Looking Forward to Cute Designs like in the Original

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There are many fan favorite characters from the first game that I'm sure everyone is looking forward to that don't seem to fit with any of the current base character models at launch.
Hopefully they add shorter or thinner models to better represent these characters when they release.

Events like the Gunslinger Girl collab were very popular and also included these sorts of designs.
I look forward to talking about which of the cuter characters others would like to see and which designs you are most worried for if a new base model doesn't get added.
And I'm optimistic that the community will provide feedback to ensure that these sorts of moe designs will return.

It would be disappointing if characters like Super Shorty are no longer super short or if super thin characters like G41 end up with thick enough thighs to crush our skulls lol.


Note: Please do not try to derail the topic of discussion or stir up drama.
This is a discussion for fans of the franchise and not people who hate the things that were in the first game.
Previous discussion got locked by mods because of one person trolling.

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Edit: Cute designs confirmed. Magic cute character is in the box.
I repeat, cute character in the box. We won.

[Snail Whisperer]

Littara seems kinda cute

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Hearer of Voices lähetti viestin:

Littara seems kinda cute

She seems more on the funny side. Funny glasses girl design.

[Snail Whisperer]

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Hearer of Voices lähetti viestin:

Littara seems kinda cute

She seems more on the funny side. Funny glasses girl design.

perhaps she is both

[HINA <3]

going through the character list seems like they aint gonna top zzz or blue archive in terms of cute n funny design. vector kinda hot tho

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HINA <3 lähetti viestin:

going through the character list seems like they aint gonna top zzz or blue archive in terms of cute n funny design. vector kinda hot tho

I'd say ZZZ loses some points because it had absolutely zero of the short types like Klee or Bailu that are in the other Hoyo games.
This might be why Neverness to Everness created Sakiri in order to take players from ZZZ since its a very similar game.

I think it'll be right behind ZZZ still at least at launch. Could easily beat ZZZ if a good one gets released due to the dorm system.
And Blue Archive is of course all the way up at Genshin level or higher.
Genshin gets all its cute energy from the fanart whereas Blue Archive gets most of it from the actual game.
Ironic since Genshin's player base has far more antis.

[Decim]

Off topic: I haven't read your last thread but I'm assuming it got locked due to tourists and antis jumping on you, right? 50/50 chance this thread might suffer the same but hopefully not though.

On topic: I'm not sure they'll create a short model for the characters since all the loli-type characters from the first game share a similar model, aged up, height increase and sometimes thicker thighs (not complaining about that lol)

Nagant Revolver, Mechty, CZ75 and MP5 are some examples but honestly, as long as they are still cute I dont mind too much.

I feel like if they release a Taisch-sized character or have children's day skins like in the first game, the community will turn into a toxic wasteland because I doubt any gacha community nowadays will ever be as united as BA's especially when this one is on Steam lol.

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Decim lähetti viestin:

the community will turn into a toxic wasteland because I doubt any gacha community nowadays will ever be as united as BA's especially when this one is on Steam lol.

They could always make a new base model which they could do if they see enough support for it. I think its more likely that the small amount of people who are really against that stuff will either put up with it or leave. Like even BA has those people still. Girls Frontline was one of the closest in tone to BA.

I fight for a future where a lore accurate M99 holds an MG double her size and weight while having little stuffed bunny helpers load her gun for her.
I fight for immersion, irregardless of how a filtering war among the community may turn out.

[Dark]

Update: Playing the game and there are very good signs so far.
Darture the first enemy looks very aligned to the anime aesthetic.

Magic loli confirmed in the box. We won.

[Top Sämmel Bun]

Unfortunately I think the people that are against loli will probably stay, no matter what MICA is going to add in the future.
Hell, those tourists didn't even leave Azur Lane when Manjuu released fairly revealing kindergarten skins with special touch dialog.

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Like even BA has those people still.

I will also never understand how that even happened. If MICA decides to lean more to the cute and funny route, we'll probably see the same kind of gaslighting and coping we see from BA antis: "No it's not a harem game, and if it is, I only play it ironically.", "No the students/dolls aren't into Sensei/Commander.", "I only care about the adult looking characters anyway.".

