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Aug 28th - Kingdom Hearts Union χ ENG Update

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Published on August 28, 2017 @ 07:25 am
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More Combo VIP Quests!

■ VIP Quests Campaign Period: 
Aug. 28, 2017 12:00 a.m. to Sept. 3, 2017 11:59 p.m. (PT) 
Aug. 28, 2017 7:00 to Sept. 4, 2017 6:59 (UTC)

During the campaign period, a special set of limited-time VIP Quests will be unlocked when you purchase the Weekly Jewels Extravaganza (includes 3,000 Jewels and other Special Quests)!

Read on for more details!


 
● VIP Gem Quests 
Complete these quests to earn 6 Gems in total: 2 Power Gems, 2 Speed Gems, and 2 Magic Gems! 
NOTE: All quests will be unlocked from when you purchase the Weekly Jewels Extravaganza.


 
● VIP KH III Sora [EX] Medal 
This is the last chance to get a KH III Sora [EX] Medal until we announce that it is available again! 
NOTE: The Aug. 21, 2017 VIP notice incorrectly stated that this VIP Quest would not be available beyond that week. Our apologies for any confusion this may have caused.


 
● VIP Magic Mirror Quests 
Complete these quests to earn 7 Magic Mirrors! 
NOTE: All quests will be unlocked from when you purchase the Weekly Jewels Extravaganza.


 
● VIP Daily Challenge: Chip & Dale 
Complete these quests to earn 6★ Chip and 6★ Dale Medals every day! 
NOTE: These quests and their rewards are reset every day, so don't miss out on daily rewards!


 
● Combination VIP Quest 
Earn large amounts of Evolve, EXP, and Munny Medals and level up your skills quickly with this extremely useful quest!


 
● VIP Skill Quests 
Complete this quest to rapidly level up the skills on the Medals equipped for this quest!


▼ Important Notes Regarding Weekly Jewels Extravaganza Special Quests: 
・You can only purchase the Weekly Jewels Extravaganza once a week, and the Special Quests will be available until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. (PT) 
・If you purchase the Weekly Jewels Extravaganza on Sunday, the Special Quests will only be available until 11:59 p.m. (PT) on that same Sunday.


Gauntlet Challenge Quests!

Earn fabulous rewards with this Challenge Event!

■Event Period: 
Aug. 28, 2017 12:00 a.m. to Sept. 3, 2017 11:59 p.m. (PT) 
Aug. 28, 2017 7:00 to Sept. 4, 2017 6:59 (UTC)

■Event Details: 
Earn fabulous rewards like the Power Gem, Speed Gem, and Magic Gem this week with this unique Challenge Event! 
・In this Challenge Event, a total of 4 quests of increasing level of difficulty will be released as follows: 
 NOTE: When a higher difficulty quest is released, the previous quest(s) will continue to be available until the end of the event period.

Date Difficulty Level
Aug. 28 (Mon.) Beginner
Aug. 29 (Tues.) Intermediate
Aug. 31 (Thurs.) Advanced
Sept. 2 (Sat.) Legendary

If you find some quests to be too difficult, try upgrading your Keyblade or leveling up your Medals!


Clover Glasses Union Cross!

■Event Period 
Aug. 28, 2017 12:00 a.m. to Sept. 3, 2017 11:59 p.m. (PT) 
Aug. 28, 2017 7:00 to Sept. 4, 2017 6:59 (UTC)

★ Get the Clover Glasses Avatar Parts! 
Try Extra Hard Boss Time for Bonus Coins!

■ More Rare Enemies! 
For 30 minutes each day, starting at 7:00 p.m. (PT) and 11:00 p.m. (PT), there will be an increased chance for rare enemies to appear!

■ Extra Hard Boss Times! 
For 30 minutes each day, starting at 7:00 p.m. (PT) and 11:00 p.m. (PT), the Extra Hard Boss will be extra difficult and yield bonus coins!

■ Cross Board Rewards 
This time there are a total of 4 Cross Boards, three of which all unlocked from the start (the 4th board will be unlocked after completing Magic Mirror Set #1). Complete them to earn the new avatar parts, Jewels, and more!

