{"id":2640,"date":"2011-11-04T16:38:56","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T20:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghostlysubstance.swgbex.com\/Blog\/?p=2640"},"modified":"2011-11-04T22:09:08","modified_gmt":"2011-11-05T02:09:08","slug":"the-final-farewell-to-shinki-nets-battle-rondo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/?p=2640","title":{"rendered":"The Final Farewell to Shinki-Net&#8217;s Battle Rondo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Time to pay my final respects for Shinki-net, Battle Rondo, and Diorama Studio with this final farewell. I do apologize if I may have pulled its parting a bit too much, I did try to keep the farewells to a respectful minimum without spamming. Managed to save up quite a bit of content that needs sharing for both remembrance and nostalgia&#8217;s sake!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111030_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Link &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111030_017.jpg\">MySite<\/a>) &#8211; <em>Benio! Do wonder what you&#8217;re saying though, you caught me by surprise haha.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(All images and videos taken from Shinki-net&#8217;s Battle Rondo which is now extinct. This is in memory of a once awesome MMO. Video embed heavy!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The month of November being the month of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Remembrance_Day\">remembrance<\/a> eh? We pay our respects to veterans that fought in various wars (mostly WW1, WW2, and Korean being brought up), along with this Battle Rondo and Pocky day &#8211; The Pocky Day on November 11 seems quite random.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Related Article:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; Farewell Battle Rondo &amp; Diorama Studio &#8211; DS P7<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/?p=2597\">https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/?p=2597<\/a><br \/>\n<em>(Contains all the past links to other BR &amp; DS related articles.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Anyways, <a href=\"http:\/\/animaticfigmation.com\/?p=3591\">Persocom invited me to participate in the final battles<\/a> in Rondo&#8217;s cafe area (I just couldn&#8217;t decline!) where we fought &#8220;for-fun&#8221; battles to ease the passing of this nice game. I&#8217;ve played many, and this one just hit the right spots.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">*Note: There are three different players with different Japanese characters, yet I can&#8217;t translate their names so I&#8217;ll stick them as Riiana or Unknown. Until I translate that they will be known as Riiana or unknowns.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111030_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Link &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111030_018.jpg\">MySite<\/a>) &#8211; Hearts! The final large clusters of hearts I&#8217;ll ever see!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111030_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Link &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111030_019.jpg\">MySite<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111030_020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Link &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111030_020.jpg\">MySite<\/a>) &#8211; <em>Randomness that seems to fit Sharatang&#8217;s color scheme.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111030_021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Link &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111030_021.jpg\">MySite<\/a>) &#8211; <em>Merry Tsugu-mas!~ Close enough.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Final Rondo Cafe Battles &#8211; Videos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following videos were taken within the Cafe area. These battles are basically for fun, don&#8217;t damage your ranking, and allows you to fight amongst other Busou Shinkiers&#8217; without ruining anything. Just hang out and chat!<\/p>\n<p>Time to see how many video embeds I can add.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sharatang vs Eukrante:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QM7nlGssIl4?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Renge vs Mao:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/huOApdIKl4k?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Renge vs Mizuki:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1B61KVQM7nk?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Benio vs Tsugaru:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KZBcZmY-zM4?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kohiru vs Xiphos:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bn7gGAn5-7k?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Renge vs Altine:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kw0L1jT_9lc?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Renge vs Wafflebunny:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hSqwB-yu9Bg?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111030_022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Link &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111030_022.jpg\">MySite<\/a>) &#8211; <em>Beach ball packs quite a punch! Ouch!~<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Fubuki vs Howling:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y7chH1bbdwQ?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Howling vs Straf:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NawrpbobK6Y?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Benio vs Merienda:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/01SGfKTJ794?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Renge vs Asuka:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xnfi2cjDlhg?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111030_023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Link &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111030_023.jpg\">MySite<\/a>) &#8211; <em>Battle of the Foxes!<\/em> <em>Even though Fubuki is technically a Ninja-Tengu.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Renge vs Fubuki:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/COkWY25Tsb8?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Lacamento vs Sharatang:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GNxTdeQ-3Xk?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Eukrante vs Tsugaru:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l52w3FHZ-bc?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Howling vs Renge:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KdIEmBMqC1Y?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tigris vs Renge:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mQCQysC_gBg?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; ??? vs Renge:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W5fm5AbnwAQ?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Renge vs Renge:<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5PgxZw-l3YI?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Wish the final battle was more epico and that I ranked my Renge to A, but eh&#8230;.Too late. Hope you liked all these videos!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>The Final Moments of Rondo &amp; Cafe:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both me and Persocom recorded the final farewells and conversation of the new Shinki game &#8211; Battle Communications.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111031_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Link &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111031_024.jpg\">MySite<\/a>) &#8211; Part 1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111031_025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Link &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111031_025.jpg\">MySite<\/a>) &#8211; P2 &#8211; <em>Me rambling on about Battlemaster MK2 and DLC&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111031_026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Link &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111031_026.jpg\">MySite<\/a>) &#8211; <em>P3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111031_027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"311\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Link &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/20111031_027.jpg\">MySite<\/a>) &#8211; <em>The last screen before being disconnected. I pressed the button and couldn&#8217;t log back in! &#8220;Resistance is futile!&#8221; &#8211; Konami<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rondo was fun while it lasted. And I thank the Japanese community for being very kind! Your befriending of both Persocom and myself knowing Rondo will be no more was a nice gesture. Thanks for having us!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Quick Side-Note:<br \/>\n&#8211; English Shinki site was pulled:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.konami-data.com\/officialsites\/BusouShinki\/\">http:\/\/www.konami-data.com\/officialsites\/BusouShinki\/<\/a><br \/>\n(<em>It will give you a 404 domain error. Most likely pulled once <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/?p=2448\">Moon Angel<\/a> came out.<\/em>)<a href=\"http:\/\/www.konami-data.com\/officialsites\/BusouShinki\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Busou Shinki &#8211; Battle Communications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.busou.konami.jp\/sns\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticukitsu.com\/Blog\/blogpics\/November\/konami-mobage-busou-shinki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"471\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For those that registered with Shinki-net would of gained an E-mail notifying players of this new mobile phone application. The e-mail would of contained the same codes and an extra one on the home-page. This looks to be what Battle Rondo is, but in a lesser form while aimed at smartphones &#8211; android and iphones. The art is chibi&#8217;fied while the concept appears to be simplified for basic mobile use.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, it looks like it will be for the Japanese locals only, I may end up lucking out on this. I have a smartphone but I fear localization errors. I would love to give it a try because I&#8217;m actually quite curious, yet disappointed with what Rondo was replaced with.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sources:<br \/>\n-&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.busou.konami.jp\/sns\/\">http:\/\/www.busou.konami.jp\/sns\/<\/a><br \/>\n-&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.4gamer.net\/games\/104\/G010481\/20111031021\/\">http:\/\/www.4gamer.net\/games\/104\/G010481\/20111031021\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>And with that, may you Rest In Peace Shinki-net! Thanks for viewing and hope you enjoyed all the Battle Rondo and Diorama Studio images and videos I shared! I shall obviously miss playing interacting with my Busou Shinki gals. Wish I could of ranked at least one of them to their max rank.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to pay my final respects for Shinki-net, Battle Rondo, and Diorama Studio with this final farewell. I do apologize if I may have pulled its parting a bit too much, I did try to keep the farewells to a respectful minimum without spamming. 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