Though it's more like my updates since the last post...

Tower of Adversity

Surprise, surprise - it's 26/30! It's probably because I finally maxed out all Jinhsi's skills (FINALLY!) making it possible to get 12/12 in the right tower. I really should start taking screencaps of which teams I used last ToA because I don't remember much now lol. I think I used both Yao & Jinhsi for Inferno Rider...? Fallacy was still a pain to fight but I actually made it to two crests this time... partly because I finally got Mortefi to Level 90 (and I did a few upgrades to his skills).

Last time I shared my current UL here was at the end of September:

• Main: UL69 → UL76
• Fenn: UL53 → UL64
• RuRu: UL38 → UL54

Good news, my alternate accounts has finally caught up with the main stories.. Honestly, I'm glad it's done (for now). It has been crazy since 1.2 XD. 

I tried a few pulls before Jiyan's banner end the next day. No Jiyan (or not-Jiyan XD) but I did get another copy of Youhu and Sanhua (now she's maxed out). I couldn't go "now or never" with the pulls (not like I have many anyway) since the day I heard we'll get Xiangli Yao's banner again :P  

So I guess this must be why we don't have an Illusive Realm event last patch... the main story for 1.4 is basically all that. The things talked about in the main quest sound like foreshadowing to me hmm... (and why do I feel like we'll be seeing Zhezhi and/or Changli next? :P)

Anyway, I think I love Lumi! I didn't expect much at first but after getting the chance to play as her in the quest, I'm in love~ I've been avoiding hard any leaks so it was a pleasant surprise to know she's electro and uses a broadblade (I thought she's a rectifier user because she has some kind of creature/doll with her).  
  

Camellya
As planned, my Fenn account managed to get her (well, it's guaranteed) and her signature weapon.

AND... not as planned, I also got her in my main account (oops).  

AHHH wth am I doing??

Honestly, she makes me feel uncomfortable (understandable, because that's how her character is) but at the same time I'm curious about her story. Though personally... I'm more bothered/uncomfortable with some of the reactions to her in the WuWa community so I've been avoiding the WuWa subreddit & any videos featuring her on Youtube. 

Anyway... my point is, I pulled on her banner in my main account because her gameplay looks fun (spinning & spinning). I really want her signature weapon too but I most probably will skip that this time (might try during rerun).  

I haven't started doing her companion story - soon!

Got this sweet, nice reminder in-game while I was looking at which broadblade I have that Lumi can use later...

Didn't expect to post about another book haul (lol) before October ends because I used sea shipping for the delivery method. The estimated arrival time was early November. 
Been using sea shipping method on Shopee more these past few months because it's cheaper. Usually it's not that urgent anyway so I don't mind waiting a month or more for them to reach home :P  

So... here are some WuWa updates~

24/30 for last ToA. I just barely got 12/12 in the right tower after switching Mortefi into the team in the last floor. Fallacy of No Return was a b*tch to fight with in the left tower *tired sigh* (I seriously need to get better echoes for Jiyan...). Probably going to get less crests for current ToA because we have Fallacy (again) for last floor... and Inferno Rider for the right tower. *SIGH*

Received these books today~

"Mickey 7" - Saw the "Mickey 17" trailer as an ad on Youtube and got curious about the story XD. Realised it was based on a book so...

The weather has been lacking of sun recently. Sometimes it gets me worried because parcel deliveries during these rainy days can get very weird. Had one experience last month with a Shopee order where it's marked delivered in the app. Since the weather was bad at that time, I gave it a few days to wait for them (KEX. ABX?) to deliver but didn't receive anything. Had to request for a refund on Shopee before the guarantee thing ends. I'm guessing they forgot to deliver it... *sigh*

Had similar experience with the PosLaju parcels received today. Marked as delivered when I checked their status last night... BUT they delivered them today (which, thankfully, has been sunny so far). 

This happened when I was doing my daily quest:

Yao was stuck in his Thundering Mephis form XD

Had to switch to Rover to finish defeating the remaining enemies. Couldn't switch back to him at all after that.

Had to take a photo with Shorekeeper too lol

Yao returned to normal after I teleported somewhere else XD

I was pretty ready to get another copy of Jiyan's signature weapon for Calcharo... but for some reason one day I decided to try a few pulls on the standard weapon banner on a whim and I ended up getting the 5-star broadblade! Gah! Should've changed my target to sword or gun (since I'm going to build Danjin/Yangyang & Mortefi later) *cries* 

Anyway, that took away the reason to get another copy so... on another day, I tried pulling for Shorekeeper's signature weapon... on a whim (again) and managed to get it! 

50th pull, but only did 15 pulls on that day

I was ready for her to share Variation with Verina... and I also have Comet Flare as backup though I guess now Baizhi can use that instead XD. 

