Also what do you think the whole shtick with the devil is? How can it (whether it be some remnants of TW, or the MC's inner conscious that can somehow access more power from the dao?) be so strong that it sorta demolishes everything?
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Path of martial arts: leaked sneak peaks, and discussing thread
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So is story mode MC shangtian or something or is their minimum 1000?
TW didn't specify exactly he just said you'd be as strong as a xiantian, if the Wu Heir wasn't such a narrative fraud it'd probably be a late xiantian but if we're being realistic it's probably Early Xiantian, also for 3 stars I guarantee an asspull will be provided for whatever end character you'll face in the end of each route to make them as strong as you.
Considering it squeezes you dry out of 10 points from each of your stats it probably accessed every single drop of power from your body that could be safely extracted, and considering MC is TW, that was probably very, very large, also probably has to do with how much the devil has a hold on MC and how much power they develop which is why it wasn't so strong earlier and will probably be massively stronger later
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This also has a heavy correlation with how the story DEMANDS things to go a certain way to the point it straight up violates whatever choice you make, this is most evident in a lot of events post the coma, the Ma Rin quest, the way the MC **STILL** decides to run from the Darkness Assassins even if you decide to stay and fight and even if you were heavily winning, etc etc, I suspect heavily that if this remains going unabated this will evolve into straight up denial of the player's choices later into this game's lifespan, I hope Nicky does a course correct for some of these flaws because they genuinely squeeze the enjoyment of the game as an Interactive Fiction (which he seems to forget that his game is one) dry, he just seems done with the story now as a whole.
Yeah that does make sense but I was wondering about the nature of the Devil itself. Earlier, when it was first introduced, I read someone's comment that believed it to be a remnant of TW, but what with it's dialogue, especially those related to inextinguishable hate and plans it seems as if the Devil might actually be the Devil of TW himself. The reason why I feel this way is also because even if the MC had devil breaks before, we have never seen such a *personality* of their devil beside the urge to kill. The MC's 'devil' is more similar to when they use Heavenly Asura during the spear twins fight rather than this thing.
Also regarding the previous posts about Ruo glazing, the thing is I believe that with how the story has grown, the theme of the barren world is kinda messing things up in regards to the writing. The MC and the Lizard Wizard are the strongest people on the planet. Even TR's Dao Child thing or whatever is already insurmountable for 'cultivators' of the POMA world. But it is also true that Ruo is being glazed to the point that it takes a lot of the sense of achievement out of the story. Instead of the feeling of rivalry (which is kinda bare bones tbh with only the entry match, the training scene, and the group beating) it just makes the MC achieving anything inconsequential. A proper solution, imho, would be to have more characters actually acknowledge the MC's devastating powerup and capacity. Maybe during meetings with Hao Fan, or maybe with random sect incidents. Perhaps things will change after the 3v3 but up until that point, the MC who became a fledling foal at the end of the expo and within 2 years became strong enough to dominate the arena (which we, again, get no acknowledgement for. Disciples or elders giving names to MC depending on their nature: demon or saint, etc., and their win/loss rates would actually make sense) gives no sense of achievement because there is no acknowledgment of it within the poma world or any of its characters.
sorry for the long rant. would apologize but i'll probably rant again
Wait, heavenly asura?, how can you achieve that?, do you need to have Chu Aiguo as your master?Yeah that does make sense but I was wondering about the nature of the Devil itself. Earlier, when it was first introduced, I read someone's comment that believed it to be a remnant of TW, but what with it's dialogue, especially those related to inextinguishable hate and plans it seems as if the Devil might actually be the Devil of TW himself. The reason why I feel this way is also because even if the MC had devil breaks before, we have never seen such a *personality* of their devil beside the urge to kill. The MC's 'devil' is more similar to when they use Heavenly Asura during the spear twins fight rather than this thing.
Also regarding the previous posts about Ruo glazing, the thing is I believe that with how the story has grown, the theme of the barren world is kinda messing things up in regards to the writing. The MC and the Lizard Wizard are the strongest people on the planet. Even TR's Dao Child thing or whatever is already insurmountable for 'cultivators' of the POMA world. But it is also true that Ruo is being glazed to the point that it takes a lot of the sense of achievement out of the story. Instead of the feeling of rivalry (which is kinda bare bones tbh with only the entry match, the training scene, and the group beating) it just makes the MC achieving anything inconsequential. A proper solution, imho, would be to have more characters actually acknowledge the MC's devastating powerup and capacity. Maybe during meetings with Hao Fan, or maybe with random sect incidents. Perhaps things will change after the 3v3 but up until that point, the MC who became a fledling foal at the end of the expo and within 2 years became strong enough to dominate the arena (which we, again, get no acknowledgement for. Disciples or elders giving names to MC depending on their nature: demon or saint, etc., and their win/loss rates would actually make sense) gives no sense of achievement because there is no acknowledgment of it within the poma world or any of its characters.
sorry for the long rant. would apologize but i'll probably rant again
Become a bohai disciple either being an evil **** or killing mo long
Doesn't killing Mo Long prevents you from getting the completed Heavenly Asura Transformation?
