Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-26811478-20150913035730/@comment-27003854-20150920203821

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1. What is your name and which server is your citadel in? ユウ (Yuu), Chikuzen no Kuni.

'''2. When did you start serving as a saniwa? Please display your battle records.''' 12th May 2015, This is my battle records.

'''3. Which starter sword did you pick? What is he doing now?''' Kasen, I put him on my expedition team and he occasionally accompanies the tantou(s) and      wakizashi(s) on World 6.

'''4. Who is the first among your swords to reach the maximum level? What do you think of him?''' I think it will be Iwatooshi who's currently on level 97. To be honest I think he's like the Magikarp of Touken Ranbu...since he was weak on early levels but insanely strong later on. Now he's a practically an irreplaceable member for my team.

'''5.  Who do you have in each of your squads, and how do you use them? If you haven’t unlocked all four teams yet, briefly describe how you plan to organize them.''' Main team: Mikazuki, Tsurumaru, Kousetsu, Hotarumaru, Ishikirimaru, Iwatooshi.  Second team: Tonbokiri, Taroutachi, Kogitsunemaru, Uguisumaru, Ichigo, Nakigitsune. Third Team: Kasen, Honebami, Nikkari, Yagen, Sayo, Imanotsurugi.  Fourth Team: Mitsutada, Ookurikara, Yamanbagiri, Hasebe, Hakata, Otegine.

With the exception of my main team, the other team are basically a mess since I tend to rotate them around...I think I'll organize them later after the level gap aren't that big anymore. Also, I plan to put Nihongou on my fourth team to replace Otegine (because Kurodagumi), but I guess I'll have to be patient until I get him later on.

6. Without considering the performance of the swords, which type of sword do you prefer? Tachi and Uchigatana, both types are usually has a beautiful craftmanship out of the other type of swords.

'''7.  Next, we come to the usual questions. List the swords that you like and your thoughts on them.''' There's too many...but I'll guess I'll list 5 of them: Mikazuki: He's the reason I play this game to begin with, when I saw him for the first time I instantly fell in love with his character design. His voice are really different from what I imagined though...not that I'm complaining.

Kasen: When I read the meaning behind his name and his history, I know that he'll became one of my favorite swords. I really love the contrast between his obsession with elegance and his attitude on the battlefield--I personally think it's kind of endearing. Also, I really like his voice and his character design (cough*tights*cough) especially his clothing for internal affairs.

Tsurumaru: I don't really care much about him at first, but he grew on me over time...I think it's because he brings luck to my citadel. Pretty fanarts and fan's interpretation of his character are also a contributing factor for my fondness to him. His character design and color scheme are beautiful as well.

Hasebe: I'm really weak for the devoted and the loyal type of character. He's pretty complex too, I just wish the western / international side of this fandom would stop treating him as a meme fodder (lol).

Uguisumaru: I really like his laid-back and gentle personality. I think out of all the swords I'll get along with him the most.

(Honorable mentions would go to Yagen, Mitsutada, Tonbokiri, and Nikkari. I really like their personalities.)

'''8. Are there any pairings that you like? If there, please list them. (No limit on type.)''' Mikatsuru, Mikanba, Tsurugu, Tsuruichi, Koginaki, Ishikari, Izumi/Kasen (I don't know their pairing name...Izukasen?), Mitsukuri/Kurimitsu, Shokuheshi, aaand...Aruheshi.

As for platonic ones I really like Dategumi and Kurodagumi so far.

9. Is your citadel an employee-friendly citadel or a black-hearted citadel that works your swords to the bone? Definitely an employee-friendly citadel. I usually retreat whenever my sword reach orange damage and getting fatigued. I don't want any of them to break...besides, I can always rotate the team and wait until they recover before I send them to another mission.

10. Have you ever done anything weird to your swords? ...That depends. What do you mean by "weird"?

'''11. Have you ever broken a sword? What happened, and who did you break?''' No, and I hope I don't break any of them in the future.

'''12. Who loses troops the most in your citadel? And who is the most skilled at making troops?''' I think Imanotsurugi and Yagen tend to lose troops more than the others. As for the most skilled at making troops...that would be Tsurumaru and Otegine. Both are good at making golden troops for some reason.

