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The trick is to dip in and out of hiatuses so frequently and with such bewildering timetables that no one's sure the author was ever real at all, like some kind of cryptid. The schedule is never broken; there was never a schedule to begin with. The ancients say that when the moon is full, the winds are calm and the stars are right, some updates may appear
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Last Ship in Suzhou randomly stopped and then came back for 1 or 2 chapters after like 2 or 3 months. Then it's been gone again for another month lol. Hexcaller is the most egregious, randomly stopping right before the freaking final battle of the book. I think it's been about 6 months but I gave up checking on it.
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Feb 3, 2022 08:16
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Larry Parrish posted:Last Ship in Suzhou randomly stopped and then came back for 1 or 2 chapters after like 2 or 3 months. Then it's been gone again for another month lol. Lol. Even Lung's discord has stopped whipping him at this point, they're all posting wordle grids. He did say last night that a new chapter would be out "tomorrow", and for what it's worth he generally does not say that sort of thing unless he means it.
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Feb 3, 2022 11:22
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KOGAHAZAN!! posted:Lol. Even Lung's discord has stopped whipping him at this point, they're all posting wordle grids. I'm not mad at him it just makes me sad lol
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Feb 3, 2022 11:32
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catgirlgenius posted:I AM misrepresenting it just a tad. It is only about 5% earnest horror per pound, give or take. The author is as good at horror as they are at portraying the close emotional bonds that are part and parcel of writing what is basically "the Fellowship of the Ring traveling through Qud". I wish you would write a few sentences instead of quoting pages and pages.
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Feb 3, 2022 16:27
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Maguoob posted:Missed updates is whatever, but at the very least Beware of Chicken's author does update Patreon with a general message. Some authors just flat out vanish. No message, no nothing, just stop updating. Like they don't need to get into details, just be "Hey I'm having issues and won't be able to write/post more chapters for an unknown amount of time." Though I guess social anxiety can play a big part in to that. I like how that entirely misses the point that I CAN'T delete reviews. Could you imagine if authors could delete reviews? Also, the admins are fairly reluctant to actually delete reviews. It's gotta be really out there. I've got a bunch of reviews I don't think are fair at all, and I'd happily delete them. Then, while I'm at it, lemme delete everything that's not 5 stars....
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Feb 3, 2022 16:31
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Sibling of TB posted:I wish you would write a few sentences instead of quoting pages and pages. I'm glad they didn't because if they posted "this story is good" I might have looked at it, but instead they posted all that and now I won't be fooled.
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Feb 3, 2022 17:43
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Selkie Myth posted:I like how that entirely misses the point that I CAN'T delete reviews. All the reviews of BtDEM complaining about sexism existing in fantasy rome are really loving weird, but if I hadn't started reading the series before those reviews existed it could have been an example of where the negative reviews got me to try a story because stupid complaints about things that aren't a problem usually means that the story is at least decent.
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Feb 3, 2022 21:12
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Plorkyeran posted:All the reviews of BtDEM complaining about sexism existing in fantasy rome are really loving weird, but if I hadn't started reading the series before those reviews existed it could have been an example of where the negative reviews got me to try a story because stupid complaints about things that aren't a problem usually means that the story is at least decent. At the same time, I wish I'd known - and played - "the game" a little better when I was starting out, and had a 5-star review as my top review. The top review stays due to inertia, and I dunno how many people have gotten turned off by a 2 star review being on top. Makes me a bit sad to imagine what could've been. Oh well. I'm doing well enough for myself. Glad to hear that they got you interested!
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Feb 4, 2022 03:18
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I do think it's weird, since normally magic = equality. But I appreciate the direction you took, and the fact that you created a unique story to stand out (also gently caress those haters). I read enough trash isekei manga where every single plot point is predictable, slave girls are cool, and japanese soy sauce is godlike. BtDEM feels genuinely (as far as a web serial can go) surprising in plot direction with a unique (isekei) character and social interactions beyond people salivating at fellating the MC.
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Feb 4, 2022 03:36
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Chillyrabbit posted:I do think it's weird, since normally magic = equality. It's usually more of "author didn't want to think about the causes of oppression = equality". Rome's view on women was less that they had to stay home because they were weak and more that Rome needed more Romans and so women should not do things which get in the way of churning out babies. Adding magic to the mix doesn't really change that. I don't have a problem with stories which just don't want to deal with discrimination and handwave it away and say their fantasy society is egalitarian, but it's one of the many things about your generic fantasy societies that aren't very realistic and don't make a lot of sense if you think about them too much.
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Feb 4, 2022 05:32
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Don't know if anyone reads Virtuous Sons here, but today's chapter is probably the best single webserial chapter of anything I can remember reading.
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Feb 4, 2022 05:58
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Brucolac posted:Don't know if anyone reads Virtuous Sons here, but today's chapter is probably the best single webserial chapter of anything I can remember reading. virtuous sons is great but i have to admit i'm not a huge fan of the flashback arc. griffon and solus are just way more interesting characters
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Jazerus posted:virtuous sons is great but i have to admit i'm not a huge fan of the flashback arc. griffon and solus are just way more interesting characters Yeah, the flashback definitely went a few chapters long, but it finished with a bang big enough to make up for it imo.
