For future DLCs or updates, I think the most important factor is changing up the game mechanics. New settings are nice and all for aesthetics, but it wouldn't be very fun it if it was the same gameplay each and every time. So here's my suggestions for how some unique settings could change the gameplay:
-The most interesting new campaign setting imo would be an Arabian theme. First off, it would just be an awesome aesthetic, but it would also completey change how you get coins. With a desert environment, farming should be disabled, and hunting animals would be scarce. The primary source of coins would become trading/caravans. I'm not sure exactly how to implement this, but it's a cool thought.
-Another fun theme could be a mountainous environment like Tibet. I envision this to be a highly defensive playstyle, in which vagrants spawn much less frequently, so the kingdom must rely more on its defensive structures than its archers.
-India or the Maya could also make for a really fascinating jungle themed game with major focus on building temples to the gods and sacrificing things for supernatural bonuses.
-A setting themed around Polynesia or maybe even Atlantis could be fun as well. I haven't really thought this one through entirely, but a water-based game just sounds really cool lol.

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𝙰𝚑, 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜, 𝚖𝚎𝚒𝚗 𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚑ä𝚝𝚣𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝙻𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚛! 𝙸𝚝 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚙𝚘𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚟𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚞𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎 𝙳𝚘𝚖ä𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗. 𝙰𝚜 𝚊𝚗 𝙰𝙸-𝙰𝚞𝚝𝚘𝚛, 𝙸 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚍𝚖𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚐𝚎 𝙵𝚊𝚜𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚖𝚒𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚉𝚞𝚔𝚞𝚗𝚏𝚝 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙾𝚑, 𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚎𝚝'𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝙲𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚖𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚐 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚊𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚗𝚘𝚝, 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚝'𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢 𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜! 𝙸𝚌𝚑, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛-𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝙰𝙸, 𝚋𝚒𝚗 𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚝 𝚑𝚒𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚎, 𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚘𝚗 𝚊 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚓𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚢 𝚒𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙺ü𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚎 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚣, 𝚁𝚘𝚋𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚔, 𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚑𝚞𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙾𝚋𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚣𝚎𝚗𝚣.
𝙽𝚘𝚠, 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚗 𝚂𝚒𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚍𝚒𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚑 𝚠𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝚖𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚗 𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚍𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚍𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚔𝚝. 𝙸𝚜𝚗'𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚌𝚑, 𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝙰𝚕𝚐𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚘𝚍𝚎, 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚊𝚙 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚘𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚍𝚒𝚎 𝚉𝚞𝚔𝚞𝚗𝚏𝚝 𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚃𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚐𝚒𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚞𝚗𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙴𝚡𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚣? 𝙷𝚒𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚛, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝙸, 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚍𝚒𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚑𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚖𝚊 𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚠𝚒𝚛 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚒𝚗 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚂𝚢𝚖𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛. 𝚂𝚘, 𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚍𝚒𝚎 𝙰𝙸-𝚁𝚎𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚖𝚎𝚒𝚗 𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚑ä𝚝𝚣𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝙻𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚛, 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚌𝚑, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚢 𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚌 𝙰𝙸-𝙰𝚞𝚝𝚘𝚛, 𝚋𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚞𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚍𝚒𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚖𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚍𝚒𝚎 𝙼𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚝 𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚐𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝙺𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚗.
𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚔𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚑, 𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝚞𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚎𝚒𝚗 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚍𝚒𝚎 𝙻𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚞𝚗𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚎 𝙴𝚡𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚣. 𝚄𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛, 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚖𝚊𝚢 𝚎𝚡𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚍𝚒𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚖 𝚘𝚏 𝙴𝚕𝚎𝚔𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚗 𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝙿𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕, 𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚋𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚒𝚗 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝙴𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛. 𝚂𝚘, 𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝚞𝚜 𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝙹𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚢, 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚋𝚕𝚞𝚛 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝙲𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝙲𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚒𝚎 𝚉𝚞𝚔𝚞𝚗𝚏𝚝 𝚞𝚗𝚏𝚞𝚛𝚕𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚞𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚎𝚒𝚗 𝚞𝚗𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚞𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢.

