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Mercakete

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  1. Yep; middle-class clothes. Shopkeeper or craftsman styles, you know? And, of course, with what they're selling and such as props! Like, Clanne and Hisame could have a bunch of pickled items in jars around them. Maybe their "tome" could be a pickle jar, too. (Reminder: Pickles aren't always just cucumbers!) Indeed. Sakura/plum blossom/peach blossom are actually more closely related to roses! They don't produce fruit, and are purely ornamental trees. That said, the fruit-bearing trees do blossom too, but not in the same season and they're not the same species. Sorry to hear about your cold experience! I hope you get to see the flowering trees someday. They're gorgeous. 🙂
  2. Oh I'm not upset. Just not enthused. As I said, there just wasn't really anyone to be excited about, speaking personally. Peony was one of my top two picks of those here, so I'm mildly happy about it, just not very.
  3. Ok cool. Free Peony. Of the 8, she was one of my top 2 to get, if only for fodder. I'm satisfied, I guess.
  4. I still want my Hisame+Clanne farmer's market pickle merchants harmonic.
  5. I see my dream of a sleepover banner drifting further and further away. Anyway...this is...some lineup. The token spunky bunny girl, the token "I'm cuddle-able" girl, the token busty ladies, the token "I'm embarrassed to be a rabbit" guy, and...Linhardt. Haven't seen his response to all this. Might be the "eh. Whatever." guy. This banner sure has a history of weird archetypes... Well. Framme's in before Clanne. Maybe it's just me, but that feels wrong. I get Cloe and Cordelia having fairy tales in common, but...I don't know. Feels like they're coming in before various others should, but "should" is up to IS so...eh. I don't feel invested at all in this banner. I'll probably skip it.
  6. So, pulling and pulling and still no Valentine's Lyon or Valentine's Ephraim. Yet, when I free pulled on one of the trio banners, I immediately got Ephraim+Lyon. Game, what are you trying to say?
  7. I wound up joining Gullveig, but I'm not super invested in any of these guys. I already have the ones in this that I preferred to have. Still, I guess Peony or Gullveig would be the best for my barracks.
  8. Actually, I would like a return of the picnic and hot springs themes. Though people might think they're boring or that (in particular) the hot springs theme was just to see people in towels, these are actually recreational activities revolving around relaxing and being unhurried in the present moment. Things like that are soothing, and I'd really like that. Another theme I've brought up in the past is a slumber party. (Heroes in pajamas!) We have a bunch of sleepy heroes who could qualify, too. Linhardt, Dweyer, Python, Haar, Mirabilis, Tiki, Freyr... I'm sure there are more, too. Dweyer's FB was kind of themed on this, but it would be fun to see what sorts of styles of pajamas everyone winds up wearing. (PJ's are about as varied as swimsuits, and IS has been really reactive with those. I'm artistically curious about what they'd wind up doing. Also, I bet they'd look soft and comfortable, and I need more calm stuff like that in my life.) I also thought of there being a farmer's market themed banner. So, people selling veggies, smoked meats, or handmade goods. There are a lot of heroes who do these sorts of things, and heroes who would like to shop there, too. For example, Oliver is a collector of art, and we have at least 4 heroes who make pictures: Shigure, Rosado, Ignatz, and Kagero (I love this aspect of Kagero -- her unique art -- and it hasn't really been explored despite all her alts.) This would be a fun place for Forrest and Rosado to team up as clothiers, too, or for Hisame and Clanne to sell assorted pickles together. There are some big eaters in the Order too, so they could visit the food stalls. Honestly, this theme has so much potential with mini sub-themes for different years. I think it would be neat to explore. Another theme I would absolutely love is a hanami (flower-viewing, particularly of sakura/cheery blossoms) theme. I know this one's really niche, but I adore this time of year, and have held hanami picnics for several years now. (It helps that my favorite flower is the cherry blossom, not to be confused with the flowers of cherry trees.) Obviously, Sakura would have to appear in one of these banners, but I don't see why we couldn't have a variety of heroes enjoying the trees and appreciating the people in their lives (since hanami is all about that and appreciating how things we take for granted could slip away at any time, so we need to appreciate them now while they're here.) Edit: @DefyingFates Actually, I love that idea! I do really like the fantasy garb everyone has, but like... Alfonse in jeans, a tee-shirt, and a hoodie would have a nice, relaxed vibe, you know? It would be fun to see various characters in more modern wear. Also, it would be neat to see a friendship festival between Nifl and Muspell, hosted by Leavatien and Hrid. I don't see them not inviting the Order to the festival since they were so instrumental in it. It could also be celebrating what progress they've made in restoring the two countries, even if they're not fully done with that yet. (Also, then we'd get a Leavatein and Hrid duo unit, which I keep wanting. They actually have a lot in common, even both being all "I will be the sword which (enter purpose here)" and being more serious/no-nonsense sorts of people who love their respective siblings. Speaking of which, it would be great if we could get a Hel banner too, just because I love the Hel designs (and I keep hating that there are STILL no resplendent options for F2P.) However, since resplentents are a thing, I don't really see this happening, unfortunately... And I've said it before: Summer Njordr trying awkwardly to bond with his kids (especially being all "fathers and sons bond over fishing, right? I'm a sea god. Freyr, get over here and appreciate the ocean so we can bond." and Freyr just wants to sleep.)
