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well...i went to turn on my computer this morning and something was...not right
seems the hard disk refused to spin up
so...took it up to the mall and turned it over to Geek Squad so they can figure out whats wrong with it
whilst i was up there my zebra senses told me to check Toys-r-Us, and what do i find?
no not a glow in the dark Zecora..
TWO Glow in the dark Zecoras!
bought both of em
so ponythreaders i shall give you all first crack at the extra one if you have been unable to secure one for your very own(they sell out online near instantly whenever they put more up)
twenty bucks and you pay S&H(retail was 16.99)
i will make a list of everyone interested and roll a die to see who gets it
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TWO Glow in the dark Zecoras!
YOU. LUCKY. BRONY. :smallbiggrin:
Nice find. /)
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so ponythreaders i shall give you all first crack at the extra one if you have been unable to secure one for your very own(they sell out online near instantly whenever they put more up)
twenty bucks and you pay S&H(retail was 16.99)
i will make a list of everyone interested and roll a die to see who gets it
You should make some kind of contest to see who gets it...
*gets popcorn*
*waits*
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Soras Teva Gee
You should make some kind of contest to see who gets it...
*gets popcorn*
*waits*
If only Fighting is Magic were out. Every competition should be decided with Kombat.
I'm -almost- ready! Just a bit more....
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INoKnowNames
If only Fighting is Magic were out. Every competition should be decided with Kombat. a Street Fight
I'm -almost- ready! Just a bit more....
I fixed your typo. http://i.imgur.com/U8SiV.png
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They may have helped launch that type of fighting genre, but with Capcom purposly selling out and pissing on all of their players, I've stoped giving them what little money I used to.
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otakuryoga
well...i went to turn on my computer this morning and something was...not right
seems the hard disk refused to spin up
so...took it up to the mall and turned it over to Geek Squad so they can figure out whats wrong with it
whilst i was up there my zebra senses told me to check Toys-r-Us, and what do i find?
no not a glow in the dark Zecora..
TWO Glow in the dark Zecoras!
bought both of em
so ponythreaders i shall give you all first crack at the extra one if you have been unable to secure one for your very own(they sell out online near instantly whenever they put more up)
twenty bucks and you pay S&H(retail was 16.99)
i will make a list of everyone interested and roll a die to see who gets it
SOLD! *begins flinging money at computer screen*
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On the origin of alicorn OCs
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Blunt, put the highly suspicious baked goods on the counter, and then go see if you can't round up some volunteers. Tell them it's free muffins; we don't want any smart alicorns in our base...
As you wish, DB.
Hey, you made muffins! *nomnom*
...
What?
...
...
Boffinspark, for your sake I hope this works. Go lie down, dear, we'll talk about this in the morning.
My head hurts...
In the morning, it'll all make sense.
My Little Roleplay: Professor Boffinspark; Dooming Ponythread For Over Twenty Threads
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Oh, I wouldn't be overly worried, batch #456 is almost certainly flawless probably. I worked out all of the major physical issues by batch #91, and since batch #450 all that's been left is the getting the hormonal balance adjusted.
On a related note, I'd advise watching for any of the following side-effects: glowing eyes, use of the ROYAL CANTERLOT VOICE, general increase in aggression, unwaranted use of the third person tense, rapid mood swings, declarations of deity-hood and/or uncontrolled magical surges. Should any of these side-effects persist for more than 24 hours, you may wish to consider evacuating the general area.
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My Little Roleplay:New Name, Same Friendly Service
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"Elsewere, in a tastefuly decorated condo in the plane of fire"
So, realy, Scions of Darkness? Are we trying to start a cult or a crappy band?
Why not both.....kidding. No, realy, why not? I mean, we have the Ghoul Scouts as new base, and we have a few cells reinstablished around in a few old hubs, so why not make if offical? What could possibly go wrong?
Huh...wait, look at the screen!
"In Equestria"
Dance,my puppets!
.....
"Elsewhere"
......Oh sweet me.
Oh Nightmare are those......shoot, she's raiding Manehattan, is'nt she? Wait, what is she-
"In Equestria"
Haha-waitwhatsthafeeeeeliiiinnnnggggg.......
gurgle.
F'largath.
U'ytine Rwelve! F'huis Dusn!
.....Magnificent.
"Last switch, I swear"
.....
OH S-
Nightcore, I am going to ask nicely, what horrible timeline did you get that kid from and why does she have a good amount of my powers!
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Boffinspark, just what the hay did your killer cupcakes do to her?
Fascinating, it would appear the non-pony portions of her genetic code are having an adverse reaction to the retrovirus, causing it to mutate into a more primitive strain. Batch #47, judging by the looks of it. *sighs* Ah well, in all likelihood her regenerative powers will kick in before she completely destabilizes, so the virus is unlikely to have any lasting effects on her.
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Pinkie Pie/Shining Armor
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Pinkie Pie/Shining Armor
Eh, not a realistic airship given the circumstances (unless time travel was involved, or AIRSHIPS), but to each their own. :smallsmile:
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Soras Teva Gee
You should make some kind of contest to see who gets it...
*gets popcorn*
*waits*
Someone on this thread could make a lot of money on this thread if they open a popcorn station.....
"sighs, puts on salesman hat"
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Boffinspark, just what the hay did your killer cupcakes do to her?
Fascinating, it would appear the non-pony portions of her genetic code are having an adverse reaction to the retrovirus, causing it to mutate into a more primitive strain. Batch #47, judging by the looks of it. *sighs* Ah well, in all likelihood her regenerative powers will kick in before she completely destabilizes, so the virus is unlikely to have any lasting effects on her.
My Little Roleplay: I Think We Need a Chart
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.....Silent is not my bizzaro-counterpart's baby daddy. Also, how would that work? I mean, Charnel has some fire elemental blood in her-
Ahem.
Oh, hi Infernia! We were..err...
You never call. I have not seen you since Canterlot. Now you show up in my living room, using my wide-screen crystal ball to spy on my technical kin?
Err.....
Now, before I seal you into a tomb of molten brass, what is going on with my apparent......
You are a lot meaner than I remember you. Last time I checked, you were a hug-happy freak.
Glory!
Oh, be quiet you two. No, the pesudopegusi is right. I am upset, mostly at my Sister's refusal to so talk now that she's married to the idotic half-witted unicorn. Heck, I miss Igor. Ah, simpler days when I could simply board Boffensparks airship, melt a few things, and excape to Zebrica. Luckaly, my little brother Ember is taking care of most of the actual ruling of the plane, so I have a lot of free time.
......So, your reality-displaced kid is apparently a genetic split between Silent, me, and you. Possibly Nightcore, too, because we are not sure where she got the maroon hair from.
.....Group hug?
Sure.
Eh, why the heck not?
"Elsewhere"
'wplhdehehehqwhahahaha?
"pop"
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I am flying! Oh, pretty dollies!
Squeak!*
*Nooooooooooo!
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of course the only realistic choice of stallions to wed Pinkie Pie is Big Macintosh
the birds & the bees...& Twixie
and of course, i liked Scootahipster before it was popular
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I don't need gods, I have AIRSHIPS. :smallamused:
Well, that appears to be about forty airships, so by your own admission it's actually nearly ten percent of your armada. Much larger than unnoticable. Your boasting is permissable, though.
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Eh, not a realistic airship given the circumstances (unless time travel was involved, or AIRSHIPS), but to each their own. :smallsmile:
Wait, since when do airships permit time travel? Do mine do that?
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SOLD!My Little Roleplay: Professor Boffinspark; Dooming Ponythread For Over Twenty Threads
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Oh, I wouldn't be overly worried, batch #456 is almost certainly flawless probably. I worked out all of the major physical issues by batch #91, and since batch #450 all that's been left is the getting the hormonal balance adjusted.
On a related note, I'd advise watching for any of the following side-effects: glowing eyes, use of the ROYAL CANTERLOT VOICE, general increase in aggression, unwaranted use of the third person tense, rapid mood swings, declarations of deity-hood and/or uncontrolled magical surges. Should any of these side-effects persist for more than 24 hours, you may wish to consider evacuating the general area.
Ponythread RP: Giving "Oh Crap" new meaning
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So, dad...
Yes, dearest?
I woke up this morning... with a horn.
And it's lovely, it goes so well with your coat.
And that scar I got from when you forgot to reset the trapdoor on the buzz-saw deathtrap is gone.
I have to say, you're taking this remarkably well.
So, just one question, dearest father of mine, whom I trust implicitly because I know he'd never experiment on me...
And that absolutely is me, right? Oooh, look, your magic's the same color as my mane!
WHAT THE BUCK DID YOU DO TO ME?!
My wings! My lovely... My...My word, you're incredibly large all of a sudden. *ribbit*
...
Blunt, launch some missiles.
At what or whom?
Find the nearest OFC and reduce it to orbital slag. Then get me some cider; I have a headache and want to delay it till tomorrow.
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*shakes* YOU LET BERRY ANN OUT OF THAT DUNGEON THIS VERY INSTANT!
OR FEED HER SOMETHING THAT ISN'T APPLES, YOU FIEND!
Silly SiuiS.
One apple isn't apples!
http://i.imgur.com/xl9dK.png
Also. Twilight is Starswirl the Bearded through Time Shenanigans. berriancanon.
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WALL OF TEXT STYLE!
Kaa...
Mee...
Haa...
Mee...
HAAAAAAA!
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Soras Teva Gee
It seems to be that whenever pony cosplay crosses into trying to actually look like a pony it goes terribly terribly wrong.
Ponies are either to be fully anthropomorphized or not at all.
