Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:22 am
Skynetmain wrote:If I may be so bold as to go a little off topic, but I have come up with my cast for LDP: The Movie.
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon together again?! NOOOOOOOOOO!
If that happens, I demand we encourage TNT to pay them in NP.
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Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:01 am
anjuna wrote:Skynetmain wrote:If I may be so bold as to go a little off topic, but I have come up with my cast for LDP: The Movie.
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon together again?! NOOOOOOOOOO!
If that happens, I demand we encourage TNT to pay them in NP.
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Hey now! I like Matt Damon and Ben Affleck together! But, out of curiosity, why does Ben always get the lead role? Let's switch them, give Matt a bit more of the spot light in a movie starring the duo!
Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:12 pm
meresged wrote:
Hey now! I like Matt Damon and Ben Affleck together! But, out of curiosity, why does Ben always get the lead role? Let's switch them, give Matt a bit more of the spot light in a movie starring the duo!
Because Matt is usually doing Ben a favor by doing a cameo in his movies. Except Good Will Hunting which was starring Matt.
But back on topic... I know people were getting upset when people whine about how slow this plot is, but tough. Yes, this is the best plot I've yet to see them do, but that doesn't mean that it's flawless. And mentioning problem areas may help for future plots. I love that it's a more sedate pace so more people can participate than previous plots, that said, I wish it were a bit faster. There have been whole weeks with no development. That's just frustrating. And I'm sorry, but I think a month into it, it's time to pick up the pace and stop giving people who couldn't have cared less about the plot before such an easy chance to catch up now. I know they've come up with some way to give cumulative points for tasks done, but I guarantee it will have problems because all new things have problems. Remember the Maraqua rank debacle? I like that some tasks are individual and some group, but the furniture moving was just repetitive and boring. At least with the sand and block moving you had at least a chance at winning a prize immediately.
I think that covers everything. I love this plot and I can only hope the trend will continue and I'll love the next one even more.
Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:58 pm
Until we were done in the SR, I had only read the scroll from my statue. Someone posted that maybe TNT was giving us time time to read the rest of them. I am now halfway done. I was just wondering if I should continue. I am afraid of a 12 hour lockout when something big finally happens. I would like some opinions on this. Other than reading all the scrolls, I have been up to date with everyone else through the whole plot. I guess waiting a 12 hour lockout would be better than a 3 day lockout if we have to read all of them to continue when they give us something new to do.
Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:05 pm
Casi wrote:Someone posted that maybe TNT was giving us time time to read the rest of them. I am now halfway done. I was just wondering if I should continue. I am afraid of a 12 hour lockout when something big finally happens. I would like some opinions on this.
I'm doing exactly the same thing Casi although I seem to have a bit of a head start though as I only have 3 left to read
I started reading them though because I remain convinced there's something we can do now. I doubt that a 12 hour delay will have much effect on the next phase as much of the world will be that far behind simply due to time difference and being asleep when it starts.
Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:54 pm
I have started reading again myselfe, slowley. I dont know which I have read before so I started over and will read my 4th scroll in 30 min (before I leave).
I have been fooling around with the images of the symbols, the libraries and the look of the scrolls. There are three different types of scrolls: old looking, normal looking and royal looking. There are also three libraries. But the scrolls are mixed up. I dont think there is anything we can do with it, but it just bugs me....
I also printed out my tablet and wrote down which library the sombols on my tablet belongs to. I got this:
astral, river, astral, astral
river, astral, astral, maze
river, river, river, astral
astral, maze, astral, river
almost sounds like a poem dont know if it means something, but its so annoying that the FT is saying: "Maybe we can figure out something else."
and the next paragraph "the remainder of Neopia quietly watches a handful of Rukis making furniture. Remarkable." This to me sound like there should be something else to do... I know everything has been tried, I'm just stating that it bugs me....
I have tried to read the scrolls according to my tablet. I started with the symbol in the top left corner, and got the same "reads". Then I tried the top right corner and got "reads"again. I will try bottom left corner soon.
I am also trying out other doors in the temple. My statue symbol is DJO. I have tried all blue DJO doors. I am currently trying the yellow oval doors (my faerie was behind one of them), but maybe there are something more behind the others?
can you tell i'm annoyed with this plot now?
Please let something happend sooooon!!!
I have been fooling around with the images of the symbols, the libraries and the look of the scrolls. There are three different types of scrolls: old looking, normal looking and royal looking. There are also three libraries. But the scrolls are mixed up. I dont think there is anything we can do with it, but it just bugs me....
I also printed out my tablet and wrote down which library the sombols on my tablet belongs to. I got this:
astral, river, astral, astral
river, astral, astral, maze
river, river, river, astral
astral, maze, astral, river
almost sounds like a poem
dont know if it means something, but its so annoying that the FT is saying: "Maybe we can figure out something else."
and the next paragraph "the remainder of Neopia quietly watches a handful of Rukis making furniture. Remarkable." This to me sound like there should be something else to do... I know everything has been tried, I'm just stating that it bugs me....
