StarTopic Nintendo General Discussion |ST15 Dec 2022| The Holidays Are a Time for Fami

[SammyJ9]

Anyone have some ideas for a name of Direct speculation thread?

I have some good candidates but would love to see some community ideas too.

Direct Speculation ST January 2023: This Time for Sure

Direct Speculation ST January 2023: But it Might Work for Us

(both regarding there being a Direct in January less than an actual Direct Spec topic that'll last longer than that, so not sure on them as titles really)

 

[merp]

I got my Covid-19 booster shot, my third one ever.

 

[Skittzo]

Should resistance be a flat damage percentage reduction (capped at like 90%) or should it be a flat damage value reduction (uncapped) i.e. 80 fire resistance negates 80 points of fire damage?

Or some weird hybrid of the two?

 

[Brofield]

@chocolate_supra

9/9 is for you.

Spoiler: Spicy first bumper sticker but the rest are pretty funny

Should resistance be a flat damage percentage reduction (capped at like 90%) or should it be a flat damage value reduction (uncapped) i.e. 80 fire resistance negates 80 points of fire damage?

Or some weird hybrid of the two?

My thought process is that ensuring percentage based reduction rather than flat value means that a battle won't be locked in a stalemate if no damage is ever delivered, so at least even 1 or 2 hit points of damage are always knocked off after every attack.

 

[Skittzo]

@chocolate_supra

9/9 is for you.

Spoiler: Spicy first bumper sticker but the rest are pretty funny

My thought process is that ensuring percentage based reduction rather than flat value means that a battle won't be locked in a stalemate if no damage is ever delivered, so at least even 1 or 2 hit points of damage are always knocked off after every attack.

Yeah that's why I'm favoring that too. Especially because most enemies in the game only have one attack type. It feels arbitrary and limiting to cap the resistance though.

But I'm not sure in my circumstances there's a better option. Games like Divinity OS2 let you go above 100% resistance which lets you regain health from attacks of those types, but most enemies can do lots of different damage types in that game. I'm going for something way simpler.

 

[Gengar]

I am really looking forward to the next few months of releases on switch. Might be the most excited for H1 I've ever been! FE Engage, Kirby, TRAILS TO AZURE (I'm a big JRPG guy,  especially with Trails), and culminating everything with Tears of the Kingdom.

Then there's still the second half of the year after that! I'm not going to try and hype 2023 up as the best gaming year ever since personal opinions/taste will vary, and also because we don't know how the full schedule will play out yet. Still, things are setting up very nicely for me on all the platforms that I use.

As exciting as the future sounds, however, I'm going to do my best to enjoy the present... especially since I don't have to go back to work until next week.

 

[Brofield]

Yeah that's why I'm favoring that too. Especially because most enemies in the game only have one attack type. It feels arbitrary and limiting to cap the resistance though.

But I'm not sure in my circumstances there's a better option. Games like Divinity OS2 let you go above 100% resistance which lets you regain health from attacks of those types, but most enemies can do lots of different damage types in that game. I'm going for something way simpler.

In my instance I'm thinking to something like Pokemon and their attack battle systems. You can have a level # Rattata go up against a level 100 Onix - even if Normal type attacks like Quick Attack do half damage against a rock type, even if perfect EVs and IVs defense stat are employed for Onix, it's still gonna do that one point of damage. It may be a battle of attrition whittling down HP until it has to start using struggle, but at least it's not a complete gridlock where the battle never ends unless you force restart the game from your last save file

 

[VolcanicDynamo]

I just did the Raphael the Raven battle, speaking of bangers. The cinematic and musical build up during the intro, leading to the big surprise where the whole world and sky are rotating around, and just the absolute rock of the boss theme, it's sooo good.

This whole game is amazing. I don't understand why they don't make another Yoshi game with this sort of intensity. Even the new Kirby has more hype moments than Crafted World.

Edit: Actually here's a belated Festivus grievance: Nintendo! Give Yoshi his edge back!! Yall have the creative art styles down to a science, now increase his running speed, make the levels more athletic, and bring back the killer music!!

