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Anonymous No.714673437 >>714674327 >>714696817 >>714707467 >>714708456 >>714708531 >>714719532 >>714733223 >>714740623 >>714741761 >>714757306
Rune Factory
Anonymous No.714673539 >>714699391
Kanata's questline feels much longer than everyone else's
Am I crazy?
Anonymous No.714673851 >>714678983
damn, missed the last thread to post it but I finaly finished the main story
was a fun game, draged on a bit with padding but was still interesting enough to finish it
liked all the characters even maoru

wish the city building was a bit more indepth but I was fun neverthenless

now I am goint to marry and reproduce with fubuki
Anonymous No.714673948 >>714674108
Do I need to complete every single village quest to max level my villages?
Anonymous No.714674108 >>714674189
>>714673948
I'm assuming you do because I'm at level 9 in my spring village and only need 17 XP to get to level 10 and these are all the missions I still have left
Anonymous No.714674180 >>714715778
How is Rune Factory 4 on steam? And how is the localization?
Anonymous No.714674189 >>714674328 >>714675275
>>714674108
those harvest ones are gonna be a pain in the ass. Thank you anon
Anonymous No.714674327
>>714673437 (OP)
uuuhhhhmmmm....
i will now play your game?
Anonymous No.714674328
>>714674189
kinda, not like farming takes a long time, and if you give your villagers a few farming tiles they'll complete some of those missions without needing to do anything yourself
Anonymous No.714675275
>>714674189
It's not that bad, I've done most of them by just having my villagers plant my random seeds
Anonymous No.714675654 >>714676326 >>714677757 >>714680558 >>714681425
Anonymous No.714676326
>>714675654
kamurosaki got his revenge
Anonymous No.714676526 >>714678235
>game directors favorite character is matsuri chan
low int supreme
Anonymous No.714676640 >>714677345 >>714697119 >>714702614 >>714732824
Are you guys still goimg with the threads? I thought we stopped them last week?
Anonymous No.714677345 >>714731179
>>714676640
guess most people already finished it and moved on, its already been like a month since it released, a shame but it had to eventualy end someday

there is still a /vrpg/ thread up to woolypost in but our days on main /v/ are done
Anonymous No.714677757
>>714675654
You can remove all the men from the game like this and create a harem full of women only!?
Anonymous No.714677771 >>714679042
how did she bind her chest that much?
Anonymous No.714678235
>>714676526
Anonymous No.714678316 >>714681303
this is way too funny lol
Anonymous No.714678983
>>714673851
>marry and reproduce with fubuki
Anon, that's gay.
Anonymous No.714679042
>>714677771
It's more fun to unrap a present then to see it plainly.
Anonymous No.714680558
>>714675654
Anonymous No.714681303
>>714678316
Reeks of cope.
Anonymous No.714681425
>>714675654
Kaguya took her meds.
Anonymous No.714682707
I wish the devs would remake RF2 desu
The concept of the game is interesting as fuck, but goddamn was the execution fucked
Anonymous No.714682743 >>714683163
how can I tame bossmonsters?
I used the fan at the second white wolf bossfight but nothing happened
Anonymous No.714683163
>>714682743
ok, it worked at the first white wolf fight, guess you can't tame the higher level variants
Anonymous No.714684021 >>714686002 >>714689948 >>714715906
I've just recently started playing RFF and so far I've been having fun. Only downside is the loading times when moving screens but is easily fixed by speed hacks.
Anonymous No.714686002 >>714693407 >>714733540
>>714684021
I hope you are using the runey cheat
Anonymous No.714686438 >>714687438 >>714688435 >>714688792 >>714691550
do i get this on pc or switch 2?
Anonymous No.714687438
>>714686438
pc obviously
Anonymous No.714687604
Why does Kaguya always look like she just got fucked silly
Anonymous No.714688435
>>714686438
No reason to pay the Switch 2 tax.
Anonymous No.714688792 >>714705368
>>714686438
You can get it on the switch if you want, but it won't look as good. It runs alright on mine but the picture isn't as nice as I see in other screenshots.
Anonymous No.714689948 >>714693407
>>714684021
yeah, the loading times where atrocious on the wii, thats the main reason I droped it mid game

that and this game literaly melted my console
Anonymous No.714690327 >>714690917
Kinda funny how I got married and then beat the final boss on the next day so I watched the credits 2 days in a row
Anonymous No.714690917 >>714695775
>>714690327
Is Ulalaka the default bachelorette to hug Subaru after defeating the final boss or is it the romance option with the highest bond?
Anonymous No.714691531
She really is Xiao Pai 2.0.
Anonymous No.714691550
>>714686438
Pirate on PC then buy on Switch
Anonymous No.714692250
My love, Dolce.
Anonymous No.714693407 >>714694795 >>714695914 >>714696836 >>714702559 >>714733540
>>714686002
Do people really hate the runey system? I asked Candy to make it rain for a week so that I won't have to water my crops

>>714689948
I never really liked the wii console, playing it on PC with the speed hacks is the way to go. I wish they'd release an optimized version of all the RF games on the PC with better graphics and QoL updates. They could make a RF collection special(RF1, RF2, RFF, and RFToD) and I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Who knows, if RF6 sold well maybe they'll consider it.
Anonymous No.714694795 >>714702358 >>714730425 >>714730823 >>714733540
>>714693407
desu theres been a snowball effect of people immediately being told to use a runey guide/mod the very first time they ask about the game, then doing that the next time someone else asks, that i don't think many people exist that tried playing the game normally anymore and think its legitimately broken and unplayable normally.
Anonymous No.714695775
>>714690917
It's always Ulalaka.
Anonymous No.714695914 >>714702358
>>714693407
Bouncing between each area in Trampoli to suck up and properly distribute the runeys gets very annoying after a while and if you just ignore it all your crops will take ages to grow.
Anonymous No.714696817
>>714673437 (OP)
Just started playing this last week, I love it so much.

I really hope this is the blueprint for future games in the series, it's so much better than 5 was.

