the rpg is the genre of kings

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Larry Parrish: Jul 9, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Ive spent the last day trying to make a bunch of mods play nice with FO4 and then I gave up and just stopped playing it lol. But I keep bouncing off of Enderal, the skyrim total conversion, cuz I'm tired of skyrim. It's sad though because it has largely the same gameplay but just does everything better in a more 'rpg' way and its sad that I just can't sit down and play it all. anyway loving with FO4 made me get serious nostalgia for FO1 and FO2 and Im probably gonna reinstall and enjoy some classic rpg.

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# ? Apr 28, 2024 11:59

Plank Walker: Aug 11, 2005

GorfZaplen posted:

Donald testicles sounds like a character from the dream thread

having a vision that i will need to collect 5 donald testicles to rebuild colony 6

# ? Feb 8, 2021 21:07

Fungah!: Apr 30, 2011

doin the thing you do at the end of a saga game where youre diving deep into arcane old internet posts written by cool-type rpg psychos to figure out the best way to spark godkilling moves and see where the best armor drops

# ? Feb 8, 2021 21:44

dangerburrd: Feb 20, 2013

Fungah! posted:

doin the thing you do at the end of a saga game where youre diving deep into arcane old internet posts written by cool-type rpg psychos to figure out the best way to spark godkilling moves and see where the best armor drops

Reading how crafting works in unlimited SaGa and giving up ftw

# ? Feb 8, 2021 21:52

In Training: Jun 28, 2008

dangerburrd posted:

Reading how crafting works in unlimited SaGa and giving up ftw

Playing unlimited saga once and giving up ftw as well. One day I'll be smart enough to play it for 1000 hours

# ? Feb 8, 2021 21:56

Fungah!: Apr 30, 2011

i'm pretty sure that no one on the planet other than kawazu knows 100% how sparking moves works in saga frontier. saga ftw

# ? Feb 8, 2021 21:58

In Training: Jun 28, 2008

i got Ambitions on switch when it was on sale, will probably be the next game I play whenever I want a Yakuza break. looks cool

# ? Feb 8, 2021 22:02

Fungah!: Apr 30, 2011

ok i take that last thing back, this guy seems like he's got it 100% figured out:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/198537-saga-frontier/faqs/58412

hes been meticulously working on it for over ten years and it's something like 1200 pages of raw text

# ? Feb 8, 2021 22:05

Fungah!: Apr 30, 2011

In Training posted:

i got Ambitions on switch when it was on sale, will probably be the next game I play whenever I want a Yakuza break. looks cool

ambitions is really cool, most of the really insane saga numbers stuff is in the background so the game's more about doing combat and making narrative choices. i think it's my third favorite after frontier and romancing 2

# ? Feb 8, 2021 22:08

elf help book: Aug 5, 2004; Though the battle might be endless, I will never give up

Fungah! posted:

ok i take that last thing back, this guy seems like he's got it 100% figured out:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/198537-saga-frontier/faqs/58412

hes been meticulously working on it for over ten years and it's something like 1200 pages of raw text

awesome

# ? Feb 8, 2021 22:11

Fungah!: Apr 30, 2011

code:

