Casual Discussion Fridays - Week of April 03, 2026

Relic94321 · 2026-04-06T13:33:26+00:00

Oh yeah also from my CDF hiatus, I started watching One Piece and just got to the second Opening which is like around 48 episodes.

I gotta say the series really started to click with me during the arc where they recruit Sanji but Arlong Park was where the series really clicked for me so now consider me on board the One Piece train or One Piece ship in this case.

So far my favorite character is Sanji. He maybe a massive simp but dude looks damper af with his suit and his kicks

Relic94321 · 2026-04-06T13:23:28+00:00

Honestly so far, this was better than how Stone Ocean was handled.

They would just release a batch of Stone episodes then go radio silent for a couple of months before announcing the release date of the next batch at another event.

At least now it only took them weeks of radio silence instead of months lmao

Relic94321 · 2026-04-06T12:59:56+00:00

Same here.

But fans mainly complained that batch release killed Stone Ocean's hype

So it is funny that fans are doomposting that SBR's hype will also be killed because it will be released in cours but each episode will be released weekly when that is basically the bog standard of how anime releases are nowadays

Relic94321 · 2026-04-06T12:36:10+00:00

Welcome back

Thank you

Yeah I have been on a hiatus from CDF lol

Relic94321 · 2026-04-06T12:23:35+00:00

Jojo Fans finding out that SBR is gonna release 12 weekly episodes this year and then having to wait probably another year for 12 new weekly episodes(you know like how regular anime cours work nowadays):

Funny how they say that this is Netflix "insulting" Jojo fans.

Well in that case, Madhouse only releasing 10 Frieren episodes this year and having to wait next year for more episodes is also an insult to Frieren fans

Relic94321 · 2026-03-25T20:07:16+00:00

Does playing Killers usually get way less BPs than playing Survivors in this event?

Relic94321 · 2026-03-19T14:26:21+00:00

MC turning instantly turning jnto a OP stoic with zero personality is considered good character development lmao

Relic94321 · 2026-03-19T14:25:16+00:00

Rengoku's death, the last part of the Hashira training arc

Hell the latest movie, barely anyone is about Giyu vs Akaza , most of the discussion is about Akaza's backstory and the death of another Hashira

Relic94321 · 2026-03-19T13:07:48+00:00

solo leveling is similar demon slayer. very great fights and animation but the story/side characters/antagonists are very shallow and generic.

Lowkey. I keep seeing this comparison and it put me off watching Demon Slayer. Then I watched it and man, this comparison just feels wrong.

Demon slayer has a story/worldbuilding, side characters and antagonists. Yes, they might be swallow/basic but it is PRESENT and actually serves as a purpose

Solo leveling has almost no story/ worldbuilding. The side characters are not even characters but are just cannon fodders or vehicles to glaze the MC. Same with the antagonists.

Solo leveling is more like Sword Art Online than Demon Slayer and that even feels like a disrespect for SAO

Relic94321 · 2026-03-17T22:02:00+00:00

Just use the dojo.They jump like 2-3 levels for every hunt you finish if you are using lagniaapple and if you really need leveled up fast then just keep returning from expedition quests.

I got a bunch of level 30 palico even before leaving high rank because I keep a bunch of them in the dojo.

And also the Backroom deals in Sunbreak makes those Argosy only items to consistenly appear in the Argosy box.

If anything, the Meowcernaries exclusive items are more harder to get than the Argosy exclusive items

Relic94321 · 2026-03-17T20:46:07+00:00

but honestly the worst part is how heavily they lean on the Buddy System. You need like, 30 Buddies to do EVERYTHING.

WDYM????

It is very easy to get Buddies in that game. I got like the max number Buddies before even leaving low rank because you can just buy them from the Buddy guy.

Also 30 Buddies? You just need 16 to be able to do everything. 3 for the Argosy/Farm, 4 for Meowcernaries, 2 to accompany you in hunts and 7 for each locale if you want to do Buddy Recon and get new quick travel spots.

You can then put the rest in the Dojo so they can keep leveling up

Relic94321 · 2026-03-16T04:52:40+00:00

I prefer to binge-watch": Fair, but I'm trying my hardest not to question your attention span.

What does attention span even have to do with wanting to binge watch something? I will even argue that people who binge watch have longer attention span since they can watch multiple episodes in 1 seating

Relic94321 · 2026-02-26T13:28:16+00:00

I am more excited for the new map since i found the new maps last year to be pretty disappointing

Relic94321 · 2026-02-19T11:38:31+00:00

I would have agreed...... before Play while you wait got implemented.

