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chumbler posted:Also it's disappointing how nobody ever talks about how cool Morag looks. I figured it was just assumed. She and Brighid probably have the best designs in the game. Really, I think there are a lot of cool designs in the game. People just focus on the bad ones because they're funny bad.
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chumbler posted:You don't get to be Torna's naptime specialist without wearing your pajamas all the time. It's because everyone, including the game, forgets that Morag exists.
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Jan 3, 2018 21:40
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Honestly I actually like Rex's outfit when he's in full salvager mode. If he just like popped off his helmet instead of ripping out half the outfit while walking around it'd be pretty cool.
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Jan 3, 2018 21:41
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Momomo posted:I figured it was just assumed. She and Brighid probably have the best designs in the game. I think Brighid's boobs are kind of ridiculous but Morag is definitely a really good design. And maybe open your eyes Brighid? Roc and Agate are pretty good designs. The same goes for Kassandra. It'd be nice if more blades generally weren't sexy women.
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Jan 3, 2018 21:47
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Reiterpallasch posted:huh. was it party damage, or were the tanks going down? I'm at 384/600 blade combo finishes for one of Poppi's affinity charts, the last one I need to finish that chart in fact. Hurray! 
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Jan 3, 2018 21:52
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Five casually mentioning that bandits often targeted drivers with attractive blades so they could sell off the crystals with pictures was a bit out of left field.
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Jan 3, 2018 21:57
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I can't turn Tora into a pissed off pinecone so Rikki will always be betterPJOmega posted:Five casually mentioning that bandits often targeted drivers with attractive blades so they could sell off the crystals with pictures was a bit out of left field. Judging how people react to blades on the internet it's not that hard to believe all things considered.
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Jan 3, 2018 22:06
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I'm only missing two rare blades now, Floren and KOS-MOS. Goddamn it, why can't I pull KOS-MOS 
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Jan 3, 2018 22:08
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Was kind of wondering actually. What happens when a driver tries to go into combat with more than one blade engaged. Like was it ever stated that there's a rule against all 3 blades popping out at once and feeding their driver the ether lines? Also I know it's because it's a game but if say, Nia falls in combat but doesn't die would Dromarch be able to run over to Rex and start supporting him? I'm kinda curious as to what those rules are.
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Jan 3, 2018 22:10
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welp, that's 50 rare cores and 20 legendaries with nothing to show for it. Time to make some room in my blade inventory and hear 10 variations of
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U-DO Burger posted:welp, that's 50 rare cores and 20 legendaries with nothing to show for it. Time to make some room in my blade inventory and hear 10 variations of Did you pump your luck up? I did and I don't think I cracked more than a 100 rare cores to get them all.
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Jan 3, 2018 22:12
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CharlestheHammer posted:Did you pump your luck up? I did and I don't think I cracked more than a 100 rare cores to get them all. Zeke's luck is sitting a bit north of 700 right now. I figured that would be high enough, but maybe I'm wrong
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ThisIsACoolGuy posted:Was kind of wondering actually. What happens when a driver tries to go into combat with more than one blade engaged. Like was it ever stated that there's a rule against all 3 blades popping out at once and feeding their driver the ether lines? The three blades thing seems to be entirely mechanical. Literally no one in the entire game besides the PCs seems to have more than a single Blade, and even them having multiple blades is only ever addressed in two cutscenes that skate around it. Blades can only directly support their drivers though they cam also fight on their own. They just aren't as powerful as they are with a driver? Probably. Torna really makes this whole thing confusing as gently caress. And makes Jin even more bullshit if he's toned down from what he would be able to do with Lora Blade powers are insanely ill defined and range from 'shoots a small fireball' to 'moves faster than the speed of light' Zore fucked around with this message at 22:22 on Jan 3, 2018 |
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The blade/driver relationship seemed kind of weird for a game like this, since it seems like the blade has absolutely no obligation to follow the driver, and seem capable of functioning entirely on their own.
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I just now realized that KOS-MOS is probably pronounced "cosmos" and not "koss-moss". I genuinely hope I'm wrong.
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Hammer Bro. posted:I just now realized that KOS-MOS is probably pronounced "cosmos" and not "koss-moss". It's cosmos, a npc in her questline even has a line "it's cool how your name is cosmos"
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Momomo posted:The blade/driver relationship seemed kind of weird for a game like this, since it seems like the blade has absolutely no obligation to follow the driver, and seem capable of functioning entirely on their own. This is one of the things I meant when I mentioned missed world-building opportunities. Admittedly, I'm only about halfway into the game so far, but it feels like there are a lot more stories they could be telling in this world they've created. You have entire empires established on the backs of enormous, sentient, moving creatures, and immortal beings that spring out of rocks to follow you around and provide you with weapons, but instead we get a generic story about an orphan boy who finds an ancient power and uses it to have Dragon Ball-style fights with bad guys. The Ardainian–Gormotti conflict is a good start (our titan is dying and causing global (local?) warming, so we need to take over another titan), but there's so much more they could be doing with the setting. 404notfound fucked around with this message at 22:42 on Jan 3, 2018 |
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Zore posted:The three blades thing seems to be entirely mechanical. Literally no one in the entire game besides the PCs seems to have more than a single Blade, and even them having multiple blades is only ever addressed in two cutscenes that skate around it. They are all flesh eaters except Malos. The concept and limitations of flesh eaters seems pretty poorly explained and confusing though.