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    StunSlash |B|E|L|N| |U|F|G|O|D|H|R|Z| StunSlash
  DoubleSlash |B|E|L|N| |U|F|G|O|D| |R|Z| DoubleSlash
    HardSlash |B|E| | | |U|F|G|O|D| |R|Z| HardSlash
       Thrust |B|E| |N| | |F|G|O|D|H|R|Z| Thrust
   CrossSlash | | | | | |U| |G| | | | |Z| CrossSlash
        Smash |B| |L| |A| |F|G|O|D| |R| | Smash
 SwallowSwing |B|E| | | |U| |G|O|D|H|R|Z| SwallowSwing
ThunderThrust | |E| |N| |U|F|G|O|D|H|R|Z| ThunderThrust
  Heaven/Hell | | |L| | |U|F|G|O|D| |R|Z| Heaven/Hell
   WheelSlash |B|E| | | |U|F|G| | | |R|Z| WheelSlash
 WillowBranch | | | |N| |U| |G| | |H| |Z| WillowBranch
      Deflect |B|E|L|N|A| | |G| |D| |R|Z| Deflect
    BearCrush |B| | | |A| |F| |O| |H|R| | BearCrush
      DeadEnd | |E| | |A| |F| |O| |H|R| | DeadEnd
     HeadWind | | |L|N| |U|F|G| |D| | |Z| HeadWind
 TripleThrust |B|E|L|N| |U|F|G|O| |H|R|Z| TripleThrust
       Kasumi |B|E| | | |U|F|G| |D| |R|Z| Kasumi
     NoMoment | |E|L|N| |U| |G| | | | |Z| NoMoment
    GaleSlash |B|E|L| | |U|F|G|O|D|H|R|Z| GaleSlash
   2GaleSlash | | | | | |U| |G| | | | |Z| 2GaleSlash
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TurbidCurrent |B| | | | |U|F|G|O| |H|R| | TurbidCurrent
 CrossDeflect | | | | | |U| |G| | | | |Z| CrossDeflect
   RisingNova |B|E|L| |A| |F| |O| |H|R| | RisingNova
RosarioImpale | |E| |N|A| |F| |O| |H|R|Z| RosarioImpale
Haze-to-Wheel |B|E| | | |U|F|G|O| | | |Z| Haze-to-Wheel
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      Godless | |E| | | |U|F|G| | | | |Z| Godless
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# ? Feb 8, 2021 22:12

elf help book: Aug 5, 2004; Though the battle might be endless, I will never give up

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# ? Feb 8, 2021 22:12

In Training: Jun 28, 2008

Fungah! posted:

ok i take that last thing back, this guy seems like he's got it 100% figured out:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/198537-saga-frontier/faqs/58412

hes been meticulously working on it for over ten years and it's something like 1200 pages of raw text

Oh hell yeah.

# ? Feb 8, 2021 22:13

In Training: Jun 28, 2008

this website is cool too...web 1.0 vibes of just clicking through directories to find the .txt you were looking for

http://sf.data.project.tripod.com/index.htm

# ? Feb 8, 2021 22:15

elf help book: Aug 5, 2004; Though the battle might be endless, I will never give up

before the vc firm shuts down gamefaqs it should be saved and hosted forever as the Library of Congress 2

# ? Feb 8, 2021 22:20

herculon: Sep 7, 2018

Fungah! posted:

ok i take that last thing back, this guy seems like he's got it 100% figured out:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/198537-saga-frontier/faqs/58412

hes been meticulously working on it for over ten years and it's something like 1200 pages of raw text

amazing

# ? Feb 8, 2021 22:22

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

elf help book posted:

before the vc firm shuts down gamefaqs it should be saved and hosted forever as the Library of Congress 2

this.

# ? Feb 8, 2021 22:36

Tokyo Sexwale: Jul 30, 2003

Fungah! posted:

ok i take that last thing back, this guy seems like he's got it 100% figured out:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/198537-saga-frontier/faqs/58412

hes been meticulously working on it for over ten years and it's something like 1200 pages of raw text

not sure if I'm gonna read that but I'm betting the mechanics are absolutely mad

# ? Feb 9, 2021 00:39

Fungah!: Apr 30, 2011

Tokyo Sexwale posted:

not sure if I'm gonna read that but I'm betting the mechanics are absolutely mad

code:

Here's all that again, condensed:

A = Difficulty to learn Ability
E = Enemy Spark Value of ONLY the Main Enemy
T = Gun Talent
D = adjusted Difficulty
C = base Chance
I = Current INT (Base INT modified by equipment and any buffs/debuffs from the
    current battle, as well as Mystic Absorb Stat Boosts for Mystic Asellus)
F = Final Chance

A - ((E + T) - 10) = D
0 <= D <= 20
If you have Physical Mastery, convert D->C using Table 1.
If you don't have Physical Mastery, convert D->C using Table 2.
((C * I) / 64) = F
If rand(0...99) < F, this Ability will be learned.

