Any bets on 5.x Dan Heng?

Made the title as spoiler-free as possible though we all know by now that he's getting another SP in 5.x. Any expectations gameplay-wise? Do you think he'd be from the Finality path?

Finality was also leaked to be part of 5 archetypes (Break, DoT, FuA, AOE, HP). If he's Finality I personally wanna see him be a FuA support (Ashblade synergy) but I can also see him be AOE (Himeko synergy). If he's not Finality I'm hoping for an SP generator like Sparkle so he can be played with IL. Doubt he'll be another sustain though

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u/renjumins — 8 days ago

Is this piece worth rerolling?

I can craft a reroll dice, this is also my first stat blocker and this one out of all my relics is the one I’d want to use it on. But is it worth it? Since it was a 3-liner and it’s Tengoku not Rutilant (just got it while farming Sparxie planars so I thought why not). Thanks!

u/renjumins — 24 days ago

Is Silver Wolf still worth building for Archer?

Lost to base SW this banner while pulling for Waven. I really won't have enough pulls to even try to get Rin until 4.7 (pulling for Pearl) so I need a 3rd slot for now. I'm using Archer E0S1, Sparkle E0 in DDD S2, DHPT E2S1.

I've been using Sunday E0S1 for him in bosses that give loads of SP like Sam (and to advance DH's dragon) but I know he's not cutting it for me. It's just that he's the only other unit I have built that isn't occupied.

Is SW still worth building for Archer these days? How valuable is the Quantum weakness implant? My other candidates for 3rd slot are Ruan Mei (for Apoc) and Welt E1 but I haven't built them yet

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u/renjumins — 1 month ago

I can’t be the only one who thought this was a real combat event

Clearly I’m not reading anything 😭😭 it’s another auto click event apparently…

u/renjumins — 1 month ago

About Harumasa’s “Expert” tag in Prydwen

Is he really that hard to play in endgame? Or is it because Prydwen considers M0, and his M1 makes his playstyle significantly easier? I have him M1 with Dialyn and Nicole (Yuzuha soon but I haven’t built her yet) and I don’t find playing him clunky as long as he generates quivers + 6 dash attacks after, but I haven’t tried any endgame content so maybe that’s why I haven’t found him difficult yet?

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u/renjumins — 1 month ago

Should I get Nangong?

SBilly and Miyabi are the two DPSes that I really want to play (aside from Haru, who I already got). I heard that Nangong and Yuzuha are Miyabi’s best teammates but I’m afraid SBilly might rerun soon (I’m aiming for M1W1, already got Lucia for him and I still have content to get pulls from) plus who knows when Miyabi will even rerun.

Is Nangong sig-dependent? And is Piper good with Yuzuha and Nangong for the meantime? Is this duo a wheelchair or not really? These might make me consider pulling for Nangong but otherwise maybe I should just skip this patch (Nangong isn’t even my favorite Angel, Sunna is, but sadly I started playing after her rerun)

u/renjumins — 1 month ago

Help with Apoc Node 3 Sparxicon

I’m running E0S1 Sparxie, E0S1 Yao, E0DDD2 Sparkle, E0S0 Fu Xuan. Is the Elation buff or SP buff better? And who should I put in the subfield for the 2nd phase? Will it be FX? Sparxie and Yao always die for me since I can’t win the showdown

Previous Starward Sparxicons I could clear easily with E0 Sparxie but this boss is just tanky as hell, and I haven’t claimed Huohuo and probably won’t now since I’d try to get Pearl. MC’s also occupied in another node. All of that to say this is my best team for now so would it still be possible for me to clear this stage 🫩

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u/renjumins — 1 month ago

Help with Apoc Node 3 Sparxicon

I’m running E0S1 Sparxie, E0S1 Yao, E0DDD2 Sparkle, E0S0 Fu Xuan. Is the Elation buff or SP buff better? And who should I put in the subfield for the 2nd phase? Will it be FX? Sparxie and Yao always die for me since I can’t win the showdown

Previous Starward Sparxicons I could clear easily with E0 Sparxie but this boss is just tanky as hell, and I haven’t claimed Huohuo and probably won’t now since I’d try to get Pearl. MC’s also occupied in another node. All of that to say this is my best team for now so would it still be possible for me to clear this stage 🫩

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u/renjumins — 1 month ago

3 weeks into the game! Downloaded bc I heard he’s rerunning and quite satisfied with my pulls so far. Should I pull for Yuzuha?

I don’t really have any supports in my account so far other than Nicole (currently occupied in my Cunning Hares team), Lucia (saving for Silly), and Soukaku (is she even good for Haru?). But also, the only Anomaly DPS I’m interested in pulling for is Alice, so if I pull for Yuzuha she won’t have much value aside from just being in Haru’s team. Should I just go for it?

u/renjumins — 2 months ago

Starting a new gacha game but the ship you’ve warmed up to was from an earlier patch so most of the fandom has moved on

searched #billywise and #sethwise in twt and most of the popular fanarts are from early 2025 WHERE ARE YOU PPL

i know lighter and manato are like the most popular boyfriends for wise rn but i haven’t met them yet 💔💔

u/renjumins — 2 months ago

Which team should I work on to get 1 less cycle?

