My Little Pony XXXI: The Great and Powerful XXXie!

[byaku rai]

Haven't played Skyrim or any of the other Elder Scrolls games, and I'm not likely to. 1st person melee isn't an issue for me (I love demoknight in tf2 and I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty in Fallout 3), it's just a combination of lack of money and lack of interest.

I have, however, been tempted to pick up Left 4 Dead 2 several times in the past few weeks... Can anypony tell me whether that's a good or bad idea?

I am seriously going to flip a table everypony.

I am up to my ears in tech support phone calls and broken stuff around the office. WHYYYY is nothing working? X___X

*hugs Ido* *casts fix everything on Ido's problems*

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

I have, however, been tempted to pick up Left 4 Dead 2 several times in the past few weeks... Can anypony tell me whether that's a good or bad idea?

Having only played both L4D 1 and 2 sparingly, it seemed to me like it was more of the same, probably some small tweaks that I didn't notice. So if you enjoyed the first one, I think you would probably enjoy the 2nd one.

[byaku rai]

Having only played both L4D 1 and 2 sparingly, it seemed to me like it was more of the same, probably some small tweaks that I didn't notice. So if you enjoyed the first one, I think you would probably enjoy the 2nd one.

Haven't played the first one, actually. ^^"

[SlyGuyMcFly]

I just realized something rather disturbing.
Listen to the music here.
Then listen to the music here.
When you hear it...

Eh, it just takes some getting used to. Besides, if you're talented at Archery, you don't need to go into First Person melee combat!

I dunno 'bout Skyrim but I tried that in Oblivion. It... didn't really work very well.

Sounds like a feature, not a bug. Actual melee fighting is clunky.

Aye, quite true. I'm generally quite averse to realism* in my games, though. TF2 rather than Counterstrike, that sorta thing.

*probably not the right word, but that's a debate for another time**

**like never.

[Gamerlord]

I have, however, been tempted to pick up Left 4 Dead 2 several times in the past few weeks... Can anypony tell me whether that's a good or bad idea?

If you played L4D1, it is the same thing but even better. It also has all the L4D1 maps as well. Or at least most of them. With bots it is pretty fun, but it was really meant to be played with friends, and Versus mode is awesome.

[legomaster00156]

Must... resist... pull... of... ponies... cannot... succumb... to... virus... Sonic Rainboom... too... cool...

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

Haven't played the first one, actually. ^^"

Hmmmm....lets ask Zecora

Unfortunately, I cannot say
what type of game a pony should play.
Does FPS violence appeal to you,
as well as fragging zombies into goo?
If you do not fear a grueseome end,
this is a good way for money to spend.

There ya go.

[Gamerlord]

Must... resist... pull... of... ponies... cannot... succumb... to... virus... Sonic Rainboom... too... cool...

Welcome to the herd!
On a completely unrelated to ponies at all note, does anyone else really hate the new layout TV tropes uses for sub pages?

[byaku rai]

Must... resist... pull... of... ponies... cannot... succumb... to... virus... Sonic Rainboom... too... cool...

Welcome to the herd! I'm sure somepony will be along with the traditional brainwashing greeting images any moment now.

Hmmmm....lets ask Zecora






There ya go.

Thank you, friend! Now I just have to rationalize the expense over the course of the next week or so. ^^""

[Titanium Fox]

random poll time....
best Lyra/Bonbon pic

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My votes go to #4 and #9.

[Atreyu the Masked LLama]

Thank you, friend! Now I just have to rationalize the expense over the course of the next week or so. ^^""

Buy the 1st one. I'm sure its like 10 bucks now. If you like it, get the second.

[Titanium Fox]

Haven't played Skyrim or any of the other Elder Scrolls games, and I'm not likely to. 1st person melee isn't an issue for me (I love demoknight in tf2 and I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty in Fallout 3), it's just a combination of lack of money and lack of interest.

I have, however, been tempted to pick up Left 4 Dead 2 several times in the past few weeks... Can anypony tell me whether that's a good or bad idea?



*hugs Ido* *casts fix everything on Ido's problems*

>.>
<.<
*Points to her 3,000 hours played*

Nope, not a good idea at all. </liarjack>

Must... resist... pull... of... ponies... cannot... succumb... to... virus... Sonic Rainboom... too... cool...

