weesh Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Due to budget cuts, there is only enough funding for 5 elements of harmony next season. But don't worry, the ponies work pretty cheap, we aren't loosing anyone important.Who do you send packing and why? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Cakes Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 mm, this is a tough decision... I chose magic. if the element of magic was called the element of friendship, I'd have a much harder decision to make ._.so my opinion isn't a strong one at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianblackberry Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Laughter - Because it should be joy. Laughing is good but you can't do it often and joy is far deeper in meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Mint Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 hi hiWhen I was working on my MLP:FiM tabletop RPG slash poker game, I did some research on various common virtues and character strengths. A lot of them are closely related with minor differences. Some that I might have chosen instead of the ones that are canon might have been:• Love or humor / laughter.• Integrity or responsibility / loyalty• Trust / honesty• Gratitude or appreciation / generosity• Empathy / kindness• Friendship / magicBut I think I'm going to have to go with magic being the one element that doesn't fit in with the rest. Its more like all the rest of them combined or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RarityDash Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Yeah. Magic/Friendship is the most redundant one, so it would go. Sorry Twilight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashton Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Its more like all the rest of them combined or something. "By Your Powers Combined..." (lol, Its sad that every year I meet fewer and fewer people who remember that...)I just couldn't vote out twilight, she's 2nd best pony, and OBVIOUSLY Dash has to stay...Kindness/Generosity are very similar, so I'd say drop one of them, and since Generosity also happens to be Rarity... yep, hate on me if you want, I'd kick Rarity out of the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I just couldn't vote out twilight, she's 2nd best pony, and OBVIOUSLY Dash has to stay...Kindness/Generosity are very similar, so I'd say drop one of them, and since Generosity also happens to be Rarity... yep, hate on me if you want, I'd kick Rarity out of the club.I tried so hard to separate the elements from the ponies in the intro, but it seems that that is impossible. I do like your reasoning though. The Kindness/Generosity thing is a good way to deal with the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Krackle Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Generosity. It can be replaced by a scratch-my-back-I-scratch-yours attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davroth Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 I take severe cuts to my own salary instead (I assume I make good bits if I make that decision). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceHeru Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 I just replace the element of laughter because it is a pointless element. Whatever happened to the elements of Hope, Love, and those other good happy elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legit101 Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Honesty. You can't be honest in all situations, and not having the element doesn't mean you should lie all the time. Only when it's obviously appropriate, which Applejack already does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Hoof MD Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 I don't really understand the whole magic thing. I think they could do without it.Twi-"Hi. You wanted to see me, Mr. Producer?""Yes. Sit down, Ms. Sparkle. Now. I am sure that you have heard about all of the budget cuts for the next season, right?"Twi-"Yes..........""Well we were all thinking. What does magic have to do with friendship? I mean I could understand if you pulled a quarter out of someone's ear or guessed a card but you don't even do that. I am sorry but we are just going to have to cut you."Twi-"No! But what will happen to me then?""Oh you will just be sent to the land of Zoids, Beyblade, and all of the other forgotten Hasbro toys!"*pulls lever which opens a trapdoor under Twilight's chair*"Say hello to Starlight for me! Muahahahahaha"Twi-"NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!"Yea......It would be something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Mint Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 hi hiThe way it is framed in the show, Generosity involves an appreciation of others as uniquely different and an conception of greater ideals beyond yourself. Kindness on the other hand, involves empathizing with others as though they were yourself, without distinction. Similar in effect, perhaps, but quite different in motivation.I must say I think that the element of laughter is incredibly important, and that its more than simply laughing all the time. Good humor is one of the keys to enjoying life in the first place. People with a sense of humor live -on average- longer, healthier and happier lives. (for real)Honesty is about courage, the courage to face the negative consequences of the truth, however, just because you are courageous does not mean you should go seeking danger. Understanding the element of Honesty is about understanding those subtleties.(I'll agree that some elements might not be as useful as others, but I wouldn't agree that any one of them is useless.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 and loyalty escapes unscathed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChancellorPuddinghead Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 imo all are equally necessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonTheHuman Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 It's weird, because as much as I love Twilight (she's my favorite pony) I think that "Magic" is kind of a dumb element. Everything else is a characteristic that can be applied to a real friendship, but magic? I guess it's something to do with just friendship in general and how she brought all six of them together, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfox64x Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 I would have to say Magic... Just move it aside, but keep Twilight herself, she's more of a 'link' between the other elements, so she stay in the group... she just doesn't have her own element... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 and loyalty escapes unscathed!Well it has a vote NOW. Was that just out of spite? : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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