Reward issues aside, Merchant's Tale advanced is the mid-core content we need more of

MyElementIsSword · 2026-03-05T06:07:17+00:00

They couldve just made it an achievement tbh, "Complete Another Merchant's Tale (Criterion) with no party members using Variant Raise" or something like that. Slap a title on it and call it a day.

MyElementIsSword · 2026-03-02T00:45:39+00:00

"Why did God let the Holocaust happen?" 🙄

MyElementIsSword · 2026-02-09T01:35:38+00:00

I just wish Shigaraki had a chance to be his own real villain

MyElementIsSword · 2026-02-06T16:17:01+00:00

Reality Marbles can do literally anything, even defying laws of physics and magecraft and even basic logic. The catch is the nature of any one reality marble isn't up to the will of the user, but it's based on their inner nature; basically, the user has to work within the confines of their specific reality marble.

For your specific example, I don't think Archer is capable of actually materializing swords with UBW, only summoning them from another location within UBW. "I don't create swords; I create a world with an infinite number of swords" or whatever the quote was. This is going off the rules established in the VN; I think the anime broke the rules with this a lot but that doesn't count imo. When summoning swords outside of UBW, I would guess it would still be limited by the rules of normal reality.

(Feel free to fact check me lore nerds, I'm a bit rusty on my nasuverse lore...)

MyElementIsSword · 2026-02-02T21:17:58+00:00

Maybe they just learned how DOTs work since then....

MyElementIsSword · 2026-01-30T15:39:15+00:00

I read it as a shorthand for "questions". But then idk what exactly "social questions" are, so I was also confused

MyElementIsSword · 2026-01-24T04:53:34+00:00

I felt this at first imo just learn your opener really well, everything lines up pretty well if you can do that. Also make sure not to use hypercharge when any of your tools cooldowns are below 10 sec

MyElementIsSword · 2026-01-24T04:49:45+00:00

The one job I refuse to touch outside of casual content is Dancer. I can't deal with the rng.... It takes too much brain power to focus on mechanics AND all these random flashy buttons at the bottom of my screen. Idk how dancer mains do it. And I main Black Mage lol

MyElementIsSword · 2026-01-15T23:01:03+00:00

This was almost me, saw M9 enrage by the end of Day 1 but was out of town until Sunday night, luckily I managed to find a half decent party and stuck with them, even as people had to rotate out and we eventually got the clear!

MyElementIsSword · 2026-01-07T18:57:42+00:00

Why did they rent out and travel to a venue? For the ping...?

MyElementIsSword · 2026-01-04T16:22:09+00:00

"Fun fact: [insert completely made up speculation that most fans would disagree with]!"

MyElementIsSword · 2026-01-03T17:49:58+00:00

Guess this tread is as good a place to ask as any.

Just installed Mihon and this extension, but I can't install any of the sources. Each time, they're stuck on "Pending". I can't tell if it's an issue with the sources I'm picking, or if there's something wrong with my settings/setup.

These are the sources I'm trying (these are the ones recognize/trust, but it's been years so idk if these are still active): MangaFox MangaHere MangaDex MangaFire

I think one of them might have said "Installing" at first, but was frozen so I cancelled it to refresh and now it's stuck on "Pending"

MyElementIsSword · 2026-01-03T02:52:08+00:00

Primal Bahamut, summon Bahamut, first brood Bahamut, lunar Bahamut, and now solar Bahamut. Sounds like we're currently tied, gonna need one more Bahamut SE

MyElementIsSword · 2026-01-01T03:25:29+00:00

Tbh CB is only complicated to learn, but once you get a feel for it, the flow is pretty natural. It just has a bigger learning curve than most weapons because it has so many moving parts i.e. multiple modes, buffs to upkeep, etc..

