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  • RaslinRaslin Registered User regular
    jegus

    I had no idea mspa cost that much

    dude deserves to be making bank off advertising

    I cant url good so add me on steam anyways steamcommunity.com/id/Raslin

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  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    I'm a little surprised the site hasn't crashed yet just from frantic refreshing.

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Speaking of the 2 million number...

    Why the hell is Hussie using project wonderful and not getting advertisers independently?

    Well it's probably a similar answer to why PA didn't really explode into crazy insane "how can a webcomic pull all this off" until one Robert Khoo

    dude probably need a consultant or something

    Considering that Hussie seems to be making a comfortable living, it's not really comparable to PA's situation at the start.

    Also, MSPA is no doubt more popular now than PA was when Khoo took the reigns.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • Day of the BearDay of the Bear The Qun demandsRegistered User regular
    good thread title

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  • TayaTaya Registered User regular
    You barbarians should be using MSPA Notify. No F5s required.

    And you become classically conditioned to the beep boop sound effect that signals a new update.

  • Day of the BearDay of the Bear The Qun demandsRegistered User regular
    listen taya, i'm a real fan here I check for updates the old fashioned way. by hand.

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  • Day of the BearDay of the Bear The Qun demandsRegistered User regular
    only a traitor would prefer mspanotify to f5

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  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    Man

    I wish I was smart enough to analyze and do an actual report on the conditions by which MSPA has become so damn popular

    it would be fascinating

  • TayaTaya Registered User regular
    MSPA Notify is the future. You're living in the past, grandpa.

  • UrscaUrsca Registered User regular
    Taya wrote:
    You barbarians should be using MSPA Notify. No F5s required.

    And you become classically conditioned to the beep boop sound effect that signals a new update.
    Does that one work off the RSS feed?

    Because I have an extension for chrome, but back when we were still getting updates it had started to go off hours late.

  • BlueBlueBlueBlue Registered User regular
    Man

    I wish I was smart enough to analyze and do an actual report on the conditions by which MSPA has become so damn popular

    it would be fascinating

    one andrew hussie worked on it very hard
    the end

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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    I hope he publishes a graph for site traffic

  • Day of the BearDay of the Bear The Qun demandsRegistered User regular
    Man

    I wish I was smart enough to analyze and do an actual report on the conditions by which MSPA has become so damn popular

    it would be fascinating

    Go into the wilds to study the fantrolls in their natural habitat

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  • ThetherooThetheroo Registered User regular
    edited October 2011
    Ursca wrote:
    Taya wrote:
    You barbarians should be using MSPA Notify. No F5s required.

    And you become classically conditioned to the beep boop sound effect that signals a new update.
    Does that one work off the RSS feed?

    Because I have an extension for chrome, but back when we were still getting updates it had started to go off hours late.

    Nope, it uses the autosave function to check the site every minute to see if there is a new update

    Thetheroo on
  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    Man

    I wish I was smart enough to analyze and do an actual report on the conditions by which MSPA has become so damn popular

    it would be fascinating

    Go into the wilds to study the fantrolls in their natural habitat

    I'm convinced the plethora of fanart has played a huge part

    there was a fuckton of very high quality work long before it got really insane

  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    BlueBlue wrote:
    Man

    I wish I was smart enough to analyze and do an actual report on the conditions by which MSPA has become so damn popular

    it would be fascinating

    one andrew hussie worked on it very hard
    the end

    there are plenty of things the creator has worked on hard, even harder, and has been vastly less popular

    the end

  • TayaTaya Registered User regular
    Ursca wrote:
    Taya wrote:
    You barbarians should be using MSPA Notify. No F5s required.

    And you become classically conditioned to the beep boop sound effect that signals a new update.
    Does that one work off the RSS feed?

    Because I have an extension for chrome, but back when we were still getting updates it had started to go off hours late.

    I don't know how it works but it's fast and accurate.

    I never fall for fake update posts. It also prevents gum disease.

    And I look so cool using it.

