Public Forum

Arashima has entered the workshop. We're exploring different solutions. Instead of overhauling the entire kit, perhaps we should make more systematic changes to the game. I understand that everyone is now claiming their Bloodlines are weak or no longer unique—yada yada. Some of these concerns have merit, while others do not.

We've opened a thread for Forbidden Jutsu discussions as we work to balance these new additions. These jutsu are intentionally designed to be stronger than your Bloodline jutsu—that's the whole point. So, please, no complaints about Forbidden Jutsu being better than your Bloodline jutsu.

We're generally pleased with how some of the changes have turned out. A few things seem a bit too strong, while others might be slightly underpowered. Overall, we’re about 80% satisfied with most Bloodlines as we aim to bring more variety into the S-Ranks and open up new paths for non-elementals. However, progress has been a bit slow due to the Christmas season and some pesky bugs haunting us.

Syndicate

You haven’t been forgotten! Work on the Syndicate has started but has paused again as the bugs have kept Terr busy. Realistically, this is shaping up to be more of a New Year’s gift than a Christmas one.

Animation Overhaul

We’ve got a ton of new animations to incorporate. We're planning to switch to a new animation engine that will be more sustainable and scalable moving forward.

Contributions

A huge thanks to two community members: Wizzard and Dirtyhands. Wizzard fixed a lower-priority but still impactful bug, and Dirtyhands introduced a new feature allowing us to easily change combat backgrounds. Your efforts are greatly appreciated!

Closing Thoughts

Things will likely slow down a bit as everyone takes time off for the holidays. The Winter event is in the works, and the Glacier Festival is scheduled for the new year.

Is it odd I want to be contradictory and claim my C-rank bloodline is overpowered... but do not want them to nerf it as it really does not seem to be?

Battle map is wonky for me. Test with summons a few times and you’ll probably see. Everything is moving around in weird ways.

As always, thanks for the timelines, clear overview and work!

Jutsu animations are very bad, they only distract from fights, at least put an option to disable them.