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Setsuna February 23rd, 2021 11:38 AM

I'm doubleposting but the rules declare it, so follow the rules I must.

Checked in this morning to see what my event ranking is, and it was... 130th. Yikes.
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I guess the final push must have happened while I was asleep and not at the end of the event cause it feels like there's a fairly sizable gap between me and 100th place. I burnt my stamina, used all my in-game items to restore it as much as I could, and I'm up to 122nd now. I got a couple friends together and calculated the numbers, and I'm going to check in later tonight to see if the push to make it into top 100 is possible. The problem is that I just don't have enough items to restore stamina, meaning I'd have to end up using... gacha currency. I'd be willing to do that, since I have more than I thought I would right now and it'd still be comfortably affordable (both in-game and for my wallet, I'd just be spending free currency) but I want to wait until there's only a couple or so hours left to see if I really wanna make that move. If it stays comfortable for me, I'll push for it and aim to finish around 80-90. If not, top 300 it is.
Besides that, it's safe to say I'm guaranteed top 200, maybe top 150. The only problems with that is getting 1 less of the event cards from rewards, and a top 300 title instead of a top 100.

Starlight February 23rd, 2021 11:57 AM

Hey Aisaka!

It's been an incredible effort wherever you finish, especially against the pay2win peeps!

That top 100 title sure would be lovely though, so I'm keeping everything crossed for you! 😊

How many hours till you know?

Setsuna February 23rd, 2021 12:25 PM

Thanks! Ideally top 100 happens but I'll be more than satisfied knowing I could push that high. Usually my casual placements are around top 12k.

https://media2.giphy.com/media/TPMnLGJPLeyBU7Ze9R/giphy.gif
I'll be doing a check in around 8 hours, so I'll have a couple hours left to make my push before the event ends if I decide to. It's a... very awkward wait.

Setsuna February 23rd, 2021 11:01 PM

Well, the end of the event hit an hour ago, and last I checked, I was just barely in the top 90.

https://i.imgur.com/9mxYJmC.jpg
We're in that period where they're waiting announce the results. Gave it my all and I had to work harder on the final push than I was expecting. The race was incredibly tight and I ranked up by 10 places just by playing a few songs, and I was feeling nervous the entire last half-hour. I should get the results sometime before I end up going to sleep, so I'll either post them when I get them, or whenever I wake up. I just wanna say it's been super cool getting to mention this and talk about this, and I hope it ends really well!

Megan February 23rd, 2021 11:05 PM

I hope you're gonna make it! :)

Setsuna February 24th, 2021 1:21 AM

The checking period took 3 hours, which is usually longer than it takes, but... here's the final placement!

https://i.imgur.com/GjMsZai.jpg

Thank you for entertaining this silly idol game player for the month, my grind is gonna be done for months at this point but it was really cool to share, it's kinda hard to describe how it felt really. It felt really cool to be thinking the whole time that I could share my thoughts here and during the final push I was pretty motivated by thinking I'd be able to share my placement here with you guys. It's just... yeah, it's been super cool and thanks for voicing your support. We did it!

Roni February 24th, 2021 2:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Aisaka (Post 10292521)
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yOO congratulations!! 695k is an insane score to reach. what's the score of the top 1 overall? how far away from you from the 89th placer? and more importantly, are you tired right now? eheh

Starlight February 24th, 2021 8:31 AM

Wow Aisaka, that is awesome!!!!!

I'm so glad you achieved that top 100! Here's to your shiny new title amongst other things!

It's been really fascinating to hear the ins and out of your push for gold! Are you thinking about taking a break now, or have you managed to escape burn out?

Setsuna February 24th, 2021 12:50 PM

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Thanks guys. <3

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10292530)
yOO congratulations!! 695k is an insane score to reach. what's the score of the top 1 overall? how far away from you from the 89th placer? and more importantly, are you tired right now? eheh

About 200k of that came from the final push in the last 24 hours, that's how intense it got. I was really sure I wasn't gonna make it. 1st place finished with 10 million, but there was a massive gap between them and 2nd place who only had 3 million. Even just 1 million was enough to get into top 40, so everything got really crazy at that point. 89th finished with 695,871 so I was only about 1 or 2 songs away from taking them.
I went to bed pretty much right after writing that and messaging my friends I went into the event about it (One of them was tiering alongside me, and he finished 49th). I didn't realize I'd be so tired once I finished, but it felt great to rest afterwards. Feeling great in the morning though.

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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchup (Post 10292814)
Wow Aisaka, that is awesome!!!!!

I'm so glad you achieved that top 100! Here's to your shiny new title amongst other things!

It's been really fascinating to hear the ins and out of your push for gold! Are you thinking about taking a break now, or have you managed to escape burn out?