Board Completion Bonus
Clover Glasses (Male) Chat Phrase: Ahyuck!
Clover Glasses (Female) Chat Phrase: Wak!
Magic Mirror Set #1
Magic Mirror Set #2

■ Avatar Parts Perks

Category Avatar Part Name Perk Value
Face A Clover Glasses (Male) Raid Boss Perk +5
Clover Glasses (Female)

■ What are Union Cross Quests? 
・Union Cross quests let you battle against the Heartless alongside other members of your Union in real-time! 
 The quests and rewards will change periodically with each new Union Cross event! 
・By completing these quests you will earn Cross Coins, which are used to unlock rewards on Cross Boards. 
 (You can find Cross Boards on the Union Cross screen)

※Cross Coins can only be used during the period in which the Union Cross quests that you obtained the coins from were available. 
※You can play Union Cross from [MENU] > [Quests]. Please note that you will need to have cleared Quest 34 in order to play Union Cross quests.

■ Overview of Union Cross Quests 
・Upon starting a Union Cross quest, your primary objective will appear on the screen. The quest will end when you complete this objective. 
・During your quest, a timed objective may also appear on the screen. These are limited-time challenges, so you will want to work with your team to complete them before time runs out! 
・The stages and objectives you will encounter are randomly decided based on the current Union Cross event. Work with your teammates to adapt to varying situations and tackle whatever might come your way!

★ Want to learn more about Union Cross quests? Click below! 
 ⇒ About Union Cross Quests!

 


Gem Deals!

■ Campaign Period: 
Aug. 28, 2017 12:00 a.m. to Aug. 30, 2017 11:59 p.m. (PT) 
Aug. 28, 2017 7:00 to Aug. 31, 2017 6:59 (UTC)

■ Campaign Details: 
Introducing a trio of limited-time Gem Deals, each of which guarantees three Power Gems or Speed Gems or Magic Gems in each pull!

Each 5-Medal Gem Deal, available for 1500 Jewels, guarantees the following: 
・You will receive three of the Gems shown in the banner in each pull! 
・You will receive one Tier 4 or higher Medal in each pull! 
・You will receive four Medals of 4★ or higher rarity!

You can only pull from each deal once per day, so don't miss your chance to obtain up to 9 of each Gem!


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VoidGear.

August 28, 2017 @ 09:09 amOffline

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Re: Aug 28th - Kingdom Hearts Union ? ENG Update

I might go for the gem deal. Would get me really close to getting my SL to 35

Alja

August 28, 2017 @ 10:12 amOffline

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I can't wait to see all the "Ahyuck!"s and "Wak!"s in Union Cross.

Muke

August 28, 2017 @ 11:07 amOffline

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Re: Aug 28th - Kingdom Hearts Union ? ENG Update

These chat phrases, I swear. xD Like, what's "Ahyuk" and "Wak" supposed to tell me?

Wilderness

August 28, 2017 @ 11:13 amOffline

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Re: Aug 28th - Kingdom Hearts Union ? ENG Update

Weren't we supposed to get our 10 Brooms like 12 minutes ago?

edit - oh nope... tomorrow!

Caxinuld

August 28, 2017 @ 01:00 pmOffline

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Muke
These chat phrases, I swear. xD Like, what's "Ahyuk" and "Wak" supposed to tell me?
They're not going to tell you much unless you're roleplaying a keyblade wielding Goofy or Donald.

Leopardess

August 28, 2017 @ 03:43 pmOffline

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Re: Aug 28th - Kingdom Hearts Union ? ENG Update

Getting sooo tired of this NA game. The same old, same old. I see all that is going on with the JP game, and all we get is the same old junk in different colors. Still no real Brooms in the game, still the same daily jewels amounts, still the same stale old stuff.

I've been playing less and less. And I am no longer spending a penny on pulls, except for maybe gem pulls. I'm sticking with what I got and leveling up keyblades. Will pop for a good VIP medal week, but that is it. SENA, you're killing this NA version slowly, in an agonizing way.

Veevee

August 28, 2017 @ 07:25 pmOffline

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Leopardess
Getting sooo tired of this NA game. The same old, same old. I see all that is going on with the JP game, and all we get is the same old junk in different colors. Still no real Brooms in the game, still the same daily jewels amounts, still the same stale old stuff.