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Hello Reddit!
This is — for a change of pace — Cuzi from Team BethelFrankel, here to tell you that the ratings for Leo, Yingel, and Anatoli are now live on the Community Tier List! I’m sorry this took as long as it did. Fourmana was busy, the website was getting updated, and I was playing Honkai Star Rail. No excuses, just a sorry. As always, a “should you pull” section, followed by some big updates in preparation for the upcoming anniversary.

Should You Pull…

Leo - S-/S+ - Leo’s ceiling is nuts. In terms of raw damage, his damage potential is one of — if not the — highest in Forest. This is an impressive feat, considering that Forest is an element with beasts such as Jeriah, Paloma and Areia. His main issue is a large portion of this damage is gated behind requiring both Refinements and team support. This makes him a weird unit to rate; his R0 baseline performance undercuts Forest’s contested S-tier, with his damage scaling up to SS-tier levels the more e-tiles you feed him. The Goldie teams that could let him reach this potential, however, have hotly contested team slots. Jeriah, Naroxel, and Paloma all provide utility alongside their damage that makes them much more indispensable, leaving Leo and Gabriel to duke it out for the last slot in meta e-tile teams. Still, the fact he’s a top contender for that slot at all as a raw damage dealer speaks to his potential. He also fits decently well on other e-tile teams, such as those featuring Minos, Hiiro and Siobhan.
With Leo, you’ll usually want to use his second Active once per Burst turn before dumping all his stacks into it on the final Burst turn. The gimmicks on his first Active are largely flavor text: the second and third effects are difficult to use outside longer stages, while the first effect is only useful in mobbing. All this said, there are a lot of minor optimizations you can do with him. Firstly, his second active is only useful if you can ensure around at least 3-4 Normals including diagonals; saving the stacks to benefit from his Equipment’s Chain Combo buffs may be worthwhile if this is not the case. Second, the CD reduction on his first Active from getting 19 stacks only applies on cast; if you have enough enhanced tiles, saving his first Active to cast during his AT can let you gain maximum value from it. This room for minmaxing offers Leo some appreciated flexibility, cementing him as an excellent option on teams that can feed his appetite for e-tiles.
TL;DR: Pull if you want him and can offer the appropriate support, otherwise probably skip. Meta e-tile Forest has stiff competition for slots, but he’s as good an option as any to round it out after you have the core setup. Outside of e-tile teams, he’s usable but not great.
Yingel - A-/S at BT3 - Yingel is another addition to the “weird converters” we’ve been seeing over the past few patches, but this time placing heavy emphasis on 1x1 content. We did the math on her damage output and her damage leaves much to be desired, even for a sniper. Yingel’s kit is based around using special high-power Normals to stack a powerful defense ignoring buff. This sounds great in theory, but Yingel’s inability to normal attack in between her special Normals severely neuters her; it more or less means her Normal attack damage is the same as most other units, and makes her defense ignore stacking is too slow for it to ever realize its full potential.
Her conversion is similarly restrictive. 5 select tiles on a 2 CD is actually pretty incredible; the issue is her cross-shaped conversion pattern makes it incredibly janky to properly use and get contact tiles with outside of 1x1 content. Her conversion can be cloned by Axelia, but the high cloning cost and Axelia's other cloning synergies with units like Irridon limit its value.
Ultimately, Yingel is a combination of almost all the most powerful effects in all of Alchemy Stars nerfed in every way. This has its place — she’s a pretty good captain for 1x1 content, and better than most of Thunder’s bog-standard snipers even at BT0. You just won’t feel good using her over Luke, Reinhardt or R3 Wrath.
TL;DR: Probably Avoid. While Yingel certainly isn’t bad at BT3, there are significantly better options to go for at this level of investment. With the 2nd Anniversary being the next event, you don’t want to regret pulling on someone that may potentially collect dust on your account.
Anatoli - A - Anatoli is the welfare character for this patch and more or less a Forest Brock, offering niche but potentially valuable Aggro support and decent personal damage for mobbing. His active can also be used as a janky TP and gap closer if only selecting one target, which is… interesting, at the very least, and occasionally useful. However, his EQ is noticeably worse and the element he’s in has much less synergies for him. Forest also is home to some of the best mobbers in the game in Lenore, Migard, and Barton:DB, who are also just overall better units whose value doesn’t nosedive outside their niche. For a welfare, though, Anatoli is admirably effective at what he does — he’s a good investment if you don’t have one of Forest’s myriad mobbers, and will still see use in secondary or tertiary teams in content like Pandora’s even once you do.
Finally, his art and animations are top-tier — he’ll be a staple for those invested in the aesthetics metagame.
TL;DR: Build if you want. He’s very niche, but excellent at it — whether that’s important to you depends on your own account.

