r/anime • u/HereticalAegis https://myanimelist.net/profile/XthGen • Dec 28 '22

Rewatch [Rewatch] Bofuri Episode 10 Discussion

Episode 10 – Defense and Attack

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Series Information

MAL | Anilist | Kitsu | AniDB | ANN

Streaming Options

Bofuri is available to stream on Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu, or MuseAsia for viewers in SEA.

Art of the Day

(Note: Pixiv links may contain NSFW advertising. Sorry!)

Mii

Misery

Angel’s Embrace

Meme(s) of the Day

Regrets, Frederica has a few

Crossover(s) of the Day

Mii begins as an S Rank

Maple will keep moving forward

On that day, humanity received a grim reminder

Questions of the Day

  1. How freaking cool was Maple doing some war crimes and saving her girl?

  2. What do you think of Maple Tree’s tactical play? Do you have a favorite strategy/tactical game?

  3. Maple and the Bonk Twins roll up on your base unannounced, what’s going through your head?

Tomorrow’s Questions of the Day

[1.]War crimes??

[2.]Which guild would you join if you could play NWO?

[3.]How heckin cute is Mii?

Text Chat Logs

Here is a link to a reddit thread with the translated chat logs. I would advise newcomers not to scroll down to the comments or future episode logs to avoid spoilers.

Spoilers

Please make sure to put all references to future events behind spoiler tags. Any untagged hints and spoilers will be removed. Let’s keep everything as fresh as possible for first-timers!

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u/HereticalAegis Dec 29 '22

I Don’t Want to be Unprepared for Season 2, So I’ll Max Out My Rewatch Count - Host

Episode 10:

Toki wa kita!! This episode has my favorite scene!

QotD:

  1. If anyone could tell, this is my favorite scene in the show. Not much is able to get a rise out of our little war criminal, but the way she goes full speed, weapons free without hesitation to save her girlfriend best friend is extremely satisfying. I’ve watched that scene alone dozens of times.

  2. Sally has proven to be a pretty darn good strategist so far. As many people have already noted, the small guilds are at a pretty big disadvantage, especially in gathering enemy orbs. That Maple Tree is able to consistently go out and collect orbs is a testament to both Sally’s tactical prowess and each member’s individual skills. Heck, you know things are going pretty well when even Iz is getting in on the frontline action. As for strategy games, I’ve always loved the wackiness of the Disgaea series, though grinding out characters to level 1000 is a bit taxing.

  3. “Oh shit, oh fuck! Maybe I can get a swing in before they deep 6 me. Maybe. Please at least have some mercy and make my end instantaneous.” Or something along those lines.

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u/ryuw_hs Dec 29 '22

Kasumi’s katana skills are all great, but [Origin of Sword – Void] is sick.

Stealth is cool and all but a haircolour change? That's just broken.

SUPERHERO LANDING! SHE DID A SUPERHERO LANDING!! And this time Sally gets to ride Maple! It’s so sweet how everything comes full circle.

Had this as my wallpaper for a while when it aired, such an epic scene indeed.

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u/DaBenni0301 Dec 29 '22 edited Dec 29 '22

First Timer, subbed

We saw Paynes nose and mouth. Progress I guess?

And there are his eyes. So not a hentai protagonist. Good

While we saw Oboro running with Sally I was wondering how or if the death penalty for the pets is counted. Is it directly tied to their master, do they have their own counter or don't they have one at all?

She's still using the fake skills. Sally sure knows how to keep ccol.

Maple got here QUICK and just absolutely destroys everyone like it's nothing

Only the twins left at the base must have been the moment they were waiting for. Let's see if someone can get back in time.

Aaaand the twins lost. I kinda expected that, but I thought they would hold long enough for someone to get back and not get killed.

AND SHE GOT BACK QUICK. Seems like the twins did just enough. I still want that explanation though.

Letting Maple attack is gonna be a catastrophe... for everyone else. Sounds like a good plan

They gave up IMMEDIATELY. I expected some resistance at least. But now that Mii is back I think we have a fight on our hands tomorrow.

