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[Icymanipulator]

This HSR news is kind of unrelated to ZZZ, but since it's HoYo's first physical release, I hope they'll plan on doing one for Zenless Zone Zero too.

I would love to have a ZZZ physical edition in my collection, even if what's on the disc will become outdated quickly. And maybe they'll also include some unique rewards and/or physical goodies for those buying the physical edition.

I always hoped games at end of service would release a physical copy once they are done with everything included and you just unlocked stuff as you play or they readjust the gacha system and make all the characters and stuff unlockable in game.

I played FF Brave Exvius back in the day and always thought it would be cool if they tweaked it a bit once it was over and just made it a regular single player game. You could still have pulls and stuff and get random characters like Xenoblade 2, but it would all be included in the game.

I mean once a gacha is over this could be a cool way to keep a game alive and in away, give it new life. If they realized a “complete edition” of Brave Exvius for example, I’d bite.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I always hoped games at end of service would release a physical copy once they are done with everything included and you just unlocked stuff as you play or they readjust the gacha system and make all the characters and stuff unlockable in game.

I played FF Brave Exvius back in the day and always thought it would be cool if they tweaked it a bit once it was over and just made it a regular single player game. You could still have pulls and stuff and get random characters like Xenoblade 2, but it would all be included in the game.

I mean once a gacha is over this could be a cool way to keep a game alive and in away, give it new life. If they realized a “complete edition” of Brave Exvius for example, I’d bite.

Yup, that's exactly what I'd like to see when a big gacha game reaches EoS. Instead of shutting it down forever, patch in an offline mode and release it with all the content as a single-player experience.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

I'd love to buy an artbook

Yup, that's exactly what I'd like to see when a big gacha game reaches EoS. Instead of shutting it down forever, patch in an offline mode and release it with all the content as a single-player experience.

Or at the very least let people make it work on dedicated servers if making the game completely offline won't be possible for one reason or the other. I mean, same goes for their other games.as well for that matter.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

A physical version of a f2p gacha game is an insane proposition lol, even if it came with 40$€ of currency, it would still be extremely bad value since the currency is overpriced to the max.

People like me who would be picking it up aren't looking for actual in-game value (I know they won’t be giving a bunch of free pulls, an exclusive whatever in-game item or anything significant like that). It’s mostly about the collectible memorabilia. Personally, I enjoy having a physical copy of a game I love sitting nicely on my shelf, even if it's a live-service F2P. The added physical goodies are a nice bonus, too.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

If they realized a “complete edition” of Brave Exvius for example, I’d bite.

Ffbe goes end of service next month, and they are deleting everyone's accounts.

 

[Icymanipulator]

Ffbe goes end of service next month, and they are deleting everyone's accounts.

Damn that’s harsh. I played for a bit over 2 years shortly after the game launched.

Would still love a complete edition though

 

[Aenima]

I always hoped games at end of service would release a physical copy once they are done with everything included and you just unlocked stuff as you play or they readjust the gacha system and make all the characters and stuff unlockable in game.

I played FF Brave Exvius back in the day and always thought it would be cool if they tweaked it a bit once it was over and just made it a regular single player game. You could still have pulls and stuff and get random characters like Xenoblade 2, but it would all be included in the game.

I mean once a gacha is over this could be a cool way to keep a game alive and in away, give it new life. If they realized a “complete edition” of Brave Exvius for example, I’d bite.

ShiftUp kinda did this for they 1st gacha (Destiny Child) that already reached EOS. They now allow ppl to download the game and play it as a single player offline game without the gacha system. Dunno how it works for new players but old players keep the characters they unlocked.

 

[Aenima]

My Jane just did some crazy damage while i was doing the weekly in Hollow Zero. I missed the moment when it happened but the achievment screen recorded more than 3 million damage in a single attack. Having those resonia stacked up buffing physical and the assault damage did the trick.

 

[ap_puff]

ShiftUp kinda did this for they 1st gacha (Destiny Child) that already reached EOS. They now allow ppl to download the game and play it as a single player offline game without the gacha system. Dunno how it works for new players but old players keep the characters they unlocked.

Well considering how most gachas are just shitty cash grabs, I'm not surprised they don't do this more often. And if they gave you a downloadable version less people would play their next cash grab game lol

 

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[Spyxos]

Redemptioncode: TOURDEINFERNO

300 Polycromes, 30k Dennies, 2 Senior Investigator Logs, 3 W-Engine Energy Modules.

 

[Aenima]

Redeem Code expires tomorrow

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Hearing one day and another day with concert venue level audio would probably be pretty sick; vibrating everyone's bodies to the core.

Edit:
blitz mode withering garden is straight up elysian realm in honkai now.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Releasing 2 defence characters in 20 days is stupid idea, no matter the damage type. Now I have to wait almost a month to get Burnice ffs. Ugh.

The new hub is great as well as the ability to ride bikes and switching to other characters from 1.2 in the new hub. The battery thing was so obvious before the game was even out and only now they're doing us a favor? Like, the game is full of things only incompetent people could've done and left them for 3 months if not more. Duh Consulting agency saw all this a mile away and could've told them what to do but instead.... Instead months will pass buy before the game will be what it should've been on launch.

