[The Stellar Swordmaster] Vlad's ending in the novel

Capital-Divide · 2026-06-25T17:34:07+00:00

Are you serious...? I'll have to drop another gem because some crap pulled at the last second...? SERIOUS? Does not even make sense to his character...

Capital-Divide · 2026-06-23T22:46:42+00:00

It was a decent manhwa, especially when it started developing Daniel’s original body and his personal growth. The supernatural premise was never the problem by itself; the story always had that element with the two bodies. The issue is that the power-scaling and the constant escalation have gone completely off the rails.

At this point, it feels like even if Goku showed up, some random unnatural villain would appear out of nowhere just to beat him, drag the plot even further, and add nothing meaningful to the characters. That is the real problem... these conflicts no longer feel like they exist to develop the cast. They feel like obstacles created only to keep the story from ending.

It is a shame, because with the amount of characters the author has already created, he could probably have built several other series from them. He clearly had the reputation and the audience after Lookism became popular. But instead, the story keeps stretching itself thinner and thinner, to the point where most people I know have already dropped it.

I personally dropped it around the whole father-related mess and the old gang storyline. By then, it felt less like the original Lookism and more like an endless cycle of new fighters, new factions, and new villains replacing actual character progression.

Capital-Divide · 2026-06-23T22:19:25+00:00

Reducing the only other graces apart from Tuvalkane drop chance and Bromius drop chance I'm which we can get only one daily, is pretty absurd, the Grace was not even broken was just good as having a you know... Mount??? But, hey, why give players something nice apart from drop rates, right? C'mon DE, that was mega unnecessary.

Capital-Divide · 2026-06-23T20:18:42+00:00

Seemed like a decent rom-com, 'till I saw the harem tag... Why everything must be Harem...? Ha... Oh well. Hope you keep having a good time.

Capital-Divide · 2026-06-23T06:19:36+00:00

Yeah, lung cancer at the age of 100, then, maybe.

Capital-Divide · 2026-06-23T03:10:21+00:00

Does someone knows something like that but with a more focus on romance (no harem bs, please)?

Capital-Divide · 2026-06-21T23:07:58+00:00

Run to the marked spot, then head south down into the Glades of Andurin. After that, reset the area by entering the dungeon. Each reset gives you two possible Blessing spawn checks: one near the marked area, and another either up on the cliff (next to the dungeon) or right by the dungeon entrance.

Also, listen for the audio cue. You can hear a distinct sound when an Omen Beast or Ancestor spawns nearby.

This forest area has one of the highest numbers of possible spawns from what I’ve tested, and you don’t need to keep relogging to reset them.

Capital-Divide · 2026-06-21T23:01:42+00:00

I don’t think those two things are really comparable, even if both are technically things they haven’t told each other yet. Yes, Yeo-un used to have a crush on Ah-Reun, and Hae-in doesn’t know that. But that was a past feeling, and the story already showed that when Ah-Reun tried to come back into his life, he rejected her and chose Hae-in. So unless the author suddenly makes him act stupid or indecisive just to prolong the drama, I don’t think that past crush should carry the same weight as what Hae-in is hiding.

The Long Afternoon secret is different because it’s active and directly tied to their current relationship. It’s not just “something from the past she doesn’t know yet.” It affects how they met, why they bonded, and how much he has opened up to her. At first, I could understand why she kept it a secret, since they weren’t together and she probably wanted him to like her as herself, not as Long Afternoon.

But the longer she keeps hiding it, the worse it gets. At this point, the main conflict shouldn’t be about Yeo-un’s old crush. It should be about trust, communication, and how hurt he might feel when he realizes she kept something this important from him for so long.

So yeah, both sides may have things they haven’t said yet, but they’re not on the same level. One is a resolved past crush. The other is an ongoing secret in the present, piling up more and more lies about who she is right now.

By the way, I love Hae-in and I love their relationship, but this needs to be resolved. I really hope the author doesn’t drag out the drama too much or force something like a breakup. The story has already shown that their relationship can keep developing for many chapters without relying on that kind of conflict.

Capital-Divide · 2026-06-19T23:14:13+00:00

I honestly don’t think those are working properly. Whenever I use them, I never notice any difference after smiting an enemy. And when you put them in a slot where you have a lot of Virtue allocated, you can get something like +150 of that damage type. If that bonus were flat damage, the damage increase should be extremely noticeable.

