Hope you're having a good start to the week. I hope today's strip makes sense to non-gamers; if it doesn't I'll tweak the wording some more.
Otherwise, hope you enjoy the update! The next one will probably go up on Thursday again. I am considering making a permanent switch, but also wondering if I need to take further measures and alter my production schedule. Not sure... but I'll let you guys know when I do!
Hey guys, sorry for being so spotty with update times as of late. There are things going on and it's just been hard for me to focus.
It's a public holiday today in Hong Kong so I'm going to take a break. I'm sorry for the lack of responses to comments lately, I promise I'm reading them!
I'll plan for the next update to go up either late on Friday or early Saturday. And then I will probably announce a break, because I am travelling next week and there will be things going on that I need all my energy for. But it won't be a break for long, because this project is my baby, and you readers are the bestest readers.
Thank you Mjkj! :) I think I've come up with a schedule I'm comfortable with. I'll share it next week!
I do spend a lot of time in the comic focusing on party dynamics, primarily because it's something I enjoy analysing and expressing through a different medium. X3
Yep, exactly, unni! XD All those times I got flattened because you got killed and then you would have to find a way to get to my body and revive me while all the mobs we gathered would be dancing on my corpse, too... LOL
And thanks for spotting that, MST3K! XD It was actually pretty intentional on my part. Very mild callback and reference to a classic representation of 'enemies' ;D
I know this tactic as "trains" or "locust" and I love it. Never been for killing one by one mobs, the more the merrier :D
That's why I like ToS so much, all the time killing multimobs :D
Oooh, is that what it's called? XD I've only heard the Korean terms for this!
Multimob kills can be fantastic XD ... when it's working out the way it should, that is :'D (the number of times I died while doing it because we got too greedy or an unexpectedly powerful mob got stuck in the crowd somehow ... :'D)
Oooohhhhh, I know this trick! I didn't know it was "illegal" though, but I guess I've never witnessed more than one party at one area doing this.
Something tells me from Cain's and Madou's faces that Kylie MAAAAYYYYYY have overdone things XDDD Whether that means too many monsters or too high-level monsters (or both), we'll just have to see :,D
Like Kylie says, it's not technically 'illegal' (at least, as far as I know) but it's definitely bad etiquette and also reportable to GMs if you spot it happening in a field being used by multiple players. The reason it's not cool has to do with spawning patterns. If one party is killing a large number of mobs in blasts, then not only do other players get less mobs (because the other mobs are getting dragged around by someone else most of the time) but there is a high chance of multiple spawns in one spot, potentially killing innocent solo-players who were just there slaying on their own. It sucks to be that solo-player. :'D (I've been that solo-player many times, dangit!)
Anywho, yes, Kylie brought over a LOT XDD and kind of both, too - they weren't TOO high-level but they certainly weren't low-level, either!
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I always tried to go far from others to do this kind of stuff, but then some very high level party would show up, steal all my kills, and leave me to gather monsters again... Maybe because of that, or maybe because it gets boring quickly, I don't like camping or monster farming that much.
It has been quite some time, but I can think of a time Madou hasn't had a smug grin on his face: pg 68, when Cain cast Holy Palm for the first time in the story. The expressions are remarkably similar!
@Chris the Blue: There are definitely points in the story so far Madou hasn't been grinning, though for sure it's his default~ XD
The fact he's dropped it is not necessarily indicative of a worrying situation, though that could be the case. He might be feeling more comfortable with the party to show how he's actually feeling, too. ;) Just a thought!
(And yep, Madou's been here since Chapter One, even before Nemi showed up! ;)
Madou's expression is very similar to his expression when Cain cast Holy Palm against him and Leela (all the way back on pg 68!), so I think you might have something there!
You know.. I just started playing Final Fantasy...aaaand I feel like your comic is kind of teaching ME about proper etiquette for parties and groups on the game X'D-- I never noticed that til now! so cool!
Reminds me of the days of grinding my cooking skill in FFXI. Farming bees for honey and beehive chips (to make more honey) in order to make various au lait drinks. Doing this as a White Mage without a Thief subjob made it a very tedious thing to do.
Oh gosh, I haven't played FFXI but that predicament does sound oddly familiar XDD must be the same across all RPGs, farming for that particular item drop that's necessary to do things :'D And that *does* sound tough. Trying to get items is definitely always easier with a thief!
It definitely is, Dama-nee XD that's why Kylie's forcing Cain through this! ;D
Oh!! And I noticed you dropped a lot of comments all over the pages, you crazy person you <33 *hugs* thank you so much for catching up on SF, I know how busy you've been! ;3;* <33
Ahahaha, thank you, D! XD; I had fun drawing it, too; originally it was just going to be explained in dialogue but then I thought portraying it via 'diagram' would be more fun, I'm glad the extra work paid off! <3
Well, monster away...!
Uh-oh, those faces in the last panels... O_O'
Thank you for the info - please take whatever update-schedule that fits for you *hugs*
PS: seems like here and on Tapastic the topic is a certain cleric learning how to cope in a team...
I do spend a lot of time in the comic focusing on party dynamics, primarily because it's something I enjoy analysing and expressing through a different medium. X3
*ducks behind chair for cover*
I like how the monsters in Kylie's description all look like Pac-Man ghosts. X3
And thanks for spotting that, MST3K! XD It was actually pretty intentional on my part. Very mild callback and reference to a classic representation of 'enemies' ;D
That explains why she wanted to go alone...
*shakes pun-jar infront of Rufi* <3
That's why I like ToS so much, all the time killing multimobs :D
Multimob kills can be fantastic XD ... when it's working out the way it should, that is :'D (the number of times I died while doing it because we got too greedy or an unexpectedly powerful mob got stuck in the crowd somehow ... :'D)
Something tells me from Cain's and Madou's faces that Kylie MAAAAYYYYYY have overdone things XDDD Whether that means too many monsters or too high-level monsters (or both), we'll just have to see :,D
Anywho, yes, Kylie brought over a LOT XDD and kind of both, too - they weren't TOO high-level but they certainly weren't low-level, either!
Hahahahaha, that part about it being bad etiquette! Pfft! Fond memories of my MMO days.>:D
I know, right? XD Sometimes even as I'm writing SF I feel like popping back on the RO server to see how things are again... XD
I always tried to go far from others to do this kind of stuff, but then some very high level party would show up, steal all my kills, and leave me to gather monsters again... Maybe because of that, or maybe because it gets boring quickly, I don't like camping or monster farming that much.
It's probably best to do this sort of thing when less people are crowding the server, though understandably that's not easy to control. XD;;;
This is worrying.
Also, grinding for points? What is this, an RPG?
I remember Madou coming from way back, but I totally forgot it was that early!
The fact he's dropped it is not necessarily indicative of a worrying situation, though that could be the case. He might be feeling more comfortable with the party to show how he's actually feeling, too. ;) Just a thought!
(And yep, Madou's been here since Chapter One, even before Nemi showed up! ;)
Anyways... its go time, boys!!!
I know, they're just lounging around twiddling their thumbs while Kylie is out working, yeesh XD time to pull their weight, too!
Oh!! And I noticed you dropped a lot of comments all over the pages, you crazy person you <33 *hugs* thank you so much for catching up on SF, I know how busy you've been! ;3;* <33
I can't wait to see their strategies in play! So exciting!
I do hope I showed the strategy off properly in the next page, it's hard drawing so many darn mobs at once! XD;;