Who knows? Maybe its to do with one of those 'rules of the internet' - the more sweet and innocent it is, the more satisfying to corrupt?

Maybe, on a less cynical note, it's nice to see our favorite characters work their way through something that they're in no way prepared for. It's oddly satisfying to see someone go through hell and come out okay. Assuming any darkfics actually take that path, I don't tend to read them.

I just get the feeling that if you're going to read and write darkfics then the show isn't dark enough for you, which it shouldn't have to be.

I'd play 40K if I had money. And knew people who played it.

Seriously, it's like half a grand to raise a whole army.

Yeah, that's my feeling on it. I really want to give it a shot, but I'm a poor-ass student, where the hell am I gonna get the sratch to build something like that up?

hah. Timestamps.

edited 14th Oct '11 12:19:38 PM by kegisak

40k is my life. I've been playing it since I was nine.

If I was a Pony, I would have the Imperial Eagle as a CM.

Expensive as HELL though!

edited 14th Oct '11 12:20:20 PM by Justanotherbrony

@Sky, why did that video make me smile so much?

No, the new season started a month ago; the new remastered theme song premieres tomorrow.

I'm sorry, but I don't see how "Return of Harmony" works as a season finale. It's much better as it is now, with "The Best Night Ever" as the season 1 finale and "Return of Harmony" as a kick-ass S2 premiere.

—R.J.

Because it has a kickass song? I need to see the movie it's in sometime.

eh, I dunno. Because of the time gap, and because of the nature of the opener and season 1's opener, I'm thinking of this saturday as season 2 proper - return of harmony is still technically included in season 2, but much like the elements of harmony with nightmare moon it'll proably have such a different feeling to it that I'll hardly consider it the same. Especially since it doesn't even do the job of setting up the season. Well, so far as we know right now, I guess.

I'd read a crossover of ponies and 40K if it wasn't pandering towards making it either too damn sweet or too gritty and violent.

I'm thinking an interesting take on the central themes and how much of an impact it would have on both sides.

Of course, being possible IF the writer doesn't mangle and defile the canon.

Maybe pull it the way Pannic does crossovers - take the gneneral concept and run with it, ignoring the rest. I, for one, would love to see TWILIGHT SPARKLE, HERO OF EQUESTRIA!

edited 14th Oct '11 12:28:20 PM by kegisak

I have one last thing to mention, Is is bad when you come to the series after reading that cupcakes thing? (A freind (also a brony) linked it to me). I guessed that wasn't acurate, but there were times where it actually seemed reasonable to think pinkie pie could do that, like the ep with the griffon early on. That was not fun to watch that ep with that fic at the back of my mind. It managed to put me off fanfics, though I may start reading some when I catch up.

Thats the magic of denial for me.

THIS MIND ISN'T YOURS YET, INTERNET.

heh... just wait until you see 'party of one'.

Cupcakes is probably the worst fanfic. Rainbow Factory is pretty bad too, but in an emotional manner, not from squick.

Quite.

A bit premature, but who's your favorite pony?

edited 14th Oct '11 12:31:37 PM by SkyStrike

Personally, I think it would have been sweet if they'd been able to make Return of Harmony Pt.1 the Season 1 finale and Return of Harmony Pt. 2 the Season 2 primer, if only because of how great a cliffhanger Pt.1 would have made to end the season on (that and we would have had a whole summer in which to tell people about de Lancie.)

Liking Twilight and RD the most so far. Mostly due to Twilight not being an idiot hero and RD having GIRL POWER YEAH.

....ahem.

I'm not a huge fan of RD, just because she doesn't have too many good qualites. She's compulsive, competitive, and argumentative. Despite how much loyalty she has, one trait isn't enough to redeem someone, in my eyes.

Bad as in "oh horseapples this is scary, " not bad as in horribly written. They're not scary, but they're freakier than a lot of pony related fics. Cupcakes and Rainbow Factory are at the top of the hill, albeit a small one.

edited 14th Oct '11 12:46:30 PM by SkyStrike

I thought you liked Rainbow Factory?

I know someone here does

I'll always love AJ

edited 14th Oct '11 12:45:57 PM by gingerninja666

I went back to think it through again, and realized that @Ace did solve the problem. I did not realize that RD was in freefall both times when she performed a sonic rainboom, but that explains things perfectly.

First, we do not know the air density around Cloudsville. That might affect the speed of sound in the area. Anyway let's not dwell on that 'cause I've got more important points to make.

Second, my estimate of terminal velocity was based on a human's, however, drag force changes if the subject is more aerodynamic. Apparently people -have- broken the sound barrier in freefall under special circumstances, and it is not unreasonable to assume that pegasi are -very- aerodynamic, so they can increase their velocity while falling a lot longer, reaching higher speeds in a shorter time.

But the most important thing I didn't realize that downward speed in freefall becomes cumulative. So if RD is falling AND speeding downwards, she can keep piling on the extra acceleration from her own speed. Let's say she has a natural flying speed max of 10 m/s. If she is speeding downwards for 20 seconds, she can reach an extra 200 m/s in addition to what she gains from gravity by her own power.

So I guess that makes sonic booms by pegasi possible. Actually, it turns out you don't even need to be Rainbow Dash to do it! What's more, an Earth pony with proper sky diving skill and guts might be able to achieve the same.

edited 14th Oct '11 12:57:16 PM by Vree

@Sky: It doesn't exactly make much sense either.

How could Celestia NOT notice what's going on? She gave Cloudsdale dominion over the weather because she was feeling overworked from looking after both the sun and the moon. Luna's back now, so there's no reason for Celestia to let this continue

edited 14th Oct '11 12:55:21 PM by gingerninja666

Magic.

Who's to say Trollestia didn't think "Fine, whatever, just don't spill blood everywhere"?

*snort snort*

edited 14th Oct '11 1:01:53 PM by SkyStrike

I did kinda like the idea of RD being driven to insanity by scoot's failure though

I liked the ending. Scootaloo manages to fail again.