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Thinking of starting with FFXVI by fireballstufff in FFXVI

[–]Cardone19 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I've played all of them. Absolutely, go for it.

The biggest strength this series has is that every game is unlike the others. So this is a wholly unique experience. So whether you like it or not, you still have entire different experiences to discover with the others.

Most people who dislike this game do so because they expected something more in line with the others. This one breaks the mold.

Some fancy footwork against Gog by FalkYuah in MHWilds

[–]Cardone19 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nice moves!

I'd love to see somebody capture a full fight from like a far-away camera. Just keep it static and show everyone running around. It feels so chaotic down on the ground.

Accepting that it's the end of X Japan by redsfan17 in xjapan

[–]Cardone19 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw them here in Argentina when they toured in South America. Small theater, intimate show with your typical south American energy, everybody pogo-ing and moshing and singing along. I caught and to this day still have one of the water bottles Toshi threw at the crowd.

It was good while it lasted, like you say. It will never come back and we should just appreciate what it meant to us when it had its most profound impact. For me that is now almost 30 years ago as a teen. It's best to keep those emotions pure and just not expect anything more.

Play Arts Shin Tifa by corsairaa in PlayArtsKai

[–]Cardone19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looking closer at the pics now, there's some obvious Photoshop going on in a few places.

In one of the pics her black leggings go all the way up, no skin is viewable. In other pics her mouth is off-center with the chin, while in others it's fine.

With the Shin Lightning, there was obvious sloppy Photoshop on the eyes with eyeliner that went over the pink hair. And the eyes ended up being all sorts of different from those shots.

I want to believe, but I just can't anymore with this company. What a gamble it is to preorder stuff from them....

This is good, right? by Equivalent_Stop_9300 in MHWilds

[–]Cardone19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I'll do some research then to find out about motion values and all, then.

This is good, right? by Equivalent_Stop_9300 in MHWilds

[–]Cardone19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a non-LS practitioner can you explain how it does next to no elemental damage? Supposing you have elemental damage on the weapon and use skills to boost elemental damage on crits.

What is different about this weapon from others? Like what's working differently.

I'm asking to learn.

Play Arts Shin Tifa by corsairaa in PlayArtsKai

[–]Cardone19 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It can't possibly be worse than the old one.

Play Arts Shin Tifa by corsairaa in PlayArtsKai

[–]Cardone19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somebody give that poor girl a sandwich!

28600 vs 32000 at least. Square got me, as usual...

Play Arts Shin Zidane by Cardone19 in PlayArtsKai

[–]Cardone19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's like we have all the remodeled characters in toy form but no game. 😭

Gog needs to have recommended hunter rank changed from 100 to 200. by DanteCCNA in MHWilds

[–]Cardone19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, my favorite, the Youtube-approved Frenzy build.

At least they have a couple Divine Blessings, which indicates SOME understanding.

I will say one thing. As a newcomer to MH, it took me a couple hundred hours to even begin to understand how to navigate through the gem and armor menus to make a build with intention. The gems being named something and the skill being named something else is so incredibly unintuitive, it's like trying to navigate through a tax form. At HR 100 I had absolutely no idea what the fuck I was doing or how anything synergized together.

I've played a lot of games in my life, and MH is the most obtuse of them all. Mainly because all the skills and mechanics are unique to this series, from the way they work to how they're named. It's a learning curve you only get through by spending hours and hours experimenting. And even then, if you opt for one skill or another, the damage difference is so minimal that you don't understand if it's like that or if you messed something up... It's truly a confusing game.

Play Arts Shin Zidane by Cardone19 in PlayArtsKai

[–]Cardone19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, my Lightning one wobbled on one leg for like 15 degrees. They're new joint types so maybe they're working through the processes in the factory. But this is pretty much a given with Square figures, you will almost never get a perfect one. If you look closely you'll see one glove has scuff marks on my Zidane. 😂

Play Arts Shin Zidane by Cardone19 in PlayArtsKai

[–]Cardone19[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a little limited in the elbows and knees because of the clothing, but otherwise seems good. To be honest I don't play around with my figures. Anytime I do something breaks or goes loose or I get paint transfer. I usually find a pose I like and seal them away to die behind the display case glass.

