💬off-topic

[vernal charm]

They're not lol

There's a lot more

[cinder quest]

like what?

[reef whale]

I heard we can do Partner cultivation in wwm

[cinder quest]

thats just an emote

unless there's something else

[clear yarrow]

thank you for exchanging pointers with me fellow disciples

[cinder quest]

but like a general rule of thumb is

xianxia power scaling is crazy

[vernal charm]

WMM has lots of supernatural stuff

[cinder quest]

if you read a regressors tale of cultivation, you will understand it pretty well

like a qi refining early stage cultivator

would smurf on most high level wuxia martial artists

they're just not on the same level

[marble thorn]

rmji is probabaly the one that balance power level well lol

[reef whale]

Ngl am I the only one who enjoy to see more pill focus novels?

[toxic void]

So are super flashy wuxia arts kinda just meant to be imagination?

[marble thorn]

golden core can't even touch nascent soul

[cinder quest]

I was about to reference this exact show

[cinder quest]

kinda

like demon slayer

demon slayers breathing

is just animation imagination

[vernal charm]

There are some

[stark tide]

I think right now Tale of Immortal is the only big modern Xianxia title.
Road to Immortality is too old at this point

[cinder quest]

otherwise you'd just see normal humans

[marble thorn]

zenith yin entrance look scary lol

[reef whale]

I know but not enough

[cinder quest]

with super speed and strength

swordfighting demons

[marble thorn]

demon slayer or demon hunter

[cinder quest]

like for example, sword qi is considered to be expert level in wuxia

demon slayer

the japanese anime

or manga

whichever you prefer

[reef whale]

[cinder quest]

they're just sword techniques

they don't actually produce water/fire/mist and all that

[vernal charm]

[marble thorn]

15 years until rmji end

[reef whale]

Well what is if u have a high quality weapon with idk fire essence xD

[toxic void]

So what ur telling me is I only die cus my characters a schizo and doesn't realize the giant Buddha slapping me isn't real

[cinder quest]

well the fire stuff in wwm

is literally

oil on fire

on your sword

looks super cool and helps with a bit of damage

[reef whale]

Ye true

[cinder quest]

but it's not like the mc is producing fire

like you can see from all the combat it's just martial arts

[stark tide]

But essentially it's like the Witcher's oils

[toxic void]

Wuxia is just a battle of gaslighters then no?

[reef whale]

Kinda

[cinder quest]

obviously the inner qi is the result of some of the martial arts having ranged stuff

like the qi slashes etc

[reef whale]

What about the flying swords?

[cinder quest]

but real 'jianghu' is just a competition of martial techniques/martial arts

[clear yarrow]

me when i ask the jade like beauty if she wants to do some dual cultivation

[vernal charm]

Lots of wuxia have innergy energy

[cinder quest]

flying swords is xianxia

[vernal charm]

That's why they're not different

[cinder quest]

😭

[vernal charm]

the only difference in xianxia is there are dragons and demons and such

[cinder quest]

qi cultivation and inner energy are not the same

[vernal charm]

More floaty swords

[reef whale]

Yee but dont we have a skill thats shoots out swords in wwm

[vernal charm]

Really the same genre lol

[stark tide]

Flying on swords is 100% xianxia

[cinder quest]

ye cause its not xianxia

[reef whale]

Npt flying on sword

[toxic void]

That one girl shoots scythe at u

[cinder quest]

okay think of it it this way

[marble thorn]

you can't cross time and space in wuxia

[clear yarrow]

we need to travel to china brothers and go to mount hua

[vernal charm]

pure martial arts are series like Wild West Murim

[toxic void]

And ting literally clones himself

[cinder quest]

wuxia

[cinder quest]

is like fantasy martial arts

[reef whale]

I was not talking about flying on sword btw xF

[cinder quest]

xianxia is supernatural fantasy

[vernal charm]

WMM is cultivation

[marble thorn]

there is no golden core

[cinder quest]

flying on sword and controlling flying swords are xianxia

[clear yarrow]

is legends of the northern blade considered wuxia instead of xianxia ?

[cinder quest]

it's not

[vernal charm]

There's supernatural stuff in WMM though lol

LOTS of supernatural stuff

[cinder quest]

wuxia and xianxia are different genres for a reason

wwm is a wuxia not a xianxia

[reef whale]

Yee i know but there was a skill I saw in a trailer or gameplay vid where we summon some sword and shoot them

[toxic void]

Is the demon goose a xianxia level threat

[cinder quest]

not sure but that might be one of the super cool weapon animations

one of the paid ones

[reef whale]

Never said it is tho

[reef whale]

Looked like a skill tho

[cinder quest]

I was saying it to beauties

because he is saying they're the same

but they're not

[clear yarrow]

the spec requirements on the steam page seem outdated, i doubt it only needs a 1060 to run

[reef whale]

Just put him into isolation training easy or let him eat a demonic worm lul

[toxic void]

I have a terrible pc and it worked fine excluding multiplayer

[vernal charm]

demonic worm?

[cinder quest]

bro wants to turn him into gu feed

gg

[stark tide]

xD

[reef whale]

Do u have a better idea?

[clear yarrow]

an optimized game in 2025 ?

damn

ah because it's not made on unreal engine 5

[vernal charm]

Demonic Emperor worms

[clear yarrow]

🙏

[cinder quest]

send him to the spirit stone mines

[vernal charm]

Good thing Reverend Insanity is gone

His new novel is better

The puppet stuff

https://tenor.com/view/naruto-anime-kankuro-puppets-ninja-gif-17777374

New reverend insanity novel be like

https://tenor.com/view/marionete-anime-naruto-kankuro-gif-20922712

[toxic void]

Idk multi-player still is r9ugh for some people

[vernal charm]

Qi threads

[stark tide]

Yep

[vernal charm]

Myseries of Immortal Puppet Master

is the new one

[reef whale]

Or we just gaslight the whole world that he is the demonic cults new leader so everyone chase him

[vernal charm]

Has its own Tales of Ren Zu too

[cinder quest]

im a demonic cult enjoyer though

might not end well

[clear yarrow]

i am a dual cultivation enjoyer 🗿

[reef whale]

Hmm ok he jsut have a special condition that helps other to cultivate?

Just a human furnace

[cinder quest]

😭

[reef whale]

Classic move

[clear yarrow]

nah fr

demonic cult are portrayed differently depending on the manga

[reef whale]

Thats true

[clear yarrow]

in the mangas where mc isnt from the demonic cult, he says i dont kill everyone i am not from the demonic cult

and when the mc is inside a demonic cult, honestly he's alright

[reef whale]

Thats why we gaslighr other as a demonic cult member and i dont like to say demonic lets call is Holy cult

[clear yarrow]

fuak, me before lunch: too hungry to work
me after lunch: too full to work

[stark tide]

Usually in Chinese novels "demonic" cults/sects are just those that practice unorthodox martial arts

[reef whale]

I mean what did a old man said there isnt only black and white sp eat this 1 mil old plant u sticky child

[stark tide]

That is gaining strength from external sources (devouring souls, flesh, pacts with spirits or otherworldly entities) rather than internal (self-cultivation, skills practice)

[clear yarrow]

ngl unorthodox ways seems pretty good

[reef whale]

