Stone Golems Rereleased!

May 19, 2015 8:16 pm

We are the women of the Secluded Shrine, Yumiko and Kuwabara. Have you chanced upon a battle challenge that has proven difficult with only your pets and limited weapons? A scroll is something that can help you out in this. They can attack, heal, freezeâ€¦many things that could help you achieve that win you would otherwise have not.

Talking of battling - would you perhaps help us out with something that is currently plaguing us? We woke the stone golems in order to play with some new scroll features weâ€™ve been working on. Theyâ€™re not yet ready, but weâ€™d rather the stone golems were quietened now. Please can you silence them for us? You can keep anything that they drop as a reward. We'll work on a spell to defeat them that will be ready by the end of the month, in case you are not successful.

For more information on battling, visit HERE. We hope to see you in the future.

May 22, 2015, 5:09 pm by

Yumiko is so gorgeous, I love her craggy face ;w; (Geez people I'm 100% British, given a Greek name at birth and currently toting a Hebrew one, names travel, particularly on a planet settled by humans, get over it).

May 22, 2015, 11:18 am by

I love these revamps! Please don't stop. The old art was nice and the artist who did them was great. These revamp though, are just so cool~ bows down

I'd also like to point to what Muerte said for all the people screaming cultural appropriation. They could be mixed for all you know. It's a real problem for mixed people that don't always look like what people think they should. Genetics are cool like that.

Also, so what if they have a Japanese name? Since when has it been wrong to name someone with another language in mind? Keep in mind that people can grow up with all different backgrounds.

May 21, 2015, 7:49 pm by

I had a blast blasting through these guys :) What a great way to rack up sP for all of my pets as well as a great chance to battle some retired baddies. Plus: BOOKS :D :D :D

May 21, 2015, 8:50 am by

Loved battling with my lower tiered pets and the prizes! Thank you Subeta staff!

May 21, 2015, 6:51 am by

these challengers will dissappear at the end of the month. I misunderstood what they said too, and thought we were going to get a new nifty scroll, but this is not the case, per way near the beginning of these comments.

I had to re-armory myself three times to get them all with all my pets. I was tempted to wait later until they could all use the same tier weaponry, but since they're gone in ten days I figured nail them all now for the 18KXP.

May 20, 2015, 11:51 pm by

New scrolls???? Ooh I cant wait!!!

May 20, 2015, 8:25 pm by

I am a 100% hispanic person with a 100% Russian first name. Lets please stop saying that people who are not named according to their ethnicity aren't a thing kthnx.

May 20, 2015, 8:16 pm by

kuwabara?

SPIRIT SWOOOOOOORD.

joking aside they look great. ; v ;

May 20, 2015, 8:15 pm by

I actually REALLY like the character designs, but the naming makes literally no sense to me. Unless their names are titles? It's... highly unlikely that BOTH of them would have a Japanese parent, but I guess it could be the case. Not sure what the issue would be with making the names suit the characters more or the other way around. The way it is, it just seems kind of pointless and indulgent, like... you just wanted cute Japanese names and didn't care how you fit them in. I dunno.

May 20, 2015, 6:51 pm by

Ooh, love these two. Yumiko has character now!

May 20, 2015, 6:35 pm by

Oh my, did Yumiko just aged 50 years and turned male after being too long under the sun? Well, if we disregard the "before", the new look is awesome.

May 20, 2015, 5:40 pm by

wonders if Reischen from battle quests will get an update

I was just thinking to myself the other day I wondered if the this part of the site will get a makeover. Sure enough the next day it did :). Amazing how they did that XD. It's like a Nori and Mori type of thing with one seen during the day and other at night. Great job on the artwork ^_^.

May 20, 2015, 2:39 pm by

Quote by Amber

During the day Yumiko handles the scrolls while at night Kuwabara is around!

In that case, I don't understand why you'd create a second NPC for a feature that doesn't get a ton of use. (Or at least I don't think it does? The battle community is small enough that updates are constantly back-burnered, and once you make a couple scrolls you're pretty much done with the Secluded Shrine.)

Don't get me wrong, Kuwabara looks like a great NPC. I just don't understand where she fits in or why she exists?

May 20, 2015, 2:27 pm by

Still loving these redesigns! Lots more personality and individuality and general character than the older anime art.

