Essence_of_Meh

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[–] Essence_of_Meh 6 points 13 hours ago

Even gods support these two dorks, they won't let this chance pass by.

 

Dear Commander,

From Jan. 28th - Feb. 4th, you can log in to the game every day and collect Red Packets in the mailbox to obtain generous rewards including special T-Dolls, 433, Stevens M520, SCR, QBU-191, and Stevens M620. Open 80 Red Packets to obtain the Commander's Accessory "Dazzling Lantern".

[–] Essence_of_Meh 5 points 19 hours ago

I've been a bit busy recently and orbited towards reading random one-shots here and there. Didn't really find anything worth posting unfortunately so I hope you all have a better time with that.

On the other hand, the second to last chapter of Asura’s Dish of the Day came out over the weekend and I'm kind of mixed on it.

Chapter 9 thoughtsI have two issues with this one really. First is the fact author just had to make Omori into a generic anime girl over their school break. They couldn't be bothered to slim her down enough to make it believable but still keep her with a distinct enough design.
Two, pretty much an extension of the first point, their first kiss had to be after she became said generic anime girl because of course we can't have them sharing such moment otherwise.

I admit I'm mostly nitpicking at this point. The series was canceled and there simply wasn't enough time to tackle those things properly but it's still annoying enough to make me rant, I guess.

 

New PTRD skin, Midnight Candlelight, will be available in the "When the Spring Breeze Blows" gacha starting Jan. 28th.

 

A new season of Gray Zone Exploration will be available from Jan. 21st to Feb. 17th.

T-Doll drops:

  • CZ2000
  • TAC-50

Basic Exclusive Equipment Selection:

  • Type64: High-Performance Camouflaged Exoskeleton
  • SV-98: Magnum Augmented Rounds

Advanced Exclusive Equipment Selection:

  • ADS: PSP Special Rounds
  • PKP: PKP Custom Rounds

Collecting PKP's and SV-98's two/three exclusive equipment pieces unlocks their extra set effects.

 

Stickers can be downloaded here.

Previous sets:

[–] Essence_of_Meh 1 points 1 day ago

So it's manga logic, got it. Thanks!

[–] Essence_of_Meh 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That's seems like an extremely short amount of time to go from her previous size to a generic anime girl, isn't it? Serious question, I really don't know as I've never been on a diet.
It's also a bit disappointing but not really a surprise since I already saw the volume 2 cover.

[–] Essence_of_Meh 2 points 2 days ago

That's my stance as well. Having to switch everything every time something goes wrong is too much of a pain.

[–] Essence_of_Meh 4 points 2 days ago

While I don't keep up with her religiously it seems like she was able to avoid more drama and just focused on doing her thing lately. I really hope things go well for her this time.

 

Mica released small set of Daiyan wallpapers. You can use the main link or the ones below to check them out.

Wallpaper 1:

Wallpaper 2:

[–] Essence_of_Meh 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I've been using Tuta since 2016, on paid plan since 2019.

Outside a single longer outage early on I had nothing but good experience with their service. Granted, I only care about email and calendar (the only two products they have at the moment) but both work without any issues.

[–] Essence_of_Meh 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Good old backwards compatibility. The only GBA cart I ever bought was due to my original NDS, still have it in fact.
Where these two your favorites?

[–] Essence_of_Meh 10 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Yeah, Tetris still got it. The DX version was my most played game on the Steam Deck for a few months, despite hundreds of other games waiting the backlog. Kid made a great choice.

[–] Essence_of_Meh 8 points 5 days ago

Still trudging around Daggerfall. I did touch the story briefly but since my character is mostly non-combat oriented I don't even have access to the quests needed to progress anywhere (not that I mind).

I also started playing original Sims again. I expected to have a lot more problems getting used to the lack of quality of life changes and features present in the later titles but it's not too bad so far. I guess I really did take the "just immerse yourself in the world" approach to heart recently.
The only slightly annoying things is the fact I couldn't get the widescreen patch to work but whatever, it's not the first game I'll play in 4:3 aspect ratio.

[–] Essence_of_Meh 4 points 5 days ago

These petitions are limited in scope for a reason - this is a small initiative and the goal is to focus on one part of the market which started the whole thing (the initiative, not the software killing issue), as well as to limit the number of big companies that could be affected (the potential opposition).

Sure, ideally this would expand on all software but you have to start somewhere, especially when you're just a bunch of randos with little knowledge about law and no funds to turn it into a serious lobbying movement - one that could both get the political attention and was able to defend its stance from corporations.

[–] Essence_of_Meh 5 points 5 days ago

I don't think there were much if any attempts to make a petition in the US. If I recall correctly, Ross spoke with a lawyer who told him the chances for a positive outcome are close to null which is why he decided to focus on other markets - mainly: Australia, Brazil, Canada, EU, France and UK.