The title feels kinda surreal to own. I'm really glad you've been interested in hearing about it honestly, I'm glad it's not just empty ramblings. I'm definitely gonna be taking a break from trying to push in any events, I'm out of pretty much every resource to help me rank high. I'm sure there will be one a few months from now I'll be interested in tiering in, and since I'm pretty set on playing this game daily, I'm sure I'll be way more prepared for when that comes. I'll still be playing casually, and since I've scraped out of the top 10k in previous events, there's a joke with the previously mentioned friends where I have to push hard to get into 10k. If I do any kind of push in the near future, it'll just be for that.

Roni February 24th, 2021 6:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Aisaka (Post 10293127)
About 200k of that came from the final push in the last 24 hours, that's how intense it got. I was really sure I wasn't gonna make it. 1st place finished with 10 million, but there was a massive gap between them and 2nd place who only had 3 million. Even just 1 million was enough to get into top 40, so everything got really crazy at that point. 89th finished with 695,871 so I was only about 1 or 2 songs away from taking them.
I went to bed pretty much right after writing that and messaging my friends I went into the event about it (One of them was tiering alongside me, and he finished 49th). I didn't realize I'd be so tired once I finished, but it felt great to rest afterwards. Feeling great in the morning though.

jesus, 10 million... whoever they are they're living their best life with that game. your friend seems to have faired far better though, did they spend money into it?

Setsuna February 24th, 2021 6:26 PM

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Yeah, the difference is massive and I wasn't expecting it to be that big. I'm pretty sure he's spent way more than I have into the game in general, I just don't know how much of it went into the event. It likely wasn't a lot, I think he was just way more prepared than I was, but I'll have to ask him when I get the chance.

Roni February 25th, 2021 12:44 AM

how many of these events have there been already? and this makes me wonder as to what was the largest score ever achieved hehe

Setsuna February 25th, 2021 1:34 PM

There are currently 29 in the English server, and it's been a year so far:
Welcome Party, Little Rabbit, Rêvé, Forest Fairy, Star Bright, Train, Miracle Voyage, Sweets Deco, Flower Symphony, Cryptid, Wolf, Magical Fever, Vegetable, Snow Crystal, Steam Maiden, Chinese Maid, Princess, Raindrops, Detective, Mononoke, Sports, Toy Shop, New World, Fall Kitchen, Moon Rabbit, Halloween, Runway, Sparkling Night Parade, and Christmas (which just ended).

There's also 5 extra in the Japanese server that just haven't happened on the English one yet:
Devil, New Year's, Farm Days, Valentine's, Steampunk.

We usually just refer to the events by the themes of the cards rather than their full names just to say things faster. "Train Nico" is used way more than "Evening Star Steam Whistle Nico".

Since there are so many events and a lot more players on the Japanese server, it's really interesting to think about who's scored the highest overall, or how many people tier for every event. When I tiered I remembered seeing someone who runs a LL news account I follow on Twitter on the top 50, and it was really neat to see him there.

Neil Peart February 25th, 2021 1:40 PM

So, I really like the game Hades...

Setsuna February 25th, 2021 1:43 PM

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I've heard Hades is pretty good, didn't it get a physical release announced/released recently? I know nothing about it, but my boyfriend enjoyed it a lot from what he was telling me.

Roni February 25th, 2021 11:17 PM

goodness i cannot imagine a game having more events than there are months in a year :o do the people who work on these games ever get breaks or anything?

Setsuna February 26th, 2021 1:54 PM

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Besides adding in new songs and music videos for those songs (which happens about once a month) and adding in new mechanics of event types (which from the looks of it seems to happen twice or thrice a year) a whole lot of the core gameplay doesn't really change thankfully. I imagine with programming, their work goes more towards making sure everything continues to run smoothly, and bug fixes (a couple of which we got notices for this morning, apparently an item wasn't dropping from a song when it was supposed to) and ensuring compensation for people affected. It's a running joke that with any kind of gacha game, the devs will give players free gacha currency when they fix their bugs, so you'll often see people ask for currency over the silliest things.

At the heart of any idol game like this is the artists though, their work is constantly amazing and can't be thanked enough, I've seen the quality of art for multiple games go up over time and these new costumes and art and everything come out constantly on a consistent schedule, and it always looks amazing. Here's one of my favourite Setsuna cards as an example:
https://i.idol.st/u/card/art/2x/295UR-Yuki-Setsuna-Rainbow-Tourmaline-Arrow-Justice-Archer-a2KWLu.png

I believe work laws in Japan aren't the greatest and people can often end up being pushed to overwork, but these people are doing an amazing job on all these games, not just this one, and they deserve all the recognition and relaxation. I'm sure every person does get breaks, but you don't often hear about things from the staff, especially for things like that.

Roni February 28th, 2021 9:59 PM

gosh yeah. art like the ones you've posted look so stunning, yet i'm pretty desensitized to them at this point thanks to just how many i keep seeing like it. that means there's like thousands of those being created constantly, so i hope those artists are at least getting some well-deserved rest right now :c

Setsuna February 28th, 2021 10:06 PM

Roni reminding me this thread exists by tossing it into my FT.
It's usually more notable whenever they try new things with the art or (unfortunately) when the art causes controversy with fans and lots of people are talking about it. I'm glad the art often gets the appreciation it deserves though.

