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MC is you.I just have to vent here. I have finished episode 4 and I really enjoy the game, but why is the main character a dimwitted moron?
MC is you.I just have to vent here. I have finished episode 4 and I really enjoy the game, but why is the main character a dimwitted moron?
I believe that the path separation is only temporary, and we will be allowed to get back with the one we skipped in a future release. It seems to me that Jestur has written as much, but, sorry, I don't recall where.Dang so you can't be on both of their paths?
I get that he wants to change events, which is not a good idea, especially if he doesn't know what events to change. Also, changing events in 1999 to save one person might result in death of another (as I mentioned). Or any other changes. Especially if he doesn't know how some events interact. One of his actions might have saved Jenny but his other action might have changed it back.I think you might have missed the part where he WANTS to change events. You can call that dumb or dangerous if you want, but it's not like he's just randomly bumbling around and causing changes.
He wants Jenny and his dad to survive.
OK, Reckless might have been a better word.The MC is not dimwitted.
He does not do what he is told by a man he does not trust at all.
To top it off he does everything you mentioned as a point to prove that thing for a purpose.
He wanted to grab a bite because he did have time to waste AND was forced to leave without breakfast. Meaning he is hungry as a wolf.
He took pictures to try and convince darci.
He beat the guy because he was threatening his mother and her unborn child, his sister.
He played at the arcade to basically see what all that hype was about. Remember arcades died out when MC was barely a toddler. And hiding his face from the angry idiot looking for him on the streets did not hurt either.
He contacted Jenny to not come off as a douchebag AND in the hopes to save her life.
He snuck around the facility to a) try to uncover what is going on and b) look for his father.
Whether his actions actually can save his aunt and dad is irrelevant. Even if the chance is exceedingly low he will try.
And remember. He got told that he can't by the guy he does not trust further than he could throw.
Looking from the outside it may look reckless.
But dimwitted?
No.
I'll probably go back and check it out after the game is done ...Honestly, Jessica is the most pointless character in terms of picking between her or Skylar.
Honestly I think you're kinda falling into the trap of expecting the MC to act like you would act and have perfect reasoning in the face of a chance to save his dad and aunt. Most people don't act with perfect reasoning when it comes to extraordinary circumstances and especially when it comes to loved ones.I don't disagree with much of what you're saying but there are plenty of people who would throw caution and other lives to the wind if it meant saving someone they loved. And also, it wouldn't be much of a time travel story if he didn't change things either on accident or on purpose.I get that he wants to change events, which is not a good idea, especially if he doesn't know what events to change. Also, changing events in 1999 to save one person might result in death of another (as I mentioned). Or any other changes. Especially if he doesn't know how some events interact. One of his actions might have saved Jenny but his other action might have changed it back.
OK, Reckless might have been a better word.
I'm not saying that MC doesn't have reasons to do stuff - he certainly does. But having a reason to do something doesn't mean it's a good idea to do it (or that the reason is good). To me it just seemed like a series of dumb decisions without even trying to think about the consequences, especially since he caused trouble the first time by buying the phone with future/counterfeit money and he knows that people in 2019 can remember him from 1999.
If he doesn't trust the man, he shouldn't be doing his quest anyway. And anything and everything you do in the past can affect the future, that's time travel 101, whether you trust someone or not.
1) Yes, he was hungry. Again, you can survive couple of hours without food instead of risking changing the timeline.
2) Again yes, but why does he need to convince Darci? Is it worth risking that someone will notice him taking pictures? And convincing Darci increases the chance of her going with him (or even on her own) back to 1999 and given her temperament... And even if she managed to control herself, is a good idea to have more people messing with the timeline?
3) Beating up Eric is the part I'm ok with since April told MC to do it, so I would consider it "timeline safe".
Also, assuming Tiffany was pregnant with Jessica and since Jessica is alive in 2019, that means:
a) Eric wouldn't have caused any serious damage and your intervention was irrelevant (and April's advice therefore suspicious).
b) Tiffany would have been saved by someone else (again making your intervention irrelevant and April suspicious).
c) It's one of those paradoxes - MC went back in time to save Tiffany so she can take care of him in the future so he can go back in time to save her... But then it should have been part of his mission.
4) Eric was in no shape to run after him anyway. And even if I accept hiding in the arcade, then you should at least watch the door instead of playing games. And MC should definitely avoid contact with anyone.
5) Walking Jenny home ended up with her following him to the forest (and possibly further)... Yes, he couldn't have known it would happen but that just proves my point how dumb/irresponsible MC's actions are.
6) Sneaking around the facility was probably the dumbest shit of all. If he gets caught, he could miss the rendezvous. He might be searched (he has a phone from the future with pictures of stolen documents in it) and could possibly end up in jail.
I don't think the MC realizes how big of an impact his actions can have, even if they seem successful or innocuous.