'''13. Another common question: have you ever done something with all of your might in order to get a particular sword? Please describe what you did and the results.''' Hmm...Not really? I really want Mikazuki at first, but he miraculously came out from the forge on my 5th day of playing. So I tend to be really laid back and slow-paced... probably the closest thing to an effort to get another sword is when I want to get Hakata from the Underground Chest Event and Nihongou from the War Training Event (I didn't manage to get him, unfortunately.)

1'''4.  Are you superstitious? (www)''' Definitely. I do believe at time-based RNG, and I believe that certain swords brings more luck than the others at smithing. I usually set Tsurumaru as the leader before I smith a sword, and so far he manages to bring me a lot of rare swords (his fellow R4, Kogitsunemaru, Hotarumaru, a copy of Iwatooshi, and 5 copies of himself).

Another stupid habit of mine is "praying" after I throw the resources on the forge. After I click the forge button I usually close my eyes, clap my hands two or three times and chant the sword's name for a few times and then take a peek at the timer. When I do that usually a 3:20, 5:00 and 4:00 timer will appear on the screen. I know it's ridiculous and embarassing...but hey, at least it works.

'''15.  What made you join the TKRB fandom in the beginning? How about now?''' Honestly, I joined the game out of curiosity. The first time I know about TKRB is when I saw someone reblogged a picture of Mikazuki on my tumblr dashboard...at first I thought he was Kaito's new module design for "Jougen no Tsuki" PV (I was into Vocaloid and Project Diva at that time). But it turns out he's a different character completely. So I decided to look further into it...and I ended up creating an account. Now here I am, trapped in this game without any intention to stop playing.

I think I'm addicted.

'''16. What do you think of the current maps? (For example: which map is good for training/grinding, which maps do you get lost in the most, which map do you want to burn?)'''

I usually grind my low-levelled swords at World 4 and of course I have to bring Iwatooshi along.

Up until World 5, I really don't have any problem with the maps and I was able to progress smoothly. But the whole thing kinda changed when I reached World 6...since all of my high-leveled sword are either uchigatana, tachi, oodachi, and naginata I have trouble at proceeding the map. Currently I'm grinding and training my tantous so at least I can pass through World 6. I'm still kinda lazy about it though.

17.  Are there any game systems or improvements that you hope DMM will implement?

I'm hoping for more swords, various battles, events, and maps. Also, I think it would be pretty neat if we can raise our affection or unlock a special recollection when we spend a certain amount of time with the swords. Basically I would like to see more interaction between the saniwas and the swords, and perhaps more interactions between the swords as well.

Oh yeah, customizable citadel sounds nice too.

18. If DMM cooperates on an event with another game/anime/etc., what would you like to see?None, they're fine as it is. I'm not too keen on crossovers.

'''19. Have you spent money playing TKRB? If so, how much? If not, do you plan to?''' Uh, I did. I'm not going to say how much...but it's enough to get extended slots for my repair room,  forge, and storing my swords in-game.

20. Is there any merchandise that you would like to buy or see? I already pre-ordered a lot of things...I kinda wish the poses for the scaled figures are more dynamic though, it's kind of a waste to see them in their default pose in-game and not something more interesting or unique.

'''21. Have you done any fanwork (fanfiction, fanart, etc.)? If so, what?''' None at the moment. I do want to write something though...but I'm still not confident with my writing skill as of yet.

22. What do you think you are like as a saniwa? Probably I'm the type of saniwa who likes to spoil their swords too much (but ended up as the one who gets spoiled instead). I kinda feel bad about it already...

23. If the government asked you to choose a sword to kill yourself with in terms of emergency, who would you pick? Like many other users here, I think I'll choose Yagen... and perhaps I'll appoint Hasebe as my kaishakunin.

If not them, I guess I'll pick Kasen since he's probably good at executing someone...I don't mind being his 37th.

24.The government has asked you to write a report: how would you describe the situation in your citadel?

"Everything is under control. Nothing to report."

[there's a scribble at the bottom of the paper but it's obscured by something that looks like large and dark ink blots.]

25. What do you think of the Retrograding Army? I wish the developer would elaborate more about their background... the same thing applies to the Kebiishi too. It's not exactly fun to fight someone without knowing their intentions or backgrounds.

26. Lastly, please say something about TKRB from the bottom of your heart!

...please stop draining my wallet.