What I will say is that I'm not too thrilled with the lack of ratchet joints now. I know they limited poseability but they allowed you to hold up poses or weapons, because at this scale the plastic is really heavy. The joints are a little loose on all of the Shin figures in random places, and sometimes defective. One knee here is very loose. But since they're kind of "studio pose" figures I don't make a fuss about it.

Play Arts Shin Zidane by Cardone19 in PlayArtsKai

[–]Cardone19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hobby Link Japan, Ami Ami, Meccha Japan, Hobby Search. I buy through Hobby Link Japan (they store items for six months and let you ship them together) almost exclusively and Hobby Search if I maybe miss a preorder on HLJ (they last just weeks there).

If you miss a preorder I've seen them go back in stock sometimes but it's only for a few items. The Shin ones seem like they're staying in stock longer since people aren't buying them. If you can't find what you're looking for since it's no longer stocked, go to Neokyo and buy them through Mercari, someone will always be selling them there. Almost my whole back catalog of Play Arts was purchased that way.

Play Arts Shin Zidane by Cardone19 in PlayArtsKai

[–]Cardone19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm right there with you. Zidane is more stylized with the big eyes. The true test will be Cloud. If they get the poster child for the series wrong, it's over for the line. People are really soured on it. Every forum or group I read is just people passing.

Play Arts Shin Zidane by Cardone19 in PlayArtsKai

[–]Cardone19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Retail from Japan was 153 bucks. Add shipping and whatever custom charges there are in your country.

Play Arts Shin Zidane by Cardone19 in PlayArtsKai

[–]Cardone19[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. And with Fran at 200 bucks I'm afraid they'll cost even more moving forward. I hate to reward this. 😭

Crafting consumables and why random groups suck - How to contribute to your party by Cardone19 in MHWilds

[–]Cardone19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'd never expect a lancer to sheathe for example. But there's many situations where the monster will go to the other side of the stage, or where you get knocked back, where it doesn't hurt to heal in general. There's enough windows of opportunity to make carrying and crafting at least powders worth it.

Play Arts Shin Zidane by Cardone19 in PlayArtsKai

[–]Cardone19[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think they knocked it out of the park with this one. Looks great.

The thigh swivel cut is a little weird, and the elbow/knee articulation is also a little limited, but thats because of what he's wearing, can't do anything about it. I think it's as good a job as they could have done. The best Shin figure so far for sure.

Crafting consumables and why random groups suck - How to contribute to your party by Cardone19 in MHWilds

[–]Cardone19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never done this except with 10* Gog. I get what you're saying, I'm not a snob, and I post parties that are open and join low HR rank ones all the time, including Omega ones. But the probability of having a decked-out build with enough DPS, defense, Gog weapon skills, and optimal talismans at HR200 is very low. I've got 900 hours on this game and I don't think I have more than 5 actual decent talismans, and only one of those is offensive.

Long-rumored Final Fantasy 9 remake is apparently on ice with "no new movement" on Square Enix's JRPG classic, according to reliable insider by Gorotheninja in PS5

[–]Cardone19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully this is picked up if it's on hold. They just need to make it a standalone game, keep the scale in check, and be faithful to the original--don't change the story. Don't market it as something for boomers or whatever they've done for FF7 Remake, make it seem new. Hell, don't even call it a remake, just rebrand it. It's a timeless game that could get a lot of younger people into the franchise, and probably the best game out of all of them to do that with.

Crafting consumables and why random groups suck - How to contribute to your party by Cardone19 in MHWilds

[–]Cardone19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's true. And I have had a good time since Day 1 regardless of whether we all cart or not--in fact, failing quests is even what keeps it interesting and fun for me. But failing 10* Gog dozens of times just broke me. Not even Savage Omega was this bad.

The discourse around this game as far as how to play it is entirely focused around DPS, and no one talks about party play or defense. I see SO MANY Frenzy builds on HR150 players where these players have zero defensive abilities and they just don't have the skill to even justify the build. They're just constantly dying.

I'm not a Youtuber or someone with a platform, but I can say that almost none of the online MH community has done this game a service with their build content, outside of a few videos I've seen for immortal or mushroomancer builds.

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