un: oriade

[dissimulative]

for those who reached level cap
congrats
lemme pvp with you some time
anyway
ive seen several level cap bonus gear around
feels like i got the short end of the stick
along with a few others
it looks like theyre special in a way
what did everyone get?
ill wear mine with a costume over it
it looks like it gives the highest stats for this cap at least
so thats something............

Comments

[dissimulative]

ive been doing some dungeon stuff
the stats cant match my special set either
no matter how many times i run across new gear
dont force yourself to keep playing with something you dont like
you can put a skin over it
but youll still feel the effects
take it from me

[ Whether it be for real or just in your head, either way, it still affected Oria and he thinks it could do the same for others too. ]

[gluttoning]

Yours is something uncomfortable too, right?

I wonder why it's only some of us. Some people seem really happy with what they get.

[dissimulative]

yeah
thats what im trying to figure out too
happy for them
but for people like us
it got deeply personal
and i kinda hate what this implies

[gluttoning]

They know stuff I think they shouldn't know.

The memories I see are vivid, too. No way it could just be a cutscene or something. Everything's how I remember it. Even how I felt.

[dissimulative]

really invasive isnt it
just wondering what did we do
to get these sorts of things
i dont think we did anything bad in the beta

[gluttoning]

You think it's a punishment?

Wouldn't they just ban people who were doing things wrong?

[dissimulative]

i just cant really think of why
these gears are so divisive otherwise

[gluttoning]

[He really... really hates that idea.]





I hope not.

Maybe if they can figure out where it's coming from, we can ask for a change.

[dissimulative]

me too
wish the admins would say something to at least put our minds at ease

[gluttoning]

Is Zelkova still the only one that responded to you? [He sees Zelkova out on the post, of course, but the silence that's lapsed since then speaks for itself in a way.]

[dissimulative]

yeah
nothing from the head admin
or anyone else

[gluttoning]

[Ugh.]

I'll go ask.

Even if they don't know what's going on, maybe they can give us a way to turn the weird feelings and effects off.

[dissimulative]

i asked zelkova is he can adjust the armor
but he cant
and hes an admin too isnt he

[gluttoning]

Yeah.

But Zelkova said during that logout incident the other day that he has restrictions.

Maybe Hien doesn't.

[dissimulative]

i guess so.......
he did something about it didnt he?
i saw him being referred to several times on that post

Me threading with haki only to return for more haki

[gluttoning]

Yeah, I think so. It felt kind of weird that Zelkova had no idea what he was doing, though.

[A long pause in response here while he goes to email Hien unsuccessfully.]

Hien said they're looking into it. But he's not going to say anything else.

I think we're on our own.

:bongocat:

[dissimulative]

i think its more that he didnt know what to do
as opposed to not having any idea what he was doing
theres a difference!
"looking into it" is very corporate speak for
"we're gonna delay this as much as possible"
i expected about this much anyway

[gluttoning]

Oh. Sorry, that read really wrong didn't it? I meant Zelkova didn't know what Hien was doing. He seemed like he was trying his best on his end. Sort of.

I wanted to have some hope for it, but he said he has reasons for the actions he's taking and how he's deciding things. I just don't understand why he isn't talking about it.

[dissimulative]

hes probably under a nda
he seems prickly though
so i wouldnt doubt it if its just him being an ass

[gluttoning]

He mentioned an NDA. It wasn't about the armor situation, though.

But I guess he could have more than one.

[dissimulative]

yeah
those things span a lot of things under it
sometimes under the whim of the one who made it
depending on how the contract is written anyway
it sounds like you had a lot of faith in him though
were you two friends before this?

[gluttoning]

No. I don't think I've ever met him before.

I thought he was quiet, but smart. His ideas on food are really good.

I just don't really like this side of him.

[dissimulative]

[ oh... rip to a foodie ]

maybe hes trying to be serious about his job for once
he never looked like he cared much about it when i saw him around

[gluttoning]

Maybe. I think he could stand to communicate something to the rest of the game. But he thinks a little differently. Something about not being able to control beliefs and values.

He also doesn't sound like he cares what might happen to the company if stuff keeps going wrong. So maybe whatever he's doing isn't really for CCCorp.

[dissimulative]

i mean
hes right
you cant control what someone thinks of someone
you can try to influence it
but you cant really change it
and i guess that means he wont even bother trying
what a low effort pov
have you ever asked what hes doing it for
but i guess hed be cagey about that too