Mega Man Battle Network

[winter ravine]

I love this guy

[brave forge]

Done with the ice dungeon. Wasn't too bad.

[raw siren]

I stopped the bus. The puzzles were good for that one! Starting to get some tough enemies now. I gave up on fighting the ||antiques dealer||. Glad that was optional.

[potent kiln]

Same on the ||antiques dealer|| for me.

[brave forge]

Got that fight when I unequipped the Wood Armor

The bus is stopped.

[exotic fox]

Wait we didn’t have beat ||antiques dealer|| ? I beat her. Just stopped the bus. I think that is about halfway in game.

[winter ravine]

Truly an evergreen headline

[dusky cedar]

You eventually need to beat her for her net address

[exotic fox]

Oh I beat her and got it. I just need to figure out a better stack.

[dusky cedar]

Yeah, I gotcha. I just meant folks who skip her will eventually need to go back to the shop.

Skullman is kinda tough. Probably one of the first difficult fights

[exotic fox]

It was difficult. I think the boss fights really show off the greatest of the battle system. I just beat the shark boss. In the courtyard of the government building. That fight was difficult.

[brave forge]

Shark Man is a real struggle … I'm so bad at dodging in that fight

[exotic fox]

If you have the steal chip. It works great at isolating one of the fins for a while.

Is there a combo for the chip machines to get decent chips or is this all random?

[exotic fox]

This guy is a creep

[exotic fox]

Time limit and invisible roads. Not my favorite

[brave forge]

The shark is down lo/

[winter ravine]

Shark is tough but also my favorite Navi

30 sharkman2 deck please

[exotic fox]

This battery dungeon is killing me.

[vivid mauve]

||ProtoMan|| is really easy or it's just me? After that bloody battery dungeon (seriously, I was even more tensed than during the fight with the Malenia in Elden Ring, lol) that kind of boss looks meh

[winter ravine]

He's weak, petty and cruel, yeah

||Well, his user is anyway. Proto man seems to be an innocent tool of an ineffective system||

[vivid mauve]

||Yep, never liked that kind of cocky characters||

[winter ravine]

Very strange that this game seems to be taking issue with governmental licensing bodies, wonder what's going on there

[exotic fox]

Should anyone?

[dusky cedar]

Oh dang this new scenario really snuck up on me

[brave forge]

So, the battery dungeon. Will it deplete when I take damage or simply over time? I'll be careful, but the rats.

[worldly lantern]

I just played this and seeing the 20 hrs walkthru upsets my stomach

First boss ||Fireman|| is done

WWW is NWO faction in Lan's world

[coarse reef]

I think it’s only over time . But the fact is … the timer will actually refill lol.

[potent kiln]

If work is as slow as I think it'll be I should be able to finish this today. Might be tomorrow.

[worldly lantern]

2nd and third is done

Waters off? I knew where to go, hohoho

[raw zephyr]

Guys I think I accidentally wound up with the British ROM

[vivid mauve]

10th hour in the game
Find out that you can run with B button

FML

[raw zephyr]

Oof

[median verge]

what is up with people walking the whole ass game lmao

padding that playtime to infinity 🚶

[winter ravine]

Finally someone acknowledges all the "jacking" and "busting"

I thought I was taking crazy pilld

[raw zephyr]

[exotic fox]

https://youtube.com/shorts/Tdirf8-QWnE?si=KPAb9u7LXaoVuypR

[median verge]

yeah I have one of those bad boys

the secong one

[raw zephyr]

Holy crap those got expensive

I wonder if I still know where mine is

[dusky cedar]

I saw a video of someone doing one of the hardest boss fights using only chips scanned in with that thing.

[coarse reef]

Thinking of buying the bastard sword but before spending 20,000 I need to know : is it short sword range ? Like just hits the guy in front of you?

[dusky cedar]

I'm almost sure it's regular sword range

It's also a component of a very good program advance

If I remember right, it replaces your buster for a turn and lets you use the sword multiple times

It's been a while though

[dusky cedar]

DS-Specific Bonus scenario spoiler:

||SF Megaman is busted and I love it.|| Totally changes how you build folders.

[coarse reef]

Damn another thing we who are stuck with the gba version are missing .

[median verge]

you get 5 sword swings on that PA

two sword, two wide, and one long afaik

[median verge]

Geo is huge huge ||shield and lock on changes the game imensely ||

[dusky cedar]

Oooh, that's right

[median verge]

I can't remember if the variable sword is in this game

don't think it is tho

that one is super cool

[winter ravine]

So you're telling me I can cannon someone in the row above or below me if I lock on? Or get the aqua tower to follow?

