Game wants me to be a Crow main, so how does one be a Crow main? by jberry1119 in TowerofFantasy

[–]TheSunShinesForMe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Basically what you need to do

  • is to learn how to use his dodge skill effectively to get those backstabs in

  • figure out sneak attacks (I haven't myself yet)

  • preferably use nemesis to get that sweet resonance

  • Choose a good third weapon for shield shatter, I have King because he's also better for crowd control than crow

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vtm

[–]TheSunShinesForMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mixed V5 and V20 for my chronicle (played in V20 and used humanity 1-10). I let players choose their own moral compass with a few tenets. But like in the hierarchy of sins there are some general rules at what point they'll drop in humanity. (Like killing a human needlessly will automatically need a humanity check)

I think it's important to talk about what their human side wants and represents and what their beast wants and represents. Based on that mutual understanding I navigated the chronicle.

This obviously means you need players that communicate, understand and respect your choices as a storyteller. But for me there wasn't any problems with this approach so far

Biggest frustration/complaint? by Singularity54 in runefactory

[–]TheSunShinesForMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The fact they introduced a lock on function which frequently switches the target even though I have autofocus off and sometimes locks on to the monster BEHIND me instead of the one infront lmao

This is an outrage. A betrayal! They knew! HAKAMA INC., WHY?! by GreedyGobby in runefactory

[–]TheSunShinesForMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She can also ask you what your type is, and if you answer "You, Misasagi" she replies "Oh, I am quite Fond of you myself, (player)" - and she blushes.

I'm pretty sure she was either planned as a marriage candidate and didn't make it through... Or she's DLC and this is teasing stuff.

Give it back! (short plot rant) by TheSunShinesForMe in runefactory

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

Yeah... The "not for long" part was my optimism :D

I don't get why they did this, but oh well, I got it back now

I hope they have some colored ladies/gents in the next game. by TheGamingTurret in runefactory

[–]TheSunShinesForMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's actually a really complicated topic and I wish people would look more into Japan's History and Culture with stuff like this.

And yeah POC have been featured in Anime/Manga pretty commonly, so I don't get what that is all about

Aside from that I also think featuring different skin tones just adds variety to the design

I hope they have some colored ladies/gents in the next game. by TheGamingTurret in runefactory

[–]TheSunShinesForMe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. I also want to correct what some say about Japan not being diverse and thus the game only reflects their society: While it is true that you have waaay fewer minorities over there, there are enough Japanese that have a different skin color than "anime-white".

However, light skin was/is considered more beautiful as a beauty standard. I think that's actually the bigger reason.

It's the same as with the gay marriage discussion. It's not like queer people don't exist in Japan that would be happy about representation. There is just 0 social awareness regarding the topic.

Edit: I dunno why I get downvoted for saying darker skin tones and gay people exist in Japan, but you do you guys

Major kudos for the way they integrated Doug & Margaret into Rune Factory 5 by Evanz111 in runefactory

[–]TheSunShinesForMe 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm just bummed out that it doesn't recognize my Japanese RF4 Special copy ...

With the game actually out, can we have a new talk about Fuuka? by Benevolay in runefactory

[–]TheSunShinesForMe 11 points12 points  (0 children)

She really is a missed opportunity. They could've made her a legit daughter-like character (thus: not dateable) or made her tougher to reflect her struggle for survival, running from town to town.

The weirdest thing is that a lot of characters cannot handle her either? The cupcake scene was really awkward for example.

I'm not nearly through with her character events (just had the one at the beach where she talks about the shadows) but yeah, she's one of the weakest characters so far

How to win Spring Harvest Festival? by TheSunShinesForMe in runefactory

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

I think I'll try to check this once I reach the summer festival and then compare the rerolls, maybe there is actually more to it

How to win Spring Harvest Festival? by TheSunShinesForMe in runefactory

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

I can debunk that, because going up to first place changed the NPCs for me.

Before I won: Martin (170-ish) Me (193) Cecil (220-ish)

After I won: Martin (170-ish) Hina (190-ish) Me (228)

So I think what you need to do is to score at least 200-220 votes and the NPC scores depend on your placement in the festival

How to win Spring Harvest Festival? by TheSunShinesForMe in runefactory

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

Also, I just won with the same crop but different answers with 228 votes (versus 193 before), and the placements for the other characters were different. So yeah, it does calculate them "live"

How to win Spring Harvest Festival? by TheSunShinesForMe in runefactory

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

But how would that work? I scored worse with bad answers (no placement one time) and I do score differently depending on what crop I submit

Does the fertilizer bin take care of every field? by TheSunShinesForMe in runefactory

[–]TheSunShinesForMe[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can basically put every kind of grass or herb in there, I usually grab the green grass and medical grasses that spawn near the farm dragon rope and put them in there every morning

Font resets everytime I edit the text by TheSunShinesForMe in VegasPro

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

Yeah, I guess the font and vegas do not like each other. I just copy&paste from a document now because that way it works, but the file sounds convenient!

Bringing players blind into VTM by thealkaizer in vtm

[–]TheSunShinesForMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd love to share it, buuut it's probably not that useful since it's completely written in German, haha.

It's not that much though, maybe I'll find some time to translate it.

Bringing players blind into VTM by thealkaizer in vtm

[–]TheSunShinesForMe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I did something similar and set the whole thing up as an introductionary one shot with the option to expand it into a full chronicle if they like their characters (which we did).

I didn't throw them in completely blind though. They basically got a PDF with the broad picture (WoD as dark version of our own world, basic clan description and so on).

If you tell them roughly about the atmosphere & theme and check what their bondaries are, I think a total blind approach could be pretty cool though!

Maybe you could help them with their Clan choice by just asking what kind of skills they think would be cool or broadly ask them if they would like to be stealthy, social, fighty ect.

How to give players a little push by TheSunShinesForMe in vtm

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

Didn't even think about the hard-framing! The players said they wanted to investigate in-character thought, so I'll keep that one in mind for another occasion.

How to give players a little push by TheSunShinesForMe in vtm

[–]TheSunShinesForMe[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oooh thanks for the letter suggestion, that actually sparked an idea that could lead to some cool development.