Dont say it to loud or u get hunted down later ingame

[clear yarrow]

imagine cultivating your entire life to just be trash
fkit i am using external stuff to get stronger

[reef whale]

Uff

Pretty sure thats how they catch u giving u unfinished cultivation techniques so u need theyr help later and controlling u

[stark tide]

Yea

[reef whale]

Typical pyramid scheme

[stark tide]

Also usually you just can't stop at some point to continue cultivating normally or you will start losing cultivation

And/or can even suffer damage to your energy core/soul

[clear yarrow]

Mmmm

[reef whale]

Yee ngl im a big fan of Music typ cultivation technic or some laid baxk stuff

[clear yarrow]

bro just wants to sit in bed and cultivate

[reef whale]

Nah not like this but more like pill cultivation or medicine like stuff

Do u know how much money u can make if ur good at stuff like this

[stark tide]

And then caught by some demonic cult and made to work for them in the basement 24/7

[reef whale]

Nah im.hidden trust

[grave minnow]

For sure for sure

[vernal charm]

https://tenor.com/view/boruto-crying-gif-25520175

[vestal mango]

[vernal charm]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1QrpzgvUp8I

Why is it called big brother

[reef whale]

U mean big borther 2

[vernal charm]

No buy why big brother

This looks like a romance scene, I hope they're not siblings

[reef whale]

Nah its more like big brother in the sense of beinge her senior

Look at stellar transformation she calls the mc always big brother

[vernal charm]

[stark tide]

how far did the boruto series go? I think I left around 190-ish episode. Is boruto a 16+ years old now?

[vestal mango]

in the manga not yet

he will be there in few years

[vestal mango]

boruto part 1 already finished now the part 2 is being animated

time skip is coming

[vestal mango]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyKQXySq0mU if u wann see manga fights see here

[stark tide]

so, just need to wait for it...you think it will be like Naruto Shippuuden, when from a smol 13 y.o. gaki he returned a 16-17 y.o. bloke ?

[vestal mango]

boruto will be like itachi

basically

[vestal mango]

he gets trained by sasuke and kashin koji

[stark tide]

yeah, I've watched till the sasuke becoming a sensei part :)

Itachi was ~17 in pre-shippuuden series right ?

[vestal mango]

yea should be

[stark tide]

good :)

[vestal mango]

now sasuke stuck in tree for 3 years xd

naruto is sealed in different dimension

[stark tide]

yeah. Konoha without their two trump cards

[vestal mango]

yea whole story is just their memories leading to the main fight

[clear yarrow]

I want to send a picture :(

Sadge

[quiet charm]

gather

[limber edge]

Main reason why I upgraded tho

Is VRAM

I had like 8gb on my 3070

Too little nowadays

[quiet charm]

in kaifeng city im on 20 fps at times

[limber edge]

Oh daaang

[quiet charm]

Yeah, not that fun

[digital lark]

Lived that with Shippuden way back then. Not gonna repeat with novels now XD @vernal cloud

[quiet charm]

but temu wwm is running smooth 💀

[limber edge]

I noticed my framers drop from like 120 to like 80 but hehe still fine

[quiet charm]

as long as u over 60 its aight

[limber edge]

There’s like a low quality setting you can get it

[limber edge]

NO

100fps

[quiet charm]

but under, that's when u start noticing a lot on ur screen

[limber edge]

I can’t live with a measly 60..

[quiet charm]

it's doable, but not recommended 😂

30 fps, just delete the game

[limber edge]

I’ve become a fps snob and I’m proud of it

[limber edge]

Idk how console players do it man

[vernal cloud]

The game for me ran smoothly but on towns and cities it gets to 40fps

[quiet charm]

Whats the best GPU on the market rn, i need for september

[vernal cloud]

god I hope its not like that in release

[limber edge]

I get headaches at 30fps

[quiet charm]

they braindead and got social lives

[stark tide]

back in the days of 2010s if the game ran at ~30 fps - it was GOOD !

[limber edge]

Look at tomshardware and techpowerup

[digital lark]

It was pretty smooth for me too. Keifeng had a few hiccups, but overall still good

[limber edge]

Do you research.

[quiet charm]

alright

[stark tide]

even 28 fps was decent

[digital lark]

Excluding that crash at the boss with donkeys XD

[limber edge]

Don’t let someone convince you to drop $1k on something you’re not sure about

[valid tulip]

Ps5 pro has unlimited fps with compatible games that have been optimized

[quiet charm]

i wouldn't mind dropping 1k on something im not sure about. That's me when new WWM cosmetics drops

[limber edge]

Im half of both worlds.. bwahahahha

Discord mod touching grass? (Impossible)

[quiet charm]

same, I love gaming, but i also need to be outside some or else imma go crazy

[vernal cloud]

you get used to it, I remember my days of gaming on a gpu from a dead japanese company

couldnt even run terraria lol

[limber edge]

Anyone wanna take a leap for us and use an intel GPU

[digital lark]

My old laptop 💀

[limber edge]

I hear they’re pretty good budget GPUs now

[digital lark]

Anything after 2010 wasn't even a thought for me

[vernal cloud]

lmao exactly

[quiet charm]

ughhhhh, they got gpu?

[digital lark]

Couldn't even run Minecraft in 2016-17 XD

[vernal cloud]

which meant anything 3d was off the list lol

[limber edge]

Yeah it’s actually pretty good

[digital lark]

Nevermind anything else

[vernal cloud]

makes you enjoy other games that dont rely on graphics but I dont miss that era though lol

I wish I finished morrowind on my old pc

[digital lark]

Heck, I tried DMC4 on my old one and the screen kept glitching out XD

[limber edge]

Not the highest end GPU

But in terms of price to performance for budget builds

I might start recommending it to people

[digital lark]

And the game was 2008 💀

[vernal cloud]

lmao

it doesnt help that its a laptop

probably had some really terrible cooling

[digital lark]

I mean, I'm still on (a MUCH better) laptop, but the difference is from the pits of Hell to the sky XD

[limber edge]

I’m glad I have the luxury of being able to have a full ATX size pc in my room

I cannot stand laptops or phones for gaming

[quiet charm]

same

[digital lark]

Fair enough XD

[limber edge]

I’ll go as far as buying a Mac book

Since I know I will not game on it

[quiet charm]

I remember having a laptop that would fry my thighs

[vernal cloud]

it doubles down as a heater in the winter lol

[quiet charm]

thats true

[limber edge]

Mechanical cat

[quiet charm]

but its not good for ur toolbox as a boy

apparently so i have heard

[vernal cloud]

lol

[limber edge]

Probably

[quiet charm]

Well at least my laptop at the time was very hot, it was working like crazy 😂

[vernal cloud]

dont blame your few inches on the laptop

[quiet charm]

💀

[vernal cloud]

do you guys have mobile devices?

not just phones ofc you have but like steam deck or nintendo switch

[limber edge]

i was about to say

who doesnt in this day and age

[digital lark]

Took the words out of my mouth XD

[limber edge]

i dont really see the appeal behind htem

nintendo switch maybe for smash bros but

thats it

[vernal cloud]

I think they make 0 sense but if I had to endure like 2 hours of commute daily then the appeal suddenly makes sense

[limber edge]

i just read or listen to music

[digital lark]

I'd just buy a better phone XD

[vernal cloud]

But thats the only context I would need some like that

[limber edge]

as said person living in the 2 hour daily communte city

[digital lark]

My headphones are a part of me at this point XD

[limber edge]

FR

[vernal cloud]

But dont you get bored though after 2 hours of just that

[limber edge]

noise canceling..