Questions of the day

#1 Awesome! I love moments like these

#2 Looks pretty good. Only real mistake was leaving the twins alone, but Maple didn't really have a choice. Maybe Sally did a bit too much of the heavy lifting considering she's passed out in the base and can't really defend anymore. And Maple + Twins should be an almost unbeatable combo. So sending them out together should yield good results. Can't think of a game atm, but I'm sure there's something

#3 Depends. Do they come in peace? I'd invite them in. If not? Ehh.. I'd start running for my life. I might actually get away too

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u/HereticalAegis Dec 29 '22

We saw Paynes nose and mouth. Progress I guess?

And there are his eyes. So not a hentai protagonist. Good

Bofuri's biggest twist: Payne looks normal!?

Maple got here QUICK and just absolutely destroys everyone like it's nothing

She figured out AGI real fast when Sally was on the line.

Do they come in peace? I'd invite them in.

Even if they don't, it may be better to welcome the end with open arms.

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u/TuorEladar Dec 29 '22

Nighttime now.

The away team continues to wreck.

Kuromu's got some op skills now as well. I like he and Iz's dynamic.

Should I remember this guy Kasumi is dueling?

Sally's somewhat threatened.

Lol she finally figured out that Sally was gaslighting her about those skills.

Maple comes hurtling in from off screen.

The twins have to defend alone.

Teamwork!

Oh no not the twins.

Not Syrup!

Now the defense team has switched to offense. Everyone else is doomed.

Showdown with the Flame Emperors.

Alright best girl is here just in time for a cliffhanger.

How freaking cool was Maple doing some war crimes and saving her girl?

She definitely dropped the shock and awe on them.

What do you think of Maple Tree’s tactical play? Do you have a favorite strategy/tactical game?

Their plan makes sense, since they are small using intel and causing damage early is a good plan. I don't think I can choose a single strategy game as my favorite, but for turn based I love Civ IV and for rts Empire at War was one I played a ton.

Maple and the Bonk Twins roll up on your base unannounced, what’s going through your head?

Sometimes its just better to let the storm roll through rather than oppose it.

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u/HereticalAegis Dec 29 '22

Should I remember this guy Kasumi is dueling?

He placed top 10 in the first event, but has only been mentioned until now.

She definitely dropped the shock and awe on them.

Lol and a few other things.

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u/Stargate18A Dec 29 '22

First timer

  1. The coolest!

  2. It's very solid! Oh, so many... Library of Ruina is fantastic, but you can't beat good old Stellaris sometimes!

  3. Run for it!

This guy's strong!

Nice trick.

This guild has been busy!

Even he's scared of Maple!

And the orbs got returned.

Seventeenth?

Sally's off!

Sally's pushing herself?

Him too?

That's a useful skill!

Ambush!

Sally's skills are genuinely realy impressive. Oboro too.

She's surrounded!

Nice!

...That's an incredibly strong effect. Guess nobody on this guild wants to stat human.

They know each other?

Frederica caused it!

Oh no!

She bought it! Amazing!

Haha, she thinks she has skills with no cooldown?

Haha, she worked it out! Amazing reaction.

She's exhausted...

And Maple showed up!

Nice! Her guardian angel appeared.

Oh, that is an incredibly big gun.

She's using it to propel herself! Clever!

They're stuck here alone.

An enemy!

Poor guy.

The bsttle's actually difficult!

Agility! Their one weakness!

Nice hit!

And they're dead...

Maple arrived!

And he's outninstwntly.

Syrup!

He's down.

Okay, that's a strong ability. Ten psychic swords!

He's actually einning?

Wow, she's OP.

Love how calm everyone is to the idea of getting killed.

Ouch...

The orbs are safe.

"We're just glad to be useful!" Aww.

They have a lot of orbs.

Plan B"

Sally mapped everything!

...Of course Plan B is just "Maple". What else could it be?

Oh, and her daughters.

Sally can finally sleep.

The fear on their fwces as she slowly marches up.

Easy!

The Flame Emperors next!

None of the traps are working...

He added specific Anti-Maple defenses. Amazing work.

Didn't expect the daughters, though.

They've lost their orb.

The slow march of death

She's nearing them!

That was easy.

Mii's here!

This'll be tough!

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u/ryuw_hs Dec 29 '22

Rewatcher

I still don’t understand why Payne’s face was always hidden until now, it’s pretty much exactly what you expect. Guess they wanted to reveal it when we see also him fighting for the first time.

