It’s really weird to me that Homestuck is in its last string of updates, because … well, for many reasons, of course, but one of them is that the last time I was paying attention to the story, it wasn’t really going anywhere?  I eventually tuned out so much that who knows what I might have missed.

Like I just have no idea what is going on thematically or narrative-arc-wise at the moment.  I am curious, but I don’t want to ask anyone to go to the effort to write up a detailed explanation for me or anything like that.

I do wonder if Homestuck is going to have some sort of enduring life after it’s over.  I mean, after it’s formally over.  It seems have been socially over for a long time now.  Tumblr seems to talk about like it some sort of temporary mass altered state that happened a few years ago and now feels distant and bizarre to its participants.

I’d be sad if it ends up being forgotten, since to me it was the opposite of a “you had to be there” experience.  I enjoyed the parts I read archivally a lot more than the parts I read serially.  It comes down to the fact that it was created on a day-by-day basis, constantly flitting about and adding new elements in response to the latest fan reactions and the creator’s momentary enthusiasms.  Serially, this often meant getting frustrated with Hussie for trying to juggle more and more balls while dropping old ones.  Archivally, it produced a story that just has so much more in it than usual, so many strange and ridiculous elements bouncing off each other and multiplying, that it’s hard to notice flaws in construction – you have to just take it on its own terms and enjoy the (incredible) show.

flame-cat:

tbh i know in my heart that a homestuck movie would be a fucking disaster but if there were one i would not be able to die peacefully unless it opened with rose’s opening quote for her game walkthrough

just imagine this text being read by rose as it appears on a stark black screen with absolutely no sound

“Since you are reading this, chances are you have installed this game on your computer already. If this is true, like many others, you have just participated in the bringing about the end of the world.

But don’t beat yourself up about it. There was never anything you could have done to prevent it.” - Rose Lalonde

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brazenautomaton:

nostalgebraist:

91625:

nostalgebraist:

Apparently there was an MSPA newspost, and Andrew Hussie is saying he’s hoping to finish Homestuck on 4/13/2016, which he emphasizes is “the 7 year anniversary of Homestuck”

That particular number gives me a certain kind of vertigo – like, I got into Homestuck in summer 2011, and back then, when it had existed for a little over two years, basically all of the core content was already there.  Act 6 contains many pages, and has taken a very long time to write, but a lot of it is just filling out templates that were established in 2009-2011.  All the stuff people have argued about, all the typologies and the wild concepts, were pretty much in place five years ago.

It feels like “Homestuck” was a thing that happened a long time ago, and is now over and done with.

I wonder if Hussie likes what he’s doing with himself these days, or if he just doesn’t have the option to stop.

I have literally just started reading Homestuck (largely thanks to you, fwiw). What am I letting myself into?

Basically, it’s one of those works of serial fiction with a whole lot of great moments, plot threads and characters, that keeps stringing you along with the promise of more and more, and often actually delivers, but keeps promising even more, and then just delivers less … and less … and less … and as you get closer to what should be the thrilling conclusion it just feels like the author barely cares anymore, or is actively frustrated with having to finish the series.

The parts where it was really in full swing are Acts 1-5.  Act 6 is gigantic and mostly a letdown.  I’d recommend reading Acts 1-5 and at least dipping into Act 6 but putting it down if you start to feel like Act 6 is going nowhere, because it is.

(I’m honestly not sure how much any of this is controversial anymore?  I was an early Act 6 hater and got into various internet arguments about it.  But I think it let down everyone eventually.)

I call it “Zeno’s Paradox pacing” and stand by it

every year (let’s say), the story progresses halfway toward its end

so after a year, the story was half over. lo

after 2 years, it was 75% over.

3 years, 87.5% over. 

after 4-7 years, come sweet Death.

it always seems like it’s right about to wrap up, but it never will. remember Hussie saying that act 5 was the overgrown mutant of Homestuck, that act 6 would be far shorter and act 7 barely an epilogue? we will be having this conversation in 2077.

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91625:

nostalgebraist:

Apparently there was an MSPA newspost, and Andrew Hussie is saying he’s hoping to finish Homestuck on 4/13/2016, which he emphasizes is “the 7 year anniversary of Homestuck”

That particular number gives me a certain kind of vertigo – like, I got into Homestuck in summer 2011, and back then, when it had existed for a little over two years, basically all of the core content was already there.  Act 6 contains many pages, and has taken a very long time to write, but a lot of it is just filling out templates that were established in 2009-2011.  All the stuff people have argued about, all the typologies and the wild concepts, were pretty much in place five years ago.

It feels like “Homestuck” was a thing that happened a long time ago, and is now over and done with.

I wonder if Hussie likes what he’s doing with himself these days, or if he just doesn’t have the option to stop.

I have literally just started reading Homestuck (largely thanks to you, fwiw). What am I letting myself into?

Basically, it’s one of those works of serial fiction with a whole lot of great moments, plot threads and characters, that keeps stringing you along with the promise of more and more, and often actually delivers, but keeps promising even more, and then just delivers less … and less … and less … and as you get closer to what should be the thrilling conclusion it just feels like the author barely cares anymore, or is actively frustrated with having to finish the series.

The parts where it was really in full swing are Acts 1-5.  Act 6 is gigantic and mostly a letdown.  I’d recommend reading Acts 1-5 and at least dipping into Act 6 but putting it down if you start to feel like Act 6 is going nowhere, because it is.

(I’m honestly not sure how much any of this is controversial anymore?  I was an early Act 6 hater and got into various internet arguments about it.  But I think it let down everyone eventually.)

(via 91625)

Apparently there was an MSPA newspost, and Andrew Hussie is saying he’s hoping to finish Homestuck on 4/13/2016, which he emphasizes is “the 7 year anniversary of Homestuck”

That particular number gives me a certain kind of vertigo – like, I got into Homestuck in summer 2011, and back then, when it had existed for a little over two years, basically all of the core content was already there.  Act 6 contains many pages, and has taken a very long time to write, but a lot of it is just filling out templates that were established in 2009-2011.  All the stuff people have argued about, all the typologies and the wild concepts, were pretty much in place five years ago.

It feels like “Homestuck” was a thing that happened a long time ago, and is now over and done with.

I wonder if Hussie likes what he’s doing with himself these days, or if he just doesn’t have the option to stop.

Hey, at least we don’t have Vriskourse these days.

Let’s count our blessings.

more info on the sad state of affairs at what pumpkin

fipindustries:

https://twitter.com/Gomidog/status/656962065203073024

https://twitter.com/Gomidog/status/663056482196398080

https://twitter.com/Gomidog/status/663056670864646144

https://twitter.com/Gomidog/status/663056907121369088

http://jitenshasw.deviantart.com/journal/Shitty-news-and-awesome-news-Here-s-the-scoop-572502372

I’m having some trouble reading behind the lines here – what is this “sad state of affairs”?  I’m picking up “people were laid off” but I’d like to know more.