[worldly lantern]

Still going with GBA

One tip from me, don't run, just FF

Will make the encounter rate lowered

[median verge]

no, the character jumps to the line, use the chip then goes back

so you still can get hit, it's not a homing thing

just moves your character in range of your chip

also means you can use melee chips without needing area grab

[winter ravine]

Uhh... Sounds broken lol

[dusky cedar]

It's sorta like proto soul from...5, I think?

But much stronger than anything that was originally in this game

[crystal oxide]

This game is so weird. It's growing on me though.

[potent kiln]

oh man... can't save between ||Magic Man|| and the ||LifeVirus||. I ended up playing on my funnyplaying GBA and my battery died while I was fighting ||LifeVirus|| lmao now it's just like old times!

[winter ravine]

It's shrinking on me. I just finished the clock part, I swear they're just padding length at this point

I hope the next one is a visual novel

[wise glade]

Alright. I saved this one for last

When this is done I'll be 3/3 and 36/36

[dusky cedar]

Best for last

[wise glade]

well, I kind of started it and then pivoted to MGS

[wise glade]

oh I was further along than I remembered

just saved my ||mom and a bunch of people from asphyxiating in an underwater restaurant.||

so what's the deal with JRPGs and office dads?

is it large-scale cope from Japanese guys?

Hahahaha Timmy! It's normal for your dad to be away for long periods of time and barely interact with you or your mother! Don't ask questions!

[raw siren]

His work is very important

I'm trying to figure out the electric maze now

[wise glade]

I mean.... think about it!

Goku is another prime example

[fierce radish]

The fact that Vegeta is a better dad than Goku is wild

[wise glade]

Piccolo best dad

[limber geyser]

Lol I can't beat numberman. Guess I don't "get" this game.

[coarse reef]

What do you mean that guy is a role model

[exotic fox]

Just beat bomberman. I think I am close to the end or hope I am

[brave forge]

How? This is the most just stand there and shoot boss of the entire game?

I forgot my handheld at home. Again.
Me during lunch break

[worldly lantern]

Work is number one

[wise glade]

If I lived the Japanese Salaryman life, my wife would stab me

[worldly lantern]

Close to the endgame now

[exotic fox]

Is bomberman close to the end?

[worldly lantern]

Thank the guides

Truly patience is a virtue

I can end it, but I'll wait

[coarse reef]

Still haven’t used a guide and I also just beat bombman. I used the no random encounter cheat though, or else I would have given up long ago lol

[worldly lantern]

The secret is to have fast forward and just walk, brother

You will feel that the encounter rate will be less and less

[coarse reef]

Yeah but when I’m trying to figure out a puzzle I don’t want any encounter whatsoever

[worldly lantern]

Understandable. I can symphatize with you

[dusky cedar]

Definitely just lost my save by breaking my micro SD card 🤦

Time to begin again

[median verge]

what happened D:

[dusky cedar]

I might have left the card in while opening the steam deck 😔

[median verge]

oh nooo

well

time to grind some doghouses again

[dusky cedar]

Haha this is true

Let's see how fast I can speed run back to where I was

[median verge]

if you skip cutscenes you can get far pretty fast

[worldly lantern]

If it's your second ride, you could speedrun it

I still remember some of the puzzles. Only few bits at ||waterworks|| that difficult. And ||battery ones||, I still have no clue

But the rest is ez

[fierce radish]

I'm really digging this game so far, been a treat playing the DS version on the Surface Duo.

[dusky cedar]

Oh wait, I forgot I started on the Miyoo before switching to the OLED deck.

Well, I've got a bit of a start then. Three bosses down

[worldly lantern]

https://tenor.com/view/go-for-it-you-can-do-it-encourage-do-it-gif-14006408

[wise glade]

I need to wait for the market to collapse on these and get one

Or wait for the RGB30 MAX PRO 5 💖💖💖

Idk if Anbernic or PK will make a DS ergo console first

Even if it's like a 2DS to avoid hinge issues

4" on top, 3.5" touch on the bottom? We've got a stew goin

[wise glade]

I've reached the MagiTekk ragequit part

need to grind for 17 chips

[coarse reef]

You’re lucky : I had to grind for levels.

[wise glade]

oh shit

||actual plot with mom and dad||

[dusky cedar]

Dang. I'm probably going to have to grind a bunch once I get there since I'm just blasting through now

[karmic cloud]

isnt this literally the plot of megaman zero?

[winter ravine]

Is that the ||dark web||?

[exotic fox]

On to the final dungeon

[exotic fox]

No more magic man

[median verge]

https://tenor.com/view/jfk-clone-high-i-like-your-funny-words-magic-man-jack-black-gif-18659433

[dusky cedar]

Just about past boss number four

[winter ravine]

Yeah that's what the undernet is right?

