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humor's great, there just isn't anything particularly funny about the same joke told 100 times, or "Look1 Fairy crystal rainbow unicorns!"
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greatn posted:humor's great, there just isn't anything particularly funny about the same joke told 100 times, or "Look1 Fairy crystal rainbow unicorns!" Maybe you shouldn't read a comic about stick figures and D&D cliches for cutting edge, envelope-pushing humor?
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I still think it's hilarious that Belkar is puking himself whenever he tries to do something. And a bit horrible too, I wouldn't wish that fate on anyone really. At first when they talked about his mark way back when I thought it'd be a simple -4 to all stats curse or something but this is much more sinister.
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Jul 29, 2008 09:20
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Cabbit posted:Maybe you shouldn't read a comic about stick figures and D&D cliches for cutting edge, envelope-pushing humor? I read it for D&D jokes, and these aren't them. These aren't funny, all they do is detract from the D&D humour.
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bgaesop posted:I read it for D&D jokes, and these aren't them. These aren't funny, all they do is detract from the D&D humour. As bad as I think the Belkar thing could be if it's drawn out . . . he's been puking for a grand total of ten strips so far, and he wasn't even in six of those. The joke isn't exactly worn thin and watching his slide into insanity is kind of  Also, Elan's been getting more competent lately, albeit in a stumble-over-own-feet-and-fall-into-treasure-chest manner.
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Jul 29, 2008 11:33
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What's this? you want a new strip? Fine, you buncha jerks.  Don't say I never gives you NUFFIN.
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Jul 31, 2008 00:47
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The fact that Belkar seems to not be vomitting throughout this comic lends credence to the idea that that was Roy's bone in the boot.
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Jul 31, 2008 01:32
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Rennej posted:The fact that Belkar seems to not be vomitting throughout this comic lends credence to the idea that that was Roy's bone in the boot. No, it does not. The mark was already set off, being close to Roy does not matter anymore, and they are still pretty close to the bone golem anyway or they would not comment on Belkar not being able to travel with them.
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Jul 31, 2008 02:27
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Hmm... Touche. I had forgotten that he hasn't been vomiting profusely since they entered the radius of the castle itself.
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Rennej posted:Hmm... Touche. I had forgotten that he hasn't been vomiting profusely since they entered the radius of the castle itself. Proximity to Roy no longer has anything to do with Belkar's state. The mark has been set off. The only reason they're discussing using Belkar as a proximity alarm is because they don't know that the mark has already been set off. They don't know because of the Oracle's memory charm. They just think Belkar's sick. Besides, Belkar has been within a few feet of Roy's body the whole time while hiding in the cart. Although, now that I think about it, taking Roy's body and not taking Belkar, knowing it would set off Belkar's mark of justice doesn't seem like a very lawful good think for Celia to be doing.
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Jul 31, 2008 04:11
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Kramer posted:Proximity to Roy no longer has anything to do with Belkar's state. The mark has been set off. The only reason they're discussing using Belkar as a proximity alarm is because they don't know that the mark has already been set off. They don't know because of the Oracle's memory charm. They just think Belkar's sick. Besides, Belkar has been within a few feet of Roy's body the whole time while hiding in the cart. She'd be unlawfully negligent at best, and could totally get herself off w/ community service.
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Jul 31, 2008 04:47
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Just as we start complaining that Belkar's random humour is getting too grating, he stops doing it. Sometimes I really do wonder if Burlew reads this thread.
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Jul 31, 2008 16:36
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Kramer posted:Proximity to Roy no longer has anything to do with Belkar's state. The mark has been set off. The only reason they're discussing using Belkar as a proximity alarm is because they don't know that the mark has already been set off. They don't know because of the Oracle's memory charm. They just think Belkar's sick. Besides, Belkar has been within a few feet of Roy's body the whole time while hiding in the cart. Is it possible that the Mark is wearing off?
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DoctorTristan posted:Just as we start complaining that Belkar's random humour is getting too grating, he stops doing it. Sometimes I really do wonder if Burlew reads this thread.
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Jul 31, 2008 20:31
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Panty_HaX0r posted:As repeated often in this thread he reads his own forums neurotically and will frequently change things because of complaints or if they guess things too far ahead of time. I don't know if he reads this forum but odds are as long as his own forums aren't just some circlejerk praising him then they probably have a lot of the same complaints. I've lurked in his forums. He says that he actively avoids reading speculation about what will happen next specifically because he feels compelled to change things around when people guess right. The board rules there even require speculation to be spoiler tagged. I think he's just good at anticipating fan reactions.
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Jul 31, 2008 22:25
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Donraj posted:I've lurked in his forums. He says that he actively avoids reading speculation about what will happen next specifically because he feels compelled to change things around when people guess right. The board rules there even require speculation to be spoiler tagged. He could just be a good writer and realize that the joke would get old, so he should stop writing that way at some point.
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Jul 31, 2008 23:16
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By now I just want to see the whole "ressurect Roy" story wrapped up before we end up with 150+ strips about the gang being stuck in grey-black city not soon after getting out of light blue-dark blue city.
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Aug 1, 2008 20:15
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I just want them to get the team together, save the last few gates, and kill Xykon and Redcloak. Then end the loving thing. I mean, GOD! Enough dicking around with nothing happening.