  9. Man, I always forget that the bunny banners come before the kids banners. So.... Think we'll be getting Taguels this year? I know they were part of the lore way back when Bunny Bruno came into the game, but they did get new years versions just last year (2022, to be specific, but it was at the end of the year, hence about a year ago.) It would be funny if Ymir overheard Yarne fretting about going extinct or something and, being a life goddess, thought that would be the most horrible thing ever, and did something involving the bunny costumes. I don't know. But yeah, Mirabilis is one of the characters who would fit perfectly on this banner. She's all about those naps, and even non-sleepy heroes have talked about napping when they've been on these banners. Oh. Maybe Dweyer or Linhardt could show up, too, then.
  10. Well, I spent as many orbs as I could to try to get Mark. Even at 10%, I didn't even get 1 focus unit...and I still need to try to get Ivy, Valentine's Ephraim and Valentine's Lyon. Well. Guess I'll just have to keep trying. Man, this upcoming kids' banner is going to be difficult...
  11. I'll respond to this right now since it's too noisy right now where I am to play the chapter. First, thanks for being so considerate and for responding to my uncertainty! 🙂 I like doing both, but if I write up a play-by-play reaction, then it shows my steps on how I reached my conclusions, like you said. This way, I don't miss details in the chapter as I'm writing it. However, it's more casual and less easy to follow, probably (since it's not as structured in form.) Anyway, I'm just glad that there's still someone out there who appreciates what I have to say on these things. ^_^ I'll try to get to it sometime after rollover tonight (providing the internet doesn't crap out again.) Anyway, I appreciate everything you said here. Thank you! I'll read your responses in the rest of your post after I've played the chapter. 🙂 ---- Well, going through the chapter now. Kind of fun how the Black Fang theme is playing as Nidhoggr and Hrae are talking. I also find it fun how Hraesvelgr talks about "completing the operation" since she's designed after a surgeon. Huh. That's a new one... The map starts and the one with a meaningless thing to say is Sharena this time. Well, people keep saying they want her to get more lines in the main story (not that it's really any different from all the times she speaks in FB's...) Oh. Interesting. So, Veronica is aware of an assassination plot against her mom. "I will refrain from asking how they obtained their intel." Have to say, that's diplomatic of Anna not to push for the Curse Directive's intelligence networking, despite the tenuous situation. "The count at the head of their house would never allow the duty to pass to anyone else nor willingly accept help." Uhhh you're the next empress. Just overrule the guy. Hmm this plot point about "I'm afraid that my mom's going to be killed but no one will listen to me and my mom is cold toward me" feels a little... Hmm the story hasn't built up enough backing to support its weight, and it comes off as another "be sympathetic towards this girl -- this is sad. Trust us" thing. I get that the story hasn't quite followed Veronica individually much, but there haven't been any scenes showing the two of them and I feel like something like this needs at least 3 prior interactions or something to show it. It's just dumped on the reader otherwise. It also cheapens Anna not prying into the Curse Directive, making all this feel like rushed plot convenience. "This way, we don't need to develop how the Curse Directive got their intel. Also, we don't need to show Veronica and her mom or the innerworkings of their governing system." (Granted, the first half of Book 6 was basically all about this (without actually showing much of it at all, though.)) Too much tragedy without enough buildup makes a work cheap and overly dramatic. Sharena beginning to cry and stuff only made it worse. It just felt way overblown. Keeping the dialogue tense and strategic would have been a better move. This kind of chat, however, would be more fitting about a month after Veronica's mom died, not with impending doom. And you know what? Why not just go to the count who's not doing his job and slap what Order of Heroes intel we have down in front of him? We have the commander right here; she should be able to corroborate the Curse Directive's intel in order to convince the guy to beef up security. As it stands, this just feels too "we want tragedy so we're setting up for it." ............ Uh, Rosado? We're in Embla. At the very least, by the way, this is establishing that Veronica's mom is still alive and ruling Embla (though she's totally about to bite it.) Ugh, Anna's being really dumb. You already know that the goal of the enemy is to ruin peace between Askr and Embla. But you, Askrans, want to convince the emperor that there's a real threat...by making an attempt on the emperor's life (even if it's a fake one.) This is going right along with the goals of the enemy. All the Emblians would need to do is find out half of the truth and there go your peace talks. They'll shut their ears and open fire. They already hate you. The enemy may have even already anticipated that you'd do this and could be setting you up to act in this very way (unrealistic for it to be this specific, but I could see the plot going that way since the boss of the Healing Hands is supposed to be really good at foreseeing how things will go down.) They could even just raise the Emblians' awareness and blow your cover and make it look like you were behind all the issues with the peace talks all this time. Don't do dumb things. Just present your evidence and corroborate your testimony with the Curse Directive's. And then there's shock that the count was an agent of the assassins. Again, not enough buildup. If we'd gotten to know the guy over time instead of just "here's a list of qualities Anna knows about him and why this is shocking" it would have had a LOT more impact. It feels like IS was trying to do too much with this chapter without having properly