I mean, I'm sorry but I look at all these "exciting new features" and can't help but to facepalm and roll my eyes, even more so when they talk about them like it's a god's blessing and we all should be excited, while.... again, all of this should've been already in the game day one. I guess we'll have to wait half a year (if that) before they'll fix season passes and other shit I (and others) meantioned before.

I just can't shut up about all this anymore and said to them what I think as is. All of the improvements, QOL features and stuff should've been in the game already, but they're wasting so time to fix things. That's some very bad and glaring design and development decisions I can't explain in any other way but by pure incompetence and greed.

The rant is over, for now.

P.S. Oh yeah, the new event is crap, I'm not going to even bother wasting my time on it since the rewards are goddamn pathetic if not worse.

 

[Icymanipulator]

Can’t wait for Caesar, have done a bit of pre farming on days where the coffee bonuses match up. Also have saved a good amount of batteries.

 

[ap_puff]

Releasing 2 defence characters in 20 days is stupid idea, no matter the damage type. Now I have to wait almost a month to get Burnice ffs. Ugh.

The new hub is great as well as the ability to ride bikes and switching to other characters from 1.2 in the new hub. The battery thing was so obvious before the game was even out and only now they're doing us a favor? Like, the game is full of things only incompetent people could've done and left them for 3 months if not more. Duh Consulting agency saw all this a mile away and could've told them what to do but instead.... Instead months will pass buy before the game will be what it should've been on launch.

I mean, I'm sorry but I look at all these "exciting new features" and can't help but to facepalm and roll my eyes, even more so when they talk about them like it's a god's blessing and we all should be excited, while.... again, all of this should've been already in the game day one. I guess we'll have to wait half a year (if that) before they'll fix season passes and other shit I (and others) meantioned before.

I just can't shut up about all this anymore and said to them what I think as is. All of the improvements, QOL features and stuff should've been in the game already, but they're wasting so time to fix things. That's some very bad and glaring design and development decisions I can't explain in any other way but by pure incompetence and greed.

The rant is over, for now.

P.S. Oh yeah, the new event is crap, I'm not going to even bother wasting my time on it since the rewards are goddamn pathetic if not worse.

they're never "fixing" the battle pass fam, genshin has had the same battle pass system for 4 years. also most other games don't have a perpetual battle pass

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Redemptioncode: TOURDEINFERNO

300 Polycromes, 30k Dennies, 2 Senior Investigator Logs, 3 W-Engine Energy Modules.

Ty! I've been busy today so I missed the live stream and all the other announcements about the new patch.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

anby number 13 in my quest for C6 seth

 

[ap_puff]

my bank account may not survive 1.2

 

[Doom85]

my bank account may not survive 1.2

Luckily I haven’t pulled since getting Ellen and Zhu Yuan, nobody since interested me enough, so I have more than enough saved up for Burnice who is the next characters who interests me.

 

[Icymanipulator]

I slowed it down just a tad
Very nice

 

[Agent_4Seven]

anby number 13 in my quest for C6 seth

How many dupes left on your end? I've 2 more dupes left and 20 searches before the limit beyond which I can't go cuz I might get a dupe of Jane - I don't want to waste my 100% chance on her.

my bank account may not survive 1.2

Releasing Caesar first was one the biggest mistakes they've made so far after just releasing Seth which is an absolutely excellent defence and electric DPS character.

Burnice looks a lot more interesting than Caesar in combat tbh. I'm seriously thinking of skipping Caesar and get Burnice instead cuz the game is not providing enough rewards to search for 2 characters in a row now and I'm not going to give them any money outside of 30 days sub.

they're never "fixing" the battle pass fam, genshin has had the same battle pass system for 4 years. also most other games don't have a perpetual battle pass

Well, they'll pay for this this time if they're not going to do what needs to be done.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I see that Burnice's banner drops on October 16. Plenty of time to hopefully save enough pulls to guarantee her.

Anyway, happy rest of the weekend guys! Oh and before I sign off here's a slightly longer version of that cool gif with her:

 

[Doom85]

Releasing Caesar first was one the biggest mistakes they've made so far

Burnice looks a lot more interesting than Caesar in combat tbh.

I'm seriously thinking of skipping Caesar and get Burnice instead

Caesar does not appreciate this disrespect! How typical of a human!

No, but for real, she looks good, but Burnice has to be prioritized for me.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

I mean, Caesar looks cool for sure, but I already have an excellent defence character, it's not even an S rank one and why would I need another one? They should've launched her after Burnice.

I see that Burnice's banner drops on October 16. Plenty of time to hopefully save enough pulls to guarantee her.

You're going to skip Caesar? I honestly don't know how can we get them both given that battle pass / events / story content won't give us enough polys / tapes and the Hollow one is essentially dead

 

[ap_puff]

You're going to skip Caesar? I honestly don't know how can we get them both given that battle pass / events / story content won't give us enough polys / tapes and the Hollow one is essentially dead

There's a reason it's like that and it's to incentivize spending lol

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I mean, Caesar looks cool for sure, but I already have an excellent defence character, it's not even an S rank one and why would I need another one? They should've launched her after Burnice.