[quiet charm]

VR is nice to have though

[limber edge]

discord+music and i wont be bored

[quiet charm]

but dont got to much VR games lately

[limber edge]

or reading+music

also like I WANT to be bored

[digital lark]

Music and Discord/Reddit or sth else goes a long way

Even reading

[vernal cloud]

yeah, I had a 2 hour commute too and mangas and some anime saved me

[nova fiber]

I use Soundpeats capsule 3 pro. Great earphones for the price

[limber edge]

as someone with adhd.. im constantly looking for ways to stimulate my brain.
being bored helps kinda relax my brain a bit.. and iwant to get used to it

[vernal cloud]

Its actually interesting cause the only time of day I actually read was during the commute

[digital lark]

Almost missed a stop on subway 'cuz of reading XD

[vernal cloud]

true, thats a good point

[limber edge]

i missed a few stops today loool

thank goodness it was just to hang out and not for work

[nova fiber]

They also use the new Xmem solid state driver.

[limber edge]

audiophile?

[digital lark]

Thank God I always leave early enough to factor in such things XD

[nova fiber]

Kinda

[limber edge]

i am not leaving an hour early thooo

(i was an hour late)

[vernal cloud]

How do you guys cope with having a job

sounds like meme but its a genuine question

[limber edge]

im not full time yet

[vernal cloud]

internship?

[limber edge]

soo just hanging out a lot during my off days

inbetween jobs

[vernal cloud]

I see

[vestal mango]

[digital lark]

Searching for one at the same time I'll start my thesis. Fun times ahead for me indeed

[vernal cloud]

yeah im starting a half time job soon and i'll try to hang out more on days off to unload

[limber edge]

part time might turn into something in a few years but im probably not going to wait that long

[vernal cloud]

oof my condolences

but the struggle is hella worth it

[vernal cloud]

not worth it at the end?

[vestal mango]

im glad im done with uni lol

😭

[limber edge]

i cant really afford to sit around and wait

[digital lark]

Just a year left for me XD

[vestal mango]

just doing internship till i find a job xd

[vernal cloud]

I got 2 more years unfortunately

[vestal mango]

nice

finding a job is hard af even my friend can't find it yet

💀

[vernal cloud]

depends on the job and where you live

but I feel like nowadays every job is kinda hard

[vestal mango]

yea

[digital lark]

Esp rn with the job market the way it is 💀

[vestal mango]

https://tenor.com/view/unemployed-clint-x-morgan-centrelink-i-dont-need-a-job-gif-15053835

[digital lark]

I have it better since I'm looking for work in a big city

[digital lark]

Others... RIP

[vernal cloud]

is it better? I feel like at the same time theres more options theres also more competition

[vestal mango]

yea

[vestal mango]

im already in big city xd

[digital lark]

The pay is better for one XD

[vestal mango]

but they always pick good ones

[vernal cloud]

but the cost of living in the city is higher too lol

[digital lark]

You win some, you lose some

Nothing in life is perfect

[vernal cloud]

exactly

but all in all I feel like the job market in a city for sure is better

[vestal mango]

nowsdays people are becoming entrepreneurs

[digital lark]

I'd worry more if something marketed itself as better or without its loses

[vestal mango]

no jobs xd

[digital lark]

Also why I hope the game comes in September

[vestal mango]

3 games this month

[digital lark]

'cuz the fun stuff happens in October

[vestal mango]

lost soul aside i think it has romance in the story

[digital lark]

As long as the overall plot is good 🤷‍♀️

[vestal mango]

yea

[median bluff]

I couldn't care less about the lost soul aside story. In fact I think it's going to be bad and forgettable.

But my reason for following it is based on the slickness of the combat

[stark tide]

I have only phone and PC

that's all I need anyways

[digital lark]

Back again old friend 💀

[vestal mango]

i hate that game

i haven't touch that in 4 years

💀

[digital lark]

Fair enough

Nowadays I play it for the story then take a break or three

[vestal mango]

nice

i just play shinboi striker nowsdays

naruto pvp game

[digital lark]

Used to play Naruto Online or how was that one called

[vestal mango]

storm 4

[digital lark]

That had you choose from 4 characters or more(?) and had one blond lady in pink with a fan

[vestal mango]

sakura

[vestal mango]

or tsunade

[digital lark]

This game

[vestal mango]

never heard of that

xd

[digital lark]

It was on FB back when you could play games that way XD

[quiet charm]

what u guys playing now

[digital lark]

Reinstalling Genshin 💀

[quiet charm]

I remember thissssssssss

[quiet charm]

is genshin any good?

should play this chinese temu game

😂

[digital lark]

It's alright. I like the story at least

Damn, the internet took a while to send this XD

[digital lark]

Maybe not at the beginning tho XD

[quiet charm]

oh combat?

[digital lark]

Gacha is worse that unlike here, you need it to get characters whereas here it's entirely optional

[digital lark]

Alright? It's not something complex

Make a character use a skill that's an element, switch to another to use their skill that uses another elemet and get a reaction

Then attack

And sprint to dodge or use shield/heal

Tbh, the combat is pretty meh for me nowadays 🤷‍♀️

I come back for story and maybe some exploration, maybe pull for someone, then take a break/delete 'till next interesting thing

[quiet charm]

Idk, it's kinda have something that's at least responve and feels fluid

then im okay

but i like just content in general

[digital lark]

You could search for some gameplay on YT and see

[quiet charm]

i did play it before, but that's a good while ago. I don't like character swapping to much

[digital lark]

That's what I do anyway with any game I hear about

[quiet charm]

i just like being one

i don't have personality disorder 😂

Wuthering waves is the same right

[digital lark]

3 characters but yea

A bit more fluid than Genshin but still

[quiet charm]

oo okay

i finished downloading my translator tool thingy, im gonna try it

and see if it actually works

or if i get virus

[crisp osprey]

When I used to play wuwa I only used the MC

[quiet charm]

idk what to expect

[quiet charm]

minecraft

[crisp osprey]

You don't really need to swap

[digital lark]

I can't wait for it to translate funky XD

[quiet charm]

If it goes bad i will let u know

[digital lark]

I mean, yeah. You can certainly not swap 🤷‍♀️

[quiet charm]

if i don't respond here in a day. my account has gotten compromised

[midnight vigil]

Playing WWM really reminded me of Genshin, music and exploration wise but graphics totally different

[crisp osprey]

I'd say closer to botw than genshin

[stark tide]

I was playing Elden Ring with a friend, using the seamless co-op mod. And damn, ppl. It makes boss fights much harder

Every living being in the world of Elden Ring receives a +35% to HP and Dmg

Except for you and your friend ofc

So in case of Malenia - her piercing attack in first phase was doing enough damage to shred 80% of my hp

Waterfowl dance was a 100% death if you fail to dodge or parry

And I had 40%+ physical damage reduction

It was like an NG-5 from the start

So @quiet charm your situation should be much better:)
Don't get discouraged - go and kick her ass

[midnight vigil]

So much of genshin borrowed from BoTW 😭 when I mention it to people today to non-BoTW players nowadays they just tell me all games share these mechanics

