tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post7793566262978131225..comments2023-11-05T03:13:48.397-08:00Comments on PVP Makes Me Sad: Let Go Of . . ..timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05183652264190911338noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-23942596585012099022009-06-17T08:47:22.675-07:002009-06-17T08:47:22.675-07:00@ Jai - no problem. And, thanks for the effort. ...@ Jai - no problem. And, thanks for the effort. It shows passion.TheOriginalJeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421469673726761084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-59071705528694553972009-06-17T08:45:39.991-07:002009-06-17T08:45:39.991-07:00And, I'm more of a D&D guy, anyway. So, I...And, I'm more of a D&D guy, anyway. So, I'm just happy that he's looking for more content.<br /><br />And, I'm hoping that he keeps drawing it himself this time.TheOriginalJeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421469673726761084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-84058254359529437562009-06-17T07:22:04.998-07:002009-06-17T07:22:04.998-07:00I'm glad Ding! has changed as it was pretty cl...I'm glad Ding! has changed as it was pretty clear SK had run out of ideas (the "You had to be there" phase was proof enough of that). Not sure I'm particularly looking forward to the D&D strips though. Especially with the bard and his z-grade rapping.<br /><br />Still, if you need a MMO-themed fix, there's plenty of other strips still finding gold in that vein. I quite like Scott Johnson's "Experience Points". Dark Legacy Comics is always good for a chuckle and so is NPC.rdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065975865056283329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-79766111021718845412009-06-16T22:53:16.005-07:002009-06-16T22:53:16.005-07:00Dan: I don't know, from what I've seen of ...Dan: I don't know, from what I've seen of the 4E rules it looks to have been partly inspired by MMORPGs anyway. Regardless, it just means that Ding will mutate into a poor man's Order Of The Stick.A Nonny Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675857058628123752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-5111243203705713182009-06-16T22:52:55.289-07:002009-06-16T22:52:55.289-07:00Oh, and the Jitterbug strip is really funny -- gre...Oh, and the Jitterbug strip is really funny -- great use of multiple jokes (Or at least "multiple things that I find hilarious)! Except that I also thought Francis dialing with his face was a pretty dumb ending to a pretty clever strip. Still, this made me burn more smile fuel for a PVP strip than has happened in over a month. It's a welcome change.Jaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050713941578754388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-10133393090739341952009-06-16T18:59:17.466-07:002009-06-16T18:59:17.466-07:00@ TheOriginalJes - Ok, for reference, this is what...@ TheOriginalJes - Ok, for reference, <a href="http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/5907/pvpmms.jpg" rel="nofollow">this is what I'm talking about</a>.<br /><br />A is the original, B is how I was interpreting it and C is how you interpreted it. On closer inspection, however, I have to say that I now agree with your take. Whoops, but at least now you know what I was going on about.Jaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050713941578754388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-44685622753100556662009-06-16T13:30:53.053-07:002009-06-16T13:30:53.053-07:00Isn't anyone going to comment on the fact that...Isn't anyone going to comment on the fact that Ding!, a WoW webcomic, is now going to become the platform of Scott's DnD character? Much of the humor of Ding! (indeed, even the name of the strip) revolved around the mechanics of the WoW world, and now that source of comedy is rather off-limits to a DnD protagonist. Besides, there seems to be a small but vocal contingent of WoW fans who have been anxiously awaiting the return of Ding! for its WoW satire, who will now be undoubtedly upset by the comic's revival only to see it plunged into the yet more esoteric medium of DnD.<br /><br />In conclusion: I predict epic fail.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412619350743217332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-88216796937238247332009-06-16T13:16:51.361-07:002009-06-16T13:16:51.361-07:00@ Jai - Are you talking about the lute-strap? Bec...@ Jai - Are you talking about the lute-strap? Because I see the first two fingers bridging the fingerboard, and the next two curled to the palm. No thumb at all.. And, it wouldn't be if it were properly placed behind the neck of the instrument.<br /><br />I think we're going to need a tie-breaker here.TheOriginalJeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421469673726761084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-29525113682907019592009-06-16T09:02:15.957-07:002009-06-16T09:02:15.957-07:00@ TheOriginalJes - The left hand (panel 3) is not ...