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WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#3851: Aug 30th 2021 at 8:50:36 PM

I don't think i be able to be EX-8 or all the EX challenges.

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#3852: Aug 30th 2021 at 8:52:07 PM

Update: Nope,I still can't do it. Even with Lappland, the best I can manage is getting to the third phase of the boss, at which point it explodes and takes out almost my entire squad, leaving me with only one or two Operators to deal with an entire army of tumors. An earlier post In this thread called the fight a "DPS check" and I'm wondering if maybe my units are just too under leveled to deal or take enough damage to beat this stage. The highest Operators I have are E1 Lv. 70, and this stage's recommended level is E2 Lv. 10. If that's the case, then with just one more day left in the event, I don't think I'll have time to do the grinding to reach that level.

Third stage is just timing on bombs.

Though if everyone's dying from full HP, yeah, you're underlevelled but it's not on the DPS sense—it's survivability.

AlaAlba Since: Jun, 2011
#3853: Aug 30th 2021 at 9:19:07 PM

It's DPS check in the sense that your non-blockers can kill all the tumors that your blockers are stonewalling before they leak. If your people die in one explosion, what you lack isn't DPS check, but both stat check and AoE heal. You need at least two AoE healers (or pseudo-AoE like Myrrh) to deal with the map-wide damage. The rest of the boss' last phase is attrition battle because the boss get inflated defense and resistance, but slowly dying. This is the main reason why the map is a pain: there's a lot of checks at work here.

Kara MONSTER COACH Since: Aug, 2013
MONSTER COACH
#3854: Aug 30th 2021 at 10:51:54 PM

I also can't finish this stage. The best I can do is kill the boss, but it releases too many little enemies in the few seconds his last form is alive, I can't deal with that.

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#3855: Aug 31st 2021 at 12:44:26 AM

I did the first two EX stages, then decided this event is way too annoying about it. I'm just gonna go grab guides so I can get my OP. [lol]

Enemy spam, sandstorms, and now random ubertough guys. Too much thought, I just want more of a stash for anniversary outfits.

Lightblade Since: Jan, 2001
#3856: Aug 31st 2021 at 6:33:08 AM

My operators aren't dying from full health from the boss's Ao E, but in the last phase, they're usually weakened enough from the mobs attacks for the blast to finish them off.

That said, some Ao E medics could help. I have three: Breeze, Ptilopsis, and Perfumer. But out of those, Breeze is only at Lv. 40 and the other two I haven't used at all, and I'm short on both time and resources to raise them up. I might try grinding for them in the event stages to get battle records and LMD at the event store.

One last question. Is it worth it to even try to attack the boss in the first two phases, or should I just worry entirely about the mobs until the final phase? I've made attempts where I have and attempts where I haven't but I've been failing either way.

Update: I just noticed during my afternoon break that the Medic/Defender Chip battles are closed today and I only have 3 Medic Chips and 8 Defender Chips. This complicates matters. Well,this might still be salvageable. If I convert the Defender chips, that'll leave me with 7 Medic chips, enough to E1 a 4* and a 5* Medic. So that would be Perfumer and either Breeze or Ptilopsis. I can grind for The other things I need to get them caught up to the rest of my team, so now it's a matter of whether I have enough time for it.

Edited by Lightblade on Aug 31st 2021 at 2:48:41 PM

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#3857: Aug 31st 2021 at 12:16:45 PM

Welp, that's Chapter 8 cleared... not on Challenge Mode and not with any EX stages, but...

Oh boy... it's bedtime.

It's been fun.
Nouct over the front from an east coast Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
over the front
#3858: Aug 31st 2021 at 12:51:04 PM

Congrats on clearing the main story!

I say, not having done that yet >>

EDIT: Beat OD-EX-8 CM and my mind is pooped, don't think I have enough energy to tackle the other CM stages :x

Edited by Nouct on Aug 31st 2021 at 2:21:44 AM

WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#3859: Aug 31st 2021 at 3:49:05 PM

Following Kyo guide made OD-EX 8 and its challenge much easier.

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#3860: Aug 31st 2021 at 4:01:26 PM

I'll probably use that. As long as it's not like the EX-3 one and demands Adnachiel, ended up doing that one myself. [lol]

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#3861: Sep 1st 2021 at 8:52:44 PM

In the end, couldn't beat EX-8, but whilst that's half because the stage is hell, I also blame the awful support system (seriously, having to put up with this into anniversary?). Didn't have sufficient Silverash damage/masteries to push it right to stage 3 (and therefore make dealing with the cloaked jerks way simpler), so tried to get the better one on my support list.

