/ot/ - Off-Topic

>>9638
Twitter probably lmao

Been playing Epic Seven since release, minus a few breaks now and then when I didn't have time for daily logging.

I always liked how f2p friendly the game was, but lately it's been going the ways of cashgrab with all the extra packs and paywalled rewards. Really annoying since it has some of my favorite male designs in a gacha and the gender ratio is pretty evenly divided compared to other games. I just want to enjoy RTA with all my husbandos.

>>9648
I don't play Epic Seven anymore, but lately I've been tuning into some streams just to see how the game has changed, and man, what the fuck happened? I remember when certain units used to dominate for years despite counters being released and new ML5s. Now it seems like new ML5s will constantly get overshadowed in just a few months.

For me, the game started going downhill around Conqueror Lilias's release, alongside shit like Aravi's buff and Hwayoung. Instead of nerfing units, they kept trying to release counters, which led to even more oppressive units (Ran, Peira), or units that are dogshit outside of a specific niche (Taeyou, Yulha). Ironically, they ended up having to nerf Hwayoung, but they would never nerf a ML5 because of the shitstorm that would happen.

The game was really fun at release and I actually enjoyed the lore and worldbuilding, but now it's obvious they're leaning hard into the PvP and P2W aspect. I probably wouldn't have quit if the PvE aspect was still good, but it just became tedious grinding and autoing. I miss doing early Abyss stages with 3 stars and going through the labyrinth trying to get the shitty Attack set gear for my Vildred kek.

>>9643
I'll still use 4chan but I intend to stick around.

>>9643
I use both so win win for me

>>9640
Imma be honest, I think they learned nothing from this and will get attacked again. The fact that mods and janitors are deleting any mention of the event as well as posts insulting them, it just tells me they haven't changed one bit.

>>9587
>>9610
I skipped out on the game cause I've seen comparisons that make it seem like the localisation for supports was borderline fanfic level and I heard negative opinions on the writing in general but even so it's unfortunate to hear the crossover aspect was handled so badly.

>>9619
There's a 'uncensored' patch that fixes some of the dialogue and supports, but even then … yeah, it's rough.

>>9619
The localization is the least of your worries playing this game, believe me. Localization fixes won't fix the protagonist's mother delivering a 10 minutes speech while she's dying on the floor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucgxlzd8buk , or the supports being complete horse shit not even worth a single comma in the worst 3H route.

>>9575
Damn, can’t believe Captain America is unbased

A few years ago one of my mutuals wrote this neat Dash/Danny fanfiction where they get stranded in the Ghost zone and Danny loses his powers, Danny realizes he's helpless and clings to Dash to protect him. They eventually find a strange 1950s-style house and after a while they fall into a routine where Dash hunts and Danny stays at home, preparing food and doing chores. Danny starts to appreciate Dash and Dash also deals with his feelings of attraction towards Danny, also they gradually lose their clothes and Danny starts wearing the dresses from the 50s home because that's the only thing that fit him, before there is a real sex scene, my mutual ended up removing it because she thought the story was too sexist or something.

>>9611
>where Dash hunts
What is he hunting? Ghost cows?

I guess it's time I'll pick Dogsred up again because they started punching each other on ice and because I want to know who this handsome dude is.
I love Noda characters and his humor a lot, my only gripe with the series is that I am not a sports fan with the exception of boxing series, skating and figure skating for some reason. But the latter is Dogsred related anyway so maybe I should give it a go. I trust Noda to make the characters good enough to make it work even if the sport itself is boring (for me).

I decided to give Versus a shot and it's honestly pretty fun. It's kinda hard to gauge how things'll go simply because there's a lot packed into it (and that could ultimately start to work against it at some point) but thus far I think it's doing a pretty good job at balancing all the merged worlds/natural enemies against each other and interacting, or at least the ones we've gotten to see in action currently. It also has an aggressive amount of dudes who're right up my alley but damn it isn't shy of killing characters off, so that's… fun…
Either way I'll definitely keep reading. Don't have any real complaints atm, besides maybe Panepane. I do not care for him in like, any capacity.

What a chapter, absolute homo overload. Suffice to say Blue Lock is BLdisguised as a sports manga.

