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fooligandan · 2 years

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I could go with the obvious don't starve ones but...nah. Otacon.

LMAOOOO alright

– Overall opinion of them

This guy RULES. Care about him, many thoughts in my head but also none whatsoever. I Just Think He's Neat

– Gender/sexuality headcanons

Bisexual and "just some guy", however you want to take that

– Favorite moment in canon

When he found out his sister died and had her parrot chatting away at him, fucking sobbing the whole time and STILL evacuating people with the helicopter because Snake gave him a pep talk/told him he believed in him. I think the hug really helped :-)

– Favorite moment in a fanwork

???????????????? havent read any (i assume this question means fanfic specifically???) , i like this comic though its really good

- Favorite line, in canon or otherwise

" I have a beam sword." (from this post)

– Characters I love seeing them interact with

family content w/ snake and sunny is always really good to see tbh , care about breaking cycles ETC ETC its great we love water

– Last thing before sleeping headcanons

Entire Ritual(tm), also a "goodnight, [name]" chain with everyone present.

– Sleeping habits headcanons

Horrific. Snavid voice "stop looking at that render of crash bandicoot and come go to bed!!!!"

– First thing after waking up headcanons

Coffee with extra coffee in it &

– Favorite locations headcanon

not really a headcanon but he strikes me as someone who'd really enjoy the model kit section at the hardware store/wherever you can look at tons of those + best buy electronics + general "nerd" version of a home depot/hardware store guy

+++ ebay auctions for Anime Merch (may or may not be an auction sniper depening on how honorable he is about this; personally i doubt it but he'd be good at it imo)

#for the record every 'headcanon' here was something i just thought up on the spot if i didnt have one #and i need to refresh on metal gear lore/story in general #also i lied im doing this one BEFORE i go to bed because it popped up immediately. going to bed soon tho #ask game

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questersrest · 3 years

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apologies for the just talking about junk lately but my brain’s on infodump o’clock. i really want to talk about dq9 grottoes and alchemiracles. so here’s a wall of text that’s been in the back of my brain for around 9 years.

i always thought this stuff was insane and i’m dying for a remake so i can get into this again.

so.

quest #015 collapsus’ call

at the summit of the heights of loneliness, you will find a man, christopher collapsus, who climbed all the way to the top but collapsed just short of zere rocks. you need to bring him a special medicine. as a reward he will give you your first treasure map: granite tunnel of woe lv. 1.

a treasure map will depict a red X drawn on part of a map, this will be one of several locations on the overworld but it’ll be fairly zoomed in so it might take some thinking to figure out where it is. when you stand in that location, a prompt to press A will appear and when you do, a cave entrance will appear. these caves are called grottoes. inside you’ll find several floors with monsters and chests and then a boss floor.

when you beat the boss they will drop another map. it’ll be random but influenced by 3 factors:

a) the level of the map just beaten.

b) the hero’s max level. the hero’s level is stored separate for each vocation so if you’ve hit level 99 as a minstrel but are currently a level 30 warrior, your max level is 99.

c) the hero’s max revocation. when the hero reaches level 99 as a vocation they can revocate, resetting that level to 1 and gaining a little +1 next to the level. my max revocations was a +3 on gladiator.

there are like over 32,000 maps with over 200 quality variations if i remember right, the exact total is over 8 million possibilities with these varying features:

a) it’s location on the world map.

b) it’s environment theme: ruins 40%, cave 30%, fire 10%, ice 10%, or water 10%

c) the number of floors before the boss floor: 2-16

d) the layout of each floor including the placement of any chests. if you’ve ever played a mystery dungeon game you know what to expect with randomly generated dungeons.

e) the starting monster rank of the grotto. monsters appear from a pool, there are 12 ranks and each environment has its own pool of monsters for each rank. the monster rank can only start at up to rank 9 but it increases every 4 floors so to find rank 12 monsters, you’ll need a grotto that starts on 9 and has at least 13 floors. many monsters in the higher ranks are exclusive to grottoes so if you want to complete your bestiary... well i never in 700+ hours found a water grotto with rank 12 monsters. monster rank on each floor also determines what ranks of chest can appear there. there are 10 ranks of chest. each weapon used for making the 5 star weapons has a 1% chance to be in a rank 10 chest. there’s one for each of the 12 weapon types. but even on a monster rank 12 floor it’s not guaranteed to have rank 10 chests. (chests by the way refresh when grotto is closed and reopened).

f) it’s boss, of which there are 12 possible. each boss is more difficult than the previous and so it is related to the map’s level, so dw, a level 1 map can’t have the final grotto boss, you won’t be ready for that.

