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TL;DR: Shirokata is very underwhelming for its level/STR requirement, and its unique effect is actually a nerf, read below why. This is coming from someone who has all the swords besides bone/blood, and I've tried each out for several days. 1. Shirokata is the worst compared to its sister swords. Dark Bandit Blade is literally same STR req and level req as Shirokata, but strictly better damage. Even Maramusa is better to use than Shirokata. Muramasa requires 10 less levels, and 20 less STR. And it actually gives the user +1 to STR. Muramasa's requirements are wayyy lower than Shirokata's, and its base damage is only lower than Shirokata's by... 3. By requiring 20 less STR, you pave way for more diverse builds with Maramusa. Shirokata doesn't live up to the 100 STR req. I don't think I need to prove how good Religious Katana is. The base damage is lower than the aforementioned 3 swords, but the attack speed more than makes up for it. So much so, that if 2 people held down Z against each other, Religious wielder would beat the Shirokata/Bandit/Muramasa wielder easily. It's gotten to the point where you just buy and keep Religious for all your levels, until your level/STR is high enough for Bone Sword/Blood Katana later on. The intermediate swords are bad, and Shirokata is the worst between them. Don't like words, and want raw numbers? (The higher the better) Damage of the sword per STR required: Religious Katana: 0.37 Muramasa: 0.375 Shirokata: 0.33 (lowest) Bandit blade: 0.35 Crystal Sword: 0.35 Blood Katana: 0.41 2. Its unique effect is negligible. The Wiki says 12% chakra per 40 seconds. Okay... 40 seconds is a long time but okay, it's at least something I guess. Except it only actually regens flat 10 chakra, not 12%. If it was 12% regen, and you had 300 chakra, you'd regen 36 chakra. A big difference. Even if it was 12%, 40 seconds is way too long for frequency. It should be 4% chakra per 10 seconds, so it's more vivid and applicable. 3. It's bugged; making the unique effect actually a nerf. 3.1 First bug, the passive Chakra Regen, every now and then, removes itself for no reason. Unequiping and re-equiping Shirokata enables the regen again, but it shouldn't turn off ever. No one wants to not have chakra regen. Just keep it on forever. 3.2 Second bug, when the regen happens, there's a pop-up text +10 that appears above your character when you get the chakra. Except... that pop up also weirdly appears when you're already full chakra, when it shouldn't. This exposes you if you're hiding behind a tree preparing an ambush, because the pop up appears over trees, objects, everything, giving away your position. The only reason I even walk around with this sword is because I like the visuals of it. 4. Suggestions on how to buff it. I always believe that balancing is about keeping in mind item identity over item standardization. (I'll prolly make a post about this later). Buffing Shirokata's damage or attack speed is not it, and would just make it like other swords. (Although, I do think a slight buff to attack speed is necessary) Each sword has its own identity, and Shirokata's, I guess, is the Chakra Regen passive. My suggestion is to do the following: - To make the regen 4% chakra every 10 seconds. That'd be 10 chakra if you had 250 total chakra (which is what WM users generally go). - To lower the STR req. STR req should be 85 at most. Currently, you're telling me this sword requires 100 STR, when, just with 10 more STR, you arrive at Bone/Blood, which are miles better? If Shirokata's damage is similar to Muramasa (33 vs 30), the STR req should be similar to Muramasa's (80), not 100. If you don't want to reduce its STR req, then buff its damage to match that of Blood Katana/Kyuketsuki (Crystal). If you like this post, do not give it reacts. Just upvote the post itself, so Rory can see.

To me the idea of village passives is related to having an advantage over your territory. Mist has the ability to charge and not lose chakra in water, making them deadly at their big ocean zone. Sand can cloak at desert and not being spoted by anyone and without the necessity of hiding behind something. But Leaf has will of fire... which to me doesnt really correlate with these two. What does will of fire bring to defend leaf village? So It got me thinking, what would an advantage be for leaf players to be able to defend their territory, and I got the idea of Forest vision. The concept is similar to pokemon old school games. Being able to see in a radious close to the character. This FOV follows the character while moving and it would translate to be able to see behind trees. This is a mock up concept of whats the idea I have in mind. Alternatively it could only be limited to be able to see behind leafs only and not the tree trunks like so: By limiting the range within the player is able to see behind the leafs, the other village players won't be as much as an disadvantage when trying to go to the leaf village, they can still take routes from the side of Chakra forest to try not being spotted etc... This bring leaf at an advantage while defending their own territory like Chakra forest, Larvas, etc... but its still fair becuase it wont bring much of an advantage inside their village, just like mist passive isnt much of an use inside their own village. This is is just an idea I got randomly today and I wanted to make a concept and share it to everyone, I would like to hear your comments and opinions or how this could be more balanced or if you think its too broken, etc...

Very creative and interesting, I would change wof for this anytime, but only if we can see behind every trees :eyes: xD

Oh perfect timing. I agree.

Im pretty sure Leitings head was climaxing once he heard about Team Agression joining them. An out of body experience. Got Leiting feeling like some rockstar

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Honestly, I have a lot of respect for you as a player after seeing this post. It's so in depth, so well thought out and you go into great detail to backup your arguments with facts and data with comparisons for perspective My only suggestion is to reduce the mentioned chakra regen you are suggesting from 10 to 5 points if it ticks every 10 seconds, it would make wm's be able to pressure a little to well otherwise. You have my support !!

Great post. Buffing the chakra regen is for sure the way to go but i dont think the buff you suggest is enough. chakra isnt even an issue on wms so i think the weapon actually needs either dmg buff or an atk speed buff along with the chakra regen. +1 great post

Every ninja around most prepare for the fight. What will be in the next day will influence for good or bad on the shinobi world. This is a harassing world and we can't avoid the things that comming up we have to straight up and be ready for the challenge that effect on our lives. Cheers stay hydrated from the White Rain have a good weekend.

Its a god damn joke Leiting

I think it would be cool if we got some kind perk for killing a certain amount of mobs. It would give people an incentive to farm instead of just waiting for dailys and hanging out in their town. For example killing 1k wolves in leaf could give you a 1% drop passive. Killing 10k of a certain mob could get you a cosmetic not obtainable otherwise. 1k,5k,10k of certain mobs etc. Could also give some exp or ryo for killing a certain amount of a specific mob. Could do so many things with this idea. I love to farm and i think this would make people farm more and also more pvp with having to go and kill certain mobs in enemy areas.

I'd like to propose that new seating be added to The Indoor Marketplace. The majority of activites between Mist villagers and Shinobi take place in the Indoor Market but there is no seating avalable, were left with sore feet from standing/spectating indoor duels. Not to mention the Participants of these duels must be sorer than all of us put together. So i ask you to please renovate the seating area in The Indoor Market. Thank you, sincerely. -Hel of The Mist Med Corps

Honestly if you're using an item for the aesthetic that's on you not every weapon needs to be meta. Cheers