May 20, 2015, 2:15 pm by

I'd just like to say that I'm very, very, very happy to see a huge group of lower-level opponents added to the challenger roster! I, myself, have several tier 1 pets that I'm trying to train up purely through battle (it's way more fun and immersive than paying a tab and waiting around or emptying your coffers on stat boosters), and this has been super helpful! Thank you so much! ^_^

May 20, 2015, 2:13 pm by

Love that detail on the vest/blouse Yumiko is wearing. ^_^

May 20, 2015, 11:07 am by

Since I was the only one to use the term weeaboo I'm guessing you're talking to me. I feel like I should explain that my personal issue has nothing to do with the fact that the name is specifically Japanese. It could have been German, or Romanian, or Mexican, or anything else. As long as it was heavily created from a real world influence I would have said something. I merely mentioned the "weeaboo" factor or Japanese influence becase in Subeta's early days they were heavy influenced by anime in their art and Japanese mythos and lore in their items and such. So Subeta itself as a fictional entity didn't really have any sort of identity.

So my personal issue has nothing to do with appropriation or whatever all those tumblr terms are, I could care less about that. What I care about is building on Subeta's story and creativity to have a better sense of immersion for the player. And like I said, if you're going to take the time to think of a name with a second/third meaning (I love that dedication, by the way), you could have instead spent your time thinking about how she fit into Subeta lore. Saherimos is one of my favorite places on Subeta because, even if we don't have a lot of information, it, along with Omen Islands, are pretty much the most fleshed out locations and societies. So I'm disappointed that that wasn't taken into account.

May 20, 2015, 10:25 am by

Uggh those names don't fit at all!

May 20, 2015, 10:25 am by

That's a giant scroll, guys. Your welcome. ;D

May 20, 2015, 10:22 am by

How is Subeta making fun of Japanese culture by using these names? They aren't. They're not perpetuating misinformation or doing anything negative by using the names.

May 20, 2015, 10:13 am by

Ahaha, the sword's wrapped. I missed that for some reason. Thought it was the blade itself. Nevermind. xD

May 20, 2015, 10:11 am by

My only question / concern is like how is Kuwabara able to hold that sword? Is it not sharp around the edges? :O Think of her fingers!

Otherwise, I love the Yumiko revamp and Kuwabara's art. The problem with the old art was they all looked the same and therefore were without personality. Different looks (jawline, cheekbones, noses, etc.) makes each one look more memorable. So major props for this direction in revamps! :)

May 20, 2015, 10:08 am by

@ï¿¼Speiro During the day Yumiko handles the scrolls while at night Kuwabara is around!

May 20, 2015, 9:39 am by

Yumiko ... changed a lot. For me, it's not that she's "ugly", it's just that she's so different than she had been before. Always throws me off when NPCs make dramatic design changes. But I'm sure it'll grow on me.

I like Kuwabara though. I love meeting new NPCs, I like her juxtaposition with Yumiko, I love her color contrasts, and, ehehe, the sword she's holding stood out to me first about her - it's all wrapped up, but it's so big! WHAT IS IT? WHAT?

Anyway personality wise, these two seem like they're pretty cool, so all in all, I'm happy. Oh, and more book/beanbags are always a good thing for me. It makes me so happy that you're having NPCs do more, say more, because there's nothing that satisfies me as much as great characters.

May 20, 2015, 8:52 am by

You know your user base has gone off the Tumblr/SJW deep end when people are ecstatic about fat and ugly NPC revamps but grouse that they retained their original names (which are just SO WEEABOO, ugh anything Japanese-inspired is for 14 y/o fangirls kill it with fire amirite).

May 20, 2015, 8:14 am by

Interesting that Yumiko is there during the day, and Kuwabara during the night. I like everything in this new post, especially the battling of course :)

May 20, 2015, 7:51 am by

I guess it all depends on HOW the critique is made. I don't think anyone would get a shitstorm if they would say in good words that they don't like a revamp for whatever reasons. (But in the end it often depends on the persons involved, because people are often biased and will attack anyone for their opinion... and that's just sad.)

May 20, 2015, 7:40 am by

Gorgeous new NPCs! They make me insanely happy. <3 Well done!

May 20, 2015, 7:28 am by

I love how human these two are. We have enough npcs that fit the modern feminine beauty standards so it's nice to see Yumiko break that pattern.

May 20, 2015, 7:16 am by

When I clicked on the battle arena link I expected the challengers to be on the bottom of the page = impossible to beat BUT they are not!!! Zomggg thank you so much for releasing easy opponents Subeta! -

May 20, 2015, 6:51 am by

It's just if you don't like the revamps you get so much shit from everyone. So everybody is totally not entitled to their opinions in here, only those who love them! Even rude opinions are opinions. And people are once being so dramatic about it. Not liking a fictional character =/= hating every single fat person in the world.