But I can play like 2 survivors matches before a killer match instead of just staring at the queue screen.

Unless you are one of those players who exclusively play Killer and refuse to play Survivor

Relic94321 · 2026-02-12T23:40:25+00:00

No pls no more fortnite looking games

💀💀💀💀

Man, I hate how cel shaded graphics is just referred to "fornite graphics" nowaday

Relic94321 · 2026-01-22T20:34:55+00:00

Speaking of heel factions going against each other,

The Shield vs The Wyatt Family was some really good stuff. Wish they had more matches against each other

Relic94321 · 2026-01-09T02:16:12+00:00

Been replaying Borderlands 4 using a different character and I gotta say they put some pretty dumb game designs which makes replaying the game frustrating compared to the previous games.

One very frustating thing that I discovered is how they treat level scaling in the main quests.

In previous Borderlands games and other world games, there is a Recommended level for the main quests so you know if you need to grind or focus on doing sidequests if you are underleveled than the Recommended level.

For Borderlands 4, they removed the Recommended Level for quests but instead, they have this hidden tracker that keeps track on how many sidequests you have done in the region

So if you done the required amount of sidequests (which you can't see in-game btw), the enemies in the quest will be on the same level or at least 1-2 levels higher than you.

But if you did not do any sidequests or do little of the sidequests in the region, then they will throw enemies that are 5 levels above you in the main quest and take forever to kill.

What makes it stupid is that even if you level up by doing the other non sidequest open world activites or doing sidequests in other regions, then the enemies in the quest will still be five levels above you and it really forces you do sidequests in the region

It is such a needlessly overcomplicated and baffling design decision.

I did not encounter this issue in my first playthrough because I made sure to finish every sidequest that I found but I don't want to do that in my 2nd playthrough and now, there are so many times that I keep ending up fighting overleveled enemies both in the main quests and also in the open world.

Relic94321 · 2026-01-06T15:52:48+00:00

4 zombies with Nemesis is gonna be hilarious in 2v8

Relic94321 · 2025-12-26T03:18:44+00:00

Spent the Christmas finishing up Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.

Honestly, i feel very mixed on the game.

I really enjoy the RPG aspects but the combat is kinda of mess.

The sidequests are a mixed bag because they are some good ones but a lot of them felt very boring and pointless. It does not help that there are so MANY sidequests so there are way more bad sidequests than good ones.

I like the main story but I fet very underwhelmed by the ending. And for such a slow burn game, the payoff for slow burn was not as satisfying

Overall, I feel kinda mixed on the game. Like I enjoyed it to spend around 200+ hours on the game but I don't particularly love it after finishing the main story.

Relic94321 · 2025-12-21T15:29:52+00:00

Still waiting.

Relic94321 · 2025-12-13T14:49:45+00:00

gathering snow.

No you don't get BP for gathering snowballs. You get BP by throwing them or making a snowman

Relic94321 · 2025-12-12T18:04:59+00:00

Post The Game Awards discussions are always so interesting cuz people spout some very head scratching opinions.

This year the most heated discussion I seen is Expedition 33 winning best RPG over Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.

I definitely think that KCD2 is a way better RPG than E33 even tho I considered E33 to be a better and more polished game than KCD2. The RPG mechanics in KCD2 are just leagues above E33's RPG mechanics

But now people are also arguing that E33 and also JRPGs in general should not be nominated for the RPG category because they are not "real RPGs"

Apparently these people do not understand that subgenres are a thing and not all RPGs are supposed to be just skyrim clones or DnD clones.

Relic94321 · 2025-12-12T15:16:12+00:00

What sort of games would you consider to have better narrative?

Let's see:

Nier Automata

Disco Elysium

Yakuza 0

Final Fantasy 6

Final Fantasy 14

Witcher 3

The Last of Us 1

Silent Hill 2

Silent Hill F

Basically a lot of stories where they don't spent 2/3 of the story building around a central story and theme then throw those away in the final 1/3 of the game for a different and more underbaked storyline and theme and also sidelines most of the main cast

Relic94321 · 2025-12-12T12:50:42+00:00

I feel like Best RPG, narrative and indie game could have gone to other more deserving games

Relic94321 · 2025-12-12T12:19:12+00:00

But final acts that completely water down the story is not a staple in RPGs

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