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I think that idea's best. We have a precedent built with Queen Bee's ability to path her bees. Combine it with Marcus' ability to set up pathing and you could create a semi-independent patroller.

That seems like a great idea. Almost like an "inverse" Yidhra (instead of Yithian can't attack while separate, Rider can't attack while combined). You could also potentially include aspects of the peepers as well, where the beast can help the hunter sense or disadvantage survivors.

I think they could take inspiration from the other "dual-control" hunters like Ivy, Melly, etc where being on the beast gives protection from harassment, at the cost of less dexterity Will Bros-style.

Alternatively, they could take inspiration from the DBD Houndmaster where the beast can independently (either controlled by npc or controlled by player) help the rider hunt. Perhaps Patroller: The Hunter?

This may make very little sense but I think I realized a way that the nonhumanoid “beast rider” hunter could work: Make it a Murro situation. The rider can get on and off the beast.

That way, in lobby you could have the rider sitting in the chair with the beast beside the chair. Same for furniture that the beast would look goofy on such as chairs, the coaster, or the horse carriage.

It could potentially be a gameplay mechanic too. The hunter could get off the beast, but possibly have different strengths/weaknesses than when on the beast.

It looks cheap too is what angers me. Some folks are behaving like it's some revolution in skin design when it looks bad. Freedom to Love is a "pretty" skin but a thousand times more creepy.

It's such an awful situation. CN NMs doesn't like either, but any upset NM fans are drowned out by fans on more popular characters. CN has to use its sheer size to get attention, but it only works if they can organize a push well, such as the Jörmungandr and Black Bones redesigns. And NAEU turns unpopular hunters into proxies, not what their mains want.

Meanwhile NE allows the Rivals team to dote on all servers because they give it so much more funding than Joker Studios. It just... sucks. Publishers suck. I wish Joker Studios was given more room to breathe.

Same. Really hoping Luchi doesn't win for DS now, even though he got 4th in CN. And Hastur got 5th for Global. At least Burke, Jeff, Keigan, and the Wills will be safe. If Burke didn't get Geppetto, I'd riot.

Hydemare got worse. Whoever decided it needed cash as its special effect needs to be shoved into a library, forced to read the sections on stereotypes, and then must answer a pop quiz on the subject.

The fact no one notices how bad it is makes me feel despair. I guess no one cares about the lore of unpopular hunters, CN or NAEU, or avoiding caricatures.

Hoping he makes the nm bird noises. Definitely makes up for Hyde’s stain. I was bummed out too, so I’m hoping him and Ann will be added in the next batch. Also glad Keigan got a mini too!

I’m hoping its music is more Liszt-like. Sadly I’ll only be able to rank on weekends that season, so hoping lucky is friendly. If not, I’ll hopefully make up for my S-skin splurging in CoYY by then.

YEAH. Since Jospeh released, I was always saddened how none of his skins embraced the cracks in his “true” form. Only palette swaps. His summer skin gave me hope with its kintsugi, but this is just WOW. Very well could be his best skin.

I’m curious what they’re setting up. So far we have Valentina, Richard, and possibly Hermando. 2 more and we have a game. Hopefully we’ll get some clues with his video.

SHE IS. Most of the skins were “cute but not for me” (except Naib and Emma’s nymphs were bleh). But Joseph and Keigan’s were standouts: rare GREAT S-tiers for me.

A lot better than the CoYY stream.

I did! I will cherish Minimare with all my heart. And we're getting a S-rank Composer accessory that's dragon-themed. Combined with the Whalefall and Ann's accessory, some incredibly niche aesthetic I fit is thriving.

Sad Yidhra or Burke didn't get Coa but Biblically Accurate Joseph is probably the coolest COA I could've imagined for him. The wings and eyes are incredible. I'm curious how Alice ties to Memory since she died last COA. And whether the blue gemstones tie to Blue Hope.

I think Hermando Romeo Hernando Romero might be the fiancé Richard's sister was supposed to marry. I get the feeling they're trying to set up a game? Since if we get Princess Sterling and one more character, we'll have the set of 5 needed.

And the Keigan skin is amazing. I didn't expect Kraken for her but it fits. Strong Ursula vibes.

Overall not too bad of a livestream. Short but not bad.

It’s not going to change, but I do appreciate the CN side of the fandom sees the situation for how bad it is. It sucks as a NM main.

Idv’s strange where it’s in part of the size difference, but the Asia server’s a lot bigger than NAEU, but is often ignored too. And the neglect leads to things that make it harder for NAEU to be listened to, like a lack of understanding of how characters work (ex: NAEU behaving like NM is weakest hunter, or mike is still top tier). Then the problems worsens by JS not adjusting concerns like the NAEU ping. An Ouroboros.

It frustrates me as an older player how NAEU behave like skins such as Hydemare are a “win” for scary skins or skin variety. If they ACTUALLY cared about skin variety, they would push for characters like Joseph and Mary getting creepy skins and characters like NM and Hastur beautiful skins. The fact so few people notice the problems this skin poses highlights a lack of context understanding.

The idv Weibo is up in ARMS about the Hydemare skin, demanding to either change the deduction entirely or give him his bird mask back, saying it isn't fair they exploited Nightmare's unpopularity in a skin contest to give him a skin that doesn't represent him.

They are now uniting with fans who are upset about COYY to ask for better treatment of the main characters.

NGL the more I think bout it, the more I really disliked CoYY. The latter half, at least. I liked the first part but the entire flashback sequence was baffling to me.

Forgot to add, but my friend made a compelling argument there were two hooded figures in CoYY, due to slight differences in their outfits and body language. The first one who walks in was probably Frederick and the one who places the bird mask on Orpheus, who entered because the first figure/Frederick alerted him something was wrong.

Also to quickly add to my PM: Regarding the discussion on agnosticism regarding a plot point, I even asked a friend fluent in Chinese to confirm Bonbon's deduction about Orpheus possibly being seen as a DeRoss/adopted wasn't mistranslated. It was indeed not mistranslated. So it appears something was going on regarding Orpheus that motivated the Blanches helping to murder the DeRosses.