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Aldurin · 12-04-2010, 06:48 PM

Wait, so is that corrosive shit or corrosive vomit.

DarkDrgon · 12-05-2010, 12:44 PM

I have no idea whats going on in Erfworld. but I like it.

Geminex · 12-05-2010, 12:55 PM

Parson's having the dragons use their ability to bombard the courtyard and soften up the enemy infantry. They can do this on the enemy turn, because they're not acting as such. They're just... dropping stuff.

Now, he's promoting all the mounted gobwins to heavy units. Apparently, he can do this on the enemy turn as well, which, again, makes sense. Nobody's actually acting. But, and this is important, heavy units can't mount fliers, so they're going to auto-dismount. In other words, they're going to fall, right into the courtyard, the roof of which has recently been removed by the yellow dwagon's bombardement.

Now, most of the gobwins are gonna die, because they're falling from a great height. But Wanda still has her arkenpliers, and I'm pretty sure that she can revive her units from up high. So the gobwins come back! Only they're heavies now, which makes them pretty powerful. Plus, they're gonna be unpopped, so that gives them another bonus, because wanda's effectively leading them, I think. Plus, all the jetstone infantry that died from the bombardement, plus all the guys who're going to die in the resulting battle are also going to get depopped. That's a lot of soldiers to suddenly appear in the enemy base.

So the enemy's going to be busy wasting their spells on the yellow dwagons, while an ever-growing infantry force is ammassing in their courtyard and preparing to storm the tower and/or garrison. In short, Jetstone is in extremely... deep trouble.

I'm not sure whether Gobwin Knob's newfound army can actually advance to the garrison or the tower on jetstone's turn, but at the very least they can clear out the courtyard.

The only flaw is that they're going to be vulnerable to archers, and the fact that wanda's also at jetstone's mercy as long as she's in the air.

TL;DR: Parson's cheating again, in the most awesome way.

Fifthfiend · 12-05-2010, 03:41 PM

The disappointing bit of this is seeing Tramennis suddenly holding the idiot ball; I was hoping he'd turn out to be a character who could actually keep up with this kind of thing.

Geminex · 12-05-2010, 05:43 PM

I thought he was doing well. He certainly kept his head when the king wouldn't have. And I'm hoping he'll catch on fairly quickly once the heavies start depopping. If anyone can exploit the flaws in Parson's plan right now, it's probably him, and I wouldn't be surprised if he manages to use that jetpack to escape later.

Right now, yeah, he doesn't realize what's happening. But this is Parson thinking out of the box, and Tramemnis has no experience fighting him. I don't think it's much of an idiot ball as it is to be expected. If he survives this battle, I'm pretty sure he'll catch on more quickly next time. For now, let's see how he handles the situation. There's plenty of opportunity for him to impress us. Because this? This is bad, for Jetstone. Their heavies are out of position, they're gonna have a pretty huge infantry force in their capital, plus the Dwagons. And we don't know what else Parson is planning. They have a serious problem.

In fact,you could say that shit...

is going down.

YEAAAAAAAH

Wigmund · 12-06-2010, 09:48 AM

Once again, we see why Mr. Fish is the greatest character in MGDMT.

Fifthfiend · 12-06-2010, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geminex

I thought he was doing well. He certainly kept his head when the king wouldn't have. And I'm hoping he'll catch on fairly quickly once the heavies start depopping. If anyone can exploit the flaws in Parson's plan right now, it's probably him, and I wouldn't be surprised if he manages to use that jetpack to escape later.

Right now, yeah, he doesn't realize what's happening. But this is Parson thinking out of the box, and Tramemnis has no experience fighting him. I don't think it's much of an idiot ball as it is to be expected. If he survives this battle, I'm pretty sure he'll catch on more quickly next time. For now, let's see how he handles the situation. There's plenty of opportunity for him to impress us. Because this? This is bad, for Jetstone. Their heavies are out of position, they're gonna have a pretty huge infantry force in their capital, plus the Dwagons. And we don't know what else Parson is planning. They have a serious problem.

In fact,you could say that shit...

is going down.

YEAAAAAAAH

Catching on once the heavies start popping is already too late; the time for Trammy to start being smart would have been as soon as he read Parson's file, at which point he should have said "whoa this guy will pretty much turn around and fuck me at the earliest possible opportunity, if not before that." Right now feels like a downgrade from when he was first introduced, where he immediately caught on that there were shenanigans going on.

phil_ · 12-06-2010, 07:44 PM

Jared takes such good care of Mr. Fish, brushing his teeth for him and all. Now, if only he'd keep him in a body of water...

Amake · 12-07-2010, 01:42 PM

What the Flying Spaghetti Monster? Back in the near-golden age of Garfield, Jim Davis was already deconstructing the strip himself, to a much wider, more artful and more terrifying degree than any post-constructions I've seen so far.

The strips for that week tell the story of how Garfield is going insane with loneliness in an old abandoned house and hallucinates the other characters. There's no resolution or conclusion to this plotline, so we're forced to assume it's an insight in the true workings of the strip, and everything else is part of the illusion.

It makes sense too, with the strip being scaled down over the years to contain less characters, less settings and less plots, and the same jokes being repeated time and time again. Because Garfield's imagination is running out, and the dream world wears thin. Probably he'll starve to death sometime.

