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MichelBollinger 10/25/19 12:01:04 PM #1: |
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Lightning Strikes 10/25/19 12:03:32 PM #2: |
WTF
I'm in but still wtf --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh Advokaiser ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Aecioo 10/25/19 12:04:03 PM #3: |
oh god no
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Pirateking2000 10/25/19 12:04:57 PM #4: |
(Realizes the date)
Eheheheheh. THE RIDE NEVER ENDS!!! --- XBL GT: Demon Ninja X2 "There comes a time in every man's or woman's life where they have to make **** up to cover their ass." - Hazama ... Copied to Clipboard!
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PrinceKaro 10/25/19 12:07:02 PM #5: |
oh my god
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KamikazePotato 10/25/19 12:13:54 PM #6: |
What
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Lightning Strikes 10/25/19 12:32:36 PM #7: |
Okay so:
It's an official sequel with a story by Andrew Hussie but written by fans and previous contributors (led by a SCP writer). It is following on from the epilogues which I'm not crazy about, but it sounds like they might be about to disregard a lot of that and do some wild stuff. One update, and a "bonus update" per month, also there is a Patreon. And most importantly, --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh Advokaiser ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Pirateking2000 10/25/19 1:16:43 PM #8: |
Oh hey upd8 already!
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Tom Bombadil 10/25/19 1:21:25 PM #9: |
Lightning Strikes posted...
WTF Aecioo posted... oh god no KamikazePotato posted... What --- https://imgtc.com/i/uWMMlnN.png Soon I will be done with the troubles of the world ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HeroDelTiempo17 10/25/19 1:29:39 PM #10: |
I am furious that IT KEEPS HAPPENING
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MichelBollinger 10/25/19 4:17:52 PM #11: |
Guess I won't be able to wait for those hard copies to read the epilogues after all.
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Lightning Strikes 10/31/19 7:51:02 AM #12: |
So I started reading Homestuck again.
Man, when you divorce the overzealous fandom, troubled game development and unsatisfying epilogues of dubious canonicity from the story itself, this is a good-ass read. I forgot how good it was because the BS that surrounded it but it's really great. It is a shame that the switch to HTML5 resulted in some animations lagging on mobile though. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh Advokaiser ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rolycoly 10/31/19 8:22:09 AM #13: |
Can anyone explain this weird mystique around Homestuck to me? Like, why are the reactions in this topic, well, the way they are?
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Aecioo 10/31/19 8:35:43 AM #14: |
Rolycoly posted...
Can anyone explain this weird mystique around Homestuck to me? Like, why are the reactions in this topic, well, the way they are? homestucks fandom is probably the worst type of fandom out there --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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kevwaffles 10/31/19 8:39:49 AM #15: |
Some of the reactions are references. Other than that, it's a bit hard to concisely explain other that to say it's weird and long.
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Paratroopa1 10/31/19 8:53:23 AM #16: |
Rolycoly posted...
Can anyone explain this weird mystique around Homestuck to me? Like, why are the reactions in this topic, well, the way they are? It was a serialized story for years that people grew quite attached to. I think it's great and unlike anything else anyone's ever written, but I don't think I could recommend it to everyone; it's long, nearly incomprehensible, and requires a strong tolerance for semi-philosophical nonsense. I'd recommend it to exactly the kind of person who enjoys both Undertale (similar penchances for memorable characters, deep world lore, and irreverent humor; Toby Fox connection; if you could ignore Undertale's fandom you can also ignore Homestuck's) and the Zero Escape trilogy (if you can understand VLR, that's a step towards deciphering Homestuck) but not anyone else. The fandom's not even really bad enough to earn their reputation. They're big, they really, really like the thing to an obsessive degree, and since it's the internet, they're 90% awful, but this is going to go for anything that's big enough to be visible. I don't know why people let this impact their enjoyment of the thing, it's not really relevant to the work unless you make it. Like, yeah no shit Homestuck's a good read when you're just taking it for what it is, haha. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Paratroopa1 10/31/19 8:54:48 AM #17: |
All that said I'm not really sure I'm here for Homestuck 2. I feel like Homestuck closed nicely and the story's going in a fucking weirdass direction. I guess we'll see? Where the hell is Hiveswap, that shit was actually good and isn't tied down by the incoherent labyrinth of existential horror that Homestuck has turned into
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trdl23 10/31/19 9:19:53 AM #18: |
I adored Homestuck once I started to get my head around the time loops, alternate dimensions, and communication stuff that happens.
