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Thread: My Little Pony LI: FE
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2012-08-19, 06:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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*sigh*
Weary rant incoming...
SpoilerBored out of my mind today, making myself not do any more painting (because if I keep doing for days on end I'll end up going all peculiar); completely stumped as to what to do (it's not like I'm spoilt for choice with the amount of half-played games or untouched games I've got to hand), I decided to have another stab at Earth 2150.
Shoulda stuck with Pokemon...
Even with a walkthrough, on easy, the last mission I did was tiresome. 2150 is great (well, okay, just the positive side of moderate) when the enemy attriciates itself to death on your base (because it has limited resources), but when the AI just sits back in it's base and waits for you to attack it, in particular this mission... Not only is kinda boring (since you spend half your time waiting for your air units to reload), but damn-near impossible without spending several hours whittling the enemy away until they finally run out of resources (and of course, the whole game is on a global timer, so you don't have that luxury anyway). It also has a habit of gotchaing you, and worse, unless you're very deliberate with the quick-save, not always saving. (And the pathfinding at attack routines are pretty dreadful to boot - and the unit selection controls are pretty much the worst I've seen on an RTS. Heck, all the hotkeys are kinda weird and out there, for that matter...)
After what must have been a few hours of faffing around, I finally gave up, threw my hands in the air and said "bugger this, this isn't enjoyable at all, I'm gonna use the cheat code, so at least maybe I can get on to some other mission."
So I did. And it still took about five reloads to actually finish, with it being extra annoying. And then I came to the next mission - for which the only walkthrough on the whole internet stops at - (out of the three sides, the ED, which is the "first" side, this walkthrough only gets about half-way through) and tried to figure out how to even start. Wisely, I used the reveal map cheat, and I say wisely, because you could have spent long hours trying to search the map otherwise, looking for your harvastable resources... Of which there appear to be none, except that held by enemy forces. Which means the solution is probably a rush... And on top of that, the largest resources field (as the mission is get [x] resources looks like it might not actually be accessible without new units, which I would have to research from this mission and I may not be able to build anyway (because I'm well over the paltry unit cap with my high-level veteran units).
I've just sort of given up at this point... It's more tedium that it's worth. The individual bits are a pain, but when the add up together, it's just... a vertibale conacopia of meh. (It's not even at if the game is really bad, so much, just, at this point... dull.) It's a game that's okay for turtling (but not as good as even C&C, depressingly) but really not good for when the computer turtles... Which is a shame, since the concept was actually quite good. It's not the worst RTS I've ever played (that special honour is reserved for Star Trek New Worlds and Perimeter), but it's definately not one of the best I've played.
Trouble is, pretty much every game I'm part way through at the moment is stuck in a bit that either requires grinding or is a more tedious bit, even in my RPGs that I'm part way through, and I just can't seem to work up any ethusiasm for the like, two, that aren't at the moment.
And to cap it all, I am literally about one-and-a-half pony fanfics away from pretty much having read all the longish stories that hold any interest for me. (And Naruto and HP have also rather run dry of good stuff in the last year or so.)
Long story short: bored and frustrated Lich is bored and frustrated.
Doesn't help, I don't think, that the weather is so muggy; I really hate that.
I think I might have to go an watch some more Rock Lee Springitme of Youth episodes, just because that at least will be cheery.
And apparently those of use who missed the joke...Last edited by Aotrs Commander; 2012-08-19 at 06:48 PM.
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2012-08-19, 06:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Theoretically, if you got the joke, you would laugh or be squeemish.
It's a ponification of a short horror manga, basically. The Enigma of Amigara Fault, by Junji Ito. It's okay.
I much prefer Gyo, by the same, or possibly Uzumaki, which are both full length and significantly more disturbing.
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2012-08-19, 06:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-19, 07:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-19, 07:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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For what it's worth: I took a few years of German in high school, several years ago, and had little practice with it since, I had little trouble understanding any of the German dub. How much of that is specific to that dub, or to me, or what, I have no idea. I do know that a single semester of Arabic was insufficient to understand that dub, beyond one of Applejack's lines in "Ticket Master".
As for actual recommendations... I don't know what to say yes on, but don't go with Pinkie-heavy episodes. Especially stuff like "Griffon the Brush-Off", where she speaks very quickly.
"Stabbed by a muffin" suggests that the muffin is the perpetrator, the stabber. If you want something like the picture, "stabbed with a muffin" is probably a better bet.Level 4 Bibliophile/Level 3 Bard, working toward the Bibliomancer Prestige Class
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2012-08-19, 07:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-19, 07:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-19, 08:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Hey Tiki. I wanted to ask you something.
Why's your avatar just a tiny plant? What is it?(Un?)official ponythread element of airships.
