ShinNessTen

Y'all... we are all dead, you noticed? And yeah, you probably are aware, but today I would not want to speak ill of the dead. (when in reality, I may actually did) Today I just would like to, mayhaps, share some bonding memories and at the end even MAYBE announce a little competition(in competition zone, for those interested) to spice life into the forums again... even if I'm pretty much the least qualified, due to me being the absolute most inactive member in existence. Also I'm aware that putting my face into the spotlight might irritate some people, because of... let's just say reasons, but I will ignore those from now on, as I now understand what I truly want to have in this existence: tl;dr: Y'all are awesome, keep at it, don't give up, I won't speak for everyone, as everyone wants to speak for themselves, yadda yadda.. I just want to let you know, that no matter the situation, we are STILL here, breathing, regardless of our current situation... and that's what everyone really should be happy about, and if not, then maybe for just a minute. My memory goes as far back as the late 2013s. I remember being the most cringiest kid, having this mentally awesome game that I had no idea would later turn into a giant pile of mess, because it was way too ambitious. The first ever, what I consider friend, I met was @Loriesquare, (back in MY days, we weren't callin' him that, but EienNanashi). Back then I had big plans, but I knew the concepts and everything were extremely flat and landed on their faces the moment I started writing my games story, made the art for it and "borrowed" tracks from other games, that are supriorly better than what I even had planned with my childish brain. Mister Nanashi, back being a lil' ol' lad was actually the first to be interested intensly in my Project I titled "Soul Effect" and from there on, I was motivated to make big plans regardless of them being too ambitious. That push you feel when someone, for the first time, mentions that you are making a cool game is like no other. Eventually you start getting used to compliments and slowly start seeing the dark sides of your hobby/job more than the positives. We've all been there... maybe... you know, when you are kinda sick of receiving praise from the same people and want to come out more. Now I'm not saying this is the case for all the devs, but it was most certaintly for me. I am the kinda person to strive for greater heights and ignoring messages about the "impossible" feats you want but can't accomplish. People tell you "You'll get there, but slow it down a little and play by the rules." I started questioning this more and more as time went on, as I wasn't really satisfied with that conclusion. Instead of obeying the rules and learning slowly that way, I acted a rebellious nature to find out what's hidden in the dark for me, to receive more knowledge of the dark arts of making a game. I found lots, and I mean LOTS of things, for the price of my happiness, sanity, etc. Seeking my own justice, I realized that it's really hecking hard to stand your own ground. But nonetheless, I still am standing my ground today. The first couple of months beating myself over my own mistakes were hard, but once I slowly started realizing that, perhaps, someone else is out there also struggling for themselves are trying to survive their own pain bringing brain like myself. I realized that I didn't wanted to A: disappoint them, because I wanna show that you can INDEED manage to pull through yourself if you are willing your power into existence and B: disappoint myself, as that would ultimately become my downfall, because nobody else but me can support me (in that time). As a young lad, I always wanted to become a hero, someone you can look up to, but eventually realized a year back that it just can't be done. You CANNOT make everyone happy, it's impossible. At that point my fantasy and reality fought each other bringing my mentality to the ground. And then, it hit me... what if, as cliche as it sounds, would the two just combine together? "Genius!" I thought to myself, except I didn't actually think that, because it was a really serious moment where there was no comedy involved. Obviously with that mindset of "bringing them together" the reality side of things didn't wanted that, because it is a ridiculous fairy tale mindset, but once you realize that you can combine both to form fiction into reality, it blew my mind and then I truly said "Genius!". It was never about Light and Dark, it was never about good and bad, it was never about depression or happiness... It was about accepting both sides and bringing them together, regardless of the fact that the negative things boil your inner rage and void. For that... there was always the positivity bringing you back to the middle, to the whole/half (I dunno). Sure, this Ying-Yang crap sounds entitled as all hell, but... do you really have to care about what I say? Do you really have to just put your own mayonnaise on top of my already existing mayonnaise? I'm not saying you can't... in fact, you can. But now imagine doing that in reality with actual mayonnaise on some other strangers bread that he already had mayonnaise on. Pretty sure it's far-fetched, but at the end of the day, you kinda just blame yourself for making these mistakes, even if you say you don't. Which, in the end, I did... I did A LOT. Like me, or like me not. I like myself enough to ignore your... eh... dislike. Is this a public apology? Is this a justification? Maybe... I don't know... I just wrote this, because I felt like it and I didn't think of any drama, except I did when writing further in because I remembered I had beef not only here, but also in various other places. I am still me and you are still you... do with that information as you please, because I know you don't want me to tell you that I am right and you should listen. Yeah... I know, very entitled. But I like myself for it, honestly. ALL I'M SAYING IS... Thank you for making me the person I am today. I may have listed the absolute worst scenarios, but these are the scenarios that helped me grow the most and regardless of them being negative, I still am obligated to thank those that changed my mind and made me realize my place in life. Thanks to all my friends I have made over the 5 years I'm in this RPG maker community. And everyone knowing me, regardless (that's the word of the day) of my beef with you, I STILL consider you a friend... and you know who you are... you... eh... 20 people? lol (yeah, I was a bad boy) Anyway, enough with this cringey depression/selfreflection talk: How about a contest? I was thinking of making a contest based around decision making and multiple path options. Thought that was a cool idea. Obviously like a very short game and I thought it might help out people getting into multiple paths or something. PS: I guess this topic is about how you felt over the years on this community + contest stuff lmao PPS: I know, I still suck at english PPPS: @Loriesquare shoutout to the special snowflake I mentioned here and am still friends with. (Miss you bud)

