#Icetide

[theother-victoria]

EULA MASTERLIST

Favonius Bladework- Edel- drabbles

Icetide Vortex- one-shots

Glacial Illumination- series

[freelancer-chronicles]

If you need to sum up Interceptors in one gif:

[frauzet]

One of the notes I found today in Freeplay.

I do feel called out!

[precursor-ao3]

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[emmavakarian-theirin]

You probably still in hiatus, which by the way I really miss you! But also, I finally got Anthem. I really love the game! It's different, but good different. However... Why does the freelancer have to be so mean to Owen??!! He doesn't deserve this! When the freelancer told him "you were a disaster." it hurts me because how can you see this to your friend? Yeah he might have made a mistake, but don't be so harsh on him!

awww, i missed you too! i'm SO glad you're playing it AND enjoying it. it's definitely different to what i'm use to but i'm loving it, and it has so much potential! the characters are so interesting, i've never loved so many characters at once

my friend, to this day i still don't know! i totally understand why he did what he did, i don't understand my freelancer at all. (if you haven't finished the game, stop reading here!)

and if you read the codex entries as you talk to him, you discover in comparison he did a damn good job and learned very quickly. the freelancer PROMISES him from the START that with more training, he'll get his chance at flying a javelin. he took his own chance in a desperate attempt to help, even if it meant losing the one friend he has.

[chaosprimezgaming]

ANTHEM UPDATE! | ICETIDE LANDS TOMORROW! PLUS A MINI RANT..

[koszmar-zycie]

RP inquiry for mutuals (and others, if you want!)

But mostly for mutuals, since the ones who’ve been mutuals with me the longest know at least the topical stuff about Rahab.

Anyway, I’ve been back in a huge vampire lord mood, and I’m loving the idea of RPing with my Blood Elf Death Knight (Blood spec) Rahab, who embraces the vampiric nature of the path of Blood quite strongly.

Would any of you be interested in a chat about starting something together? I really don’t have any specifications, so I’m open to whatever sounds good to you.

[narcoticwriter]

BEIDOU.EXE: Eula Lawrence Main DPS Build

This post is made for the purposes of organization and simplicity concerning the ‘BEIDOU.EXE’ post. For those who stumbled upon this post, this is not at all F2P Friendly.

For those of you who came from the BEIDOU.EXE post, the following stats are below:

Basic Statistics -

Health Points: 13,226 Attack: 342 Defense: 751 Critical Hit Rate: 5% Special Stat: CRIT Damage Bonus of 38.4% Fighting Style: Claymore, melee/Area of Effect

Attacks -

Favonius Bladework - Edel (Normal Attack): Five consecutive strikes, Charged Attack takes stamina  Grimheart: A stacked ability that increases resistance to interruptions and overall Defense, the maximum stack being two Icetide Vortex (Elemental Skill): The Press is a series of swift slashes that deal Cryo Damage, adding a stack of Grimheart for every hit every third of a second; the Hold consumes each stack and not only deals AoE Cryo Damage, but also decreases the opponent’s Physical Resistance and Cryo Resistance; every stack consumed with this is converted into an Icewhirl Brand that explodes and deals additional Cryo Damage to anything nearby Lightfall Sword: A stackable ability that increases resistance to interruptions upon manifesting; whenever any attacks hit it is charged with an energy stack (max being one for every one tenth of a second), the maximum stack being 30 Glacial Illumination (Elemental Burst): One large swing from her claymore deals Cryo Damage and creates a Lightfall Sword, after seven seconds the Lightfall Sword descends and deals Physical Damage to anything nearby 

Passive Abilities -

Rolling Rime: If both stacks of Grimheart are consumed using the Elemental Skill, a Shattered Lightfall Sword will appear and explode immediately, dealing 50% of the normal Physical Damage of a Lightfall Sword manifested by an Elemental Burst Wellspring of War-Lust: When the Elemental Burst is used, the cooldown for the Elemental Skill is reset and gives one stack of Grimheart