# ? Feb 9, 2021 00:44

Pablo Nergigante: Apr 16, 2002

Me reading that FAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qls6Po_1h5s

# ? Feb 9, 2021 00:49

trying to jack off: Dec 31, 2007

Fungah! posted:

code:

Here's all that again, condensed:

A = Difficulty to learn Ability
E = Enemy Spark Value of ONLY the Main Enemy
T = Gun Talent
D = adjusted Difficulty
C = base Chance
I = Current INT (Base INT modified by equipment and any buffs/debuffs from the
    current battle, as well as Mystic Absorb Stat Boosts for Mystic Asellus)
F = Final Chance

A - ((E + T) - 10) = D
0 <= D <= 20
If you have Physical Mastery, convert D->C using Table 1.
If you don't have Physical Mastery, convert D->C using Table 2.
((C * I) / 64) = F
If rand(0...99) < F, this Ability will be learned.

oh, it all makes sense now

# ? Feb 9, 2021 00:51

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

all the sophomores' eyes getting wide with horror as they hear a freshman say he's signed up for professor zaraktheus's class right at the end of add/drop

# ? Feb 9, 2021 01:03

Arrhythmia: Jul 22, 2011

Fungah! posted:

code:

Here's all that again, condensed:

A = Difficulty to learn Ability
E = Enemy Spark Value of ONLY the Main Enemy
T = Gun Talent
D = adjusted Difficulty
C = base Chance
I = Current INT (Base INT modified by equipment and any buffs/debuffs from the
    current battle, as well as Mystic Absorb Stat Boosts for Mystic Asellus)
F = Final Chance

A - ((E + T) - 10) = D
0 <= D <= 20
If you have Physical Mastery, convert D->C using Table 1.
If you don't have Physical Mastery, convert D->C using Table 2.
((C * I) / 64) = F
If rand(0...99) < F, this Ability will be learned.

I'm glad that there's guys like this dude and Pannenkoek studying video games with the same level of scrutiny that other men put towards the fundamental laws of the universe.

# ? Feb 9, 2021 01:10

Tokyo Sexwale: Jul 30, 2003

Fungah! posted:

code:

Here's all that again, condensed:

A = Difficulty to learn Ability
E = Enemy Spark Value of ONLY the Main Enemy
T = Gun Talent
D = adjusted Difficulty
C = base Chance
I = Current INT (Base INT modified by equipment and any buffs/debuffs from the
    current battle, as well as Mystic Absorb Stat Boosts for Mystic Asellus)
F = Final Chance

A - ((E + T) - 10) = D
0 <= D <= 20
If you have Physical Mastery, convert D->C using Table 1.
If you don't have Physical Mastery, convert D->C using Table 2.
((C * I) / 64) = F
If rand(0...99) < F, this Ability will be learned.

from what I've seen of FF2's mechanics, this is about what I could expect lol

# ? Feb 9, 2021 01:13

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

Arrhythmia posted:

I'm glad that there's guys like this dude and Pannenkoek studying video games with the same level of scrutiny that other men put towards the fundamental laws of the universe.

i can still remember reading about donuts vs stacks in the SNES sim city and realizing that there's someone out there for every thing in every game

# ? Feb 9, 2021 01:17

Kongming: Aug 30, 2005

I liked reading the Asellus' ending section since even that is bugged to poo poo and doesn't work correctly.

The characters having specific Talents that help them spark moves is nuts since if they don't have a talent any spark chance maxes out at 1/256. That explains a lot about my experiences with SaGa Frontier, honestly.

# ? Feb 9, 2021 01:40

Fungah!: Apr 30, 2011

i wonder if theyre going to fix the bugs for thw remaster or leave some of them in, the game was super buggy but i kind of feel bad for this dude if he has to rdo a bunch of stuff

# ? Feb 9, 2021 01:50

Arrhythmia: Jul 22, 2011

Fungah! posted:

i wonder if theyre going to fix the bugs for thw remaster or leave some of them in, the game was super buggy but i kind of feel bad for this dude if he has to rdo a bunch of stuff

I think this guy loves doing stuff, and would appreciate a new challenge.

