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General Chat / Re: Good Morning 2019- Glow Up Edition
« on: December 24, 2019, 01:58:58 AM »
christ almighty 2019 is almost over.

this marks the first full calendar year at my new job and honestly i've done a lot and i've been much happier. i became the lead dev of one of our major projects which is going to be a pretty big ribbon once the initial beta development is cleaned up. i also helped develop this thing which is now public and available as FOSS (in before hurr durr blockchain)

oh and also it's been 6 months since the protests here began and broke out! police are still trying to crack down on protestors! yay!

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General Chat / Re: Good Morning 2018: 3 More Years...
« on: December 06, 2018, 01:54:27 PM »
I started a new job a couple of weeks ago at block.one as a software engineer.

My new team has been really great and my social life has improved quite a bit - the culture being a bit more international is a big part of that.

Basically things have been going better since my last post here.

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General Chat / Re: Good Morning 2018: 3 More Years...
« on: October 14, 2018, 02:01:40 PM »
my work role has been made essentially redundant so i'm basically being politely told to fuck off in about a month

currently looking for work and hoping to regain employment soon

mom just left today after a 3 month visit

i'm trying very hard to stay strong and not break into a puddle of sad

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General Chat / Re: What Games are You Playing 2018?
« on: August 28, 2018, 04:42:39 AM »
Brown Dust - Korean tactical SRPG where battles are automated but decided entirely by how you place your units in a grid and their attack order. Heavily strategic in terms of team-building. Incredibly basic and generic plot, surprisingly fun characterization that would otherwise make for unremarkable storytelling. As I only have time for mobile games nowadays, this is a phone release. English language available but only open in Asia/Japan servers. Korean language is a separate client. One of the more "recent" mobile games (2017 in KR, 2018 in the rest of the world) where the player character is a Plot-Important NPC which I will give some props for. Decent music, lack of voice lines might turn people off (though the Korean client had voice lines in an update a couple of weeks ago), most importantly, game balance is playable and in a good state at the moment. Low rarity characters (henceforth referred to by their in-game term 'mercenaries' as the main character is a mercenary captain) are definitely usable, especially considering most of the story characters are of the lowest premium rarity (3*). Will be going through the plot important characters first.

Carlson (3*) - Knight-errant who tossed aside his dream of becoming a knight to join the side of his bro, the main character. Generic tank type, creates a barrier for himself which directly cuts incoming damage by a percentage after attacking. Upon awakening, he also gains a temporary immunity to DoT damage along with the barrier. Probably the worst of the plot-important PCs because his kit is so boring.

Rigenette (3*) - Ditzy, cute young girl who is skilled with a bow. Attacks the unit who is behind the front-most unit in her row. Inflicts Stun and a 2nd bonus hit of damage based off her own ATK. Upon awakening, adds mHP based poison damage which is tripled when afflicted on other Warriors. Incredibly useful budget Skip attacker; she can surprisingly hit hard with Assault runes due to her average ATK. Unfortunately she's limited by her below average HP and her lack of AoE.

Beatrice (3*) - Stubborn, out-spoken barbarian girl from the tribal nation. Wields a pole-axe and is designed to smash apart Defenders/tanks by dealing bonus damage to them with Iron Wall Strike. Dismantles tanks by herself but is otherwise unremarkable. However, she is the source of most of the fun banter in the story.

Maria (3*) - Snarky magician who also is the in-game Rune NPC. Makes a lot of funny comments and one-liners at the expense of others, MC included. One of the strongest magicians in the entire game despite being 3* due to her absurd AoE and her kit. As a magician, she requires 1 round of charge time before attacking. At +9 skill, her AoE extends from 1x3 to 1x4. Naturally dispels all buffs on the enemy and adds a bonus damage hit which scales based off her own ATK. Upon awakening, she adds a 20% stat debuff curse to enemies who are still alive after being nuked by a magic laser to the face. In an arena meta where people often front-load their attackers in a single line, Maria can destroy them easily.

