I was supposed to learn
<2022-11-18T06:14:21.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: There's been a lot of maps where I completely miss the point and guides bail me out. This was REALLY big in Who is Real where the enemies will mostly explode themselves if you let them and "When" to block and place was finally a question you needed to experiment with when it never had been before. Some other event bosses really throw some loops at you. I will also add trial and error on some of these maps can easily run in the hours if you keep getting really close and needing to try X instead of Y so there are times where I use guides just to cut off the amount of real world time I spend on it
<2022-11-18T06:15:32.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Once you get past Scrubshatterer and start seeing story bosses after him, or most event bosses, you often need to face check their gimmicks once or twice and then go read the Enemies entry to figure out what all their bullshit does.
<2022-11-18T06:16:33.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: That having been said the boss of the upcoming Bloodborne event rerun is really easy. A spectacle above all else and I don't see why you wouldn't be able to do it with an E1L50 or so squad. Challenge missions maybe not but you should at least be able to get the whole event story.
<2022-11-18T06:33:26.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Plus I think a video taught me about the one event boss who you could just block with Cardigan and he could never kill her and she could never hit him hard enough to trigger his mechanics so you drain the map of enemies and leave them locked in an eternal struggle until it's just him and you and now you don't have to multitask to deal with his bullshit
<2022-11-18T18:37:22.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Is SN as annoying as event mechanics get?
<2022-11-18T18:37:37.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I know dodge isn't exactly hard to deal with, but if you're low on slowers it's a pain 
<2022-11-18T18:38:23.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: It's actually weird which classes I have 
<2022-11-18T18:38:46.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I'm drowning in good snipers, but the only ST casters I have are Steward, Amiya, and Haze
<2022-11-18T18:39:18.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: As for snipers, I currently have Exusiai, Kroos, Blue Poison, and May E1'd
<2022-11-18T18:39:38.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Thinking of investing in Vermeil because fox cunny and I also have Pinecone and Shirayuki
<2022-11-18T19:13:14.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: SN is pretty high up there but part of it is a gear check on if you have ways of applying silence like Lappy or Jaye S1
<2022-11-18T19:15:23.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: There arent any good casters outside of SSRs really. Click is about the only decent free one and Kjera is really nice for welfare but in the general case if you bring a caster you want Amiya or an SSR because Arknights early design thought arts was way more valuable than is
<2022-11-18T19:16:05.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Click and Amiya are basically all you need. Click is secretly really good.
<2022-11-18T19:16:49.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Snipers are kinda bloated. You dont need Vermeil but theres nothing wrong with raising her. She is good
<2022-11-18T19:17:39.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: May is one of the better free snipers because FUREEZU NANODA slows and can stun so she does decent DPS with CC. Kinda the same as Aak if you use S1 and ignore his buff gimmick
<2022-11-18T19:19:28.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: For snipers if I were you I would not raise them all right now as most folks recommend only using a couple AA snipers of which Exu is almost always gonna be one but it wouldnt hurt. They are almost all good and usable
<2022-11-18T19:20:57.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Shirayuki is unique. She is a long range AOE sniper. She is good but I do not like her design but what she does is almost too nice a tool to have, especially with Arts on a skill
<2022-11-18T19:22:34.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Pinecone is also really good. She is a shotgun sniper basically, hits pure AOE on a short range and her S1 does good enough DPS that you can use her against tough guys. She is unironically the best shotgun sniper outside of Summer Chen just because her kit is functional and nonshit.
<2022-11-18T19:23:39.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Shotgun snipers are a lot tougher to really use than Shirayuki's long range AOE, she wont fill a new niche, but she is fun and I do field her occasionally.
<2022-11-18T19:24:58.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Pure AOE means the whole area gets blasted. shirayuki style AOE means a square gets hit and anyone in or around the square takes it. Perfumer/medic AOE is just 3 mans in the healing range.
<2022-11-18T22:51:32.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: so May, Exu, and BP should be enough in the sniper front?
<2022-11-19T00:08:00.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Aye
<2022-11-19T00:08:11.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: At least for AA snipers
<2022-11-19T00:39:36.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: It's a bit of grind, by the way, but if you can get Jaye to E2 and get his module, it'll buff him so he only takes 2 DP every 3 seconds instead of 3 so you can still make some DP with him out naturally
<2022-11-19T05:00:32.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Practically speaking I think three AA snipers might be overkill and you might usually only need two but basically all of them are good in slightly different ways so you can't go wrong with any pick, especially if you pick with your wang.
<2022-11-19T05:03:49.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The upcoming Bloodborne rerun event's only gimmick was the brain damage little circle which after became a gimmick in pretty much every event. Just then it was the first time it showed up so they had some terrain to help cure it since medics that cure it weren't invented at the time. Just for comparison, the last event was the NotVatican City Gun Angels event and the gimmick there was enemies had ammo for their annoying abilities and you had to control Gelato Shops (It's not Italy) to prevent them from refilling and annoying you and the boss  had a super annoying bounce shot if your mans were bunched together and a lot of evasion. Another event had darkness that your team placements had to light up and a midboss that could attack anyone who had darkness behind them. Most mechanics are more manageable and less annoying than Navis "Everything evades forever"
<2022-11-19T14:16:58.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: oh yeah, for the 5* selector tickets I went with Projekt Red and Specter
<2022-11-19T14:17:10.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I already has Liskarm and I figured Jaye could fulfill Lappland's role about as well
<2022-11-19T14:17:16.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: had
<2022-11-19T17:40:25.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I wanna FUCK Lappland over most non-Asbestos 5 stars including Specter but Specter is good
<2022-11-19T17:40:55.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Specter can block 2 and attack 2, and when you get her to E2, that number jumps to 3, so she can be a cornerstone of your front line. She's tough enough to handle it
<2022-11-19T17:41:39.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Her S2 not only makes her immune to death but it also rockets her DPS up into elite-killing and probably even boss-killing numbers. The self-stun doesn't matter because very few things will be left standing when she's done.
