An Experiment

Since one year ago (from an anonymous person's previous birthday up to this anonymous person's present birthday), I conducted a very interesting experiment. I wanted to know whether the "Birthday Reminder" of Facebook actually decreases the sincerity of people's greetings.

I had an objective in conducting this experiment - that the friends we have in Facebook won't be just ordinary acquaintances who wouldn't even remember each other's birthdays... I wanted everyone to be a little bit more sincere to one another
 

Using the Facebook profile of a he/she-who-must-remain-anonymous-for-this-experiment, these were my findings from his or her report:

When the privacy setting of that person's birthday was set to public, (on 2013)

96 Facebook friends

+

let's say around 5 other people who greeted not through Facebook

=

101 people who greeted this anonymous person.

This anonymous person has around 800 friends. 101/800 is around 12.63% of the "friends" in Facebook greeting this person.

When the privacy setting of that person's birthday was set to private, (on 2014)

47 Facebook friends (friends who remember this anonymous person's birthday)

+

let's say around 5 other people who greeted not through Facebook

=

52 people who greeted this anonymous person.

However, this anonymous person also reported that there were around 7 people who greeted him or her because these people only knew about this anonymous person's birthday through seeing other people's greetings.

52 - 7 = 45 people... out of the 1100 friends (the anonymous person gained friends throughout the year)...

Comparing the results between the two years:

2013 (birthday displayed to public) --> 101/800 is around 12.63%

2014 (birthday displayed to private) --> 45/1100 is around 4.09%

The decrease from 101 to 45... is over 50%. This only proves that over 50% of the people greeting us in Facebook are only reminded by the "Birthday Reminder" of Facebook. Hence, I'd like you to try this experiment with your profiles... 

To conclude, this only reminds us the importance of being true friends with one another in Facebook just as it should be in the real world...

Shadow of Fate v1.4 UPDATED

Game Name: Shadow of Fate
Game Developer: NexusAlpha (Louie Dy)
Genre: Role-Playing, Fantasy, Romance (a little)


Shadow of Fate is a 2D RMVXA game which utilizes Falcao’s Pearl Active Battle System. Falcao’s Pearl Active Battle System features a real-time hack-n-slash on-the-map battle system. Enjoy the game through navigating the vast world of Mercanova, through the continents, mountains, dungeons, forests, above the skies and even underwater! Gather and use alchemy to fuse items, fight monsters and most of all, watch the story unfold! Some of this game’s unique elements include the battle system-with minimap itself as well as the awesome animations and skills.

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During the first Artarian invasion, Ethan and Lauren were still babies. Ethan’s mom saved him from the hands of the Artarians and died in the process. The mom talks about a destiny being fulfilled by Ethan through that birthmark. Baby Ethan was found by soldiers and was adopted by them. Vincent and Sabrina were still kids. They were kidnapped by the Artarian army. Sabrina’s mother was killed in front of her eyes, that’s why she became mute. Ryan's only teacher was killed by a monster in order to save his life. Each of them, bearing a dark past, all searched for answers. While searching for their answers, they fulfilled their own destinies as mentioned in ancient prophecies that involved saving the world from its bitter, destructive end. Hence, they are called the “Shadows of Fate” who will shape and change the world…


The World of Mercanova consists of four large continents – Utopia, Artaria, Vieru and Radost.

Utopia is the green continent located in the western part of Mercanova. The capital of Utopia is in St. Louie. Other towns include Flor Village, Upsilon Town, Aire Town, and a town located at the Midrain Valley. Midrain Valley is surrounded by the Nagentar Mountains, which have north, south, east and west exits. In other words, Nagentar Mountains lies on the heart of the continent. In the southern region lies Infinity Forest and a deserted lost island.

Artaria is the dry desert continent located in the eastern part of Mercanova. The capital of Artaria is in Navah. An orphanage lies near the castle of Artaria. The Silent Woods is at the entrance of the continent from the ship port, which is to the east of the capital. On the west of the capital lies the Brakken Mountains which leads to the highest mountain and the deadliest volcano, Mt. Blaze.

Vieru is the icy continent located in the northern part of Mercanova. Snow covers the continent as it is located at the northern part of the world. The capital of Vieru is in Snowball City. Another town in the islands southeast of the main island is Blizzard town. The Shiver Woods is an icy forest that connects Epsilon Town to Shirou City. On the west of the capital, there lies the Glacial Spire which was abandoned for countless years.

Radost is the sky continent inhabited by a race higher than the humans.




Ethan Li (Protagonist)

Ethan Li is the little boy in Utopia who became a paladin under Captain Hidan’s supervision. He was saved by his mom from the hands of the Artarians, and his mom died saving him. A soldier saw him crying at that time and adopted him. Consequently, he grew up with the soldier, whom he called “Dad”, without clearly knowing his real parents. Later, Ethan discovers that he is the lost prince of Utopia, son of Queen Irua Li, but decides to give the throne to his cousin Dwayne instead.

