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General Discussion » The Nerd Thread (comics, movies, anime, cartoons, video games, lore, fun stuff, ect.) » Post 46996

Cosmas-the-Explorer
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Explorer in Training
Hot take: The concept of the no killing rule in and of itself is not as important as what it represents.
A moral test of sorts in spite of all the pressure and temptation. I guess an allegory for the that moral struggle we all have at some point in time.
It’s more important how the story is told to accomoadate that code of honor.
Its why in MCU they have other conflicts, so they don’t focus much on the no kill rule usually.
After all, the no kill rule, unless you’re a Quaker or a Jainist, is probably not a universally useful rule in say times of war. But it is a good way to have a moral conflict which is also why writers need to not go too deep to discuss this rule if they aren’t ready for it.
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Generals » Stupid stuff that comes to mind that we want to post » Post 140642

Dirty Bit
Thread Starter - Hazbin Hotel Thread [Possible NSFW/Dark]
Lunar Supporter - Helped forge New Lunar Republic's freedom in the face of the Solar Empire's oppressive tyrannical regime (April Fools 2023).
My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
Magical Inkwell - Wrote MLP fanfiction consisting of at least around 1.5k words, and has a verified link to the platform of their choice

That's him, officer
And the massive bill afterwards.
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All to just tell your friends, your family, God and the state that you found the one you intend to be the only sex partner you’ll ever have (according to Christian society.)
And then bonds are tested before they eventually agree to Ctrl + Z their union.

Site and Policy » New Lunar Republic » Post 16691

Pony Discussion » MLP G5 Discussion and Speculation Thread » Post 24379

Dustcan
Magnificent Metadata Maniac - #1 Assistant
Lunar Supporter - Helped forge New Lunar Republic's freedom in the face of the Solar Empire's oppressive tyrannical regime (April Fools 2023).
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Preenhub - We all know what you were up to this evening~
Twinkling Balloon - Took part in the 2021 community collab.
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2020) - Took part in the 2020 Community Collab
Wallet After Summer Sale -
Condensed Milk - State-Approved Compensation

Dogs
Like yeah the movie is the best G5 has offered so far so it’s a great litmus test on whether the rest will have a shot in gaining your interest rather than the other way around.

Generals » Don't blame me, I voted for the other guy. (Politics General) » Post 153978

BlitztheDragon
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Nex Benedict’s family has issued a statement regarding the recent reporting that their death was a “suicide.” They provide a summary of additional findings that have not been released by the medical examiner, namely just how severe Nex’s head injuries were including multiple contusions and signs of hemorrhaging.
It should be noted that once again, the full report has not been released, and the declaration that the death was by suicide is being pushed primarily by local police and uncritically taken at face value by media and even President Biden (who tweeted his condolences for Nex’s “suicide”). The proof they’re seizing on that it was suicide is the presence of Prozac and Benadryl together in a toxicology report, both of which have low toxicity and low interaction effects with each other, and would have required large quantities of both to be fatal (and conveniently, the quantity of both in the report is not being made public).
I don’t know about the rest of ya, but this doesn’t pass the smell test for me.

Generals » Don't blame me, I voted for the other guy. (Politics General) » Post 153912

Commune
Lunar Supporter - Helped forge New Lunar Republic's freedom in the face of the Solar Empire's oppressive tyrannical regime (April Fools 2023).
Betrayal! - Betrayed their team for a badge. Shame forever!
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2017) - Celebrated Derpibooru's five year anniversary with friends.
Not a Llama - Happy April Fools Day!

