My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

No, this is not a joke/trolling thread. We don't need more filler posts asking if it is.

Remember to spoiler season 3 content, and clearly label your spoilers.

Daralii United States. April 24 2012 00:21. Posts 5657

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On April 23 2012 20:49 RPR_Tempest wrote:

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We had Mare-Do-Well, which I really didn't like. I liked Feeling Pinkie Keen. Humorous episode with some cute moments and I didn't take the message too seriously.

Mare-Do-Well I like in hindsight just because it really does expand Dash's character if you take the time to rationalize it.

Oh, and for DuB:

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Aylear Norway. April 24 2012 01:00. Posts 1887

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On April 23 2012 22:15 DuB phool wrote:

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Oh... wow.
After the episodes on Saturday, I spent my weekend trying to survive homework and other responsibilities and hardly even had time to think. I'm used to that happening, but it still kinda sucked. I finally get to my computer this morning... and find THIS.

Bit of background:
If ponies have taught me one thing, it's that I'm a softie for ponies. My first experience with this was ~~tearing up~~ crying massively when I saw mmmandarinorange's The Stars Will Aid PMV for the first time. Then another PMV, the Flutters/Pinkie Christmas animation from SpeccySY hit me even harder. It was pretty clear that music could impact me pretty extremely -The Stars Will Aid features an amazing song, Cosmic Love by Florence and the Machine.
Flutters/Pinkie Christmas had... THIS song.

I still remember when SD was streaming stuff for some reason and decided to play BOTH of those PMV's... back to back. I couldn't do much more than type "NSFD" into IRC once or twice and then let them kill me with happytears.

...
Now this. Thank you, Cane.

P.S. - I still can't believe that those episodes ACTUALLY just happened. Nobody pinch me, I don't wanna wake up from this amazing dream. This can't possibly be My Little Pony... can it?

I'm glad you like it, man. ♥ It was a lot of fun to learn and play. The cello addition was a spur of the moment decision, but when Octavia enters your studio you don't say "no".

High quality Mp3 if you want it (right click and save as):

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29920516/For_DuB-A_River_Flows_In_You.mp3

Pfhor April 24 2012 02:05. Posts 123

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On April 23 2012 20:49 RPR_Tempest wrote:

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We had Mare-Do-Well, which I really didn't like. I liked Feeling Pinkie Keen. Humorous episode with some cute moments and I didn't take the message too seriously.

It's quite a shame that some people can't enjoy pinkie keen because the moral message is communicated poorly when the episode otherwise was an absolute hoot. Who can ever forget spike "what if fluttershy exploded" line, or an anvil and piano dropping on twilights head, and all the rest of the episode. In terms of hilarious factor Pinkie Keen is pretty high up there in the rankings.

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Phant United States. April 24 2012 02:14. Posts 726

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I thought Season 1 had higher highs (Sonic Rainboom, Cutie Mark Chronicles, Dragonshy) and lower lows (Owl's Well that Ends Well, Feeling Pinkie Keen). Whereas Season 2 felt more consistent overall.

Taking all episodes into account,
Story: S1=S2

Animation: S2>>>S1

Songs : S2>=S1

Jhuyt Sweden. April 24 2012 02:53. Posts 344

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On April 23 2012 06:53 Aylear wrote:
For DuB, because I promised:

Special thanks to Tavi.

The strings makes it so much more powerful, I love it!

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BlueIridescence Bulgaria. April 24 2012 04:40. Posts 8

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On April 24 2012 02:14 Phant wrote:
I thought Season 1 had higher highs (Sonic Rainboom, Cutie Mark Chronicles, Dragonshy) and lower lows (Owl's Well that Ends Well, Feeling Pinkie Keen). Whereas Season 2 felt more consistent overall.

Taking all episodes into account,
Story: S1=S2

Animation: S2>>>S1

Songs : S2>=S1

I'll have to disagree with the songs since "Winter wrap up" was in S1

It's just the way you hear this voice in your head whispering you this, isn't it?

K9GM3 Netherlands. April 24 2012 06:19. Posts 116

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On April 24 2012 04:40 BlueIridescence wrote:

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I'll have to disagree with the songs since "Winter wrap up" was in S1

Yeah, but the Find A Pet Song was in S2.

