#f2p trailer

[empty-fantasies]

Grant Me Solace

Chrome, a vampire residing in a lonesome castle, learns that there are no coincidences in the world.

Characters Included: Chrome

gn!reader, vampire!chrome w/ a surprise twist, maybe slight angst if you squint

Chrome never expected to find a human within this empty castle. One so brave to dare even step foot alone within what could be their final resting place.

You were quite the peculiar mortal. One filled with surprises that even had him wary at first. For all Chrome knew, you certainly could have been one of those famed vampire hunters faking a naive front to lower his guard. Often times, he found himself being a little too forgiving, only to pay the price later on. Yet, you continued to prove him wrong the longer you insisted on getting to know him by “sticking around.” Chrome wasn’t exactly sure of your motives nor did your answers ever help his growing predicament.

It began with a simple thought. A what-if question that soon began to plague every corner of Chrome’s mind. It was a coincidence in his mind. A lost fable in which he played as an actor strung up on stage, mocked by fate and time. A vampire doesn’t just lose their heart out of the blue. It is given to a past lover, one who would bare witness to his fate and decide his ending; to cut the strings to free him or to run away, leaving him in the cold shadows. Years and years, they’ll reincarnate with it, searching for their vampiric half, only to fall victim to tragedy. It was a simple thought at first. Simple, until he realized that there are no coincidences in the world.

Chrome, the rumored vampire who would scare off any poor villager that seeks his “help.” Unwilling to bend his will to grant their selfish wishes for so-called sweet immortality. He has fell victim one too many times to desperate pleas.

Chrome, the vampire who wouldn’t dare entertain mortals anyways, fearing that he may grow fond of one some day and be forced to face the cruel reality he has already seen many times before. Time is nothing but his enemy; one that taunts him over and over again as he remains forever stuck in one place while the world around him moves forward.

Chrome, the vampire who lost his heart long ago when the flames ravaged it, was beginning to realize something he wished he never did when your hand had firmly grasped one of his in an attempt to keep him from going out. The way your grip remained firm on his cold skin, eyes pleading to think twice.

And twice he did think. All because he refused to face the harsh truth.

Chrome nearly broke his composure when it finally dawned on him what this unfamiliar warmth was and why it sprung forth in your presence. He recoiled from your touch, hand covering the lower half of his face as his eyebrows scrunched in confusion. Crimson hues wavered as he watched your hand extend forward once more, hesitating before dropping to your side in defeat. He was certain. Surely, that’s what it was. A cruel trick played by the hand of fate. For all theses years he has been wandering since that day, he never expected it to be you.

“It’s you,” Chrome sighed out. A whisper escaping as he grabbed your hand, fingers easily finding your pulse before he gently guided it to his chest. Though he had no pulse of his own, surely you’d get the idea that he concluded when you finally made your confession.

“You, who holds the remnants of my heart. It’s you that would eventually drive the stake through it, be it for heroism or for tragedy.”

For heroism or tragedy, it is up to you; bemused if you have befriended a lonesome immortal with the mannerisms of a practiced gentleman who attended many parties or a bloodthirsty monster who had tossed his future aside, unwilling to let you or him cross that thin line of romance.

#bro the memory set #punishing gray raven x reader #punishing gray raven #chrome x reader #punishing gray raven chrome #yeah i saw the new castlevania trailer #and my f2p pride is the only thing keeping me from dropping money on that chrome skin #also is it obvious who my main is— #also this has been sitting in my drafts for MONTHS but hey spooky season

[baeshijima]

. . .

so anyway—

#sophie’s idle chatter #HELLOILEJFSDFHKJGFHSKAGADKSG;HHL #APRIL 23 FOR PRE INSTALLATION AND APRIL 26 FOR RELEASE 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩 #PLS THE LORE DROPS???? HELLO???? THEY WENT INSANE WITH THAT #AND THE IMPROVED GRAPHICS AND UI IM SOJLFD #AND THIS #THIS TRAILER #HELKDOBDF #BLADE AND KAFKA U ARE THE MOMENT ALL DAY EVERY DAY AHHAJKHSDJLSAFSALK #ALSO #SEELE FIRST PHASE OF RELEASE AND JING YUAN SECOND PHASE????? EXCUSE ME??????? MY F2P ERA IS NON EXISTENT IN THIS GAME IMSODFJ #anywho haha congrats star rail for being the only game to have kafka blade luocha (not otto) jing yuan yanqing serval gepard danheng marc—

[pantalonelover]

??????!????!??!!;YAE MIKO BANNER???!!????!???

