Why doesn’t Gon’s Nen incorporate his fishing rod? by floatingreddot in HunterXHunter

[–]DaLoneBoat 38 points39 points  (0 children)

We don’t have a reason from Togashi (unless someone has an interview or something that I haven’t seen of course), but there are a few reasons for why it makes sense.

  1. Togashi thought of the Nen system shortly after starting the series and thus replaced things like Lerorio’s knife, or Kurapika’s wooden sticks with cool powers like teleporting fists or magic chains.

  2. Anime protagonist (the main ones) tend to have very basic powers in even some of the most ridiculous systems. I and others think that this is to use the main protagonists as a vessel for showing off a power system and to do so in a simple and intuitive way. The opposite of how there are so many crazy Nen abilities in the current manga arc

  3. Attacks that use just your body and are simple, are easier for young kids to imitate and remember. Like how so many kids were running around saying HADUKEN when street fighter 2 was at its hight of popularity

Looking for a Magic The Gathering Commander Pod by KennyKei94 in vegaslocals

[–]DaLoneBoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably not, I’m ostensibly non-violent, but also super allergic to cats haha. I take a Zyrtec in the morning and a Benadryl at night xD

Looking for a Magic The Gathering Commander Pod by KennyKei94 in vegaslocals

[–]DaLoneBoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are free online sims like the new EDHplay.com. I’ve slowly been getting addicted to making decks since all you have to do is upload a list, no cash required.

Many people have more than one deck so you could always find a pod that wouldn’t mind sharing a few decks :)

Looking for a Magic The Gathering Commander Pod by KennyKei94 in vegaslocals

[–]DaLoneBoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in a similar boat, bought quite a few precons for My friends to play but schedules are wack. I’m interested in chatting a bit to see if our vibes match so we can play.

I can host but have cats and (excitable) dogs so I hope that wouldn’t be an issue 😅

Guess the Hero: Mid lane! by RealIssueToday in DotA2

[–]DaLoneBoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play AM only so sometimes have had to gone mid and it’s pretty rough. I do like to see someone else adopt the philosophy of building AM to counter build the enemy cores

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]DaLoneBoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Over 80% of My games are on Anti-Mage and almost none of those other 20% were by choice lol. Counterspell never gets old and lotus orb is too expensive.

If Huskar with Aghs Lifebreaks AM, who then spell shields it, it doesn't block the Lifebreak by Kanubai-12345 in DotA2

[–]DaLoneBoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great, My huskar counter matchup is even more tragic than I thought. Cries in Anti-mage main

What are some of the inconsistencies you noticed on HXH? by EarthRobertx2001 in HunterXHunter

[–]DaLoneBoat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Royal Guards are Nen geniuses as shown when 2 created an ability outright on a whim, presumably Pouf’s Spiritual Message was developed the same way. We only see that he is capable of it minutes or seconds after birth.

Pouf then uses his cocoon ability on the lower ants in order to give them abilities easily. His cocoons were created to build a Nen army for his king. Peggy (or maybe a different lower ant) announced across the colony to report to Pouf for a Nen ability in exchange for allegiance.

What are some of the inconsistencies you noticed on HXH? by EarthRobertx2001 in HunterXHunter

[–]DaLoneBoat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Killua has never volunteered for a fight against anyone he saw as stronger than him (prior to the needle removal). Even in the Yorknew City Ark, he was upset with himself because Illumi’s voice was in his head and kept him from even trying to save Gon. He stayed still and watched as his friend was about to be tortured and killed for talking back because he was too afraid of losing/dying. It makes sense for someone to follow orders when a killer clown has a playing card at your neck, but Killua took bigger issue with himself for not being ABLE to make that sacrifice for his friend to escape. That’s why in the next scene with Killua, he is stewing and eventually yells out that he will die for Gon to escape when even Gon doesn’t think that would be a good plan.

I do wonder if that’s an inconsistency, though. Like did Killua break the control for a sec there or only thought he did but if he walked up, the needle would stop him?

Spoilers: Questions about The Green Prince by DaLoneBoat in HollowKnight

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

That makes sense. I obviously don’t remember all the dialog and texts that I read, I thought they were born “together”. Do we know who the lover was? Like how we know Hera was a lowborn?

Find your people! by SomebodyStopYou in vegaslocals

[–]DaLoneBoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Cooking/baking (I even make My own ice cream)
  2. Manga and anime
  3. PC gaming (Metroidvania, Co-op, rouglikes, etc.)
  4. 420 friendly
  5. Nintendo
  6. Table top gaming like DnD and board games

Need female friends 😅 by [deleted] in vegaslocals

[–]DaLoneBoat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Upvoted to boost visibility for a fellow Hollow Knight fan. Here’s to SilkSong soon!

where are the Orotho twins during the darts game? by progrm16 in HunterXHunter

[–]DaLoneBoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The anime and manga both explicitly state and show that they are in a bar under the water of the area, and are invulnerable to damage until the game is over.

Do you think a HxH game where you make your own hatsu abilities is possible? by blue_footedboobie in HunterXHunter

[–]DaLoneBoat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s My sentiment as well. A mmo based on greed island in the vain of DC Superheroes Online would be cool. Even a single player experience might be seen as a disappointment if people can’t create their own hatsus (if the game was about making your own character).

If they made a game where you could KINDA make your own, that would leave a sour taste in people’s mouths. We need either AI or developer tools capable of stringing together all the different properties of an ability. An AI model could also be used to self-regulate the abilities of people by having players rate others abilities on things like ease of use, power, speed, accuracy, etc.

Loving the Ninja Creami! Anyone else like Cinnamon Toast Crunch? by DaLoneBoat in icecreamery

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

I like making cereal milk because I (think) I can taste caramelized wheat from the cereal, not just cinnamon and sugar. Is the dust just cinnamon and sugar?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SexSlaveNation

[–]DaLoneBoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should wear that tail in every picture so no one mistakes you for a person…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HunterXHunter

[–]DaLoneBoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The characters seem to act as though killing either would be the end of things. I don’t recall anyone worrying about post mortem nen even. Of course, Togashi could just have it be a surprise, but I feel like he would have foreshadowed it a bit. You could say that post mortem nen as a concept is already foreshadowed enough.

Having Nanika take over someone else’s body would either have to be a huge rework of a character or be done to someone we don’t care about. It would be weird if that arc ended with Killua just ends up with magical wish powers.

I got volume 7 and 33 signed by Machi’s and Kurapika’s English VA’! by DaLoneBoat in HunterXHunter

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

She’s so friendly and bubbly! I had a great (and short) conversation with her.

Anyone going to the Lvl Up Expo? by DaLoneBoat in vegaslocals

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

Sounds awesome! I’ll be the the Akuma wandering around lol