<2022-11-19T17:42:31.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Projekt Red is super fuckable doubly so with the swimsuit
<2022-11-19T17:44:11.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Gravel is a fast redeploy tank who will almost never kill something stronger than a world 3 mook (She can kill in roguelike but that's because roguelike enemy stats are tuned pretty low), but she is real good for absorbing a few hits of boss bullshit or holding aggro. Red CAN do some of those things but her best use is to quickly kill annoying things.
<2022-11-19T17:48:26.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The E2 on Specter is going to probably be the single highest impact E2 you can get in the near future probably second only to Silverash and Exu. The block +1 you get from that just makes everything easier with her. Also the self stun lets her native health regen kick in and usually means she won't actually die and no enemies will attack her while she's recovering. That said I have put her against a lot of bosses with slow attack animations or ranged attack gimmicks that can survive her invuln AND finish her off with their bullshit so she's not usually the single answer to super endgame stuff but there's a lot you can still get her to do.
<2022-11-19T17:49:12.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: (Of course a much cheaper E2 of a 4 star like Myrtle or Jaye or Cutter can unlock E2 rents on support and THAT might be a huge boon too because you can get carried by meta 6 stars whose third skills are their best.)
<2022-11-19T17:51:51.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: One more autistic thought, you may wanna keep sitting on the SSR pick ticket until you reach a point where you can start doing E2s often enough that a new unit can be taken to E2 fairly quickly. All the ones you were targetting are useful at E1, Mudrock more than most, but you could as an excuse to wait and try your luck at other banners wait until you become an E2 factory
<2022-11-19T23:07:52.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: it's like 40 days left on the ticket
<2022-11-19T23:08:00.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: when does the GtI/Poz banner drop?
<2022-11-20T00:29:04.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Around Jan/Feb time, expecting late Jan considering the amount of stuff that has to happen between then and now
<2022-11-20T00:30:02.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: It's not unreasonable to roll to the G10 on the joint ops banner that will accompany the next CC but since guarantee on a limited is 300 every spin counts if you want the guarantee
<2022-11-20T00:32:14.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: That having been said, Chink side of the board just got Pozy and Mlynar who just plain powercreep the game only for the newest CC to be so easy you can clear it to rank 18 with Texas Alter solo just fast redeploy raping the enemies so we aren't looking ahead to a lot of extremely difficult content up ahead. As long as you can build a couple meta dudes and rent one carry to clean up the rest, you should be good. It's really just grind and leveling until then
<2022-11-20T00:33:03.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Silverash and Exu and whoever you pick on the ticket will answer a lot of problems even if you decide "FUCK META I WANT FOX CUNNY" as Suzuran is nice and cute
<2022-11-20T00:33:32.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: And can still make things happen even if she isn't just a one-stop DPS shop by herself like the others
<2022-11-20T01:33:33.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: working on getting everyone I use regularly to E1lv30
<2022-11-20T01:33:46.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: not sure if I should throw more levels at Courier
<2022-11-20T01:34:01.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: he has some legit uses over Texas if I just need a warm body on the field to generate dp
<2022-11-20T01:34:09.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: but he's apparently not a very good use longterm
<2022-11-20T01:34:14.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: >wasting XP on a dudewww
<2022-11-20T01:35:31.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Most DP engines use Myrtle+Elysium these days to just rush on by. I used Courier a lot early on because he was nice to have extra when I started but Siege was my first or second SSR
<2022-11-20T01:35:44.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: So I was pretty quick to bench him for the lion and someone who wasn't a dude
<2022-11-20T01:36:04.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: eh, SilverAsh is a man and I wouldn't give him up
<2022-11-20T01:36:09.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: He won't be someone you use on the field to deal damage very often once you get past a certain point
<2022-11-20T01:36:18.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Silverash is an exception cuz he's a cool chessmaster bro
<2022-11-20T01:36:45.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Courier also has some possibly unintentionally fucked up lore
<2022-11-20T01:36:51.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Really?