Roni February 28th, 2021 10:14 PM

they all should get the appreciation. what kind of controversy could happen from just a bunch of cute girls tho?

Setsuna February 28th, 2021 10:38 PM

While I can't think of any instances in this game particular, there was one with a game I'd been playing for a while, there was this one summer set where the girls had water guns and everything, it was pretty neat. There was this one card of this girl going down a waterslide and her foot happened to be in the frame, and people went off about how it was wrong to show her feet in the art?

It's usually about some pretty ridiculous things, but it happens every so often in communities like these, and it's a thing people will often talk about or give their opinion on. It's sorta just inevitable, haha.

Roni March 1st, 2021 1:21 AM

nothin' wrong with feet unless someone goes out of their way to sexualize it, in which case that's more of a them problem at that point. art looks really good too!

so long as it ain't drama that lasts too long/gets quelled easily, it shouldn't be too much of an issue, yes?

Setsuna March 1st, 2021 4:15 PM

Yeah, it's not much of a big issue or anything that gets pretty bad, it just pops up every so often and people start rolling their eyes. It's not much, but it does happen and I end up thinking about it whenever thinking about the art for cards in these games.

Starlight March 1st, 2021 4:21 PM

Is the controversy usually from people inside the community, or outsiders criticising it?

Also... Hi Aisaka!!! 😊

Setsuna March 1st, 2021 4:51 PM

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Gooooooood morning.~
I'd recently forgotten I'd made that promise to include gifs in every post of mine on this thread, so I need to make up for lost time.

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Funnily enough it's usually from people inside the community. You'd think it'd be from outside, especially considering they're idol games, but for this kind of thing it's all internal.

EDIT: I posted this and ended up finding another bit of internal controversy based on art, haha. Someone's commented saying they think it'll be over in a week, and that pretty much sums up what it's like, yeah.

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Usually external controversy will just be strange opinions or ridiculous claims. I think I'm pretty fortunate to not have received much hate on the internet in my life, but a handful of friends and other people definitely just think I'm into "the cringy waifu trash". Makes talking about it tough but you gotta spend less time thinking of their opinions and enjoy what you enjoy.

Starlight March 1st, 2021 5:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Aisaka (Post 10298859)
you gotta spend less time thinking of their opinions and enjoy what you enjoy.

Quoting for posterity 😊

You do you, if they wanna miss out on stuff because of their unfounded notions, then that's their loss!

Setsuna March 1st, 2021 5:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchup (Post 10298873)
Quoting for posterity 😊
You do you, if they wanna miss out on stuff because of their unfounded notions, then that's their loss!

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More like quoting to drag me into this thread again, so I'll return the favour. <3

For sure though, I think regardless of whatever I'd be into instead, there'd still be those people saying whatever, so it's not like the "what" specifically means there's more people looking down on it. Who knows though, really? I guess it doesn't matter much, haha.

Starlight March 1st, 2021 5:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Aisaka (Post 10298898)
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More like quoting to drag me into this thread again, so I'll return the favour. <3

For sure though, I think regardless of whatever I'd be into instead, there'd still be those people saying whatever, so it's not like the "what" specifically means there's more people looking down on it. Who knows though, really? I guess it doesn't matter much, haha.

People will always look down on things they don't understand or like I guess 😔

If you're not hurting or oppressing anyone / doing something illegal, then never apologise for being you 😊

Setsuna March 1st, 2021 5:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchup (Post 10298901)
People will always look down on things they don't understand or like I guess 😔

If you're not hurting or oppressing anyone / doing something illegal, then never apologise for being you 😊

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For sure, I'm pretty sure I've done that exact thing in the past though that might have just been cause I was frustrated at people so I think it's good to be aware of that as fast as you can, and it helps you embrace what you do enjoy. I can be somewhat loud and quite talkative, but I'm very harmless. I just enjoy my stuff.~

Roni March 1st, 2021 10:46 PM

i accidentally reopened this thread. i missed out on the convo but i guess i'll start a new one. hullo~

Setsuna March 2nd, 2021 12:11 AM

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Ah, typical conversation from this thread just ended up happening, nothin' special.
Posting from obligation but I don't mind.~

Roni March 2nd, 2021 12:23 AM

ooh sailor girl gif. i find women in uniform to be quite attractive so that gets a plus from me~

Setsuna March 2nd, 2021 1:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10299568)
i find women in uniform to be quite attractive so that gets a plus from me~

She does too.~

https://media3.giphy.com/media/tJeiEkS4xkJvFL8aHn/giphy.gif
She's great, my favourite from her group. She's got this whole sailor thing going on and she loves uniforms (enough to jump off a building for one, which she does a couple times) and ahhh I just love her a bunch. You might see me theme her at some point, I'm working on another currently and just noticed I had some notifications.