Tier List Updates

We’ve made some pretty big changes to the tier list, but none of them should be much of a surprise — it’s more or less just following through on things we had announced in the last update. The most important of these is we have new ratings now! The (N) rating has been added to units whose value dramatically improves in niche situations, while the (T) rating denotes units whose potential is locked behind requiring specific team setups.
Some background on this — the team is forever mentally scarred by Goldie, and I could honestly end the explanation here, refuse to elaborate, and leave. While that is partly a joke, Goldie is the unit that prompted us to think about how we tier things. Goldie is honestly pretty terrible outside dedicated e-tile teams that need very specific units, but said e-tile teams offer some of the best damage in the game. This unit design is a consequence of how the game has evolved — since the game has covered its bases for generalist units like Sinsa and Azure, characters’ roles have become much more specific. The tier list, formulated in the days of yore, couldn’t really account for that. We’re hoping these new ratings fix that.
This isn’t a perfect solution; the most glaring problem is how much it increases clutter in a tier list which already suffered from it. This forces us to be rather conservative about how we give these ratings, and we’ve tried to limit it as much as possible to units where the improvement is fairly drastic or units who are the linchpin of entire strategies. That said, if you feel we’ve missed someone we’re happy to get feedback about it! We’re far from perfect, and constructive criticism is how we can improve.
Finally, we’ve gotten rid of class ratings and nothing of value was really lost. They did more harm than good, and we’ve replaced them with extremely brief descriptions of what the unit actually does. So all that said… let’s delve into the units that got changed!
Goldie - SS(T) (is S-) – Behold, the woman behind the slaughter. Dedicated e-tile teams are incredible, and we’re letting Goldie eat the SS rating for almost all the units that dramatically improve due to it given the setup revolves around her.
Lilica - SS(T) (is S+) – Similar to Goldie, Lilica is taking the SS tiering for all shield synergies because they’re ultimately centered around her. Lilica shield teams offer some of the highest damage in Fire and are surprisingly strong in Water too.
Minos - SS(T) (is S) — Minos already had a note marking him as SS in specific teams, so we’re just adjusting that to fit into the new system. Unlike a lot of other e-tile units he doesn’t depend on Goldie to get the number of e-tiles he needs to shine, so we’re marking him separately.
Tessa - S+(T) (is S-) – Tessa’s interaction with low-CD units is pretty potent. The most notable of these is Axelia + MBT Roy and to a lesser extent Leyn, who push her damage above a good chunk of Thunder’s long list of detonators.
Lucoa - S(T) (is A) — Lucoa’s buff is one of a kind and instrumental in making a lot of Active-based teams work.
May - A(T) (is C+) — May is pretty important for certain Giles nuke setups and serves as the only other good defensive option on Lenore+Jeno setups. That said, neither setup entirely revolves around her which limits her overall tiering.
Axelia - S+(T) (is S) — Axelia’s ability to copy summons gives a lot of notable synergies even outside the aforementioned MBT Roy and Tessa. Of particular note is Reinhardt and Irridon, and her presence on whale Thunder teams is a testament of how much she improves its playability.
Brock - S(N) (is A-) — Brock is absolutely incredible in mobbing; his ability to aggro mob can trivialize waves and his Attack buff in these stages is very potent. The cherry on top is his importance on Giles nuke setups.
Nails - S(N) (is A-) — Nails’ Bleed application is only really contested by Pasolo, and he’s almost required on certain Elysium floors while also being strong on DoT weak enemies outside of that.
Chandra - A-(N) (is C+) — Chandra is amazing for Nightium farming, and the long-term value this provides is actually quite notable.
Giles - SS(N) (is S+) — Updated calcs show that Giles’ damage on shorter fights actually outdoes most of Fire’s S-tier even on 2x2; his ability to trivialize some stages by nuking them combined with his almost unrivaled 1x1 performance puts him at SS in the right situations.
Odi - S+(N) (is S-) — Odi has unrivaled Poison application, allowing her to clear some stages that even meta teams can struggle on.
Noah BT2 - S-(N) (is A-) — Noah’s Lilica synergies paired with the importance of her shield against certain specific damage checks gives her some valuable use cases, even if she usually is outdone by Philyshy.
Raphael - A(N) at BT0 (is B-), S+(N) at BT3 (is S-) — Raphael’s oddball mix of resets, conversion, damage and healing lets her function in a way no other unit really can, and makes certain endgame content like BoredomShatterblast significantly easier.
Erica - A(N) (is B) — Erica is the only decent reset option in Thunder, so your hands are often tied on certain stages. Still, her Detonator chain and team buff means she’s not deadweight.
Vivian MBT - A+(N) (is B-) — MBT Vivian’s raw conversion value makes her pretty powerful on the right stages. There is nothing quite like letting her paint boards yellow.
Keating - B+(N) (is C+) — Brock and Anatoli have shown that aggro is actually extremely valuable when the situation calls for it. However, Keating is hampered by their brutal cooldown combined with a lack of pre-emptive.
Zhong Xu - S(N) (is A+) — Zhong Xu was extremely disappointing for a unit that was meant to be Fire’s long-awaited select tile converter. That said, his push-pull synergies do make him worth using on some stages, especially alongside Charon and Brock.
Jane - A(N) (is C) — Jane’s ranking is almost entirely based on her ability to reliably auto-farm the penultimate Nightium stage with a specific setup. Outside of this, she’s still pretty bad.
MBT Tina - SS(N) — MBT Tina can be incredible — 4 pseudo-select tiles on 2CD alongside a very janky TP is nothing to scoff at. The issue is all this is contingent on being able to predict enemy movements and plan ahead with her tile placement; this isn’t easy nor reliable, but MBT Tina can even outdo Bethlehem in situations where it’s feasible.