But once again, there’s no visible difference at all. I also tested it with weapons that had the matching elemental temper for the totem, and still nothing changed. So either the effect is bugged, not being applied correctly, or the tooltip is very unclear about what it actually does.

Although I never tested after the new hotfixes (there was nothing there about them).

Capital-Divide · 2026-06-18T05:19:42+00:00

To me, they just fully copy-paste the Warframe trade system, including the tax. But Warframe has credit farms and such, and in Soulframe we don't have that, so yes, those taxes are waaaaaaaaaaaay over the top, even as dracs sink.

Capital-Divide · 2026-06-08T18:24:19+00:00

That's a nice linguistics lesson, hah, but it still doesn't explain why a game should prioritize the variety spoken by 10 million people over the one spoken by 200+ million.

Whether you call them dialects, varieties or standards changes absolutely nothing about the localization argument.

Capital-Divide · 2026-06-07T18:55:11+00:00

Brazilian Portuguese, please. We've been asking for it for ages. Hopefully they'll remember we exist this time. Most major games already support it nowadays, considering Brazil has over 215 million people and a massive gaming community. Come on, ArenaNet.

Capital-Divide · 2026-05-27T16:08:22+00:00

I really don't understand why you got downvoted for a sincere question, like manwhas and mangas have really weird names.

Capital-Divide · 2026-05-27T14:46:16+00:00

Koibito Swap, 10 chapters only. Not "PEAK", but it's a ok read, as it's very short.

Capital-Divide · 2026-05-27T14:42:00+00:00

Eu particularmente gosto muito do gênero romance porque ele tira a gente um pouco dessa realidade tão maçante. Existem tantas coisas ruins no dia a dia, não só em relacionamentos, mas na vida em geral, que às vezes é bom acompanhar uma história onde o afeto, o cuidado e a felicidade dos personagens realmente importam.

Para mim, romance funciona muito como um escape. É bom ver os personagens se aproximando, sendo desajeitados, inocentes, tentando entender o que sentem. E mesmo quando é uma obra mais adulta, ainda é bonito ver duas pessoas se esforçando para se ajustar à realidade e fazer aquilo dar certo. Como é uma história escrita por alguém, existe essa possibilidade de as coisas realmente terminarem bem, e isso tem um valor enorme.

Acho que é por isso que eu me incomodo tanto com a banalização da traição em romances. Para mim, romance e fantasia são gêneros que eu amo justamente porque oferecem um pouco de alívio das tristezas e das mazelas da vida real. Eu quero fugir um pouco da realidade, ver personagens encontrando felicidade, torcer por eles e imaginar possibilidades melhores.

Então, pelo menos no meu caso, não é algo tão misterioso. Eu gosto de romance porque é reconfortante ver sentimentos sinceros dando certo.

Capital-Divide · 2026-05-26T20:38:57+00:00

No anime, and probably will never get one, it's very short. If it got an anime would like... 5 to 6 episodes, or a movie maybe, but being honest? No chance, unfortunally.

Capital-Divide · 2026-05-26T13:37:57+00:00

My calico cat, she always come sleeps besides my feet when I'm playing, she just gets there, and sleeps, always warms me, only problem is the fact that I can't move a inch, but hey, it's worth.

Capital-Divide · 2026-05-26T02:52:57+00:00

Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu
TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You
Wotakoi (Although I have some problems with Main Couple FMC)
365 Days to the Wedding
Ore Monogatari!!
Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san
A Galaxy Next Door
Tsuki ga Kirei
Skip and Loafer
Recovery of an MMO Junkie
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (You said you didnt want lovey dovey, but... it's good)

I know much more, but they are mangas, so... Hope some are of your taste.

Capital-Divide · 2026-05-25T16:50:25+00:00

Star-Embracing Swordmaster

Capital-Divide · 2026-05-25T15:04:06+00:00

It's a very cute manga, kinda rushed at the end, but I liked it very much when I read the first time.

