Re: Library Battle Simulation: Let's Play Library of Ruina
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 11:53 am
Book 39: Liu Association Section 2—Chapter 2
Music: GuestBattle01
Our loadout today is built mostly for longevity, as is usually the case with Netzach's floor. Mr.Blond is running a pierce-focused build to take advantage of tentacles as well.
The fight today is against two different groups of 5 Liu Fixers, all of whom have the same stats.
Each one has Speed as well as Fervor—this is our first major source of Fervor, a passive which is indispensable in longer combats. In addition, the Liu all have a number of very strong Combat Pages they can throw at us.
Their two most powerful pages are Emotional Turbulence and Sturdy Defense. Sturdy Defense is a powerful block option, with a decent Evade die going into a massive Block die that draws another page if it wins on a clash. Its final Pierce die is lackluster for this point, so it's not a threat unless we ram an attack into its big Block die.
Emotional Turbulence, meanwhile, starts off as a beefy offensive option and gets even better at Emotion Levels 2 and 4, gaining +1 power to all of their dice. Between them and the Counter Block die to catch incoming attacks, this page is trouble whenever we see it.
The other threats in this combat are the Liu's 2-costs. Inner Ardor is notable as it gives a positive emotion coin, but aside a chunky second die there's not much else to it. Fleet Edge is a pretty basic 2-cost as well, giving Haste and having a trio of okay dice. Lastly, there's Flow of the Sword: A decent 2-cost, it's much better as a 1 cost—which it becomes at Emotion Levels 3 or more.
Lastly, the Liu Fixers' decks have a pair of support pages. Rush Down increases damage by 1 for all of their offensive dice this turn, and it has a pair of its own to deal bonus damage. Frontal Assault, meanwhile, is a deceptively great Light regeneration page. The second die ensures an Emotion coin due to its 1-2 range, and the 0 cost means they'll always be able to play it.
Music: NetzachBattle01
The Liu, huh…
Can't say I wanted to fight anyone like them.
Just give 'em a big smile and tear them to pieces!
It's only that easy for you.
Um… Netzach? The others and I have finished our threat analysis, and…
I think we have good news! If we follow the correct strategy, you should be able to win easily.
Easy, eh? Well, a win's a win. So what do we do?
For now, any move will do. The pivotal moment won't come for a little while yet.
Translation?
It doesn't matter what you do… Just do whatever!
…Heh. Alright, I can handle that.
Our entire strategy today is just hitting P and then space a whole lot.
HAHAHAHA! These guests have added some spice to their attacks!
Burninating Butane, it's fire versus fire down there!
You don't have to eat everything head on, you know?!
But they're so earnest about it! I can't help but appreciate it.
Appreciate it when it's not our asses on the line!
Their strikes are heavy. It's to be expected.
I just hope this plan is a good one…
No matter how much I'd screw around, Hod would always come through. If they're saying it's a good plan, it's a good plan.
Alright. We should be at the pivotal moment. The Abnormalities should be offering assistance any second now.
It's here. Now what?
Listen carefully: You need to select Laughing Powder.
Got it. Now what?
Do whatever you like.
…Pardon?
According to our calculations, the enemy can't possibly deal enough damage to you guys to overcome the defenses you have set up before you're done killing all of them. Just keep attacking, you can't lose.
I like this strategy.
While the Liu Association is considered a major roadblock for new players, particularly those who have been relying on Yesod's strength, they actually have issues putting out enough damage to overcome a defensively-spec'd Art floor. At this point, we could literally P-space our way through the entire rest of the fight and win.
So we do that.
Music: NetzachBattle03
And that's the last of them! HAHAHAHAHA!
Gee golly, Miss Hod, that took forever, even with our brilliant strategy!
Well, Paul, the Liu are resilient and powerful. They're just not able to do anything against the incredible tanking ability of our resident safety expert!
He's so cool!
Thanks… I think.
At any rate, let's clean up.
That was a giant pain in the ass… even if they couldn't do much, the hits still hurt in the moment, you know?
