#love and deepspace combat

[yaxinqs]

i cleared light orbit stage 70 today and caught xavier red-handed…literally bolting while being frozen LMAO i had to pause the fight for a sec because it looked funny

maybe he‘s just built different like that

[luminafights]

⋆˙⟡ Double Core Drop is back! Your first ten Core Hunt drops for the day are doubled until November 3rd.

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This is a good time for you to push yourself to clear the highest level of Core Hunts that you can, if you haven't already!

Remember:

Core Hunt 7 guarantees 1 SSR protocore per run.

Core Hunts 8 and 9 is a chance of up to 2 SSR protocores per run.

Core Hunt 10 guarantees 2 SSR protocores per run.

Good protocores make a world of difference in combat. Seize this opportunity to farm for really good ones! Good luck, and happy hunting!!

[dawnbreakersgaze]

The fact that Dr Zayne is saving people who want to live

And Dawnbreaker Zayne is mercy killing people who want to die

And both are obsessed/disturbed with each other across space and time

Really has me fucked up in a lot of ways and I'm not okay about any of this

[burgersdayoff]

choose ur fighter

[xayspancakeee]

abysswalker - four scourges

trying to run away?

[sncrly0urs]

chat i miss my wife

Bonus pic of my MC getting headlocked LMFOAOAOAOA

[dawnbreakerluna]

i like love and deepspace in a final fantasy-slash-devil may cry nostalgia way where we’re dealing with a modern advanced future and the untold secrets of another world built within humanity’s eye beneath their own feet

[narutosidebitch]

OP is so right

[ridox]

Questions about Xavier & Theories Following Chapter 8 —

I need anyone’s input/theory/thoughts regarding this matter because I haven’t gone through much of Xavier’s Secret Times and Tender Moments yet, and I’ve only unlocked 3/9 of Shooting Stars

Discussion under the cut for potential spoilers

Anyway, I just finished going through Chapter 8 of the Main Story and based from this conversation with Jeremiah. Does this mean Xavier has direct/or indirect influence over what happened to Josephine and Caleb on Chapter 4?

I’m assuming the Nonintervention Principle is for the Lightseekers who venture through space, calling for them to basically NOT ALTER anything in the timeline they’re hopping onto as a preventative measure to creating a butterfly effect (?)

I remember some people saying that Xavier caused the explosion but now that I think about it I don’t think he inherently has anything to do with it. Rather, I think his presence, Jeremiah’s, alongside all the other backtrackers or whatever you call them, is what caused Josephine and Caleb’s death (?)

I have to gather my thoughts for a more concrete theory about this but in essence, the fact that some of the residents of Philos never returned to their own home and their correct timeline… caused a major butterfly effect that essentially kickstarted the catastrophic events that’s happening in MC’s life as of the moment

I feel like Xavier knew what was going to happen to MC’s grandmother and PERHAPS he even knows if Caleb really died or not but he’s bound by this rule to not intervene and to just let it pan out the way it’s supposed to be

Which kinda creates a loophole because his existence itself in this timeline is what caused it to happen in the first place (?) if that specific theory is right

ANYWAY MOVING ON TO MY ACTUAL QUESTIONS —

I remember reading a theory or perhaps an actual explanation that - in an attempt to try and save Queen MC - Xavier created a Möbius Strip that essentially catapults him back in time creating this unending loophole in the Philos timeline

MY QUESTION IS… IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT THE MÖBIUS STRIP IN QUESTION IS WHAT RESULTED IN THE DEEPSPACE TUNNEL? OR THE DEEPSPACE TUNNEL ITSELF IS THE MÖBIUS STRIP?

I haven’t done enough research to support this theory because it’s 12 AM and I just finished the chapter and want to document these thoughts but I’m theorizing that Xavier’s effort to save his MC in his own timeline resulted in a time rift in the form of the Deepspace Tunnel.

The same tunnel that was the main reason why MC’s heart got implanted with the Aether Core in the first place. What if the Wanderers that ravaged Linkon City those many years ago were actually Philos citizens (backtrackers, lightseekers) that died during the creation of the tunnel and emerged on the other side as just that… Wanderers?

What if the Wanderer that stabbed current MC through the heart is an alternate timeline/Philos timeline MC who recognized herself and essentially transplanted her heart to hers?

LIKE MY MIND IS GOING MILES AN HOUR THINKING ABOUT THIS BUT I KNOW EVERYTHING’S MESSY AND UNORGANIZED SO LIKE MAYBE I’LL WRITE THIS UP MORE IN THE FUTURE WITH SUPPORTING FACTS AND STUFF

But yeah! To summarize it all —

- Xavier and the rest of the backtrackers/lightseekers in Linkon City are Space and Time anomalies

- Their existence in itself is wrong and is what resulted in the catastrophic event many years ago

- Possibly the Wanderer that pierced current MC’s heart is her from a Philos timeline

- Also Xavier may have been indirectly involve to the death of MC’s grandmother and Caleb

- BUT ALSO I think Xavier knows whether Caleb is truly dead or alive

- Bonus: I feel like Caleb found out that an alternate timeline exists and he had to fake his own death for the sake of MC’s safety

- Just by the end of Chapter 8, everyone was talking about the recent discovery of Philos and imo I feel like this happened prior to Caleb coming home in the first place

- I feel like since Ever pretty much runs everything in Linkon, they tried to sway Caleb into turning MC in for the sake of “research” or something after they found out she’s probably the only living person who fused well with an Aether Core

ANYWAY SORRY FOR THE RAMBLE I WOULD LIKE TO HERE ANYBODY’S THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS PLS I’M SO NECK DEEP INSIDE L&DS LORE

[astudyingreer]

being a love and deepspace player is so funny cuz its like "dammit, i only got two stars this hunter's contest. i knew i shouldve gone with the cafe cock stepping card instead of the backshots in the garden card"

[yaxinqs]

in honor of me clearing xavier‘s directional orbit stage 50 and unlocking this pose from the affinity level reward – we took this mid combat (trust)

coincidentally this was the level up quote

he fell in love with me again after he saw me kick ass, so true

[luminafights]

░ 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄: 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐯𝐬. 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝 - 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?

