[PSO2:NGS] Abusing Hybrid Braver like a lunatic for a KEKW S-Rank Solo of Kvaris Devastator

投稿日：2022年7月9日

... or more like "a braver that tries too hard to fit in bow only to realize that things could have ended faster with just a katana". What can I say? We all know it's another one of those solo clears, and I ain't got a word of excuse.

Hey, hey, ARKS. I'm back again. After over 3 weeks of mind-numbing Zonde Gaming (TM) in the Blizzardium Mining Factory, I'm free! After some questionable gearing decision and a bit of Braver rehabilitation, I decided to try my hands on soloing Kvaris Devastator using "both" Braver weapons as much as possible to the extent of my knowledge... It didn't go well lmao.

With 54% Minimum Damage, 70% Damage on Strike and Range against Fire Weak, I definitely find myself in the ultimate predicament compared to the pro katana uwu players with sick 16-19 minutes clear time. No, I do not recognize the existence of Ability IV and Addi Capsules. Limitation breeds creativity as me and the bois began autistically discussing about Down Timing/Counting, PB Nuke Timer, PB/Down accumulation rate between Bow and Katana, and exploiting boss behavior for PA sequencing. With ONE life at hands and my trusty Mighty Guard (TM) what could go wrong?

In the end, katana carries the whole run. SADGE. I'm still glad that I trust my gut feeling of where and when to use bow attacks as much as I could... despite this bitter feeling of DPS numbers and what not. At least it should give you some examples of how a Hybrid Braver could operate under different circumstances.

There could be more that I can do... you know. Less whiffing on counters, better bow PA usage, better elevation control, and better reflex and split-second decision making skill. I'm still human after huh?

Anyway, enjoy the uh... not-so-fitting song I picked for each boss. It becomes more absurd from some good industrial/electro music into the pinnacle meme of a certain fight that occur in Brazil. Adios!

0:00 The Descent to Maldness
0:24 Low IQ Flying Fuck Fight (Char Samurai, Artery Gear Fusion)
3:40 Dancer in The Dank (You're Mine, Furi)
7:00 The Definition of Counter Cucking (Versus, Ultrakill)
10:56 Croc and Bombs Torture AGAIN (Industrial Strike, Punishing Gray Raven)
15:18 Welcome to Brazil (The Only Thing I know for Real, Metal Gear Rising Revengeance)

Argus_PSO2 より:

2022年7月9日 5:01 AM

Right, if you have been following my random Community Post from time to time, you'll see that I've always want to rant about bow. Because at the time of writing this it's already 3:00 A.M., I'm probably too tired to come up with concise and intelligent complaints regarding the current fuck-up stated of the bow. After a quick thought, I'm gonna summarize my bitching in to TWO main topics. Expect a lot of swearing and things that make you think "damns, it's your skill issue and you being a hypocrite, Argus XDDDDD".
....
...
..
.

1) Cucked as fucked Counter Sequence

Goddammit, SEGA. In NGS loading screen, the fucking tip on loading screen says that Braver is capable of switching between close- and long- range weapon; translated by the fan community patch. Look at the mess you've made with the new Katana attack introduced in Kvaris patch. What the fuck is wrong with you design team giving the weapon such an overloaded action that completely nullify the existence of its class counterpart.

Sure, you fuckers would go Nerd Face (TM) emoji and say "buh, but Ranged weapon can attack from range and has access to weak point better and-". SERIOUSLY. Bow damage output relies so much on countering to even compete with other weapons, let alone the range competitors. Are you content with just staying 50 distance units away for the fight to spam Charged Ceaseless Draw until something dies while saying "Bow is good uwu"? Gimme a fucking break.

Just look at the counter sequence along side the number from whatever the fucking guide or frame data you can check. When katana Finisher/Counter Plus can do almost the same thing as bow but easier to perform and guarantees shit tons of damage, you feel like a pepega bringing ballistics into a lightsaber fight.

