Danska: Shadow Master

I want in on the giveaway

What I want to know is, having seen one of their Toa come back yellow and another orange, whether any Po-Matoran have changed their armour colours to follow these new fashion trends.

I've missed these blog entries. ^^

Though now my brain hurts. Probably because I was trying to pay attention to three things at once, this being one of them. I think I agree though...

Aaaw, delayed? This is obviously entirely your fault so I shall angrily blame you for everything! I hate you and lego and bionicle etc. etc.

I'm joking btw, for those who hadn't twigged.

Explosions, you say? Well I'm bought!

Far as I know, it only works in the UK. I have a nasty feeling that international shipping's going to be expensive.

I bought them online from Amazon. I've been checking it regularly, as I haven't found them in stores anywhere. At first they had everything except Malum and Gresh - two that I particularly wanted, so when they did become available I snapped them up.

Amazon's very good, especially now that you can get free delivery on anything over £5. Quicker and cheaper than the Lego website, that's for sure.

Well this doesn't make me much more excited about the game (I'm excited already), but it does boost my desire to get my hands on the Glatorian. Not sure why, but there we are!

Now if only stores in my area would start stocking the darn things!

Curse you Bones! There were a dozen things I wanted to to before I went out, but I don't have time now because I spent it all reading that!

I shall find time to comment, however, though looking at my watch...eep! Anyway, I have to mostly agree with you. This method is how I always write short stories, and it's brilliant fun! I usually have some idea in my head of where I want them to go, but they always wander off somewhere else.

I totally agree about starting the story off with something interesting, too. It's always fun to throw the reader straight in and let them pick things up as they go along. It's more fun to write, too.

When I've written longer stories (years ago now), I have planned them out. Of course, those plans usually fell through about half-way in and my story meandered into various strange places that I hadn't intended at all. The plan helped me set it off, and while the various circumstances in the story did force the characters towards whatever ending they were supposed to reach, the climax ended up resolving itself in a completely different way than I'd intended too. It was hardly worth planning it, as by the time I got to the next story my previous one had spiralled away from my original intentions and gone against what I'd planned for the next story.

I REALLY have to go now! Late already! *runs*

But on Mata Nui, the real danger lay with the dangerous creatures under Makuta's influence. The environment itself had its dangers, certainly, but was for the most part well-suited to the Matoran.

City of the Lost did have some interesting bits and pieces, yes, but still nothing especially substantial. There is considerably less space in the story for that kind of thing, which I think is a real shame. I would really like to see something, somewhere, about the inhabitants and their lives as a supplement to the main story. The MNOLGs were absolutely fantastic in this respect, although expecting one of these every year is certainly asking a lot and almost certainly not going to happen (I'm sure the experience would wear thin eventually, too). I'm sure there's space somewhere, perhaps on the web, for some information on this. I just feel I'd like to know something about the people living where the story's taking place.

The title could be more appropriate, yes, but I couldn't think of anything better when I wrote it and can't be bothered to change it.

What pieces? Oh, so many over so long. Letsee...

- A large number of black axle pins

- Black and Metru Green Inika torsos

- Red and blue Piraka torsos

- All the Metru Green pieces on Lewa

- Four red Piraka legs

- Four Metru Blue Inika legs

- A few more smaller pieces

I also bought a second Gali and Kopaka to get some of the parts I needed, namely the extra Blizzard Blade and the silver jets/fins for Onua.

Think that's about it. Took me a while to get all of that, because I didn't realise all at once what parts I wanted.

Of all the ones you could have got, it is those that make me most jealous.

Want more pics! Pwease?

Whaaat? Of course Greg lies! Isn't his purpose to deliberately mislead us and keep us from ever knowing the true story??

I couldn't tell if you were joking. You were joking here, right?

Worry not, it was indeed a joke.

Oh, there's also some VERY interesting things lurking around back there. It's amazing how much has changed and how many things have been re-envisioned or scrapped without us being any the wiser.

Do you have any examples? What to you mean by scrapped? Talking about things like the Turaga's legend in 2001 or suchnot?