Constellations -

Tidal Illusion: Every time a Grimheart stack is consumed, Physical Damage dealt increases by 30% for six seconds Lady of Seafoam: Decreases the cool down for the Hold of the Elemental Skill and making it identical to the Press cool down Lawrence Pedigree: Maxes out Elemental Burst The Obstinacy of One's Inferiors: Lightfall Swords deal 25% more Physical Damage if the opponent’s health is below 50% Chivalric Quality: Maxes out Elemental Skill Noble Obligation: Lightfall Swords made by the Elemental Burst come with five stacks and have a 50% chance to gain one stack of energy for every type of attack

Weapon -

Song of Broken Pines: Increases Attack Damage by 32%, every hit provides a ‘Sigil of Whispers’ every three seconds; maxing out at four, after which all of the stacks are consumed and the ‘Millennial Movement: Banner-Hymn’ effect increases Normal Attack Damage by 40% and increase Normal Attack Speed by 24%, the cool down for this effect is twenty seconds; the substat gives a Physical Damage Bonus of 20.7%

Artifacts -

Pale Flame (4): The Sands, Goblet, and Circlet should have the main stats of Attack Damage %, Physical Damage %, and CRIT Rate/CRIT Damage respectively. Your typical Flower and Plume have their main stats as well, the main stats for all artifacts being the priority. The two-set bonus has a Physical Damage Bonus of 25% and the four-set bonus gives increased Attack Damage of 9% for seven seconds; if this ability stacks twice (one stack every third of a second), it will also increase the two-set bonus by 100% (50%) for it’s duration

Advantages & Disadvantages -

Where do I begin? Where do I even start? 

She requires no flourish with any Elemental Reactions, no fancy conditions have to be met, she is simply elegant devastation. Watch this video here and you’ll see why I make the claim I do. Yes your eyes do not deceive you, you most certainly saw that sheer Physical Damage. 

As the developers intended. 

Her most obvious advantage is how much damage she can do with her Elemental Burst, the Lightfall Sword having the potential to completely decimate her opponent upon detonation. The Lightfall Sword is also not stationary, meaning that this bomb will drop on the opponent even if they try to run. Her Elemental Skill is also an advantage as whenever it’s used, Eula is guaranteed a buff in Defense and her opponents lose some of their Physical and Cryo Resistance, essentially ensuring that Eula can keep hacking at whatever she’s trying to beat.

Her build for this in general is just absolutely broken in this way as you really can’t go wrong anywhere with it. From the artifacts to the weapon, to the base itself, it is made solely for high-level offense and the maximum Physical Damage possible. And in case you’re wondering, thank the calculator for giving me an unholy 1,554,987 points damage for a critical hit.

The fact that I had to explicitly look up her disadvantages because the only thing I could come up with was a subpar ability to deal large amounts of Elemental Damage speaks volumes. I mean yes, mechanical enemies in the game are resistant to Physical Damage, but - for lack of a better way of putting it - who the fuck cares about that when you can one-shot the new Raiden Shogun boss? 

I don’t feel like I need to say anything more, but I will concede when I say that Eula was nerfed quite terribly when it comes to the respective cooldown and energy costs of her respective abilities, because if it was speedy and efficient, Eula would be virtually unstoppable. 

Conclusion - 

Eula is objectively the most powerful playable character in the game, hands down. I understand that a myriad of other characters that I have also presented here exist, but in terms of numbers and base build, no one can come close to what she has managed to do. Dare I say, I’ve become a Eula appreciator. 

Back to BEIDOU.EXE

[genshin-impact-updates]

"Beneath the Light of Jadeite" Version 1.5 Update Details (I)

Dear Travelers,

Below are the details of the Version 1.5 update "Beneath the Light of Jadeite" and the update compensation.

〓Compensation〓

Maintenance Compensation: Primogems ×300 (60 Primogems per hour the servers are down)

Issue Fix Compensation: Primogems ×300 (please refer to the relevant compensation mail for more details)

〓Eligibility〓

Maintenance Compensation: All Travelers who have reached Adventure Rank 5 or above by 2021/04/28 06:00 (UTC+8)

Please claim before the end of Version 1.5.

Issue Fix Compensation: All Travelers who have reached Adventure Rank 5 or above by 2021/04/28 06:00 (UTC+8)

Please claim the compensation before 2021/05/01 06:00 (UTC+8) .

