Comments | petronia: Fandom mechanics; or, the lessons of GameFAQs applied to shipping and wank

petronia

Fandom mechanics; or, the lessons of GameFAQs applied to shipping and wank

Dec 27, 2006 20:24

I was going to write a long and spurious ship rating post for FFXII like I did last night for FMA, but then I got through the cutscene-o-rama with Punjabi Lando [1] and decided I had to digest that, so I went and read all the game mechanics FAQs on weapon stats, quickenings, bazaar goods etc. instead. I really wish I hadn't because now I have much ( Read more... )

meta, ffxii, fannish crack

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akatonbo December 27 2006, 20:15:45 UTC

You win at fandom. I am still laughing, and yet it is so true.

On the other hand, if you're still in Bhujerba, there's so much you're missing out on when it comes to pairing analysis for FFXII... I suggest the top of a certain mountain as a point at which you could take a much better stab at it. (Of course, my (99.9% platonic, thank you) quasi-OTP would have been basically crack on a stick up until the ending FMV, whereupon it was handed to me on a silver platter, garnished with parsley.)

petronia December 27 2006, 23:55:09 UTC

Being the sort of story it's stacking up as there's probably no real point in me talking about pairings until I've reached the end. XD Really what I wanted to point out was that this is the first FF game since... VIII?... that's honestly rather slashable (or "pairable", since including female characters in the previous statement changes nothing).

akatonbo December 28 2006, 00:28:55 UTC

I am perplexed, because in my view it's the least slashable -- or pairable -- anything I've seen in years... but if you're thinking about fandom-at-large, I suppose I can't disagree; it's just that almost none of it works for me personally, and what little does work, most of it requires even more specific interpretations than is usual for me in order for it to work. (Kind of like Yami no Matsuei, where even though my favorite pairing is probably the most popular in the fandom, I can't stomach most of the stories -- only more so, and in a different way.) After we passed a certain point in the game, most of my discussions with Andrea or anyone else about pairings turned into '...no. Well, ok, maybe like this, but otherwise? Um, no.'

But I do see where it would push other people's buttons. My brain just doesn't bend that way this time.

ayabai December 27 2006, 20:47:55 UTC

GOOD LORD WOMAN YOU ARE INSANE XD

dipping_sauce December 27 2006, 21:23:13 UTC

TOO MANY VARIABLES.

I AM HAVING PTSD FLASHBACKS TO UNI MATH CLASS.

angrybabble December 27 2006, 21:24:53 UTC

puu just told me on IRC that she read this and is going to tranq you. I suspect it is so she can drag you back to her lair and eat your delicious, clearly drug-addled brain. RUN AWAY!!

dare I ask how any jojo pairings calculate out? XD

dipping_sauce December 27 2006, 21:59:41 UTC

dare I ask how any jojo pairings calculate out? XD

You get a divide by cucumber error, and then it throws an out of cheese exception.

angrybabble December 28 2006, 22:08:23 UTC

are you saying that just because of all the incest?? D:

okay, so if we add some dried frog pills to the equation, then...?

You win an Enlightened!Ojii icon! XD maeran December 27 2006, 23:32:33 UTC

*so very dead, but at least I died laughing! XD*