Tbh what actually makes me mad about the "can you call yourself a fan of a game you've never played" discourse is really just that people want to be part of a fandom more than they care about the thing itself, and I think that's kind of an awful way to approach art
Ok not gonna gatekeep, here is my humble advice as a not-too-big hobby artist.
1. You still want to post consistently. Don’t have to post everyday, but definitely post every 2-3 days. The algorithm is like a lottery. So you gotta increase your chance.
2. Honing your skills. The standard I set for me is: don’t ever doodle. Gave it all out to every art piece, push my limit every time. Finding reference, looking at other artists’ work and observe how they render their art.
3. Be nice and respectful. This may sound trivial but it’s very important. Be in good relationships with other artists, be respectful to your followers. This goes a long way. People are not just follow for your art, they follow for your personality too.
4. When you are rising, there is bound to be some people who doubt you or trying to slow you down. Ignore them. Knowing that being exceptional is the most elegant way to noises.
I’m not a full time artist, I have a demanding job which means the only time I can draw is 2-3 hours at night. If I can do it you can do it too!
There are no unattainable goals. Even if you fail, keep going. And remember the importance of your teammates, friends, and family.
Thanks everyone cheer for me I will never stop. Let’s keep going.
Korea is best Tekken region in the world🇰🇷
@All_Lee24 Personally I haven't really felt that since I mostly play with randoms at depth 5...since everyone tends to know what they're doing at that point, I see people using more unique stuff and trying crazy builds.
Expedition 33 Story Review (spoilers)
10/10, yes better than Amphoreus NOWAY.
The story is the perfect tale of loss and acceptence.
Maelle/Alicia's feeling of escapism from the real world where she lost her face, her voice, her brother, tries to bury herself in the false reality just for the one lifetime such that she can relive this world with her lost brother, even if it kills her and everything around her, on top of disregarding the literal final piece of Verso's soul for her own hypocritical and selfish desires of unwillingness to accept.
While this is going on, Renoir was doing everything he can to salvage what little there is left of his family, on top of going through the pain of essentially being the ultimate villain in his daughter's eyes when he's doing literally everything to try and save her before she destroys herself and in turn the family, even if it means wiping out the expedition again and again which to Maelle's eyes, are everything that she could have but never will. He was never the bad guy, he was acting in the only reasonable way there was to bring his daughter back no matter how delusional Alicia's thought process was. He knows she will never want to return, hence why Verso told Alicia on how he already knows she lied to Renoir, but he just comes to accept this as one last act of bringing his daughter a sense of happiness she has not felt for so long.
Verso was long gone, and the entire Canvas was the final piece of his soul being forced into contiunance due to Alicia's unwillingness to let go, to the point where not only was she slowly crumbling, but even Verso's soul himself was trapped in an almost hell like experience when he never wanted to paint, when all he wanted was to play the piano. The projection of Verso (which is why he could never die) did have its own thoughts and emotions, forming bonds with beings like Esqiue and Monoco, but he also knew Alicia has to accept reality was not something she could run away from, while also wanting his family to finally heal and move on from his death in the real world.
I feel at the end, the only reasonable choice was to side with Verso and snap Alicia back into reality, because no matter how your perception of this ideal world is, reality is something you can never escape from. Verso is gone, and the idea of dragging out his final moments just for her personal sense of satisfaction was hypocrisy at its finest when everything the expedition was about: "for those who come after." I assume with her ending, as she eventually dies due to chroma exposure while also showing a little resemblance to the Mad Paintress, is the destruction of her family; everyone she loved will be forsaken for chasing a false sense of euphoria, of not losing Verso, and not accepting her life outside of the Canvas.
In one final sacrifice, bearing the loss of his friends like Esquie and Monoco, the betrayal from Sciel, and the anger of Lune, as well as essentially destroying everything that was held dear to Verso in this world and by Maelle, he finally pushed Maelle into reality where she finally reunites with her real family and starts the healing process with everyone together as they accept the loss of Verso while bidding farewell to the false reality that has been holding them back from acceptance during this entire time, and his soul achieves the eternal rest it has desired for so long.
In the end, I wanna close this with my poetic summary:
A Life To Paint what you Love cannot be forever, but A Life To Love what you Paint will continue your journey, your adventure, your expedition. And when you look back someday in the future at this expedition you have embarked in the past, you can finally say...
For those who come after.
If theres anything I left out feel free to mention, this is just be based on my own understanding. The game itself feels more like a movie than a game, and an absolute cinema one at that.
@Vacio3012@DireRavennn Duchess can also just straight up cheat with her invul from restate. You can go through the walls without taking damage and avoid all sorts of shit.
@Vacio3012@DireRavennn Yeah the strategy I've always used is burst down npcs then damage Libra uninterrupted for a bit. Even without less likely Duchess ult helps a ton. Best spell for the fight imo is night comet, it absolutely melts npcs and they can't dodge it.
@Vacio3012@DireRavennn Magic destroys the npcs yeah, it's why I always run Duchess for the fight, but for me personally, the way Libra constantly summon them, the potential stacking buff they can get, along with the minor reward you receive for killing them is just unfun.