Getting Shorekeeper's signature weapon has been a godsend for me because I totally struggled getting echoes with Energy Regen (ER) sub-stat for her (don't have time & resource lol because I'm still focusing on my Rover & Yao's). After getting her weapon, it became easier to cast her Resonance Liberation. Of course, I still have to work on her echoes to get her ER around 250% but that's a problem for another day~

And yes... I'm aware you can share weapons but I'm not a big fan of that because I kept forgetting to switch back. And sometimes I want to use two resonators together in Tower of Adversity (ToA) but they can't use the same weapon at the same time. I'm totally fine with sharing (borrowing?) when doing overworld exploration though (I did that with Calcharo). 

Interestingly, I managed to get two more copies of Aalto this time around lol (well, at least that means I get more Afterglow Corals :P..).

Last ToA's

I've been playing this more often recently because I need to hoard more astrites XD...

Honestly, I haven't been doing this much before this because it just reminds me how unbuilt and unprepared my resonators are :( Even though I should probably be fine clearing the lower floors. Sometimes it makes me feel down but I figured I just have to try (so that I can get used to it).. and it doesn't matter if I can't get full 30 crests. It does makes me impatient to built my remaining 4-star characters though *sigh* so that they can help me here...

Fairy Tale's Finale Event
It's like a continuation(?) to the tower defense event from previous patch. Had fun playing this with other players again. My main account had a blast with this. Can't say the same for my two other accounts though. Since my RuRu account was pretty low-leveled, I experienced people leaving the team after being matched *sad*... (I understand why this happened because I met some in my main account too) 

I decided to play as a supportive Spectro Rover for my Fenn account and managed to finish most stages when I realised I could use trial resonators if I'm playing solo lol... Did that for my RuRu account and got all the rewards that included astrites. Couldn't do any of the hard stages for both alternate accounts. Which is totally fine. I just need the astrites. 

Unfortunately, we haven't been getting water since last night. Their notices section wasn't updated (as usual?) since August although they did post the notices on their Facebook page. I'm not seeing anything related our address though... there are some places mentioned nearby which might affected us too. I hope it won't be a long one like last time. 

I wasn't keen on getting Shorekeeper but I heard she gives buff to Rover (you must understand, I love my Rover so much! Anything for her!) during the livestream so I thought I might as well try. I'd been trying to get Aalto during Xiangli Yao's banner so I know I'm pretty close to getting a 5-star character. I was also very ready to get another copy of Verina.

The results...

I finally got my last copy of Aalto! LOL (also got Yangyang's last copy after him)

I... didn't get Verina. I got Shorekeeper... It kind of shocked me lol

71st pull btw

I'm in no hurry to build her but I'm slowly getting all her materials (the troublesome ones). Oh yeah, I reached UL70 recently and I think now I'm getting 4-5 ascension materials...? Not much but still very helpful! I can get enough for one character in a week. I'm only limited by the weekly bosses materials *sigh*...

My RuRu account also managed to get her. I did intend for this account to pull for her because she doesn't have Verina. I've been using Baizhi (maxed out copies) on my Fenn account and honestly I'm not really liking her gameplay... (maybe I just need to upgrade her skills more and get better echoes for her...)

I'm so excited about the new map! I want to know more about them and their members (and NOT only about the Shorekeeper). I'm guessing we'll get that in the next patch? I'm also happy to meet Aalto again :)

Love the music in this patch!
(Gahh now I want to try playing it on the piano)

Done!

Oh yeah, it's probably only me but Black Shores is giving me Mass Effect vibes for some reason lol... there's this one side quest where it's making me recall one of the Mass Effect DLCs (and a few quests) I've played and honestly I was a bit scared if it has any consequences in the future. Probably not... since it's a very short quest but oof. I guess it's bringing out "war" flashbacks from Mass Effect :P

Shorekeeper's story is... fine, I guess. I did shed some tears (but that might be the hormones at work lol). I like it fine. Nothing more, nothing less. Although since I'm playing as the female Rover (where it feels more like sisterly love, in my opinion), it doesn't feel much like it but it probably will feel fanservicy as a male Rover... judging from the posts I saw on Reddit *sigh*. 

Also... I finished defeating all the red enemies pretty fast this time around. I guess I've grown :P

I think the Tambourine Duo were the most troublesome ones that I had to switch Yao out with Aalto for some ranged weapon help. The second most troublesome is the Cyclone Swarm, since they can heal each other up. This one gets easier when you fight them separately (get the one you're fighting out of the healing range). Interestingly on Reddit, they give tips on how to keep them as a group (to attack them in one go, I guess? Only one gave similar tip to mine)  I was left with two of them in my first try and while I was diligently fighting one of them, the other just keep healing the one I'm fighting... making my attacks mean nothing, which is annoying... so I think it's better to fight them separately. The other three just need a healthy amount of dodging XD (I especially hate the Hedgepuff because getting caught into the bubble sometimes insta-kill me *sigh*)

I could manage better now probably due to having stronger resonators. I think the most traumatic(?) red enemy I faced (so far) will forever be the Level 120 Lightcrusher. Oof.. even now I can't get used to Lightcrusher's attacks and would always dodge/attack at the wrong time.

I can't wait to get this trophy through this lol

And I had a look at my record and realised the time I took to defeat Inferno Rider is the same with Crownless (for Difficulty 1 and 2) which I find interesting...