#more and more i prefer skill-based vs class based rpgs

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i'm not trying to be a hater, but honestly it's sad seeing how much they hyped up that the ffx sphere grid served as a huge inspiration and now seeing the actual skill grid sdfjsfjsfdjsfd the beauty of the ffx sphere grid is that every character was in the same grid and you could actively plot your route and deviate from the intended build if you so wished and give yuna black mage skills, etc. the party members' starting placements on the grid were very intentional too as they tended to be closer to what would give them better synergy. it was a great system that eroded the hard barriers between classes

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Critical Role Campaign 3 Race and Class Hopes and Predictions

So here I am, going to throw my hat in the ring guessing what I think the cast of Critical Role are playing, giving that Campaign 3 is just around the corner. I’ll probably be wrong but I think I’ll have fun with this! Guesses are under the cut, as this post might get long...

TRAVIS: Centaur Order of the Lycan Blood Hunter

Travis seems to prefer melee combatants who just hit things and get the job done; supposedly he’s said somewhere about not wanting to play a full-caster, yet I’ve seen a lot of predictions for Wizard (though I can see why). Blood Hunter seems like an obvious choice, but perhaps too obvious - but I can’t deny that I would love to see Travis go full werewolf! Besides, with what happened to Mollymauk and all, this class needs more time to shine: so Order of the Lycan Blood Hunter it is! Honourable mentions to Bard, Monk and Rogue; as they’re also classes I’d like to see Travis play.

For the species pick, I’d kill to see Travis play a Centaur. The idea of a centaur werwolf is hilarious to me, and has evocative imagery! I know that as fey creatures centaurs can’t normally get lycanthropy, but I can see Matt making an exception for the reasons I just said. Realistically though, I think he’ll pick a Human, so if he does you can’t say I was wrong! >:)

LAURA: Tabaxi Echo Knight Fighter

My first thought was Bard, but after Jester I don’t think Laura will want to be a support class any time soon. I think she’ll be a melee combatant, probably one without magic since both Vex and Jester had magic at their disposal. Barbarian is a popular pick for her, and while I can see the appeal, I’m going with Fighter. Perhaps she’ll go Echo Knight as a fun callback to Jester’s Invoke Duplicity? It’d be a pretty cool subclass to see in action!

As for species, I think we all want to see a Tabaxi. I'm getting early 2000′s 3D platformer vibes from this character, akin to Ratchet and Clank and Sly Cooper.

LIAM: Drow College of Tragedy Bard

Liam has gone on record to say that he’s playing through the four traditional RPG classes: Fighter (Orym), Thief (Vax), Mage (Caleb) and Healer. Cleric seems to be the obvious pick here (and hey, it’s probably right), but honestly? I’d love to see Liam as a Bard. I think he’d have a lot of fun taking a class associated with cheerfulness and revelry and injecting it with his trademark angst and sorrow. Could be a fun subversion! Apparently Matt has a Shakespearian homebrew College of Tragedy subclass in the works, and I think I’d be perfect to debut here!

Species-wise my first thought was Warforged, since they exist in Exandria now and the idea of a robot with instruments integrated into its body is very cool (write that down!), I’d love to see an Elf in the main cast, and I can see Liam paying tribute to Essek by making a Dark Elf his choice.

SAM: Kenku Circle of Dreams Druid

I know that Liam picks Sam’s combo, but from what I’ve seen Sam is the opposite of Travis: he loves magic-based characters, cleverly manipulating the games with his usual chaotic glee. A Wild Magic Sorcerer is probably going to be the winner (I like the theory of him and Laura making Wild Magic siblings!), but if a man can dream I’d like to see him as a Druid. I’d like to see a high Wisdom character from him, but yet the idea of messing around with Wild Shape is too good to pass up. I have no preference on subclass, so I’ll just pick Circle of Dreams because it sounds cool.

As you can tell I’d like to see more monstrous characters this time around, and you know what would be perfect for Sam? A Kenku. I’d trust no one else to pull it off. Also a kenku usually has black wings, so they’re totally going to be the love interest of Marisha’s character. Nailed the most important question!

MARISHA: Fairy Oath of the Crown Paladin

Speaking of, Marisha has summoned the wrath of nature as Keyleth and the might of martial arts as Beau; so this time it’d be interesting to see her step back and make a support character instead. We’ve already got Liam as our healer, but I think it’s time we had someone start out as a Paladin! Marisha looks like she has the gusto to pull off any of the subclasses, but of the lot the Oath of the Crown is catching my eye.

Something I’d like to see from this campaign is some of the new races, and one of my new favourites was released just recently - the Fairy! Only problem is they can’t fly in medium or heavy armour, so maybe we’ll see an unconventional Paladin build here?

ASHLEY: Dhampir Way of the Long Death Monk/Phantom Rogue

I’m going to be predictable here and say Ashley’s playing a Monk, a class that she expressed interest in during the Vox Machine vs Mighty Nein oneshot. I’m picking Way of the Long Death as the subclass to pair well with my species choice. On a similar note, the Phantom subclass of the Rogue will also work, and after her miserable dice luck I’d want Ashley to play a character with a consistent set of skills: she’ll finally get a good Slealth check!

Ashley’s seems to like playing characters at extreme ends of the spectrum -  Pike and Fearne look innocent, yet hold terrifying power; Yasha looks gothic and intimidating, but is gentle and introverted outside of battle. I’d like to see a character from her who looks like they could kill you and will, and the Dhampir is a fairly new playable species which not only fits the bill, but could lend itself to some great roleplay.