Our developers will distribute compensation to Travelers via in-game mail within 5 hours after the update maintenance is finished. The mail will expire after 30 days, so don't forget to claim the attached compensation in time.

〓Update Schedule〓

Update maintenance begins 2021/04/28 06:00 (UTC+8) and is estimated to take 5 hours.

〓How to Update Game Client〓

PC: Close the game, open the Genshin Impact Launcher, and click Update.

iOS: Open the App Store and tap Update.

Android: Open the game and follow the directions on-screen.

PS4: Highlight Genshin Impact from the PS4 Home Screen, press the OPTIONS button and select "Check for Update."

Please do not hesitate to contact Customer Service if you encounter any issues installing the new version. We will do our very best to resolve the issue.

〓Update Details〓

I. New System

New System: Serenitea Pot

◇ Adepti use Serenitea Pots as media through which they can channel their adeptal power and create realms and abodes.

As the owner of this realm, you may decorate it however you wish and turn it into a home away from home.

After using and summoning the Serenitea Pot, you can interact with it and enter the abode within.

You can also use and summon the pot while you are within its confines. Interacting with the Serenitea Pot in this state will allow you to leave it.

You can also directly open the map interface and fast travel to any of the Teleport Waypoints to immediately leave the Serenitea Pot.

Teapot Spirit

A spirit that lives inside the teapot. It is said that she was created by the adepti themselves. She looks after many matters within the realm, serving as a butler of sorts.

Trust Rank

As you create more furnishings for the first time, the teapot spirit's Trust in you will increase. Accumulate Trust to increase your Trust Rank.

Increasing Trust Rank will unlock features for the Serenitea Pot or allow you to obtain various rewards.

Adeptal Energy

The amount of Adeptal Energy within the realm will gradually increase along with the number of furnishings placed.

Once a new Adeptal Energy Rank is reached, the realm's output will also increase.

Creating

You can obtain the materials required to create furnishings in many different ways, all around Teyvat.

While visiting your friends' realms, you can also assist them in creating furnishings by reducing their creation time.

You can provide assistance to multiple friends each day, but the same person cannot be assisted twice.

Realm Depot

You can use Realm Currency in the Serenitea Pot to exchange for items of your choice.

During the Teapot Traveling Salesman's visits, you can also enter other realms to exchange with Salesmen within them for desired items.

II. New Characters

5-Star Character "Dance of the Shimmering Wave" Eula (Cryo)

◇ Vision: Cryo

◇ Weapon: Claymore

◇ The Spindrift Knight, a scion of the old aristocracy, and the Captain of the Knights of Favonius Reconnaissance Company. The reason for which a descendant of the ancient nobles might join the Knights remains a great mystery in Mondstadt to this very day.

◆ Tapping Eula's Elemental Skill "Icetide Vortex" deals Cryo DMG and provides Eula with the Grimheart effect. Holding her Elemental Skill consumes all the stacks of Grimheart and deals AoE Cryo DMG to opponents in front of her. When the Grimheart stacks are consumed, surrounding opponents will have their Physical RES and Cryo RES decreased. Each consumed stack of Grimheart will be converted into an Icewhirl Brand that deals Cryo DMG to nearby opponents.

Eula's Elemental Burst "Glacial Illumination" deals AoE Cryo DMG and creates a Lightfall Sword that follows her around. After this, when Eula's own Normal Attack, Elemental Skill, and Elemental Burst deal DMG to opponents, they will charge the Lightfall Sword. Once its duration ends, the Lightfall Sword will descend and explode violently, dealing Physical DMG that scales on the number of energy stacks the Lightfall Sword has accumulated.

*"Dance of the Shimmering Wave" Eula (Cryo) will be available in a future event wish.

4-Star Character "Wise Innocence" Yanfei

◇ Vision: Pyro

◇ Weapon: Catalyst

◇ A well-known legal adviser active in Liyue Harbor. A brilliant young lady in whose veins runs the blood of an illuminated beast.

◆ Yanfei's Normal Attack has a Scarlet Seal effect. While Scarlet Seals are present, Yanfei's Stamina consumption is decreased. A Charged Attack consumes all Scarlet Seals, with the AoE and DMG of the attack increasing according to the amount of Scarlet Seals consumed.