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2012-08-19, 08:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Spoiler: I'm a writer!Spoiler: Check out my fanfiction[URL="https://www.fanfiction.net/u/7493788/Forum-Explorer"here[/URL]
]Fate Stay Nano: Fate Stay Night x Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
I Fell in Love with a Storm: MLP
Procrastination: MLP
Spoiler: Original FictionThe Lost Dragon: A story about a priest who finds a baby dragon in his church and decides to protect them.
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2012-08-19, 08:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-19, 08:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-19, 09:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Spoiler: I'm a writer!Spoiler: Check out my fanfiction[URL="https://www.fanfiction.net/u/7493788/Forum-Explorer"here[/URL]
]Fate Stay Nano: Fate Stay Night x Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
I Fell in Love with a Storm: MLP
Procrastination: MLP
Spoiler: Original FictionThe Lost Dragon: A story about a priest who finds a baby dragon in his church and decides to protect them.
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2012-08-19, 09:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-19, 09:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-19, 09:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Dear
Princess CelestiaPremier Pony Party Planner Pinkie Pie,
Cleaning the entire house, re-arranging all the furniture, cooking a four course meal for two dozen people, hosting the party, re-cleaning the house and moving all the furniture back is extremely hard work; especially with a baby who has been screaming his little head off when not being held by his parents (coating oneself in flour did seem to work in this case) and depriving them of even more sleep than usual. Still, it was a good party, fun was had by all, the food was well received, and I now have your likeness in miniature gracing my desk at work to remind me of the event.
Your extremely weary student,
Dexam.
Thanks for the birthday wishes everypony. I look forward to catching up with ponythread later.
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2012-08-19, 10:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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I honestly did not foresee this. Damn you mortals and your ability to play dress-up.
More honestly ever since you stopped coding your words green I've more or less lost the ability to tell you apart from Thanqol. I'm half convinced you are in fact the same person.
Pfft. Plain green? *puts on mask*
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2012-08-19, 10:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-19, 10:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Hey everyone, look! Someone spotted Seaponies on a peice of merch and took a photo of it!
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I regret nothing.
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2012-08-19, 11:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Medic ponies incoming!
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I love the title of the book on Dash's bed.
Well, I'd recommend that you see Sonic Rainboom, if only because it has a fairly clear plot issue and resolution, even without any words at all.
Blunt, what would the appropriate response be?
Well, based off your past reaction to such things, and the undead's current resistance to OFC bombardment, I would suggest an overkill amount of force.
I like the way you think.
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2012-08-19, 11:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-20, 12:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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Not pony related, but if you're looking for a good book, I would recommend finding a copy of Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. So far everyone I've lent it to has really liked it. It's a police procedural that feels like a cross between Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, Harry Potter (but grown up), and an episode of The Bill. You might know the author from such things Remembrance of the Daleks. The book does get fairly dark at times, but to the "not for children" level.
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2012-08-20, 12:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-20, 01:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-20, 03:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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Ponies not only make ME want to be a better person than I was before they entered my life, they make me want to HELP OTHERS be better people too.
And that is a GOOD thing by any definition.
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2012-08-20, 04:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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Oh ouch I fell for it.
Wow, even I didn't remember that at first. Good show.
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And it wasn't util this very moment that I realized I dislike geese almost as much as I hate primates.
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2012-08-20, 04:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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Comics time!
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Not only is Luna best Pony, she's best troll too.
...Yeah.
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2012-08-20, 04:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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Uhhh, guys ... do you have any idea what to do when one of your OC's just starts grinning madly?
Heh ... hehehehe ... MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Oh great, now he's laughing ... this can't be good.
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2012-08-20, 05:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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YELLING UPDATE:
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Diego Havoc: While ordering dinnerLast edited by Thanqol; 2012-08-20 at 05:48 AM.
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2012-08-20, 05:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Put me down for both. I laughed at Fluttershy going in sideways like that, then I remembered what this was based on and my skin crawled.
Though if you liked this I recommend looking for the Lyra version.
I hadn't considered most of these actually. Hurricane Fluttershy might be good. Focus on Dash and Fluttershy, lots of silly jokes, slapstick, a look into how pegasi make the weather (world-building, always good).
I dunno if WWU will be for him, not as a starter, but I'll bare it in mind.
I'm thinking about the first episode too. That's where I started.
Good options, and another vote for Sonic Rainboom too.
Glasses look good on everyone. Well known fact.
Well, my cousin has a hard time with fast speakers and with heavy accents, which is why I think Pinkie and AJ should be avoided. Apart from that, he has watched a lot of English TV, so maybe he'll be okay. His English is pretty good.
Sonic Rainboom again, eh? I think this or Hurricane Fluttershy seem like good palces to start.
My first thought was to go for Bridal Gossip, simply because it's one of my favourites and contains everypony. It's funny, draws you in before the opening sequence (that first minute is very important), explains the world a bit, and has a short but silly song. I just don't know about the bits with Pinkie, AJ and Zecora (I don't know how he'll deal with the rhyming).
Thank's for the help everyone.
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2012-08-20, 05:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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