Post 2014 MLPF World Cup Thread

[Live Forever 316]

Well, I can officially say that I am an idiot for not finding this topic earlier.

WOO! GO TWILIGHT!

[Solid 1,327]

I do not appreciate double posting even if its in 2 different threads. And no it's not depressing at all.

 

 

Well yeah I guess you're right, done. :3

[Frosty Nerd 833]

Congraguponylations @Pinkamena-Pills, you won 4 awards!

 

Congraguponylations to Twilight, Scootaloo/Celestia, Rap Battles, Rarity, and Cadence!

[Inactive01 5,299]

Well ladies and gentlemen, it's been long overdue, but it's finally time for me to award the Best Princess Celestia Letter. No I haven't forgotten about that. It just took me a week to get a lot of my summer stuff done, accelerate my RP posting rates and to catch up with my closest MLPF friends. Now, without further ado, here is what I thought was the most memorable Princess Celestia letter... 

 

Well actually, I decided to do two things here. I decided to give a winner for the Funniest Princess Celestia Letter, a winner for the Best Lesson for a Princess Celestia Letter, and a Best Princess Celestia Letter overall.

 

 

 

Funniest Princess Celestia Letter:

I found at least three funny letters I wanted to give an award to for this, but I could only pick one. I loved this letter in particular because it was directly aimed to pack a playful punch at Princess Celestia herself after losing in the Group Stages to a "chicken". I don't think Princess Celestia will be one too delighted with this letter, but who cares? I thought it was really funny, and this member should get brownie points for making me laugh heartily.

 

Dear Princess Celestia,

 

This cup, I learnt that one of the most intense matches of the tourney pitted you against a tiny orange pegasus with no cutie mark from a small town who is alternately referred to as a dodo, a chicken, or a squirt.

 

She won.

 

 

P.S. You're my favorite princess and I'd support the Solar Empire if there was ever a civil war in Equestria please and thank you!  

Your faithful student,

@Stellafera

 

 

Best Lesson

When it comes to the World Cup, people learn a lot of lessons from it, the most important being the spirit of healthy competition and unity in diversity. So for Best Lesson, I wanted a Princess Celestia letter that exemplified both of these traits! So without further ado, the Best Lesson...

 

 

Dear Princess Celestia: 

 

I feel honored to get to write to you. Anyways, today I learned that being a good sport always is the best way to go. By being a good sport and keeping level headed through tournaments like these, you will sure have the best fun. Sure, Pinkie might not have taken the gold this time, but I am so happy of how good she did and how well her fans did in the voting and campaigning. There were moments where I thought Pinkie wouldn't stand a chance like in the one against AJ but she managed to pull through with that fight. I was shocked since I knew AJ had a lot of fans. Twilight defiantly does deserve the win if she manages to pull out surprising victories against both Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash. So yeah, even though best party pony didn't win, the world cup was still a blast.

 

Your Faithful Student. .

 

Best Princess Celestia Letter

This letter is special. It had to combine the above two together. At least, that's what I thought... But... you know what? The winner of this award truly deserved it. He learned a crap load about MLPF as a whole, and I felt that this letter would have been best lesson if it wasn't already the winner of the Best Princess Celestia Award. It was really deep, so deep that it wasn't enough for it to be just "Best Lesson" award... So without further ado, the best Princess Celestia Letter overall goes to...

 

 

 

Dear Princess Celestia,

 

Hey, it's me again. Thought I'd tell you about my time during the world cup and what I got from it. To be honest, at first I wasn't interested in the world cup. I kept seeing the advertisements and skipped through March Madness. I'm not really into sports. And truthfully, I felt like it wasn't something I should be a part of, that it was a private event for the real dedicated members of this forum. I'm only a casual visitor, and MLPF looked like something for those who truly connected to MLP forums.

 

Chances. They don't come by very often.  And not knowing if you would've liked something, and always wondering in the back of your mind what it would've been like, is far worse then trying and not liking it at all. This opportunity may not come by again, and it sorta looked like fun. I dunno, something about the world cup ads seemed different once it started. It seemed much more open and inviting, and I accepted the invitation. and lo and behold, what was I greeted with but pages celebrating this event as a gathering of fans around the world, Celebrating our diversity. I still remember the rainbow colored phoenix, Pyralis as our unifying mascot, and right then and there, realized that this was an important event, and I admired that. I wanted to belong to this event and partake in the celebration, feel like I was a part of something.