[digital lark]

I don't comment on this since I didn't play BoTW to know XD

[crisp osprey]

Botw impacted the gacha market more than it impacted the open world market

[quiet charm]

i found a really good translator that captures the whole screen and does it automatically

[vestal mango]

yea lol

[valid tulip]

Yes please share

[vestal mango]

i like botw its fun

[digital lark]

You hit the jackpot finally

[quiet charm]

it basically translates ur entire screen in less then a second, and it puts the text over the original text

[quiet charm]

oke

[midnight vigil]

Me too and I still haven’t completed ToTK bc I want to savor the content

[vestal mango]

i haven't beaten zelda 2 yet lol

quests are so confusing i have to look up tutorial

[midnight vigil]

It doesn’t give the same experience as the first though

[vestal mango]

yea

almost the same game

lol

just the updated version of it

[lapis blaze]

Well back to eating steamed bunny buns in Wuchang

[midnight vigil]

From the vibrant world of wwm back to the gloomy dark world of wuchang 🥲

[reef whale]

I’m feeling attacked

[lapis blaze]

https://tenor.com/view/jokebear-monch-gif-7117298050644825857

[reef whale]

Ur on my list when the game is out

[digital lark]

"The Bun hunting the Lion" XD

[reef whale]

It will be legendary

[digital lark]

They'll make a movie out of it XD

[willow sail]

Does anyone here… by chance play Moonlight Blade still

[reef whale]

I stop playing was nice tho

[lapis blaze]

https://tenor.com/view/universal-gif-14841063623258860672

[willow sail]

I was thinking of going back for the meantime because WWM ain’t out yet 😭

[midnight vigil]

I have it downloaded but never touched it. Think I might do the same in the meantime

[reef whale]

I got kicked out of my guild because I didnt play anymore and they are like top 3 on the server these try harder xD

[willow sail]

I don’t even remember how to play ngl but getting into guilds there is difficult because of them levels

[cinder quest]

People tryharding don't want inactives

It's competitive 😔

[reef whale]

Sadly

[deep stratus]

i do unfortunately LMAO

i love moonlight blade but it's definitely hard for newer players to join just because the population is so low and whoever still plays are high leveled

[digital lark]

Man, I reinstalled Genshin but I still feel like I should let it stay on break a bit more XD

[midnight vigil]

Playing genshin again might make you miss the wwm experience even more 😢

Ngl sometimes the bgm in wwm reminds me of some areas in genshin 😆

[vestal mango]

I hate that game

😭

[digital lark]

You said that, yes XD

[vestal mango]

Cuz i everytime i see that game ik i wasted my money on it

😂

[digital lark]

Fair XD

I kept myself f2p in it

[vestal mango]

Ya but it was good game i felt boring afterwards

I feel lost it's touch

[digital lark]

It can get so, yeah. After the story and maybe some events, it becomes a chore to play

It's why I take so many breaks

[midnight vigil]

Use to spend money pulling characters but building them took so much time and resources 😪

[toxic void]

Yapping here to avoid empraz cooking me

[vestal mango]

Lol

[digital lark]

Heck, I pulled some as f2p and I have yet to build them XD

[cinder quest]

I just gotta keep the order 😭 can't do one rule for others and one for someone else otherwise I won't hear the end of it

[vestal mango]

He is coming here to cook u again

https://tenor.com/view/let-him-cook-cook-cookin-big-wok-gif-141999319614473134

[digital lark]

Too burnt out to farm

[digital lark]

And that's fair

[toxic void]

No ik I'm meming

[cinder quest]

I try my best to be fair 🤝

[midnight vigil]

They’re basically unplayable for a while and I have a stack of never-to-be-played 5 stars

[digital lark]

And they are build only because I had the resources on hand and a bit of will to farm their bosses, otherwise they'd be lvl 1 XD

Tho in the past I used to get them all pretty well build at 80

[midnight vigil]

Nice 👏🏼👏🏼

[digital lark]

Maybe why I have such aversion now XD

Now it's just the story, some event and some exploration then ciao 'till either the next update or when I come back from break

[midnight vigil]

It’s so hard to catch up if you haven’t picked up the game for a while 😢

[digital lark]

At most, I took a 4 month break i think

Since events just go away when the update ends, I only have the story and some exploration to do

I like the story, don't get me wrong, but I think a part of me wants to see it to the end since I've been playing for so long XD

As for exploration, it used to captivate me, but nowadays I do it if I have nothing better to do and am willing

[midnight vigil]

I can’t speak on story, I haven’t played since Sumeru region 😭

Tried to get back but too rough to catch up

[digital lark]

Fair enough

If you don't have the patience, then yeah. It will be rough

Fontaine was peak, I'd say, and Natlan was awesome but Fontaine>Natlan storywise

Now the storyline goes to an area people pretty much say it's there to catch people up with the lore XD

Before endgame

[toxic void]

Are u gonna try blue protocols beta?

[digital lark]

Hmm, might try but 🤷‍♀️

[lucid pawn]

has anyone played age of wushu? i need to find something to fill the wwm void

[cobalt geyser]

Fr

[cobalt geyser]

Gonna be rough without it

[quiet charm]

i was wondering just the same thing

age of wush and world of jade dynasty is kinda standing out for me

but sadly age of wushu is p2w and hackers got the best of it, so it's kinda dead from what i heard on reddit

[lucid pawn]

ah dang

[valid tulip]

I did a thing...

China now has a copy of my government ID and a photo of my face. I plan on sending a DNA sample just to sweeten the deal to have my application approved.

[quiet charm]

OH NAH 😂

[valid tulip]

Im weak💀

[quiet charm]

i'm still think about world of jade dynasty im cooked

i haven't made up my decision

[lucid pawn]

bros becoming a chinese citizen to play wwm sooner

[quiet charm]

there is no games to play aaaaaaaaaaaaa

[lucid pawn]

truly </3 i would get into naraka but i am not really wanting a battle royale

[valid tulip]

No to play it while I wait for global

Play the PvE mode of Naraka

[quiet charm]

Naraka is alright, but for me it's not really a progression game and i don't really like that

i wanna lvl up and get stronger 💪

[lucid pawn]

fair enough honestly

[lucid pawn]

exactlyyy

[quiet charm]

all mmo's in the west is kinda lame to me at the moment, nothing cool has dropped recently

actually not even recently, within 10 years

[valid tulip]

True. Its just farm souljades until your build stats are good enough to clear paragon in yamas

[lucid pawn]

sadly yeah

[quiet charm]

do i really have to play temu wwm, i hope i dont have to

[valid tulip]

Do it for the plot

[lucid pawn]

haha what's that

[quiet charm]

sword of justice

everyone meme about it being temu version 😂

[lucid pawn]

that's fair lol if you try it out lmk

[quiet charm]

i did try it out, its chinese so i hardly understand anything

the gameplay was okay, but yeah.