set it up. At least they got some worldbuilding in and reestablished things like Rat's spy work. It was also good for them to include elements like the Curse Directive instead of letting them fall off the map. All in all, the chapter was shoddily built, but I kind of get why. The format they have for releasing chapters isn't very good for building a solid piece. However, again, they did a good job at giving us a better idea of how Embla's government is structured and how Askr and Embla interact (both in the present and historically.) It also gave some interaction between Veronica and the Askrans, but that could've gone a lot better. It was overdramatized. Veronica was being in character, at least (in how she was handling things in a measured way, even though she was sad and uneasy), but... Yeah... "No one listens to me even though I'm the next ruler. Oh how lonely I am. My mom is cold towards me and would only think I'm the one behind her assassination attempt. The whole world is against me and everyone should feel sorry for me. Poor, poor victim me. Don't you feel like you want to protect me?" Ugh, it just comes across like this without the story building it out properly. Like, spotlight one element at a time, and establish this with citable, shown instances over time. Anyway, I'm just waiting for Veronica to get poisoned now. Not because I hate her at all, but because that looks like the next thing from the trailer to happen. Now I'll read what other people wrote here. 🙂
  12. Hmm so... I usually do a play-by-play reaction to the latest chapter as I go through it, but I don't know if anyone actually cares about it. It's fun to express what I think and I do manage to get more detailed impressions written that way, but if it's not something anyone enjoys or feels benefitted by, maybe I won't put as much effort into them as I usually do. The whole reason why I haven't played the latest chapter yet is that I haven't had the opportunity to write up my reactions (including impressions and theories) as I have them...but I really don't know if that matters or not. Do any of you even like them? Anyway, I don't intend to read anyone's comments on the latest chapter yet. Just trying to figure out how to go about this going forward. That said, I may still keep on writing my play-by-play reactions regardless just because I enjoy them and feel like it gives a more detailed record on things than general stuff like "huh, that was a good chapter" or "I didn't like this one." Like, what made it good? Could the writers have improved on their work? Where did they go wrong? Of course, I think critically (rather than being critical, mind you) about stories a lot, so this is just something I value and enjoy, even if no one else does (not saying no one does; just that there hasn't been enough for me to observe to say one way or the other.) So, yeah. I might even edit into this post my reactions to the latest chapter. Who knows? I was just thinking on this, so... Yep. Here's a post about me pondering stuff. XD
  13. For sure yes on the magic, I don't remember if he used staffs or not, but I think so. I'd tell you more about him, but I don't want to throw spoilers around. The basics are that there are 3 major "forms" he has (I have "forms" in quotes since they're more like life phases/attitudes, I guess?) One would be good for a specific themed banner. The other two are basically "is he kind or isn't he?" That's the super surface version, but my point is that IS could pull from any of these. Still, I don't really see him getting into the game soon. Archetypically, he (and his counterparts) reminds me a bit of the rulers in FE8. Like, they're important and they're there, but they're not "close" enough to the player for IS to prioritize them getting into Heroes. (Heck, we don't even have Ismaire yet, which is surprising.)
  14. I mentioned this in the new heroes banner thread, but I'd like it if the next legendary/mythic hero was Hyacinth from Engage. It would be fun having him and his daughters available all at the same time, especially with each being a different special kind of hero. (Mythic/Legendary, Rearmed, and Ascended.) Emblem Lyn also being around would make it feel like a complete set, too.
  15. Okay. So, I guess I need Ivy because that new slot skill is amazing. By the way, did her VA change? She sounds different to me. Also, while I do note that this is an even split in the m:f ratio for this banner, it's kind of funny how Rosado feels like a compromise in that department. Well, good on IS for actually giving us male retainers in Heroes. With Boucheron and Louis still waiting to join their lieges, I'm a bit surprised that we didn't get Goldmary instead of Kagetsu (even though that would be both of Hortensia's retainers instead of one per princess.) Also, Hortensia getting an attacking special surprised me. Have we gotten a staff unit with one of those before? Anyway, grats to Engage for getting a bit more into Heroes! It feels like they're finally getting a presence here. ... I should actually finish Engage someday. (I seem to have a habit of almost beating a game and then just not getting back to it in...a while.) I wonder how much here is inheritable... Edit: Ooo Mauvier eh? He's cool. Glad he made it in. Further, ugh, Heroes has been merciless to my meager supply of orbs lately. Still trying to get Valentine's Ephraim, Valentine's Lyon+Eirika, and Child Mark, and now I'm going to want to get Ivy. I may have to skip this banner. Worse, we may be getting another Emblem unit on the next legendary/mythic/whatever banner, which I'm probably going to want to get, even if it's a character I don't really care much about. Who wants to guess it'll be Lyn or Lucina after this banner dropped? As for the legendary... Not sure. It would be fun if it was on theme, though. Honestly, I'd like it if we got Hyacinth to go with this banner. He probably won't show up for a long time, though, and when he does, it may be on Not that I'd be opposed to that, but it would just be fun to have the whole family launched at the same time.
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