Arines (3*) - Witty supporter who has an unknown god's blessing. One of the premier 3* supporters in the game and continues to be very popular up until today due to her 3x3 AoE and her incredibly potent buffs. Increases allies' ATK and Crit Rate, while also giving them a moderate barrier. Upon awakening she will also cleanse stat debuffs. It is absolutely worth to +9 her.

Eunice (3*) - Alchemist in the empire's marketplace, well-known for her concoctions. She has some connections with the black market. Provides decent healing and applies a regeneration effect to 3x3 AoE at +9, while buffing ATK.

Refithea (5*, requires 1500 Ancient Coins to buy) - Fairy princess and last surviving member of her family. One of the Six Devils who worked with the main character's father to rebel against his empire's ruler because he had made a pact with an evil god. She only agreed to work with him because the main character's dad had betrothed her to him. The main character is clearly uncomfortable with the idea of being made to marry a 200 year old loli and deliberately puts it off. Hard to use supporter but when used correctly can heavily buff your attackers.

Nartas (5*, requires 1500 Ancient Coins to buy) - A magician who is cursed with eternal youth due to an experiment with dark magic gone wrong. One of the Six Devils who worked with the main character's father. Is also probably over a hundred years old. Is wise and seems to know what he is doing. His magic attack will hit an entire row unless it is blocked by Cecilia, who absorbs AoE effects. Cleanses buffs on still-living targets and prevents them from temporarily receiving new ones. Afterwards, he gains high defense to protect himself temporarily. Upon awakening he gains permanent debuff immunity!

Celia (5*, can only be made through mercenary fusion) - Outcast who was said to be the descendant of a cursed witch, so she hid herself away. The main character's dad convinced her to join him to 'save the world' and became one of the Six Devils. Currently possesses the largest AoE spell in the game, a whopping 5x5 square, allowing her to cover a large area of the enemy side. Unfortunately marred by requiring players to bleed a lot in order to fuse her, she is not a viable option for F2P players. Otherwise, when used correctly, she can be a devastating force.

Astrid (5*, can only be made through mercenary fusion) - The guardian knight of the current ruler of the Karian Empire, Iserna, who rose to the throne after her brother Adel died and her father Altair II, the emperor who the main character's own dad rebelled against, also was killed. Clearly tsundere. One of the most potent tanks in the game, and is definitely worth making. Upon awakening she gets DoT immunity allowing her to tank more effectively, since Bleed deals triple damage to defenders. Her taunt is potent and at +3 she begins to counter enemy damage based off the attacker's ATK.

Elija (5*) - Crown princess of the Allan Alliance, the tribal nation where Beatrice comes from. Despite her righteous bearing and good personality, she actually isn't very good in the game. Her concentrated fire is too awkward and is only useful against one World Boss.

Vermont (5*) - President of the Mercenary Contest Committee which hosts friendly combats between mercenary companies. During the rule of Altair II, he and the main character's father were two of the most loyal and best knights in the entire Karian Empire. Originally sentenced to death for failing to stop the dad from succeeding in rebellion, he was instead exiled due to public pleas to reduce the sentence. His goal in establishing the committee is to use mercenaries as a deterrent towards new rebellions and other chaotic activities. Currently weaksauce and unusable in Asia/Japan, but gets an incredible buff in Korea that makes him pretty powerful when used correctly, since he requires to be hit for gain power. His grand-daughter is a 4* unit named Alche.

Foxy (5*) - President of the Guild Association. She used to run a mercenary company of her own before the day the MC's dad killed Altair II, but after the fact, she became more famous. She established the Guild Association under the same logic as worker's unions. Currently mediocre in Asia/Japan, but gets solid buffs in Korea  that makes her quite scary to face in PvP.