Mmbn with the predictions

[dusky cedar]

Absolutely

[exotic fox]

Well fuck my dad just ||dropped a bunch secret bullshit to make me feel bad. ||

Wait ||Megaman name is HUB|| stupid.

I always liked finding the hidden themes that we didn't know about when choosing GotM games. This months is ||brothers||

[exotic fox]

Done. Finally played a MMBN all the to the end. Should of listen and played the DS version. I was too far by that time. Over all rating 3/5

[raw siren]

The power plant does not spark joy

[dusky cedar]

Haha, I like that one for some reason

The water works is probably the least fun to me personally

Though I am absolutely blasting through it on the second run. It's just not laid out very intuitively, especially because you have to tackle it in two parts

[potent kiln]

yeah, I wasn't a fan of water works.

[median verge]

the first game really is just a stepping stone

all of the others improve drastically on the game

besides 4

[dusky cedar]

Yeah, if you enjoy this one at all you'll love the later ones

The number of improvements layered on in such a short amount of time is really impressive

Haha yes, except for 4

[median verge]

4 is not even that bad

is jsut really the worst of the bunch

[coarse reef]

Worst than 1?

[exotic fox]

I enjoy it. 3/5 is a would recommend to people who like card games, RPGs or megaman. Wouldn’t say it’s something everyone needs to play

[raw siren]

lmao let’s go ||buck wild||

[median verge]

Imo

It does innovate but the story is ass in a unbelievable way

[dusky cedar]

Is 4 the intro of souls?

[median verge]

think so

[sand citrus]

Just started the game and it already feels like a fever dream.

Why is Megaman in some kid's head?

[exotic fox]

If you play until the end you will find out

[raw siren]

Clockman… time wasn’t on your side 😎

(I used a shitload of save states to beat him tho)

[coarse reef]

@crystal oxide here is the code : 320003F4 0000 . Do NOT add the master code or else it might freeze your game .

[brave forge]

Beat the Battery Dungeon.

[worldly lantern]

What code is this?

[brave forge]

I plan to finish this weekend. The last week was so full of RL stuff, barely time to play. Or breathe.

[coarse reef]

No random encounter

[brave forge]

Reached EndGame. There's so much running around, talking to people, running back.

[exotic fox]

I have a question ||does megaman and Lan being twins carry on into the later games?||

[coarse reef]

Good question .

[raw siren]

I had to do some of that with ||Clockman||. More of the same?

[brave forge]

That's not part of the GBA game, which I'm playing.

[raw siren]

Ohhhh weird I didn’t realize there were any story differences

[brave forge]

There seem to be some additions. I looked it up because people mentioned things that didn't happen in my game

[dusky cedar]

Yeah, the Clockman scenario is unique to the DS version

[dusky cedar]

It does, yes

It even factors into the story flavor behind certain battle mechanics

[exotic fox]

Noice. I am glad I beat the first one first then.

[spare fjord]

God, I swear my skill takes a nose dive the second I || play as geo||, my muscle memory for the buster ruins no damage fights

[dusky cedar]

It was tough for me to get the hang of too. I really like some of the folder options it opens up though

[raw siren]

Same. The inverse charging shouldn’t be so jarring

[spare fjord]

I wish it was togglable, need EXE buster with SF lock-on

The shield is a trap

[raw siren]

I haven’t found a time to use the shield

[coarse reef]

Yeah I figured that out quickly . I stopped using any défense cards even though i tend to be a défensive player (That’s what gives me a 85-5 record in real life tennis lol. )

[spare fjord]

Wood Aura is OP if you can get it from the Super Chip Machine. Guard is actual garbage, it's much better in later games

[spare fjord]

Damn, get that century baybee

[spare fjord]

I found that I only use it from sloppy play and when I've trapped myself with cracked tiles

[dusky cedar]

I guess my saves weren't stored on the SD card I busted because I loaded up MMBN after getting a new card set up and I'm back where I was 😮

[nocturne topaz]

This game is basically one of my nightmares. I don’t want everything in my house to be smart. I don’t want my dishwasher to become part of a bot army.

And it’s rude to open someone’s fridge, but jacking into all the electronics is totally cool. 😎

[brave forge]

Yeah, this. There's no need for my oven and the fridge to be connected to the web.

[brave forge]

Finished. This is a great series. Should I jump right into the second game or wait a bit?

[coarse reef]

Jack into it.

[brave forge]

Yeah, I really want more of the same 💜

[winter ravine]

I don't think it actually is cool, in the first gameplay segment your girlfriend tells you not to go jacking into her electronics and you, the player, say fuck it, I'm jacking in anyway

[nocturne topaz]

Yeah, it was sarcasm.