It was an easy victory. As long as that's the case, there's nothing worth complaining about.
Agreed. Safe and slow is the way to go.
Liu Association Section 2's Fixers are all a decent step up from anything before Star of the City, and their Power scaling and stronger base dice can make Liu a hard wall for a number of playstyles. However, they are simply not able to keep up with the sheer regenerative ability of Netzach's team. Even without our new pages from Star of the City, this fight would still have been about the same.
Music: Result
Looks like the plan worked without a hitch. I'm glad we eyeballed that beforehand.
I'm just glad we were durable enough to coast by.
Even if the Liu threw an entire army at us, we'd be fine with if you were the ones intercepting it.
Yeah… but don't count on us. I'm tired.
Sir?
I'll be having a nap. You guys clean up around here…
You got it! Sleep well, and wake!
VIDEO
Music: Lobby
What kind of association is it?
It’s a combat-oriented Association specializing in all-out war. Basically the polar opposite of the Shi we received the other day. While the Library’s reception structure acted as a strategic advantage against the Shi Association, it’s an ideal stage for the Liu.
You mean each Association employs different strategies depending on its areas of expertise and atmosphere?
Yep. Just take the two Associations we talked about for example, they’re complete opposites.
I could get a glimpse of that from the Association’s atmosphere. Hm, I wonder if the people who appeared to hold rather high positions will come to the Library in the future…
Beats me. If they do, though, it’ll be a huge pain in the ass for sure…
…I see. There’s not much I can do to help alleviate that, so good luck taking the trouble.
But… geez, it's a shame about Netzach. He does a good job when he works.
He's always been this way. If I were to assign him tasks one after another, he'd always try less and less until something terrible would occur. It would be best not to put all of our faith in him.
That's real unfortunate, ma'am.
I may not know if those higher-ups will come personally… but from what I know of the Liu, they won't stop until we're wiped out.
Next time, on Library of Ruina: Checking in on Lowell and company.
Videos
Liu Association Section 2 2
New Key Pages
New Combat Pages
Music: GuestBattle01
Our loadout today is built mostly for longevity, as is usually the case with Netzach's floor. Mr.Blond is running a pierce-focused build to take advantage of tentacles as well.
The fight today is against two different groups of 5 Liu Fixers, all of whom have the same stats.
Each one has Speed as well as Fervor—this is our first major source of Fervor, a passive which is indispensable in longer combats. In addition, the Liu all have a number of very strong Combat Pages they can throw at us.
Their two most powerful pages are Emotional Turbulence and Sturdy Defense. Sturdy Defense is a powerful block option, with a decent Evade die going into a massive Block die that draws another page if it wins on a clash. Its final Pierce die is lackluster for this point, so it's not a threat unless we ram an attack into its big Block die.
Emotional Turbulence, meanwhile, starts off as a beefy offensive option and gets even better at Emotion Levels 2 and 4, gaining +1 power to all of their dice. Between them and the Counter Block die to catch incoming attacks, this page is trouble whenever we see it.
The other threats in this combat are the Liu's 2-costs. Inner Ardor is notable as it gives a positive emotion coin, but aside a chunky second die there's not much else to it. Fleet Edge is a pretty basic 2-cost as well, giving Haste and having a trio of okay dice. Lastly, there's Flow of the Sword: A decent 2-cost, it's much better as a 1 cost—which it becomes at Emotion Levels 3 or more.
Lastly, the Liu Fixers' decks have a pair of support pages. Rush Down increases damage by 1 for all of their offensive dice this turn, and it has a pair of its own to deal bonus damage. Frontal Assault, meanwhile, is a deceptively great Light regeneration page. The second die ensures an Emotion coin due to its 1-2 range, and the 0 cost means they'll always be able to play it.
Music: NetzachBattle01
The Liu, huh…
Can't say I wanted to fight anyone like them.
Just give 'em a big smile and tear them to pieces!
It's only that easy for you.