I've said this myself about general cosplays. Like with Werewolves and such. Gotta go big or go home. Doing it only part of the way is like having half a kitten: normally a nasty bloody mess.
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Forum Explorer
Is that Rainbow Dash a man or a women? I really can't tell. Also is the rider supposed to be anything?
Overall though I don't see anything wrong with what they are doing, just a little weird.
It probably wouldn't be so weird if the way she's hooked into it combined with her outfit didn't seem vaguely bdsmy. Which isn't bad by itself. But combining that all together... a person in a furry suit hooked up almost bdsmy to a cart pulling a girl wearing a bikini top in san francisco....
There's no part of that sentence that makes sense.
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Lix Lorn
While she really isn't pulling that off, love and tolerate. :smallmad:
Which she? Because the horse could be either or. Maybe both? And isn't it possible to love and tolerate of something that makes your eyes burn?
Though that's not necesarraly an easily embraced mindset...
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Soras Teva Gee
Welcome to the Internet you must be new around here.
The thing is, I'm not -that- new to the internet. I've been online gaming for almost 12 years. I'm just new to the horrors of the internet, having been held down and forced through 4 chan and 2g1c when I was 17. A group of gamers at College could smell the innocence, and decided to do something about it...
And it still doesn't justify people being -sick-.
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The fact is that Cupcakes is straight gorn.
See, what exactly -is- Gorn? I thought I knew what Gorn was, but if this is it, then I don't know.
I thought Gorn was Gore-Porn. The viewer is expected to watch this for the sake of -enjoying- the subject material. That blood and guts are produced to thrill and delight. Like a type of power fantasy. Much like regular porn. Except, instead of, for example, shoving metal objects (that may or may not be phalic) into bits of meat and exchanging fluids... well, actually, yeah, much like regular porn.
Then again, my main experience with it is in games. Ninja Gaiden. Gears of War. Mortal Kombat. Killer Instinct. God of War. And the like. Maybe those games are too tame... maybe I'm not ready for the real thing. But I'm not personally bothered by blood and guts, or limbs being hacked off. I've gotten -that- kind of excited from it before (Orb of Destruction + 100 Ninjas = Pool of Blood and 500 (head, arms, and legs) spare body parts. Awesome). And I've seen people die in real life.
I'm kinda surprised that Cupcakes is even capable of affecting me the way it did.
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And people are weird. Unfortunately, while the internet is a wonderful source of information, it's also anonymous, which means people can get a little freaky. I guarantee that half the porn on derpiboo.ru wouldn't be up if there were actual names and phone numbers attached to them.
That's how they know that they're wrong for it; because they wouldn't have the guts to do things like that otherwise. How they even get the guts for it in the first place is beyond me.
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The part that annoys me about that episode is that people took it to say that Cupcakes was plausible when it shows the exact opposite. The very idea of losing her closest friends was enough to cause Pinkie Pie to have a mental breakdown. She would never, never do anything that would cause her friends harm.
The thing is, that's not entirely true. People are capable of doing all sorts of things when pressed or snapped. It's sad, but true, even when the stressor is someone you love. Some times more so, which is even sadder, but truer. It's a fight for those who are slightly unhinged to keep ourselves in check some times, and some times it's easier when you're not fighting someone you're attached to...
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While Soras answer of "welcome to the Internet" is empirically right, I'd thought I'd try to offer you a bit more.
I personally wouldn't agree that it's a -right- answer... but that would be a response marinated, roasted, baked, friend, and toped in my own bias, so it's wrong. Still, thanks.
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First of all, yes there are people who write crazy gore stories because they get off on them.
Some people get a thrill from enjoying something that they rationally know is wrong or deviant.
Sick people are sick and need to stay on the other side of the internet. Or leave a corner for me to sit in away from them.
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Some people take Pinkie's lesson in Luna Eclipsed very far
I don't think I've actually seen Luna Eclipsed yet.
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Some people [...] really like to be scared or even disgusted at times because it can be fun to experience all kinds of emotion, even the bad ones, if you can do it in a safe environment.
I'd dispute this, but I'd be a ****ing hypocrite if I disagreed with it. I absolute love being able to vent all the problems impact me, and there's yet to be a sensation more rewarding than being able to release my anger without fear of destroying my life or someone elses.
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There are also people who write crazy gore stories because they have curious minds and, perhaps despite themselves, are willing to explore the question "what if?" wherever it might take them.
The bigger question is why people read this stuff, why the ones who write really crazy stories get any popularity. And here, the motivations get a lot greater.
Some people, like the authors, simply want to explore, they want to know about things, even disgusting or awful things.
.... this all... I don't have a respone for this.
Hm... maybe I do. And that response is that it makes me think.
Anarion, you make me think. Thank you.
I feel like some things are best left alone, but you are right...
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Lastly, I want to distinguish between something like Cupcakes and a good dark story, like Thanqol's recommendation for Fallout: Equestria or Deadly's stories. Sometimes people want to explore a character's personality and need to do it by putting the character in great distress or bodily fear. These can be great stories, and they don't all have to end up like Cupcakes just because they're dark.
.... maybe I have more material I might need to give a try to read. Though I definitely much prefer my stories to be Heroic, or at least a Comedy, rather than a Tragety.
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What Party of One suggests is that Pinkie Pie does start acting irrationally when she starts feeling like she's losing her friends. It's a sign of mental dependence and instability. The story writers simply extrapolate from that, suggesting that, were Pinkie to go an extended period of time in her unhinged state, she might begin committing more serious irrational acts, potentially up to and including those depicted in Cupcakes.
This is flawed reasoning because extended mental illness obviously does not always lead to murder, but people get uncomfortable with mental illness in general and tend to extrapolate incorrectly, so it's not surprising.
How is it flawed reasoning? While it -doesn't- always lead to such acts, it is certainly capable of it. That's what makes Party of One scary; it confirms that Pinkie isn't entirely screwed on right. And any sign of instability shouldn't be taken so lightly, because no one, except and sometimes not even the subject, knows what is lying underneath.
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Also, Cupcakes just isn't worth the effort of worrying about.
It really isn't... it just lost me a few hours of sleep and some time crying to myself... I'll repress it again soon enough.
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The best part? It's not a work of art, or a labor of love. This wasn't something someone did because teu thought it was a good idea, or a good story. No.
People were shipping Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie together. An someone decided that the best way to fix the egregious sin, that most terrible of dangers, that sickness that is two ponies in a relationship, by writing a detailed psychopathic murder story. And let's be honest, torturing your mind to dredge up horrible murder ideas isn't anywhere near as bad as letting people think about ponies, like, kissing and stuff. I mean god! Ew! Those shippers are the real disgusting, terrible people.
This would be, what, crude satire?
It'd be crude satire if it weren't 100% true. I used the terms "movie, art, and story" very lightly.
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For the record I mostly laughed at Cupcakes, because it was just so awful and dumb. I really don't have much interest in gorn-fics, even though I did write a rather short one of my own.
Why did I write that one? It was honestly just a silly idea, and I wanted to see what I could make of it. Sometimes that's all there is to it.
Never touching that story. I wish I was the kind of person that wasn't so easily bothered by such things... alas, Will is my weak save.
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I could have done more with the idea and turned it into a longer, more serious story but the thing about that is ... when you do that, when you get serious with a premise like that, the story almost inevitably turns less gorn because gorn just doesn't hold up for extended periods.
Not much of a premise, if you ask me.
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Cupcakes may not be a literary masterpiece, but you could ignore its stupid intent and read it like you'd read the Hannibal Lecter books (which I haven't yet read, sad to say), as a view into a sick, twisted mind or an exploration of some very dark ideas. Maybe the abstract idea is even the whole point, to explore our fears about insanity, maybe?
I feel like that would be giving it far too much credit. There are ways to go that far and that deep without being sickening, me thinks.
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Can I actually pull this off well, so it's more than a joke and something people would actually read twice? Probably not, but you just might.
.... what in God's name makes you think that a talentless hack with no experience or skills who can barely stomache the plot could even remotely pull off the psychological tale of a mind's descent into entropy and the horrid ramifications there in, especially when a writer with far more experience and talent, as well as a better handle on such a would, believes they couldn't?
No, tell me.
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Have some handy Cupcakes-related things then! (I promise, nothing mentally scarring)
The TRUE ENDING!
Mickeymonster's Take on the Fic
The Mane6 Read Cupcakes
I hadn't seen Luna's reaction before, but I was shown the rest of these the first time I saw it and spent the entire day doing nothing but vomiting and freaking out. They're nice.
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I *could* agree with you had canon didn't added fuel to flames by first showing CreepyPie (Green Isn't Your Color), then CrazyPie (Party of One), then ChaosPie (The Return of Harmony), then DemonPie (The Last Roundup).
As it is, well...
http://i.imgur.com/N2nfK.jpg
Wait, what's wrong with her in the Return of Harmony? Chocolate Freaking Rain from -Cotton Candy-. I'd vote for Discord.
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Or, well, they might just not live in first world and death/pain might be much more common occurrence in their homeland. Literature depends a lot on culture, the fact we find some element alien/repulsive doesn't mean everyone finds it repulsive. For some, MLP might seem too 'unreal' so to speak, and they might try to make the world a bit closer to them.
I'm sorry; where would one need to live to possibly make grotesque torture porn of purefectly purehearted ponies justifiable? I'm on the fence if such a place deserves to be invaded or erased from existance.
