I'm a Curse Crafter, and I Don't Need an S-Rank Party! - Vol. 1 Ch. 1

[yuragiruria]

OK I'm actually confused now how tf does this have a decent rating while also being criticized by half of the comments in the first chapter wtf?

 

[pedantiq]

Amazing how by-the-numbers these stories always start. Not a single real divergence.

 

[WanRa]

Yep that's exactly what has to be going thru her head, I feel bad for her cause she did nothing wrong, and now she's gonna end up getting folded along with the party smh

After watching how badly they treated the one she is replacing, and still deciding to stay with them, everything that happens to her afterwards is on her.

 

[henryfevr]

Cant really call it xp reduction if he just regains the levels after he cancels the buff...

 

[BigPoppaEffy]

Another story where the high rank party kicks out the logistics/support guy and of course, backfires

 

[TomMalufe]

This kind of setup has become a trope where MC supports the party all along only to get kicked out and then goes on to either live a slow life or just be better off without the party (all while the party realizes that they screwed up letting MC go).

I think the start here would have been better if we entered the story a little earlier. His party seems to really look down on him and he seems completely oblivious to that. I want to see them trying to be gentler/subtler with trying to let him go only to find he is like a brick wall and just doesn't get it. Then they finally resorted being as blunt as a sledgehammer because they can't find any other way to get it through his thick head. I want to see that them looking down on him is BECAUSE he is so dense.

 

[vanity42]

OK I'm actually confused now how tf does this have a decent rating while also being criticized by half of the comments in the first chapter wtf?

Yeah and no. People here just griping about the opening scene, probably because MC was kinda in the fault too for letting the other member into power tripping fantasy by failing to communicate what buff he added to the party.
The whole thing just shows that both sides are dumb, and there's no winning for either side.
Even though usually in this kind of trope, MC actually did his best to show his support abilities, but the other party members failed to appreciate it.
This one? Nah, MC just too lazy to tell his party that he buffed their equipment. Even though, granted, the members are jerk too, so it's just losing all around.

 

[Beinmote9z]

yet another generic fantasy manga, I'm in

 

[CountryMage]

typical of "kick out of hero party" where none of them notice the MC buffing them but in this case, the main clearly know he buffing them and didn't even say anything back, he could simple use dispel right in front of their faces and prove to them that they only strong because of him.

That wouldn't work, it hurt him when he dispelled the buff on them, so it would just look like he cast a curse at the time.

 

[ObiWantCannotBe]

It's always

A) MC does not properly communicate their value to the party
B) MC does not properly communicate how much they're spending vs. the rest as a result of their different classes
C) Rest of party is unreasonably scummy to the point where they're caricatures
D) The replacement is nice, normal person who fills the role of leaving party, saying how much they suck without MC

We're checking all the boxes on this one

That what mostly happen to "newbie" of the top rank. The big ego and cockiness fill their head that they begin to spew bs that will kick start their impending doom

 

[AnotherDuck]

Contrary to what a lot of people say, I kind of like this start. It's not perfect by any means, but it's more reasonable than a lot of kicked-out-of-party stories.

• They're not stupidly oblivious to his worth, since he's been keeping silent about what he's been doing. That means MC's not faultless in the matter.
• On the downside, they're the usual cliché jackasses to him when kicking him out.
• MC has a directly obvious and logical reason for suddenly getting more powerful. He always was a hard worker, just self-cursed to have lower stats.
• He actually tries, although ineffectively, to reason with them when he's getting kicked out, but doesn't go too far and gives up when it's clear he's not getting anywhere there.
• Replacement girl realises what's up, but doesn't quite believe it due to how far beyond anyone else he's gone with his support. So she's neither clearly on the party's nor on MCs side, which makes for more nuance.

All in all, I'm giving it a shot. Been a while since last chapter, but not too long, and it's not like it has to be finished to enjoy reading some of it.