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i know this may sound dumb but why to the players from sign look like the ones in the hack//games
like bear look like orca and mimiru looks alot like blackrose and tsuaksa looks like elk grdanina-BT
it is because theres a limit on players looks character dysien (bad spelling sorry)
can i ask what you think ?
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Limited character model feature selections?
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Post by Reon »

End of a Shadow pretty much nailed it. If you saw the videos for FRAGMENT, i believe they were having pretty much the same problem. Only 3 sizes, a few colors, and other variations. Either that or possibly they were too lazy to start from scratch and just changed the colors of a few character. But thats just a theory.
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TwinBlade - 4 Character Designs
Heavy Blade - 3 Character Designs
Blade Master - 4 Character Designs
Long Arm - 3 Character Designs
Heavy Axe - 3 Character Designs
WaveMaster - 4 Character Designs

With only 21 designs, there's bound to be some repeats.
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End of a Shadow's and Regai have got the right ideas. If you have ever played an mmo, chances are you have walked across a visual clone of yourself at one time or another. I know I have in WoW and ffxi. :x
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Reigai wrote:TwinBlade - 4 Character Designs
Heavy Blade - 3 Character Designs
Blade Master - 4 Character Designs
Long Arm - 3 Character Designs
Heavy Axe - 3 Character Designs
WaveMaster - 4 Character Designs

With only 21 designs, there's bound to be some repeats.
the actual The World have more than 21 characters desing and more customization than .Hack//Fragment
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Nenja wrote:
Reigai wrote:TwinBlade - 4 Character Designs
Heavy Blade - 3 Character Designs
Blade Master - 4 Character Designs
Long Arm - 3 Character Designs
Heavy Axe - 3 Character Designs
WaveMaster - 4 Character Designs

With only 21 designs, there's bound to be some repeats.
the actual The World have more than 21 characters desing and more customization than .Hack//Fragment
True, but I'm only listing the designs shown in //analysis. If there was only 21 designs in The World (if there was one), I seriously doubt people would continue playing it.
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so if u can only use limated selctions why would they even bother playing the game if they cant make there own unique player
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Darkmetrau wrote:so if u can only use limated selctions why would they even bother playing the game if they cant make there own unique player
Can you make your own unique character in Animal Crossing, LostMagic, Pokemon?

And do you bother playing games such as those?
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not really there hard to find were i am whcih is kinda bad
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You missed the point of End of Shadow's comment.

Either way, people play mmorpg's for the fun aspect. Having clones usually doesn't push people away from playing an mmorpg...look at Runescape.
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Not to mention that being guaranteed an 100% unique character kind've dozes off into the realm of scientific impossibility.

Except Balmung. That bastard.
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Yeah. It is confined to the creators' imaginations.

Hey, yeah, why is Balmung all special?
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AuraTwilight wrote:Except Balmung. That bastard.
Or if your the graphics artist like some cliche old English speaking Heavy Axe.
Grey wrote:Hey, yeah, why is Balmung all special?
Character Model update from an event.
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Grey wrote:
Hey, yeah, why is Balmung all special?
If you're referring to his character's model having wings, its explained in .hack//AI BUSTER, in which Orca and Balmung defeated the Special Event known as THE ONE SIN. The reward (other then being referred as the descendants of Fianna-Orca of the Azure Sea and Balmung of the Azure Sky) was a set of rare white wings. Orca declined them, while Balmung accepted. However, I could of sworn hearing something in Sign that pairs of wings were given to CC Corp employees. Such as Lady Subaru.
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Been around this place long enough to know about the One Sin event ten times over. Just wasn't aware Balmung got a character model change as well as a pair of wings.
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Grey wrote:Been around this place long enough to know about the One Sin event ten times over. Just wasn't aware Balmung got a character model change as well as a pair of wings.
in the third dvd that came wth the third game didnt it say that was where he got it or sumin?? idk them dvds got so many dang xtra stuff
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Or if your the graphics artist like some cliche old English speaking Heavy Axe.
I mean original in the legal scope of the game, not illegally modifying data.
Been around this place long enough to know about the One Sin event ten times over. Just wasn't aware Balmung got a character model change as well as a pair of wings.
The wings WERE the model change.
I could of sworn hearing something in Sign that pairs of wings were given to CC Corp employees. Such as Lady Subaru.
1) Lady Subaru doesn't work for CC Corp. She just opened up a guild that worked for the people and moderated without any official power.
2) Lady Subaru's wings are available to Heavyaxe girls as a character design, but they're all small and dinky and are just for decoration
3) Balmung's wings are FUNCTIONAL and allow him to friggin' FLY.
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Post by d07_h4ck_3xp3r7_01 »

AuraTwilight wrote:3) Balmung's wings are FUNCTIONAL and allow him to friggin' FLY.
i guess that really would come in handy when you can't even jump...>.<
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d07_h4ck_3xp3r7_01 wrote:
AuraTwilight wrote:3) Balmung's wings are FUNCTIONAL and allow him to friggin' FLY.
i guess that really would come in handy when you can't even jump...>.<
Only in the games can you. I am more then positive that in the actual game itself, you can jump. Since you only see balmung fly in the anime (that as far as I can remeber), then you can assume they have full control over their characters to walk certain ways, sit certain ways, and even hang from the ledges before falling to their death or being pulled up ^^.
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