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Post by plainWonder on Apr 2, 2016 22:26:09 GMT
See Jane.
See Jane Run.
Run Jane Run.
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Post by ConstantTroublemaker on Apr 2, 2016 23:46:36 GMT
Ok, very nice setup and multi-cliffhanger. We really are ready to roll.
But still, A6A6I5... and then, next update will be EOA6.
Where the f**k is A6A6A6?!?
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Post by partymember57 on Apr 3, 2016 1:02:53 GMT
UGH THE SUSPENSE!
Rose gets the MVP for the update because of that look on her face. She's just like "yeah, c'mon bitch, let's go." I love it. She hasn't been badass in forever.
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Post by Strawhat Luffy on Apr 3, 2016 1:22:03 GMT
I love how Rose is like "I can see the path of victory and bitch, you're not on it".
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Post by sawkinator on Apr 3, 2016 2:38:24 GMT
OH MAN EVERYTHING IS HAPENING SO FAST AND EVERYONE IS POSING AS A TEAM SHIT IS ABOUT TO GO DOWN
And... it looks like Caliborn still has his eyes, apparently. Color me surprised. Pretty bold of him to go up against Yodelbooger when his face is literally a sun and he's also in a form highly suggestive to cherubs. Does anyone else really wish we would see the Denizen's faces? I get that it adds to their mystique but. I want know.
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Post by lyla on Apr 3, 2016 2:49:59 GMT
Just wanted to drop by. I liked everything of the recent upd8s, except for the art on the Meenah/Karkat bit, frankly. But hey, I warmed up to it after a while, sort of. Caliborn going to see Yaldabaoth and big ass scary LE are still the best things. I loved Davepeta and Jade. They had a good conversation and a good moment.
Anyway, I figured I'd have to create an account here before 06/04... feels bad not having a forum place to discuss EOA6.
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Post by soeroah on Apr 3, 2016 3:35:31 GMT
I'm a sucker for the "greater self earned through multiple lives (whether by reincarnation or alternate timeline experiences)" deal, it was part of one of my favourite book series, so to find out it's canon in Homestuck makes me amazingly excited and happy.
It also makes me want to say CALLED IT (slightly) when I crack-potted the idea that the Denizens were the amalgamated experiences of all players who got that Denizen, from all timelines, and that the well of potential Skaia and the Denizens draws from is where the Ghosts come from, even though it's only tangentially related to that. Makes a ton of sense to me that the Ghosts are simply partitioned personalities of each player based off the experiences that led them to that point- I still don't think the Ghosts truly exist, they are more 'save' data from beyond reality, and the idea that all versions of a character contribute to this akashic record of each character speaks to me.
Also, what else...
Some of the art is a little odd, but I think it works well often enough. Kinda miss Hussie's but some (particularly in the latest update) are pretty hype-y. Loving the Lord English gifs.
Also, fuck, Lord English and Ghosts, Caliborn and Yaldy, Spades vs Lord Noir vs Striderezi... Even though the latter two are the only real surprises, I'm loving how the plan is already fucked up so hard.
Man the animation's gonna be frantic.
Also;
In regards to the earlier theory about Lord English destroying their experiences by killing ghosts. While I can't prove it so it's as good a theory as anything anyone else can say, I don't think that's what's happening. As Davepeta said, unlike God Tiers and Ghosts, the ultimate self is truly immortal. I imagine Ghosts are more like reflections of the ultimate self that LE is destroying than something he's actively removing from all of history. He'd have to be capable of scrubbing the akashic records of their experiences, and only Andrew could do that, if we hadn't given him enough selfies.
Sort of like that one theory that our universe is a 'hologram' projected by black holes, I imagine the reality of the Homestuck metaverse as being a reflection of the information contained in whatever subdimension Skaia and the Denizens pull from. That information cannot be destroyed, and what we see in the comic is only a reflection of the indestructible information contained in the well of infinite creative potential. WHICH IS STILL SAY IS THE COLLECTIVE FANDOM. THE FACT WE REMEMBER IT MEANS IT HAPPENED AND CANNOT UNHAPPEN. Lord English cannot destroy our memories of Homestuck, thus the ultimate selves are safe =P
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Post by psychoticbark on Apr 3, 2016 3:43:52 GMT
Similarly, checking in just in case the mspaforums stay down across the last days of Vast Potato. Thanks for putting up the tent here, Blaperile.