#I'M NOT READY NO WHAT #NO I WANT HER SO BAD I LOVE HER SHE'S THE LOML I'VE ALWAYS WANTED HER #I WAS SO SAD THAT I DIDN'T GET HER ON HER 1ST BANNER 😭 #but......... scaramouche #scaramouche 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #you know what... if he'll be anemo i'll wish for miko #if he'll be electro i'll get him #because!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SPOILERS(?)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! people said they might have saw an electro delusion in the trailer? #so.. if he'll be electro or pyro at least i'll get him because i don't need another anemo boy #i can't get both because i'm broke 😭 f2p and too lazy to do daily comms #let's make a deal. you buy me welking i write you a scenario of whatever topic and character you want #5k-10k words please i'll write everything 😭 /hj

[petrichorade]

Hii :D I just wanted to say I LOVE ADORE CRY SCREAM over your Ratiomei art. I love them both sm I wanna swallow them sjsjsksk

But I'm kinda new to the Ratiomei corner of the fandom, and I'm afraid I don't know much about the ship. So I would really appreciate it if you tell me why you ship them and what made you ship them. Or what lore made you ship them. ANYTHING! Lmao just give me more Ratiomei food 😞😞❤❤❤

Awwwww thank you so much for the compliment! And glad that you asked actually! I will answer your question as an excuse to spread the brainrot 😈😈😈

Kind of going chronological starting from here:

They were first introduced when Honkai Star Rail is still in 1.4 version if I remember correctly! 1.6 version Drip Marketing happened on October 31th 2023 11:00 A.M (GMT+7) at that time, and the 5 star Character that were revealed being Ruan Mei (Ice-Harmony) for the first half and Dr.Ratio (Imaginary-The Hunt) for the second half. It's pretty cute that Hoyo dropped them only 5 minutes apart (Xueyi, the 4-star as well though, after Ratio) since they usually postpone 2nd half 5-star for a day or two. This is their early drip marketing banner that some of you are familiar with!

But I really haven't start seeing things here, I love them both as their individual selves and crying a little because I want them both so bad but they literally gonna be released right after Argenti, who's been on my warp list for long long time ever since I saw his leaks ^____T (I'm an F2P Player, and still until now, so yeah)

// long story short, I receive a happy ending by attaining the 3 of them with extreme grinding + Ratio ended up being free :D //

Also I saw some of their gameplay leaks, some beta players weirdly likes to put them together in a team? Makes me goes '...hm?' But I haven't manage to see stuffs yet.

Then it all starts with THIS TRAILER. It was revealed here that there will be a new region being unlocked on Herta Space Station and it's turns out to be Ruan Mei's workspace, the Seclusion Zone. It's all cool until I realized Dr. Ratio were being placed in the SAME AREA.

I compare this trailer to previous character trailers, and literally can sense something.

Taking Imbibitor Lunae and Fu Xuan's trailer for example; them both being in the same planet (Xianzhou Luofu) but their character's animation were taken in different place, Dan Heng IL on Scalegorge Waterscape, while Fu Xuan on the Divinition Commission. Yet both Ruan Mei and Ratio's animation, not only took place in Herta Space Station, specifically the SECLUSION ZONE itself, not other places. I'm starting to lost my shit there, because I'm assuming SOMETHING goes on BETWEEN THEM if they were at the very same place.

Also I'm not sure how it this happens, I might just randomly came up with ship name myself and just search 'ruantio' on Twitter and SURPRISE SURPRISE? THE SHIP EXIST? And starting there I'm finding out they were often being referred as RatioMei instead!

The brainrot being so pure, I'm starting to sketch them out of the blue...and create something decent. But I'm not ready to reveal it yet, letting the art fermented for a while. Until hoyo, again, dropping that they will be the next Battle Pass matching profile pictures :]

Idk if some of people aware of this, but BP profile pictures most of the time always just...pair folks not coincidentally + matching themes as if they were couple. This the list of characters that were paired for BP chibi profile pictures before (also note it's so far always been male-female);

1.0 - Himeko & Welt

1.1 - March 7th & Dan Heng

1.2 - Kafka & Blade

1.3 - Jing Yuan & Fu Xuan

1.4 - Bronya & Gepard

1.5 - Jingliu & Yanqing (this one's questionable a little lol

Therefore, right after this info getting dropped, I'm finally posting the art itself, being my first RatioMei fanart 😂

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Now jumping into when the 1.6 updated + the lore was revealed!

