
| Anonymous #333644 11 months ago |
Wow, I find myself agreeing with 4chan. |
| Sonlir #333646 11 months ago |
Never cared about fanfiction and i'm happy with it. |
| GreyAcumane #333658 11 months ago |
Some of it sounds like they're making a lot of fuss over nothing because they're butthurt over an OC getting so much popularity.
Some of it sounds legit though. I'm not really worrying about it too much. I've got my own stuff to focus on. |
| Anonymous #333661 11 months ago |
I haven't read this story yet, but I thought it sounded interesting. Is it really that bad? |
| Anonymous #333721 11 months ago |
FUCK OFF /CO/ FUCKING CANDY-ASSES!
Nyx is mai waifu! =3 |
| Valsion #333737 11 months ago |
^ Anon2 - No it's actually pretty good. Very emotional. |
| Anonymous #333761 11 months ago |
Are they talking about the original version or the revised version? |
| Anonymous #333762 11 months ago |
@ 2nd anon
Frankly it would be best to read the story without having any preconceptions about it. Such things can sway your opinion about the story. I would suggest that you read it regardless of what others think of it, good or bad. Personally I don't like or dislike the OC, but that's because I couldn't stay interested in the story for more than a chapter or two beyond the prologue. However that's because I have my own preferences for fics. |
| InsomniacOvrLrd #333863 11 months ago |
@anon#333762
Preference = Dicks in holes |
| Anonymous #333944 11 months ago |
>Past Sins is shit
Welp, I seem to enjoy shit. |
| Anonymous #334383 11 months ago |
Originally, I did not want to read 'Past Sins' because it had an alicorn Oc based off of NMM (heathen of an author! don't mess with badass-ery!!). Now I don't want to read it because of its poor characterizations and illogical plot.
This is quite possibly the only moment in history I will ever agree with 4chan... |
| Anonymous #334427 11 months ago |
/co/ gets it right for once. |
| Anonymous #334558 11 months ago |
People hate popularity |
| Anonymous #334671 11 months ago |
...but almost no one on ponychan (at least in /pony/) likes Past sins... |
| Pegasi #334694 11 months ago |
#334671
I am from /pony/ and I love Past Sins. All the Hatred comes from the fact that Nyx is an OC. SO FUCKING WHAT? It's not like it's self.interest or something. Also /pony/ sucks and everyone on there is a dick! |
| Anonymous #334707 11 months ago |
Ahhh... I am reminded of the of the days when I used to post on /co/....
... O_O FACELESS MUST DIE!!! |
| Verbose #334770 11 months ago |
How angry...and unnecessarily so.
Much like people who don't like MLP, we can simply ignore Past Sins and Nyx. So it's a bad fanfic. Dude/lady's not getting paid for it. Ignore it. Not like shipping fics are in character either. Tbh, I see the faults and the forced jokes like Pinkie Pie obviously breaking the 4th wall. I still like it. And a lot of other people do. And that's ok (because, at the end of the day, most of us are grown men who like watching cute, cartoon ponies.) |
| TFMG #334853 11 months ago |
#334558 I hate it because it portrays the characters as anything BUT the characters in the show. It bends over backwards to make itself sound plausible at the cost of characterization. Everything that made Rarity different from all of the other fashionistas in animation was thrown out the window, reverting her back to the archetype which she evolved from that everybody hated.
I didn't even get far enough before dropping the fic to see how everyone else was ruined. I can normally dredge from 3 or 4 chapters of bad fics, but I couldn't even finish 2 before giving up. |
| Anonymous #334877 11 months ago |
JUST SO YOU KNOW, MOST OF PONYCHAN HATES PAST SINS, TOO! STOP SAYING PONYCHANNERS LIKE IT! WE DON'T! WE ONLY TROLL EACH OTHER WITH IT! |
| Anonymous #334889 11 months ago |
So much butthurt. |
| Anonymous #334913 11 months ago |
If it's such a horrible fic, why does it have an average of 4.9 stars (the same as Fallout: Equestria, Progress and It's a Dangerous Business) on EqD, with nearly 2000 votes?
The haters are obviously just a very loud minority. |
| Anonymous #335004 11 months ago |
If people are gonna be this in depth with this fic they might as well do it with the others. However does there need to be this much noise over a fanfic? Good,Bad,crappy epic or other wise?
As for Rarity's "fashonista" characterization it's only mentioned so much as once in the entirety of the fic. But all in all folks calm down. |
| Anonymous #335017 11 months ago |
Quite simply: Good advertising triumphs over poor quality once again. |
| Anonymous #335080 11 months ago |
Oh, /co/, don't ever change.
And if Past Sins is as bad as these guys are saying, I have to read it. I'm a sucker for terrible writing. |
| Anonymous #335167 11 months ago |
>If it's such a horrible fic, why does it have an average of 4.9 stars (the same as Fallout: Equestria, Progress and It's a Dangerous Business) on EqD, with nearly 2000 votes?
Because stars are a good indication of fic quality amirite? |
| Anonymous #335364 11 months ago |
you know what, not gonna bother with it. anything that causes such a commotion is not worth it. |
| Zarkanorf #335892 11 months ago |
I thought "Past Sins" was okay.
