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[Tyzh]

Blackfire1, on 02 February 2012 - 12:50 PM, said:

Spoiler

You don't mind if that hunchy is used to make me a forum sig, do you? 'Cuz that is what I've always wanted but never had the talent to make.

[Coralld]

Damon Howe, on 03 February 2012 - 07:49 PM, said:

I give it....2 months, before you become a pony fan too.

On that note, for all those who will be in or working with House Davion in mwo...sorry for your loss, you're free to come to the FRR to celebrate ponydom free of hate. We may poke fun, but no true hate.

[Damon Howe]

Coralld, on 03 February 2012 - 08:03 PM, said:

Fluttershy, what do you think?

"Umm, I'm just wondering if it's okay if I hold you down against your will for a little while?"

Edited by Damon Howe, 03 February 2012 - 08:18 PM.

[Hollister]

Blackfire1, on 03 February 2012 - 09:40 AM, said:

Looks like its time to bring out the big guns.

In stead of "Time to Die" under the flap. "You Will Love Me" would be more appropriate in my opinion.

[Coralld]

Hollister, on 03 February 2012 - 08:20 PM, said:

In stead of "Time to Die" under the flap. "You Will Love Me" would be more appropriate in my opinion.

With several exclamation points.

[Blackfire1]

Done.

[Coralld]

Thats the perfect flutter-polt.

[Wulfbane]

Tell you what. on a personal note i dont care and ill be even hand on this. i just want this war between the haters and non hater to go some where else. and agree the haters need to step up there game. But on the battlefield friends go out the window.

P.S No matter how many units you have. it still 12vs12.

[Mason Grimm]

Ok, I've gone through and removed what I think are Troll posts for a few pages back. I'm NOT gonna sweep all 60 pages.

To the people who DON'T like MLP stuff: Don't come here. Simple.

If I see troll threads from now on I will start with...

• Your very own warning PM in your inbox
  
• The next troll post gets a 24 hour ban
  
• If you persist I will up that to a week
  
• After a week we will go with perm-ban

To those that DO like MLP stuff: If someone trolls (and it's a legit troll post) please use the REPORT feature located near the middle/bottom of each and every post.

Edited by Mason Grimm, 04 February 2012 - 02:00 AM.

[Stormeris]

ALright, alright no more killing with fire... But can someone explain why the hell there are ponies here?? and why the hell people even like them, the whole show is just an elongated commercial for my little pony toys...

[Fryulator]

stormeris, on 04 February 2012 - 02:13 AM, said:

ALright, alright no more killing with fire... But can someone explain why the hell there are ponies here?? and why the hell people even like them, the whole show is just an elongated commercial for my little pony toys...

Hope this helps :http://broniepologis...t.com/#/d4o2rod

[Elizander]

A pink Atlas with fists posed like this:



With "Friendship" on one knuckle and "Magic" on the other would rock. I'd sketch one but straight lines hate me.

Edited by Elizander, 04 February 2012 - 05:38 AM.

[Aresye]

stormeris, on 04 February 2012 - 02:31 AM, said:

Didnt help, still feeling the need to kill it with fire...

Education!

Edited by Aresye, 04 February 2012 - 07:41 AM.

[Phillip Yodama]

Although i don't share the enthusiasm you guys have for this show, i just wanted to say that the MLP fans seem to be very civilized and some of the videos/images posted here are really funny. Other fanbases are way more radical and some indeed obnoxious. You guys don't really deserve all the hate you've been getting in this thread.
So keep up the good work and keep posting funny pony related stuff. I'm hoping to see the Eridani Light Pony pwn some of the haters on the battlefield.


P.S: 1st post and in the MLP thread too...

Edited by Phillip Yodama, 04 February 2012 - 08:35 AM.

[Hylius]

For the people who truly don't get it, lemme try to explain something.

A show/movie's main target audience is not the ONLY target audience. Perfect example of this is movies made for kids such as Shrek. It got a huge following of late teens/adults, which is what helped keep the line going.

"But why? This was a movie made for little kids!"

Because the film makers (story writers, animators, all of them) also had a second target audience in mind: the adults that are taking their kid to the theater. It's that person that controls the money. If you can make them like it, or even just appreciate it, chances are they may recommend it to other adults with kids ("I took my kid to see Shrek, and honestly it wasn't that bad, and he/she enjoyed it. You should take yours too.") and are more likely to accommodate their child if they wish to see it again, buy the DVD or other merchandise, etc. If the parent absolutely hates it, they are less likely to do such things.

This naturally has a side effect: the adult brings their teenager with them or a family friend as a sort of "family outing." They like the movie too, and they control money as well. They'll recommend to others, buy stuff, etc. Thus profit is made FAR beyond what you could achieve with a movie that is purely directed at the child.

How do movies/shows do this? Simple and yet complex. They include jokes and situations that a kid doesn't get but an adult does. There's a fine line here and it must be tread very carefully. For example, I went to watch the latest Ice Age movie with my nephew. He loved it for what the movie blatantly showed, because that's all he could see. I, however, saw all the other jokes, including some downright DIRTY jokes, and it made the experience more enjoyable. I had a good time there.

Now, how does this apply to ponies? MLP does the exact same thing. A child watching this show will see ponies hanging out, having adventures, and learning how to be friends while saving the day. Us adults see different things. We see the huge amount of references (A-team, Star Trek, Star Wars, I mean I can't name them all. There are literally hundreds.) We get the jokes they don't, such as Twilight Sparkle literally getting on top of a soap box to make a statement (to a child, it's just "okay she got on a box to make a speech.") Combine this with the makers of the show being receptive and supportive of the brony community (while still keeping their original target audience as a priority) and you get an awesome show.

That's the gist of it. That apologetics thing included a lot of other reasons people like it, such as the animation and whatnot. But overall it comes down to one solid fact: MLP is made with two audiences in mind. They just did a REALLY good job with their second audience, far above what they expected. Thus, bronies.

...that was way too long of a post. Hope that clears stuff up though.

[Grayson Pryde]

Blackfire1, on 03 February 2012 - 09:40 AM, said:

Looks like its time to bring out the big guns.

This is sooo ******* epic!

I even love the "Time to die"! I hope there is a "You are going to love me!" inside the other launcher.

edit:i should have read the whole thread since i was away but i had to response after i saw that!

Edited by Grayson Pryde, 04 February 2012 - 10:32 AM.

[Tyzh]

Decals like Fluttershy yelling on on the missile cover of my Catapult is exactly the kind of thing I would be willing to spend lots of real money on.

[Alizabeth Aijou]

Souske Sagara, on 09 January 2012 - 08:55 AM, said:

In related news.

Would've been 20% cooler if SHODAN wrote the letter.

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LOL At level 20 you must go on a question for something the gods have chosen and then choose your Sphere before you become an Immortal... or something.

No such thing in 3rd edition...

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My last experience with a Japanese anime:

What is this show even about? I have yet to figure out the plot. I mean, this is episode 2 and ther...what is she doing to him? What the...OH MY GOD! AHHHH! WHY WOULD SOMEONE PUT THIS ON PUBLIC TELEVISION! AHHHHHHH!

Lemme guess... Seinen anime?

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What happened to her unicorn horn?!
Also:


Also, still no season 2 for me.

[KINGTIGER]

Devouis plan#8 Pony killing laser

[Coralld]

KINGTIGER, on 04 February 2012 - 01:06 PM, said:

Devouis plan#8 Pony killing laser

Some one clearly did not read about what the admins said about trolling in this thread.

On a side note.