Yanfei's Elemental Skill "Signed Edict" deals AoE Pyro DMG. Hitting opponents with the flames grants Yanfei the maximum number of Scarlet Seals.

Yanfei's Elemental Burst "Done Deal" deals AoE Pyro DMG, granting Yanfei the maximum number of Scarlet Seals and applying the Brilliance effect to her. While Brilliance is in effect, Yanfei's Charged Attack DMG is increased and she is granted a Scarlet Seal at fixed intervals.

*In the event wish "Gentry of Hermitage," "Wise Innocence" Yanfei (Pyro) will receive a huge drop-rate boost!

III. New Equipment

▌ New Weapon

Song of Broken Pines (5-Star Claymore)

◆ A part of the "Millennial Movement" that wanders amidst the winds. Increases the wielder's ATK. When Normal or Charged Attacks hit opponents, the character gains a Sigil of Whispers. This effect can be triggered once every 0.3s. When you possess 4 Sigils of Whispers, all of them will be consumed and all nearby party members will obtain the "Millennial Movement: Banner-Hymn" effect for 12s. This effect increases Normal ATK SPD and ATK. Once this effect is triggered, you will not gain Sigils of Whispers for 20s. Of the many effects of the "Millennial Movement," buffs of the same type will not stack.

▌ New Artifacts

Tenacity of the Millelith (4-Star and 5-Star)

◇ 2-Piece Set: HP is increased.

◇ 4-Piece Set: When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the ATK of all nearby party members is increased and their Shield Strength is increased for 3s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s. This effect can still be triggered even when the character who is using this artifact set is not on the field.

Pale Flame (4-Star and 5-Star)

2-Piece Set: Physical DMG is increased.

4-Piece Set: When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, ATK is increased for 7s. This effect stacks up to 2 times and can be triggered once every 0.3s. Once 2 stacks are reached, the 2-set effect is increased by 100%.

◆ Obtain artifacts in the above sets from Ridge Watch, the new Domain of Blessing at Bishui Plain.

IV. New Domains

New Domain: Ridge Watch

Standing proudly over the start of the ridge, these ancient city ruins overlook both north and south, both mountain and river, like a boundary marker. Legend has it that its gates and blessings are only open to those whose hearts are lit with an eternal blaze.

◆ Obtain artifacts in the "Tenacity of the Millelith" and "Pale Flame" sets from Ridge Watch, the new Domain of Blessing at Bishui Plain.

New Trounce Domain: Beneath the Dragon-Queller

What secrets are hidden in this domain...?

The new Trounce Domain, Beneath the Dragon-Queller, has been added to the Nantianmen area.

◆ Unlocked after completing Zhongli's Story Quest "Historia Antiqua Chapter: Act II - No Mere Stone."

After updating to Version 1.5, there will be three opportunities to halve the Original Resin cost when claiming rewards from Trounce Blossoms in Trounce Domains and the "Lupus Boreas, Dominator of Wolves" challenge (after the V1.5 update – 2021-05-03 04:00:00. The number of opportunities resets every Monday at 04:00 (Server time).

Travelers should complete the update to V1.5 first before completing the relevant challenges for the week April 26 – May 2.

V. New Monsters

1. Cryo Hypostasis

◇ Elemental creatures who protect themselves from incoming attack with their durable shell. Find an opportune moment to land a blow to their elemental core. At critical moments, they will enter a shielded regenerative state, firing Frostfruits to attack its foes while restoring its own HP. Use Charged Attacks to redirect the Frostfruits back at the Cryo Hypostasis to knock it out of its regenerative state swiftly.

Located at Entombed City - Outskirts

2. Azhdaha

◇ An enormous dragon as ancient as the mountains themselves.

In an age that has all but faded from memory, he stood shoulder to shoulder with one who ruled over a harbor of stone. But in the end, the two came into conflict, and the dragon was banished to a dark place deep underground. Over the long years of his imprisonment, his power has slowly dissipated. He has also become disfigured from the various kinds of erosion he has been subjected to.