[winter ravine]

Haha fair enough, just pointing out the canonicity of the invasiveness

[brave forge]

Damn, no auto heal in the second game. Bummer.

[dusky cedar]

I kinda like that change. Makes healing chips more relevant

[nocturne topaz]

Yeah, I need to remove all of mine right now. Mostly useless.

[dusky cedar]

Yeah, in this one barriers are always a better option

[sand citrus]

||what kind of villain gives an oven a virus?||

[worldly lantern]

Government?

[nocturne topaz]

I’m already stuck in this game. My snack is burnt and I’m supposed to play outside, but nothing is moving things along.

[worldly lantern]

https://tenor.com/view/infowar-skeptical-conspiracy-theory-nod-gif-13373739

[nocturne topaz]

Am I supposed to be trying to || convince dex to give me his links to get further in the net? ||

[sand citrus]

I'm pretty sure hitting L will give you hints from megaman

[sand citrus]

Did you figure it out?

[nocturne topaz]

Oh… sleeping is a thing. That seems to have moved things along.

[sand citrus]

I wasn't super into this one at first but now I'm kinda digging it

[nocturne topaz]

MMBN - teaching children binary search algorithms in disguise. 😆

[coarse reef]

And on the other hand, you the player refuse to open doors that could help you save the town because it’s for employees only .

[fierce radish]

I was stuck here as well, and also stuck nearly immediately after that section too.

[nocturne topaz]

I mean, it would be rude to do so. Kind of like opening someone elses fridge, man.

https://tenor.com/view/society-seinfeld-george-airport-jason-alexander-gif-5796128

[nocturne topaz]

well, I'm now aimlessly perusing the metro network maze from hell. So at least there is that.

[fierce radish]

That's literally where I'm at now as well

[sand citrus]

I finally found StoneMan, that area was not fun.

[nocturne topaz]

Yeah, I just beat him. I feel cheated a lot by this game for retroachievements. I get every boss down to almost dead without getting hit, and then they use some new attack I've never seen that confuses me just enough that I take damage right before I finish it. 😡

I like the idea of this deck building combat. It's quite fun. I wish it was a little more streamlined in some ways, but it's a refreshing system.

[median verge]

next games are huge upgrades in combat

it's the same but just wall done and more options

[nocturne topaz]

Yeah, I'm sure it improves. I like the idea enough. I feel like I'm burning through this one pretty good, if I can figure out how to advance the story after finishing a section. How was I supposed to know I was supposed to || go to sleep?! || I feel like that should have been something my mom could have told me instead of || go play outside with your friends, waste a bunch of time! ||

[fierce radish]

Yeah, the arbitary triggers to move the story forward are the only real hindrance right now. Otherwise I'm enjoying it.

[sand citrus]

I just listen to Megaman

When I got to that section, I pressed L and he told me to end the day

[median verge]

yeah megaman tells you to end the day if it is what you gotta do

[nocturne topaz]

I thought I talked to him once and never got that answer, but I must be mistaken. Still... MOM LIED TO ME!

[winter ravine]

Alright I took a break for like a week and played some fire emblem but I'm back on my grind. Pared down my deck to S, H, and L. Stoneman has good synergy with area grab. Ready to show that loser Choad how worthless his government license really is

[dusky cedar]

Yeah, all the sword chips in S, area grab, and stoneman are a great combo

But yeah, when in doubt, ask megaman/lan. There are still a few confusing logic jumps to progress but they'll usually drop a decent clue to progress

[winter ravine]

Yep that's pretty much what I'm running. I can't believe I haven't found another area grab though, still just have the first one

[dusky cedar]

I have one in A

I want to say there's a vendor that sells one but I can't recall where

[nocturne topaz]

the swords all seem great, but I have the same problem. So I'm mostly building around cannons and wildcard shotguns and the upgraded shockwave thing. Seems to be pretty solid.

[winter ravine]

Oh I'm sure it's out there. Tbh I feel a bit ripped off that the malfunctioning programs use it against you but don't drop them

That said obviously their card would also sync up great with area grab, and I have quite a few of those (and I think they're S 👀)

[sand citrus]

||holy moly Iceman doesn't mess around.||

[spare fjord]

You can get a 3 in * which is nice

[fierce radish]

Also been building around the SonicWave chips, they're so good!

I think most of my chips are in C and D right now, with some smattering of others

[coarse reef]

Problem is I found like two in the whole game lol

[fierce radish]

Are you playing GBA or DS? I've found like six+ in the first three hours.

[exotic fox]

GBA it’s difficult to find a lot of chips that match. Not like its needed that much

[coarse reef]

Gba you?

[fierce radish]

DS, which is why I wondered. I think it's been mentioned that DS has more frequent/better drops so was curious if you were on GBA.

