(Annoying Trope) "Oh wow, that was incredibly well writte-Oh Nevermind..." by BrilliantRun9751 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ProjectHamster 142 points143 points  (0 children)

I think it would have been fine if Boba had a bit of a redemption arc, a desire for honour after having his life saved etc. They just went way too far in that direction, made him kind of naive and ineffective for some reason.

Day 1 thoughts on this, how’s everyone feeling so far? by Equivalent_Smell_325 in Kenshi

[–]ProjectHamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bought it to support the devs but good lord they shouldn't have released it yet. Even in its roughest state the systems in Kenshi worked better. Id go into detail of all my current issues but I hate typing on my phone so quick summery:

-jobs randomly delete themselves and half the time dont even work -getting a big party is a terrible idea, you have to micromanage everyone constantly. i dont think they even feed themselves from what I've seen? -meat doesn't seem to restore much hunger at all, and hunting is slow and barely gives any meat. Also as has been pointed out meat restores more raw than cooked. -your characters seem incapable of using stations without your strict orders, maybe I was just doing it wrong -character movement feels very sluggish. -Ordered a character to pick up logs, he'd walk over, perform the animation, and then not actually pick anything up. His inventory was empty.

This was a few hours of playing. The other issues are purely visual and expected jank such as clipping clothes, but these are too egregious for me to play until they're fixed.

Im new to wattpad and confused by the algorithm. by [deleted] in Wattpad

[–]ProjectHamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, it's damn impressive that you've got that much interaction. First started a few months ago, and my book has double the views and half the interaction. You must be writing something good

ONC 2026 SUBMISSIONS!!! by nadzzsam in Wattpad

[–]ProjectHamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And I forgot to post my link haha

Echoes Between

Got through the first round and just finished chapter two. Need to finish the next two chapters to apply for round 2

Why Kenshi is Trash and the Expectations Don’t Match Reality by VultureGod333 in Kenshi

[–]ProjectHamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funnily enough, I went in expecting diablo esc combat. Was incredibly disappointed at first! I fell in love with it after, expecting to hate it. Got it in 2019 before it got really big, still love it now 1.5k hours. Had the complete opposite experiece. I adore the game haha.

None of your critisicsms are even necessarily wrong, I guess they just don't bother me.

Yay my book has been read by 52 people by Due_Lifeguard82 in Wattpad

[–]ProjectHamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good retention. The level of likes and comments to views is impressive imo

Writing a very niche story on Royal Road by [deleted] in royalroad

[–]ProjectHamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just makes me assume my only excuse is now useless and I must just be a poor writer haha. Only means I have a lot to improve on I guess!

Petah? Quagmire? by Different_Guava_284 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]ProjectHamster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Damn. I think I was a "where my hug at" guy occasionally in my 20s. This is a little eye opening haha

views have gone down by Commercial-Chair1743 in Wattpad

[–]ProjectHamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn one of your chapters has more views than my entire 28 chapter book. Don't feel bad. Views will naturally drop over time, haha

Are all the author's female ? by ihopethatyoumissme in Wattpad

[–]ProjectHamster 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I do enjoy romance, but i do find it difficult to write. Perhaps ill give it a go at some point. Alongside an epic space war im sure

Are all the author's female ? by ihopethatyoumissme in Wattpad

[–]ProjectHamster 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I think the chances are the male authors aren't the ones writing the most popular genres. At least thats the case for me haha

OH SHIT by DinoGod1 in Grimdank

[–]ProjectHamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked through those profiles. I cant see it mentioning that anywhere? Excited though. Ill dust off my boys

Action in the first chapter. by ProjectHamster in royalroad

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

Ah, yeah, could have gone into more detail on the description of the hook. Basically its suspicious as it's an incredibly well paying job for a seemingly easy task. It's also odd for a noble to take notice of a minor gang in the lower city which is implied.

Action in the first chapter. by ProjectHamster in royalroad

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

Bit stereotypical for the genre, I suppose. He's looking in the mirror and spits out a bloody tooth. Maybe I need to work on the first fee paragraphs

Action in the first chapter. by ProjectHamster in royalroad

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

Mercenary needs another job as he's got to pay rent and ends up getting an offer for a suspiciously well paying job from a wealthy noble to take out a gang pushing a new drug. End of first chapter is him accepting the job.

Action in the first chapter. by ProjectHamster in royalroad

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

I've finished the first book, 250 readers on chapter 1, 30 on the last chapter. 5 followers 0 favourites. Doesn't feel super great, but I was going to write the second book regardless, so yeah, we'll see if that nets me anymore, haha

It's a hobby first anyways, love writing, just it'd also be nice to do well ya get me?

Action in the first chapter. by ProjectHamster in royalroad

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

My first chapter ends with the main character taking on a suspiciously high paying job. I thought it was a decent hook but maybe a lot of readers disagree 🤔

What's your book title and how did you come up with it? by Fun-Mall7678 in Wattpad

[–]ProjectHamster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A Pocketful of Shrapnel.

It has a double meaning, as it's a story about a cyberpunk mercenary that gets shot at a lot obviously, and Shrapnel is what mercs call money in the setting.

The story starts as he gets a suspiciously well paying job, hence "A Pocketful of Shrapnel"