> But I think it's important to remember game graphics are a poor representation of the reality of the world...You have to use the dialogue to figure out what's happening in reality.
Sure, but Dan Heng does especially comment on his appearance. And secondly this is a new model they've designed, instead of just copy pasta an existing NPC model (which makes me also wonder if he's going to show up in the future again). People even noted that it's quite detailed to be a throwaway NPC, and good enough to be a potential playable character (I hope not though).
> Like people thinking Jiaoqiu doesn't look banged up enough is an example of forgetting in-game models aren't the actual reality.
It's not that he doesn't look banged up enough. The cutscene of him bleeding out does go pretty well with his near death experience. And it's not that people didn't find it believable that the Xianzhou has the ability to revive him from near death. The main objection there is that people didn't think it made sense narratively to have him survive, and wanted him dead to give more threat value to Hoolay's rampage, and emotional impact on Feixiao as a character.
Regarding Sword Champion... we really don't have enough info to say. I figure eventually Yanqing will get the title and we'll find out how it works then.
> Is it possible the competition got suspended and that's why the "title" remained empty?
Since the Sedition of Imbibitor Lunae, the title of Sword Champion among the Luofu Cloud Knights has remained vacant for centuries. Not that nobody wants to claim it, but for a rather more embarrassing reason:
The previous Sword Champion, a legendary swordmaster with 13 outstanding accolades, violated the laws of heaven, resulting in her name being wiped from the face of the cosmos. Even the prestigious title that she bore became a sore spot for others.
> Dan Feng wasn't equipped to defend the ring, because he wasn't experienced enough yet. Like, what if...he was still too small to fight.
I dunno, we have readables showing that midget sized Vidyadhara are perfectly capable of kicking the butts of full grown cloud knight recruits. They develop pretty quickly in that respect.
Dan Feng is also on record as having sparred more than once on equal ground with Jingliu, that being how they became friends (ie. early in the Quintet period), so he ought to be capable of fighting.
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Sure, but Dan Heng does especially comment on his appearance. And secondly this is a new model they've designed, instead of just copy pasta an existing NPC model (which makes me also wonder if he's going to show up in the future again). People even noted that it's quite detailed to be a throwaway NPC, and good enough to be a potential playable character (I hope not though).
> Like people thinking Jiaoqiu doesn't look banged up enough is an example of forgetting in-game models aren't the actual reality.
It's not that he doesn't look banged up enough. The cutscene of him bleeding out does go pretty well with his near death experience. And it's not that people didn't find it believable that the Xianzhou has the ability to revive him from near death. The main objection there is that people didn't think it made sense narratively to have him survive, and wanted him dead to give more threat value to Hoolay's rampage, and emotional impact on Feixiao as a character.
Regarding Sword Champion... we really don't have enough info to say. I figure eventually Yanqing will get the title and we'll find out how it works then.
> Is it possible the competition got suspended and that's why the "title" remained empty?
Exact words are:
Since the Sedition of Imbibitor Lunae, the title of Sword Champion among the Luofu Cloud Knights has remained vacant for centuries. Not that nobody wants to claim it, but for a rather more embarrassing reason:
The previous Sword Champion, a legendary swordmaster with 13 outstanding accolades, violated the laws of heaven, resulting in her name being wiped from the face of the cosmos. Even the prestigious title that she bore became a sore spot for others.
> Dan Feng wasn't equipped to defend the ring, because he wasn't experienced enough yet. Like, what if...he was still too small to fight.
I dunno, we have readables showing that midget sized Vidyadhara are perfectly capable of kicking the butts of full grown cloud knight recruits. They develop pretty quickly in that respect.
Dan Feng is also on record as having sparred more than once on equal ground with Jingliu, that being how they became friends (ie. early in the Quintet period), so he ought to be capable of fighting.