And people clearly got something against those who are beautiful, skinny and have no flaws on their skin and so on.

May 20, 2015, 6:23 am by

I can't speak for everyone here, but I have no hate at all towards people that others might call "pretty". What is pretty anyways? Everyone has different views, but I think what we call "pretty" by now is the standard depicted by social media? It is just that it gets to a point where it is just ridiculous if every character is flawless (and I again not only relate to Subeta) when in reality there is so much diversity. (:

May 20, 2015, 6:18 am by

Oh my gosh, what beautiful characters! <3 I really love how you guys have been revamping these characters and giving them such personality! <33 Both ladies are utterly gorgeous!

May 20, 2015, 5:40 am by

Love the hate towards beautiful people!

May 20, 2015, 5:06 am by

Wow gorgeous characters.

May 20, 2015, 5:04 am by

They both look gorgeous! I'm glad Subeta goes the more realistic route and draws their NPCs with flaws, so sick of seeing the super pretty perfect characters everywhere (not only Subeta).

May 20, 2015, 4:36 am by

Man, I really love the turn NPC revamps is getting, much more personality and diversity, kudos to the artists !

May 20, 2015, 4:20 am by

Man I love this news post! Especially Yumiko's revamp is amazing in my opinion, added so much more personality to her plus I'm tired of flawless and young beauty queen NPCs anyway. Great job and thanks for the Golems as well, was fun!

May 20, 2015, 3:24 am by

Love these ladies. They must be good friends.

May 20, 2015, 3:13 am by

Wow, now that's a huge change of appearance for Yumiko, but I don't mind a bit of diversity at all. They both look amazing. Great characters!

May 20, 2015, 2:38 am by

Love these NPCs, especially Yumiko.

May 20, 2015, 2:32 am by

WOW, big changes for the Shrine ladies. I do like the new battle challengers. Goes off to battle.

May 20, 2015, 2:18 am by

I really love them (and I didn't say this, but I also really loved the Oracles update). I love that the female characters are getting more diverse, even in the revamp. I especially love Kuwabara.

As much as I would have loved Yumiko to be modeled after someone who is Japanese, these characters could still arguably have a parent from Subeta's equivalent. FUN FACT, you can be mixed ethnically and look "native ____" and have people go "OH MY GAW LIKE YOU'RE _____ ?!?!?!" Most people do that with me because I'm pale and I don't talk how they would want me to. My cousin has milk white skin, dirty blonde hair, and blue eyes, and that does not change the fact that her mom is black. Most people looking at Pete Wentz don't realize his mom is Afro-Jamaican.

It'd be offensive if they were done to mock the culture. But then again, that is an argument that someone who is Japanese should be making. Not me. And most certainly not someone who is probably ten times more prone to cultural appropriation.

May 20, 2015, 2:10 am by

Okay.... Things I like: art revamp as a thing; Kuwabara's new look (also her name - Yu Yu Hakusho anyone? xD); battle opponents YAY â™¥! Thinks I don't like: Yumiko's new design. I liked her better when she was pretty :/ I guess age didn't agree with her. I only recognized her because of the pot she's holding. Sorry.

May 20, 2015, 1:26 am by

PURPLE PLUS SIZED LADY. I'm in. C:

May 20, 2015, 1:08 am by

Just noticed Kuwabara is holding a scroll and not a sword as I thought when I first saw it.

May 20, 2015, 12:43 am by

"would you perhaps help us out with something that is currently plaguing us" are they permanent or "limited edition"?

May 20, 2015, 12:43 am by

"would you perhaps help us out with something that is currently plaguing us" are they permanent or "limited edition"?

May 20, 2015, 12:32 am by

Love everything about this news post. <3 The red head was an adorable young lady and now she's a handsome grown woman. ^_^ And I may be crazy but for some reason she reminds me of Helen Hunt.... :/ (her eyes and smirk?)

May 20, 2015, 12:27 am by

I've defeated all of them 10X and one I just kept fighting for shits and giggles so I'm at 72. After the 10th time they don't drop items anymore but they do give you 5 exp points and every once in a while an easy token. So no, there really isn't that much benefit to fighting them more than 10 times unless you want to rack up some exp or boost your pet's stat count.

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