[coarse reef]

I knew of other flaws of the gba one but didn’t know about the drops . Must be fun to be able to have more chips .

[dusky cedar]

DS has a much more forgiving drop rate, yeah

Chip codes have also been rebalanced

[fierce radish]

The map on the bottom screen alone is worth playing the DS version

[sand citrus]

You guys have a map?!

[fierce radish]

Yep, the entire bottom screen is a map on the DS version.

Super helpful

[sand citrus]

The Internet area leading up to the StoneMan fight almost broke me.

And the constant fights didn't help.

[fierce radish]

Yeah, I just got to that area and I'm very glad to have a map in here.

[dusky cedar]

Yeah, that's the first area where it really feels like a necessity

[nocturne topaz]

For sure. I had trouble navigating it with a map. Without one would just be dreadful.

[sand citrus]

It has been.

How much left to go?

||I just beat ColorMan||

[fierce radish]

Gonna go ahead and just save this little gem for later...

[winter ravine]

Actually it's annoying when you're trying to get money. But yeah... I see where you're coming from too

[winter ravine]

I think you're halfway? I hope?

[dusky cedar]

Yeah maybe a bit more than half

A little under three quarters?

[brave forge]

As soon as you can, battle NumberMan in the shop. Easy money.

[dusky cedar]

Oh yeah, I didn't think about grinding out cash with Numberman

That's a good idea

[sand citrus]

There was definitely a pulp fiction reference in there.

[winter ravine]

You're right, found it. Guess I'm running SAL

[sand citrus]

Until you do too well and it only drops more NumberMen 😔

[fierce radish]

||SharkMan|| was a biiiiiitch

[sand citrus]

||is that the guy selling food outside the government building?||

[fierce radish]

Yup

[sand citrus]

Ohhh yeah. Huge bitch.

[raw zephyr]

I'm kinda frustrated I didn't play the DS version

Would have liked to experience it

[sand citrus]

I'm about to hit the EndGame, I bet the map alone would have made it worthwhile lol.

[dusky cedar]

I played it almost entirely back through when I thought I lost my save file

So you won't be the only person to play it twice this month if you start up the DS version is what I'm saying

[raw zephyr]

Lol. I honestly would give it a go but I'm running behind on MGS since I had to order a new Vita charger and I refuse not to finish it in time after you nominated it for me!

And If I have time I'm gonna try to burn through Snatcher too

But I may come back and play the DS version in the future

[dusky cedar]

Fair, fair. I'm considering whether or not I'll tackle Snatcher still

I'll at least try out MGS, for sure

[sand citrus]

Whelp I finished it. I actually liked it a lot more than I thought I would.

||Story was actually kinda dark. Those car accidents destroyed everyone inside of them, not to mention the water poisonings and dead twin.||

There were only a couple enemies that seemed cheap, and they had counters.

[nocturne topaz]

So what do the different stats for mega man do? Like attack is obvious. But what do speed and charge do?

[sand citrus]

Speed is how quickly you shoot. You can hold down the shoot button for more powerful blasts once you have charge to at least level 2.

I ignored charge completely though.

[nocturne topaz]

Ah, okay. I thought one might decrease time the bar at the top charged to get more chips. Makes sense though.

[sand citrus]

There's a card for that.

[dusky cedar]

Charge is very good for ||Geo|| in the DS version

[nocturne topaz]

I just finished the || school jacking || day, so I think I’m maybe like 1/3 of the way through is all or so.

[fierce radish]

I'm in the middle of the ||Power Plant with ElectroMan||. This stage is SO LONG.

[nocturne topaz]

Worse than finding || stone man to open the subway?||

[fierce radish]

||StoneMan was a confusing level, but super simple with a map. This one has invisible walkways ||

[coarse reef]

That’s what I thought for a long time . But it says blaster stats so it’s only for the gun .

I boosted attack to the max by then speed to the max then started wasting my money on something else .

[fierce radish]

Yeah I went all attack first as well, being able to chip away 5 at a time quickly is very handy.

[dusky cedar]

For me, nothing was as confusing as the water works

[fierce radish]

Power Plant has been way worse than Water Works for me.

[sand citrus]

I think level design is the only thing I dislike.

The combat is fine. I never did any combos or whatever the emails were going on about.

Lil slashy here, little anvil drop there.

[dusky cedar]

Good luck! You're getting close to the end

[fierce radish]

I'm pacing well ahead of the 14 hour TTB, the map helps bunches.

[sand citrus]

14:41 for me. level 42 at the end.

[fierce radish]

I'm only at like 5 hours at the Power Plant.

[sand citrus]

With like 90k unused monies

(I don't remember what the currency is called)

Zennies?

