Is It Wrong to Abusing Cartoon Tropes in Dungeon?

It is well known that solo dungeon runs rely on damage output, but team dungeon runs depend on teamwork.

In many fantasy works, whenever an adventurer party is invoLevel ed, the most reasonable configuration includes a tank, an assassin, a ranged DPS, a mage, and a support. The tank is primarily responsible for wearing the thickest armor and taking the hardest hits. They even have taunt skills to constantly draw the monsters' aggro.

However, adventurers in the world of DanMachi are different. Adventurers from small familias mostly linger in the upper and middle floors, while adventurers from large familias, like the current Loki Familia, have teams of dozens of people during their expeditions. Although they excel in teamwork, they haven't considered the issue of front-line damage absorption.

The entire Loki Familia essentially has only three types of units: melee warriors, ranged burst mages, and healers. Altair can understand the absence of assassins, as the deeper you go, the larger the monsters become, reducing the effectiveness of assassins. However, the lack of a tank is baffling. Throughout the entire expedition, the timeliness of the Loki Familia's healing skills was insufficient.

During battles, the front-line melee units are almost all squishy. Altair isn't looking down on them, but Tiona and Tione, the two Amazons, wear outfits that are more suited for a hentai world than for battle, with almost no protective gear. Although Ais has some protective equipment, she wears light armor to maintain her speed, making her equally fragile against power-type enemies.

Without the skills Altair provided, one of them could actively activate a shield, while the other could accumulate a wind shield through movement. Otherwise, they would be completely defenseless.

As for the remaining Level 6 members, excluding the mage Riveria, Finn and Bete also lack protective gear. The only one who seems like a heavy tank is Gareth.

Unfortunately, Gareth is actually a power-type offensive fighter, not a tank.

As Finn mentioned, even he has to step up and take damage at critical moments.

Seriously? A team of over twenty people, with more than a dozen DPS, three delayed healers, and the rest being logistical support? Is this for real?

"So, why don't you bring a shield?"

This world has shields as equipment, but from what Altair has seen, not many people are willing to carry them. It's understandable for orphan adventurers from small familias, as they only play around in the upper and middle floors. But for a large familia like yours, isn't there even one person using a shield?

"Shields are too cumbersome and would affect our movement speed. If our movement speed is reduced, it would hinder our combat against monsters."

Finn has his own explanation for Altair's question.

"Alright, I think I understand your point."

In this world, Finn believes that shields and heavy armor would hinder movement speed. Essentially, adventurers in this world rely on their innate talents, the so-called "Falna," which unlock each person's potential. What this world values most is damage potential.

Simply put, if you have a talent for fighting, you will be valued by your familia and trained to become a main force.

Melee attackers and ranged mages are highly valued, while healers are less so, and supporters are the least valued.

In this world, status is solely determined by your ability to carry the team. All adventurers aim to make a name for themseLevel es, and the way to do that is by dealing as much damage as possible.

"Have you considered having supporters carry shields?"

"Supporters carrying shields?"

Finn looked puzzledly at the supporters setting up camp, then shook his head.

"That's impossible. They don't have much combat ability. If they carry shields, they won't be able to fight."

"Supporters do have combat ability; they just lack combat experience. Every main combatant in a familia started with no combat experience and became seasoned over time. Some people have offensive skills when they first unlock their abilities, so you think they are good at fighting and take them into battle. Others have load-bearing skills initially, so you default them to being supporters. In reality, if you take them into battle, their performance might surprise you."

Indeed, in Altair's view, based on Finn's understanding of load-bearing, supporters should be a very promising profession.

"First, some supporters have special load-bearing skills, which is the essence of their role as supporters. They can carry several times the weight of an average person without affecting their movement speed. If this load-bearing is replaced with heavy armor, shields, and one-handed swords, it still wouldn't affect their movement speed."

"That's true."

Finn nodded in agreement with Altair's point.

"Moreover, I know of a supporter skill called 'Background Heroine.' When the equipment weight exceeds a certain limit, it grants a bonus proportional to the weight. With this skill, the more weight a supporter carries, the stronger they become. In this case, supporters equipped with heavy armor and large shields would also have considerable attack power due to the stat bonuses. Am I right?"

"Indeed."

"So, even if the current main members aren't suited to change their combat style, you can have some supporters with special load-bearing skills and suitable builds take on the role of front-line defenders. Train them to become the team's main line of defense. There's no problem with that, right?"

"Have them choose a specific development path, specializing in defense and impact absorption, preferably with taunt skills to force monsters to attack only them. This way, during battles with powerful monsters, they can hold the aggro while the rest of the team deals damage more efficiently."

"Individually, their combat ability might be limited since their damage output isn't as high as full DPS members. But in team operations, they will be crucial."

"Also, ranged healers are very important. Real-time healing during combat is always more effective than post-combat healing, as it maintains the combatants' fighting condition."

Altair's speech left Finn deep in thought. He was convinced and began biting his thumb, pondering the feasibility of such a team setup.

Altair didn't disturb him and instead joined him in contemplation. Finn was considering the feasibility of Altair's team plan, while Altair reflected on the skewed development of this world.

In adventurer teams, not to mention the many sacrifices made, the green-class supporters in the rear are neglected, and no one develops the noble blue-class roles. In other worlds, without blue-class roles, you wouldn't even be able to enter high-level dungeons.

After some thought, Finn spoke up.

"Mr. Altair, could you elaborate on developing shield and healer roles?"

"Of course."

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[Bleach: Love and Bonds Make Me Stronger!]

Synopsis:

Falling into a rabbit hole called the Soul Society is bad enough.

But do you know what's even worse than that?

Landing in a Soul Society where the very concept of the Gotei 13 doesn't even exist yet!

Armed with shattered fragments of meta-knowledge, Makoto struggles to survive in the Rukongai amidst human-shaped monsters.

But even after throwing everything he's got into the fight, staying alive in a world where the Soul Society's Most Diabolical Criminal still roams free is nothing short of impossible.

Fortunately, it seems the gods might have heard his suffering, on the brink of death, his cheat finally awakens!

[Love and Bonds System!]

As long as he builds relationships be it romance or friendship with every character around him, his strength will grow.

Simple, right?

But…

[Unohana-mama, can you give me some of your milk?]

[Bald old man, you're lucky to face just 1% of my power, otherwise, you'd be split in half and dead!]

[Saito-chan, could you sit on my face? Please!]

[Aizen-kun, you might be good at manipulation, but that brain of yours is still only 3% of mine!]

[Yhwach, if you can see every possible future, can you see one where you become a Magical Girl?]

Why the fuck this system have a foul mouth that only drags him toward death instead of fostering love and bonds?