there is some lore to the bosses. the goddess celestria, daughter of zenus (who was slain by corvus at the beginning of the story), said her father must still be alive in some capacity or the world would cease to be. every grotto boss has some dialogue before the battle commences. fowleye specifically explains that zenus shattered into 10 pieces which took form as the first 10 grotto bosses. the 11th is the demon that the supreme sage sealed in a book with himself long ago, the supreme sage, still in the book, is a character who gives you the quests related to the sage vocation. the 12th is greygnarl who was slain by barbarus in the story but at the end his shadow was shown hinting at his return. in his dialogue he talks about himself, barbarus, and styrmling who remains somewhat of a mystery. greygnarl actually drops an yggdrasil leaf instead of another map.

each boss has 3 items they can drop. a 100% drop: another treasure map. a (i actually can’t remember, i think it’s 5 or 10)% drop chance: a certain pretty good piece of gear. a 2% drop chance for a piece of armour used for 5 star armour. most armour categories can be split into multiple sub-categories e.g. handwear that focuses on defence or deftness so there’s one for each sub-category: 1 shield, 2 headwear, 2 handwear, 3 bodywear, 1 legwear, 2 footwear. each boss has a specific one e.g. the first grotto boss, equinox, has a 2% chance to drop the vesta gauntlets: defence handwear. greygnarl is an exception to the rules, i don’t remember all the specifics and can’t find details at this time but i do remember is his 100% drop is an yggdrasil leaf and one of his drops is a certain legacy boss map, i’ll get to that in a bit.

treasure map names are clues as to the details of the map before explored but usually don’t guarantee anything (except a few environments, if it says “waterway” it’s definitely water).

there are a few other weird factors for the probability for monsters appearing on floors resulting in the ruby path of doom map that got extremely popular to share in japan and got referenced in dq11s because of the one floor with nothing but metal king slimes. i myself found a grotto which had a floor with absolutely no monsters whatsoever, it did however have 2 chests on that floor, at least one of which was rank 10.

now say you get one of these special pieces of gear, how do you make the 5 star gear?

agates of evolution are items than can only be made through alchemy and are only used for alchemy. the ingredients are 2x ethereal stone, 2x sainted soma, 1x chronocrystal. ethereal stones and sainted somas can be obtained through a few means but the easiest is through further alchemy with the ingedients being available through monster drops and sparkles found in the world. chronocrystals can only be bought, there is an npc in a cave that can only be reached in the postgame the only thing he sells are chronocrystals for 50,000 gold each, the most expensive item in the game.

there are a few special treasure maps, legacy boss maps, that lead to a grotto that is only a boss floor, a boss from a previous game. we have: dragonlord, malroth, baramos, zoma, estark, psaro, nimzo, murdaw, mortamor, nokturnus, orgodemir, dhoulmagus, and rhapthorne. the first you’ll likely come across is baramos’ map lv. 1 as a quest reward. the one greygnarl drops is dragonlord’s. when you defeat a legacy boss, they will return and ask to gain experience too, if you agree the map will level up. as a legacy boss levels up, the drops will increase in chance or change entirely. be careful as some maps you can only get once unless shared from another player, you could lock yourself out from some items. the key things they drop are armour to dress up as heroes from the previous games and maps of other legacy bosses. some legacy bosses are only available from the dlc quests or dropped by other legacy bosses that are only available from the dlc quests and since the online service was discontinued in 2014 they are now almost unavailable (if you’re genuinely interested bc you missed out, shoot me an ask and i can explain that one).

then there’s the orbs. every legacy boss can drop one of six coulored orbs. as their rarest drop, this won’t change, the chance can just be increased with their level, the only exception is nokturnus who changes which orb he drops with his level. it’s the same 6 orbs that appeared as a plot device in dq3, alongside a 7th in dq8, and would go on to appear in dq11. all six orbs are thankfully available among the legacy bosses available without online services.

each of the special items can be alchemised with an agate of evolution and a certain orb to make an improved version that looks identical. e.g. 1x stardust sword + 1x agate of evolution + 1x silver orb makes a nebula sword. getting the ingredients is both expensive and time consuming BUT it goes further. 1x nebula sword + 3x agate of evolution + 3x silver orb will make a further improved and identical but still only 4 star supernova sword. most of the time. see when you try to make this further improved item, krak pot will alert you he feels an alchemiracle coming on. he will state a chance as i think 10%, 20%, or 30% which i think can be influenced but i’m afraid i don’t know the details. you are then forced to save the game with the result determined so you can’t reset and try again. if it should succeed, you will make a 5 star item, the best item of that kind in the game, a stronger palette swap of the other items. e.g. the hypernova sword.

should it fail and you want to try again, you can alchemise the failed alchemiracle item e.g. the supernova sword with a rest stone to return it to the first item e.g. the stardust sword. reset stones can be bought from the mini medal collector of dq9 once you can reached the final reward.

so here’s the procedure.

1. grind grottoes and their bosses for this stupid rare gear. 2% drop rate has nothing on shiny pokemon, sure, except you do have to go through the entire grotto again every time.