@ TheOriginalJes - The left hand (panel 3) is not holding the lute at all, it's an optical illusion like I just explained.Jaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050713941578754388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-33857060221622433802009-06-16T08:59:21.290-07:002009-06-16T08:59:21.290-07:00Well, yes. I wasn't really counting the commen...Well, yes. I wasn't really counting the commenting equivalent of a theme-park height requirement (where instead it's "You must be <b><i>this much</i></b> of a fanboy already to comment on PvP!"). It's rather like stacking the deck, if you ask me.rdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065975865056283329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-52366141508050789112009-06-16T06:10:17.174-07:002009-06-16T06:10:17.174-07:00@ Jai - The left hand (panel 3) is holding the lut...@ Jai - The left hand (panel 3) is holding the lute in a barre chord arrangement for an open-tuning. Although, I'm sure that's coincidental.<br /><br />@Djagir - I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one to notice that the Sunday feature is Monday's strip. :) But, I'm sad that you posted it before me. :(<br /><br />@ Rdy - PVP isn't "exactly" uncommented. You can pay a monthly subscription to join the new PVP fan club. I'm sure they must have a forum over there.TheOriginalJeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421469673726761084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-48717036780763879762009-06-16T01:01:55.015-07:002009-06-16T01:01:55.015-07:00@ TheOriginalJes - I don't know about that bar...@ TheOriginalJes - I don't know about that barre chord you see in panel 3. From what I can see, Giacomo is not touching his lute (?) in that panel at all -- look closely, the thumb underneath the second and third fingers looks like a finger but isn't connected like those fingers to the hand (Neither is it shaded like those fingers). It's a mistake, or an illusion cast by a miniscule line break between the actual middle and ring fingers, combined with the knowledge that he must have four fingers judging by the other hand artwork (So where's the real fourth finger? I'd go with "placed behind the middle finger and forgotten accidentally").Jaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050713941578754388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-86911438570367247022009-06-15T23:36:56.815-07:002009-06-15T23:36:56.815-07:00Attracting ire is usually the bard's role in a...Attracting ire is usually the bard's role in a party, similar to gnome illusionists.<br /><br />It's funny how the merchandise was released before anybody had seen the strip, even if Scott has been playing the character in a recorded game.A Nonny Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675857058628123752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-87747829838378555062009-06-15T21:11:36.028-07:002009-06-15T21:11:36.028-07:00Yeah, reading the announcement about it being a Su...Yeah, reading the announcement about it being a Sunday feature threw me too.<br /><br />It's an interesting move - bringing the strip back over from the commented Crispy Gamer site to the uncommented PvP site.<br /><br />Is it wrong to have an instant dislike to the bard? His clumsy rapping just winds me up.rdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065975865056283329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-65346832997550775952009-06-15T20:47:52.915-07:002009-06-15T20:47:52.915-07:00So, the new Sunday feature is Monday's comic? ...So, the new Sunday feature is Monday's comic? I think Scott just crossed the International Date Line ("You come here often?")!<br /><br />(Seriously, not a problem for introducing a new feature. I'm just amused by how the timing works out.)Dajagrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015896841982343946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-50683206209539618582009-06-15T13:04:57.360-07:002009-06-15T13:04:57.360-07:00@ Jai - actually in panel 3 his left hand is playi...@ Jai - actually in panel 3 his left hand is playing a barre chord, sans strings. And, he's doing the rap-hands in panel 4 (which I hadn't noticed before).TheOriginalJeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421469673726761084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-59434885408519080972009-06-15T10:52:23.370-07:002009-06-15T10:52:23.370-07:00It took me a while to get that all of the "so...It took me a while to get that all of the "song" was actually just being rapped. I really did fail miserably at trying to come up with a common cadence and melodious flow for the first few speech bubbles, but eventually I got the picture. And no, I can't think of any clear way Kurtz could have indicated it wasn't a real song from the beginning (Showing that the bard is waving his hands like a freestyle rapper in the very first panel could have helped, but then there'd be no theatrical build-up of imagery).<br /><br />The art is enjoyable, and I think an unrealistic fantasy world is a perfect showcase for Kurtz's creative side to get out more in his artwork.<br /><br />If I have to poke fun -- and poke fun I MUST -- then let us all loudly snigger at the words "If you touch one more string". Because it really doesn't look like the bard is playing his instrument at all (Which makes sense if he IS rapping). And because the instrument is entirely devoid of strings. The guy must be wearing a pretty thick ale-monocle.Jaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050713941578754388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-65818162961733874402009-06-15T08:07:52.192-07:002009-06-15T08:07:52.192-07:00Welcome to Ravenhurst - I think Scott did a really...Welcome to Ravenhurst - I think Scott did a really good job in conveying how annoying Giacomo is.