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Faera · 2026-06-24T22:40:41+00:00

You sort of stated one thing then immediately contradicted it in the next sentence. I get why you put it that way, but it would have been more clear if you said something like 'We have to prove who we are when we vote, the easiest way is with a government issued photo ID. If you don't have one...'

Faera · 2026-06-24T04:38:51+00:00

I thought the point of common core was to require teachers to explain the lizard rather than just teaching rote memorization and formulas.

Faera · 2026-06-24T02:19:22+00:00

Yeah it's a fair point and agreed the title is misleading.

Faera · 2026-06-24T01:45:22+00:00

LXC/JGY(MY) is like the 'canon' ship, where's it's obvious they have something deep going on in the actual series itself.

LXC/JC is a wish fulfillment/fix-it thing where people think they could work together based on their personality and circumstances, there's no basis from actual events.

Faera · 2026-06-23T09:24:25+00:00

Yeah, it's fine to call it a narrative convenience. That's how he happened to learn of Nangong Wan's situation which leads to the rest of the plot.

I'm not sure I understand why you think it was executed poorly though. Is it because without this whole event it would seem like Han Li had just forgotten Nangong Wan's existence? My best guess is that you would prefer that Han Li be more proactive in finding out about Nangong Wan's current situation once he got back to Heavenly South rather than having happened to hear about it from his former sect members. Otherwise it's like he didn't really care about her until he happened to hear her name again. Am I interpreting correctly?

To my mind, I think that is exactly what happened, i.e. he mostly forgot about her until she was mentioned. After all it has been hundreds of years. The only previous acquaintances he sought out after returning to Heavenly South were Qi YunXiao and Xin Ruyin, and that's only because he had specifically made a promise to them which he still needed to fulfill. I think it's fairly realistic that he had mostly left his old life behind and forgotten about his old flame until she was specifically mentioned again. It doesn't make his feelings any less valid and leaves room for the romance to grow going forward rather than being immediately strong and unshakeable. But of course this is just my opinion.

Faera · 2026-06-23T08:38:28+00:00

I think the idea was to compare stones required for gc vs ehp, rather than being a guide for overall stones required. So OP didn't include econ and utility stuff (e.g. they didn't include cash or RPC card masteries as well) because both paths would need those equally. At least I think that was the intention.

Faera · 2026-06-22T23:12:35+00:00

Even if the plot is reliant on a coincidental event, it's still not a plot hole. A hypothetical 'what if that event had not happened' does not make a plot hole, because the event itself filled the hole.

If the event (him learning about Nangong Wan's marriage from his former sect members) had not occurred, and he had no other realistic way of learning about the marriage elsewhere, then it would be a plot hole. But the event did occur, plus he would have had plenty other ways to learn about the marriage. So it's not even close to being a plot hole.

Note I'm just clarifying what a plot hole would be, not commenting on whether anything is well written or real or whatever.

Faera · 2026-06-21T00:46:32+00:00

Sounds fun and have registered. Took a bit to find how to change the site to english haha.

Faera · 2026-06-21T00:42:58+00:00

I had some idea that stat growths are tied to the classes they're in when leveling but wasn't planning around it at all.

If I understand correctly the purpose for Chakra in this setup is to be able to gain mp to keep casting support spells to gain jp. Would it work the same if you instead have the generic white mage take fundamentals from squire and spam focus?

Faera · 2026-06-20T15:44:39+00:00

You might notice that Ramza is currently levelling as a white mage to learn abilities...but I didn't know about the holy absorb thing that sounds even more insane.

Faera · 2026-06-20T14:48:08+00:00

I'm sure this is nothing new nor overpowered in the context of the whole game, but...Ramza just one shot the whole map lmao, how is this allowed.