I'm going to be honest as I play along the way (and for those who's interested with this ship but not playing HSR): they basically have zero direct interactions.

But! I may have create a breakdown of they might potentially knows each other a bit, you can read it on my twitter thread here! (and sorry not sorry if everything came out very delusional)

Dr. Ratio also left so much notes on that specific area of the Seclusion Zone that looks like a greenhouse lab and were packed with her critters + the imitation of Tayzzyronth (Aeon of Propagation)'s emanator. Compiling them all ↓↓↓

Besides that, they're also mirroring each other so much;

1. Ruan Mei actually didn't want to be part of Genius Society in the beginning yet gaining Nous' gaze. She even tossed the Genius Society invitation letter to trash can when she receive it. Meanwhile Dr. Ratio completed doctoral degrees in 8 fields and actually wish he could be part of the Genius Society one day, but the moment he receive letter from Interastral Peace Corporation (IPC) instead, he thought he might never be able to gain Nous' attention at all.

2. Related to previous part, there is a literal reason why 1.6 patch were named "Crown of Mundane and Divine". These two were more of a 'two pages in the same book' as what my mutual refers it. If you completed the trailblazer mission for patch 1.6, the reward name being "Mundane Recto, Divine Verso". I want to dig deeper about this Recto-Verso concept since it's a printing terminology and it resonance so much with their overall traits, maybe I'll create separated post for this later!

The 'mundane' and 'divine' crown itself is visible on their head, being their hairpins (this is my personal approach);

Ratio -> laurels/leaves ; grows on everywhere on the branch, unnoticed -> the way Ratio saw himself being a mundane between all the mediocre people, not special. Representing Mundanity

Ruan Mei -> flower ; grows near the tip, most of the time one top of tree branches, eye-catching, facing the sky -> Ruan Mei having a goals to be an Aeon, reaching for the sky and getting Nous (Aeon of Erudition)'s attention. Representing Divinity

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Fun Fact Section

Ratio literally have a voice line if he were being put in the same team with Ruan Mei + opinion about her 😂 if you want to listen to his voice, check this out. He talks about fellow Simulated Universe participated Genius Society member as well, though. But it makes me freaking ill with the fact that he CHUCKLES a little in the middle of talking when added to the same team with her like I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LOVER BOY

And to note, Dr. Ratio belongs to another faction under Nous beside Genius Society, the Intelligentsia Guild. And nope, he's not (directly) part of the IPC despite he works for them according to the storyline. I have a professor irl who also works as a consultant for a corporate company beside his academic career, and that's how I kinda view Ratio 'works for the IPC' wording goes :)

Now this is the interesting part comes! Besides him, there's an eye-catching figure who belongs to Intelligentsia Guild, and it's being...Ruan Mei's grandmother! This fact was written on Data Bank, not the playable character section (where you can level them up etc.)

Another fun stuffs I found on Dr. Ratio's lore is the one I highlighted in red;

My theory is that Ruan Mei's grandma might be also part of the rumored council, supported by the fact that Ruan Mei's intelligence were mostly inherited from her maternal line. I can only assume Ratio and her grandma knows each other, and it's potential that Ratio might have heard/know about Ruan Mei not based on other people's view, but from her grandma herself (judging how eager he learns the truth from credible sources). Also here's more thing that makes me hopeful for them;

Ruan Mei's grandma have been watching her for years, and from this, I kinda feel hopeful we're soon getting Intelligentsia Guild lore + further depth about these two characters as I felt like we've only knew them at the tip of an iceberg.

