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    I felt it was self-indulgent, really. But maybe it's because I don't have the seething hatred for Cauldron that the rest of the fandom does so I don't need that post. I suspect that some of that has gotten to the author and he/she's overcompensating.
    Post by: Scrib, Aug 29, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Anyone following Fulcrum? It's an England-centric story with OCs as the protagonists but keeping the known groups like the King's Men and Suits. It doesn't seem very AU, merely a story about the same cape game (low level) set in a different place. Hasn't really gotten rolling yet but what's been written is good, and it's set in a completely different and fresh location, for people who'd be interested in that. It's following a young Tinker right now but there's indications that we'll get...
    Post by: Scrib, Jul 9, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    This is something that comes up a lot but I'm not really sure what exactly people mean or what they're basing it on. Either way, I'm not sure it matters. Coil is supposed to be an independent experiment in one city. His success or failure can be left to him because he's not important. The PRT is essentially the backbone of the defense of humanity. She sees no reason to not interfere then when Taylor is pulling her shit. Also: I'm pretty sure she says that she and Cauldron were on the...
    Post by: Scrib, Jul 3, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    I'm not really concerned with the distinction anymore. If no one knows how to write him well then he's a shitty antagonist. CYOAs aren't inherently bad either. Perhaps another way to put it is that characters like Coil and Amy ask more of a writer than other characters, because of inherent parts of their characterization and powers, causing them to suck. That seems even more difficult to do, because the majority of his forces are probably off in Boston or wherever so he looks even more...
    Post by: Scrib, Jul 3, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    I do think he's a shitty antagonist in general. All the things notes said about Amy also apply to Coil (and Saint). But he also has a really shitty power. Not shitty mechanics-wise, just shitty on a narrative level. Combined with his nature it's all very bad. He's too big to ignore but makes himself too small to actually notice and deal with if you diverge from canon. That's the real problem. Most writers have wisely stuck to Wildbow's structure and only really show the timeline...
    Post by: Scrib, Jul 3, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Which is exactly why the author is dragging out all of this Wards drama. You pick an OP powerset and you have to create "human drama" and the PRT or Danny in any way constraining the protagonist is good enough for most people. The worst part is, the longer this is dragged out the more powerful Taylor gets thereby exacerbating the situation. We might end up with this Wards drama interspersed with some gang fighting and then leap to larger threats from there.
    Post by: Scrib, Jul 3, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    I was with you until "Amy". Good fic...Amy... [IMG] *Sigh*...I don't have any good fics in the rotation right now anyway.
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 30, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    It's like "manipulation". I can have a definition that includes everything we do under it but we generally attach a value judgement to it. So saying that someone is manipulating you inherently by talking is kinda absurd and an overly broad use. It's same with authorial fiat. Everything is authorial fiat which makes statements vacuous. So it has to mean something else, and the usual one ime is "true purely by virtue of the author writing it so and not because of any established mechanics...
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 29, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    You're working backwards. Given the particular expression of her powers Taylor can intuitively and instinctively control and administrate her minions.This is hammered home again and again. All natural shards are "nerfed", inherently. The goal isn't to be consistent, or to create powerful parahumans it's to test out various expressions of the shard's abilities. This is a pretty clear explanation for all the supposedly "arbitrary" nature of powers* She can't control mites, and, iirc,...
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 29, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Is it? How does anyone hold together cape organizations then? You get the right capes and leverage and you can deal with a lot of other capes who don't have powers that are necessarily destructive to the social order, even if they can kill a ton of people. The more capes you have and the better you plan the larger the tower and the harder it is for it to get knocked over.
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 27, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Yeah, kinda. First off. What is the basis for this? I'm curious, because you seem pretty sure. And you have to be sure. I mean, it doesn't take much more effort to have someone, not even necessarily Piggot, call a Ward's parent and make such a thing clear to them y'know? So there has to be something going on here, and I think I missed it in canon. Also: how often does that actually happen? I'm still of the opinion the Wards are far less involved than the Protectorate or the equivalent...
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 22, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Danny has more room to work with, either way. Looking at the Youth Guard penalties it can get pretty bad for people who play fast and loose with Wards. Danny will have to be kept in the loop, just in case Taylor is put in a dangerous situation. IF she is put in a dangerous situation and hurt he'll need to know. No doubt there'll be all sorts of other logistical issues like when she has to be off school or gone for a while. Will he receive updates every day? Even for most of the stuff...
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 22, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Meh, that's kinda reaching, especially tying it all to Danny having an inflated sense of self-worth and this being the root of some union strike thing. He doesn't seem like the type. The fact is that the PRT is an organization that has at least some amount of accountability through the Youth Guard and the fact that they're part of the government and have to be the slightest bit more careful compared to random dumb teenagers who just do whatever they like. It doesn't matter if they like...
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 22, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Fics that don't have Taylor being a villain don't have this excuse.