Given how one big Flash didn't work for Cascade, I'm assuming that on Wednesday we'll see the EoA6 stuff in several distinct parts. Hussie already implied in news posts that he has structured it that way. Re A6A6A6 it wouldn't surprise me if instead we just drop curtains on the end of A6A6I5 and A6A6 before the ending sequence. (At one time I thought perhaps a fractal ActActAct structure could be part of the game-breaking quirks to defeat LE, but that doesn't seem like it would fit any more.)
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Post by soeroah on Apr 3, 2016 3:50:39 GMT
Do you mean how Cascade broke the Internet? As a Flash I thought it worked pretty well. I'm kinda hoping for a nice long Flash with which to sate my appetite for audio reactions.
Speaking of which, Blaperpie, assuming the official forums don't God Tier before 4/6, would it be prudent to make a thread to contain links to audio reactions and the like, or do you think that'd fall under the Liveblog thread? I kinda feel like it's part liveblog, part current content. I kinda see liveblogs as being older content than the most recent updates, so I'm half considering the idea that a separate thread for links to reactions we make or find would be best, and actual discussions could happen here as usual, just to sort of make things easier to find.
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Post by candor on Apr 3, 2016 4:02:53 GMT
I see Blap liked what I said over Skype enough to put it in the title. But yeah, seeing how everyone is lining up for battle right now has me amped for the 6th.
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Post by EffinCoy on Apr 3, 2016 4:15:16 GMT
This is getting more and more exciting everytime! I'm nervous and definitely not ready for the EOA6. Also no Jane/Jade face zooming that's wrong.
Also, thanks Blaperile for making this! This is some good stuff to get out of boredom since the MSPAForums thing.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 5:41:36 GMT
Speaking of which, Blaperpie, assuming the official forums don't God Tier before 4/6, would it be prudent to make a thread to contain links to audio reactions and the like, or do you think that'd fall under the Liveblog thread? I kinda feel like it's part liveblog, part current content. I kinda see liveblogs as being older content than the most recent updates, so I'm half considering the idea that a separate thread for links to reactions we make or find would be best, and actual discussions could happen here as usual, just to sort of make things easier to find. I actually had the idea about Liveblog Discussion, but thought that there won't be enough people interested in the topic. But seeing as there's more and more of us, I guess I could go and drop one around nevermind, it's like Lord, already here. Man. MSPAforums' death not being heroic nor just is less likely with every day passed, so I hope we can get as much forumites in here as we can before the end. By the way, am I the only one a bit dissapointed by the fact that both Jock Noior and Tsar British don't get actual billiard balls for eyes anymore? I always thought it was a cool gimmick, kinda sad to let it go. But LE from last potato is totally anime as fuck
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Post by plainWonder on Apr 3, 2016 8:41:46 GMT
I wonder if any shitty twists the fandom theorized about, regarding Caliborn or Alternate Calliope, will turn out to be true? Also, I hope that some dangling plot threads from A1 get resolved, but at this point I don’t even know. Plus, I hope I can cross off "Dad's first name" on my bingo card. Speaking of which, tonight I dreamt that the update was here and that I already saw a spoiler on the Skype chat - Dad had been killed. NOT something I'd ever want to see come true. But yay, Homestuck dreams! Ok, very nice setup and multi-cliffhanger. We really are ready to roll. But still, A6A6I5... and then, next update will be EOA6. Where the f**k is A6A6A6?!?Shittiest twist of them all: there is no A6A6A6. Alternatively, the fractal nature of A6A6A6 will be played out by switching back and forth between Caliborn's page theme and the regular MSPA page theme. This is getting more and more exciting everytime! I'm nervous and definitely not ready for the EOA6. Also no Jane/Jade face zooming that's wrong. Also, thanks Blaperile for making this! This is some good stuff to get out of boredom since the MSPAForums thing. Is face zooming going to be the new "Jade doesn't have a talksprite"?