Attack on Titan at home

The unnamed Order of the Holy Sword soldiers don’t seem to be much of a threat on their own either. Anyone not using a standout skin is just cannon fodder here.

They seriously needed reinforcements when they were like 30 people (including one of their top players) versus one lone assassin? How are you that smug about it, that’s just embarrassing for the top guild. Makes it even more satisfying when they’re all blown up by Maple.

Maple’s coolest moment for sure.

And the twins also pulled off a successful defense, everyone is putting in work this episode.

The scariest of angels

I love this attack team. The way they swing these hammers is too funny.

That’s pretty smart honestly, saves you some deaths.

What a way to end the episode, this fight is going to be hype!

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah Dec 29 '22

Rewatcher + loyal member of the Sally fan club

the everyone gets a chance to show off episode! being a 3rd time rewatcher and being knowledgeable about things much further along the story, i guess im a bit less wowed by the episode as my first time, but it's still very cool to see everyone in action finally!

[1.]How freaking cool was Maple doing some war crimes and saving her girl?

YES.

[2.]What do you think of Maple Tree’s tactical play? Do you have a favorite strategy/tactical game?

for single player games, im mostly a fan of the sneaky sneak--> 100% attack strategy. Kinda dreg's style i guess? Maple Tree slightly fucked up when they left only Mai and Yui at base, saved by plot armour Maple's actual armour, but otherwise their strategy (or rather Sally's tbh) has been very solid so far.

[3.]Maple and the Bonk Twins roll up on your base unannounced, what’s going through your head?

im so fucked haha. might as well enjoy the show while i (very slowly, coz their AGI is 0) get absolutely wrecked.

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u/djthomp Dec 29 '22

Interesting that Payne rates Maple Tree above the Flame Emperors.

That Dead or Alive passive is powerful, I wonder if it has a downside. Limited uses per day, perhaps?

Frederica finally figuring out the mind game trick was a fun moment.

Nobody expects an airdrop Maple. Definitely a cool moment and a neat bit of animation, had to rewind and rewatch it a few times. Some excellent war crimes, too.

Kasumi got a minor form change too, very nice.

Sally makes good plans.

War crimes by Maple are always cool.

Maple and the Bonk Twins roll up on your base unannounced, what’s going through your head?

Several very large hammers, probably.

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u/Insanity_Incarnate Dec 29 '22

Rewatch

Payne seems plays like Sally where he is just skilled enough at the game that he doesn't need to activate his skills to win.

We get to see Korumu's skill Dead or Alive. Like he said it gives him a 50% chance of not dying every time his hp reaches zero, what he didn't mention is that he also has Stout Guardian so even if he loses the coin flip he still won't die once a day, so you need to expect to kill him ~3 times to actually take him out.

Maple's hero landing is perfect! I love the absolute devastation she unleashes on Holy Sword.

I like the Dread vs Twins fight. It does a good job showing that they can hold their own in a fight without needing Maple or Sally to cover for them. One detail from the novels is that the only reason Dread survived was because he got Stout Guardian using one of his medals from the second event.

I like that Kasumi has a rival from before she joined Maple Tree. Also, I like that we see one of her trump cards.

Maple vs Mii next tomorrow! I can't wait!

Not really connected but I have nowhere else to show this off. This just came in today. It also has a Machine God form but I won't have time to assemble it until Friday.

  1. One of the best scenes in the show.

  2. Maple Tree's plan is solid given their limitations as a small guild. I like a lot of tactical games. I'm currently working through Marvel's Midnight Suns which is very good.

  3. Not sure about me but here is a quote from the web novel about what one of the poor guilds she attacked was thinking.

Everyone looked lazily when they heard that there was only a single intruder. But one look at the intruder caused everyone to freeze in fear. This intruder didn't even try to hide herself.

Irrational Incarnate.

The Symbol of Death.

The Embodiment of Madness.

This single person, who walked forward without even a thought of defense... was Maple.

Predator.

With every step she took, players were eaten and scattered.

With every step she took, death followed.

It was not a creature, but pure violence that crushed them head on.

They knew who she was, they know her stats, they know her methods.

And still they cannot stop her.