Huge Tod Update came out! I reworked on the page and made it less of a readfest. Enjoy the new Demo! Download: http://www.mediafire.com/file/um2mxah92oe08du/Tod+-+Almost+finished+game+demo.7z

Tod is an ATB based RPG with a slightly different approach to strategy. The story revolves around a chicken that an unknown entity called the Unholy Cat has made into a grim reaper. You play as that chicken which the Cat has fittingly titled "Tod" and your objective is to find out what the Cats motives are and how to stop his evil schemes! In this game, you have no breaks from fighting your way out of the Cats evil chains that trap you inside his realms. To survive and make it through the game, you have to rely on your survival instincts and plan ahead accordingly. There are no Towns, Inns or any resting places for you to find. You have to rely on yourself and your allies that you will find along the way. There are many optional areas to visit and many things to discover... so be sure to snoop around every corner. Make the best of everything you can find. Let's list some features: -Engaging Combat mechanics -A somewhat simple story -Tons of optional things to find -Overall liniar experience with a couple of diverse scenes! -Short and to the point completion time(probably) -TONS of extra modes for you to try out! ->(NOT YET IN THE GAME)<- -The Story that you left off with will continue into the next game, depending on which password you have acquired. And much more! Screenshots: Download: http://www.mediafire.com/file/um2mxah92oe08du/Tod+-+Almost+finished+game+demo.7z Credits:

I had made this Gargoyle enemy that I based off the Gargoyle enemy from MV. I thought about animating all my enemies, but then realized I had to animate huge, big, MASSIVE Monsters too, so I kinda threw it out the window (Except I said to myself I'll be doing it anyway, if I reach 1000 bucks + on patreon each month to get myself motivated to do it, which will never happen.) Still like the animation, though. 6 frames of different wing-a-dings. Some more funky, considered finished frames:

Here's new Stuff I made since the last year for my Game, that I still work on. Take a look and tell me how trash it is, but don't touch or I'll have to call my agent and tell you to not be a bad person... honestly, I probably wouldn't care. But hey, don't... don't do the bad! Characters: Special Art made for Skills, etc.: Misc.: Probably more to come..