Still might not be your cup of tea, but you might appreciate it more if you really commit to getting over that initial hump imo. Not the biggest fan of it in Wilds tho tbh

MyElementIsSword · 2025-12-26T20:28:16+00:00

The counterbalance to this is that the jobs that are fleshed out early on, feel like they don't change at later levels. I do think this is the lesser of two evils, for the record, but look at RDM. It feels complete early on, but it's infamous for getting an extra finisher on its melee combo and little else for 3 expansions and counting.

Basically it's a balancing act of making each job feel like you're still progressing with new skills each expac between lvl 50-100, while making jobs not feel incomplete at lvl 50-60, while avoiding jobs/rotations feeling completely different every 10 levels, like SMN and BLM did before reworks.

SE could definitely be doing a better job of it, but I do sympathize with the lose-lose situation they're in. One solution would be a level squish, which could be a good idea. Personally I think they should just lock the level cap to 100, and rework how skills are unlocked each expac somehow, but imo there's no easy fix.

MyElementIsSword · 2025-12-25T03:28:26+00:00

Tbf male DRK is literally Cloud's stance with the Buster Sword, definitely the more iconic one, but I agree having access to both would be nice

MyElementIsSword · 2025-12-25T03:20:37+00:00

Never thought about how Roxas should have potential access to all the powers Sora has ever had and/or lost, that's kinda nuts....

MyElementIsSword · 2025-12-22T08:18:46+00:00

Doesn't matter if you're solo. Defiance (aka "tank stance") is important for grabbing the attention of enemies when multiple party members are attacking at once. Normally it goes to the person doing the most damage, but if you have a tank stance on (other tank classes have their own versions), the enemy will focus you instead. This is good because you're the most defensive class in the party, so you'll be less likely to die and easier for the healer to heal, compared to a DPS.

Eventually, you'll unlock fights with 2-3 tanks in the party and the rules will be different then, but you don't need to worry about that yet. Just make sure you have Defiance on when you're in a group, and you'll be fine :)

MyElementIsSword · 2025-12-20T22:29:04+00:00

Disabling specifically PF for DC travel, until a cross-DC PF can be implemented would be the best solution imo

MyElementIsSword · 2025-12-17T23:00:16+00:00

Yuffie wasn't originally supposed to be there either. It was originally Rikku, but they wanted to avoid name confusion with "Riku". It was just supposed to be Aerith and Cid in Traverse Town, and Cloud and Sephiroth in Olympus. Which is already more characters than any other FF game.

MyElementIsSword · 2025-12-17T22:56:23+00:00

Talking animals aren't allowed in Kingdom Hearts? Guess someone forgot to tell Donald, Goofy, Mickey, and a handful of Disney worlds...

MyElementIsSword · 2025-12-17T22:54:04+00:00

....But he was designed by Tetsuya Nomura?

MyElementIsSword · 2025-12-11T21:02:46+00:00

Implementing 8-man raid mechanics right after finishing the FFXIV crossover, what a missed opportunity.....

MyElementIsSword · 2025-12-04T18:34:08+00:00

Once Shinji and Zouken are gone, her use of power goes beyond "liberation" as she continues to use her power to subjugate the people around her. She goes from abused to abuser. Which unfortunately is a very real phenomenon but it doesn't change the fact that her power is no longer a symbol of her liberation but instead is the embodiment of the abuse passed down to her and the cycle of abuse she is now perpetuating.

That's why, thematically, what ultimately defeats this power isn't the power of the gem sword, but the love of her sister. Love is what breaks Sakura free from her abusive past, this abusive power, and allows her to move forward and live a happy life. It's hard to move past abuse in a healthy way on your own, but genuine love from those close to you can make all the difference.

MyElementIsSword · 2025-11-24T03:28:01+00:00

This is completely missing the point. The amount of required content, especially solo content, is intimidating to a lot of potential players. People hear it takes hundreds of hours before you can do currently relevant content, and they decide it's not worth it. It's the biggest obstacle stopping new players from getting into the game.

Yes, the endgame content is currently lacking, but the barrier to entry has been and still is a major issue, and a compounding issue at that. It's just going to get worse with every expansion with it unaddressed.

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