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It doesn't, true, but MLP (and western animations in general) can go far too far into opposing direction, making mental illness and senility stuff that can be turned off at will, usually played for comedy. I don't know, maybe it's warped Aesop about toleration, but to me, it just looks like trivialization of serious issue for a few cheap laughs, making me sick in some cases :/
While this is true, some aesopes don't need to be brought up. Some issues are best avoided for a show, depending on the type of show.
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And, yeah, Cupcakes isn't very good story. It's just a bad slashfic.
I thought a slashfic was what half the stuff involving two characters randomly thrown together into a relationship was. It's been so long, I might have forgotten all the fic terms...
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Still, you can have a story when a pony goes insane and begins a descent over spiral of madness, even good story.
That would actually be pretty interesting, yeah. Certainly doesn't have to be ****ed the hell up, either. A bit scary, maybe, as insanity is, but it can still be pretty good.
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It wouldn't be uncanonical at the least - except Pinkie examples above, we have Twilight's attempts to mindwash everyone and another with stopping time. If that can happen in portion that can be shown to young girls, there is literally nothing in canon stopping it from happening in more gritty story.
.... all the ponies in the show have had their crazy moments, haven't they? Twilight gets desperate to do anything to please her god Princess, Pinkie Pie's deranged without her friends, Dash has crippling performance anxiety issues, Fluttershy doesn't seem to take rejection well (though I personally believe this to be MASSIVELY out of character for her in the show), AppleJack's willing to work herself into exhaustion to try (and fail) to prove a point, and Rarity (like out of character Flutershy) doesn't seem to take rejection well.
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Spike kinda has a pet. It's kinda hard to tell where Phoenixs fall on the intelligence scale. So either he has an adopted child or a pet.
I still haven't gotten to that episode.. but given how Celestia's Phoenix acts and is treated, Phoenixes seem to be pet material in this series. Troll Birds are Trolls.
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Yeah there is some events that would need to take place first for it to happen. That's why I would want it to be a fan fic and not an episode. The Fan fic would hopefully go through the effort of explaining Trixie's circumstances.
I dunno, that could potentially be one of the few reasons Trixie could possibly get written back onto the show, beyond having practiced her magic and deciding to give the only pony in Ponyville a challenge for most magical unicorn, ala Rainbow Dash vs Apple Jack.
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Soras Teva Gee
Spike really can't catch a break.
I suppose that's a blatant spoiler that Spike will continue to be the butt monkey while living under the heel of equine tyrrany, right?
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So? It's not like they'll have to worry about inbreeding. :smalltongue:
Eww.
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No, it's just an incompetant typo, because it was first in the morning...
Not the worst typo in the world.
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Aotrs Commander
She's trying to Ship. A. Lich! Of course it's that bad! *shudder*
Hey, she can be your Tsukiko! :smallbigsmile:
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Lix Lorn
Don't be silly.
We aren't that limited.
Why does that not surprise me. If characters that aren't even aware of each other can be shipped, then obviously characters that don't actually live can be shipped...
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Your terrified pain makes the day worth getting through. ^_^
Sounds like a loving relatsionship already.
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*skulldesk*
Y'see? Y'see what I have to put up with?
*shudder*
Yes, but the thing is, you choose to put up with it. :smalltongue:
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Eh. I could go through and give a scientific rationale for why it still bothers me, but it boils down to "Incest is one of those things I'm not ok with." It's not as bad as if they were brothers, so I won't condemn people for liking it, but it makes me uncomfortable.
... when people write or ship characters like this, is there any emotional or mental connection between them? Or is it always just "X character. Y character. Bump Uglies."
Just curious..... even though this treads very close to subject mater I should not be curious about.
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Kindablue
I watched the 1st episode of the new season before I left! Discord's laugh is freaking epic! Mother ****er makes Chocolate Raiiin! I'd bow to him. Chocolate Rain.
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Balmas
Let's not forget Rainbow Dash/Kitchen Sink and Rainbow Dash/shipping.
.... What is Kitchen Sink? A character got seriously mixed with a kitchen sink? Like the appliance?
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And Rainbow Dash has been shipped with shipping itself. And that's barely the strangest ship this fandom has churned out.
Shippers, man. Shippers.
Is there any part of a fandom that is worse than the shippers in terms of "what the heck's going on?"?
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Pokonic
When I first saw this, I was all "Not Fluttershy, she'd never be like that."
Then I saw her freak out. And now I can see this.
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Heh. Still gets me. Makes me wonder how the inevitable new villain will be used in the fandom.
It makes me wonder if a villain might try to bring back multiple villains, reviving discord, recorrupting Luna... give the Elements of Harmony a real work out.
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asdflove
46 pages???? You went 16 pages while I was gone! I go over to the OOTS style thread for a little bit and this... Boy this thread moves fast.
Psh, you've been gone for like several weeks. It certainly didn't seem like it moved fast.
.... or I just lost track of time.
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Tiki Snakes
This is Ponythread. The most orderly and organised it's ever been was during the reign of terror party hour*, on account of deliberate rule of anarchy was a step up.
I'm not sure anyone has the authority to revoke privileges.
*There was even a list of rules. No one paid any attention to them, but that's hardly the point.
You guys? Rules? I have a hard time swallowing you guys being anything other than FF1Chaos grade Crazy.
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Anarion
We don't vote either, so there's literally nopony that can do anything about it, even in the collective.* Basically, we're like a primitive society where the only possible way to enforce anything at all is to use some kind of collective social stigma, and we're all too nice to do that.
*The mods, of course, have complete power to do whatever they want.
You all don't seem like a collective anymore, actually. It's just an odd concidental grouping, at least from my eyes. The personalities are too distinct, and each being is too different.
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Pokonic
"....Do you have BoEF?"
:smallmad: Why is it -always- the Book of Erotic Fantasy? What about the Book of Unlawful Carnal Knowledge? Or Nymphomania? Or the Book of Neurotic Fantasy? Hell, I think there's one about Chain Mail Bikini's, too...
Erotic Fantasy gets too much air time, if you ask me.
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Originally Posted by
Lix Lorn
Nah. +2 bonus on Craft (Erotic Fan Fiction), and +2 bonus on Sense Motive checks made to determine love interests.
Do the love interests have to be willing to be mutual, or just anything that can be possibly picked?
Just another question to which I -really- shouldn't be curious.
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Anarion
My guess is he finished watching all the MLP episodes and finally enjoys the show itself. But I could be wrong.
So far, my thoughts haven't really changed. While there are other shows, games, series, and things that I like much much more, My Little Pony is such a decent show with interesting writing and entertaining characters, especially when compared to some of the more random and crapily done modern day shows, it would be impossible for me to, in all good faith, demonise it.
So, in a sense, you're half right, since I did finish watching the first set of episodes, and I don't dislike the show.
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Anarion
Edit: It appears that nopony has posted this filly Twilight comic, which includes cookies. Please ready your internal organs.
I'll be quite honest, I'm the type of person that, should I ever be lucky enough to find that special lady who completes me and be even luckier enough to start a family, would instantly and immediately fall to that look. I'm going to go bankrupt if the current target of my affection realises this about me; I'm actually a sucker for shy/cuteness, at least when it gets past my gag-reflex. Damn you, Fluttershy...
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Sweetie Welf
Canon Pinkie isn't someone you would like to see run around with assault weapons or fireworks.
And yet she does, and we like it. It's all about personality I guess?
I can't help but be reminded of Alucard from Helsing Abridged. "Get that Bitch a Cannon. Bitches love Cannons."
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zimmerwald1915
Darn you as well; people are looking at me funny for falling out of my chair.
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Originally Posted by
Topaz
Topaz' Traditionally Tardy List of Pony tabletop RPGs:
Further contributions and updates welcome!
Improved Initiative so that this type of infrmation gets reported faster. :smalltongue:
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Trixie
Update:
LIV:E Long and Pony - 12 votes
LIV:E From Manehatten, It's Saturday Night - 11 votes
LIV:E And Uncut - 2 votes (who also voted for SNL)
"What is INoKnowNames talking about?" - 7 votes
I almost named a second thread title.
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Tiki Snakes
Trixie appearing as if from nowhere and insisting on controversial theories? Must be page 49. :smallcool:
Page 36/37 for me. But still, Trixie only seems to show up at the beginning and end of ya'lls threads.
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Originally Posted by
Alabenson
...what he said. *rassum frassum pinkie'd*
I thought we got Swordsage'd around here.
.... oh my god, Pinkie Pie is a Sword Sage!
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Originally Posted by
Lix Lorn
(siiigh)
Braeburn... ♥ :smallredface:
I don't know what a Braeburn is, but that's a very...... that's a pic. That it is, that... that it is.
Wait, he's Aj's relative from the town on buffalo ground, right?
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Originally Posted by
Maxtronaut
Eh, not a realistic ship given the circumstances (unless time travel was involved, or AIRSHIPS), but to each their own. :smallsmile:
I'll be quite honest, half the ships you guys put up don't seem like they sound too realistic to me. :smallconfused:
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Maxtronaut
YOU. LUCKY. BRONY. :smallbiggrin:
Nice find. /)
Why? I don't see why it's so hard for you guys to get your stuff... is it limited edition or somthing?
... most of you are adults, right? What do you even do with your stuff?
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Originally Posted by
Tiki Snakes
Straightening your teeth via dentistry is an imposition of order upon natural disorder. In this case, it would almost be like a ritual thing, taking the spirit of Order into yourself as protection against Discord.
Following that logic, imposing Pony-control on things could act as a way of weakening Discord, insulating Ponyfolk and their land from his predations.
Say, by severing the natural cycles of the weather and putting Ponies in active control of it instead....