I didn't even know you had a game, because that's literally the first Time I replied to you... if that makes you feel any better. RTP or not. A game can be bad in so many different ways and also good in so many different ways. Fact is, the Eye is before the Brain and people that glance over Games will miss out on great story telling Games with RTP, because... the Eye is just a priority to most. It's the unfortunate truth. I'm also not trying to tell you to get good at Art or something. A Game is made out of so many Elements, like the Gameplay, Art Direction, Music and nowadays even Story telling. I can actually get behind why People hate Games that don't take the time to develop the rest of the package, like let's say Art or Music because a game is made out of all these criterias. Games are just meant to be so many things and not only just a few of those. But that's just my Opinion and many others as well... it's just some can't say it like I do and just write "Shit Game". Not everyone can/has the time to write why, because making a Game is complex. And I 100% agree that people should just shut up if they don't tell what's wrong... or just being dicks. Bad stuff is easily louder than the good. If you look at the Universe, you see everything is black. But that's me just philosophizing. lol

A person isn't born with determination and self-esteem. Everything has to be taught by either teaching and sometimes and straight up showing the truth. If you sugarcoat this whole thing, imagine someone who's never been told to about anything in his life get's a Job and suddenly he's getting anxiety and isn't prepared for it. The thing is, it's a better world for him/her... and it's not for us. There are people that set standards high because the hard work and development of ones person only proves that we can evolve and become better by getting punched in the face by reality. Of course, it's selfish of us to expect great things, but if nobody ever said anything bad, we wouldn't even have great Games to begin with. And just because somebody is underage, doesn't mean they can't learn from it. Heck, it's maybe even better if they learn it as soon as possible. That's literally the same argument as "VIDEOGAMES ARE BAD FOR OUR CHILDREN, BECAUSE THEY ENFORCE VIOLENCE!", which is just dumb.

*reads last blog entry oh my... that's a lot. Anyway, I'll keep it short this time. I'll be recreating all 3 of my not-so-great-hits TOD the Grim Reaper, TOD the Grim Reaper 2 and TOD the Grim Reaper 3 into actually fully developed big Projects. I'll aim for the first Game to come out this year, if my Composer is fast enough. I had the same things in mind for the first 2 Games: -They are (still) going to be liniar -Because of the liniarity, I made up for it in some unique and twisted ways. I.e. You can miss your Party Members, but they will still join you regardless later on. You can miss out on great Treasures that will make it easier for you to go from area to area. Areas change dramatically after the Boss is defeated and opens up new paths for some other secrets. -Literally had 7 modes (of which 3 are basically just copy pasted) in mind for additional Challenges once you beat the Game, since they are so short and mind as well. In addition to Normal and Hard mode, the new modes are going to be - Lvl 1 (Normal) - Lvl 1 (Hard) - Time Attack (Normal) aka. Speedrun this under 1 hour - Time Attack (Hard) aka. Speedrun this under 45 minutes - Lvl 1 Time Attack (Normal) aka. Speedrun this under 45 minutes on Lvl. 1 - Lvl 1 Time Attack (Hard) aka. Speedrun this under 30 minutes on lvl. 1 - Ultimate Mode All are pretty self explanatory, except for Ultimate which I won't spoil the surprise for. (Which is probably the only thing I won't spoil from the Games) Since TOD 3 is another thing entirely, It won't have these fancy things at all, since it's multiple path based and this could just be an enourmous amounts of work, considering I'm planning to make sometihng even better than all these modes combined. But yeah, TOD 3 is basically just going to be another choose your own adventure with twists and turns and yadda. And it's also going to be the regular formula of "There's towns in this game you can chill out in!". ^^^^^^^^ if this is my definition of "I'll keep it short", then I will be hopeless in the future...

Made a Skull in the shape of the main Protag. I wanted to make a Title screen that is not just a fancy font I downloaded from google, but honestly, I don't know if that what I'm going for will look nice. :/ Still, kinda liked this one. Also unrelated feather that is not worth mentioning.