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Post by Blaperile on Apr 3, 2016 8:47:01 GMT
Speaking of which, Blaperpie, assuming the official forums don't God Tier before 4/6, would it be prudent to make a thread to contain links to audio reactions and the like, or do you think that'd fall under the Liveblog thread? I kinda feel like it's part liveblog, part current content. I kinda see liveblogs as being older content than the most recent updates, so I'm half considering the idea that a separate thread for links to reactions we make or find would be best, and actual discussions could happen here as usual, just to sort of make things easier to find. That would be very okay! At the MSPA Forums we had a thread all dedicated to Reaction Videos as well, so having one over here as well would be a good idea! I see Blap liked what I said over Skype enough to put it in the title. Busted Also no Jane/Jade face zooming that's wrong. I think Jade's probably going to make a later entrance. First we get to see PM and Bec Noir duking it out one-on-one, and then Jade makes her entrance. Also, thanks Blaperile for making this! This is some good stuff to get out of boredom since the MSPAForums thing. Similarly, checking in just in case the mspaforums stay down across the last days of Vast Potato. Thanks for putting up the tent here, Blaperile. No problem! I'm happy that you guys have found your way over here as well.
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Post by soeroah on Apr 3, 2016 8:57:19 GMT
Personally, while I like the thread title, I think "Post as a team" would be more amusing given the whole forum relocation~
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Post by Blaperile on Apr 3, 2016 14:39:54 GMT
I was relistening to a part of Volume 9 earlier today and I think it would be pretty cool if Lancer's used somewhere in the upcoming updates, perhaps to show DD doing things casually before he decides to intervene in one of the battles. Personally, while I like the thread title, I think "Post as a team" would be more amusing given the whole forum relocation~ Can't it be... MOTHERFUCKING BOTH THINGS? :honk:
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Post by sawkinator on Apr 3, 2016 16:28:32 GMT
I just really want Showtime (Piano Refrain) to be used somewhere in the epilogue. I would shed all the tears (all of them).
Also I believe Jane isn't posing with the team because she's off strategically placing herself for healing duty. And it wouldn't help anyone if she were to permadie right in the line of fire right at the beginning of the fight - best she stays on the sidelines and intervenes when needed.
Jade might be doing something similar, or trying to track down the Becs.
Hmmm... anyone kind of hoping there will be one last walkaround before Homestuck finishes? Like maybe in the epilogue. Just kinda walking around and seeing what everyone is doing post-LE and how the new universe is shaping up. But perhaps it's just a pipe dream. :U
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Post by Blaperile on Apr 3, 2016 16:34:11 GMT
Does anyone have any way to contact obsidalicious and AllewayCreeper? They were two of the ones most active in the Comic Discussion thread on the MSPA Forums and I think it'd be great if they were here too. Hmmm... anyone kind of hoping there will be one last walkaround before Homestuck finishes? Like maybe in the epilogue. Just kinda walking around and seeing what everyone is doing post-LE and how the new universe is shaping up. But perhaps it's just a pipe dream. :U I personally hope there will be a walkaround before they enter their new universe, to have Jake talk to the other B2 Kids and Jade again, and allow all other characters to talk to everyone else one last time before they start their new lives.
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Post by Fish on Apr 3, 2016 17:44:21 GMT
With the page budget we have left, I'm not betting on a walkaround. I guess we're kind of getting a walkaround in the form of Hivestuck (eventually), though it's not going to be of the new universe or post-condesce or anything?
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Post by mizushimo on Apr 3, 2016 20:24:25 GMT
Prediction: There will be six flashes, one for each ActActActAct Act6Act6Act6Act1 and so on, followed by panels for act6act6act6act5act.1 until we reach the 14th decimal place of pi
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Post by Gab on Apr 3, 2016 22:27:29 GMT
Part Five: Two-for-One DealDue to real life stuff, I couldn't read on time for either Friday OR Saturday. Which really works out for me, because if I can stay on schedule, it means a total of 13 reading days, with act 6 ending on my sixth day. Still, resisting reading in advance without recording was a herculean feat of willpower, especially when I spent the whole time convinced there was AT LEAST one epic flash in reserve for one of these updates. Of course, I was mistaken. Blaperile was exactly right with his assertion, we still needed to see Lord English and dogs of war. Which of course was pretty awesome in its own right!