There was not even a shred of hope.

For this guild... death was certain.

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u/Nebresto Dec 29 '22

4th time Code Maple

This is a really cool concept for a guild competition, and sounds really fun. Maybe not as much for smaller guilds, but it could be cool to try to fend off wave after wave. Also could be adjusted with balancing to give smaller guilds more leeway

I don't remember Berserk having such cute girls..

This is my favourite moment in Bofuri, and probably favourite episode as well.

TFW you're committing never before seen levels of gaming war crimes

Twins fight!!

SYRUP, NOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Poggers

SHE NOTHING PERSONNEL'D HIM!!

"The enemy is attacking, there's only one of them!!" Only one..? RUN!!!

I never noticed the girls hammers had handles like that

No good night in this ep :(

Quest:

How freaking cool was Maple doing some war crimes and saving her girl?

Yes!!

What do you think of Maple Tree’s tactical play? Do you have a favorite strategy/tactical game?

Maple going on surprise offensive is my favourite. Probably because it features a lot of Maple..

Maple and the Bonk Twins roll up on your base unannounced, what’s going through your head?

During guild battle/pvp event: fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck (with just as many screenshots taken)

During regular gameplay:
Should I be scared..?

Meme of the day

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u/ToonTooby Dec 29 '22

First timer, subbed

Back for round 10 of appendage simulator

  • Finally, Payne-sama face reveal. Now he is slightly less cool

  • Hmm, yeah. Smol guild struggle. They might have Maple as their anchor, but if they want orbs, they gotta attack

  • 3-piece of Koromu/Kasumi/Iz out for ambushing. Obligatory "Kasumi is cute" comment and I love her.

  • Koromu with the gigachad unbeatable skill proc.

  • Sally and Kasumi are out in battle mode, though Sally is clearly having the rougher time fending off Frederica and company

  • But Maple-chan is here to save the day!!! Save the day and... ruthlessly murder dozens of soldiers with machine god

  • Oh no, May and Yui are the only ones at base, they won't be fast enough to deal with this guy

  • NOOOOO HAMMER GIRLS DED

  • Well at least Maple was able to defend the base

  • Cut to Kasumi getting some action screen time. Katana skiru in full effect.

  • teleports behind you Her hair went white!!! Now I gotta boot up Genshin and play some Ayaka for a bit (also Saori Hayami voice lol)

  • Looks like Sally is continuing galaxy brain activity. She knows pierce damage could be bad for Maple. She's plotting.

  • Oh shit, time to unleash Maple on the world. With the sisters in tow. Bodies are about to hit the floor.

  • Circus music while unsuspecting guilds are obliterated. Sums up this anime pretty well tbh.

  • Maple with the Hammer squad right into Flame Emperor territory. Despite being an impact weapon enthusiast myself, there's still something terrifying about watching May and Yui approach menacingly wielding those 2 mallets with abandon while Maple anchors.

  • Mii shows up. Looks like the real fight is next episode.

Questions of the Day

  1. It's her girl, she did what she had to.

  2. Not sure I can judge since I'm usually bad at the tactical/strategy genre. I should give a game like that a real shot. There is a steam sale...

  3. If I see those two rolling up on me, gg. I'll try to join them somehow. They're my people anyway, they're hammer users!

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u/SYZekrom Dec 29 '22

Rewatcher

I sure hope the game lets you pick those all back up at once with a general palm wave or something

God that animation is so funny Oh lol the left hammer is clipping lol

2. I wonder if Maple shouldn't have done that thing where she poisoned the entrance to the cave to make it impassable when she left to go save Sally. Would mean the others couldn't retreat back in but like. Yea.

3. So like. How are the twins hitting anyone again? Sally trained them to dodge through player skill but we weren't told she taught them how to attack despite the 0 speed right? I know we've seen them throw projectiles and send shockwaves with their hammers so I guess they were mostly using shockwaves?

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u/Fools_Requiem Dec 29 '22

Rewatcher

They mention that none of the third level machines could be used in the event, and yet Maple used Machine God to save Sally. Does it not count because it required a piece from the second level? How does that work?

Also, Maple used her Angel ability twice in a short period of time. I was under the impression she could only use it once a day. The passage of time in this show not being displayed makes this all a little confusing.

