As the tittle suggests let's hear those stories, you're terrible experience as a boarder, your bad experiences with trouble boarders, things you've witnessed or seen? We've all been there.
Hello and again welcome to your weekly dose of 'I hope you're having a good day, yes you, person reading this': 'This Week on the Plounge' wherein I inform you, the fine folks of the mane sub, what's been going on at your favourite sister subreddit, the Plounge, this past week.
Wait, what is this Plounge you speak of?
The Plounge, or more formally the MLP Lounge is /r/mylittlepony's sister subreddit. Designed to be a place where you can free of the tyranny of rules 3 and 4. A chill place for bronies or anyone to talk in a SFW chat centric environment. It can be found over at /r/MLPLounge. (most of us browse by /new though). Oh and BPM is nice to have. Even if you're allergic to using emotes yourself you'll miss a lot of extra context without it.
What some casual conversation with a sprinkling of ponies? Come over to this introductions thread and meet some people. Don't worry there's also a topic so it ain't just "hi!" "hi" awkward silence.
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So, because it's No-Pics Thursday (February 1th, 2018) today, you know what that means...
It's time for the Weekly Fanfic Recommendation LINK-SWAP Game thread to continue!
And we're in Week 12 of the Season 7 to Season 8 Hiatus.
Anyways, THE RULES (read 'em carefully):
Post a link to a fanfiction you like (can be your own as well - it's okay to self-promote), with or without a short blurb.
Important: Reply to someone else's post with a link to a fanfiction you think they might like, based on their choices.
Put each of your choices in a separate post if you want to make sure to get a recommendation based on each one. You may reply to someone else's reply, either to you or to someone else. Please make long discussion threads, they introduce a healthy bit of exploration and can help us find new interests! And that's it!
PLEASE COMPLETE BOTH STEPS 1 and 2. Don't just show up and ask for recommendations if you're not willing to provide any. I'll start the first few threads myself, and reply with a gentle reminder if you forget.
IMPORTANT NOTE. Thanks to /u/BookHorseBot (many thanks to their creator, /u/BitzLeon), you can now use the aforementioned bot to easily post the name, description, views, rating, tags, and a bunch of other information about a fic hosted on Fimfiction.net. All you need to do is include "{NAME OF STORY}" in your comment (without quotes), and the bot will look up the story and respond to your comment with the info. It makes sharing stories really convenient. You can even lookup multiple stories at once.
Ready? Set? LET"S GO! Also, feel free to self-promote in here!
This is the thread for discussing anything pertaining to Fanfiction in general. Like your ideas, thoughts, what you're reading, etc. This differs from my Fanfic Recommendation Link-Swap Thread, as that focuses primarily on recommendations. That will be posted in a few hours.
Although, if you like, you can talk about fics you don't necessarily recommend but found entertaining.
IMPORTANT NOTE. Thanks to /u/BookHorseBot (many thanks to their creator, /u/BitzLeon), you can now use the aforementioned bot to easily post the name, description, views, rating, tags, and a bunch of other information about a fic hosted on Fimfiction.net. All you need to do is include "{NAME OF STORY}" in your comment (without quotes), and the bot will look up the story and respond to your comment with the info. It makes sharing stories really convenient. You can even lookup multiple stories at once.
I'd love to see some pics and hear about their personalities and what you do with them. :D
Back story to this post: I got hip surgery a few months ago and my doctor team thinks I can go back to low key riding, but agree a narrower animal would be best to prevent further injury to the femoral head/socket (so, no more fat quarter horses for me). I'm also an avid hiker/backpacker, and would be happy to have an animal who could pack some water/supplies with me on foot.
There have been a great many comic storylines that have greatly added to the show's world building and or their characters. With that in mind what storyline or lines do y'all think would make for the best season opener or finale for the upcoming seasons?
My personal choice would be the Siege of the Crystal Empire storyline. Not only would it add depth to a character often seen as lacking to a major Villain of the series, but it would also not preclude having Queen Chrysalis returning in her role as well as having minor antagonists to return once more.
I would choose it as a 2part season opener due to the fact that it focuses less on the mane 6 then it does the ancillary characters like King Sombra, Princess Cadence, and a character not seen on screen thus far.
What do the rest of you think? What storylines would you adapt or like to see adapted for the show?
Hi there! It's Thursday again and that means another chance to talk about what's been happening around here and how you feel about it!
Same as every other time, feel free to discuss whatever it is you'd like regarding our little subreddit good or bad. If you're unhappy we'll try our best to fix whatever problem you're having!
If you want to talk about the MLP fandom in general, that's fine too!
But some people may not want to talk about comics or anything else that hasn't happened yet, so you should be nice and hide those conversations from those people by using the spoiler tag.
If you don't know how it's as easy as making an emote:
[It has ponies!](/spoiler)
Becomes: It has ponies!
And if you're not wanting to discuss the subreddit or community specifically you can also check out the weekly off-topic thread here!!!!!
I'm considering going through every episode and tracking things like how well I relate to Twilight's developing friendships and my thoughts on the applicability of each friendship lesson to my own life.
I've wanted to do similar things in the past where I track something from episode one, and I know there's other opportunities of things you could keep track, so if you have any suggestions I can consider, what would you like to see tracked through the course of the show?
According to the chapter books, Cadance was once an orphaned Pegasus who was raised in an Earth Pony hamlet before ascending to Alicornhood and being taken in by Celestia.
By all indication, Cadance had a wonderful childhood, and this is one of the few things from the earlier chapter books that hasn't been retconned in the show somehow.
There's also no indication that these characters are dead or missing.
What do you imagine Cadance's Earth Pony parents are like? What are their names? Did Cadance have adoptive siblings? What is their relationship like now that Cadance is a Princess? Have they met Shining Armor, Flurry Heart, Twilight and the Sparkle Parents?
If a Cadance episode (not featuring Cadance in a supporting role, but an actual episode with Cadance as the protagonist) had her parents making an appearance, what should it be about?
While there are a few games in existence already for MLP (notably the Gameloft mobile game) there hasn't really been a game released for any of the major platforms or PC.
The closest you might get are indie games like Fighting is Magic, which exists in a kind of shareware limbo since its development was canceled.
This is largely looked at as hasbro wanting to keep a tight leash on the MLP brand and a reluctance to trust a developer with their property. I was actually a little surprised, however, when there was no announcement of a tie in game for MLP the movie. That sort of thing is usually an easy, mindless cash grab and no one really expects quality from such titles. It's not like Hasbro to leave money on the table.
So while it may not be tied to the movie, I do think an MLP game is inevitable. Be it an elaborate platform we, an RPG, or a simple cart racer, Friendship is Magic is a property ripe for game development.
So the question is when?
I think we can expect a FiM game sometime after the series end. Again, it may not be anything elaborate, but once the show is over and it's no longer being relied on to drive toy sales, I think that may be the time when Hasbro will relax their hold on the property and start looking for a partner to make a game.
Sadly I don't think we can expect anything elaborate, but if there is to be an MLP game, when do you think it would happen? What kind of game do you think it would be? How likely do you think it is that it will be well received?
I'm not talking about the two best sisters, but rather which pony do you think most embodies 'sisterly' qualities? Which pony just seems like the type who would have 'sister' written inside of you were to slice her down the middle?
For my part, I think i'd have to go with Sweetie Belle, if for no other reason than she reminds me of my little sister. Rambunctious and effervescent, Sweetie Belle none the less tries to act mature at times and to do things properly. This often results in just the opposite of what she desires, making her look less mature than she actually is.
More so, she seems to have a lot of love and admiration for her older sister, though this is often expressed by overtures for her attention.
I'm not saying these are qualities all sisters have, but they certainly make me think of my sister.