My Cac boi is still there :-D

If I could, I would want to rid every Game that has a Level system and replace it with abilities like Kingdom Hearts (2 specifically). The idea to toy around with different strategies is something I grew fond of since I played some Platformers (that aren't mario). Since I tackled the Mega Man series, Games that revolve around you growing stronger by defeating the Stage and Boss, I realized that you really don't need anything too drastic to make your Game something special. Kingdom Hearts 2 can be beaten on the highest difficulty on level 1... that's something incredibly mind breaking once you know about it. I remember when I heard you could actually do that and I couldn't believe it, since I had trouble as a kid on normal on some bosses. Here's the thing. My advice would be definitely to keep the Level system, for those who just want to... well... naturally get stronger and just grind for themselves to make fights easier for themselves. I think the level system in RPGs just prevents you from getting mauled by some random boss with an AoE attack, since you can't really dodge in a static menu screen lol. It's for those who don't get the idea of the boss and just want to beat it casually, as opposed to beating it with strategy. And I know some people say they don't like easy things in games, to that I say it's not true. It's either they are too easy or it's too frustratingly hard. So options to have both available is always handy. Designing a Boss around a level system is always tricky (for me at least). Since the growth might be always different from others. I like to give the boss the ability to kill every possible scenario with some sort of counterattacks and defensive strategies.

My Man, can I just say that you do an IMMENSE amount of work?! I can't believe you have a selection of over 500 pieces right here for your music... for free! Dude, mad props! It's honestly amazing! I feel kinda bad seeing you be the only one who posts here. But I assume you also show it off elsewhere. That is just mad dedication!

oh crap! I never realized the ears are different! I literally just mirrored it and I forgot to change that I guess. And no, they are the same chars with different perspectives, because he's literally the only one talking in the entire game

Lol no worries and thanks!

Lol all y'all fell into my trap, by simply becoming attached to the idea that I give a shit. You'd already won, if you just had decided to ignore me, but ya' took the bait anyway. If you guys think the Internet is a wonderful Place filled with the most wonderful People that can change the World for the better, you obviously haven't even stepped outside your House yet. The true Heroes of this "Game" are we Humans and we do whatever the fuck we want, because there are no universal rules. I realized it not to long ago and just became aware that I can do anything if I just care enough for it. Luckily for you guys, I didn't became a sociopath and wasted my time whining about my Life, because nobody fucking cares, even if People tell you they do. I mean, I did that for a while, was crying like a Baby on Twitter and told everyone how bad my Situation was, but not to the extreme of "I DIDN'T DESERVE THIS! I NEED LOVE TOO!" I accepted that i made mistakes in my Life and fixed them MYSELF! Other peoples Problems aren't yours, unless you make them yours. And if you do, you are just looking for something to do, because you are bored, not because you feel bad. Nobody ever will give a shit about others, unless they prove themselves to sociaty. That's what I am doing right now. Even by just simply telling you this, I proved myself that I am capable of doing my own shit, solving my own Problems and standing up for myself, because I have earned enough Experience for myself to understand all of it. That's something that even YOUR GODDAMN PARENTS will tell you! "Go to school.", "Earn good Grades.", "Make Friends.", occaisonally they will help you with your Homework too, but then they leave you because they TRUST you that you learned something for yourself! If you don't accept all of that, then you are fighting against the Human Will to live. And I'd image you don't want this to happen, right? But what do I know? I'm just a standard Troll on the Internet, apparently.

