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CDRW2012-06-08 14:53:29

I know this has been said repeatedly to you already, but this fic gets better later on. The fact that you prefer Ganon's handling of the mane 6 rather than O Cs is interesting. I wonder if you will change your mind later, when you get to know the O Cs better.

I look forward to it. It wouldn't be the first thing I've read where the author gets loads better over the course of their story and it's always fun to watch it happen. As it stands right now, it's definitely interesting, but falls right in line with my impression of it when I first saw it go up on EQD.

Agreed with Cookoo. The fic definitely improves over time. Also, a he said, your preference of Ganon's handling of canon characters to O Cs is...unusual to say the least. But I probably didn't are that much abou them at this point either as we hadn't got to properly know them yet.

As I've said before, New Pandemonium City is actually less of a Dysopia than I expected. And it comtains plenty of completely decent ponies.

I'll admit that I headjump too much in my own writng, so it doesn't really bother me in other people's writing. I simpl welcome a new point of view.

Yeah, I personally think that the mane reason Flathoof didn't want his name on the paperwork was Genre Saviness.

While Flthoof is indeed meant to be the Big Mac expy, I...don't actually think Tick Tock is supposed to be the Lyra expy...Unless we're to blinded by Awesome Snarky British Timepony to notice.

"Waitwaitwait. If New Pandemonium City and Utopia are separated by a magical wall of incomprehensible power, how on earth is there any traffic between the two?"

It's not actually designed to prevent ponies from crossing (still makes it difficult though). Can't say much more as it's almost all spoilers.

You're right that Silvertongue would be an awful way to play a CE character. Because he isn't CE at all. He's the LE cleric of a CE goddess (in a campaign which allows that). He commits arbitrary evil because it feeds his goddess. But most of his on-screen villany is either part of his plans, or punishing those who've dissapointed him.

Yeah, the wall is just a side effect of the two forces meeting,tehre are a few safe passages through it. And OH BOY, you have no idea, yeah the OC's start out a bit rought but they get MUCH better.

It's already been said but I think your problem with Silvertongue is you're reading him as CE for some reason.

So far, he does pointlessly evil things for teh evulz. And takes glee in it for its own sake. There's no other motivation, no indication that it's for a bigger cause, he just likes to cause suffering. That's textbook Chaotic Stupid.

Sorry, Stupid Evil, not Chaotic Stupid.

Well, that's not really on the Law-Chaos axis. And while Silvertongue has some sadistic tendencies, most of that is really Nihila. But yeah...rereading the early chapters made me realise that we didn't really know any of the O Cs well enough to judge them at this point. Also, Tick Tock was the unicorn who called Twilight a nudist in chapter 1! I never noticed! Makes sense that Tick Tock would be used to ponies undressing in front of her (the thread has decided to make her and another OC you've yet to meet as the Memetic Sex Gods of this fic. We find it hilarious to reinterpret every interaction she has with another character as sexual tension especially Foe Yay).

A couple more things: While Chronomancers represent Time Lords, they're not the same thing. For one thing, one's an occupation and the other's a species.

Also, apparently Shadowstep is actually supposed to be the Soarin' expy for some reason. However, IIRC, he was the first OC to impress both me and Seraph, so maybe he'll be the first you'll like.

Didn't know he was a Soarin Expy, but he is awesome, even GINGER loves him! but yeah you get a MUCH better idea of Silvertongue later, and can't say anything about him without spoilers. i will say this, Nihila is VERY CE, Silvetongue....you'll see.