Wow... Ponyville needs far more discipline, if a couple of kids arguing infront of him is enoug to give him the power he needs to be reborn... shouldn't he have been revived much earlier than that, though?
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Originally Posted by
Maxtronaut
I don't need gods, I have AIRSHIPS. :smallamused:
If they move as slowly as it seems lke they would, given their size, they're incredibly vunerable to a few choice Saiyan words.
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Originally Posted by
BlasTech
Go go gadget shipping pairs:
Sparklejack, Flutterdash, Appledash, Pinkiedash, Dashydash, Sinkdash, Shippingdash I choose you![/COLOR]
It appears Rainbow Dash is the village bike.
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Originally Posted by
Balmas
Didn't we just have this discussion? Like five pages ago?
Yeah. larned from it that shippers will set up almost everything that exists. I'm lucky I'm protected by the 4th wall, s well as relaive inimimity. However you spell that word.
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Originally Posted by
SiuiS
It would be nice if the person who absolutely refuses to let anyone else start a thread kept up with the thread, too.
Damn, someone just got -owned-.
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Originally Posted by
Trixie
Ponizen, what do you mean you don't keep your teeth in perfect ORDER? http://i.imgur.com/gN9Ou.png
Seriously, emoticons need 20% more Iron Hoof.
Well -EXCUSE- me for not having perfect teeth! I've got far more important issues to deal with, and I brush twice a day to keep them clean, thank you very much, princess!
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/20...98-d3it50q.gif
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Originally Posted by
Forum Explorer
That actually sounds pretty good.
Blatant Lies. ...You really think so?
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Originally Posted by
Forum Explorer
For a very rough draft anyways.
Incredibly Rough. I know... it's certainly not the final draft of it.... but I kinda like it.
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Forum Explorer
Seriously give it a shot and we will do our best to help you improve.
Why go out of you way? It's not like it matters. You'd really do that for me? ... :)
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Originally Posted by
otakuryoga
They need to do more new games with the features and functions of new games, but in the graphics of old games, and let players come up with their own explinations for what's -really- going on.
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Deadly
With enough interpreetation, all old games are horrifying. Mario especially. I wonder what checkers was really based on...
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Originally Posted by
Diego Havoc
I wonder what's in the mushrooms Mario eats?
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Originally Posted by
Kairaven
If there's one thing ponies have done to me it's that now I look at flowers and wonder how it would taste and how to prepare it.
Like Kindablue's avatar.... I am thinking lightly floured and quick fried.
Wouldn't that turn it into floured ash?
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Originally Posted by
Deadly
Nah, that's totally a dessert flower. I'd say it should be candied, or maybe used with ice cream.
How do you candy something? And what purpose beyond decoration does a flower serve with ice cream?
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Originally Posted by
Kairaven
Sure you can. I was more thinking tempura, the batter will protect the petals. In fact there already exists tempura rose petal recipe.
edit:
actually... a lot of flower tempura recipes out there
Of course...
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Originally Posted by
Sean Mirrsen
Cthulu pony eating your face? :smalleek:
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Originally Posted by
SiuiS
Oh noo~!
To be fair, this wouldn't happen if you weren't so delicious.
.... this reminds me; Applejack was seen trying to eat a sandwich... that had a piece of lunch meat in it.
Where'd the Lunch meat come from? How does everyone stay healthy on pie and other such stuff mde from Apples?
How do you make Apple Fries?
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Originally Posted by
Kindablue
NO ONE'S EATING MY NEW FACE
Optimus Prime would. Or at least he'll take it.
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Originally Posted by
asdflove
... I know you. I have no idea how, but your user name is familiar.
Yeah, you're Qwertyu63's sister. I'm a friend of his, a member of one of his games, and trying to play with him in another, if we can find a dm for it.
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asdflove
And that is good for a nonbrony, and helping people is a perfectly acceptable reason to leave ponies. Real life is always more important.
Definitely, since in this case, the girl's has a problem with the baby's dad not wanting to love her, but wanting to take the baby from her.
Also, just for randomness.
http://chzbronies.files.wordpress.co...lings-dork.png
Holy Crap, I never knew that. Kevin is the Great and Powerful Trixie.... wow.
More also. I thoughtyou guys might like this.
I think I got everything I was supposed to...
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Balmas
Wait, since when do airships permit time travel? Do mine do that?
Dunno, is there a button somewhere on the control panel that looks like an hourglass? :smallconfused:
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So, those of you who believe you have the faintest idea about Ponythread's apparent cosmology, what do you think the major shards are?
As I see it, so far, the important bits are as follows;
Spoiler
Show
As for the Dark-side shards, the fragments of setting and continuity that tend towards the grimmer or more morally complex end of things, there's
Silent Night and his cult originate from Stalliongrad. Pony Russia + Zombies + The Nightmare + The Pink One.
Boffinspark and co (Probably Divebomb too) come from an Equestria that has a vibrant mad-science community and a Celestia who either sees the need for it, or fears the consequences of trying to curb it. Pink One and Discord as major elements.
Bleakmane's Shard of origin (probably a seperate planet to that which equestria is on) and Maxtronaut's Clockwork-verse probably but up here somewhere too.
What about the Light-side of the Ponythread Multiverse?
Do Raz-Fox, Mask, etc come with any implied chunks of setting or repeatedly referenced locations?
And somewhere outside of all of this there is Sean Mirrsen's multiversal director/administration thing.
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Okay, testing new ponytaur. Like?
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Tiki Snakes
So, those of you who believe you have the faintest idea about Ponythread's apparent cosmology, what do you think the major
shards are?
As I see it, so far, the important bits are as follows;
Spoiler
Show
As for the Dark-side shards, the fragments of setting and continuity that tend towards the grimmer or more morally complex end of things, there's
Silent Night and his cult originate from Stalliongrad. Pony Russia + Zombies + The Nightmare + The Pink One.
Boffinspark and co (Probably Divebomb too) come from an Equestria that has a vibrant mad-science community and a Celestia who either sees the need for it, or fears the consequences of trying to curb it. Pink One and Discord as major elements.
Bleakmane's Shard of origin (probably a seperate planet to that which equestria is on) and Maxtronaut's Clockwork-verse probably but up here somewhere too.
What about the Light-side of the Ponythread Multiverse?
Do Raz-Fox, Mask, etc come with any implied chunks of setting or repeatedly referenced locations?
And somewhere outside of all of this there is Sean Mirrsen's multiversal director/administration thing.
Sounds about right. *ribbit* Celestia is fairly *ribbit* loose with scientists. She's actually the one *ribbit* that helped me get my start on *ribbit* antimatter, and the one in whose *ribbit* service I most often find myself.
Defense contractor, mad scientist, *ribbit* part time counter?terrorist, and now, due to my daughter developing a horn, *ribbit* a frog.
Details enclosed in a post that apparently got swallowed by the forums.
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Originally Posted by
PhantomFox
Okay, testing new ponytaur. Like?
I do like.
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Originally Posted by
INoKnowNames
[COLOR="DarkOrange"].... What is Kitchen Sink? A character got seriously mixed with a kitchen sink? Like the appliance?
Exactly like the appliance. Fear the shippers, for they are all powerful.That right there is my childhood and my youth combined.
Also, people? If you haven't read The Games We Play, go do it now. This is one of the best RD shipping stories I've ever read.
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Originally Posted by
Balmas
Sounds about right. *ribbit* Celestia is fairly *ribbit* loose with scientists. She's actually the one *ribbit* that helped me get my start on *ribbit* antimatter, and the one in whose *ribbit* service I most often find myself.
Defense contractor, mad scientist, *ribbit* part time counter?terrorist, and now, due to my daughter developing a horn, *ribbit* a frog.
The funny thing is that I've mentioned before that I'm a god of frogs.
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Originally Posted by
Balmas
Also, people? If you haven't read
The Games We Play, go do it now. This is one of the best RD shipping stories I've ever read.
This fic is the reason that I support a specific dash pairing. I can't say which, because spoilers. (Hint; it's not SinkDash)
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Originally Posted by
BlasTech
This fic is the reason that I support a specific dash pairing. I can't say which, because spoilers. (Hint; it's not SinkDash)
You know it's a good story when, in chapter two, you think you know who it is, but you're still not entirely sure until chapter sixteen. And then you go, "NAILED IT!"
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Originally Posted by
Balmas
You know it's a good story when, in chapter two, you think you know who it is, but you're still not entirely sure until chapter sixteen. And then you go, "NAILED IT!"
Actually, it's more that I know it's a good story when I'm still reading it at 2am, and find my normally placid mental state knocked askew by the emotions it has generated ...
>.>
<.<
*smoke bomb and flees*
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Originally Posted by
PhantomFox
Okay, testing new ponytaur. Like?
Like. I'm not just saying that because I drew it.
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Originally Posted by
Pendulous
Ooh! We haven't heard much from her yet. Will watch after work.
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Originally Posted by
INoKnowNames
.... What is Kitchen Sink? A character got seriously mixed with a kitchen sink? Like the appliance?
Yeah, I think it was Dash again. Though I think I saw a comic involving Big Mac/Kitchen Sink too.
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Is there any part of a fandom that is worse than the shippers in terms of "what the heck's going on?"?
Hard to say. What's your opinion on rule34 (in general, not as it applies to ponies)?
Super quick image dump before I go to work
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Hmm. Can't remember the last time I was early for a thread.
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Originally Posted by
tonberrian
Back in my day we had ponythreads that lasted 3 months and we liked it! We walked to the Winter Wrap Up uphill, in the snow, both ways! Now get off my lawn!
I just realized I'll have to move pretty far away if I ever want to shout that at kids without sounding like I'm out of my mind. There doesn't seem to be a single lawn within miles of here.
