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Rad! That's pretty much the one I use except I use the forming cream version. I can't leave home without it. Otherwise I end up looking like a dork. =\
Seriously anyone that suffers from thin straight hair should look into using products like this.
Troubled Bat
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I use a fork with rice. (*´>3<)
Dead Prince
Banned
Troubled Bat
Member
I still use a fork. I even use it with soup. Lol.
Septimus Prime
Member
That set looks super nice, but it doesn't look dishwasher-safe. I've recently started using my dishwasher as a dishwasher (instead of the traditional Asian way of using it as an extra drying rack), and it's the best thing ever.
Zoe
Member
Oh god, I hate this so much. But it's hard to convince the bf otherwise when the apartment dishwasher sucks >_>
Cow Mengde
Banned
I don't know what's worst, spoon or fork with rice? I haven't used a spoon to eat rice since kindergarten.
Mr. Wedgewood
Member
Not much of a rice eater but just tried that shirakiku instant cooked rice and it wasn't that bad.
ActStriker
Member
I don't want to know how many food pictures I'll take in HK/Taiwan in June D:
Gully State
Member
Eating rice with a spoon is frowned upon? How do you eat soon du bu then? All my Korean friends eat it with a spoon. I can't fathom switching between chopstick and spoon every bite...
ActStriker
Member
Like almost every Korean stew w/ rice on the side it's almost always spoon for both.
FireAndBlood
Member
Evening AsianGAF. I think I might started FFXIV (mmorpg) and give up WoW. Anyone here playing? I know GAF has a guild on Ultros so I rolled a toon there. Anyone have any feedback about it?
Named my girl Mazu Hulijing
I quit WoW and played FF14 for a while. It feels fresh playing an MMO with different mechanics. And you appreciate these new ideas, but after a while it gets old. The game gets too grindy. Then I started missing WoW. There's something about WoW that draws me back. Nostalgia? Or maybe it's playing Hearthstone.
Psh, as long as it's perfectly steamed jasmine rice, I don't care HOW it gets in my belly.
/heretic
Evening AsianGAF. I think I might started FFXIV (mmorpg) and give up WoW. Anyone here playing? I know GAF has a guild on Ultros so I rolled a toon there. Anyone have any feedback about it?
Named my girl Mazu Hulijing
I like all the FF feels I get from it. o/ Just don't expect it to reinvent the wheel or have as much content as older MMOs yet. lol. The nice thing is that you don't have to roll a new alt when you want to play another class. Also this game is more PVE focused.. there's PVP, but it's kinda ehhhhhh.
Feel free to ask any questions or for help in the GAF free company (aka guild)! It's a mix of casual and hardcore players. Oh and my character's name is Riley Famran.
MissDeviling
Member
Hi AsianGAF, hope you guys all had a good CNY!
Gully State
Member
If it makes sense for Nintendo to do it, they won't. Hence why there'll never be a Pokemon MMO.
FireAndBlood
Member
Nintendo doesn't need to make a Pokemon MMO. It makes huge profits from releasing their handheld games. The costs are significantly lower than creating an MMO world with servers to handle it.
So much easier making small upgrades each year and selling millions of copies.
So much easier making small upgrades each year and selling millions of copies.
MissDeviling
Member
I'd love to get into FFXIV, but subscription fee + PCs at my home aren't good enough for it, I think. Would have to wait till I get a PS4...which won't be till XV comes out lol. Will be waiting a while...
Would have to wait till I get a PS4...which won't be till XV comes out lol. Will be waiting a while...Gully State
Member
I'd love to get into FFXIV, but subscription fee + PCs at my home aren't good enough for it, I think.
Well...if you get hooked, typically people save money on the whole when playing MMO's.
Septimus Prime
Member
I won't touch any MMO anymore. I spent way too much time on FFXI, and if the newer stuff is better than that (and all indications are that they are), I don't want to get even more addicted.
Gully State
Member
Ok...so getting back the article. I didn't know that Asians being bad writers was a stereotype.
Septimus Prime
Member
Yeah, same here. Maybe it means Asians from Asia.
Iterating on the same game is probably more profitable than trying to enter the extremely risky MMO space. I don't doubt that a Pokemon MMO would be popular, but it's not nearly as safe as another handheld Pokemon title.
The closest thing I've seen to a Pokemon MMO was a F2P license-whoring thing that was using the SMT universe. The setting alone almost had me, but the game itself wasn't very compelling.
XIV will never be better than XI. XI may seem like a Sisyphean grind to outsiders, but anyone who stuck around knows they earned everything in that game. XIV is a cakewalk tourist mode theme park by comparison.
FFXI uber alles.
Septimus Prime
Member
So what you're saying is that FFXIV offers what FFXI does but also includes aspects of instant gratification in lieu of XI's grind for even the simplest advancement? Yeah. That sounds even more addicting to me.
And since your avatar is Valkyrie, you probably remember that I was hooked on PAD for the longest time, too. Never again.
YesNOnoNOYes
Member
Asians are bad writers????
:O
Didnt know this was stereotype..... Now that I've thought about it though, anime/manga fanfickers that I enjoy are mostly Asians and western tv series fanfickers that I enjoy are mostly non-Asians? Weird?????
Also. I can't MMO other than TERA anymore. TERA's combat system is the thing that really hooked me. Though its hypersexualised content sucks balls. But. Hey, they gotta make money and they know their cashcows. So I can't hate.
:O
Didnt know this was stereotype..... Now that I've thought about it though, anime/manga fanfickers that I enjoy are mostly Asians and western tv series fanfickers that I enjoy are mostly non-Asians? Weird?????