TALESIN: Fire Genasi Alchemist Artificer/Genie Warlock

Talesin seems almost inscrutable to guess for, so it was a hard pick for me here. I’ve got to be honest and say that 99% of what you see here is wish fulfilment, so if I’m just pulling everything out of thin air I think Talesin has what it takes to be a great Artificer, considering he knows a lot about the game. And the Alchemist subclass means that he could have a lot of fun with a mad scientist character. But this party is skewing towards support, and I would like to see a proper caster here beside the Druid. It ultimately came between Sorcerer and Warlock, but I think Warlock wins in the end. The Genie subclass is maybe cliche considering the race I went with but again, I can do what I want :P

Genasi is one of my favourite playable species, and while I know we just had Fy’ra Rai, a Fire Genasi is going to be my pick here. A hotheaded scientist with his efreeti parent watching on is what I’m going for with these choices.

So that’s all I’ve got in me (my arm is so sore from typing this guys); I might reblog this with further thoughts once we figure out who the characters are once and for all!

[nissakii]

"You can be a hero!" - The Strongest Hero BNHA Game Review

We’re so used to watching our favorite characters fight their battles and anime as we cheer them on relentlessly. We are always on the sidelines and hope they succeed in their endeavors, but we are never in the stories ourselves.

That has now changed with the new mobile game that came out recently based on the popular anime Boku no Hero Academia by Kohei Horiskoshi.

Welcome to: Boku no Hero Academia - The Strongest Hero.

Today, a week after the global release of the game, having played a little and explored some of its features, we will dive into what the game brings to the table, the mechanics of it and what you can expect!

Makii and I worked together on this, especially since we are both fans of BNHA and love to delve deep into these kinds of reviews.

So to start off, this game has had its global release on the 19th of May 2021 and was published by Sony Pictures Television for the US and by A PLUS JAPAN for the EU already on the 18th of the same month.

Many people have pre-registered for the game release beforehand in hopes of snagging rewards, and only quickly enough the first million downloads were established in a matter of days. No wonder at all, since BNHA is one of the most popular new generation anime. There is a huge fan base surrounding it who are eager to play the game.

Before the global release was initiated, it was released by the chinese studio Xin Yuan on December 3rd 2020, which resulted in many people using VPNs and emulators to experience the charm of ‘The Strongest Hero’. No wonder the game downloads skyrocketed when it was released globally in english (more languages such as german and french coming soon), it was recorded that the players had problems getting into overloaded servers, but those problems were quickly managed.

If you have no idea what the anime or manga of BNHA is about but are still interested, let me give you a quick synopsis.

In a world where 80% of the population are born with mutant abilities called “Quirks”, the job of the superhero became more than just a fantasy in comics. Now, the police are second rate as everyone looks up to the heroes who support and save the world.

Izuku Midoriya, also known by his nickname ‘Deku’, is one of the few Quirkless humans but still admires hero-work like nobody else.

Until one day the tables turn and he ends up with his own new power, now ready to go to renowned U.A. highschool for heroes to become what he always wanted to be: someone who saved lives with a smile on his face.

Now in this game, you are the one who steps into the shoes of a young aspiring hero who wants to climb up the ladder of success and defeat all villains in your way while protecting your people.

Are you stoked now? Let’s find out more!

The Game:

Advertised as an action MMO-RPG, The Strongest Hero brings not only one but multiple different player modes that you can enjoy alone or with friends online!

Firstly, it’s an immersive story-telling game that lets you relive the actual plot of the anime Boku no Hero Academia so spoiler alert for the ones who haven’t watched it yet, this game will be dealing with the Deku’s story throughout it all.

It starts off with the first episode of the anime, showing us recaps and recreations of the anime but in the game-animation with small bits of interaction to refresh our memory on the fateful incidents that made Deku a true hero. With this retelling of the story, avid watchers of the anime can enjoy everything again from a new perspective, and new people with no knowledge of BNHA can still enjoy the game just as much.

It was even mentioned that the story campaign will be dealing with the contents of season one to three so far, with more already in planning.

So the developers made sure that the game is not only catered to its original fanbase, but to everybody out there!

Now with Deku as the first person you play as, we fast forward to Izuku who is more advanced in his skill set, as he already uses his original ‘shoot-style’ and One for All Full Cowling. You’re now a provisional Hero who just got his license, working for your own agency and completing missions all around town, meaning there is a little skip between the beginning of the game and where you actually start in Honei City.

The open-world is huge and leaves all sorts of possibilities to explore as you not only defeat villains, but also talk to the citizens and maybe even collect trash to fulfill your duty as a hero. Not only Deku is at your disposal, but currently a lot of other class 1-A students will soon fall into your hands! As Toshinori was released as a hero in the last update on May 26th we can assume that there are more to come.

Game modes:

Single player: As previously mentioned, the game will immediately lead you through the single player story campaign, as you try to keep the city safe and sound by defeating villains and completing missions.

There are next to the main-story missions the daily missions in which you ensure the city’s prosperity to get more rewards daily.

With this mode you can play with a multitude of skills and combos and the handling on the phone is very pleasant. With a left joystick on the touchscreen and skill buttons on the right you can activate the swift and powerful attacks that we already know from the anime.

There are also multiple things to do as a single-player as you can collect your daily supplies in several missions which you will need for training your hero, enhancing your gear and more limited to 20 runs for each supply with several difficulties.

Hero trials, commissions and even more features are all available despite being alone keeping you busy for a while, as some don’t even need stamina to fulfill since stamina limits the player in the missions they can do.

And if that is all too much action you can simply explore the city on your own and search for special items on your way.