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Nex Benedict’s death is ruled a suicide by official autopsy
This isn’t passing the smell test, their mother said Nex passed out in front of their family
What suicidal person takes a deadly dose of pills and then decides “ya know what I’m going to go out for lunch now”
It’s not impossible but, the details aren’t lining up properly

General Discussion » The Nerd Thread (comics, movies, anime, cartoons, video games, lore, fun stuff, ect.) » Post 46832

Kiryu-Chan
Solar Supporter - Fought against the New Lunar Republic rebellion on the side of the Solar Deity (April Fools 2023).
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My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
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World's Okayest User
@TheHappySpaceman
Reminds me of how test screenings basically ruined I Am Legend, where they wanted the more actiony ending as opposed to the original ending where it shows the Zombies still had a sense of humanity. The reactions after both went public more or less retconned the theatrical cut in favor of the original with Will Smith’s character being back for the sequel

General Discussion » The Nerd Thread (comics, movies, anime, cartoons, video games, lore, fun stuff, ect.) » Post 46830

General Discussion » The Nerd Thread (comics, movies, anime, cartoons, video games, lore, fun stuff, ect.) » Post 46829

WaynePonePone
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Solar Guardian - Refused to surrender in the face of the Lunar rebellion and showed utmost loyalty to the Solar Empire (April Fools 2023).
Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab

Flutters Hitchy Glimglam
@TheHappySpaceman
The subway disaster from Final Destination 3, which is probably my favorite ending of the whole series, was added because test audience thought the original ending (the one where the characters kind of just walk away with their premonition camera flashing one last time) was bad. That’s one example I can think off. Maybe it only works with horror films.

General Discussion » The Nerd Thread (comics, movies, anime, cartoons, video games, lore, fun stuff, ect.) » Post 46828

TheHappySpaceman
Solar Supporter - Fought against the New Lunar Republic rebellion on the side of the Solar Deity (April Fools 2023).
My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
Artist -
Not a Llama - Happy April Fools Day!

Sweet F.A.
So, genuinely, what’s the point of test screenings for films? Are they just there to make films appeal more to the masses? Because I’ve never heard of a film that was improved by changing stuff because of what test audiences liked, and I’ve heard of many films that were made worse by it.
(This question was prompted because I recently discovered that The Little Mermaid almost cut “Part of Your World” because kids were getting bored by it during test screenings, and I quite frankly find that unimaginable because the film doesn’t work without that song… and songwriter Howard Ashman agrees, because he threatened to pull out of the film if they cut that song, which was a good call because the song is now probably the most famous in the movie.)

Pony Discussion » MLP G5 Discussion and Speculation Thread » Post 24228

Pony Discussion » Pony Venting Thread » Post 9265

DerpyFast
Solar Supporter - Fought against the New Lunar Republic rebellion on the side of the Solar Deity (April Fools 2023).
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My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
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Friendship, Art, and Magic (2018) - Celebrated Derpibooru's six year anniversary with friends.