Roni March 2nd, 2021 1:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Aisaka (Post 10299599)
she loves uniforms (enough to jump off a building for one, which she does a couple times) and ahhh I just love her a bunch.

whoa now slow down there buckeroo. what??
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Originally Posted by Aisaka (Post 10299599)
You might see me theme her at some point, I'm working on another currently and just noticed I had some notifications.

can't wait to see that!!

and yea looks like i'm bout to go out for real now. see y'all in a few hours!~

Setsuna March 2nd, 2021 1:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10299604)
whoa now slow down there buckeroo. what??

https://media0.giphy.com/media/iufrUG8JKnAqpoj8SO/giphy.gif

Roni March 2nd, 2021 5:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Aisaka (Post 10299607)

oh goodness gracious she's a special one aint' she

Starlight March 2nd, 2021 7:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Aisaka (Post 10299607)

Ngl... I could totally see me doing something like that 😅

Roni March 2nd, 2021 8:24 AM

you a die hard for any particular uniform Ash? :3

Starlight March 3rd, 2021 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10299797)
you a die hard for any particular uniform Ash? :3

I'm not sure I can answer that here 😅

Setsuna March 3rd, 2021 4:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10299670)
oh goodness gracious she's a special one aint' she

For sure, she's wonderful and that's like one of the little gags the show has with her. She's the costume designer for her group, so she puts that love to good use and it's always wonderful to see her on screen. She has a whole character episode and it's one of my favourites, as well as a big reason I started to like her.

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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchup (Post 10301806)
I'm not sure I can answer that here 😅

I am looking... from a distance...

ZeoStar March 4th, 2021 2:59 AM

dodododo alone in this thread dododododo at 4:00 AM almost at the correct post count to get the lanturn

Roni March 4th, 2021 3:30 AM

oh wow. you sure you don't wanna hit the hay and recharge for tomorrow Zeo?

ZeoStar March 4th, 2021 8:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10302741)
oh wow. you sure you don't wanna hit the hay and recharge for tomorrow Zeo?

I have an awkward sleep schedule. If I have no classes and I'm not forced up early then it goes:

Sleep at 1:00, Wake up at 4:00, Sleep again until 10:00 AM.

Roni March 4th, 2021 8:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ZeoStar (Post 10303123)
I have an awkward sleep schedule. If I have no classes and I'm not forced up early then it goes:

Sleep at 1:00, Wake up at 4:00, Sleep again until 10:00 AM.

not often do i see people have break periods in between their sleep cycle. that is pretty weird indeed.

my mom used to forbid me from being awake past 10pm tho on a school night. are you guys more lenient because things are online now?

ZeoStar March 4th, 2021 8:43 AM

My mother never was a rule making personality. She's generally just like "I don't care what you do, if you aren't disturbing me".

Roni March 4th, 2021 8:44 AM

ooh i'd bode well with a parental figure like that. awesome mom you got~

mine was pretty strict, but hey it was for my own good. she was a pretty traditional-minded person.

Setsuna March 4th, 2021 2:43 PM

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Opened this thread, and rules are rules.~
I've seen a couple people open this thread with me and not post but I'm not gonna say any names hehe.

On the topic of being strict with stuff like that, I think my parents just learned after a while that I was just gonna rebel against them if they tried to make me do something. I had problems getting to sleep when I was young because of circumstances and social problems back then, and usually I'd have something to help me to sleep (it was usually either playing Pokemon or YouTube on a 3DS back when that came out) and I think my mom read from some article or something that it led to sleeping problems. Since it was the thing that helped me sleep, we went at it for a while before things just stopped getting less strict cause I'd sneak stuff back into my room if it got confiscated.
In terms of bedtimes, my dad used to get mad at me if he found me still awake at points, but I had a year where I was pretty depressed and it meant I just stayed up late all the time, so it sorta turned into him being like "You get enough sleep last night?", and it's felt like he's always been really sweet about understanding stuff like that about me. Great example is on days where I'd just feel awful and not want to go to school, so we'd go out and get breakfast together before he went to work. Even though I usually didn't take it, he gave me that chance to talk about things with him if I really needed to, and it helped me a lot. He went from being pretty strict with me to the reason I could comfort myself with the thought that I wasn't a bad person for not being able to go to class every day like I was supposed to.

Roni March 4th, 2021 10:23 PM

i'll admit i've sometimes opened this thread, realized i couldn't contribute anything to the current conversation, then just liked a couple posts and left lol. i'm not sorry :p

your parents sound like dears Aisaka~ i'm glad they understood you overtime. that really helps with bonding in the long run. i only wish my aunt was the same. she's the tough type and always wants things to go her way usually. she hates it when i rebel and does her damned hardest to keep me in my place, which i loathe. we've had dozens of arguments overtime, and she was the reason for a lot of my depressive episodes in 2019. things got to a breaking point sometime last year and we ended up not talking to each other ever since. that was october or so? been the same til now, and i can say that this is straight up the most peaceful we've ever been. i legitimately don't mind not ever talking to her if it means it gives us both breathing room. we're now technically just housemates or something that don't interact lol.