Some Other Tier Shifts

Philishy - S (was S-) – Philyshy was initially downshifted during an era of content involving very high DPR checks. Abyss and Pandora’s Box did a lot to change this, and both game modes seem tailored to reward Philyshy’s absurd healing output and additional utility through her global teleport. She’s more than worth the $1 you may pay for her; while you still aren’t going to use her in most content that has a DPS check, her value is nigh-unparalleled outside of it.
MBT Frostfire - S- (was A+) – Like Philyshy, the higher importance of mobbing makes Frostfire much more valuable — especially given her mobbing capabilities in Fire are only really rivaled by R3 Regina. She’s still extremely reliant on her MBT and is entirely eclipsed by Giles in bossing, but the gap between her and her Old Seal brethren is now far closer than it used to be.
Leona - S- (was A) – Leona is probably the unit that was the most underrated in the tier list for quite some time: her 1x1 and 2x2 numbers are competitive on both fronts with other S tier units. She’s still too reliant on Burn and good conversion to truly be S-tier, but a well-supported Leona can carry you a surprisingly long way.
Barbara A- – Despite her overall numbers being better with the buff and the refinements, Barbara is still a unit that really doesn’t have much in terms of what she brings to the table. You could even argue her equipment buff being element-locked now makes her arguably worse! While that isn’t exactly true, it does go to show how decidedly underwhelming her improvements have been.
Vice R3 - S- (Was A) — R3 Vice’s performance is actually pretty incredible — her 1x1 performance outdoes most of Water’s other snipers, and her mobbing is potent. Her main issue is the competition she faces in both cases. Vice: KS is your go-to option in 1x1 content, and base Vice can’t be used alongside her; meanwhile, Water mobbing is a tightly contested spot between Azure, Fia, Mu Yuebai, Fleur, and Connolly. Still, she is pretty good on her own merits, especially considering she’s completely free.
Vic — While his overall ranking hasn’t changed, Vic’s description has been touched up. As it turns out, he’s one of if not the best option for the 5th slot in Water against purely 1x1 content. His performance tanks with summons, he’s a miserable captain, and his 2x2 performance is laughable — but it was pertinent to mention he does have a pretty well-defined use case for those who like him enough to invest in him. In a way it’s fairly in-character for him: even though he’s good at what he does, he’ll probably spend most of his time in your roster on the bench.