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For gold efficiency: you should decompose protocores +0 to +3, feed protocores +4 and above. For exp efficiency: it's the same either way.

Numbers, explanations, and other considerations below.

𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲── .✦

Protocores are upgradeable items that you equip onto your Memories. This guide assumes that you have a basic understanding of protocores. If you don't, I recommend reading DSV's Protocore Basics to get you started.

Decomposing is the process of breaking a protocore into raw protocore upgrade materials called Core Energy. You also get back a portion of the gold used in upgrading.

Feeding is the process of using a protocore as upgrade material directly.

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬── .✦

Before going into it, here are some general considerations that you should keep in mind when deciding between decomposing and feeding:

Decomposing gives you back raw materials which then makes leveling easier to keep track of. You have more control over how many level increments to raise.

Feeding gives you the exp from the core all at once, meaning you have less control over how many level increments to raise. i.e. feeding a +15 core into a +0 core will raise it to +13 - what if all 4 rolls go into substats that you don’t like?

Feeding is quicker to do - adding in only the one upgrade material instead of adding in many upgrade materials.

Decomposing, despite the 20% gold loss, will free up your gold to use for other things like ascending Memories.

Now, let's get into more detail.

𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞/𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬── .✦

𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥, 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧── .✦

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬── .✦

SSR protocores have an inherent exp value of 400 exp, which is always accounted for in full when decomposing/feeding.

Gold cost is computed at 4 gold per 1 exp.

When you decompose: you lose 20% of the exp upgrade cost, and 20% of the gold upgrade cost. Additionally, you are given the full 400 exp from the decomposed protocore.

When you feed: you lose 20% of the exp upgrade cost, but no gold loss is triggered. Instead you are charged a flat 1,600 gold fee per fed protocore. Additionally, the full 400 exp from the fed protocore is carried over.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬── .✦

Based on the findings and Decompose Gold Loss Breakdown above, we can conclude the following:

The cost to feed per protocore is 1,600 gold. Therefore, protocores where you lose less than 1,600 gold (+3 and below) are better to decompose. Any more than that and it’s on equal footing or worse compared to feeding directly.

It’s not too bad to keep decomposing up to +7 because it takes only one round of bounty hunt Beanie 9 to recover the loss.

Decomposing becomes less and less gold-efficient as you reach +12 and up especially, where it takes 4-8 hours worth of stamina to recover the loss.

𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬── .✦

Thanks to Yeefu, Orodalf, Charm, and Wiwi from the Love and Deepspace official Discord server for their helpful feedback!

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐠── .✦

If you find any issues with this guide, please let me know through my Asks! Changes will be logged here.

2024-06-11 6:32 PM · Original conclusions.

[vibinsane]

crossing my fingers and hoping this damn thing is clear enough (because why does tumblr nerf the quality???) that the text doesn't get blurred. but if it's still hard to read, let me know and i'll just upload the vid on youtube.

@fandomghostwrite i'm so sorry about the delay! but here's the vid example, i hope it comes of some use for you <3

one thing i completely forgot to mention (talk about fish brain) is attack animation cancellation, it's when you hit dash after an attack animation is done to avoid delaying your next attack.

but i tried to be as precise as possible, showing how examples of how to stack MC's passive "gathering", when to use the "frangere slash" as well as how while stacking "gathering" can possibly make you flip and interrupt your enemy's attack towards you or whoever its target is.

please remember though, i'm honestly not a pro at this. this is just something i've come to learn and got used to and it works for me (even when i do deepspace trials with very underleveled/lv1 cards for zayne and xavier) although, i have to say that protocores definitely play a HUGE part with your damage output and survivability.

so yeah, definitely hit the training ground and refresh claymore tutorial, get familiar with stacking gathering (timing the basic attack is essential and sometimes i miss the right timing to get that last—3rd—stack), get a feel for the weapon, i know it'll feel heavy and hella slow, but when you get the hang of it, its damage output really outweighs the speed, clearly still a DPS at its finest.

attack animation cancellation will definitely help allow MC to get more hits in as well.

[xayspancakeee]

lightseeker - galactic pulse

we must always point in the same direction.

[shattered-earth]

I made a short video on what it looks like to use a charged attack + dodge cancel (or animation cancel) with text showing which buttons are pressed for people who know claymore is supposed to be the strongest weapon but can't understand why or how to use it cause it seems so slow.

This is just a video to show you the idea of holding attack for a charged attack, and then dodging immediately once the blow lands, AND once you dodge you see the precise momentum ring and go again into a charged attack. It also shows what it looks like to use an active skill both after a charged attach and BEFORE a charge attack is pulled off so you can save time here and there. Good Luck, sorry if the video is hard to understand i've never made one before and it was quick. please pause when needed :O

[fraternum-momentum]

I CANT I CANTTTTTTT I WILL LITERALLY EXPLODE RJIKNHGKRSBKFUCKNHJHFBNJEA JFHBAEJHBFJHBHBHBHBHBBAZHJDBAJHDBAJKHBDJKNA????A//////!?!!!!!!!!??!!???!?!?!??!! I CANNOT I LITERALLY NOT THE CAN I CANTTTTTT RAUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH