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Selrahc
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Oh, that's good to know. Much as I like Code Geass A.U.s, nothing beats the original. And that's good that the reviewer's comment was taken down, that's not cool to say.
There will always be people who don't like AoaCT. They are probably trollers. I just got a troller comment on one of my stories, the dude sounded like a turd with that review though and I laughed more than I got pissed.
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Yeah, if some people don't like AotCT, that's their problem.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:25 am Post subject: |
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These were more legitimate complaints, like people who think Ava is totally unlikable or that Lelouch is given a very poor portrayal.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:39 am Post subject: |
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Ava was meant to be unlikable in the beginning, why some people still don't like Ava is beyond me. As for Lelouch not having a more significant role, he's supposed to be 'dead', that's why he doesn't have a bigger role. II'm not sure if Phil's going to change all that, but all the comments are based on perceptions that tell me that they obviously haven't read every chapter of the story.
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Rabukurafuto
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| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:41 am Post subject: |
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Most were written months ago, probably. The last one is up to when the truth of the twin's parentage is revealed, criticizing Deifilia's geass.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:45 am Post subject: |
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Huh, didn't see that review. Probably doesn't like the fact that the twins are just clones and probably wanted some DNA mixing so the twins would be more different and individualistic in comparison to their 'mom'. Again, that's their problem.
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Rabukurafuto
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No, it was someone thinking that Deifilia's geass made no sense.
Eh, I should just provide a link if anyone cares to read.
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Selrahc
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| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:57 am Post subject: |
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Her healing ability affects the mind, thus affecting the cells (particularly the stem cells), thus the regeneration ability. It's not supposed to be real science anyway.
Yes, provide the link. I want to know who said that.
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Rabukurafuto
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| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:22 am Post subject: |
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Right here. Look down for Chaotic Truth.
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Okay, I read the review in question. As far as I'm concerned, no Geass can be considered a 'psychic' power, even though it affects the minds of the victims. Defilia's Geass definitely fits into the realm of affecting the minds of victims, only instead of forcing them (the person or mind) to do anything, it goes to the molecular or cell level and tells them what to do. If I recall Nightmare Of Nunnally, the 'Irregulars' had Geass that affected their minds and increased their senses, strength, agility, or intelligence. So, again, he doesn't seem to get the point of Geass really.
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Nightmare of Nunnally was made to be very different though, including what the geass powers did.
Still, those are some rather useless people going on.
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Exactly, I'm just using that as an example as a counter-argument against his rationale.
I would understand if it was still cutesy or lovey-dovey (which it isn't), but all these 'critiques' sound more like attempts to be funny or these comments are from trollers.
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I don't think that's the case. They're just stupid.
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Eh, perhaps that as well.
And I see now why you don't like Code Geass Meggido: someone did indeed say that this is how R2 should've looked like.
Damnit swtrooper42, stop giving this story a bad name!
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Ah, I love that little write up. I've been watching it closely for a while.
Personally, I think nay critiscm or concern is legitimate. There are always going to be people who don't like something for some reason or another, and they're entitled to their opinions.
The people who said Ava was unlikable early on I can't really say anything to. I characterized her as smug, distant, nationalistic and ultimately naïve. I intended her to be fairly unlikable. I wanted to give her a lot of room to grow as a character. It was the same with other central characters. Astrid was meek and complacent, Margaret was a clingy bitch, even Chiharu had this sort of lazy disinterest in things that wasn't quite heroic. Maybe they expected me to start my story with a lead who is already perfectly likable, but I really wasn't going for that.
As for that other rant placed there recently (I answered a similar review around the same time it showed up), it's a tad more legitimate. Deifilia's Geass does get a little sketchy. it goes well beyond anything we ever see in the series and I haven't even convinced myself it's perfectly okay. With the twins thing, I relied on it as, for the life of me, it seemed the most rational solution. I could think of no legitimiate reason that Lelouch would leave any more appropriate genetic material around and I had already decided on the twins parentage long ago. No other choice but to blend together incredibly soft science and my overpowered Geass to find a solution.
As for their other concern, Lelouch's role, I don't know. It seems to me like some Code Geass fans idolize Lelouch. They think he can solve any problem and do anything and that as a result, he should be at the center of everything. With this story, I did not want to put him at the center of anything. It's not about him. He's always been intended as a bit player. He made the decision to cut himself off from the world and live in isolation. He no longer has the connections to get others to follow him. He no longer has Geass either, so even if he did step forward, he wouldn't be able to make "miracles" as before. He's resigned himself to fate, and has decided to put his faith in others.
But that's enough of that. I don't know why I wrote it all when you guys more or less agree with me.
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