Fly Balmung, FLY!

thedudewhosadude · Post by **thedudewhosadude** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 5:05 pm

ok, in a previous thread it was stated that Balmung's wings are funcional, as seen when he flys into Net Slum, or a part of the 2nd liminality intro. Several now locked threads were talking about how many hand movements and the such shown in .hack//sign cannot be used in the game, due to limiataions on the controller (not enough buttons.) Then how would Balmung go about flying? There's no jump button, and i'm sure that he didn't recieve a special modified controller just for flying. CONSPIRACY!!!!!

Dark770 · Post by **Dark770** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 5:15 pm

maybe he doess have a modified controller
[spoiler]i think he is with cc corparation i think or im just thinking of dusk

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thedudewhosadude · Post by **thedudewhosadude** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 5:19 pm

if i remember correctly, [spoiler]Balmung used to be a part of CC corp. He got fired, but was allowed to keep his model[/spoiler]

Dark770 · Post by **Dark770** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 5:21 pm

yea i guess so but
[spoiler]balmung still goes around trying to make peace i think thats why he joined orca to try and stop what ever was going on[/spoiler]

Tsukasa · Post by **Tsukasa** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 5:51 pm

Lemme tell you a secret.

*whispers*

He's not very good at flying. He gets himself caught in trees. -_^

Balmung · Post by **Balmung** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 5:56 pm

*smacks Tsukasa upside the head*

It's Kite's fault.

And flying isn't everything. Most of the cool dramatic effects are pulled off from a glide.

Cobweb · Post by **Cobweb** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 5:58 pm

Wait, wait.
If Balmung really *did* work for CC Corp in the past, then why couldn't he have a special controller made just for him?
If he didn't work for them ... well. I've got an idea that Rhyste might kill me for. If you see her, I was never here.
How much do we really know about dear Balmung-san in real life? If one accepts the idea that flight is impossible using a normal controller, then that would seem to imply that he doesn't *need* one ...
Could Balmung, in fact, be an AI?

thedudewhosadude · Post by **thedudewhosadude** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 5:59 pm

nope, [spoiler]balmung dates Kumi from //dusk[/spoiler]

Edit by the typo ninja: [spoiler]That's Kamui *re-edit by Typo Typo ninja! Bad TYPO ninja!*[/spoiler]

Elk · Post by **Elk** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:47 pm

thedudewhosadude wrote:nope, [spoiler]balmung dates Kumi from //dusk[/spoiler]

Edit by the typo ninja: [spoiler]That's Kami[/spoiler]

Kamui!!! x_x;;;
He does work with CC in dusk; but I honestly think he uses them for gliding instead of flying.
*makes little Balmung Doll out of random action figure & makes him stand on a high place, & then glide back down.*
...in other words, he glides down in super coolness & such.

Invisible Egg! · Post by **Invisible Egg!** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:47 pm

I'd imagine that Balmung's flying ability can be turned on/off in a menu of some sort. When Kite performs Data Drain, does he press a button with that sole purpose? No, he uses the menu. It's probably the same way for Balmung.

CRtwenty · Post by **CRtwenty** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:48 pm

I could swear that I saw him flapping against the wind during the Net Slum scene. Didn't look like he was having much luck with it though.

Cobweb · Post by **Cobweb** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:48 pm

Shot down. It was a cool idea, though.
Maybe Balmung has a special "fly" menu, like Kite has the "Data Drain" menu.

FireDraconian · Post by **FireDraconian** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 9:03 pm

Or it could be one of the unused buttons, like R3 and L3. Or a combo. Perhaps he presses R1 and L1 together to take off, then again to land.

Invisible Egg! · Post by **Invisible Egg!** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 9:05 pm

And maybe he has to constantly click L3 and R3 to flap his wings, and he just holds then down to glide? That might explain why he has trouble flying.

FireDraconian · Post by **FireDraconian** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 9:07 pm

True. I doubt they would put some entire new control mechanism in for just one player, even if it is Balmung.