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[Deleted member]

At work. Taking drawing requests. No promises.

a cog

 

[Kirby Dragons]

Next person that says Erdrick isn’t happening, i’mma fly through the internet and sucker punch them in the throat.

He ain't gon' happen, bra-bra.

 

[staindgrey]

Joker and/or Jane dabbing

Also Jill dabbing.

 

[Hinata]

At the same time...

You can never be too sure.

how dare you insult sakura like this

 

[Alias Tex]

So it's lazy creativity. Good to know.


I feel like my post has at least a bit of an objective critique in it. But can you blame me for being agressive when it's either "Minecraft is god and should be everywhere" or "You're satan for not liking it and wanting it's elements to stay where they belong"

Sorry if I’m a bit late to the party, but I think I’ve got something constructive to offer regarding Minecraft.

Spoiler: My essay

I’ve been playing Minecraft on and off for almost half of my life at this point (first started around 2010/11 during beta 1.8) and as an aspiring game designer I’ve thought a great deal about what Minecraft is. Many people either really like Minecraft or just don’t see the point to it, and that makes a lot of sense when you examine the primary method of engagement of unmodded Minecraft: creative expression via practical construction. If this isn’t appealing to you, Minecraft simply doesn’t offer what you want — and that is OK, and natural for any game.

Minecraft finds itself with many comparisons drawn to it. Some compare it to legos, others to art/painting, others to Terraria and other video games. People who dislike Minecraft will often like Terraria, for example, while Minecraft players will tend to like Terraria but enjoy Minecraft more so. Often these comparisons (especially to Terraria or other games in general) can devolve into mild flame wars because 1.) these comparisons are actually of activities that have fundamentally different appeal and, as a result, 2.) neither side really understands the other. Allow me to demonstrate.

In what ways is Minecraft enjoyed? From the beginning, it was simple creative expression through building. Later, when Survival mode was added, it became more structured and incentivized because the game offered reasons to build. In creative, you build not out of any form of need but out of your own inspiration or desire. In survival, the game offers incentive to build (hence day/night cycle, hunger bar, use of mob farms, inability to fly to travel quickly, etc.) and necessity thus inspires invention, without the loss of the creative element. In a sense, in Survival mode you are left to “repair Eden” by working to make the world less hostile and shaped to your own desire.

You are hard pressed to find another video game that engages the player in the same way. Most big-budget games are story based or are competitive multiplayer or are more about progression than expression. Terraria, while closer to Minecraft than many other popular games, still is primarily about progressing by collecting resources (which is the primary role of the sandbox environment; to offer resources) and beating each boss one after another, all so that afterwards you an have a shinier set of tools, a more powerful set of armor and more free set of movement options. Terraria is primarily about progression and challenge. While I would agree that Terraria does feature a creative sandbox element similar to Minecraft, the comparison only strengthens my point. Terraria, with its 2D plane, inherently deprioritizes construction for the benefit of it’s dungeon-like caves and well-constructed boss fights. The creative element remains in part as a way of giving value to the progression system of the game; you can gradually build at the start of the game, but if you make the better set of tools by beating this boss 5 times, then you can get the hover boots and gather resources to finish your base twice as quickly!

I find your critique of Minecraft in comparison to irl art particularly interesting, as it is one I haven’t heard before. I’m no artist myself, so pardon my ignorance on that front, but I would venture to guess that the reason why you paint or draw (or whatever the proper term is) doesn’t align with the features of Minecraft’s gameplay. Because Minecraft, while being a creatively fueled game, isn’t about the artistic imagining of a carefully drawn character, or the painting of an epic narrative set piece. Minecraft, creatively, is an experience confined to the player’s personal world, which I imagine would be unappealing to the artistic type who wants to have a more flexible medium, or wants to use their art for profile pictures, narrative illustrations, ideological commentary, etc. But what Minecraft offers, in survival mode especially, is an experience of taking the world around you and transforming it. Making it suitable to you, and making it yours. Shaping it to your own desire, which is not only a creative act (though, as previously established, falls short of free reign creativity) but is also mentally a therapeutic effort.

In the end, Minecraft offers something in a way that no other game does. But like any game, whether or not the experience it offers is worthwhile is entirely dependent on each individual’s perspective.

 

[Opossum]

“Whoops I didn’t have time to check SmashBoards yesterday lemme just go in and hang out for a bi—“

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Ayo SmashBoards can we stop with the full page scam ads every ten seconds?

Seriously I don’t know what’s going on here but this page has loaded ten times in the past 5 minutes I’ve been logged on what the **** is the deal

Xiivi
Cyn
Moydow
It's happening again.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

“Whoops I didn’t have time to check SmashBoards yesterday lemme just go in and hang out for a bi—“

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Ayo SmashBoards can we stop with the full page scam ads every ten seconds?

Seriously I don’t know what’s going on here but this page has loaded ten times in the past 5 minutes I’ve been logged on what the **** is the deal

if you're on mobile be sure to download an ad blocker app

 

[Gentlepanda]

so first off what the ****

 

[Deleted member]

how dare you insult sakura like this

I can't tell which of these two characters is named sakura.

 

[Hinata]

I can't tell which of these two characters is named sakura.

The first one.

 

[Deleted member]

At work. Taking drawing requests. No promises.

Oh.
Uhhh...
May you please Sans and Papyrus? I do not care if this does not happen, simply a request.
I am back after something interesting happened.

 

[Opossum]

Also no one tell Warchamp that I forgot to tag him.

 

[Deleted member]

At work. Taking drawing requests. No promises.

lora getting some M I L K

 

[Deleted member]

“Whoops I didn’t have time to check SmashBoards yesterday lemme just go in and hang out for a bi—“

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Ayo SmashBoards can we stop with the full page scam ads every ten seconds?