For like four hours of various failed attempts. Not once did it show up, no matter how many times I saw the same bloody Exusiai, or the same person's Amiya ffs.

Lightblade Since: Jan, 2001
#3862: Sep 1st 2021 at 8:52:53 PM

I just wasn't able to defeat the Essence of Evolution and finish the event story. I put a lot of resources into raising up Operators I never used much before, and it still wasn't enough. I would've turned in the event currency to buy things from the event store, but I spent all of it on LMD and battle records to raise Lappland and Perfumer up to the rest of my team for the OD-8 battle.

In happier news, I did a final few pulls on the banners and got two new 5*'s; Croissant and Specter.

nightwyrm_zero Since: Apr, 2010
#3863: Sep 1st 2021 at 9:27:42 PM

I didn't do the multiplayer side event at all. Just not into multiplayer in my mobile games.

Billy5545 An eagle from The sky Since: Nov, 2017
An eagle
#3864: Sep 1st 2021 at 10:17:58 PM

Meanwhile, I failed to get the last Tachanka pot because RL stuffs kinda cut my time on playing AK over the event duration.

Just an eagle. Feel free to PM me. Proposed pages in my sandbox are free to create/edit.
RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#3865: Sep 1st 2021 at 10:23:47 PM

I just missed some of the LMD and furniture parts.

If I'd been able to clear EX-8, would probably have farmed out the rest of it.

Oh well, now I just wait, prepare more operators so I can have a relatively easy time for episodes 7 and 8, and look at the Under Tides banner. Well, and whatever gets rerun before then. [lol]

terumokou Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object from In a bamboo forest full of bunnies, California Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Mu
Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object
#3866: Sep 1st 2021 at 11:03:14 PM

I didn't clear out the less rare stuff besides the skill summaries 3 (I'm running out of 1s and 2s to convert) and the LM Ds but did clear out the expensive crap besides the headhunter permits.

I also didn't bother doing the E Xs besides the one for the furniture so I spent the event farming OD-7 for manganese ore. My auto isn't consistent for 8 but then again we're likely to get Twilight rerun eventually so I can farm Grindstones there. Plus, I use manganese ore a whole lot more compared to floor tiles.

I really wished I didn't spend a chunk of my resources trying to do CD-8 with Deepcolor because I ended up not using her. Although it did give me more appreciation for Pinecone.

Edited by terumokou on Sep 1st 2021 at 11:06:15 AM

Burning love!
MrTerrorist Since: Aug, 2009
#3867: Sep 1st 2021 at 11:41:15 PM

I managed to clear almost everything at the store before the Orignium Dust event ended with the only thing I didn't buy all was the furniture parts since I could can just buy that at the daily store.

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#3868: Sep 2nd 2021 at 2:02:37 AM

I find that I get so many free furniture parts that I actively avoid them.

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#3869: Sep 2nd 2021 at 2:46:20 AM

I'll grab 'em when I can, every now and again, since I always find that even topping off event sets from the store costs more pieces than I anticipate.

It's been fun.
MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
The Encounter that ended the Dogma
#3870: Sep 2nd 2021 at 4:45:07 AM

I save the parts for last. I find them a free refund for the paid side of the event furniture sets.tongue

WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#3871: Sep 2nd 2021 at 5:18:26 AM

Was barely able to beat EX challenges. I thought i would have trouble with 8 but it was pretty easy with Kyo guide. 4 challenge was a headache to finished because you need to time the bombs right.

Nouct over the front from an east coast Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
over the front
#3872: Sep 2nd 2021 at 5:25:39 AM

I'm really lazy when it comes to dorm decoration as I just go with the preset theme layouts, so I skip out on furniture pieces since not every themed set appeals to me and when they do, I usually have enough to buy it out wholesale.

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#3873: Sep 2nd 2021 at 8:36:25 AM

[up][up] To me, the guides for 8 were useless because of the bad support system. [lol]

MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
The Encounter that ended the Dogma
#3874: Sep 3rd 2021 at 5:01:41 AM

Mountain is now at E2, now to bring some 5 stars up (Zima, Istina and Elysium mainly)

Speaking of which I got a token of Ely's from the standard banner.

Kara MONSTER COACH Since: Aug, 2013
MONSTER COACH
#3875: Sep 3rd 2021 at 5:13:52 AM

I got Croissant on my 10th roll. At least it is finally someone else from Penguin Logistics!

My plan for now is to finish upgrading my base, I still need to level one more time one factory and all dorms.


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