Log Horizon - Q & A

[tsunade666]

It is an awesome anime but it depends on your taste. If you like classic dog or dnd games. Then watch it.

[Myssa Rei]

Originally Posted by blewin

so how many episodes altogether is it for this awesome anime?

25 scheduled episodes, enough for 5 volumes.

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by Myssa Rei

Nope, Shiroe actually has THREE alts (one of whom is a girl character), but the one he was using when the expansion hit was the one he got stuck in once Elder Tale went real.

To expand on this with some author spoilers (Note, as far as I know this is only what the author has revealed and has yet to feature in any of the novels or manga):

Spoiler for Author's sneak peak:

At least one of Shiroe's alts has gained sentience and will eventually make an appearance.

[Xacual]

Originally Posted by Keroko

To expand on this with some author spoilers (Note, as far as I know this is only what the author has revealed and has yet to feature in any of the novels or manga):

Spoiler for Author's sneak peak:

At least one of Shiroe's alts has gained sentience and will eventually make an appearance.

That's not what he said.

Spoiler:

All he said was that Roe2 would come up in some way later. Nothing about gaining sentience.

[Estavali]

Originally Posted by tsunade666

Same server. Shiroe live in Japan so he plays in minato server. The local server of Japan.

Spoiler:

From Chapter 1 of the manga:


For Roe2 (ロエ2), the manga shows that she's currently in N_VOEN, aka the North American server. There's no question about her current location; the only thing we don't know is whether she's "born" there or had emigrated there some time back.

Btw for anyone curious, from what little the manga shows of her, she's a level 90 Half-Alv Summoner and is currently in N_VOEN's Area 51.

Originally Posted by Xacual

That's not what he said.

Spoiler:

All he said was that Roe2 would come up in some way later. Nothing about gaining sentience.

Spoiler for Spoilers from the side-story that's actually just as important as everything else:

Considering Coppelia's case, I guess it's enough reason for folks to wonder if the same will happen to ROE2 too =3

[MeisterBabylon]

Originally Posted by Estavali

Spoiler for Spoilers from the side-story that's actually just as important as everything else:

Considering Coppelia's case, I guess it's enough reason for folks to wonder if the same will happen to ROE2 too =3

Spoiler for huh?:

Are we talking an in-universe character named Coppelia, the story Coppelia, or the girls from Coppelion?

[Myssa Rei]

I think he's talking about one of Kanami's sidekicks in her spinoff.

Spoiler for Kanami spinoff:

Who is a Chinese real-money transfer bot that gained sentience.

[Quol]

Does anyone know what the abilities of Dragon Slayer and Sword Saint subclass are?

[Keroko]

While on the subject of subclasses, is there a place which lists the various subclasses and what they do (Japanese-only sources are fine too)? I'm quite curious what Sigilmakers are capable off.

[Estavali]

Originally Posted by Keroko

While on the subject of subclasses, is there a place which lists the various subclasses and what they do (Japanese-only sources are fine too)? I'm quite curious what Sigilmakers are capable off.

There's a Google doc with a number of subclass listed but it's a mixture of official settings, fanwork and stuff that Mamare has planned to use but has yet been included in any official work. Still it's a good place to start, methinks =3

Link: Touch me gently~

Black = Official
Red = Unofficial
Blue = Have been used in fanwork + to-be-used stuff

Spoiler for Sigilmaker entry:

■〈刻印呪師〉
　対象に特殊な印（しるし）や紋様を刻むことで（これを「刻印」と呼称する）、様々な効果を付与する、生産職 に近い特性を持つロール系サブ職。
　直接自身がアイテムを作成することはできないが、すでにあるアイテムに刻印することで、そのアイテムにそ れぞれの印ごとに定められた特殊効果を追加できる。
　また、刺青をするように人物（自分、あるいは同意を得た他人）の肉体に刻印することもでき、その場合は印 の効果をキャラクターの能力に直接追加できる。
　キャラクターに刻印する場合は、その印を刻んだ部位の肌が外部に露出していることが効果の発動条件となる 。つまり、全身鎧などの重装備をして肌が隠れていると、印の効果は発揮されない。強力な装備アイテムと、刻 印によるキャラクターの強化が併用できないようにする措置である。
　キャラクターに刻印して戦う手法は、プレイヤー間では「タトゥー・スタイル」という俗称で呼ばれている。 この「タトゥー・スタイル」と相性が良いのは、元々軽装備しかできない後衛の魔法職や〈武闘家〉などの軽戦 士で、相性が悪いのは重装備ができる〈守護戦士〉や〈施療神官〉となる。
（※ログホラ１巻アイテム募集の直継回の投稿にあった〈刻む万夫不当の印〉のアイディアを元に しました）


It's pretty much a Tattooist subclass D=

[Keroko]

Google translate might be inaccurate, but it is talking about effects that are added to items and characters engraved. So it's less an ordinary tatooist, and more runesmith.

Perfect, just what I needed.

By the way, does to-be-used stuff mean that the class is about to make an official appearance? Or that Mamare acknowledged and agreed to some degree with the idea?

[Alf]

青文字は二次創作作品で使用された＆する予定の設定
Blue texts are settings have been used &(or) to be used by secondary creation titles.

I think secondary creation titles actually means published parallel works like WWB manga, Honey Moon Log, and the likes.

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by Alf

I think secondary creation titles actually means published parallel works like WWB manga, Honey Moon Log, and the likes.

So, basically "canon unless the novel provides alternate information."

Thank you, that helps a lot.

Now let's see if I can puzzle together enough from the google translations to at least put half-decent summaries on the wiki...

Edit: I think I have most of it figured out, but the second-last line "この「タトゥー・スタイル」と相性が良いのは、元々軽装備しかできない後衛の魔法職や〈武闘家〉などの軽 戦 士で、相性が悪いのは重装備ができる〈守護戦士〉や〈施療神官〉となる。" is hard to puzzle together.

[Estavali]

Originally Posted by Keroko

So, basically "canon unless the novel provides alternate information."

Thank you, that helps a lot.

Now let's see if I can puzzle together enough from the google translations to at least put half-decent summaries on the wiki...

Edit: I think I have most of it figured out, but the second-last line "この「タトゥー・スタイル」と相性が良いのは、元々軽装備しかできない後衛の魔法職や〈武闘家〉などの軽 戦 士で、相性が悪いのは重装備ができる〈守護戦士〉や〈施療神官〉となる。" is hard to puzzle together.

Folks who actually can know Japanese compared to half-baked ol' me, please correct if I'm wrong =3

If I read it correctly, it simply says that Tattoo Style works well with class that could only wear light armor, like the spellcasters and the Monk, but not with classes that can don heavy armor, like the Guardian and the Cleric =3

[Keroko]

Yeah, that makes more sense than what google was giving me. Thanks.

[White Silver King]

I really like that the series is based more on strategy/tactics than outright battling and that it focuses on all aspect of their lives and not just some struggle with a central villain, but having said that, is there ever going to be like a big bad boss they have to take on?

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by White Silver King

I really like that the series is based more on strategy/tactics than outright battling and that it focuses on all aspect of their lives and not just some struggle with a central villain, but having said that, is there ever going to be like a big bad boss they have to take on?

so far there is no one big boss but there is a group of mobs that could be the potential big boss.

[darksassin]

Is "Call of Home" (item? spell? equipment) consumable or has certain limit? since some of hamelin members suicide to get out while others use Call of home to get out. Why dont they all use the Call?

[tsunade666]

Originally Posted by darksassin

Is "Call of Home" (item? spell? equipment) consumable or has certain limit? since some of hamelin members suicide to get out while others use Call of home to get out. Why dont they all use the Call?

because they are idiots?

joking aside maybe they already used it.

I think call of home has 1 day cooldown? it will be tackled in the current arc of the anime.

not sure on 1 day but it has a long cooldown skill. So its for incase of emergency skill.

[Keroko]

Yeah, 24 hour cooldown according to Honeymoon Logs.