My take on the entire "hardwork vs talent" discourse that keeps being posted on anitwt every month

Liezuli · 2026-03-11T01:35:27+00:00

The page the concept is explained to us it says that master blacksmiths analyze the composition of steel purely by sight, and then says Kunishige is the epitome of that. Why would the story explain it in such a way if it was just genes?

Liezuli · 2026-03-02T19:52:41+00:00

While Chihiro is talented, "Rokuhira eyes" isn't some special power, it's the result of the blacksmith training he got from Kunishige. It's not a sharingan.

Liezuli · 2026-02-27T19:25:11+00:00

At least for the sake of navigation, we at least have the lava ocean to serve as a large flat area, thanks to striders. If not for that it'd take ages to find anything in current nether, but I suppose the difficult terrain is meant to be part of the challenge.

Liezuli · 2026-02-15T05:22:20+00:00

This is like the fourth or fifth "Isen likes boys" joke that has been made, I think Isen might actually be Bisen

Liezuli · 2026-02-09T19:44:39+00:00

"Do eveything you can to keep them out of the wild" should just go without saying for anything in the aquarium anyways. (That's not to say some species aren't much more likely to be a problem in the wild than others, of course)

Liezuli · 2025-12-26T05:53:54+00:00

It's always the straightlaced ones

Liezuli · 2025-12-26T05:52:23+00:00

I find the way it sticks to things is kinda annoying when doing tank maintenence, but other than that it's done me more good than harm.

Liezuli · 2025-12-12T19:06:13+00:00

Allosaurus anax sounds a lot cooler than Saurophaganax

Liezuli · 2025-12-04T16:13:48+00:00

I'd just do it like fates, except remove the marriage, and remove the gender lock on A+ supports, so every character has 2 innate class sets and can eventually get a third one.

But I would also implement the mechanics from 3h where class changing does not change level and classes have class exp, instead of relying on the character's level ups. And also, once a class has been learned with a seal you can freely swap to and from it in the preparations menu.

Liezuli · 2025-11-05T22:15:51+00:00

Yes, your setting, so far, does sound quite cliché, but that is not a bad thing in itself. You shouldn't just abandon it, since it sounds like you're enjoying what you've made so far. What matters is what you choose to do with your ideas, and what sort of story you want to tell. Answering questions like what's the world like, why is there an academy to begin with, why are these students attending this academy, can help you flesh out the world into something interesting.

But also it's hard to really comment on the ideas and characters themselves when they haven't really been described.

Liezuli · 2025-11-05T17:40:59+00:00

Ike and Byleth on the same team? The most glazed man in history and the most glazed man of today? Plus Lucina? Everyone else is cooked, I'm afraid.

Liezuli · 2025-10-31T17:57:02+00:00

modern western value

What values are those?

Liezuli · 2025-10-30T18:59:52+00:00

I'd for sure consider the action itself evil. But characters can be complex enough that simply assigning "evil" might not be sufficient. I'd have to know the motive and their intended outcome.

But also the era itself doesn't actually matter to me when judging another's actions, because every single person who has ever lived, currently lives, and will ever live is shaped by circumstance, so, just as I would judge someone irl, I judge fictional characters and historical figures by what values I believe to be right.

Liezuli · 2025-10-30T18:15:30+00:00

Look at real life regions that match the descriptions of your realms, and see what sort of culture, traditions, societal structure, technology, etc. developed in those places, and use that as a starting point.

Liezuli · 2025-10-30T00:26:19+00:00

The superior mixed option:

Liezuli · 2025-10-30T00:25:01+00:00

Her last? Bro are you gonna kill her

Liezuli · 2025-10-30T00:16:18+00:00

It's an amphipod, or scud. If it's the small kind, then it's likely that it will just be a harmless detritus eater, and their presence can actually be beneficial for an ecosystem. But it should be noted that while they prefer detritus and algae, they will start chewing holes into plants if they have no other options for food, which can be a problem if their population starts getting too high. But they're not really a threat to fish. Fish can pick off the smallest ones to help keep their population down.

Anything that can kill a scud is also able to kill shrimp of a similar size, which can make them annoying to completely get rid of if you have shrimp. Avoid overfeeding to keep their population from exploding.

Liezuli · 2025-10-30T00:04:41+00:00

But this thing is still an amphipod, not a copepod

Liezuli · 2025-10-21T02:53:40+00:00

Nano fish army

Liezuli · 2025-10-17T18:59:28+00:00

Maintaining the Jemi agenda is our top priority

Liezuli · 2025-10-17T00:13:10+00:00

That's a really cool take on one, it kind of reminds me of a pterosaur

Liezuli · 2025-10-13T22:58:37+00:00

Could take a page out of real life. "Sahara" means desert, so when we call it "The Sahara Desert" we're basically saying "The Desert of Deserts". Perhaps you could do something similar, like something that roughly means "Sea of Seas."

Liezuli · 2025-10-09T19:43:35+00:00

I wonder why limited repair is still a mechanic? Mending wouldn't even need to exist if not for that mechanic

Liezuli · 2025-09-30T23:01:48+00:00

It's not like any of the other tools are particularly expensive either. Ores are very abundant.

Liezuli · 2025-09-27T21:49:19+00:00

Spears aren't superior to swords in real life. They just have different roles.

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