 

I just want to make sure I'm understanding you correctly.

Oh, it would take me a long time to find actual examples. I read through a lot. I do remember answers saying that Matoran eat, (which they can but don't, they absorb energy), Turaga have no elemental powers, Toa discharging their elemental powers any way but through their tools is extremely dangerous, masks being virtually indestructible (he stated something to the effect of Makuta would need certain tools or equipment to destroy a mask), the Matoran's '03 forms being what they looked like before they shrunk and Takanuva having no physically harming power. I think there was something about Mata Nui and Makuta being considered Great Beings, too. Mostly smaller things that hadn't been explored enough in the story to becomes fixed yet.

There were also things like there only being 12 Matoran in each Koro, but that was just Greg repeating what he'd been told by the story team at the time.

Oh, here's one answer I will quote that I found particularly amusing.

2.Before, you told me that Takua's name would only change to Takua Nuva if he was in protodermis. I think you misunderstood me. My question was " You said Takua's name was not going to change, and if he is the ToL, his name would have to change to Takanuva, since that is the ToL's name."

 

I think you are splitting hairs. I said Takua's name is not going to change, and that is true. But if he were to become a Toa, the name change would be the least of it.. everything about him would change, and he really wouldn't be Takua anymore, would he?

Whaaat? Of course Greg lies! Isn't his purpose to deliberately mislead us and keep us from ever knowing the true story??

For anyone who's interested, the original OGDT started in March 2003, which is the perfect sort of time to start looking for answers regarding Takua/Takanuva, yes? I had a look through (only got to mid-august as I needed sleep), and not once did Greg ever say that Takua was or was not Takanuva. In fact there were shockingly few questions asking that. I think I spotted two.

Oh, there's also some VERY interesting things lurking around back there. It's amazing how much has changed and how many things have been re-envisioned or scrapped without us being any the wiser.

Excellent! Are you still working in the same role next year or will it be different with Leah back?

Ah, but I always take any such announcements from the developers with a pinch of salt. That's exactly the sort of thing fans want to hear, so naturally they're going to say that. How far it will be true when the game comes out I don't know.

But yes, it is Bioware. That tends to be a good sign.

I've heard some of these before, but I don;t get the second to last one.

The Republic was written by Plato.

...I cannot believe I didn't get that. I studied The Republic. I even got full marks in the exam! HOW did I fail to understand it!?

Love the behaviourist one. Think I've heard the first two before. My friend's a Maths student, so...

"Descartes walked into a bar. The barman asked "The usual?" Descartes pondered this for a moment, then replied "I think not" and vanished."

It's not one of the major brands because I had it custom-built, so got it straight from the manufacturers. The website is called PCSpecialist (which I have proudly stamped over the top of my laptop).

I think I would have preferred that. Given the importance of the Nuva's quest, and that they're basically the most important Toa team in the universe, I could have accepted their need to transform without complaint (at least, I say that now). After all, they're trying to reawaken the most powerful being in the universe who is essential to the universe's well being against the wishes of the Brotherhood - arguably the most powerful organisation in the universe. A lot for any team of Toa to handle without a few tweaks and modifications along the way.

The only real problem I can see is that Vakama could no longer stand up and pronounce "you are not the first Toa!" with so much authority. "You are not the first Toa - but are still the most important Toa in the story I'm about to tell you" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

No, that's just what they want you to believe. For the cake is real!

I know - that's another thing I find hard to believe. They talk so much about wanting to destroy the Nuva both when they're around and when they're not - they even call Icarax into Karda Nui - yet they're apparently 'going easy' on them. I dunno, I just didn't get that impression in the slightest.

Oooooohhh, sweet! Whyever was it changed?

Can't get Brawl. It's not out here yet. If it had been I probably woulda got it before I even had a Wii, just 'cause.

You mean liking it isn't compulsory for all lifeforms?

I'm glad you liked it! I'll definitely see about doing Lewa now, although it won't be my next entry. I try to make a point of not posting two entries in a row about the same thing.

Might do my next entry about Super Smash Bros. That's worth a mention.