[Bryan See]

I'd like to suggest some elements to be shown in the next JAD. Like Cosplay (including the possibility of being used to make a protest statement), references to DOOM, SiN, Mortal Engines (including Hester Shaw and her cosplay), Ready Player One, the UGSF Series (including Galaxian3, Project Dragoon, StarBlade, and the Unknown Intellectual Mechanized Species), and the #MeToo movement.

Cosplay is very simple. Holley comes across with a group of cosplayers who are planning to make a protest statement. This includes a girl who cosplay as Hester Shaw (in the Mortal Engines movie complete with full face make up and prosthetics and a full scarf treatment), two boys who cosplay as the DOOM marine (2016) and Sephiroth (Esarai has).

As for Doom, SiN, Ready Player One, the UGSF Series and #MeToo, she might comment. Especially on UGSF, she comments about the UIMS, which is more or less worse than Shivans and the Beta Testers.

[The E]

Bryan, why do you want Axem to incorporate references to things you are currently into in their works?

(Also, I distinctly remember that you've been told that these suggestions of yours are unwanted and unhelpful and that you should stop making them. Why did you forget this?)

[Nightmare]

If you want to promote your stuff, than make your own threads instead of derailing others.

JAD is pretty fine as it is, and tbh, I don't see how your "'my recent gaming experiences" or "my political pov" are doing the slightest to improve whatever Axem intends for the final. Beside from being with nearly 100% safety unwanted.

[Bryan See]

OK, thanks for that, Nightmare.

Bryan, why do you want Axem to incorporate references to things you are currently into in their works?

(Also, I distinctly remember that you've been told that these suggestions of yours are unwanted and unhelpful and that you should stop making them. Why did you forget this?)

Because to keep it more relevant to what's currently happening in the world.

Look, I am busy with the Masters, which is now very, very close to finishing. Also, I have lots of work to do and I'm trying to clear it.

[QueenHolley]

...

[Nightmare]

*snip*

Heh, I've been cheated! The video description promised me an hour of "WHAT"!!

[Bryan See]

Queenholley, cosplay is very simple. Holley decides to cosplay Hester Shaw for some reason (maybe she's making a powerful statement to "big people"). She decides to create a costume like the one shown below...


And then she goes out in a fighter to meet a group of similar cosplayers, including a girl who cosplays Hester Shaw, and two boys cosplay Doom Slayer's Praetor Suit and a Sephiroth.

Then, hell is about to break loose, when sexist misogynists (the alt-right) appear and attack in groups. It is where the references to UGSF and SiN are thrown about.

It might sound like a mission outline... But... I agree that cosplay being used to make statements is okay.

[Nightmare]

why

[Bryan See]

Cosplay itself is a political act, regardless of purpose.

Upon seeing that Holley is trying to stand up to big people with authoritarian streaks, the boys and men decide to silence her.

As for references to UGSF and SiN, the Unknown Intellectual Mechanized Species, SinTEK, Elexis Sinclaire, J.C. and John Blade are the ones that are going to be mentioned.

[Nightmare]

JAD hasn't been known to be "political" or something like that. It's being known for fun and humor. If you want something different, than go ahead and make your own campaign that involves cosplaying/SiN/#MeToo if you like that. Don't know, maybe there're people who like it, too? I wouldn't mind if you release something, though, even if it might be not my personal taste.

If you want these references to be included, finish this Shattered Stars you're working on, and if you make it good, you'll have a praised release with your own ideas with the references you want to include. Sounds good, or?

It just comes across so strange if you're posting all these things in the board of a campaign that's probably been completely mapped out, and make suggestions (that seem out of place) to someone (Axem) who has mastered all areas of modding to an EXTREME level.

Apart from that, I don't know since when disguising as, say, fairy, is an political act.

[Bryan See]

Yes I do that. Shattered Stars is a reboot and re-imagining of the Ancient-Shivan War storyline as of this writing.

Thanks for the tip, Nightmare!

I guess Queenholley will be surprised.

[Colonol Dekker]

I don't know why you're not out putting this to a cosplay forum. .

[Novachen]

Well, because Commander Vincey from the 134th Barracudas is hot

[Spoon]

[Colonol Dekker]

Admiral Shima mebbe.

This is madness.

[Nightmare]

Regarding political statements, I've heard that GTVA president Derek Smart is a cruel dictator who sends lawyers after everyone who refuses to hail him as greatest game developer ever, and that he wastes the ENTIRE tax money for ridicoulus overambitous projects.

[Novachen]

Regarding political statements, I've heard that GTVA president Derek Smart is a cruel dictator who sends lawyers after everyone who refuses to hail him as greatest game developer ever, and that he wastes the ENTIRE tax money for ridicoulus overambitous projects.

At least he does not try to get the Tax money back with the selling of a bunch of incomplete ships.

[QueenHolley]

I guess Queenholley will be surprised.

[Axem]

Nightmare: Thank you for your wonderful posts. Everything you said was as if you had reached inside my head and taken the words from it. (Even the Derek Smart jab.)

[Nightmare]

Thanks
I thought I had to say something useful and positive before this thread derails (after I haven't been as nice as I could've been in the other thread myself, admitedly).