Um… Netzach? The others and I have finished our threat analysis, and…
I think we have good news! If we follow the correct strategy, you should be able to win easily.
Easy, eh? Well, a win's a win. So what do we do?
For now, any move will do. The pivotal moment won't come for a little while yet.
Translation?
It doesn't matter what you do… Just do whatever!
…Heh. Alright, I can handle that.
Our entire strategy today is just hitting P and then space a whole lot.
HAHAHAHA! These guests have added some spice to their attacks!
Burninating Butane, it's fire versus fire down there!
You don't have to eat everything head on, you know?!
But they're so earnest about it! I can't help but appreciate it.
Appreciate it when it's not our asses on the line!
Their strikes are heavy. It's to be expected.
I just hope this plan is a good one…
No matter how much I'd screw around, Hod would always come through. If they're saying it's a good plan, it's a good plan.
Alright. We should be at the pivotal moment. The Abnormalities should be offering assistance any second now.
It's here. Now what?
Listen carefully: You need to select Laughing Powder.
Got it. Now what?
Do whatever you like.
…Pardon?
According to our calculations, the enemy can't possibly deal enough damage to you guys to overcome the defenses you have set up before you're done killing all of them. Just keep attacking, you can't lose.
I like this strategy.
While the Liu Association is considered a major roadblock for new players, particularly those who have been relying on Yesod's strength, they actually have issues putting out enough damage to overcome a defensively-spec'd Art floor. At this point, we could literally P-space our way through the entire rest of the fight and win.
So we do that.
Music: NetzachBattle03
And that's the last of them! HAHAHAHAHA!
Gee golly, Miss Hod, that took forever, even with our brilliant strategy!
Well, Paul, the Liu are resilient and powerful. They're just not able to do anything against the incredible tanking ability of our resident safety expert!
He's so cool!
Thanks… I think.
At any rate, let's clean up.
That was a giant pain in the ass… even if they couldn't do much, the hits still hurt in the moment, you know?
It was an easy victory. As long as that's the case, there's nothing worth complaining about.
Agreed. Safe and slow is the way to go.
Liu Association Section 2's Fixers are all a decent step up from anything before Star of the City, and their Power scaling and stronger base dice can make Liu a hard wall for a number of playstyles. However, they are simply not able to keep up with the sheer regenerative ability of Netzach's team. Even without our new pages from Star of the City, this fight would still have been about the same.
Music: Result
Looks like the plan worked without a hitch. I'm glad we eyeballed that beforehand.
I'm just glad we were durable enough to coast by.
Even if the Liu threw an entire army at us, we'd be fine with if you were the ones intercepting it.
Yeah… but don't count on us. I'm tired.
Sir?
I'll be having a nap. You guys clean up around here…
You got it! Sleep well, and wake!
VIDEO
Music: Lobby
What kind of association is it?
It’s a combat-oriented Association specializing in all-out war. Basically the polar opposite of the Shi we received the other day. While the Library’s reception structure acted as a strategic advantage against the Shi Association, it’s an ideal stage for the Liu.
You mean each Association employs different strategies depending on its areas of expertise and atmosphere?
Yep. Just take the two Associations we talked about for example, they’re complete opposites.
I could get a glimpse of that from the Association’s atmosphere. Hm, I wonder if the people who appeared to hold rather high positions will come to the Library in the future…
Beats me. If they do, though, it’ll be a huge pain in the ass for sure…
…I see. There’s not much I can do to help alleviate that, so good luck taking the trouble.
But… geez, it's a shame about Netzach. He does a good job when he works.
He's always been this way. If I were to assign him tasks one after another, he'd always try less and less until something terrible would occur. It would be best not to put all of our faith in him.
That's real unfortunate, ma'am.
I may not know if those higher-ups will come personally… but from what I know of the Liu, they won't stop until we're wiped out.
Next time, on Library of Ruina: Checking in on Lowell and company.
Videos
Liu Association Section 2 2
New Key Pages
New Combat Pages