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Originally Posted by
PhantomFox
Okay, testing new ponytaur. Like?
*Hooves up* :smallsmile:
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INoKnowNames
And it still doesn't justify people being -sick-.
The problem is, whether something is sick depends an awful lot. Brutally murdering your best friend is certainly sick and wrong, but exploring the idea in a piece of fiction or art is not inherently sick or wrong.
I am personally of the clear opinion that nothing is taboo in fiction. Nothing is off limits. There are certainly things that, if you're at all concerned about writing something worth reading, need to be handled with extreme maturity and care. But nothing is so sick that it can not ever be explored in fiction.
If I wanted to write a story from the perspective of a foal rapist, I would be well advised to think carefully about what I'm setting out to do, but nothing should stop me from writing it and if my intention is to make people think, to horrify, to provoke controversy I don't see anything necessarily wrong with that.
Very few people would be able to pull off such a story I'm sure, but that shouldn't stop them from trying because you never know who will pull it off. Sometimes talent and success comes out of nowhere, from where or who you least expect it. Also, just because you're a great and successful author in other areas doesn't mean you could pull it off, but a totally unknown person off the street just might manage it.
Forcing people who have no interest in such a story to read it would be wrong, of course. And certainly the Internet can be a little too good at throwing such things in everyone's faces without regard for their feelings or wishes. The "welcome to the Internet, deal with it" response is a really bad and damaging mindset, IMO. Sadly it's not something I'd expect to change. The fact is, the Internet is just a medium, it just reflects the outside world. If we don't see this kind of stuff in real life as often, it's because it doesn't spread as easily and because of the lack of anonymity, but it's still there.
I also want to make a point for the actual moral value of these kinds of stories. Maybe not Cupcakes, because it's a poorly written piece of shock-fiction intended only to provoke, but gory horror involving characters with which you might feel empathy, in this case namely nice, innocent pastel colored equines. I remember vividly as a kid reading a comic series, I can't remember the name or a lot of details, but it was full of gore and monsters, blood and guts everywhere. It was awful, actually, and I'm not sure why they were freely available at the library for kids to read, but then maybe I really do live in a very liberal country where that sort of thing doesn't cause any great outcry.
Anyway, there was one scene in one story in all those comics that I still remember. It showed a kid who had become a werewolf, and his mom was calling from downstairs that dinner was on. And the story left off at that, with his wicked werewolf-smile as he said he was coming. You could imagine where it was going to lead. Just the thought of that was awful and hurt, the thought of him becoming a monster and eating his own mother. And it stayed with me, like many things, and I like to think it made me aware that I care for other people, I like to think it shaped my empathy in some small way by making me aware, making me feel, making me think and remember.
That's what I think the value of tragedy and horror and even gore is. It makes us feel and makes us think, it stirs the deepest feelings in us, if it's done well. It may not be something you enjoy, but it can be powerful and it can be positive for many people.
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INoKnowNames
See, what exactly -is- Gorn? I thought I knew what Gorn was, but if this is it, then I don't know.
I don't know what the original or official meaning of that word is, personally I just use it to mean anything that is needlessly gory for the sake of being gory which describes Cupcakes perfectly.
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Originally Posted by
INoKnowNames
.... this all... I don't have a respone for this.
Hm... maybe I do. And that response is that it makes me think.
Anarion, you make me think. Thank you.
I feel like some things are best left alone, but you are right...
That's what these things do. They make you think :smallcool:
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Originally Posted by
INoKnowNames
Never touching that story. I wish I was the kind of person that wasn't so easily bothered by such things... alas, Will is my weak save.
I don't think it's bad that you're touched by these stories. As I note above, that's the point, actually. You want to be touched by them, you want to cry. At least if you're like me.
I wish I could have been touched by Cupcakes, because it could have been a great story if it had been more than just an exercise in gore and shock. There's real tragedy in there, but it's never realized. It could have made me cry, if it wasn't because it was so awful it made me laugh instead.
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Originally Posted by
INoKnowNames
Not much of a premise, if you ask me.
On the contrary, I think Cupcakes had a lot of unrealized potential, as I've said above.
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Originally Posted by
INoKnowNames
I feel like that would be giving it far too much credit. There are ways to go that far and that deep without being sickening, me thinks.
I'm not giving Cupcakes any credit. The Lecter books are, I'm sure, infinitely more clever. Also the gore is much more spread out, I'm sure. That was my point really, for a story like this to be good it needs more than just gore. You don't have to throw out the gore, you just have to distribute it right and not let it be the whole of the story.
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INoKnowNames
.... what in God's name makes you think that a talentless hack with no experience or skills who can barely stomache the plot could even remotely pull off the psychological tale of a mind's descent into entropy and the horrid ramifications there in, especially when a writer with far more experience and talent, as well as a better handle on such a would, believes they couldn't?
See above. Very few people may be able to pull it off, that's right, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't make the attempt, because otherwise you won't find that one in a million writer who can do it.
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Li'l question for Ponythread
What would a good pony alternative to "Oh God" be? As in "Oh God I'm going to be sick!" or something like that. For those times when you really need something strong that conveys your horror.
There's "Oh Celestia" but it doesn't quite have the same ... impact.
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Originally Posted by
Diego Havoc
Cutelestia! (another large picture)
Cutelestia: "Oh goodie, my Discort butt is here!!"
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Originally Posted by
Topaz
I'll just leave this here.
Okay, this just raises questions about Andy's secret hobbies. :smallamused:
Or maybe his little sister has been secretly breaking into his... nah, Andy is a total closet Brony. :smallbiggrin:
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Originally Posted by
Soras Teva Gee
Is it just me or was this the closest thread title match we've had?
Um... maybe? I dunno, I haven't kept track. I don't even remember which thread was the first I popped into on these boards.
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Originally Posted by
Diego Havoc
Reminds me of when I used to use panel 5 of this comic as my avatar on Canterlot.
I like this comic because whenever my daughter comes to me asking me to see something she's doing, I have to sometimes be reminded to just put my stupid adult life down and spend more time with my daughter. :smallsmile:
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Originally Posted by
Deadly
What would a good pony alternative to "Oh God" be? As in "Oh God I'm going to be sick!" or something like that. For those times when you really need something strong that conveys your horror.
You could go with "Oh Luna" as well. Shorter and still invokes a goddess. Though I personally liked my coined phrase "For the love of Luna's left hoof".
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Deadly
Li'l question for Ponythread
What would a good pony alternative to "Oh God" be? As in "Oh God I'm going to be sick!" or something like that. For those times when you really need something strong that conveys your horror.
There's "Oh Celestia" but it doesn't quite have the same ... impact.
In the rare event that I feel some ejaculation is necessary (what with not having used the former phrase in some twenty years), I go with "(dear) sweet Celestia!" I find tone of voice can make it sufficiently impactful.
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Originally Posted by
Deadly
Li'l question for Ponythread
What would a good pony alternative to "Oh God" be? As in "Oh God I'm going to be sick!" or something like that. For those times when you really need something strong that conveys your horror.
There's "Oh Celestia" but it doesn't quite have the same ... impact.
Heh. I have seen a couple.
"Oh Celestia" seems to be the most common, as you said. A couple of quirky ones I found:
Land's sake
By the sun and moon,
Oh goodness
Equestria above,
Goddess,
By the Princesses' Beard! :smalltongue:
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Originally Posted by
Kd7sov
In the rare event that I feel some ejaculation is necessary (what with not having used the former phrase in some twenty years), I go with "(dear) sweet Celestia!" I find tone of voice can make it sufficiently impactful.
Sweet Celestia! is my go-to pony ejaculation too. And if anypony wants to wink and nudge at that sentence, at least try to put some effort into it.
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Originally Posted by
Grif
By the Princesses' Beard! :smalltongue:
By Celestia's Beard! parses a little better, IMO.
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I dunno, here are a few example phrases to use for "X ... I'm gonna be sick." that I just thought up.
"Oh Stars,
"Sun and Stars,
"Oh ponyfeathers,
"Oh horseapples,
"Oh crud,
"By Celestia's Technicolour Flank/Plot,"
"By Luna's Starry Flank/Plot,"
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Originally Posted by
BlasTech
I dunno, here are a few example phrases to use for "X ... I'm gonna be sick." that I just thought up.
"Oh Stars,
"Sun and Stars,
"Oh ponyfeathers,
"Oh horseapples,
"Oh crud,
"By Celestia's Technicolour Flank/Plot,"
"By Luna's Starry Flank/Plot,"
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Originally Posted by
DigoDragon
"Oh Luna" sounds like something you'd say in bed ... with her :smallredface: Hopefully not followed by "I'm going to be sick"
The other one sounds more like you're annoyed at something or someone rather than horrified by something.
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Originally Posted by
Kd7sov
In the rare event that I feel some ejaculation is necessary (what with not having used the former phrase in some twenty years), I go with "(dear) sweet Celestia!" I find tone of voice can make it sufficiently impactful.
"Sweet Celestia" sounds more like surprise than genuine horror.
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Originally Posted by
Grif
Heh. I have seen a couple.
"Oh Celestia" seems to be the most common, as you said. A couple of quirky ones I found:
Land's sake
By the sun and moon,
Oh goodness
Equestria above,
Goddess,
By the Princesses' Beard! :smalltongue:
Land's sake sounds like something AJ might have used once or twice in the show, actually.
None of them really have that ... punch, I'm looking for. It's a little too light, a little too "Oh, look at that" rather than "OH GOD NO!"