Ninja edit: And it must be why his dialogue is all in thought balloons. Garfield's very speech pattern is trying to alert him to the fabricated thought-world he inhabits.

To summarize: Holy balls.

Wigmund · 12-07-2010, 05:55 PM

Lackadaisy Christmas Special

Don't fucking push it with Victor. He'll kick your ass.

12-05-2010, 12:44 PM	#62
DarkDrgon Always Trick Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 978	I have no idea whats going on in Erfworld. but I like it. __________________ [color=red] Kneel before the Lord Drgon, or you will be knelt.

12-05-2010, 12:55 PM	#63
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	Parson's having the dragons use their ability to bombard the courtyard and soften up the enemy infantry. They can do this on the enemy turn, because they're not acting as such. They're just... dropping stuff. Now, he's promoting all the mounted gobwins to heavy units. Apparently, he can do this on the enemy turn as well, which, again, makes sense. Nobody's actually acting. But, and this is important, heavy units can't mount fliers, so they're going to auto-dismount. In other words, they're going to fall, right into the courtyard, the roof of which has recently been removed by the yellow dwagon's bombardement. Now, most of the gobwins are gonna die, because they're falling from a great height. But Wanda still has her arkenpliers, and I'm pretty sure that she can revive her units from up high. So the gobwins come back! Only they're heavies now, which makes them pretty powerful. Plus, they're gonna be unpopped, so that gives them another bonus, because wanda's effectively leading them, I think. Plus, all the jetstone infantry that died from the bombardement, plus all the guys who're going to die in the resulting battle are also going to get depopped. That's a lot of soldiers to suddenly appear in the enemy base. So the enemy's going to be busy wasting their spells on the yellow dwagons, while an ever-growing infantry force is ammassing in their courtyard and preparing to storm the tower and/or garrison. In short, Jetstone is in extremely... deep trouble. I'm not sure whether Gobwin Knob's newfound army can actually advance to the garrison or the tower on jetstone's turn, but at the very least they can clear out the courtyard. The only flaw is that they're going to be vulnerable to archers, and the fact that wanda's also at jetstone's mercy as long as she's in the air. TL;DR: Parson's cheating again, in the most awesome way. Last edited by Geminex; 12-05-2010 at 01:01 PM.

12-05-2010, 03:41 PM	#64
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	The disappointing bit of this is seeing Tramennis suddenly holding the idiot ball; I was hoping he'd turn out to be a character who could actually keep up with this kind of thing. __________________ check out my buttspresso

12-06-2010, 09:48 AM	#66
Wigmund Lakitu Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northwest Arkansas Posts: 2,139	Once again, we see why Mr. Fish is the greatest character in MGDMT. __________________ Slightly off-kilter

12-06-2010, 07:44 PM	#68
phil_ Just sleeping Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: At home, probably in bed. Posts: 6,482	Jared takes such good care of Mr. Fish, brushing his teeth for him and all. Now, if only he'd keep him in a body of water... __________________ Be T-Rexcellent to each other, tako.

12-04-2010, 06:48 PM	#61
Aldurin Lakitu Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4,648	Wait, so is that corrosive shit or corrosive vomit.

12-05-2010, 05:43 PM	#65
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	I thought he was doing well. He certainly kept his head when the king wouldn't have. And I'm hoping he'll catch on fairly quickly once the heavies start depopping. If anyone can exploit the flaws in Parson's plan right now, it's probably him, and I wouldn't be surprised if he manages to use that jetpack to escape later. Right now, yeah, he doesn't realize what's happening. But this is Parson thinking out of the box, and Tramemnis has no experience fighting him. I don't think it's much of an idiot ball as it is to be expected. If he survives this battle, I'm pretty sure he'll catch on more quickly next time. For now, let's see how he handles the situation. There's plenty of opportunity for him to impress us. Because this? This is bad, for Jetstone. Their heavies are out of position, they're gonna have a pretty huge infantry force in their capital, plus the Dwagons. And we don't know what else Parson is planning. They have a serious problem. In fact,you could say that shit... is going down. YEAAAAAAAH

12-07-2010, 01:42 PM	#69
Amake Keeper of the new Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A place without judgment Posts: 4,506	What the Flying Spaghetti Monster? Back in the near-golden age of Garfield, Jim Davis was already deconstructing the strip himself, to a much wider, more artful and more terrifying degree than any post-constructions I've seen so far. The strips for that week tell the story of how Garfield is going insane with loneliness in an old abandoned house and hallucinates the other characters. There's no resolution or conclusion to this plotline, so we're forced to assume it's an insight in the true workings of the strip, and everything else is part of the illusion. It makes sense too, with the strip being scaled down over the years to contain less characters, less settings and less plots, and the same jokes being repeated time and time again. Because Garfield's imagination is running out, and the dream world wears thin. Probably he'll starve to death sometime. Ninja edit: And it must be why his dialogue is all in thought balloons. Garfield's very speech pattern is trying to alert him to the fabricated thought-world he inhabits. To summarize: Holy balls. __________________ Hope insistent, trust implicit, love inherent, life immersed Last edited by Amake; 12-07-2010 at 01:51 PM.

12-07-2010, 05:55 PM	#70
Wigmund Lakitu Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northwest Arkansas Posts: 2,139	Lackadaisy Christmas Special Don't fucking push it with Victor. He'll kick your ass. __________________ Slightly off-kilter