Then I fucking realized how Mary-Sue Nyx was. And now I'm torturing myself through the rest of it because my friends love it so much. :| |
| Anonymous #336023 11 months ago |
Maybe this is childish, but who else wants to get a plotload of bronies and /co/lts to downvote Past Sins until it loses its 6 star status? I'd like to see how Nyxfans (more like Nyxfags amirite) react.
God, we need Season 2 soon so the fandom doesn't fall apart. ._. |
| Anonymous #336033 11 months ago |
^^You know, forcing yourself through crap just because your friends like crap isn't healthy. I know, I was forced to watch the Smurfs movie with my little cousins yesterday. Why read Past Sins or Twilight or whatever when you could read Progress or Doestoesky or watch the show or something that's actually good. |
| Anonymous #336034 11 months ago |
^*Dostoyevsky, sorry |
| Anonymous #336349 11 months ago |
Yeah, it totally isn't true that all of ponychan likes this fic. Nyx threads usually become shitstorms, in fact.
Honestly, I think it's an okay read, but I do agree that it's become way too popular for what it is. At least the author is trying to improve it. |
| Anonymous #339157 11 months ago |
I'm sorry, but did we even read the same fic? The "Past Sins" I am reading is a compelling story, about how even those with the blackest hearts can change. That, and NYX IS THE CUTEST CHARACTER EVER GODDAMMIT I JUST WANT TO GIVE HER A GREAT BIG HUG!! Ahem... sorry about the outburst, but it's absolutely true, the way I feel. I just love everything about this story, the biggest part is how genuine the emotions are, they don't feel forced, manufactured, or otherwise artificial at all. I suppose now would be a good time to mention that it is, BY FAR, my favorite fic ever, and that I think it completely deserves the popularity it's received, and then some? I don't think it's the absolute best fic, simply because everyone has different opinions, so such absolutes cannot exist, ever.
The one those guys seem to be reading, on the other hand, sounds like a crap fic shitted out of some Internet asshole in a day or so, with Mary Sue OCs, the canonical characters being OOC 100% of the time, and asinine events leading into one another with *gasp!* NO EMOTION WHATSOEVER!! But, on the off chance we really have been reading the same fic, why, not just the hatred, but the extreme hatred? I mean, if I was the author (which I so wish I was), and it wasn't Pen Stroke and Batty Gloom, then I would, honestly, be flattered (or at least amused) that it inspired such a strong reaction among people (as much as an equivalent positive reaction), because, after all, aren't stories supposed to make us emotionally connect? And I'm fairly certain you can't have that strong a reaction without having connected to the story at some level. If I hated "Past Sins" as much as these people seem to (of course, since it's 4chan, I honestly can't tell whether they're trolling or not), I would have a sort of "meh" reaction to it, because I know from experience (back when I used to write fics) that was the type of response I hated. Also, doesn't it seem a little silly to be getting this worked up over a fanfiction based on a show about marshmallow ponies? I mean, if I hated "Past Sins" as much as these people did, I know I would immediately get away from it, and try to relax. However, I profoundly enjoy every paragraph of it (and am in the process of re-reading to see the revisions, a process that for any other story, I'd be pretty annoyed about, but for this, I am enjoying getting to experience it again), and it makes me very happy. One thing I definitely want to do is to relax because stress kills, and Celestia knows I have enough of THAT in my life. "Past Sins" certainly accomplishes that for me (not to mention making me all emotional). All I can say is that if these guys are honestly having this strong of a reaction over something so minor, they're probably going to die an early, unfortunate, death. @Anonymous #335364 All I can do is STRONGLY urge you to reconsider, as trust me, it's well worth it, and then some. And if you feel that it's not, then feel free to rip off my e-dick, or something painful like that. @Anonymous #336023 Yeah, good luck with that, because let me tell you, you're gonna need it, especially considering that once something is assigned a star-rating, Seth rarely (if ever) changes it. As for how we'd react, I, for one, wouldn't care a damn bit, because I like what I like and don't give two shits what the rest of the world thinks of it. I probably would frown upon it, though. Also, your "Nyxfags" comment is not right at all, though you're probably trolling, and so I shouldn't be taking you so seriously. Oh well. I do agree that the wait for Season 2 is painful, though I strongly disagree that the fallout from a particularly popular fic (even this one) will cause the fandom to shatter apart, and laugh at the notion that such a thing is even possible. @ Anonymous #334558 While I usually don't like generalized statements like this (I prefer something more specific like "These people hate popularity"), your point still stands. Frankly, I think a lot of the haters are, on some level, suffering from "Tall Poppy Syndrome." Finally, TL;DR version: I love this story, it's my favorite fic EVER, especially because of the genuine emotions, haters will hate, and from how strongly they're hating THIS, will probably die an early, unfortunate, death. |
| Anonymous #339159 11 months ago |
Also, MAN, does it ever feel good to get that off my chest.
If any part is difficult to read or understand, that's probably due to the fact that I am sleep deprived at half after midnight, typing that huge thing up there. |
| Anonymous #341680 11 months ago |
y u mad? |
| Pegasi #343693 11 months ago |
@#339157
Finally! An anon who isn't a fucking asshat. You are welcome |
| Anonymous #345775 11 months ago |
@339693 Cool story bro(ny) |
| Anonymous #376454 11 months ago |
lmao adorable |
| Anonymous #1105392 4 months ago |
Fuck Nyx |