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 22, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    I didn't give up on it. I just shelved it until this whole Danny/PRT shit can be resolved. I just have very, very little interest in any of that. If I want senseless tragedy and antagonism I'll read A Song of Ice and Fire. I'll skim it or read parts that don't involve that until it more or less fades. Also: the goofiness of [spoiler] EDIT:I might have been a bit uncharitable and terse, on reflection. To be fair: it's well-written and if your tolerance for that sort of conflict is high...
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 22, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Nothing is nothing. --Confucius
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 21, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    The difiference is that we can assume that the author has some distance from the characters in the case of shows like Dexter and can show horrible shit without being horrible themselves. And maybe SI writers aren't horrible but are playing out a fantasy, it still comes off as weird.
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 21, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    That spoilered event also struck me as strange in the way it treated Danny. Sure, he thinks it's important enough for therapy, but never makes the clear connection that [spoiler] So the whole epiphany is just lost. But then the fic just goes exponentially OP and that all drops off. To give credit to the author, at this point he's trying to deal with the psychological effect of the escalation on Taylor but I'm not sure what else he can do.
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 21, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Without context I have no idea how to take this.
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 20, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    See, I don't even know the point of that.
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 19, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    There was that interesting Amy/Tattletale oneshot. But yeah, it's probably mostly because everyone writes about Taylor and Taylor wasn't really fertile ground for a relationship in canon. Neither was her canonical partner really. Brian is so bland that people are ignoring his pretty cool power on a site that loves cool powers.
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 16, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    The latter is based on mutterings I've heard around about him and his WoG posts. Speaking of which; you can likely find his comments on lesbians there, in the index.
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 16, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    The absolute fucking worst fanon character. At least Coil dies fast. I think it's kinda hilarious the loooong discussion Wildbow got himself into by implying that lesbian sex was often a matter of pandering, given how far his fandom has run with it. I've heard people complaining about him recently and I can see why they feel that author and fandom aren't a good fit.
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 16, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    I bounced between multiple emotions during this. First I was fine, then there was the almighty power-synergy and the S9 stomping and I was not fine and then there was the ending and I was less not-fine.
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 14, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    I feel like that's actually like an SI hard mode. At least they have the basic character and world structure. Or, better to say, once the parahuman drops into the public eye it becomes hard mode. Clearly a one-shot with Thinkers wouldn't have those problems. EDIT: So...Defiant and Dragon for first choice tbh. Also: I'm not certain. Amy is attracted to Victoria, which is, iirc, where her "gayness" (problematic on its own perhaps, the idea that she is... culturally (?) gay) comes from. She...
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 14, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    It's funny because there's now a catch-22. The original CYOA powers -especially Kaleidoscope- were so ridiculously broken as to be worthless. So it was revised two or three times to be more "balanced". But those new revisions -while having weaker original powers- basically allow you to do stuff like pick magic out of tabletop systems or roll for a random power so you end up with stuff that's possibly broken and definitely alien (to me). But you can do worse than Tyrant of Brockton Bay tho....
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 13, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Unlike HP the fandom is just super-focused on the one community so if a meme takes root it's probably going to show up in a significant number of your fics. Those are the only memes you'll see, really. I don't even know if the percentage of gold-to-shit is worse than some other fandoms, but noticing memes you hate will always seem to drop it in your mind. I'm ambivalent about the whole thing. On the one hand the negatives are obvious but I don't know if Worm fanfiction would have taken...
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 9, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    But have you used "broken"? Look to your sins Biigoh, for the fandom is dark and full of terrors.
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 9, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Except even in A Cloudy Path Danny isn't that big a factor because he's not a cape. Even in stories like Weaver Nine where Danny plays a minor role he's not dead and things are great (conflict-wise) The story did advance and is continuing to advance despite the writer not just outright killing the one family tether Taylor has...because. Shit went wrong for her, it was hard and Danny was alive. Writing off that one relationship because it's not "good stuff" is something this site would...
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 9, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Danny adds a human element to the story and prevents dissolving into pure angst with his death or farce with his complete inability to influence an even well-adjusted Taylor or take part in the plot. But I'm not surprised that most people prefer him to not be around. Most people read Worm where he was a non-entity so they have no frame of reference, which takes a fandom already inclined more towards trying to wank powers that dealing with the emotional consequences (especially for...
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 8, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    That's a shame, because I think A Cloudy Path avoids damn-near every problematic cliche the fandom has created and is one of the best out there. In fact, it's avoiding cliches that probably gives us this transitional period. If the writer had copped out and just wtfpwned Coil with some contrived situation all the build-up since the Butcher's death could probably be skipped. Maybe it's because I have no idea what SupCom or nanoforges are, but I could care less about power creep. Taylor is...
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 7, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    I dunno, Banshee was kinda fun. I'm biased because it had my favorite take of Piggot. She isn't insane like she is in most fanon, but she's doing something clearly subtly shady (subtly pressuring Wards by showing them what happens to PRT troopers going up against parahumans) in a way that makes it clear that all is not well but not going too far into grabbing the Conflict Ball. That said...I also lost interest around the same time as you, around the massive zombie thing. Then I came back...
