@SaintSovereign can we please include a masculine aura for this version of hero if possible ?
HERO Origins is going to get an upgrade at the same time, since it could serve as a gateway to the next title. The current version of the new HERO is something like 12 stages, which obviously isnât feasible and will need to be cut down. That being said, itâs going to end up around 4ish stages, which may be a bit overkill for your intended use case.
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The major work is largely done. Weâre waiting to see what new ideas will come out of Fire vs. Saint before proceeding.
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Distilling the good into great is imo the best part of creation. There is nothing more fulfilling.
Would you tease the main theme? Just the broad direction? A riddle wrapped in a mystery would be fine.
Very curious over here.
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HeO update confirmed this year 
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an incredible 12 stages !!!@Judoka there you go you got your answer physical prowess = A sprinterâs speed, a bodybuilderâs strength, or a gymnastâs flexibility. As I believe you asking whether to go for hero or spartan.
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Yes im also thinking about sports that are more technique and skill based like football or judo or even darts
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I would so decldicate 12 cycles to that!
Mind still as the wave,
each strike shapes the formless voidâ
mastery is flow.
Years drift like soft mist,
patient hands weave fate and skillâ
the soul learns to see.
Stone bends to the blade,
not by force, but knowing touchâ
power in control.
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Damn, I think I miss you.
Iâd say the answer to which of the two is âbetterâ if youâre not going to be running them in parallel, is how do you want the rest of your life to be outside of your role as an elite athlete? Or maybe what is your general approach to sport - competitive or about self perfection/development? Spartan focuses on the competitive aspect like the Spartans aka sparring, whereas Hero focuses on skill progression and personal growth in multiple levels. Thatâs a simplification, and they both have aspects of focus, discipline etc, but they are two different approaches which can probably be tied to different psychological approaches.
So if youâre going into this to compete against others, Spartan might be more keyed to that approach. But I havenât run Spartan more than short little bursts in the past so I canât compare the two myself.
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Was curious, now I am intrigued!
The next HERO titleâs song is in haikus. I wonder if the theme is musashi again.
Something like the stillmind effect from HeO is back.
It could also be a martial arts sub again. But the formless void could be based on musashiâs book of five rings. If it is, then the sub will be about mastery too. This haiku is specifically about the flow state as taught by musashi.
Mastery beyond the norm, shaping the limitless potential, executing them with flow.
The first line might refer to the long devotion to mastery.
The patience scripting is back again. Slowly building your own fate & skill. It could also mean growing them with the utmost care, which lines up with HeO.
The soul learns to see⌠If itâs similar to HeO, this canât be put into words, you just have to experience it yourself.
This one is about long term growth. Maybe the new HERO is about optimizing this aspect. Making the most out of long term growth and finding your calling in it.
Exerting the most through deep understanding & efficiency.
Controlled power instead of mindless one.
I guess this will be an expansion of HeO? Going deeper instead of basing it on another figure.
One word to describe these haikus is mastery. The many aspects of it. Seems HeO-ish to me.
I wonder if it will be a linear multistager or like RM:V (100% confirmed it will be a multistager, no way 12 stages that used to be 8 a few months ago get condensed into 1, rofl).
I doubt stage 4 will be the first three combined together, we already have HeO after all.
So if itâs linear, it will be more similar to DRG than DRR.
If itâs like RM:V, then I guess each stage will dive deeply into different aspects of HeO/musashiâs teachings. I wonder what the stages could be if itâs in this format. Maybe weâll get a sword mastery sub on its own with the HERO base scripting.
Iâm excited for this sub.
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Eight stages would be ideal and fit the concept the most. But no, it would not be linear (though you could). And theoretically, you could run different stages as your entire stack. There will not be a focus on sword mastery, but rather explore the concept of âmastery.â Though, it would be easy to include a bonus with the sword mastery scripting for those who understand why that particular weapon (the katana) was focused upon in the first place.
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Is there anything that comes close to this as modules in the custom store?
Iâve used Hercules and its helping quite a bit. Is this more powerful than Hercules module?
One stage for each trigram? 
If youâre willing Iâd take an 8 stager, The HERO line is untouchable, I really WOULD!
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If i might chime i would prefer it to be 4 i think less stages are more convenient
HERO is not about convenience, itâs about devotion. Itâs the path you choose to embark for a long journey of growth to what the copy of HeO calls âperfectionâ.
If 8 stages is the most ideal to get the most out of this long journey, then Iâm all for it.
The stages are also not linear, you get to pick & choose which one to work on first based on your goals.
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