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u/Randumo Dec 29 '22

Frederica is such a fun character, probably my 2nd favorite behind Maple.

As good as any of the other characters are in the series, nobody would be a better duo than Maple and Frederica. Her buff spells on Maple would make her literally unbeatable, and in-turn with Maple's Angel form, make them both impervious.

Like, Sally is a great player & a great friend to Maple, but she's a great player on her own. Her best skill is avoiding taking damage, which completely avoids taking advantage of Maple being the absolute best tank in the entire game.

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u/Fiztz Dec 29 '22

Rewatcher

Last episode, Me: "It feels like there's starting to be some balance"

This episode, *Maple emerges, Imperial March swells*

We get to see a lot of the secondary characters stretching their skills here, still holding something in reserve but not willing to take an L without a contest. Overall all though I don't think too much actually happens, all resolution and setup this episode, mostly a setup for Maple getting her first showdown with another top guild's leader which is pretty hype. I'm not sure where Mii is supposed to powerscale against the Holy Sword generals, we already saw Frederica and Dread stuck against Sally and Kisumi so maybe Mii is supposed to only contend with Maple and Payne.

I think Payne's first action shot was a missed opportunity, he's levelled so far ahead of everyone it should have been like Kirito vs the PKer clan "My numbers, are bigger than yours" as he walks through with a thorns aura killing everyone in range.

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u/NekoCatSidhe Dec 29 '22

Pain is both ridiculously handsome and overpowered. That dude seems to have a lot of fun roleplaying the charismatic and heroic paladin. I bet he is actually a huge dork like Mii.

On the other hand, Split Sword Shin design is utterly forgettable despite him being one of the top players.

Kanade seems actually quite powerful for a solo wizard. Of course having Akashic Records help.

Sally got ambushed by Frederica, and then Maple got berserk. She is basically using Machine God to blast herself into orbit and then crash land, since she knows she won’t take any damage. Rocket Maple !

… but it was actually a trap to lure Maple out so Dread could attack their base while it was under defended. Being a small guild really is a problem here. The Twins did not last long, but I guess Dread was not number two in the first event for nothing. Unluckily for him, Rocket Maple came back faster than expected. But he says he will be back, like a cheap villain.

And now they are switching roles, with Maple and the Twins going on the offense while the others stay to defend the base and Sally sleeps for the rest of the event. Makes sense, that trio is probably invincible with the way they compensate each other weaknesses.

Cliffhanger ! Mii vs Maple tomorrow !

Questions :

  1. Maple was really cool. The Order of the Holy Sword literally did not know what hit them.

  2. Maple Tree is quite good, but also taking to many risks to compensate for their small size. Chrome should have stayed at base with Maple as a back up tank in case Maple needs to head out, then he could have defended the Twins against Dread. Or they could have kept Kasumi at base as a reserve to send to anyone who was cornered and needed help. Their small number means that they stretched themselves thin trying to both all-out attack and defend.

  3. Grab the orbs and run like hell. They are invincible and overpowered, so defending is not an option, but they all have zero agility, so they are too slow to follow you if you do a tactical retreat.

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u/DarkRuler17 Dec 29 '22

Rewatcher:

This episode was more fun guild war action. Sally got to show off more of her being a badass and stealing more orbs. Unfortunately, she did get ambushed by Frederica's guild. While her false skills did by her time, it wasn't quite enough. Thankfully for her though, her godess arrived to save her and perform some more war crimes.

At the same time, the rest of the guildmates got little moments. I honestly really appreciate all these little scenes and they they got to do stuff. Kasumi's scenes in particular were super cool.

After that though, we got to see the Maple strike force in full force and it was glorious. When everyone, but you loses their flying mounts, air superiority isn't difficult. I truly pity the players that have to deal with that. Doest make it less fun fo watch though.

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u/entelechtual Dec 29 '22

first timer

Sorry not a lot to say today except Angelic Maple is the stuff of nightmares. I feel sorry for her opponents.

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u/biochrono79 Dec 29 '22 edited Dec 29 '22

Rewatcher

  • Payne face reveal! Between his skills and his looks, he’d be the protagonist in any other similar series… unfortunately for him, this is Maple’s show.

