Homesuck: Vriska Rising - Page 798

Loyal · 08-10-2011, 12:06 AM

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EDIT: At this point part of my criticism really stems from my personal suspicion that Hussie has elongated Act Five far past what he originally anticipated solely so he could continue to profit from Homestuck because Homestuck is popular and he's afraid of what he's going to do once it ends

Whatever faults Hussie may have, I sincerely doubt this is one of them. Homestuck is far from the first creative endeavor he's ever undertaken, and it's a sure bet that whatever (if anything) he decides to do after Homestuck, he will have an instant and devoted fan/customer-base for it because he's Andrew Hussie.

[ed] Like, he's egotistical, but he's a talented motherfucker and it'd be foolish to assume he could be anything but successful with whatever he attempts next.

Locke cole · 08-10-2011, 12:10 AM

Yeah, I remember a time when we were wondering what the hell he could possibly do that would measure up to Problem Sleuth.

And, well, we got this.

I don't think he needs to worry about that any time soon.

Solid Snake · 08-10-2011, 12:12 AM

I don't deny his talent.
But I'm struggling to find any other permissible explanation as to why Act Five in Homestuck is the most unnecessarily longest thing in the history of unnecessarily long things

I understand people will disagree with me and try to justify every single update as being utterly necessary and integral to everything
And I respect that
But I just completely and utterly disagree

POS Industries · 08-10-2011, 12:13 AM

Hey guys, remember when the final battle with Mobster Kingpin in Problem Sleuth was the entire second half of the comic?

This is pretty much the thing that happens when Hussie has too many ideas at once for his own good, because he always has too many ideas at once for his own good. I'm not saying this is necessarily good or bad, it's just sort of a thing you have to expect from the guy.

Bard The 5th LW · 08-10-2011, 12:16 AM

Honestly, whatever his reason, I actually don't have a problem with it. Be it to more properly tell the story or just stretch it out, i don't care. I guess its a bit shallow a reason, but I like Homestuck, so I have no problem with it taking longer than expected to finish.

rpgdemon · 08-10-2011, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Locke cole

Yeah, I remember a time when we were wondering what the hell he could possibly do that would measure up to Problem Sleuth.

And, well, we got this.

I don't think he needs to worry about that any time soon.

I don't see how anyone liked Problem Sleuth. I read it through, after getting into Homestuck, and it was pretty... Boring and meh. I felt like it was a big waste of time, and as if it was constantly almost ready to get to the good part.

Bard The 5th LW · 08-10-2011, 12:23 AM

I thought Problem Sleuth was pretty fun to read all in one night because it then made even less sense which made it more enjoyably whacky.

Locke cole · 08-10-2011, 12:25 AM

It was pretty good at the time, but, well.

...I guess it's a case of "you had to be there". Back when he was doing Problem Sleuth, Hussie was still taking user input for commands. This caused some slowdown and frivolity. A lot of it. But it was fun for those involved, trying to put in commands to advance the plot/win the battle. Partway through the comic, Hussie started just using his own "commands" when he needed to get things moving already.

With Homestuck, he closed the suggestion boxes altogether sometime after John's meteor hit. Instead of directly taking suggestions, he does his own thing, which keeps things more coherent, and takes user input by instead patrolling his fandomm and letting them "call" things.

I kind of miss the command boxes, though. That and the commissions. At least I had a commission made before he closed up that service.

Loyal · 08-10-2011, 12:26 AM

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I don't see how anyone liked Problem Sleuth. I read it through, after getting into Homestuck, and it was pretty... Boring and meh. I felt like it was a big waste of time, and as if it was constantly almost ready to get to the good part.

Yeah, if you got into Homestuck before reading Problem Sleuth it probably won't have much to offer you. Homestuck started as an expansion of everything that made PS an exciting draw and kinda just moved on from there.

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I understand people will disagree with me and try to justify every single update as being utterly necessary and integral to everything
And I respect that
But I just completely and utterly disagree

Just so long as we don't go down this road again. I would hate for that to happen.

Solid Snake · 08-10-2011, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Loyal

Just so long as we don't go down this road again. I would hate for that to happen.

Oh God it's the classic "Snake is criticizing Homestuck, therefore he is evil and hates Homestuck and should be publicly mocked for hating something we all like, even though Snake actually really likes Homestuck and we're just going to conveniently ignore that so we can get arbitrarily offended at the notion that there's anything to criticize in a product we like" spiel again.

Yeah that was a fun road to walk down.

08-10-2011, 12:12 AM	#7973
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	I don't deny his talent. But I'm struggling to find any other permissible explanation as to why Act Five in Homestuck is the most unnecessarily longest thing in the history of unnecessarily long things I understand people will disagree with me and try to justify every single update as being utterly necessary and integral to everything And I respect that But I just completely and utterly disagree __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

08-10-2011, 12:13 AM	#7974
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	Hey guys, remember when the final battle with Mobster Kingpin in Problem Sleuth was the entire second half of the comic? This is pretty much the thing that happens when Hussie has too many ideas at once for his own good, because he always has too many ideas at once for his own good. I'm not saying this is necessarily good or bad, it's just sort of a thing you have to expect from the guy. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

08-10-2011, 12:16 AM	#7975
Bard The 5th LW Feelin' Super! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,191	Honestly, whatever his reason, I actually don't have a problem with it. Be it to more properly tell the story or just stretch it out, i don't care. I guess its a bit shallow a reason, but I like Homestuck, so I have no problem with it taking longer than expected to finish.

08-10-2011, 12:23 AM	#7977
Bard The 5th LW Feelin' Super! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,191	I thought Problem Sleuth was pretty fun to read all in one night because it then made even less sense which made it more enjoyably whacky.