Is there a good working ultrawide mod yet?
Anonymous No.714696836 >>714702358
>>714693407
The game doesn't explain it very well so you can fuck yourself hard by not knowing why your runeys are all dead and then spend a long time replenishing them to grow anything
Anonymous No.714697119
>>714676640
Yeah unfortunately the game has really low replay capacity after marriage. Hopefully we get better system in rf6
Anonymous No.714698875
Anonymous No.714699391
>>714673539
No, it's definitely the case.
Anonymous No.714701207 >>714702108 >>714702480 >>714705638 >>714718235 >>714718267
is rune factory 3 really this short?
Anonymous No.714702108
>>714701207
MFW ETERNAL PTSD FROM RUNIE FARMING IN FRONTIER
Anonymous No.714702358
>>714694795
>>714695914
>>714696836
Guess I'll use the cheat when I figure out the runey mechanics. For now I'll just focus on my turnip empire so I can upgrade my house and my forge.
Anonymous No.714702480
>>714701207
Yeah it has like four dungeons.
Anonymous No.714702559
>>714693407
>Do people really hate the runey system?

It's more people dont look into the system until it starts to negatively impact you, and by that point its quite a chore to rebalance the runeys back to where you're at neutral or benefiting from them again.

Personally its not the system i dislike, its the stupid vacuum and collecting the little guys to redistribute. If there was a smoother method to collect/move them around i wouldnt have any issues with it
Anonymous No.714702614 >>714703995
>>714676640
I still like these threads even after beating it last week. Best time I've had on /v/ in a while.
Anonymous No.714703021 >>714703560 >>714704730 >>714736242 >>714736360 >>714737003
Now I also found out that Hina's whole arc is how she's NTR Julian. I know the poor dude lost, there's no need to rub it in his face
Anonymous No.714703371 >>714703864 >>714704589
UWAAAAAAAAA, AIBOU!
Anonymous No.714703560
>>714703021
it’s not ntr if they never were a couple
Anonymous No.714703864 >>714704241
>>714703371
Shh.. just let it happen.
Anonymous No.714703995
>>714702614
Yes! Very fun! The characters are such lovable goofballs. Wish the game had more longevity for more discussion and memes
Anonymous No.714704241
>>714703864
>can't marry Woolby
This is bullshit.
Anonymous No.714704589
>>714703371
Woolby.. my lovable wooly alarm clock with a grating voice. "UP AND AT 'EM PARTER!!!"
Anonymous No.714704730
>>714703021
Julian and his bitch of a sister got what they deserve
Anonymous No.714705271
I love Matsuri.
Anonymous No.714705368
>>714688792
He said Switch 2.
Anonymous No.714705638 >>714706064 >>714706484
>>714701207
I played RF4 years ago, is RF4 Special worth it?
Also, is RF5 really that bad?
Anonymous No.714706064
>>714705638
If you want to replay RF4, and don't want to get FUCKED by RNG (as much) in marriage, sure
Anonymous No.714706484 >>714706602
>>714705638
RF4 is worse graphically(but can be fixed somewhat with mods) but has some minor QoL changes and after-stories that you can probably find on youtube.

RF5 is simply okay on anything that's not the switch which it runs terribly on, also somewhat pushes same sex relationships on you if that's not your thing. All the games are on sale i think so now would be the best time to get any of them but RF5 i def would not pay full price for
Anonymous No.714706602 >>714707214
>>714706484
I do have a Switch 2, so any performance issues on RF5 should be gone.
Anonymous No.714707214
>>714706602
Presumably that would be the case, I hadnt looked into how well it runs on S2 but it runs on emulated switches just fine so that shold apply to S2.

Rest applies, i think if it had come after RF3 and wasnt an awful mess on S1/wasnt lazy with implementing homo shitin exhange for cut content it would have been received slightly better, but RF4 set the bar pretty high as the last game, and 5 should have been able to do much more being on a console but ends up doing a fair bit less overall.
Anonymous No.714707254 >>714707591 >>714707629
How far off are we from RF6
Anonymous No.714707467 >>714707667 >>714710956
>>714673437 (OP)
Does this thing even run on a 1050?
Jap games tend to be horribly optimized.
Anonymous No.714707489 >>714731547
>Hina and Subaru/Kaguya go to visit Misasagi
>Julian finds out Hina's coming home but doesn't know she's married
>waits by the town entrance for her
>first thing he sees is a miniature foxgirl with Hina's hair color
Anonymous No.714707591
>>714707254
Supposedly was being worked on along with GoA so id assume they would announce something by Fall at the latest
Anonymous No.714707629
>>714707254
2 to 3 more years, it’s apparently still in early development
Anonymous No.714707635 >>714708445
If I liked Harvest Moon games and like hardcore basebuilding survival games, but Stardew Valley is boring and soulless to me, will I enjoy Rune Factory 4?
Anonymous No.714707667
>>714707467
Seems to work just fine on my 8 year old potato. so probably?
Anonymous No.714707960 >>714708478
If you were -really- serious about being loyal to one spouse, could you theoretically fill every rewoven fate slot with marrying them over and over again?
Anonymous No.714708445
>>714707635
HM/RF always seemed to lack on the more autistic side of farm/land building opting more into trying to make the chars/town more enjoyable to interact with, mixed results especially to later SoS games.

That said RF4 takes it pretty far, can be pretty autistic with crop building and that plays into the crafting/medicine making, and the cast is one of the best in the series, tack on a pretty involved rpg system and its a pretty good package overall.
Anonymous No.714708456
>>714673437 (OP)
She's a cute girl, but she needs bigger boobs. Grow the fuck up, all of you.
Anonymous No.714708478 >>714708568
>>714707960
some guy here literally married pilika over and over again to have different kids with her, so yea it’s possible
Anonymous No.714708531 >>714709243 >>714709974
>>714673437 (OP)
Playing RF4 Special RN
How many centuries do I have to wait to date Dolce?
Anonymous No.714708568
>>714708478
absolutely based, I kneel
Anonymous No.714709243 >>714709523
>>714708531
Clear the third dungeon.
Then you're at the mercy of RNG to see her prerequisite town events.
Anonymous No.714709523
>>714709243
I'm at act 2 and she's at level 8. She's going to turn into a landwhale if I keep feeding her flan every day.
Anonymous No.714709974 >>714710094
>>714708531
Think you just need to free leon, been ages though. After that just play the waiting game i think since special took out rng? Otherwise gotta save, keep checking for a few days, reset if no event starts/wrong event starts, until you hit the one you want.
Anonymous No.714710094 >>714710265 >>714710279
>>714709974
It only removed the RNG for triggering the Act 3 town event.
Anonymous No.714710265
>>714710094
For the marriage event too
Tough shit on the pre-marriage events though, especially if you go after the elf and her FOUR prerequisites
Anonymous No.714710279
>>714710094
Ahh, welp groundhog day it is. At least its not Margaret
Anonymous No.714710359 >>714710519 >>714710921
https://youtu.be/zIAGiszY2lM?t=2881
This is the only Azuma OST I can find on Youtube
I really like the Underworld
Anonymous No.714710438 >>714710959
The game should have a feature where the male playerbase can chat with the female playerbase depending on their game choices

I want to meet someone I could have child like Sayo with
Fuck you Abe, you won
Anonymous No.714710519
>>714710359
Underworld and the final zone were about the only 2 tracks i genuinely liked, rest were okay or i just didnt notice them at all.

