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Hello and welcome to this Hot on the Trail Event Guide!
Let's start right away~
Note: This guide is based on the BETA. Officially released content might differ.
✦ Table of contents ✦
Short event explanation
Weapon Zone
Joint Zone
Ultimate Zone
Combo Zone
End note
✦ Short event explanation ✦
Hot on the Trial has a total of 4 Zones which unlock over time. Each zone is focused on one theme, in this season those will be Weapon Skills, Joint ATKs, Ultimates and Combo ATKs.
Each zone has three stages to clear, the points of those get added together for the total Score.
Faster clear -> more points
The higher your score, the more rewards. To get all rewards, you need a total score of 252 000.
On average you'll need 63 000 points a zone or 21 000 a boss.
Bounties are basically coins you use to upgrade the Zone levels.
Each Zone has its own bounty, meaning there's a total of 4 different bounties.
Those bounties are gained by completing stages in the fitting zone.
Level up the Zones to level 5 before going for the highest score, it makes a big difference.
✦ Weapon Zone ✦
For adjusted rotations, please watch the video
✧ Razor: Levitation ✧
HFS/HTR/CN
Note: HTR Combo can be skipped first rotation
Use the active skill in order to add a second WA before HFS' first Combo ATK.
✧ Razor: Sustain ✧
DW/HS/TA
Use the active skill when available to use Rotation Option 2.
✧ Razor: Mitigate ✧
HoR/JK/RC
Use the active skill to add a second WA outside burst mode after her usual WA.
✧ Video example ✧
0:00 Razor: Levitation (22945)
02:01 Razor: Sustain (23399)
04:04 Razor: Mitigate (21356)
✦ Joint Zone ✦
For adjusted rotations, please watch the video
✧ Joint Strike: Deep Wound ✧
SpA/HTR/CN
Note: HTR Combo can be skipped first rotation. Do HTR's rotation part before CN's in the first rotation.
Use the active skill before CN's or SpA's QTE.
✧ Joint Strike: Ever Rising ✧
DW/HS/TA
Use the active skill before switching to DW.
✧ Joint Strike: One Mind ✧
FV/HTR/CN
Note: HTR Combo can be skipped first rotation.
Use the active skill before switching to FV.
✧ Video example ✧
0:00 Join Strike: Deep Wound (23302 Pts)
01:51 Join Strike: Ever Rising (23432 Pts)
03:50 Join Strike: One Mind (23493 Pts)
✦ Ultimate Zone ✦
For adjusted rotations, please watch the video
✧ Esoteric: Unify ✧
DP/HTR/GD
Use the active skill when you lack SP to use an Ultimate.
✧ Esoteric: Serial ✧
FV/HTR/CN
Use the active skill when you lack SP to use an Ultimate.
✧ Esoteric: Upheaval ✧
HS/HRB/TA
Use the active skill upon entering to be able to use HRBs Ultimate without SP farming.
✧ Video example ✧
0:00 Join Strike: Deep Wound (23302 Pts)
01:51 Join Strike: Ever Rising (23432 Pts)
03:50 Join Strike: One Mind (23493 Pts)
✦ Combo Zone ✦
For adjusted rotations, please watch the video
✧ Pursuit: Successive ✧
SW/RC/JK
Use the active skill once you start your first rotation.
✧ Pursuit: Convergence ✧
HHE/RC/JK
Use the active skill when you start your first rotation.
✧ Pursuit: Invincible ✧
LV/CE/HTR
Use the active skill upon entering.
✧ Video example ✧
0:00 Pursuit: Successive (24125)
01:39 Pursuit: Convergence (24048)
03:40 Pursuit: Invincible (24081)
✦ End Note ✦
I have nothing useful to say, so let me rate all HotT trial DPS Valkyries I remember:
1. Garuda
Insane DMG, easy and short rotation. Really comfortable.
2. Hare
Good DMG, usually a smooth rotation. Gets constant 23k+ scores, can vary rotations nicely.
3. Aponia
Easy rotations, mostly really comfortable. 23k score is always in.
4. Silverwing
Easy rotation and usually gets good scores. But they really can't stop putting Pardo's QTE on.
5. HHE Elysia
Usually good DMG, but RC QTE being on is annoying and her timings often don't fit into HotT perfectly, overall nice though.
6. Vill-V
Her DMG was pretty average, dealt enough for 21-22k+ scores though. But she was fun and I barely get to play her, no bigger issues either.
7. Brick Senti
Her QTE is on, that is absolutely HORRIBLE. Good DMG though and worked pretty fine. And I'm a Senti stan. But HRB rotations are annoying to squish into my HotT Guide rotation boxes.
8. SpA Rita
DMG is average, no really big issues. HTR QTE is a little time consuming but besides she's fine. Rotation finding this time in the Joint Zone was annoying though.
9. Luna
Nice DMG. Bigseo is annoying though, her Ultimate is too time consuming for HotT and her QTE often doesn't hit enemies. Was nicer with Eden. On top of that HTRs QTE stops Luna from properly triggering her QTE, it's annoying.
10. HoR Bronya
She just lacks DMG. Often hard to properly get 21k+ scores.
11. DA Durandal
... if you know, you know.
If you don't know, you don't wanna know.
Credits
Thanks to Cyxo and Alpaca for the pictures of Valkyrie icons and such!
And thanks Inari for a lil help with HoFS gameplay! Even though that was some patches ago lol
Also thanks to my friend Rikutakuto for doing the cover design for me!
And herrscherofslack too for some pics.
That's it, I hope I was able to help you!
Have a great day and fun with the event
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