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| Topic | Should rpg's give different stats to male and female characters? |
| philsov 03/31/23 7:11:23 PM #28 | TheGreatEscape posted... FF Tactics gave female character a higher base magic attack and phys attack for male characters. It's dumb and unnecessary Ramza got both male PA and female MA :D --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Should rpg's give different stats to male and female characters? |
| philsov 03/31/23 7:06:37 PM #26 | eh, any different in base stats like "decreased physical aptitude for increased magical aptitude" could also expressed via something like Background or Personality like "athlete" or "nerd with shitty posture partially due to years of handheld gaming" In the absence of background/personality customization options, I'm fine with a gender split. I'm also fine with gender-exclusive gear or classes. --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Who sang it best: Killing Me Softly |
| philsov 03/21/23 8:54:36 PM #12 | KINDERFELD posted... Roberta Flack --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Am i that out of shape? 6 mph is a beginner speed for |
| philsov 03/15/23 10:21:46 PM #3 | 10 minute mile is beginner, yeah. If you keep with it you can easily hit that pace for 20 minutes within six months. Yes, you're that out of shape. 4 mph is a 15 minute mile pace. If that what gets your heart pumping, so be it! Maybe tomorrow or two days from now you can go for 4.1 mph for a little longer than last time. Just stick with it on the regular and you'll get dem gains -- who gives a fuck if you're at "beginner" or "advanced" or "sedentary" or whatever fitness level? --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Most suburbs are walkable, imo. |
| philsov 03/15/23 9:21:01 PM #27 | distance aside, the lack of sidewalks in an attempt to dissuade poor people from moving in also negatively affects walkability. --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Da average number of sexual partners men have around da world |
| philsov 03/06/23 6:38:35 PM #18 | Background_Guy posted... I don't know how they think they can get accurate numbers on this self reporting, especially by asking the dudes when they're at a bar and in front of their friends, is the most accurate way to gather data --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Rihanna was a poor choice for half time show |
| philsov 02/12/23 1:52:27 PM #72 | isn't the average Super Bowl performer 10+ years past their prime? America prefers its nostalgia, and these people will be doing shows in Vegas in another decade-ish. --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | So... that final fight in Tactics Ogre Reborn is some shit. *spoilers* |
| philsov 02/01/23 11:07:31 PM #9 | He was a joke for me, but then again I hit up floor 24 of PotD With princess+shamans+mage knights spamming the 2nd tier summon skills, he got burned down pretty quickly. White Knights were turn-charging cheerleaders (Chaos + Princess, btw) There's also probably items you can equip and use to hopefully inflict Breached, which would be a boon. Burn through all your charms. It's the boss! --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | If you've ever downvoted someone, you're part of the problem. |
| philsov 02/01/23 7:56:10 PM #7 | I like to open up posts that are hidden because they have more than 5 net downvotes, and then dogpile it further and not even replying it. I enjoy participating in the hate boner bandwagon --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Aigis > Teddie > Morgana |
| philsov 01/24/23 8:42:09 PM #4 | at least compare animal mascots Koru > Teddie > Morg --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | The new Fire Emblem is censored |
| philsov 01/23/23 7:01:24 PM #297 | Foppe posted... Just a stupid question... Awakening tried this by saying the girl with the body of an 8 year old is really a 1000 year old dragon, so it's totes okay to mate Nowi with Kellam --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | JAKAS Plays Tactics Ogre Reborn! *spoilers* |
| philsov 12/27/22 9:16:48 PM #13 | Jeff_AKA_Snoopy posted... Do skills and spells level up through use like in FFT? Not really. Skills will level up on their own as a result of being in whatever class you're in at the time. When you change class, your level is constant so there's minimal point to have a unit being multiple jobs over their lifespan. the only thing that transfers inbetween jobs is your weapon skill. For the most part, just aim to have at least one of every job on your roster and toggle units in and out as you deem fit. Monsters are pretty awesome but their lack of Finishers tends to keep them benched. --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Is Tactics Ogre worth $50? |