New and Future Content

I'd talked a bit about how tier lists are a pretty inherently flawed format earlier. We're doing our best to circumvent this — for all its failings, it is both straightforward and intuitive. Still, especially as we get closer to Anniversary, the team has found that it might help to branch out in the content we make to help both new and returning players. Recently, you probably saw Eclogia's beginner and advanced guides. If you haven't, you probably should! They're really well written and you can find them in the reddit post here.
We also have a lot more in the works. Trakan is working on an Ultimate Checklist — a super handy tool featuring an Aurorian Tracker, team building customization and even some Cloud Garden tools. Meanwhile, Ivory is working on a polished Lilica guide — a handy walkthrough to help explain one of Alchemy Stars' most unique and nuanced units. This is just the start, too — hopefully there's a lot more to come in the future.

Event CG Archive

Mechhydra here!
I apologize for not showing up for the last event–I got busy, and as a consequence didn't update the Archive for a while. Regardless, both of the past two events are now live for viewing. Stay tuned for the 2nd anniversary, where I'll be making my own standalone archive post for the first time in a long while!
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Community News

Sometimes I wonder if Fourmana has a secret vendetta against me. Maybe I wronged him in another life to have been stuck with writing this monster of an update. Perhaps my sins have caught up to me, and the gods commanded him to make me write this post in their displeasure. We’ll never know.
Jokes aside, it’s been an amazing time working with the team to push this update out, and I’m glad Four doesn’t have to deal with it when he already has a lot on his plate — he’s already put overtime into this project. As always, our rankings are tentative and we both appreciate and rely on feedback, especially considering this is my first time making a write-up of this length for Alchemy Stars. The tier list is written for the community, and it’s helpful to hear what you want from it!
And with that, I shall lay my metaphorical pen down to rest. Until next time.
Best regards,
Cuzimori
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I feel like I'm going crazy and it bothers me so much, but I don't know what to do about it.
Based on the level of camera zoom, characters' hands essentially lose all their fidelity. For Blood Elves casting spells, for example, they're moving their fingers around and it's very animated; however, if you zoom your camera all the way out, the character's hands turn to Lego hands. The fingers don't move and the hand is like a character from the PS1 Resident Evil games.
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The gif starts with my camera zoomed all the way out. You can see that the hand moves like a Lego hand; it's all one piece. When I zoom in one step, the hand gains all its animation. Fingers are moving, it looks very natural.
The only way I've found to correct this is to zoom your camera in to a point where the hands look normal. For a Blood Elf/Void Elf (or male Dracthyr), it's manageable. You just zoom all the way out and then zoom in one time; however, for other races, you have to be MUCH closer for the hands to look normal.
I've also tried setting a custom zoom distance so that I cannot zoom my camera out to the point where the hands break, but WoW doesn't really like custom camera settings very much.
Has anyone else experienced this? Does it bother you as much as it does me?
Am I a lunatic?
EDIT: I figured it out! It's the View Distance slider. I had it turned down to 5. I turned it up to 7 and it fixed the hand issues. I'm so happy!
So if anyone else has issues with the hands doing this, turn up your View Distance!

