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* ObviousBeta: Most new contents are obviously not even tested. Special mention to version 1.605, which fixed one minor bug while introducing a crapton of others, some of which were [[GameBreakingBug pretty awful]]. In this particular case, it was impossible to revert the update, because it changed the entire game's build (the "update" actually had you download the whole game again).
** Back in the first implementation of the Denshi Kairo dungeon, so many things were bugged that they had to take the server down the next day to ''revert the update''.
** Creator/AeriaGames's Game Masters (and even some Game Sages) would always claim that they [[BlatantLies tested content extensively before implementing]]. One would think "extensive testing" would make them notice that the most popular dungeon (Old Ichigaya Camp Gold) is lacking AI, or that the most rewarding cash run bosses (Shiva & Vishnu, which were being spammed to hell and back at the time) are lacking ''two thirds of their HP'', or that the soulstones they just implemented are not working at all.
** Atlus Online isn't much better. They apparently have no testers at all, and have to have the players test their contents. This was made rather obvious when they tried to fix the [[PlayerVersusPlayer PvP]] bug twice, but players confirmed they failed half an hour after the maintenances. They also needed player confirmation when the bug was actually fixed on the third try.
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* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The Spin expertise. With the implementation of channel unification, the game now disconnects players who stay still for too long. Players then found a way for their characters to stay spinning in place constantly to prevent this.
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* AKA47: There are many weapons that are clearly real-life guns. For instance, the "Desert Rambus" looks suspiciously like a rather common ([[RareGuns in media anyway]]) .50AE pistol.

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* AKA47: There are many weapons that are clearly real-life guns. For instance, the "Desert Rambus" looks suspiciously like a rather common ([[RareGuns in (in media anyway]]) .anyway) .50AE pistol.

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In April 2012, Aeria, who ran the game's servers, handed control over to Atlus Online (now [[http://megaten.marvelous-usa.com Marvelous USA]]). All North American servers were officially closed on February 28, 2014 due to the disbanding of the [=PC=] online division responsible for managing the servers. The Japanese-based servers, including the official site, remained up and running until May 24, 2016, due to the developers being too understaffed to handle player requests, officially making ''IMAGINE'' a {{Defunct Online Video Game|s}}.

But as with any popular shut-down MMORPG, the closure didn't deter its loyal fans any, as the game has a complete, open-source server software available on [[https://github.com/comphack/comp_hack Github]], with the most popular public server being ''[[https://reimagine.online/ SMT RE:Imagine]]''. It is being slowly retranslated from scratch.

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In April 2012, Aeria, who ran the game's servers, handed control over to Atlus Online (now [[http://megaten.marvelous-usa.com Marvelous USA]]). All North American servers were officially closed on February 28, 2014 due to the disbanding of the [=PC=] online division responsible for managing the servers. The Japanese-based servers, including the official site, remained up and running until May 24, 2016, due to the developers being too understaffed to handle player requests, officially making ''IMAGINE'' a {{Defunct Online Video Game|s}}.

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Game|s}}. As with any popular shut-down MMORPG, the closure didn't deter its loyal fans any, as there were attempts to create community-run private servers for it, but Atlus [[ScrewedByTheLawyers sent in their lawyers]] after them in September 2022, ensuring that the game has remains but a complete, open-source server software available on [[https://github.com/comphack/comp_hack Github]], with the most popular public server being ''[[https://reimagine.online/ SMT RE:Imagine]]''. It is being slowly retranslated from scratch.
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Up To Eleven is a defunct trope


* ElementalRockPaperScissors: This being a Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei game, it couldn't be any different, but it's taken UpToEleven, as there are ''21'' different affinities.

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* ElementalRockPaperScissors: This being a Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei game, it couldn't be any different, but it's taken UpToEleven, up to eleven, as there are ''21'' different affinities.
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The year is [[ExtyYearsFromNow 203X]]. Humanity as we know it has been destroyed. All you have to protect yourself, is [[ImprobableWeaponUser your trusty microphone]], [[HealingPotion a stack of candy]], and [[PalsWithJesus a contract with a god of death and destruction]]. The odds are against you.

