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#アークナイツ #明日方舟 #Arknights

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like, that'd probably be perfect if there are quite a few regions already, because then they can keep on expanding them and such, with newer problems and whatnot

and now im excited for endfield again

like, im sure hypergryph could find some compromise or something to make it work, but im not sure.

ive avoided spoilers as best as i can, so maybe im fearing for nothing. it does look like there's several regions already though.

i hope i get the freedom to explore them at my own pace and interest

so more likely, the stories will follow the endmin exploring the world more linearly, because it's easier, cheaper and more feasible to make one big region thoroughly explorable than many small thoroughly explorable regions... and to make a story that can be told on top of that.

they need to model the world, make it interesting to explore and give a reason for the player to explore it.

like, imagine if they did all that with arknights. it's not really reasonable to do all that for a region that's gonna be explored once for a bit and revisited who knows when.

it's exactly because you *don't* physically explore the world of arknights that they're able to tell their stories the way they do.

creating a explorable world is so much more effort than just writing one. it goes beyond creating and reusing backgrounds like they do in arknights.

with arknights endfield on the horizon, i worry a bit about how they're going to tackle the story.

i think hypergryph's approach to worldbuilding in arknights is really good, but I'm not sure it's compatible with the 3D semi-open world thing they're doing with endfield

it also doesn't make you feel like you're missing out on the main story if you can't play continuously because the main story doesn't progress that quickly.

i think that kind of variety really reduces burnout from the game and makes it feel like you *can* just take it at your own pace without FOMO

if you don't like a region in arknights, you don't spend 5-6 patches waiting to leave it. you can just skip the story, do the event stages and wait about 3 weeks before the next story/region.

each region has its own issues and its own people who try to solve those issues on their own.

like, the main story *is* important, but it's not the only vehicle through which worldbuilding happens. sure, the road to a rich world might be a bit slow this way, but it might be worth it.

the different regions in terra are allowed to flourish organically and independently from each other. they're not waiting for mister protagonist Doctor to come bring the Rhodes Island landship to them and save them

i think i finally understand why arknights is appealing to me story-wise

it's the lack of a central protagonist and importance/focus on the main story. like, most of the game's lore is just side stories that don't necessarily feature the doctor.

🧶 oh! no i really am doing okay now, meow :> *takes you up on your hug!*

🧶 meow,, uhm, , im doing okay

i am feeling tired. the insanity has worn off and i must go back to rest. goodnight my brothers and sisters

i close my eyes

with your consent (or without, ahahahaha) i want to whisper bible verses in your ear.

this is my favourite:

Psalms 56:3 NIV
[3] When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

i want to breathe on you, i want to hold you, i want to bite you, i want to hold you, i want to bless you,

if we are too afraid of performing the "wrong" actions, that is a part of yourself that is not free.

of course, this is all assuming your actions do not personally harm other people.

exercise every unwritten freedom

rather than insane or sane, we just generally dislike the way we're all put into groups, that society views actions as either solely right or wrong, and that by performing the "wrong" actions willingly you are viewed as having something wrong with you

that one works every now and then but is rather unreliable. something that works fairly well is lying down but that's difficult to do in all situations. russian twists work too , I think

"aroused" oh you filthy sinner. come into my arms. hahahahaha, you amuse me.

i can channel these pent up emotions and express them how they want to be expressed.

no need to bottle them up, just release them. i am lucid, and i am mad.

ah i feel the moment passing...

i appreciate and greatly value your concern with my safety and well-being, but i can positively assure you that we'll be alright.

at least, I'm confident I was made for this. were it someone else fronting right now things might be different.

i believe this is similar to square breathing yes?

no need for apologies. this is what we asked for and you provided. so thank you for your contribution

always. ALWAYS. be true to yourself

why do you all like insane women? you're all so not okay.

but i am not admonishing you, this is just another way of being. trying to live. makes us no different from the "sane"