User blog:Valeth/Guda Guda 1945 - Times of Gyaru, Stand Waifu and (the) Edgelord(s).

And so we're entering third Guda Guda event. Featuring three new Servants: [Alter Ego] Okita (Alter), [Rider] Sakamoto Ryoma and [Assassin] Okada Izo. They are anticipated Servants from Guda series, that bear such expectations gameplay-wise as Guda Guda 1945 requiring players to clear Salomon beforehand.

Lucky enough, Support List of mine can lend them on relatively above average skill level, so I can have fun experimenting with their kit (except Ryoma which I used mine for the experiment); of course this won't including possibilities of surprise addition that is Mitsuhide Akechi.

Conclusion? Guda Guda event this time is amazing.

All three new Servants are solid, with understandable strength and weaknesses. Its rare to see an event with all the members are actually strong addition to their classes fitting their rarities. Good luck for two years more to NA players who read it, may you can enjoy this content when it comes to NA later.

Any feedback is welcome; thank you for reading.

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Pros:

His Arts cards facilitate enough to fill his bar, while his Quick cards are no slacker on generating stars (his NP only made it better); with all skills having crits steroid-- you won't experiencing a single moment without critical damage boost. Damage boost against humanoid enemies that is like 90% population on this game. At skill Lv. 10, its more than enough to cover in case your critical damage didn't proc. He is Arts Servant, I think the advantages is pretty much self-explanatory with people like Mashu, Tamamo, Caster Gilgamesh, Edison, Waver and even Merlin out there. LOL.
 * Tailored to Crits
 * Humanoid Killer
 * Arts

Cons:

Self-explanatory; only available on Guda Guda after Guda Guda 3 - 1945. The fact that he is NOT ACCESSIBLE THROUGH FRIEND POINT GACHA make it better. He didn't have things like NP Charge, Debuff Cleanse or NP Seal, Arts Res. Down; all the critical damage focus made his feats feel limited compare to Serenity and Hundred Faces as fellow R (Silver). Izo 'escapes' fact that he is Arts Assassin not through utilities, but through consistent critical damage. Damage race and/or environment full of debuffs can easily hampering his performance.
 * Limited R (Silver)
 * Lack Abilities to Deal with Gimmicks
 * Reliant to Critical Damage
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Pros:

Good hit-counts. Damage buff. Arts buff. NP Charge. Instant Stars. Debuff Resistance. NP Drain. Not a King. Arts Servant. Definitely all good features you needed to deal with Casters, on post-Salomon content. I don't know what to say to people saying they're bad welfare. It only take you completing Guda Guda 3 missions to make them yours, or should I say a lot of farming on 40 AP quests with Lv. 70 recommended level (they do hit reasonably hard with all the Berserkers). Self-explanatory; do you remember how many Arts Rider on this game? Not to mention all of them excels on what they did, so do with them; Haven't you heard? He is Sakamoto.
 * The All-Rounder
 * Free
 * Arts Rider is Rare

Cons:

DW smart enough to ensure you won't get anywhere if what you do is only borrowing Herc since Fuyuki even when the event is not as savage as CCC (well-- Guda Guda is regular event and Rider is not a special class, after all). Easily consequences of getting all the new things. They need a bit of overkill and/or critical to get the leap on their NP gain which actually almost standard of newer Servants. Then again, I know some people didn't like it, preferring old direction that good Servant requires good NP Gain with no other hassle.
 * Clear Salomon
 * There is Need for Critical
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Pros:


 * Buster, Blitz, Beam-- Smokin' Sick Style!!

Carrying Okita name, she retained her playstyle-- with totally different direction; a lovely direction, IMO, enough to make that DMC's SSS reference. How I suppose to explain it, oh well--

You might did not notice it but seeing "Overkill" text is easy with her (isn't it?), thanks to her above average total hit-count including her NP. Remember back then I said that Musashi will be ridiculously OP if her Fifth Form have three turns duration? She may the best example why three turn increase hit-count is OP, this tied to next explanations.

While she did not have good star-gen, also good NP Gain per Quick card similar to Okita, she herself not a slacker when it comes to critical damage performance. Put Lv. 10 first skill and/or critical stars with 'overkill' on that equation, 120% NP is an easy task, 200% for NP 2 on the way-- the damage? Independent Action A is no joke, together with the hit-counts, it exist for a purpose that is telling what her kit could achieve.

The stars generated from Q on that situation? How about try it yourself. LOL.

Then, we're moving to the fun part, the Buster Res. Debuff. Mind you that she can be said normally ignoring damage penalty toward cavalry class starting from first skill Lv. 4 + Buster Res. Debuff from her NP.

On team capable of pulling consistent critical damage, if you lucky enough with the RNG and have some NP Gain buff on her, firing her NP consecutively thrice is possible, pushing her blitz approach further;

Under said advantages, each of her Buster stab will be painful, allowing you to pull next "Overkill" / "Overgauge" even without her Quick getting further support. This is (most likely) what DW trying to tell by keep throwing her (as guest) on fight involving cavalry class, just like how they throwing Merlin (as guest) to quests involving Riders in Babylonia.

If you love team building as well as overkill things with style, she's perfect. Gameplay-wise I personally love how DW managed to designed her, utilizing Buster card as method to overcome her limit while retaining her OG self Quick-style, unlike other Alter just like the lore.

Very cool nonetheless, not only as waifu but also stylish DPS with understandable potential compare to other Alter Egos on their respective types.

Cons:


 * Nobody is Perfect

After all that long texts, you might be thinking that Okita Alter is like the best thing ever happened to Buster Servants, but everyone has their shortcoming, even for someone praise to be broken like Merlin.

For Okita Alter, her shortcoming comes from simple fact that she's just like her OG self. She need good amount of critical to get the best of her which for some people can be a troublesome as her Quick are not supplying much without boost(s) (thanks to three turns buff she have). Involvement of gimmick like dodge, etc. on difficult battle may cause you waste her crits.
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