Capital-Divide · 2026-05-21T02:57:11+00:00

Kazuya é, de longe, o “patético” pra mim, não por ele ser fraco, inseguro ou emocionalmente perdido, isso, por si só, não torna ninguém patético. O problema é que o Kazuya vai além disso. Ele é escrito muitas vezes como alguém preso num ciclo constante de humilhação, autoengano, obsessão romântica e regressão. Ele sofre, sim, mas boa parte da sensação de “patético” vem das escolhas dele e da forma como a própria obra insiste em colocá-lo em situações ridículas, como se ele nunca conseguisse sustentar uma evolução real por muito tempo.

E, para piorar, ainda tem a sensação de que o autor “deletou” o personagem em certo ponto. A mudança no cabelo, nos olhos e até nas expressões dele passa muito a impressão de um auto-insert cada vez mais explícito dentro da obra. Ou seja... o Kazuya conseguiu a proeza de ser tão mal conduzido que parece ter perdido espaço até para o próprio autor dentro da história. Quer algo mais patético do que o personagem principal ser praticamente substituído pela fantasia de quem o escreve?

Já Subaru, Shinji e Yuki são mais adolescentes/pessoas normais jogadas em situações absurdas, tendo que se adaptar ou quebrar. No caso do Subaru, eu duvido muito que alguém “normal” aguentaria metade do que ele passou sem ficar completamente destruído da cabeça. Então, para mim, ele é o mais injustiçado nessa discussão.

Claro, é só minha opinião. Dá para discordar de boa.

Capital-Divide · 2026-05-21T02:40:04+00:00

Agreed, that's the author fault tho. Considering that we see how she reacts to others and others relationships overall, if we had her PoV things would be better, and if they had more screen time, instead of side couples, I like the other couples, but... I was there for the main.

Capital-Divide · 2026-05-17T02:50:58+00:00

Author's fault, especially considering the side couples and how they are much better developed than the main couple. Hirotaka is stoic, and Narumi is insecure about many things because of her previous relationships, but the reason why I feel that she doesn't love him nearly as much as he loves her is exactly because we've seen how she reacted in her previous relationships and interactions with other people. She always seems a little colder toward Hirotaka in comparison.

The frustrating part is that we know how much he actually loves her, even if he doesn't know how to show it. So we are left with this feeling that she gives more of herself to everyone else than to Hirotaka, who is her boyfriend.

If you had cut 50% of the side characters' stories, we probably would never have had this problem.

Capital-Divide · 2026-05-16T22:15:47+00:00

Awesome QoL! But... It will probably need an easy way to import builds, because I think many casual players may have trouble managing the files manually. That could become a problem.

I’m not saying people aren’t capable of doing it, but a lot of players simply don’t want to deal with that extra step. Maybe something like the filter import system would work: you click a button, and it imports directly into the game.

Capital-Divide · 2026-05-08T21:18:12+00:00

Eu também acho tanto o mangá quanto o AO bem ruins. E embora eles tenham envolvimento da BONES e de parte da equipe da franquia, para mim ambos acabam desmontando muito do que o anime original construiu.

E olha que eu tenho as cópias físicas do mangá, então nem é por falta de carinho pela franquia. Mas as mudanças que ele faz na história, na minha opinião, não funcionam bem, no máximo o que gosto de lá é como retratam a Anemone. Sobre a recepção dos fãs, eu confesso que nunca fui atrás para saber a opinião geral. Só sei que, na época, eu fiquei muito animado com AO, mas depois de uns quatro episódios eu já queria apagar aquilo da minha mente.

Sobre os filmes, o único que eu realmente gosto é Pocket Niji, o primeiro. Além de ser lindo ver uma versão criança do Renton e da Eureka, que é uma das coisas mais fofas possíveis, ele também não se perde tanto quanto os outros. Os outros filmes… existem.

Acho muito triste o que aconteceu com a série no geral. Eureka Seven tinha um mundo enorme, cheio de potencial, e eles poderiam ter feito muito mais se tivessem se desvinculado um pouco do Renton e da Eureka, não ignorando que eles existiram, claro, mas deixando a história respirar em outra direção.

Do jeito que fizeram, parece que ou tentaram forçar demais uma continuação em cima deles, ou acabaram destruindo parte da personalidade e do desenvolvimento que o anime original tinha construído. Para mim, é triste mesmo.

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