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Also please please try to read fic series made by @clo-verrr (I'll link it down below this post!) her RatioMei (and the other ships) fics are just *chef's kiss* I love her writings so much, and how her approach on these characters if they ever met/knew each other. It is THAT GOOD, you won't regret the reading experiences. Her fic is my roman empire moment for real. Highly recommended reads 🤌🤌🤌

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This is all I can pretty much provide you of why I like this ship. And again, it's all about matters of preference, I love these two characters both as individuals and as a ship, they're very precious to me and I want to continue drawing them even more TwT so thank you so much for asking this question and make me starts my day with joy! Love you muachhhh

#dr ratio x ruan mei #ratiomei #ask box #petrichorade: ted talks

[ptn-imagines]

as hcs, what are suspect r’s reactions to f!chief’s fashion? if possible, could you also include the upcoming cny event’s attire (f!chief looks so handsome, 10/10 cutie pie <3)?? no worries if not, i’m technically at ch11, and chief already has like five skins (tho rip me i’m at medium bfl + f2p only :/)

follow up on r’s reactions to chief (not sure if i could ask both together so i split it just in case <3): as hcs, what would f!chief’s thoughts be about her Wife’s- i mean suspect r’s attires? i know she technically already saw her in the prologue (and later in the iconic wet dream- i mean her surprise appearance in ch6) but lmao she just woke up, groggy and totally clueless and first thing she sees is a half revealed chest? and what about the dress and cute hat r wears in the trailer and the crimebrand? also do NOT ask me how long i stared at creation i’m gobbling up every suspect r crumb (oh ho ho hooo i spy expensive gloves and an even more expensive purse looks like a certain suspect is super rich but what peek? what experiment?? (ok that one is probably connected to paradeisos) whAT SECRET??? WHAT PROMISE???????) ALSO i’m sorry for rambling a bit more but before r woke her wife- i mean f!chief did r seriously change her dress to a shirt and unbuttoned the top five buttons and rolled up her sleeves and made sure her skirt shows her fine booty perfectly even if chief can’t even see or feel it fhsadhakjdhakj truly no one does it like suspect r pls never change ma’am

Hi anon! The deluge of Suspect R asks startled the shit out of me but it's okay because I love her. I decided to combine these two requests because otherwise the one about Chief reacting to Suspect R's fashion would've been reaaaaally short. I hope that we see more of Suspect R in act two of the story, I'm begging for crumbs... It's been over an in-game year since we saw her! And I'm pretty sure it's also been around that much time irl too. Aisno is edging us. I need to know what she knows about us! She acts way too much like our ex-wife! Clearly she knows us and she speaks of us fondly, who were we to her?!

Suspect R and F!Chief reacting to each other's fashion

The Bureau uniform is what Suspect R is used to, of course. She doesn't think much of it, beyond what she thinks of Chief herself: that she's absolutely stunning no matter what she wears. R longs to run her fingers through Chief's hair… and of course, she would've gotten Chief some clothes more to her taste if she'd managed to scoop her up and whisk her away. She also finds the jacket cute – and she has no room to talk about wearing your jacket properly. She thinks it's a way in which they match, which she likes.

The Stalker attire just adds a hood and cloak, but R thinks Chief wears it extremely well. If she could, she'd love to tease about how she looks like a “true Syndican” now.

R is more enamored by the story behind the Passage of Time attire than the outfit itself. She thinks the colors and patterns look nice on the Chief, but what truly makes it shine to her is Chief's interactions with OwO. She also thinks the braid looks very nice. Overall, it's a bit of a different look to what she's used to from the Chief, but she likes it anyway.

She thinks the Traveler attire is adorable. She honestly can't pick a favorite part about it because her eyes are too busy roaming everywhere, though she definitely appreciates the good view of Chief's legs. This is a strong competitor for her favorite outfit, because she thinks it brings out Chief's heroic spirit and kind heart by the vibes of it, which is by far her favorite aspect of the Chief.

Her reaction to Nightfall Soiree can be summarized as “lol cute.” She prefers seeing Chief in blue – not that she's biased or anything – but she admits the red is a good look on Chief. It's bolder than what is standard for the Chief, and she thinks her fluffy curls look adorable. It's an easy contender for her top three.

Her thoughts on the upcoming attire is that she wants to pull on Chief's ponyta– ahem. She's a big fan of the subtle touches of red against the black and white. While her bias is definitely Chief in dresses, she's a big fan of looks like these as well – she prefers it to Passage of Time, as far as celebrating the Chinese New Year goes. Once again, she feels like this outfit brings out her beloved Chief's heroic spirit.

As for Chief…

When you awaken with amnesia, you don't expect your first sight to be… anything at all, really. But if Chief did have expectations, Suspect R and her appearance would've been low on the list.