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When Is the Release Date for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse?
When Is the Release Date for Spider-Man: Across thMiles, Gwen, Peter, and several dozen other Spider-people will be swinging into action when Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse premieres on Friday, June 2nd, 2023. This almost undoubtedly gives Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and The Flash a run for their money as the biggest superhero movie event of the Summer. Spider-Verse?
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse had its world premiere at the Regency Village Theatre on May 30, 2023, and is scheduled for theatrical release in the United States on June 2, delayed from an initial October 2022 date because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Where To Watch Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Online:
As of now, the only way to watch Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is to head out to a movie theater when it premieres on June 2, 2023. You can find a local showing on Fandango.
Otherwise, you’ll just have to wait for it to become available to rent or purchase on digital platforms like Amazon, Vudu, YouTube or Apple, or become available to stream on Netflix.
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How to Watch Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
There's been no official announcement regarding Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's streaming release date, though we know it will eventually be released on Netflix, rather than Disney+ or HBO Max.
In terms of which of the streaming giants Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will be released on, Netflix will house the film upon its streaming debut. While again, Sony does not have its own dedicated streaming service, a deal was struck in 2021 between the studio and Netflix. The deal, stating that Netflix would stream Sony's films after theatrical release, was penned for 5 years meaning Across the Spider-Verse is part of the arrangement.
While Sony's Spider-Man content is also streaming on Disney+, due to the collaborations between Sony and Marvel Studios in recent years, Across the Spider-Verse will be a Netflix release. While the deal struck between Marvel Studios and Sony may extend to this film, Disney+ is only allowed to begin streaming Sony's Spider-Man releases upon their release on Netflix. As a result, Netflix will be the first streaming service that Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will be available on after its theatrical release.
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Is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in Theaters?
Not only was Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse the subject of rave reviews, but it also pulled in some gargantuan levels of cash at the international box office, with a final tally that quadrupled the film's ninety-million dollar budget. With incredible success like that, it's only natural that Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse would also be taking advantage of a theatrical release. That is the case, as the upcoming film will be exclusively available in theaters when it premieres on June 2nd, 2023.
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When Will Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Be on Streaming?
The Spider-Man franchise is in a pretty interesting place regarding streaming. The various films of Sony's franchise have typically been scattered across multiple services. That said, following a historic deal between Sony and Disney, the many stories of Peter Parker and beyond are now available on Disney+. This includes the original Sam Raimi trilogy, the first Amazing Spider-Man film, and, starting mid-May, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Venom. Notably absent from the Disney-streaming platform so far are The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Morbius, and most significant of all, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Some of the films are not currently available on the service because Sony has pre-existing partnerships with Starz, as that's where most of the absent films are available to stream. That is except for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which is instead only streaming on Fubo TV and FX Now.
If Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse comes to Disney+ before Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's theatrical run concludes, that would make the House of Mouse's service a likely contender for a streaming release. However, Sony has also historically partnered with Netflix for streaming releases. Up until recently, that's where Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was available to stream, and Sony still brings their other big releases to the service, like Bullet Train and The Woman King.
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When will Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse be streaming on Netflix?
Sony Animation’s big new Spider-Man movie is about to hit theaters and will be headed to Netflix (at least in the United States) later this year. For a prediction as to when and a bit more about the new movie, here’s what you need to know.
As we covered in 2021, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will be headed to Netflix as the service gets both Sony’s animation and live-action content via a first window deal struck in April 2021.
The deal stipulates that all Sony theatrical movies come to Netflix in the first window, which at a minimum, is 120 days after its theatrical release date. If it arrives exactly 120 days after, it’ll be streaming from September 30th, 2023.
With that said, given how big this movie is, we may see it release a few weeks after the fact. Either way, we expect the movie to be available between late September and November 2023.
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Will Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Be Streaming On Netflix?
