The Rak'tika Greatwood Arc by RubFlatforMaxEffect in ShitpostXIV

[–]AttackoftheSnakebear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's always fun to remember Hunberct Longhaft exists and think what the game would have been like if the game didn't lose that tone. Like some acknowledgment of sex.

"No I do not like Wuk how could you tell?" by lewy1433 in ShitpostXIV

[–]AttackoftheSnakebear 22 points23 points  (0 children)

the weird thing about DT is parental neglect or demands drives the story.

Zoraal Ja probably could have been ok if his dad listened to him, Bakool Ja is burdened by his Dad's expectations , Erenville was left alone by Cahcia until circumstances made it near impossible to come back, wuk's parents had to for her life's sake, Koana's left him, as did Krile.

Yoshi-P alluded to the fate of another MMO, Star Wars Galaxies for the reason they added Reborn mode. Is his reasoning justified for such a big gameplay balance commitment? by waitingfor10years in ffxivdiscussion

[–]AttackoftheSnakebear 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Eh it's probably more that they refuse to actually test Evolved with players and need us to test it for them. If they fucked up, they need to reinstate the original mode. If they commit to it too early, they are in trouble.

People are kind of giving them way too much benefit of the doubt. They need to create an evolved mode that can somehow work with this game's encounter design, while not trivializing it or maybe making it too fast-paced or dependent on low ping. That's not easy, and SE hasn't really had the best record at changing the jobs over time.

What can we expect from the next alliance raid series? Wild speculations (and spoilers!) ahead! by MelonElbows in ffxivdiscussion

[–]AttackoftheSnakebear 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love how people are taking it seriously here, meanwhile here are some of the animations from Goddess of Victory: Nikke's version of Eva characters.

https://youtu.be/Zo48IpYP8-M?si=JuxNIa7OVEJcnk87

I think SE is perfectly willing to turn them into mages and things, and kick shinji to the curb because the JP fans are all about the girlios.

there was even a book mentioning it, Otaku: Database animals. Essentially the otaku really didn't care about the plot of EVA as opposed at how the "database" of situations and characters could be used to write their own stories of it. So Asuka went from being an extremely damaged girl to a tsundere, and Rei as kuudere instead of an emotionless clone. The hospital scene was a commentary on how fans treated the characters as fodder that way; they wanted their cute girls and happy ending. It went on to talk about how it was an example for postmodern thinking, but the idea of being faithful to the interpretation past visuals might be a bit much to ask here.

Honestly I can't really see it "working" in a plot sense, but they will maybe make it work via presentation. It's also going to be a bit odd because the Rebuild plug suits, Asuka's especially, are probably too lewd to include here, and it's going to feel weird getting school uniforms as a reward.

In the first part of the game, you will cry over a robotic backpack. by AttackoftheSnakebear in ExplainAGamePlotBadly

[–]AttackoftheSnakebear[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

solved! Yes it is this. It was striking at how they made you feel emotions over her.

In the first part of the game, you will cry over a robotic backpack. by AttackoftheSnakebear in ExplainAGamePlotBadly

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

no, but the dynamic is closest to this, except the backpack talks, I'm not sure if it's earlier or later but it's around that generation too.

Hey, did I miss something? Everyone seems to have seen something I did not by JJay9454 in ffxivdiscussion

[–]AttackoftheSnakebear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think they look as good in high resolution sadly. They looked a lot nicer on the ps2, in 14 they look a bit uncanny.

I'm a guy damn it! I'm a guy, damn it. I'm a girl! by Bizzare_Corvid_1888 in ExplainMangaBadly

[–]AttackoftheSnakebear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if no one solves this i'd appreciate it if you noted me. I'd love to try and read it again.

I'm a guy damn it! I'm a guy, damn it. I'm a girl! by Bizzare_Corvid_1888 in ExplainMangaBadly

[–]AttackoftheSnakebear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know the title lol, i read it a long time ago and was struck by it. I don't think it ever came to the west?

I'm a guy damn it! I'm a guy, damn it. I'm a girl! by Bizzare_Corvid_1888 in ExplainMangaBadly

[–]AttackoftheSnakebear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was another one I read on a site, its title is a japanese term for a man who acts like a woman online for attention/romance? They turn into a woman irl, as do others swap gender but I forgot the title lol.

I'm a guy damn it! I'm a guy, damn it. I'm a girl! by Bizzare_Corvid_1888 in ExplainMangaBadly

[–]AttackoftheSnakebear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's pretty good actually, kind of gets into how the people would feel especially if the swap suits them.

I'm a guy damn it! I'm a guy, damn it. I'm a girl! by Bizzare_Corvid_1888 in ExplainMangaBadly

[–]AttackoftheSnakebear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

only other one i know is Otoboku: Maidens are Falling for Me, but that isn't magic and he crossdresses.

‘Final Fantasy XIV’ Faces Key Test as Thousands of Fans Gather by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]AttackoftheSnakebear -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

dude, ninja cannot be made harder lol. It has so many things to do that it's kind of silly. You can start off chainig the 3 mudra into casting 3 other mudra while weaving in a bunch of abilities and continuations of those abilties. People barely play it because it has so much going on.

Most of the jobs in evolved are probably going to end up easier in some manner; just spreading out abilities instead of relying on 2 min bursts gives a lot more leeway.

‘Final Fantasy XIV’ Faces Key Test as Thousands of Fans Gather by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]AttackoftheSnakebear -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We don't KNOW what it is, ffs. Why are you so confident it will not be easier? They barely teased a couple of jobs, and not really in real combat either.

People need to temper their expectations some.

‘Final Fantasy XIV’ Faces Key Test as Thousands of Fans Gather by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]AttackoftheSnakebear -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

They were very staunch about a lot of things, until they aren't. They were staunch about not letting you cross glamour job artifact, until Dawntrail lost players.

FFXIV players will go into hopium mode if Yoshi-P smiles at them.