#love and deepspace combat

[luminafights]

░ 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐓 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄: 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠

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Here's a video to show you how to dash stack.

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬── .✦

First part: dpad dash, release (see how it triggers the halo and "shing" sound?)

Second part: dpad dash, release -> basic attack chain -- slow

Third part: dpad dash, release -> basic attack chain -- quick

[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

[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

[narutosidebitch]

I'm finding no joy in combat nowadays because I have been stuck in the same level for weeks no matter how much I upgrade my cards and my protocores

[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

[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"

[love-and-deepspace-wiki]

Combat Zone FM

Type: Radio broadcast

Details:

Combat Zone FM is a radio broadcast featured in the World Underneath story "Mischief". While Linton was transporting Luke and Kieran in the moving truck, he was listening to this broadcast.

At the time of the transport, the Combat Zone FM host was discussing rules for a successful ambush.

[luminafights]

░ 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐓 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄: 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬

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This boss is arguably one of the most annoying ones to beat when you are trying to go lean with your stats. Here are some general strategies that you can use to maximize your Luminivore fights!

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧── .✦

Luminivore is a Boss type enemy who deals slashing melee attacks. It has 2 lock phases, one at 80% 3x HP, after which it gets an orange glow to indicate a more empowered state; another one at 30% 2x HP (the space roughly between 3rd and 4th protocore shield under its HP bar).

Luminivore is also featured in "dormant Luminivore" special stages. In these stages, after killing the first wave of mobs, he goes straight into the first lock phase.

The difficulty comes from managing the timing around the two lock phases, while also dealing with the distance Luminivore creates with its movement. The strategies outlined below show how you can deal with these issues individually.

𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐬𝐡── .✦

One way to deal with Luminivore's dash is to dash into it, using the body blocking to your advantage. I learned this strategy from fellow hunter Sene!

The first part of this clip is an example of body blocking to stop the dash completely. Your companion also helps add to the body blocking.

The second part of this clip (0:06 in the video), the body block was only able to cut down the distance by halfway - but that is still a good outcome!

𝐃𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥── .✦

Another way to deal with the dash by positioning yourself to where Luminivore is facing a nearby wall. This way, when it dashes, it will dash into the wall instead of traversing a larger distance. To maximize this strategy, learn at roughly which points in the fight Luminivore is most likely to do the dash and pre-position yourself.

Thank you to fellow hunter Beans for this strategy!

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩── .✦

Luminivore has a tendency to backstep which makes you lose precious time closing the distance when using a melee weapon. To minimize this, attack it from the front with its back against the wall.

In this clip you'll see that it backsteps twice - once at the start, and another close to the end when it's already has its back pressed to the wall.

𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬── .✦

Get a resonance skill in before its first lock phase at 80% 3x HP. This will help with your first oath timing to make the 1:00 mark.

Time a shieldbreak right before its second lock phase at the 30% 2x HP mark (the space roughly between 3rd and 4th protocore shield under its HP bar) to delay it. This may make your second oath timing a bit rough, depending on how much oath recovery you have, and how lean you're going with your damage stats.

You can keep inflicting damage during the second lock phase. If using a ranged weapon, keep attacking from a distance. If using a melee weapon, wait until it's done screaming and its aura disappears - that's the point when you are able to approach it again.

𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬── .✦

2.0:

- First lock phase ends faster. - Second lock phase can no longer be interrupted entirely. I've seen it be successfully interrupted just once since the update; would need a larger sample size of interrupts before I can say for sure that it can still be done.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐠── .✦

If you find any issues with this guide, or if you have anything to add, please contact me through my Asks! Changes will be logged here.

2024-11-02 11:06 AM · Added Beans's strategy, 2.0 changes. 2024-05-25 2:59 PM · Original conclusions.

[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

[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