July 2022 Tuning and Update - DISCUSSION

[GrimDusk]

Lots to break down here!

First off, Cernunnos being available next tuning is crazy. It's insane to think after just getting used to Amaterasu being around, Cern has joined the fray. I am curious to see how they fight!

Wickerman Eddie being awakened is great. He's a guaranteed Eddie, and Wicker shards are easy to get. New Players are gonna be able to get an awakenable character much more easily, and he also looks insane from the small preview we got. Looking forward to it!

Clairvoyant's awakening also is neat, and the idea that she can prevent instant death changes the arena meta a bunch. Plus, her ability to synergize with empowerment or exalted is going to be really interesting as well; not sure what will change, but definitely excited.

Labyrinth (Madness) is also cool, though I am not sure what to expect considering we haven't gotten new Greek characters in a while now and I don't know how it'll change up for this difficulty.

Besides that, everything else here looks neat, though the raid boss changes are a bit odd. I don't understand why the character shards are being shifted off older bosses; that was why you farmed those bosses. Now there's not really a reason to, unless other changes are coming to the older bosses.

Overall, really excited for this upcoming tuning.