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Originally Posted by
BlasTech
I dunno, here are a few example phrases to use for "X ... I'm gonna be sick." that I just thought up.
"Oh Stars,
"Sun and Stars,
"Oh ponyfeathers,
"Oh horseapples,
"Oh crud,
"By Celestia's Technicolour Flank/Plot,"
"By Luna's Starry Flank/Plot,"
"Oh Stars" or possibly "Oh my stars" might be a little closer, but mostly these sorts of things sound silly and lack the kind of seriousness I'm looking for.
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Deadly
Li'l question for Ponythread
What would a good pony alternative to "Oh God" be? As in "Oh God I'm going to be sick!" or something like that. For those times when you really need something strong that conveys your horror.
There's "Oh Celestia" but it doesn't quite have the same ... impact.
MOTHER OF FAUST. 0_0
That is all.
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Soras Teva Gee
ALL PAIRINGS NOT ATTESTED TO BY LAWFUL MARRIAGE UNDER EQUESTRIAN LAW ARE CONTRARY TO THE WILL OF HER IN CANTERLOT.
SHIPPING IS HERESY. REPORT ALL INSTANCES TO LOCAL IMPERIAL AUTHORITIES. FAILURE TO REPORT HERESY IS ITSELF HERETICAL
CELESTIA PROTECTS.
Love the picture. Am willing to go rambo on anyone who actually follows the idealogy.
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tonberrian
Silly SiuiS.
One apple isn't apples!
http://i.imgur.com/xl9dK.png
Also. Twilight is Starswirl the Bearded through Time Shenanigans. berriancanon.
Oh tonny. xD
(Like the canon)
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INoKnowNames
Which she? Because the horse could be either or. Maybe both? And isn't it possible to love and tolerate of something that makes your eyes burn?
Though that's not necesarraly an easily embraced mindset...
I massively dislike the viewpoint you are espousing and the method in which you are doing it, but I don't think I can calmly discuss it on this forum. I'm gonna hope that I can stick with 'Please remember other people have the right to enjoy things you don't, and don't call them sick for it, even if you or even society think they are.'
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The problem is, whether something is sick depends an awful lot. Brutally murdering your best friend is certainly sick and wrong, but exploring the idea in a piece of fiction or art is not inherently sick or wrong.
I am personally of the clear opinion that nothing is taboo in fiction. Nothing is off limits. There are certainly things that, if you're at all concerned about writing something worth reading, need to be handled with extreme maturity and care. But nothing is so sick that it can not ever be explored in fiction.
I approve of this statement.
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MOTHER OF FAUST. 0_0
That is all.
That one is a solid one. It has passion. I'm a little unsure how it would fit my specific needs, but we're getting somewhere now :smallbiggrin:
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I think I need an intervention to stop me watching mushy romance anime all the time.
Don't get out of your chairs. I already asked Monobear for help.
Thanks Monobear!
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Deadly
"Sweet Celestia" sounds more like surprise than genuine horror.
Again, a great deal can be conveyed with tone of voice.
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Again, a great deal can be conveyed with tone of voice.
While that's true, I have a hard time imagining a tone in which "Sweet Celestia" doesn't have that inherent element of "I'm surprised at this", at least a little. Maybe just me.
Also in written form all you have are the words, so you need words that work without a specific tone, or which have that tone built in, so to speak.
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Deadly
Li'l question for Ponythread
What would a good pony alternative to "Oh God" be? As in "Oh God I'm going to be sick!" or something like that. For those times when you really need something strong that conveys your horror.
There's "Oh Celestia" but it doesn't quite have the same ... impact.
How about "Oh Sleipnir!"?
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Deadly
Land's sake sounds like something AJ might have used once or twice in the show, actually.
Actually, I think Applejack did use that in Griffon the Brush Off after she saw the prank Pinkie and Rainbow played on her orchard.
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Balmas
Ponythread RP: Giving "Oh Crap" new meaning
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So, dad...
Yes, dearest?
I woke up this morning... with a horn.
And it's lovely, it goes so well with your coat.
And that scar I got from when you forgot to reset the trapdoor on the buzz-saw deathtrap is gone.
I have to say, you're taking this remarkably well.
So, just one question, dearest father of mine, whom I trust implicitly because I know he'd never experiment on me...
And that absolutely is me, right? Oooh, look, your magic's the same color as my mane!
WHAT THE BUCK DID YOU DO TO ME?!
My wings! My lovely... My...My word, you're incredibly large all of a sudden. *ribbit*
...
Blunt, launch some missiles.
At what or whom?
Find the nearest OFC and reduce it to orbital slag. Then get me some cider; I have a headache and want to delay it till tomorrow.
My Little Roleplay: This Will Not Likely End Well
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*a small portal opens and a cube is tossed through, which projects a hologram of Professor Boffinspark*
Pardon me, miss, but your current condition is the result of an experiment that your father was helping me with. You see, those cupcakes you helped yourself to were laced with a retrovirus that transformed you into your current state.
On that note, I'd like to know how you're feeling right now. Are you experiencing any unusual thoughts or feelings? In particular, would you describe yourself as feeling "greater and more powerful than the dawn"?
"Greater and more powerful than the dawn"?
It's a phrase that keeps coming up during interviews with subjects that have hormonal imbalances.
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Originally Posted by
Deadly
Li'l question for Ponythread
What would a good pony alternative to "Oh God" be? As in "Oh God I'm going to be sick!" or something like that. For those times when you really need something strong that conveys your horror.
There's "Oh Celestia" but it doesn't quite have the same ... impact.
I'm personally fond of "Oh sun and moon..." as a mild swear.
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I like to assume that when Applejack, shrunk by the poisonjoke and left on her own, used "ponyfeathers!"(which dates back to G1), it was an expletive that she, being a working mare of the world knew and used occasinally, but never would have used in polite company (akin to the words that we don't use on these boards...)
(I don't recall anyone else saying at any other time, so I could be wrong. I noticed it in the episode as I recognised it from G1.)
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Aotrs Commander
I like to assume that when Applejack, shrunk by the poisonjoke and left on her own, used "ponyfeathers!"(which dates back to G1), it was an expletive that she, being a working mare of the world knew and used occasinally, but never would have used in polite company (akin to the words that we don't use on these boards...)
(I don't recall anyone else saying at any other time, so I could be wrong. I noticed it in the episode as I recognised it from G1.)
I didn't know it was from G1, but I support it being on the dirtier end of the swear scale. Mostly because it supports one of the Mood Wings headcanons: that a pegasus' wings are a rather private part of their body.
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So, those of you who believe you have the faintest idea about Ponythread's apparent cosmology, what do you think the major
shards are?
As I see it, so far, the important bits are as follows;
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As for the Dark-side shards, the fragments of setting and continuity that tend towards the grimmer or more morally complex end of things, there's
Silent Night and his cult originate from Stalliongrad. Pony Russia + Zombies + The Nightmare + The Pink One.
Boffinspark and co (Probably Divebomb too) come from an Equestria that has a vibrant mad-science community and a Celestia who either sees the need for it, or fears the consequences of trying to curb it. Pink One and Discord as major elements.
Bleakmane's Shard of origin (probably a seperate planet to that which equestria is on) and Maxtronaut's Clockwork-verse probably but up here somewhere too.
What about the Light-side of the Ponythread Multiverse? I
Do Raz-Fox, Mask, etc come with any implied chunks of setting or repeatedly referenced locations?
And somewhere outside of all of this there is Sean Mirrsen's multiversal director/administration thing.
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Does this mean that Raz hails from an inception-like Dreamscape? I'm not entirely sure what I'm seeing there.
Great image though.
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Tiki Snakes
So, those of you who believe you have the faintest idea about Ponythread's apparent cosmology, what do you think the major
shards are?
As I see it, so far, the important bits are as follows;
Spoiler
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As for the Dark-side shards, the fragments of setting and continuity that tend towards the grimmer or more morally complex end of things, there's
Silent Night and his cult originate from Stalliongrad. Pony Russia + Zombies + The Nightmare + The Pink One.
Boffinspark and co (Probably Divebomb too) come from an Equestria that has a vibrant mad-science community and a Celestia who either sees the need for it, or fears the consequences of trying to curb it. Pink One and Discord as major elements.
Bleakmane's Shard of origin (probably a seperate planet to that which equestria is on) and Maxtronaut's Clockwork-verse probably but up here somewhere too.
What about the Light-side of the Ponythread Multiverse?
Do Raz-Fox, Mask, etc come with any implied chunks of setting or repeatedly referenced locations?
And somewhere outside of all of this there is Sean Mirrsen's multiversal director/administration thing.
Yo, are we counting IRC ponythread stuff? Because that's probably more on the lighter side, barring a few brush-ins with dark terrors and such.
♪I'd like to be part of the lighter side~ I want to... dadadada, see 'em daaancing~♫
(Lighter side is still taking recruits, aye?)
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PhantomFox
Okay, testing new ponytaur. Like?
Yessiree bob.
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Raz_Fox
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Tiki Snakes
Does this mean that Raz hails from an inception-like Dreamscape? I'm not entirely sure what I'm seeing there.
Great image though.
If Raz is doing the same thing he did in the IRC, the fox hails from an interdimensional chaotic world known as Pandemonium, where weird inception-windows are probably quite common.
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I didn't know it was from G1, but I support it being on the dirtier end of the swear scale. Mostly because it supports one of the Mood Wings headcanons: that a pegasus' wings are a rather private part of their body.
Which goes well with Nasty Fluttershy's use of "nopony gives a flying feather" in Putting Your Hoof Down.
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PhantomFox
Okay, testing new ponytaur. Like?