As was The Flim Flam Brothers.

So, y'know, pretty obvious winner there.

No, I don't want your number.

DuB phool United States. April 24 2012 06:54. Posts 707

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On April 24 2012 06:19 K9GM3 wrote:

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Yeah, but the Find A Pet Song was in S2.

As was The Flim Flam Brothers.

So, y'know, pretty obvious winner there.

Um... Smile^3?
I'm astounded it was not mentioned. How dare you disregard the best song?

Sit outside in the sun and spend some time meditating. Trust me. Just go.

Phant United States. April 24 2012 07:12. Posts 726

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On April 24 2012 04:40 BlueIridescence wrote:

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I'll have to disagree with the songs since "Winter wrap up" was in S1

well Season 1 only had 3 "full" songs. Winter Wrap up, Art of the Dress, and At the Gala. which are still completely awesome. But Season 2 had Find a Pet, Becoming Popular, Smile, This Day Aria, B.B.B.F.F., Love is in Bloom, The Heart Carol (half a song, but still a song!), and Flim Flam Brothers.

Gary Oak Canada. April 24 2012 08:02. Posts 2116

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Remember when we were wondering where the hell the songs in the second season were?

[14:15] <+Skrammen> I like clicking Gary's links, kinda. Its like playing with lava.

Ianuus Australia. April 24 2012 08:31. Posts 221

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I miss the Sondheim. Still like S2 songs better though - there were more of them, for starters, and didn't have that atrocious "you gotta share" song.

nohbrows United States. April 24 2012 09:21. Posts 582

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So apparently I never actually thanked Saurab for the requests thing...(sorry!)

Thank you so much Saurab! That entire set is filled with awesome! Keep up the good work man. You're my fav. pony artist ^-^

Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable~~

StarDragon United States. April 24 2012 09:53. Posts 281

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Thanks Saurab for the Evil Fluttershy with a santahat

! :D

She will do nicely for my... plans.... MWAHAHAHA

Btw Chrysalis best changeling

Ponies? My deviantart: http://stardragon102.deviantart.com/

StarDragon United States. April 24 2012 09:59. Posts 281

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For ZealotKiller:
Art by: Saurabhinator -
Colored by me

Still trying to work on highlighting things, I only ever feel comfortable putting soft shadows.
I start adding hard highlights or defined shadow and I feel like I break the image, I'll try to get more aggresive the more I color. <3 to saurab for letting me color it.
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After -

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Ponies? My deviantart: http://stardragon102.deviantart.com/

Daralii United States. April 24 2012 10:05. Posts 5657

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Gotta love Chrysalis's design.

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GhandiEAGLE United States. April 24 2012 10:35. Posts 3943

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On April 24 2012 10:05 Daralii wrote:
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Gotta love Chrysalis's design.

My two fav characters rolled into one...

I LOVE YOU

I'm your only friend I'm not your only friend but I'm a little glowing friend but really I'm not actually your friend but I am

Daralii United States. April 24 2012 10:38. Posts 5657

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On April 24 2012 10:35 GhandiEAGLE wrote:

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My two fav characters rolled into one...

I LOVE YOU

Really need to start remembering to include sources when I post shit here. >_>

http://myramew.deviantart.com/art/The-Perfect-Day-297943244

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BioSC United States. April 24 2012 12:54. Posts 609

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Oh look... It's This image again. You all know what that means.

BronyCraft. It's been something that I've been immensely proud of doing. I would not have thought I would have had the fortune and opportunity to run/organize not one but TWO tournaments, and as people have told me, have been pretty darn fun. Well, as they say, it's time to step it up a notch. Or in this case, a couple of notches.

Oh yeah, it's gonna be that epic.

This is taking BronyCraft and turning it into something that resembles something professional. This is taking BronyCraft and turning it into even more of an ambitious project than when it all started. This is something that I'm very worried could go completely wrong, and would still be worth it. Simply because of this sub-community of a sub-community being so incredibly amazing, it's worth the work/stress/organization/what have you. I've been discussing with people much smarter than I about how to make BronyCraft even more exciting, and finally, this is the collective results. I, on behalf of everyone behind the scenes telling me my ideas are silly and here's an adjustment to make them awesome, am pleased to announce not just BronyCraft 3, but what I would like to call... The BronyCraft League.