Megan March 4th, 2021 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10303940)
i'll admit i've sometimes opened this thread, realized i couldn't contribute anything to the current conversation, then just liked a couple posts and left lol. i'm not sorry :p

Same. Though for me it's actually multiple threads in this section. ^^"

Roni March 4th, 2021 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Megan (Post 10303943)
Same. Though for me it's actually multiple threads in this section. ^^"

one of these days i'm just not gonna be in the mood to talk random convos, and just like a bunch of posts and leave lol

Setsuna March 4th, 2021 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10303940)
i'll admit i've sometimes opened this thread, realized i couldn't contribute anything to the current conversation, then just liked a couple posts and left lol. i'm not sorry :p

Quote:

Originally Posted by Megan (Post 10303943)
Same. Though for me it's actually multiple threads in this section. ^^"

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See I don't have to name any names because y'all will come up and mention it yourselves.~

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10303940)
your parents sound like dears Aisaka~ i'm glad they understood you overtime. that really helps with bonding in the long run.

I'm really fortunate my dad's been really understanding and patient with me. Pretty sure a lot would've been worse for both them and me if we just kept arguing with each other, so I've just felt really fortunate it for it. High school's probably not the easiest time for anyone but I had a lot of trouble with it.

Megan March 4th, 2021 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Aisaka (Post 10303973)
See I don't have to name any names because y'all will come up and mention it yourselves.~

Maybe I've done it on purpose? Maybe I'm not even myself right now? But rather someone from a different dimension, so the actual person you believe you've been talking to wasn't actually falling for it? :P

Setsuna March 4th, 2021 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Megan (Post 10303979)
Maybe I've done it on purpose? Maybe I'm not even myself right now? But rather someone from a different dimension, so the actual person you believe you've been talking to wasn't actually falling for it? :P

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If you're you and you're not them and they're them and they're not you...

...who are they..?

Roni March 4th, 2021 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Aisaka (Post 10303973)
I'm really fortunate my dad's been really understanding and patient with me. Pretty sure a lot would've been worse for both them and me if we just kept arguing with each other, so I've just felt really fortunate it for it. High school's probably not the easiest time for anyone but I had a lot of trouble with it.

ah yeah highschool. both kids and parents really need to prepare for what they're about to deal with in that era.

Megan March 4th, 2021 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Aisaka (Post 10303984)
If you're you and you're not them and they're them and they're not you...

...who are they..?

I am me and they are them. The real question is: are you even you or are you somebody else who believes that they are you? Can you prove that you are you and not them?

Setsuna March 4th, 2021 11:41 PM

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Yeah it's... an interesting time, haha.

Roni March 4th, 2021 11:44 PM

i was a pretty hard child to handle back then myself, it's just that my parents were way more governing and thus i wasn't able to get much freedom or things i wanted til college came around. i believe it would've been the same case as highschool however had it also not been the era where my mom passed away, but hey what do i know?

ZeoStar March 5th, 2021 1:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10303997)
i was a pretty hard child to handle back then myself, it's just that my parents were way more governing and thus i wasn't able to get much freedom or things i wanted til college came around. i believe it would've been the same case as highschool however had it also not been the era where my mom passed away, but hey what do i know?

My condolences. The loss of a parent is one of the hardest things one can go through. I lost my dad right before entering into school, you can imagine how I felt when our school decided to do "father child days". I remember one dad noticing me on my own, he would always take me and let me hang out with him and his son. I've never forgotten that kindness.

Roni March 9th, 2021 10:33 PM

i liked your post Zeo but forgot to post like i should've. thank you for the words, and my condolences for your father as well. events like Father-Child Days, Mother's Day have that sting to them for folks like us, but we learn to cope better and better as the years go by. i'm happy another father did that for you, may he always have good fortune his way. my extended family have been nothing but open and warm to me as well for the past 5 years since my mom's passing, and i really need to show my appreciation for them more.

Megan March 10th, 2021 5:32 AM

When your entire family feels kinda cursed because of all the misfortune happening over the years...ngl, I could write a book about the problems my family had and still has. <_<

Roni March 10th, 2021 5:44 AM

perhaps that'd be a good way to channel your emotions towards something and let it out Megan. writing has always given me a sense of release, even if it's not poetic sounding or anything. literally just voicing out stuff through text.

ZeoStar March 10th, 2021 8:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10308472)
i liked your post Zeo but forgot to post like i should've. thank you for the words, and my condolences for your father as well. events like Father-Child Days, Mother's Day have that sting to them for folks like us, but we learn to cope better and better as the years go by. i'm happy another father did that for you, may he always have good fortune his way. my extended family have been nothing but open and warm to me as well for the past 5 years since my mom's passing, and i really need to show my appreciation for them more.

I'm glad you found warmth through your extended family. There's a certain gap that's left through losses like this, and I guess we just have to fill it the best we can. I just remember a friend texting me telling me she kept forgetting to say goodnight to her dad, and my response was something along the lines of "Please don't forget, our time with parents isn't guaranteed".