[toxic void]

Sent here to yap again pain

[quiet charm]

rip

[humble venture]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW1m_qzi4EM

this one look promising

[lucid pawn]

im trying jade dynasty: new fantasy rn

[quiet charm]

noooo 😂

World of jade dynasty

you playing the alibaba version

😂

[quiet charm]

while you playing it, feels like its made for 3 year olds? 💀

[lucid pawn]

havent even played it yet lol. its still downloading. so much space for a game thats bad ig

[quiet charm]

yeah just delete it, not worth it

[lucid pawn]

trying to install world of jade dynasty now

wheres zhangwei lol

i dont know which one to download theres two options in the launcher

[quiet charm]

Top one, but we got a problem

Im trying to figure out of it

add me

[lucid pawn]

🫡

[twin thistle]

World of jade dynasty sounds fire

[twin thistle]

Honestly thanks for the recommendation imma def get into this game as well

Beautiful game ngl not as pretty as where winds meet but pretty still

[lucid pawn]

i think for world of jade dynasty sadly you need to have a chinese id to sign up but im not too sure. cuansety would know more but they're afk rn

[twin thistle]

I’ll probably just figure a way out too get a Chinese ID I know it’s harder then it seems tho you either gotta go too china for a bit or there is other ways around it imma try and figure a way around it since so many Chinese games are popping off recently

[rose gust]

u can play world of jade dynasty on taiwanese servers, typical MMO with subscription no p2w

i like the secondary storyline

and there's an english patch

[hot adder]

Just get a verified jade dynasty account

[wide portal]

lord of mysteries latest episode, my jaw dropped for the entire episode

[twin thistle]

I seen that I can do this imma just get a verified account but I also have a back up in case something new comes out in china and I wanna try it now I can

[slate mortar]

enjoyed it so much after defeated templar order

[dark wigeon]

was it adapted nice? notice alot of adaptations rush through the story.

[wide portal]

10/10 on latest episode

[slate mortar]

how much u rate LOTM?

[vernal charm]

One of the top slop series

[wide portal]

dafaq

[vernal charm]

LOTM is bad, TBATE is bad, Reverend Insanity is bad, Shadow Slave is bad

smh

[cinder quest]

shadow slave is ok, not as good as people say though I read up to sunny becoming a sovereign/monarch as well for me to say it

tbate is pretty bad

[vernal charm]

Have you seen Ling Cage

[cinder quest]

seen that it exists never watched it

[vernal charm]

Seems a bit Swallowed Star looking

[cinder quest]

dont think it'll be anywhere near SS though

I think it's the same sort of futuristic setup but thats about it

[vernal charm]

I mean

There's what appears to be some demonic cultivator

[vestal vigil]

and swords and ****

[vernal charm]

[limber edge]

It was so goood at first

I still read it but not with the same fervor

I still like it but

It’s stop captivating me when guilty stopped with the enemy lore

[vernal charm]

Beyond Time is the good stuff

[limber edge]

Er gen’s?

[vernal charm]

Yeah

[grave minnow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAq-nuQeLdc

I remember the first trailer whilst waiting for FF Versus 13 XD

Soon we can fianlly play!

[rigid sundial]

Im onn ep 3 or 4 and have no idea whats going on

[wide portal]

thats normal but if you need explaination i can help you without spoiling

[rigid sundial]

I will just watch it until I catch up cuz Im sure more gets explained, theres just no exposition at first so I assume more is revealed as time goes on. But It's definitely a little confusing at the start. I love it tho. So far an intriguing story, cool power system, no fanservice, no lolis...Solid so far

[wide portal]

the only fan service are the 3d buildings, structures and landscapes

and visual animations and ost

even the grass looks real

[rigid sundial]

I also like that the dub is differing accents instead of the annoying generic anime protag voice style

[digital lark]

Tried it just now, 1st episode in and 👀 The heck? XD

[vestal mango]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-fbi-federal-bureau-of-gif-8514161478359178167

[wide portal]

yes exactly

and no annoying whiny voices

[crisp osprey]

tbh chinese media is starting to gain a lot of traction in the west

It's nice to see something other than generic anime tropes and western ones

[vernal charm]

it's not

[vernal charm]

only slop is

like lotm

maybe grandmaster of demonic cultivation

that had some traction

[dense owl]

i wouldnt say thats slop but i also wouldnt say it got traction either personally

most of the time if i reccomend anything from chinese culture im brushed off or laughed at for enjoying sitting in a cave and never doing anything for 10 seasons

i think they meant the stuff gaining traction was things like black myth wukong which was a hit in america

i dont think many donghua widely populat in the us sadly

im pretty sure the biggest reasons it hasnt is because of the fact that many sites for watching it are banned in the us as well as the subs are usually of lesser quality xD

[valid tulip]

Its pretty popular in Europe, will say kpop and k-culture dominate here but there is a pretty huge following for Chinese media in NL, Germany, France, Belgium. We have a separate comic con just for media from Asia and its always bigger than comic con for stuff like marvel, DC etc.

A lot of the merch and cosplayers are from CN media, its amazing to see

[dense owl]

Japanese and Korean stuff is very popular here but anything Chinese is generally met with derision to an almost absurd degree its really annoying

if you talk about how interesting chinese history is here you get people brusing it off saying they are all bad people simply because of the government structure

its weirdly just accepted and respected that anything from that culture is generally bad and that you should keep enjoyment of it to yourself lol

ive had people remove me on steam for playing total war three kingdoms xD

im personally not a fan of modern history i find it all dull and boring for the most part

[valid tulip]

I understand that completely, it was like that in my home country or of course the best was no one knew or cared about the difference between Chinese, Japanese and Korean culture - everything was always just Chinese. Here they are very very serious about it. Id say Chinese and Korean media has a bigger following but the people are are very serious about Pokémon. Scary obsessed over Pokémon and then some popular animes that's huge globally. For me its easy to obtain Chinese books, novels, comics, merchandise its very commercial here. Not weird or brushed away at all so im hoping they market this game in Europe a bit more instead of just relying on the US...like the US is not the entire world tbf.

[valid tulip]

I dont care about western history, it was fed to me in school and we were taught to worship the west and western ways and nah...been tired of it for years

[dense owl]

i personaly dont care for any modern history and unluckily for me the us only has modern histery lol

china has some 4k+ years of history and most of it would qualify as ancient history

[valid tulip]

Its more interesting, the history is more interesting and the culture also.

[dense owl]

modern culture is also widely uninteresting to me

[valid tulip]

What modern culture? Apart from sport, certain foods and 1 or 2 holidays that involve getting hammered and setting off fireworks...what culture do we have?

[dense owl]

in my humble opinion i believe most if not all places have donnot have interesting culture when compared directly to their own culture in the past or other cultures int he past

usually what was is more interesting then what is just by default to me

what currently is just is and how things are dont feel as interesting or intriguing as how they once were

[valid tulip]

If i understand correctly you are saying that the culture and traditions of certain places/countries were more interesting in the past as to what they are now?

[dense owl]

just to me personally i could be completely wrong in generaly

[dense owl]

in general yes

[valid tulip]

Nah i agree 100%

But most countries have had their cultural identities wiped to fit the norm of the collective west.

