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#115026 Mio Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:12:26 PM

I don't think we necessarily disagree now that I think of it. Were just focused and concerned about different sides of the conflict.

In the best case scenario we would both rather that neither side look incompetent, but you would rather not make the villain look incompetent, while I would rather not make the hero look incompetent.

edited 4th Mar '12 4:12:49 PM by Mio

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#115027 Japanese Teeth Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:12:47 PM from Meinong's jungle

Still distracted by Minecraft.

I'm trying to build myself a nice house for once.

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#115028 The Freeman Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:14:19 PM from Hialeah,FL.

I'm bored and reading things.

#115029 Crowfall Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:14:31 PM

I actually completely agree with Ginger's preference in villains, I just find it strange how much of a deal breaker it is for him.

#115030 Applelight Limited Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:15:43 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

I'm looking forward to your review btw JT.

You should call attention to the attempts by Pinkie and Rarity to demonstrate assertiveness to FS which didn't really suit her. Be assertive with truth to your character as it were.

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#115031 Kyler Thatch Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:15:44 PM from the bottom of my heart

Re: The Color You Bleed

Tidus felt like a Deus ex Machina.

I'm also a bit surprised that we don't seem to have a page for this yet.

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#115032 gingerninja 666 Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:18:31 PM from Aboard The Damocles

@Crow It isn't really. It's just I'd like to find at least ONE thing that fits my insane standards

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#115033 Psi 001 Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:20:00 PM

Out of the two, I prefer the villain to be competant or at least Not So Harmless. While I can kind of stand a villain losing to luck if it's done in a witty fashion (eg. some of Inspector Gadget's antics) I often have a hard time seeing a Harmless Villain get trounsed and still root for the hero.

Not So Harmless is generally my favorite, a bumbling clownish villain that makes some screw ups and may even be taken lightly by the heroes, but eventually makes the odd formidable move that makes them shit their pants. Dr Eggman is one of my favorite examples, just watch the intro to Sonic Unleashed.

edited 4th Mar '12 4:23:42 PM by Psi001

#115034 ilsemmr Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:20:20 PM from Austin

You probably wouldn't be able to unless you made your own movie or TV Show ^^

Sometimes I feel like that. If you want something done right, you gotta do it youself!

#115035 crowlover Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:21:25 PM

@ginger Now I'm curious, have there been any works that have met your standards?

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#115036 gingerninja 666 Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:22:17 PM from Aboard The Damocles

Repo! The Genetic Opera

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#115037 storyyeller Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:24:09 PM from Appleloosa

By the way, we've just overtaken A Game of Gods- Discussion Thread. Good work everyone!

If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".

#115038 Applelight Limited Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:25:04 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

Yay!

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#115039 crowlover Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:25:43 PM

Now let's shoot for post 2^17. Whoever gets it must make it awesome.

edited 4th Mar '12 4:25:52 PM by crowlover

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#115040 The Freeman Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:25:45 PM from Hialeah,FL.

Obligatory victory music.

#115041 Japanese Teeth Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:28:06 PM from Meinong's jungle

@Applelight: I mentioned that, although it's less "different ways of being assertive" and more "they aren't really being assertive." Hopefully I'll get that done soon.

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#115042 gingerninja 666 Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:28:14 PM from Aboard The Damocles

The thing is, even the villains I make can't live up to my standards.

One story I came up with, I was so much more interested with the villain I'd created than the heroes that I made him a Villain Protagonist. (something I could never accept anywhere else)

edited 4th Mar '12 4:28:37 PM by gingerninja666

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#115043 Applelight Limited Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:30:43 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

@ JT

Well no rush, but they're always great to read anyway.

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#115044 ilsemmr Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:31:14 PM from Austin

yeah... Making stories and characters is hard. Which is why even though I have some ideas for fanfiction, I never/rarely actually write it. I'm sure I would fail!

edited 4th Mar '12 4:31:28 PM by ilsemmr

#115045 Japanese Teeth Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:31:22 PM from Meinong's jungle

It's not so much rush as "I have other stuff I need to work on so I want to get it done."

I swear I've written more this year than I ever had to in college.

I don't mind fallible villains too much as long as a Villain Ball doesn't result. If they're too perfect they aren't as interesting.

edited 4th Mar '12 4:32:53 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#115046 ilsemmr Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:33:24 PM from Austin

Eeyup. I'm writing a 7-8 page paper right now. It's hard... :(

#115047 gingerninja 666 Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:33:37 PM from Aboard The Damocles

It's not so much that. It's that, I can accept these kinds of characters, but only because I made them

edited 4th Mar '12 4:33:50 PM by gingerninja666

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#115048 Applelight Limited Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:33:55 PM from Manehattan to Canterlot

And yet you graduated. Meanwhile, dumbass here dosn't write squat with regards to pony and can't pass final semester. I'm such a dumbass.

edited 4th Mar '12 4:34:33 PM by ApplelightLimited

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#115049 Psi 001 Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:35:13 PM

I tend to not be big on Villain Protagonist setups, generally because, while you'll likely adore the villain, to make it work you usually have to make the heroes completely one dimentional and unsympathetic. You can have a Hero Protagonist and still have a developed sympathetic villain, it's rare to have vise versa however. I consider The Dreamstone pretty much the anti-Friendship is Magic because of this.

edited 4th Mar '12 4:36:11 PM by Psi001

#115050 Japanese Teeth Sun, 4th Mar '12 4:43:37 PM from Meinong's jungle

If there's one thing I learned from college it's how to churn out enormous amounts of writing. One semester I had to write over a hundred pages worth of material. But don't worry about it too much. As long as you keep your priorities straight you'll do fine. And you're not a dumbass. For most of college I basically looked like my avatar pretty much all the time.

edited 4th Mar '12 4:44:56 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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