@Background Pony #2E4C
You can compare and contrast. Twilight and Misty are both unicorns that want the approval of the alicorn they complete tasks for. They both have a fear of failure and disapointing others.
But Twilight and Celestia’s relationship is pretty barebones, and doesn’t develop over the span of nine seasons. Twilight never has to confront the consequences of failure. Not even the Tirek situation is enough to get Twilight to at least question her opinion of Celestia. If you really want to be cynical, you could say that G4 starts and ends with Celestia telling Twilight “No, you have to do this instead”.
Meanwhile, you have Misty and Opaline. The villain-henchpony relationship turns out to be a facade that masks an abusive relationship. We learn exactly where Misty’s fears come from, and she eventually confronts them. She becomes disillusioned with Opaline, and chooses to make a change in her life.
It’s like a dark parallel that goes into more detail.
@Tiger beetle
I’m going to address these in the opposite order.
She doesn’t blindly trust Discord.
Yes she does.
She advocated for releasing a potential ally, so now she gives this ally an important task. If he continues serving Equestria, the safety of ponies is still gonna be in his hands. If she prevents Discord from doing anything of value…then what was the point of reforming him?
Yeah, maybe she should let him prove himself with smaller tasks first. The fact that she puts her little ego project over the safety of her subjects is not a good look for her.
Celestia recognizes she can’t overpower every threat, (especially with the implications of Daybreaker, that she’s holding back a lot), so the all powerful spirit of chaos would be an invaluable tool.
The decision to release him created more problems than it solved, and each of those problems reflects poorly on her decision-making.
Now, you can criticize her approach of ‘crises equals an opportunity for a test of character’. If you disagree with such a way of conducting things, that is also perfectly valid.
Oh, I do.
But that is also how she trained Twilight, and I wouldn’t expect a different approach from her.
She trusts Discord (a character who has demonstrated zero redeeming qualities by that point) as much as she trusts her own faithful student. This makes her look like a really bad judge of character, and like she has a surface-level understanding of the resources at her disposal.
Bottom line is, Discord WAS doing exactly what she asked of him, he captured Tirek within like 30 seconds.
This is the closest Discord ever comes to completing a basic task successfully.
Celestia had no prior knowledge of Tirek being some sort of master manipulator, so of course she believes Discord’s got this. She didn’t know Tirek would try to sway him with words - the last person he tried to convince to proceed with his plans was Scorpan, his brother, and that utterly failed.
Discord is unpredictable, so it wouldn’t even take a master manipulator.
And Discord has a friend in Fluttershy who’d also suffer at Tirek’s hands if he got his way, which provides extra motivation.
So she naively and incorrectly assumed that Discord cared about anyone other than himself. I’ll point out that Discord broke his promise to Fluttershy at the first opportunity in KCaFO. Again, this points to her being a bad judge of character.
Heck, Scorpan himself tattled on Tirek partially because of his friendship with Starswirl. And she’s right, because Discord outright says he’s doing it for Flutters.
That lasted all of five minutes. Which makes this the second time he’s betrayed Fluttershy’s trust.
The main difference being that Scorpan grew to care about other ponies, while most ponies continued being hostile to Discord, so there wasn’t as much connection there, which is why Tirek’s reasoning worked in the first place. Plus, saying “yeah, gag the guy, or he might turn you evil again” could be insulting to Discord, and make him feel like Celestia is treating him like an idiot.
Kind of sounds like she should have actually invested some time and effort into reforming Discord before sending him on this mission, considering this was her project in the first place.
If this is what we do see, then we can infer what she’s like as a ruler off-screen:
  • She’s too trusting, and a poor judge of character
  • She makes reckless gambles and lacks foresight
  • She more of an “idea guy”, who dumps projects onto others

Pony Discussion » Pony Venting Thread » Post 9263

Tiger beetle
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Send massage.
@DerpyFast
I disagree. You are inevitably gonna make your assumptions about characters based on how they are presented within the work. And if it’s not too much a stretch, if it doesn’t outright contradict the canon, then I think that’s valid. Celestia’s been shown to be forgiving, wise, kind, playful, able to see potential in others, and more than willing to give second chances. She has regrets, but she doesn’t give up because of them. She still sees herself as a good teacher, and ruler despite them.
Equestria is not a one-to-one of real life. Our rulers don’t have a ‘your destiny is to move the celestial body that illuminates the whole planet’ tattooed on their bums, and they don’t need to look at the totality of over a thousand years of ruling a magical land with magical threats, as to whether they should resign or not, whether they should get someone else to do this. Twilight was that someone else to do this, but that needed time to unfold. I am sure Celestia has made even more mistakes over her long reign, and no, her successes don’t erase her mistakes. But that goes both ways. And what I see, is a land where every citizen can pursue their dreams, resources are plentiful, and not a decrepit shadow of its former self like Griffinstone, or a starving society under a tyrant like the changelings under Chrysalis. Yes, the individual mayors of those towns and cities are there to make decisions on the behalf of those places - but all of that starts with Celestia governing the whole thing from Canterlot. Every meeting with dozens of delegates, every public appearance, every piece of paperwork she signs has a rippling effect throughout the land.
She doesn’t blindly trust Discord. She advocated for releasing a potential ally, so now she gives this ally an important task. If he continues serving Equestria, the safety of ponies is still gonna be in his hands. If she prevents Discord from doing anything of value…then what was the point of reforming him? Celestia recognizes she can’t overpower every threat, (especially with the implications of Daybreaker, that she’s holding back a lot), so the all powerful spirit of chaos would be an invaluable tool. Now, you can criticize her approach of ‘crises equals an opportunity for a test of character’. If you disagree with such a way of conducting things, that is also perfectly valid. But that is also how she trained Twilight, and I wouldn’t expect a different approach from her. Bottom line is, Discord WAS doing exactly what she asked of him, he captured Tirek within like 30 seconds. Celestia had no prior knowledge of Tirek being some sort of master manipulator, so of course she believes Discord’s got this. She didn’t know Tirek would try to sway him with words - the last person he tried to convince to proceed with his plans was Scorpan, his brother, and that utterly failed. And Discord has a friend in Fluttershy who’d also suffer at Tirek’s hands if he got his way, which provides extra motivation. Heck, Scorpan himself tattled on Tirek partially because of his friendship with Starswirl. And she’s right, because Discord outright says he’s doing it for Flutters. The main difference being that Scorpan grew to care about other ponies, while most ponies continued being hostile to Discord, so there wasn’t as much connection there, which is why Tirek’s reasoning worked in the first place. Plus, saying “yeah, gag the guy, or he might turn you evil again” could be insulting to Discord, and make him feel like Celestia is treating him like an idiot.