  • BaidolBaidol I will hold him off Escape while you canRegistered User regular
    Oh good we're back to the 20 pages a day thread pace.

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  • UrscaUrsca Registered User regular
    Thetheroo wrote:
    Ursca wrote:
    Does that one work off the RSS feed?

    Because I have an extension for chrome, but back when we were still getting updates it had started to go off hours late.

    Nope, it uses the autosave function to check the site every minute to see if there is a new update

    Huh. Well that sounds a little more reliable.

  • Kai_SanKai_San Commonly known as Klineshrike! Registered User regular
    Thetheroo wrote:
    Ursca wrote:
    Taya wrote:
    You barbarians should be using MSPA Notify. No F5s required.

    And you become classically conditioned to the beep boop sound effect that signals a new update.
    Does that one work off the RSS feed?

    Because I have an extension for chrome, but back when we were still getting updates it had started to go off hours late.

    Nope, it uses the autosave function to check the site every minute to see if there is a new update
    Then the old fashioned way could give you the update whole SECONDS earlier

  • Duke 2.0Duke 2.0 Time Trash Cat Registered User regular
    Thetheroo wrote:
    Just keep mashing that F5 key

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    I can literally keep posting relevant images to the update for the rest of the thread.

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  • Mr FuzzbuttMr Fuzzbutt Registered User regular
    BlueBlue wrote:
    Man

    I wish I was smart enough to analyze and do an actual report on the conditions by which MSPA has become so damn popular

    it would be fascinating

    one andrew hussie worked on it very hard
    the end

    there are plenty of things the creator has worked on hard, even harder, and has been vastly less popular

    the end

    Good characters are the key, I reckon.

    Most things that get cult followings like this have good characters.

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    Kai_San, you're a dirty poser.

    This thread is for the DIEHARDS.

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  • Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    and here come all the fairweather whores, sniffing around for a new update

    how was your september you fucks

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    When are we gonna see the award winning HBO Homestuck miniseries

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • EidolonOrpheusEidolonOrpheus NoatunRegistered User regular
    More like Die Hard 3

  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    That image is scary because my friend's birthday was on the 10th.

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  • AvrahamAvraham Registered User regular
    Man

    I wish I was smart enough to analyze and do an actual report on the conditions by which MSPA has become so damn popular

    it would be fascinating

    word of mouth, people drawing fanart and telling their friends so they too can draw fanart

    also the author is absurdly dedicated

    :bz: :bz: :bzz:
  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    Skull Man wrote:
    and here come all the fairweather whores, sniffing around for a new update

    how was your september you fucks

    oh, skull man you scamp

  • ASimPersonASimPerson And they will tremble again at the sound of our silence.Registered User regular
    http://www.mspaintadventures.com/scratch.php?s=6&p=005836
    Lots going on there! I assume you can see the banner yourself.

    Let's change it up and start with Nannasprite.
    I'm going cut to the chase here.
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    pipefan413: For you see, the girl had uncovered so many dirty secrets about the terrible batterwitch, including the most troubling one of all.
    pipefan413: Of course no one would have believed her, but she knew.
    pipefan413: She knew the baroness was not human! :B

    Davesprite:
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    DAVESPRITE: so i didnt
    DAVESPRITE: and thats what i didnt get
    DAVESPRITE: hes this terrible angry monstrous guy but theres no need to fight him
    DAVESPRITE: so he looked me up and down all hard
    DAVESPRITE: saw the broken sword
    DAVESPRITE: and like before gave me the choice
    JADESPRITE: you mean Choice!
    JADESPRITE: hehehe :p
    JADESPRITE: oops

