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New chapter is up. New-Baam is a goddamned rear end-kicking machine, definitely enjoying this; it'll be interesting to see if this "FUG" thing turns out to be the case. I like the big guy with the shape changing thing over his shoulder depending on what he's trying to do. 
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Mo_Steel posted:New chapter is up. no no no.. Perfect idea. the final door opens and the Real Baam enters and TKO's this guy in one shot. Least, That's what I'm hoping 
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Feb 23, 2012 07:14
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I have to say, I admire the way Ja Wangnan is trying to become the very best there ever was.
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Feb 27, 2012 01:44
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Nothing like having a guy sign away his internal organs for one more shot at the dream to get your sympathy. I'm kind of surprised that no one has talked about the Tower in the context of Japanese/Korean roguelikes (Baroque, Azure Dreams, FF/DQ-spinoff's-mysterious dungeons, etc). The whole MMO style class system is pretty obvious as well, so maybe that aspect is just too straightforward to merit explicit discussion. I do find it interesting how there is sort of celestial bureaucracy (the floor guardians) that seems to represent the "natural" cosmology of the tower and which works in conjunction with the political power structure. And for some reason this power structure includes "hell levels" that turn MMO timesinks/skill chokepoints into social and economic barriers in the fictional world of the Tower. On some level there probably is an external tower, but the Tower as presented so far in the text is a fascinating blend of Chinese (presumably actually Korean) mythological and gaming cosmologies, and maybe a degree of actual contemporary. It's like all the attempts to write fiction about online worlds a la Tad William's Otherland, .hack, or Snowcrash but far more successful (well excepting the latter) because instead of adopting "this is an online world" as a trope, the author built a world constructed using actual tropes of online gaming and presents it as the protagonists' actual reality. Hodgepodge fucked around with this message at 10:31 on Feb 27, 2012 |
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Feb 27, 2012 10:24
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New chapter! I, huh...  Baam's getting creepier with every chapter.
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Feb 29, 2012 20:45
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Just keeps getting better At first I thought he must just be vulnerable during the moment he attacks...but then the skeleton
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Feb 29, 2012 20:53
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Everyone was using shinsoo. Baam has been able to move through shinsoo like it isn't there ever since he fought the snake. The cheap bomb was a conventional explosive, to which Baam has no immunity.
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Mar 1, 2012 01:30
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Go! Pokeball! Catch me a Baam!
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Mar 1, 2012 06:17
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I too was extremely disappointed that those were bombs and not containers for angry fighting creatures.
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Mar 1, 2012 08:30
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Lenaway posted:Just keeps getting better Skeleton refers to what will happen to Prince when he fails (forced organ donation), not to Baam's strange Lobster exoskeleton.
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Mar 1, 2012 09:18
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My favorite part of this chapter is when he leaves shinsoo behind where he punched the umbrella, then uses that to blast the guy. 
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Mar 2, 2012 04:18
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Sarcophallus posted:Skeleton refers to what will happen to Prince when he fails (forced organ donation), not to Baam's strange Lobster exoskeleton. Probably just too much Naruto but I figured that the red thing coming out of Baam was a ribcage.
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Mar 2, 2012 04:36
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Frankly, I just figured that almost drowning messed up Baam so badly that he now has to move himself around using shinsoo and the lobster thing relates somehow to how he does that.
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Mar 3, 2012 21:25
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New Chapter I wonder what the other set of characters are up to...
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Mar 9, 2012 20:38
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Lenaway posted:New Chapter Who knows It seems confirmed the lobster thing is a shield/healing thingy, Baam(maybe)s clothes seem shredded. Also likely baam based off how things are positioned
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Mar 9, 2012 20:45
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Volume 2, Chapter 6 is here. Is Baam "Lurker" on the board, since it looks like the black-eyed guy hasn't gone yet? Also, the score that the admin got is pretty funny when you look at the regular's scores copared to it.
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Mar 18, 2012 09:42
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Hietala posted:Volume 2, Chapter 6 is here. Lurker is the loan shark. I only noticed it because I was just reading through the start of part 2.
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Mar 18, 2012 10:07
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Slime posted:Lurker is the loan shark. I only noticed it because I was just reading through the start of part 2. Oh yeah, I see that now, it's even mentioned in the current chapter. Wonder which he is then. Edit: My bad, I thought there were only 20 people, looking earlier in the chapter I see that there are more than 20. Hirethor fucked around with this message at 10:22 on Mar 18, 2012 |
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Mar 18, 2012 10:15
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Slime posted:Lurker is the loan shark. I only noticed it because I was just reading through the start of part 2. Baam I am pretty sure has not gone yet, since he is noticably stronger then the Big Guy [Horang] and Horang just grabbed first pretty easy.
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Mar 18, 2012 10:20
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I'm predicting a Vegeta-style explosion of the shinsoo test machine.
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Mar 18, 2012 12:32
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Pyronic posted:I'm predicting a Vegeta-style explosion of the shinsoo test machine. I want this so bad and expect it entirely with the third test ending up as Baam, the crazy pyro girl and our current protagonist taking on other teams of three to progress upward. Possibly add in the big guy who just got the top score to Baam's team.
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This is a sort of body strengthening shinsoo test right? Given the way Baam took damage from a more mundane physical attack earlier, could it be possible that he doesn't know how, or simply cant use shinsoo to enhance his body? If I remember correctly, his talent with shinsoo is odd because he's very good at manipulating the ambient external forces. So, even with his crazy strengths, he could still fail this test.