[winter ravine]

Yup, Capcom for gil

[fierce radish]

The music for this ||extra scenario level in the DS version|| kicks ass!

Good enough I paused the game to put it in my BGM folder on my RGB30

[dusky cedar]

Yeah, I love that one

[fierce radish]

Some of the levels feel like they would've been better with about 30% less content, but otherwise enjoying the game quite a bit.

[sand citrus]

Especially with how short the oven level is lol

[median verge]

mega man starforce is chokefull of bangers

[fierce radish]

And done!
In-game time says 8:14, so well below the HLTB

If this is the "worst" the series has to offer, I'm stoked to play the others!

[nocturne topaz]

I think i'm 3 hours in.

Didn't really get the chance to play last night. I got punched in the eye at BJJ, so I let my eye rest and just went to sleep.

[raw siren]

It’s fun, but I’m ready to be done. I have all of the pieces to access the ||undernet||, I guess?

[exotic fox]

How I felt towards the end.

[nocturne topaz]

I'm not sure grinding to get a better deck is really necessary. With upgraded attack, I can chip away at people fast enough. I think I'll come in around kalkeg's time.

[exotic fox]

I never grinded for a better deck. I played GBA version where the drops weren't great.

[nocturne topaz]

yeah, I'm playing DS. I did run around in Dex's computer for a bit to get five sonic waves instead of shockwaves. They were super easy to snag though.

[dusky cedar]

Yeah, you never really need to do much deck modification. I just like filtering down to a few codes because it makes things more consistent

Sort of like playing a single color in magic or type in Pokemon TCG

You can also just drop your strongest chips into a folder and that works just fine

Post game is where you really need to start min maxing

[nocturne topaz]

I've got a bunch of cannons, swords (but only one area grab) lil bombs, * shotguns, and sonicwaves. other than that, I have a couple more powerful chips I just throw in because. Roll for heals and an easy 60 damage, Gaia3 I got off the chip trader, and hi-cannon that is about to get replaced with like a wood tower or something.

[raw siren]

That’s all I’ve done so far. I don’t think I need to grind for anything. In internet world game grinds you.

The slog of getting from place to place is my only complaint. Good game.

[nocturne topaz]

yeah, traversing the net is harder than traversing the natural world. lol.

[sand citrus]

What has been everyone's favorite chip?

Fireman was used a lot

[nocturne topaz]

gaia3 so far, but I'm not very far.

[raw siren]

❤️ Roll (2)

[exotic fox]

I had 4 of these when I was done.

[raw siren]

I also really enjoy when it lines up well for a Clockman obliteration.

[raw siren]

Did you have higher than lvl 2 Roll?

[exotic fox]

nope all 2

[dusky cedar]

Sharkman V3 did a lot of work for me

[dusky cedar]

I love learning all the real world access points to zip as close to my net destination as possible

[raw siren]

This is a good tip. I guess I should go battle Sharkman some more too.

[dusky cedar]

I also got a Sharkman through the chip trader before I ever beat him but YMMV there

[nocturne topaz]

Yeah, it just seems backwards. feels like it should be the other way around.

[dusky cedar]

Oh yeah, for sure

[coarse reef]

I got roll 3 near the end

[raw siren]

Oh cool! Good to know it's out there.

[sand citrus]

Are all the bosses in the game from other megaman games? Does this game tie in to other (none sequel) games?

[nocturne topaz]

No, and not really. It’s a spinoff series using familiar characters, but in a completely different way. There some characters that appear like other robot masters sometimes though. Like woodman is similar to wood man, and there are a couple different fire guys that could be similar. But there’s nothing you need to know from mega man games.

[nocturne topaz]

water works was bit of a pain. Glad that's over.

[exotic fox]

The battery level made me want to quit.

[night forge]

https://tenor.com/view/ouch-chip-lazar-chris-redd-saturday-night-live-my-eye-gif-18787807

[night forge]

Any fast forwarding or is that straight playtime? Seems shorter than I remember, especially if that was your first playthrough

[dark kraken]

Having a bit of a love-hate relationship with this game so far. Just finished the Waterworks. Combat is mostly fun, but figuring out where to go and who to talk to to trigger the next thing seems really obtuse or I'm just stupid. The multiple backtracking through waterworks really sucked too.

[raw siren]

It's not just you

[night forge]

That's the weak part of this first one I think. The combat and story are there but the gameplay/backtracking/directions are poor. IIRC they get better in sequels

[exotic fox]

L1 you can talk to Megaman or Lan and get hits

[dark kraken]

I'm aware. They're rarely useful.

[exotic fox]

I just go into classical rpg mode and talk to everyone constantly. Lol

[dusky cedar]

There was one point I got totally stuck and had to look things up but I think I either lucked into everything else or followed latent memories

[nocturne topaz]

I do like the combat and deck building. That part is quite fun.