I've been playing less and less. And I am no longer spending a penny on pulls, except for maybe gem pulls. I'm sticking with what I got and leveling up keyblades. Will pop for a good VIP medal week, but that is it. SENA, you're killing this NA version slowly, in an agonizing way.


Yeah, that's way too true. In the end, I didn't manage to get Extra Attack on PTR last week, this week's union cross is just plain boring again. I liked the weeks they put old medals in and back then I honestly thought they'd gradually add more and more old medals and it'd fun farming again. They even took out the adventurer or at least he didn't drop the existing medals anymore. What the heck.
After the last broom quests I was hoping they'd finally get "casual", starting super heavy and gradually getting more accessible and was quite disappointed to open the game this morning and find a ton of gem options and even possible magic mirror quests. Magic mirrors. Seriously? I spent them all two months ago and I'm already back at over 100, so these quests are nice, but really not necessary. Gauntlet is okay, but I see three different gems on the banner which means it'll probably drop one and a "oh, sorry, our mistake, haha, 300 jewels for that, here you go" message. Ugh. It pains me to see that everytime I think they finally added something that's long overdue and get hyped again, they remove it and it won't be seen for a few weeks. Considering I still get hyped over things in the game seems to mean that I still have some hope in me, so Sena, please, keep that little light alive.

Muke

August 28, 2017 @ 07:32 pmOffline

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Seriously now? What did they do wrong this time?

It's good that both of you seem to already have a lot of stuff, but that doesn't change the fact that there are always new players joining this game. The deal is perfect for those. I often also get angry over this game, but I feel like it's just unnecessary this time around.

Also, whatever, they can continue doing mistakes imo. That's 300 Jewels for me, so whatever.

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Deleted member

August 28, 2017 @ 07:35 pmOffline

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Veevee
Magic mirrors. Seriously? I spent them all two months ago and I'm already back at over 100

geez tell me ur secrets because i crave dem mirrors

Xickin

August 28, 2017 @ 07:36 pmOffline

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Re: Aug 28th - Kingdom Hearts Union ? ENG Update

I'm getting up there in Keyblade levels! All of my secondary PSM Keyblades are at +34 now.

VoidGear.

August 28, 2017 @ 07:47 pmOffline

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Audo
geez tell me ur secrets because i crave dem mirrors


My thought exactly. I'm that unlucky bastard who rolls like minimum guilt on tier 5 medals and can't get all those mirrors in like three days.

catcake

August 28, 2017 @ 08:06 pmOffline

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So when are we getting actually good looking avatar parts xD Maybe it's just me but I really don't care about all these weird pineapple ornaments and Abu plushies, where are all the cool hairstyles, pretty clothes and all that neat stuff? I mean seriously clover glasses? I love dressing up my character okay that's important. Almost as important as having a glowing keyblade and sparkles. Forget EX medals, I need more aesthetics.

Muke

August 28, 2017 @ 08:10 pmOffline

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catcake
So when are we getting actually good looking avatar parts xD Maybe it's just me but I really don't care about all these weird pineapple ornaments and Abu plushies, where are all the cool hairstyles, pretty clothes and all that neat stuff? I mean seriously clover glasses? I love dressing up my character okay that's important. Almost as important as having a glowing keyblade and sparkles. Forget EX medals, I need more aesthetics.

I completely agree, none of the avatar parts we got through Union Cross until now really appeal to me…

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Deleted member

August 28, 2017 @ 08:20 pmOffline

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the armour was kinda nice.

VoidGear.

August 28, 2017 @ 08:21 pmOffline

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Most of the stuff really is ugly. Especially pretty hairstyles are kinda rare, and don't get me started on Abu shit, it's so annoying.

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Deleted member

August 28, 2017 @ 08:24 pmOffline

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Re: Aug 28th - Kingdom Hearts Union ? ENG Update

i also liked the balloons. was that union cross?

but yeah mostly i dont even both playing union cross because i dont care about the parts being offered.

Muke

August 28, 2017 @ 08:28 pmOffline

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Audo
i also liked the balloons. was that union cross?

but yeah mostly i dont even both playing union cross because i dont care about the parts being offered.

If you mean the Winnie Pooh balloons, no, they were avatar boards.

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Deleted member

August 28, 2017 @ 08:33 pmOffline

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Re: Aug 28th - Kingdom Hearts Union ? ENG Update

Muke
If you mean the Winnie Pooh balloons, no, they were avatar boards.

winnie the pooh, genie and goofy/donald. i was pretty sure at least one of them was union cross.