You're going to skip Caesar? I honestly don't know how can we get them both given that battle pass / events / story content won't give us enough polys / tapes and the Hollow one is essentially dead

Yeah, I'll probably skip Caesar. I made my peace with it though.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

There's a reason it's like that and it's to incentivize spending lol

Well, they're not going to make me spend a fortune just to get all characters, I'll be skipping some of them instead.

 

[Icymanipulator]

Well, they're not going to make me spend a fortune just to get all characters, I'll be skipping some of them instead.

Ya pick and choose who you want, no need to have every character, that’s for whales only.
It also makes each account unique, so your experience will be different from everyone else’s.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

In other miyoho news, honkai is collabing with star rail, honkaixhonkai lol:

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Lol did nearly 10 million damage with Jane in a single attack.

 

[Icymanipulator]

YOOOOOO
Just got Solider 11 off a random regular tape

Hell ya, I have a fire DPS now, she will go nicely with Koldea and Ben

 

[ap_puff]

YOOOOOO
Just got Solider 11 off a random regular tape

Hell ya, I have a fire DPS now, she will go nicely with Koldea and Ben

are you skipping both 1.2 banners?

 

[Icymanipulator]

are you skipping both 1.2 banners?

Ya I haven’t pulled since Zhu, and skilled Ellen too, I plan on getting both Caesar and Burnice

 

[ap_puff]

Ya I haven’t pulled since Zhu, and skilled Ellen too, I plan on getting both Caesar and Burnice

ok.. i have soldier 11 and i'd recommend really trying her playstyle before building her...i was pretty disappointed with her

 

[Icymanipulator]

ok.. i have soldier 11 and i'd recommend really trying her playstyle before building her...i was pretty disappointed with her

I’ve played her trial and a few modes where she’s been available, and ya, she doesn’t seem to be anything to write home about, but I will likely build her anyway lol

 

[Spyxos]

 

[ap_puff]

wtf she groups too? that's OP, i was waffling on whether to pull but this makes her a must pull for me, i hate having to run around after stray mobs

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Spoiler

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

is that official miyoho art? Because the perspective seems really odd and it's bothering massively lol; the back and the front of the motorcycle are tilting at different angles.
It's like the artist started drawing the back of the motorcycle first, then realised burnice's pose didn't fit, but instead of redrawing, just drew the front at a different angle.

 

[Icymanipulator]

I figured it was just an Akira reference

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Yes it is, but the angles don't match up, it's as if the bike is broken in the center.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

the angles don't match up, it's as if the bike is broken in the center

Spoiler

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

much better

 

[SSfox]

I juste did a ten pull for fun and got Jane, i havent pull since Xinq Yi , i was 3 pity or something

Any teams recommendations? ive Koleda, Nekomata, Sokakou that i already build? Can Jane work with those, please i don't want build other character beside Jane, Jane already will take me a while to fully build. Also please don't tell me to pull for Cesar or Burnice i need to save for Foxgirl

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

I juste did a ten pull for fun and got Jane, i havent pull since Xinq Yi , i was 3 pity or something

Any teams recommendations? ive Koleda, Nekomata, Sokakou that i already build? Can Jane work with those, please i don't want build other character beside Jane, Jane already will take me a while to fully build. Also please don't tell me to pull for Cesar or Burnice i need to save for Foxgirl

she can work with any team really, koleda/soukaku/jane should work fine.

 

[SSfox]

she can work with any team really, koleda/soukaku/jane should work fine.

Ok thanks i'm trying this team

 

[ap_puff]

I juste did a ten pull for fun and got Jane, i havent pull since Xinq Yi , i was 3 pity or something

Any teams recommendations? ive Koleda, Nekomata, Sokakou that i already build? Can Jane work with those, please i don't want build other character beside Jane, Jane already will take me a while to fully build. Also please don't tell me to pull for Cesar or Burnice i need to save for Foxgirl

You only have 3 characters built? Did you just start playing? Jane really wants her core passive active .. that means someone in her faction or another anomaly character.

 

[Doom85]

You only have 3 characters built? Did you just start playing?

If “built” means character and engine are at level 60, skills maxed, and sub-engines (I forget their proper name) more or less optimized, Ellen is the only one I’ve “built” (and even then her sub engines need some work still) and I’ve been playing since launch more or less. But not everyone has time to fully dive into every aspect of the game consistently all the time, for about a month I was just doing my dailies and not really building anyone just because I was very busy at that time. Plus, while I enjoy ZZZ, I personally find Honkai Star Rail’s building/combat more engaging so I do tend to focus on that more, whereas ZZZ I’m not too worried at the moment about maxing out characters. Heck, that one recent event highlighted this: “don’t have high level characters? No worries, here’s a ton of trial level 55 characters for you to max out this event’s rewards!”

I know the higher level hunts and the hard mode version of missions do need pretty strong characters, but I’ve been selective on who I pull (got Ellen and Zhu Yuan, haven’t pulled since until Burnice comes out) compared to Star Rail as I only find some ZZZ characters appealing (and some of them are A-tier or standard S-tier). So I’m hardly hurting for pull currency.