Lorang (5*, only available through mercenary fusion) - A rival mercenary captain to the MC who looks suspiciously like Kirito from SAO. He has a raging crush on Maria since studying magic with her before and wants to marry her, even though it is clear the feelings aren't reciprocated. He believes he's a talented genius even though all of his accomplishments are from his hard work rather than raw talent. He came from a rich family and didn't have to work if he didn't want to, but chose to do so in order to make a name for himself. He's not that good in-game though. He has a good AoE but only hits the front-most unit, furthermore he needs charge time to inflict his ailments.

Yuria (4*) - The princess of her country, the Republic of Sbern, due to being the daughter of its head. She carries herself like a secretary and indeed works as one at its Command Center, she shares her father's beliefs of equality and the non-existence of social classes. She has a very unique kit, stunning and dispelling buffs from enemies hiding in the backline. As a Defender, she has reasonably good defensive stats, but is often used more as a stunner and a bruiser. Incredibly solid at higher skill levels. She gains DoT immunity after attack on awakening, increasing her resiliency as Bleed is one of her bigger weaknesses

Alche (4*) - Grand-daughter of Vermont who was born with superhuman strength. Vermont taught her basic skills in swordsmanship as a way for her to control her strength, but Alche fell in love with knightly tales of honor and chivalry and looked to become a young lady of the justice. Though timid and childish before her grandfather, she becomes ruthless towards anyone else. With her massive steel hammer, Alche will rip apart defenders with her insane Iron Wall Strike, also destroying their barriers and counter-attack effects. In a Defender oriented pvp meta, Alche is one of the PvP rulers.

Lucrezia (4*) - A succubus who wants to resurrect a demon king who shares the same name as the MC's dad, Fabian. No one knows if Demon King Fabian is at all related to the MC's dad, only that It Is A Bad Thing. Not at all memorable in game aside from being used as merc fusion fodder.

Non-plot important characters I've been using -

Cordelia (3*) - An aspirant knight who, through sheer force of will and lots of training, won a competition and obtained the Flame Lotus Sword. She seeks to temper herself through combat and become a powerful fighter. One of the premier 3* attackers due to her 1x3 attack AoE and ability to inflict bonus damage and Burn on the enemy. Upon awakening she will also place a weak barrier on herself to make up for her lack of defense.

Mercedes (3*) - No backstory. Mercedes is unique for being one of only low-rarity taunt tanks in the game. Her taunt allows her to attract damage to herself so she can counter with ferocious 85% enemy ATK counters. Unfortunately her taunt, which is only obtained through awakening and thus can't be boosted, has a shorter duration than one would like. When used well, Mercedes is a terrifying force especially when you lack taunters like Astrid and Glacia.

Julie (3*) - No backstory. Incredibly useful Supporter who cleanses attack interference effects on allies while healing them. Attack interference effects include debuffs such as Charm, Silence, Stun and the like, making her a very good niche pick in PvP.

Edan (3*) - No backstory. Useful supporter who cleanses DoT effects on allies while granting them immunity to DoTs. He also provides massive healing. His only weakness is that his target AoE is in an X, making targets vulnerable to ferocious attacks like Octavia, Alche, Verona, and others.

Deka (4*) - No backstory. Warrior who deals solid damage while stunning them. Upon awakening, he gains an ability that lets him deal even more damage when low on health. Even better, he skips the front-most enemy and attacks in a + AoE.

Rafina (5*) - A mechanic girl who had fantasies of integrating ancient tech with herself, so she made a mecha suit. She attacks in the same AoE as Deka, but has the benefit of having tanky stats while also dealing insane damage with her Power Armor ability. Also, she breaks barriers. She is, quite frankly, one of the most broken units right now. She is set to receive nerfs in Korea.

Hell (4*) - A sultry looking magician who works in the underworld. Has PERM Masochism upon awakening, allowing her to heal 18% of her max HP every time she gets hit. After casting a spell, she uses herself as bait to force enemies to attack her so she can counter with her ridiculous base ATK and at the same time receive minimal damage due to her high barrier. Build her as a tank and you can't go wrong.