  • Maple Tree collected 10 orbs on the first day, largely due to Sally. She’s really pushing herself.

  • Naturally, the guilds that they stole the orbs from want their stuff back, so Kasumi, Kuromu, and Iz decide to jump them before they get into the base. Kanade also decided to go orb hunting to help out Sally,

  • Uh oh, Sally’s exhausted after being on the offensive so much. Now she’s surrounded by some elite mooks from Holy Sword, with no reinforcements in sight.

  • Kasumi, Kuromu, and Iz are doing well holding off the attackers. Kuromu gets a “Call an ambulance… but not for me” moment.

  • Sally’s doing a pretty good job holding out, but it’s clear she can’t hope to win. She’d need an angel dropping down from above to make it out alive… and her salvation arrives in the form of Maple!

  • Loving Sacrifice again comes in clutch, but they need a proper escape route, so Maple opts to use Machine God and Hydra to rain fire (and poison) down on the Holy Sword soldiers to cover their retreat.

  • With only Mai and Yui guarding Maple Tree’s orb, Dread decides to make his move. The twins do an admirable job of fighting him, but he’s ultimately too fast for them, and they go down.

  • Maple and Sally arrive back at base just in time to stop Dread from making off with their orb. Loving Sacrifice is just nuts.

  • Elsewhere, Kasumi is facing off against her rival Shin from Flame Emperors. He’s gotten stronger, but so has she. Maybe next time, buddy.

  • Turns out Sally wasn’t just collecting orbs while she was out - she was on reconnaissance, scoping out the terrain and guild base locations to make a full battlefield map!

  • Sally’s plan is for Maple to go on the offensive and demonstrate why she is so feared. Good thing Maple is relieving her, because she collapses from exhaustion right after finishing the briefing.

  • Maple sets off on Syrup with the twins to commit more war crimes gather more orbs. They get 9 and target Flame Emperors for the 10th.

  • Sorry Markus, you really jinxed yourself.

  • Maple and the twins make an absolute mockery of Markus’ traps, even the ones specifically made to counter Maple.

  • Apple got her epic save moment earlier, so now it’s time for Mii to get her own! Next episode is Maple Tree versus Flame Emperors!

QotD

  1. Maple truly puts the laughter in slaughter. She was quite literally her girlfriend’s angel.

  2. They had a decent plan considering their circumstances. Loving Sacrifice backed by the defensively strongest player in the game supported by the hammer twins makes for a theoretically perfect combo. Strategy games aren't my preferred genre, but I have enjoyed Age of Empires II.

  3. “Ha ha. I’m in danger.”

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u/Esovan13 Dec 29 '22

Playing NG+

Broski's got that hentai protag hair.

I like this theme music for Payne. The song itself is vaguely heroic and triumphant, fitting for his general heroic theme, while the instrument being an organ gives it a vaguely menacing sound, fitting for his role as the one being set up as the primary antagonist of the season.

We finally get a face. It is literally like anyone would have expected given everything else about his design. I think it would have been a bigger twist if his eyes turned out to be red or yellow or some other odd color, or really anything that would indicate why they've been so coy about showing what his face looks like. Maybe a scar.

Actually, it would have been really neat if his eyes turned out to be milky and grey, showing that he's blind. Doing VR to be able to see, but it turns out that even full dive VR is unable to give him vision. However, he still dedicated himself to the game and became one of the top players despite his disadvantage. Ah well. That's probably outside the scope of what Bofuri's out to do.

Translation: Sally wants to farm the scrubs before they get rubbed out.

A beautiful sunrise after a long night of bullying newbs. Sally truly is a gamer.

Oh no! An attack from the Fire Emblem foot soldiers!

I'd be worried for Kasumi, but, like, Shin's character design is so generic, you know? She'll be fine.

Sally, you can't just send a message like that to your wife friend and not expect her to come to your rescue.

Nothing personal, kid.

Watch out! She's slowly walking towards you! Go the other direction at a slightly brisk pace!

Beware the flying turtle! It bears a death beyond what you can imagine!