 

So I began to participate. And right from the start, I damn near screwed it all up. Opening round, I cast my votes for my liege Queen Chrysalis against your subject Applejack. And in what I thought was the spirit of competition, rallied behind my queen and challenged AJ's supporters by calling her a background pony. Truth be told, Applejack is my favorite of the element bearers, so what I said was in jest. I hoped to fire up the Aj fan base and eagerly awaited the taunts coming my way of cheese legs and bug lady.

 

But rather than the rounds of verbal jousting I anticipated, I was met with something different. I was met with displeasure, grievances, disapproval and overall negative reactions.  Rather than encourage the spirit of competition, I had instead earned myself the ire of my fellow members and insulted their favorite character. My comments were enough for me to receive reprimand from the cups moderator staff. And this incident had cast doubt on weather or not it was a good idea for me to partake in this tournament at all.

 

I was now dubious of the supposed embracing and tolerant nature that this tournament so proudly preached. I heavily considered dropping out, thinking this game to by a hypocrisy. I was even typing to tell them all such, that this tournament wasn't for people like me and that apparently not everyone was welcome to enjoy the spirit of friendship. But then one of my own lines stuck with me. "People like me."  

 

I looked at what I was doing and saw how it wasn't different from the rest of my life.  I'm a loner by nature Celestia. I prefer my own company most of the time and am not lonely that often. I'm socially awkward. I don't notice the subtleties and nuances of social interaction. I don't get that vibe about a person that others do. I won't know how a person is feeling unless they are laughing, crying or yelling at me.  My interests in life are narrow and specific.  I tend to get bored of a situation quickly and want to move onto something else.  All of that makes it difficult for me to hold an extended conversation with someone without getting bored, going though the motions to appease them, and finding a way out as quickly as possible before I say something I regret. Everyone feels out of arms reach for me.

 

That's why I post on forums. It's an impersonal way to talk, get my feelings out without struggling to get a sense for how someone is. I have time to say what I want and think of an appropriate response, rather than getting caught off guard by someone talking to me and trying to back out of the conversation before I stumble over my words and embarrass myself and then 5-10 minutes later, finally coming up w/ something good to say, and regret not saying it. But the big flaw in talking to someone via text is the loss of emotional context. How you say something is up to interpretation, and most people took offense at what I had to say. Can I blame them? 

 

I'm also not very big on mistakes. We all make them, but when I do, I'm always harder on myself. Failure isn't much of an option for me. Confidence is also another problem of mine. I don't trust that I'm going to succeed unless I see something that supports I can, or am challenged to do so. Combine those and you get someone who is afraid to even try, always backing out for fear of doing worse. And this is f##king me over in my life right now. Keeping me from having any success to my name. Even something involving my favorite show, something that occupies quite a portion of my thoughts, was getting ruined by my mistakes and my own ability to forgive them. As much as I didn't like the Equestrian games episode and hated how exploring the competition of the games was sacrificed to be a backdrop for your scribe Spike and his issues, looking back, I very much relate to his problem of being down on himself, and how he lets it stop him from moving on. I was repeating his failures here in the world cup. In hindsight, our circumstances couldn't be any more similar. 

 

I didn't want my inadequacies to ruin another chance, especially for something I love. My own issues weren't going to force me to be an outsider this time.  So with my pride swallowed, I went back in and mended what little I could of the fences. But the unspoken vibe I got from everyone there, just like in the episode, was to move on and not let it hold me back. And I was still accepted back in. This taught me something else. Think about what you are going to say long and hard, for doing so may help you get your point across not only in a less upsetting way, but in a more concise, clear and even more passionate manner, for that is how people will really see what you have to say. Yes, admittedly I might have to work on this a little more, as this issue has resurfaced a few more times during the games but less having to do w/ being insensitive, and more to do with misunderstanding or just taking a hard stance for something I had issue with. I do need to be more sensitive around others, especially if you want them to be friends. It takes effort for me, and I am going to have to try harder. 