Roni March 10th, 2021 8:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ZeoStar (Post 10308769)
I'm glad you found warmth through your extended family. There's a certain gap that's left through losses like this, and I guess we just have to fill it the best we can. I just remember a friend texting me telling me she kept forgetting to say goodnight to her dad, and my response was something along the lines of "Please don't forget, our time with parents isn't guaranteed".

ooh i resonate with what you said to your friend so much. for me it was that i really wish i had smiled more in the pictures my mom took of me. it's one of my biggest regrets looking through older photos of my early teen years and how grumpy i looked almost all the time, just because i felt i was "too cool" for pictures or whatever my feeble mind was thinking of at the time. i'd like to think that, when someone wants to photograph me, i smile as bright as i can nowadays in her honor.

Setsuna March 10th, 2021 3:19 PM

My condolences to both of you guys and I'm glad you can still find happiness through other people or your memories with them. It's awesome they mean a lot to you.

I'll be honest I'm not sure what to say on this topic? I haven't really experienced things like those but I may as well share what I've got? I tend to avoid any of my family that isn't my parents (or my aunt and uncle though I don't see them a lot) cause there was a lot of complications growing up. Things like having a lot of expectations for both me and my parents, and forms of abuse I wasn't really aware of until midway through my teens. It usually doesn't affect me too much but I'll still have to see them for things like holidays (because I'm obligated to according to my mom) and still have the occasional nightmare about one person in my family. A big reason I want to move out of the province and live with my boyfriend is because it's an excuse to get away from it. Even though the city is gorgeous here, that experience is something I have to keep going through every so often in the later months of the year. I only really consider my family to be my parents and I, because they're my immediate family I live with and the ones I see most often I don't dread having to see.
I think once I graduated high school I kinda realized a lot of what my mom did for me was because she was looking out for me in her own roundabout way. We still run into complications and I still get frustrated at her but I think my first step to really opening up around her and maturing was having that realization I could only really have once I graduated. We took a shopping trip for a couple hours today, and it was really pleasant.
I've had a couple people I've known say pretty extreme things like wanting to harm or kill their parents or family and one... actually got arrested for assault, so... I think there are extremes people take it to, and I'm definitely fortunate for what I have.

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I guess this was a longer and way more serious post than I was planning to make, huh? Hope you guys are all doing alright.

Starlight March 19th, 2021 2:18 PM

Thread needs a bump!

I hope you're all doing well :)

Setsuna March 19th, 2021 7:28 PM

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ZeoStar gave me a notification and I accidentally opened this thread so uhhhh, hi! It does need a bump! I've been having fun just dropping random stuff into this thread and carving it into sort of my own DCC thread but I suppose I'll see if this thread gets more activity (I wanna test the waters before I go all feral) before I go and do all that.
Hope to see you posting if you see this, hehe.~

ZeoStar March 19th, 2021 7:36 PM

I realized I never responded to your post, so I just left a like.

Admittedly that was a darker topic and I think it killed the thread.

Roni March 19th, 2021 7:47 PM

yes i was waiting for someone else to reply because i honestly didn't know how to follow up with such a dark topic eheh. so sorry to leave you hanging like that Setsuna!

Setsuna March 19th, 2021 7:48 PM

No worries, I don't mind. Thanks to you and Ash for kicking this thread back up though (and getting me in here), I'd been thinking about it earlier today, but I've been trying to avoid double-posting as much as I can on these forums (I think I read it was against the rules or something when I signed up, but that was... so long ago at this point...)

It was a darker topic and I guess sometimes it's hard for me to find the words to respond, so I totally get it.

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On another topic to get it away from that though... trying to think of something... I guess just what I've been doing lately?
I'm on this forum right now to kill time for a Love Live performance big surprise, totally something I'd do, right? that starts at like... 2am, in about 5 hours from now. I'm trying to set an earlier sleep schedule for myself but I've been waiting weeks and weeks and I'll be viewing it online with friends live, which will be my first time. The whole "gimmick" of the show is that some of the girls will be performing other's solos, so there's been tons of fanart on social media with outfit swaps and it's been super exciting to see for the whole day.
I learned how banks can be a pain today. Not gonna get into details about it but I had to go in to get something done and I found out I needed to schedule a whole appointment for something I thought would be simple, and have to wait several days for it. I barely even knew what I was in there trying to do, so it was good to have my parents with me who actually knew how everything worked. Made me realize I don't know as much as useful stuff as I thought, and that I can have people with me for that kind of thing.
Besides that Zeo I know you've been going through classic Mega Man, but I've been going through the X series lately. I've gotten through X and X2 the past few days and I'm about halfway through X3. It's a pretty different experience especially being used to the classic series but never having played X, so I can relate more closely to how you feel about struggling with the difficult stages in the classic games.