General Discussion » Automotive enthusiasts? » Post 9045

midob

E9th, C6
A bit of a rant that’s been stuck in my head for a while:
Rudolf Diesel would be devastated to see what the diesel engine has become, an engine originally pioneered for it’s ability to run alternative fuels and operate entirely without electricity (A mechanical diesel engine is completely EMP proof).
Diesel engines have now become an overcomplicated mess, heavily reliant on electronics, sensors and are equipped with emission systems that ruin efficiency and reliability. EGR, SCR, DPF, I know these things are neccesery to meet modern emission standards, but they often contradict purposes.
Examples:
  • EGR reduces NOx, increases PM, CO, BSFC (alters A/F ratio) and causes the turbo to take longer to spool (less airflow).
  • DPF captures PM, increases BSFC (exhaust backpressure, regeneration), large soot particles are burned during regeration, turning them into smaller (more harmful) particles. Each regeration dilutes the engine oil with diesel on engines that use post injection for regen, NOx output is high during regen.
  • SCR, probably the most effective emission control technology yet, it’s tried and tested, has been in use on lorries in Europe for the past decade. However I doubt the manafacture, packaging and transport of urea soloution (AdBlue) offsets the NOx reduced in vehicles using SCR.
  • These emission systems usually require ULSD to avoid damage to components, which rules limits the use of alternative fuels.
Despite all this I don’t dislike the common rail diesel (without emission systems), it’s design resolved a lot of long standing issues with the diesel engine and is perhaps the one of the most underappreciated technological advancements in modern history; hard to believe it was originally developed by Fiat.