The faint rattling of this dragon lord's shackles and his deep, angry growl echo through the bowels of the mountains like memories of a bygone era.

Located at Nantianmen

3. New Elite Monster: Abyss Lector - Violet Lightning

◇ A creature of the Abyss Order that calls upon thunder and lightning in praise of the darkness.

It possesses some ability to disrupt elemental powers, and some of its attacks will drain characters' Elemental Energy when dealing DMG to them.

In Version 1.5, the Abyss Lector: Violet Lightning will only appear in the Spiral Abyss.

VI. New Event: Energy Amplifier Initiation - Take part and exchange for "Kätzlein Cocktail" Diona (Cryo)!

◇ In an effort to gather and research Irminsul Fruit Fragments, Sumeru researcher Hosseini has entrusted a mysterious ancient relic to you for a time: the Energy Amplifier. Help Hosseini to gather Irminsul Fruit Fragments and unleash their power with the Energy Amplifier.

◆ Event Gameplay Duration: 2021/04/30 10:00:00 – 2021/05/17 03:59

◆ Eligibility: Adventure Rank 20 or above

▌ Places of Interest

During the event period, go to Places of Interest and defeat the opponents there to gather Irminsul Fruit Fragments and obtain Fractured Fruit Data.

▌ Domains

During the event period, successfully challenge Domains to obtain Fractured Fruit Data.

▌ Twisted Realm

During the event period, challenge the Twisted Realm and get as high a score as you can. Reach a combined score of certain amounts to claim Fractured Fruit Data.

※ After the event gameplay period ends, you will be unable to claim the combined score rewards for the Twisted Realm. Please make sure to claim the rewards in time.

◆ Even more events will subsequently become available. Stay tuned, Travelers.

VII. New Quests

1. New Story Quests

Zhongli's Story Quest: Historia Antiqua Chapter - Act II "No Mere Stone"

◇ A curious ancient tree has quietly stood here throughout the ages, bearing witness to all that has come to pass. To rescue the miners and solve this puzzle once and for all, you proceed to the ancient site that holds all the answers...

◆ Zhongli's Story Quest "Historia Antiqua Chapter: Act II - No Mere Stone" will be permanently available after the Version 1.5 update

◆ Quest Unlock Criteria:

• Adventure Rank 40 or above

• Completed the Story Quest "Historia Antiqua Chapter: Act I - Sal Flore"

• Completed the Archon Quest "Chapter I: Act IV - We Will Be Reunited"

◆ Complete the series of quests to earn rewards including Primogems, Weapon Enhancement Materials, and Character EXP Materials!

◆Eula's Story Quest "Aphros Delos Chapter: Act I" will become available at a later date.

2. New Hangout Events

Hangout Event: Diona - Act I "The Cat and the Cocktail"

◇ They say that there's a popular bartender at The Cat's Tail.

◆ Diona's Hangout Event "Act I: The Cat and the Cocktail" will be permanently available after the Version 1.5 update

◆ Unlock Criteria:

• Adventure Rank 26 or above

• Completed the Archon Quest "Prologue: Act III - Song of the Dragon and Freedom"

Hangout Event: Noelle - Act II "Knightly Exam Prep"

◇ Noelle reveals to you that she is very anxious about the Knights of Favonius selection exam. At your suggestion, she decides to emulate the knights she knows in an attempt to overcome her sense of unease.

◆ Noelle's Hangout Event "Act II: Knightly Exam Prep" will be permanently available after the Version 1.5 update

◆ Unlock Criteria:

• Adventure Rank 26 or above

• Completed the Archon Quest "Chapter I: Act III - A New Star Approaches"

• Achieved all endings in Noelle's Hangout Event "Act I: Chivalric Training"

3. New World Quests

◆ Adds World Quests related to the Serenitea Pot: "A Teapot to Call Home: Part I" and "A Teapot to Call Home: Part II"

◆ Quest Unlock Criteria:

• Adventure Rank 35 or above

• Completed the Archon Quest "Chapter I: Act III - A New Star Approaches"

Complete the World Quest "A Teapot to Call Home: Part I" to obtain the gadget "Serenitea Pot."