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If you're seeing this, you know the rules. Post and we can get a conversation going.~

Roni March 19th, 2021 7:53 PM

5 hours from now? why not take a nap and set an alarm when the show's about to begin? that's something i'd do hehe.

and yeah physical banks are a pain. i've recently been learning about online banks in my country and i've been applying to some of them so i can better disperse my savings across different platforms. i learned recently of how risky it is to have literally everything in just one place... best of all, online banks don't even have offices! i can just do what i need when i need to~

Setsuna March 19th, 2021 8:00 PM

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It's a good idea on paper but I don't know if sleeping for a while, getting hype for a live, and then trying to go back to sleep would work out so well. I'd try it if my deadline for having that consistent schedule wasn't like, 2 days from now... Yes, doing this is already a bad idea but am I going to stay up to support my idols and complain about Japan time instead of sleeping? Of course!

Seems like a smart idea. This is what I mean about not knowing all this stuff, online banks aren't a thing I have a lot of knowledge on and will probably have to look up what they're like for my country. I've done stuff digitally before but being able to just do whatever without having to wait or go to an office seems pretty nice.~

ZeoStar March 19th, 2021 8:08 PM

When I went to the DMV to get started on driving for the first time, I legit almost had a panic attack because there were so many lines open, I didn't know which one to stand in, and it was such a busy place. I still need to go back for something but I've been delaying it. I was more worried about standing in the wrong line than taking the test.

Yeah I think I needed a break from Mega Man. I also have Mega Man X on my PlayStation, but I want to finish the classic series first. I think it's one of those things you have to be in the right mood to play. If I'm looking to "turn my mind off", the last thing I want is to die in Mega Man over and over again.

Roni March 19th, 2021 8:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Setsuna (Post 10318532)
Yes, doing this is already a bad idea but am I going to stay up to support my idols and complain about Japan time instead of sleeping? Of course!

you have your priorities set, and i can respect that.
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Originally Posted by Setsuna (Post 10318532)
Seems like a smart idea. This is what I mean about not knowing all this stuff, online banks aren't a thing I have a lot of knowledge on and will probably have to look up what they're like for my country. I've done stuff digitally before but being able to just do whatever without having to wait or go to an office seems pretty nice.~

i get pretty much all my knowledge off Facebook and Google lol. my gf's really into them to so i just ask her about it sometimes. i just downloaded 2 more online bank apps today. can't have too many :p
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Originally Posted by ZeoStar (Post 10318539)
When I went to the DMV to get started on driving for the first time, I legit almost had a panic attack because there were so many lines open, I didn't know which one to stand in, and it was such a busy place. I still need to go back for something but I've been delaying it. I was more worried about standing in the wrong line than taking the test.

oof yeah situations like that are the worse. the first thing i do when i'm in a pickle like that is peruse the walls or pamphlets they may have on the front desk to see if there's any instructions on what to do. either that or check the DMV Facebook page or whatever (i dunno if y'all have that there, gov't branches here all have FB pages with updated guides). as much as possible asking for help from another person is the last resort for me.

this reminds me that i still need to get my social security card. to this day i still only have my passport as my one valid ID :/

Setsuna March 19th, 2021 8:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10318550)
you have your priorities set, and i can respect that.

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Someone who gets it!

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10318550)
oof yeah situations like that are the worse. the first thing i do when i'm in a pickle like that is peruse the walls or pamphlets they may have on the front desk to see if there's any instructions on what to do. either that or check the DMV Facebook page or whatever (i dunno if y'all have that there, gov't branches here all have FB pages with updated guides). as much as possible asking for help from another person is the last resort for me.

Yeah, that kind of thing gets to me, I'm the kind of person who (probably to the annoyance of others) needs a lot of details about what I need to do and how I need to do it. If someone were to just tell me "Go to this place to do this thing" it wouldn't be enough and I'd easily panic over it. I'd need to know "Go to this place, and ask this person at this desk about this and how to do it" and it's a pretty big issue I realize I still have in those situations.

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Wandering around cluelessly is fine if I'm doing something like meeting a friend/family and they know I'm not used to the area, but if it's anything else, especially something formal, I start to suffer and I suffer hot and fast...

ElBurrito March 20th, 2021 12:08 PM

I have nothing to add to this, but I MUST post so... blip bloop.

Setsuna March 20th, 2021 4:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ElBurrito (Post 10319116)
I have nothing to add to this, but I MUST post so... blip bloop.

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Welcome to the thread! Always good to see more people roped into posting here!

Starlight March 20th, 2021 5:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ElBurrito (Post 10319116)
I have nothing to add to this, but I MUST post so... blip bloop.

Now you are forever tied to this thread... better make it a regular habit huh ;)

ElBurrito March 20th, 2021 5:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchup (Post 10319395)
Now you are forever tied to this thread... better make it a regular habit huh ;)

Luring me in like that, not cool -_-

But I respect that move.

Starlight March 20th, 2021 5:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ElBurrito (Post 10319406)
Luring me in like that, not cool -_-

But I respect that move.