As some of you may have known by the "leaked" (hehe Zoda =P) Liquipedia page, we were putting finishing touches on this excellent tournament for the best group of Bronys on the webs. Well, here it is. I'm here to let you know that we are just getting started. Better brush up on your micro, nail down your macro, cause it's time to once again figure out who among us is the best of the best of the best.

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Will a Twilight finally take their rightful place on the top of the bracket?

BronyCraft 3 will not be a single tournament. Well, technically, it will... I guess... Just listen...

We have decided to expand BronyCraft as a whole, making the Main Tournament will be much more of a big deal, as you now have to Qualify through as many as 4 qualifiers. Yes, you heard right, we are getting legit on this tournament.

(Wiki)

User:ZodaSoda/BronyCraft 3#Format

Here you will find all the info you will need for each of the 4 qualifiers, as well as the main tournament. This Liquipedia page will be updated as information makes itself available, but all you need to know about the upcoming qualifier can also be found below this picture of adorable filly Twilight.

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US QUALIFIER #1 INFORMATION FOUND BELOW
The first qualifier will be hosted on the NA servers. HOWEVER: This does not mean that if you live in EU or anywhere else that you cannot sign up. If you have an NA account, you are allowed to sign up. We will be having 2 NA qualifiers and 2 EU qualifiers as part of this first "Season", so if you are in EU and don't have an NA account, no worries, we will be having 2 EU qualifiers just for you guys.

These qualifiers are open to everyone. Any skill league, and as many people that want to play. I will take each and every one of you =D. If you want to sign up, here is what you need to do. If you have ever signed up for a BronyCraft Tournament, it should be very familiar to you. I have to stress that you follow this format to the letter though. This Tournament is going to be very hectic, and will require Twilight OCD levels of organization to keep straight. So, if you do not follow the format laid out here, your spot in this qualifier may end up being dropped. Fair warning. I don't want to come off as mean, but I just want to make sure that everything runs as smoothly as possible =D

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR NA QUALIFIER #1

1) Post in this thread the following numbers in this list. Easy, right?
2) Battle.Net Name for your NA account.
3) Your friend code for your NA account.
4) Your favorite pony of the MANE SIX. Not Spike, Not Celestia/Luna, MANE SIX. (Don't complain, just do it =D)
5) Main Race - You must pick Terran, Zerg, or Protoss for the whole season. NO RANDOM.
6) (Optional) If you have an EU account, and plan to sign up for the EU qualifiers, add in the EU acc. name/code.
7) Finally: To make sure that this thread stays on topic, post your favorite Screenshot OR Fan Art of Season 2. (ok, this can be optional too. But do it anyway, cause why not?)
8) Copy paste ALL of the above information and PM it to ME. BioSC. Yes, double confirmation. Again, Twi OCD levels here. Make sure that when you PM me, the subject of the PM is the # of the qualifier you want to sign up for. (Example: if you want to sign up for this qualifier, the subject would be "NA Qualifier #1"

Seems easy enough, right? I though so too =D

As for the tournament itself, its pretty straightforward. Here are the rounds/starting maps. I will add and subtract rounds as needed, of course.

ROUND AND STARTING MAP LIST
Round 1: Best of 3, Starting map: Antiga Shipyard
Round 2: Best of 3, Starting map: Ohana
Round 3: Best of 3, Starting map: Daybreak
Round 4: Best of 3, Starting map: Atlantis Spaceship
Round 5: Best of 5, Starting map: Entombed Valley
Round 6: Best of 5, Starting map: Cloud Kingdom

The format for the tournament will be a simple BestOf format. The first map for each round will be the one as described above, and next maps will be chosen by the loser of the previous map. the map pool for EACH qualifier, and the Main Event, is as follows.

MAP POOL
Antiga Shipyard • Cloud Kingdom • Entombed Valley • Ohana • Atlantis Spaceship • Daybreak • Metropolis

Yeah, we have updated our map pool a bit =D.