You'll never escape us now...

One of us... One of us... One of us!

[SlyGuyMcFly]

random poll time....
best Lyra/Bonbon pic

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*SNIPPERIFFIC SNIPPIFICATION*

Thirteen. Definitely number thirteen. But I'm biased because I don't care for shipping unless it's very very silly shipping

[Istari]

random poll time....
best Lyra/Bonbon pic

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#1


#2


#3
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/dda...%20wedding.jpg

#4


#5


#6


#7


#8


#9


#10


#11


#12


#13

Have to say #6 is my favorite.

[Vent Reynolt]

Midnight, what are you doing, you don't even have a licence.

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I'm sorry. What?

What sequence of events could possibly have led up to this?

Also, I think you forgot her horn!

[legomaster00156]

You'll never escape us now...

One of us... One of us... One of us!

... Ok, that's really creepy.

[Beacon of Chaos]

... Ok, that's really creepy.

Welcome to ponythread! :D Please leave your sanity at the door.

[Capt. Ido Nos]

*hugs Ido* *casts fix everything on Ido's problems*

If it's any consolation, things have gotten worse, but the problem has at the present been passed to someone higher up than me ^^;;

Protip: when you're clearing out old accounts, first makes backups, and second check to make sure that what you're deleting are in fact old unused accounts

[Kurgan]

random poll time....
best Lyra/Bonbon pic

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#2


#3
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/dda...%20wedding.jpg

#4


#5


#6


#7


#8


#9


#10


#11


#12


#13

I'm gonna have to cast my vote for #8 - it feels dynamic, and unlike most of the others, a background as well.

[byaku rai]

If it's any consolation, things have gotten worse, but the problem has at the present been passed to someone higher up than me ^^;;

Protip: when you're clearing out old accounts, first makes backups, and second check to make sure that what you're deleting are in fact old unused accounts

I... guess that counts? Sorta? O_o

[Capt. Ido Nos]

I... guess that counts? Sorta? O_o

Yeah, it's totally worse overall, but it doesn't add to my specific emergency pile as of RIGHT NOW, so I'm calling it a win for today >_>;;

Tonight though, tonight there will be poni. Ido needs moar poni.

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Hey Thanq! I'm going to draw one of your character designs, if I'm posting here instead of drawing let's say.. 4 hours from now, give me crap, okay?

[Athaniar]

Confound you ponies! I was up to 1 AM last night researching your memes. At least now I know why everypony is obsessed with Lyra and why people looked at me funny when I used the phrase "Clop, Clop, hurray" in the MLP ITP thread.

Must... resist... pull... of... ponies... cannot... succumb... to... virus... Sonic Rainboom... too... cool...

Welcome to our crazy thread, both of you. Resisting? Why, that's no fun. Just give in...

[SiuiS]

Phone reset. Mostly complete response lost. Resisting urge to throw phone into Starbucks wall and call it 'art'.

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I'm a little out of ideas for topics to discuss right now. Also, I really should be writing. I'm so far behind on my pony fics.

Love her mane! Twilight looks good with realistic hair.

I feel like the day I get a smartphone with decent internet will be the end of all my productivity ever. Because no matter where I am, or what I'm doing, I'm just a few taps away from PONIES.

Middle of a boring class? PONIES.

Stuck in traffic? PONIES.

Watching ponies? PONIES.

EDIT: And in case anypony missed it, there was a new Fighting is Magic theme released a while back. It's kind of the best thing ever.

Truth. Smartphone ruined my scheduling and my posture.

Luckily, ponies made me more productive. Less productive than before smartphones, but I'm rocking high productivity and fulfillment, rather than very high productivity and mild depression.

random poll time....
best Lyra/Bonbon pic

Can I do a write-in vote for the one where they're both making out with Phoe? The composition was splendid.

If not, Twisty tails is nice, but whip Lyra and mace Bon-Bon fill me with joy.

Confound you ponies! I was up to 1 AM last night researching your memes. At least now I know why everypony is obsessed with Lyra and why people looked at me funny when I used the phrase "Clop, Clop, hurray" in the MLP ITP thread.