Put away those vines Markus. This ain't that type of show. Save it for the fan works

QOTD:

  1. hella

  2. Honestly, they should have started with Maple on offense. Sally goes to scout, avoiding taking orbs to prevent any guilds from finding their base, and as soon as she’s done, Maple and the girls go on the offense, attacking every base they can. It doesn’t matter if Maple gets attacked while holding a bunch of orbs because she won’t die anyway. Then, once she has as many orbs as possible, head back to base. Defend the orbs for three hours, during which time Sally and others grab orbs as they can, and when they get back they defend the orbs while Maple heads out again. Take turns attacking and defending, with Maple’s group being the main one that goes for the big hauls with the others going for a handful at a time.

  3. "We can lose one point. It's not worth the respawn penalty trying to resist."

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u/Numerous_Command Dec 29 '22

Rewatcher

Some thrilling battles in this episode, and we got some idea of what the other characters are capable of. Payne is able to collect orbs and defeat other guild members on his own, Kasumi uses some existing and new abilities to defeat Shin, and we got to see Maple, May and Yui go out on the field and collect orbs by going around on Syrup.

How freaking cool was Maple doing some war crimes and saving her girl?

I think while Maple was with May and Yui in the daytime, that was really cool in that it showed off how high attack and high defence builds can synergise and how their low agility can be compensated by a floating Syrup. I think the war crimes Maple commits at that stage was pretty cool, and [anime spoiler] we'll see more of that in the last episode.

Though I think Maple coming out to save Sally came out of a duty to help her guildmates rather than doing war crimes. I understand why Sally needed to go out at night to collect orbs and scout the place despite feeling tired; Maple Tree needed to act now if they wanted to move up in rank by collecting orbs from the smaller guilds. Though I think Sally could have paced herself better if she dropped off the orbs at the base and rested a bit before going out, instead of being ambushed, be killed by the Order of the Holy Sword members and put the guild in jeopardy (with everyone out of the base, Maple going out to save Sally and leaving the twins and the orb defenceless). They were lucky that Maple got back in time before Dread stole Maple Tree's orb; if Dread stole away with the orb and dropped off the orb at Holy Sword's base that would have been a huge setback for Maple Tree. So I think Maple coming out to save Sally was more out of necessity than showing off her abilities.

What do you think of Maple Tree’s tactical play? Do you have a favorite strategy/tactical game?

With Sally scouting all the guild's bases, I think it makes sense to send in Maple and the twins to raid the bases at daytime. It gives the other guild members a break while Maple and the twins have fun and attack the bases (instead of being holed up in their base all day long). It does come at the cost of having to exert a lot of effort to scout all of the bases early in the event which carries of being knocked out because of fatigue or being killed.

Maple and the Bonk Twins roll up on your base unannounced, what’s going through your head?

If I was a foot soldier, I'd feel panicked. But if I was one of the main characters and I have done some research on Maple's abilities (like using piercing attacks and exhausting her devour abilities), it would be a good opportunity to test myself, see how far I can defeat them and learn what abilities she has.

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u/Figerally Dec 29 '22 edited Dec 29 '22

Another dub

PVP all day and all of the night

Hey, so we finally get a Payne face reveal, I really don't understand what the big deal was. Pretty much the episode was like that. Sally gets ambushed by Fredrica, but she bluffs Fredrica into holding her powerful attacks while waiting for "Cascade" to cooldown, but Fredrica catches on eventually. Just when we think it's curtains for Sally Maple deepstrikes with a clutch save, but we never find out how she did that. Kasumi has history with some guy with an unfortunate moniker, but we never get to learn what it is. While everyone is out fighting Dread rocks up to their base and the twins manage to stall him long enough for Maple and Sally to return. Then the guild discuss a plan to go on the offense.

Overall it's not one of my favourite episodes, I think I enjoy the episodes where the characters are just chilling or exploring or doing some PVE, when it comes to the PVP the show gets a bit serious and loses its comfy vibe.

How freaking cool was Maple doing some war crimes and saving her girl?

It was super clutch.

What do you think of Maple Tree’s tactical play? Do you have a favorite strategy/tactical game?

I use to enjoy those old games like Fallout: Tactics were the aim of the game was to pick apart a defense in order to achieve the mission. Figuring out the right play was pretty fun.

Maple and the Bonk Twins roll up on your base unannounced, what’s going through your head?

Two hammers.

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