Generals » [NSFW] Monster Musume thread » Post 40893

The★Rickmeister
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Stormlight Archivist📔
I got a few ideas while playing Runescape and Cuisineer, so I decided to try and meld them together as clearly and coherently as possible while adding a few more concepts and little improvements here-and-there.
I’ve had quite a lot of fun writing this, and I hope you all have an incredibly day/week.
Located near the border between Lokiry and Bo-Leoth, an age-old, elaborately-crafted shrine sits hidden deep in the caves system under a beach of diamond-white sand that stretches for many hundreds of miles in both directions.
Finding the entrance to the cave system is often said or presumed to be a test of sorts, and the first of at least three, and involves extensive studying of the land and its history -both cultural and geographical- and the varying rock formations which comprise the cliffs separating the aforementioned beach from the dense, seemingly endless forest and greenery which Bo-Leoth is renowned for.
As many have noted, with only a handful of people being able to actually find the caves and the shrine hidden deep within, the tests are largely based on one’s dedication and devotion, with the knowledge required and gained from each being extrapolated and used in the teaching that is offered, if one happens to succeed in actually finding it, and accepting the offer made by its sole resident.
The second trial, held in the cave system itself, is of patience and clarity, tempering one with the other and possibly vice-versa, to be able to find one’s way through the unknown, until finally reaching their destination, wherever that may happen to be.
Upon arriving at the final hallway between the caves and the shrine, a simple doorway is the only obstacle that stands between a wayward adventurer or a prospective acolyte, and the divine-looking shrine on the other side.
To be able to open it requires only a single, debatably simple item; a Seal of Wax and Glass, held in a Dragonwood brace. The problem that many have is that such an item has scarcely, if ever been heard of, never mind seen, in at least a few thousand years, if not far longer, and the required knowledge on how to properly craft and imbue one with the proper seal and inscription is either one in ten billion, or the explorer in question has somehow been able to be privy to such methods from the leading figure of Ingracia’s oldest kingdoms.
Firstly, the ‘Wax’ part of the seal is crafted from an incredibly rare substance referred to as Ibis’ Tears, which is itself found in the heart of an ancient subdomain several hundred feet under the sands of the Cartugan Desert. The ‘Glass’ is then forged using a material found on the other side of Ingracia, referred to by many of the people native to Mesok as ‘Crystallized Light’.
Forging it requires venturing into one of the oldest temples in the kingdom, and using the numerous, mirror-based mechanisms found scattered therein to direct it into a single point in the centre of a massive spell-frame on the floor, which transmutes the light into a somewhat more tangible state and mould it into the aforementioned glass.
With both fully constructed, and reshaped into the proper form, the third and final piece is the Dragonwood brace, which is carved from one of the namesake trees, or at least the handful that are still in existence and kept far enough from the common masses that many assume them to be little more than myth or legend.
Even upon being given access to the clearings that hold any of the Dragonwood Trees, nearly a week is require for the brace to be carved and engraved with the inscriptions required for the seal to work on the above mentioned door- a sort of written magic that has been passed down through the generations of certain noble and royal families in a few of the kingdoms around Ingracia, from millennia past.
Upon completion, the seal becomes a highly-sought after item, with the average price rumoured to be in the range of tens to hundreds of millions, or even billions of Rel, per-seal. Should one be able to find their way to the door, either for the first time, or returning after having left to prove themselves capable, the door marked with the seal’s indent will open, revealing a shrine fit for the gods, and debatably just as antiquated.