I mean... imagine using it back on me, You are a monster of a burrito 😱

Megan March 20th, 2021 9:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchup (Post 10319410)
I mean... imagine using it back on me, You are a monster of a burrito 😱

It's unbelievable that you people are still doing stuff like that. xD

ElBurrito March 21st, 2021 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchup (Post 10319410)
I mean... imagine using it back on me, You are a monster of a burrito 😱

Sometimes you gotta fight fire with fire.

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Originally Posted by Megan (Post 10319496)
It's unbelievable that you people are still doing stuff like that. xD

I know right?! You'd think people would stop by now.

Megan March 21st, 2021 9:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ElBurrito (Post 10319831)
I know right?! You'd think people would stop by now.

You'd think that, indeed!

Setsuna March 21st, 2021 10:54 PM

How'd I miss all these posts?!

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Originally Posted by Megan (Post 10320358)
You'd think that, indeed!

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Hey Megan can you quote this?~

Megan March 21st, 2021 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Setsuna (Post 10320380)

Definitely not!

I do, however, also have the feeling that sometimes likes or quotes aren't registered correctly. I've run into a lot of bugs on PC over the course of the last couple years. xD

Setsuna March 21st, 2021 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Megan (Post 10320384)
Definitely not!

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I've never noticed any bugs in the past little while I've been here. Though your time here still dwarves mine. I also feel like if it happened, I wouldn't really notice it unless it was pretty major. This site just has some lag (cause we just stomp all over it.~) and that's about all I've really noticed...

Roni March 21st, 2021 11:37 PM

i've been roped back in here to check on a Setsuna quote a few days ago, so i'm posting again hehe. the original conversation is long over though, so eh :p

Megan March 21st, 2021 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Setsuna (Post 10320386)
I've never noticed any bugs in the past little while I've been here. Though your time here still dwarves mine. I also feel like if it happened, I wouldn't really notice it unless it was pretty major. This site just has some lag (cause we just stomp all over it.~) and that's about all I've really noticed...

Most people wouldn't notice. For some of this you really need to do something odd and unexpected and very specific to run into one of them. Most people just take it as is and even if they run into a bug they probably think its something intended, like a restriction.

The good thing, however, is, that so far I haven't found anything that breaks the system.

Setsuna March 22nd, 2021 12:09 AM

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This... actually reminds me I've run into a few issues of finding error pages when trying to check notifications or open links to chats...
Though yeah, I imagine you'd probably have to go hunting for that kind of thing, and this website does seem well run. It seems like people actually like... care for it. Can't say the same for the old forum I was on...

ElBurrito March 22nd, 2021 6:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10320391)
i've been roped back in here to check on a Setsuna quote a few days ago, so i'm posting again hehe. the original conversation is long over though, so eh :p

It's possible that you may get roped in again. >:D

Roni March 22nd, 2021 6:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ElBurrito (Post 10321185)
It's possible that you may get roped in again. >:D

indeed it is. thank you for helping me raise my VPP right now huehue

ElBurrito March 22nd, 2021 6:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10321191)
indeed it is. thank you for helping me raise my VPP right now huehue

And thank you for dragging me to the final post I needed to complete my first VPP.

Roni March 22nd, 2021 6:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ElBurrito (Post 10321198)
And thank you for dragging me to the final post I needed to complete my first VPP.

well you're very welcome my good sir~ always out here to help a brudda out

Setsuna March 22nd, 2021 9:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10320391)
i've been roped back in here to check on a Setsuna quote a few days ago, so i'm posting again hehe. the original conversation is long over though, so eh :p

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Wait, I missed this! What quote was it, cause now I'm curious!

Roni March 22nd, 2021 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Setsuna (Post 10318558)
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Someone who gets it!


Yeah, that kind of thing gets to me, I'm the kind of person who (probably to the annoyance of others) needs a lot of details about what I need to do and how I need to do it. If someone were to just tell me "Go to this place to do this thing" it wouldn't be enough and I'd easily panic over it. I'd need to know "Go to this place, and ask this person at this desk about this and how to do it" and it's a pretty big issue I realize I still have in those situations.

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Wandering around cluelessly is fine if I'm doing something like meeting a friend/family and they know I'm not used to the area, but if it's anything else, especially something formal, I start to suffer and I suffer hot and fast...

i believe it was this post Setsuna hehe

Sheep March 23rd, 2021 1:37 AM

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my daughter

Squirtlenator March 23rd, 2021 8:07 AM

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Setsuna March 23rd, 2021 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Roni (Post 10321301)
i believe it was this post Setsuna hehe

Haha I forgot I said that, I love it.

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Originally Posted by Sheep (Post 10321342)
my daughter

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Gotta love her. <3

Reminds me I was planning to make a theme for her at some point, maybe I'll work on that again sometime soon...

Roni March 23rd, 2021 5:21 PM

it seems that everywhere i go now there's a gif. i'm too static for this D:

ZeoStar March 23rd, 2021 6:35 PM

I don't have anything creative so I'll just post a picture of logan paul

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Squirtlenator March 23rd, 2021 6:37 PM

where's the thumb's down button?


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