Not much else to comment on. It is kind of awesome to see Caliborn wielding the crowbar, I guess he really has taken to it and thinks of it as an important artifact. It reminds me that I'd love to see him like setting the Felt up at Alternia, giving Crowbar his namesake, all that catching up stuff before we see him become Lord English.
So I spent time in some of my previous reactions taking cheap shots at people who might be worried about the page count and how the finale is going, but I guess that's coming around because now I'm starting to get worried myself. I'm pretty sure the final fight won't extend beyond act six, leaving act 7 and the previous 40 pages for epilogue duty. I could be wrong, but if not that means ONE UPDATE to resolve like 6 fights at once, and all or most of the hanging plot threads that revolve around that, including ones that have been brought up in this very string of updates!
Maybe I'm just a little sore from being wrong about my guess, and of course I still have confidence in Andrew. And maybe my nerves are a little frayed as we march relentlessly toward the true final end of this comic once and for all. Perhaps it could very well be my pants are starting to get a little bit antsy.
So, I'm now 2 for 4, batting 50%. My guess remains the same though, except even more this time. We're going to move on to Act 6 Act 6 Act 6 and wrap up this whole big fight. I think, or perhaps hope, there will be more to it than just that though. I guess I'm basically asking for a massive update at this point, which is technically possible, but reeeeally setting myself up to get disappointed. But I've made a game out of guessing the next update, and I guess I can't stop now. Also, absolutely worth mentioning that I love the naming convention used on these forums. Greentike, Juvesquirt etc. really great work there. Hmmm... anyone kind of hoping there will be one last walkaround before Homestuck finishes? Like maybe in the epilogue. Just kinda walking around and seeing what everyone is doing post-LE and how the new universe is shaping up. But perhaps it's just a pipe dream. :U It's a common enough thing I've heard, and yes I'd like to see something like that too. Who knows if it'll actually happen, though. Prediction: There will be six flashes, one for each ActActActAct Act6Act6Act6Act1 and so on, followed by panels for act6act6act6act5act.1 until we reach the 14th decimal place of pi Actually, I could see there being a grand total of six flashes, maybe seven, between now and the end. Which is now only ten days away oh god.
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Post by Blaperile on Apr 3, 2016 22:53:58 GMT
Also, absolutely worth mentioning that I love the naming convention used on these forums. Greentike, Juvesquirt etc. really great work there. Hehe, I was starting to wonder when someone would notice and/or comment on it. Anyway, about what you said in the rest of your post, I admit that it's starting to feel a bit unreal to me as well that we're this close to the end and yet still have so much to wrap up. But I continue to have faith in Andrew that he'll pull off the best ending possible, even if it means that not EVERYTHING will be wrapped up. I should probably no longer expect to see an entire section dedicated to A1 and all of its remaining mysteries, or PM's exile, or B2 BQ anymore, for example.
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Post by psychoticbark on Apr 3, 2016 23:03:54 GMT
Do you mean how Cascade broke the Internet? As a Flash I thought it worked pretty well. No problem with it as an artistic work. And not talking either about how its popularity overwhelmed the (don't kid yourself, not really huge scale) bits of the web that he tried to host it on. Rather, the technical problems Hussie encountered when he tried to make it one big Flash. I think this is from the first ever post to the long-purged mspandrew Tumblr: Folk seem fairly pessimistic about our chances of a walkaround? I thought it sounded pretty likely that the one single Act 7 epilogue finale page we've been promised would take that form, unless Hussie yet again does something entirely new.
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Post by The Paradoxical Insurgent on Apr 4, 2016 0:19:09 GMT
I don't think I can handle this Nanopause, guys. I never been left on such a cliffhanger
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Post by cookiefonster on Apr 4, 2016 0:28:34 GMT
Hey guys! So I've been using the subreddit as a substitute for the forums for the past few days, but then I saw this and apparently a lot of MSPA forumers are here so I'm joining this place. I kinda missed the forums. If you want to see my reactions to the recent updates, I've got them on my Tumblr.
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