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Evillordexdeath 10/31/19 9:23:53 AM #19: |
I don't want this either. I didn't finish the epilogues or play Friendsim past the first installment. My stance at this point is "let it die."
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hombad46 10/31/19 9:31:26 AM #20: |
Evillordexdeath posted...
I don't want this either. I didn't finish the epilogues or play Friendsim past the first installment. My stance at this point is "let it die." --- "That's Engarde hairflip metal detector tier btw" -XIII_rocks ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Evillordexdeath 10/31/19 9:42:58 AM #21: |
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HeroDelTiempo17 10/31/19 9:55:48 AM #22: |
Paratroopa1 posted...
Where the hell is Hiveswap, that shit was actually good and isn't tied down by the incoherent labyrinth of existential horror that Homestuck has turned into It's been going extremely slow since the buyout. But it is in development. It might be even slower than I thought since they put out Pesterquest (which I think is a Friendsim but with the actual Homestuck characters) and now this. --- DPOblivion was far more determined than me. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HanOfTheNekos 10/31/19 10:20:47 AM #23: |
guess I need to finish homestuck now
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Lightning Strikes 10/31/19 10:27:11 AM #24: |
This is the thing about Homestuck after the ending (or more specifically after the credits): none of it has ever been put as a part of it on the main site, and while it is officially sanctioned the word "canon" has never been used. Thus Homestuck can easily rest as the complete work ending at the credits, nothing afterwards needs to matter at all. And that's a pretty stonking work.
Rolycoly posted... Can anyone explain this weird mystique around Homestuck to me? Like, why are the reactions in this topic, well, the way they are? There are two parts to it: First Homestuck itself, which you can now find at https://www.homestuck.com. It is kind of a webcomic, but really a massively sprawling multimedia story involving comic panels, gifs, text logs and prose, animations, minigames and more. Also early on it was getting a lot of input in the direction of the story from readers, first via a direct suggestion box, then from posts on the sadly now delet forums. It is a story unlike anything else (and frankly, it's pretty awesome) anywhere really. Also Toby Fox did a lot of the music and basically came up through there. Then there is the stuff surrounding Honestuck, which is probably best left as a memory. It was VERY popular, getting over a million readers a day at its height. This meant that as a huge internet thing there was a really toxic element to the fandom, and the ending kicked up a huge storm of controversy when it was new though it has now been re-evaluated. There was also a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign for Hiveswap, a spinoff adventure game that took five years for just part 1 to come out due to the hired developer absconding with a lot of the money. Since then there have been countless official "fanon" spinoffs and epilogues, so it is easy to lose sight of the fact that at its core there is just a really great story that I would widely recommend in its own right. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh Advokaiser ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Waluigi1 10/31/19 10:29:29 AM #25: |
I started home stuck a while back but forgot about it. No earthly idea where I was...
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MichelBollinger 10/31/19 11:10:34 AM #26: |
Never forget that the Hiveswap fiasco is, in a roundabout way, somehow Activision's fault.
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Lightning Strikes 10/31/19 11:21:17 AM #27: |
MichelBollinger posted...
Never forget that the Hiveswap fiasco is, in a roundabout way, somehow Activision's fault. It totally is, that would be hilarious if it wasn't so sad. Speaking of which, Act 2 has a steam page and trailer as of today: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1181840/HIVESWAP_Act_2/ Damn Homestuck, it's like you never left. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh Advokaiser ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HeroDelTiempo17 10/31/19 11:29:52 AM #28: |
THE SWEET SOUNDS OF CLOWNSTEP Very glad to hear Toby is getting back to his roots in musical shitposting --- DPOblivion was far more determined than me. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MichelBollinger 10/31/19 11:35:14 AM #29: |
Undertale is great and all, buy never forget Toby's most important contribution to the world.
