Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-26811478-20150913035730/@comment-26847050-20150915192803

1.         What is your name and which server is your citadel in?

[censored]. Chikuzen no Kuni (筑前の国).

'''2.         When did you start serving as a saniwa? Please display your battle records.'''

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'''3.    Which starter sword did you pick? What is he doing now?'''

Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki. Most likely either hanging around the citadel, breaking-in new maps, going on event sorties or PvP-ing with the other First Team members. He was also second to lvl99 right after Namazuo.

'''4.         Who is the first among your swords to reach the maximum level? What do you think of him?'''

Namazuo Toushirou. First wakizashi. Great. No complaints. He has and will always have a special place in the First 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.'''

Squad 1: Most versatile, always changing depending on situation. Just about every sword's been placed in this squad at least once.

Squad 2: Akita Toushirou's solo 10-minute expedition squad (Sorry, Akita.) and overnight 8-hour expedition squad.

Squad 3: Long expeditions.

Squad 4: Long expeditions.

6.         Without considering the performance of the swords, which type of sword do you prefer?

Even match between Uchigatana and Tachi. Practically speaking, Uchigatana.

'''7.         Next, we come to the usual questions. List the swords that you like and your thoughts on them.'''

Like/Love? them all. If I absolutely had to name a few I like just a little more than the rest — Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki, Ookurikara, Tsurumaru Kuninaga, Ichigo Hitofuri and Akashi Kuniyuki. Listing out my thoughts on them would probably take ages and more than one shoddy essay, so I'll sum everything up with: overall character.

I still prefer to say I like them all equally though.

'''8.         Are there any pairings that you like? If there, please list them. (No limit on type.)'''

Just about all brotherly/familial/best-friends relationships, whether or not historically related. Do fatherly-to-all Ishikiri/Tonbo/Nihon/etc. count? Haven't really considered the rest.

9.         Is your citadel an employee-friendly citadel or a black-hearted citadel that works your swords to the bone?

A neglectful citadel. Maybe also a sadistic citadel. Above all, an inconsistent citadel. Swords sometimes repaired at the slightest loss in HP. Swords sometimes pushed to their limits and beyond, repaired only after sustaining severe damage. Overtime work for seven days straight, then rest and casual sorties and rest and expeditions for days. No wait, expeditions every day.

10.     Have you ever done anything weird to your swords?

Does sending Tsurumaru and a few others alone to sortie just to try triggering duels (一騎打ち) qualify as weird? (For the record, the plan has not once succeeded so far.)

'''11.     Have you ever broken a sword? What happened, and who did you break?'''

Yes. Simply put, a careless, neglectful saniwa was multitasking, a battle ended, Horikawa Kunihiro was troopless and down to 1HP. Saniwa clicked Advance.

(Also broke a spare Ishikirimaru and another spare sword at one point trying to activate their Shinken Hissatsu. That method has since been thoroughly scrapped.)

'''12.     Who loses troops the most in your citadel? And who is the most skilled at making troops?'''

Most recently, Urashima Kotetsu. I sometimes just get the swords to make their own replacement troops if they lose theirs, so... don't really pay much attention to who usually comes up with what troops.

'''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.'''

Probably Tsurumaru. Started with casual searching, then as the sortie count piled up and I'd obtained just about every other sword below rarity-4 one can get from map 5-4, at some point casual searching became serious hunting.

... until one random day while randomly smithing: "…驚いたか?"

I still haven't come across a wild Tsurumaru.

I also put in considerable effort during the War Training Expansion Event in trying to get Akashi and Nihongou. I'd estimate around two hundred sorties to E3 and E4 combined (not all of which reached the boss node), perhaps more, before I came across them both. At least I won't have to spam map 6-2 for Akashi now (haven't even properly cleared it yet because... distractions).

'''14.     Are you superstitious? (www)'''

I wouldn't say so, but on occasion I do suspect the presence of conditional RNG.

'''15.     What made you join the TKRB fandom in the beginning? How about now?'''

