Trying to use pre-Euphoria Marcus in Rain Hazard Suppression 2.7 (Reverse 1999)
1Team: Mercuria (R10 / P1), Duncan (R10 / P5), Lopera (R10 / P0), Fatutu (R10 / P0), Marcus (R10 + Genuinity / P0)
In honor of Marcus getting a much needed Euphoria in 2 days time, here is my attempt to use current, pre-Euphoria Marcus in Rain Hazard Containment (with some extra Slot 5 buffs to help her out).
We bring P1 Mercuria and Lopera's Array to buff Marcus Crit Rate/Damage. Duncan is also supposed to add to Marcus' Crit (Lopera's Array increases Crit for every Bullet and Duncan grants 2 extra Bullets from his Counter / Quick Draw). The result is... not the best. It takes 11 rounds to clear even WITH the stage's bonus buffs active, though in Marcus' defence, she can't get the full effects of Lopera's support (Marcus has to be in Slot 5, but Lopera has to be behind Marcus to boost her Incantations).
I also wonder if it would have been better to use a Crit debuffer like Tooth Fairy, Isolde or Twins Sleep rather than Duncan. I also tried a "Follow Up Marcus" set up with Brimley and Flutterpage, but it didn't work too well. Unless you were using a FUA character to begin with (like Isolde), the forced FUA setup with Brimley/Flutterpage always results in Flutterpage having more damage.
Anyway, by the time this mode returns, we'll have a delicious new Euphoria Marcus to play around with. That's something to look forward to.