Not that they're aren't already busy with Mario (and supposedly Donkey Kong), but given that 3D Mario inherited a lot of the Yoshi's Island DNA (and we've had a playable Yoshi in 2 of their games), I wonder how EPD8 would handle a full Yoshi game...

 

[Dardan Sandiego]

Fire Emblem Engage looks too good.

We need a Switch Amateur pronto

 

[chocolate_supra]

Fire Emblem Engage looks too good.

We need a Switch Amateur pronto

We already had a Switch Amateur:

 

[chocolate_supra]

I wonder why this thread is so slow all of a sudden

 

[merp]

We already had a Switch Amateur:

Weeoo weeoo

I hear the ambulance already.

 

[Mandos]

Oh man, I’m pretty sure the new VA for FE’s Anna is Shamiko’s XD (also Uzaki’s)

 

[Red Monster]

Neither
I googled "anime nervous" and it was like the third or fourth option

That’s exactly what I did a few days ago!

 

[chocolate_supra]

That’s exactly what I did a few days ago!

 

[hologram]

Should resistance be a flat damage percentage reduction (capped at like 90%) or should it be a flat damage value reduction (uncapped) i.e. 80 fire resistance negates 80 points of fire damage?

Or some weird hybrid of the two?

Percentage, definitely

 

[Joe]

Metroid fans after waiting 10 years for the best game ever made:

Star Fox fans after waiting 10 years for the worst game ever made:

 

[9-Volt]

Metroid fans after waiting 10 years for the best game ever made:

Star Fox fans after waiting 10 years for the worst game ever made:

I mean, only way to go at the top is down. And the top for Starfox was Assault.

 

[AllEchse]

We already had a Switch Amateur:

Looks dusty, I guess that means Nintendo is going third party soon.

 

[Thorakai]

I wonder why this thread is so slow all of a sudden

We all too busy playing with our new electronic gizmos and kideo games to post obviously. The obvious solution might be to sell the site to Waluigi for a ratings bump around here.

 

[Imitatio]

I really don't know how to get through all these games before next year's onslaught. And it's starting in January already holyshitwhatshouldIdo

Like, there's no way I'm even going to finish one of these nine remaining games before P3P, P4G, and Fire Emblem Engage release.

 

[chocolate_supra]

I don't wanna shitpost up the Hardware Thread so I'm coming back here with my goofiness, and I'm genuinely fine, don't worry, but I gotta say

 

[HockeyBird]

Finally beat that hard map in Tactics Ogre by bum rushing the enemy commander. Completed this week's story in Destiny 2. Think I'm gonna eat some left over chinese food and watch Chainsaw Man (if it's out) and then hop into Star Ocean 6 to fight against an annoying boss.

 

[Skittzo]

Percentage, definitely

Yeah it's kinda silly to do a value reduction.

I'm working on finalizing all of my passive skills bonuses and boy there are a lot of damage reduction possibilities. Armor, armor bonuses from buffs, armor bonus from skills (master shield/grandmaster sword, etc), armor bonuses from dodge, dodge chance, block chance, parry chance, resistances... It's kind of amazing that computers are able to do these calculations instantly and like several times a second.

It's starting to hurt my eyes though.

 

[thoughthaver]

Next up: How the Steam Deck is curing cancer, fixing my marriage and bringing world peace.

 

[thoughthaver]

I've heard people say that switch evangelizing was annoying (wasn't around for that tho) but i refuse to believe that it was as annoying as steam deck evangelizing.

 

[Mr_No_U]

I don't wanna shitpost up the Hardware Thread so I'm coming back here with my goofiness, and I'm genuinely fine, don't worry, but I gotta say
* Hidden text: cannot be quoted. *

Wait, what happened?

 

[jirou]

I've heard people say that switch evangelizing was annoying (wasn't around for that tho) but i refuse to believe that it was as annoying as steam deck evangelizing.

in my memory it was worse tbh lol

comparing the subreddits it sounds pretty much the same

 

[Raccoon]

Wait, what happened?