◆ New World Quests: "A Timeless Classic" and "When the Trail Goes Cold"

*Other new World Quests will be added at a later date, including "Mr. Melancholy" and "Mimi Tomo"

◆ Complete these quests to win Mora, Character EXP Materials, and more!

VIII. Other Additions

● Gameplay

1. New Gadget

○ Serenitea Pot: A teapot obtained from Madame Ping. There seems to be a whole new realm within it...

2. New Recipes

○ Eula's Specialty: Stormcrest Pie

○ Yanfei's Specialty: "My Way"

○ Wanmin Restaurant: Crab Roe Tofu

○ Xinyue Kiosk: Stir-Fried Fish Noodles

○ Liuli Pavilion: Cured Pork Dry Hotpot

3. New Inventory Category: Furnishings

4. New Precious Items:

○ Dream Solvent: An item capable of changing Character Level-Up Materials obtained from memories and trials into whatever form is needed.

Obtain by successfully completing the Trounce Domain or Dominator of Wolves challenges.

○ Transient Resin: An item that can be used to replenish Original Resin. Once used, it will replenish 60 Original Resin. Once obtained, it will automatically dissipate after a period of time.

·The expiration time will be calculated from the Monday after this item is obtained, and it will disappear seven days from then.

·Multiple Transient Resins obtained on different weeks will have their expiration dates counted independently.

○ Vial of Adeptal Speed: A small bottle that seals some adeptal energy within. Will immediately complete a furnishing when used.

○ Sanctifying Unction: Artifact EXP material. Gives 2,500 EXP.

○ Sanctifying Essence: Artifact EXP material. Gives 10,000 EXP.

5. New Achievements: "A Realm Beyond: Series I," "Memories of the Heart," etc.

6. New Namecards

○ Celebration: Fruit of Wisdom - Obtained from the "Energy Amplifier" event.

○ Celebration: Peekaboo! - Obtained from the "Windtrace" event

○ Yanfei: Impartial - Obtained when Yanfei's Friendship Level reaches 10.

○ Eula: Ice-Sealed - Obtained when Eula's Friendship Level reaches 10.

○ Travel Notes: Sub-Space Recreation - Obtained from the Battle Pass system

○ Achievement: Tea Time - Obtained by completing all achievements under "A Realm Beyond: Series I."

7. Spiral Abyss:

○ Floor 11 Ley Line Disorders changed to:

• Your character will be periodically inflicted with Slowing Water, greatly increasing your skills' CD duration until the inflicted Hydro element is removed.

• Physical DMG dealt by all party members increased by 75%.

○ Updates the monster lineup on Floor 11 of the Spiral Abyss.

○ Updates the monster lineup on Floor 12 of the Spiral Abyss.

Starting from the first time that the Lunar Phase refreshes after updating to Version 1.5, the three Lunar Phases will be as follows:

○ Phase 1: Blade-Dance Moon

When a character scores consecutive hits on an opponent with Normal Attacks within 2s, this character's Physical DMG is increased by 5% for 10s. This effect stacks up to 5 times, and only 1 stack is added at a time regardless of how many enemies are hit in one strike. When 5 stacks have been obtained, further hits on opponents will unleash shockwaves that deal AoE DMG. A shockwave can be created in this manner once every 1s.

○ Phase 2: Thorny Moon

A backlash will occur when opponents hit a character protected by a shield, unleashing a shockwave that deals AoE DMG. Can occur once every 6s.

○ Phase 3: Rebellious Moon

When a character scores Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack hits that deal Physical DMG to opponents, this character's CRIT Rate is increased by 3% for 10s. This effect stacks up to 5 times, and only 1 stack is added at a time regardless of how many enemies are hit in one strike. When 5 stacks have been obtained, CRIT Hits on opponents will unleash shockwaves that deal AoE DMG. A shockwave can be created in this manner once every 1s.

● System

1. The new Mail Pins function has been added. Pinned mail will be placed at the top of your mail list and will not be deleted when pressing Delete Read. However, pinned mail will still expire as normal.

