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TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#36026: Oct 23rd 2019 at 5:57:39 AM

I'm just worried about the fact that Scott's engaging him. Part of the reason DBZA has been going on hiatus and nearly got cancelled is simply motivation to continue doing this stressful and unrewarding work.

This guy? This guy and his entitlement meltdown is only serving to reinforce the idea that DBZA isn't worth doing.

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#36027: Oct 23rd 2019 at 6:42:50 AM

As the old saying goes: "Don't feed the trolls".

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#36028: Oct 23rd 2019 at 6:44:55 AM

Yeah, I respect Scott for his patience... but frankly, this is very much not a particularly smart move.

Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#36029: Oct 23rd 2019 at 6:50:05 AM

Downvote and move on. It's pretty much the only way to deal with internet idiots.

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#36031: Oct 23rd 2019 at 6:52:48 AM

One thing though? It's weird that someone's who clearly only upset because he isn't getting more DBZA is shaming someone for making an Abridged Series at all.

Adannor (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#36032: Oct 23rd 2019 at 6:54:06 AM

This one is not exactly a troll - he isn't pretending, he seems legitimately that pissed.

And as for engagement... Depends on how many of guys like this one Kaiser is getting. If you're doing replies about your hiatus post, replying to negative reactions is just as important as replying to positive ones. The only wrong move is to lower yourself to their level and start throwing insults. He is staying above it and replying in a calm manner, and that, even by itself, is good PR to the community. As long as Kaiser isn't flooded with them and it doesn't wear him down, there's no harm in replying.

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#36034: Oct 26th 2019 at 2:46:51 AM

Hohohooooly shit, that dude is next goddamn level self righteous

Zarastro Since: Sep, 2010
#36035: Oct 26th 2019 at 4:24:01 AM

As it is so often the case, the anonymity of the internet brings out the worst in people. How many people would actually dare to say this to someone's face.

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#36036: Oct 26th 2019 at 10:48:22 AM

As it is so often the case, the anonymity of the internet brings out the worst in people. How many people would actually dare to say this to someone's face.

You'd be surprised.

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#36037: Oct 26th 2019 at 12:12:39 PM

Honestly daring to say it would be the least of the issues with the statements he make.

"when you stare too long into the abyss, Xehanort takes advantage of the distraction to break into your house and steal all your shit."
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#36038: Oct 26th 2019 at 2:25:20 PM

He is just genuinely furious for, I guess, some of the same reasons Toei is.

Did their patreon promise the money was going towards Bardock?

Primis Since: Nov, 2010
#36039: Oct 26th 2019 at 2:28:33 PM

[up] No, their Patreon is just about funding TFS in general, nothing about specific projects.

Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#36040: Oct 26th 2019 at 2:30:54 PM

What people don't get about Patreon is that it is a tip jar, not a pre-order.

SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#36041: Oct 29th 2019 at 11:57:10 PM

^^^^^To be fair though, without Internet it would be hard to find people with so bad social skills who would say these things to face tongue

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#36042: Nov 1st 2019 at 10:05:51 PM

[up]Presuming it's difficult to find a jackass in this world.

A question came to me: when Gohan and Krillin make their wishes on Namek, they wish for Piccolo to be resurrected and brought back to Namek. Their third wish is interrupted by Vegeta.

Would it have been better for them to resurrect Piccolo then wish for Goku to be restored back to full health? That way, they get the help of the demonstrably strongest person on their side back up and ready to fight in case of Freiza (and, unbeknownst to them, his ridiculous-ass Zenkai boost).

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#36043: Nov 2nd 2019 at 12:19:31 AM

Hey, where I'm from, people tend to be polite in person, at least towards strangers [lol]

Edited by SpookyMask on Nov 2nd 2019 at 9:20:18 PM

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#36044: Nov 2nd 2019 at 6:13:19 AM

No, wishing Goku back to full health doesn't solve the problem that nobody, not even Goku, can handle Frieza. It took the miraculous fulfillment of an ancient alien prophecy in the eleventh hour to make that fight winnable.

It's honestly hard to say what would have been a better use of their second wish, given benefit of foresight. Wishing themselves to Earth along with Vegeta leaves them with the problem that Vegeta will murder them. Wishing themselves to Earth without Vegeta creates the possibility that Frieza will find them by following Vegeta when he comes to Earth to murder them. Simply healing Goku won't stop Frieza from killing them all, especially since Piccolo isn't there to buy time for the Genki-Dama.

All of these have problems. If Goku's healed but they're not on Earth, he'll be killed by Frieza. If Goku's not healed but they are on Earth, they'll all be killed by Vegeta. If they're on Earth and Goku has time to heal before Vegeta's arrival, they'll all potentially be killed by Frieza.

A lot of things had to go exactly right to make Frieza's defeat possible. Namek was essentially an unwinnable scenario for the Earthlings from the word "Go".

Edited by TobiasDrake on Nov 2nd 2019 at 7:16:52 AM

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#36045: Nov 2nd 2019 at 6:25:37 AM

Well no, if Goku being wished back to health meant he got the Zenkai than he would insta-gib any form of Freeza but his final one. If he allowed Freeza to transform, then things would play out mostly the same, maybe he'd die before turning into a Super Saiyan without Piccolo's brief distraction.

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#36046: Nov 2nd 2019 at 6:29:18 AM

He would certainly die without turning Super Saiyan, because that's what was going to happen before Piccolo jumped in. Goku was charging the Genki-Dama as a last-ditch effort, but he wasn't charging it fast enough and Frieza was about to kill him.

Goku turned Super Saiyan when Frieza gibbed Krillin in front of him. There's not likely to be a Super Saiyan savior if Goku's the first to die.

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#36047: Nov 2nd 2019 at 6:31:15 AM

If the events play out the exact same way, yes. But characters could act different - someone else could try to save him or distract Freeza, somehow else could get killed doing so - so it's not 100% that he wouldn't turn Super Saiyan before dying.

For starters, Vegeta would still be alive when the fighting started, which could throw a spanner in the works.

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#36048: Nov 2nd 2019 at 8:11:03 AM

Assuming Goku would still get the Zankai boost if he were healed by the dragon, how do we know for certain he would win against Freeza's third form? And even if he did, Freeza could just turn straight into his final form and ragdoll the guy.

I mean, as soon as Gohan, Piccolo and Vegeta proved to be even the slightest threat, Freeza immediately powered up. It's what he does: perfectly content with toying with his opponents when he has the clear advantage, switch to instant kill mode when he doesn't.

The only reason he didn't do that with SSJ Goku is because he literally couldn't.

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#36049: Nov 2nd 2019 at 8:33:07 AM

He could, he just needed to ask Karrot to let him power up to 100%.

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#36050: Nov 2nd 2019 at 8:55:04 AM

Yeah he did...and that was still not enough.

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