For example, countering things like Snowruq Swipes would often yield the following sequence with relatively similar frames and equal damage percentage.
> Bow: Elude Counter -> C0/UC Flex Arrow to prevent clipping deals 642 points of base PA Potency/Power. If you can sneak another Flex, it's 805 instead.
> Katana: Guard Counter -> Counter Plus deals 1070 points of base PA Potency/Power, even more if it's Fearless proc for 1175!!!!

At best case that's FORTY FIVE PERCENT (45%) difference every fucking time you counter something. Well, I guess being melee means there are times you can't hit enemy which results in a downtime. BUT, you got Hyuga-sendan/Radiant Lilac and Finisher/Counter Plus to sniper shit at range, it's ridiculous. However, there are still some situations where using bow attacks could give you some mileage over katana, but just go look at every god-gamer katana gameplay video out there.

And tell me what they do to prevent those down time. You can even count bosses that bow has advantage over katana on one fucking hand. Bruh.

2) Lack of "significantly impactful" skills/moves

I understand that NGS doesn't have to make the class and weapon the same as the old PSO2, but fuck me. Are we really going to get just Elude Counters, a gear-like buff, two PP saving skills and the ability to become a fucking plane for few cases? Really? Even our nuke is shared with the better range weapon in the camouflage of Strike scaling lmao. Well, the PP skill does help in the long run when it comes to PP economy but... isn't it already fixed with Fixa prefixes and food? Same Arts is ok but ehh.... Alt Arts make me feel like a tryhard every time I think about it.

The truth is this. I WANT MORE OUT OF BOW. I an NOT ok with just seeking out Elude Counter 24/7 while surrendering to the fact that it's either 3+ hits C1 Flex Arrow or committing Charged Ceaseless Draw without getting interrupt in the span of 4.5 seconds and feel bad using when realizing that katana exists. I want to utilize this weapon more being a Braver main.

Look at Ranger and its combination of Grenadier-Sticky Bomb tempo, Slide Countering and Weak Bulllet. Look at Gunner and its ever-cursed Chain Trigger and gazillion ways to abuse and exploit Stylish Roll + PAs for a cool finishing moves. What about bow....? What, we... we can't have anything that makes bow unique and stand out from the other range weapon besides "Good Range Counter (TM)"? Don't be a pussy, NGS devs. My copium-est take is that you mofos are gonna give us something new and these current things we have are there to set the stage. Shit man, I'm not even believing you guys acknowledge whatever the fuck that is happening right now.

What about the possibility of double/triple tapping C2 Flex Arrow but on cooldown or charged based accumulated from countering?
What about the possibility of summing flying bits to help bow dealing more damage?
What about the possibility of reintroducing Banishing Arrow back but better in NGS realm?
What about the possibility of charge skipping or charge time reduction on bow PAs so all of them don't feel ass to use?
What about the possibility of alternate AoE counter mode because Elude Counter is fucking shit when there's 5 Ams Krone walking at you?
ALSO, what about the possibility of Elude Counter not dropping you down every time you perform it and can do something similar to Knuckle Counter? FUCK.

So. Many. Things. Things that could be fun for bow to steer it away from going back to the days of "Million Storm is good, BrEt Penetrate Arrow spam is king". Even katana user that decide to try Hybrid Braver could also use something out of it besides Dimensional Ray. Well, I'm not the devs, and all I can do in the end, is to just cope, seethe and mald.

That's it. Thanks for reading, and have a better day playing Braver than me.

返信
Kami Fido より:

2022年7月9日 5:29 AM

LP reacted d ryt way, she is vyz.Monster need of over drama, or over consider ations. She don't deserve *considerationst. Lp പറഞ്ഞ പോലെ,, ജീവിതം തുടങ്ങിയല്ലേ ഉള്ളു, പഠിക്കട്ടെ.

返信
Theowyn より:

2022年7月9日 5:43 AM

let's go Argus, grats on the clear

返信