Or its the standard event song that got old after the 20th time its played
Anonymous No.714710731 >>714710819
>compleated main quest
>sozu is missing
>its her birthday today
azuma pls, I already missed a birthday and a festival because of your bullshit
Anonymous No.714710819
>>714710731
Suzu goes missing in like every second bonding questline
She really is the wingman of the game
Anonymous No.714710921
>>714710359
My favorite was the Heavenly Realm's, plus I found Dragon Tomb and especially Clarice's boss theme memorable
Anonymous No.714710956
>>714707467
I'd hope so, it's not very graphically demanding
Anonymous No.714710959 >>714711237
>>714710438
bro, i've seen what those female players look like, and most of the hot ones are taken. i'd suggest you reconsider.
Anonymous No.714710984 >>714711651
Would Amber work if she had big boobs instead of being a loli.
Anonymous No.714710998 >>714711274
So when do I get kids?
Anonymous No.714711126 >>714711651 >>714711835 >>714714797
Here's another Ventuswill I commissioned.
Anonymous No.714711237 >>714711637
>>714710959
desu its not like the male players look any better
Anonymous No.714711274
>>714710998
Like two weeks after marriage.
Second one comes a month after the first one is born.
Anonymous No.714711637
>>714711237
>its not like the male players look any better
only the men who frequent r/runefactory
4chan runefags, however, were literally sculpted by the gods
Anonymous No.714711651 >>714712041 >>714713050
>>714710984
>>714711126
They look like they belong in one of those knockoff rpgmaker hentai games.
Anonymous No.714711683 >>714711791 >>714711981 >>714711994 >>714712057
If you're playing as Subaru, does Kaguya live in Summer Village like he does as an NPC or is she in Spring Village?
Anonymous No.714711791
>>714711683
she's in spring village but idk the location of her house
Anonymous No.714711835 >>714713796
>>714711126
I can't post most of them due to being porn.
Anonymous No.714711981 >>714712057 >>714712508
>>714711683
Spring village, though i dont know if it matters much, apart from mc everyone just kind of disappears after a set time, really threw me off that noone has an enterable home in this game, they just teleport around or vanish entirely
Anonymous No.714711994 >>714712057
>>714711683
She's a Spring Townie
Anonymous No.714712041 >>714713315 >>714753215
>>714711651
I mean I do admit porn has rotten my mind.
Anonymous No.714712057
>>714711683
>>714711981
>>714711994
As I figured, that gives every village four residents across all the marriage candidates.
Anonymous No.714712508
>>714711981
You can enter Ulalaka's shrine to comment on her collection of empty Sake bottles
Anonymous No.714713050 >>714714626
>>714711651
Also I really like big boobs.
Anonymous No.714713315
>>714712041
Mine too but I don't find the those porncow body attractive
Anonymous No.714713796 >>714717049
>>714711835
Catbox.
Anonymous No.714714626
>>714713050
Anonymous No.714714797 >>714715562
>>714711126
Kill yourself
Anonymous No.714714958 >>714714975 >>714715053 >>714715082 >>714716420
where's the post-game dungeon people talked about?
Anonymous No.714714975
>>714714958
Breed
Anonymous No.714715053
>>714714958
shinzoabe.jpg
Anonymous No.714715082
>>714714958
Challenge dungeon that unlocks after having your 1st kid
Anonymous No.714715562 >>714718879 >>714781871
>>714714797
Sorry. I was just sharing. I know it won't be most people's thing.
I'll leave it at this.
Anonymous No.714715778
>>714674180
The localization isn't horrible
RF4S on steam does have a shitty waifu2x filter slapped over everything though (but there is a mod to change it)
Anonymous No.714715906
>>714684021
You don't need speed hacks, unless you're talking about the disc speed fix in the dolphin settings
Anonymous No.714716420 >>714753817
>>714714958
Anonymous No.714717049 >>714718995
>>714713796
https://catbox.moe/c/cvlkrg
Here is a part of what i've commissioned.
I'll leave it at that. I don't mean to fill the thread up with stuff that isn't genuine conversation.
Anonymous No.714717119
>De Sainte Coquille are renowned Elf Friends
>straight up has elf royalty serving as their maid
Why are these merchants so powerful...
Anonymous No.714717379 >>714717514 >>714717636 >>714718016 >>714725943
I made it, I married everyone and became the Whore of Azuma.
Anonymous No.714717514 >>714717651 >>714718016
>>714717379
Subaru had to officiate my wedding with 14 other people including his murderer, the entirety of Azuma's pantheon and a robot before it was finally his turn.
Anonymous No.714717636
>>714717379
Based and slutpilled
Anonymous No.714717651 >>714719260
>>714717514
The perk of Rewoven Fates is being able to keep the wedding attires across timelines so you can bring (almost) all your wives out on the field with you at the same time.
Anonymous No.714718007
Anonymous No.714718016 >>714718267
>>714717379
>>714717514
How many hours?
Also Based First Fate.
Anonymous No.714718235 >>714718332 >>714718402
>>714701207
Why is rf4 special so much shorter?
Anonymous No.714718267
>>714718016
94, for once HLTB >>714701207 seems really accurate.
Anonymous No.714718332 >>714718402
>>714718235
You don't have to wait 70+ fucking hours for memories to trigger
Anonymous No.714718402
>>714718235
It's the same exact game other than some RNG tweaks and a post marriage VN segment, so your guess is as good as mine
Probably what >>714718332 said
Anonymous No.714718458 >>714718748 >>714718859 >>714718868 >>714719194 >>714737436 >>714737717 >>714787180
When is rf 6 coming out and what do you want to see in it?
Anonymous No.714718690 >>714719063
Julianbros...
Anonymous No.714718748
>>714718458
I want autist farming back and festivals like in rf4
Anonymous No.714718859
>>714718458
Group conversations and for it to have GoA's overhead mode
Anonymous No.714718868
>>714718458
Romanceable children.
Anonymous No.714718879
>>714715562
Clorica... my sleepy love..
This fanart makes her hot, nice.
Anonymous No.714718995 >>714719540
>>714717049
Nah it's great, anon! It's nice to see activity in a RF thread anyways. I loved seeing human Venti art!
Anonymous No.714719063
>>714718690
Anonymous No.714719194
>>714718458
Bring back fists dammit. Party banter was nice but also very limited and i felt like it came at the cost of characters just reacting to anything in story, so if they could do both then great otherwise id like to just go back to the latter