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Feb 4, 2022 06:42
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TUTBAD 75: I loved Mizuki aghast at Alfric actually pausing to consider whether he wished she were a boy instead. Way to read the room, Alfric! edit: Alfric's nonchalant demeanor as he casually explains why Mizuki is a less-than-ideal candidate for backup archer is also hilarious. I can see the future already: Mizuki: Look, I'm just gonna ask it flat out. Do you like me? Alfric: I suppose. Cicero fucked around with this message at 10:55 on Feb 4, 2022 |
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Feb 4, 2022 10:52
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Argue posted:The ebook version of The Last Tide (the TWI spinoff comic) is out (backers only at the moment I think) and it comes with pirateaba's script for the comic, and... the script is literally a 30k chapter. Pirate just wrote a 30k chapter and that's what the artist turned into the comic. Did you get your copy? I got an email from Cloudscape, confirmed my order, everything should be fine, but I haven't gotten a copy yet.
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Feb 4, 2022 16:24
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If you backed physical, you... don't get an ebook copy unless you explicitly added one. I think you can still add your order on backerkit. Also I seem to recall someone saying that if you neglected to fill out the survey you may not get the ebook--but they emailed someone on Cloudscape's end and got it sorted out.
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Feb 4, 2022 17:04
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I only backed the digital copy, I remember filling out their survey and that was selected, they even emailed me to confirm it. E: from the confirmation email quote:Pledge Summary Narmi fucked around with this message at 18:27 on Feb 4, 2022 |
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Feb 4, 2022 18:21
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Did you receive no link at all? There could be some confusion since in the download it's called part 1 but has both parts. If you got nothing at all, you'll have to contact Cloudscape.
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Feb 4, 2022 18:34
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Nope. The order status on backerkit says "We received your order" so that went through, I got an email confirming it but the only link is back to the survey to edit it. I sent them an email, hopefully this can be resolved soon. e: just got the download link, dunno why it didn't go through at first but it's here now. Narmi fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Feb 4, 2022 |
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Feb 4, 2022 20:55
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Bought physical, didn't realize it didn't come with an ebook.
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Feb 4, 2022 22:33
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How is practical guide shaking out? I lost interest during the Praesi arc because....I dunno I just felt like it was really boring somehow.
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Feb 5, 2022 21:04
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Xun posted:How is practical guide shaking out? I lost interest during the Praesi arc because....I dunno I just felt like it was really boring somehow. That arc was pretty meh till the end when it gets back to the standard quality level and has continued there since.
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Xun posted:How is practical guide shaking out? I lost interest during the Praesi arc because....I dunno I just felt like it was really boring somehow. Not going to lie, it slowed down a lot in Praes and then stayed slow with a lot of army stuff up through the invasion of the Kingdom of the Dead, which is I think is the weakest facet of the story. There’s a couple high points, specifically at the end of the Praesi arc and when the Warden of the West story comes back into focus, but it spends far too many chapters describing troop movements via casualty reports from messengers. Now, however, we have proper named (and Named) characters in the thick of things in Keter, and we’re back to the good stuff: gritty fights against ancient evils, clever plots undone by cleverer plots, the twistingly malevolent schemes of the Intercessor, and Catherine being an awful little villain who refuses to die. It’s back to being very fun and I’m back to looking forward to it every Monday and Thursday evening.
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Feb 5, 2022 22:23
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It's very close to finished. Very very close.
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Feb 6, 2022 03:36
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I was planning on waiting for Book 6 of Prac Guide to be finished before reading it, but I have a feeling if I do that I'll read spoilers for it in this thread way before I get the chance to catch up  I feel like the series varies a lot in quality just based on how interesting the antagonists of the arc happen to be. I enjoyed Book 5 a lot more than 4 just for that reason.
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I stopped in early 2021 when it came back from break because the chapters are relatively short and the next chapter button doesn't exist at the bottom of the chapter in reader view. Just too much of a pain to read for what it was doing.
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nrook posted:I was planning on waiting for Book 6 of Prac Guide to be finished before reading it, but I have a feeling if I do that I'll read spoilers for it in this thread way before I get the chance to catch up
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Feb 7, 2022 05:33
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I was under the impression pracguide is wrapping up this month. I subbed to their patreon a few days ago, which let me binge on all the extra chapters I'd missed out on. Strong contender for best :5bux:
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It's very near the end. Each book has taken about a year to write, Book 5 was 01/2019 - 11/2019, Book 6 was 01/2020 - 01/2021, Book 7 started 03/2021. If you go by chapters+interludes, it's been (respectively) 127, 104 and 96 (so far). And chapters for Book 7 have been longer than most as well.
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The author stated in a Patreon poll in early January that Book VII was on track to finish in February.
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Just want to say that Ar'Kendrithyst is getting better and better and that I love it.
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TUTBAD 76: Okay this chapter didn't have a lot in it but I'm pretty stoked for the Lola stuff finally coming to a head. Really curious for what she's got planned and how the party will react.
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Only Villains Do That - I was not expecting literally any of the second half of the chapter. Kastrin was a great character but can't wait to see what the fallout of this disaster will look like.
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Feb 8, 2022 23:32
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Virtuous Sons is done with the side story and we return to a banger of a chapter. Solus <3
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TWI Patreon: Hectval loves aspic. Time to burn the city down and salt the earth.
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Cicero posted:TUTBAD 76: Okay this chapter didn't have a lot in it but I'm pretty stoked for the Lola stuff finally coming to a head. Really curious for what she's got planned and how the party will react. You were right to be stoked.
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TUTBAD: Lola is pathetic, like Alfric said. Her plans are lazy, she is petty and not half as clever as she thinks. I have the feeling she is out of the story for good after this.
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Cynic Jester posted:You were right to be stoked.
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