Avatar Battle Royale Discussion Thread XIX: To FAIL, or not to FAIL?

[Szilard]

Yes, he is good at the style. Yes, he is good at political histories, and world building. I can acknowledge this. In fact, I never disputed it, I'm just annoyed at the way nothing seems to be allowed to happen unless it goes through him first.

That is the general consensus. Now that we all know this, what will we do about it?

[DoomITP]

I'm just annoyed at the way nothing seems to be allowed to happen unless it goes through him first.

you and me both

[CrimsonAngel]

Mine are, but I realise my error so quickly that you don't even see it.

Literaly, I was exited to see your art but you deleted your post too fast.

[kpenguin]

Usualy only 3S, MM, and lyings comics arn't argued over.

Salmon comics usually aren't argued over either.

[Darklord Bright]

I do apologise if I seem offensive. I just feel it had to be said.

And personally, you still aren't as bad a somebody who decided to kill off several characters because they were sick of having people interrupt them.

[VampireRot]

*waves a torch in the air*

ANARCHY! ANARCHY! ANARCHY!

[CrimsonAngel]

I do apologise if I seem offensive. I just feel it had to be said.

And personally, you still aren't as bad a somebody who decided to kill off several characters because they were sick of having people interrupt them.

Hold on, are you talking about threeshades?

[Darklord Bright]

Hold on, are you talking about threeshades?

Of course not.

[Green-Shirt Q]

Anyway, I speak for myself here, but possibly for many ABR brethren. Also, I apologize if this rant sounds like it's been ripped from a movie, but it's not.

Anyway, I've never been a man of words. I've always had trouble explaining and materializing what's in my head. Which is probably why I haven't finished any one of the 100 novels I've been writing over the years. I royally SUCK at explaining things.

The only things I have ever seemed to finish of any moderate decency was comics. Only comics, which I have only found out as I came to the GiTP games, wrote a webcomic, and took place in ABR. They say a picture means a thousand words, which really makes things easier.

Anyway, ABR, as I see it, is about a giant tug-o-war between a thousand palookas. Yes, we come together, spill our stories and wrestle for the spotlight. I woudn't have it any other way.

Now, (keep in mind, I SUCK at explaining, so I'm sorry if I sound like a grabbring loon right now) it seems like Mad Mask has used his charismatic skills to control the spot-light. Not to a specific person, but to the whole plot in general. This is a good thing in solo stories I would guess. I personally would LOVE to see a webcomic made by Mad Mask if it wasn't too wordy.

However, ABR is a beautiful thing because it dosen't seem to be like that. There is not supposed to be a group-mentality to it. The spot-light is to be for the characters, working together and competeing to truely and accidentally make something special.

Mad Mask is a genius, but when things get too wordy because of some backstory thing or he (or ANYBODY) dosen't allow the story to continue by the palookas tugging the rope, then it is no longer collaberative. It is a comic by Mad Mask, with many, MANY guest authors.

I guess what I'm trying to explain is....Get your reason outta our plot, you!

[DoomITP]

I do apologise if I seem offensive. I just feel it had to be said.

And personally, you still aren't as bad a somebody who decided to kill off several characters because they were sick of having people interrupt them.

oh yeah, I remember that...

[CrimsonAngel]

Oh my god!? Mad Mask could have a comic!? He could use his new ideas for there and then come here and make a cool comic with all of us agreeing with what should be in it.

[VampireRot]

I guess what I'm trying to explain is....Get your reason outta our plot, you!

YEAH! ANARCHY! ANARCHY! ANARCHY!

*more torch waving*

[Darklord Bright]

oh yeah, I remember that...

I'd hope you do, cosidering yours were some of them. But others were killed including a flying stingray when it was trying to negotiate. -The threat to kill the next character who interacted with TS hadn't been stated at that point.

YEAH! ANARCHY! ANARCHY! ANARCHY!

*more torch waving*

Be quiet! This is a political uprising! It's like anarchy, only with more class.

[VampireRot]

Be quiet! This is a political uprising! It's like anarchy, only with more class.

D-awwww...

I've noticed that most of the randomness I post in the discussion thread is unnoticed. Why am I being ignoreds!?

[DoomITP]

political uprising.

We want the right to make plot advancing comics that ARE NOT ignored!!