This is extremely interesting for the ones who like to play at their own pace and alone to enjoy a mix of story-telling and hack n slash combat.

PvP: Contrary to the first mode, if you’re more interested in actually playing against others, ‘The Strongest Hero’ won’t disappoint in its Player vs. Player mode.

Even here we have multiple ways to play, as the Arena takes on a more classic 1 vs 1 feel in which you can defeat other players similar to other fighting-games, or the Super Co-Op battle which allows you to play 3 vs 3.

Soon we will also know what the mysterious War Zone Co-Op entails, as that feature is still to be launched.

Other Co-Op features are also the Agency assessment, the joint operation and Emergency.

Emergency shows us more of the work of a hero, in which you suddenly trigger an event that is of urgent matter and has to be completed with a team of other players quickly. Time runs out, and it is all about the true work of a hero where you have to act quick!

There is truly something for everyone in here

Not just an MMO:

Truly, this game is a lot more than just an MMO, even though its open-world is a huge part of it all.

To get your preferred heroes and play them, the game has a gacha system in place for you to pull for your luck!

Deku is in the player’s repertoire from the start, and his skill-set is very dynamic and swift with less damage but a lot more speed. His comments are just as loud as in the anime, and if that doesn’t give you any satisfaction do not worry! Every hero has his own fighting style and can be explored by playing the missions in which you will quickly deploy Denki Kaminari and Kirishima Eijiro.

The game differs between three types of heroes: Speed, Power and Technical as the three examples Deku, Kirishima and Denki already represent each respectively.

There is also knowledge that there will be Pro-heroes and even some villain characters in the mix.

The skills range extremely from heavy handed to swift or long to short range attacks. Just as varied as the fighting style is, we have beautiful animations that display the Quirks and many possibilities to use them.

Done with all the fighting? Look at the adorable dorm feature in which you can earn more stamina and organize a dorm room for your heroes. You can even make their chibi-versions run around in that room and catch a break from all the hero work.

Although the story might pester you with it’s orange glowing button in the upper right corner, you can just ignore everything and explore the gorgeously crafted open world environment(in most cases).

Yes, you can even walk up buildings!

Of course there is an autofinding feature to briskly get you to where your missions lead you, but if you so desire you can look at the urban starting world and walk around.

Since everyone else will have Deku as their first hero as well, it is incredibly amusing to see all the other Deku's running about.

The starting setting is true to the anime and shows us urban and modern Japan, with a strong hint of technological advancement.

The preset graphics on SD will give you the ability to walk around smoothly, but if your phone can take it, I urge you to at least try to up the graphics to a better resolution. The scenery is truly mesmerizing, and the art style as well as the visual effects have a huge appeal.

It’s even nicer to look at for the ones who haven’t seen enough of the BNHA universe in the anime, because now there are an abundance of regions to explore and the developers have made sure to give us a lot of eye candy.

“You” can be a Hero!:

After all this technical talk, why should you play this game?

First of all, from what I have witnessed as an excited anime watcher and manga reader, the story is catered to include the player.

It’s a lot more different than just watching Deku go through the world, you are actually responsible for how the mission turns out. It’s exhilarating to see characters from the anime like Kamui Woods and Mt.Lady talk to you and ask for help, as they are characters we didn’t see all that much in the anime. It gives the impression to be needed and included which is a great asset!

A hero doesn’t stray away from any work, so yes you will have to pick up trash from time to time or just talk to people to assess situations! Still, there are a lot of cameos of other characters like Hatsume Mei who takes care of your support gear.

Second of all, there is a lot of freedom for you.

From all the different game modes and mechanics to the story and even the split up Co-Op modes, you will have a lot of possibilities to explore and find why you want to play the game.

One thing is for certain, the gameplay has something for everyone and gives adequate rewards to you for every mission or task you clear. Features get unlocked gradually through playing the story and leveling up, which keeps the player on their toes.

One mission quickly leads to another, and it seems there is no end to what you can do, especially in the beginning of the game.

Sadly, that is also one of the drawbacks I will have to mention.

Due to the immense freedom and possibilities, the game bombards you with a lot of information. As a first time player, it’s probably that you will get overwhelmed by the forceful approach of the tutorial, but after a while it definitely gets a lot better in my opinion.

My personal highlights are the gacha system as I love to collect and work to pull my favorite characters, the story as a fan of the franchise and the co-op because I love to play the game with friends. So far I haven’t had the ability to actually play with others, but from what I’ve seen it all has a lot of potential.

Even though we’re talking about a free-to-play game, since stamina is one of the necessities to play missions etc, it is very scarce and often drives one to want to buy it, which is why the game leans towards a pay-to-win game. Still, with a bit more patience and some hard work everything is playable for free.

All in all, I shall conclude that The Strongest Hero is an honest and great attempt at making an anime based game which held a lot of expectations from the fanbase.

The immersive factors are amazing, the animations are top tier and the possibilities seem endless. At the end of the day it’s a game that is playable regardless of how much time you have due to the auto-play-function in many features and can be enjoyed in your personal way.

I hope you enjoyed our take on reviewing the game and give it a shot! If you have played it already or are planning to, please leave your personal impressions in the comments!

What a Co-Op teatime! Hope to see you again!

SUUMASHU!!

-Nissa & Makii

[mooncatchallenges]

ART CHALLENGE #03

THIRD MOONCAT CHALLENGE GO!  I know it took me forever and a day to get this one up, but this is a big one!  And very near and dear to my heart♥ So let’s get started!

Challenge Task: Create your Mooncat Persona!