>>9532
He was the only one for me…I already unsubscribed from the other nijis I was followimg because I know he was the only one keeping me interested in that corpo. I hope the rest of noctyx have a blast but it will all be so weird without him there. He debuted right after fucking luxiem! Three years! From being this anxious guy who didn't trust anyone and hated parasocial shit to being one of the pillars of niji…and being very very parasocial to chat sometimes. God I can't. I asked for a day off at work so I can cry and give him a farewell properly.

>>9535
Mine would do that sort of stuff too. I never got explicitly obese but I did get chubby when I was younger and aside from shaming me for it my mother would express her disgust like that whenever we'd see fat people on tv or on the streets.

Not an interesting confession, but I used to love going online and reading reviews of books, visual novels, anime, etc… I liked seeing people's opinions and interpretations of stories I myself experienced. Even if it was a story I loved and the review was negative, I enjoyed seeing someone else's perspective. However, something changed. Nowadays, reviews try so hard to be "objective" instead of criticizing things that bothered THE REVIEWER SPECIFICALLY. Rather than laughing at absurd plot points or hearing about how some mediocre long-forgotten series is actually the greatest story ever told, I'm stuck with bland critiques of art style, music, and story structure.

So, my solution to this dilemma is simple: I have a spreadsheet where I review every single BL I've ever read or watched. There are multiple categories I use to assess them (obviously some categories only apply to specific types of stories, like the 'are they in character/does it fit with canon lore' category only applies to fan works). All of my reviews are pretty lengthy, and everything from oneshot doujins of my OTP to OOC fanfics to actual BL media gets this treatment. Then, I leave the review for a year or two so I can come back in the future and read it for entertainment. Of course, this isn't a perfect solution because I still remember the stories I've read or watched, but I usually forget my specific criticisms and the jokes I made in my reviews, so it's better than nothing. I've never shown the reviews to anyone, and I never will because a lot of them are way too personal. Some people in my life know I do this, and while they're not judgmental about it, they say it's a little strange to have kept doing it for this long without using the reviews for anything.

>>9590
> Angel Beats would result in Maeda's cancellation campaign.
I never thought about this from that angle but you're absolutely right. I was baffled about the outrage that time considering that his last anime did exactly what Maeda is known (and was loved) for. But it makes sense if you assume that the current viewerbase isn't used to twist of that kind anymore and so they were shocked and raged.

It's funny. Back when I got into anime around 2000 teens loved them because they were morally greyer, more daring and more provocative and shocking/surprising than the western cartoons we've gotten fed up with. Now I feel like it's moving into the opposite direction. The last few cartoons that I enjoyed were genuinely refreshing for doing things anime creators are too scared do while most anime fans are loving /a/ content now for delivering the flawless fluff wish-fulfillment they want to daydream about.
And yeah I watch a bunch of series this season too. There ARE still good anime out there, but this is still a problem.

>>9590
>>9591
>Angel Beats would result in Maeda's cancellation campaign.
>I was baffled about the outrage that time considering that his last anime did exactly what Maeda is known (and was loved) for.

As someone that watched AB! while it aired with my school friends and never looked online for opinions about it, I'm curious about this since I can't think of a single thing to cancel Maeda/AB! for.

>>9592
Maybe AB already hints the dark stuff early enough to keep these people away but for the last anime of Maeda it was literally otaku raging because their sugary fluff comedy turned into drama at the end. Something they should have expected from Maeda if they ever watched his shows as they were airing. You can also tell by the engagement nowadays that everything just remotely serious is getting ignored by everybody but a little group of mostly older fags unless it happens to be one of the shounen that go mainstream. The most common complaints I see anons posting is them being afraid of any sort of future drama. Everything is supposed to be just a happy sim.

I would LOVE to see how a series like School Days would fare today. Must be fun.

>>8415
Cute! Short hair is a fine adapation since it should be able to grow and stretch for combat purposes.

I don't know if I'm feeling Panty with the goatee, Stocking is cute though.

Genderswapped okubade!

I really love princely characters with light, usually platinum blonde, hair like Eichi or Tadase. It's such a particular trope but they always look so clean and pure and otherworldly especially with the white horse imagery.

>>9579
as a blondie, never really understood the obsession the people have with hair colour