And yes, we don't really know how time travel works in this game, so maybe all of this has to happen because it's already happened and it's required to happen again so the MC can travel back to 1999 from 2019 (see 3c above), thus making my complains pointless...
Or, to be more accurate, act like they THINK they would act ...Honestly I think you're kinda falling into the trap of expecting the MC to act like you would act and have perfect reasoning in the face of a chance to save his dad and aunt. Most people don't act with perfect reasoning when it comes to extraordinary circumstances and especially when it comes to loved ones.I don't disagree with much of what you're saying but there are plenty of people who would throw caution and other lives to the wind if it meant saving someone they loved. And also, it wouldn't be much of a time travel story if he didn't change things either on accident or on purpose.
You bet if I were to travel back to 2004 right now I would be having my fun. I wouldn't be able to resitst the temptationOr, to be more accurate, act like they THINK they would act ...
I'd definitely move around some of my investments, maybe make a few other changes.You bet if I were to travel back to 2004 right now I would be having my fun. I wouldn't be able to resitst the temptation![]()
If you could go back to 1980 and wouldn't buy Apple, Microsoft and Disney stock (for starters) you're just dumb.I'd definitely move around some of my investments, maybe make a few other changes.![]()
I would have been 13/14 then, and didn't start thinking in those terms until I was about 16 (when I won a stock picking game in one of my HS classes, played over the course of a six-week grading period). Also, neither me nor my parents had any kind of an investment account at the time (and, frankly, with three kids and on the salaries of a cop and a secretary, we wouldn't have had funds to invest to begin with). The comment made here was also referring to 2004 - a point in time at which I did have investment accounts and funds to move around and play with - and I could probably still remember my passwords/codewords to make trades. Further, I assume the poster was applying Ripples' 20 year limit, so I don't think 1980 would be in the cards.If you could go back to 1980 and wouldn't buy Apple, Microsoft and Disney stock (for starters) you're just dumb.
If you count "fingerbanging and licking her to orgasm fully clothed while practicing MC's fighting skills" as well the answer is yes.Haven't played this in a long time. Do we get to slide into Darcy yet? Probably the most important question on this site if I'm being honest.
Thanks for the info. No I don't consider that sliding in her. She is the first girl and seems like she's going to be one of the last to get the D. Disappointing. Thanks again for getting me up to speed.If you count "fingerbanging and licking her to orgasm fully clothed while practicing MC's fighting skills" as well the answer is yes.
The last updates sort of were characterization and more or less preparation for the story to really kick of.
I guess in chapter 7 we fully get to fuck little miss ninja as MC is going with her to the past to save her mom.
I chose Jessica over Skylar.Honestly, Jessica is the most pointless character in terms of picking between her or Skylar.
Well ... technically she was the very first in the game to get the D.Thanks for the info. No I don't consider that sliding in her. She is the first girl and seems like she's going to be one of the last to get the D. Disappointing. Thanks again for getting me up to speed.![]()
I've yet to play Jessica's path gonna play it when I replay the game come the next update but I hope you are right. Cause as of right now Skylar's date is the most romantic date ive seen in any AVN.The Jessica path will take longer to match the romantic tone and emotions that the current Skylar choice would but,
Apple went public in December 1980, so that would be technically possible, but MS went public only in 1986. Nitpicking about the dates aside, how exactly would you buy shares if you were transported into 1980? You would be basically an undocumented immigrant with no documents, no relatives. What would you deposit into your bank account? Cash? You would need $100 bills old enough to be legal tender in 1980. How would you gain access to your investments in 2024? In 1980 some guy went into the bank with a bag of cash, convinced the manager to open an account, convinced an investment broker to buy some stock and disappeared. Do you write a PoA, put it into a vault cell and prepay it for 50 years? If I were asked to perform a transaction allowed by a PoA written by Mr Deez Nuts 44 years ago I would first want to get into contact with said Mr Deez Nuts to make sure he's not dead.If you could go back to 1980 and wouldn't buy Apple, Microsoft and Disney stock (for starters) you're just dumb.
If you would not do everything to fail those companies in their infancy, you are a traitor of humanityIf you could go back to 1980 and wouldn't buy Apple, Microsoft and Disney stock (for starters) you're just dumb.
I will admit that you might be partially correct - even after all those years I still expect people to act rationally... And I'm aware that I'm in the minority on this. Still, I would have expected/appreciated a bit more caution, a bit more restraint (even if it would fail).Honestly I think you're kinda falling into the trap of expecting the MC to act like you would act and have perfect reasoning in the face of a chance to save his dad and aunt. Most people don't act with perfect reasoning when it comes to extraordinary circumstances and especially when it comes to loved ones.I don't disagree with much of what you're saying but there are plenty of people who would throw caution and other lives to the wind if it meant saving someone they loved. And also, it wouldn't be much of a time travel story if he didn't change things either on accident or on purpose.