2. On mobile, UI Border Offset setting has been added to Settings > Controls.

● Audio

1. Adds voiced interactions for characters in the open world.

2. Adds a Compatibility Mode option for the audio API on Android devices. Try switching to this mode if you experience any of the following issues:

Distorted sound (electrical noise) from your device, failure to switch between left and right audio channels, screen recordings do not capture audio, screen recordings feature distorted audio, difficulty switching to and from earphones when plugged in/removed, electrical noise through Bluetooth earphones.

3. Adds Japanese voice-over for certain characters.

4. Due to unforeseen circumstances, in English, the voice of Diona in Diona's Hangout Event is temporarily provided by Jackie Lastra.

[greatskyriver]

Haluk: “I’m going to break into her shitty, sad little home and put a very large ursix plushie in it. She can donate it to the orphans if she hates it, I don’t care.” Happy Icetide, Mel.

Art trade with the illustrious Mari/Fleshwerks, featuring her Freelancer Mel Mossine.

[lncarnon]

@heavenscales​ asked:

It had been a few days time since Althaea had requested a leave to 'chase up on some intel' with promises of a swift return, without doing so empty handed. She was no fool to think such a mistake would allow her to be welcomed back without due consequences and she had no intention of failing the Monitor's generosity any further. And so, much as she promised, barely a week had begun to pass before word of her arrival had been given and, of course, a request had been sent to seek audience with the Monitor.

A usual occurrence and yet still one that she treated as the very first - She stands at attention and approaches slow, offering the necessary greetings and respectful motions before she presents the Monitor himself with two things - A Shaper Relic, currently contained and disabled for safe transport, and a detailed and well written report… complete with a small, easily removable bow at the very top. The entire thing is incredibly tidy, including the decoration.

Though she stands entirely unreadable on the outside, make no mistake. Inside she’s wondering if this small bit of “holiday celebration” might be pushing their… ‘professional relationship’ just a tad too far.

   From within the shimmering city his gaze wanders over the endless white sea of snow beyond their walls, still so bright even after the sun had long since disappeared behind the mountains. A cloudless night like this were a rare moment, where the neighboring gas giant and moon could be seen so clear one might reach out and touch them. What an amusing, if useless, thought.

   One that is swiftly left behind as his tether to nearby Cyphers gives away information long before the request reaches him, response near immediate as the technology relays the notification a moment later. The Monitor knows that Althaea will not be long now, continuing his path onward towards a throne room built by one of the Monitors’ before him. It serves to be one of the most isolated places in the city, privacy from prying eyes or ears, and more often than not where prisoners with bountiful information tend to die.

   Upon her arrival, he waves away the twin Valkyries that stand near the doorway, their presence in the moment unnecessary. 

   Holding the Relic in hand his mind toils over what its purpose might serve in the grand scheme of things, the Monitor’s secret agenda behind the obsession concerning the Cenotaph. It is still locked away behind the Heart of Rage and he still has a certainty that a relic out there somewhere will give him access..

   “Thank you, Althaea,” he finally says while his gaze drifts from the Relic itself to the report, eyeing the Icetide bow. It had a meaning to him, once, before he’d come to understand that the hope it represented was for those too weak to defend themselves from the Anthem. She certainly does not fall into that category, and it leaves him wondering just what the event means to her...

   “Take some time to relax, you have certainly earned it.”

[doritopaw101]

These chapters are getting even better and spicier and i'm loving it. Icefire is here to show that he is a badass you don't want to mess with him even if he is quite extreme at points and he may have gotten cats like Seedspots and Robinwing to sorta respect him. He also appears to have his own Redtail in his head and thats cool. Silvertide has no shame and Bluestar totally knows of all of Icefire loves and supports it. Bluestar and Icefire are a 10/10 duo of chaos and rule breaking and I love it

Thanks, Dragonflame64.

Icefire’s deputyship is going to be a time which will be fun for me.

Redtail is certainly something for the plot and Icefire’s mental health.

Silvertide is best friends with Silverstream and is raised in Riverclan where affection between lovers and friends is blurred. He doesn’t know what shame is.

Silvertide x Icefire ship name is IceTide or SilverIce .

Bluestar can be very observant with these things. She’s been there so she has no room to judge and she openly acknowledges her kits and past mates. Bluestar supports all kinds of chaos because if she didn’t things in the clans would be very boring.