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HeroDelTiempo17 10/31/19 11:38:10 AM #30: |
im sorry but that does not appear to be his magnum opus, "I'm Having A Baby (And The Baby Is You)" which I cannot link due to GameFAQs policy
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hombad46 10/31/19 11:39:49 AM #31: |
Don't forget about the aptly named "Oppa Toby Style"
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MichelBollinger 10/31/19 11:40:52 AM #32: |
Honestly I could have sword Toby did How do I Live (Bunny in the Box Edition), thinking on it it was obviously Bowman, though. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lightning Strikes 10/31/19 11:48:04 AM #33: |
That is an unironically good version of that song.
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MichelBollinger 10/31/19 11:53:54 AM #34: |
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KamikazePotato 10/31/19 12:18:25 PM #35: |
Homestuck is just too long to recommend to new readers. Definitely a story that was meant to be experienced as it updated.
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MichelBollinger 10/31/19 12:20:28 PM #36: |
I dunno, it's not like you gotta read it in one go. Especially now that it works on mobile. If it was still desktop only, I might agree with you.
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hombad46 10/31/19 12:27:46 PM #37: |
Yeah, I got into it at some point during Act 6 Act 6. While it's definitely long, being split into acts and sub-acts and sub-sub-acts helps to digest it
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Lightning Strikes 10/31/19 12:32:41 PM #38: |
It's funny you say that because one of the recent things I decided on regarding this was "man this is so much better read archivally".
This was also something that Hussie spoke about a lot. They are different experiences that are equally valid, which you prefer is ultimately up to taste. Besides, it's not THAT long. It's about the same word count as the whole Harry Potter series, you wouldn't balk at someone picking those up for the first time. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh Advokaiser ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Aecioo 10/31/19 12:46:46 PM #39: |
Lightning Strikes posted...
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Not_an_Owl 10/31/19 12:53:10 PM #40: |
Aecioo posted...
Lightning Strikes posted... imagine posting in topics about things you hate --- Besides, marijuana is far more harmful than steroids. - BlitzBomb I headbang to Bruckner. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MichelBollinger 10/31/19 1:05:32 PM #41: |
Aecioo posted...
Lightning Strikes posted... Why you gotta shade Harry Potter like that smh ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HeroDelTiempo17 10/31/19 1:10:34 PM #42: |
Homestuck/Harry Potter is a very apt comparison.
Huge young adult series that matured as their target audience did, really only makes total sense if you witnessed the ongoing phenomenon, and went down strange post-canon rabbit holes after somewhat unsatisfying endings. --- DPOblivion was far more determined than me. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Waluigi1 10/31/19 1:44:16 PM #43: |
Lightning Strikes posted...
Besides, it's not THAT long. It's about the same word count as the whole Harry Potter series, you wouldn't balk at someone picking those up for the first time. Whooaa for real?? That's a lot longer than I expected! --- PSN, and GT: Waluigi1 Switch FC: SW-6848-3841-9099 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Paratroopa1 10/31/19 7:38:26 PM #44: |
HeroDelTiempo17 posted...
Homestuck/Harry Potter is a very apt comparison. ok this is a little too real ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MetalmindStats 10/31/19 8:09:52 PM #45: |
Thank you Para and LS for the explanations! Those are very helpful.
Pretty much all I knew beforehand was that it was a long-running web story with a vocal, devoted fanbases, so I was curious to figure out why exactly this particular long-running web story developed such a fanbase. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." You won the CBX Guru Contest, Advokaiser! Bully for you! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Pirateking2000 10/31/19 8:26:15 PM #46: |
Paratroopa1 posted...
All that said I'm not really sure I'm here for Homestuck 2. I feel like Homestuck closed nicely and the story's going in a fucking weirdass direction. I guess we'll see? Where the hell is Hiveswap, that shit was actually good and isn't tied down by the incoherent labyrinth of existential horror that Homestuck has turned into https://twitter.com/whatpumpkin/status/1189906911472345088?s=19 --- XBL GT: Demon Ninja X2 "There comes a time in every man's or woman's life where they have to make **** up to cover their ass." - Hazama ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Paratroopa1 11/01/19 3:05:45 AM #47: |
Wow speak of the devil
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