Lmao, I like how you go for the Gender Card, even though it has absolutely nothing to do with it. Your thick brain couldn't process that I was only baiting you and it ticked you off because I said you're a Man. Sure, I saw that you looked like a Woman, but nowadays, I won't trust even a single Person who's showed me that they are clearly looking like a Woman. So I naturally default to seeing People on the Internet as being Male as a majority of them use the Internet. That's something that you got to accept... besides. You are acting like a Narcissistic asshole to me, so I just treat you like one. The newer Generation is at fault for this, because they are proud of themselves for "showing their true color" and showing they are "different" and "special". Shit like this makes me fucking laugh. Before the Millenials, there where legit People that had to worry about something different in their Lifes, like Food, their Family and the War. Nowadays, everyone just sits on their asses and let's the Robot handle everything for them and in the meantime they just look into their Smartphones and take Pictures of themselves and publish them on Social Media sites to share them around to feel good about themselves, because looks are so important for this fucked Generation. Sure, most Millenials aren't racist or fascist or whatever the fuck, but that doesn't excuse their narcissistic, selfish behavior. Nobody cares about someone who's being at the top of their own self, because they have different shit to worry about in their own lifes. Your life has no priority over another. If you think on this scale, I have no respect for you as a Woman or even Human. You are just something that weighs down this Sociaty and we don't need someone like you. And I am not really being mean, it's just what I think that should be changed for this Generation. And most will agree to that, because we are common people that help each other out and not encourage selfish behavior. Whatever, i'm done with you. I don't care about you anymore, because you don't seem to realize in what Situation you are in. I will leave you be to your miserable life. Cheers~

I just like having fun and I really don't care if it is at the expenses of others. They just should deal with it and move on. And if you wanna know why so much lately? Just my fucked up Household with my dement Grandma who just bosses us around and thinks we are idiots that just sit around and do nothing all day, while in reality I really am actually working on my Project, playing Video Games or watching Youtube Videos to ignore her. I have no real reason to go outside because I have no Friends in Germany, besides taking a breather and walk through the Forest, or going to work. But maybe my Grandma is right, the Internet is a Place full of ignorant, whiny brats, that only care about themselves and cry about their pathetic Lifes, like they have it oh-so baaad like PhoenixSoul. I saw how that dude looked like and he definitely looked like he was older than me and could've had much more experience in his Life that he could've shared with me, but no... instead he just whines about dumb shit like this. So naturally, I make fun of him, because he clearly won't change his ways in Life, because he's pathetically hiding behind his mask of ignorance. Watch him get angry at this and write something dumb. I can already see his pathetic anger towards me.