Some actual after-marriage content for once in this series life that isnt just some tacked on dungeon
Anonymous No.714719260
>>714717651
based wife harem
Anonymous No.714719532 >>714719663 >>714719864 >>714720093 >>714723004
>>714673437 (OP)
is this game fun and comfy? pics look cute.
Anonymous No.714719540
>>714718995
>some fat titcow
>human """Venti""" art
Anonymous No.714719663 >>714719741
>>714719532
Unity garbage art aside its a pretty enjoyable game, though really basic compared to the past couple games before it
Anonymous No.714719741
>>714719663
>really basic compared to the past couple games before it
that's a bit sad but I've never played the previous games so I have no basis to judge it on. so maybe I'll find it fun completely blind.
Anonymous No.714719864 >>714720093 >>714720293
>>714719532
I'm enjoying it and find it easy to chill with but it also is missing a lot of the fun crafting and farming autism and good sense of progression you can see in the other games.
You can blow through most enemies very easily, farming is easier and you are drowned in resources. The town building is a fun mechanic if you enjoy decorating and being creative.
Anonymous No.714719964 >>714722189
>Kaguya officiates the wedding
This is worse than baking the wedding cake.
Anonymous No.714720093
>>714719864
>>714719532
I forgot to add that the character scenes are enjoyable and I like most of the waifus and even most of the guys are cool.
Anonymous No.714720293
>>714719864
Wish they had spent just a little more time on the combat, a single combo line and a charge attack is incredibly lazy after RF4 offered up a ton of possible moves. That along with dodging just being busted and also easy to perform makes the combat a joke
Anonymous No.714722189 >>714722375 >>714722392 >>714722567
>>714719964
that shit was too funny
I wonder who replaces Kaguya if you choose her
Anonymous No.714722375
>>714722189
Rin I suppose. It's what happens if you marry Subaru as Kaguya, whereas marrying anyone else has Subaru officiate.
Anonymous No.714722392
>>714722189
Rin I think.
Anonymous No.714722567
>>714722189
well that’s depressing
Anonymous No.714722593 >>714722652 >>714723312 >>714723564 >>714723952 >>714768568
I got caught by a scary bear...
It's over for me.
Anonymous No.714722652
>>714722593
does she only show her ears if you marry her?
Anonymous No.714723004
>>714719532
Yes. Super comfy! But don't expect it to be the most elaborate RF game or game in general. It leaves you desiring more, not because it's bad, but you want to keep playing and find way to make "numbers go up", but there aren't as much opportunities to do so compared to past games.

The likable characters and ease of play really carry the game, despite lack of depth in other areas of gameplay.
Anonymous No.714723223
Another ending screenshot, with their yukata. Such lovable goobers.
Anonymous No.714723312
>>714722593
I bet you get scratched and clawed up good during bear mating press times
Anonymous No.714723564 >>714724426
>>714722593
Don't worry, use this!
Anonymous No.714723952 >>714724034 >>714727261
>>714722593
>bear sex is okay when Japan does it
Anonymous No.714724034 >>714724861
>>714723952
Yes.
Anonymous No.714724242 >>714724563 >>714728380 >>714728723 >>714728969 >>714745167 >>714765594
I need your help, this is a very important matter.
How would you rank them in terms of sex skills?
Anonymous No.714724426
>>714723564
CEASE
Anonymous No.714724563
>>714724242
Dylas is number 1, rest is average
Anonymous No.714724861
>>714724034
I need to pleasure the bear.
Anonymous No.714725867 >>714726404 >>714728710
Did she just?
Anonymous No.714725943 >>714726023 >>714726813 >>714729672
>>714717379
How does the female MC have kids with another female?

