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Armitag3: Mar 15, 2020; Forget it Jake, it's cybertown.

I don�t listen to Ethersea but what�s the tea here

# ? Jun 16, 2022 17:32

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# ? May 28, 2024 18:31

Zero One: Dec 30, 2004; HAIL TO THE VICTORS!

Here is what Griffin said:

quote:

We are nearing the end of what we're considering season 1 of Ethersea. This may come as something of a surprise to you, we usually give a little more lead time before we announce something like that, but we're getting kind of close to a logical wrap up point for the story and characters that we're telling. We really like the whole sort of world and vibe of Ethersea, so it's something we're planning to return to at some point. We're not 100% sure what we're going to be doing next, although we have a little bit of time to put that plan together. There's probably three to four more episodes of Ethersea left in this season, and then we're going to move on to something else and probably return to Ethersea at some point in the near future. With that in mind we're going to be biweekly again for these last few episodes, partially because we have a ton of stuff going on in our personal lives right now, and also because we want to have little more time for them to have the kind of polish we want them to have.

In the last TTAZZ they talked about wrapping up this season and coming back to the setting in the future so it's not really a surprise. They also said it was not building to any kind of "Save the world" finale. Maybe just the timing being now but keep in mind that they'll be at 45 episodes at the end of this season. Amnesty was 36 and Graduation was 38.

# ? Jun 16, 2022 17:38

External Organs: Mar 3, 2006; One time i prank called a bear buildin workshop and said I wanted my mamaws ashes put in a teddy from where she loved them things so well... The woman on the phone did not skip a beat. She just said, "Brang her on down here. We've did it before."

Ethersea is good and I'm glad they'll come back one day. I have like three episodes to listen to!

My personal favorite was Amnesty but I live in WV and love the Monongahela national forest so I have some bias there.

# ? Jun 16, 2022 17:42

3DBlast: Oct 9, 2012

From the new ad break:

quote:

We are nearing the end of what we�re considering season 1 of Ethersea. This may come as something of a surprise to you, we usually give a little more lead time before we announce something like that, but we�re getting kind of close to a logical wrap up point for the story and characters that we�re telling. We really like the whole sort of world and vibe of Ethersea, so it�s something we�re planning to return to at some point. We�re not 100% sure what we�re going to be doing next, although we have a little bit of time to put that plan together. There�s probably three to four more episodes of Ethersea left in this season, and then we�re going to move on to something else and probably return to Ethersea at some point in the near future. With that in mind we�re going to be biweekly again for these last few episodes, partially because we have a ton of stuff going on in our personal lives right now, and also because we want to have little more time for them to have the kind of polish we want them to have.

Edit: drat, too slow.

# ? Jun 16, 2022 17:42

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
T O P

i don't really care about them going bi-weekly. i just don't think that the campaign, as they've built it, is at a natural end point. devo, in particular, seems to have regressed over the last few weeks

e: i guess they could all die in four episodes which would be p lol

# ? Jun 16, 2022 18:04

Warbird: May 23, 2012; America's Favorite Dumbass

Kind of a bummer but not a huge deal. I appreciate what they�re going for with Devo�s character but the execution seems to have fallen short. If it was a longer arc I could see it working alongside other character growth over time, but that�s a long time for a character to be a dingus.

I�d prefer that they keep things weekly ~~to keep the content mill churning~~ so things can grown and evolve quicker but I get them not having time with all the kids now. Hopefully they�ll come back to that cadence now that they have an editor helping out.

# ? Jun 16, 2022 18:18

Empty Sandwich: Apr 22, 2008; goatse mugs

in that last TTAZZ Griffin also said pretty emphatically that he wasn't allowing any more character background that didn't arise naturally from play at the table. (I'm not accusing anyone of tanking this campaign... I just think that's a really good idea in general for the way they play and even more generally for generating comedy.)

# ? Jun 16, 2022 20:21

trilobite terror: Oct 20, 2007; BUT MY LIVELIHOOD DEPENDS ON THE FORUMS!

QuoProQuid posted:

i only listened up to the ad break but the toxicity between the main characters and the complete absence of jokes is making ethersea hard to listen to

�toxicity between the main characters�?

# ? Jun 16, 2022 20:27

Shinjobi: Jul 10, 2008; Gravy Boat 2k

Devo is a turd sometimes and clashes with Amber.

I dunno I thought today's episode dealt with that in a pretty satisfactory manner.

# ? Jun 16, 2022 21:03

Fil5000: Jun 23, 2003; HOLD ON GUYS I'M POSTING ABOUT INTERNET ROBOTS

Ah, it's a shame they're moving on from Ethersea for a bit but I've absolutely got in a creative rut with a campaign before and needed a break so I get it. I think I'd like to see Clint DM something though.