If it makes you feel better, I still work the 'clop = clap' line.
You can save yourself some trouble by using clipclop for the clapping sound though.

so... atleast 4 out of 9 pony voice actress are blond. (nothing inferred, just random thought fact)

I reaffirm my love for Amy Keating Roger's pony episodes. yay episode 6

thoughts:

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Zecora falling into magical negro trope? so much remedies. In the back of my mind I see a story where Nurse Redheart rails against the non-scientifically verified herbal remedy of the zebra medicine as more and more ponies seek remedies from Zecora, leaving pony clinics underfounded, and equestrian medical practitioners from getting ponies to come in for serious ailments. It ends of course with cooperation as Nurse Redheart finds some merits to Zebra remedies for certain situations, while Zecora encorages ponies with serious medical problems to seek Equine medical practices.

Speaking fancy Applebloom had me in stitches. Same with hazmat suit ponies. it seems ponyville's crises quarantine emergency procedure is quite through. Another possible story?

Alliterations! now I have to check to see if AKR does more alliterations than other pony writers, but I do love the alliterations in this show.

"perplexing pony plagues"
"puzzling pony plague afflicted a population of ponies back in the paleopony period!"

also.... paleopony period.... would that be BC? (Before Celestia) therefor during Discord rule? or AD (After Discord) or are we talking about so early in pony history that it is before Discord? (BD?) how would any record survive that long period of time, or for that matter, that they would have any sort of record keeping system at such early old-pony age.

lack of songs. by eps 6 of season 1 we have had 3 minor pinkie songs(not gonna count junior speedster chant, not a song imo), season 2 so far, zero.

Oooh, Kairaven! Hiiii Kairaven.

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magical Negroe is a trope? Must be, since I immediately knew what you meant.
Played straight and subverted; not only has Zecora never been defined as anything but a pony herbalist, but she's actually not using her native Zebra magic; all of her "spell" lore is in the book Twilight dismissed as childish. Zecora moved to Equestria to use Equestrian herbs for Equestrian alchemy and herbalism. She's not practicing her native arts at all. Or if she is, she moved to a country where they have a more scientific approach. It would be like me mooing to japan to study Shiatsu.

Paleopony age? Couldn't tell you.

Haven't played Skyrim or any of the other Elder Scrolls games, and I'm not likely to. 1st person melee isn't an issue for me (I love demoknight in tf2 and I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty in Fallout 3), it's just a combination of lack of money and lack of interest.

I have, however, been tempted to pick up Left 4 Dead 2 several times in the past few weeks... Can anypony tell me whether that's a good or bad idea?
*hugs Ido* *casts fix everything on Ido's problems*

L4D2 is crazy fun if you like that sort of thing. The changes from the first make it a much more fun, engaging and dynamic experience. It is everything a sequel should be. If anything, I suggest you get L4D1 first, so you don't play the better game first and develop a distaste for the second.

Both games have a curve, though. I still can't get through hard; taking realistic amounts of damage from a 40 zombie swarm means you don't last long.

But the sequel difference is like the difference from Mario 1 and Mario 3; same gameplay, but the sequel is fuller, more robust, even though the dirt is a solid game.

Aye, quite true. I'm generally quite averse to realism* in my games, though. TF2 rather than Counterstrike, that sorta thing.

*probably not the right word, but that's a debate for another time**

**like never.

Totally know what you mean. Problem is, I remember back on toonami, one of the "selling points" of morrowind was that to travel edge to edge takes you, literally, hours. On horseback. Because that's hoe distance works. In a game where verisimilitude is a selling point, you can't say it's not what you'd want. It is very simulationist though.

Must... resist... pull... of... ponies... cannot... succumb... to... virus... Sonic Rainboom... too... cool...

That's my cue.

GO GO GADGET NEW PONY WELCOME

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Thank you, friend! Now I just have to rationalize the expense over the course of the next week or so. ^^""

It all depends on habits.

I just bought a book ($15) a game expansion ($8) and a bokken for Braz so we can exercise together ($10). I am literally set for about 3 months. All my purchases will last and give me weeks of enjoyment each.