Task breakdown: Using the guidelines I give you below, you will be creating an RPG styled “persona”.  Imagine you are in a world similar to Final Fantasy, Zelda, Legend of Mana, Harvest Moon, etc.  You will be designing a character that will fit into this “world” we create.  -And yes, this character should be based off you!  (Hence “persona” ;>)  How directly you take this is entirely up to you, but we make up the Mooncat community so please represent yourself in some form or another! (Also this is as close as I can get to larping with you guys plz humor me T - T)

Backstory: -- Ｌｕｃａｉｔ, the city of Mooncat’s, is a moderately large city of it’s time.  Many other races inhabit it alongside these humanoid felines, from delicate elven beings to much larger and intimidating beasts.  Technology is magic based and not very advanced other than within the citadel.  This is where the council resides and sovereign, Cait Roca (Cait prefixes all royals).  These royals have been chosen by what is believed to be direct line from The Mooncat itself.  They do their best to make decisions based on the good of the city and its people.  The city is not without it’s downfalls though.  Even with soldiers surveying the streets, crime still occurs within the lower districts.  While the city is fairly passive overall, they do have their enemies.

Ｌｏｒｅ says that Mooncat’s (also referred to as Children of the Moon) were created by the power of The Mooncat, a large mystical, dragon-like feline that comes from the moon.  Thus they worship this being and take great honor and pride in being descendants of such a beautiful and powerful creature.

When Mooncat’s are born, they spend the first 10 years or so of their lives learning about the ways of their culture.  Once they hit maturity, they then choose to pursue one of three skill paths: Ｗａｒｒｉｏｒ, Ｍｙｓｔｉｃ or Ｐａｃｉｆｉｓｔ.  Warriors are skilled fighters and handle weapons well.  They choose to either stay within the city walls and keep the streets safe, or join the infantry on the outskirts of the town to protect against enemies.  Mystics are those granted with stronger magical abilities.  These Mooncats tend to make great healers (defensive/light magic) or back up in battle (offensive/dark magic). If the Mooncat chooses to not join the infantry, they tend to make a living by running small shops, working in the market, or providing services using their skillsets (blacksmith for example).   (**Note: Mystic is the only skill that can both join the infantry OR work passively in the city- i.e. a healer in battle vs a healer in a clinic).

Once the Mooncat has chosen their skill path, their family celebrates their coming of maturity.  During this ritual, the Mooncat receives a full set of ｔａｔｔｏｏｓ across their body, unique to them though reminiscent of the markings on their fur and hair.  This ritual is intense, but the Mooncats are typically very proud of this moment, and honored to finally bear the markings of their people.  They are also given one special tattoo that represents the skill path they have chosen.  This is the ｓｙｍｂｏｌ of The Mooncat (boobmoon) and is placed either on the forehead (warrior), chest (mystic), or stomach (pacifist).

Ｍｏｏｎｃａｔｓ can be quite vain and show it in their way of dress or the weapons and tools they carry.  They proudly embellish their things with symbols of the moon to represent where they come from.  If a Mooncat has committed a crime, they are brought forward for judgement from the council.  If their crime cannot be reprimanded, they are exiled from the city of Lucait with a single slash through their ability tattoo.  This is to make an example to others-- so it will always be known of what they once were, and are no longer. --

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Guidelines: 

☾Ｃｒｅａｔｉｎｇ  ａ  Ｍｏｏｎｃａｔ  －－

-They are predominately human!  The feline portions must be kept to feets, ears, tails!  Hands/paws are optional, but faces must be kept human.  That being said, feel free to get creative with your tails, ears, feet, markings etc as long as they keep within the general Mooncat guideline! 

-Must have the “Mooncat Symbol” tattoo either on the forehead (primary role: warrior), chest (primary role: magic), stomach (primary role: other) in addition to their bodily tattoos/markings; PLEASE NOTE - You can only select one primary role! Even if your character does multiple things, please select one primary subject they excel in! (We don’t want no OPs pls+ty!♥) 

-Must be a MoonCAT.  This might be obvious, but please don’t change your Mooncat to anything other than half human/ half feline please!  :) they are Mooncats for a reason!

-Can be any gender you prefer~

-Remember they are a race!  Think about Viera, Mi’quote, or Moogles from Final Fantasy.  There will be many small feature changes from one Moogle to the next, but you can still tell they’re a Moogle!  (thank you Lehua for this comparison! LOL♥) So try and keep this in mind when creating, you’re more than encouraged to get creative!  Just make sure they have the same “feel” :)

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✧Ｃｒｅａｔｉｎｇ  ａｎ  Ａｌｔ  Ｒａｃｅ／Ｓｐｅｃｉｅｓ  －－

-Must fit within the RPG-styled world (again, think of games like Final Fantasy or Legend of Zelda) and the backstory!

-CANNOT bare the mark of the “Mooncat Symbol” tattoo (moon designs within their clothing however is fine if they live in town, since it would make sense all the clothing has a similar vibe to it!)

-Feel free to team up with other members if you like a race someone has created!

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I KNOW IT’S A LOT OF INFO but hopefully you guys still have fun!  We held a Q+A session on this which you can view here if anything is unclear: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/175321086  If your question wasn’t answered or if you just want me to glance over and OK your design or give any input, that’s totally cool too!  Just shoot me a message on Discord.

Please submit: At least 1 image of your design and a small blurb or notes about your character including (but not limited to): skill class, main personality traits, + job.  Bonus points for having some backstory ;3 Deadline: October 13th! 

There will also be no “winner” since this is a sort of community challenge, but once it’s all said and done we’ll browse through some of the best entries on stream! :3 

[antivanwine14]

So after completing DAI again I feel better judging it compared to MEA. 