Finally, there is the points system. It is a very simple system, but I still want there to be no confusion.

Each qualifier has an opportunity for a person to score a number of points based on how well they progress in the tournament. The top 2 finishers from each qualifier will earn a spot in the Final Event, but the rest can earn spots based on the points they earn out of each qualifier. The possible points that can be earned are listed below.

POINTS BREAKDOWN
Qualifier Points
Ro32 10
Ro16 25
Ro8 50
Ro4 100
2nd Qualified
1st Qualified

The points breakdown as such. In each qualifier, if you make it to the round of 32, you earn yourself 10 points. If you make it to the round of 8, you earn 50 points, ect. These points are added together for EACH qualifier you play in. The more qualifiers you play in, the more possible points you can earn. Now, the top 4 from BronyCraft 2 automatically qualify, and are ranked in the position that they finished in. So, that means that Bash is rank 1, Trump is rank 2, FlutterWaifu is rank 3, and HoMM is rank 4. The 1st and 2nd place finishers in each qualifier will automatically qualify as well. That leaves 20 places that can be earned through points alone. The players with the most points will qualify, and if there are any ties, there will be a tiebreaker round before the Main Event to round out the 32 finalists.

WHEN AND WHERE FOR NA QUALIFIER #1
This Qualifier will take place on the NA server. The date is Saturday, the 5th of May. The Time will be at 1:00 PM Central United States time (GMT -6). The games will be covered by yours truly on my stream, www.twitch.tv/Bio_HoN. I will only stream from the round of 8 onward, and I will stream each series. So, the qualifiers will run mostly by the users, though I will make a chat channel for the qualifier closer to the actual tournament. I will be online for admin purposes throughout the tournament, until I start casting the rounds. For the qualifiers, I plan on Solo casting for the most part, though I will ask some of the well known casters of TLPony fame if they want to come and cast.

I hope that many people sign up for this, and have as much fun as possible during this season. I am super excited for all of this to get started, and I hope that everyone enjoys Season 1 of the BCL as much as I imagine. I'm looking forward to your PM's and sign ups, and lets get this season underway!

HUMBLY ASKED COMMUNITY HELP
Finally, with this post, I ask for some community help. I want to make BronyCraft3 as amazingly epic as it possibly can be, but alas, I cannot do it alone. Here are a few things that I will need help with, and hopefully the amazing ponies here can work some of their magic and help me out with some of these things!

Advertisement and Promotion Specialist: I would like someone to spread the word about BC3 and the BCL to as far as possible. Post about it on Reddit, send the post to EqD, ect. Someone or somepeople who could do that... I would be very thankful for.

Qualifier/Main Event Bracket Organizer: I need someone to help me out with bracket organization and updating. Basically, if you do not want to participate in any of the qualifiers, PM me your interest in this spot, and I will get back to you!

Finally: To everyone in TLPonies, to everyone who is thinking of signing up, to everyone who may or may not watch the vods, thank you. I want this to be the best thing possible, because you guys are worth it. If you have any questions at all about this whole thing, any format questions or anything, please feel free to send me a PM on TL. I check this thing daily.

Lets get this party started.

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Bio - Breaking it down

Whitewing United States. April 24 2012 13:03. Posts 5709

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Whitewing.424
Rarity is best pony, easy
Protoss of course.

Signing up for qualifier 1.

ThorZaIN is an android sent from the future to destroy everyone and everything with his super advanced mechanics and strategies. ~Chill

Frek United States. April 24 2012 13:07. Posts 64

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1) Battle.Net Name for your NA account.

Frek

3) Your friend code for your NA account.

500

4) Your favorite pony of the MANE SIX. Not Spike, Not Celestia/Luna, MANE SIX. (Don't complain, just do it =D)

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5) Main Race - You must pick Terran, Zerg, or Protoss for the whole season. NO RANDOM.

Zerg

6) (Optional) If you have an EU account, and plan to sign up for the EU qualifiers, add in the EU acc. name/code.

N/A

8) Finally: To make sure that this thread stays on topic, post your favorite Screenshot OR Fan Art of Season 2. (ok, this can be optional too. But do it anyway, cause why not?)

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