Social NintenZone Social 5 - Thanks, Everyone

[Moydow]

Just had my deathless arena run ruined by this little demon.

The Hector was fine, but Delthea had Draw Back and kept pulling him back to the same spot.

I tried having Clair get repostioned in to take her out and have Inigo dance her out and then she repositions Inigo out but somehow Delthea survived and that ruined everything. I think she survived because Clair couldn't get a Hone Atk buff from Inigo (I had to move him to the right side of the map to have him in position) and also couldn't double because she wasn't quite +5 Spd compared to Delthea, and then Hector must have been offering a Defense buff (probably a Spur) to Delthea that let her survive with 2 HP.

fml

*laughs in Distant Counter +5 merged Titania*

One of the best investments I've made in the game. I haven't even been aiming for her outside of the banner she was added on, or spent any money on the game, she just keeps showing up for me whenever she's on a banner. Getting the spare Hector for DC was just the icing on the cake. (I still have one left, too, but no idea who should get it.) That Delthea would have dealt 0 damage to my Titania (I have her paired with Sigurd, who has Fortify Cavalry), and died from a single hit on the counter.

(If you're wondering, no, I haven't been running a full horse team, just Sigurd and Titania. I prefer to use characters I like, rather than using strong units just because they are strong; it just so happens that those two are mounted units.)

Of course that's not feasible for everyone, but if your Inigo had Triangle Adept (which he should, if that tome of his is Gronnraven) he would have been able to at least tank her and survive (with exactly 1 HP remaining), as long as he wasn't -HP or -Res (if Hector had Spur Atk, he would maybe have needed a slight Res buff, or have needed +Res). Sometimes just tanking something like that and surviving is good enough; you would have been able to finish the job on the following turn and repositioned your unit away from Hector.

If a battle seems like it will be especially tight, like in this case, it might be a good idea to crunch the numbers in a battle simulator to see how it will work out, before going through with a decision.

 

[Deleted member]

Yeah, you clearly seem to not understand what I'm talking about if you call yourself a weeb seriously

lol

or maybe you just take yourself a tad too seriously m8.

 

[Coricus]

lol

or maybe you just take yourself a tad too seriously m8.

It's at times like these that I instantly remember you hang out on 4Chan.

 

[ChikoLad]

*laughs in Distant Counter +5 merged Titania*

One of the best investments I've made in the game. I haven't even been aiming for her outside of the banner she was added on, or spent any money on the game, she just keeps showing up for me whenever she's on a banner. Getting the spare Hector for DC was just the icing on the cake. (I still have one left, too, but no idea who should get it.) That Delthea would have dealt 0 damage to my Titania (I have her paired with Sigurd, who has Fortify Cavalry), and died from a single hit on the counter.

(If you're wondering, no, I haven't been running a full horse team, just Sigurd and Titania. I prefer to use characters I like, rather than using strong units just because they are strong; it just so happens that those two are mounted units.)

Of course that's not feasible for everyone, but if your Inigo had Triangle Adept (which he should, if that tome of his is Gronnraven) he would have been able to at least tank her and survive (with exactly 1 HP remaining), as long as he wasn't -HP or -Res (if Hector had Spur Atk, he would maybe have needed a slight Res buff, or have needed +Res). Sometimes just tanking something like that and surviving is good enough; you would have been able to finish the job on the following turn and repositioned your unit away from Hector.

If a battle seems like it will be especially tight, like in this case, it might be a good idea to crunch the numbers in a battle simulator to see how it will work out, before going through with a decision.

Well, good for you to have excess Hectors.

I've never gotten one.

I do have a 5-Star Titania though, and actually have pulled a few 4-Star ones (including today), but they've usually been Reciprocal Aid fodder for the time being for my Falchion users, whenever I get her.

Only character I've really been going out of my way to build is Clair right now. Skills wise she's done for now (until I get a second Berkut or Summer Robin comes back which probably won't be until next year if ever), I just need to get duplicates for merging. Unfortunately she rarely shows up for me despite being available at 4-Star, so it's a long process.

This current Arena run would be easier if I had a better bonus unit than my Tiki, but unfortunately I do not. Tried using Brave Lyn instead of BK and got a deathless run, but the BST on Brave Lyn is too low to get me a high enough score to make it to Tier 20. Couldn't even get matches that would get me 690 points most of the time while I can usually get over 700 points when BK is there.