Zenon (4*) - A vampire count who wanted to court a succubus (Elize) who is deeply in love with the main character. Like Hell, he has PERM Masochism except it heals 24% of his max HP. He is a warrior too, who will bloodsuck enemies as life steal. At +3, he gains Weakening Counter which debuffs enemies who hit him by a bit. Currently a popular pick in arena due to the players lack of ways to DPS him, but will fall off as the Asia server life goes on. Still a very solid PvE merc.

Elize (5*) - A succubus who is deeply in love with the main character after reading too many romance novels about succubi finding true love. She has never seduced a man before. Her spell will charm enemies in a 3x3 radius, making her rather annoying to face, but is otherwise unremarkable.

Ventana (5*) - A former knight who quit her post due to wanting to avoid politics and intrigue. By chance, she acquired a holy sword and has been using it for herself. She is wanted by the group who actually owns the sword. Destroys focused enemies and enemies who uses taunts. Upon awakening, she increases her defense by an absurd amount before attacking, allowing her to heavily mitigate counter attack damage. One of the strongest physical attackers currently in the game.

Dalvi (5*) - A nine-tailed fox who doesn't like people seeing her true form. Her transformation is a gimmick in the battle - when she is in fox form, she becomes immune to debuffs, and when she attacks, she does a bonus attack which is totally ITD, making her ideal for killing tanks. When she is in human form, she heals a portion of her HP every turn tick. Though tricky to use, she can be strategically utilized to immediately take out annoying tanks.

Glacia (5*) - A noble of Sbern, she was bored and found a demigod's relic by serendipity, a magic ice shield, which called out to her. She now uses it to protect her territory and loved ones. A very powerful CC tank, she freezes anyone who hits her. Her Ice Barrier had been buffed as of late and added a plethora of defensive bonuses to her. Upon awakening she gains immunity to attack interference effects meaning she can't be frozen herself. At +3 she gains taunt, forcing enemies to freeze themselves. Her above average ATK and 25% crit rate make her physical damage deceptively scary.

Viola (4*) - A purveyor of justice who became a vigilante, but due to her cruel methods and circumstances of her birth, she was also ostracized and seen as a monster. She retreated to the underworld due to this treatment where she continues to be a fighter for good despite her edgy and black-cloaked appearance. At +9, Viola will hit the entire back column no matter where she stands. She applies Decomposition on her attack, which is a fierce mHP-based poison that can also crit. At the same time, she can also silence and curse enemies while preventing them from enjoying buffs. One of the best debuffers in the game.

Eunrang (4*) - A ninja-like assassin who got her name due to the dagger she uses. Ferociously attacks enemies in the back with crits, silencing them after awakening. At +3, her AGI stat will factor into her final crit rate, making her one of the strongest back attackers in the game.

Wiggle (3*) - A skeleton who doesn't know anything about itself or its past, only that it gotta blow up! A suicide bomber who deals massive damage at the cost of its own life. Has game-best ATK out of everyone in the entire game.

Octavia (4*) - A banshee who just wishes to be loved and cherished due to heavy neglect. She rides a heart-filled bomb that blows up and charms enemies who happen to still be alive after the blast.

Chalkle (4*) - A skeleton who doesn't know anything about its past, and often laments this fact. However, it hates the lull before the storm of it raining fire and brimstone towards its targets. Is a magician and counters enemies who attack it before it attacks by blowing up in the attacker's face. If it manages to explode on the next turn, it inflicts a powerful burning DoT on them. Additionally, at +3, it gains a lasting crit rate boosting effect which allows it to build up high crit rate before blowing up.

...too many mercs to write about. will stop it here for now and see if people are interested in more ramblings

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General Chat / Re: Fire Emblem Heroes Topic: You knew this was coming!
« on: February 07, 2017, 05:47:07 AM »
A japanese whale has confirmed my suspicions of Alfonse being trash

Lv40 5* Alfonse has only 25~ Speed

unforgivable for a red sword user to be honest

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General Chat / Re: Fire Emblem Heroes Topic: You knew this was coming!
« on: February 06, 2017, 01:04:09 PM »
7181246750

I am a noob, but I have a 5 star archer dude (Takumi).  Rest of my team is assorted 4 stars.