VoidGear.

August 28, 2017 @ 08:34 pmOffline

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I mean what bugs me the most about Union Cross is that it's super tedious. Most of the time I do like 80 % damage cause my mates are either afk or level 10. I don't mind helping someone once in a while, but it's hard to try and get the missions done alone.

Muke

August 28, 2017 @ 08:35 pmOffline

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Audo
winnie the pooh, genie and goofy/donald. i was pretty sure at least one of them was union cross.

Oh, yeah, Donald/Goofy was a Union Cross board

Veevee

August 28, 2017 @ 08:51 pmOffline

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Re: Aug 28th - Kingdom Hearts Union ? ENG Update

Audo
geez tell me ur secrets because i crave dem mirrors


Uh, there's no secret. I only guilt during campaigns and I use mirrors only on medals that need <5 guilt or for medals that are really good and worth the effort which I don't come across very often. I basically live on a little bunch of VIP medals and orga medals, so I'm able to hoard loads of magic mirrors. xD proud mode throws these things out like the banners throw Abu at me (which I find disturbing, are they indirectly throwing shit at me?).

I'd love to have the male clothes available for my female character, I usually find those cooler. But this would probably mean it'd would have to be accessible the other way round which Sena probably wouldn't allow. Yeah, I could just switch to my male character, but I got so accustomed to my char *o*

Harmonie

August 28, 2017 @ 09:29 pmOffline

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catcake
So when are we getting actually good looking avatar parts xD Maybe it's just me but I really don't care about all these weird pineapple ornaments and Abu plushies, where are all the cool hairstyles, pretty clothes and all that neat stuff? I mean seriously clover glasses? I love dressing up my character okay that's important. Almost as important as having a glowing keyblade and sparkles. Forget EX medals, I need more aesthetics.


I wanted to speak on this, but figured I'd probably sound like a broken record. We too rarely get any avatar parts that are actually usable unless you like wild, silly accessories like these clover glasses or if you like dressing up in animal/Disney costumes.

Still very sad these never made it to global:



Granted, they probably aren't to a lot of people's liking either, but... I assume more people would want these than those strange pineapple headwear,clover glasses, or yet another Aladdin themed costume.

Usually I just accept that other people like those kinds of things and move on, but in this game it can be hard to do.

Although the last Arabian costume came with that really nice headpiece that actually goes perfect with my set while giving me the Skill Perk I need.



It replaced that headpiece from the Japanese set (furisode, I think it was called) which is really nice.

keyblademaster42

August 28, 2017 @ 11:13 pmOffline

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Audo
geez tell me ur secrets because i crave dem mirrors


idk how high you are in proud mode right now but thay start throwing magic mirrors at you after a while. i mean they seem to come quite easily what with union cross and weekend warrior boards and collicuem

Leopardess

August 29, 2017 @ 02:46 amOffline

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I so agree with the ultra tacky avatars, especially for females. Everything is extra sugary and cute and...pink. Stop with the pink for girls. I'm a girl who loves the boy's out fits and colors better.

Yeah, what happened to the Royal Avatar board and the Ansem Avatar boards?? Typical SENA.

DefiantHeart

August 29, 2017 @ 05:48 amOffline

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Maxed my moogle of glory to 35+ with these gem deals... not that anybody cares.

keyblademaster42

August 29, 2017 @ 08:59 amOffline

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DefiantHeart
Maxed my moogle of glory to 35+ with these gem deals... not that anybody cares.


tbh the usefulness of that blade to me kinda stops at 29, but congratulations whats next on your list

FudgemintGuardian

August 29, 2017 @ 01:48 pmOffline

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I wouldn't mind the glasses if it was given during March because of St. Patrick's Day, but we're in August yo!

Sora2016

August 29, 2017 @ 04:14 pmOffline

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Oh yeah these glasses suck lol. But I actually liked the weird pineapple ears...though I don't have normal Mickey or Minnie ears maybe thats why lol. I have been using it with my Summer Minnie set cuz I thought it was cute.

I can also see the tiredness with Aladdin stuff but I thought the shoulder Abu was adorable. I'd like more cute little dudes like that. I like the Zootopia arm ones from last year, too.