The failed petition mentioned was in UK, just like this one, but was canceled due to early elections. EU petition is still going, with a little bit over 6 months left, while Australian and Canadian ones closed last year. There was also a push to contact the local consumer protection agencies in Australia, France and Germany since they seem to have the tools to look into the issue as well.

 

From Jan. 21st, 5-star submachine gun P50 will be added to the production pool.

Construction time: 02:29:00

A maverick who prefers fighting solo. She is obsessed with being unique and would feel extremely embarrassed if she finds herself sharing any sort of similarity with others. This is why even though she is pretty good friends with P90, she often feels an uncontrollable urge to murder her.
She is inseparable with a robot bear named Heradon, whose function is currently unclear.

Skill: Heradon's Protection

Passive: Other echelon members gain 25-point shield and 25% evasion increase when they first take damage, lasting until the end of the battle. The buff effects are doubled on P90.

Active: Reduce all enemy units' damage by 15% for 8 seconds and dispel all shields on non-Boss enemy units once.

 

The original petition failed due to two issues:

  • UK government misinterpreted what the petition is about and didn't really answered to what was being asked
  • early general elections canceled all ongoing petitions at the time

This attempt has a new, reworded petition to, hopefully, make it simple and clear enough to avoid any additional problems.

There are two thresholds for UK petitions:

  • 10 000 signatures: official government response
  • 100 000 signatures: petition will be considered for debate in Parliament

Here is a video from Ross Scott (the main organizer of the Stop Killing Games initiative) about this update.

 

From Jan. 21st, 5-star rifle Martini-Henry will be added to the production pool.

Construction time: 04:31:00

A former gun calibration Doll of the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association who has an almost fanatical obsession with predictive accuracy. This puts her in the habit of predicting the future, even though her predictions are rarely accurate, and whatever she does end up predicting correctly will inevitably go slightly awry.
Since she is in a constant state of "I already know what is going to happen", she always behaves like a clairvoyant. Even when things go wrong, she just chalks it up to "the world line shifted because of the butterfly effect".

Skill: Dazzling Six-Fold Strike

Passive: Every normal attack deals 6 instances of 20% damage, with each instance applying a normal attack's effect. After attacking for total of 300 times (including her Dummy-Links' attacks), reduce all enemy units' evasion by 100% and inflict 10% vulnerability on them, lasting 8 seconds.

Active: Increase self damage by 30% and evasion of allies on buff tiles by 30%, lasting 5 seconds.

 

Dear Commanders,
Here's the Zero Charge ED "Ice & Blood". Ice and blood can both melt into water, but How can purity and sin coexist?

Composer & Arranger: GhostFinal
Lyricist & Vocalist: Kinoko_蘑菇

 

From Jan. 21st, 5-star handgun Colt M1851N will be added to the production pool.

Construction time: 01:11:00

A former sleep therapist skilled in improving sleep through the use of aromatherapy, music counseling, etc. Her gentle and cheerful disposition often helps alleviate insomniacs' agitation.
However, she must not be placed in a situation where collaboration is required, such as in kitchens and cockpits, as she will put her colleagues to sleep in a matter of minutes.
She loves white and prefers staying in comfortable spaces. She also has a lively and vivacious side that she doesn't often show to others.

Skill: Serenity incense

Passive: For the duration of this battle, all allied units are constantly afflicted with a debuff that reduces their accuracy by 80% and cannot receive any damage buffs.

Active: Reduce all enemy units' accuracy by 80% and inflict 30% vulnerability on them, lasting 6 seconds.

 

Incoming:

  • Daiyan (Elite Doll)
  • Heavy Strings (Elite Weapon, AR)

New outfit:

  • Daiyan - Narcissus

Events:

  • Amidst Wings of Gray (event story, chapter 8.5)
  • Environmental Survey (looks like a mix of Gray Zone Exploration and Luffberry chess from the first game)
  • Campaign - Aliasing Effect (chapter 8)
  • Inverse Cipher (fight using the enemy units)
  • Dangerous Excavation (bingo)
  • In Search of Harmony (log in rewards)

Important:
Event story contains heavy spoilers for chapter 8, finish that first if you want to enjoy things on your own.

 

I don't normally post about what's going on on Asian servers but thought this might be of interest to someone (me, I want this).

Dear commanders, since the service suspension at 10:00 on December 31, 2024, we have received numerous hopes and blessings from commanders eagerly wishing for the return of "Girls' Frontline" as soon as possible.

Currently, the successor version of "Girls' Frontline" is under development and is expected to be released in 2025 in the form of a PC version.

Here is the Weibo account where the news comes from.

There're no details on what exactly this entails, whether it's going to be a PC client for existing game like with GFL2 or an offline version like the ones released for some other gacha games on their end of service.

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