LCD The Amber Sword

Discussion in 'Latest Chapter Discussion' started by Yuki, Mar 6, 2016.

  1. CruelOcean

    CruelOcean Active Member

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    Is it really like that? I left it around chapter 320 for them to accumulate but if it's turning into that then... :( /cry
     
  2. chucke

    chucke Going towards the glorious future

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    because it was really MTL. Only Wolfie did not use it or something.
     
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    lnv ✪ Well-Known Hypocrite

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    Even the editing sometimes lets through a lot of basic mistakes. Most common mistake I see that points to MTL is mixing up on gender.

    That said, it's November 1st and again no information. Did it get delayed again?
     
  4. Crimshine

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    Hello,
    I've read this series a long time ago and recently wanted to read it from the start again, but it seems that Wolfie nuked both of his website, do you know where his translation of the first chapters are? I know that he post on his patreon but not the old chaps...
     
  5. canaria23

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    No, try scribblehub if its not there, aggregators
     
  6. LazyLuong

    LazyLuong Well-Known Member

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    Aggregators really. As much as aggregators are hated, they are the only way to read translated novels where the original translator nuke their site for various reasons. It's a love-hate relationship.
     
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    Crimshine x399 %993

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    I guess I have no choice, aggregators it is, thank you for the help
     
  8. LazyLuong

    LazyLuong Well-Known Member

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    Yea, it's unfortunate, since Wolfie translation of the novel is great.
     
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  10. canaria23

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    Is the summoning of the holy sword nerfed ver of amber sword?
     
  11. LWolf

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    Nerfed, no... that guy is actually far more overpowered... if anything I'd say is the most sexually awakened version... also, I'm not sure how it works in the Amber Sword but in SOTHS there's a proper reason why he is the one in the "game" world
     
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    Its more like the opposite. The Amber Sword is the nerfed ver of summoning of the holy sword.
     
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    Which came 1st?
     
  14. Pirating_Ninja

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    According to this site (which I'm betting is accurate), The Amber Sword came first.

    They are extremely similar in a lot of different ways beyond both just randomly being dropped into a VR game they played for a long time, so I have to imagine SOTHS either ripped off (pessimistic) or was influenced (optimistic) by TAS. (Although since TAS ripped off MTG, can't really complain). I could give a long list, but afraid of spoiling so will just say that it is clear that the author for SOTHS was aware of the plot for TAS (or both ripped off another novel that I am unaware of).

    Think the key difference is that the author for TAS is slightly better at actually writing the story, while the author for SOTHS is slightly better at setting up the story. Personally, not a fan of using a video game just to increase the word count by explaining basic gaming concepts, as well as the MC always having an inner monologue about how this or that is the same or different than the game, which both novels have. If I remember correctly, SOTHS was worse about the inner monologues, while TAS' addition of MTG cards takes it to an entirely more annoying level (now takes up space talking about both video game and card game mechanics all wrapped into one).

    That being said, I like both (didn't want to come across as being a hater after everything I said above) and probably anyone who likes one will like the other, don't think there has to be a "you either like one or the other" type of dynamic. I personally have yet to read any two novels as similar to one another as these, that weren't written by the same author. Just wish they dropped the video game aspect, although I will admit that SOTHS later did build it into the story to the point where it isn't just a gimmick (don't know about TAS yet).
     
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    What does mtg stand for? Magic the gathering?
     
  16. Pirating_Ninja

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    Yeah. I'm not fully caught up so I can't say for sure how it plays out moving forward. Where I'm at in TAS, it might be easing off the card aspect a bit, or rather, integrating it in a fashion that makes more sense for the story (at least I hope).

    That being said, certain parts in Volume 3 felt like a weird version of Yu-Gi-Oh. Fortunately, it was pretty much in the background for volumes 1-2 or I would have really struggled to get into the series. Want to avoid saying too much, since as I said, the recent chapters I read developed it in a way where it could potentially work and not be some weird card-battling series. Also, I should point out, out of the ~650 chapters I read, only parts of two arcs (roughly 10-20 chapters total), had the awkward yu-gi-oh battling I was talking about (And I'm sure some people enjoyed those moments, just not my cup of tea).
     
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    Is it the life deck vs the death deck part? That's the only yugioh part that I read
     
  18. Captain127

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    It’s been a while since I last checked this novel, probably a good few years. What happened to Wolfie? His website linked here didn’t work. Last thing I remember was him posting pictures of some of his sketches on his website when he was learning new art stuff. I’m curious as tracing some novels made me remember this and I really liked wolfie’s translation and editing work. He was having a hard time, I hope he’s doing well.
     
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    Someone else started translating it. Probably machine translation and I think it killed Wolfie's motivation.
     
  20. Rou

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    Just checked his website and Patreon apperently his website got hacked and he will no longer post on it .But he’s still translating it infrequently on his Patreon for free.

    https://www.patreon.com/SWolfie

    Here’s the link if anyone want’s it.
     
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