OneWingedDevil posted:

Something to point out for people reading along about game mechanics: buffs that affect "damage" specifically only refer to HP damage, and is affected by weaknesses/strengths from damage type if applicable. "Stagger damage" is the term the game uses if it affects stagger, also affected by damage type if applicable. If a card/trait affects both, it'll say something along the lines of "+x damage and stagger damage".

Power affects both HP and stagger damage, of course, but it does that by making your actual die roll higher/lower.

Always remember, more power = more good.

Rawkking posted:

I think the answer to this is "yes" from all the talk around it, but to be clear these bonuses to just "damage" don't do anything to determine who wins/loses a clash, but rather just the damage dealt after a successful hit? To boost clashing you just want power, or whatever the similar term is for defense dice.

I have given in and bought this game and am now probably going to beat it in a month or so. Liking how the difficulty is ramping up but have yet to lose a non-abnormality fight.

lets hang out posted:

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lets hang out posted:

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Crasical posted:

EDIT: Also, Yesod's stage looks amazing.

NullBlack posted:

...nevermind, I'm sure she knows what she's doing.

Mars’ Page posted:

My mother was a Fixer with a high grade that every one of my peers would dream of reaching. She was the envy of all, a radiant individual who received endless supplies of various expensive equipment and garnered constant recruit offers from other Offices. Does that mean I had a safe, comfortable childhood under the care and wealth of such a wonderful person? Had that been the case, I would’ve earned a position in one of the Wings already. Being the son of a high-rank Fixer, I was often targeted by Syndicates opposing her, and my mother’s acquaintances held high expectations for me.

At first, I was okay with their expectations. I was already dreaming to follow the path of my mother. In fact, I was hoping to live up to it and hear compliments such as “I knew you could make it!” from others. “Yes. I’m going to become a great Fixer just like my mother. Then she’ll be proud of me one day, right? She’ll proudly say ‘That's my boy’, in front of others.” I studied hard day after day, taking no breaks in-between… Countless times, I held my sword with a strong resolve, and many days I spent weeping alone. Even if I faced setbacks and failures, I believed I could overcome them and stand strong like the protagonist of a movie. As if I could actually be someone great.

But in the end, I grew into an ordinary aspiring Fixer, and I learned that I was only an average person with no talent to show off. When I entered an ordinary Office with my ordinary capabilities, my mother seemed very glad to hear the news. She said an associate Office of the Zwei is a good start, and that I’ll certainly be able to become successful if I work my way up slowly. However, I was greatly disappointed in myself, and I couldn’t look my mother in the eyes until I said my final goodbyes and left the house.

Lulu’s Page posted:

Ugh, crap… Another day without work! Fantastic. There’s got to be some case for us to take care of, like fly tipping or something? I’m gonna forget how to move at this rate… If I told my friends about this, they’re so gonna whine like “Well, isn’t it a good thing that you have a lot of free time~” or “You’re well off, we’re about to starve from the lack of requests~”. Those dummies… Think about it for a moment. You need results to promote to better Fixer grades and see some growth in your Office, right? And that’s gonna lead to higher income for us. For now, I’m working with my boss San and some dork shaped like a ball of rice cake… But things could be better than this in the future, yeah? …It’s not like I have problems with my coworkers!!! I’m talking about stuff like weapons, and Office interior… You know, those kinda things. You get what I mean!

I do bicker with Mars and snap at him often, yes! But that doesn’t mean I hate him. San and Mars are both precious colleagues to me. Though, yeah, I know what you’re about to say. If Fixers develop private feelings for each other, it could be much harder to bear whatever happens down the line. I know what I’m doing is stupid. I have wits, unlike mister rice cake face.

But we’re humans, it’s just… something that can’t be helped. How could we just strictly detach ourselves from one another and focus on work? I tried acting nonchalant, I did, but… I guess I can’t do it. San said he feels the same. I gotta envy Mars for being cool-headed all the time.

Lulu’s Friend, Page 1 posted:

A peacekeeping Office provides protection for requested territories for a certain period of time. Lulu’s is one of those Offices. What are they protecting against, you ask? The City, obviously. What I’m saying is, their job is to keep the area safe from all sorts of happenings and incidents that occur in the City. Of course, there won’t be much to do if the area is too small or peaceful.

But, man. Compared to us who have to wait indefinitely for someone to make a request… Lulu’s living a good life. At least she does something. And they don’t have to worry about starving to death even if they don’t get requests.

Lulu’s Friend, Page 3 posted:

As her friend, it’s unfortunate that Lulu is struck with grief. I don’t have any tears to shed for her, though. I’ve got my share of rough experiences, I’m just not sharing it with others. Well, I did say I’ll help her out, but the truth is… My Office figured that we could find plenty of valuable loot in the Library. And that’s pretty tempting. The other one is probably thinking the same thing as me. I mean, what dummy would actually head to such a dangerous place motivated purely by a friend’s sob story? That kind of intimate and deep relationship is long gone from this world. Especially in this business.

That’s why I can’t understand Lulu. Sure, let’s say that her colleague died there. Even then, she should be valuing her own life, shouldn’t she? She can be so stupid at times… Welp, I have to go in with her anyway.

Rawkking posted:

I think the answer to this is "yes" from all the talk around it, but to be clear these bonuses to just "damage" don't do anything to determine who wins/loses a clash, but rather just the damage dealt after a successful hit? To boost clashing you just want power, or whatever the similar term is for defense dice.

I have given in and bought this game and am now probably going to beat it in a month or so. Liking how the difficulty is ramping up but have yet to lose a non-abnormality fight.

Keldulas posted:

Mars sounds like he would actually be really competent given enough time, but he set himself up for disappointment in his naivety. Given that he apparently can be much more powerful than his peers, it really does feel like it was a matter of time before he made it big.... if we hadn't booked him.

Torchlighter posted:

Much like the protagonist of a shonen series that got cancelled prematurely, really. In the end, it's not his story.

Rawkking posted:

I have given in and bought this game and am now probably going to beat it in a month or so. Liking how the difficulty is ramping up but have yet to lose a non-abnormality fight.

MinutePirateBug posted:

Through the power of friendship and love we SHALL TAKE OVER THE WORLD BUAHHAHAHA!

Quackles posted:

ZeroCount posted:

+Power effects are essentially a boost to accuracy, damage and defence (using your attack to eat someone else's). It's worth just about anything.

Theantero posted:

Yeah, Ruina tends to be like a hundred hours or more for most people. Doable in a month, but I wouldn't recommend it

Rawkking posted:

Probably going to beat it in a month or so.

Mr. Stizblee posted:

If you've played Lobotomy Corp or read the lp, you should probably know better by this point.

GreyjoyBastard posted:

haha

hahahaha

It's longer than you think, D.A.D.! Longer than you think! I'm at like 74 hours and PROBABLY closing in on the endgame, but it's still largely quite fun.

Torchlighter posted:

Much like the protagonist of a shonen series that got cancelled prematurely, really. In the end, it's not his story.

Crasical posted:

Man, I hate being in my thirties. Designated 'old man' by anime archetypes.