I also did a some random pulls in case I got Sigurd or Deirdre to use instead but no luck there.

 

[Knight Dude]

Hey, you guys remember how King got an extra costume in Tekken 7 that resembled a real Japanese wrestler? Well, now Lars gets a new costume too.

And like King, there's a new HUD design and title along with it.

More importantly, just like King, Lars gets a new Rage Art based off of said wrestler. I think there's a couple more Bullet Club shirts as well.

 

[Ivander]

*laughs in Distant Counter +5 merged Titania*

One of the best investments I've made in the game. I haven't even been aiming for her outside of the banner she was added on, or spent any money on the game, she just keeps showing up for me whenever she's on a banner. Getting the spare Hector for DC was just the icing on the cake. (I still have one left, too, but no idea who should get it.) That Delthea would have dealt 0 damage to my Titania (I have her paired with Sigurd, who has Fortify Cavalry), and died from a single hit on the counter.

I can almost do that set, as I do have a Henry for G Tome, a Jagen/Gunter for Fortify/Hone and a Niles/Shanna for Iceberg. Reposition isn't too hard as long as I get a Barst or Selena next time. It's Distant Counter that will be the pain.
Also, who are some good units for B Tomebreaker? I do have a bunch of Female Robins to give BTomebreaker with, so who are some that would make good use of it?

 

[A Distant Demon]

Viridi would be justified twenty times over to be honest.

This post gets the Zebei seal of approval

 

[Deleted member]

I'll never understand how can people get so many Hectors only to make them DC fodder. I keep seeing teams running around with full DC on everyone.
It took me a ****ton of Orbs to get one and if I ever get a second one it's either going to merging or replacing the old one depending on the IVs

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

So anything new and intresting happen while I was gone?

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

I'll never understand how can people get so many Hectors only to make them DC fodder. I keep seeing teams running around with full DC on everyone.
It took me a ****ton of Orbs to get one and if I ever get a second one it's either going to merging or replacing the old one depending on the IVs

Why would you need more than one Hector?

 

[Deleted member]

Why would you need more than one Hector?

Merging, obviously.
I mean, if you don't use him, then yeah, use him to inherit DC but it's not like Hector is ****ing Hinata or Bartre, he doesn't grow on trees

 

[Schnee117]

Why would you need more than one Hector?

You know what they say, the more the merrier.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

Merging, obviously.
I mean, if you don't use him, then yeah, use him to inherit DC but it's not like Hector is ****ing Hinata or Bartre, he doesn't grow on trees

I'd totally use Hector... if I had one.

You know what they say, the more the merrier.

Fair point.

 

[ChikoLad]

>tfw you actually run into someone in Arena who also has Clair as their lead character and also has been putting effort into her

 

[DarkAuraful]

Why would you need more than one Hector?

If I get one Hector, then I'll keep the first one as a prize since I'm thankful for getting him at all. Another one after the first one though, will be sacrificed to make my Brave Ike become even more deadlier.

 

[Deleted member]

If I get one Hector, then I'll keep the first one as a prize since I'm thankful for getting him at all. Another one after the first one though, will be sacrificed to make my Brave Ike become even more deadlier.

But that'd make the Urvan's effect pointless as it'd only work against Brave weapons and BLyn.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

If I get one Hector, then I'll keep the first one as a prize since I'm thankful for getting him at all. Another one after the first one though, will be sacrificed to make my Brave Ike become even more deadlier.

But Steady Breath is such an amazing skill...

 

[ChikoLad]

GOD DAMN IT

Got my run killed right at the end again.

I guess flat really is justice in this case.

It's times like this where I think duplicate units shouldn't be allowed on Arena Defense teams.

 

[Moydow]

Also, who are some good units for B Tomebreaker? I do have a bunch of Female Robins to give BTomebreaker with, so who are some that would make good use of it?

I'm not sure, really... Maybe blue mages like male Robin, to give them the edge in same-colour match-ups? Though on the other hand, the main blue mage options are Reinhardt, who prefers Lancebreaker, -blade tome users who probably prefer Desperation, or Robin. Maybe some green mages, too, but they generally have little trouble surviving against blue mages, with or without a breaker. So I guess Blue Tomebreaker is in a bit of an awkward spot in terms of usefulness, really. I'd probably hold onto it for now, and see if it becomes useful in some future GHB or Tempest Trials or something like that.

