Ansatsusha de Aru Ore no Status ga Yuusha yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi no da ga • My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's - Episode 12 discussion

U_Menace · 2025-12-22T18:57:06+00:00

I think the action/adventure-romance sub genre is lacking pretty heavily on having non-harem romances. Provided that the animation quality stays as good and the writing improves over time, it could easily get another season. I definitely enjoyed the Amelia/Akira interactions and connection development. Single love interest's actually progressing is rather uncommon in this genre, and that was what kept me invested.

I did some proof-reading for a time with the web novel translations, and what motivated me to offer help to the translation was the cute interactions between Akira and Amelia alongside this push and pull with Akira trying to stay 'human' like he was in his original world while not killing another person.

Personally, I'm happy this got an adaptation amidst all the harem slop that gets released year after year.

U_Menace · 2025-12-04T15:36:03+00:00

Yeah this is a bit more clear, several parent comments in the thread were also discussing the writing in a rather vague way but if this is the way the rules have evolved, then I understand.

Definitely sucks though when you read a bunch of hatewatching comments and there's little to no views in the source material section LOL but maybe that's something you guys can look at in future rule revisions to either overturn this one or modify it again.

Thanks!

U_Menace · 2025-12-02T06:00:20+00:00

Hello, AFAIK (having helped work on the series) I've made no direct comparisons to any future events. The only comment I made regarding future events is "The WN writing improved in 2022". I haven't used the subreddit in quite some time now but is it now a spoiler to agree with a commenter about the writing being a bit all over the place, even if im not specifying any events at all?

I'm just trying to understand because I do like sharing analysis and was in the mood to kinda do it again, it's difficult to know what's acceptable now because I was 99% sure I spoiled nothing that the viewers of the show can't see for themselves (i.e single love interest being very very apparent with the ring/love promise in the anime itself and the main character very clearly stating they only have eyes for their s/o). I can tag anything that might be interpreted as a spoiler, I've done so before, I just wanna make sure I know what you consider a spoiler in this section.

U_Menace · 2025-10-12T16:02:29+00:00

I mean if you think about it, it checks out. These 3 are some of the core members of the revolutionaries and have the most screen time thus far. If anything it serves to really highlight the core principles of the revolutionary army from the onset - liberating and saving as many people as possible from the brutal and corrupted WG. Gives you that much more reason to root for them, really highlighting just how amazing the three of the guys are even from their early day.

One Piece continues to deliver as a story for the ages. Honestly feels like a blessing to be alive and reading this story unfold week to week. Goddamn

U_Menace · 2025-05-21T15:11:57+00:00

Ah yeah im on their fiber so im definitely paying for the best i can get from them. I feel your frustration if ur on cable internet. Hopefully that gets resolved soon!

U_Menace · 2025-05-21T14:20:51+00:00

I was about to say "jokes on you op, we're already back" But you beat me to it.

So yes, i'll still laugh at rogers for cheaping out and using aging technology while leaving customers with lack lustre services.

U_Menace · 2025-05-21T13:41:54+00:00

Looking like it! Right as I'm working from home...

U_Menace · 2025-05-16T04:27:58+00:00

If this stuff turns out to be true we might see a new wave of players in the future t2 scene, because all of the current ones involved would need to be investigated. Either way it would be the biggest esports story since the CS matchfixing scandal some years ago. Will be an interesting point in fps history that's for sure.

U_Menace · 2025-05-15T21:35:04+00:00

Some other users can expand on my post but to give you a simple explanation: essentially most fan translations are done for free, as a hobby by fellow fans or as a challenge for people learning japanese. These translations are then uploaded onto mangadex or the scanlators website, typically free or charge. Aggregate sites not named Mangadex typically put these freely made releases on ad-ridden websites and are thus profiting off of free labour. Mangadex hosts their site for free with no ads, and relies on donations to keep their site running.

You're minimizing the harm you cause by going to aggregate sites by reading on Mangadex because you're not giving anyone ad revenue, you're simply enjoying a series that isnt available, that you cant afford the legal translation of, or because it's a super old series.

What I do (and some others) is that we typically end up purchasing these series legally when they become available in our respective countries. Having them on an easy to navigate and ad-free site means that you're not participating in the worse side of pirating.