B8 so Ez m8

Alright, I'm sorry to tell you, but you got baited hardcore. This isn't about how you start off your Game, but about what you need to learn in order to make your Game, yourself and your Job/Hobby successful. This actually has nothing to do with how you approach Art, Eventing, Scripting, Composing, etc., but how you approach yourself first. I had a revelation the other day and wanted to brag about it and make myself look smart infront of the Internet today. So let's go. WARNING: Everything I tell you from this point forward is just an Opinion! I like to share my Opinions and views with others around, so don't take them seriously! TL;DR: Mentally strengthen yourself, accept Change and be a Jerk if you want. Strength Let's begin a little friendly here. What's Strength? What defines it? What do I do with it? I could be a total smartass here and just pull out the Wikipedia Article for Strength, but i'm not gonna rely on a Website to tell me what the definition of Strength means. Strength means a lot to people, but people also don't know what Strength exactly means to them. It's different for every Human, hell, even for every Being! Strength is substantial, without it we would not have any desires, thus no motivation to do anything. And if we don't do anything, nothing moves forward. It's something that we naturally have, so losing it is extremely fatal for your Psyche. It's like if you are a Worker and you build a House with your own Strength. But for the sake of not talking about Houses and Workers, let's just call Workers "You", "People", etc. and this House "self" for now. People have different tastes, so usually you'll see different people with different "selfs". When you are aware of your surroundings and you are a little Kid, you aim something to be. You aim, but you don't have the right tools yet to build yourself with. As Time flows and your Age increases the World opens up to you in many different ways. But that is also where you get your tools from to build your "self". In my Eyes, I view Strength simply as a Progress or Growth of myself. Do you know how people always say that they got "stronger" because they lvl'd up in a Video Game or something like that? Let's just ignore the Level, because that's just a "Stage" of your progress. What's more important here is the Experience you get. Your Experience bar fills up more and more until you get to the next "Stage". In the Real World, "Stages" would actually look different from Games. Every single Experience Point is a "Stage" for us. So meaning that if you get one Exp. Point, you'd already be at Level 2. We get Experience in the Real World through different means, rather than fighting Monsters, obviously. What does Experience do for us Humans? Well, let's just take a look back at the Game and tell me what the Game does if you Level up... That's right! They give us Stat increases, they give us new Skills to work with, but most importantly, they "Change" your Level, or rather your "Stage" meaning you "Changed". Which brings me to my next "Stage" that i'm about to explain... (I'm not sorry) Change This is probably the Stage that is the most horrifying for Humans. Change means you, well, you changed... but why do some people seem to be scared of the "Change"? Let's take Britt Nicoles "Be The Change" Music as an example. "I've been starin' at the World... waitin'... I've been lookin' for a change... lately... All the trouble... All the Pain... We're facin'... Someone gotta be the Hope... Someone gotta be the Love..." So, now that we've looked at this rather... exquisite Lyric, tell me what she means by "All the trouble... All the Pain... We're facin'... Someone gotta be the Hope... Someone gotta be the Love..."? You're right, at the current moment, she's troubled with... something, it honestly doesn't matter, the point is she's not in a very good mood. And it seems like she wishes for "Hope" and "Love", or rather someone needs to give her "Hope" and "Love". Let's listen to more of it. "Too much Light to be livin' in the Dark... Where are we goin' we ain't gettin' very far... Why waste Time we only got one Life" "Too much Light to be livin' in the Dark"? What could this entail? Well, I think she means that "Hope" is all around us and we shouldn't be gloomy all the time. We should always think positively on things, rather than trying to find negative things to say/have a negative look on the things. "And don't you know it starts today... And Baby, no it's not too late... It begins with you and I... Together we can be the Change." So Britt Nicole views this in a rather positive way, right? But that doesn't really explain why Humans are scared of Change. Let me ask you something... Why did she wrote these Lyrics specifically? Well, according to her, she tells us how important it is to "Change" things. That... also doesn't quite help us figure out why People are scared of Change. Ok, i'm gonna tell you the answer, or at least what I think about it: There is no answer. I'm just gonna assume that Britt Nicole wrote the Lyrics, because she... just felt like it. Not saying she did it for Money or whatever other Reason, because i have no clue about her, i just dug this Song up randomly to talk about it. Why? Well, you see, it seems like "Change" is something that almost every single Person wants, but from other People. "Change" occurs