It actually took a moment for Chief to take note of R's fashion, held spellbound by the striking glow of her eyes – but when she did tear her gaze away, her heart did a flip in her chest and she had to swallow as her mouth suddenly felt drier than a desert.

R was stunning, simply stunning. Her blonde hair cascading over perfect shoulders, slender fingers tracing over Chief's cheek, breath hot on her face…

Oh, and it didn't help that her top, uh… left little to the imagination. A physical one was not the only awakening Chief went through in that moment; if Nightingale hadn't showed up, Suspect R would've probably succeeded in whisking her away.

When Chief finally gets to see R's alternate outfit, she'll be stunned as always. It's not something she'd ever imagine R wearing, but she can't deny that R looks amazing – and white has always been a good color on her.

Still, Chief prefers Rebecca's more casual outfit – if you can call it that. Her fancier outfit feels like it loses some of R's spirit, the spark that draws Chief to her in the first place – making her look like any other rich Eastside (or Paradeisos…?) lady.

#ptn #path to nowhere #ptn suspect r #path to nowhere suspect r #suspect r #ptn chief #path to nowhere chief #chief #path to nowhere headcanons #ptn headcanons #headcanons

[ikimaru]

btw there were redemption codes along with the new genshin update trailer, they're valid until midnight EST so get 'em fast

9ARE6VLJT34H (100 primos, 10 blue weapon crystals)

KBRE7D4KA2MM (100 primos, 5 purble xp books)

7S9X6V4JB2M9 (100 primos, 50k mora)

yours truly, a genshin player who started abt 2 months ago and is already almost AR 50. f2p baybeeeee

oh yeah I got them earlier but posting for other people!

also I was like.. oh yeah let me redeem these codes (forgets there's an actual LS to watch) I only remembered bc I went to twitter for 2 seconds and saw this lMAo

should I try to draw something.. idk i'm pretty slow, I'm not even sure what's going on I think they're having some kind of competition??

#Sunnyasks

[whywolfprincess]

Just checked out some Palworld stuff cause I was curious if I would like playing it, despite my initial reservation after seeing the trailer and what I found jarring was how scrambled together the different assets look.

I don't mind the bland fakemon too much, but combined with the highly detailed enviroment and human characters, the pals really seem to lack texture.

Maybe there is an explanation for it in game, but it feels like the pals are just people in fur suits running around in this world.

It's not gamebreaking or a reason not to play the game, but it looks like many of this was just scrambled together.

There is just no consistency in art direction, it feels like a F2P mobile mmo.

That being said - It would be real funny if Game Freak got some of their open world programmers to get their open world running and a bit prettier though.

#Palworld #This game obviously steals well from other games #And that's not always a bad thing #It's just not the type of game I am interested in #I don't like ARK either #It just feels heartless and like a cashgrab #Not that current Pokémon games haven't been a cashgrab too

[anacat195]

Thoughts from the Honkai Star Rail 1.2 special program:

The trailer was great! The new maps are so pretty, especially that underwater one, and so much story content! I'm ready to find out what Dan Heng's deal is. I think I spotted a statue of his dragon form. And it sounds like this is going to be the last part of the main story? At least the storytelling event description says that the crisis will be resolved. Or maybe another thing crops up after the Stellaron crisis because they teased Jingliu in Yanqing's companion quest and if she doesn't show up in this trailblaze mission there's potentially a new story there. Or will she be part of Jing Yuan's companion quest when we get it?

I am going to do the thing we all say not to do and pull for a four star. I just really like Luka! Look I do not like playing characters that consume their own hp; I just don't find it an enjoyable mechanic to manage. Kafka's cool but as f2p I have to be picky and I really want Jingliu when she becomes playable.

YEAH NEW PUZZLES! I fucking love Star Rail's puzzles.

The new boss looks very cool. Hello giant beautiful lady! No she can reduce skill points?! That's just rude. Oh and she's an Echo of War? So she's a Boss Boss. That means she's gonna be real tough.

They're giving us chat box overlays! And it applies to our text messages with characters. Cute! Always love little personalization touches.

And there's our free Yukong in Forgotten Hall that they mentioned last special program. Always enjoy double reward events like Planar Fissure and the double relic event.

I'm excited for Kafka and Yukong companion missions. I really hope Kafka's gives us more insight into what our relationship was with her before the story started and she wiped our memories.