I'm about to go on vacation and I'm going to be putting a lot of hours into this game. Typically I always play as a male character in games where you get hitched and have kids, but the FeMC is cute.
Anonymous No.714726023 >>714728949
>>714725943
You get a magic turnip from the gods that grows into your children if you go gae or marry Culiang at all.
Anonymous No.714726404
>>714725867
She coomer.
Anonymous No.714726813 >>714728949
>>714725943
Magic babies, same as RF5. It's really lazy
Anonymous No.714727261 >>714727582 >>714727597 >>714737171 >>714739727
>>714723952
Canada did it first
>winner of the governor general's award
>a canadian bestseller
Anonymous No.714727582 >>714727768
>>714727261
What does a bear dick even look like.
Anonymous No.714727597 >>714727731 >>714728825
>>714727261
I got that award when I was in college.
I suppose only true scholars can appreciate bears.
Anonymous No.714727731
>>714727597
Heavy petting the bear.
Anonymous No.714727768 >>714727887
>>714727582
from what I saw in nefaram, looks like a skinny version of horse cock
Anonymous No.714727887 >>714728027
>>714727768
Of course Canadians would.
Anonymous No.714728008
Beat the story and levelled up every village to 10. I've become a narcoleptic waiting for this woman to bear my children. I only leave home now for events and to give birthday gifts.
Anonymous No.714728027
>>714727887
Better a bear than one of the million poojeetas who would only be into you to secure citizenship.
Anonymous No.714728380 >>714728581
>>714724242
Clorica is probably dead last. Probably most enjoyable for starfish/necro fans (eww). She's very cute tho
Anonymous No.714728581
>>714728380
It would be pretty fun to have her sleepwalking making some tea in one hand while giving you the perfect handjob with the other.
Anonymous No.714728710
>>714725867
Her whole body trembling and shaking with explosive feminine energy and carnal euphoria due to the "fireworks" How lewd!
Anonymous No.714728723 >>714728976
>>714724242
Xiao's a wild card who could put you in the hospital for both good and bad reasons just depending on how bad her luck is at that moment
Anonymous No.714728825
>>714727597
What happened to that person that emailed the devs about not being able to headpat her post-marriage. Was it ever addressed?
Anonymous No.714728949 >>714729054 >>714729068 >>714729507
>>714726023
>>714726813
Do you knock up the ladies if you are a guy? I'm guessing there isn't any pregnant models of them or anything like that even if you do.
Anonymous No.714728969 >>714729607
>>714724242
Amber wouldn't be into it the first time and would cry a lot.
After that though, she'd drain you dry.
Anonymous No.714728976
>>714728723
Made for accidental anal.
Anonymous No.714729054 >>714729232
>>714728949
Nope, Woolby just tells them they're pregnant and then they pop out the kid like four days later.
Anonymous No.714729068 >>714729232 >>714733049
>>714728949
Nope, no pregnancy involved, in this game you just give your energy to a sapling that grows your kid
Anonymous No.714729232 >>714729709
>>714729054
>>714729068
Disappointing. I understand why, but still disappointing.
Anonymous No.714729507
>>714728949
yes
pregnancy is basically just
>discussing having a kid
>timeskip
>pregnancy reveal
>timeskip
>birth
>timeskip
>10-11 yr old running around
if you decide to have two, they're "retroactively added" to the family so that they're close in ages
Anonymous No.714729607 >>714737014
>>714728969
Amber looks like the kind of girl who'll wake you up with a blowjob.
Anonymous No.714729672
>>714725943
With her 12" futa cock
Anonymous No.714729709
>>714729232
That second guy is wrong, the only people who have magic turnip babies are gays and robotfuckers
Though the pregnancy is pretty much the same as every other RF/SoS game, no visible signs or effects
Anonymous No.714729737 >>714787886
>Kaguya wears shorts
I'm disappointed
Anonymous No.714730425 >>714730823
>>714694795
>think its legitimately broken
It is though. It's actually broken and it isn't functioning how it's supposed to. We know this for a fact now. This is a major part of why balancing Runeys is so fucking tedious. It's because the system literally isn't balanced because someone got two numbers mixed up on the table.
Anonymous No.714730823
>>714694795
>>714730425
Yes, it was changed between the japanese and the english version for some reason
https://www.crimsontear.com/runefactory/runeys
Anonymous No.714731179 >>714731360 >>714731741
>>714677345
>its already been like a month
I miss being a neet that can finish games in a month
Anonymous No.714731360
>>714731179
to be fair GoA is super short even by RF standards if you just wanted to get to the end, main story can be done in about 25 hours if you dont do any side stuff, only really stopping you to raise the village ranks twice
Anonymous No.714731547
>>714707489
Honestly good, fuck Julian. He literally going up to Hina as soon as she came home and went "If I physically beat you up, you will marry me.".

Hina literally had to fight off an attempted rapist multiple times. It's even worse since Julian is bumming around in the village and doesn't understand Hina or her feelings, she loves to see the world, ancient history, and being a spy to help people.

Julian is a creepy incel stalker and attempted rapist which is why he deserves to be cuckolded by Subaru (/You).

You literally tell Hina it's okay for her to go be a spy and historian and will always welcome her back to a home with a smile, so she decides to stay ultimately.

Julian 100% deserves what happens to him.
Anonymous No.714731741
>>714731179
I'm not a NEET, just have no friends
I beat the main story for Fantasy Life i, Stellar Blade and Rune Factory within a month just playing in my spare time
Anonymous No.714732662
I really fucking hate how you can't sort villagers by job in the villager screen, that would be so helpful
Anonymous No.714732824 >>714733028 >>714738021
>>714676640
>tfw I finally get it in the next year or so everybody will have moved on
Same thing's going to happen for when I finally get Fantasy Life as well, late to the party and nobody to discuss the game with.
Anonymous No.714733028
>>714732824
Well, we've had pretty regular RF threads, even in the dark era adter RF5
So it won't be so bad, and there's a /vrpg/ thread for now, too
Anonymous No.714733049
>>714729068
it's been a month and you're still pushing this lie
Anonymous No.714733223 >>714734527
>>714673437 (OP)