I have tried to read the scrolls according to my tablet. I started with the symbol in the top left corner, and got the same "reads". Then I tried the top right corner and got "reads"again. I will try bottom left corner soon.
I am also trying out other doors in the temple. My statue symbol is DJO. I have tried all blue DJO doors. I am currently trying the yellow oval doors (my faerie was behind one of them), but maybe there are something more behind the others?
can you tell i'm annoyed with this plot now?
Please let something happend sooooon!!!
Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:03 pm
On the subject of word pyramid, how about entering the prophecy from the tablet? I'm not sure I have the patience with that game to actually do it, but maybe worth a shot?
Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:11 pm
c_shanholtzer wrote:On the subject of word pyramid, how about entering the prophecy from the tablet? I'm not sure I have the patience with that game to actually do it, but maybe worth a shot?
Won't work, my prophecy has the word Qasala in it and Qasala isn't recognized by word pyramid
Questions about Neopetshive.com
Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:36 pm
Okay, here's another confusing point.
At http://www.neopetshive.com/Hive/lostdesert_puzzle02.htm(thanks to the people at neopetshive.com for the information) there's a section about scrolls that 'have nothing to do with the plot", but that can be found through Random Events. That statement is followed with the phrase "Please note that you cannot read the scrolls found inside the Temple."
First of all, I haven't heard anyone talking about getting scrolls through Random events! Maybe we're supposed to be pooling those translations together? What if the next step of the plot has been waiting for us there?
Also, what do they mean the scrolls in the temple can't be read????
At http://www.neopetshive.com/Hive/lostdesert_puzzle02.htm(thanks to the people at neopetshive.com for the information) there's a section about scrolls that 'have nothing to do with the plot", but that can be found through Random Events. That statement is followed with the phrase "Please note that you cannot read the scrolls found inside the Temple."
First of all, I haven't heard anyone talking about getting scrolls through Random events! Maybe we're supposed to be pooling those translations together? What if the next step of the plot has been waiting for us there?
Also, what do they mean the scrolls in the temple can't be read????
Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:51 pm
Maybe they just mean that you don't get to see the content of the scroll- after all 'your pet gains a little insight' is bloody vague.
Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:51 pm
Your neopet reads it, there for you yourself don't see the actual text that is written on it
Re: Questions about Neopetshive.com
Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:54 pm
meresged wrote:Also, what do they mean the scrolls in the temple can't be read????
I think what they're saying is that you appear (by the text) to simply pick-up the temple scrolls, there is no option there to read them. However I think they are wrong on this as (a) WHen you pick up the 'right' scroll you are told that your pet understands it, (b) when you pickup a 'wrong' scroll you see the message "you gain a little insight". Implicit in both of these is that the pet is reading the scroll before falling down the trapdoor.
Re: Questions about Neopetshive.com
Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:34 pm
IanB wrote:the pet is reading
So, YOU're NOT reading it.
Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:35 pm
While we're waiting for something to happen, I was wondering about the chance of a war coming up, and therefore the problem of choosing a side. Call me picky but I don't want to be random about this. I have never taken part in a Neopian war, but a friend of mine told me about the Meridell vs Darrigan plot. He said that he did his research and found that there was more to it than was suggested; that it was actually Meridell that was at fault. So he allied with Darrigan.
With princess Amira's laconic replies to her subjects, I'm beginning to wonder whether things aren't similar here. Several people have suggested that the zombies are not necessarily evil- we just assume they are. And her silence is beginning to annoy me.
So I guess I'll be digging through the Neopedia to find out which realm is the true villain of this plot...Qasala, or Sakhmet. What do you think?
With princess Amira's laconic replies to her subjects, I'm beginning to wonder whether things aren't similar here. Several people have suggested that the zombies are not necessarily evil- we just assume they are. And her silence is beginning to annoy me.
So I guess I'll be digging through the Neopedia to find out which realm is the true villain of this plot...Qasala, or Sakhmet. What do you think?
Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:48 pm
Okay, so the scrolls in the temple aren't readable by us. But what about the random event scrolls?
I have to say, the princess is rubbing me the wrong way. She is coming off as the pampered little girl who is flouncing around, demanding something be done without taking action herself. the Prince has told her how to lift the curse by (or so we think) accepting him.
But I agree, how to pick sides? If indeed they let us, it will be hard for me! I like both the Prince and Nabile.....what if they're on opposite sides???
Another thing....what if it's NOT a war plot? What if it's just a puzzler, and a cool way to introduce a new land? We just have to solve the curse, free the Prince, and the lands will combine, or something like that? Do we have proof it will be a war?
I have to say, the princess is rubbing me the wrong way. She is coming off as the pampered little girl who is flouncing around, demanding something be done without taking action herself. the Prince has told her how to lift the curse by (or so we think) accepting him.
But I agree, how to pick sides? If indeed they let us, it will be hard for me! I like both the Prince and Nabile.....what if they're on opposite sides???
Another thing....what if it's NOT a war plot? What if it's just a puzzler, and a cool way to introduce a new land? We just have to solve the curse, free the Prince, and the lands will combine, or something like that? Do we have proof it will be a war?