...I'd wish they grow up and accept that they enjoy a harem game with lolis in it, it's not a big deal.

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「Synoh」 lähetti viestin:

"No the students/dolls aren't into Sensei/Commander.

That stuff is funny. Especially for games like those where all the girls are fighting for the main character's attention.
Here there is a little more plausible deniability until you point out that you can oath all of them in the first game.

And Azur Lane's oaths are even more spicy since they are rings you put on them. And for one event they replaced the hands with the feet lol.

[Snail Whisperer]

「Synoh」 lähetti viestin:

Unfortunately I think the people that are against loli will probably stay, no matter what MICA is going to add in the future.
Hell, those tourists didn't even leave Azur Lane when Manjuu released fairly revealing kindergarten skins with special touch dialog.

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Like even BA has those people still.

I will also never understand how that even happened. If MICA decides to lean more to the cute and funny route, we'll probably see the same kind of gaslighting and coping we see from BA antis: "No it's not a harem game, and if it is, I only play it ironically.", "No the students/dolls aren't into Sensei/Commander.", "I only care about the adult looking characters anyway.".

...I'd wish they grow up and accept that they enjoy a harem game with lolis in it, it's not a big deal.

Wait till you see Saya no Uta players
(kinda related) there was this clip from Low Effort Clips of Himemiya Rie (vtuber) talking about this in a clip called
''Hime and people appropriating her culture (VNs)'' and it sums it up quite well.

People just play anything that's popular, same with Mihoyo games.
sometimes they don't play it at all and just use pfp's from things and pretend to like them aka ''posers''.

[swag fiend]

Glad I'm not the only one who is disappointed about the lack of cute characters. I also think some of the proportions with the smaller T-dolls are scaled too big in 3D and some artworks. I don't think we have much to worry about though, seeing as how it looks like all of the old T-dolls will be returning eventually. And as others have already said most antis and critical consumers will probably keep playing the game no matter how intense the fan service. It sucks, but all us old SKKs can do about it is stick together and deal with it.

Real GFL fans would never, and have never, complained about this though, every SKK has a different preference in T-dolls and we don't shame each other for them. We all know you don't have to like what somebody else likes. If somebody starts complaining about it, take it as a instant sign that they just began learning about GFL through GFL2.
The game is getting a lot of attention which brings success so I'm happy for GFL it truly deserves it. And I have no problem with new fans, in fact I welcome them to enjoy the insane world of GFL, as long as they can be respectful and have a love for the game and characters.

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punished swag fiend lähetti viestin:

critical consumers will probably keep playing the game no matter how intense the fan service.

Also I actually feel like there is less fanservice here than in the first game. Like all there are is a few poses in the dorm and outfits.
Compared to "damaged art" or secretary interactions with oath where they talk all very suggestively I think its a big difference. Like with the dorms they don't talk to you and such. They are just hanging out. Although I did see some extra stuff, unsure if its in the game yet. Either way feels like people think its super fanservicy when its a bit of an illusion.

On the player survey I also asked for a gallery feature for stuff similar to the 2D "damaged" artwork. Would really motivate players to get outfits and increase bond.

Or maybe I just have a big 2D preference and can't fully comprehend the fanservice.

[swag fiend]

I feel like it's almost the same level of fan service perhaps a little less. Some of the damaged arts were pretty wild especially paired with the voicelines. It'd be nice if they did add damaged variants to the dolls.
We can still oath our T-doll though I don't know if it adds more dialogue after the actual cutscene? I can definitely see what you're saying about less fan service in terms of dialogue. After playing the CBT and now playing release I definitely wish there was more dialogue fan service, something like the cafe short stories from GFL1...

In terms of the dorm system I actually think it's good, it has a lot of visual fan service, I mean, they pretty much let you move the camera almost anywhere you want and with some of the skins you can get some pretty crazy angles.
But I have faith that they'll add more fan service and interactions with our dolls outside of just visual stuff.

[Dark]

Just looked up the list of banners that CN have gone through and its a lot more than I expected.
Sadly this means we will be waiting quite a long time for lolis if they do start making them.
Will have to keep an eye on new CN banners.

Surprised they brought back Type 95 despite all her drama lol.
Assumed they would have just kept her out until way later.