Do you guys know or is there any list of what recipes do you get from bonding and at what levels?
Anonymous No.714733540 >>714736037
>>714686002
>>714693407
>>714694795
I didn't even know the Runey's did anything or were a problem for people until I saw it stated on /v/ specifically. I played Frontier blind and I never had an issue with Runey management. Suck some up here, transport them somewhere else, check the maps now and again and most of the time the problem seemed to solve itself anyway so I hardly had to manage anything. Like what's the struggle that everybody here immediately reaches for cheats.
Anonymous No.714734090 >>714736778
Anonymous No.714734527 >>714739814
>>714733223
You can see it in game on the bonds screen
Anonymous No.714736037 >>714736946
>>714733540
If you played the english version, you could softlock your game if you ran out of grass runeys because they would get eaten faster than you could possibly replenish them
The only solution was to create a "grass factory" somewhere (I think by the beach was the best spot, I don't remember) and slowly spread it around
It took forever
Anonymous No.714736242 >>714736306 >>714736347 >>714746783
>>714703021
Must be written by women. Even men know not to kick a man when he's down.
Anonymous No.714736306 >>714738306
>>714736242
>Even men know not to kick a man when he's down
They absolutely do that
Anonymous No.714736347 >>714738306
>>714736242
LOL no
Anonymous No.714736360 >>714736584 >>714736683
>>714703021
Hina was always pretty bitchy, even as a kid.
It doesn't surprise me she became a whore.
Anonymous No.714736584 >>714736683
>>714736360
how exactly did she became a whore
Anonymous No.714736594
Needs more yuri. Just 24/7 clam bashing as a feature in the gui.
Anonymous No.714736683
>>714736360
>>714736584
Who-wer... She's a who-wer.
Anonymous No.714736778
>>714734090
Shave each bald then bend her over a table publicly to paddle her ass.
Anonymous No.714736946
>>714736037
Jesus this is why I can never finish that game.
Anonymous No.714737003 >>714737374
>>714703021
There's nothing more chad than stealing some cuck's girl and breeding her in front of him.
Only lowtest disagree.
Anonymous No.714737014 >>714739415
>>714729607
That's rape.
Anonymous No.714737171
>>714727261
Breed with bears.
Anonymous No.714737374 >>714737973 >>714740031 >>714742372
>>714737003
This isn't even a Nicholas/Jake situation. She never had any interest in Julian romantically whatsoever.
Just a little bitch who failed at life.
Anonymous No.714737436 >>714739895
>>714718458
Better choices for marriage.
Anonymous No.714737717
>>714718458
Girls who actually have different proportions from one another.
Anonymous No.714737973 >>714738045
>>714737374
I hope he shows up in 6, but I doubt it
Anonymous No.714738021
>>714732824
Let's hope they somehow continue a trend of decent enough games and likable marriage candidates so fans can always have something to discuss amongst themselves on /v/, Here's hoping for it for (YOU).
Anonymous No.714738045 >>714738289
>>714737973
Suzu will return as a bachelorette in RF6 just to spite Kotaro.
The cycle must continue.
Anonymous No.714738289 >>714738356 >>714742205
>>714738045
isn’t kotaro a filthy tanuki disguised as a kid
Anonymous No.714738306
>>714736306
>>714736347
True, but only the bitchy, whiny types that throw tantrums when they don't get what they want. Most normal dudes just move the fuck on or give you a joking jab or tease to lighten up the situation.
Anonymous No.714738356
>>714738289
Yes
Anonymous No.714739415
>>714737014
Little girls can't rape
Anonymous No.714739727 >>714741937
>>714727261
Do women really?
Anonymous No.714739814
>>714734527
It shows them only after you get them. I mean a list of all bond recipes and the level you get them
Anonymous No.714739895 >>714740040 >>714741884
>>714737436
Like what?
Anonymous No.714740031 >>714740094 >>714740380
>>714737374
I have yet to play RF2. Which girls are safe from the love triangle? I know some of them are.
Anonymous No.714740040
>>714739895
>inb4 children
Anonymous No.714740094 >>714740161 >>714740380 >>714741027
>>714740031
Mana, Yue, and Alicia
Yue marries the partner of who you marry though, so that may or may not count
Anonymous No.714740161
>>714740094
*if you marry one of the other canidates
forgot a few words
Anonymous No.714740380 >>714741027
>>714740031
>>714740094
To be clear, you have to either be absolutely terrible or purposely play slowly for their events to happen if im remembering right. RF2 gen1 is incredibly short/limited in what you can do
Anonymous No.714740623 >>714741352 >>714742275
>>714673437 (OP)
this girl is a treasure
Anonymous No.714741027 >>714741184
>>714740094
>>714740380
Thanks. I don't really care if they marry someone else if I don't pick her, I just don't want to deal with other villagers hitting on the girl I'm aiming for.
Anonymous No.714741184 >>714741706 >>714741781
>>714741027
i think they only have the one marriage event with jake's being the earliest and that's in year 2 in a game when you can max out all the girls by like mid-summer/early fall of yr1
Anonymous No.714741352
>>714740623
My tard wife...
Anonymous No.714741706 >>714742192
>>714741184
And it's a game where you WANT to get married as quick as possible because the dad character is a gimped tutorial
Anonymous No.714741761 >>714741932 >>714742126
>>714673437 (OP)
Who's your favourite bachelorette in Rune Factory 3?
Anonymous No.714741781 >>714742192
>>714741184
But do they get romantic dialogue with the rival during that time or just at the final line?
Honestly I would probably just go for Mana since I like the canon romances but Dorothy looks promising too.
Anonymous No.714741876
Anonymous No.714741884
>>714739895
Less milk toast boring characters like that one that trips.
Anonymous No.714741932
>>714741761
sakuya
Anonymous No.714741937
>>714739727
Yeah Bears are related to dogs.
Anonymous No.714742126
>>714741761
Raven, the second I saw birb I was set.
Anonymous No.714742192 >>714742390
>>714741781
I want to say no, but again its been awhile. Pretty sure they just get the 1 marriage event and that starts the wedding that you can potentially crash.
>>714741706
Yeah, it was a nice idea in concept but man gen1 feels awful
Anonymous No.714742205
>>714738289
Racism isn't cute.
Anonymous No.714742275
>>714740623
Made for humiliation.
Anonymous No.714742372
>>714737374
This but gay.
Anonymous No.714742390 >>714742608 >>714742761
>>714742192
Who was your pick?
Anonymous No.714742495 >>714742737
I want to beat people with the old boot you can fish out of the water.
Anonymous No.714742608 >>714742809
>>714742390
Rosalind though pretty sure i picked yue in a 2nd file just to see if there was any real differences for gen2 with different moms There's not
Anonymous No.714742737 >>714742981
>>714742495
Anonymous No.714742761
>>714742390
not that anon
My personal pick is Rosalind
>cute
>smart
>has the most post marriage dialogue (for some reason the other girls don't have much)
>your kid gets the largest family (grandpa, uncle, aunt, and cousin)
Anonymous No.714742809 >>714744158
>>714742608
Max gets different dialogue if you marry Rosalind
Anonymous No.714742886
Hunt all half breeds like animals. Roundhouse kick all mixed bloods. Excommunicate the outsiders.
Anonymous No.714742981
>>714742737
What a smartass.
Anonymous No.714743441
Clarice needs to colonize Pilika. It's simply the natural order of things.
Anonymous No.714744158
>>714742809
I mean as far as how the wife takes you leaving, interacts with the child, etc. Course i could be misremembering but they werent much different once gen2 begins
Anonymous No.714745167 >>714765594
>>714724242
Meg must know some freaky shit with her age, and will basically keep going strong long after you're a greying husk
Anonymous No.714745465 >>714745924 >>714746269
>Elves are all canonically humanboos in RF
So that's why Jake can marry Yue...
Anonymous No.714745924
>>714745465
Well, his mother was a human so maybe Yue reminds him of his mother
Anonymous No.714746269
>>714745465
Imagine having no filter and thus revealing your race has a fetish for humans.
capture: nyaa8
Anonymous No.714746783
>>714736242
The credits list two writers for the romance events and they're both women.
Anonymous No.714746970 >>714748406 >>714751989
I want to stab woolby to death i don't care if it fucks up the plot he is the worst character in the entire series i hate this fucking faggot
Anonymous No.714747159 >>714752546
Holy hell, the mushroom appraising thing is so fucking tedious.
Anonymous No.714748406
>>714746970
Anonymous No.714749140 >>714750386 >>714754874
>Barrett lets a 7 year old craft horribly sharp objects and drugs in his class, and risk their lives facing monstrosities their own father was too much of a wimp to ever fight, while also hiding it from the kid's own mother and every other adult figure in the town
In retrospect, he's kind of a giant irresponsible asshole
Anonymous No.714750386
>>714749140
In the end, it all works out though
Anonymous No.714750475
I wish they werent postgame
Anonymous No.714751930 >>714752085
Someone post a screenshot of Matsuri's instant loss against Murasame with her on the ground please, I need it for something.
Anonymous No.714751989 >>714752807
>>714746970
what did he do that is so wrong?
Anonymous No.714752085 >>714753508
>>714751930
Anonymous No.714752310
Anonymous No.714752546
>>714747159
I have yet to find a good use for them. how many dishes are the varieties use for?
Anonymous No.714752807
>>714751989
Every time i go to cook something his text box covers up half my recipes and if I'm scrolling for something it takes an extra 5 seconds to find it every single time also he's a dumb cunt with a stupid voice and i hate the bratty retard that everyone loves anyways trope
Anonymous No.714752812 >>714777161
MATSURI HANABIII!!!
Anonymous No.714753031 >>714753550
Just finished the game. Didn't even get to fall because what's the point when there are no seasons. I thought i read spoilers about mc ascending to godhood so i was looking forward to that so i could be immortal with my cow wife
Anonymous No.714753215
>>714712041
Mine too and I find the those porncow body attractive
Anonymous No.714753464
These threads were fun bros
See you when RF6 is shown
Anonymous No.714753508 >>714753667 >>714753916
>>714752085
Thanks.
Anonymous No.714753550 >>714753589
>>714753031
>I thought i read spoilers about mc ascending to godhood so i was looking forward to that so i could be immortal with my cow wife
Postgame.
Anonymous No.714753589 >>714753809 >>714753817 >>714753828
>>714753550
Oh what do i have to do to get it? What even is the postgame?
Anonymous No.714753667
>>714753508
God she's so flat. I might marry her just for that reason.
Anonymous No.714753809
>>714753589
Let the succubus devour your seed for about a week to complete the unholy ritual
Anonymous No.714753817
>>714753589
>>714716420
Anonymous No.714753828
>>714753589
Have sex with your wife.
Anonymous No.714753916
>>714753508
DBZ levels of jobber.
Anonymous No.714753979 >>714754210 >>714754405 >>714755117
Is this worth getting if I liked Sakuna? I've never played a RF game but the Sakuna DLC is tempting me.
Anonymous No.714754210
>>714753979
sakuna doesn't do much
she appears in autom village and helps your farm and you can have her as a party member that auto levels and thats it, she barley has any voicelines