I know killing Mo Long makes DQ give you a visit and basically 'adopted' you, but can you get the other half of the transformation in that route?
Nah you can get it even if you kill mo long you just need to be a bohai disciple when dq comes to 'visit' you otherwise it's just a weird event
Just to be sure, we are talking about the COMPLETED Heavenly Asura Transformation, right? First half you get from being Bohai's disciple and murdering an entire town, second half you get from extracting it out of Mo Long's brain?
If you kill Mo Long, does DQ replace him in that scene and she just up and gives you her family's half of the transformation?
Yea dq breaks into your room is on her of trips she puts you to sleep and after you run away bohai tells you to ask her for the manual
Oh God, that's hilarious! You got kidnapped, escapes, and then your mentor tells you to go back to your kidnapper's base to ask them for a book! Hah!
I don't think niki's thrown in the gauntlet when it comes to changing and improving the story just yet. Now what i think happened is that for the past 1-2 years now his focus mostly has been on trying calibrate the mechanics of his story rather than trying to write a better narrative. So as a result the narrative that exist currently is just plot moving forward for the sake of advancing the story and serves mostly as a tool to test the mechanics. Niki probably thought that he could come back to rewrite and fix the narrative after he's done working on the mechanics. But with how much work, rework and entire systems and features being deleted for whatever reason, he simply hasn't found the time to tend to the general narrative yet.
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The only reason I am still here is for the story tbh, I really do not care about the mechanics. I played it since first version, when it was a barebones sandbox like. He keeps changing it, and don’t care if 85% of it will be non canon. Narrative and Story matters most to me, him reworking systems, changing lore, is whatever to me at this point. Understandable yes, but tbh I’m sticking around because I’m in too deep, and need to see it through.
A Xiantain regardless of being early or late or peak, being wary and nervous of the power MC displayer is a big compliment to MC. Inciting fear and uncertainity to a strong individual is the best compliment you can get.
I havent read many manga but from what i've read, Gojo vs Sukuna is the best. If Niki can come even a bit close to it for Ruo fight, ill be satisfied. Ofc I might be asking too much but i cant help it.
Niki made the story interesting enough that there's a following for it. I also dont care much for the mechanics but i appreciate the revamps nonetheless. Its lore is good and i really believe if Niki puts his mind into it, he could actually flesh out and make it even better. At the end of the day , its subjective. I just hope Niki actually puts out a roadmap and plans out what he wants to do with the story, characters and stick to it. That way it will be the most satisfying when it pays off, for us and for him mostly.
I havent read many manga but from what i've read, Gojo vs Sukuna is the best. If Niki can come even a bit close to it for Ruo fight, ill be satisfied. Ofc I might be asking too much but i cant help it.
Niki made the story interesting enough that there's a following for it. I also dont care much for the mechanics but i appreciate the revamps nonetheless. Its lore is good and i really believe if Niki puts his mind into it, he could actually flesh out and make it even better. At the end of the day , its subjective. I just hope Niki actually puts out a roadmap and plans out what he wants to do with the story, characters and stick to it. That way it will be the most satisfying when it pays off, for us and for him mostly.
On a second glance, wtf did the rogues do to Yang Gan?, how and why did the omniscient sage even pick him up?, realistically he shouldn't have at all since the rogues have like 5 shangtians one of them being one of the most formidable in the whole miserable verse, did they just dump Yang Gan because he was a failed experiment?, how was the omniscient sage even allowed to pick him up first instead of the Ascension Shangtians?, did they just give him up in some sort of deal?, also Yang Gan wasn't really as formidable as I thought considering the MC STILL did a decent number on him without even going full power causing him to regenerate even, his best feat is still turning a Peak Houtian to red mist and somewhat threatening base Ruo while also being hurt by her ******* cousin, which shows we probably are her equal, either way he fell off literally after his intro scene, guaranteed to be a bum.
Also, was disappointed upon finishing the game that I couldn't beat the **** out of He Gang, would be peak if we could use the RAF on him.
Also, was disappointed upon finishing the game that I couldn't beat the **** out of He Gang, would be peak if we could use the RAF on him.
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