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Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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XboxPants posted:

That translation didn't seem as bad as people were making it out to be. It's not engrish or anything, just a clunky writing and a few grammar errors. I guess I have no way of knowing, but it didn't seem like I was losing any meaning. They seem like they just need a good editor.

Then again I've occasionally read these chapters raw with no idea what is being said, so that probably says something.

ANYWAY, cool chapter. I wonder if there's a reason these guys are walking around wearing silly fantasy gear when none of the other Abyss dudes we've seen so far do that. Maybe they're actually another manifestation of Jee-han's power?

You're forgetting witch chick and her bearzerker.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Twiddy posted:

Really, discussing this series as almost as fun as where the author actually goes with it.

Yeah I might have been a bit presumptuous on his upward momentum being limitless, but he's already doing things that are impossible and noticeable and I can't imagine he's anywhere near endgame. I mean this is a Korean MMO, he's only been grinding for a few months.

You know it's endgame Korean MMO when the effects cover the screen with clutter and numbers.
And the buff icon line stretches across the screen.
And he's zipping everywhere on a dime.

Right now he has just simple effects. A mana arrow, rope, nothing really high-budget. By the end he's going to have a giant rotating back mandala and wings while he carries a three pronged giant mana sword that's on fire.

Just wait until he learns how to use macros.

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Feb 13, 2012

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I think if it's not a translation issue then it's going to be one of those 'distant from humanity' things.
She is called the witch of massacre, and she's probably quite immoral.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Kaja Rainbow posted:

In the chapter where she's introduced, she basically talks about how she and her warrior are basically specialized for killing lots of weaklings. Thus, Witch of Slaughter. For what the Black Summoner hired her for (weeding out the incoming swarms of hunters), she's basically ideal. Means he doesn't have to worry about a stray low-rank getting lucky.

His precise motive for doing so isn't completely clear. It could be to protect the person who's been healing his daughter, or to protect his daughter, or to just not have all those assholes running around in his way.

The chapter where he confronts Jee Han over the healing will be great.

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Feb 13, 2012

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AVeryLargeRadish posted:

Here is a fun one:

Notice the scientific notation used for required exp numbers on the left. 1.0 was good times, too bad they tuned it downwards later on. :allears:

There should be an avg. EXP per enemy line there as well, but I guess it's too much effort.

BlitzBlast posted:

Time travel back and play original Maplestory and ask some level 70 dude if it takes him the same amount of time to level as it did when he was level 10.

No no no no no no no no no no.
NO. Please dont remind me.
I played Beta Maplestory.
That was months long slogs just to get to the 2nd job level. gently caress even getting out of the beginner class took a good day if you're not a poopsocky optimiser.

And it didn't get much better on release. To give a hint: In the old versions I only ever reached level 41. I fired it up 2-3 months ago when I got wind of this brand new retool of the entire game, makes everything super straightforward and leveling up a complete joke the first 40 levels: I got to level 70 in a week, and you know what? It was fun. But then I hit a ceiling and when I felt that slog again I just dropped the game right there.

Korean MMOs are a blight and anyone who takes game design notes from them needs to get their lights knocked out.

Rigged Death Trap fucked around with this message at 03:32 on May 11, 2014

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Feb 13, 2012

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I think hes gotten into some deep dirt now.

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BlitzBlast posted:

And the only other summoner is already in his debt!

When they meet.
'Oh man you idiot. You really went into a summon contract?'

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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Soylentbits posted:

This is all just prelude to a zombie apocalypse isn't it?

He's just forcibly converting illusion barriers into game fields.
I wonder if drops can happen for other people, and if he'll now completely crash the potion economy.
Or several other economies based on rare things that now just happen to drop off a random mook monster.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Epoxy Bulletin posted:

I'm holding out for the same looks, and Go-Time Noum just gets huge or something. Whatever it is better still have pigtails at least.

Shell be She-Thing with rocky pigtails.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Captain_duck posted:

Chapter 40 is out: http://mngacow.com/The-Gamer/40/

He didn't use noum :(

Whats with the Ogre Panties?
And why translate them as panties anyways? Briefs makes more sense.

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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theme song? where?

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Feb 13, 2012

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jackofarcades posted:

Song: Ogre panties are very~ durable. Very~ stretchy.

I think it'd be funnier in it's native Korean.
For me it just fell flat.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Dan7el posted:

First of all, with only 6 Wisdom, he doesn't have the wisdom-perception he needs to understand that he needs to up his Wisdom. It's a viscous cycle of un-wise-ness.

I'd like that to happen.
He thinks his powers are set up like a Korean MMO, but in actuality he's playing a streamlined DnD where he's a mary sue class.

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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Gotta pump that WIS now.
hes not making many good decisions. Intuitive decisions that make sense, yes, but not good ones.

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Feb 13, 2012

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The Dark Gamer is a Starcraft/MOBA player.
It can go so many ways literally anything would be hilarious to see.





And the Dark Gamer pumped his WIS.

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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Come on. You know basic attacks suck poo poo in Korean MMOs.
He needs Mega Mana Regen. Or be on a constant potion IV.


I'm still hoping his power manifests as something other than Korean MMOish, because those are boring and predictable.

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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The gods will know what Han Jee-Han did.
Chances are he'll break some poor sods free will scripting.



Radiant humans my rear end.

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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Gnome is a hardcore cold blooded killer.

'Just gonna spear this downed ogre in the head.'




