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Remember, Sun-Il's reaction to being healed back in chapter 11 was both, "You learned that skill?" and, "You healed me instantly?" When Jee-Han points out that instant recovery is normal in games, he says, "Isn't that a bit cheaty?" And that instant healing is explicitly stated as what got the Chunbumoon's attention in chapter 13, and the Chunbumoon's recovery zone was a increased recovery speed effect. So that suggests that normal healing techniques just speed up natural recovery. Healing potions may be an exception, but if that's the case, then healing "status ailments" may just be flat-out impossible for normal people. Sung-Gon wasn't there when he said he healed Sung-Ah, so if it's impossible by the normal rules, then Sung-Gon probably wouldn't think, "Oh, that weird kid must have done this!" Jee-Han is basically exempt to every single magical rule in the world, apparently. Edit: Also, wow, how much experience does Yunhon Soul recovery need if 89 uses got him to level 3? That is one hell of an absurd EXP curve right there.
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KittyEmpress posted:I'm guessing that soul stones probably are either literally made of souls or made of spirits (like the zombies) but harder to make. Yeah, but he can still spam the spell without soul stones and all it costs him is mp. Considering that he is going all-in with an int build, mp is not a serious concern for him any more. It certainly doesn't 'burn his soul', like the redhead does.
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Feb 23, 2014 06:12
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Serious Frolicking posted:Yeah, but he can still spam the spell without soul stones and all it costs him is mp. Considering that he is going all-in with an int build, mp is not a serious concern for him any more. It certainly doesn't 'burn his soul', like the redhead does. Sure it does. His soul just regenerates at a rate of 12 per minute, with a bonus for proper meditation breathing.
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Feb 23, 2014 06:35
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I am immensely sad we didn't get a shot of the options menu now that we know it exists. Ah well. There definitely has to be something up re: the soulstones.
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Feb 23, 2014 11:21
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rizzen posted:I am immensely sad we didn't get a shot of the options menu now that we know it exists. Ah well. Start to worry if he finds a Black soul stone. 
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Feb 23, 2014 18:33
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rizzen posted:I am immensely sad we didn't get a shot of the options menu now that we know it exists. Ah well. I think normally they're made from spirits, which is what that girl's father is doing. His gamer powers obviously aren't the only source of them, given that powers that exist without his gamer powers can make use of them. Our man here is explicitly creating something from nothing when items drop though, so it might be the case that he's literally gathering soul stones while skipping the usual step of using spirits to make them.
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Feb 23, 2014 19:13
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Serious Frolicking posted:I'm guessing that yunhon soul recovery normally carries some risks for the user, and certainly can't be spammed. Hwan Sung-Gong doesn't have any way of knowing that Jee-Han has a bizarre reality bending ability, or that he would gladly help if asked. Pretty much the only thing we know about Sung-Gong is that he doesn't trust people with his daughter. So, he is either going to try to get Jee-Han's aid via force or else continue with his original plan instead of trusting some random kid. I hope he kidnaps Jee-Han and demands he heal his daughter under pain of death or something similar, and Jee-Han's just like "dude I was planning on it anyways don't have a cow man"
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Feb 24, 2014 15:53
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The status window for the Black Demon's Invasion says that the person needs to be periodically fed "life force" in order to keep on living. I think that's what the father was doing when he was sucking up monsters, collecting life force to give to his daughter. I'm not sure that it's related to his plan for the cure.
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Feb 24, 2014 23:12
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Captain Invictus posted:I hope he kidnaps Jee-Han and demands he heal his daughter under pain of death or something similar, and Jee-Han's just like "dude I was planning on it anyways don't have a cow man" Or more like: "Dude, I was gonna do that anyway so I could farm my healing XP ..."
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Feb 25, 2014 08:48
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buzmeg posted:Or more like: "Dude, I was gonna do that anyway so I could farm my healing XP ..." Of course. He needs those high level skills or he'll never get onto the harem route.
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Feb 25, 2014 22:12
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So am I the only one thinking that he just failed his mom's quest to get home on time?
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Feb 25, 2014 23:57
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GoatLord posted:So am I the only one thinking that he just failed his mom's quest to get home on time? Nope, just thought about it too. I've just read through this, and it's pretty good so far.
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Feb 26, 2014 01:34
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GoatLord posted:So am I the only one thinking that he just failed his mom's quest to get home on time?
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Feb 27, 2014 04:37
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I really hope the newest chapter not being translated by now doesn't mean that it was dropped.
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Mar 4, 2014 10:36
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RatHat posted:I really hope the newest chapter not being translated by now doesn't mean that it was dropped. Just the group working slower than usual. They posted an update on the 2nd that the translation is complete, just needs the editing stuff done.
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Mar 4, 2014 11:32
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RatHat posted:I really hope the newest chapter not being translated by now doesn't mean that it was dropped. It wasn't. From the group: quote:The progress for The Gamer is currently a bit behind due to unforseen circumstances. It should hopefully be up in a day or two though. Patience is a virtue.
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Mar 4, 2014 11:32
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RatHat posted:I really hope the newest chapter not being translated by now doesn't mean that it was dropped. There is a google doc that might interest you: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvRK-bq-k6m5dFlramFlWDZxbG5CTG1CRVBjOGZ1Mnc&richtext=true#gid=0
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Sorced posted:There is a google doc that might interest you: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvRK-bq-k6m5dFlramFlWDZxbG5CTG1CRVBjOGZ1Mnc&richtext=true#gid=0 Holy crap that's great, I've been refreshing batoto every couple hours for like 3 days, this'll work much better.