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Gumby posted:I just want them to get the team together, save the last few gates, and kill Xykon and Redcloak. Then end the loving thing. I mean, GOD! Enough dicking around with nothing happening. Yeah, he needs to remember he's on a deadline here too and needs to finish before he dies of Chromes disease.
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greatn posted:Yeah, he needs to remember he's on a deadline here too and needs to finish before he dies of Chromes disease. if you keep trying to guess the ending he may do it to spite you
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New comic, featuring 100% more shameless plugs. Click here for the full 722x935 image.
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greatn posted:Yeah, he needs to remember he's on a deadline here too and needs to finish before he dies of Chromes disease.
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This is still wheel-spinning C-plot bullshit. You never split up the party and this right here is exactly why.
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Aug 2, 2008 03:35
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Meh. At this rate, I am not looking forward to the multiple-comics catching up Team Haily on what's going on, futilely try to avoid confrontation, and then spending a long time discussing with each other, and the opposing party said immanent confrontation right before it happens. Well, I'm sure there will be things to enjoy along the way, but this side quest is a little wearing.
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CapnAndy posted:This is still wheel-spinning C-plot bullshit. You never split up the party and this right here is exactly why. Seriously. You would think a comic about the cliches of tabletop RPGs would know better than that.
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PFlats posted:Seriously. You would think a comic about the cliches of tabletop RPGs would know better than that. Man, how many games of D&D games do you play where nobody ever splits up and everyone takes the least troublesome, smartest route? I'm surprised they've gone this far without one PC killing another.
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Aug 3, 2008 14:57
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As long as the comic makes me laugh I don't care where he takes his NPCs.
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Renoistic posted:As long as the comic makes me laugh I don't care where he takes his NPCs. Amen
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Renoistic posted:As long as the comic makes me laugh I don't care where he takes his NPCs.
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Renoistic posted:As long as the comic makes me laugh I don't care where he takes his NPCs. ecnaleerF yggulS ecnaleerF yggulS ecnaleerF yggulS Another webcomic I used to like that got bogged down with drama and nothing happening. Why the gently caress is everybody having such a drat difficult time getting Roy raised from the dead? Who needs a half-orc ninja fawning over Elan? Is V turning evil or what? Why is Celia suddenly a main character? Why is she useless? Rich Burlew posted:Hold on I'll answer that in just a COUGH COUGH WHEEZE (Ten-hour-long boardgame)HACK SPIT (TPB extras) COUGH SNEEZE (laziness) SPEW WHEEZE (stubborn refusal to address concerns) SPIT
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Panty_HaX0r posted:Here's the problem: The laughs are getting fewer and farther between ever since his solid ensemble cast has been fragmented, and the plot is going nowhere on top of it. Yes, really the people complaining about the split are probably just linking it with the fact that the jokes have become far wordier and less funny. At the moment it feels like you have to run a big gauntlet of text to get to a mediocre punchline at the end, and it's a shame becasue he can and has done better.
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Having seen first-hand how terrible webcomics can get when they listen to reader requests, I'm inclined to let him do what he wants. I'm still enjoying it, anyway.
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Bobulus posted:Having seen first-hand how terrible webcomics can get when they listen to reader requests, I'm inclined to let him do what he wants. I'm still enjoying it, anyway. Not all reader requests are the same. Inserting people's selfinsert mary sues into a comic? Bad. Getting back to the main storyline, that he's been leaning more and more away from, to do side-story stuff that the majority of people don't like? Not so bad.
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Kahrytes posted:Not all reader requests are the same. I think it's mostly that there's three main competing story lines. 1) Possible end of everything. 2 & 3) Adventures in being a dumb rear end, starring Elan and Celia. And somehow 2 & 3 are dominating most of the story line, and seem like they will continue to for the foreseeable future.
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shadysight posted:I think it's mostly that there's three main competing story lines. That's actually a pretty good point - even when the dumbasses were concentrated, Roy and Haley generally kept the party going in a useful direction (not always the direction they intended, but things at least happened.) Right now it just feels kind of like the Elan and Celia Comedy Hour, because neither of them have enough competence nearby to keep them on the right track, so it's just them wandering around and going  at everything.I still think that's funnier than most people around here do, but yeah, it's starting to drag a bit, especially when the last productive thing was 17 strips ago when Elan managed to get some random group of orcs to trade with him so that the boats didn't starve to death. Which we fundamentally don't care about because it does nothing to continue any plotlines. Okay I'm back 40 strips now and still nothing productive has happened. I give up. Even Erfworld is making more progress plot-wise.
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ZorbaTHut posted:Okay I'm back 40 strips now and still nothing productive has happened. I give up. Even Erfworld is making more progress plot-wise.
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Panty_HaX0r posted:Now now, let's not be rash. I hate to say it but Erfworld's actually managing not a bad plot-per-page ratio  Of course they still post infrequently and, well, it's still Erfworld and either their plot is uninteresting or we're years in and we haven't even gotten to the main plot yet . . .. . . but it's getting better. 
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Whether the party gets back together or not, or the plot moves on or not, I just wish he would make some funny jokes again.
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New Comic! Shifting back to the other group are we? Click here for the full 720x1812 image. I like Old Blind Pete.
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I liked the "Ding!" That particular contrivance always puzzled me - what were the PCs' rivals doing while the PCs leveled?
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