[dense owl]

there are definitely interesting aspects of curent days culture but its nothing compared to how interested i feel with those same cultures a thousand or thousands of years ago

[tribal cedar]

[dense owl]

dont get me wrong im not saying western culture is bad its probably one of the best and easiest times to live in general but its not very interesting lol

[valid tulip]

Which is why, I believe, just me, that the countries that are not in favor of adapting to or adopting western ideology, customs or norms are seen as being against the west and not as they just want to keep their cultural identity

But that's just me and how I see it. I could be totally wrong

[valid tulip]

Agree

[tribal cedar]

I was thinking that recently. Every decade was very distinct in music, fashion, etc. But since the turn of the century, it's really just kinda stood still. I dont mean technology, but just missing culture what made every decade distinctive.

like, you could look at a photo, from any decade in the past, and know instantly what decade it was from. Right now I couldnt really tell the difference between something from 2016 vs 2022

[toxic void]

I feel like most things in the world have been done to death so it's alot harder to make a breakthrough nowadays

[dense owl]

i agree and i think its good for places to maintain their culture and way of life i dont see it as hateful or anything to not allow just anyone to cross their borders or live there its a nuanced situation that people tend to downplay

[toxic void]

Then in the past, you have to put in a massive amount of effort to even reach cutting edge in any field much less make a breakthrough in it

[dense owl]

its both easier and harder on one hand we all have access to almost l imitless knowledge which would make learning easier but a lot of stuff has already been figured out so there is less to figure out lol

[toxic void]

Ye and I think people in general are less motivated nowadays

[dense owl]

id still rather live in a different time period though

[dense owl]

i feel like its because life is to easy now we dont struggle for anything we dont have to really try like our ancestors did

[valid tulip]

But in the US or in another country?

[toxic void]

Ye they had to lockin just to survive

[dense owl]

both lol

currently the struggles and issues of today are literally nothing compared to what existed in history its kind of crazy you can be literally homeless with no income and never have to even touch moldy food here in the us

[valid tulip]

It will come, the struggle will come. Some incompetent leader will mess up somewhere or start a war somewhere cuz they are bored or senial and times will be hard

Or AI will take over

Perhaps another plague

[toxic void]

Inb4 epstein file drama leads to ww3

[dense owl]

war is also mostly not a thing on a wide scale because of the threat of nuclear warfare

[tribal cedar]

lol

[valid tulip]

But maybe not in our lifetime

[tribal cedar]

I am still waiting for flying cars, and universal healthcare.

[dense owl]

its in no countries best interest to fully invade most countries war is still very much a thing in some places i am aware

[tribal cedar]

💀

[dense owl]

but i dont believe that there will be a large scale invasion of the us anytime soon

[toxic void]

All it takes is a couple people with agendas or are just stupid tho

[dense owl]

its kind of playing with the idea of just more or less wiping out the planet

[toxic void]

I have faith someone smarter or not biased will hopefully step in to stop something dumb like nuclear war from ever happening tho

[dense owl]

terror attacks do happen yes

but if the country is ever actually pushed to that point whoever doing it would have to really just hate the entire planet

[valid tulip]

I am familiar with the MAD around nuclear war but let's face it, the current leaders are pretty clowny and I dont think it will get better in the future. Not saying complete fall out but the future looks grim and that's why we play games because reality is just not super fun

[toxic void]

I feel like for mass war to break out so many things would have to go wrong

[vestal vigil]

-# ⮣ Replying to [but if the country is ever actually pushed to tha…](#💬off-topic message)
Ye were kinda instilled with basic ideas of how ****** war is growing up

[dense owl]

modern day weaponry and warfare is also very disinteresting to me xD

i play games because i dislike most things about modern day life

i dont hate anyone or anything i just wish i wasnt a part of it personally

[valid tulip]

I never want to experience any type of war

Im soft and squishy

[dense owl]

i likr yo immerse myself in worlds that i can come to enjoy

[toxic void]

With govts rn tbh people like us likely have very little say tho

Unless u guys are senaters outside discord idk

[valid tulip]

Also the amount of lives wasted for some political bs is depressing.

[dense owl]

yeah but the thought of having something you feel so strongly about that you are willing to scoop up a sword or spear and fight for it with your brothers in arms doesnt sound bad to me personally xD

[valid tulip]

We have no say, no matter who u get to be the leader the promises they make are so empty and they always turn out to be a clown. I hate it. We must follow the way of the Dutch, if a politician did something wrong they ate him. It happened once tho and never again. Its about sending a message

[toxic void]

I feel this but I also feel like that's naive in the sense of we can only say it sounds cool cus we've never seen a close friend get stabbed by a spear or blown up

[dense owl]

its likely but i know id be fine going out like that for a cause i truly believed in

[toxic void]

We do but it's alot more convoluted for someone without much wealth or connection.to make a political difference or be heard

[dense owl]

i dont want others getting hurt for my cause though in that sense

[tribal cedar]

This is basically how I was raised. Every male in my family was in the military. Most saw some kind of armed conflict.

[toxic void]

U really gotta research the right channels how to get involved etc

That most people nowadays just won't bother

[valid tulip]

In theory yes but I would be stabbed first and for some king or ruler that gaslight u into believing you have to for ur country

[dense owl]

same

[toxic void]

Same i dint have a single political figure I'd even dream of dying fir atm

[dense owl]

a wise general chooses his master well

[valid tulip]

And that's why lobbying is such a problem. Its actually bribery but they didnt want to call it that for legal purposes

[valid tulip]

Same and they were not the same afterwards. I saw it with my father and grandfather

[dense owl]

it would for sure change you but many things do

[toxic void]

War changes people moment

[vestal vigil]

life is full of things that **** you up

[dense owl]

war just generally changes you for the worse

[toxic void]

Idk being some badass sounds cool on paper but in reality storming dday as fodder then dying ain't it for me personally

[valid tulip]

Hell no. No. Never. Not one. I would rather watch paint dry for the rest of my life than fight 2 minutes for some politician's beef with another country. Tho im female so I would have to manufacture ammunition or work as a nurse or something idk

[toxic void]

Real

[dense owl]

this is true for any cause you dont truly believe in

[valid tulip]

Operation human shield 😌 is what we are to them

[toxic void]

I think even if I did I didnt

[dense owl]

like if i had to die on my doorstep to protect my family knowing id die then id do it and be proud

[toxic void]

If I had a grand cause I cared for that much

I'd try to actually become influential enough to impact it

[dense owl]

im not capable of this personaly

[toxic void]

Not saying Individual soldiers or people dint matter

It's just not how I'd ever want to approach it

[valid tulip]

But that depends on this situation. If you love and care about your family then yes, sure. Personally mine are on their own

[toxic void]

Ye it's rough how many people on are on terrible terms with their families

All my friends from hs pretty much hate their families like actually hate

[dense owl]

weirdly enough im in the same boat i value them but i believe society should push people to care for and value their family above onself

i am not on good terms with them but i would still die for them

[valid tulip]

Isn't that the teachings of Confucius? Deep respect for one's parents? Above all else and yourself?