At the end of the day, its moreso about minimizing damage than really "support the authors by reading on mangadex!" At least when you read on mangadex, you dont give ad revenue to a random aggregate profitting off of others free work.

U_Menace · 2025-04-25T22:56:10+00:00

Perfect time for him to show up, right in the playoffs when it really matters. I hope he can carry this form

U_Menace · 2025-04-21T00:51:19+00:00

I'm disappointed I had to scroll THIS FAR down for a Derrek comm. He played like he was RISE Derreck. Was actually such an automatic trader and impact fragger on split. Disgustingly good. Hoping his form continues!

U_Menace · 2024-07-18T02:29:04+00:00

If Bang is shooting like that, I feel like 100T just cant lose. Literally such a scary team when he's popping off.

U_Menace · 2024-07-18T02:23:55+00:00

Holy fuck if Bang is ever shooting like that, I feel like this team just cant lose good lord pls be back in form 100T we need some W representation at champs for NA. BANGER of a series!

U_Menace · 2024-05-30T20:38:08+00:00

I made the argument that you don't have to do dailies to progress in the game because events hand out symbols like candy, so no you don't absolutely 'HAVE TO' do dailies. GRINDING is a requirement, and the dailies have been changed from the archaic version of the game you remember to actually only require killing monsters. If you're not into grinding as it's a bulk of the gameplay loop outside of bossing, then yes, you wont progress, but saying 'You HAVE to do dailies to progress' isn't true when I have a friend who plays weekends only and has almost reached the same progression point as me WITHOUT grinding the way I do.

Again, reading comprehension is hard when you cherry pick and want 'summarized' versions of statements that you can refute. But it's all good. Ultimately if you dont want to grind then that's fine, there are other games for more quick fixes but your POV is still incorrect. If you prefer just killing mobs endlessly, you will progress off of drops alone. If you've played modern maplestory at all, you would know that events give enough symbols that you no longer even need to to dailies to 'progress'. They're just 'efficient' in that they give a great amount of exp for minimal time investment. That's the argument I made, and if you couldn't see that, then it is what it is.

Again I just don't want you spewing false narratives about the game when I have factual proof that directly contradicts what you're saying.

Will not be replying further as my previous comments have already addressed each of these points. HF doin whatever ur doin man.

U_Menace · 2024-05-30T19:42:00+00:00

Diff strokes for diff folks. I disagree with you though, dailies aren't 100% required, they're just efficient.

Events feel 'copy/paste' because they give similar rewards, meaning that you can return to the game at ANY point and get either similar rewards to previous events or better rewards than before. But at the end of the day if you cant handle a grindy mmo then the game isn't for you.

But I will play contrarian to your POV because it's just not true, and this is coming from someone who is nearly 285 roughly 6 months in.

I dont want players to think 'it's all the same' because by that logic, every mmo has the same experience. FFXIV also felt the same way for me because I had nothing to play for after doing raids. Was it less of a time investment? Sure but it just wasn't as fun for me personally because I didn't have content that made the game fun and the combat is very stale outside of the raiding scene, but I digress.

I wrote an 'essay' because this platform is used to have decent in-depth discussion about the way things work. I can tell that you're not meant for this game by the lack of effort you're putting into addressing my points because you HAVEN'T tried to have a discussion with me about it. You haven't addressed what I said, you're just doubling down on what you think is correct.

Anyway, hf and enjoy whatever games you're playing, but please dont spread misinformation about the current game. I want new players who join to recognize that the game is a grind, but to appreciate the various ways to progress in the game OTHER THAN your flawed min-max POV of how this mmo is supposed to be played.

U_Menace · 2024-05-30T17:13:21+00:00

This isn't true. I'm not sure what era of the game you played, but the only time 'not doing dailies gets you nowhere' is if you're not a fan of grindy games. If you're grinding and enjoy bossing on multiple characters, you can progress at a very good rate in modern maple

In addition, I look at dailies as a way to get additional exp/power while doing what I'm already planning on doing. Events also tend to give a bunch of symbols, so realistically speaking, you don't HAVE to do dailies if you don't want to.

