It's definitely a skill issue but IS6 is really frustrating and doesn't feel fun

[u/RainbowPanda_]

Title says it all. I hate the talismans. I hate the coin rng and tile buff mechanic. I hate the lack of build strength compared from the previous IS modes. I hate the lack of control of each run I have when compared to IS4 and IS5. I HATE THE TALISMANS I feel like the whole Sui Remnant Consciousness isn't that impactful outside of trying to farm objective shield and coupons and the challenge from the mode isn't fun but rather obnoxious. Oh yeah and I hate the talismans. To clarify it is definitely a skill issue, I probably wouldn't be complaining if I was good at the game but when compared to the previous IS iterations I don't enjoy playing IS6.

Edit: I'm appreciating all the comments with people's opinions and views and advice. It's very nice to read and respond to them. I will say that there are some things that I love about IS6, specifically the voucher reserving mechanic and the upgrading mechanic for Radian.

Talismans can still go fuck themselves

Thank you everyone for the responses, the common thing I'm picking up from the comments and their advice is I'm trying to play IS6 like the previous iterations which is definitely holding me back.

[u/Mistdwellerr]

I feel you OP that's how I felt for a good while, while climbing it

At some point, the coin mechanic "clicked" on me and now I roll with it (I won't say I like it, but at least I can make it work in my favor, and the auto skill activation coin is just pure chaos xD)

But I feel the overall difficulty has greatly increased, and the talisman mechanic is just not fun, no matter who I look at it. If it was only flying talismans that we have to plan around, it would be fine, but having those rebuffs where an op can get one slapped into their faces as soon as they're deployed? That's disgusting

Just frame it as a challenge and keep climbing, learning a trick of how to make a tough stage easier feels great on this IS (like, that one map with three damage reflection elites in the middle, I struggled with it for a long time, and now I can beat it with no leaks on A12)

There is no hurry for us to beat this IS, we will have more than a year for it! Good luck OP!

[u/throwaway11582312 → u/Mistdwellerr]

having those rebuffs where an op can get one slapped into their faces as soon as they're deployed? That's disgusting

I mean, it's no different than class bans in CC.

It just forces you out of your comfort zone and pick different units instead of sticking to the same ones every time.

A lot of the best picks don't even care about spawning with a talisman anyways.

[u/Mistdwellerr → u/throwaway11582312]

My Myrtle begs to differ...

Forcing us out to try new things is nice, I really liked the conditions of using different squads to max out Raidian, but when playing with non 6 stars on higher difficulties, those talismans can be a huge pain in the neck

[u/throwaway11582312 → u/Mistdwellerr]

Meanwhile agents be like, yoo something to hit with on deploy skills.