You're pretty much set for life, depending on who your 4* are

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General Chat / Re: Fire Emblem Heroes Topic: You knew this was coming!
« on: February 06, 2017, 05:57:06 AM »
There are counters for everything, but they're very specific, so it's just a crapshoot if you have the right characters or not.  Takumi is indeed handled by Hector or Robin, but if you don't have them, good luck.

setsuna has bowbreaker so she's worth looking into as a takumi counter

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General Chat / Re: Sigs & Avatars! Re-branded for Maximum Profit
« on: February 06, 2017, 02:50:21 AM »
relevant to my new avatar (and also I'm alive guys!):

"when will you get a tampon for that giant vagina you just grew?"


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General Chat / Re: Fire Emblem Heroes Topic: You knew this was coming!
« on: February 06, 2017, 02:46:14 AM »
A total of 30 incoming free orbs spread out over 5 weeks, with 6 orbs each week being distributed via 3 maps multiplied by 2 difficulties

I would recommend saving these orbs for the next banner next week or for castle upgrades if you somehow haven't already sunk 25 orbs for double EXP.

Personal observations regarding popular 5*/4* units I've faced in arena and high level training tower, might be helpful for some of you:

  • Takumi: Literally god-tier. Not many counters aside from hoping you have something that can tank his attacks. A high-leveled Hector with Distant Counter is probably the best solution I can think off-hand. Or you can throw someone at him who has  brave weapon (Camilla, etc.) and hope you can kill him in one round - his defense isn't that high after all. Pray for salvation if you face a Takumi who's accompanied by a dancer
  • 5* Sword Lords/Myrms: As generic as it gets. They hit you hard, they also get hit hard since they generally all have below average DEF and RES. Don't let Lyn get too many attacks on you otherwise she triggers Galeforce. Mages should wreck them handily though. You can also use manaketes against anyone not named Lucina, Marth or Chrom
  • Hector: Can only really be killed off by magic or armorslayers. Don't throw too many bodies at him since distant counter is dumb.
  • Ryoma: He's like Hector except probably faster and probably slightly less physically tanky with a bit higher Res
  • Manaketes: Very dangerous if you don't have any Falchion users. Otherwise they're food if you can get the jump on them
  • Camilla: Gets wrecked by range attacks, but otherwise can run rampant on your team if you don't have any physical tanks.
  • Leo: Has savage blow, so he can deal a huge amount of collateral damage as mage, he hit from range. Better kill him ASAP with melee characters. Can also neuter your own mages/archers/ninja by making their attack range 1. Is kind of squishy though so can be dealt with with some smart movement
  • Robin (M): His tome lets him get WTA on colorless enemies. That's about it. Still very dangerous as he hits hard. A recurring trend that most of the dangerous characters in the game hit really hard but are squishy.

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General Chat / Re: Fire Emblem Heroes Topic: You knew this was coming!
« on: February 05, 2017, 12:32:55 PM »
Isn't everything in the game a stat check?  I mean outside of cheesing AI with bottle necks and healing, so far everything is just rubbing sets of stats together and bigger ones win for me.

Normal difficulty is actually pretty well balanced.

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I also for reference I got Hector on my reset spam and then Sakura on a regular orb pull.  Then I finally worked out the rename account is under FAQ/Etc.  SO some of you got a random Kiran send friend invites that are me and now will show up as me.

Hector is pretty badass. Sakura is a good healer too.

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General Chat / Re: Fire Emblem Heroes Topic: You knew this was coming!
« on: February 05, 2017, 07:33:05 AM »
Beat 9-5 on Normal.  9-4 is a strategy check and 9-5 is just a stat check.  Veronica is bullshit.  Also fully upgraded castle.

stat checks don't get much better come 7+ hard and Lunatic

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General Chat / Re: Fire Emblem Heroes Topic: You knew this was coming!
« on: February 03, 2017, 06:01:00 AM »
normal difficulty completed, on to Hard

9-4 and 9-5 are kinda tricky

rolled with 5* Lucina, 5* Camilla, 4* Jagen and 3* Fir for this undertaking.