[dense owl]

i believe so but i believe you should value your partner and children above your parents personally

i know its strange to place them on a ladder like that bit still

[toxic void]

Do ancient teachings like that say stuff like that even if the parents are just objectively horrible people

Never followed or read it

[dense owl]

his is somewhat hardcore like that yes

it went weird like even cutting your hair was an act of disrespect to your parents as they gave you that hair

[toxic void]

Idk I believe sone people nowadays really shouldn't be parents

[dense owl]

i agree fully

[valid tulip]

I dont hate mine, I lost my mother not long ago and we were not on good terms before she died and I have a lot of regret about it. But the rest of my family, sister and father, we have been estranged for so long that they are not a contributing factor to my life so for me to die for them? Id die for my cats though. Any day

[dense owl]

but i think if people were taught to value their partner and children over themselves then those people that shouldnt become parents never would

[toxic void]

True

I feel like core human principles kind of just aren't taught nowadays

I'm starting uni next month and I dint remember hs teaching me anything morally responsible

Besides don't do crack

[dense owl]

currently what is taught and respected is to love yourself and treat yourself and always do whats best for yourself you do you and be happy always

[valid tulip]

Me! Id be a horrible parent 😅 so i will never have kids. To protect my kids from myself I will not have them

[dense owl]

which isnt technically bad but i think it is very self centered and makes for terrible parents and horrid partners

[toxic void]

Ye sane I'm not confident in myself enough to want to even think of having a kid anytime soon

Then pushing my own incompetence onto them

[valid tulip]

That's a good one tho, very important. Don't do it

[dense owl]

i couldnt bring a kid into a world i dislike so much personally

i feel no matter what id be setting them up for failure

id be a bad parent

[valid tulip]

The future is too dark, my aim is to enjoy my time as much as I can doing what I love as much as I can.

[valid tulip]

Its great when people realize that, its the ones that dont that are the problem

[toxic void]

If everyone had that mentality you probably wouldn't have as Many parents letting tiktok brainrot raise their kid opposed to themselves

[dense owl]

usually bad parents will have kids only thinking of themselves which makes for a horrible parent xD

[valid tulip]

Remember when so many kids ate laundry detergent because of a tiktok trend? Darwin must have been so proud

[toxic void]

Tho I imagine alot of people just have them due to a relationship then fall onto the side of being against abortions

So they are almost forced onto being a parent even if they aren't ready

[dense owl]

its genuinely upsetting to me that people donnot value their partners and their children and are not even raised to

[toxic void]

Then that leads to bad parenting

[tribal cedar]

so many kids get exploited for "mommy influencers." sad there is so much freaking money in it

[dense owl]

the government gives them free money as well

im not saying government assistance is bad

[toxic void]

Na our ancestors are def crashing out

Not like ancient people didn't do dumb stuff

But I feel like because our generation has so much knowledge and still acts this stupid it's alot worse

[dense owl]

for the record i agree helping single parents is good but i also think single parents should live for their children in those situations

[valid tulip]

That's the thing, at some point common sense must be applied but it just isn't

[tribal cedar]

so many young people just have crippling anxiety because all they care about is what other people think about them.

[dense owl]

its all me me me me me and what people think of me xD

[toxic void]

Ye social media while positive in some ways has definitely unapologetically ruined alot of lives

[dense owl]

social media is actually horrible

[valid tulip]

Lol thats me but im not so young. The anxiety just never left me😂

[dense owl]

esspecially when parents allow their children to be raised by it

[valid tulip]

Im not on social media though apart from here and WhatsApp

[toxic void]

Wonder what ancient people would say if they found out we have people unironically choosing a ai robot over their own wife or kids

[dense owl]

is discord considered social media?

[valid tulip]

But im weak, put me in a match with random people who start talking and I shake

[toxic void]

I'd say so

But just like other stuff

It's only harmful if u make it harmful

[valid tulip]

...I dont know. I mean we are being social tho

[tribal cedar]

instant gratification. No patience. need to know everything RIGHT NOW. when I was a supervisor I had a meeting with the people under me, and when I said no more phones while you are working, half ran out in tears. HOW WILL PEOPLE GET A HOLD OF ME IF THEY NEED ME??!!? um are you serious?

[dense owl]

i wonder what our ancestors would say if they knew we had access to near limitless information at our fingertips and still had some of the problems we have

[tribal cedar]

hard to respond to that without sounding like a boomer lol

[dense owl]

its dumb modern day society is dumbi will forget bout it and return to wwm

[toxic void]

Ye half the problems people have nowadays are self made due to laziness or somethingblike that rather then kinda being forced into it

[tribal cedar]

dont put it like that, makes it sad

no one looks to the future anymore. just the right now

[toxic void]

I've never had an official career tbf but my mentality is to match energies

If my boss is locked in and seems like he cares so will i

[valid tulip]

Same

[dense owl]

ive had many jobs and ive never cared what my boss did i just did the best i could with what i had because thats how i wanted to present myself

im very dumb though

[toxic void]

Idk I've just heard so many tales of people being treated like complete trash

[dense owl]

i was working multiple full time jobs when i was 18 and constantly taking overtime because i wanted to prove something to myself

[toxic void]

That I couldn't bring myself to care that much about someyjing I'm not passionate about unless my coworkers do as well

[valid tulip]

I dont like working for a boss that does nothing but earns 3x my salary. If he cannot do the basic duties of his job and gives it to other people as adhoc duties I will start to quiet quit

[toxic void]

Tho this is only if I end up In a job I'm doing just to live

[tribal cedar]

I've found that caring, and being good at what you do, just rewards you with more work LOL

[dense owl]

i was definitely not intelligent about it

[toxic void]

If I end up in a chosen career I'd care regardless of those around me

Probably

[tribal cedar]

But I cannot "not" do what I am doing the best of my ability

[dense owl]

it does

[valid tulip]

This is 100% true. The reward for hard work is more work

[dense owl]

and its bad

[vestal vigil]

its actually dumb that being good at your job but antisocial is punished and being **** at it but good at speaking is rewarded endlessly

[dense owl]

if i was asked to do something i did it without complaint because in my mind thats what a good worker would do

[valid tulip]

Always

[vestal vigil]

but it is punished out the ***

[toxic void]

It depends on ur field

[tribal cedar]

aye it's a good work ethic

[toxic void]

I'm going to a university for business and alot of people say networking far more important then ur actual competency

[dense owl]

its a dumb work ethic lol

you are not rewarded for it anymore

back int he day you may have been but not anymore

people sit on their phones all day at work and will make just as much as you sweating and skipping breaks

[tribal cedar]

it would give me so much anxiety to leave work half-assed or badly done

[dense owl]

and if they can speak well they may even be your supervisor soemday

[toxic void]

You gotta make ursekf heard or standout

But idk tho

[dense owl]

i stand out plenty

i just dont speak much

people are always aware of me at work and im always respected and my supervisors will often ask me for advice and their boss will often go around them to ask me how things are

ive had weird experiences with work lol

[tribal cedar]

I feel like my immediate supervisor appreciates my work. Management is kinda fake. like, hey you made us millions here's a pizza party, kind of fake

[dense owl]

i dont get promoted much because i donnot complain and im always thankful

[valid tulip]

That makes u the best employee

They want you always

[toxic void]

Man idk where u draw the line between ambition or just taking things as they come

[dense owl]

i have had these aswell lol

[toxic void]

Whys it gotta be so complicated fr

[dense owl]

i dont like being confrontational unless i feel its warrented which is a problem

i can be confrontational when i care but i struggle to care about anything anymore

[tribal cedar]

I stay away from trying to get promoted where I am....I work hard but I get paid fairly, and I can work from home which allows me to play games...such as WWM...and I am content. If I got promoted I wouldn't be able to lmao

[dense owl]

thats fair lol

[toxic void]

This is true tbh enough salary to just live comfortably while being able to support ur hobbies

Is an ideal place to chill

[tribal cedar]

aye and I'm married to a guy that works his behind off so we are a two income household.

lets me worry about my income less. He saves I spend haha

[dense owl]

i had a stint in my life where my fiance at the time had a pregnancy scare and i jumped and worked multiple full time jobs and accepted all the overtime i could

[toxic void]

Ye I want to be ambitious but ye if I landed in a spot like urs 4 years from now I'd be happy as well I think

[tribal cedar]

I dont spend THAT much...but still. enough to enjoy life

[dense owl]

we found out it was a scare after a week when i took her to the doctor but i already got a second job and just banged it out like 90-110 hours a week

i would have loved promotions at that time

i find it hard to care about anything in general anymore so i just kind of work what i have to to make rent and then keep to myself

[tribal cedar]

are you still engaged?

