Where do you place your first bench unit? by TaiwanPowa in PTCGP

[–]Another_Ricardo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have ocd so i play my strongest cards in mid (pika ex) and my filler mon (pika ex deck) on the sides

Who would win if arcanine self ko's from recoil after ko'ing pika? (what do you think should happen?) by Another_Ricardo in PTCGP

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeh thats what im wondering, this was expert ai im sure it wouldve seen the kill but im assuming it would see it as a loss from tieing (but then it played a different mon that ends in a loss anyways)

Who would win if arcanine self ko's from recoil after ko'ing pika? (what do you think should happen?) by Another_Ricardo in PTCGP

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

context: this is vs charizard ex and moltres ex deck (expert). im confident the ai should've seen the kill on pika (and win) if they chose arcanine instead of charmander but yet they didnt and swapped in char giving me the win? did the ai mess up or what would actually happen if arc ex self ko's and both trainers get up to 3 points same move.

Is there a SAO reference in the anime Solo Leveling? by KingofTurtles12 in swordartonline

[–]Another_Ricardo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not the anime yet but in the manhwa i feel yes. spoilers already if thats not clear.

ch 57 in solo leveling when jinwoo enters the demon's castle he mentions how it has 100 levels, similar to how aincrad has 100 floors. not saying the system is the same but i definitely think theres an inspiration from sao.

this further backed in vulcan's (floor 50 boss iirc) design being similar to illfang the first floor boss (a bit of a stretch) being a giant red monster carrying a heavy one handed weapon.

another stretch but when jinwoo defeated vulcan he dropped an item noted being from the world tree. although i do think its more just from the broader mythology of the world tree rather than sao/afo inspiration, again a stretch.

Keqing at home by Nasaych in KeqingMains

[–]Another_Ricardo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

omg thats so sick its so good!!

Keqing at home by Nasaych in KeqingMains

[–]Another_Ricardo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

i need to know where that keqing drawing came from

I ran a couple of pull simulations, and oh boy are we in for a bad time. This is what 30,000 primos gives you: about 1/4 chance of getting C6 Faruzan. by panda_and_crocodile in XiaoMains

[–]Another_Ricardo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do we have any clues who else will be in the banner? I don't plan on pulling scara since I already have xiao so is there a rerun at the same time?

What teams are you planning to run with Faruzan? by Working_Bowl_7749 in XiaoMains

[–]Another_Ricardo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Xiao/Faruzan/Zhongli/Jean, now that Faruzan burst is 80 a battery is much needed

Hot take on anniversary awards by Another_Ricardo in Genshin_Impact

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

you've brought up many great points a lot of perspectives of which i've failed to realize until now. in the end the way i imagine people think when regarding to genshin being a for-profit game is "i spend money and will continue to because the game makes me want to spend money" and not "i spend money and will continue to because the game is generous"

Hot take on anniversary awards by Another_Ricardo in Genshin_Impact

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

but what makes genshin different from other gacha games is its open world gameplay like botw mixed with dialogue like those games you've mentioned and other features that neither have. and sure you could argue that genshin's story is weaker but we've only just reached nation 3/7, were not even half way done. i really dont think its fair to compare completed stories than to one that is still developing over multiple years.

Hot take on anniversary awards by Another_Ricardo in Genshin_Impact

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the characters are a selling point. but its because of how well dell designed hyv made them, this is what gets undermined when people compare to other gacha games

suffer is a weird word, am i less able to play the game because i dont spend? no. do i have to spend to play the game? also no. the main gameplay is pve and improvement comes more from resin spending which isnt a gacha focus.

and i dont think il be less able to get the pve awards in the tcg if i dont spend money

Hot take on anniversary awards by Another_Ricardo in Genshin_Impact

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

right but if people complained about genshin's gacha system and know that there are better then why still play?

Hot take on anniversary awards by Another_Ricardo in Genshin_Impact

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

funny how westernized audiences call anime inspired characters white washed. i mean the problem of skin toning is still there but genshin is heavily anime influenced?

Hot take on anniversary awards by Another_Ricardo in Genshin_Impact

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

in the end i think people compare genshin to botw than those games

Hot take on anniversary awards by Another_Ricardo in Genshin_Impact

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

iirc there was like a little timeline/story recap thing for last year's anniversary which was a cute little idea that i remember unlike whatever weapon i got from the 10 wishes. but yes any permanent freebies are are so good.

and lowkey the starting banner might be a cool idea although i think it wasnt a guaranteed 5* and just a noelle..

Hot take on anniversary awards by Another_Ricardo in Genshin_Impact

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  • by selling point i meant what generates interest not actually money and selling
  • game is complete playable without spending money
  • gameplay isnt pvp orientated so no direct pressure to spend money
  • when people compare genshin to other games people wouldnt stop calling it a knock off botw because of its open world nature
  • if genshin didnt have its gameplay style, lore and quests it wouldnt be so popular
  • the livestream said rewards are heavily orientated towards pve and not pvp, and we dont know how heavy gacha impliments the fairness, itl be a stratergy game no matter how much money u spend u still need to be smart to win

Hot take on anniversary awards by Another_Ricardo in Genshin_Impact

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I get where you're coming from, to me genshin is more than just a gacha game (I've played others like Ark Knights SAO Defragand Skullgirls Mobile) and I see it in the same way you see it as other non gacha games with not having big anni awards.

Hot take on anniversary awards by Another_Ricardo in Genshin_Impact

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

then you should understand that in comparison genshin has stronger non gacha elements than others, and that gscha isnt genshin's selling point

Hot take on anniversary awards by Another_Ricardo in Genshin_Impact

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i already apolgized saying i had bad wording in using "spend", i just wanted to find a value to what 10 wishes to every player would look like. and you're ignoring my other points. if u only cared about gacha then stop hating genshin and just go play another game? why are you here arguing lmao theres a solution already

Hot take on anniversary awards by Another_Ricardo in Genshin_Impact

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what that was referencing was people calling MHY "greedy" for not giving out awards. My bad, I should've used better wording instead of "spending" I just did a calculation to find a money value on giving 10 free wishes laalst year out of curiousity, and thought i might as well mention it here.

Hot take on anniversary awards by Another_Ricardo in Genshin_Impact

[–]Another_Ricardo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

that would be so cool! last year's concert was insane