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Fate/Grand Order |OT2| That's Hell You're Walking Into

Is this your gameplay? Man I've never seen FGO get close to steady 60FPS before this.

Yeah it's mine. And YouTube might be helping to make it steady lol. But the game does stay pretty close to 60fps on my phone (Pixel 6a).

Just make sure this setting is enabled:
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Pejo

Member
Yeah it's mine. And YouTube might be helping to make it steady lol. But the game does stay pretty close to 60fps on my phone (Pixel 6a).

Just make sure this setting is enabled:
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Holy shit...

When was this added? It looks amazing like this! I can't be 100% sure but it feels faster too. This is a game changer, it looks so smooth and good...

Also, regarding your vid - that's nice damage. I really like Melusine, but for me the grinding is all about efficiency in this game since it's always a manual grind. Being locked to a specific mystic code and having to do a swap and press so many buttons would make that feel awful during grind events. Back when I rolled for the buster loop meta characters, I was informed that we'd get 90++ nodes that arts looping can't 3 turn, but until we get that, I'm sticking with my 2x Castoria/Summer Kama.
 
Holy shit...

When was this added? It looks amazing like this! I can't be 100% sure but it feels faster too. This is a game changer, it looks so smooth and good...

Also, regarding your vid - that's nice damage. I really like Melusine, but for me the grinding is all about efficiency in this game since it's always a manual grind. Being locked to a specific mystic code and having to do a swap and press so many buttons would make that feel awful during grind events. Back when I rolled for the buster loop meta characters, I was informed that we'd get 90++ nodes that arts looping can't 3 turn, but until we get that, I'm sticking with my 2x Castoria/Summer Kama.

I mean, I'd probably do less button mashing if I stick to Space Ishtar/2x Castoria...but that's the team I've been using ever since Castoria came out (and before that I used Spishtar with 2x Skadi). Needless to say I'm pretty sick of seeing her NP at this point lol. It's nice to use different stuff now.

Also an advantage for Buster looping is not having to worry about NP refund. So the weird waves of less than 3 enemies (or waves of Assassins/Berserkers that give less NP refund) don't matter any more.

Before I got Oberon, I was using 2x Light Koyan/Morgan with Aerial Drive CE/Waver (until I got Reines, then she replaced Waver).

EDIT: Random factoid, the reason I refer to Melusine as "Blue Melu White Dragon" is, aside from her obvious blueish-white color scheme, the fact that I got her to NP3. And BEWD was always my favorite in Yugioh lol.
 
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Pejo

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I mean, I'd probably do less button mashing if I stick to Space Ishtar/2x Castoria...but that's the team I've been using ever since Castoria came out (and before that I used Spishtar with 2x Skadi). Needless to say I'm pretty sick of seeing her NP at this point lol. It's nice to use different stuff now.
Yep! Variety is the spice of life. I still use my souped up Double Skadi/Bradamante for QP farming since it's an easy 3 turn and, well, booty.

I've been going though and just viewing all of the NPs with high quality mode enabled. I feel like a kid in a candy store. It looks so dramatically better with a higher framerate, I can't help myself.
 

deanote666

Member
Holy shit...

When was this added? It looks amazing like this! I can't be 100% sure but it feels faster too. This is a game changer, it looks so smooth and good...

Also, regarding your vid - that's nice damage. I really like Melusine, but for me the grinding is all about efficiency in this game since it's always a manual grind. Being locked to a specific mystic code and having to do a swap and press so many buttons would make that feel awful during grind events. Back when I rolled for the buster loop meta characters, I was informed that we'd get 90++ nodes that arts looping can't 3 turn, but until we get that, I'm sticking with my 2x Castoria/Summer Kama.
If you get caught up in the story, you get a 2nd mystic code with a party order change skill. :messenger_winking:
 

Pejo

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Brad finally got her NP damage buff (and crit buff added too). So in 1 year she'll get her NP Gain buff and in 2 years she'll get the damage portion. In 2026 I'll be full on Brad looping without wierd mystic code shenanigans!
 
The Recollection Quests aren't so bad but WEW, the Super Recollection Quests are no joke.

It took 40-50 turns for my immortal comp (Morgan/Merlin/Castoria) to beat each one.

The Anastasia one was some extra bs. 3 break bars of 1mil+ HP, then a 1mil HP Guts. The final turn below:

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I call it the immortal comp but I always keep my Lvl 90 10/10/10 Heracles with Bond CE in the back row, just in case lol. Only time I had to use him in the Super Recollection Quests was vs Asterios cause I was tired and forgot to hit Castoria's NP card when I did Morgan and Merlin's NP, so no Anti-Enforcement Defense and Morgan got killed.
 
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Pejo

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Looks like this event is coming smack dab after New York. Are they finally speeding up NA version? I fucking hope so.

 

deanote666

Member
Looks like this event is coming smack dab after New York. Are they finally speeding up NA version? I fucking hope so.


Does that mean you'll start LB5?

Speeding up is a baaaaad thing. That means they want the 2 versions to end at the same time and would mean JP doesn't have long left.

