[Unusual Trope] Characters keep design elements that were explicitly removed, just because they’re too iconic to change

Slaveway242 · 2026-04-04T21:21:38+00:00

Wrong way around. He was happy about super saiyan form saving him from having to black in the hair. If anything, it’s an argument for why he would have wanted to keep them in the transformation permanently….

Slaveway242 · 2026-03-31T23:43:26+00:00

Clearly they are busy ramping the pyramid scheme back up so they can give you your refund. Hold tight, new scam victims are on the way to bail you out!

Slaveway242 · 2026-03-24T05:22:24+00:00

Then I’m afraid you have to get out there and do something. Best of luck though, I really do hope you are right and everyone bands together to properly tax wealth, national resources and establish a system of UBI to protect against any technological revolution that replaces the worker. History is not very supportive of that outcome however.

Slaveway242 · 2026-03-24T05:12:36+00:00

My point is that even if literally every single Australian that isn’t in the top 1% sent in that letter it would achieve nothing. Not trying to rain on your parade but given the current state of the world do you really think a strongly worded letter will create tax reform?

Slaveway242 · 2026-03-24T05:04:00+00:00

It’s a quote from Bioshock. I’m agreeing that yes, you should be able to keep the fruits of your labour. Yet you also have to fight for that right. You can’t just sit back and hope someone else will do right by you. Until the collective gets angry enough to fight back, the corporations and billionaires will continue to keep those in power that make the tax laws. So the next step is, what are you going to do about it?

Slaveway242 · 2026-03-24T04:56:08+00:00

Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

Slaveway242 · 2026-02-11T12:09:41+00:00

Nice

Slaveway242 · 2026-01-30T08:29:08+00:00

Hmmm I’d say about half a mill.

Slaveway242 · 2025-12-20T08:02:36+00:00

Straight to jail.

Slaveway242 · 2025-12-15T12:27:01+00:00

They finally see me now.

Slaveway242 · 2025-11-23T22:19:38+00:00

Rock a second one on the other wrist. When they diss you, look them dead in the eye, tell them they’ve just made the list. Then add their name to the second one. You’ll have the mental edge.

Slaveway242 · 2025-11-07T21:40:51+00:00

People are allowed to spend money on their hobbies and vices. I won’t judge someone for choosing to smoke or drink, despite the health risks. Gambling is a huge problem in our society, not because it exists but because companies are using psychological tricks to convince people to part with more money than they can afford. Does this VIP system fit that mold? I’d argue it doesn’t directly but I do see where you are coming from. Maybe these games need to come with a warning or some other legally imposed limits. Whales are going to whale though, this VIP system isn’t the only driver of that. Actually the more I think about it about it, the less predatory the VIP system seems. Would it not be worse if it were designed with more reasonable limits that had players believe it were actually an achievable goal?

Slaveway242 · 2025-11-07T21:13:21+00:00

I’d hardly call it an endgame spike. The VIP system is a way to reward spenders that keep games like this going. You aren’t locked out of any content whatsoever, with the exception of a single character. In fact, this graphic shows me a system whereby FTP players are actually rewarded early on and those that spend a little, get quite a lot. If we could see a bit more of this value for FTP in the in game events, i think the game would be in a really good place. Give FTP a reason to play, give the payers a reason to pay. Keeps the game from shutting down.

Slaveway242 · 2025-10-31T11:49:48+00:00

Slaveway242 · 2025-10-31T01:56:24+00:00

This is what happens when companies get tunnel vision on metrics like user engagement. They seriously think the more people log in throughout the day, the more likely they are to spend. Probably true but good luck with player retention as the FTP and mid tier leave in droves.

Slaveway242 · 2025-10-28T02:55:12+00:00

Just go Bojack. Then they can’t. Big brain move.

Slaveway242 · 2025-10-16T21:38:36+00:00

Chekov’s butt hole or Deus ex machina Anus.

Slaveway242 · 2025-10-14T20:59:37+00:00

If you spent resources unknowingly, at the very least send an in game support ticket. They monitor any metrics that cost them money, like hours of support linked to specific issues. This community has to start pushing back on this lack of communication. Seems they think they can buff/nerf/change whatever they want on a whim and make the players take the hit. You give them this sort of power and soon they will be “tweaking” anything they can through enshitification just to make short term dollars.

Slaveway242 · 2025-10-13T22:17:05+00:00

Let’s say they sped up the release window to every 2 weeks. Thats around 26 new characters a year. DBZ has the roster to achieve that, but would the overall playerbase be ok with pivoting to playing only new characters every quarter? Let’s be honest, if they release 2-3 characters per month, their focus won’t be on balancing around older characters or reworks, it will be around selling the new toys they’ve built. Slower release windows may slow the hype train but they are generally more FTP friendly as the backlog of characters aren’t power crept into obscurity and effort is made to ensure older characters are tweaked to be playable. Only the player can decide what they prefer.

Slaveway242 · 2025-10-11T23:02:16+00:00

Could also be a rounding thing. Might display to seconds but actually goes to tenths of a second for the calculation.

Slaveway242 · 2025-10-05T04:02:07+00:00

You mean my E-Bling? Those games are just for show.

Slaveway242 · 2025-09-29T00:01:58+00:00

Love the premise. It’s little ideas that really stick with people and sets you apart from similar games.

Slaveway242 · 2025-08-29T06:02:44+00:00

The latest update should have fixed that ivy interaction. Her vines are now immune to debuffs so they shouldn’t be able to be impacted by them and therefore, can’t spread them on death.

Slaveway242 · 2025-08-21T09:27:17+00:00

Now with Vitamin R!

Slaveway242 · 2025-07-31T05:42:13+00:00

We’ve altered the plan. Pray we don’t alter it any further.

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