<2022-11-20T01:37:04.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: it's mentioned the letters he delivers smell strange and he's based on musk deer, so that's probably the joke
<2022-11-20T01:37:12.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: nice
<2022-11-20T01:37:13.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: except the glands releasing that musk are on their balls
<2022-11-20T01:37:18.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Oof
<2022-11-20T01:37:21.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: he's literally wiping his nuts on your  mail
<2022-11-20T01:37:43.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: If you like Courier you could do worse but I don't think he's going to stay on the field very long in serious fights, and someone like Myrtle who is less stats more DP gen might be more appropriate to most tasks
<2022-11-20T01:37:53.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: It is nice to have someone cheap to drop early though
<2022-11-20T01:38:18.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: yeah, I'm figuring out that while Myrtle isn't exactly a tank and certainly doesn't do much damage, it's not terrible to have her directly in the enemies' way
<2022-11-20T01:38:47.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: so if there's 1 lane to defend asap, I drop her and Texas together, if the rush isn't too fast they can hold it long enough to get more guys out
<2022-11-20T01:38:51.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Myrtle CAN 1v1 most early game mooks but that's about all she can do and you don't want her doing that longer than needed to get the front line shored up
<2022-11-20T01:39:31.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: realized I was fucking up hard by dropping Vigna in lanes when her entire kit is based around killing specific shit asap
<2022-11-20T01:40:19.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The vanguards who score DP on kill are very misleading and annoying but yes she is better as an assassin than early game DP gen lane holding
<2022-11-20T01:40:40.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: It's not that they're bad but when you're starting out you think they're good for similar stuff as other vanguards but NOOOOOOOO
<2022-11-20T01:40:54.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Vigna especially has a decent kit for that sort of assassin work
<2022-11-20T01:42:05.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: You could put her in front of Silverash or something to try to make an ersatz block three lane if needed
<2022-11-20T01:42:43.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: That said it's been a very long time since I've been in early game so if you need Courier to stick around and hit harder it's not likely to be a total waste
<2022-11-20T01:42:50.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: basically she's a less good Jaye for maps with slow/no DP regen
<2022-11-20T01:42:56.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: annoyed at how much LMD leveling costs tbh
<2022-11-20T01:43:10.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: oh yeah, also working on Specter
<2022-11-20T01:43:23.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: with S2 she can hold entire lanes with minimal support for a good while
<2022-11-20T01:44:07.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Leveling costs scale up a lot as your level increases, it's pretty nuts taking anyone over E1L30 or E2L30
<2022-11-20T01:44:16.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Ascending someone to E2 is also really expensive
<2022-11-20T01:44:41.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I've got more LMD than I'm likely to ever spend but it took a long time to get here and a lot of time broke waiting for cash to turn up so I can get people built
<2022-11-20T01:45:00.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The event shop has like 700k LMD if you want to try farming the event some more
<2022-11-20T01:45:17.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: isn't the event over?
<2022-11-20T01:45:30.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: No it's got another few days
<2022-11-20T01:45:39.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: This event is three weeks cuz it's the anniversary
<2022-11-20T01:45:46.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The banner ended but the event is still open for a while
<2022-11-20T01:46:26.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: That said the massive pile of money takes something like 720 stamina to get it all, I forget
<2022-11-20T01:48:26.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: ah
<2022-11-20T01:48:46.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Well less if you get more shopbux from objectives of course
<2022-11-20T01:48:57.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: ah
<2022-11-21T00:03:54.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Also speaking of Arkmales I would never ditch Aak or Lee who is basically Chinese onmyoji flim-flam fast talker Columbo. Thorns I WISH I could get rid of but he's too useful
<2022-11-21T00:57:43.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: The gacha did give me Aak
<2022-11-21T01:05:22.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Aak is a bro who thinks its fine to do experiments on the enemies
<2022-11-21T01:06:23.000Z> DrRyanSkelton attached file https://i.poastcdn.org/4d95b0341114cc4e4f4ae19defca09ace74f8fcbabf13da2ce94c04567271c5e.gif
<2022-11-21T05:15:17.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: teamkilling chad
<2022-11-22T01:05:11.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Finally have 5 factories 
<2022-11-22T01:05:17.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Now to get one to lv3
<2022-11-22T01:51:23.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I remember how many endless runs I had to do of the base materials 5 map. So glad I got my base filled out
<2022-11-22T01:52:01.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: By the way, event furniture sets just give you max comfy instantly once you assemble them so properly attend five events and you'll have five dorms kitted out and will never need to think about it again
<2022-11-22T02:31:47.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I've heard it might be better to keep your dorms to a minimum for theoretical max efficiency 
<2022-11-22T02:32:31.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Though I'm already giving up putting any levels in the PR office and so on for 252
<2022-11-22T02:32:56.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Really wish AK would change that tbh, wouldn't be so bad if you could revert the right side dorm changes 
<2022-11-22T02:33:06.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: No this just takes care of the furniture minigame crap. Upgrading your dorms increases the comfy cap. If you have max furniture, then you are just hitting your comfy cap
<2022-11-22T02:33:17.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Room upgrades, I mean 
<2022-11-22T02:34:04.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I have not put any thought into running anything but a max upgraded everything and my autism refuses to allow me to consider it so I upgraded every single component of everything. That said, I trust the people who have done the 2-5-2, don't upgrade the crap offices on the right wing
<2022-11-22T02:34:06.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: math
<2022-11-22T02:34:32.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Dorms are probably perfectly fine to leave minimally upgraded
<2022-11-22T02:34:45.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: As I think all upgrading those gets you is faster resting and friend credits 
<2022-11-22T02:35:11.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: And so long as rest periods match up to morning/evening that's fine
<2022-11-22T02:36:02.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: There's a dozen QoL fixes I wish they would do. Base employee presets so you can just toggle between them on one button press, friend credit visits not taking forever, downgrading the east half of the base, etc.
<2022-11-22T02:36:14.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Auto-repeat would be good but I just use macros for that
<2022-11-22T03:08:30.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: what I've heard is having only 2 dorms lets you upgrade the training room to max, which you need for M3 skills
<2022-11-22T03:08:49.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: also, chapter 3's story sucks out loud
<2022-11-22T03:09:09.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: "wow wtf ur so heartless for fighting the rock AIDS niggas that tried to kill u ;_;"
<2022-11-22T03:31:01.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I really absolutely could not care less about the plight of the infected the more the game drones on about it. Cursed with crystal aids to get super cool magick powers but your SO OPPRESSED ;_;;;;;;;;
<2022-11-22T03:32:04.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: My wife is Matoimaru who is pureblood I will kill all infected
<2022-11-22T03:32:43.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: There are bits of great writing in this universe but the longer the game goes on the more you are going to have to start fast forwarding or even skipping the story. Event stories can be hours to read before you even get to the farming nodes
<2022-11-22T03:37:56.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Also oripathic niggas get corpse explosion syndrome that spreads the aids further
<2022-11-22T03:38:03.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: so keeping close tabs on them is totally justified
<2022-11-22T03:50:30.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Precisely. One of the reasons the Rainbow 6 crossover story was good was because it actually showed, for once in the story, that having oripathy kinda sucks for the person who has it without evil oppression but everything else is just muh oppression whining.
<2022-11-22T04:21:01.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I was talking to a friend and apparently later on Lungmen is shown as being pretty terrible in its own right
<2022-11-22T04:21:13.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: but at least for now I don't think they're being unreasonable re their treatment of the infected
<2022-11-22T04:49:59.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I don't remember all of that story arc but I think it made me mad but in a "Fuck you too, writer" way
<2022-11-22T04:50:24.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: But I did get madder at actual writing sins that dwarf whatever I might have gotten mad at there but I shan't spoil it
<2022-11-22T05:02:18.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I don't mind spoilers too much, I already know a lot of what happens later
<2022-11-22T05:02:25.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: like FrostNova probably being dead as fuck
<2022-11-22T18:56:26.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Once you get to the end of the Reunion arc, half of the final chapter's novel's worth of text is Talulah's backstory. From Ursus noble brat to infected freedom fighter to bitch and they actually do a pretty good job showing her encountering enough cruelty to make her saying fuck it seem really reasonable. They put the work in and earned it I would say
<2022-11-22T18:58:32.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Except her dad is an immortal wizard and he cursed her with the most specific, smug writer curse ever where if she agrees with his evilness on this little rebellious tantrum he will take control but only if she agrees. So they have their cake of serious fall of someone relatively good and then eat it too with and shes possessed by an evil dark wizard but she also agrees with him so she is still liable
<2022-11-22T18:59:31.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I do not think I have ever felt so insulted and yanked around by a story in my life, the serious and the stupid just mixed together
<2022-11-23T15:44:22.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I am sure you have been told but make sure to do annihilation every week even if you are shit at it. Just keep redoing your shit runs until you squeeze out all the orundum. Only the current rotating mission and the three permanent missions pay out though. The rest is just for reward catchup. If you are new the order of difficulty is Chernobog, Lungmen Outskirts, Lungmen Downtown. Downtown is a big jump on in difficulty but the first two ought to be doable. Since these are 30 fucking minutes long I recommend using a video guide.
<2022-11-23T21:34:39.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: yep, I've done it
<2022-11-24T03:47:19.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Alright I think we have one free day in Arknights and then the rerun of the first Bloodborne event. The only event gimmick for that one is the enemies giving the brain damage, white circle, terror, elemental damage, whatever the fuck they call it. The boss is mostly trivial and there is almost no reason at all you shouldn't be able to beat him, some of the earlier nodes might be tricky but I think if you have a mostly E1L30-50 team you ought to be good to go
<2022-11-24T03:48:26.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: You ought to be able to brute force a lot of it by just stacking defenders two deep so if the frontline gets stunned the second place dude can keep the line held. You could also see about renting a Honeyberry or a Mulberry to try to just hard counter the event.
<2022-11-24T03:49:41.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Typical play of an Arknights event is to rush through and only farm one or two of the final three maps as those are the only ones that give mats at better efficiencies than story maps. But as you know any farming anywhere will give you shopbux to buy what you need. That said, most shops still have good XP and LMD and cheap chips to help with the welfare
<2022-11-24T03:50:10.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: also HAPPY THANKSGIVING
<2022-11-24T03:57:19.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: oh yeah, Gladiia event is cumming
<2022-11-24T03:57:29.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: her S3 looks funny, but she's not as cute as cliffheart
<2022-11-24T03:58:12.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: As good a reason as any to not use her. I don't think I have ever once put her on the table until some time someone said "Wait she's perfect for this niche CC map challenge" after I had brute forced it
<2022-11-24T03:58:51.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: If you're not autistic about gotta catch em all you could skip her tokens
<2022-11-24T03:59:17.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: yeah, it's only worth getting tokens on the first run, right?
<2022-11-24T03:59:26.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: if  you won't use the operator, I mean
<2022-11-24T03:59:30.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Aye, unless you really WANT to use the welfare
<2022-11-24T03:59:35.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: if youg et the tokens you can get a good amount of yellow certs
<2022-11-24T03:59:41.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Correct
<2022-11-24T04:00:52.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: It's a rerun so the shop will be less stacked than a first run but you should still be able to walk away with a nice pile of mats, cash, XP, and a couple gacha pull tickets
<2022-11-24T04:03:04.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: if there's a banner I hope you get the free daily pull
<2022-11-24T04:03:06.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: And a Bloodborne themed furniture set if you really want
<2022-11-24T04:03:16.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: No they don't redo the limited banners for these reruns sadly
<2022-11-24T04:03:20.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: agonizing on whether to spend my green certs on the T2 headhunting permits or the guaranteed 4*
<2022-11-24T04:03:41.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Utage, Click, or Sus would be nice, but the headhunting permits have more utility for getting you closer to pity
<2022-11-24T04:04:15.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The guaranteed 4* is in my opinion a terrible use of the green permits. The headhunting permits turn into more green and yellow certs at a slightly less than full refund rate
<2022-11-24T04:04:30.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Plus I think the guaranteed 4* is only for the absolute shittiest 4*s
<2022-11-24T04:04:47.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: nah, it's for all of them I think
<2022-11-24T04:04:52.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Like I think only the launch people, which would mean no Utage, no Click, no Susurro....
<2022-11-24T04:04:53.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: at least I'd hope the shop would say if it's limited
<2022-11-24T04:05:03.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Really? Let me check
<2022-11-24T04:05:04.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: otherwise it's basically scamming you out of 750 green certs
<2022-11-24T04:05:06.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: wow what a ripoff
<2022-11-24T04:05:23.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: pretty sure I have all the launch 4*s, or at least the ones I'd care to use
<2022-11-24T04:06:11.000Z> DrRyanSkelton attached file https://i.poastcdn.org/4c7f5519b5455aba95de82768e7c7941772a6a0593e383031b3c975f2ec61da4.PNG
<2022-11-24T04:06:32.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Horrifically not worth it I would say
<2022-11-24T04:08:10.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: yeah I have all of htem except Estelle, Myrrh, Matterhorn, and Mousse
<2022-11-24T04:08:18.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: none of them seem worth 750 certs at all
<2022-11-24T04:08:55.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Estelle is limited only to recruitment so I would only do it if you were desperate for her but Specter is her but way better
<2022-11-24T04:09:16.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: No when the 3 star and 4 star stuff was added those were butts of endless jokes
<2022-11-24T04:09:19.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: A total waste of the green certs
<2022-11-24T04:09:54.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Specter S2: literally invincible for 10s then takes a quick nap
<2022-11-24T04:10:04.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The proper use of recruitment is to get more green and yellow certs and the proper use of green certs is to buy all T1, the orundum of T2, and probably the permits of T2 until you have enough you don't really care about that any more. Save the extra green certs to buy mats in emergencies
<2022-11-24T04:10:05.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Estelle S2: some extra damage and she can't be healed
<2022-11-24T04:10:14.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I N V A L I D A T E D
<2022-11-24T04:10:24.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I don't think there's any orundum in T2
<2022-11-24T04:10:34.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Oh, permits T2
<2022-11-24T04:10:35.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: right
<2022-11-24T04:11:21.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Estelle heals herself on trait when she hits things so there are super rare niches where she's nice to have but they're basically only stuff like roguelike. I would never recommend building her except when you're done with all your top and good tier guys and looking for other stuff to do with your grindbux
<2022-11-24T04:12:21.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: basically a "well I've E2L90'd the guys I actually use, may as well put these LMD to work" op?
<2022-11-24T04:12:31.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Now I trust you are aware there are two 5 stars only in recruitment and you get two vouchers to score one of them for free once you have cleared X amount of recruits. They are so staggeringly rare for most people the vouchers are how they will get them. Vulcan and Indra. Neither are all that good but they're cool
<2022-11-24T04:12:36.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Basically
<2022-11-24T04:12:50.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: E2L90 is really a waste. I've only done that to operators I want to FUCK
<2022-11-24T04:13:07.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The cost raises astronomically
<2022-11-24T04:13:07.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Indra's the one I should get, right?
<2022-11-24T04:13:29.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: she doesn't seem great in the grand scheme of things, but sh cute and also was in a gang with Siege
<2022-11-24T04:13:42.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: You'll get two vouchers so you can get both. Indra is the one I would recommend but I've never seriously used either of them except to trust farm them to 200%
<2022-11-24T04:13:52.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: That said the second voucher drops a LONG time later
<2022-11-24T04:13:52.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: who is another operator I'd probably want in a vacuum, but doesn't seem worth it
<2022-11-24T04:14:24.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I like Siege and I use her whenever I can but the game is doing everything in its power to reduce wherever I can down to zero
<2022-11-24T04:14:56.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: lion feet... https://varishangout.net/media/a75726cb-1b2b-4dbf-87a9-08b4bd6a1e97/image.png
<2022-11-24T04:15:03.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: yes I agree
<2022-11-24T04:15:44.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: After Under Tides we should have a Contingency Contract event which is basically 2 dead weeks to farm whatever you like and all the daily nodes are open
<2022-11-24T04:16:04.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: apparently Siege is actually very good if you play vanguardknights
<2022-11-24T04:16:09.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: You should attend the CC challenge maps every day if you can so you can buy the event loot but CC costs zero stamina
<2022-11-24T04:16:18.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: though saying "she's super good if you do a weird self-imposed challenge" isn't exactly high praise
<2022-11-24T04:16:55.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: https://invidious.varishangout.net/watch?v=BOSP4MelWiU
<2022-11-24T04:17:09.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I think Siege is good for that because she has a skill that scales up to good dmg but it doesn't generate DP
<2022-11-24T04:19:23.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: >Vanguardknights vs Talulah, Deathless Black Snake
<2022-11-24T04:19:34.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: My stomach is twisting just seeing that
<2022-11-24T04:37:26.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I'm now a little mad just from watching some chink do the inferno challenge map H8-4 gimmicks and all with vanguardknights 
<2022-11-24T21:34:43.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: man, stalled again lol
<2022-11-24T21:34:51.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I know it's not my levels, I just need to git gud
<2022-11-24T23:30:57.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: casualknights shitter detected go back to candy crush loser
<2022-11-24T23:50:38.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: oh yeah, is getting a shitton of 2* results too bad?
<2022-11-24T23:50:44.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I know you need to 3* a stage for autoclear, of course
<2022-11-25T00:10:54.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: You'll need to come back and 3* them to get the Prime but if it gets you closer to a base upgrade I don't see why not
<2022-11-25T00:11:10.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: If you're farming, 2* results are super bad
<2022-11-25T00:31:10.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: reached the 2nd Skullshatterer boss
<2022-11-25T00:31:19.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Amiya pot would be nice, for now she isn't doing much better than Steward
<2022-11-25T00:31:34.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: of course I'll focus on Under Tide's rerun when that happens, hopefully it gives me daily rolls
<2022-11-25T00:31:36.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: not sure if reruns do that
<2022-11-25T00:33:25.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Second Skullshatterer is a big wall
<2022-11-25T00:33:32.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: There's no shame in getting memed on there
<2022-11-25T00:34:58.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: He hits AOE AND applies a def down debuff which makes it absurdly difficult to tank his stuff and deploy people close enough to provide backup without getting wrecked with the AOE splash damage
<2022-11-25T00:35:40.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: And if you let him lap he's just gonna completely fuck your backline AND you need a crapload of DP really fast as it's a fast map too
<2022-11-25T00:37:24.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: He's called scrubshatterer for a reason
<2022-11-25T00:41:35.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: If I had a tip, every single def boost tile is a terrible place to deploy.
<2022-11-25T00:41:40.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Except for the backline ones.
<2022-11-25T00:43:19.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The two squares right in front of the blue box won't block skullshatterer, if you can score enough DP and get the deployment order correct so you have a Cuora there (Or maybe even a rented Mudrock or Kalstit's Mon3ter. S2 on both of those should be decent enough if you want a carry) so that the tank tanks the most shots you could probably just let Skullman lap and handle all the minions
<2022-11-25T00:43:28.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I assume I can't meme him with Gravel and Exu like I did during the first fight
<2022-11-25T00:44:25.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Nah, there's too many minions. Exu will get distracted and vent them giving Skullman enough time to about face the rat's neck and then make Exu cry
<2022-11-25T00:44:42.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: You MIGHT be able to do that if you catch him on a second lap when most of the minions have made it through
<2022-11-25T00:45:26.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: iirc the first Skullshatterer fight was comically Ez after I simply deployed Noir ahead of my backline to slow the drip
<2022-11-25T00:45:36.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: didn't matter when he died, by then the waves were manageable 
<2022-11-25T00:48:14.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: 2-10 was easier too because the enemies came from a different direction than Skullman
<2022-11-25T01:05:07.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: If you want to cheese him I think you can rent Nearl the Radiant Knight. Even if she is just E1 Lv 70, as long as she is using her skill 2 she should be able to 1v1 him to the tune of about 80% of his health
<2022-11-25T01:06:29.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Build your squad at the back with vanguards and snipers and at least one medic, then when Skullshatterer starts his first lap, drop NTR Knight on him and then try to get some sniper or caster with good DPS to join in. Even Melantha might work to help push it over the edge
<2022-11-25T01:06:58.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: With that you should be REALLY close to just winning it
<2022-11-25T01:07:39.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: To be able to make that rent your squad will need at least one E1 person in it
<2022-11-25T01:09:49.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: As long as he is engaged in melee he won't be firing the grenades or swinging AOE, but the second he dispatches NTR Knight he's gonna be in phase 2 and pissed so it could be dicey
<2022-11-25T01:10:12.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: (This is Nearl Alter, by the way, the Guard Nearl not Defender Nearl)
<2022-11-25T01:14:12.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: FYI I did just test this myself with E1 Lv30 shitters so I'm not talking out my ass, it SHOULD work but the uncertainty could be killer
<2022-11-25T16:09:45.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: https://arknights.fandom.com/wiki/spot/filehttps://arknights.fandom.com/wiki/blacknight/file 
<2022-11-25T16:09:58.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: comparing debut vs later operator files is funny 
<2022-11-25T16:10:12.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: The short quick sketch of Spot vs the essay on Blacknight
<2022-11-25T16:34:47.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: So true.
<2022-11-25T16:55:09.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Tbh I'm using Spot quite often
<2022-11-25T16:55:17.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I like him even if he's a furry 
<2022-11-25T16:55:30.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Though I have pot2 Gummy, not sure if it's worth leveling her 
<2022-11-25T17:17:42.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: If Spot is doing the job there's probably no reason to change
<2022-11-25T17:18:09.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Gummy won't be significantly better before E2. The only thing she can do is that she just charges and throws heals around without needing a button press
<2022-11-25T17:19:32.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Nearl and Saria are the 5 star and 6 star equivalents and Nearl's biggest boost is that she charges and holds the heals until someone is below 50% HP letting the medics do their job before she pitches in. Saria does the same but then has two additional OP 6* skills because of course she's 6* so she gets busted shit
<2022-11-25T17:19:53.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: But the holding to 50% is a big improvement over Gummy. That said I still use Gummy whenever I can because she is SUPER CUTE
<2022-11-25T21:50:42.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Now that I have spent some time replaying the boss for SV-9, I don't know how the numbers will turn out for you but his def and HP are still undertuned. That said he has a gimmick where he can summon tentacles in the forbidden spaces that will permastun operators next to them so you want to be able to either have double coverage so you can have a friend take out the tentacles or some fast redeploy. The toughest part of the boss is all the fliers he summons in the northeast corner but they fly across the width of the screen before scoring.
