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  1. Ganondorf8
    Never thought I would do something like this but it came up due to what happened with this set.   For those of you who play the My Little Pony Collectible Card Game, you should know that the newest set, "Seaquestria and Beyond", released not too long ago. Like previous sets, this one does further evolve the game by adding in new strategies along with strengthening current ones but there's one issue that is sure to truly piss people off, and that has to do with the rarities or lack thereof. I don't know what Enterplay were thinking--or smoking--when they made this decision, but essentially there are no foil cards in this set at all despite the rarities still being there. Super Rares are basically commons now with the SR suffix and Ultra Rares are also commons but with the UR suffix and a golden stamp designating their status as Ultra Rares. If you pardon my language here  but what the bloody hell happened that caused such a regression?    Is Enterplay trying to cut costs by regressing back like this? Was it because the card art was incompatible with the foil technology? Or did they just rush this out in order to have something for the holiday season? It could be one of these answers or something else entirely but the fact is that this is just disgraceful and doesn't warrant shelling out a great deal for this set. Am I upset about this? Yes but I'm not completely blinded by anger. I'm sure others are upset about this too. When people get booster packs and boxes in any card game, they look forward to seeing what foiled cards they end up getting. Sure, it does borderline obsession but the point is that they want to see what they get.   By taking away the foil and leaving us with what we got, Seaquestria and Beyond feels like a major step backward. Granted, I do like the stamp used on the Ultra Rare cards and they should retain it but don't take away the foil in the process. Now I know this sounds immature of me but I just had to vent out at this disgraceful action.   If this is going to be the standard from now on, I feel Enterplay should be stripped of the license to publish this game and given to someone who knows what they're doing.
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    It's been a very bad past 24 hours for my family due to unforeseen circumstances. Our Miniature Schnauzer, Rex, who was originally my older brother's dog before we took him as our own, was feeling fine until yesterday afternoon when he suddenly had a seizure. Nothing like it had ever happened before and I didn't know how to handle it. As the hours passed, he had two more seizures so we took him to a 24 hour Veterinarian Clinic to see if anything could be done.
    We found out around 12:30am this morning that he suffered a massive seizure and couldn't come out of it. Not even medication was helping him to get out of it so the veterinarian said that the best thing to do was to have him put down. My mum has been absolutely devastated as Rex was closer to her than he was with my dad and me yet we never knew there was something wrong until it started happening. It might have been a brain tumour but we don't know as no tests were done so now my family has lost our second dog within the last four years. Right now, my age issues are working on overdrive and I've been unable to sleep properly, my mind plagued with nightmares of what I had seen and his little smiling face telling me that we should have done so much more. 
    I fear that I might lose my sanity because my issues have been a problem for the past dozen years. It will take us some time to get over this unfortunate loss but I hope that I personally won't go off the deep end since I am much more susceptible to this kind of thing than my parents are. Even now, I can't get his face out of my mind.
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    My first blog on these forums.
     
    *Note: I posted this on my FimFiction account as well.
     
    After what happened in the U.S. this past Tuesday, I've been seeing some ugly truths regarding this fandom coming out from the shadows on several sites including this one. I've been a brony for just over three years now and I believed the fandom was one where everyone no matter their gender, race, political view, sexual orientation, etc. could co-exist together.
     
    I see now that that fact might have been a bit presumptuous on my part. I've no intention of leaving this fandom but I can no longer view it with the eyes of ignorance. I am so hoping that bronies don't tear each other apart over what happened because of certain differences, and while some might think I'm overthinking things, my heart knows that I'm right. I'm willing to be tolerant but there is only so much that I can take before it's too much.
     
    Do I care about who voted for who? No. Do I care about their reasoning behind their choice? Yes. Am I being soft-spoken about all of this? Probably and I might be condemned for it, but I'll let the pieces fall where they may. I just wanted to state my thoughts on the fandom and how I'm questioning some things based on what happened. You needn't take my opinion seriously if you don't want to.
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    I wanted to put this here so that I could remember it and even look back on it for future reference without needing to spend practically forever trying to find it again.
     
    I may not be as well known as some other people, but I do enjoy coming here and interacting with so many interesting people despite being one of the more older members around. Sure, I have a sour disposition and I don't laugh as easily as others do, but being here actually makes me feel welcomed. I appreciate everyone here no matter what your alignments are--I can ignore those with the exception of very extreme--and for that I thank you.
     
    One more thing... I shall always be the evil one around here. I am the Dark Lord and my power shall reign over all unless you use one of them legendary heroes.
     
    One more thing... Here's to another 1,000 ND's.
     
    One more thing... Never stop doing what you love.
     
    One more thing... Also the last one. Do not betray my expectations.
  5. Ganondorf8
    Over on Equestria Daily, I submitted this entry for their Pony Community Soapbox, and after six weeks of waiting for it to be published, there it was for people to see. I would've had it posted much sooner but I needed to submit it again due to not including an image. It means having to have my entry pushed to the back of the queue but I was okay with that.
     
    http://www.equestriadaily.com/2016/11/community-soapbox-6-why-hasbro-would.html#more
     
    Anyway, here it is.
     

    Why I Like Sunset Shimmer



    By Ganondorf8.


     
     
     




     
    Sunset Shimmer has become my favourite character in the entire MLP series. Why is that? I can relate to her especially on a personal level. I've been through similar things to what she has endured such as being cast aside by one's peers. I also loved how she was able to overcome those problems despite there being times where everything looked dire. She still has doubts about her reformation through insecure moments that she struggles to deal with, and she does retain some facet of her bully persona through losing her temper when things don't go right for her. Yet, we've seen her grown from being a forgettable villain into arguably one of the most popular characters in MLP who continues overcoming the odds, and allowing us to come along for the ride even when it gets rough at times.
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