If I get one Hector, then I'll keep the first one as a prize since I'm thankful for getting him at all. Another one after the first one though, will be sacrificed to make my Brave Ike become even more deadlier.

I personally don't really think Distant Counter is the best option for brave Ike, actually, since it interferes with Urvan; if he gets attacked and doubled by a mage, and counters in the middle of their two hits, Urvan no longer reduces the damage (because he's no longer taking consecutive hits), so he's more likely to die. But without Distant Counter, he can just tank the hits and finish the job on the next turn (probably with Aether charged up too, so he can heal himself straight away).

Steady Breath is also just too good on brave Ike to pass up, I think, even if you were replacing it with something like Distant Counter.

 

[AmericanDJ]

I just realized that I only recently got my first Hinata in Heroes.
How that is even possible is baffling.

Also, I started FF7 yesterday. Really enjoying it so far. I'm only 2 hours into the game, but it's been fun so far.
I have noticed a few errors in the translation though, even though I know that a few of them were fixed in the PS4(which is what I'm playing on) and PC re-releases. I don't think Cloud's line during the first boss was fixed, though. Other errors I have seen include: "H, hey!", "W, wow", and "It's empty because g, guys like you". Were they unable to use the dash(read: one of these:"-") or something?
I'm fine with it though.

 

[praline]

Man I must be at the final boss of Fractured But Whole.

In the scale of 1-10 for boss difficulty every other boss never got past a 2 but this one is a 9.

 

[Mythra]

Odyssey got its street date broken in Portugal, probably it will take a while until videos show u-
*opens Youtube*
*Literally the first video it's the endgame*

Oh yeah, Mr. Krabs

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Odyssey got its street date broken in Portugal, probably it will take a while until videos show u-
*opens Youtube*
*Literally the first video it's the endgame*

Oh yeah, Mr. Krabs

I looked up one of the bosses and I can safely say im getting this game

 

[ChikoLad]

Only things I got spoiled on in Odyssey are minor or just vague things that don't confirm much of anything yet.

Spoiler

-Toadette is in the game, in her Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker outfit.

-People are apparently mad at Peach for something she does in the ending. Don't know what it is though. I have a good guess though.

-Saw musings that Isle Delfino AND the Comet Observatory might both be in the post-game, though not confirmed yet. Though Isle Delfino was something we knew about. Obviously Peach's Castle is there too, which we knew about. IMO it would be cool if the Comet Observatory is there too, so all three main hubs from previous generations of 3D Mario are in there as explorable locations.

-People noted Rosalina's voice actress appearing in the credits. Does not necessarily confirm she is in the game since she could voice someone else in the game.

 

[praline]

I looked up one of the bosses and I can safely say im getting this game

You mean you weren’t getting it before this?

 

[Knight Dude]

I guess no one else really wanted to talk Tekken.

Well, in other fighting game news, I've been trying to watch some MvCi since I probably won't get the base version of the game. I do like seeing people use Spider-Man and Mega Man X(both of which are pretty good, but aren't the best), but right now Ultron, Gamora, Dante and Dormammu seem to be getting most screen time.

 

[DarkAuraful]

I actually forgot Steady Breath is a A skill for Brave Ike. Wow. Okay I guess the DC skill can go for Anna then.

Well if I had a second one I wouldn't actually know who to give DC to.

Edit: Okay no. I just remembered Anna needs Fury 3 more than DC for her weapon.

 

[Knuckles the Knuckles]

If you wanna talk fighting games, Zeku is out in two days in SFV. So thats what Im looking forward to.

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

If you wanna talk fighting games, Zeku is out in two days in SFV. So thats what Im looking forward to.

You mean old Strider Hiryu, right? :V

Either way, yeah, he looks fun.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

You mean you weren’t getting it before this?

Oh I was, this just solidified it that i most certainly will

 

[Knuckles the Knuckles]

You mean old Strider Hiryu, right? :V

Either way, yeah, he looks fun.

For sure. Also has the most amount of moves of any SF character ever created, so thats interesting.