Things MEA did well: 

The Final Battle- I guess Bioware tried to do something different with DAI and have a final battle that didn’t involve bringing all your allies in like ME2, ME3, DAO, and DA2, but it didn’t work for me. DAI was about building an empire and the entire time they talked about forming alliances and rebuilding Skyhold and then they took the final battle and stuck it in Haven in the sky. I always found that disappointing like a lot of people did. You had just finished building an empire, it should have been a grand final battle with all of your allies and all soldiers, instead it was just kind of meh, even with the dragons fighting. MEA went back to the old formula of having all of the friends you meet and companions take place and it was so much better. Bioware games are all about the relationships you form, between your companions and outside and this felt like the proper reward for taking the time to get those allies. 

Multiplayer in Single player: I normally hate it when multiplayer is included with single player. I have no interest in multiplayer and never play it, but the fact they gave us the option for strike teams to perform missions was way better than ME3 when multiplayer could really mess up how you can play single player thanks to galaxy readiness system. 

Combat: There are parts that I prefer from DAI, having only three skills available at any one time was a pain (and yes I know you can switch, but the cool down that is involved makes it annoying and not worth it to me). I tend to play as more skill focused classes, tech, mage, etc, so not being able to use many skills annoyed me, but outside of skills, MEA had the better combat system. It was smoother, faster, and more interesting. 

Fast Travel: Oh bioware, you will probably never do this well, but at least with the car system here you can hear your companions talking, DAI’s horse system was good, but the fact it got rid of your companions while using it made me never want to use it (the companions rarely talked for me already so getting rid of them would have just made this worse). 

Things DAI did well:

Honestly everything else. DAI benefited from getting DLC and having all the patches in place (My first MEA did not include all of them), but the sad truth is that over all DAI is just a better game than MEA and the best example of that is the Dragons vs the Architects. When I first saw the Architect I was blown away, it looked really cool and terrifying, I was excited to go in and kill them, but honestly, once you destroyed one, you destroyed them all since they were all the same. The Dragons on the other hand all looked cool and they were all different, different designs, different powers, different attacks, and different behaviors. This made fighting the dragons way more exciting and fun as you actually had to pay attention to your weapons (don’t bring ice based weapons against an ice dragon) and I think this is a pretty fitting metaphor for DAI vs MEA (ignoring the fact facial graphic were pretty awful when MEA was first release). DAI had the time put in to give it depth, the characters were unique and interesting (you may hate some of them, but they make you feel), the story interesting, the world well built, and I am excited for more. MEA looked like it was going to be interesting, but it was actually fairly shallow and wasted time on things not really needed (IE exploring the cluster had beautiful visuals, but I’d rather they cut out half of those planets they made us look at and given us better visuals elsewhere).  

Characters: I know some people are going to disagree with me, but I didn’t love the companions in MEA, most of them felt like rehashing of previous better characters. I love Krogan, I’ve always loved Krogan and I always use Krogan when I get the chance, unfortunately for as much as I like Drack, in my head, I kept calling him Wrex. I didn’t mean too, but they read just too similarly for me. The characters were just flat. DAI had way more interesting characters, some of these companions had the advantage of having time to be fleshed out in previous games/materials, but even the ones who’s first showing was in DAI were just more interesting. (I won’t even go into the issue with gay romance that happened in MEA, but I didn’t approve).

Areas: I know Bioware kept bragging about how much bigger the areas in MEA were vs DAI, but bigger doesn’t mean better. I don’t love the open world system for these rpgs, I don’t mind having a more linear path, but DAI’s areas just felt richer (even with all there fetch quests). I enjoyed exploring them and like some of the variation (some not all, damn you hills). Yes, DAI had the ice, desert, waste lands, jungle, and lesser desert area, but there were also more variations. MEA literally just had those five options. 

Story: So Corypheus wasn’t the most interesting big bad, ‘destroy the world, blah blah.’ But outside of that, DAI’s story was way more interesting, building the Inquisition, learning about Thedas, getting a possible villain for the next game, and he was different from previous DA villains. I know people will argue with me, but MEA’s villain is basically the same thing as ME’s. Yes some people exaltation is different from indoctrination, but in the end, unwilling victims eventually become mindless slaves who will try to kill you.

So yeah, this has become an essay so I am going to leave it here. DAI was just a better game and honestly, I can’t wait to see what comes next. As for ME series, I think a break might be a good idea, though I hate the idea MEA might be the last adventure in that universe, there are definitely more stories to tell. 

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Best Claw Grip Mouse

This is by far the most effective all-rounder I’ve ever used and it’s presently my each day driver. As far as the connectivity is worried, it may be linked by the USB cable for wired connections. Or what if you don’t wish to be shopping for a brand new modular cable each six months? Most corporations attempt to convince us into buying their gaming mice by highlighting features reminiscent of insanely high DPIs, however there's much more to the equation. Virtually all mouse above 40€ offer excessive precision and accuracy; don't forget to deactivate mouse acceleration, although, as it should make you lose numerous in-game precision, along with growing enter lag. Quite frankly, Razer is tip toing on perfection with this one, and we aren’t certain if Razer may make any tweaks or adjustments that wouldn’t throw off this finely balanced rodent. Since most gaming peripherals include illumination choices, having gadgets from the identical brand will make it easier to sync lighting schemes across your keyboard, mice and any other system you might have. Most MOBA game mice use a 12-button quantity pad, however the V2’s thumb wheel will not be only more practical, but in addition simpler to use, making this the MOBA mouse of alternative for newcomers.

