Sparkleheart

*Walks into the room drinking a milkshake* *Stops* *Looks around at everyone else, then at the dead body, then back at everyone else* *Slowly backs out of the room while still drinking milkshake*

Yeah, I'm not holding out hope for this movie being good. Though I think it could potentially spawn some great MST3K-type edits.

I'm in the what now?

- More Derpy in the background. (I think we can avoid speaking lines from now on.) - More Luna. - Seeing more of the world outside Ponyville and Canterlot. - More Scoots. - Zecora backstory.

Just watch, five years from now the gaming industry will be nothing but Steam and indie studios. Okay, and EA making war games every 10 months.

Okay, seriously, where and how did this start? Seems to be fairly popular, if EQD's drawfriends are any indication.

Although it occurs to me now I wouldn't actually be doing anything for a couple days after the start anyway. Derp.

This Saturday works for me.

Put me up for a line anywhere you need!

So OOC threads go into the main 18+ section then, got it.

In that case, will we get an OOC section dedicated to 18+ threads? Or do we just stick them in the main 18+ section from now on?

Mkay. Everyone else int eh thread seems to want to take over, so I guess we'll be doing that then. Meanwhile I'll keep trying to contact the creator.

Well, that's one vote for player takeover and one against. Hmm. I guess we can take a couple more weeks to decide here. Edit: Well, my internet connection is being a butt today.

Well, that's one vote for player takeover and one against. Hmm. I guess we can take a couple more weeks to decide here.

So, myself and a couple other ponies are taking part in this roleplay called The Test. And the person who created and was running it hasn't been online since March 13th. So now we're without a game master to direct what's happening at the facility (and I don't know what exactly he was planning) or accept any new players who might want to join. Is there any standard procedure for this sort of thing? Do you think it would be okay for us players to take over, maybe voting on what happens next and so on?

Well, here's a thought: We have people still sign up for either lines or drawings. The line people come up with lines to start the game, pass them on to drawing people, and so on. So the number of concurrent games would be half of the number of players, and artists wouldn't have to draw EVERY single day.

Nooooooo the forum just ate my post! T_T Time to rewrite a shorter version... Anyway, some of my own random thoughts about the show's appeal, trying to avoid repeating what others have said: For furries, I suspect the talking horses get the show one or two extra points, but I think its popularity among that group probably has more to do with furries being more *embedded* in online culture in general than most people are. So they're more or less in the right spot to be exposed and potentially become fans. (Oh hey, NOW I get the autosave message.) As for the general popularity of the show itself, well, it *is* usually a bit better than most other cartoons. (Though I'll admit the quality has become more variable since Lauren Faust left the team.) But more than the quality itself, the wide appeal probably has more to do with it being surprisingly age- and gender-neutral. Kids can understand it without adult audiences feeling like it's insulting their intelligence (most of the time). There are also some references and jokes that only adults will get, and I can think of at least one joke that would be WILDLY inappropriate for kids if it didn't just fly over their heads. For the gender neutral thing, the show pretty much avoids stereotypes about what characters should act like based on their gender. I mean, seriously, they could have animated and cast the show with all the characters gender-flipped but using the exact same script and the only noticeable thing would be that male Rarity is really flamingly metrosexual. (Which I think speaks to some other hangups our society has about gender roles, but yeah.) But another aspect that I think makes a HUGE contribution, is the sort of world and lore it has. Basically, it's the kind of world where it's easy to create your own characters and stories without just making Mary Sues or changing the lore until the result is barely related at all to the original source. There's a ridiculous amount of room to expand while still being recognizable as MLP. Honestly, I think this is probably the biggest catalyst behind the fandom being able to expand so much. THOUGH I WILL ADMIT I may be somewhat biased here, as I actually tend to enjoy all the fan-created insanity more than the show itself. And of course this aspect means there's plenty of fertile soil for insanity to grow. P.S. I regret to inform you that yes, friendship is literally magic in the FiM universe. Fortunately the show focuses more on the metaphorical magic of friendship, but you're probably still gonna gag at a couple episodes.

you're good.

Man, that coulda gone off in a completely different direction with a couple more people. Also, new after-game/mini-game idea: Post your ideas for alternate lines here! 1. Filly Twilight learns a harsh lesson about the physical properties of cardboard. 2. Middle-aged Twilight has a new favorite movie. 3. Twilight engages in a dramatic car chase scene using cardboard boxes. 4. Cyclops Twilight commands her army of inanimate objects. 5. Let's Rocket Space Team Twilight Go!!! 6. (yeah) 7. The Royal Guard debates a potential ban on wings. 8. To absolutely nopony's surprise, Celestia turns out to be in charge of the black market.

Just wanted to ask, has anyone here played it? Would you say it's worth picking up for $4? Etc.? Since there's like 18 hours left on the Steam sale and everything.

And hey, I just sent mine along!

Works for me.

I'll take a line! Or eyeball-searing pic, if needed.

Huh, the earlier lines/pics didn't turn out quite as suggestive as I'd expected. My mind must be filthy. But yes, sign me up for the next one!

Hachdkldjslsld. Apologies if my post came across as mean or insulting or something.