Also, super hyped for SFV Arcade Edition. Hope my boy Q will make the cut, but from what I heard people say its doubtful.

 

[Coricus]

All I wanted *gasp* was *wheeze* why does history mode have to be so *cough* I just wanted to be able to do this *wheeeeeeze*

I guess this is the game telling me to go back to Story Mode for a while. . .

 

[The Stoopid Unikorn]

For sure. Also has the most amount of moves of any SF character ever created, so thats interesting.

Also, super hyped for SFV Arcade Edition. Hope my boy Q will make the cut, but from what I heard people say its doubtful.

Never say never.

I mean, I don't think he's very likely, but at the same time, Capcom is capable of making some good surprises (like getting Phoenix Wright in UMvC3 and somehow making him work as a genuine fighting game character).

 

[praline]

All I wanted *gasp* was *wheeze* why does history mode have to be so *cough* I just wanted to be able to do this *wheeeeeeze*

I guess this is the game telling me to go back to Story Mode for a while. . .

Yeah too bad for me ****ing Iago decimated me.

 

[ChikoLad]

Finally made it.

...but I'll have to do this again because they're probably gonna use the same bonus units this week.

 

[Knight Dude]

For sure. Also has the most amount of moves of any SF character ever created, so thats interesting.

Also, super hyped for SFV Arcade Edition. Hope my boy Q will make the cut, but from what I heard people say its doubtful.

Well, I'm surprised that changing from Young to Old is his main gimmick. So points for creativity.

I'm not a big Street Fighter buff, though I appreciate what the franchise means to fighting games. But from what I've played of USF4, I'd like to play as Dudley again. He's fun and his target combos are flashier than a good bit of the cast. I'd also like to have Ryu's Donkey Kick comeback, since that let to some cool wall bounce combos. It's also something that's unique to him,(fire and electric Hadoken's used to be.)

 

[Deleted member]

I finally got around to watching some of the seasonal anime. Girl's Last Tour is a cute "moe girls in a post-apocalyptic world", not much else to say about the first ep.
UQ Holder is... there I guess, I didn't like the manga very much but I'll at least try to watch it until sometime after I dropped it.
But oh boy, I loved The Ancient Magus' Bride, I don't really know what it's supposed to be outside of having magic and magical creatures but it is incredibly pretty and I love the character designs. Especially Elias

(He's the cute one)

I mean, god, that skull face, his posture, his voice, everything about him is amazing.
Well, I at least think it's his face, would be a pretty big turn off if it turned out to be a mask.

I want Elias to buy me so he can teach me magic and make me his bride

 

[Knuckles the Knuckles]

Well, I'm surprised that changing from Young to Old is his main gimmick. So points for creativity.

I'm not a big Street Fighter buff, though I appreciate what the franchise means to fighting games. But from what I've played of USF4, I'd like to play as Dudley again. He's fun and his target combos are flashier than a good bit of the cast. I'd also like to have Ryu's Donkey Kick comeback, since that let to some cool wall bounce combos. It's also something that's unique to him,(fire and electric Hadoken's used to be.)

They've been adding/modifying moves for some characters in Season 2 so who knows, maybe he'l get the Donkey Kick back, especially since from what I gather its a popular request just like Cammy's air throw, which they did give her eventually.

I'd say Dudley has a strong chance of returning thanks to Smug becoming pretty popular, and thats his boy.

 

[Opossum]

Just read some of the Odyssey spoilers. Cool stuff:

Spoiler

No sign of Luigi being playable. Luigi gets a costume though.
WARIO, WALUIGI, AND SM64 MARIO COSTUMES

Moon Kingdom is, indeed, a thing.

Peach apparently friendzones Mario in the end lol

Moons are Stars in the Mushroom Kingdom

Isle Delfino MIGHT be visitable, and Yoshi MIGHT be usable/playable

YOU CAN CAPTURE BOWSER

I think there was something like 16 Kingdoms total and more than 600 moons.

Lots of good stuff and I'm hyped.

Hype/10

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Chrono Trigger update: The Guardian court system is almost as rigged as Isle Delfino's. And which idiot thought it would be a good idea to put a goddamn tank on a bridge? And now I'm in the future... Which is bleak as hell. Yeesh.
ALSO GWEN THE SCRUB IS STUCK AGAIN