A friend of mine wanted to try out a new game and asked me for suggestions. She doesn't play games much, so I wanted to suggest a game that would really catch her attention. Around that time, I'd been coming across fanart of what I had gathered was a game called Touken Ranbu that was apparently centered around swords in human form. I did some research, and when I saw some of the character sprites it was jackpot, because what better way to keep my good friend interested in a game than with hot guys? So I told her about it, and since my friend was going to play, I thought I'd try it out as well just for fun, maybe test the waters for us both. (I only realised later that TR is also a DMM game like Kancolle.)

Now... well, here I am.

'''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?)'''

Map 5-4 was and still is great for training/grinding. If I had to move headquarters, I'd probably move there, it's almost like home already.

Map 6-1 is great for taking detours and exploring dead ends. If that's what you want to do, that is.

I used to want to burn all Kebiishi-infested maps, but now I think Kebiishi-infested map 4-4 is great for training while completing the daily Kebiishi missions.

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

特ニ, or TR's version of 改二. More interesting events, citadel furniture and decorations and stuff. Seasonal quotes for characters. Seasonal outfits would be a bonus. Foreign swords (broadswords, rapiers, Chinese dao, etc.) would add a refreshing touch. More stuff like that, yeah.

18.     If DMM cooperates on an event with another game/anime/etc., what would you like to see?

Bring Gintama in. [にっかり]

'''19.     Have you spent money playing TKRB? If so, how much? If not, do you plan to?'''

No. As they implement new swords however, I may have to.

20.     Is there any merchandise that you would like to buy or see?

Hoping yet not hoping for an Ookurikara nendoroid. I is nay rich. Such pauper be. $$$ help. [system crash]

'''21.     Have you done any fanwork (fanfiction, fanart, etc.)? If so, what?'''

Not as of yet. Maybe if my artistic skills leveled up a few hundred times.

22.     What do you think you are like as a saniwa?

Sakata Gintoki is my no.1 saniwa role model.

23.     If the government asked you to choose a sword to kill yourself with in terms of emergency, who would you pick?

Honestly speaking, probably a random nameless and completely unfamiliar sword. I'd probably rather fight to the end than resort to seppuku though, all traditions aside ._.

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

[To the awesome, generous and understanding government people,

Everything's fine.

''The Tantou are behaving well. Aizen did not knock down an expensive vase just yesterday. It was only a cheap normal vase you can buy anywhere, definitely not the antique given by that one high-ranking government official the other day.''

''The Wakizashi have been diligent and helpful as always. No way were they helping me clear up and dispose of any suspicious evidence.''

''Oh yeah! Hey, I heard on the grapevine that some nobles' precious cats went missing the other day? Hope they find the kitties soon. Ah, just to clarify, the Tachi were not involved in any way whatsoever. Our yard is huge, but there's hardly enough space to hide a couple of cats, right? Right? Besides, just look at Ookurikara, there's no way that guy would tolerate any cats around our citadel. Hahaha, you agree, don't you?''

''The Sake winds were blowing pretty strongly this year. If you've never heard of the Sake winds, I'll tell you. Those foul winds blow randomly in random directions at random times, carrying the strong stench of sake all around the world in order to torment people. Our citadel was hit by a really strong gust, that's why it smells so strongly of sake right now. The Oodachi, Yari and Naginata having a drinking party for days on end wouldn't have left such a stink. Not that they were having a drinking party at all. Nope.''

''Anyway, the report. Ahem, all missions and expeditions within the past month were completed successfully. The sortie teams may have caused a tiny bit of collateral damage here and there, but nothing too serious, and insurance will cover everything right? The giant hole in the courtyard wall right now, that was due to an enemy ambush too. They hit us right when our guard was down, the b*****ds. As if we'd blow a hole in our own wall trying to barbeque food, we're not that lousy.''

''So what I mean to report is, we need some cash to fund all the repairs. This month's allowance has already been used up on sak—repairs.''

Signed,

Very innocent saniwa

''P.S. Please don't send anyone over for awhile. We're not trying to cover anything up, really, it's just the sake. The citadel really stinks right now, so don't come, okay?'']

Probably something like that.

25.     What do you think of the Retrograding Army?

Some character development on their end would be really nice.

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

Games like Touken Ranbu (and Kancolle) are rare gems. Glad to have found them. 今日からもよろしくお願い致します.