Fir is a murderbot, probably worth raising to 4* at least (or if you got her as 4 or 5*) Lucina and Camilla both don't need explanations, they're both incredibly good. Jagen's okay; mine seems to have abysmal speed but other than that he's probably one of the better mounted tanks in the game as far as I can see.

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General Chat / Re: Fire Emblem Heroes Topic: You knew this was coming!
« on: February 03, 2017, 01:49:15 AM »
my jagen is totally fucking legit though

pity he only has 10 goddamn speed at lv20, whats wrong with you

my ID: 9 677 955 526

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Hey guys, sorry about the delay, I decided I'd release a less buggy and slightly rebalanced version of the demo to you guys first. The link's in the OP post.

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General Chat / Re: Sigs & Avatars! Re-branded for Maximum Profit
« on: July 04, 2014, 02:22:42 PM »
fine i'll succumb to the ORAS hype train. :v

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茨心 -Thornheart-

Thornheart is a turn-based RPG featuring an incredibly gratuitous revenge story. It focuses on the princess of a prosperous nation named Karuria and her older sister/guardian who are driven out of their home after the dastardly plot of another nation - Kryton - to assassinate their parents takes place in the dead of night. After escaping, the pair - princess Argenta and her sister Mu - decide they must exact revenge and go on a long journey to discover the real motives behind the plot, to seek aid for their revenge, and also to clear their name. Travel through many lands and gain the trust of people the world over so that revenge can be exacted on Kryton.

Characters

Argenta the Hunter Princess
Argenta is the heiress to the Karurian throne. All rulers of Karuria are expected to be first-class hunters, and Argenta is no exception - though one would suppose she is still training hard to get to that stage. She is a straightforward, passionate girl who can get rather nosy. She also has a bit of a kleptomaniac streak going on for her, which sometimes has to be curbed by her sister, Mu. She loves Mu as a sister but as the journey goes on, she finds herself feeling more and more attracted to her.

Mu the Asura
Mu, who is Argenta's sister, was born with a mark on her back that Argenta lacks, but their mother does not. This mark is that of the Asura - a lineage of warriors who are said to tap into demonic powers sealed within their blood. In order to fully utilize the power of the Asura, one must be fully devoid of emotions, including those of love. However, Mu had been taking care of Argenta and protecting her since she was very young. They grew up close together and Mu has found herself to be infatuated with the young princess. She tries very hard to try to come to terms with her emotions and keeps her love strictly on a family-basis, though this is starting to get incredibly difficult. For now, she tries to serve as Argenta's guide into the outside world, for she is more familiar as she has been going outside a lot more than her younger sister, due to the latter's obligations as the Hunter Princess of Karuria.

Supporting characters coming soon.



System

Battle System

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Thornheart uses a typical turn-based, speed-based battling system. The box beneath 'Act' represents the icon of the action the player has chosen for a character, and the box below that one represents a cycling list of icons of buffs/debuffs currently placed on the character. Be forewarned as for a good majority of the game your battling cast is limited to Argenta and Mu. Other supporting characters who can join the two sisters are 100% optional and can be missed. However, if you can get them to join you, it will help greatly in the segment they are particularly involved in.

Tempering System

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Certain equipment (but not all equipment) have five slots available for you to place certain ores, materials, and other objects that attach properties to them, which in turn grant useful properties to your characters. You can freely mix and match materials as you see fit in the menu. Materials can usually be dropped or stolen from enemies, or bought from certain NPCs. Sometimes, equipment that is tempered with these materials can be much stronger than equipment that does not have such tempering capabilities but has higher values.