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The year is [[ExtyYearsFromNow [[YearX 203X]]. Humanity as we know it has been destroyed. All you have to protect yourself, is [[ImprobableWeaponUser your trusty microphone]], [[HealingPotion a stack of candy]], and [[PalsWithJesus a contract with a god of death and destruction]]. The odds are against you.
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an npc just saying the player character's name, even if it's one you came up with, is not this trope


* AddressingThePlayer: Snakeman does it every time you talk to him.
--> '''Snakeman''': [Player], we were waiting for you.
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* TickTockTune: [[https://youtu.be/RohpTB2A5Lg The boss battle theme for Norn]] incorporates clock ticking, which is fitting considering [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/megamitensei/images/b/b5/Norn_%28P_O.A.%29.png what Norn looks like]].
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* AfterTheEnd

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* AfterTheEndAfterTheEnd: The game takes place decades after a divine war known as the Great Cataclysm, which left the world in ruins.



** The Dimensional Incision skill. It's a gunner skill with an almighty affinity, something a lot of people have wished for the Magic Bullet chain expertise to have. However, it costs a horrid 50 MP (all other gunner skills cost 5 MP at most), and since the only enemies weak to almighty are Slime, Blob and Black Ooze, it's better to just use something else.

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** The Dimensional Incision skill. It's a gunner skill with an almighty Almighty affinity, something a lot of people have wished for the Magic Bullet chain expertise to have. However, it costs a horrid 50 MP (all other gunner skills cost 5 MP at most), and since the only enemies weak to almighty Almighty are Slime, Blob and Black Ooze, it's better to just use something else.



* CriticalStatusBuff: A good amount of equipments and soulstones provide this. Some builds are even made to abuse this, and are aptly named "[[OneHitPointWonder suicide builds]]".

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* CriticalStatusBuff: A good amount of equipments equipment and soulstones provide this. Some builds are even made to abuse this, and are aptly named "[[OneHitPointWonder suicide builds]]".



* InUniverseGameClock: Each hour in-game takes 2 minutes in real time. Also, each 12 hours in-game represent one phase of the moon. Some stores only sell specific items during a specific moonphase, and some enemies only spawn during a specific hour or moonphase.
* [[spoiler:KillTheCutie]]: During one of the late the main acts [[NoExportForYou currently available only in the japanese server]], [[spoiler: [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe Azura is torn in half]]. [[CameBackStrong She comes back as Isis]] later, though.]]

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* InUniverseGameClock: Each hour in-game takes 2 minutes in real time. Also, each 12 hours in-game represent one phase of the moon. Some stores only sell specific items during a specific moonphase, moon phase, and some enemies only spawn during a specific hour or moonphase.
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* [[spoiler:KillTheCutie]]: KillTheCutie: During one of the late the main acts [[NoExportForYou currently available only in the japanese Japanese server]], [[spoiler: [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe Azura is torn in half]]. [[CameBackStrong She comes back as Isis]] later, though.]]



* LoadsAndLoadsofLoading: ''Old Ichigaya Camp (Gold)'', ''Protopia Hack'', and pretty much every ''Hack Run'' are guilty of this. These dungeons dungeons are very short, and when they are ran through, most people go for at least 10 runs. You get a loading screen when entering and exiting each time.

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* LoadsAndLoadsofLoading: LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading: ''Old Ichigaya Camp (Gold)'', ''Protopia Hack'', and pretty much every ''Hack Run'' are guilty of this. These dungeons dungeons are very short, and when they are ran through, most people go for at least 10 runs. You get a loading screen when entering and exiting each time.



* NintendoHard: However, unlike Atlus-Made games, there are a few instances of FakeDifficulty.

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* NintendoHard: However, unlike Atlus-Made Atlus-made games, there are a few instances of FakeDifficulty.



* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: Demi-Fiend will appear in the game as a event boss.

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* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: Demi-Fiend will appear appears in the game as a event boss.

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