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Hammer Bro. posted:I just now realized that KOS-MOS is probably pronounced "cosmos" and not "koss-moss". ? What the hell are you talking ab- *looks up English KOS-MOS intro* Well poo poo. It's supposed to be pronounced cōsmōs. Both 'o's are long
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Jan 3, 2018 22:43
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I think this is a case where trying to make internally cpnsistent explanations would make the whole thing fall apart, so it's better not to. The effectively immortal beings not having the implicit task of being a historical record is a neat wrinkle, though.
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U-DO Burger posted:Well poo poo. It's supposed to be pronounced cōsmōs. Both 'o's are long For some reason that's slightly better in my books. Though still incorrect.
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Jan 3, 2018 22:57
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it's pronounced like "Coast" and "Most", KOS-MOS
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Jan 3, 2018 23:03
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She's space Mary Magdalene. Makes sense her name would be pronounced cosmos
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SNOT CORN posted:They are all flesh eaters except Malos. The concept and limitations of flesh eaters seems pretty poorly explained and confusing though. technically Mik is a blade eater 
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Jan 3, 2018 23:12
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Yeah considering the entirety of Xenosaga called her Kos-Mos not pronounced like cosmos, it would certainly seem like how you would pronounce that name. The Japanese version of XBC2 pronounces it not-cosmos too. But I'm sure the English dub is fine though
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Jan 3, 2018 23:40
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TurnipFritter posted:It's because everyone, including the game, forgets that Morag exists. As someone that just beat the game a couple days ago, Morag was still active as anyone else to the end. I'm not understanding people that think she got poo poo on in the late game.
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So I'm running with Rex, Nia, and Four with three-ATK, three-HLR, and three-TNK. It's effective, but rather bland... Without getting too gimmicky, what are some ways to mix it up? Has somebody tried running with ATK/HLR/TNK on every character?
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Tae posted:As someone that just beat the game a couple days ago, Morag was still active as anyone else to the end. I'm not understanding people that think she got poo poo on in the late game. The game focuses the most on the first three members, something like Rex > Nia >>>>> Tora > Morag = Zeke. Which is a big shame. Oh also, Morag is your fourth party member sry. Bask in the amazingness that is Morag. Zeke is five
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The Blades are just as much of characters (I really liked how Pandoria's glasses become transparent after their backstory. Poppi is waaaay more important than Tora.
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Pollyanna posted:The game focuses the most on the first three members, something like Rex > Nia >>>>> Tora > Morag = Zeke. Which is a big shame. Eh Nia doesn't get that much more focus. They all get their little pieces though Zeke is probably the smallest.
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CharlestheHammer posted:Eh Nia doesn't get that much more focus. Nia is like the one character in the game who has anything that resembles character development.
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So this just happened: My wife: "so kids do you want oranges for a snack?" Daughter: "FLORA HEALS AN ACHING SOUL" I guess that's a yes
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Nia gets so much development that I insist she should have been the leading girl.
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TurnipFritter posted:Nia is like the one character in the game who has anything that resembles character development. She does but that comes in her one scene that everyone gets.
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404notfound posted:Morag is a female Roy Mustang And that's cool.
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Momomo posted:I figured it was just assumed. She and Brighid probably have the best designs in the game. Honestly, I was really relieved that the game never did any dumb poo poo with Morag, like putting her in a dress or having her get a crush on Rex or something. It showed a remarkable amount of restraint given other aspects of the game/characters. She stays an adult just kind of accompanying the party for the entire game. Both her and Zeke (despite his goofiness) remain obviously more mature and experienced than Rex (and strangely Nia, despite the fact she should be older).
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Ytlaya posted:Honestly, I was really relieved that the game never did any dumb poo poo with Morag, like putting her in a dress or having her get a crush on Rex or something. It showed a remarkable amount of restraint given other aspects of the game/characters. She stays an adult just kind of accompanying the party for the entire game. Both her and Zeke (despite his goofiness) remain obviously more mature and experienced than Rex (and strangely Nia, despite the fact she should be older). "Morag, how 'bout you put on a skirt or something?" "How about you die in a fire?" that h2h owned so much
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I have to imagine that the weird cadences in the English voice acting were deliberate choices based on how characters' mouths were moving, because the Heart to Heart convos all sound markedly better than the story stuff. I completed the Praxis/Theory questline and the boss at the end totally kicked my rear end; I probably should have equipped spike defense accessories on everyone. Putting 3 healers on Nia and one on Zeke worked well enough on the third try, though. Worth it, because now I have five levels of Nopon Wisdom, so I can finally open all those chests and doors on Argentum 
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ajkalan posted:I have to imagine that the weird cadences in the English voice acting were deliberate choices based on how characters' mouths were moving, because the Heart to Heart convos all sound markedly better than the story stuff. I doubt that, because they completely ignored remotely matching the scene in Zeke's introduction. Which leaves me to believe it was one of those blind dubs, where most of it is reliant on the voice director. I'd be surprised if the VA's saw scenes half the time while recording.
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