May 3rd, 2025

Today I basically just grinded out the rest of the monthly IS5 rewards. Had two pretty good runs, for the first run I was even able to clear it with the second ending. Ending 2 for IS5 isn't that bad, it just calls for something very specific (a shifter that can hit shift force 5) or very stupid (tanking constant arts damage) due to the way the boss works. Basically there's a static device on the field that the closer the boss is to, the stronger they are (not going into specifics because it is big lore spoilers). In phase 2 they teleport right to next to it and stop moving. The boss is relatively heavy with 5 weight (each individual point of weight counters 1 point of shift force), but that's not insurmountable and even with just shift force 4 you can slowly move the boss away. Technically shift force 3 can work in phase 2 but pushers can barely move the boss (0.12 tiles) and you can just forget about pullers at that point (just 0.03 tiles).