during a Stage Switch, or more in Game-ly terms: Level up. I'm gonna make a somewhat weird metaphor to explain exactly why Change can be scary. "But you said, there's no answer!" That's where i got you by your skin, you fool! There's no answer for Britt Nicoles desire why she wrote this song this way, but there is one for why people fear "Change"! Often times Humans are unpredictable. You will never truly know why People did stuff like this and like that. You don't even know why you wanted to eat an Apple today, even though you were full from that one Fruitsalad. This is something I probably should have mentioned in the Strength section, but the more you strengthen yourself, the more desire/motivation you get to do certain things. In this case, eating an Apple after eating a whole Fruitsalad. Desire can be very unpredictable at times, you just get a feeling that it is the right thing to do, so you do it. That's what I think is a true Change. Anyway, let's get back to the metaphor. So most of you probably know the Final Fantasy Series, right? In the Final Fantasy Series you have certain Abilities that can do certain things on the Target, if the Target has a specific Level. The most wildly known Level-Skill is probably Level-5 Death, which if casted, kills the Target that has a Level multiplied by 5, like Level 10 or 25. Now let's go a little bit further. If you know Final Fantasy, you also know about the Blue Mage. For those who don't, a Blue Mage can learn Enemy Skills if the Enemy Skill is used directly on the Blue Mage. Imagine this: Your Party is currently a whole bunch of Blue Mages and everyone is at Level 14. They arrive in some sort of Library and one of the Enemies knows how to kill your Party if your Party has Levels multiplied by 5.(aka. knows Level-5 Death) The Blue Mages, knowing they can learn this Skill have all very different opinions on the current situation they find themselves in. Blue Mage 1: "Hey! That's an Enemy that knows how to kill us if we have a certain Level! Let's get that Skill!" Blue Mage 2: "I don't know about this... this sounds scary, what if we get killed from this Skill?" Blue Mage 3: "Who knows how useful that skill is gonna be anyway?" Blue Mage 4: "You never know, this might actually come in handy some day!" Alright, there are 4 types of Blue Mages with very distinct opinions on the matter. B-Mage 1 seems excited about it, doesn't fear the outcome and is relatively positive about his chances to get that Skill. Though it seems like he doesn't actually care about using it, he's more excited about "acquiring" it. B-Mage 2 seems to be wary of the ways of "acquiring" it. She fears that it might end up being a very bad idea in the end. B-Mage 3 isn't exactly scared of it, he rather questions the usefullness of that Skill and thinks it's not even worth his Time, because he's already wise enough. B-Mage 4 thinks it could prove use in the Future and doesn't shy away from this Skill. Alright, now i'm gonna use a Magic Trick... are you ready? Replace "Skill" with "Experience". The World looks a whole lot different now, ey? ... no? ... alright... Here we have a 1/4 ratio on the amount of People that are scared to gain this Experience, to gain this "Change". Some People are willing to Change even if it kills them, some aren't bothered by it and already have enough experience in their Lifes to completely ignore other Experiences, some are willing to give all Experiences a chance and some are simply afraid that they can be wounded if they Change. B-Mage 2, or let's just call her Lenna from now on, is afraid of "Change" and this is the only opinion I don't really see as an opinion at all, it's just fear. Of course it is important to be wary and sometimes have your guard up, but only if the Situation presents itself as dangerous. Were Lenna and her friends in danger? Well, obviously. Someone wanted to go to Level 15 to learn that Skill and get killed by it, I would also react to it a bit eye-bally. But the fact that 2 of them wanted to learn it and 1 simply didn't care, means that 3 of them were confident that this Experience won't really hurt them in the Process if they just try. But this metaphor is presented in an active manner, where things actually do matter and being scared can be a valuable opinion. I only didn't think being scared is a opinion in a mental kind of way. Physically, yes, you can hurt yourself alot if your Change was really dumb, like trying to pick up a 300 pound heavy thing with your skinny arms and breaking your Back. Breaking your Back being the dumb Change. Mentally, however in my opinion, you've got nothing to lose. So being scared isn't really a valid opinion in this situation. Being versatile and keep pushing towards higher Goals is what gives you even more Strength. These two things compliment each other very well and it makes you a better Human overall. Nature What doesn't make you a better Human, however, is the fact that you are being a Jerk! ...but... is that really true? So, while the first 2 Stages seem useful to know about, is it really enough to make a good impact upon yourself? This depends on your "Nature" or your "Personality". I could talk... SO. MUCH. ABOUT. PERSONALITIES! and want to share SO. MUCH. OPINION! but i need to stay neutral and present this Topic in a non-controversial way. Let me just get my Opinion out the