Like :smallsmile:
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INoKnowNames
See, what exactly -is- Gorn? I thought I knew what Gorn was, but if this is it, then I don't know.
I thought Gorn was Gore-Porn. The viewer is expected to watch this for the sake of -enjoying- the subject material. That blood and guts are produced to thrill and delight. Like a type of power fantasy. Much like regular porn. Except, instead of, for example, shoving metal objects (that may or may not be phalic) into bits of meat and exchanging fluids... well, actually, yeah, much like regular porn.
Then again, my main experience with it is in games. Ninja Gaiden. Gears of War. Mortal Kombat. Killer Instinct. God of War. And the like. Maybe those games are too tame... maybe I'm not ready for the real thing. But I'm not personally bothered by blood and guts, or limbs being hacked off. I've gotten -that- kind of excited from it before (Orb of Destruction + 100 Ninjas = Pool of Blood and 500 (head, arms, and legs) spare body parts. Awesome). And I've seen people die in real life.
I'm kinda surprised that Cupcakes is even capable of affecting me the way it did.
The thing is, that's not entirely true. People are capable of doing all sorts of things when pressed or snapped. It's sad, but true, even when the stressor is someone you love. Some times more so, which is even sadder, but truer. It's a fight for those who are slightly unhinged to keep ourselves in check some times, and some times it's easier when you're not fighting someone you're attached to...
How is it flawed reasoning? While it -doesn't- always lead to such acts, it is certainly capable of it. That's what makes Party of One scary; it confirms that Pinkie isn't entirely screwed on right. And any sign of instability shouldn't be taken so lightly, because no one, except and sometimes not even the subject, knows what is lying underneath.
.... What is Kitchen Sink? A character got seriously mixed with a kitchen sink? Like the appliance?
Is there any part of a fandom that is worse than the shippers in terms of "what the heck's going on?"?
You all don't seem like a collective anymore, actually. It's just an odd concidental grouping, at least from my eyes. The personalities are too distinct, and each being is too different.
Wow... Ponyville needs far more discipline, if a couple of kids arguing infront of him is enoug to give him the power he needs to be reborn... shouldn't he have been revived much earlier than that, though?
Blatant Lies. ...You really think so?
Incredibly Rough. I know... it's certainly not the final draft of it.... but I kinda like it.
Why go out of you way? It's not like it matters. You'd really do that for me? ... :)
.... this reminds me; Applejack was seen trying to eat a sandwich... that had a piece of lunch meat in it.
Where'd the Lunch meat come from? How does everyone stay healthy on pie and other such stuff mde from Apples?
How do you make Apple Fries?
I think I got everything I was supposed to...
Yeah that's pretty much it and while those games have an element of Gorn they aren't Gorn.
Cupcakes is Gorn. Human Centipide is also Gorn (and from what I've heard worse then Cupcakes.)
See that generally doesn't hold true. Now I'm hardly an expert of psychology but generally a mental break follows the same patterns every time. Pinkie sinks into delusions, Fluttershy snaps in rage, Rainbow Dash gets performance anxiety (which is actually a pretty normal thing.) But it would be OOC to see Rainbow Dash getting delusional. Pinkie may harm somepony in her delusions but she wouldn't understand what was going on at all.
Yes and yes. :smallbiggrin:
That's what the Herd looks like when you're on the inside. :smallamused:
No that was just bad timing. Discord was already breaking free at that point. In fact you could view it as the reverse, he had already broken free enough to turn three good friends against each other.
Yes I do really think so.
True but that's what I'd expect from a short description. I'd like to see what you'd do with a longer work.
Why? Because I like reading. And I want to help. Do I need more of a reason?
Looking at that scene it's a little rough. The pink that we think is meat may be something else. It could also be meat. So it could go either way. However that is the only scene where we see the possibility of ponies eating meat.
Pony biology is a mystery of the highest orders.
Apple Fries would be taking a slice of an apple, breading it, then deep frying it.
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Tectonic Robot
Yo, are we counting IRC ponythread stuff? Because that's probably more on the lighter side, barring a few brush-ins with dark terrors and such.
♪I'd like to be part of the lighter side~ I want to... dadadada, see 'em daaancing~♫
(Lighter side is still taking recruits, aye?)
Yessiree bob.
If Raz is doing the same thing he did in the IRC, the fox hails from an interdimensional chaotic world known as Pandemonium, where weird inception-windows are probably quite common.
In the interest of cosmic balance, yeah, sure. (Part of me is delusional enough to think that codifying this could, potentially, give room or encouragement enough to re-introduce some lightsight here in the thread, but mostly I think it's an excuse to draw ponies. I also kind of like the idea of putting together some kind of general guide to the major landmarks as it were of ponythread's cosmology).
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Deadly
The other one sounds more like you're annoyed at something or someone rather than horrified by something.
Well, thanks to the internet that generally happens. :smallbiggrin:
Anyone here played Pony Fantasy VI?
I'm curious to compare notes on what you think of it. A few of my thoughts so far (Spoiler'd for those waiting to play later)--
The Good:
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Most of the main casting works well. Celestia & Luna are an interesting match for Edgar & Sabin. The story plays off their Patient/Impulsiveness to a good effect.
AppleBloom and Trixie as the Locke/Celes combo seemed weird at first, but if you think of Bloom being the "voice of morality" to Trixie, it kinda works. Trixie's boasting seems to fit alright for the plot where Celes is needed, but its funny that her rivalry with Twilight on who's better is largely ignored because Twi doesn't care. :smalltongue:
Bonus points for Zecora playing General Leo while still maintaining her rhyming speech pattern. Some rhymes feel forced, but kudos for effort.
Interesting too that only the unicorns can learn spells from the Espers. Might sound bad at first, but made up with the fact that non-unicorns like Applejack and Applebloom get additional abilities to fit the slot. AJ gets Swordtechs AND Blitz. That's just deliciously broken. Applebloom gets steal AND tools, thus you have the apple family BumRushing the enemy while drilling through their defences after they're robbed blind. Day-um! :smallcool:
The Bad:
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Some of the casting doesn't work for me. Gilda made a pretty poor emperor in my eyes. I think it would have been better to use a G1 villain. Those guys were pretty evil. Derpy as Umaro is amusing and I like it, but the whole "Commander Hurricane" bit felt unnecessary. Derpy as Derpy works fine.
Vinyl as Rachel seemed odd, like she was just thrown into the role. I personally think someone like Diamond Tiara would work-- castrating Applebloom for putting her in harms way and breaking up their friendship would fit PLUS it would then make the whole idea of Bloom rescuing Trixie because Trixie reminded Bloom of someone work perfectly.
Sethisto as Cid was a bit of a let down (felt like he was just inserted as some personal fanboyism) and the jokes about the servers crashing fell flat for me. I think if one is going to use fandom characters, stick with the ones most known and popular (i.e. Derpy).
Heck, I pondered Dr. Whooves fitting the role of Cid. At least then I'd have some motivation to save him with good fish (No offense Sethisto, slow fish just come easy to catch). :smallsmile:
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Overall I like the game and it actually got me playing FF6 again. Bonus points that most Game Genie codes still work (mwahaha) and Pinkie Pie's rage ability fixed to be controllable is just broken-good. Suddenly the "Gau" character becomes highly desired. :smallbiggrin:
I definitely would like to see more work done on the game later. Some creatures had their sprites changed, but not their names (Looking at you, Iron Will) while others just the opposite (Timberwolves still called Lobo).
Projects like these usually get my donation money, because I think good effort should be rewarded with support. Hoping to see more of it in the future when the author gets time again.
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Deadly
Li'l question for Ponythread
What would a good pony alternative to "Oh God" be? As in "Oh God I'm going to be sick!" or something like that. For those times when you really need something strong that conveys your horror.
There's "Oh Celestia" but it doesn't quite have the same ... impact.
You could always just go with "Oh Gosh!", or "Oh my gosh!" which I'm pretty sure have been used in the show before.
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Originally Posted by
Aotrs Commander
I like to assume that when Applejack, shrunk by the poisonjoke and left on her own, used "ponyfeathers!"(which dates back to G1), it was an expletive that she, being a working mare of the world knew and used occasinally, but never would have used in polite company (akin to the words that we don't use on these boards...)
(I don't recall anyone else saying at any other time, so I could be wrong. I noticed it in the episode as I recognised it from G1.)
There was also "Horseapples!" which sounds like an expletive to me. Indeed, it's slang for horse dung if I remember correctly.
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Hey ponythread. So I had the most random dream, featuring Bleakbane. I was walking through some place like an industrial complex or something, and randomly I walked by this security guard station and Bleakbane was inside beating up a guy using the helmet of a space suit. The why's and wherefores are totally unknown to me, but it was amusing.
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INoKnowNames
Sick people are sick and need to stay on the other side of the internet. Or leave a corner for me to sit in away from them.
I suggest care in this type of comment, as has already been noted. Say rather that certain things make you feel sick, and we will all do our best to spoiler them, tag them or otherwise do our best to avoid exposing you to things that upset you. But when you call the creators and those who enjoy even very strange things "sick" it's liable to ruffle somepony's feathers.
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INoKnowNames
Anarion, you make me think. Thank you.
*Tips hat*
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Originally Posted by
PhantomFox
Okay, testing new ponytaur. Like?
I like very much.
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Originally Posted by
Deadly
Li'l question for Ponythread
What would a good pony alternative to "Oh God" be? As in "Oh God I'm going to be sick!" or something like that. For those times when you really need something strong that conveys your horror.
There's "Oh Celestia" but it doesn't quite have the same ... impact.