ANOTHER GIFT OF ODYSSEY EVENT?! HSR is just spoiling us now. Genshin could never.

Ooh so curious about this Global Tea Event they teased. They keep playing up the Interastral Peace Corporation being all over the universe and I have a feeling that they are going to be one of the overarching Big Bads. Or related to it like how we found out Katherine of the Adventurer's Guild in Genshin is a series of puppets controlled by Snezhnaya to spy on other nations.

#honkai star rail #hsr #hoyoverse

[kitsunabi]

Hello!!

Ok, this ask has absolutely nothing about music or rhythm games, but recently a few friends have been downloading a new game, and their game profiles are all over my fb feed, so I tried it out

The game is Reverse 1999, I don't get much of the plot yet except for the fact that my brain tunnel visioned on the whole "raining backwards" cutscene and like time is in reverse thingy the mc is saying

Which is neat, but it's also gacha

Do you think you'll try it out? The game literally just came out ahahaha

-music anon

Oh Reverse 1999 fresh off the press alright. What's interesting to me is that its untranslated title is "重返未來：1999", which actually means "to reverse the future: 1999" if that helps with parsing the plot. The ENG trailer feels very hype at least haha.

By default, it takes a lot for me to play any turn based games, it’s less about not deriving enjoyment but more about…err… I tend to instinctively try and min max to the point it’s less of a game and more of a system of operations that I end up doing aha... if I want to try to get into turn-based combat games I preemptively set up a lot of rules for myself to stick to so that doesn’t happen.

I might pull a few playthroughs to see how the story goes. Some reviews say that the English translations are disjointed so I’m curious how it is in the original. If it’s neat I’ll dabble, tho I might add a new rule of f2p this time, I am juggling a few gachas at the moment

[EDIT: Found a kind soul who did the whole gameplay playthrough]

#kittybee replies #kittybee talks game linguistics #obv you know about hsr and Genshin but I’ve been with food fantasy for several years now haha #i only crack open hi3 if I hear bronya has any spotlight but thankfully (?) the storylines officially moved past the main trio #I tend to hyperfocus which is great if I channel that energy into something like work I suppose

[beepborpdoodledorp]

guild update first impressions

It’s bad.

It really, really pains me to say this considering I had shit on the Lvl 70 raise, Ascension, and the Disney update, and I seriously don’t want to keep continuously shitting on new updates, but I’d honestly say this one actually has the biggest problems out of all of them. 

I’m in a really inactive Guild, it’s the same one I’ve been in ever since I started playing. I’m essentially the only person who consistently tributes to it, with one other person sometimes popping up to help me clear off a chunk of the Guild Boss’s HP. I don’t think the Guild Officer has logged in for like 90-something days - the Leader’s better with log-ins, but I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen them contribute to the Guild Battle or the Museum. Point is, I’m basically carrying my entire Guild on my back, which was very doable not even 72 hours ago when the only Guild Boss was the dragon.

Problem #1: The drastic level curve. The new Red Velvet Dragon’s Lvl 1 variant is equivalent to its old late-20′s Lvls. That’s insane. Its late-20′s Lvls are usually the point where my Guild stops, and I’m still typically able to solo them, but this just means we need to put in more effort for less rewards. And it doesn’t help that we can basically only do 1/3 of the new bosses. Speaking of:

Problem #2: Who at Devsisters thought it was a good idea to add two extra Guild Bosses? When I saw the trailer, I thought it was a neat concept, but in actual gameplay it drags the entire mode down immensely. I can’t even solo the Lvl 1 variant of the Living Abyss, which is really bad when you’re basically one of the only people who actually decently contributes to Guild Battles in your Guild. And the goddamn Avatar of Destiny? Do I even need to start of that? It one-shot my entire party within ten seconds and I only managed to knock off five percent of its HP in one attempt. That’s just ludicrous.

