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· The video begins with a story about an experimental character named Fiora.
· Fiora is one of the first 14 experimental characters and has a unique background, transforming from a fencer to a blacksmith.

· In early Eternal Return, there was a weapon destruction system. Weapons would become half-destroyed after prolonged use, then completely destroyed and disappear.
· This meant that even hero weapons crafted early on had to be remade mid-game, causing inconvenience and presenting a major dilemma for players.
· Fiora is introduced as an experimental character who could escape the stress of this weapon destruction.

· Fiora's passive skill, 'Weapon Mom,' had the effect of preventing weapons from breaking with an 80% chance.
· Additionally, her ultimate skill, 'Contre Attaque,' could be used quickly, giving her an advantage over other experimental characters.
· However, due to the probabilistic nature, weapons could still break if unlucky, and there was also the drawback of being unable to do anything while casting her ultimate.

· When Fiora's skill 'L' was used, it reduced incoming damage by 8% for 12 seconds, consumed 8% of her stamina on attack, and dealt an additional 8% of her current stamina as bonus damage.
· The actual stamina consumption wasn't very high compared to the 6% consumed per normal attack.
· Compared to the drawbacks of other experimental characters, stamina management was relatively comfortable, and with practice, she could exert considerable power.

· Fiora was known as a recommended experimental character for beginners due to her decent stats and powerful skill set once mastered.
· Her swimsuit skin, released in time for the summer season, was particularly popular.
· Later, she became even stronger with updates including buffs to single weapon performance, becoming an experimental character who could use her ultimate right from the start of the game.

· During a group rework of older experimental characters, Fiora's skills were changed.
· The original 'Weapon Mom' skill, which increased attack power by 1 and prevented half-destruction with an 80% chance, was changed to only prevent it once.
· This was essentially a nerf, and Fiora players at the time were very dissatisfied.

· As the weapon destruction mechanism changed, Fiora's skill effects also changed.
· Previously, she had a weapon destruction prevention effect, but after the change, the attack power increase and the number of damage prevention instances were reduced, making weapons break easily.
· As a result, Fiora's pick rate and win rate significantly declined.

· As a result of the developers' reckless buffs, Fiora's crafted stab weapons gained increased attack power and more damage prevention instances, exhibiting powerful performance.
· However, this benefit extended not only to Fiora but also to other experimental characters using the same weapon type.
· Ultimately, Fiora met the end of the experiment without much significant impact, and the 'Fiora Praise' record concluded after 1299 days.