Without getting other characters (like Rin or Huohuo), and assuming most builds are kinda just passable for now (most have A rank builds in-game)

u/renjumins — 2 months ago

Should I get Huohuo? I'm currently using Hyacine for FuA and I'm not pulling for Pearl

My current FuA team consists of: E0 Ashveil on Cruising, E0 Blade on Tutorial, E0 Tribbie on S2 DDD, E0S1 Hyacine. I'm using Hyacine coz she and Tribbie have synergies and have great atk frequency but I plan to pull for E1S0 WAven so Tribbie's getting relocated to my Archer team. Should I change my sustain to Huohuo? I still have one companion spirit to spare that I really wanna save but if the performance difference is high compared to Hay, then I might just get her from the shop.

Either way whether Pearl works for FuA or not, I'm unfortunately skipping her since I have other pulling plans

Should I get Huohuo, Hyacine's going to my Archer team with her, and DHPT who's currently on my Archer team will be on Sparxie's team, and I'd finally bench Fu Xuan who I have a hard time keeping alive

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u/renjumins — 2 months ago

Finally, after 112 tries, I beat this patch’s PF

Took me so long to realize that the FuA team can beat every single boss with 40k (granted this cycle has massive FuA shill) so I put them in Pom Pom coz Sparxie’s only getting 28k 🫩 Idk if this is a sign to just get Huohuo in the bag coz Yao missed her ult multiple times

Unsurprisingly my Archer team with no erudition units got the lowest score but since it’s against the toughest boss, I’ll take it. I’ll get Rin someday but in this case E2 Dan Heng is doing a LOT of the heavy lifting

u/renjumins — 2 months ago

Anecdotes of a former Caleb main

Disclaimer: I quit the game mid-June, on Caleb's birthday. I thought that was so poetic of me since my Aurum Pass ended on June 13. I decided not to renew it anymore, leaving the game completely but still keeping it installed on my devices. Funnily enough, it was Infold themselves that made that once-difficult decision now something I won't regret.

Caleb was (and probably still is) an important fictional character to me, mainly because I was really captivated by his voice, warmth, and duality whenever it arises. I started playing during his release and managed to stay F2P for a few months, but I eventually caved in and became a spender after his first birthday. Once that dam broke, there was no turning back. Since then, I was constantly managing my resources efficiently to make sure I always get his new 5* card and outfit, and even get his R1 outfit if I liked it. I wasn't spending too much money by late 2025, but once the new year started, I started to feel how costly that lifestyle can be. And maybe as time went on, I got greedier and more complacent with my gacha luck (?). I pulled for X-02 rerun and Netherlord until R3. Lingering Lust until R1. All the paid outfits that Caleb looks hot on.

By May, I was graduating uni in about a month, and that led me to think, "is this really the lifestyle I want for myself?" Most of my gaming budget comes from my allowance, which is just enough for me to spend here and there but definitely not consistently. I was fine with making a few sacrifices here and there; I rarely eat out, and when I wanted a card so badly, I'd take the longer but cheaper way home for exercise instead of the more expensive and convenient one. But I'm graduating college, and I realized I didn't want my future paychecks to be spent like this. Not until the game gives more sustainable ways of farming diamonds for free. This is not a critique on predatory gacha tactics (it's gacha, what do we expect), but I realized that this is not a lifestyle I'd want to participate in long-term (even though my Yearly Pass is still up and running).

I did my (honestly, second to the last) pulling session for Caleb's birthday card. After admiring his outfit for a while, I stopped logging in.

The film multi got announced, and I didn't care.

And then Valko's announcement happened, well that one got me excited.

I'm a 6th LI truther since then purely because I'm a combat player. Of course there's gonna be a LI with a yellow stellactrum standard myth. But I told myself I'm going to be strong, and I'm not gonna relapse. But alas, I did. I came back to the game and spent all my remaining saved diamonds to pull for Caleb's film card. Rafayel came, and then two copies of Caleb after, all in about 50 pulls. Sorry for flexing a little, but that luck, and Valko's release, got me seriously contemplating on returning to the game!

And then Infold made dumb and stupid decisions.

Even though I already quit playing by that game, I was still so devastated and infuriated, and it's mostly because that company decided to listen to its most entitled, hateful, and parasocial players instead of the ones that are excited for his release. I don't have a public Twitter account, but I have a private one for my general interests, so I still see discourse every single day mostly coming from players who want everything catered to them and them only.

The entitlement these stans have is the biggest issue to me, and mostly why I really really want Valko back. As a plus-sized male player, I know and have long since accepted that I'm not the target demographic of this game. But still, I find ways to get giddy with Caleb and not ruin the immersion because I can use my imagination!! God forbid a man gets a little delusional sometimes. The main issue I have with the demographic that bred Valko antis is that they just don't let people enjoy things. Everything has to be about them, and everything they want has to be canon. Honestly, what a miserable way to consume media.

For weeks now I have been silently campaigning for Valko's return. My retweets and likes probably don't do much since I run a private account, but I'm with the fight. So you might guess why I'm writing now.

