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Something I have found some days ago

They are the choices of the japanese fans.

For those who don’t want to pause, the list is below:

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A recurring theme in my livejournal was the Alphabet with random images, one a month.

So let’s begin the one for October 2008:

A like

Alice Caroll from the Aria series. Just because everyone woud like to have her as Junior. And I still like her better than Hinagiku.

B like

Bunny girl. I have written a small article trying to grasp their appeal. Maybe you’d need to dig it to read it.

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Yup, you heard it right.

International Ragnarok Online server, known under the acronym “iRO”, have opened a free server.

However, a lot of things in this free server are nerfed. Halved EXP (not really a problem for the veterans), more severe penalty on death. BUT, if one is willing to pay, they gain access to exclusive kafra shop item, alterated exp rate and monster drop, and many more. Gravity is aiming to attract more players, but they also expect some people to pay for the extras. This was already tested on Korea Ragnorok Online “Baphomet” server. And last time I heard about it, it scored a nice success.

Now, with the Ragnarok Online Renewal that aim to remake the game mechanisms and rebalance things, one can hope a renewed life in an outdated game. And no, I don’t like WoW.

Touhou fans doesn’t think so!

The result of five years of futanari doujins

One point that draw fans into Touhou, the many bishoujos and the resulting lesbian love polygons that would put Strawberry Panic or Marimite to shame.

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Source

It would be redundant to say what’s NHK. For the uneducated, it’s to Japan what CNN or Fox TV is to USA, or what TF1 or France 2 is to mainstream french TV.

Now, you are all wondering what is the big deal about it. I’ll say, it is a big deal.
It’s quite a feat when one’s creation, that started as a hobby, is being enriched by the fans and have grown to the point it turns into a cultural or/and internet phenomenon. Big enough to grab the attention of the mainstream medias who would make the author the subject of one of their shows. It’s something dreamt by most of nerds, but rarely achieved, or never.

I can think of another nerd that achieved such a thing, in my opinion. His contribution was enough to have given birth to a whole new genre in gaming: Gary Gygax, father of Dungeons & Dragons. Sure, he don’t enjoy nicevideos made by crazy fans, but a lot of authors have used his game as basic framework and expanded upon it. ZUN and Gygax are, in my eyes, nerds deities, but in way different fields.

Next step for ZUN would be to be nominated as one of Japan’s National Treasures. But, having read about the man, his ambitions are on a more modest scale. So he will continue to churn out crazy danmaku and godmoded bishoujos until he call it a day and let Yukari Yakumo kill Gensokyo. But who would want to let its lovely self-built universe die? Certainly not me.

09/06/2008 EDIT:

Here the TV show

ZUN appears around the 8:00 mark.

Well, it’s from the PS2 game. Here Miyuki is cosplaying Nanoha and Ayano is Fate.

I have seen it on the Asuki boards, but knowing that there are people too scared of this board, I felt like posting them here.

It just did not help you put Star Wars characters in, but then there are this!

It’s hard for me to take this franchise seriously anymore. This kind of shit makes Troy and 300 look manly. And suddenly oppai calibur doesn’t sound as bad anymore:

I don’t mind the oppai that much, especially after being hammered in the head that I am an irredeemable, heartless pig by the feminazsi and the DFC loving crowd.

Many people will argue about if Soul Calibur has jumped the shark or not, and if yes, when. One thing is sure in my eyes, the sense of wonderment I has felt when I played Soul Calibur on my Dreamcast is now gone and have left place to skepticism.

For going through the bother to read my post, you can have some Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Since July 28th, a new server has opened on kRO. It then filtered from the mentioned server that they are actually testing new effects of the stats on various parameters of the game.

With the third classes that will be coming later, people knew that the 99 level cap would be removed, moreover, this also applies to stats. I know that 120 were going to be the new level cap, but I forgot what would be the new stat cap. 120? 130? 150? Ok, likely 120.

With such new limits, rebalance were in demand, the removal of the cap would mean to open new paths for non-mainstream builds.

This also mean that veterans will have to throw away their knowledge of the game and adapt to whatever change will come to them.

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Since you have announced the patch 1.03, I would like you to:

#1. Give your players the option to turn off the weather.

#3. Fix the motherfucking pushback on wrong block. Make instead the wrong blocking punishing and not rewarding.

#4. At least put China, so Reisen wont feel alone in the bottom tier.

To be honest, I am not expecting that much. I mean, how many patches Eternal Fighter Zero and Melty Blood needed to get where they are now? A lot. But unlike Big Bang Beat, Eternal Fighter Zero adressed most of the issues. Melty Blood may be solid in some regards, the poke > confirmed hit > B&B combo > air throw > repeat is not appealing to me anymore.

On an unrelated subject, I was playing Akatsuki Blitzkamp aka the nazi doujin game. It is one of the more refreshing offers of the doujin market, if you count Immaterial and Missing Power as one of those too. It has a nice old school feel thanks to the absence of air combos or Guilty Gear-like gimmicks, and the unlockable extras. And I kinda like Nazi Pikachu and Kanae, yeah, chargie and grappler.

I do want to see how they gonna do on the console release since it gonna have…

NAZI NANOHA!

It look like it is.

This is not the definitive version yet. And god thanks it is not.
If you ask me, I has not liked the look of the rune knights. Too much neon, and too much spikes. The knight class never struck me as the “dark and edgy” class, I prefer to leave it to emossins. And they nerfed the zettai ryouikki of the female knights, it was their trump against slutty dancers and not-so-quite-innocent priestesses.

The main selling point of female lord knights, zettai ryouikki

Actually, female arc bishops has not gotten it better. Fishnet stockings give them a look comparable to a 1980s hungarian 3rd rate hooker.

Let’s not talk about the mechanics who has lost their sexy hick girls appeal.

I am rather disappointed by the look of the third class. I am just hoping that their skills, especially those of the Rune Knights, are not as disappointing.