[T-O-E]

I'd hope you do, cosidering yours were some of them. But others were killed including a flying stingray when it was trying to negotiate. -The threat to kill the next character who interacted with TS hadn't been stated at that point.


Be quiet! This is a political uprising! It's like anarchy, only with more class.

Really? I thought the Stingray was killed after Threeshades made that threat.

Or was that Megadoomer?

[Lyinginbedmon]

I'm glad it's 3 AM here because it means I have license to not follow what's going on.

Isn't Mask autistic? I remember reading that.

If so, then I can absolutely understand why he might seem controlling, because he's doing exactly the same thing my brain does: analyses things to death and plots them out ahead of time. And then when his brain sees something not going as it predicted, it gets kinda fidgety.

You should see my D&D games...

EDIT: I'd like to point out that it takes more than three people for a comic to be completely ignored.

[Darklord Bright]

Really? I thought the Stingray was killed after Threeshades made that threat.

Or was that Megadoomer?

Naw, that was 'Doomer.

[DoomITP]

Really? I thought the Stingray was killed after Threeshades made that threat.

Or was that Megadoomer?

both after

[CrimsonAngel]

I'm glad it's 3 AM here because it means I have license to not follow what's going on.

Isn't Mask autistic? I remember reading that.

If so, then I can absolutely understand why he might seem controlling, because he's doing exactly the same thing my brain does: analyses things to death and plots them out ahead of time. And then when his brain sees something not going as it predicted, it gets kinda fidgety.

You should see my D&D games...

EDIT: I'd like to point out that it takes more than three people for a comic to be completely ignored.

Mask is autistic? Huh... I have a friend who's autistic. He's sortah like mask, but he believes everything he reads. He reads fantasy. He thinks he's a wizard.

[Darklord Bright]

Mask is autistic? Huh... I have a friend who's autistic. He's sortah like mask, but he believes everything he reads. He reads fantasy. He thinks he's a wizard.

Like Gandalf or like Harry Potter?

[CrimsonAngel]

'Arry Po'ah. Sometimes it gets sort of annoying, though.

[Darklord Bright]

'Arry Po'ah. Sometimes it gets sort of annoying, though.

I used to think I'd get the letter from Hogwarts. I was very sad when I didn't.

[CrimsonAngel]

I used to think I'd get the letter from Hogwarts. I was very sad when I didn't.

...He also believes in the greek gods, that he is half god, and a vampire. *imagines* Cool.

[DoomITP]

isnt this all beside the point of the discussion? We're here to end the unfair seemingness.

[X2]

Whenever I participate in an argument of this sort I always end up being unaniously unpopular. Thus my enlightening tounge will be restrained for the proceedings.

Hey Crimson... is there going to be a romance subplot between Damien and skimmer's character now? Clarification makes the world clearer.

Also, was... was Damien feeling up her unconcious (but still smiling body) whilst under fire from heavy artillery and foot soldiers from two seperate factions?

Other than those nitpicks that comic you wrote is thus far, the best I've seen in this new plot.

[Green-Shirt Q]

isnt this all beside the point of the discussion? We're here to end the unfair seemingness.

Friends! I have a solution!

We all just take Mask a little less seriously. Think of him as a normal ABRer that has no more power over us then any other ABR. He has just about as much influence as we all give him. Without us giving it to him, he has just the same amount of influence over where the plot goes as Master Ranger.

How about that? EASY!

[Mad Mask]

I'm glad it's 3 AM here because it means I have license to not follow what's going on.

Isn't Mask autistic? I remember reading that.

If so, then I can absolutely understand why he might seem controlling, because he's doing exactly the same thing my brain does: analyses things to death and plots them out ahead of time. And then when his brain sees something not going as it predicted, it gets kinda fidgety.

You should see my D&D games...

EDIT: I'd like to point out that it takes more than three people for a comic to be completely ignored.

I'm not autistic, I'm a normal human being with absolutely no mental disorders.

[CrimsonAngel]

I guess. He could have a crush or something.

[Darklord Bright]

isnt this all beside the point of the discussion? We're here to end the unfair seemingness.

Ah, yes.

Well, I suppose if it is unintentional, it needs to be brought to attention just to prevent it going out of hand by accident, you know? Like when you do something that pisses a friend off but they don't tell you until they explode at you. It isn't really fair, but it still needs to be done.

That is assuming it is unintentional. Either way, I vote that the plot be handed to the masses, rather then handled by a few and given the thumbs up.