<2022-11-26T01:42:02.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: wonder if some of the nonsense in SN was a response to that
<2022-11-26T02:05:09.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: They crammed so much bullshit into SN
<2022-11-26T02:05:21.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: It was definitely a goofy event
<2022-11-26T02:05:46.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: By the way I got some bad news, this event is back when the devs realized Lappy was too powerful so a lot of the gimmicks, especially the egg niggas, can't be silenced
<2022-11-26T02:05:57.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: So if you bring out Jaye you want him running S2
<2022-11-26T03:17:12.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I usually use Jaye's S2 anyway tbh
<2022-11-26T03:17:16.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: he just doesn't die if he's using it
<2022-11-26T03:19:12.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: actually considering promoting Jaye to E2 after I get SilverAsh and Myrtle
<2022-11-26T03:19:24.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: not sure if Exu should be higher priority than Myrtle & Jaye
<2022-11-26T03:41:37.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: also lol I have pot5 Myrtle now
<2022-11-26T03:41:44.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: based
<2022-11-26T03:41:52.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: recruitment has been vomiting Myrtles and Gravels at me
<2022-11-26T03:42:03.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: E2ing 4 stars is way, way, WAY cheaper than E2ing 6 stars in terms of stamina to farm the mats required
<2022-11-26T03:42:05.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: already have maxed pot Gravel
<2022-11-26T03:43:25.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Recruitment loves giving Fast Redeploy/specialist when it spits 4 star tags so gravel keeps popping up a lot
<2022-11-26T03:43:39.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: oh, Specter might actually be one of my best E2 options right now actually 
<2022-11-26T03:43:45.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: AoE guards get block-3 at E2, yeah?
<2022-11-26T03:43:48.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Yes
<2022-11-26T03:44:08.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Block-3 means she'll attack 3 people too so it'll be a big boost to her DPS
<2022-11-26T03:44:37.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: basically a defender with actual DPS
<2022-11-26T03:45:02.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Aye
<2022-11-26T03:46:30.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I'm sure you've been told but 4*s can go to E2 with just 5 big chips, but 5*s and 6*s need dualchips so you gotta farm the chips, then buy chip catalysts from the red cert shop, then go to base and use one of your factories to make dual chips, THEN you can get your E2
<2022-11-26T03:46:59.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: yeah, it looks a pain in the ass
<2022-11-26T03:47:25.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: as it is I have SilverAsh at something like lv75 and it's costing a shitton of xp packs + 100k LMD for like a level or 2
<2022-11-26T03:47:36.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: it is but 20 drones will make a dualchip so you can usually just drone rush the builds
<2022-11-26T03:48:00.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: XP costs are enormous to get to the max levels, I've been there
<2022-11-26T03:53:55.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: what do you mean by the 20 drones to make a dualchip?
<2022-11-26T03:54:12.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: 20 drones skips an hour, which is how long the factory takes per dual chip
<2022-11-26T03:54:23.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: ah
<2022-11-26T03:55:21.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: So if you pop in later after your morning drone dump you should have recharged enough to make your dualchips immediately, hopefully
<2022-11-26T21:19:23.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: https://invidious.varishangout.net/watch?v=VuKzuSC1xTY
<2022-11-26T21:19:26.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I hope this mv is canon
<2022-11-26T22:01:09.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Looks accurate enough.
<2022-11-26T22:01:17.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The rapping penguin is 100% real
<2022-11-26T22:01:58.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: yeah but I mean I hope this actually happened in the game's story
<2022-11-26T22:02:19.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I'll pretend it did
<2022-11-26T22:04:05.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: this is their backup plan in case Rhodes Island doesn't pan out for them
<2022-11-26T22:04:14.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: they have promising futures ahead of them as Emperor's video hos
<2022-11-26T22:17:13.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: considering ivnesting in Deepcolor
<2022-11-26T22:17:18.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: she cute and I don't really have other summoners
<2022-11-26T22:17:45.000Z> DrRyanSkelton attached file https://i.poastcdn.org/757c7cd9ed27ce0c5157cdca3da1adf968de8e5dd29e6e3c4d19531526193ae1.png
<2022-11-26T22:18:00.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Her E2 art is a huge improvement and so I built her.
<2022-11-26T22:18:43.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Deepcolor basically allows you to have a weak caster and 3 or 4 additional melanthas that hit slightly less hard but live slightly longer to deploy as you see fit
<2022-11-26T22:19:27.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: It's not really big brain like people say but it does take a lot of space, but it also allows you to do a lot of things with one unit
<2022-11-26T22:19:50.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Note that Scene, who is also pretty good, is free from the CC shop as a 5 star
<2022-11-26T22:20:39.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Depends if you like shy tentacle artist or sloth photographer with genki robot assistant
<2022-11-27T02:49:06.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: If you E2 Deepcolor her module adds like 8 summons to her inventory so she won't run out before the map ends
<2022-11-27T03:04:54.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: huh
<2022-11-27T15:14:44.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: so far this event's a hell of a lot easier than SN
<2022-11-27T15:15:02.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: up through SV-5 now, taking a quick intermission to focus on getting Gladiia's tokens before I continue
<2022-11-27T15:15:16.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I just blew a shitton of sanity packs that were on the verge of expiring and have 800+ sanity now
<2022-11-27T15:15:32.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: Gravel almost invalidates the big flower niggas
<2022-11-27T15:15:57.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: just have a sniper wake them up and drop Gravel in her path, by the time she's on the verge of death you can pull her out and they die before or shortly after arriving to the main ops
<2022-11-27T18:51:01.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Aye, that's what she is good for.