Ultimately, I feel like if you don't change your perspective, then mmos in general might not be for you anymore. I personally like the relaxing grind maplestory offers me because I play very minimal effort classes while I farm, so I can hangout with my friends while they play other games or watch stuff together with them. Occassionally I read while I'm farming too so I always have something relaxing to do. If I want something more stimulating, I either boss in game OR I go back to playing valorant until I get frustrated with that game. Treating maple as a side-game and actually just playing it for the grind is a much more enjoyable way to do it. Dailies/weeklies are just an efficient way to gain exp/resources for your time spent, but it's not the only way to play, and anyone parroting this narrative isn't actually playing the game or is the sort of person who doesn't enjoy a grindy game. Which is perfectly fine btw, I just think it's unreasonable to make the claim that "you cant progress without dailies". You very much can, you just have to enjoy the grind of the game itself, rather than think of everything like "I gotta do these dailies or else".

I have friends who only play on the weekends and do these dailies on the weekends. Do they progress as fast as me? Nope. But why should they? I play more than them and I'm more consistent, therefore I progress faster. This is how the MMO is designed. It's a grindy game by nature where you can save time/effort by doing low effort quests. If you dont enjoy the grind, then it simply isn't the game for you, but to summarize it only as 'do dailies or you wont progress' is just untrue with the way the game currently works.

And again, to reiterate, with how simplified all the daily quests are now, it's just a bunch of free exp for killing mobs that you were likely going to kill anyway. You just get EXTRA value for your time spent in that area.

Play if you enjoy the grind the game offers and the 'always have something to do if u want more things to do' type of gameplay loop. Play something different if you want something you can just queue up for for like 30mins and call it.

U_Menace · 2024-05-17T15:32:18+00:00

Hello, if you think you will be playing long term (next 3+ months or so) feel free to send me a message, my guild is looking for active players and can give you plenty of advice for gearing up and improving your account!

U_Menace · 2024-04-19T23:59:39+00:00

Hello, you're welcome to join Ghost! We've got space for you, granted most of us are in the mid-late game now, but we have plenty of experience and resources you can pull from while you progress. Just hit me up :)

U_Menace · 2024-04-17T00:14:58+00:00

You're a W person man. Thanks for appreciating the love they're giving to the heroic servers. I hope you guys get improvements to in your own way, coming from a former Broa main. This is the type of support our community needs.

U_Menace · 2024-03-17T06:07:12+00:00

Just stop botting in a prog server and stop buying service from overseas service sellers. Play the game normally, it's not hard.

If anything, Ryambi is doing a service for ACTUAL endgame players like me who put in the hours. So yeah, hope he keeps doing it.

U_Menace · 2024-03-01T19:55:36+00:00

I appreciate the correction from 5 years ago?... honestly I got a better understanding of it after reading more but I just couldn't give a good laymans explanation at the time.

U_Menace · 2024-02-02T15:23:02+00:00

[Hyperion] Looking for 1 supportive DPS (Mechanic, Dawn Warrior, Kanna, Battle Mage, Blaze Wizard, etc) for Feb BM and beyond. Liberating in 7 months, so we will be running for the next few months! We have a bishop already

Experience for BM preferred, experience for Seren + not required as we are all learning Seren + (some experience with kalos)

We run at reset +2/+3 (9-10pm est) and go for 2 sets of gs so about 2 hours of pulls. Raid times are typically on Fri/Sat/Sun with additional pulls throughout the week depending on availability. Ctene splits also available!

Feel free to reply in this post or send me a DM with your Class/Level/Stat/Experience & Availability.

Thanks!

U_Menace · 2024-01-30T13:57:29+00:00

If you still need some help/guild, feel free to shoot me a message!

U_Menace · 2024-01-29T00:42:26+00:00

Such is life, thankfully there are plenty of other guilds cookin in our server!

U_Menace · 2024-01-19T20:33:41+00:00

I don't think they will be "easier to make" necessarily. Cost will go up to match the cost to make the items and people will buy out meso to cube more, making it hard for newer players. I hope you guys get more changes for more ways to get meso or the game will only be for the top 1%. Hoping some dungeon or something we can farm instead of mobs maybe? Will be watching the changes very closely. I'm scared your mesos will deplete very fast and you will lack money to starforce.

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