Boost System

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With 'Boost,' you can allocate 'BP' or 'Boost Points' to certain parameters to increase some of the statistics of your characters. You can tailor them further to their strengths or you can focus on their weaknesses; it is up to you to decide how you wish to customize your fighters. Some parameters may increase stats at the cost of others as well. 'BP' is accrued via levelling up, so the higher your level is, the more BP you have to play with. Temporary fighting members also can be customized in this way!

Skill Learning System

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Skills are not learned in the traditional level up method. Instead, you must gain 'AP' by continuously fighting enemies. With your gained AP you can opt to learn skills in your character's skill sets. Argenta and Mu each have two unique skill "trees" to learn skills in, and some skills can only be unlocked by learning certain skills before them as prerequisites. The sets are:

Argenta:
  • Rose Edge - The hunting techniques that Karurian queens should know. Mostly physical skills and passives.
  • Enchant - The spiritual and magical techniques that Argenta should know. Includes magical skills of both offensive and supportive varieties.
Mu:
  • Queen's Art - The defensive and protective techniques taught to the Guardians of the Queen and the Princess, the Queen's Armor. Built for survivability and protection.
  • Asura Law - The fierce ways and path of Asura which allows Mu to tap into her demonic strength. Mostly offensive skills and passives.



Promotional Content

Demo Footage (warning: loud keyboard sounds)



Thornheart Demo (build 20140705) - 243 MB
Link here

Doesn't include the RMVXA RTP, download it yourself

Had to release a new build for the DL because the older one was really buggy. Poke me if you want a link to what was changed.

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General Chat / Re: Sigs & Avatars! Re-branded for Maximum Profit
« on: June 04, 2014, 12:24:47 PM »
I am an aspiring idol

I promise I will hit the big stage. Maybe.

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General Chat / Re: 2014 Miscellaneous Links You Won't Believe
« on: June 04, 2014, 12:21:20 PM »
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/06/02/female-named-hurricanes-kill-more-than-male-because-people-dont-respect-them-study-finds/

Study finds that people are less likely to take a hurricane seriously if it has a female name (and this is the primary cause of female named hurricanes having double the death toll of male named hurricanes, even once outliers like Katrina are removed).

I actually posted that link in the IOTD thread yesterday

SnowFire posted a follow up link to this over there: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/06/03/disbelief-shock-and-skepticism-hurricane-gender-study-faces-blowback/

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General Chat / Re: 2014 Miscellaneous Links You Won't Believe
« on: June 03, 2014, 04:21:10 AM »
http://www.yugatech.com/news/deped-got-pentium-4-pcs-for-php400000/

Things about the Philippines I'll be missing that aren't family/friends/food: ???????

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General Chat / Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« on: June 02, 2014, 04:24:33 PM »
My mom got her appendix removed yesterday. It's times like this that it breaks my heart to live in a different place. Sent her some books to read while she's on sick leave, at least, but I wish I could be more helpful. :(

Eesh.

That's not cool. I hope things get better for her !



I've been talking about it a lot on IRC and FaceBook, but I've recently graduated from university. I successfully defended my undergraduate thesis and I will be expecting my diploma sometime within the month, because I deserve not to attend the graduation march after all the bullshit my university put me through. I deserve at least that much as my revenge. I'll be moving back to Hong Kong sometime mid of July, where I will attempt to start a new life. I guess.

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General Chat / Re: Idiot of the Day
« on: January 15, 2014, 03:47:02 PM »

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General Chat / Re: What Music are you listening to in 2013?
« on: October 27, 2013, 04:09:39 PM »
Clazziquai - Fiesta


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General Chat / Re: What Games Are You Playing 2013?
« on: October 27, 2013, 02:34:49 AM »
pokemon x: over 100+ hours spent in post-game, what the fuck is wrong with me

going through the painstaking effort of raising pokemon for online battles i don't really know why but i'm going to limit myself only to mons that aren't incredibly popular, i will make exceptions of course, such as excadrill.

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General Chat / Re: 3DS Mario Kart stuff
« on: October 27, 2013, 01:36:36 AM »
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