Deadly, did you have a particular context you're looking for here? I'll give you a few different ones.
If you want to express dread, I suggest the boring but effective "oh...no" spoken slowly and deliberately.
If you're going for joy, as in "oh god, that's amazing" use of "oh gosh" or "Oh Celestia/Luna" would be just fine.
If it's dismay you want, "ponyfeathers" "horseapples" or even something you totally make up all work fine.
And, if this is a bedroom scene, you should definitely do "Oh Luna" because my gosh that would be awkward and hilarious.
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Thanqol
I think I need an intervention to stop me watching mushy romance anime all the time.
Don't get out of your chairs. I already asked Monobear for help.
Thanks Monobear!
Nope, already standing, too late. Monobear, what help do you need?
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Originally Posted by
DigoDragon
Well, thanks to the internet that generally happens. :smallbiggrin:
Anyone here played
Pony Fantasy VI?
I'm curious to compare notes on what you think of it. A few of my thoughts so far (Spoiler'd for those waiting to play later)--
The Good:
Spoiler
Show
Most of the main casting works well. Celestia & Luna are an interesting match for Edgar & Sabin. The story plays off their Patient/Impulsiveness to a good effect.
AppleBloom and Trixie as the Locke/Celes combo seemed weird at first, but if you think of Bloom being the "voice of morality" to Trixie, it kinda works. Trixie's boasting seems to fit alright for the plot where Celes is needed, but its funny that her rivalry with Twilight on who's better is largely ignored because Twi doesn't care. :smalltongue:
Bonus points for Zecora playing General Leo while still maintaining her rhyming speech pattern. Some rhymes feel forced, but kudos for effort.
Interesting too that only the unicorns can learn spells from the Espers. Might sound bad at first, but made up with the fact that non-unicorns like Applejack and Applebloom get additional abilities to fit the slot. AJ gets Swordtechs AND Blitz. That's just deliciously broken. Applebloom gets steal AND tools, thus you have the apple family BumRushing the enemy while drilling through their defences after they're robbed blind. Day-um! :smallcool:
The Bad:
Spoiler
Show
Some of the casting doesn't work for me. Gilda made a pretty poor emperor in my eyes. I think it would have been better to use a G1 villain. Those guys were pretty evil. Derpy as Umaro is amusing and I like it, but the whole "Commander Hurricane" bit felt unnecessary. Derpy as Derpy works fine.
Vinyl as Rachel seemed odd, like she was just thrown into the role. I personally think someone like Diamond Tiara would work-- castrating Applebloom for putting her in harms way and breaking up their friendship would fit PLUS it would then make the whole idea of Bloom rescuing Trixie because Trixie reminded Bloom of someone work perfectly.
Sethisto as Cid was a bit of a let down (felt like he was just inserted as some personal fanboyism) and the jokes about the servers crashing fell flat for me. I think if one is going to use fandom characters, stick with the ones most known and popular (i.e. Derpy).
Heck, I pondered Dr. Whooves fitting the role of Cid. At least then I'd have some motivation to save him with good fish (No offense Sethisto, slow fish just come easy to catch). :smallsmile:
Other Thoughts:
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Overall I like the game and it actually got me playing FF6 again. Bonus points that most Game Genie codes still work (mwahaha) and Pinkie Pie's rage ability fixed to be controllable is just broken-good. Suddenly the "Gau" character becomes highly desired. :smallbiggrin:
I definitely would like to see more work done on the game later. Some creatures had their sprites changed, but not their names (Looking at you, Iron Will) while others just the opposite (Timberwolves still called Lobo).
Projects like these usually get my donation money, because I think good effort should be rewarded with support. Hoping to see more of it in the future when the author gets time again.
I watched the whole thing in Phoe's let's play, but haven't played it myself. I thought it actually seemed fairly well-balanced and I enjoyed having Seth in there, just to watch Phoe kill him. Comedy gold, that. There are a lot of show lines thrown in, some of them terrible, some appropos. There is also some pretty good writing peppered throughout and I think the guy that made it really put in a lot of care.
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Anarion
Deadly, did you have a particular context you're looking for here? I'll give you a few different ones.
If you want to express dread, I suggest the boring but effective "oh...no" spoken slowly and deliberately.
I do have a specific context in mind, but I didn't want to spoil anything. Edit: Also the question is interesting in general, of course
"Oh ... no" could work quite well, actually. Maybe with some repetitions. Yeah, I think that might do it.
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That's what I think the value of tragedy and horror and even gore is. It makes us feel and makes us think, it stirs the deepest feelings in us, if it's done well. It may not be something you enjoy, but it can be powerful and it can be positive for many people.
I'm not giving Cupcakes any credit. The Lecter books are, I'm sure, infinitely more clever. Also the gore is much more spread out, I'm sure. That was my point really, for a story like this to be good it needs more than just gore. You don't have to throw out the gore, you just have to distribute it right and not let it be the whole of the story.
So, speaking theoretically, what would have to be done to make Cupcakes good? I could see maybe spacing the actual tortures out over a series of days, with intervals where they actually talk to each other. It would introduce a sense of psychological drama to it, as opposed to "hack-slash-dead." It would also give a chance to portray Pinkie in a light other than a random "your turn to die" serial killer.
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My Little Roleplay: This Will Not Likely End Well
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*a small portal opens and a cube is tossed through, which projects a hologram of Professor Boffinspark*
Pardon me, miss, but your current condition is the result of an experiment that your father was helping me with. You see, those cupcakes you helped yourself to were laced with a retrovirus that transformed you into your current state.
On that note, I'd like to know how you're feeling right now. Are you experiencing any unusual thoughts or feelings? In particular, would you describe yourself as feeling "greater and more powerful than the dawn"?
"Greater and more powerful than the dawn"?
It's a phrase that keeps coming up during interviews with subjects that have hormonal imbalances.
Ponythread RP: Friendship: the escalation
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Actually, I'm rather partial to "Stronger than the foundations of the earth." It has a nice ring to it, don't you think?
See? His fault. Not mine.
You should know better than to just eat anything here, anyway.
...Fine.
Thank you.
As for you, Boffie,
I suppose thanks are in order.
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Balmas
So, speaking theoretically, what would have to be done to make Cupcakes good? I could see maybe spacing the actual tortures out over a series of days, with intervals where they actually talk to each other. It would introduce a sense of psychological drama to it, as opposed to "hack-slash-dead." It would also give a chance to portray Pinkie in a light other than a random "your turn to die" serial killer.
I agree with you, Balmas, that restructuring it that way would probably be helpful to the story. I think that the biggest change needed would be in writing style and focus. The story would be most powerful as a psychological exploration. The perspective could be from either Pinkie or Rainbow, but it would need to get into much more thoughtful descriptions, to have the reader begin to understand what was happening not as a shocking reveal, but as a careful build-up that something was wrong. Deeply and utterly wrong. And then to analyze why and how that came into being.
Take a book like Lolita. It is so deeply wrong, but it's written from the perspective of the person responsible for the evil, and it takes a real shot at getting the reader to understand the mindset of the narrator.
As Deadly has said, though, writing a story like that is really hard.
Changing gears. Shards of Equestria, the pony Magic set, has been fully cancelled. If you want a good insight into what kinds of fan works are legally acceptable for the pony community it's a good read. Though I will say that the letter from the attorney, while correctly stating the law, makes things out to be much more cut and dry than they really are.
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I'd vote for "Goodness" as general word, with "feather", "buck", "apples" etc. replacing appropriate words in mild swears used by humans. In fact, I'd make most swears "cute", so to speak, devoid of any references to religion or true evil. It just doesn't fit, IMHO.
But then again, I don't buy into Celestia being a goddess, not with ancient ponies doing fine without her and her being born and all. The only being that can lay weak claim to deity status (and even then, merely mortal demigod, not true god) is Discord.
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I've always been partial to "By Luna!" myself.
So much so that it's bled into one of my actual (albeit under my breath) swears. Then again, since Luna is another name for moon for the uninitiated, I get less wierd looks this way.
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Originally Posted by
Balmas
So, speaking theoretically, what would have to be done to make Cupcakes good? I could see maybe spacing the actual tortures out over a series of days, with intervals where they actually talk to each other. It would introduce a sense of psychological drama to it, as opposed to "hack-slash-dead." It would also give a chance to portray Pinkie in a light other than a random "your turn to die" serial killer.
That, and what Anarion says, all good points.
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I believe I had a sort of idea of my own about what Cupcakes was about before I actually read it, based on the artwork I'd seen. I imagined that Pinkie took the wings, horns, cutie marks and maybe even blood and flesh from her victims, to become them, to wear their skin, to eat their flesh and ultimately to become her friends. Maybe to fulfill some twisted sense of loneliness and abandonment.
I saw this picture of Pinkie watching Dash through the window, and I sort of imagine the story could be like that ... Pinkie watching Dash, dreaming, spending all her time obsessing over her, building up to that final moment and maybe then it doesn't live up to the dream, so in her despair and torment Pinkie seeks a new victim to complete her. And thus the cycle continues from victim to victim, her desire and anticipation growing with each, and the disappointment and despair with it.
It's a rough starting point and I never thought much more about it, although I do have another story planned with a vaguely similar premise.
But yeah, spread it out more, delve deeper into the psychology, the reasons, the dreams and motivations. Make Pinkie out to be tormented by her dreams and desires, put the reader in her horseshoes, give a taste of the madness.
Just watching her cut Dash up isn't really scary, it's just dumb, what makes it scary is getting that look inside her mind.
So ... what you both said already :smalltongue: