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Legends of Equestria Discussion / Re: Livestream Thread!
2013 Feb 17, 14:12:55
The Livestream is set to begin in roughly 50 minutes. Hope to see you there!
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Legends of Equestria Discussion / Re: Livestream Thread!
2013 Feb 16, 14:16:40
I'll be there too, and we'll have some concept artists and voice actors there to provide their own professional input. Stop by for a bit, ask some questions, and learn a little more about the game's progression!
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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Equestria, Constitutional or Absolute monarchy?
2012 Sep 26, 12:37:41
It's definitely interesting. May even come up in-game somehow. I try not to worry about 'thinking too much' about it, it's just another way to have a good time with a show.
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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Equestria, Constitutional or Absolute monarchy?
2012 Sep 25, 16:29:24
What you've put together, Trege, is actually pretty compelling. Granny Smith's family was responsible for the founding of Ponyville. Before her, there was no Ponyville.
Twilight tells us "Ponyville was started by Earth Ponies, so for hundreds of years they've never used magic to clean up winter."
Unless we have any reason to doubt either story, Granny Smith is hundreds of years old. Consider also that Celestia didn't appear any differently during Granny Smith's story.
So it seems ponies do not have life spans comparable to humans, but they do age.
Twilight tells us "Ponyville was started by Earth Ponies, so for hundreds of years they've never used magic to clean up winter."
Unless we have any reason to doubt either story, Granny Smith is hundreds of years old. Consider also that Celestia didn't appear any differently during Granny Smith's story.
So it seems ponies do not have life spans comparable to humans, but they do age.
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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Equestria, Constitutional or Absolute monarchy?
2012 Sep 25, 00:08:43Quote from: Trege on 2012 Sep 24, 19:40:56
Actually do we even know the lifespan of the ponies based on episodes granny smith is probably a few hundred years old I can't remember the exact reason for it I'd have to watch the episodes again. Not to mention have we ever seen old Unicorns? What if the magical races live longer because of magic?
Pony age is a gray area, for certain. Celestia and Luna are most likely beyond the normal 'mortal' scope of other ponies like Granny Smith. I'd love to hear about what you saw that suggested her age was beyond a hundred years. Otherwise, I think we ought to assume a normal (ie human) aging process for ponies. Twilight was young once, then she grew up. Granny Smith was young once, then she grew old.
We have been seeing more Alicorns in positions of power, but consider the leaders from the Hearths Warming Eve story. Don't consider it for too long though, I'm personally skeptical of the historical accuracy of that little tale.
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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Equestria, Constitutional or Absolute monarchy?
2012 Sep 24, 13:25:42
In complete agreement about Absolute and Constitutional monarchies being, by definition, incompatible. Now I know it's nitpicking, but we do not know if there is or is not some kind of constitution or list of laws that Celestia abides by. There probably isn't, and she's just an accepted leader who does all the right things most of the time, but there might be. Some sort of "Constitution of Love" that has some fuzzy rainbow rules about loving the people and whatnot.
Regarding Nepotism, what are some examples?
Celestia's only relative that we've seen, aside from Princess Luna who has equal claim to power as her sister, is Prince Blueblood. He's merely another royal, and I don't see any reason to claim any kind of special favors or unfairness. He does have some kind of power and station that comes to him by virtue of his blood relations, but is what we've seen in the show really nepotism in anyone's opinion?
Let's look at non-family members. Twilight, who became part of the School for Gifted Unicorns, was taken in as a special student by Princess Celestia. Was she necessarily given any particular station? She's given access to certain places around the palace, yes, like the Starswirl the Bearded Wing. She gets her own little apartment with a library. She is also Celestia's most gifted student, so we can argue that she's earned these things. Some of the guards are familiar with her, but she doesn't have any particular right to order them around that we've seen.
Shining Armor. Did he earn his station, or was it given to him as the older brother of Celestia's favorite whatever? How about Princess Cadance, how should we classify her?
Regarding Princess Luna's actual power, I think the implications from her possessing royal guard, her command over citizens, and her taking the responsibility during the night are signs that she has power. They're not clear signs by any means, so it could go either way, but she does have some kind of authority. She's got the name, she demonstrates some power. Up to personal interpretation here, I'd argue.
Regarding Nepotism, what are some examples?
