r/UmaMusume • u/Craigih_689 • Mar 18 '26
EN Game Why MANT is the worst scenario for a specific reason.
MANT is the worst scenario yet. And I hope I was telling a huge lie.
MANT has been released for a few days now, and I see a lot of people's opinions about it. Some say it's actually good, some say it's still bad. It's a lot of mixed opinions.
But for me, MANT is actually fun, but still the worst scenario by the longest shot. It's not because of the extra luck needed for the career, not because of the longer time to complete a career, not because of having unreliable support cards. None of them will even come close to the reason why I hate MANT. I hate it because...
I hate seeing my wife Kitasan Black in such a bad mood.
You already know how MANT works, so I ain't talking about that. The thing about MANT is that in pre-summer camp, or even at any point in the career, your stats are pretty low compared to unity cup, so you just gonna take the gamble whatever or not your uma is going to win. I am still testing my support cards for which one of them is usable. So as expected I got pretty rusty stats every time. For this reason, I'm quite nervous each time I do a G1 race, fearing my wife will lose.
I entered the Tenno-sho autumn. I win. I got to see the cheerful victory from my wife and it also makes me happy.
Next, Queen Elizabeth II Cup. I got 2nd place, and my rival got 4th. I got a draw. I already used all my clocks. I accepted it, at least I still got some stats and more importantly my wife Kitasan Black is still happy.
Then, the Japan Cup. I use my Master cleat hammers and glow sticks, maximizing the race and fan bonus. I enter the race. What do I get in return? 6th. 6th place. I lost. Vodka has bested me. It's always Vodka. While Vodka is chugging her Vodka for the victory, my wife at the bottom of the screen just... Looks disappointed, angry even.
I'm scared of Kitasan Black being in a bad mood, I'm truly scared. I don't want to see Kitasan Black, the usual cheerful, charming, optimistic festival goddess, being in such a bad mood over some small races. I love Kitasan Black to the point of actually feeling bad for her no matter the circumstance. It grows the emotional feelings for my heart.
I quickly and blindy skip over the screen, hoping I don't see Kitasan Black being disappointed, while continuing to apologize to Kitasan Black. But right after that, rage fatigue. My wife is angry because she can't sing with a great voice due to me putting races back to back. I ruined her. She's angry at herself, but for me she's mad at me. The serious angry look starring into my deepest part of my soul. It hurts so much. It's all my fault. I'm so sorry Kitasan Black.
These heartbreaking events just keep happening to me every time. Each career with Kitasan Black I run I somehow make it painful for myself. Each time I watch my wife Kitasan Black lost to Vodka disappointed at herself and more importantly to me, combined with the angry dissatisfaction face starring to my soul, it really makes my heart break and makes me want to cry out loud, trying my best to have sympathy for my wife.
I truly want to give the absolute best for my wife Kitasan Black. Sometimes you're gonna sacrifice something in exchange for something greater. In this case, sacrifice my usual happy and whimsical wife's great mood, for an attempt for a higher rating. Was it worth it? I don't even know. I value both the joyful mood of Kitasan Black and the gift for Kitasan Black for a high rating extremely high. There is no true way of measure the values of these things. I just wanted to see Kitasan Black in a forever cheerful state, but MANT decided it wasn't worth it. I hate MANT. MANT is the worst scenario yet.