# ? Jun 16, 2022 21:05

docbeard: Jul 19, 2011

Fil5000 posted:

Ah, it's a shame they're moving on from Ethersea for a bit but I've absolutely got in a creative rut with a campaign before and needed a break so I get it. I think I'd like to see Clint DM something though.

The superhero thing he GMed between Balance and Amnesty was a lot of fun even if they never really came to grips with FATE as a system.

# ? Jun 16, 2022 22:00

trilobite terror: Oct 20, 2007; BUT MY LIVELIHOOD DEPENDS ON THE FORUMS!

Shinjobi posted:

Devo is a turd sometimes and clashes with Amber.

I dunno I thought today's episode dealt with that in a pretty satisfactory manner.

referring to it as �the toxicity between the main characters� is the most stereotypical MaxFun fan �Dear Jesse�� take tho

like just say that the show is a bummer and not fun, you don�t have to wokescold it

# ? Jun 17, 2022 03:16

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
T O P

if you want to project your weird baggage onto my post, go ahead. i was literally just listening to the first half during lunch and tired on Devo and Amber sniping at each other. it�s not fun to listen to.

# ? Jun 17, 2022 11:45

LazyMaybe: Aug 18, 2013; oouagh

normally people are talking about like, irl stuff with actual negative consequences when they call stuff "toxic"

# ? Jun 17, 2022 12:13

CAPT. Rainbowbeard: Apr 5, 2012; My incredible goodposting transcends time and space but still it cannot transform the xbone into a good console.; Lipstick Apathy

Ok Comboomer posted:

like just say that the show is a bummer and not fun, you don�t have to wokescold it

That's the only way some people know how to say stuff. Don't judge them too harshly.

# ? Jun 17, 2022 14:20

Farg: Nov 19, 2013

I think by assuming the poster could only have meant the most online meaning of toxic, you have inadvertently shown that you are, in fact, too online

# ? Jun 17, 2022 15:16

trilobite terror: Oct 20, 2007; BUT MY LIVELIHOOD DEPENDS ON THE FORUMS!

Farg posted:

I think by assuming the poster could only have meant the most online meaning of toxic, you have inadvertently shown that you are, in fact, too online

I just thought it was a curious choice of word lol

https://youtu.be/LOZuxwVk7TU

# ? Jun 17, 2022 17:46

goblin week: Jan 26, 2019; Absolute clown.

A dragon? How gauche

# ? Jun 17, 2022 17:53

yeah actually they will: Aug 18, 2012

Ok Comboomer posted:

referring to it as �the toxicity between the main characters� is the most stereotypical MaxFun fan �Dear Jesse�� take tho

like just say that the show is a bummer and not fun, you don�t have to wokescold it

Ok Comboomer posted:

didn�t you hear that it�s actually leftist to adopt right wing idpol talking points?

# ? Jun 17, 2022 21:22

Who What Now: Sep 10, 2006; by Azathoth

I really really really really really want someone to just shove Devo in a locker and steal his lunch money or something. Devo deserves, nay needs to be mercilessly bullied.

# ? Jun 18, 2022 01:30

trilobite terror: Oct 20, 2007; BUT MY LIVELIHOOD DEPENDS ON THE FORUMS!

Who What Now posted:

I really really really really really want someone to just shove Devo in a locker and steal his lunch money or something. Devo deserves, nay needs to be mercilessly bullied.

but then he might grow up into a Travis

# ? Jun 18, 2022 01:37

Zutaten: May 8, 2007; What the shit.

Absolutely hilarious to me that Griffin attempted to set up an opposing choice between helping the bleached Brinar open the passage to the next world and helping the Blink Sharks prevent that as if any one of these people would even consider helping the blink sharks, were there even any left

Though I'm not even fully sure they were aware there was a Mass Effect Choice.

# ? Jun 18, 2022 05:58

C-Euro: Mar 20, 2010; Soiled Meat

Obviously we don't know how this arc is going to wrap up, but ending a live play story not because the world has been saved but because the main characters got sick of each other would be really really funny and I hope that's where this is all headed.

# ? Jun 18, 2022 16:50

CAPT. Rainbowbeard: Apr 5, 2012; My incredible goodposting transcends time and space but still it cannot transform the xbone into a good console.; Lipstick Apathy

Zutaten posted:

Absolutely hilarious to me that Griffin attempted to set up an opposing choice between helping the bleached Brinar open the passage to the next world and helping the Blink Sharks prevent that as if any one of these people would even consider helping the blink sharks, were there even any left

Though I'm not even fully sure they were aware there was a Mass Effect Choice.

