ErfWorld
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Dog Moon
Adventurer
I'm reading, though I'm never really sure why. Probably cause it's in the same place as OotS which makes it convenient for me. Checking out OotS, might as well check out ErfWorld while I'm at it.
It's okay, I guess, but maybe it's the medium or something, but it seems to be going really slowly. Only a little entertaining, not particularly funny, but the art style is interesting enough to keep me reading.
It's okay, I guess, but maybe it's the medium or something, but it seems to be going really slowly. Only a little entertaining, not particularly funny, but the art style is interesting enough to keep me reading.
Nifft
Penguin Herder
I'm missing the funny, if there even is one.
The cutesy names begin as annoying, then just become tolerated -- they do not pass through funny.
Wanda had a funny line or two, before her character became everyone's dominatrix / whore. Why does sex exist at all in a world without birth, full of marshmellow fluff monsters? And why are the characters motivated by it, since there's obviously no biological drive?
I assume there's a punchline in today's strip ("Leeeeerrrroy"), but I don't get it.
The whole thing stinks like an in-joke. Why do I read it? Because OotS updates irregularly, so I'm often both bored and at the site with nothing new to look at. Are old episodes of OotS usually more entertaining than new episodes of EW? Yes. Yes they are.
Cheers, -- N
The cutesy names begin as annoying, then just become tolerated -- they do not pass through funny.
Wanda had a funny line or two, before her character became everyone's dominatrix / whore. Why does sex exist at all in a world without birth, full of marshmellow fluff monsters? And why are the characters motivated by it, since there's obviously no biological drive?
I assume there's a punchline in today's strip ("Leeeeerrrroy"), but I don't get it.
The whole thing stinks like an in-joke. Why do I read it? Because OotS updates irregularly, so I'm often both bored and at the site with nothing new to look at. Are old episodes of OotS usually more entertaining than new episodes of EW? Yes. Yes they are.
Cheers, -- N
IamTheTest
First Post
I read it. Leeeeroy is a reference to a WoW video that made its way around the internet about a year ago.
Nonlethal Force
First Post
And that demonstrates what I don't particularily like about the comic. You have to really be up on the pop culture to get many of the jokes. Well, that and what Nifft already said.
I do read it. Typically I don't find myself laughing. However, I must admit that there was a month or two where I simply boycotted OotS. [The whole "Miko Falling" debate.] So, I quite reading OotS and started reading ErfWorld. Now that Rich is through being stupid* about Miko and actually back to telling a decent story, I'm enjoying OotS and less and less enjoying ErfWorld.
*Disclaimer: It's Rich's story, and Rich is allowed to tell whatever kind of story he likes. This is not meant to indicate my superiority over his story, just that I personally could have done without those 2-3 weeks of posting just fine (and the corresponding hate here on ENWorld during that time).
I do read it. Typically I don't find myself laughing. However, I must admit that there was a month or two where I simply boycotted OotS. [The whole "Miko Falling" debate.] So, I quite reading OotS and started reading ErfWorld. Now that Rich is through being stupid* about Miko and actually back to telling a decent story, I'm enjoying OotS and less and less enjoying ErfWorld.
*Disclaimer: It's Rich's story, and Rich is allowed to tell whatever kind of story he likes. This is not meant to indicate my superiority over his story, just that I personally could have done without those 2-3 weeks of posting just fine (and the corresponding hate here on ENWorld during that time).
Sejs
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Kae'Yoss
First Post
Nifft said:
Can I say "sex sells" and get it out of the way, please?
It's a fantasy world, so sex without the biological drive to reproduce can work - especially since it often works like that in our world, too, at least for humans (and, according to some people, another couple of species.)
As to whether it should be in a story with fluffy animals: They have violence and death, too. Torture. That kind of stuff.
I'm not too concerned about it, as long as the scenes aren't actually painted.
frankthedm
First Post
I like that parson is a negative character. I also suspect a lot of folks don't like parson because of how close he hits home.
Fifth Element
Legend
Sejs said:
And how could an audience of gamers *possibly* be expected to get a WoW reference??
talinthas
First Post
I really enjoy erf, but i can't quantify why. Maybe its because i live and die by those type of strategy games, and because i get all the pop culture. or maybe its cause i just really enjoy the characters and strangely superdeformed yet western art style.
i dunno. It's not for everyone, but it's certainly working for me.
i dunno. It's not for everyone, but it's certainly working for me.
Nonlethal Force
First Post
hong said:
Wait a minute. People are accepting this evaluation from hong? Certainly that can't be right ...
Man, hong. What have you done to get on everyone's ignore list but my own?
[Just kidding, of course. ]
Imperialus
Explorer
I enjoy erfworld. I play a lot of those hex based wargames and could honestly picture some of those conversations.
"Fieldmarshal! I need you to bring those Panzers up to the Volga!"
"Nein! It is the Russian impluse move right now, we need to wait until they are finished!"
"Fieldmarshal! I need you to bring those Panzers up to the Volga!"
"Nein! It is the Russian impluse move right now, we need to wait until they are finished!"
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