[dense owl]

nah

[tribal cedar]

story for another day?

[dense owl]

story for no day lol

[valid tulip]

Respect man, really. Not a lot of guys would have that approach

[tribal cedar]

Maybe I should do some OT to maybe get a boat...a pixel boat on a certain chinese game?

[dense owl]

i have zero desire for romance anymore

[dense owl]

thats a lot of ot

[tribal cedar]

LOL yeah...

[dense owl]

i do enjoy romance in stories though but those are just stories xD

[tribal cedar]

better to not be in a relationship than to be in a bad one

[dense owl]

society is to backwards for me nowadays i dont think its worth it

[tribal cedar]

I like being married but I also really like my space

[dense owl]

it is what it is if people find joy in it im happy for them

[dense owl]

i was very young and realised i was going down the path my parents did which wasnt very good for raising children lol

i was bitter about my childhood and didnt want to do it to my own kid

[toxic void]

This why imma marry auntie Han fr

[valid tulip]

Omg 😂

[dense owl]

thats a good reason to marry your adoptive mother L0

[toxic void]

If my kid ends up like ruby tho

I'm being a bad parent

Idc

[dense owl]

ruby is so good though why you hate her

[toxic void]

No reason I'm just hating

[valid tulip]

Its good that it made you realize things about your life but it is very admirable that you still stepped up and was willing to do what you can. But happy that things did not go the wrong way

Goodnight guys! Hope u have a great day/afternoon/evening 💜

[dense owl]

sleep well nice talking to you man

[toxic void]

Maybe the true strat

Is it to learn chinese

Get a job at netease

Then live off boat sales

[dense owl]

ive been saying to this

if the boats are actually 40k i dont imagine many will actually sell

even one id be shocked

unless it was owned by the top guild or something

[toxic void]

Satori was on one

So atleast ones been sold

To someone

[toxic void]

A whole guild coming together to fundraiser a boat would be sick

[dense owl]

maybe or theres just one there default to show you what youd be paying for lol

[toxic void]

Finding people willing to do this would be impossible tho

[dense owl]

funnily enough if they released a 40k anything in most waifu gachas your have them getting bought up by whales

idk if there are guilds in genshin but imagine they added guild cities to genshin for 50k

[toxic void]

Large in gane purchases like that are alot more justified if it's a guild thing imo

[dense owl]

whale guilds would be like " ok everyone has to donate 750 to the city fund"

[toxic void]

As guild leader : boys everyone send me 750 for the boat I promise I won't scam and dissappear

[dense owl]

it would be 400 per person in a full guild

i almost dont believe itll be 40k in global though unless its literally one one boat

[tribal cedar]

When I played SLA one of the top whales spent 100K USD in a few months. Then complained about being bored. Ugh can't remember her name though

[dense owl]

sla? its rare to hear of a female whale usually its the dudes who get downbad and do stupid stuff like that xD

[dense owl]

i dont mean this hatefully

[tribal cedar]

"allegedly" a female. Never proven

[toxic void]

That's cus they all playing love and deepspace

[tribal cedar]

I've only played two gacha games. 7DS grand cross and SLA.

and I've spent in both, but nothing too crazy

[toxic void]

What is SLA

[tribal cedar]

Solo Leveling: Arise

[toxic void]

Oh

[tribal cedar]

really good game, but I just lost interest

[toxic void]

Damn jinwoo even aura farming in gacha

[cosmic jungle]

Sister leveling whould be good game

[dark wigeon]

basically most gacha games

[cosmic jungle]

in Gacha there is no emotions to apriciate beauty bye MC

[wide portal]

wuchang is getting massively hated in china

and i can see why, the plot and story is insulting

[crisp osprey]

Guess the manchurian rebellion isn't popular over there

[wide portal]

yup

[crisp osprey]

sometimes they take things too literal

[wide portal]

?

[elder heron]

The story is set during the Qing dynasty, which is not a period widely celebrated in our history. In the game, players take on the role of Qing soldiers suppressing uprisings — something that many Chinese players simply can’t accept. on top of that, the female character outfits are just…

[wide portal]

its like making a game where you play as a german killing jews

as a chinese, im not fond of the qing dynasty

not with the enforcement of hairstyle

among others

[crisp osprey]

As a scot, i don't call people traitors to the scot ethnicity when i play games of england conquering scotland

[wide portal]

thats on you

doesnt mean other races should do the same

[crisp osprey]

No it's because i dont take games literal.

[wide portal]

you dont speak for other race

[crisp osprey]

and dont see everything as an attack on my ethnic background when they are portrayed as the "bad guys" if that even matters

[crisp osprey]

No but i can call out the horrendous behaviour of people who do take offense to it

[wide portal]

what horrendous behaviour have i displayed?

[elder heron]

Ok I understand that those example was meant to help people understand the idea from a different perspective, but it’s probably best if we avoid bringing up topics like this please

[crisp osprey]

Not you specifically, but in general hating a game because it displays your ethniticty as the "Bad guys" in a piece of fictional media

[toxic void]

Hey idk about all this political stuff but her outfits are nice smh

[elder heron]

Let’s move on from this dangerous topic

[dense owl]

im a novice to chinese history as a whole but i find alot of it very interesting

im still learning about the three kingdoms era

[elder heron]

A lot of great games based on three kingdoms

[dense owl]

yeah and plenty of literature

[crisp osprey]

Too many tbh

[dense owl]

as long as they are good i wont complain

[crisp osprey]

but theres more interesting periods

Though i can see why people dont make games of them

[elder heron]

Yes, from the province I grew up, everyone was required to read Romance of the Three Kingdoms when preparing for the high school entrance exams, it’s a huge part of the Chinese exam

[crisp osprey]

Records of the three kingdoms is better imo

[twin thistle]

https://youtu.be/QKXmnOXVWX4?si=jy1522qxbnc3Vg3Z

[dense owl]

im working on romance of the three kingdoms then ill be branching out from therer

[crisp osprey]

It's a shame a few of the chinese classics are banned now

think only 2 of them actually

[dense owl]

im gonna probably skip from that period to just after the tang dynasty because where winds meet has a grip on my soul

[dense owl]

what do you mean banned?

banned where by who and for what

[crisp osprey]

Well one of them is the chinese version of lolita

[dense owl]

whats that?

[crisp osprey]

Not something i can discuss within the rules of this discord

[dense owl]

oh hmm

[crisp osprey]

though obviously ROTK, JOTW and Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn are good reads but long af

[dense owl]

yeah im going through rotk a little at a time trying to actually remember the names lol

its been a learning experience the names kind of meshed together at first

[crisp osprey]

just wait until you start Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn

It's 120 chapters or so

and based on 8 different characters and stories