And D&D clerics are far from white mages. Think channeling the divine power of their god to smite things and keep teammates in the fight.


Well they're white mages if they were allowed to wear heavy armor, wield big rear end weapons and have a lot more up their offensive sleeve than just Holy.

Rigged Death Trap fucked around with this message at 23:21 on Jul 17, 2014

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Feb 13, 2012

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Its becausr the pariah also set your luck to 0 or 1 or thereabouts.

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Feb 13, 2012

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BlitzBlast posted:

If he had, the world would have probably kicked his rear end to the curb after he wins two lotteries straight or something and attracts way too much attention.

We'll never know of course because the idea just never occurred to Jee-Han since

Well its not directly your fault if you are preternaturally lucky.

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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Nahxela posted:

He'll have a stack of x999 Echo Herbs in his inventory.

GOTTA SAVE UP ELIXIRS. Never know when you need one.


And then he has three stacks of full heals. Jee han hammerspace net worth: untold trillions.

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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That's kinda adorable :3

At least she wont think less of him since he's a massive gamer.


Or she might turn out to be That Person. You know the one. The first one to be Max level in an MMO.

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Feb 13, 2012

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NowonSA posted:

So maybe Jee-han can just disguise his medical practice as a VERY effective and lucky doctor's office?


Welcome to the thread. Overthinking is all we do.

Jee-Hans Excorcism service (and professional massage.)

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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You gained the abilities:
'Proper sanitation'
'Graveyard Shifter'
'Janitorial Wisdom'
'Porn Mag Collector.'

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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This Entire manga has been prep...prep...prep...prep then BANG GET SOME ACTION.


Jee-Han has to start looking more into OP Passives.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Soylentbits posted:

Can't he cast both spells at the same time?

Spinning Mana Arrow got enhanced by the 'proper' magic arrow.

It's a new separate spell.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Artificer posted:

Okay this all has to come crashing down somewhere right? Otherwise he's just going to be OP as poo poo and that's no fun for anyone except maybe him.

Oh he might be a god to similar leveled beings, but if the world does work out to be like an MMO one single hit by an out of level range monster will be enough to do him in.




(Goddamnit pump wisdom)

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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Because other wizards are equally helpless against it as well. And it follows all their orders by design.

(This of course didnt sit well with magic grogs, how dare ghere be something not weak to spells? so now they only have resistance and can also gently caress up any who melee it.)

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Feb 13, 2012

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Strabo4 posted:

He's going to spend one issue considering his options, another to set up his plan, and if we're lucky, he'll be shooting mana balls by the third.

I'm only so frustrated because I really like the idea. I hope the author decides to pick up the pace soon. :(

He should learn delayed Mana bomb.
Ready it with a bunch of mana and then release at a later date.

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Feb 13, 2012

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BlitzBlast posted:

Well I guess that confirms that having a regenerating MP bar automatically puts Jee Han way over the average mage.

Or just being able to throw out mana without real preparation or focus.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Sindai posted:

This chapter was wildly unrealistic. A true gamer would stop to test whether the bonuses from dual-wielding staves stack additively or multiplicatively.

If duel wielding > one wielding do it.
He has no (actual physical metal in your hand)shield mastery anyways.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Revdomezehis posted:

With all the talk of being a true gamer, I think the obvious true gamer outcome, is when the battle is over, he'll look to the witch and druid and be like "It was fun helping you, where's my loot bonus?"

Actually it'll be

"CRAP I FORGOT TO ADD HIM TO MY PARTY."

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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....
...What.
Please no Battle Harem. No.


But Elemental compatibility?
Jee Han will be all up in that poo poo.



Also she totally just spirit bombed the golem.

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Feb 13, 2012

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BlitzBlast posted:

Jee-han should be thankful to High Altitude Stalker Dad, his danger sense just saved him from a spirit bomb.

Oh wow, that's true!
Didnt think of it that way.

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Feb 13, 2012

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BlitzBlast posted:

Honestly kind of wondering if Jee-han's by now radically changed attitude is going to bite him in the rear end. Maybe his parents will notice?

"Oh! Hes gettting more active and staying out more!
Getting great grades as well! And hes got a girlfriend???!"

"Jee han, honey, who are all those nice young ladies you hang about with? Id like to meet them."

Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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Maths is pretty interesting but the boring clerical step-following does put all but the more motivated people off. That being said maths isnt for everyone. Its one of those subjects that requires real passion out of the person in question when you do get to the higher end of it all.

Any ways what 'intelligence' is representing in the gamer seems more like intuition than anything else. The speed at which you can process and get the gist of information. Like when super fast arithmetic is mistaken for a true grasp of mathematics or some nebulous definition of intelligence.

The difference between it and wisdom is that wisdom comes with forethought and hindsight.

Rigged Death Trap fucked around with this message at 16:47 on Dec 20, 2014

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Feb 13, 2012

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Well that escalated very quickly.

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Feb 13, 2012

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Gamer's mind prevents him from freaking out too much.
Also makes him rationalize everything in terms of gaming. 'Oh they were just mook people anyways, at least i got 40% xp.'

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Feb 13, 2012

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Slime posted:

As he stands over the corpse of his best friend, the only words out of his mouth are "lol noob, l2p"

Actually it'd be more like
'git gud'



Jee-han HAS to look into iFrames.

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Rigged Death Trap
Feb 13, 2012

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So hell get bumped down a few XP and reappear in town.

Unless this is one of those full loot kMMOs.
Then hell reappear naked.

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