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    Default Re: Erfworld thread V: Baddie Will Not Post In Thread

    and thus, the ultimate question (not that one) for Parson to decide is perhaps the hardest question most warriors face

    "Why do I fight"

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    The implied answer has to be: he'll do all three.

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    Quote Originally Posted by guttering flame View Post
    The implied answer has to be: he'll do all three.
    Indeed. It's gonna be a long fight.

    *puts cocoa on stove*

    Let's do this.

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    So... It begins.

    Anyway not much this update than Don having some problems with the comms.

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    Not much new information. Tramennis keeps his coming negotiations with GK a secret from his ally and something is happening at Transylvito.

    Did anyone else expect something more like Iron Man from Tramennis outfit? Sure the Hermes style fits his character but I wouldn't call armor.
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    What I expect to hear: "I like the idea of declaring war on War, I really do. The way things work right now is really stupid, and I've been trying to figure out how to fix things. But, in order to do that, I'm going to have to do something about our resident war profiteer, Charlie. And if Fate doesn't like my plans, I'll have to fight that, too. Guess what I'm trying to say is my "ultimate" enemy is War itself, as well as anyone or anything that tries to stop me. For now, Charlie is at the top of that list."
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    I immediately thought 'jetpack', only because it's appeared previously in the strip - Ace gave it to King Slately originally, and it looks like Tramennis inherited it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kantaki View Post
    Did anyone else expect something more like Iron Man from Tramennis outfit? Sure the Hermes style fits his character but I wouldn't call armor.
    In Erfworld terms, that jetpack is a breastplate, according to Ace.
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    So, it's two weeks since the last full comic page. I mean, not that we're missing anything, since it's basically all been talking anyway, but I do wonder if it isn't more new artist blues...

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    So, it's two weeks since the last full comic page.
    And that page was about Zhopa. Not doing anything (other than walking and fighting a Jellipede).

    I wonder if there are people that skip the text. I pity them. I can't honestly imagine what's that like.

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    Quote Originally Posted by -D- View Post
    And that page was about Zhopa. Not doing anything (other than walking and fighting a Jellipede).

    I wonder if there are people that skip the text. I pity them. I can't honestly imagine what's that like.
    Yeah, it is beginning to look like artists are a problem for this strip. Maybe the writer should learn to draw?
    The end of what Son? The story? There is no end. There's just the point where the storytellers stop talking.

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    That reminds me, there is a saying something, something bad sheep blames the wool. On the other hand, I could see there being just three nasty coincidences.

    But hey, I'm not complaining, text updates are still updates.

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    Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Glyphstone View Post
    Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.
    Fate conspiring against Erfworld! Inconceivable!

    Let's not put our cartoonist before the horses. David has yet to depart and he is getting better at it.

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    Fate conspiring against Erfworld! Inconceivable!

    Let's not put our cartoonist before the horses. David has yet to depart and he is getting better at it.
    Unfortunately, there are two threes. Three consecutive text updates, three disrupted artists. It does look as if something might not be right with Erfworld.
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    So I think a coup is brewing in TV but a few updates before it seems like Don has some protection against these kinds of things.

    I think it's most likely from the fact that almost all TV units (especially commanders) are flying units and Don & Bunny are not and Don got some tricks up his sleeves that plays around that.

    I also think that "Caeser" is a sort of signmancy... the real life Caeser was a general who was really successful in his conquest in Gaul that he marched back into Rome as Tyrant for life... and in the end gets stabbed by all the senators somewhere in the middle of march...
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    As far as I can tell, it all hinges on how Bunny jumps. #didnotintendthat

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    Quote Originally Posted by -D- View Post
    Fate conspiring against Erfworld! Inconceivable!

    Let's not put our cartoonist before the horses. David has yet to depart and he is getting better at it.
    I agree, I have also noticed improvements, but, that could also be because he has fewer frames to draw, and thus can spend more time on each one.

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    I've been under the impression that the writer/head honcho (Rob Balder) determines which pages are best suited to a comic-only versus comic-plus-text format and proceeds from there.

    That is, there's no malicious lack of talent, time, or ability to draw, it's merely been decided that this particular story is best suited to being told through text.

    Now, I realize there's the question of continuous artist support (the "Toolshed") and many,many financially-backed promises (Kickstarter, etc) that are tied to this being a full-paneled, full-color comic. The more I read, the more I find that I enjoy the story being told this way and find that the richnes of detail and many of the nuances are not present in purely-visual medium, and I suspect Balder is making decisions based on this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TechnoWarforged View Post
    I also think that "Caeser" is a sort of signmancy... the real life Caeser was a general who was really successful in his conquest in Gaul that he marched back into Rome as Tyrant for life... and in the end gets stabbed by all the senators somewhere in the middle of march...
    I like the parallel, but Caesar got stabbed a little later than you remember it.

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    Still, it could be seen as suggestive of a coup by Caesar ultimately not turning out so well for him.
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    Yes, it seems as if Rob Balder likes to explore how the various characters think and how they perceive the various aspects of Erfworld and likes to include a lot of dialog and probably other things that don't really lend themselves to a comic format. It's conceivable that he has little choice in the matter of text vs. comic, but I doubt that's the case and wouldn't conclude that it was unless he specifically says so.

    Looking at the most recent update, for example, I don't think it would work very well as a comic page. There is essentially no action to show and the two pictures embedded in the text show you almost everything you would want to see. The only thing that is missing and that probably would have worked better in comic form would have been a panel showing Don's and Bunny's reaction to the source of the interruption. (I'm assuming the actual interruption would be kept mysterious as a tease.) There could have been panels showing Tramennis and the soldiers waving at each other, but it's not as if we would really need to see that.

    Since he used the text form, Rob was able to include a fair amount of dialogue without creating walls of text (well, it was all one big wall, I guess) and Rob was able to describe King Tramennis's thought process, which he couldn't have done in comic form, at least not without a bunch of fairly awkward-sounding thought bubbles. Even with tons of thought bubbles, you still wouldn't get things like, "In the span of a split second, the King understood..."

    On the other hand, assuming there was a coup attempt, something like that would probably work well in comic form, so I would expect to see a regular comic page for that, if it happens.

    I can understand readers preferring the comic form, but my guess is that Rob probably doesn't have the same preference. I don't really know, though. I haven't looked to see if he's addressed the issue. I wouldn't be surprised if he has.

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    I actually prefer the text updates. Only problem is it was intended, and paid for by Kickstarter backers, that it'd be a full comic for chapter 3. I feel the story goes much better as they are put together now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by halfeye View Post
    Unfortunately, there are two threes. Three consecutive text updates, three disrupted artists. It does look as if something might not be right with Erfworld.
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    As far as I can tell, it all hinges on how Bunny jumps. #didnotintendthat
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    Transylvito has all the signs of a Corleone-esque decline.

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    So, are they ever actually gonna do the coup, or...? I mean, I was kinda excited that the story seemed to be going somewhere again, so I really hope this subplot ends up resolving that one somehow.

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    Looks like there is some fun stuff happening on this plot-thread. I hope we stay there a few updates. And I bet we will change the channel on monday.

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    You know, I just figured out that Caesar's outfit is Spike's from Buffy. I feel downright unobservant for missing this earlier.
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