Talk:Mystic Artes

Pending Edits
First, I would like to say that I wasn't aware this page existed. So I would like to thank the anonymous user who noticed this page and added to it, with a significant contribution of information.

But there are quite a few points that I want to consider for editing, which I might do myself if I have the time. For instance, since this page is about the Hi Ougi tier of skills, it should be themed towards the specifics of how to activate them or make them available, rather than listing those that do exist. The listing part can be retained, but descriptions of those individual skills can be directed to pages for each skill, per the skill database project that I have started (see my user page for more info).

Also, there should be certain specifications of what qualifies as a "Hi Ougi" (lit. "secret special skills") or not. In my opinion, skills such as Elemental Master and Eternal Hammer do not qualify because they can be accessed through the skill menu, and therefore they would be mere Arcane Artes (ougi) instead. This is regardless of any cut-in images that might appear during skills. For example, cut-ins were also added to many enemy ougi skills in the PSP port of Tales of Rebirth, but this does not upgrade their skills to the Hi Ougi status. Granted, players cannot access these skills through menu use anyway, due to their use by the enemy characters, but the Hi Ougi in this game is defined through the "Finality Charge Break" system. (And this sort of thing should be explained within the article too.)

And finally, there is the naming convention for the article. The use of English plural suffixes for Japanese words, it bothers me. A LOT. (Also the use of dashes bothers me sometimes, but this is mere preference since most other fans of the series continue to use the dash.) So whenever I get around to editing this article, I may just dump my edits onto the "Hi Ougi" page and convert "Hi-Ougis" to a redirect. But for the sake of time and simplicity right now, I'm gonna make a few redirects to this page today, and I'll change the redirects when a proper article is in place.

I apologize if I'm being too critical without pursuing the actions for myself, but I'm just stating what's on my mind. I don't have time to work on this today, and [|Mabinogi] has been controlling my life lately~ ヘ(^-^ヘ)(ノ^-^)ノ

Mayu Miyuki 22:23, 20 April 2008 (UTC)