Also. I can't MMO other than TERA anymore. TERA's combat system is the thing that really hooked me. Though its hypersexualised content sucks balls. But. Hey, they gotta make money and they know their cashcows. So I can't hate.
Septimus Prime
Member
I did get Dark Metatron, though. I don't know if she's even that good anymore.
Also, I liked FFXIII. Platinumed it (and XIII-2) and everything.
YesNOnoNOYes
Member
i like XIII too.
it was fun. havent played XIII-2 though.
it was fun. havent played XIII-2 though.
Gully State
Member
I played about 8 hours of XIII and that's all I could stomach... Game was way too linear and hand holdy.. It's a shame too because I thought combat was pretty cool in concept
TBH I can't think of the last time I truly enjoyed a JRPG..I guess X was the last FF I liked despite hating Tidus..
TBH I can't think of the last time I truly enjoyed a JRPG..I guess X was the last FF I liked despite hating Tidus..
Our grammer is badder then others.
Septimus Prime
Member
It's good. It's like a simplified, streamlined XIII with Pokemon aspects.
I haven't played Lightning Returns yet, though.
Yeah, it takes about 20 hours before XIII gets good.
But yeah, I also don't have as much fun with RPGs (or games that take a lot of time) anymore. I just don't have time for them. It's actually kind of odd; all the old selling points of games, like it taking 100+ hours to beat, is now a turn off for me. I love short games now. Heck, when I heard Ground Zeroes was only half an hour long, I liked that!
YesNOnoNOYes
Member
XD
now you've done and reminded me of rocket and how much i wants to squuuuuuueeeeeeezzzzzeeehug him
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YesNOnoNOYes
Member
oooh cool. ive played all the FFs except the MMO ones. I mean to cover XIII-2 and lightning returns as well :>
actually i used to be a jRPG addict :x
Played most titles from Chronno Trigger onwards. Most FFs, Star Ocean, Persona, etc.
WAW
No time now. Must run dungeons all day erryday x____x;;;;
MissDeviling
Member
This! LR's battle system is really fun, quite demanding for an FF (though it's sort of a spin-off, so I can see why they were bolder with it). Even after completing the game once and going through it in hard, I can't quite pull off Perfect Attacks 100% of the time, and I still need practice to Perfect Guard more often. I think the garb recovery rates could have been increased -- I know there are accessories/weapons that improve this, but they're not easily accessible -- and walking in battle could have been implemented better, but otherwise I thought the system was very unique.
Also have to agree that the quests and leveling system blow. The quests are terribly uninspired, pretty much taking the laziest approach by telling the player to kill this or find this in this specific location. It became a bit of a laundry list of things to do, a way of busying yourself while the world ends. I wish developers were more keen on writing story-relevant sidequests that don't necessarily involve such explicit to-do lists. Stuff like VII's Wutai sidequest was big, meaty, and offered a new location to explore while it delves into the background of Yuffie. As for Ruby and Emerald Weapon, I really liked how they were optional bosses that no NPC had to tell me I had to kill them for X reward. I just found them on my own, defeated them, and would have to figure out what the hell I do with a rose and a harp (I think those were the rewards...), only to recall that a certain Kalm traveler needed these items. It was a great endeavor that was neatly implemented in the world without some explicit laundry list telling me what I had to do and where I had to go. I feel like FF's regressed a lot in this sense. There's not nearly enough self-discovered sidequests in recent iterations as there were in the past. I don't think XV's gonna do much to change that, either.
I love FF regardless though. XV's looking pretty sweet, even if I'm not too keen on huge worlds (too much travel time, and they tend to be too empty for my liking).
Cow Mengde
Banned
Guys guys guys. All Final Fantasies suck, ok. There, everyone happy?
Troubled Bat
Member
FFIX Da Bess'
Septimus Prime
Member
I wish XV's combat was less Assassin's Creed (hold R1 and he does everything for you) and more Devil May Cry (actually fun). I'll even settle for Kingdom Hearts style combat.This! LR's battle system is really fun, quite demanding for an FF (though it's sort of a spin-off, so I can see why they were bolder with it). Even after completing the game once and going through it in hard, I can't quite pull off Perfect Attacks 100% of the time, and I still need practice to Perfect Guard more often. I think the garb recovery rates could have been increased -- I know there are accessories/weapons that improve this, but they're not easily accessible -- and walking in battle could have been implemented better, but otherwise I thought the system was very unique.
Also have to agree that the quests and leveling system blow. The quests are terribly uninspired, pretty much taking the laziest approach by telling the player to kill this or find this in this specific location. It became a bit of a laundry list of things to do, a way of busying yourself while the world ends. I wish developers were more keen on writing story-relevant sidequests that don't necessarily involve such explicit to-do lists. Stuff like VII's Wutai sidequest was big, meaty, and offered a new location to explore while it delves into the background of Yuffie. As for Ruby and Emerald Weapon, I really liked how they were optional bosses that no NPC had to tell me I had to kill them for X reward. I just found them on my own, defeated them, and would have to figure out what the hell I do with a rose and a harp (I think those were the rewards...), only to recall that a certain Kalm traveler needed these items. It was a great endeavor that was neatly implemented in the world without some explicit laundry list telling me what I had to do and where I had to go. I feel like FF's regressed a lot in this sense. There's not nearly enough self-discovered sidequests in recent iterations as there were in the past. I don't think XV's gonna do much to change that, either.
I love FF regardless though. XV's looking pretty sweet, even if I'm not too keen on huge worlds (too much travel time, and they tend to be too empty for my liking).
Warrior_Keoni
Member
Too busy playing Monster Hunter 4U instead of MMOs. I'll log into Guild Wars 2 to do dailies, but that's really it.