Lauren Wright

Lauren Wright has an unknown past. She only woke up in a lost island in Utopia. Not for long, she saw Ethan by the waves, unconscious. She took care of Ethan and they fell in love with each other throughout the journey. Later, she remembered that she was the fallen shadow angel who was cast out of Radost because she does not have wings. Nevertheless, she fulfills a big puzzle piece in the prophecies.

Ryan Rondart

Ryan Rondart is an orphan who lived in the continent of Utopia. His mentor was killed in front of his eyes, and so this led him to his long adventure to search for answers. Later he found out that he shares the same bloodline as Gardner, the antagonist of the story. With this, he became a huge piece in the end-of-the-world prophecies.

Vincent Flowright

Vincent Flowright was an ordinary child in Utopia. Together with Sabrina, during the first Artarian Invasion, soldiers came and kidnapped him. Together with Sabrina after being taken by the Artarian soldiers, they were raised as orphans and later trained as soldiers. The military found out that they had very strong abilities and often sent them to the frontlines. Vincent became a very strong fighter whose fists would always flurry against the opponents. Later, he fell in love with Sabrina.

Joanne Ultear

Nothing is much about her except that she was the one who found Ryan unconscious after his mentor died saving him. She took care of Ryan and spent most of her time with him.

Sabrina Domini

Sabrina Domini was an ordinary in the continent of Utopia. During the first Artarian Invasion, soldiers came and kidnapped her. Her mom tried to rescue her from the hands of the soldiers, so her mom struggled with the soldiers and was killed by them. This traumatic event loomed before Sabrina’s eyes, causing her to be mute ever since. Together with Vincent after being taken by the Artarian soldiers, they were raised as orphans and later trained as soldiers. The military found out that they had very strong abilities and often sent them to the frontlines. Later, she fell in love with Vincent, and out of the strength of her feelings, she was able to speak again. The first words she spoke were “I love you!”

Dwayne

Dwayne is the prince of Utopia after the first Artarian invasion. He specializes in gunmanship.

Gardner (Antagonist)

Gardner is a very deep person shrouded by his dark past. During the birth of Leventhan, his father was killed and he survived by accident. Because of this, he gained dark powers even though he did not intended to. Later, he was raised in an orphanage. When Gardner grew older, the orphans were adopted by soldiers, and they became warriors. Gardner was still fine with it, since he's with his friends. He was sent together with his friends to invade Utopia. Gardner and the Artarian Army didn't win the war. His friends were killed. He was one of the few survivors. Gardner was put into the dungeon by the king of Utopia, but since the king is kindhearted, unlike the Artarian king, he was soon set free and had a good will. Although he harbors no anger against the king of Utopia, he never stops wishing to revive his friends who were killed. Because of the intense depression and despair to bring his friends back, he did great, terrible things.





















Graphics
LexusX
Enterbrain
Mack
NexusAlpha
GB Production
Whitecat
Kaduki
Tim Wendorf
Counterclockwise
Nintendo
Square Enix
GrandmaDeb
zdarkflame
SBS
Twilight
SD-Arius
Wong
Mudducky
Falcao
Davix
Caveras
qtpi0121

Skills
Louie Dy
Joshua Co

Story
Louie Dy
Matthew Chua
Joshua Co

Music
Code Geass OST
Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds OST
Fairy Tail OST
Mirai Nikki OST
City Hunter OST
Kim Tak Gu OST
Vampire Knight OST
Tsubasa Chronicles OST
Tokyo Juliet OST
Grand Chase OST
World Destruction OST
Death Note OST
Odin Sphere OST
Homestuck OST
Nick Phoenix
Thomas Bergersen
Masaaki Endoh
Nobuo Uematsu
Robert Holmes
Yokko Kanno
Origa
Enterbrain

SFX
Enterbrain
SoundJay.com
DeadlyDan
Tales of Series
Youtube.com

Scripts
Jet10985
Moghunter
Yanfly
Woratana
Khas
Victor Sant
Zerbu
Nelderson
Saba Kan
Fomar0153
V.M
Raizen884
Falcao
Neon Black
TOMY
Mr. Bubble
Acezon
Kread-EX
Raizen884
JohnBolton
Gab!
Crazyninjaguy
modern algebra
Casper Gaming
Galv
Enterbrain
Zeus81
Estriole
Louie Dy

Animations
Louie Dy
Enterbrain

Fanart Artists and Beta Testers
Sharlene Yap
Chelsea Lopez
Katrina Chua
Shaunix Yap
Graciel Nuncio

Inspirations
Odin Sphere
Fairy Tail
Sands of Destruction
City Hunter
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's
Ragnarok DS
Nintendo

Special Thanks to Friends and Family



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