Arknights

Not sure if that's possible? And if it is, it's just going to be 'have two people hold the doors, gank the boss the instant it comes in'. Standard spam-DP and then nuke strategies.

It is possible to clear IS-10 with no civilians lost. I actually did that on accident.

My setup for the stage.◊ Phase 1 of the boss is killed by Surtr, phase 2 - by Mlynar. in both cases, Specter alter is there to keep him pinned down.

IIRC the bleed effect the boss casts in phase 1 will be removed once he enters transition into phase 2, so if you kill him fast enough, civvies will remain alive

I don't think my current auto is 0 losses for IS-10, but I did cut down the losses tremendously because helidropping the boss then deploying laneholders to camp the corners cuts down on enemies attacking the civilians.

I think I just kept throwing Projekt Red and Texas 2 at Zaaro so he was too distracted to do that much damage to civilians.

Is there a reason to keep every single one alive? It feels like effort.

Anyhow, Texas S 3 M 3 on the way, nearly done. Then it's onto Lappland's masteries.

There are probably some maps where Asset Liquidation is actually a problem, and the Famiglia Enforcer can be kind of a pain, at least.

Other than for a personal challenge? Definitely not on IS-10.

As said above, though, on other maps having alive civilians may be a good thing. It can be a difference between having to deal with shadowkiller assassins in the middle of a big wave (a painful experience, especially since normal enemies get buffed as well) and when you're mostly through. Or, perhaps, not triggering Blood Debt at all.

The only problem they've given me is when they've triggered at the wrong time in autos for any number of reasons and then I've had to redo them. They die all the same as anyone else so far.

Scene's stealth reveal is a godsend in IS 3 now, they put in even more invisible enemies than before.

Guess I'll be grabbing Silverash more regularly.

Needing to reveal the people in the critics thing to finish the side stories is a bit weird tbh. And annoying.

Edited by RainehDaze on May 26th 2023 at 12:40:44 PM

Listened to Lappland and Texas's dub voices for a bit. They can go on the pile of 'EN voices I like but will never use because I don't want to do things half and half'. The Italian dubs are neat too, though I have no idea why Texas got such a deep one...

Anyhow, looking at the lyrics for the boss theme

And I'm just thinking 'okay, if this were to apply to anyone, who's singing, and who's the target? Because that sure as hell isn't Zaaro in either case'.

Edited by RainehDaze on May 26th 2023 at 5:54:52 PM

Vigil perhaps?

I've also seen a guess that it would be Lappland about Texas.

Speaking of Texas, done with the skills I'll ever use.◊ Onto finally doing Lappland's S2.

Edited by RainehDaze on May 26th 2023 at 10:04:56 AM

Only did a bit of Caerula Arbor, but it amuses me that one of the prominent new additions is kicking an actual crying puppy until it's down for loot.

Hmmm. I think Il Siracusano managed to go the entire event without oripathy ever coming up or anyone being Infected playing a role (which, to be honest, would seem to amount to 'just Lappland and everyone would be too scared to say anything anyway')

Yeah, it didn't come up once. Definitely helps contribute a little to the "a story someone wanted to tell, adapted into Arknights" feel.

It made a nice change. Usually, it only leaves the scenario completely when you're dealing with the Abyssal Hunters; to have something in the world and just not bothering with it for a bit is a relief. Yes, yes, oripathy bad, we know, we've done it in seemingly every other country on the planet by now.

Siracusa too busy being distracted by mafia rule to care.

I don't think the Sui storyline as progressed in Invitation to Wine had that much to do with Oripathy unless Kroos did something with it that I forgot.

Nope, that's the other big one that feels like it's a little bit disconnected from the world of Arknights. Which isn't a bad thing, really. The Sui storyline and Il Siracusano so far both feel like movies, in a good way.

Anyway, we have confirmation in-character that Lappland would never have attacked Lisa to get to her mum, it's not her style to harm innocents. It was some other Saluzzo punk that did the deed. As our operator, her control in battle is so immaculate she can throw swords over anyone planted in front of her no problemo.

Whoever wrote the warning was probably afraid that Suzuran's mum would show up to fight Lappland if you put them near each other.

Edited by AceOfScarabs on May 27th 2023 at 11:35:10 PM

IIRC Laterano event didn't mentioned Oripathy either, I remember thinking there was enough discrimination even without it.

I need to go back and read that one when I have time.

She's also not much of a trap-setting type.

Edited by RainehDaze on May 27th 2023 at 4:44:49 PM

INB4 she proves you wrong and teaches her techniques to Lisa, culminating in little Suzuran getting a 5* Trapmaster alt. Suzuran the Trapper

Seriously though, speaking of Suzu and her family, Suzumom and Suzudad as future 6 stars would be great

Sooo besides Yato and Yuhsia, who's the white whale after this event?