Problem #3: This update was obviously geared towards Guilds that are high on the leaderboard. The problem is that only like 10% of the millions upon millions of people who play this game are in those top percentage Guilds. For the vast majority of the playerbase who are in relatively laid-back Guilds, this update is a nightmare. And, for some of my own context, just as an individual player - I’m not exactly F2P. I always buy the Season Passes, I’ll occasionally get some packages if they offer a good deal - though I’m not a whale, either, I use the shop very sparingly. I’ve been playing this game for about ten-ish months now, have about 15 or so Cookies maxed out (sans Ascension), have 100% completed Story Mode and well on the way to do so for Dark Mode. I’m very well off in this game, and these bosses are still a frustrating downgrade at best and near impossible at worst. And, unfortunately, ever since Chapter 2 of Cookie Odyssey came out, that’s been a theme - the battles in Cookie Odyssey gave us really stupid restrictions literally just after the Lvl 70 update, which resulted in me still having not beaten the Chapter yet. Then we have Master Mode, which for some reason decided to use the extremely poorly received restrictions from Odyssey, and that gave us people needing to look up guides on how to beat bloody 1-1. And now, there’s the Guild Update.

With all that being said, I still think CRK is a good game. In fact, it’s a great game. I’ve said it a million times, I adore CRK - I adore the characters, the mechanics, the story, how Devsisters managed to steer clear from a lot of pitfalls the gacha genre has that gives it such a (pretty rightfully deserved) miserable reputation. 

But it is pretty obvious Devsisters is hitting a slump right now. 

#crk #cookie run #cookie run kingdom #rant #this took me waaaaayyy longer than I thought it would to write out lol

[xzho-writes]

and about the leaks,

i hope hoyo does something about the leakers 😭 just anything, sue them even. idc if most players in the fandom love them, truthfully those leakers are ruining excitement. but this is hoyo, if they genuinely listen to the players' reviews and concerns, then someone probably should wake me up as that means im sleeping too soundly

[ 🌑 moon anon ]

hoyo does usually impose quite a hefty punishment for the leakers they manage to catch- i’ve heard of a few cases of people being fined a lot of money.

but i agree…

imo since i’m still f2p, the leaks about upcoming characters are useful cause i know who to save for. but when it comes to future storylines and areas? that’s when it’s too far for me because THAT ruins the excitement.

a big example is the recent harbinger trailer; nobody knew it was coming which is why a lot of us (including me) were raving about it! had this been leaked then the hype definitely wouldn’t have been as big. i want this kind of sudden excitement for the storyline and not have it spoiled to me :/

#but yeah #hoyo’s general lack of communication with its player base… #that’s a whole other conversation #thanks for sharing your thoughts 🌑 nonnie! #xzho’s-asks #🌑-speaks #xzho’s-beloved-🌑

[cyrantelnovapaleorayeeso]

watched the trailer again

so far it looks like costumes are gonna be gimmicks like a certain game that came out...last year (COUGH COUGH) and tho its open world a lot of it feels very platform-y? i know what im talking about i know video games (:

with it being on pc, console (ps4 and 5), and mobile im wondering if its gonna be f2p like other nikki games....

bug catching and fishing mechanics?

not sure if the magician set and chef set are implying things like cooking or not hard to tell in a trailer like this

controllable momo? nikki shrinks down (maybe a fairy costume i cant tell) so maybe its like a momo mount? i wonder if this will be the way to control momo (through nikki)

i cant tell WHERE she is...if its still in miraland maybe its pigeon and possibly lilith (ninir if its in the past like SN)...nor what era she’s in (i have no idea where SN’s story is going to even guess...) it does feel like its in pigeon most of the time?

which brings up the question if there will be characters we know in it or if new ones will show up?

if its still in miraland will we get to visit other places like cloud, wasteland, apple, and ruin? (i might have to watch the trailer again to see if anything stands out location wise)

actually im gonna pull up the trailer again

will things like designers reflection make a comeback?

will it be fully voice acted?

designing clothes? (i assume like SN and LN)

will there be a standalone dress up feature to mix and match outfits?

elder scrolls?

nikki goes to space maybe?

that crumbling building she goes into kinda looks like that one church bg that is in pigeon in sn

if the ark is a location im gonna (eyes emoji)

#text #idk how g ood the game is gonna be but listen its free content for me to post about and i love to talk about things until people get annoyed #i know everyone is comparing this to genshin balan and sonic #but for some reason my brain is going neopets the darkest faerie despite that not being open world

[bowserinthesky]

I know we already knew since feh channel but official trailer happened today so I can complain :p

I know how I should already be used by but I still get annoyed how feh shafts their male characters... It's almost every seasonal banner: 3 female + 1 male prfless demote! Maybe I'm more salty cause Cath is not even popular and was released this year while Leyla is an unplayable character that straight up dies in her game but both got a premium alt treatment while Sothe got the shaft (also, Matthew deserved an alt more than leila)... The fact that being a prfless seasonal means you probably never gonna get a refine is a big bummer...

