Okay, so Heart Compass went well all things considered. Why I thought I had a pity count of 7 when it was actually 19 is interesting. So whoops with my notes. (It probably didn't help that I was so close to a guaranteed 5-Star and hit max pulls that I just... yeah. Very my bad.)

I had a dream that we got new 3- and 4-Star cards within Hearts Compass/Pulse Hunter whatever. And, for whatever reason, the art style for these cards were done in the style of Timelock Key and had a tarot-esque feel to them. The 3-Star cards could be put together to make a full image too.

Unsure when this went into effect... but Paper/Infold tweaked the timer for flower cuts. When you harvest a flower for cuts, those cuts last for a full week (instead of like... less than 3 days or whatever... 2 even? like previously??).

If we get a leaked schedule for 2026 within the next week… behold all the conspiracy theories that Paper did it on purpose to get the fandom to talk about that instead of the dumpster fire that has been unfolding on the CN side (and global too, but, uh… this has reached a new level of wtf).

Now that all the Timelock Key entries are available for this round... ... Ugh, Xavier and Rafayel, my dudes. Y'all need more than a hug, omg.

Galaxy Explorer finally, FINALLY, granted me Rafayel's Dawn's Melody so I can R3 it. Now I don't have to worry about ranking up another 3-Star card until a birthday event or something. Ugh. Only took *checks login tracker* 414 days.

The Illusia Locus event is gonna end with me sitting on 4 unopened crates because my indecisive ass is going to be torn between R3-ing Grasped Dominion (despite the fact I don't need it for Orbits) and getting the rest of the cards (to utilize the artwork with Moments and Journal). 🫠

So the whole merchandise thing is going to be interesting for the LADS NY event this month... because it's not like the gift bag sets that were handed out last summer. It's the merch you'd order via Paper's Taobao shop. Which means it's all the LIs' names in Chinese. No English.

Steel chair? How about a bus. Happy 2nd anniversary...

Ok done with the first chapter (had to take breaks do a few other things). Man I need all this new music to be included in the next release...

YO! If you have any flashing light sensitivity, be wary with the Main Story update. Not even done with the first chapter and there has been three instances or so of this...

Awake. Coffee. The usual. Would've been up at server reset if this wasn't going to be the 4th time within 30 days. I swear Paper/Infold... would've much preferred this in mid-October during Sylus' Myth rerun...

A somewhat belated Happy New Year post~ It's been a little over a year since I popped on here with this account + playing LADS. And I wanted to say thank you. ❤️ For geeking out, creating and sharing, theorizing what was next, meme-ing, crashing out, etc. Everything from a like on a post to replies.

... I just realized... To Our Yesterday + Timelock Key are going to be dropping on Asia and EU servers in a few hours... ... ... Can we chill for a week?! ... Oh no I'm going to be fighting for my brain not to melt tomorrow... happy New Year indeed omg whaaaaaat.

Waited and... I... uh... Are... .... I guess this round of horny anniversary cards we're eating the microphone (positive). I nearly ate my pillow, so I guess it's all fair at the end of the day. (Well... start. Happy New Year?)

I joked about either getting a double this morning when I was initially pulling or Rafayel crashing my pulls first... ... well... Thank you for the free tickets + event tickets + and me going "Yeah, let's use the pull rewards right now at 12 pity. The chances of a card popping up are high." 🥹

The Home feature/system’s little scenarios are so cute?!

Ugh… time to pick outfits for all the dudes before I boot up Home… Or else it’s gonna be a Myth 2.0 parade and Caleb with his blue suit jack from his birthday… And Sylus’ capelet piece in his Myth outfit keeps breaking (fabric physics yeet it over his head and clip into his shoulders/chest).

Primordial Chaos, Fires of Devotion, and Grasped Dominion acquired. PC - read/played through once and just... letting that bounce around in my head before I go back in for another read. FoD will be saved for another day. Hooray for the event filling in some gaps... And GD, fucking waiting on that.

10 more Deepspace Wishes and more (2,000 Chocolate, 500 Energy, plus gold/xp/ascension materials) will roll out later today in NA. 15:00, so 3 p.m. ??? PT??? EU and Asia already has theirs issued. (Last year we got 20 wishes... and that was a quad multi...)

Nice to know that the Journal year in review feature only recorded my Secret Time playtime when the app was running and not closed. So lol that stat is waaaaaaaaaay off. (50 mins minimum a night via the timer if I even set it… and always starting off with Bloodnight Drift. That’s not 66 hours…)

Poked around the new update on the NA side. Basically played around with the outfits that are viewable, checked memory stellactrums, looked at locked poses, went to see if there was anything "hidden" in the update, etc. Let me tell you, I know what Sylus is wearing tomorrow after I get his outfit.

Playing around with Energy Orbit 180 T1. Even though my DEF is under 3k, figured to see if Crimson Spirit Sylus can clear it. ... Uh.... so. If I finish maxing out the Protocores on the 4-Star cards I'm using to match stellactrum... Maybe! KO'd 2 of 3 enemies and last one was at <10% health.