window before we begin with this Topic: I REALLY THINK THAT HUMANS AREN'T BAD OR GOOD, I JUST DON'T TRY TO BOTHER THEM SO THAT THEY CAN'T BOTHER ME. I PERSONALLY ACCEPT EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING, AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T AFFECT ME! Alright, so where to begin... ... ... ... eh... I guess I pretty much said everything there's to say in my opinion, didn't I? Lmao But that's just my opinion and you really don't need to be this way, if you don't want to be. The only thing I can add to this, is that tastes vary and you sometimes need to adjust a little to your surrounded Folks. If the majority agrees that you are being a Jerk, then stop. If the majority agrees you are not being a bother, then continue being you... HOWEVER, we can play a little advanced! At this Stage in the Game you already can tell who's at what Stage and depending on their Stage, you can either continue being a Jerk, even though they told you not to be a Jerk anymore, or just do something else. Is that ok, though? Well, this has something to do with Respect. If you are a Jerk and respect their Nature and Progress, then go ahead and continue being a Jerk, even though they told you not to do it. They should learn to respect you as well and if they don't respect you, then I guess just stop being Friends with them, because they are still stuck at their second Stage called "Change", or, even better, try to Change them yourself. If you are a Jerk and DON'T respect their Nature and Progress... then there's two more ways: First one being if your Friends are still stuck at "Changing" themselves up(hence, why you don't respect them that much), then you can still continue being a Jerk. Why? You probably think at this Point:"That's bullying!" No, it's not at all. I mean... sarcastically making fun of someone nowadays is a common thing and if they don't see your, at this point, MASSIVE change in Character and Strength, just means they never Experienced anything, making them look like a Stage 0 Hero at this point. The other being-... OK GRANDPA, SHUT IT! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR CRAP! You probably get my view at this point. Most people think that everybody should Respect everyone, no matter what they do, who they are and etc. as long as they follow the rules. Alright... you wanna know my Point of view for this, for the last time? This is a controversial opinion, so hear me out on this one, before you crucify me... Yes, I said I don't want to be controversial, but this point is something that I think will open your minds a bit about why I decided to go controversial for this. I do not think you should respect everyone, or follow rules... like at all. Rules are, in my opinion, the MOST devastating thing that can happen to your Character/Psyche. Rules weren't made by some otherworldly Being that you need to obey to, or you die because of it, no questions asked. No, Rules are made by us Humans and Humans CAN be wrong, therefore some Rules can be seen wrong as well and we can question about it. If you blindly follow them, without questioning them, then, in my opinion, you deserve no more respect than a kid being thaught how to draw a perfect circle. However, the Kid sees that it can draw a Circle. You know what happens after the Kid tried to draw a circle? He tried different shapes. Next he went for a Square, and even if it doesn't look quite right, he tried anyway. And nobody told him to do that, he just simply went ahead and drew a really crappy square. And this crappy Square deserves more praise and respect than a taught circle. The same logic applies to breaking the rules. Yes, I said that. Breaking the rules that you do not agree with, can actually give you more respect than anything else, because you are proud of your opinion and everybody applauds you for that. And I'm obviously not talking about Rules like no murdering or no robbing or even bother others. Dude... at this point, you probably would've figured it out at this point, without me having to actually write that sentence down. So why did I do it? Because it seems like most Humans forgot what exactly they are doing, what they were fighting for and where to go. I just wanted to recall all of this for you, because I'm legit worried about our Future. All of this makes us Humans. Like I said... this up here is all just an opinion based on the Experiences of a 22 year old Idiot, whose english is Bad. Whether you choose to value my Experiences is up to you.

It also could be a big troll, to waste your Time ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Well, some are clueless/have no grasp on humour, like the topic creator, some are not taking this seriously, because there is no reason to take it seriously, like myself, some are protective for no reason, like a certain fairy and some are just curious, like you. It's actually like a normal everyday internet Thread, and not really worthy of spending your precious Time on it at all, unless you have nothing better to do than make fun of it... like myself. lmao

So, you're either... An internet troll A Soldier of Greed One of the ISP's LAPDOGS OR A DEMON INCARNATE ISP did nothing wrong and I think their way of thinking is justified in every way. I am glad to serve our new Lord and Savior. They will bring happiness to this gruesome Net. Hail ISP!