[empty veldt]

https://tenor.com/view/deck-patio-gif-18201625

[nocturne topaz]

https://tenor.com/view/well-she's-pretty-ain't-she-matthew-hussey-the-hungry-hussey-ain't-she-a-beaut-what-a-catch-gif-7196914748105965217

[exotic fox]

Don't let Zu know we are talking about decks.

[empty veldt]

I know he likes comparing decks.

[exotic fox]

I can also see why some people said play the later games as they are better. Overall I enjoyed the game.

[dark kraken]

Oops got merked by a random encounter and lost a ton of progress because I haven't saved in a while... RIP.

[raw siren]

That happens to me a good amount too. Most of the encounters are cake, then there will be a killer crew.

[night forge]

i'm hungry

[sand citrus]

My arch nemesis.

[nocturne topaz]

Right?! I hate those things.

[sand citrus]

Also, the final version of this guy

[median verge]

getting merked by some v3's is rough on morale lol

[nocturne topaz]

Finished the Dentown situation. I actually liked the beat part I’d that one. The real work part sucked though.

[spare fjord]

Fuuuuck. RA token expired, 3 V3 down with no proof

Playing MMBN again REALLY makes me appreciate how good everything from 2-6 is

[night forge]

RA went down for most of the day it seems… I’m still early in but missed the achievement for finishing the oven part

[coarse reef]

And sometimes you stop paying attention to those repetitive battles and suddenly you’re dead lll

[coarse reef]

I love this card ! Wished I had more level 3 cards though

Level 1 is not very powerful

[median verge]

don't think you should stop paying attention to them just because you're stronger

[coarse reef]

Just because I should not doesn’t mean I won’t .

[median verge]

https://tenor.com/view/megaman-rockman-battle-network-mmbn-dance-gif-14499368352525743800

[night forge]

https://tenor.com/view/megaman-battle-network-megaman-nt-warrior-megaman-exe-magnetman-exe-based-gif-23605320

[wise ermine]

I told myself I will try to do this if the legacy collection got discount on this year steam sale

it really did XD

[nocturne topaz]

Man, the power plant sucks.

The gimmicks were kind of neat for the first few minutes, but more I really just want it over.

[night forge]

TIL there’s a steam version

[brave forge]

It's also on Switch.

[sand citrus]

Amen.

[brave forge]

What even is the camping trip in MMBN2? You're picking up invisible items with no pointer all the time. And the boss sucks.

[median verge]

it's garbo

[dark kraken]

Holy shit, this Undernet section is woefully unfun.

[coarse reef]

I worths it with the cards you’ll get though

[dark kraken]

I'm really just kind of hoping it's over soon. Each section has been worse than the last.

[brave forge]

Soon.

[nocturne topaz]

I enjoyed the first half of the game, but yeah, it’s dragging. Level design goes down hill continuously.

[dusky cedar]

Heads up that it's easy to get into the section of the undernet that's reserved for end game

Lan will tell you you shouldn't be there if you hit l while there

[coarse reef]

That’s what made me want to stay there lol. Nobody ain’t telling me what to do.

Is it the only postgame content ? Or the houses that are inhabited or under renovation open up?

[dark kraken]

Yeah, I figured out I was in the wrong area after fucking about for like an hour and half lol

[dusky cedar]

You've got a head start on the post game now

[coarse reef]

I think it made sense to do it ahead of endgame though . That’s where I got my best cards .

[nocturne topaz]

I saved scum the exchanger thing. Got 3 gaia3 R and a set of Roll 1-3 also R. It’s pretty great right now.

[dusky cedar]

Yeah, you can get some really strong stuff down there

[dusky cedar]

Oh I never even thought of that. Good call

[simple wren]

Can I knock out Battle Network before EOM, do you all think?

[coarse reef]

If you play the ds version possibly .

[exotic fox]

Yes!

[sand citrus]

Or if you use a guide.

(or both)

[simple wren]

Why is the DS version speedier than the GBA one?

I'd rather play GBA so I don't have to wrestle with DS emulation

[exotic fox]

The encounter rate is lower and you get better drops

[simple wren]

Oh, interesting! Is it a game that I can pretty comfortably just hide the second screen for, competely?

[exotic fox]

Oh and you get a map in the DS game

Yeah second screen is just the map from what I seen

[nocturne topaz]

It is also the title screen menu, so, starting the game needs it.