 

The fun wasn't all lost on this thought. I did have a good time, working to support my favorite teams despite most of them loosing. Pic after pic I posted for my Liege, for yourstupid sexy wonderbolts captain, your DJ-ing subject, your classical chelloist, your cross eyed postal worker and your worthy flightless adversary. At least one of my favorites, your faithful protege, concubine, and fellow princess managed to become the victor. A testament to all she's learned from you and all that she is going to be capable of. It certainly was something to be standing with a group, a team in solidarity of our favorite pony. 

 

I'm glad I got over my mistakes early on and didn't miss the chance to partake in this tournament and make this forum feel a little more like a home. I got to become part of the fervor that was the spirit of the games. I'd like to play a bigger part around here and maybe someway, someday I'll do just that. 

 

The biggest lesson I'll be taking away from all of this: Don't let your fears or mistakes rob you of the chance to be a good friend, or for others to be good friends to you. 

 

 

 

Regards,

 

@Denim&Venom

 

 

 

 

Edited July 27, 2014 by Sterling Crimson

[Moved to Elsewhere 11,331]

I feel honored to win an award for this. That lesson did come from some problems I had growing up being a good sport so needless to say, I knew where I was coming from.

[Jeric 46,850]

Congrats you three. I have to admit that I must have passed over @Denim&Venom's letter when it was first posted. I'm glad that I got the chance to read it now. You picked the right one Sterling. D&V ... well said ... no ... f**king amazingly said.

 

, the AJ vs Pinkie Pie match ended up being the match that proved to me that this forum may actually be a little oasis on the internet. You were a class act all the way!

 

@Stellafera, I'm pretty sure that you know how I feel about your letter. Nope ... not gonna say it.

 

Scooootaloooooooooo

[Kel_Grym 1,917]

Denim Venom's was my favorite. Very thoughtful and something I can relate to. I kinda got fed up with the negative feedback I got with the whole "background pony" joke, and was disappointed by the lack of thick skin. I decided to abandon thread for a while, but was glad I jumped back in.

 

I'm just too much of a black hearted misbegotten son of Odin's manly chin to write down my feelings like that.

 

Edit: Not implying I have feelings.

 

Edit Edit: Cause I don't.

 

Edit Edit Edit:    I'm not bent out of shape or anything that my letter didn't win anything.

 

Edit Edit Edit Edit: I should have thrown in a "Why did the chicken cross the road?" joke. :okiedokielokie:

 

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Why am I so Inadequate?!

[Guest]

Well done to you winners of the Celestia letters, thoroughly deserved

Edited July 27, 2014 by Guest

[Denim&Venöm 18,742]

It's 12:30 on my end and I have to be up at 6:30 to leave for the airport for Charm City. I had a bunch of stuff to do and didn't want to come back for fear of feeling guilty for not getting it done and letting that ruin my fun here on the forums. But all the stuff is taken care off and I'd thought I'd check things out here before my pilgrimage. 

 

And lo & behold, I won something, of my own efforts and volition none the less. I can't remember the last time that happened. Thank you all for reading my letter and believing in it.  It's not often that people can relate and feel for something I created, so what I'm feeling right now is a bit hard to type down. I'm seeking to better myself, for in doing that I can be happier with life. If I valued the show and my resonance with it so much, then I should at least give my all in how I felt and what I learned in writing to the sun god that inspires others, within and out of the show to do the same. Writing that letter, I did believe that this, all this, was something greater than a show, that friendship was magic. 

 

I guess you can say that now, I truly feel like a Brony. No longer just because of my interests in the show and all it offers or how much of my thoughts it occupies, but because of how for that moment, the show did inspire change in my life, it resonated with me. Award or not, I meant all that I said, and hope to live up to it as long as I'm here and anywhere else in our community. 

 

It's 12:51am. My journey to be among you, my people awaits. In a day and a half, the celebration of us, begins. For 3 days, Bronydom doesn't just become real. It becomes life.

 

Look for the guy in the trillby/fedora w/ the Alicorn amulet on it.  

 

 

I'll be joining you my brothers and sisters in arms for the conquest of Baltimare.