today's thought train

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( on Doc's Mindcrack, Bdubs' Creative, Vechs' dev commentary, and Millbee's FTL )

EDIT: Sorry I keep changing the theme, but this time around it should be easier to see which button goes to "reply to this comment" and which one goes to "reply to the entry as a whole", while still preserving proper case for font titles and generally being easy on the eyes and readable. I might fuss with colors and fonts later today, though. If you have any suggestions or comments about the theme, please let me know!

Isi's Mindcrack Mod Adventures, Part 4

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Previously on Isi's Mindcrack Mod Adventures:



Yeesss, delicious progress.

( But I've got some unfinished business to attend to. )

Next time: There's still a lot of map to fill out. What (or who) remains to be discovered?

On a side note, I was playing last night, and oh my god at the things that happened. I can't wait to get to that episode, but I also feel like I can't talk about it, because then it'd be spoiling. This must be what the guys feel like after UHC before all the videos are up, gah.

Today's thoughts

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- Guude some what recently commented on a "new" downvoted Reddit thread asking about Etho going to Minecon with something akin to, "He's not going, not even in secret. Just accept it." It got me wondering--why do you think he's content to defend Etho's decision not to go to Minecon, but has been harboring on Beef to attend for months, even going so far as to threaten to buy him a Minecon ticket? True Nancy Drew union, or is there some deep dark secret Etho's hiding from us all?

- While catting with mindcrack_love earlier, we came to the topic of religion. It's somewhat well-known Guude is a non-believer and BDubs is a believer, but I couldn't immediately produce videos to prove either. Can any of you recall times Guude's gone on about religion, or anything BDubs has said? (I remember Guude once saying he couldn't make an event because he had to go to church.) And while on the topic, does their religious stance translate into your interpretations of their Minecraft characters, and if so, how? Given Pakratt's display of Christian symbolism in his skin and builds, I personally feel like there must be some sort of religion in Minecraftia, even if it's a one-man religion, but I'm atheist myself and I've never really thought about it. I figure it might be an interesting topic...

- What does everyone think of the idea of women eventually joining Mindcrack? In general I really would love to see some women on the server because I want to see more females represented in gaming, and as much as I love the slash, it makes me sad to see such an awesome community full of only men. On the other hand, I really do worry that it might somehow change the way the guys play or act. I'm guessing Guude won't let anyone on that doesn't fit, so it's probably an unfounded fear, but I do find myself still sometimes worrying about it. Is that horrible of me? I feel like such a hypocrite, but other than occasionally popping into a Sixelona stream, I don't watch any women LPers. (Some of it is the culture that crops up around them. I can't stand all the fanboys mindlessly fawning over the fact that ZOMG GURLS and their disgusting/embarrassing comments. That's something I'd really hate seeing brought over to Mindcrack. I'd want a female gamer who was popular because she's entertaining, not because she's female.) Perhaps this doesn't really fit the vibe of the community, so feel free to ignore.