# ? Feb 9, 2021 02:11

Sivek: Nov 12, 2012

Powerful rpg feeling when gettting three +5 attributes on a level-up in my current Morrowind playthrough and the game tipping its cap in acknowledgement.

Sivek fucked around with this message at 02:47 on Feb 9, 2021

# ? Feb 9, 2021 02:44

dangerburrd: Feb 20, 2013

Fungah! posted:

i wonder if theyre going to fix the bugs for thw remaster or leave some of them in, the game was super buggy but i kind of feel bad for this dude if he has to rdo a bunch of stuff

They�re adding an unfinished 8th character at the very least

# ? Feb 9, 2021 06:08

Pablo Nergigante: Apr 16, 2002

Been playing a bunch of Wild Arms in my retro gaming nook and it's extremely comfy. Love a good delayed title card/credits and this has an especially good one with some amazing music.

# ? Feb 9, 2021 20:47

extremebuff: Jun 20, 2010

reinstalled pillars of eternity 2. there's still a whole dlc i havent played and I heard its the best one

# ? Feb 9, 2021 21:17

welcome: Jun 28, 2002; rail slut

I'm ???% of the way through romancing saga 1, just aimlessly wandering fighting billions of battles to gently caress up me event rank, and I can't wait for

Fungah! posted:

code:

Here's all that again, condensed:

A = Difficulty to learn Ability
E = Enemy Spark Value of ONLY the Main Enemy
T = Gun Talent
D = adjusted Difficulty
C = base Chance
I = Current INT (Base INT modified by equipment and any buffs/debuffs from the
    current battle, as well as Mystic Absorb Stat Boosts for Mystic Asellus)
F = Final Chance

A - ((E + T) - 10) = D
0 <= D <= 20
If you have Physical Mastery, convert D->C using Table 1.
If you don't have Physical Mastery, convert D->C using Table 2.
((C * I) / 64) = F
If rand(0...99) < F, this Ability will be learned.

# ? Feb 9, 2021 22:14

Unexpected Raw Anime: Oct 9, 2012

my only gripe with with the divinity games was that initial combat positioning in 1 was so vital to whether you could even complete an encounter or not but it was slightly better in 2. baldurs gate 3 looks good. out

# ? Feb 10, 2021 00:07

extremebuff: Jun 20, 2010

ive been playing divinity 2 in explorer mode because classic likes to brutally murder you for not being psychic a lot. positioning everyone just right for a forced encounter only to die 30 minutes into a huge intense back-and-forth fight got really old

# ? Feb 10, 2021 00:11

40 lbs to freedom: Apr 13, 2007

i played divinity2 for the first time on tactical out of pride and hubris and regretted it the whole time because if yu dont have a spreadsheet about attributes/ability synergies with an encylcopedic knowledge on how to max exp points you can literally get stuck like 45 hours into the game and imo that sucks asss

# ? Feb 10, 2021 03:55

extremebuff: Jun 20, 2010

i wish there was something between explorer and classic, classic is brutal and punishing and one good enemy turn will end your squad but explorer like, cuts enemy hp in half and everything is a joke. story goes even further and is basically god mode lol

# ? Feb 10, 2021 03:58

Knuc U Kinte: Aug 17, 2004

Persona 5: How the gently caress could anyone want to do a new game plus of these games? I've been playing this game psycho style for a month, 60 hours in. Judging by the calendar I'm about halfway lol.

# ? Feb 10, 2021 03:59

American McGay: Feb 28, 2010; by sebmojo

It's cool whenever someone tells you they're starting Persona 5 you can automatically plot out the entire curve of their experience over the next 100 hours.

# ? Feb 10, 2021 04:04

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# ? Apr 28, 2024 11:59

elf help book: Aug 5, 2004; Though the battle might be endless, I will never give up

Knuc U Kinte posted:

Persona 5: How the gently caress could anyone want to do a new game plus of these games? I've been playing this game psycho style for a month, 60 hours in. Judging by the calendar I'm about halfway lol.

90-110 hours is normal

# ? Feb 10, 2021 04:05

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