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Mar 4, 2014 12:12
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I just read all of this and loving this so far, it's really cool seeing game systems being used like a superpower like this. I'll be keeping an eye on this one.
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ha ha. anime hijinx. I hope something happens next week.
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Mar 5, 2014 03:04
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Writer dude, no matter how much you try to lampshade it, lovely anime clichés like transfer students will still be lovely. Especially the second time.
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Mar 5, 2014 03:14
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Sun-Il is hilarious, him making Jee-Han uncomfortable will never get old. And goddamn, that life drain ability could just break the poo poo out of everything. Does anyone remember if the soul recovery restores life force? I can't wait to see how he'll use his new skill.  ^Jee-Han even comments on the transfer student thing. It makes sense, though, you'd probably want to keep all the crazy people who can use magic contained.
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Mar 5, 2014 03:17
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I'm guessing that Mr. Black Summoner dude deliberately is positioning his daughter near the guy who miraculously cured part of her disease after he's been going to such grand lengths to cure her. He might be aiming to just tempt him into being a good samaritan again when she inevitably passes out, or to actively ask him for help, or try to trick/force him/steal his powers to do the same.
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Mar 5, 2014 03:46
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He's become a video game character. The main character. Of course all the interesting characters transfer to his class.
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Yes_Cantaloupe posted:He's become a video game character. The main character. Of course all the interesting characters transfer to his class. Suddenly I feel like I'm reading an adaptation of Persona 3, can't wait for Jee-Han to start working on those Social Links and getting on hilarious love trouble 
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Yes_Cantaloupe posted:He's become a video game character. The main character. Of course all the interesting characters transfer to his class. I've never thought about it from this angle, but it'd be pretty funny and make a lot of sense if his ability forced him into always being on some quest to save the world/the girl/the kingdom, etc, just like an RPG. So he can never have the life he wants, because gaia/god/whatever, always twists things so he has to be a hero in a videogame.
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SerSpook posted:I've never thought about it from this angle, but it'd be pretty funny and make a lot of sense if his ability forced him into always being on some quest to save the world/the girl/the kingdom, etc, just like an RPG. Nah, his destiny is like that of a long-time MMO player. Raids. Nightly raids.
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HenryEx posted:Writer dude, no matter how much you try to lampshade it, lovely anime clichés like transfer students will still be lovely. While it does fall into the anime cliché of all the story relevant teens being in the same class I don't really mind it. I'm speculating to some extent but I figure the reason she is there is because after being healed by Jee-Han she is well enough to go to school again, she probably really wants to go so she can have something approaching a normal life again and her father decided to have her put in the same school he teaches at so he can keep an eye on her and be there if she collapses again. What I question more is why is her dad teaching there? Is it just a cover story? Is he really an accredited teacher and just happens to have magic powers too? Is he at the school for some specific reason?
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Mar 5, 2014 18:21
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I thought she was already a student at that school.
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:While it does fall into the anime cliché of all the story relevant teens being in the same class I don't really mind it. I'm speculating to some extent but I figure the reason she is there is because after being healed by Jee-Han she is well enough to go to school again, she probably really wants to go so she can have something approaching a normal life again and her father decided to have her put in the same school he teaches at so he can keep an eye on her and be there if she collapses again. Even a wizard needs a day job, considering that he has to be careful with regards to using his powers for personal gain in the real world. And it's much easier to keep an eye on his daughter's condition if she's at his place of work. I'd honestly love it if it turned out that he was only doing what he was for the sake of his daughter, and now that the protagonist can at the very least keep her condition manageable he'll turn out to be much less of a threatening figure than he was before.
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I reread the first few chapters and I noticed that Hwan Sung-Gon's little ring with the chains connects to a bracelet with these little hooks. He seems to detach them and re-attach them into new positions whenever he's summoning something. His bracelet has its own chains that go further up his arm. Incidentally, how are you supposed to pronounce the characters' names? Hw-ONE Soon-gong? Ku-wong she-yun? Shin Soon-eel?
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Strabo4 posted:And goddamn, that life drain ability could just break the poo poo out of everything. Does anyone remember if the soul recovery restores life force? If soul recovery let him heal himself, could he theoretically use it to heal himself while using life drain to heal someone else? That sounds pretty broken for sure.
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Mar 5, 2014 20:21
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I wonder when he will find the cash shop?
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Mar 5, 2014 20:27
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Micro Transactions
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Slime posted:Nah, his destiny is like that of a long-time MMO player. Imagine him trying to organize 40-man raid 
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Mar 5, 2014 20:53
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Is there any reason to believe Hwan knows the MC healed his daughter, as opposed to "She's magically absorbing life force from all these spirits I'm trapping and my plan is working!"
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Mar 5, 2014 21:39
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ZerodotJander posted:Is there any reason to believe Hwan knows the MC healed his daughter, as opposed to "She's magically absorbing life force from all these spirits I'm trapping and my plan is working!" Outside of him inexplicably knowing she's sick and claiming to have healed her, directly coinciding with her being healed?
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ZerodotJander posted:Is there any reason to believe Hwan knows the MC healed his daughter, as opposed to "She's magically absorbing life force from all these spirits I'm trapping and my plan is working!" He knew she was sick and pointed out that he helped her. And also told her that he healed her right as Hwan was showing up behind him. So he might have overheard that. Or just been told by Hwan-daughter.
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Rinseh posted:Micro Transactions I would laugh so hard if he manages to find a 'Cash shop' option in his menu system.
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