    DAVESPRITE: yeah
    JADESPRITE: so it was the same choice?
    DAVESPRITE: no
    DAVESPRITE: it was different
    DAVESPRITE: i think it must be always different
    DAVESPRITE: depending on the circumstances
    DAVESPRITE: i dont know what the choice is when you face him the way youre supposed to
    DAVESPRITE: but im showing up as this bleeding bird sprite holding his broken sword
    DAVESPRITE: so thats pretty odd situation
    JADESPRITE: then what did he make you decide?
    DAVESPRITE: he sees i got his sword and its busted and you can tell hes pissed
    DAVESPRITE: but like before its like restrained anger
    DAVESPRITE: like hes always about to just fucking flip but still keeps it together
    DAVESPRITE: so he can tell me
    DAVESPRITE: he can repair it
    DAVESPRITE: and make the deringer with the forge lit
    DAVESPRITE: he says he can repair anything
    DAVESPRITE: but only one thing
    DAVESPRITE: and i had to choose
    DAVESPRITE: so i said ok fix the sword
    Basically, Dave had the Royal Deringer from the alternate timeline where used "shenanigans" to get the CAPTCHA code. In this timeline, he was able to get forged anew. Now, there is one more step.
    DAVESPRITE: but maybe this is a way you can help
    JADESPRITE: you mean...
    JADESPRITE: that i should give him the sword?

    DAVESPRITE: if you want
    JADESPRITE: but i dont want to leave you here either
    DAVESPRITE: maybe you dont have to actually go anywhere
    DAVESPRITE: you oughta have a lot of special powers remember
    DAVESPRITE: because of ascending to doghood
    JADESPRITE: oh yeah!
    DAVESPRITE: try doing your spacey thing
    DAVESPRITE: i mean not to sound condescending or anything but its got to be like borderline omnipotence pretty much
    DAVESPRITE: just put your mind to it

    JADESPRITE: alright, i will try.....
    Hehe, doghood.

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    Okay, let's go to the small Derse shuttle on the top right.
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    Dave and Rose:
    TG: we agreed id do it though
    TG: or at least you pretended to agree
    TG: just before going into a major league wind up with your nap yarn
    TT: A major league wind up?
    TG: sports
    TT: It's always been pretty sad that I seem to know more about sports than you. Which is really saying something.
    TG: all im saying is
    TG: no one likes a basketball hog

    TT: It's probably just "ball hog."
    Hehehe. Ahem. Anyway.

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    TT: Yes, they helped you chart a path through the Ring. And they will open that path for a pilot they have marked.
    TT: I believe I fit the description. I'm not sure about you.
    TG: why do you think that
    TT: I am the pilot. That's all there is to say on the matter.
    TG: but i dont want you to die
    TT: Help John and Jade.
    TG: this isnt right
    TT: Then I'm not going to help you wake you up.
    Not that he has a choice:
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    Jade Jade:
    GG: you see, that is your problem
    GG: okay, one of your many, many problems...
    GG: you have no patience to do things the right way, youre always just looking for the shortcut!
    GG: even if doing so has brought you nothing but trouble a hundred times before
    GG: it is sort of funny that the only thing standing in your way is one of your other problems, your preposterous self loathing
    GG: so you cant even trust your future self to help you cheat!
    GG: its like you have so many problems, they cancel each other out
    You don't get an award for figuring out who she's talking to here.

    But here's the essence of it.
    GG: well maybe if you werent in such a grumpy hurry all the time you wouldnt have killed your denizen so quickly
    GG: you might have actually learned something!!!!!!
    CG: HUGE UGLY MONSTERS ARE FOR KILLING, PERIOD.
    GG: did you ever talk to kanaya about it?

    CG: I DON'T REMEMBER, MAYBE?
    CG: I'M A BUSY GUY, JADE. I TALK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE ABOUT A LOT OF STUFF, INCLUDING MYSELF.

    John and Vriska:
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    Heck, that's just downright morbid.
    AG: I guess she got 8oth of us then. Un8elieva8le.
    EB: she tricked you too?
    AG: Yes.
    AG: Well, not tricked, so much as made a pointless coin flip and sta88ed me in the 8ack.
    EB: wow. that's pretty cold blooded!
    AG: Oh, sure. She was easily the most underhanded and villainous mem8er of our group.
    AG: 8ut I did let my guard down. And even when she sta88ed me, I sure didn't think I was going to die.
    EB: why not?
    AG: It turns out immortality isn't all it's cracked up to 8e. Let's leave it at that.

