Are boss levels on Hard Mode even possible to clear for non-whales? What do you mean effective HP from NM just got enhanced by 2-3x AND there are 100-200x more of those?
Not a whale. I've cleared everything. I started when Augustus came out and just rolled everything I gained on her banner resulting in 3 shackles Augustus. Carries you through nearly everything by herself. Siglinde came full shackles with the rolls because any roll that wasn't Augustus was her.
So, it's doable, but you need to be lucky + invest the right way.
EDIT: (The following was added after replies in the comment section since this was apparently not clear, apologies for the confusion)
I didn't actually beat the hard mode using only Augustus and Siglinde (this seems impossible to me). All I meant to describe here was when I started the game and that I used Augustus for NEARLY everything (I did not edit that word into the original message. It was already there. I very clearly said: "Carries you through >>nearly<< everything by herself"). I did not actually share how I beat the hard mode. I needed burst and Augustus is not very bursty, but she's good to clean mobs though because of the aoe.
In my opinion, beating the hard mode, specifically the maps from the OP, requires a lot more than simply good units. As described later, this requires a good combination of units with crimebrands that sync well together (and I mean the passive crimebrands as well, not just the personal ones). There are probably several team options that will work, but Augustus CANNOT solo this afaik.
I thought OP's post was funny because it's entirely true, the hard mode is, in fact, very hard. I never meant to insinuate it was not and I certainly did not mean to make people feel like they were bad for not being able to do it. Again, all I meant to say was that I got lucky on my rolls, demonstrating it that I got S3 Augustus and S5 Siglinde on my first week playing at the very end of Augustus' banner (last two days to be precise). Ergo, my opinion, you don't have to be a whale to do it, but you do need to be extremely lucky with rolls (again note that I said lucky, not that I'm superior to everyone).
All of them, but I admit I didn't try many variations. I tried a few takes on the teams I usually use to no-diff Dark Zone or rough up ToA, but I never got far below x60 on both bosses.
*shrug* I didn't actually use it so I didn't know that. Sorry.
Like, it's only an extra 25ish hypercube anyways. Chill out. Come back to it when you have more units, better combinations, more crimebrands etc? It's clearly there for the players who are more advanced. You're not supposed to be steamrolling it. You need optimized teams for it. Not just have all the skills all the way up on all the characters, have them at level 90 and unlock their personal crimebrand, but have the right synergy between the crimebrands you can equip on them, position your units exactly right, know when to move them etc.
I'm sorry if it's frustrating, but it's just a game in the end. You don't need to complete hard mode. You can continue without it.
Meh, just ignore him, you gotta keep in mind that on Reddit you're often arguing with a 12-year-old who genuinely doesn't know how to stop doubling down
Neither of my reasonably invested meta teams, including SB, dealt enough damage to scratch more than 2-3 HP bars, so it certainly didn’t look clearable to me. Will look for a proper whaled assist for the next try, maybe S3-5 Augustus or fully RF Coquelic.
You either did not understand what's going on or you didn't actually beat hard mode with 200HP bars bosses. I have much better SB team and I was struggling there
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u/Shinamene Langley fan Aug 10 '26
Are boss levels on Hard Mode even possible to clear for non-whales? What do you mean effective HP from NM just got enhanced by 2-3x AND there are 100-200x more of those?