Stepping through the doorway, the one visiting will be met by Risulka, who has been the only resident of the shrine for the best part of a millennium, if not far longer. Once inside, she will ask a variety of questions, ranging from inquiry regarding their basic interests to their goals and ambitions, as well as their reason for visiting. Should she deem them worthy, Risulka will lend them one of the shrine’s many vacant rooms, allowing them to learn and be trained in an equally-varied array of subjects, ranging from martial arts, philosophy, history, art, linguistics, one of many branches of thaumaturgy, and a fair amount of self-introspection, one of her main lessons being surmised by the phrase “Strength does not make one capable of Rule, it makes one capable of service.
Assuming they meet or rarely even pass enough of her expectations, Risulka will grant them a ‘boon’ so to speak, allowing them a brief insight into the metaphysical reality of the world at large, whatever that happens to be is left up to the interpretation of the one said gift is bequeathed to.
Risulka herself is regarded by the few visitor she has been host to over the years, as being rather enigmatic, and seemingly just as reserved, only speaking when spoken to, and often keeps her thoughts opinions and feelings close to her chest unless the circumstances or situation happen to dictate to the contrary.
Seen as mild-mannered by those of who have been wise and brave enough to meet her, she is perhaps the last in an exceedingly long-line of so-called ‘Dragon Children’, easily denoted by her tail, mask, and the thaumic output she has, which is recognizable by anyone who has either lived with or been around Dragonkind for long enough.
The requirements needed to pass the trials in order to reach the shrine are rather similar to those of her family who are either entrusted with it and its long-term future, or those looking to venture into the world and ‘make their own mark’ as Risulka herself once worded it. Her siblings have all long since left to build shrines or temples to call their own, only a scant few of which have been properly recorded in more than a few sources, if any at all, and the family she had behind have likewise since passed on into the realms beyond, with the belief they will arrive before the gates of the ‘Shrine of Heaven’, where they will continue to watch over Risulka until her Count of Days is finished, and she is able to join them once again.
When not hosting visitors, Risulka’s routine is quite a strict one, from waking the moment the sun’s rays manage to reach her shrine, followed a whole day of training that many would refer to as being incredibly Spartan, honing her body, mind and her spirit, with her only moments of respite being her daily meals, and the extensive studying in the temple’s athenaeum, repeated until dusk, where the day’s events are repeated at next sunrise.
From as soon as she was able to properly begin her training, Risulka was bequeathed the Gift of Wind, a sort of passive buff to her physical abilities, and which adds to her skill in martial arts and physical training, increasing her durability and stamina little by little each day.
Upon carving a statue of her newfound patron God, Shasa, Risulka was gifted with a new form of combat, now capable of transmuting bodily energy into Faith and use it in lieu of Mana to deal devastating blows to whatever she comes into contact with.
While she may be old by many people’s standards, be they human or Arexian, Risulka has virtually her entire life ahead of her, being in her early twenties if someone of either species were to compare their lifespan to hers, and she has openly declared her intent of using it to try and learn as much as possible, in regards to both her visitors, however few or many that may be, and the world around her from their or a general perspective, eventually having been given the title of ‘Tara-Bo-Kofo’ by one of her earlier visitors, and having stuck with it after learning its definition.
Kia-Ora?
As with most of my other profiles, there are a few references in this one, the first being the ‘Seal of Wax and Glass’, which is a direct reference to the story of the same name.
Risulka’s title of Tara-Bo-Kofo translates literally into English as ’Little/Young Green/Jungle Dragon.
The ‘Mirror-based puzzle’ involving the beams of light is an allusion to the light puzzle from Runscape’s Mourning’s End Part II, and the puzzle in Skyrim used to retrieve the Elder Scroll in the main quest-line.
Risulka’s quote mentioned in the profile above is a direct line from Brandon Sanderson’s ‘The Way Of Kings’, which is the first of ten planned books in the Stormlight Archive novel series.
‘Kia-Ora?’ makes the last reference, it being a simple Matoric way of saying ‘hello?’

