Randomness of data disks

So far it's been thoroughly doable to get through the mode without a crazy overpowered combo of disks, so whatever. It's fine. Just scout the upcoming disk nodes and plan out the best combo available to you.

I agree that it’s doable. But the fact that some players just get lucky with epic disks that grant them the ability to get way further is a weird mechanic..

I’ve collected 4 disks so far, and my luck up to this point has been bad (only 1 blue option and it wasn’t that great). That being said, I’m doing the same thing I did in normal: if the disk grants speed or turn meter gain, I pick it up. A few of my recent matches finished without the enemy getting a turn lol.

I guess I’m trying to say that you can make effective combos without purple.

First they are looking at possibly making it more of a progressive thing, but still random.

Second I dont think they are going to be that drastic of a change to your run. I'm sure over time we will see players record their progress over time and I imagine the general tendency will be forward and probably not that many instances of lower progress. (Within a margin of "error", due to teams facing and other factors not related to data discs)

I actually removed my Massively Overpowered disc last time in favor of a more basic combo. Sure it was fun but it got in the way of feat completion and wasn't an absolute necessity.

Yes people getting multiple purple disks while others get 0 seems really unfair

I wouldn't mind the Randomness so much if you could SEE the choices ahead in future nodes.

Its kind of lame to pick what you think is the best of 2-3 good options of the 6, only to have that one be repeated 3x in later nodes.

I haven't gotten good luck so far, consistently the only thing worthwhile is a speed/evasion disk except the very, very first node before we had even had a fight. That one was down to auto-defensive buffs (which comes into its own when you have cooldown-reduction disks and not before). Since I hadn't played a battle yet, I opted for Speed/Evasion. And then the other 3 data disk nodes I've run across 2 of 3 didn't have anything good EXCEPT speed/evasion. The 2nd time I bit the bullet. I figured I had space & even though I obviously didn't need it, I could stack 2 speed disks. Going fast without being overpowered is often a way to accomplish the feats, after all.

Then the 3rd time there was nothing worth it except speed/evasion, but at least this one was blue, so it was a better bonus than the others. Of course, that means that when it's time to pare down later, I'm going to want the Blue one on, not the white or green one. So I slapped on the Blue speed disk & now I have 3, generating over +15% speed.

It's really not impacting my ability to win at all, but it is frustrating & boring to have 3 of 4 disks be speed.

"MasterSeedy;c-2237602" wrote:
It's really not impacting my ability to win at all, but it is frustrating & boring to have 3 of 4 disks be speed.

You chose them.

"Rath_Tarr;c-2237605" wrote:

"MasterSeedy;c-2237602" wrote:
It's really not impacting my ability to win at all, but it is frustrating & boring to have 3 of 4 disks be speed.

You chose them.

I think you missed the part where Seedy stated these were the only worthwhile disks they have gotten so far.