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hot damn wildfire hits hard. you already knew that, i already knew that, but it bears repeating. also I accidentally timed the first robot punch with the music, but then Cocolia timed her second meteor with the music too so I guess we're even.

Immediately after doing the equilibrium trial thing I decided to beat my head against the Crimson Calyx thing that had Archer's ascending mat, and yeah doing that underleveled hurts. Ended up running Archer, Stelle, March, and Nat to do it and just. waiting ten years to sloooooowly build up skill points whenever March froze everyone to let Archer arch. That's boring though, so I swapped back to a more normal team... to get immediately wiped by Dunn lol. Swapped back to NatMarcher and then leveled to 40 for good measure. that free archer level up material was so worth it

and yes I know Asta is probably better to run instead of DStelle as an SP farmer but my Stelle bias won over for the story missions. also I did figure out how to use Archer Ult in combination with Stelle and March's ults to get a quad arrow off. but then I got a taste of PStelle in that team comp and it's great. 'characters are underleveled' no im just better.

also that fragmentum cocolia HURTS. had to reset because she sniped Nat AND March with that ult. the second time around I managed to survive just long enough for Archer to Archer.

woe, racoon be upon ye

anyway i've definitely been enjoying HSR so far, even if the main reason I'm playing is the story (which I already know for all of Belobog lol). I've discovered I quite enjoy turn based combat (HSR is my first one), so there's that.

One thing that's been bothering me is the exploration though. My completionist tendencies are making me go around the map getting every chest and lore book, but the thing is I just. don't enjoy exploring? I've had this happen with my last open world (HZD) too, so I think it's just a me thing.

The great choice of which characters to build and pull for is looming, though. HSR is also my first gacha, and my free to play tendencies are very much competing with my meta slave tendencies. From the free stuff I've leveled the Astral Trio + Asta + Archer to 20, and that should be enough to pass Belobog. IDK what I'm gonna do after that though... either an Archer team or going for a Firefly team or something else entirely. I did all the character trials available too, and Firefly's gameplay is very fun.

also I'm experiencing Stelle's new VA and I have no idea how to feel about it. There's still some of her old VA's voice lines sprinkled in too, which is muddying the waters even more. she's still my fav tho, and I have on numerous occasions just. circled my mouse around her face while dialogue is happening lol

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Auntie Seele real

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wHAT the FUCK how did this game know I love dad jokes. get out of my head. literally my second day of playing and i get called out in 4k

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decided to stop for the day at the Bronseele scene because of course I did. after I finish belobog I might actually work on that one Bronseele fic idea I had 33,550,337 years ago

I decided to completely cap out the Sim Univ while it was still stuck at the first world. probably not my wisest decision, but it was fun experimenting with my first roguelike experience. Didn't think I'd like the random buffs but I kinda did? Hades is now on the steam wishlist as a result lol.

I've always loved the Underground soundtrack before I downloaded HSR, but now that I'm actually listening to it in its natural habitat it kinda hits different.

also did you know formidable foes are in fact formidable? those three red text enemies in Rivet Town wiped me several times until I relented and leveled up the team to lvl 30, the cones to 20, and then I realized I forgor the relics. lol whoops. (and yes I didn't level the beginner ones, just equipped them. I did watch a beginners guide.)

On a related note, having just Preservation March as the only sustain SUCKS. especially when the main dps is hungry hungry Archer. I was very happy to grab the free Natasha.

also I'm probably a fake stelle fan because when she got grabbed by Svarog I just told Archer to Unlimited Blade Works Svarog instead of rescuing her lol. On a related note, I've decided that I do like Stelle's new voice. That rasp does things to me... though I do wish she was a bit sillier, though I've got a feeling that'll come later

woe, racoon be upon ye

anyway i've definitely been enjoying HSR so far, even if the main reason I'm playing is the story (which I already know for all of Belobog lol). I've discovered I quite enjoy turn based combat (HSR is my first one), so there's that.

One thing that's been bothering me is the exploration though. My completionist tendencies are making me go around the map getting every chest and lore book, but the thing is I just. don't enjoy exploring? I've had this happen with my last open world (HZD) too, so I think it's just a me thing.