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 4, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Son of a bitch spoilers. Was just about to start it.
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 3, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Meh. It's not that bad. Wyrm is the peak and someone needs to grow some balls and stomp on that shit now. And, even if it was, most of what I've read at least has a higher bar writing-wise than fanfiction generally does. We'll see how they do when they have to plot their major events. Maybe they need to double up and come up with OCs they don't plan to write about, filling in the world without overusing combat precog to death. Either way,even if this whole thing crashes and...
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 1, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Anyone following Protectoreddit? Basically what happens when a bunch of redditors pool their OC capes on an alternate world post-Scion. Only a few snippets so far but they've been pretty good, quality wise. And OC's have to be approved for canon works (which must follow the beats of a main plot) so less shenanigans. Though apparently no one could stop people from trying to munchkin one of the groups, Wyrm, who are just horrible.
    Post by: Scrib, Jun 1, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    As I said when it was brought up: When the author treated the addition of the fourth member of the team (technically third since they came before Tattletale) like Imp- we're just supposed to buy that they're on the team now with little build-up without the logical reasons why this worked for Imp- that was the point to quit.
    Post by: Scrib, May 27, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Wasn't it taken off SB? That might be the reason...
    Post by: Scrib, May 26, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Ah. +1. Eden was planning to suck every world dry by the end but I don't think they ever got past the early stages (fucking Bet as foreplay). So we're supposed to assume that every other power was unnatural? I suppose I was assuming that someone with powers had opened the portal to Earth Aleph from the Aleph side but it was the other way around.
    Post by: Scrib, May 9, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Not necessarily. I mean, people like Nilbog are S-class threats as presumably natural triggers. The Worms were planning to use a variety of different distribution techniques over 300 years, and were also expecting to be around to curb some of the worst excesses. Since they weren't there were a few natural triggers (or triggers not claimed by Cauldron) that could have wrecked their worlds. In fact, it's actually the introduction of Eden's OP shards that prevented just that. Between...
    Post by: Scrib, May 9, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    And he was only found out because Skitter was there when he was putting the final touches together. If you want to have an AU you have to create some reason why you'd figure out his identity and it better be good (it probably won't). He really is a horrible character for fanfiction. You can't really ignore him but the path that Wildbow took to neutralizing him was very specific. He works in canon because Wildbow plotted events to deal with his bullshit. Fanon? Not so much. I feel the same...
    Post by: Scrib, May 8, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Oh god. Thank you. Coil kidnaps weak Thinkers. That's all. There's a very clear set of reasons for this. It's not just about power but synergy. So his fanon self kidnaps far more people than makes sense. Consider that, in canon, he basically offered everyone else the carrot and not the stick, to the point that his actions with Dinah were actually surprisingly ruthless to someone else that he's already kidnapped. One of those fanon peeves. I've never really got this. I've seen people...
    Post by: Scrib, May 8, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Everything here was also kinda creepy pedo incest smut. I think we discussed this when some Harry/Lily fics came out. I think a lot of people seriously weren't writing "someone underage fucks his mother' so much as they were writing "Harry fucks this abstract character I've somehow marked out as hot". It's the Daphne Greengrass thing; they can just attach any look they want to the character. I might be wrong though, let's ask Oz :P
    Post by: Scrib, May 5, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    The Armsmaster thing was too goofy.
    Post by: Scrib, May 3, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    That. There was literally an update today that threw all of the redemption stuff into question. It might be a redemption fic, it might not, but the reasons for Taylor being focused on that are clear and the fic's greatest sin is not rushing any character development on that front. tl;dr: Too early to tell.
    Post by: Scrib, Mar 30, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Exactly. After The Office the horrors of other fandoms are as a light summer breeze :p
    Post by: Scrib, Mar 28, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    IS there a WoG on people being pressganged into the Wards? Or is that a PRTQuest thing? Because, for the life of me I can't tell where this impression -and the resulting hostility in PRT/Fanon!Taylor relations- came from.
    Post by: Scrib, Mar 18, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    It has nothing to do with that. It has to do with Spacebattles and, iirc, SV ruthlessly reacting to anything that has sex in it and those sites basically being the Worm fandom.
    Post by: Scrib, Mar 18, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    The difference is all those people really annoyed Skitter and, as a result, the fans. Lung...was an antagonist for a while but it was never really personal and he disappeared. Plus, he had a cool power. Expecting any sort of moral consistency in shipping is folly.
    Post by: Scrib, Mar 15, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    I don't think it's awful. I think it's a fic that had some warning signs which meant that the more jaded members decided to drop it. It's written well enough, if the progression is pretty fast powerwise. But the author never got a chance to show where they were going later on. A Cloudy Path has Taylor start of with a good base, Tinker a lot and then have the Tinkering fade into the background for the most part. Stronger could have used diminishing turns as an excuse to do a similar...
    Post by: Scrib, Mar 10, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    As for Atonement... [spoiler]
    Post by: Scrib, Mar 10, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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