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Leopardess
I so agree with the ultra tacky avatars, especially for females. Everything is extra sugary and cute and...pink. Stop with the pink for girls. I'm a girl who loves the boy's out fits and colors better. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Yeah, what happened to the Royal Avatar board and the Ansem Avatar boards?? Typical SENA.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Lol, I'm a man who loves the cutesy shit so I play as a girl typically hahah. Though I do love really cool outfits as well, but like, I think the girl has more cute stuff than the boy has cool stuff so it kinda outweighs it. Like, the last avatar board I bought for the boy character was Cloud I think lol. Cuz I thought it looked cool, but since then I always think the girl ones look better.

I would love those Avatar boards though too...Is the Ansem one the one with the derpy Guardian balloon?[/FONT]

Muke

August 29, 2017 @ 04:40 pmOffline

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Sora2016
Oh yeah these glasses suck lol. But I actually liked the weird pineapple ears...though I don't have normal Mickey or Minnie ears maybe thats why lol. I have been using it with my Summer Minnie set cuz I thought it was cute.

I can also see the tiredness with Aladdin stuff but I thought the shoulder Abu was adorable. I'd like more cute little dudes like that. I like the Zootopia arm ones from last year, too.



[FONT=Verdana]Lol, I'm a man who loves the cutesy shit so I play as a girl typically hahah. Though I do love really cool outfits as well, but like, I think the girl has more cute stuff than the boy has cool stuff so it kinda outweighs it. Like, the last avatar board I bought for the boy character was Cloud I think lol. Cuz I thought it looked cool, but since then I always think the girl ones look better.

I would love those Avatar boards though too...Is the Ansem one the one with the derpy Guardian balloon?[/FONT]

Completely this, my avatar is also a girl.

And yup, that's the one

Sora2016

August 29, 2017 @ 05:17 pmOffline

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Muke
Completely this, my avatar is also a girl.

And yup, that's the one


Haha, yeah I love that. I forgot we didn't get it yet at all.

catcake

August 29, 2017 @ 07:26 pmOffline

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Oh nooo I need that Ansem outfit on my avatar D: Pls sena. Can we have it. I like the coat.

VoidGear.

August 29, 2017 @ 07:28 pmOffline

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I want that motherfucking guardian balloon rn ;_;

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DarkosOverlord

August 29, 2017 @ 07:40 pmOffline

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Sora2016
[FONT=Verdana]Lol, I'm a man who loves the cutesy shit so I play as a girl typically hahah. Though I do love really cool outfits as well, but like, I think the girl has more cute stuff than the boy has cool stuff so it kinda outweighs it. Like, the last avatar board I bought for the boy character was Cloud I think lol. Cuz I thought it looked cool, but since then I always think the girl ones look better.

I would love those Avatar boards though too...Is the Ansem one the one with the derpy Guardian balloon?[/FONT]


Muke
Completely this, my avatar is also a girl.

And yup, that's the one


I'll join the group of men who play cutesy girls. I think I enjoyed dressing up my player in different fashions far more than I should've.

Oh man that Guardian balloon indeed.
Such good and fun customization only makes me wonder how could 0.2's custom be so poor and uncreative.

Alja

August 29, 2017 @ 11:36 pmOffline

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DarkosOverlord
Such good and fun customization only makes me wonder how could 0.2's custom be so poor and uncreative.

You gotta be fair there, it's way easier to make fun and cute accessories for a chibi sprite instead of a 3D model in a really dark and serious setting (not to mention that Aqua has her own canon outfit and wasn't meant to be a blank canvas like our avatar so they had to balance customization and recognizability). SE was testing the waters (quite literally) with the customization in 0.2, if it was well received, they might expand it in 3 or another future title.

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DarkosOverlord

August 30, 2017 @ 12:00 amOffline

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Alja
You gotta be fair there, it's way easier to make fun and cute accessories for a chibi sprite instead of a 3D model in a really dark and serious setting (not to mention that Aqua has her own canon outfit and wasn't meant to be a blank canvas like our avatar so they had to balance customization and recognizability). SE was testing the waters (quite literally) with the customization in 0.2, if it was well received, they might expand it in 3 or another future title.