    EB: hmm...
    Sounds like somebody's bitter!

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    Aw.

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    EB: excuse me, it is called the wrinkle fucker, and it is totally amazing.
    AG: It might 8e alright if you com8ined it with something awesome.
    AG: Like some cool dice, for instance.

    EB: that's so absurd, like anything like that would ever even happen!!!
    EB: i guess if i ever see her, i should thank her too.
    AG: Why?
    EB: because this was important.
    AG: What was? Getting killed 8y a monster?
    EB: well, yes. but not just that.
    EB: the whole ruse was important!
    EB: if i didn't make the decision to go, then dave would not be able to go back in time and fix things.
    EB: in fact, if i didn't die here in this palace, we never would have been born in the first place!
    AG: How could you know all that?
    EB: this way...
    Good question, because I don't remember the answer!

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    AG: Oh, of course. She was 8a88ling in riddles through most of the fight. I wasn't paying much attention though. I mean, what creature DOESN'T speak in 8oring riddles in this game?
    EB: so, is that what you all did?
    EB: kill your denizens as fast as possible, without listening to them?
    AG: Yeah, pretty much. We were all pretty good players, remem8er?
    EB: yes, so i've heard.
    Ding ding ding ding ding.

    A point hinted at throughout Act 5, but now coming to the fore here with Dead John, Jade, and Davesprite.

    The Denizens are game constructs, but sometimes the best choice is not to kill them.

  • Kai_SanKai_San Commonly known as Klineshrike! Registered User regular
    Rorus Raz wrote:
    Kai_San, you're a dirty poser.

    This thread is for the DIEHARDS.

    Screw you, this is my FIRST ever update.

    Not my fault its the biggest most anticipated one ever.

    I just wanted to start out big.

  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    I wonder if I should do it.

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  • ThetherooThetheroo Registered User regular
    edited October 2011
    Where the hell were all you guys during the long, long weeks of whole threads full of nothing but bad fan art?

    Should have held the line, should have kept posting

    Edit- Rorus, do it

    Thetheroo on
  • BlueBlueBlueBlue Registered User regular
    BlueBlue wrote:
    Man

    I wish I was smart enough to analyze and do an actual report on the conditions by which MSPA has become so damn popular

    it would be fascinating

    one andrew hussie worked on it very hard
    the end

    there are plenty of things the creator has worked on hard, even harder, and has been vastly less popular

    the end

    i don't think there was ever a point where hussie lost notoriety - he has slowly and steadily built this comic empire on his own sweat and tears
    what is this work that hussie worked on harder than home "more words than moby dick" stuck

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  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    We actually get mostly good fanart in this thread

    even crwth is unable to go an entire post without throwing in something good

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Thetheroo wrote:
    Where the hell were all you guys during the long, long weeks of whole threads full of nothing but bad fan art?

    Should have held the line, should have kept posting

    I stayed the fuck out.

    You guys give me the creeps.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    the huffers and the bleeders and the scabbers and the bums

    they crowd and they reach and they all know your name

    dirty stained hands clawing at your cairo overcoat

    lips cracked and bleeding around a snaggletoothed smile that doesn't reach their glassy yellow eyes

    "I heard you had a little"

  • TayaTaya Registered User regular
    The fanart during the hiatus wasn't even that bad. No worse than any other thread we've had here.

    I'm not sure what we've been talking about the last two months.

  • BaidolBaidol I will hold him off Escape while you canRegistered User regular
    Thetheroo wrote:
    Where the hell were all you guys during the long, long weeks of whole threads full of nothing but bad fan art?

    Should have held the line, should have kept posting

    We band of shitposters.

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  • SalSal Damnedest Little Fellow Registered User regular
    When are we gonna see the award winning HBO Homestuck miniseries

    I think a movie is more likely

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