its more of an little extra than something proper but then again she comes free with the game
Anonymous No.714754405
>>714753979
>Is this worth getting if I liked Sakuna?
I guess
the farming is a very basic, the game has more focus on dungeon crawling and building your own little villages animal crossing style

its a charming game that does a lot of thing but doesn't do anything too in depth in particular
Anonymous No.714754874
>>714749140
Also, hiding the books from Kyle Jr. so that he won't be able to save his father.
Anonymous No.714755032
Bro, you should've stopped them...
Anonymous No.714755117
>>714753979
I like both but they're pretty different. Sakuna does a couple things in great detail while Guardians of Azuma does many more with less depth. I think the overall experience is still pretty pleasant.
Anonymous No.714755330 >>714755538
What do i do after final final dungeon? Feels kinda stupid skipping the days wanted to do every other girls romance but looks like i will have to save it for future, besides not like i can get 100% because im not tainting my steam profile with homo marriages.
Anonymous No.714755538 >>714755636 >>714755981
>>714755330
I got every village to level 10, finished all Azuma Quests, grinded various kinds of EXP to fully unlock all the skill trees and maxed out every character's bond level. Eventually I still had to just spam sleeping to do all the marriages for 100%.

By the way, is the platinum achievement lost forever if you let your childhood friend die? I assume you can't get their marriage achievement then.
Anonymous No.714755636 >>714755735
>>714755538
>By the way, is the platinum achievement lost forever if you let your childhood friend die? I assume you can't get their marriage achievement then.
Why do you ask questions you know the answer to?
Anonymous No.714755735 >>714757445
>>714755636
I'm a tendie who almost never plays on platforms with achievement systems so I don't know if devs can just make achievements permanently missable or if they must include contingencies.
Anonymous No.714755981 >>714756114
>>714755538
You could just start a new game my man
Anonymous No.714756114
>>714755981
That's a pretty heavy commitment, though I guess in this case you only have yourself to blame if you let the childhood friend die.
Anonymous No.714757306 >>714763943
>>714673437 (OP)
is this worth the $70 they're asking for?
Anonymous No.714757445
>>714755735
I mean people can just reload an earlier save or replay the game to get it, so it's not super permanently missable
Anonymous No.714757681
Anonymous No.714758017 >>714758357
https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/132345909