Generals » Don't blame me, I voted for the other guy. (Politics General) » Post 153793

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Generals » News, Articles, Events, and Shenanigans. [Potentially NSFW] » Post 3341

NitroFury
Lunar Guardian - Earned a place among the ranks of the most loyal New Lunar Republic soldiers (April Fools 2023).
Non-Fungible Trixie -
Preenhub - We all know what you were up to this evening~
My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
Wallet After Summer Sale -
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2018) - Celebrated Derpibooru's six year anniversary with friends.
Thread Starter - Horseplay
Artist -

Nitro Cat Bad!
Do some of you here like Wendy’s? Well you might start finding something else because…
Tl;Dr: So the CEO of Wendy’s wants to test out an Uber-like pricing system where they want to charge you more on peak hours, and want to do this as early as 2025. And guess what? other fast-food chains are eyeing on this idea too and will likely do this too if successful.
Another example of corporate greed.

Roleplaying » Looking for ERP partners thread [NSFW] » Post 6717

Lumolla
Solar Supporter - Fought against the New Lunar Republic rebellion on the side of the Solar Deity (April Fools 2023).
Artist -

Lumolla [InvisorFAA]
I’m looking to play submissive in a mostly nonsexual, sadomasochistic bdsm rp.
The “kinks” are:
Electric play (shock devices, collars, cuffs, prod rods),
Light Bondage (Cuffs, straps or binding to the surfaces),
Impact play (I do like long whips, riding crops and thin sticks),
Breath play (Tight collars or full blown choking!),
Pain endurance tests (:o),
And others you or me might possibly have on mind :o
This is meant to be consensual, though if one decides to turn it into non consensual tortures, we could try :o
DM me on discord if you are interested or willing to discuss please, my discord is: lumolla

General Discussion » Unpopular opinion time (super alpha no pony edition) » Post 85070

Mr.Myoozik
StarTrix Forever! - Derpi Supporter
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Solar Hero - Went above and beyond for the Solar Deity, drawing from the power of the sun itself to bring balance to the fight against the Lunar Insurrection (April Fools 2023).
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
King Sombra - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of The Crystal Empire!
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab

Music Connoisseur
@Background Pony #967B
That theory is a double edged sword though. While it is true that the author/creator is the one who controls everything in the work and has the most say in it and it shouldn’t exclusively have to be from the fans, fan reception exists for a reason so a creator can look at any negative feedback and use it to make improvements and get better. Not to mention that there are also other factors like executives, members of staff who have their own input, publishers, test audiences, etc.
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General Discussion » Vent thread » Post 191958

TheHappySpaceman
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My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
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Not a Llama - Happy April Fools Day!

Sweet F.A.
take up random classes, im not joking.
That saddens me as an answer. I mean, I believe you’re telling the truth, but the thing that prompted this is, I recently had to drop the class I’d started taking at PVCC because of a combination of external issues related to the testing and my job needing to take up more time. So in doing so, I’ve robbed myself of several potential connections with other classmates, and I wonder if I’ve just destroyed the last opportunity I’ll have to make those friendships with people close to my age.
I wish I knew the solution.
I once tried hanging out at the local brewery. I got a drink at the bar and I thought to myself, “Ok, now what do I do?”
Yeah, places like breweries aren’t really suited for making connections.
If you’re into something that isn’t too niche try finding a group or club that do meetups. Things such as mountian biking clubs, one of my colleagues made a bunch of friends at a board game club of all things. Personally I wouldn’t bother going to church if you’re an atheist, it’s a poor start for finding common ground, try a community centre.
I’ll see about those clubs. I don’t know what clubs would match my interests, maybe a music club. Possibly a hiking club, I do enjoy taking daily hikes. Pretty much all the college clubs are off-limits since I dropped that class and am technically no longer a student, but maybe there are outside-college clubs? :(
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Pony Discussion » Pony Venting Thread » Post 9190

Background Pony #7341
They were selling DLC to buy time in the hopes they could afford to continue development, I’m not sure why that’s such a hard concept to understand. It’s not like they flipped a coin with ‘story mode’ on one side and ‘season pass’ on the other. And even if they had, there isn’t an alternate universe where the coin toss went the other way but nothing else changed and that universe got a finished story mode, all the crowdfunding rewards, and a pizza party.
I mean, potentially, instead of working with a publisher, the devs could have all gotten regular day jobs and worked on the game in their spare time instead of the various measures they did to keep things going. Thing is, I’ve seen what that looks like – it’s called City of Titans, a superhero MMO that got Kickstarted in the fall of 2013 (that’s not a typo), right after City of Heroes shut down, and it’s not properly out yet. They ran out of money before even getting the game playable, and the remaining development team have been working on it in their spare time ever since, pre-selling access to the game to help fund development. A little over a decade later, all they have to show for it is a ‘test build’ (for backers and people who paid for access) that consists of a character creator and an unfinished map where you can run around and beat up a couple of enemies. That’s it.
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Depends on how people see it. 🤷
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And Modus fired the original M6 team while they were in the middle of QA testing the DLC, and now only one member of the team is left working on it
This game deserved so much better
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