Anyways, at least we are getting better inheritable swords after so many time with IntSys giving only inheritable axes for f2p. And Canto is a really good effect! Also, we are getting distant counter as a sacred seal! Even tho this one is only for dragons, that's still really interesting! So at least we are getting some good stuff for f2p.

Other than that, not much else to say. These new Canto skills looks annoying to deal with (mostly Nina's) and def/res smoke giving pathfinder gonna be a pain in the ass. Despite I complaining, the units look cool and interesting to play, but It's good to remember that CYL is on the way, so it's better to wait at least their announcement trailer before wasting too much orbs.

#feh #fire emblem heroes #rambles #sorry if you are a Leila or Cath fan... good for you! #I just think there had other options

[scaramoon]

NEW GENSHIN TRAILER DROPPED I CANT GET OVER IT BYE I KEEP REWATCHING IT I DONT WANNA SAY ANYTHING YET AND IK U ARE SLEEPING RN SO IF U SEE THIS IN THE MORNING HI GOOD MORNING

—hacker

WAIT IS IT THE FATUI ONE??? i heard someone mention it but i never got around to watching it :0 i’ll watch it later, im in a val match atm but also im excited :3

oh when does the new diluc skin get released? im f2p but i still think it’s neat </3

#lore.txt #msg: hacker

[trailercheck]

DECEIT 2 Official F2P Launch Trailer (2024) | HD

#youtube

[linuxgamenews]

A Sneak Peek Into Abalon Arena: Try Now On Steam

Abalon Arena demo for the multiplayer cards tactics game is live for Linux, Mac, and Windows PC. Thanks to the creative geniuses at D20Studios for bringing this experience to life. Available to try now on Steam. The new Abalon Arena demo just hit Linux for the Steam Next Fest until February 12th. It's a breath of fresh air and I've been eagerly waiting for this since I first heard about it. Abalon has been in the making since 2016, and it's clear that the developers are taking player feedback seriously since day one. Remember diving into Hero Mages back in 2009, it's amazing to see how far the devs have come. Their goal to encapsulate the thrill of table RPGs, miniature tactics, and card strategy into a streamlined, accessible experience is ambitious. From what I've seen, it's brilliantly executed. The demo is a glimpse into what's possible with Abalon Arena. The custom game lobby feature is a standout. You can create or join rooms on the multiplayer cards tactics server, with up to 4 players in various formats like 1v1, 2v2, or FFA. It's both PvP and co-op friendly, so whether you're up for a challenge against real players or just want to team up against bots, there's something for everyone. The concept of the 'room vibe' is unique. Since it lets you set the tone of the match, attracting either beginners or pros, depending on your mood or skill level. Plus, you can jump into custom player-made maps, which adds a nice community driven aspect. Rooms have a unique 5-letter code for easy invites and joining, and up to 40 spectators can watch and wait for their turn to jump in. And if you're more into private matches, setting up a password protected room is easy.

Abalon Arena Trailer (Demo)

For the card game enthusiasts, here's the best part: all cards are unlocked in the Abalon Arena demo. This means you can get straight into crafting strategies without worrying about unlocking cards or dealing with F2P gimmicks. It's all about creativity and strategy, which I believe is the core of a solid multiplayer cards tactics experience. Deck creation is another great feature. While there are pre-built All-star teams, you're encouraged to mix things up and build your own. Abalon Arena a great way to experiment and find synergies that work for you in the demo. The 2v2 matches are epic! The turn timer options, especially the recommended 30 seconds, keep the gameplay dynamic and engaging. However, it's worth noting what's not in the Abalon Arena demo. The AI 3.0 Engine, Async Multiplayer, Cooperative Ladders, Battle Log, Ranked PvP, Leaderboards, and Achievements are still in the works. So, expect some odd AI behavior and sync issues for now, but these are all on the roadmap. Join the Discord as well. Abalon Arena is shaping up to be a game-changer and the demo is just a taste. But it's already clear that this title has huge potential. I'm keen to see how it evolves and can't wait for the full release. If you're into strategy, card titles, or just looking for a fun multiplayer experience, definitely give it a try. Available on Steam for Linux, Mac, and Windows PC.

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