Do you also go to pixiv to look for cute and wholesome rune factory images, rune-frens?
Anonymous No.714758090
Man, this just goes so over the top with the pity baiting that it straight out puts me off from romancing her.
Anonymous No.714758357 >>714758409
>>714758017
You motherfucker
Anonymous No.714758409
>>714758357
Matsuri just got a promotion!
Anonymous No.714759353 >>714759428 >>714761163
I got this off pixiv and I am not afraid of a vacation
Anonymous No.714759428
>>714759353
stinky goddess...
Anonymous No.714761163
>>714759353
There's nothing questionable about this one unless you think exposed armpit = porn.
Anonymous No.714761281
Anonymous No.714763037 >>714767359
Fix evil women.
Anonymous No.714763943
>>714757306
>70
Don't you have to pay $80 if you want all romance options?
Anonymous No.714765013
>tfw fellow Elffucker doesn't want me to fuck elves
Porco has betrayed me...
Anonymous No.714765594
>>714724242
Meg is number 1
Clorica is at the bottom
I'm not sure about the others
>>714745167
Meg is a virgin tho
Anonymous No.714767359
>>714763037
That evil woman killed the other evil woman
Anonymous No.714768568
>>714722593
AIEEEE
Anonymous No.714769158 >>714771416
I did commit snugglebur
A minibur is on the way
Anonymous No.714771416 >>714771928
>>714769158
Anonymous No.714771475 >>714771648 >>714781992
Is there an optimal way to replay RF4 to see all the other bachelorette events and content
Anonymous No.714771648 >>714772012
>>714771475
You can date every girl at once, just keep a save before marrying any of them
Anonymous No.714771928
>>714771416
PAT PAT PAT PAT PAT
GET HAPPY GET HAPPY GET HAPPY
Anonymous No.714772012 >>714772196
>>714771648
Are there really no negative consequences that's nuts
Anonymous No.714772196 >>714773769 >>714774925
>>714772012
They'll occasionally show (cosmetic) jealousy, but more importantly you might have to break xiao pai's heart and say no when she proposes to you
Anonymous No.714773769 >>714775564
>>714772196
Sounds like a skill issue on her part
Anonymous No.714774925 >>714775564
>>714772196
that’s the best part
aceman !!oXu3OLVH0EG No.714775513
Anonymous No.714775564
>>714773769
>>714774925
You don't deserve love.
Anonymous No.714777161
>>714752812
Anonymous No.714779656 >>714780441
Which is the most likely to be the town bicycle in Norad towns, the Elf woman or the Azuman woman.
Anonymous No.714780441
>>714779656
Azuman woman, ez
Yue had like 5 dudes after her
Anonymous No.714781871 >>714782052
>>714715562
God I love Clorica.
Did you commission that one too?
Anonymous No.714781992
>>714771475
Don't they get mad at you?
Anonymous No.714782052 >>714782457
>>714781871
Sleepy morning fellatio from Clorica!
Anonymous No.714782215 >>714782365
Is it me or is Hina a bit of a jerk?
Anonymous No.714782365
>>714782215
She's a bitch
Anonymous No.714782457
>>714782052
She'd do that while still asleep, knowing her.
Imagine her lazily opening her eyes right after you've given her a mouthful of cum and blushing as she realizes what just happened.
Anonymous No.714782806
Clorica is for sleepwalking creampies only
She wants babies after all
Anonymous No.714782835 >>714782965
And with that, I have enough money to buy the maestro forge from Lute. I really need monster slaves to harvest these crops.
Anonymous No.714782965 >>714783093
>>714782835
...
Anonymous No.714783010 >>714783113 >>714783448 >>714784881
Clorica is the most boring of the RF4 bachelorettes
Anonymous No.714783093 >>714786168
>>714782965
aceman !!oXu3OLVH0EG No.714783113
>>714783010
Rude
Anonymous No.714783448
>>714783010
Anonymous No.714783476 >>714783867 >>714784130
Xiao Pai worried that her body is not satisfying her husband enough, so one night she brought her dick-starved mother for a threesome.
Anonymous No.714783867
>>714783476
Is that a bad thing?
Anonymous No.714784130
>>714783476
Xiao pai can be fixed through repeated pregnancies
10 will suffice
Anonymous No.714784556 >>714784820 >>714785068
It's finally summer
Anonymous No.714784820 >>714785719
>>714784556
I miss these unified town vibes. I might replay the series after finishing Azuma.
Anonymous No.714784881
>>714783010
Trvth
Anonymous No.714785054 >>714785194 >>714785431 >>714785719
I swear
aceman !!oXu3OLVH0EG No.714785068 >>714785719
>>714784556
Anonymous No.714785194 >>714785439
>>714785054
Anon?
Anonymous No.714785431 >>714785653
>>714785054
You did ride Dylas, yes?
Anonymous No.714785439
>>714785194
You didn't see anything.
Anonymous No.714785653
>>714785431
Who wouldn't?
Anonymous No.714785719 >>714785937
>>714784820
>>714785068
I really like the atmosphere of the old RF ganes, they deserve the Special treatment. They are still very much enjoyable given the fun cast, all they need are QoL changes.

>>714785054
Umazing post. Off-topic, but I actually managed to finish Gold Ship's URA Finals at first place earlier. It took me like 6 or 7 tries.
Anonymous No.714785937 >>714786189 >>714786215
>>714785719
They could fix Frontier just by turning Runey management into a menu where you pick an area on the map screen and raise or lower the amount of each type.
Anonymous No.714786168
>>714783093
Strawberries are cringe
Turnips are the one true crop
Anonymous No.714786189 >>714786361
>>714785937
>They could fix Frontier just by turning Runey management into a menu where you pick an area on the map screen and raise or lower the amount of each type.
Or they could just, you know, make them work like they actually should.
Anonymous No.714786215
>>714785937
Yeah, it feels like a chore now. Candy should use her powers to make it easier to distribute the runeys.
Anonymous No.714786313 >>714786516 >>714786623
So, how did Turner manage to score a babe like Rita?
Anonymous No.714786361
>>714786189
Obviously that error would be fixed in a remaster, but the management itself needs a complete overhaul.
Anonymous No.714786516
>>714786313
He got the Sainte-Coquille syndrome
Anonymous No.714786623
>>714786313
The same way this 'thing' somehow bred, and created a cute offspring
Anonymous No.714787180
>>714718458
Better character interaction, good performance, better bachelorette variety (MIlfs, lolis, etc.), overhead farming.
Anonymous No.714787886
>>714729737
There is zero panty shots in this game sadly
Anonymous No.714788671 >>714789323 >>714789392 >>714792752
Got the game and up to the autumn village and I'm starting to think Marvelous cheated with making Ulalaka the most married bachelorette. Like she's by far and away the most attractive girl in the early game especially when surrounded by the others like:
>Dango little sister
>Meathead god
and never ever's with
>Jew merchant
>Cat cook
Like the only other notable one right now is Hina, whose got the whole "Touch Fluffy tail" thing going on.
Anonymous No.714789323 >>714790191
All the villages from Azuma are great...
All the towns from previous titles before Rune Factory 5 are nice as well...
Then there's Rigbarth... At least Fenith has the whole Greek aesthetics going on.

>>714788671
They also put in the effort with her bonds and made her fall head over heels with Kaguya/Subaru. I think they know what they were doing with Ulalaka. I hope they make even better romance options for 6.
Anonymous No.714789392
>>714788671
My gigadork wife is simply superior
Or so she says anyway
Anonymous No.714790191
>>714789323
>They also put in the effort with her bonds and made her fall head over heels with Kaguya/Subaru
This is what I didn’t like about the other bond events with the others, most were too platonic. They should just gender lock romances so men don’t get triggered by gay shit.
Anonymous No.714792752
>>714788671
Could just say they put the most effort into spring village, least it seems that way with the amount of party banter they put amongst those starting chars