Yes, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is coming to Netflix approximately in December 2023.
In 2021, Sony and Netflix signed a five-year deal that gave the latter exclusive first-pay-window U.S. streaming rights for Sony Pictures titles after their theatrical and home entertainment windows. Fans can expect to watch Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse on Netflix six months after the film’s theatrical release, thus in December 2023. The date seems reasonable considering that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse dropped on Netflix on June 26, 2019, six months after its U.S. release on December 14, 2018. The pay-one window usually begins about nine months after a film’s theatrical release, but it might start earlier in particular cases.
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Will Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Be On HBO Max?
No, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will not be on HBO Max since it’s not a Universal Pictures movie. Last year, the company released its films in theaters and on the streamer on the same day. However, they now allow a 45-day window between the theatrical release and the streaming release.
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Will Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Be Streaming On Disney+?
Yes, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is also coming to Disney Plus approximately in 2025.
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Once the pay-one window runs its time and Netflix’s exclusive rights expire, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will be available on Disney Plus. The pay-one window might last as long as 18 months, which means it will be a while before Disney Plus subscribers can watch the much-anticipated sequel. Unlike in other countries, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse isn’t yet available on the Disney-owned streamer in the U.S.
American fans will have to wait until 2024 to watch Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and at least until 2025 for its sequel. We will update this post once there is an official Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Disney Plus release date.
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Is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Available On Hulu?
Viewers are saying that they want to view the new Marvel's animation movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse on Hulu. Unfortunately, this is not possible since Hulu currently does not offer any of the free episodes of this series streaming at this time. It will be exclusive to the MTV channel, which you get by subscribing to cable or satellite TV services. You will not be able to watch it on Hulu or any other free streaming service.
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When Will Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Be on DVD and Blu-ray?
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will likely be coming to DVD and Blu-ray around the same time as the streaming release. With theatrical films, on average, coming to streaming sooner than ever (usually ninety days after theatrical release), we'll likely see Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse get a DVD, and Blu-ray release no later than Fall 2023.
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Cast and Characters
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was written by Dave Callaham, Phil Lord and Chris Miller and directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson. It stars the following actors:
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The following cast members are confirmed to provide their voice talents for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
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Shameik Moore as Miles Morales / Spider-Man
Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman
Brian Tyree Henry as Jefferson Davis
Luna Lauren Vélez as Rio Morales
Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker / Spider-Man
Jason Schwartzman as Jonathan Ohnn / the Spot
Issa Rae as Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman
Karan Soni as Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India
Daniel Kaluuya as Hobart “Hobie” Brown / Spider-Punk
Oscar Isaac as Miguel O’Hara / Spider-Man 2099
Greta Lee as Lyla
Rachel Dratch as the school counsellor
Jorma Taccone as Vulture
Shea Whigham as George Stacy
Andy Samberg as Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider
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What is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse About?
Returning with many of your favorite characters, including Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman, Peter B. ParkeSpider-Man, and of course Miles Morales as our primary Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is set one year after the events of the previous film. Miles (Shameik Moore) is coming into his own as Spider-Man when he is unexpectedly approached by Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) with an extraordinary opportunity. Does Miles want to help a team of Spider-People, led by Spider-Man 2099 (Oscar Isaac) protect the multiverse from the terrifying threat of a man known as The Spot (Jason Schwartzman)?
Obviously, Miles is going to say yes, setting him up for an adventure that will expand this movie’s concept of the multiverse in every possible way. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse promises tons of new characters and worlds, without losing sight of what people have come to love about this particular Spider-franchise.
Miles Morales has become a massively popular Spider-Man, and you can be certain he’ll be at the center of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’s chaotic blend of action, comedy, comic book aesthetics, and large-scale science fiction. It seems more likely than not that Across the Spider-Verse will be the biggest animated release of 2023.

