Reviews for Fate, Book 3: Duels
King Lim chapter 1 . 7/26/2019
Please update like your story
A Clever and Inspired Username chapter 5 . 3/27/2016
Well, despite my qualms, I decided to give this series another shot and check in, to see if things have improved any. I'm going to say that they haven't.

First, your author's notes. They've always seemed a little...off, but they're MUCH WORSE here. You write these ridiculous rants about people being biased against OCs and your fic, and at one point you called your reviewers "assholes."

Dude, I'm gonna say it. You're being a brat. A spoiled, whiny brat with anger issues that can't take valid criticism or any feedback that doesn't involve kissing asses. And you can't seem to comprehend why that would make readers dislike your fic even more than before.

Just. Stop. Please.

Now, to the actual story (again): it's still heavily flawed. You somehow managed to make AJ even more condescending and unlikeable than he was before, and that's a feat. Most of this is chalked up to his (or your) self-indulgent fantastic Angel powers that he got for some reason. I still can't wrap my head around why said heavenly beings decided to bless THIS kid with God-like power, since he still goes batshit insane with blood rage on a regular basis. Like that one time in the initiation (that you barely edited) where he tried to kill Weiss, whose only crimes were being bitchy and self-centered for a while. That sounds like a certain OC I know, actually...

You continue to defile characters as well. Everyone acts OOC to varying degrees throughout this fic so AJ gets to play Only Sane Man, and he's definitely not fit for the role. In Team RWBY alone, you turned Yang into a crazy stalker shiplord, you turned Ruby into a hyperactive and irresponsible moron (when she's actually a good leader in canon), you turned Weiss into a rich, flanderized Nazi that hates (and is hated by) everyone, and you turned Blake into a helpless and brainless slave for AJ to get a raging erection on. That's not even mentioning the other characters like Ozpin and Goodwitch that you burned to the ground like WW2-era Dresden.

That's not good fic writing. That's a bad mistake, and it costs you big time.

Now, I'll ignore the blatant character bashing and defilement, self-indulgent OC fanwanking, and nonsensical plot decisions, and just focus on the most basic setup alone.

Why do you have two fics going on at the same time, in the SAME FIC? Why?

Before this chapter, I was actually intrigued by your premise for this mess. Sure, AJ being an angel with multiple iterations to "keep worlds in line" is blatantly narcissistic, but I thought that it might work really well. The format of swapping with two similar-yet-different plots with the same OC main is confusing as hell to keep up with, but I thought it would lead up to a two universe teamup that might actually salvage the story.

But it looks like you threw that one out.

In this thrilling chapter, you had a neat crossover. Sure, it was kind of dumb as to how it worked, but it was fairly okay. The two AJs see each other. Good start.

Then, they walk away like nothing ever happened.

WHY!?

Dude, if there's no point to having such a confusing conjoined-fic format, why do it? If you aren't going for the multiverse war thing, just kill off one of the AJs and end one plotline there. It'd make things much easier for your readers to understand.

So, to conclude, this fic is still bad. People are using this (especially those ANs that I mentioned) for cheap laughs and some fun cringing. There's a Sporking of TPoR, if that puts things in perspective. Stop ruining characters, stop giving your OC bullshit powers that make the fic even more bland, and stop being a total ass to your reviewers.

NOTE: it's that dang Fun with Fractions guy here. I saw that you blocked me for daring to say something that you didn't like. You're a really bad sport, but I'm persistent, and I put a lot of work into this review.
Maronmario chapter 2 . 2/12/2016
I suppose the reason people can't stand OCs would have multiple reasons behind it. Bad experience with them, such as poor fanfics and characters. Some might have heard of these poor OCs and dislike them because of that. And others are probably just trolling, saying the character is OP when they aren't, saying they're a Sue when they are well built characters, etc, etc. However with stories like this, it shows that not all OCs are bad.
Maronmario chapter 1 . 2/5/2016
Guess who's back! Back again! And with the next chapter of fates, always nice to see you again.