Don't the blink sharks come from Somewhere Else? There could be more, there could be Unforeseen Consequences later on.

# ? Jun 18, 2022 17:34

Sankis: Mar 8, 2004; But I remember the fella who told me. Big lad. Arms as thick as oak trees, a stunning collection of scars, nice eye patch. A REAL therapist he was. Er wait. Maybe it was rapist?

Zutaten posted:

Absolutely hilarious to me that Griffin attempted to set up an opposing choice between helping the bleached Brinar open the passage to the next world and helping the Blink Sharks prevent that as if any one of these people would even consider helping the blink sharks, were there even any left

Though I'm not even fully sure they were aware there was a Mass Effect Choice.

All of them, though especially Clint and Travis, always seem to try for a tidy ending where everyone gets what they want. It's been fun to see Griffin punishing, albeit gently, that kind of stuff this time around. It'd be hilarious if the 'season' ended with something terrible happening to all of them as a result.

# ? Jun 18, 2022 20:45

Fil5000: Jun 23, 2003; HOLD ON GUYS I'M POSTING ABOUT INTERNET ROBOTS

Sankis posted:

All of them, though especially Clint and Travis, always seem to try for a tidy ending where everyone gets what they want. It's been fun to see Griffin punishing, albeit gently, that kind of stuff this time around. It'd be hilarious if the 'season' ended with something terrible happening to all of them as a result.

I think there's a ton of media (Bioware RPGs spring immediately to mind, as did the half arsed end of Falcon and Winter Soldier) where "oh, we'll handwave a solution that somehow makes everyone happy without digging too deeply into how this doesn't somehow piss off anyone else" is how stuff ends. It's surprisingly pervasive.

# ? Jun 18, 2022 20:50

Zero One: Dec 30, 2004; HAIL TO THE VICTORS!

No wonder they can't do weekly TAZ with Justin's travel arrangements for the live shows.

Fly Cincinnati to Norfolk.
Drive Norfolk to DC
Train from DC to Boston
Get stuck in the train bathroom

# ? Jun 21, 2022 04:17

DoctorWhat: Nov 18, 2011; A little privacy, please?

Zero One posted:

No wonder they can't do weekly TAZ with Justin's travel arrangements for the live shows.

Fly Cincinnati to Norfolk.
Drive Norfolk to DC
Train from DC to Boston
Get stuck in the train bathroom

you gotta find the longshot
to reach morpho's boss room
get stuck on the train toilet
die in your sleep

# ? Jun 21, 2022 04:55

Tambreet: Nov 28, 2006; Ninja Platypus; Muldoon

General Dog posted:

Glad he�s getting that Patreon bag for 3 minutes of content per month, but I really do miss his longer form Polygon stuff.

He just posted his longest video yet! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zdK5HqjcUY

# ? Jun 22, 2022 22:22

Sankara: Jul 18, 2008

Tambreet posted:

He just posted his longest video yet! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zdK5HqjcUY

Great vid.

# ? Jun 23, 2022 06:39

sticklefifer: Nov 11, 2003; by VideoGames

I'm listening to last week's MBMBaM, and that WikiHow Furby article is loving wild, but it makes me wonder: The McElroys HAVE to be aware of the Oddbody Furby community by now, right?

# ? Jun 23, 2022 23:30

Empty Sandwich: Apr 22, 2008; goatse mugs

sticklefifer posted:

I'm listening to last week's MBMBaM, and that WikiHow Furby article is loving wild, but it makes me wonder: The McElroys HAVE to be aware of the Oddbody Furby community by now, right?

I've never heard of this poo poo

thank you, it is rad

# ? Jun 23, 2022 23:51

George H.W. Cunt: Oct 6, 2010

Today is the day. MvB

# ? Jun 24, 2022 14:51

External Organs: Mar 3, 2006; One time i prank called a bear buildin workshop and said I wanted my mamaws ashes put in a teddy from where she loved them things so well... The woman on the phone did not skip a beat. She just said, "Brang her on down here. We've did it before."

George H.W. oval office posted:

Today is the day. MvB

I'm so glad Marvel Vs Bapcom is here!!

# ? Jun 24, 2022 14:56

C-Euro: Mar 20, 2010; Soiled Meat

Had a hearty laugh during this week's MBMBAM when Justin talked about the casino member who got a free ticket to their latest Boston(?) show, went to it, hated it, but bought a poster anyway.

# ? Jun 30, 2022 00:04