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I'd say just call staff. Kaantantr is the only one who disagrees with you. So it'd be best to just ask for evaluation and end this quickly.Should I make a CRT or can we just call staff to this thread to see what they think?
To save us time I believe this is Kaantantr's argumentWhat I'm saying is, she is a quest NPC. She herself has no inherent power that is any different from rest of the players. And she is no ordinary NPC, she is an NPC actively being puppeted by the Cardinal System to reach specific quest flags so that Cardinal can delete Sword Art Origin. Cardinal has a forced, unorthodox agenda here to pursue unlike any other scenario.
If Kirito and Co hadn't stopped her, would you consider the deletion of SA:O to be "Tia's Power" as well, because she was the central NPC? The system isn't giving her the power, otherwise she would actually be able to utilize the power herself, which at no point can she do. And to further clarify, at no point does she ever go through a "depowering" phase as well to not be able to do such a thing. So if she ever had such a power, she should continue to have it. But she doesn't. She never did.
For example, in the case of Kizmel, the example of Cardinal adjusting the questline to accommodate for the new circumstances, Kizmel is not given extraordinary abilities. The only thing she is given is being bumped up in the language engine which has nothing to do with gameplay, so she can more adaptively converse with Kirito and Asuna to allow a flexible progression. She is a player, much like Tia (and Premiere) is. She levels up throughout with Kirito and Asuna, same as Tia and Premiere and that's her only power. She showcases her prowess and abilities consistently throughout because it is indeed her abilities and skills.
In comparison, if Tia was given a skill and never had it taken away, why does she have a single, massive outlier of power, rather than a consistent showcase, that is also a single exception to an entire lore, when it can be explained in a way that is consistent with the entire series?
That is my argument. If it is explained through established rules, why go out of your way to claim it is something else that does not fit in with the rest of the series? For something to be solidified as an exception, it has to be cited as such. Which is why I initially asked for a direct statement from Yui, rather than Kirito who always explains things in a casualized manner that does not reflect the technical reality. I can provide multiple dozens of him doing the exact same thing from Progressive novels alone, which is why I am objecting his claim. It's literally what he does, and never once has it gone the other way around.
@KaantantrCan each side of the argument here explain their points in easy to understand manners in single posts, so I can ask more staff members for input, please?
This statement is particularly laughable for anyone who knows the bare fundamentals about the world, it does not even fit in with the argument of "Cardinal blessed them" because for a Perfect Weapon Control to be conducted, the user actually has to command the system with their Incarnation and materialize the memories hidden inside an object to begin with. So that is the epitome of "possessing the power"."Does Kirito have the ability to summon a large black spear of energy from the memory release of the Night Sky Sword? No, that's just the Cardinal System within the Underworld giving shape to his imagination."
No. The destruction module has no relation to Tia, aside from causing an urge to pray. Tia's combat prowess is completely tied to her sword skills and training.1. Does the destruction module/cardinal system make Tia more powerful in combat than she regularly would be?
So when you're fighting Tia at the end of the game, and she has those levitating arms, you're saying that's an accurate representation of Tia's skills/abilities/fighting style on her own? Am I understanding you correctly?No. The destruction module has no relation to Tia, aside from causing an urge to pray. Tia's combat prowess is completely tied to her sword skills and training.
Your misunderstandings are the reasons I have to go on tangents to explain things, because you keep bringing unrelated concepts into the mix.
So she can have abilities and powers given to her through the system. You agree with this, right?I was actually wanting to bring the topic over to that bit, how it would make more sense to look later into the game where Tia actually had an active role on her own, rather than wasting time on "creating Aincrad" debacle, but you never let me and wanted to stay fixated on the Great Separation.
Check what happens to Tia at the end leading up to the fight if you want to attribute actual abilities to her that she herself uses. As I covered before, characters can actually be given powers and then have them taken away.
The best way I can describe my argument is that the tier of Hollow Realization characters should be 6-C because the character Tia recreates the whole of Aincrad using her powers. Later, Kirito and Crew defeat her so naturally, they would scale.
Tia does this by initiating The Great Separation herself an event that initially required both her and Premiere to activate but due to her determination, she initiates it herself.
We also have a direct statement from Kirito saying that Tia was able to lift the pieces of land off the grand to recreate Aincrad.
There is also a statement from Yui explicitly stating that she is the one causing Aincrad to fall from the sky and into Ainground.
That's pretty much my argument. If I need to be more clearer on things please just ask and I can try to explain.
@SomebodyData @Mr._Bambu @CrimsonStarFallen @DMUA @DemonGodMitchAubinWhat I'm saying is, she is a quest NPC. She herself has no inherent power that is any different from rest of the players. And she is no ordinary NPC, she is an NPC actively being puppeted by the Cardinal System to reach specific quest flags so that Cardinal can delete Sword Art Origin. Cardinal has a forced, unorthodox agenda here to pursue unlike any other scenario.