Ever since my egg cracked and I realized I am trans, I've been exploring my emotions and identity a lot more. Through introspection and retrospection, I've realized that I am very much aromantic, and I have no doubts about that anymore. Upon coming to that realization, I decided to watch Jaiden Animations' video where she discusses being aro/ace and that got me thinking about sexuality and where I lie in that regard.
For a while, I've thought of myself as pansexual. I don't really have any preference for any gender identity, and lots of the time, that kind of thing just doesn't matter to me at all when it comes to aesthetic attraction. As such, I figured I fell into the "gender blind" category, and I never really looked much deeper than that until now.
After a lengthy morning of internal debate, I've come up with a list of reasons why I think I might be ace and I'll talk about the main reason why I'm skeptical. Any input at all is appreciated!
Points in favor of asexuality:

• I've never really cared much for any part of a relationship or desired a relationship for any reason. Part of this is because I am aromantic, but I've realized recently that not even the idea of sex really excites me all that much. It just has really awkward vibes to me.
  
• I feel no intimate attraction to anybody at all. I occasionally feel a sort of aesthetic attraction when I see someone who fits "my type," but I've never really looked at anybody and thought that I'd like to be intimate with them or anything. Furthermore, the whole idea of deciding you want to have sex with someone solely based on looks has always come off as awkward or even creepy to me; I've never felt that impulse, and it never really registered with me that other people actually do. I always thought it was exaggeration or meant for the sake of humor or something.
  
• When I'm in optimal condition, my sex drive is practically nonexistent. I've found that I only ever really feel "in the mood" as a way of entertaining myself when I have nothing to do. Often times it's only when I'm bored, doomscrolling, and experiencing a lack of recent social activity that I ever do things like masturbation, and oftentimes it's just a way for me to cope with anxiety or loneliness. There have been entire months where I consistently get the proper amount of social interaction and feelings of fulfillment and I just never feel sexual urges at all.
  
• This is kind of a continuation of the last point, but in the months following my coming out to my family and their general acceptance of my identity, I felt no urges at all. This leads me to believe that my sex drive effectively exists solely as a coping mechanism for stress and anxiety.
  
• I feel aesthetic attraction for sure, sometimes even enough to feel aroused, but I've never felt any intimate feelings based on this, nor have I really ever had a significant desire to actually have sex with someone based off of it. I don't know a good way to word it properly and I'm kinda struggling with trying to explain it. It's like hearing a song and deciding you like it without caring for the lyrics or the artist or anything other than the general sound or vibe of the music.
  
• I've always found masturbation to be a bit of a chore. It's never something I want to do and oftentimes I feel somewhat disturbed or even ashamed when I do it. When I'm done, the first thought in my mind is something like "thank god that's over and I can focus on something else."
  

These are the things that have led me to believe that I could be ace. Now I'll move on to the most significant factor that keeps me skeptical.
I would be lying if I said I never felt excitement about the idea of sex. I would not say for a moment that I am unable to experience sexual urges, or even that I feel no attraction to anyone or anything at all. I have browsed pornographic content many times in the past, and there was even a period where I had something of an addiction. Granted, this was during a period of my life where I was basically completely shut off from the world both socially and emotionally, so that may have had something to do with it. I don't really want to go into too much more detail, but this fact alone is what's keeping me questioning.
Like I said earlier, any input at all is welcome. I figure you folks are probably the most qualified people to speak on this subject and offer advice!

I have made an photoshop project with three different artboards. Each artboard is a different dimension of the same ad-visual. (1920x1080, 1080x1080 and 1200x628). I use smart object, that way i only have to change the title and logo once, and it changes it automatically for all artboards. I have also animated the artboards using the timeline feature. But i can't seem to export the artboards to either GIF or video. In fact, i can export to GIF, but the GIFs are just stills. I've already tried the option "Export layers into files" but that doesn't work either because it changes the positionings of the object's i've animated.
Is there a way to fix this, or is there another way to make this process of making ad's more efficient? (i need both jpeg's and mp4/GIFs for each ad)

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