2. grind legacy bosses for orbs.

3. grind materials for agates including money for chronocrystals.

4. pray to the rng gods once more for an alchemiracle.

5. cry because you spent 100 hours on this and it didn’t work.

6. give in to cheating via rng abuse, the hoimi table’s out there still.

have fun

#saving adventure log

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nintencity · 5 years

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So, the Nintendo New Year’s Switch sale is almost done. While you’re still thinking of what games to get, why not take a quick look and get some thoughts from The Anime Connoisseur. These are just The Anime Connoisseur games of choice based on my interests and gaming thoughts.

So please feel free to give your own suggestions while the sale is still available.

ARE YOU READY GUYS?!

Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition – $41.99 USD

The Anime Connoisseur heard you like musou games?

This is THE musou game for Zelda universe fans, with so many references you’ll trip over the fan service. If you are a huge Legend of Zelda fan, why not pick this game up?

Action-oriented gameplay that is great to play, all while the super fun lore explodes underneath your power.

Starlink: Battle for Atlas Digital Edition – $29.99 USD

The Anime Connoisseur would love to gush over how this is the BEST No Man’s Sky that isn’t No Man’s Sky, but that’s unfair to a well made game, like Starlink. The combat makes me feel all-powerful, and the responsiveness in the controls are tight.

Having STARFOX fully playable, though, could make this honestly one of the best Starfox games in my opinion as well. I know, I know, put down your pitchforks.

It’s super fun, honestly. Changing out the weapons that the digital edition gives you is pretty great and makes for great combat. Give it a try, especially at that price it’s at. I mean, why not if your interested in space/ship combat that is customizable?

Valkyria Chronicles – $14.99 USD & Valkyria Chronicles 4 – $29.99 USD

The Anime Connoisseur is here, and you think I won’t own Anime Wars THE GAME!?!? HERESY, I SAY SIR OR MADAM!

This is honestly one of the most fun strategy games, with the most interesting and thought out artistic direction out there. Its game engine is also so unique. It’s a strategy game that is refreshing in so many ways that if you are a fan of squad management and love action while also taking your time to strategize then you should absolutely give either title (if not both) a try, no matter what.

Wizard of Legend – $12.79 USD

Do you like dying over and over again due to great difficulty and procedurally generated dungeons with unique bosses and abilities? Well, The Anime Connoisseur HAS A GAME FOR YOU!

Wizard of Legend is a tight game with fluid controls and roguelike fun of dying over and over again. Each run allows you to take what you gathered in the dungeons into the next run. Clearly, you love the idea of falling for the same traps over and over again, young gamer. However, there is a lot of variety, and it really lets you build out the playstyle you want between the robes, spells, and items you can get in the dungeon. So get your spells ready, Wizard!

Attack on Titan 2 – $35.99 USD

Yes, yes, I know. What a cheap entry from The Anime Connoisseur, but Attack on Titan 2 has great action, the 3D Maneuver Gear makes for smooth controls, and the gameplay is the best it has been. A lot of care was taken to make sure you feel awesome as you take down some dumb looking titans.

Yes, it is just the anime in game format, but you know, some of us did actually enjoy Attack on Titan. It’s a great game that’s fun and lets me relive the time when Attack on Titan was this great of a story. And of course, it’s a way to experience the awesome satisfaction of killing titans.

Tiny Metal – $12.49 USD

Strategy is the name of the game. If you’re like me and grew up on Advance Wars, then you need to pick this game up. This is truly a love letter to those who enjoy the tactics genre, this time with realistic weapons in a cartoon style. The game utilizes a territory system that will keep you engaged and provides a strategy game that I always wanted.

The Anime Connoisseur wished Advance Wars would come back and fill the empty void in my heart. But for the time being, this will do. It’s got the basic grid system and strategic scenarios for all you master tacticians. See you on the battlefield.

Puyo Puyo Tetris – $20.99 USD

The Anime Connoisseur needs more anime in any way possible, so why not scratch that puzzle game itch that I am sure we both have with anime puzzles? Separately, Puyo Puyo and Tetris gameplay are both addictive, but once you get used to them combined, you’re gonna be wanting it for everyone! I love the ability to practice and play both. It translates both so well that if you wanted to play Tetris but your friend prefers Puyo Puyo, then it makes the versus gameplay very so enjoyable! Enjoy the best out of your puzzle games on Switch.

These are just some of the games that I highly recommend on Sale until 1/10/2019!

So make sure to check out the games on sale and tell me what you bought and why!

The Anime Connoisseur SIGNING OFF TIL ANOTHER TIME

Nintendo New Year’s Switch Sale Recommendations So, the Nintendo New Year's Switch sale is almost done. While you're still thinking of what games to get, why not take a quick look and get some thoughts from The Anime Connoisseur.

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