The scroll wheel for the Rival 600 gets the job finished but may very well be rather a lot higher. But in spite of everything practice reveals that optic mice give better leads to extensive gaming. Nonetheless, numerous brands, be it SteelSeries, Razer or Logitech, are pacing into this niche to offer their users with the very best options in gaming mouse with each minute ticking the clock. Razer Naga has rolled out with a wireless charging dock with the mouse. The mouse does not characteristic a number of buttons. The left and proper click on buttons have grooves in your fingers to rest and also shortly work on. Such a grip places one other strain on the full assist of your hand since you'll must curl your fingers into claws so as to click and scroll on the mouse. You simply relaxation the bottom of your palm towards the back of the mouse, the middle of the palm on top of the mouse, and lay the fingers flat out on the buttons.

Claw users needed to shift their fingers in front to achieve the button, which was not comfortable because the hump of the mouse was propping up the base of the palm up. This tremendous mouse gives you the pleasure of probably the most comfy contact and feel in this value vary. Personalize your on-display display with the SteelSeries Rival efficiency gaming mouse. Settling upon a gaming mouse is kind of a private selection. This tiny optical mouse is nicely-known by pro avid gamers within the US and elsewhere. Rival 500 is a MMO/MOBA mouse that has been designed protecting the expectations of serial players in mind and works well for avid gamers who regularly participate in gaming tournaments. When the need arises, just press and hold the sniper button and your DPI will likely be set to a value you’ve set in Corsair’s proprietary gaming software. If we talk about the heart and soul of any gaming mouse, its the SENSOR, the g502 mouse houses the PMW3366 sensor, which proves an possibility to choose from 5 settings from 200 to 12,000 DPI.

Choose to customize the DPI settings instead of using our presets? Tribe. Everybody was utilizing the same two or three mice again then but at some point at a clan meeting we went for a trip to a big Pc retailer. It’s up to the person personal preferences to choose the best one. This mouse is good for those who use a claw grip, it is best for RTS video games. The mouse supports as much as 30 hours of battery life. FeelsModMan: most likely a very good mouse for osu! With the introduction of seven buttons, this gaming mouse has fairly good customization options. The most recent improvement is the introduction of the 3G infrared sensor, which reduces the carry-off distance issues of a laser sensor but is also excellent at working on totally different surfaces. It isn't as lengthy-lasting as the excellent G900, or as accurate with its laser sensor, however if you wish to sync your Asus motherboard, keyboard and mouse those LEDs matter.After installing Logitech Setpoint, you'll be able to customize your mouse settings. As you may already count on from a Logitech gaming mouse, the GUI is consumer-pleasant and fast to program. Computers in fact, the entire "claw vs palm grip" debate you often see on gaming boards is quite pointless as that depends on user's personal choice and what the shape of the mouse is optimized for. We’ll keep updating this story with new merchandise, too, so tell us if we’ve missed a personal favorite—we’ll try to get it in for testing. For individuals who know what a claw grip mouse is and why it can be profit this is a good lens. Additionally, there isn't any manner so that you can know that which DPI level is currently on as there isn't any such indicator on the mouse. At that time, the nearly excellent three-zone backlighting system and high-DPI Pixart sensor (not to mention the niftily included DPI standing lights) are a mere bonus. Mere mortal gamers can play simply at about four,000-6,000dpi with the sensitivity down.

The Truemove3 sensor itself is self sufficient in giving around 12000 CPI and 1 to 1 monitoring for upto 3500 CPI at a carry off of mere .5mm - you won't ever miss a hit! Philips PLN sensor which has some odd quirks related to monitoring and raise-off distance that the Avago sensor in R.A.T. It options a professional-optic (R3) sensor and you may regulate as much as 4000 DPI. Razer’s 4G laser sensor has 1,000 Hz polling and up to 8200 DPI, giving it superb accuracy and extra sensitivity than the common user requires. Razer’s Synapse Software program has numerous customizations options, but nonetheless makes use of the Cloud-based driver that many shoppers dislike but when you set it up, you ought to be advantageous. As soon as set you'll not want to vary it each time you plug the mouse Best Claw Grip Mouse For Gaming 2018 - Gaming Deals into another computer - making it splendid for LAN tournaments. The mouse also has 200-12,000 DPI support and it has a 1ms response time as effectively.

This mouse additionally comes with Omron Switches that aren't only durable but in addition nice to the contact as effectively. It comes with 6 programmable buttons which will be easily accessed. This great claw grip mouse also boasts 7 programmable buttons, high-quality PTFE (generally often known as Teflon) toes, and 32 KB on-board storage in your settings and macros. Razer Orochi Unboxing - The World's First Gaming Notebook Mouse. If you are questioning why such a closely priced gaming mouse that has the very best gaming mouse tag on it weighs so much, then learn on! Every thing from ultra-price range to ultra-customizable to extremely-small to ultra-packed-with-buttons is in the running right here, and then some. If you like to have the ability to really feel the precise motion of your cursor and be capable to have the greatest control over the character/cross-hair/cursor then it is advisable to decide on between 800 - 1000 DPI. Or discover the perfect DPI setting to match your play-fashion by opening up our new straightforward-to-use software program. Moreover, enjoying RPG Witcher three around 2,000 DPI was perfect, and my hand never got drained, even throughout marathon gaming classes. The entrance even has a shape somewhat paying homage to a Ferrari grill. Its form suits both claw and palm grip customers, while the ambidextrous design accommodates both left and proper-handed customers.