[simple wren]

Ok cool - I don't mind switchig between the screens but am not a huge fan of games where I need to keep both in view

[median verge]

you can play without the map just fine

it's just more annoying

but the ancient ones did 💀

[night forge]

We jacked in uphill both ways and we liked it

There was no “sequels” or “save scumming” or “backlighting” in our day

[median verge]

and it was awesome 😎

[nocturne topaz]

Oh, I'm sure there was still save scumming.

[night forge]

Pro tip, not sure if it’s been mentioned already (or if they explain it in game) but the closer you are to enemies the faster your buster fire rate is.

[median verge]

turbo helps with this a lot lol

[night forge]

Disgusting tactics

[night forge]

Disgusting tactics

[median verge]

Agreed

Just mash like a real mega man

[night forge]

[empty veldt]

I didn’t know after the oven that I just needed to go to sleep and I wandered around jacking all over everything in town.

[nocturne topaz]

The game is pretty vague about how to proceed sometimes. You aren’t the only one who got stuck there. I did too, and others.

[night forge]

One case where talking to Megaman will give you the answer

[median verge]

Everytime you have to sleep he will tell you

[brave forge]

I'm not sure if I like the second game. There's even more running around. The net world is cool with the squares and all, but it doesn't click in the same way that makes me endure the tedious stuff.

[spare fjord]

Awww but styles are so coooool

[meager bolt]

I never thought this would be the game with atrocious ice puzzles

[dusky cedar]

It's not a real game without ice puzzles

[median verge]

Not a real mega man without shitty ice mechanics

[sand citrus]

Can you even call it a jrpg if there's no sewer section?

[night forge]

Finished Metroline. Prolly not gonna make it through this and MGS before NYE. Still gotta wrap up Minish too.

[meager bolt]

Just finished it up. There's a really amazing core game here, and most of the Internet levels are awful

I still enjoyed it, though I resorted to a guide for mazes and battery puzzles

[brave forge]

Same. I loved the ice dungeon and the traffic lights, but the later dungeons weren't too great.

[coarse reef]

Very différence experience here . For me the ice dungeon was the weakest. The other ones were better. I really liked the battery level

[meager bolt]

I didn't particularly like either, though the ice was a lot better

I'm excited to play MMBN 2, either here or on my own time

[brave forge]

MMBN2 didn't grab me at all. I'm at the start of chapter 4 now and can't stand it more than half an hour at a time.

[potent kiln]

I'm not a big fan of the 2nd game myself. 3, 5, and 6 for me.

[median verge]

Those are the jewels of the franchise

[uncut igloo]

Battery one was the best imo but it went on a little too long

[dusky cedar]

Yeah, I kinda like the stoplight and battery one. The map plays a big part in making them enjoyable though

[meager bolt]

I really liked going around to the different lights, with a feeling of impending doom and panic

The Internet levels themselves weren't very good imo

[dusky cedar]

Yeah, the broader Internet is particularly bad in this one with no real way of visually distinguishing one section from another

[night forge]

Finished waterworks. These games are great but I’m realizing I’ve played too damn many of them, the novelty is a bit scuffed sadly.

Still gonna play through it. I’m a fiend for those chips.

[brave forge]

I never did it in the first game, but in the second I got the a, b and c cannon combination. It's awesome.

[nocturne topaz]

I only did it with cannon. Does it work with other chips too though?

[brave forge]

I looked them up. There's quite a few.

[nocturne topaz]

Too much of a pain to get enough to reliable pull it off though.

[median verge]

on the later games it gets easier and more usefull

in this one is actually realiable with good deckbuilding

but it feels way less game changer than it should

[raw zephyr]

I like exclusively used the guy shoot combo in the late game and it was awesome and worked really well

I had 10 guard Gs, 10 Dash Gs, 5 Gutsman 3s and then 5 Heater Gs just for utility

Had to do a lot of dodging and waiting when luck was bad but man when you do 500 damage with one attack it doesn't take long to kill everything

[nocturne topaz]

I farmed 3 Gaia Rs and a set of Roll Rs. Then just threw in whatever else was strongest. Worked pretty well.

[dusky cedar]

https://www.therockmanexezone.com/wiki/Program_Advance_(MMBN1)

The single code combos end up being the easiest to build around and use

Harder to fill out a folder though

[night forge]

The combos are super fun even when they’re not the most useful

[raw siren]

Made it to the WWW compound, an extremely cool looking place

[sand citrus]

I made it through the whole game and never did a single combo.

[night forge]

[nocturne topaz]

I’m not surprised. I only did one, and by the time I had the chips to make it happen consistently enough, I had way better chips and having all those cannons seemed more like a liability.

[raw siren]

I just finished and also never did a combo

[dusky cedar]

Yeah, the multi code combos are rarely worth it.

The advances are mostly useful for one shotting navis to S rank them

[night forge]

Sword one is good iirc

The rat one too

And Roll invincibility