The great choice of which characters to build and pull for is looming, though. HSR is also my first gacha, and my free to play tendencies are very much competing with my meta slave tendencies. From the free stuff I've leveled the Astral Trio + Asta + Archer to 20, and that should be enough to pass Belobog. IDK what I'm gonna do after that though... either an Archer team or going for a Firefly team or something else entirely. I did all the character trials available too, and Firefly's gameplay is very fun.

also I'm experiencing Stelle's new VA and I have no idea how to feel about it. There's still some of her old VA's voice lines sprinkled in too, which is muddying the waters even more. she's still my fav tho, and I have on numerous occasions just. circled my mouse around her face while dialogue is happening lol

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woe, racoon be upon ye

anyway i've definitely been enjoying HSR so far, even if the main reason I'm playing is the story (which I already know for all of Belobog lol). I've discovered I quite enjoy turn based combat (HSR is my first one), so there's that.

One thing that's been bothering me is the exploration though. My completionist tendencies are making me go around the map getting every chest and lore book, but the thing is I just. don't enjoy exploring? I've had this happen with my last open world (HZD) too, so I think it's just a me thing.

The great choice of which characters to build and pull for is looming, though. HSR is also my first gacha, and my free to play tendencies are very much competing with my meta slave tendencies. From the free stuff I've leveled the Astral Trio + Asta + Archer to 20, and that should be enough to pass Belobog. IDK what I'm gonna do after that though... either an Archer team or going for a Firefly team or something else entirely. I did all the character trials available too, and Firefly's gameplay is very fun.

also I'm experiencing Stelle's new VA and I have no idea how to feel about it. There's still some of her old VA's voice lines sprinkled in too, which is muddying the waters even more. she's still my fav tho, and I have on numerous occasions just. circled my mouse around her face while dialogue is happening lol

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actually wait first question: what planet is that behind the express?? am I just forgetful or have we never seen that planet before??

if you're wondering what I think about the latest HSR news:

i think its pretty hype :3

seriously though it was only a matter of time before I caved lmao

HSR is actually my first game with turn based combat, so we'll see if it turns into another game that I grind endlessly or if I'll play it solely for the story. though considering I'm currently burnt out on Foxhole (my current grind) its probable it will be the former.

also free archer is free archer

very unlikely I'll finish the old content in time for the update, especially with the next college semester rolling in soon, but I will certainly try. probably f2p too.

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if you're wondering what I think about the latest HSR news:

i think its pretty hype :3

seriously though it was only a matter of time before I caved lmao

HSR is actually my first game with turn based combat, so we'll see if it turns into another game that I grind endlessly or if I'll play it solely for the story. though considering I'm currently burnt out on Foxhole (my current grind) its probable it will be the former.

also free archer is free archer

very unlikely I'll finish the old content in time for the update, especially with the next college semester rolling in soon, but I will certainly try. probably f2p too.

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speaking of kevin, the funniest opener in the ER quest series

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Hi3's English translation does not do a great job of conveying why Senti's nickname is hilarious and why she hates it!

Senti : does very little for me

Shiki-chan : i'm losing my shit scoob

I don't speak Chinese, so I'll be talking about exactly what is said in Japanese. (Generally, the Chinese and Japanese are much more similar to each other than they are to the English translation.)

First of all, Herrscher of Sentinence is "Ishiki no Ritsusha" which can be shortened to "Shiki no Ritsusha" and the nickname she hates is "Shiki-chan."

And now for why she hates it- after Kiana calls her by that name a second time, she says something like "It's so hard to determine which one of us is the older one so it's so weird for you to call me that" meaning that "Shiki-chan" is something that an older person would call a younger one, implying she is insecure about technically being born only a few months ago despite having thousands of years of memories. Hilarious. (The English translation omits this detail entirely so then she just seems hostile to the nickname for no good reason. 😅😭)

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【Fanart】Ponytail

Nora the hairstylist at your service!

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If Toby Fox had never made that one fateful videogame we would all be living life sans undertale

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The reading comprehension and overall common sense on this website is piss poor.

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he definitely fucks but there’s no way he fucks normal

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she's not just aura farming she's goddamn harvesting