Nothing of this excuses 0.2's hollow shell of a customization. I've seen non-chibi games with a far better and more detailed custom.
It lacks in every area, really. Even and especially the fact that you can customize only certain parts of her dress and not the whole thing.

It even lacks in the recognizability department: forget adding the dark cloak, I totally understand that's a whole different model, but not even some color schemes? Like Sora, or Riku? Terra? C'mon.
I think I am being fair here. For a PS4 game, in an era where every medieval game has dozens of different armors, this was a really poor attemp.
There's a difference in testing the waters and performing so poorly you make everything look bad.
I was against the custom, but after playing the game I think I could've had a decent chunk of fun just going around in different sets.
But "sets", not a couple of animal ears and tacky techno wings. Of course I don't expect X's level of custom, but a bit more was feasible.

...so yeah, it's clear I wasn't a fan and I'm really against it. I don't expect everyone to agree with me on this one, but I do strongly feel this way.

Chaser

August 30, 2017 @ 12:38 amOffline

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DarkosOverlord
Nothing of this excuses 0.2's hollow shell of a customization. I've seen non-chibi games with a far better and more detailed custom.
It lacks in every area, really. Even and especially the fact that you can customize only certain parts of her dress and not the whole thing.

It even lacks in the recognizability department: forget adding the dark cloak, I totally understand that's a whole different model, but not even some color schemes? Like Sora, or Riku? Terra? C'mon.
I think I am being fair here. For a PS4 game, in an era where every medieval game has dozens of different armors, this was a really poor attemp.
There's a difference in testing the waters and performing so poorly you make everything look bad.
I was against the custom, but after playing the game I think I could've had a decent chunk of fun just going around in different sets.
But "sets", not a couple of animal ears and tacky techno wings. Of course I don't expect X's level of custom, but a bit more was feasible.

...so yeah, it's clear I wasn't a fan and I'm really against it. I don't expect everyone to agree with me on this one, but I do strongly feel this way.

It was literally a last minute addition while they were finishing up and polishing various aspects of the game lol



- The contents of [KH0.2] were of an unexpected large volume, with it being a short episode but also containing so many things we wanted to know, honestly we were shocked. Also with the additional "Challenges" and so on...

Nomura: The addition of Challenges and the Customization was not a factor in our original plans, but at the very end of development our staff wanted to add them in so they worked hard and did.



Heck, you might not even get any more in-depth if they decide to add clothing customisation to the game



- Will you also consider adding these decorations into [KHIII]?


Nomura: I'm still not sure. Since [KH0.2] is a short episode, the plan was to add them in to give some sort of additional content for replay value. As for [KH3], there are already plenty of other factors implemented for that sort of replay value, so it all depends on the state of development as time goes on.



For something last minute that they didn't really put some effort into, I'm happy with what we got. Some representation for unused Disney properties (in the form of Marie's cat ears) and I got to have a lacy blue/white sleeved Aqua that could wear Minnie Mouse ears around Mickey (they were having some role play while the cameras were off).

keyblademaster42

August 30, 2017 @ 01:18 amOffline

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What i want more then anything really are some more angry adventurer quests. Id like them to start droping herc and Phil. i have poison resist on mine, and id like to get ground air or 1000, plus id like to trait roll on that hd aqua we got back in January, i thing it be a bit more relevant if i could get a good trait on it for raid bosses

Leopardess

August 30, 2017 @ 01:30 amOffline

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Yes, yes, yes, I want, want those Ansem clothes...I mean my goodness, that coat! And I'll take that balloon too!

Sigh...but we have SENA. Sigh.

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DarkosOverlord

August 30, 2017 @ 01:32 amOffline

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Well I wasn't. If it was so last minute that was the end result, just don't put it at all.
I thought it was tremendous all over.



It was literally a last minute addition while they were finishing up and polishing various aspects of the game lol




I dunno... I personally don't consider this a justification. Sometimes, you might have to choose to do not instead of doing poorly.
Or at least this is how I do things on my own, bot for hobbies and actual work. I have a lot of ideas, and I try to do some of them the best way possible in the alloted time.
"Ehhh the team wanted it, so... they kinda did" is a completely foreign concept to me.