The combination of my rewrite Bluestar and Icefire is certainly going to cause things some good and some bad.

[freelancer-chronicles]

Anthem: Icetide

Tyrant Mine red orbs

Realizing I could go in a big circle made these much more fun to grab

[frauzet]

Yay, I made it! 

I finished “Icetide Champion”.

Finally managed Gold on Stone Canyon Run in a flying bathtub my Colossus.

[felassan]

BioWare Blog Update: May Anthem Update [x]

by Christian Dailey on May 15 2020

Hi All,

My name is Christian, and I am the Studio Director for the BioWare Austin office that is leading the production of what we are exploring NEXT for Anthem. NICE TO MEET YOU!

Prior to this role I was the Franchise Development Director for the Anthem Live Service helping guide the development of our post-launch updates which focused on stabilizing and improving performance of the service, our first Cataclysm, Season of Skulls, Icetide and into the most recent update with 1.7. And in addition, I have been silently stalking you over the past year on Reddit, EA Forums, Twitter, etc. taking in all the feedback you have been graciously providing and adding it to the giant cookbook of things we are experimenting with in Anthem.

As you can see from my photo and like most of you, I am all set up from home, ready to be juggling multiple things – children, pets, family. Some days are better than others, but I can tell you that regardless of where I am working or where the team is working – we’re committed to this project. With that, I wanted to start with a quick update on what is going on with Anthem since we last discussed it in February.

Incubation - AKA prototyping

The Anthem incubation team has kicked off and we are starting to validate our design hypotheses. Incubation is a term we use internally – it essentially means we are going back and experimenting/prototyping to improve on the areas where we believe we fell short and to leverage everything that you love currently about Anthem. We are a small team – about 30-ish, earning our way forward as we set out to hit our first major milestone goals. Spoiler – this is going to be a longer process. And yes, the team is small but the whole point of this is to take our time and go back to the drawing board. And a small team gives us the agility a larger one can’t afford.

We really want this experience to be different for the team and our players, but we know we have some tough challenges to tackle. We want to include you as we go and be open and honest with where we are at and what the expectations are with where we are going. The reality is you will see things that look awesome but end up on the cutting room floor or things that you might think suck that you feel we are spending too much time on – but in the spirit of experimentation this is all OK. We really want to provide you all the transparency we can because of your passion and interest in Anthem. But, with that comes seeing how the sausage is made – which is not always pretty by the way.

Start the conversation

We also want to start putting together some regular comms out to everyone to show/talk about these changes and our progress. This blog is one example, but we also want to include you in more of the day to day and hopefully get you some real interactions with the team. These updates could come in the form of an ad-hoc live stream, or some cool concept art posted on social media, or the occasional feed of me curled up in a ball crying in the corner…

We will get back to everyone on what our update cadence will look like soon, as we start looping you into our progress.

We hope this finds you well

We have a great studio here in Austin working on Anthem and other cool projects (shout out to the SWTOR team). I am proud of the folks I spend time with – and in this physical distancing new world, the folks I spend time on Zoom with. I am not here to over hype anything, but we do believe the changes we are making are the right ones and we hope you think so as well…but you might not and that is cool too. It is the constructive criticism and feedback we need – in either direction.

I hope everyone is staying safe and focusing on the things that matter most to you. As game developers we are all very lucky for the job we get to do but there is some real stuff going on out there and some real heroes looking out for our safety and well-being. Take care of yourselves and each other. Stay tuned as we kick this off and we hope to see/hear from you as we go on this journey (stronger) together.

Christian [x]

Cliffnotes:

The former Franchise Development Director for the Anthem Live Service is now the Studio Director for the BioWare Austin office

It’s the Austin office that are exploring what they’re going to do next with Anthem

They’ve been looking extensively at Anthem feedback for the past year

They (BW) are committed to the project

The Anthem ‘2.0′ prototyping team has begun work. They’re essentially going back to the drawing board and want to provide as much transparency as possible. They’ll soon start giving regular updates of some description

The team has about 30 members

The Austin office are also working on “some other cool projects”. The SWTOR team were mentioned

[emmavakarian-theirin]

back from hiatus with a dumb meme before icetide hits tonight 🤞