Celestia's only relative that we've seen, aside from Princess Luna who has equal claim to power as her sister, is Prince Blueblood. He's merely another royal, and I don't see any reason to claim any kind of special favors or unfairness. He does have some kind of power and station that comes to him by virtue of his blood relations, but is what we've seen in the show really nepotism in anyone's opinion?
Let's look at non-family members. Twilight, who became part of the School for Gifted Unicorns, was taken in as a special student by Princess Celestia. Was she necessarily given any particular station? She's given access to certain places around the palace, yes, like the Starswirl the Bearded Wing. She gets her own little apartment with a library. She is also Celestia's most gifted student, so we can argue that she's earned these things. Some of the guards are familiar with her, but she doesn't have any particular right to order them around that we've seen.
Shining Armor. Did he earn his station, or was it given to him as the older brother of Celestia's favorite whatever? How about Princess Cadance, how should we classify her?
Regarding Princess Luna's actual power, I think the implications from her possessing royal guard, her command over citizens, and her taking the responsibility during the night are signs that she has power. They're not clear signs by any means, so it could go either way, but she does have some kind of authority. She's got the name, she demonstrates some power. Up to personal interpretation here, I'd argue.
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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Equestria, Constitutional or Absolute monarchy?
2012 Sep 24, 12:50:20
Ahh, in that original use of the word Tyrant, then. But even in this original use, it's coming from the latin word for "Illegitimate Ruler" and "Monarch, ruler of a polis". Anyone who took power through unconventional means. Power-grabbers. Again, we don't know how or when they took power after their little rebellion. We can't fairly call them tyrants because the crux of the term lies in how they acquired their rulership.
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MLP: FiM SD Archive / Re: Equestria, Constitutional or Absolute monarchy?
2012 Sep 24, 12:23:54
The original 14th century meaning of tyranny, according to the online etymology dictionary, is "cruel or unjust use of power". Online dictionaries are giving the same sort of definition. I believe that the word we're searching for here is not quite Tyrant, for a few reasons.
"Before my sister and I stood up to him, he ruled Equestria in an eternal state of unrest and unhappiness."
"...we combined our powers and rose up against him, turning him to stone."
In the old days, Discord was a Tyrant. There was a Rebellion involving the Sisters. You could also call it a Coup d'etat, which is a sudden and decisive action against a government, usually meaning the overthrow of that government. Discord was turned to stone, and then the Sisters became the rulers of Equestria. We do not know how they became the rulers of the new government. Did they claim the throne, or was it given to them freely? Was there an election? Did they have to go up against other alicorns in some kind of political debate?
We know now that they are two Princesses in a Diarchy over Equestria, a country on a continent, and that they once led a rebellion. We haven't seen how exactly they govern quite yet, as Luna's big, thunderous decrees were based on her outdated understanding of the governing method. We need to look at Celestia to see how she conducts her country. What are some political actions we've seen her take in the show?
"Before my sister and I stood up to him, he ruled Equestria in an eternal state of unrest and unhappiness."
"...we combined our powers and rose up against him, turning him to stone."
In the old days, Discord was a Tyrant. There was a Rebellion involving the Sisters. You could also call it a Coup d'etat, which is a sudden and decisive action against a government, usually meaning the overthrow of that government. Discord was turned to stone, and then the Sisters became the rulers of Equestria. We do not know how they became the rulers of the new government. Did they claim the throne, or was it given to them freely? Was there an election? Did they have to go up against other alicorns in some kind of political debate?
We know now that they are two Princesses in a Diarchy over Equestria, a country on a continent, and that they once led a rebellion. We haven't seen how exactly they govern quite yet, as Luna's big, thunderous decrees were based on her outdated understanding of the governing method. We need to look at Celestia to see how she conducts her country. What are some political actions we've seen her take in the show?
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Updates Archive / Re: Legends of Equestria - Pre-Alpha Update [August 2012]
2012 Sep 24, 12:03:43Quote from: Rainbowe on 2012 Sep 23, 21:20:16
Will you be able to adjust the quality? My computer is really bad and I think it could possibly overheat, cause it did that with other games I had that have quality like that.
Consider popping your computer open and blowing the dust out. It's a bit of regular maintenance that every computer owner should do once in a while.
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News Archive / Re: Writing Auditions: The second round is now in session!
2012 Aug 05, 13:55:17
We have your submission, Amontillado.
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