2 games I'm aware of ended not long after the US/global version caught up to JP.

Looks like it is only about a week or so early. Not enough to raise the alarm yet.
 

Pejo

Member
Just play the event, costumes are bought with drops.
I see Xu Fu is the shop NPC this time, is she out to roll right now too? If I recall, she's 3* so is she in FP or the event banners only, or is she still not out yet?

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Decided to switch stuff up since my Arts looping team has made the game extremely boring, and found a weird 3 turn setup that works with Koyan of Darkness and Jacques de Molay for the hardest farming node. Kinda nice not seeing the exact same NP over and over again. My Arash is set to wipe the first round but annoyingly depending on RNG he leaves 1-2 of them alive sometimes and it's never the same ones. I guess I could grail him again to get his ATK up a bit more...
 
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Pejo

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So how does this command card work exactly?
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It says it increases NP strength and then gives NP gain to the card it's attached to. You cannot bind codes to NPs as far as I know.
  • Is that just a permanent passive if you have the code bound to a card on your character for that character?
  • Is it only active if you hit the enemy first with the bound card? So like if I put it on my Summer Kama's Arts card, then do Arts -> NP -> Arts chain.
    • If that's how it works, is it one turn from the end of the turn or do you have to do it all at once?
    • Or is it only applicable if the card is selected in the 5 random cards in the deck, regardless if you use it or not?
So many questions.
 

deanote666

Member
I see Xu Fu is the shop NPC this time, is she out to roll right now too? If I recall, she's 3* so is she in FP or the event banners only, or is she still not out yet?

*edit*

Decided to switch stuff up since my Arts looping team has made the game extremely boring, and found a weird 3 turn setup that works with Koyan of Darkness and Jacques de Molay for the hardest farming node. Kinda nice not seeing the exact same NP over and over again. My Arash is set to wipe the first round but annoyingly depending on RNG he leaves 1-2 of them alive sometimes and it's never the same ones. I guess I could grail him again to get his ATK up a bit more...
It's space xu fu and she's not in the pool yet.
So how does this command card work exactly?
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It says it increases NP strength and then gives NP gain to the card it's attached to. You cannot bind codes to NPs as far as I know.
  • Is that just a permanent passive if you have the code bound to a card on your character for that character?
  • Is it only active if you hit the enemy first with the bound card? So like if I put it on my Summer Kama's Arts card, then do Arts -> NP -> Arts chain.
    • If that's how it works, is it one turn from the end of the turn or do you have to do it all at once?
    • Or is it only applicable if the card is selected in the 5 random cards in the deck, regardless if you use it or not?
So many questions.
Use the card from the same servant you're using the NP of before the NP card in the same turn for the NP strength and will increase the NP gain of the card, which is useful on turns you don't use the NP.
 
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deanote666

Member
When you get 2 copies of the 5* character, 3 copies of the 4* character, 2 off banner 4* characters, and a single copy of the event 4* CE...
 

Pejo

Member
Been trying to finish up these limited time quests before I forget, was using some random waveclear servants with MLB Kaleidos. Ibuki's sprite basically engulfs the first slot character. Billion dollar game, please understand. Made me chuckle.
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Hey The Sum of Zero The Sum of Zero do you play on NA servers? Can you add me if you do? I have a limited time quest to add a friend in the game and I don't think you're already on my FL.

901,780,606
 
Late starting the event, but this is pretty fun.

I know the pile bunkers you can give the Cons are a reference to Ciel's weapon, but combined with the mecha suits you can choose to give them, I'm more reminded of Armored Core VI lol. If we could name any of the Cons, I'd definitely name one 621 :messenger_tears_of_joy:
 

deanote666

Member
I went armored spear cons due to resources.

They done us dirty by almost doubling the shop drop requirements after finishing the event in addition to needing more to unlock all of the story.

Still not a single CE drop...

i was waiting for the con to turn evil lol
 
Not familiar with the other franchise but looks cool.

Witch on the Holy Night is a prequel to Tsukihime, Aozaki Aoko is the MC (if you're ever seen Kara no Kyoukai/Garden of Sinners, she's the sister of Touko. Both also show up in the Fate/EXTRA game)

It's a really good visual novel, and it's out on PS4/Switch/Steam in English. And no branching paths or choices like F/SN or Tsuki, just a straight read from start to finish.

And the soundtrack is great. Aoko's theme especially. Slow start but around 1:20 🔥



Though if you don't want to read the VN, you could wait for ufotable's movie adaptation (will probably be 2 movies), but it's been slow coming

 
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Wew, just got the event welfare to NP5 and Ascension 4 with barely two days left to spare.

It's my own fault for procrastinating this event lol.

And Challenge quest done, Team Avalon (Morgan/Merlin/Castoria) again trivialized it lol.
 
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Pejo

Member
Well, I didn't start the event until about 2PM today, didn't finish it. Got stymied on the last round of "build the island" shit and just ran out of time. Managed to get a drop of the CE at least so I could MLB it, and bought all the codes.