While we generally choose smaller mice, the size and weight of the Gladius didn’t really trouble us, as a result of its intelligent, snug design. I'd in that case go together with the SteelSeries Rival 600 that has just lately been launched because it has weight adjustment options. There may be various a mouse with various value ranges and features. Let’s talk about its features intimately. Different manufacturers, including Razer, store the profiles on the cloud which allows users to get better their profiles at any time when they change the mouse that they're utilizing. Basically, this feature permits the scroll wheel to both have resistance (good for games) or without resistance (good for scanning long documents or webpages). Usually mouse have a few weights you’ll be able to put inside them to make them heavier do you have to not enjoy a lightweight selection. Lets have a take a look at some of these reasons. Search for a mouse which perfectly matches your hand.

The mouse is nice and fits comfortably to palm and claw grips. Fingertip grip: Solely the fingertips of your hands contact the mouse's floor, together with your palm remaining elevated from the mouse. It all will depend on the type of grip you like and on the scale of your fingers. The short design means that it caters mainly to claw and finger grip avid gamers. Cool Claw Grip gaming mouse design. Logitech's Powerplay continues to be early-adopter tech for sure—but holding your wireless mouse battery topped off sans wires is futuristic. The main settings are nonetheless out there on this mode. We’ve checked out proper-handed and ambidextrous mice because of our testers listed beneath are right-handed. At three.9 inches wide, this mouse is more than an inch wider than most of the units we’ve reviewed. The build high quality is not the best, and that i skilled some issues after utilizing it for over a 12 months: glue started leaking from the aspect rubber grips, and the middle mouse button grew to become unreliable, only working as soon as every few clicks.

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FULL NAME:  Noctis Lucis Caelum MEANING:  “Sky of the Night's Light” NICKNAME: Noct, Prince MEANING: Shortened name; Station AGE APPEARANCE: 20 BIRTHDAY:  August 30 ASTROLOGICAL SIGN:  Virgo SPECIES: Human GENDER: Male ALLERGIES: Various Medications. SEXUAL PREFERENCE: Bisexual (Preference for Males) THEME SONG: N/A

APPEARANCE

HAIR COLOR: Black (looks blue in certain light) HAIR STYLE AND LENGTH: Short and messy. EYES COLOR: Midnight Blue EYESIGHT: 20/20 HEIGHT:  175cm (5′9) WEIGHT:  170-180 lbs OUTFIT/CLOTHING STYLE: Casual and Royal Raiments  ABNORMALITIES(TAIL): N/A DISTINGUISHING MARKS(SCARS,MOLES):        Scar from left hip to right shoulder from Marilith attack        Scar from being Impaled with Father’s sword SELF CARE(MAKE UP): N/A FIRST IMPRESSION ON PEOPLE: Shy and Aloof SKIN COLOR: Pale,  BODY TYPE/BUILD: Leanly muscled DEFAULT EXPRESSION: Boredom/Exhaustion POSTURE: Regal MEASUREMENTS(FEMALE ONLY): N/A PIERCINGS: N/A DESCRIBE THEIR VOICE: Calm, Quiet; Commanding when necessary.

RELATIONSHIPS

MOM: Dead when an infant HOW WELL DO THEY GET ALONG: N/A DAD: Dead at age of 20 HOW WELL DO THEY GET ALONG: Very well, extremely close. SIBLINGS: N/A HOW WELL DO THEY GET ALONG: N/A CHILDREN: N/A HOW WELL DO THEY GET ALONG: N/A OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS: N/A PAST LOVER(S): N/A CURRENT LOVER: Verse Dependent REACTION TO MEETING SOMEONE NEW: Shy, Curt sentences, Looks to friends for help ABILITY TO WORK WITH OTHERS: High. Assuming they aren’t setting off alarm bells. HOW SOCIABLE(LONER,ETC): Closed off.  FRIENDS: Ignis, Gladiolus, Prompto PETS: N/A LEAST FAVORITE TYPE OF PERSON: Manipulative and Controlling. PARENTAL TYPE(PROTECTIVE,ETC): Pleasing and Protective. Wants others to be happy. AFFINITY WITH…: Crownsguard. Amicitia family FAVORITE PEOPLE: Gladio, Ignis, Prompto, Iris, Cindy after a fashion. LEAST FAVORITE PEOPLE: Ardyn

PERSONALITY

..WHEN YOU FIRST MEET THEM: Quiet, Slightly Rude, Lazy ..AS YOU KNOW THEM BETTER(AND THEY LIKE YOU): Kind, Compassionate, Giving, Lazy, Funny, Cooperative, ..AS YOU KNOW THEM BETTER(AND THEY DISLIKE YOU): Quiet, Defensive, Standoffish, FAVORITE COLOR: Green FAVORITE FOOD: Anything Ignis makes. FAVORITE ANIMAL: Any. FAVORITE INSTRUMENT: Piano (he plays) FAVORITE ELEMENT: Electricity LEAST FAVORITE COLOR: Red. LEAST FAVORITE FOOD: Vegetables LEAST FAVORITE ANIMAL: N/A LEAST FAVORITE INSTRUMENT: Keyboard (Synths) LEAST FAVORITE ELEMENT: Fire HOBBIES: Sleeping, Practicing Swordsmanship, Wandering with Prompto, Pestering Ignis and Gladio.  USUAL MOOD: Calm. DRINK/SMOKE/DRUGS: Occasionally. No. No. DARK VERSION OF SELF: Seeking unholy vengeance against the Empire (I mean like torture) LIGHT VERSION OF SELF: Sleeping often and trying to enjoy the world around him. Pranking friends. HOW SERIOUS ARE THEY: Fairly, but he knows how to relax. CLASS IN AN RPG: Mime (Bartz Klauser) BELIEVE IN GHOSTS: Yes and No. He can see the souls of the departed. (IN)DEPENDANT: Yes and no. Relationship with his friends is his salvation. Were it gone or weaker than it is now, he would be a mess. SOFT SPOT/VULNERABILITY: His friends. OPINION ON SWEARING: None. He wouldn’t use it in the royal court, but is used sparingly among friends. DAREDEVIL VS CAUTIOUS: Daredevil. MUSIC TYPE: Classical. MOVIE TYPE: Action. BOOK TYPE: Fantasy. GAME TYPE: RPG (he can choose the outcomes.) COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE: Warm.  SLEEPING PATTERN: Sleeps all the time, but can be punctual when necessary. CLEANLINESS/NEATNESS: Messy to mess with people. Tidy at home. DESIRED PET: None? He has no time for them. HOW DO THEY PASS TIME: Sleeping, Talking to friends, Kings Knight. BIGGEST SECRET: His crushes on his friends HERO/WHO THEY LOOK UP TO: Ignis (Levelheaded); Gladio (Strength and Confidence); Prompto (Carefree and Freely Loving) FEARS: Losing the only thing he has left (friends); His deeper than friendship love being rejected. COMFORTS: Friends