<2022-11-27T18:51:25.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: A lot of the event's bullshit can be invalidated by holding them at bay and sniping them from range
<2022-11-27T18:51:45.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: SV-8 has a decently tough midboss in First To Talk and SV-9 has the main boss but most of it ought to be smooth sailing.
<2022-11-27T18:52:08.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: You can invalidate most of the gimmicks entirely if you want to rent a medic that cures the brain damage, either Honeyberry or Mulberry
<2022-11-27T18:53:04.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The best farming maps are going to be SV-7, 8, and 9 for dropping blue tier mats at a decent rate. 9 is the best but making an auto for it might be tricky cuz it's the big boss.
<2022-11-27T18:54:50.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Medics that cure the brain damage didn't exist at the time of this event's original run though so the Berry girls would be cheat codes almost.
<2022-11-27T19:43:08.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: lol now I hear about optimal farming maps
<2022-11-27T19:43:27.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I just pot6'd Gladiia on SV-2 https://varishangout.net/media/b1d9b250-4189-4f5a-b5b2-d4b2a7414ea7/image.png
<2022-11-27T19:44:00.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: now to actually get back to the event, maybe try 3*-ing the ones I had leaks on
<2022-11-27T20:04:51.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: In every event the optimal farming is always on the last three maps. The stamina is the same but the mat drops beat story maps on the last three.
<2022-11-27T20:05:02.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Er, stamina vs shopbux
<2022-11-27T20:44:52.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I wouldn't fret too much about it though, any mats you stockpile will be handy for now, you're just looking at slightly less efficiency in mat grinding which is just gonna be a given when you're still building your account.
<2022-11-27T20:45:42.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: If you need a hint on a map I might be able to throw together an ersatz E1L50 squad of shitters and see if I can't pretend I'm running a team similar to your powerlevel and try to give you a strat, but there's guys on youtube who are probably way better at making videos for that sort of thing
<2022-11-27T21:50:10.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I'll keep you in mind 
<2022-11-29T17:30:52.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Also if you havent added me feel free. My shamare will protect u from all crystal niggers https://i.poastcdn.org/48cc90f3d902b7baa90cb5727fdaa3ec550c682f10da9b16e05fd141b1a510bf.png
<2022-12-02T18:08:55.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: If you want to trade IRL time for loot, the IS2 roguelike mode (Phantom and Crimson Solitaire) has a lot of loot in its score track
<2022-12-02T18:09:33.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: The monthly squad I just did their objective with only three fights and just Orchid and Kroos beyond the initial free recruits
<2022-12-02T18:11:30.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: If you play it seriously, you could take as an initial recruit a friend carry SSR like Kalstit, Silverash, Thorns, NTR knight, Ling etc and just rush them to E2 and unga. Its a fun mode and the grind through the score track is infinite. Even shit play gets you progress
<2022-12-02T18:12:56.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: I use Cardigan, Fang, Kroos, and Ansel more than most other units in that mode. You dont need full meta E2 but most winning runs will need some of that eventually
<2022-12-02T18:13:43.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Which is to say dont fall for memes of using low tier waifu meme teams in it exclusively but they can move you pretty far
<2022-12-02T19:58:58.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: might be worth doing
<2022-12-02T19:59:04.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I've been sick for the past few days, haven't been so talkative
<2022-12-02T22:02:14.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: No worries I am simply very autistic about this sort of optimization. Get well soon snailman
<2022-12-02T22:44:20.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: thanks
<2022-12-03T22:12:01.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: CC should be up next in Arknights. It doesnt cost stamina to play, only IRL time. So your farming ought to be whatever you want. CC will have a big event map and daily rotating maps, each with risks you can take. To get all the CC bucks, you want to clear a risk score of 8 on each daily map and 18 on the main event map. On week 2 the main event map gets a bunch more risks that include more "easy" ones so you should be able to risk 18 clear it with a decent team. You get a nicer medal if you can do it week one though. The first daily map will run for two days to give everyone enough time to get into the rhythm. Since you cannot grind infinitely there is a hard upper limit to how many CCbucks you can get so spend them wisely. Spending them on mats can be helpful but I am autistic so I like to spend them on the permanent unlocks like costumes, furniture, and welfare units. If you want to get all the pointless medal cheevos you will probably have to buy the new welfare Erato
<2022-12-03T22:14:07.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Retries, especially fishing for finicky risk 18 clears, can be hugely IRL time consuming. Probably not a problem if you are a neet but I have watched many a work day lunch vanish quickly furiously tweaking runs
<2023-01-19T01:58:19.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I dropped Arknights for a while, came back, and rolled GtI and Pozzy
<2023-01-19T04:37:21.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Eyy congrats
<2023-01-19T04:37:50.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: Doc Croc is a good laneholder and Pozy is a meta boss killing DPS. Good haul
<2023-01-19T15:43:38.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: pozzy pozborne
<2023-01-20T05:07:00.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: accurate
<2023-02-14T15:07:05.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: If you are still playing Arkmans upcoming To Be Continued Arkmans event is a side story event where you buy information fragments to unlock stories but otherwise farm the same shit you would otherwise farm. Easy as shit. But this is your chance to buy extra fragments to clear out your record restore backlog in Archive, Intelligence, Special Operation, so buy extras and use them there
<2023-02-16T16:00:02.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: sounds good
<2023-02-16T16:00:13.000Z> snailenthusiast@varishangout.net: I kind of missed the last event entirely, though I id roll GtI and Poz
<2023-02-16T19:16:48.000Z> DrRyanSkelton: It was pretty rough for newer accounts anyway