Weekly Update #22 (Patreon)

This meme isn't dead yet, right?

Weekly Worksheet: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OFt4EDvD8tfqzzKHfMUoyQn_ZqwvDsdr

I behaved and didn't do much work on the weekend. However, I still put in about two hours of editing for the stories, mainly to help wake me up in the mornings.

Oh god, I actually enjoy working to the point where it helps me wake up.

Who am I?

Childhood me would be so disappointed.

The True Endgame

Volume three is over! I think it was definitely better than the second volume despite (Ny)Aiko being so controversial. Well, not really controversial, but she's got a whole bunch of people vocal about disliking her. Probably the most outright disliked character I've ever written. Even the super dark bastard asshole characters in ASV weren't as disliked as she is, and they were all rape-y and stuff.

Rao and Azalabulia's introductions were extremely sudden and unexpected, but honestly, that's how MMOs are. I don't know about any of you all, but personally, there were a bunch of times when I was playing MMOs and I'd randomly meet people out in the wild in the middle of doing nothing (or sometimes something) and becoming awesome friends.

The best friend I made in WoW was actually some dude I got into an argument with over trade chat in Stormwind (don't judge, I was like 13). After 5 minutes we were best friends and stayed that way for a few years.

Regarding Aiko, and this is a spoiler if you're not pledging at least $5, but her exit (from the people who've commented to me about it) went pretty well. Dionisio (shout-out<3) pretty much perfectly got what I was trying to go for with her. A violent and sudden introduction, and her exit is the same way. Basically, crazy girls (and boys) are going to be crazy. Honestly, I have an ex who puts Aiko to shame when it comes to crazy and obsessive behavior. Much of Aiko's personality and random personality is based off of some mentally unstable people I've known in real life.

Personally, I like her, but it's 100% understandable that she's so disliked by many because I based many of her personality traits off of unlikable people that a normal person is going to be put off by.

Also, I loved Cass' growth over the third volume. It kind of sucks because one of the latest reviews I got on TTE is somebody saying that Cass is the most lazy, cliche, unrealistic form of tsundere possible with zero growth... when literally everybody else who's talked about her has praised her on being a more realistic tsundere who does have a bunch of growth. Unfortunately, if one person thinks that about her, then I know others do as well. I hope that they'll have a changed opinion of her after the latest free chapters.

Anyways, volume 4 is going to have a large focus on their actual characters growing, town/city building, and some exploration! You can also expect to see more of Serra this time around since she wasn't that active in volume 3.

Ero Dungeon Evolution

Manticores, slimes, and fairies, oh my!

Something funny is that, on the week that I decide to start taking weekends off, Friday's chapter for EDE was the one that ends with "What could possibly go wrong?" I wasn't planning on that being the last chapter for the week, but it was, and it was hilarious. I felt bad since I left people on that non-cliffhanger, but oh well. It was entertaining. Most commenters actually thought it was a legitimate cliffhanger as well.

Silly people. I would never make a cliffhanger that cliche and obvious.

Have some faith in me!

In Closing

I'll work more on the mecha story this week. Promise.

Other than that, I'm officially making over $1,000 a month on Patreon! That's awesome! Thanks a ton to all of you who have been with me from the beginning and those of you who have only recently joined. Seriously, you're all awesome, and you're also the reason why I'm able to treat writing as a full time job right now.

Also, Monster Hunter World is great. 10/10 would recommend.