This new Caleb card feels like an ex trying to reconcile things and start over, but the spark isn't there anymore. Does any other Caleb main, active or inactive, feel the same? Any Caleb main I know wanted a basketball card. I wanted a basketball card. He's the DAA's top player and campus heartthrob, of course I wanna see his moves! This was something many Caleb fans manifested for so long, may it be a solo card or a sports multi.

When I saw the announcement, my heart skipped a beat at first. But my first thought was not "Caleb looks so good," but rather, "wow, the audacity of this company to make Caleb the scapegoat, and a highly anticipated card at that." I downloaded Caleb's jersey photo in my phone and blocked official accounts for good.

Days later, I'm honestly worried that most Caleb mains took the bait and spent, but upon stumbling upon a post from this subreddit, I see that that's not the case, and that my people do still have a backbone after all. Of course, some may have whaled and some Caleb mains really are insufferably toxic, but I'm just glad that Infold's winning stupid prizes with their stupid games.

For the sake of my sanity, I blocked EVERYTHING related this game in my Twitter. Muted even the LIs' names. I just happened to stumbled upon this subreddit and wanted to share my thoughts that have been swimming in my head since I have no irls that understand the situation like I do. I'd probably stay away from anything LADS related even on this platform, but hopefully when I accidentally stumbled upon anything again, it's something good. <3

Photo attached just in case some anti finds this post and thinks I'm not a real fan :)

u/renjumins — 2 months ago

First time clearing Starward (MOC)

Took me this long since I still had to build Archer, EMC (was running Sparkle for Sparxie support back then), and Fu Xuan

Posting this now coz I can’t get 99k in PF 💀

u/renjumins — 2 months ago

What’s the song that goes “dun dun dun dururun dun”

That specific sound bite has been stuck in my head for days now. I’m quite sure it’s a popular sound as well since I’ve been hearing that one specific part of the song everywhere (maybe sampled). But I came across a Riverdale edit a few days ago that used this song, which I think was the original, so I searched it up and learned it’s from a band from the 70s-90s (which from what I can remember has 1-2 words)… but I don’t remember the title anymore. And I can’t find the edit where I found the song either

Now I just remembered I heard that specific sound bite from a rap song before by a male rapper, but I also don’t remember the title of that song. I do think it’s quite a popular song as well since I came across that song in the radio quite some time ago.

The specific sound is a heavy bass sound, if it helps. And I’m really certain it’s a popular sound so I’m kinda embarrassed that I don’t know the song it originated from

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u/renjumins — 2 months ago

I’m planning on pulling for Harumasa, who should I pull for him after?

i started ZZZ a few days ago due to the free rewards and i want to pull for Harumasa but i don’t really know his best teammates. who should i pull after i get him?

i’m thinking of getting Dialyn either way. should i get W-engines for both? also who’s the 3rd slot in a Haru-Dialyn team? i won’t spend money for this game so Astra’s out of the question as of the moment. should i also try to get Yuzuha?

i have no other S rank units ATM aside from Soldier 11 from the standard banner and Lucia from the selector (planning to get Silly in his rerun)

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u/renjumins — 3 months ago

queens, would you recommend playing zzz?

title. for context, i started playing HSR months ago and the inevitable time has come where i finished all content and am just building characters for endgame, and you know how boring hsr gets when it comes to this point. i'm thinking of playing another gacha, and it seems like ZZZ is giving a lot of anni rewards which entices me

i just have a few questions:

  1. addressing the elephant in the room as early as now, how friendly is the game for this demographic? I KNOW this is like asking "is mastercard an ally? is this tv show my friend?" LMAO but my standards aren't high in the first place. for context, i already consider HSR girls and gays friendly; the gender ratio's ok for me and at least the males are "meta" (not that i'm a meta player). the four issues i've seen that might turn me off from playing zzz are: (1) male characters usually get released before a "meta" and hyped void hunter; (2) the poses they do at character selection screens; (3) norma and promeia's designs; and (4) ysg's writing? is it really that bad? for context, i don't consider firefly from HSR as bait coz at least MC can friendzone her. despite these, is the game REALLY that bad or should i still give it a try?

  2. how's the gameplay as someone who SUCKS in genshin? i'm a mobile (ipad) player with poor hand-eye coordination so i can't do complex video game tricks; trust me i've tried. the only other combat game that i've seen success on is LADS (I KNOW what a shocker), but at least there there's no swapping characters or jumping and whatnot.

  3. the characters i'm most interested in are: LIGHTER (!!!!), S-Billy, Sunna, maybe Dialyn. how long do you think it'll be before they rerun? and who should i get in the selector for them? i'm thinking of getting Lucia for Silly (unless someone convinces me to get Hugo for the male collection) and pull for Harumasa and Yuzuha. i REALLY don't wanna spend for this game as well so if I start now, do you think i'll get enough pulls to get the 3 characters I want and their w-engines, as well as their teammates

honestly i'm just boreddddd at the moment i love HSR but there's nothing to do anymore lmfao thanks queens xx

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u/renjumins — 3 months ago