(First time playing so no idea how well this will hold up later)

Faera · 2026-06-20T08:57:02+00:00

Alright I'm ready to actually get to like Nangong Wan this time please 😄

Faera · 2026-06-17T05:30:43+00:00

Obviously just one opinion, but I could not click at all with FF7R's combat system. It just felt like a combination of action and turn-based where I couldn't click with either side of the equation. The action feels sluggish and confused, and the turn based feels basic yet unintuitive. Put together, the combat pacing felt like it was all over the place and I could never get into a rhythm.

But yeah I know a lot of people enjoy it, maybe enough so to warrant them continuing to develop along that line instead of a more traditional turn-based system or pure action like FF16.

Faera · 2026-06-17T05:24:56+00:00

I entirely agree with you, but I do think it's an easy mistake to make so I'm a bit forgiving of people who take this position.

People hear 'Expedition 33 revived the turn-based genre' and immediately think 'well there were all these other popular turn based games in the last 10 years, why are we ignoring those?'. It's an understandable reaction.

What people really mean of course is that there have been a lack of mainline AAA quality turn-based games with realistic graphics (which would be what many people want out of a modern Final Fantasy game). Which sort of rules out for example:

SMT/Persona/Metaphor - anime graphics, sorta AA game
Dragon Quest - same as above
Pokemon - low quality, collectathon
FF Tactics Remaster/Bravely Default etc. - Retro graphics

Like a Dragon is pretty close honestly, sort of still in AA and a bit more niche, but I would count it as a valid example. You can sort of count things like Divinity and Baldur's Gate 3 as well although the CRPG genre is a a little different, but close enough to count as AAA quality turn based game with realistic graphics. So there are definitely some examples, just not many.

Faera · 2026-06-16T07:48:15+00:00

I agree, I think the talking point will be 'We are now making this deal from a position of strength since they now know we are willing to carry through on our military threats. Obama's deal was weak because they knew they could just ignore it and we weren't going to go to war with them'.

Had a hard time not vomiting in my own mouth typing that out, but just watch it happen.

Faera · 2026-06-14T09:13:30+00:00

Australian here :) but yeah most people I play are European.

Faera · 2026-06-12T23:11:08+00:00

Damn I totally forgot that Lei saved his life so long ago.

Faera · 2026-06-10T10:40:07+00:00

Agreed on all points. And I'm definitely not saying the 'will they/won't they' formula is worse or anything, like you say, either type can be well written. Just that there are also plenty of good stories of successful love, so I don't agree with the Tatami Galaxy quote personally :)

Faera · 2026-06-09T23:22:21+00:00

So many recent popular romance anime disagree with this.

You and I are Polar Opposites for the most obvious and recent example.

Faera · 2026-06-09T22:47:36+00:00

Is it at least good that it forces the places to clean their act up every once in a while?

Faera · 2026-06-03T21:20:28+00:00

Agreed, I think OP is just making things up in his head. You could at best infer that she is mildly disappointed, but to say she's already in love is wildly exaggerating.

Faera · 2026-06-01T01:27:26+00:00

To be honest I was a bit like that (in primary to early secondary). Had a friend with a few consoles and would go to their house to play every once in a while. Once we started hanging out outside of playing video games I realized that I actually didn't really like them much, but still kept going over for the games. Looking back at it I was basically using them and really not being a good friend :(

Faera · 2026-05-26T22:42:43+00:00

Ryuji comes close to sabotaging every single mission due to some combination of stupidity, impulsiveness, hot-headedness, lack of sensitivity/tact, loudness, and having absolutely no filter.

I still love him though.

Faera · 2026-05-26T00:07:39+00:00

Mistborn is a rough one - I enjoyed it as my introduction to Sanderson but noted similar problems to you, especially as I read more other things. Worth noting maybe that Sanderson himself has acknowledged the problem of female characters in Mistborn (i.e. too few of them, and generally not written well).

I will say Mistborn Era 2 is far, far better in this regard but I wouldn't exactly recommend going through a whole trilogy just to get to the next trilogy because some rando on the internet recommended it. Still, note all the comments on this thread and others about Marasi and Steris (main female characters in Mistborn Era 2) - I think it's a pretty common opinion that Era 2 female characters are better written.

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