HOW DO THEY ACT WHEN THEY ARE…

SAD: Silent and Curt. Textbook answers. HAPPY: Expressive, laughing, smiling. ANGRY: Standoffish, Rude AFRAID: Cagey, Jumpy, Aggressive, Quiet LOVE SOMEONE: Clingy, Protective, Malleable, Affectionate  HATE SOMEONE: Aggressive and Defensive, WANT SOMETHING: He’ll get it himself. No need to trouble someone when he can move. CONFUSED: Quiet and staring, Questioning

HOW DO THEY REACT TO…

DANGER: Protective, shows his skill SOMEONE THEY HATE WHO HAS A CRUSH ON THEM: Turns them down kindly, Tells off if they don’t take the hint. PROPOSAL TO MARRY: Depends on the situation. In public, especially before an audience, he’s quiet and reserved in his response. In private? He’ll jump and hug them just as pleased as he could be. DEATH OF LOVED ONE:  He falls apart. Distant and Broken, he’ll usually try to hide it until he’s alone. DIFFICULT GAME/MATH/ETC: Methodically. It’s good practice. INJURY: If it’s something bad, he’ll mention it unless someone else is in more need than he is. SOMETHING IRRESISTIBLY CUTE: A small smile, if it’s an animal he’ll try to pet it. LOSS OF HOURS OF WORK: Resigned, a little irritated but there is no point in it

KNOWLEDGE

LANGUAGES: English, Japanese, various others. SCHOOLING LEVEL: Officially - High School; Likely a Masters based on amount, but its in various subjects FAVORITE SUBJECT (S): Mythology INTERESTED CAREERS: Anything that isn’t his preplanned and ordained future EXPERTISE: Combat, Magic, Lucian History, Basically anything to do with ruling a country or court etiquette COOKING: Basic SEWING: Basic MECHANICS: A fair amount, learned it from Prompto BOTANY (FLOWERS): Basic, though he dabbled in it for medicinal purposes MYTHOLOGY: Extremely well, though no one can know everything DRAMATICS(ACTING,SINGING): Singing - Yes; Dancing - Yes; Acting - Yes; (gotta please people) HOW GOOD ARE THEY AT PLANNING AHEAD: To a point. IMPULSIVE/STRATEGY: Impulsive

ROMANCE

DO THEY TAKE INITIATIVE: No. Most of his interest (at least that I know of) is towards Ignis, Gladio, and Prompto. He is far too worried that one of them will turn him down. HOW DO THEY ACT(SHY,ETC): In a relationship, like normal save more affection and a bit happier when with them. Otherwise, he hides it and lies if asked vaguely about a subject. GENTLEMAN/LADYLIKE VS KLUTZY: Tries to be a gentleman about it, but he’s never really been in a serious relationship. He ends up a klutz most of the time. GO SLOW VS JUMP INTO: Depends on partner (character and mun’s interpretation) PROTECTIVE: He will die to keep them safe. Doesn’t matter that he’s a prince. ACT LIKE FRIENDS OR LOVERS: Mostly friends, but if alone he will definitely act like a lover. Kisses and things may be in public as well. WHAT KIND OF PRESENTS DO THEY BUY: Useful things, or decorative things. Isn’t used to the idea of winning favors with presents TYPE OF KISSER: Soft and Uncertain. How much is too much for them? DO THEY WANT KIDS: It is necessary. Use of a surrogate is entirely necessary for M/M ships DO THEY WANT TO MARRY: Again, necessary. A kingdom is stronger if it’s king has a partner. MAKE GOOD OR BAD DECISIONS: Good decisions. He’s too afraid of messing things up. ARE THEY ROMANTIC: Unintentionally. He just generally tries to make them as happy as possible. HOW ARE THEY IN BED: Noct is a bottom, and submissive to boot. He’s also loud, because in most cases it would be his first time. He knows no control. GET JEALOUS EASY: Yes, and he’ll make discreet attempts to get attention again.  WIFE/HUBBY BEATER: Absolutely not. MARRY FOR MONEY: Not even possible. FAVORITE POSITION: Depends on the person, but he likes seeing his partner. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN ON THEIR DREAM DATE: Anything. Being with someone he likes and not having to worry about how he’s required to find someone he likes or has power enough to satisfy others. OPINION ON SEX: He doesn’t need it, but once he has it the first time he will crave it from time to time. Ultimately it is up to his partner.

Credit to Sir Ender at this writing forum.