2023 is ostensibly dead

probably not a big deal to anyone who didn't follow the thread but it was a huge blow

 

[Skittzo]

2023 is ostensibly dead

probably not a big deal to anyone who didn't follow the thread but it was a huge blow

Nah, that's not at all what's going on.

What's going on is a huge mess of confusion and people dunking on others extremely prematurely.

 

[Imitatio]

Reading the last few pages of the hardware thread has been somewhat amusing, ngl.

 

[Mr_No_U]

2023 is ostensibly dead

probably not a big deal to anyone who didn't follow the thread but it was a huge blow

Thanks. I'll try to read that thread later. Most of the content in there flies over my head, so I don't keep up with it much, but this sounds like an interesting development.

 

[Raccoon]

Nah, that's not at all what's going on.

What's going on is a huge mess of confusion and people dunking on others extremely prematurely.

let me rephrase

the device described by natedrake to be targeting late 2022 to early 2023 is said by him to have been shelved

 

[Skittzo]

let me rephrase

the device described by natedrake to be targeting late 2022 to early 2023 is said by him to have been shelved

He also said that device was not using the Drake chip, the chip explicitly tied to Nintendo which is currently in production.

Hence the massive, massive confusion happening.

 

[Barely Able]

I cannot wait until next December and the comments of “2024 new switch is dead!” It’s a yearly, holiday tradition.

 

[HockeyBird]

I'm sorry folks. It was me. I killed off the upgraded Switch. I bought my sister an OLED for Christmas and that one extra sale was enough to convince Nintendo that a hardware refresh wasn't necessary for 2023.

 

[Barely Able]

I'm sorry folks. It was me. I killed off the upgraded Switch. I bought my sister an OLED for Christmas and that one extra sale was enough to convince Nintendo that a hardware refresh wasn't necessary for 2023.

I sent a fax to my uncle after you bought it. Said you crushed little Johnny’s dream of a switch. Uncle said we must increase production of the normal mode because demand is obviously so strong.

 

[7threst]

I dislike musicals and am not really a Dahl-fan (except Tales of the Unexpected), but can I say this choreography and musical score in the new Matilda: The Musical adaptation is really, really good? I am really impressed:

 

[EvilChameleon]

Sounds like the hardware thread will be a good read while I camp out in a hotel room for a day or two while our bathroom plumbing gets fixed.

 

[anderson64]

I bet I still really enjoy 2023’s games regardless of a beefed up Switch.

 

[Raccoon]

welp, at least I still have Pikmin 4

...for now. that could very well be delayed too. probably not shelved, though.

 

[Imitatio]

I won't be done with all the JRPGs I intend to play until 2023's end anyways, so... No need to rush a new Switch model.

 

[9-Volt]

I bet I still really enjoy 2023’s games regardless of a beefed up Switch.

I feel this way about the first half, it's still packed with games. Second half? February Direct will tell.

 

[7threst]

My 2023 is full of backlog and new releases. I'm good next year. The year after that? New hardware would be nice. More for those who otherwise keep moaning about it then that I really want some new hardware though.

 

[Dardan Sandiego]

Switch 2 in 2024 is a lock* now

 

[Barely Able]

Sounds like the hardware thread will be a good read while I camp out in a hotel room for a day or two while our bathroom plumbing gets fixed.

Sounds like both situations went down the shitter. Sorry you’re have to go to a hotel while that gets fixed.

 

[anderson64]

I feel this way about the first half, it's still packed with games. Second half? February Direct will tell.

I totally get the concern, but if 2023 has the games, hardware isn’t a big deal

 

[N75]

We'll get the Nintendo No-Swicth (box only with no screen) before a Switch Pro.

 

[Awesomegames23]

A delayed Switch is eventually good...

 

[9-Volt]

I totally get the concern, but if 2023 has the games, hardware isn’t a big deal

Second half of the year is still a mystery though. Both on first and third party fronts. But it'll safe to say we'll get plenty of late-ports, re-releases of anicent games and even few new stuff. Only things that'll be missing will be the "miracle ports", stuff like The Witcher or Doom. Such games will be saved for the next hardware now.