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Recursive Expanse posted:This is a sort of body strengthening shinsoo test right? Given the way Baam took damage from a more mundane physical attack earlier, could it be possible that he doesn't know how, or simply cant use shinsoo to enhance his body? If I remember correctly, his talent with shinsoo is odd because he's very good at manipulating the ambient external forces. So, even with his crazy strengths, he could still fail this test. I really think it was more of a fluke, all of the bombs before it were Shinsoo based so he didn't expect that one to do any damage either. In any case, the raw's out if you're into spoiling yourself a bit without a translation: http://comic.naver.com/webtoon/detail.nhn?titleId=183559&no=88&weekday=mon
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If Baam was unable to enhance his physical ability with shinsoo he would be slower than anyone else. Baam's talents are that he is largely immune to shinsoo, has a natural knack for learning shinsoo techniques, and doesn't follow the laws of physics when using it. He might have picked up a few things since then, but those have been his irregular irregularities thus far.
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Mar 19, 2012 00:00
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Needless to say, you don't need to know Korean to get the math behind the latest raw. Summation: He's more than 5 times higher than anyone else's score without trying. He literally touches it gently, and he blows it away. Just don't ever gently caress with Baam.
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Mar 19, 2012 00:33
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...FUG?
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Mar 19, 2012 00:59
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Things are getting fugly in there
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Mar 19, 2012 01:40
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Doc Hawkins posted:...FUG? That's the criminal group Baam appears to be a member of now. It was brought up a few chapters ago.
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Mar 19, 2012 02:04
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Slime posted:That's the criminal group Baam appears to be a member of now. It was brought up a few chapters ago. He(?) was just quoting the last line of the chapter.
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Let me know if you guys want summaries of raw chapters. I'm too lazy/busy to ever do full blown translations, but I'll be more than happy to write up a quick summary if chapters get delayed or you just can't wait for the scanslation.
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pnumoman posted:Let me know if you guys want summaries of raw chapters. I'm too lazy/busy to ever do full blown translations, but I'll be more than happy to write up a quick summary if chapters get delayed or you just can't wait for the scanslation. There's a pretty rough one out at the moment: e: Whelp, nevermind. Imagewagon.
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DAAAAAAMMNNNN Koon is a loving conniving sunnofabitch. Maybe someone can explain to me if these 'classes' of spear bearer and light bringer arose because of the towers inner layout or if they were just designed for the trials. I'm not sure why there needs to be a class that brings light to the game, unless the entire tower is in the dark. But all of that aside, Koon is resourceful as batman in this manga. Tricking the ranker into jumping down with him was nothing compared to when I saw him also on the ground level with sleepyhead. But how did he get to the bottom level when he was on the bridge?. Koons one crafty monster and probably my favorite character along with purple jumpsuit. I hope this manga gets published like Nobelesse soon, the manhwa's author deserves it.
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It is a tower. By definition, it is indoors. No one can see outside the tower, which implies there are no windows. So yeah, having someone who can produce light on demand seems useful outside of the beaten path. The spear thing is because in areas of heavy shinsoo, only piercing weapons work. Blunt and slashing meet too much resistance.
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pnumoman posted:Let me know if you guys want summaries of raw chapters. I'm too lazy/busy to ever do full blown translations, but I'll be more than happy to write up a quick summary if chapters get delayed or you just can't wait for the scanslation. Well, so far scanslators have done a really good job with keeping up with this series.
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Mar 19, 2012 07:01
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I think the lightbearer is another fisherman metaphor. Lots of traditional near-shore fishing is done at night, with lanterns to attract fish.
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Are there any manga or manhwa similar to this? I've been checking out the Recommending Seinen but theres so many options I cant seem to choose.. Another thing that worries me about this manga is that since the author doesnt have to meet any sort of deadline (I think) are we going to expect a chapter every week like the Shonen Jump mangas?
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Kneel Before Zog posted:Are there any manga or manhwa similar to this? I've been checking out the Recommending Seinen but theres so many options I cant seem to choose.. It's a Monday updating web comic on Naver (S. Korea's most popular web portal). The author definitely has weekly deadlines and regularly meets them.
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Korean webtoons aren't really what you'd normally think of as webcomics. Some other good webtoons are Noblesse and to a lesser extent Trace.
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Something's been bugging me, and if it get's explained we'll need another flashback to clear things up. This goes all the way to the first chapter. Baam has some nice new clothes, and a hair-cut. From a first reading, I thought that they might be fair-well gifts from Rachel...however, sometime after they start talking (after her "injury") Baam tells her that he's changed because he wears new clothes and cuts his hair now. This could imply that he somehow got out of the hole himself. Another thing, if he was given his new things by Rachel, why would she give him such a vicious butcher knife/hand cleaver? What monsters is he going to fight in his pit. Finally, at the beginning, why is she running from Baam? Where is she going? We know from the end of act one that she wasn't chosen to enter the tower, and was only able to go through the door that Baam was somehow opening himself. So, something happened between the two. I'd like to think it's something as innocent as him confessing his love for her, and her running away from the reality of her "toy". However, if Baam got out of his hole, then something sinister could have happened. Also, does opening the door twice make Baam two times an irregular (and thus twice the trouble), or was he chosen after opening the door? That would make him a chosen irregular.
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pnumoman posted:It's a Monday updating web comic on Naver (S. Korea's most popular web portal). The author definitely has weekly deadlines and regularly meets them. If you live in the US the Raws come out in the afternoon on sunday. As far as other Webcomics I second Trace/Noblesse being darn good, I'm liking Dr.Frost and City of the Dead magician so far as well, but they don't have much translated yet. I have a soft spot for knights run but that translation sadly got dropped 
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