... Reading through the patch notes right now that are on Discord... OG3's Birthday 3-Star cards from 2024 are gonna be dumped into Galaxy Explorer. Huh. So, I take it those won't be available to exchange during the 2026 birthday events. Noted.

Okay, now I'm calling it. Also changed two square's status because: 1. Housing might be a touch grindy? Flower breeding has a 20 hour timer and there's that energy bar/counter for OTTO. So... uh... this'll be fun. 2. ... Those 4-Stars are all free... but no info on getting more than 5 (to rank up).

Alright. That should be it for social media posts concerning the 5.0 update. Anything that is hidden/not discussed in great detail will be a surprise in-game.

I swear... this is like some Infinity Nikki update calendar map shenanigans. (Which, yes, same company... I just do not recall LADS getting one of these... the poor Events tab...) RIP Illusio. See you for Valentine's Day?

THE OG3'S LIMITED EVENT PLUSHIES ARE COMING BACK AND ARE PERMANENT?!?

@iisjihye.bsky.social Yo! Empress outfit is purple diamonds. 390 for the dress and accessory.

LADS 5.0 pre-download is available. Update post should be shared shortly in English.

PSA: The patch/update note post for the LADS 5.0 update should be dropping ~today~ within the next few hours. After all, we need to know the time for server maintenance tomorrow. Probably the usual deal – everything is live for Asia and EU servers once completed. NA gets to poke around some things.

Yeah, that dragon (Ignitus Wyrmlord) on Team B's Round 4 for SHC is absolute fucking ass. Freezing the HP bar... *sigh* Please let Primordial Chaos be a red. I need a red to max out stellactrum and then not lose to the 90 second clear by 4 seconds...

Ok. So since Pulse Hunter is back, are they gonna do the "free Myth" offer where you can read the Standard Myths without having to level up/ascend both cards to level 60?

*MANIACAL LAUGHTER* WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE EMPYREAN WISH PICK 5 STANDARD POOL THING IS BACK

Heart's Archive Event Every daily moment and important memory shared with him over the past year has been captured by OTTO! Open the Journal, let the past moments of Linkon City merge with warm memories of him, recreating at your fingertips.

They turned the yearly review of your play stats into a journal. Ohohohohohohohoh ohhhh ohhohooh no (yes)

Nice to know that no matter the language, a loud vocal minority in the fandom are gonna be weird about the update. /sarcasm Yeah, enough XHS for tonight. I forgot a good chunk of the playerbase self-inserts to the point where they'll have a stroke if they see MC's face.

Lemonette's Trove currency is free and is tied to completing Weekly tasks (or Weekly Active Tasks? Whatever they want to call it). Have everything at Lemonette's? Cool, you can still dump Sour Lemons for enhancement materials.

I am not kidding when I say this… but we are gonna need at least 5 social media posts detailing the Home feature/system. There’s a pity/guarantee counter with hybridizing flowers for crying out loud! What the hell is a Chroma seed?!

Allegedly, someone on the CN side contacted customer service about how much storage would be needed to install the update. Because there's probably going to be some redownload/unzipping stuff... like the Spring multi and 4.0 update... Anywho. 40 GB available to install this sucker.

So no details on diamond cost to rank up the 4-Stars if we want to pull all five instead of spending four of those tickets or whatever on one card???

Well fuck the Promise? Maybe? It’s social media posts about the events. Man, this run isn’t going to drop until the 31st. Damn.

Wait. They’re running the paper cutting event for the entire update. … Like… excuse me? Multi banner + multi banner event + this + Main Story and Timelock Key starting on the 2nd + Heartfelt Gift until the 2nd + whatever is that Illusia thing with the 4-Star memories… The poor Events tab omg

1. Holy shit I hit 3k posts on here 2. The 5.0 Livestream is at over 1.6 million views on YT. It’s the only livestream on there to date to go over 1 million… 👀 Geez, they really weren’t kidding about the 50 million active accounts…

Alright Paper. A post about the Promise tonight please. Why not a new Meowbadge set like last year too while we’re at it. Housing system post tomorrow. Illusio too unless that’s gonna be with the Valentine’s Day multi. Big ole review posts of everything on Monday.

Sylus's Energy Orbit 180 Team 1 asks for 5 greens and 1 purple. ... *stares* And this is where I'm stuck until his reruns comeback in 2026 and/or I Protocore my way out of this by getting two HP% Bonus loaded Protocores that total over 25% each. ... Ugh. Whatever. Maybe I can take it down...

Main Story update, To Our Yesterday, is four chapters. ... Fuck, Paper/Infold, why are you doing this TWO DAYS after the release of a MASSIVE AU MULTI-BANNER...

I le-fucking-git cannot wait for Mass Effect fans to randomly stumble upon Sylus and think he's a custom mod for the series. ... Oh shit wait a minute...

OH THANK YOU WE HAVE STELLA COLORS 2 RUBY/RED 2 SAPPHIRE/BLUE 1 AMBER/YELLOW

Man we are fast tonight with these! Oh Sylus, what does your's say–– OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO LETS FUCKING GO YOU TWO DOWN BAD IDIOTS IN EVERY LIFETIME PLEASE LET THERE BE A MEPHISTO CAMEO IN THIS AU TO YELL AT THE TWO OF YOU