Was there a welfare unit for this event? I skipped the entire story trying to clear the grind portion so I know nothing about it.
 

deanote666

Member
Well, I didn't start the event until about 2PM today, didn't finish it. Got stymied on the last round of "build the island" shit and just ran out of time. Managed to get a drop of the CE at least so I could MLB it, and bought all the codes.

Was there a welfare unit for this event? I skipped the entire story trying to clear the grind portion so I know nothing about it.
Welfare servant was revealed at the very end of the event so you did miss him.


New 1* servant in the FP gatcha pool. Don't know if limited time.

Got bunyan at pity and only a single copy of the mice...

Got 2 off banner 5* servants and 3 off banner 4* servants though...
 

Pejo

Member
Welfare servant was revealed at the very end of the event so you did miss him.
Ah well. That makes I think 3 welfares I missed now. I looked him up, I wouldn't have used him ever anyways, so meh.
New 1* servant in the FP gatcha pool. Don't know if limited time.
NP5'd her immediately. Didn't take that long surprisingly. Just made me notice though that I've still in all these years only ever gotten a single Angry Manjuu. I don't even know how that's possible. I got 3 million FP though, so I'm sure I could sit and grind it out if I ever really hated myself.
Got bunyan at pity and only a single copy of the mice...

Got 2 off banner 5* servants and 3 off banner 4* servants though...
Well, a fortunate misfortune I guess you'd call that? I got NP2 mouse and a Bunyan in 90 quartz and 12 tickets. Not gonna bother NP2'ing Bunyan, I don't really care for the Riyo artstyle outside of April fools art.

I'm pretty much in hoard mode until late June now. There are a few new servants coming out between now and then but I'll probably skip and catch a rerun or something. This year is just too packed. Archetype for anniversary followed by 3 new swimsuit 5*s, each on separate banners. Then I got Britomart who I want to get at least NP3+ for sure later in the year I think. It sucks that almost all of my favorite servants are Lancers, Archers, and Alter Egos.
 

deanote666

Member
NP5'd her immediately. Didn't take that long surprisingly. Just made me notice though that I've still in all these years only ever gotten a single Angry Manjuu. I don't even know how that's possible. I got 3 million FP though, so I'm sure I could sit and grind it out if I ever really hated myself.
Free Fou's are free Fou's. Plus free mana prisms. CE exp cards in the FP right now so not sure if that diminishes the pool for Angry.
 
Ironic that you all mention Angra and I just earlier pulled my third copy while trying to get Mary Anning to NP5.

Angra spooks me maybe once every year and a half or so lol.

And I've got him at level 90, bond 10, skills 10/10/10 just because I'm insane like that, and totally not because of how much I liked hollow ataraxia.
 
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Pejo

Member
So I whoopsie skipped all of the text about the new systems. I figured out the AP thing but where do I trade the ticket for the 4* servant? Doesn't seem to be in Event Shop like the CE one. Is it time locked or something?

*edit*

New JP collab character. Love the art.
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So I whoopsie skipped all of the text about the new systems. I figured out the AP thing but where do I trade the ticket for the 4* servant? Doesn't seem to be in Event Shop like the CE one. Is it time locked or something?

*edit*

New JP collab character. Love the art.
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Now all 4 TYPE-MOON heroines are in FGO. Saber, Ryougi Shiki, Arcueid (as Archetype Earth), now Aoko Aozaki.

The other two collab servants (first one is the welfare).

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Pejo

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Hey holy shit they announced in JP that you'll be able to link you Aniplex account to FGO so you don't have to depend on transfer codes. Only took them 9 years!

Joking aside, no announcement for Global yet, and you have to have a JP address to sign up for the account or something? I'm reading 2nd hand translated news. But supposedly there are more account linking features to be announced soon.
 

Pejo

Member
Brought Paisen home with my SR ticket. Was tempted by Gawain or Tristan but needed her (even though I have her summer version).

CE wise, I got Imaginary Element so I could MLB my second copy.
Such a hot/interesting character ruined by lusting after a robot centaur as her main character trait. Still, respect for knowing what you wanted.

I ultimately picked a NP level for my Hephaestion. I was only able to get a single copy in the Reines rerun and she's got a 120% NP Charge skill so NP2 seemed like the best net gain. I was going to NP5 my Zenobia who I like more, but she's already at NP4 and I know if I'd have NP5'd her, I'd get 2 copies in a row the next time I roll a banner.

Honestly I wish I'd have read that the selector ticket was coming in the schedule because I wasted a LOT of Star Quartz on the Taigong Wang banner (got him to NP4 unfortunately) just trying to get a single copy of Dobrynya, who I could have just ticketed with this.
 

Pejo

Member
So I just saw this on reddit, apparently next year we get another 4* selector ticket and can use it on even older limited characters. I won't get trapped again in a bad banner just trying to get a single copy of a 4* for collection sake.

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deanote666

Member
So I whoopsie skipped all of the text about the new systems. I figured out the AP thing but where do I trade the ticket for the 4* servant? Doesn't seem to be in Event Shop like the CE one. Is it time locked or something?

*edit*

New JP collab character. Love the art.
padf2py0yswc1.jpeg
Time locked.

Up now.
 
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