If Kirito and Co hadn't stopped her, would you consider the deletion of SA:O to be "Tia's Power" as well, because she was the central NPC? The system isn't giving her the power, otherwise she would actually be able to utilize the power herself, which at no point can she do. And to further clarify, at no point does she ever go through a "depowering" phase as well to not be able to do such a thing. So if she ever had such a power, she should continue to have it. But she doesn't. She never did.
For example, in the case of Kizmel, the example of Cardinal adjusting the questline to accommodate for the new circumstances, Kizmel is not given extraordinary abilities. The only thing she is given is being bumped up in the language engine which has nothing to do with gameplay, so she can more adaptively converse with Kirito and Asuna to allow a flexible progression. She is a player, much like Tia (and Premiere) is. She levels up throughout with Kirito and Asuna, same as Tia and Premiere and that's her only power. She showcases her prowess and abilities consistently throughout because it is indeed her abilities and skills.
In comparison, if Tia was given a skill and never had it taken away, why does she have a single, massive outlier of power, rather than a consistent showcase, that is also a single exception to an entire lore, when it can be explained in a way that is consistent with the entire series?
That is my argument. If it is explained through established rules, why go out of your way to claim it is something else that does not fit in with the rest of the series? For something to be solidified as an exception, it has to be cited as such. Which is why I initially asked for a direct statement from Yui, rather than Kirito who always explains things in a casualized manner that does not reflect the technical reality. I can provide multiple dozens of him doing the exact same thing from Progressive novels alone, which is why I am objecting his claim. It's literally what he does, and never once has it gone the other way around.
If you look back in the thread, I literally asked for a direct statement from Yui regarding whether Tia was actually granted an ability, or if it was just Cardinal doing its own thing. That was literally my first course of action when the claim first came up. I asked whether there was actually a statement to back up said claim from someone who can actually monitor the system, Yui. There was no such statement as far as Curry's research is concerned, which is exactly why it is a better endeavor to look at the later mech-like fight involving Tia to make something reasonable from.So she can have abilities and powers given to her through the system. You agree with this, right?
But you disagree with the notion that the ability to move earth, or some greater power to move earth was given to her, but was instead just a "quest flag" event. And your reasoning for this is that you feel it is an inconsistent level of power for her to have compared to her other capabilities. Is there anything wrong with this description of your argument?
Don't want to be accused of strawmanning, but also don't want you walking it back later.
You're the one going on a tangent here, I'm rather unconcerned with your desire to see a direct statement by Yui. That is just something that would emphatically and undeniably prove Curry's argument. It's absence does not prove Curry's claim incorrect though, it could easily just be something left unsaid.If you look back in the thread, I literally asked for a direct statement from Yui regarding whether Tia was actually granted an ability, or if it was just Cardinal doing its own thing. That was literally my first course of action when the claim first came up. I asked whether there was actually a statement to back up said claim from someone who can actually monitor the system, Yui. There was no such statement as far as Curry's research is concerned, which is exactly why it is a better endeavor to look at the later mech-like fight involving Tia to make something reasonable from.
As I said, your misunderstandings keep extending the conversation with tangents.
Simple.Simple.
You got a claim, you have to prove it. Hence why I asked for a proof regarding Tia being granted an actual power, rather than the Cardinal System just doing its thing as it always does. You cannot "leave it unsaid" when you got a borderline sentient Cardinal System doing things on its own accord.
You should be good to go. Thanks for helping Ant.Is my help needed here, or is it fine if I unsubscribe from this thread?
Oh boy, someone is getting heated here.You got a claim, you have to prove it. Hence why I asked for a proof that Cardinal System is just doing its thing, rather than Tia being granted an actual power.
You don't get to assume your interpretation of events as the "natural one". No ******* shot am I letting you get away with that for a debate, that would be the stupidest advantage you could hand your opponent.
I mean, I answered your questions half a dozen times now, with explicit statements. They do not seem to be reaching you for whatever reason, if you feel the need to ask yet another one.Are you going to stop dodging the question now? Have I misrepresented your consistency/outlier argument in any fashion? Yes/no, if no, please elaborate
Cool, looking forward to you breaking that like last time. Your words are as empty as your arguments.I will only be replying to Curry on the topic from here onwards, I do not think it is worth the effort trying to communicate with you.
Anyway, this was the point I was speaking on. Where Kaantantr mentions that this feat would be an outlier and not consistent with Tia's showcase of powers if it was granted as a skill to her. I hate this argument so much, and I hope that the mods here don't take it seriously at all if he bring it up again. Honestly I hope his hesitation to repeat this argument is because he realized it was stupid, and didn't want to bring it up again, but I can't discount the fact that he might've just been difficult for the sake of being difficult.In comparison, if Tia was given a skill and never had it taken away, why does she have a single, massive outlier of power, rather than a consistent showcase, that is also a single exception to an entire lore, when it can be explained in a way that is consistent with the entire series?
In as polite a way as possible, nah. I ain't this deep into the weebery, my knowledge comes from watching this back in 2015, long before my apotheosis.@SomebodyData @Mr._Bambu @CrimsonStarFallen @DMUA @DemonGodMitchAubin
Would you be willing to help out here please?