<br /><br />I found his dialogue to be hard to follow and a complete turn-off. If my fighter-thief were a part of that campaign, I'd get a LOT of practice with my sneak-attacks.<br /><br />At least we have the back-story...TheOriginalJeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421469673726761084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-58570196956722876772009-06-12T17:39:00.559-07:002009-06-12T17:39:00.559-07:00d'oh, it's "Rene" rather than &q...d'oh, it's "Rene" rather than "Renee."A Nonny Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675857058628123752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-69925321215562036882009-06-12T17:38:00.710-07:002009-06-12T17:38:00.710-07:00I do like Renee's art style, but unfortunately...I do like Renee's art style, but unfortunately don't find Anders Loves Maria very enjoyable.<br /><br />Today we learn a peculiar fact about Cole: although he is disgusted at the idea of eating potato salad that has been picked at by a dog, he is perfectly happy to retain a plate of cookies that have received the same treatment.A Nonny Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675857058628123752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-68481004691372839952009-06-12T06:24:55.598-07:002009-06-12T06:24:55.598-07:00Jai - As of today, many poor people can also enjoy...Jai - As of today, many poor people can also enjoy the White Screen channel. (I love that name.)TheOriginalJeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421469673726761084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-183770180208168982009-06-12T05:35:53.972-07:002009-06-12T05:35:53.972-07:00See Renee's art can make the world come togeth...See Renee's art can make the world come together! :)Brett Schiller (Sage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08631893385280344680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-43087574449304180072009-06-11T21:45:34.040-07:002009-06-11T21:45:34.040-07:00I bought art from Rene too. She's rad. You sho...I bought art from Rene too. She's rad. You should all buy art from her. It's real watercolor on watercolor paper.<br /><br />When you get it in the mail you get all excited. This came from SWEDEN!<br /><br />Buy Rene-art!!!!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11884451303614477088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-27722815571419833902009-06-11T16:50:17.877-07:002009-06-11T16:50:17.877-07:00You do realize the first panel is not new, right? ...You do realize the first panel is <a href="http://www.pvponline.com/2008/08/04/a-welcome-surprise/" rel="nofollow">not new</a>, right? It's just that we haven't seen it colored before.<br /><br />And now, if you will, a brief tangent. My longest-running grievance with PVP had been that it was black and white, and now that it looks like color is back <i>to stay</i> I have never quite mustered forth any words of celebration. So, here they are: <i>I LOVE THAT PVP IS STILL BEING COLORED.</i> It's AWESOME. So I would prefer to avoid having Kurtz think that he's just adding another layer of critique fodder into strips when he colors them. I love colors!<br /><br />In fact, today's strip could use a little more color... directly to the right of Butler in the second panel (Our right). Leaving it white gives the exact same impression as the perfectly blank white (What I assume is the) screen of (What I assume is) the television in the final panel. To continue my wish to see color spicing up the place even more, an actual image on the TV would have been <i>nice</i>... but I recognize it isn't a necessity. Rich people love the White Screen channel.<br /><br />In panel 4, I can't imagine a reason for Butler to have drifted around to the front of the couch. The previous two panels indicate that he was leaving the room, and turned around to look at Robbie. Are we being teased with the awesome potential of... MULTIPLE BUTLER CLONES placed around the whole room? God I hope so!<br /><br />And that's totally it. It's not a brilliant strip, but it looks solid to me (Oh, and I agree about the spelling of "Heine" being changed to indicate the actual sound of the nickname).Jaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050713941578754388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-57983443722437068282009-06-11T15:34:44.449-07:002009-06-11T15:34:44.449-07:00Oh I also say there was nothing awful about it.
...Oh I also say there was nothing awful about it. <br /><br />My complaint about the couch is based on perspective as a chest high couch (at least for a taller man like butler) would be either a) a very tall backed couch or b) an unseen step off that you don't normally see in architecture.<br /><br />I know it is mostly a framing issue keeping the characters face's in the panel. Just when that happens you get some unintentionally weird proportions :) (btw im adding this to my front page post)Brett Schiller (Sage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08631893385280344680noreply@blogger.com