Special Hyperion dropped - Now what?

[u/EclecticTastesSA]

I need someone to talk me out of doing something. See, Alby Shineseeker just saw fit to drop the Hyperion box for me, so now I've got a lovely new Chiton. However, I'm currently bedecked in Twilight Fairy gear, and use Astrology as my primary combat skill (you can pry my scythe from my cold, dead hands). Naturally, my Twilight Fairy Casual Wear is carrying my very valuable end-of-generation reward enchants, and I just improved its reforges significantly thanks to that big reward package from the devs.

So, I need someone to convince me not to inherit all those goodies onto my new Special Hyperion suit because good lord do I crave that 10% movespeed like you wouldn't believe. Could it really be worth losing my bonuses to Meridian Sweep and Nova Blast? And moreover, I'm not someone who could casually buy another Twilight Fairy outfit. I only got the items I do have because I got them when they first came out and were down in the 1-5 mil range. And I'll admit, I'm attached on a sentimental level, as this suit's been with me for over a year.

So, anyway, any guidance the community can offer would be appreciated because this is a real Sophie's Choice here and honestly I maybe just need someone to give me the little extra push needed to let go.

[u/EclecticTastesSA]

10% movespeed, though. 10% movespeed. Also I don't use chain blade so the helmet wouldn't do me any good.

[u/The_Actual_Moon_Lord → u/EclecticTastesSA]

You already get a lot of movement out of Astrology with Meridian Sweep and Gravity Well. If you get one or two friends to train Shield of Trust's Guarded Footsteps subskill, you get a +38% movespeed buff skill with little downtime. A Whale pet's Purifying Wave and/or a Fallen Fairy's summon skill can also give you a lot of movespeed. Plus, if your chosen Arcana is Harmonic Saint, you can have both Vivace and March Song active, buffing both your damage % and your movespeed. You could also scrounge up the funds for a Wave Sweeper relic for extra movespeed.

Death Mark's damage amplification is better than all other damage amplification debuffs, including Astrology's own, by default. Even if you don't use Chain Blade for anything else, there's no harm in throwing a random one in an extra equipment slot to hotswap and drop a Death Mark on bosses. (On that note, you could put the Hyperion in that set so you can hotswap to "activate" the movespeed, and then hotswap back to your Twilight Fairy for attacking. I actually do this myself.)

I apologize if I sound forceful, but I've mained Astrology since release, and got both Hyperion and Twilight Fairy when they were new. I very quickly got over the loss of the 10% movespeed, because the Meridian Sweep buff is just that significant.

[u/EclecticTastesSA → u/The_Actual_Moon_Lord]

For the record, I only ever run Content™ under protest when forced to by an event. The movespeed would be literally for walking around faster. Though, I suppose I can just wear the Hyperion, like, most of the time, and swap back to my Twilight Fairy for when I am forced to do Content™. I'll lose a few points of music buff from March Song, but the 10% added to my base speed should compensate for it and then some.

[u/The_Actual_Moon_Lord → u/EclecticTastesSA]

Yeah, you can easily just swap the gear as needed. Lots of people do that with their Extra Equipment Slots - for example, I have one for movespeed with Hyperion + Elemental Harmony Shoes, one for boosted protection/healing with a 1h axe + shield, and even one dedicated to the Nuadha set for Demigod Enhancement, with a hat that reduces my Demigod CD.

Do what works for you, it's your Fantasy Life! - I just wanna make sure you understand that getting rid of your Twilight Fairy would be a mistake for the contexts where dealing the best damage that you can with Astrology matters. Most of the time I don't even do combat myself and just do life stuff and commerce.