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2006-12-20, 12:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld 9; the discussion thread
Well I didn't get the o rly? joke cause I have never seen that owl before now but I still liked the owl in the comic cause he looked so confused and cute. I know it's early to tell for sure but Jillian might very well become my favorite character. I'll have to wait to see a little more but that's how things are looking so far.
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2006-12-20, 01:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld 9; the discussion thread
It took a moment for the orly thing to register. But then, that may be because that particular bit of geek-culture trivia has been buried in the bottom of my mental filing cabinet with all the other repressed memories. However, I like the orlies. Even if the humor is a little obscure, it's just kind of fun to figure out where the reference comes from. That goes for Erfworld as a whole. If you don't like it, you don't have to read it.
Also, I don't think Erfworld is based on a particular strategy roleplaying game. I think it's just supposed to mimic all the odd things about those games that anyone but a veteran gamer would think strange. Seriously, have you ever tried to explain what you were doing in-game to one of the uninitiated? What relationship does a "turn" or a "move" have to real-life military strategy? Very little at the end of the day. So I think one of the points of Erfworld is to kind of poke fun at both the games and at us in a quirkily humorous way.
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2006-12-20, 03:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld 9; the discussion thread
I like Jillian too. And that other girl. Mostly because they are the competent ones while the male characters seem to be irredeemable dunderheads. Gogo Independent-woman-beam!
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2006-12-20, 04:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld 9; the discussion thread
I am starting to really like it. This one pieced more of it together. I know the owls, but didn't laugh, since they seemed a little 'odd one out' but they were okay too.
with Erfworld, I felt a little lost and confused at the begining, as most would do, trying to understand a new setting. Has more to do with me, than the comic/graphic novel.
So I am looking forward to get it really started, and just read it with an inate understanding of the world and the works...
so all I can say is:
YA RLY
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2006-12-20, 06:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld 9; the discussion thread
I'm still trying to get into Erfworld. The cutesiness was the first turn off, and then having a world where we don't understand the 'rules' (like everyone knew that OOTS was following D&D-based rules and thus could relate and understand its jargon).
Now someone had previously mentioned that this might be a war between action and turn-based genres. Which makes sense, and then the 'O RLY' owl I didn't see coming.
I'm not a huge fan of Erfworld, but after the last strip I'll hold out a bit longer for it to come together.
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2006-12-21, 12:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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2006-12-21, 12:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld 9; the discussion thread
Maybe it's just the forums I frequent, but I see the O RLY?? owl on an almost weekly basis. We're good friends, he and I. We have quite the conversations, considering his somewhat limited vocabulary.
"Rest, my sweet prince, for once you awake there will be no respite for your noble bones. Only bloody war and the iron claws of fate..."
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2006-12-21, 04:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld 9; the discussion thread
I try to avoid any forums in which the owl is a frequent visitor.
It's not about the owl, it's about the people it hangs around with.