Seriously I don’t know what’s going on here but this page has loaded ten times in the past 5 minutes I’ve been logged on what the **** is the deal

I've been experiencing this on mobile since at least january.

 

[Deleted member]

so first off what the ****

What's confusing?

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

At the same time...

You can never be too sure.

Arg, Sakura was such a good ass character

 

[Opossum]

I can't tell which of these two characters is named sakura.

The first one, considering the second one is Libra.

 

[PeridotGX]

just posting this here so I can try to get it in my signature again.

 

[Deleted member]

The first one, considering the second one is Libra.

who the actual **** names their kid libra

 

[KMDP]

What's confusing?

To think, Sakura used to look like a normal schoolgirl.

Then she hulked out.

 

[Idon]

who the actual **** names their kid libra

Well first off, you're implying his parents actually liked him.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

The first one, considering the second one is Libra.

Libra reminds me too damn much of Lucius and I remember that one support Lucius has with Priscella or something in which she basically goes "Hey Lucius are you ****ing my brother?"

 

[Deleted member]

Libra reminds me too damn much of Lucius and I remember that one support Lucius has with Priscella or something in which she basically goes "Hey Lucius are you ****ing my brother?"

That's because he is

 

[Cutie Gwen]

That's because he is

I mean yeah they do **** but that's besides the point, they look too damn similar, even if one fights with axes and the other is the world's most dangerous twink

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

how dare you insult sakura like this

Sakura packed herself with so much Protein, Im shocked she didnt just bust a hole in the school

 

[staindgrey]

“Whoops I didn’t have time to check SmashBoards yesterday lemme just go in and hang out for a bi—“

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Ayo SmashBoards can we stop with the full page scam ads every ten seconds?

Seriously I don’t know what’s going on here but this page has loaded ten times in the past 5 minutes I’ve been logged on what the **** is the deal

Holy **** dude congratulations!

 

[Iridium]

I know April 1st is old news at this point, but I found some joke notes by the Pikmin wiki that I think could have worked well as a codec call of some sort.

Here you go.

I've been experiencing this on mobile since at least january.

Strange, that only happens to me elsewhere.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Holy **** dude congratulations!

Congratulations! You Won!!

 

[Deleted member]

I mean yeah they do **** but that's besides the point, they look too damn similar, even if one fights with axes and the other is the world's most dangerous twink

i don't know who these two are but i love them

 

[Deleted member]

Hey, do you all like my newcomer signature?

 

[Cyn]

Xiivi
Cyn
Moydow
It's happening again.

Thanks. Reported to AlphaZealot .

 

[Admiral Pit]

I remember Shish and Moydow thinking of a character who starts strong but needs to cool down and I suggested reverse Limit, press down b to cool down and recover your strength

Never heard of em or thought of that. The reason why I thought of the mechanic was because of Uprising in Chapter 14. You see Phosphora and Thanatos go at it for quite a while, but after she wins, she has to "recharge", So to make it more canon while adding random Smash logic to it, Phosphora needs to recharge, but rather recharge at some Thundercloud temple, she can charge herself up if given time to.

Basically it's a concept to give her some unique mechanics and combat style and makes you think how much you wanna commit before your battery's drained. Note that I had Phosphora at her peak performance run faster than Sonic (well, technically she'd glide) because well... Lightning totally is faster than speed of sound, and someone had to dethrone Sonic after the Smash 4 Palu Lightweight routine.
If I'm motivated and persuaded, I might try to finish that moveset, or work on a new Pit moveset, if not lazy that is.

 

[Gentlepanda]

“Whoops I didn’t have time to check SmashBoards yesterday lemme just go in and hang out for a bi—“

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Ayo SmashBoards can we stop with the full page scam ads every ten seconds?

Seriously I don’t know what’s going on here but this page has loaded ten times in the past 5 minutes I’ve been logged on what the **** is the deal

little did you realise this was a scheme concocted by the admins themselves to make you buy premium

 

[Ramen Tengoku]

Hey, do you all like my newcomer signature?
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Ya like jazz?

 

[KMDP]

Libra reminds me too damn much of Lucius and I remember that one support Lucius has with Priscella or something in which she basically goes "Hey Lucius are you ****ing my brother?"

Is this the bit that you're talking about?

Priscilla: …Yes. It’s nothing. Please forget about it. But…Lucius?

Lucius: Yes?

Priscilla: You are–how can I say this?–beautiful. Your face is like a woman’s… No… Your face is even more beautiful than that of a woman… …I’m sure even a few lords must have fallen for you…

Lucius: You…must understand. I am…a man. As a child, I was often teased for my appearance, and I have never once profited from it. Perhaps you meant to imply…otherwise?

Considering the implied relationship between Raven and Priscilla, yeah, that's probably what she's getting at.

The Serra/Lucius support is also pretty fun.

I just make a policy not to make friends with girls who are as adorable as I am. I don’t need anyone else drawing attention away from me! So stay away from me, got it? Is that all sinking in?

Lucius: "I'm a guy."
Serra: *has existential crisis*

 

[Gentlepanda]

Hey, do you all like my newcomer signature?
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mfw seeing raisin bran and now this

 

[Hinata]

To think, Sakura used to look like a normal schoolgirl.

Then she hulked out.

Spoiler

This is true.

 

[Deleted member]

To be fair, his boy was a jerk the entire movie.
Okay, I am not helping things.

 

[Deleted member]

mfw seeing raisin bran and now this

your boy has joined the collective

the hivemind

the eternal One

 

[Deleted member]

I know April 1st is old news at this point, but I found some joke notes by the Pikmin wiki that I think could have worked well as a codec call of some sort.

Here you go.



Strange, that only happens to me elsewhere.

I love how all the Fire Emblem characters are just members of an acting troop.