Based on past experiences I understand these concepts are somewhat dangerous to express, so I'll better clarify: this is but a personal view on this particular mechanic and how it was executed. This isn't, by any means, me saying I could've done a better job by myself, me thinking Nomura and/or the team are "unworthy" of my money or something, or deciding for everybody on the planet that it's a bad thing no one should like.
I praise doing the best and not settling for a last ditch effort very highly, and I don't think this particular feature resembles my personal way of thinking, hence the disappointment. Disagreeing with me is acceptable and legit.

I just realized this is also tremendously Off topic by now, and I started it. I apologize. End of my personal rant with 0.2's customization here.

Chaser

August 30, 2017 @ 07:41 amOffline

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DarkosOverlord

"Ehhh the team wanted it, so... they kinda did" is a completely foreign concept to me.

I just wanted to close up by saying I've been reading some behind the scenes developer reports from Telltale's Tales from the Borderlands and they mentioned putting some things in just because they wanted to. They knew Troy Baker liked and wore funky socks so they wanted to put in a reference to that by completely animating his character's shoe coming off and having his sock on display throughout an episode, so the concept of a team wanting to do something - whether an in-joke or something out there as a testing grounds for other things - isn't that foreign to me and it makes sense when you actually hear why directly from them.

Alja

August 30, 2017 @ 11:03 amOffline

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DarkosOverlord
Nothing of this excuses 0.2's hollow shell of a customization. I've seen non-chibi games with a far better and more detailed custom.

Of course there are, there always will be games that are better in certain aspects. Still, whether or not the developers decided to add it last minute or not, it might've been their tentative version of a possible customization feature for the console games. And I for one would be kind of appalled if I felt like they spend more time on customizations than on the story of 0.2. An elaborate choice of outfits and colors and whatnot for Aqua would've felt like "Well we are cheating you out on the story we promised, but hey, clothes, am I right?!"

So yeah, I'm not a fan of the customizations either (I don't really want it, to be honest, I'd be fine with a color palette/old outfit change for Sora&Co though), I personally think it works better in UX anyway and I wouldn't be overly sad if they decided not to go with it in the future. But if people love it, bring it back! As long as I'm not forced to put certain outfits on Sora because of perks and stat bonuses...

The_Echo

August 30, 2017 @ 01:22 pmOffline

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DarkosOverlord
Nothing of this excuses 0.2's hollow shell of a customization. I've seen non-chibi games with a far better and more detailed custom.

What about being a glorified demo with a main-game runtime of two hours or less?
You're already running the game thin just by collecting the customization items.

What're you gonna do, spend an hour customizing Aqua just to fight Devil's Wave while looking a little silly? Like c'mon man. Getting a little more riled up than you should.

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August 30, 2017 @ 11:11 pmOffline

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Chaser
I just wanted to close up by saying I've been reading some behind the scenes developer reports from Telltale's Tales from the Borderlands

i read that piece! fantastic piece and fantasic game ;-;

i wish we got more stuff that dived into the development of kh games.

Harmonie

September 1, 2017 @ 07:17 amOffline

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So, this just happened.

I am not going to be able to sleep tonight.

Muke

September 1, 2017 @ 07:22 amOffline

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:OO Congrats, Harmonie!! You might have used all your luck! xDD first pull?

Harmonie

September 1, 2017 @ 07:27 amOffline

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Muke
:OO Congrats, Harmonie!! You might have used all your luck! xDD first pull?


I don't think anyone needs much luck beyond getting a Boosted EX Sephiroth. I think the game just handed me a golden ticket. Lol.

It was the third pull. Still have enough to pull two more times for the guaranteed medal, but am thinking I maybe shouldn't do that and save for the future. I mean if I pulled another Sephiroth life would be so good... But that most likely would not happen.

keyblademaster42

September 1, 2017 @ 07:49 amOffline

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Harmonie
I don't think anyone needs much luck beyond getting a Boosted EX Sephiroth. I think the game just handed me a golden ticket. Lol.

It was the third pull. Still have enough to pull two more times for the guaranteed medal, but am thinking I maybe shouldn't do that and save for the future. I mean if I pulled another Sephiroth life would be so good... But that most likely would not happen.




Lol jesus Harmonie the god luck is real with you. Im not gonna be able to sleep myself after seeing that lord. im not pulling this banner though, no spending till november for me unless its an avatar board, ive invested to much money into this game lol and i dont need to be going super overboard,

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