| philsov 12/18/22 3:46:11 PM #23 | The_Popo posted... that its a downgrade, since its just a game dumbed down to easy mode. Anyone wanna elaborate, or argue against that? relative to the PSX version, it's easier and significantly less grindy -- and this is a good thing. In the PSX version, you basically had to go into training battles inbetween most story battles (early on) because the level stat was a major factor in the damage equation. Now: a) everyone in the battle gets the same exp at the end, so your slow knights and healers earn exp at the same rate as your rapid assassins b) your max level is capped based on storyline progression anyways, so you cannot grind your way out of a difficult fight The people who both complain about capped levels making it too hard and the game being easy in the same breath are silly. Enemy level is roughly at the level cap anyways, they rarely have a significant advantage on you. c) as a FFT vet, I've still needed to reset/restart about 20% of the storyline battles and try out different team comps or strategies in order to win. It's still sufficiently difficult. Highly recommend the game. If you like FFT, you'll like this. the degree of unit customization isn't the same (no secondary/R/S/M from cross training), but because your squad is 8-12 people you now customize your composition more. As the Father of FFT, you see a lot of parallels in terms of plotline, characters (Ramza/Alma/Delita vs Denam/Cachua/Vyce), etc. Branching story paths and a 100-floor postgame "deep dungeon" so there is replay value and postgame content galore. I notably say this as one who did not play the PSP version. Those two are probably a touch too close, but if you've never played it before (or done only PSX) -- yes yes yes. --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Any good top-down, turn-based strategy/rpgs nowadays? |
| philsov 12/12/22 12:48:51 AM #9 | bo_danvers posted... Tactics Ogre Reborn has level locking now. I'm giving it a spin now! It's pretty reasonable, actually. The enemies levels are scaled with this in mind. It's actually rather nice because now it means I can do some random money/creature farming in the deadwoods or pirate den or whatever and not completely screw up the difficulty of all the storyline in the process. Pretty solid squad customization! Highly recommended even if you played the PSX version waaay back in the day; there's a lot of changed mechanics (mostly for the better) --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Characters in RPGs (or otherwise) that dominate the game? |
| philsov 12/11/22 6:02:27 PM #4 | TG Cid "why yes, swordskills are ranged, instant, no MP, 100% accurate AoE that OHKOs most things. I've got all of them, and I'm stronger than Agrias, and I come with an auto-haste item. Why don't you just sit back and enjoy the cutscenes, ya?" --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Tactics Ogre Reborn Playthrough and discussion topic |
| philsov 11/14/22 8:01:25 PM #10 | Smackems posted... I'm so confused about how classes work My understanding so far is variable growth is pretty much nonexistent and the only thing that transfers on class change is your weapon skill. There's very little carryover; when your level 10 (e.g.) wizard turns into a Knight, they get level 10 knight things (lose spellstrike, gain rampart e.g.) and lose anything wizard-centric that Knight doesn't also have. So just tweak your squad to whatever works in the moment. --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Would you let your GF smoke cigarettes? |
| philsov 11/14/22 7:59:14 PM #2 | outside of "has about one or two per month" nah. For habitual use -- they'd be free to, but I'd be out. --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Tactics Ogre Reborn Playthrough and discussion topic |
| philsov 11/14/22 7:54:17 PM #8 | PMarth2002 posted... Reborn's a remake/port of LUCT, right? Yup. Took the PSP version and tweaked it a little further. I've only played the PSX version and this has so many welcome QoL buffs. Just got my ass handed to me in chapter 1 by Beast Tamer bro and his two griffins with their deadly ass counters --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Morgana |
| philsov 11/01/22 9:41:44 PM #2 | GO TO SLEEP --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
| Topic | Best version of Final Fantasy IV? >_> |
| philsov 10/26/22 10:25:08 PM #38 | DS - Significantly more difficult bosses / random fights - Augment system is pretty cool and allows you to customize your squad. There's enough 'trash' augments to throw at people who you know are going to leave, who give you better augments in return, that anyone's who's played it prior can figure them out well enough - Kain's voice. --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. |
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