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Post by Jae on Jul 30, 2018 20:23:55 GMT -5
What in Neopia is this...
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Post by doctortomoe on Jul 30, 2018 22:36:51 GMT -5
Okay, apparently I made a wish on a Mynci paw.
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Post by Rabbit ♠ on Jul 30, 2018 22:40:39 GMT -5
Yeah, I was utterly confused by this one. (I still wrote a part for it, since it's been forever and it's worth a shot, but let's see how well that goes.)
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Post by RielCZ on Jul 30, 2018 22:50:12 GMT -5
I haven't even looked at an STC in months, and haven't been on Neo since the end of AC. But there was enough commotion on the thread here I had to take a look. And this... this beginning is just something else. I actually seriously want to get in this week just to say I DID.
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Post by Jae on Jul 31, 2018 7:35:40 GMT -5
I submitted something for the same reason Riel mentioned. I had to try. I just HAD to.
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Post by Twillie on Jul 31, 2018 12:55:50 GMT -5
I've never really participated in or payed attention to the STC before, but I had to check this week's out after everyone else was talking about it here. I just gotta say, no matter who may get in for the next slot, I am very curious to see what all you wrote as continuations and all the different ways you might've interpreted the beginning x3
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Post by Jae on Aug 1, 2018 20:41:42 GMT -5
I don't know how I feel about the fact that they haven't put up a second part yet.
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Post by Rabbit ♠ on Aug 1, 2018 20:52:08 GMT -5
I don't know how I feel about the fact that they haven't put up a second part yet. I don't know why, but that makes me think that TNT isn't even sure what to do with this story.
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Post by Jae on Aug 2, 2018 15:17:10 GMT -5
I don't know why, but that makes me think that TNT isn't even sure what to do with this story. I don't want to be mean, but it almost makes me wonder if putting up this start was a mistake, or if Scrappy/HTT is angry at whoever picked it (let's be honest, this has Jade written all over it). .____. Like it's not even poorly written, it's just... 2001-era humans in Neopia self-insert stuff that flies in the face of long-established canon.
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Post by Rabbit ♠ on Aug 2, 2018 16:06:28 GMT -5
I don't know why, but that makes me think that TNT isn't even sure what to do with this story. I don't want to be mean, but it almost makes me wonder if putting up this start was a mistake, or if Scrappy/HTT is angry at whoever picked it (let's be honest, this has Jade written all over it). .____. Like it's not even poorly written, it's just... 2001-era humans in Neopia self-insert stuff that flies in the face of long-established canon. I don't think you're being mean. That could be what happened. (That could happen, right? I don't know what the process for the Storytelling is, but there could be a hiccup somewhere.) I'm tempted to message Scrappy and Jade to ask what's been going on with the STC, since its schedule has been really off for a while and this round certainly isn't helping.
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Post by Jae on Aug 2, 2018 16:49:01 GMT -5
I don't think you're being mean. That could be what happened. (That could happen, right? I don't know what the process for the Storytelling is, but there could be a hiccup somewhere.) I'm tempted to message Scrappy and Jade to ask what's been going on with the STC, since its schedule has been really off for a while and this round certainly isn't helping. I was considering messaging them as well, but I don't want it to come across like I'm criticizing the start, or complaining they didn't pick my start or my continuation. I agree the schedule has been wayyy off. The last time I won was story 812 (current story is 814). The last time I won was also June 27th. They finally learned that they don't have to end the stories on Fridays if they've barely left the exposition stage, but they seem to have taken that as an excuse opportunity to only update it whenever they feel like.
After all the prize mishaps (I thought it was automated for the longest time because the old judge/s never forgot), I feel like I have no idea about the process either. Could be manatees picking balls for all we know.
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Post by RielCZ on Aug 2, 2018 18:23:20 GMT -5
If we all send a NM, then it looks like all of us none of us are criticizing/complaining...? IDK. I lost interest in the STC over time because it became so sporadic and it almost seemed as though the judge picked entries randomly instead of based on any discernable quality criteria; and for a while, the poor showrunning of the most recent hundred contest was a sort of final straw for me and I refused to enter. But I don't want to rant. I'd really like the contest to have regular updates again; but even if it was, I'm not sure if I could regain a lot of interest in it. Which is why something so out of place as this beginning has a lot of intrigue, even if the presence of the beginning itself is likely a product of the contest's longstanding systemic issues. It does have a sort of Jade flavor, I agree. And Twillie , I'll post what I wrote when the next part goes up! (If I didn't win it, heh.)
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Post by Jae on Aug 2, 2018 18:50:32 GMT -5
I also planned on posting my part if I don't win, because I really did end up enjoying it in the end lol
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Post by Rabbit ♠ on Aug 2, 2018 19:00:45 GMT -5
I would also post my part if it doesn't win, but I am not smart and I don't save the majority of my STC entries, so yeah, whoops.
I could always post a summary, though...
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Post by RielCZ on Aug 3, 2018 18:36:52 GMT -5
The fact the story had no updates at all this week is both hilarious and unsettling.
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