I didn't take the race to get the first SSF 150 on NA as seriously as I did last season - I missed about six hours on Saturday night and slept more or less like a normal person on Friday. As such I lost said race by six minutes to a player who got a 150 necro clear on SSF HC. A definite tip of the cap for that one. I was still the first to get there on SC and first to get there on wizard, despite not having the triune circles unlocked in the altar (the game refused to give me primals today - RNG happens).
I thought I played this one pretty well right up until I forgot to refresh my buffs at 10m which led to the hilariously disastrous ending. A clear is a clear though. I'm glad I got it done because I fished 100 keys later in the night and didn't get anything, which could have led to a long frustrating evening.
No, I don't know if comet or star pact will be better this season. There's a decent number of people pushing both but I used comet because I like the defensive utility early on. I do think Mang Song's will end up being the best ethereal though, that's what I'm using here.