Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20180120015359/@comment-34633327-20180121045030

ChishioKunrin wrote: KingFubuki92 wrote:     They didn't win on their own. They won because of a freaking miracle. And Miracles can't be relied on. From Triumph: "The battle seems unwinnable, but all we need's a miracle."

They told us from episode 1 that this is how the fight was gonna go. I was expecting a different kind of miracle, but you still make a good point. Thank you. By miracle, I thought maybe a boost of confidence, or unlocking more of their abilities, or just pure willpower like Hazel did, (Which I gotta wonder, can anyone recharge their Aura out of sheer Will, or is it just a Hazel thing? If so, chalk that up for another reason Salem probably wanted to recruit him.) Not them being saved from the brink of defeat by basically another goddamn Deus Ex Machina (Not literally since we know Blake was coming, but they didn't, so from their perspective, their victory came out of nowhere, and it was a Deus Ex. from their perspective). They need to actually Git Gud. Cause, I can find several flaws in their fighting styles that could easily be addressed. But to save space, here's a condensed version (Full version is more a rant):

1. Ruby only did a good CQC move cause Mercury underestimated her. She still sucks at it. She also needs to Snipe more, and incorporate her semblance more into her fighting.

2. If Weiss is going to summon, she should focus on summoning smaller creatures faster to be more efficient. I understand the knight is an emotional crutch for her, but trying to summon it let Vernal break her aura. And make thicker barriers.

3. Yang needs better long range fighting. Her Ember Celica and Arm may be able to fire Shotgun rounds, but that isn't that long ranged. In CQC with someone like Mercury, she's at a disadvantage.

4. Ren needs to work on his stamina. It sucks ass. He also needs to be an actual DPS, rather than just charge in firing and slashing.

5. Nora needs to keep lightning dust on hand so she can give herself a charge if needed. Can't rely on the idea the enemy just happens to use lightning

6. Jaune needs to work on his stance when fighting. He really messed up that stab at Cinder. I get he was emotionally unstable, but he fell over from a thrust.

7. Oscar needs to train his body more so it can be in tune with Ozpin's muscle memory, and so he won't collapse after letting Ozpin fight.

8. Qrow needs to '''use his goddamn scythe! '''If the sword wasn't working on Hazel, try the damn Scythe instead! Try to sweep his legs with it, catch him from behind! Just use the goddamn scythe!

9. Blake needs to start dual wielding again, and needs better blades. Her katana is too small for Blade combat and the gun isn't too strong, and her sheath Blade is more a cleaver than an actual blade/sword.

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Saidjaleel.guimba wrote: Why did Yang cry? Why wouldn't she? She just emotionally tore into her mother, and her mother did the unexpected, by not only showing she cares for Yang, but also apologizing.