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Deadlock Clock: Dec 17th 2012 at 11:59:00 PM
Beed28 Since: Dec, 2011
#1: Oct 14th 2012 at 9:10:01 AM

All it shows is the Earth with a grumpy face drawn onto it. It does not really scream out "Saving the world" to me. To be honest, is there even a picture that goes with this trope? Or would it be better just to leave it imageless?

Current pic:

edited 22nd Oct '12 1:26:50 PM by Beed28

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#2: Oct 14th 2012 at 12:13:21 PM

Unless we get some kind of mission screen that explicitly spells this out, I don't see a good way to pic this. The current certainly doesn't get the job done.

bananasloth serial tweaker, sorry from Budapest Since: Nov, 2009
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#3: Oct 14th 2012 at 12:51:17 PM

... why is this just a video game trope?

[up] the mission screen idea is good.

seriously though, why? Otherwise I would have suggested this

Ha, I just noticed someone over at TRS already asked this. In the exact same way I did.

edited 14th Oct '12 1:02:12 PM by bananasloth

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#4: Oct 14th 2012 at 12:54:57 PM

[up] Hmmm...that's not bad.

bananasloth serial tweaker, sorry from Budapest Since: Nov, 2009
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#5: Oct 14th 2012 at 1:02:49 PM

Maybe we should wait with a replacement until TRS finishes working on it? Though the thread's been open for more than a year.. [1]

Anyway, current is not good. I think we should pull it.

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#6: Oct 14th 2012 at 2:15:29 PM

Funnily enough, [up][up][up] isn't a straight example. "Mankind" are the alien "enemies" in the game. They're actually fairly peaceful, but they keep getting attacked by players of the video game in question; the protagonist of the book winds up saving them via dreams or something like that. Weird book, but then, it's Terry Pratchett, of course it's weird.

edited 14th Oct '12 2:15:43 PM by ShadowHog

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#7: Oct 14th 2012 at 2:20:40 PM

Oops, sorry. I have to admit I haven't read the Johnny Maxwell books, just DW. The title just popped into my head. Disregard that then.

edited 14th Oct '12 2:21:11 PM by bananasloth

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Beed28 Since: Dec, 2011
#8: Oct 22nd 2012 at 1:27:43 PM

Bump. So is it ready to be pulled for now?

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#9: Oct 22nd 2012 at 5:52:20 PM

Yeah, it needs to be pulled.

ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#10: Oct 22nd 2012 at 6:54:18 PM

I put that image up years ago.

I'm going to miss it.

sniff

edited 22nd Oct '12 6:54:35 PM by ThePope

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#11: Nov 12th 2012 at 4:18:56 PM

A brief image search turned up a few results:

[1] [2] [3]

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#12: Nov 12th 2012 at 6:07:41 PM

[up] World doesn't seem to be saved in 1. World is exploding in 2, which kind of puts it beyond saving. Not sure how I feel about 3.

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#13: Nov 13th 2012 at 11:08:43 PM

Does the picture need to be video game-related?

something
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#14: Nov 13th 2012 at 11:49:39 PM

I shouldn't think so. I think TRS is at the very least well on its way to broadening it, if memory serves.

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#16: Dec 18th 2012 at 6:08:42 AM

Clock's up; locking for inactivity. No further action is to be taken based on this thread.

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