If you're gonna buy the game, breeze through it in a marathon, shelve it and dust it off only every now and again, save yourself the trouble. L4D2 is a fun shooter, but there's better out there. Stick win what you've got, and keep the cash mate. Everypony could use a few more bits, aye?

I'm sorry. What?

What sequence of events could possibly have led up to this?

Also, I think you forgot her horn!

Thanqol has a thread somewhere, which had a conversion of Midnight to the World of Darkness rules (specifically, Mage). He said something along the lines of "I gave her points in driving because a pony driving is a hilarious mental image."

Search for the OOC thread if you're up to it. It's hilarious, though there's a chance after reading you'll ne'er want to look us in the eyes again for fear.

[Jahkaivah]

Having only played both L4D 1 and 2 sparingly, it seemed to me like it was more of the same, probably some small tweaks that I didn't notice.

If by "small tweaks" you mean it tore apart tactics that allowed the survivors to hold out almost indefinitely in any area barring a Tank and made it so you aren't stuck playing a goddamn Hunter half the time as infected then sure.

(Though somewhat less obviously Left 4 Dead 2 also loses some of the great tension that Left 4 Dead 1 had prior to horde attacks. Left 4 Dead 1 maps were more gritty-awesome as well.)

[legomaster00156]

I have just watched the first two episodes. It's not normal that you defeat a goddess by the second episode.

[BlasTech]

Ok, mood wiplash post time:

Have a sad Sweetie comic:

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And now for some silly. Just wanted to share what happens when I'm in an RP, need to think up a song for an exiled Canterlot composer, and realise I can't compose to save my life. How do I do it? By stealing the heck out of an existing song of course!

Ponyplay - Viva La Vida

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"I used to rule the world.
The sun would rise when I gave the word
Now in the evening I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to roam"

"I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
That “Chaos is gone, let’s see what the dawn will bring!"

"One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castle stands
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand"

"I hear the Canterlot bells ringing
Roming cavalry choirs singing
Be my music, my word, my shield
My dignitaries in a foreign field"

"For some reason I can't explain
Once you’re gone there is never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world"

"It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let them in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
I couldn't believe what they had become"

"Now my enemies wait
For my kingdom on a silver plate
Just puppets on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be King?"

"I hear the Canterlot bells ringing
Roming cavalry choirs singing
Be my music, my word, my shield
My dignitaries in a foreign field"

"For some reason I can't explain
I know the people won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world"

"I hear the Canterlot bells ringing
Roming cavalry choirs singing
Be my music, my word, my shield
My dignitaries in a foreign field"

"For some reason I can't explain
I know the people won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world"

[Athaniar]

I have just watched the first two episodes. It's not normal that you defeat a goddess by the second episode.

Normal? Don't expect "normal" when it comes to this show.

[Soras Teva Gee]

Must... resist... pull... of... ponies... cannot... succumb... to... virus... Sonic Rainboom... too... cool...

WE ARE THE HERD.
LOWER YOUR SHIELDS AND SURRENDER YOUR MEDIA DEVICES.
WE WILL ADD YOUR BIOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISTINCTIVENESS TO OUR OWN
YOUR SOCIAL LIFE WILL ADAPT TO SERVICE US.

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[Trixie]

Speaking of Lyra:

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[Aotrs Commander]

So...guess who's party ran slap into seven Spirit-Bound Liches (well technically six Skeleton Warriors and a Lich, since the former were Swordsages.)

That learnt 'em, it did.

They are sort of winning, as we closed for the night, but they were looking suitably panicked as the fight progressed. It helped - for once - my dice rolls have been superlatively good! (I got FOUR HITS off of Avalanch of Blades¹. Four. And not on a low AC target, either (I rolled a 20 on the last one...)

The Paladin actually went down, har har. In fact if the wizards hadn't made the Lich Cleric use some of his time dispelling Black Tentacles, they'd have been in real trouble, since his next action would have been to go "Inflict Critical Wounds on everyone!" That'd ruin their day (since we have scaled Cure and Inflict to actually worthwhile levels of damage.)

I've been looking forward to this fight (and the next one) for this entire module. They're probably the hardest fights they'll have.

Fun.



¹ (which allows you as many attacks as you like, so long as you keep hitting, but each successive one is at -4).