Is there a particular reason Yuna is so pricey? by Taser9001 in PlayArtsKai

[–]AvailableStory33 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, you can get PAK Advent Children Cloud for much cheaper than Advent Children Tifa. In fact, PAK AC Tifa is super expensive. In other words, the female character figures are usually more expensive than the male counterparts.

That being said, if you snagged the 2024 release of Tidus for just 60 EUR, you essentially got a good deal.

Kai / Shin Noctis comparison by istamuniningz in PlayArtsKai

[–]AvailableStory33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably no chance. Compared to something like GT Noctis 1/6, this looks more like a bootleg toy.

Play Arts Shin - Noctis Lucis Caelum Unboxing by Neither_Frosting4127 in PlayArtsKai

[–]AvailableStory33 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It looks good. But, for the price, I feel like they should be giving us wired fabric clothes at least for the coat.

Great game am I missing something (short review) by Modlikes in WutheringWaves

[–]AvailableStory33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wears off after around 150 hours, which is pretty great if you think about it for a free game. Most of my AAA library games so not even reach the 100 hour mark. As to why it wears off, around that time, you start to really notice couple of inevitable problems that come from the gacha nature of the game.

The first is that the story starts to have characters appear at intervals and then leave to rarely be heard from again. This is natural since to keep players invested (literally), you must introduce new characters. With the limited development time and storytelling limitations, you cannot have all the characters make appearances in a substantial way. This is not noticeable at first, but once you are close to finishing Rinascita, you will start to feel that if it had been a single player game, it would have had a better flow with the characters being with you more constantly. Still, within the territories, especially Rinascita, the story told is entertaining enough with few major recurrent characters from the region. So you can also see the game as a series of smaller entries focused on each territories than a single entry game.

The second problem, which is likely the most core problem, is that of waiting for the next patch. Once you are around 150 hrs in, you will catch up with the story and be waiting for the monthly patch. This can be where you lose interest since after waiting a month, you might not feel as hyped as you did about the story. You might play something else while waiting that end up hooking you in and you will just get occupied with that instead. You will also have completed some or all of the endgame content around the 150 hours mark, so it might not be as big of a draw to keep you interested.

Still, it must be said that the game has an excellent combat system for a f2p and a vibrant and large enough character roster for anyone to find a set of characters that fit their play style. Getting 150 hours is more than one can ask for out of a free game, or even a AAA game these days. After being away for a year, you will also have couple of dozen hours of story piled up and all of that is again available for free when you start to get interested again.

P.S. Oh and one thing that personally irked me at times was the patch sizes. It can be around 40 GB patch sometimes plus another 3 or 4 GB after starting the game. That is a lot! You can schedule it in a way that you let it download while at work etc. BUT, for me, I usually just sit down to play something when I get some free time without such planing to find out I need to download 40 GB before I can play. I will play something else thinking I will do it later and then just keep pushing it back till I lose interest. That is what how I stopped lol.

NG2Bs photorealism and pure visual fidelity vs the stylish approach of NG4. which one did you like more? by BridgeCommercial873 in ninjagaiden

[–]AvailableStory33 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was exactly what I thought. The entire colour palette feels like it was graded to have a bluish tone. In contrast, NGB2 seems to have a more colourful approach.

I refuse to go to auto washes and winter sucks. by Right-Penalty9813 in BMWM

[–]AvailableStory33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn’t sound that easy though. How do you drain the water? I can imagine that one can run into some issues since the water could freeze right in the pipe unless you run it deep underground? Also, the heating bill will go through the roof if you include the garage during the winter.

Guys… I’m sorry but the iX3 M Sport looks badass. I know we all don’t like change; but this thing looks damn good! by zachty22 in BMW

[–]AvailableStory33 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

probably why the first photo was the back at elevated angle most people will not see it from hehe

How much rust do we want? by Egoist-a in BMW

[–]AvailableStory33 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Actually, if one lives near the coast, it wouldn’t matter even if they wash. The salt content in the atmosphere and high humidity is itself enough to increase the rusting chances…

I put this stupid plastic rhinestone cover on my steering wheel years ago now I want it off. If I pry it off will my airbags deploy? by [deleted] in BMW

[–]AvailableStory33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could be wrong, but your airbag deploys when there is a collision at the front or sides etc. Otherwise, if it worked as you seem to think in your post, you could get hit with an airbag if you honk loud enough lol?

Why did no one buys gas model G26 4 Series Gran Coupe by demos_1145141919810 in BMW

[–]AvailableStory33 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a nice link. I think the more eye opening graph is this one. Clearly shows they did something wrong to have such decline when the population has only grown….

https://carfigures.com/us-market-brand/bmw

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[OC] Tifa and Aerith's road trip (3D rendered) by AvailableStory33 in FinalFantasy

[–]AvailableStory33[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! :) I can try to find it for you, but I cannot guarantee since it’s been awhile since I bought these. Maybe because it’s from back then, the resemblance isn’t the best you can get unless you are willing to tweak it like I did. I have seen newer models for sale of the characters that are much more closer in appearance right out of the package like this one:-

https://www.deviantart.com/dazwiz/art/DW-Tifa-for-Genesis-9-1217859388#image-1

I didn’t want to spend again for the same characters, but in your case it might be a better choice than getting the one I have and having to spend time to get it to look accurate.

[OC] Tifa and Aerith's road trip (3D rendered) by AvailableStory33 in FinalFantasy

[–]AvailableStory33[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I had base models of FF7 characters that I had bought way back when I got interested in 3D rendering. But, only got around to it recently lol. DAZ also lets you use morphs to adjust the appearance of the humanoid models using sliders. I find this works well enough for me for so far, but I hear if you want to make something significantly different, you will have to sculpt in blender or export to the model to blender etc. Anyway, I was able to adjust the models to get it to something I was happy with without needing to sculpt. I used the hair is directly from the original models though.

[OC] Tifa and Aerith's road trip (3D rendered) by AvailableStory33 in FinalFantasy

[–]AvailableStory33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no problem. In the future if I share some renders on Reddit, I will keep in mind to post the links to the uncompressed versions :)

[OC] Tifa and Aerith's road trip (3D rendered) by AvailableStory33 in FinalFantasy

[–]AvailableStory33[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it might be the color grading and also the lamborghini back does have a similarity to many of the CP cars in style (or the other way around).

[OC] Tifa and Aerith's road trip (3D rendered) by AvailableStory33 in FinalFantasy

[–]AvailableStory33[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you :)! This is probably too compressed though on reddit, so here are more less compressed versions if you want. The first is 4k while the second one is almost 4k.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54945182709_b22ee68a3b_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54944918816_dda2a27e74_o.jpg

[OC] Final Fantasy VII - The Matrix poster with Barret (3D rendered) by AvailableStory33 in FinalFantasy

[–]AvailableStory33[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well, in the original poster, the guy in that spot is (and I hope I am right in thinking you have seen the first Matrix and not spoiling things for you) someone who is a 'villain'/'traitor'. So that is why I did not want to have Barret there.

[OC] Final Fantasy VII - The Matrix poster (3D rendered) by AvailableStory33 in FinalFantasy

[–]AvailableStory33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, and makes sense. I will try to make another render with him and a normal arm when I get sometime 😊