Reporting in to join the Elite Guard Barracks sir! I am now a b/p rank of Private, level 13, and I have a Deity Whistle! I always b/p when I can, and will do my job! I always vote fairly in the portal, and whistle the stolen things, malicious, or even unsuitable things! I hope you guys will qualify me to join the Elite Guard Barracks!

At 11/11/07 01:21 PM, SoulKnight96 wrote: Reporting in to join the Elite Guard Barracks sir! I am now a b/p rank of Private, level 13, and I have a Deity Whistle! I always b/p when I can, and will do my job! I always vote fairly in the portal, and whistle the stolen things, malicious, or even unsuitable things! I hope you guys will qualify me to join the Elite Guard Barracks!

You most definitely meet the criteria! Welcome aboard!

First thing you should do is read the Barracks FAQ at our forums. Then, if you don't have any questions (and if you do, PM me), sign up there so I can validate you and give you full access.

Other than that, just keep on B/P'ing fairly and reporting abuse to us, and you'll do fine here!

---Barracks Recruitment Officer/Portal Operations Officer Supreme Commander Slash Firestorm

At 11/11/07 12:50 PM, AnalPenguinFarming wrote:

Also, I know my whistle level is still garbage, but I've been working really hard to get it back up...even though I'm pretty sure I've been digging myself deeper into a hole.

This will help.
I post there regularly but I don't flag reviews anymore, since I have this beautiful Deity whistle that I got there (mostly from there).

At 11/11/07 01:32 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: ---Barracks Recruitment Officer/Portal Operations Officer Supreme Commander Slash Firestorm

I love how does it sound... XD

well... SoulKnight96... now that Slash accepted you... let me be the second one to say it...

Welcome...
*salute*

now for the rest of the members

At 11/11/07 11:53 AM, Sir-Nuts wrote: Toytown Tower Defense

I like it... it was really good..

but... for games... I prefer Coolio-Niato... he have just submit a new game today
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/40 9849

well nothing interesting in the portal today...
is a good day... but... nothing is happening
well... but I find something interesting to do... I have been on the Audio portal...
something that I usually don't do...
hey... have you hear this song? Halo Theme -(Metalized?)-

and... yesterday... my father get mad... and take the Internet away...
he said I'm loosing my time...
:'(
he put it back a few minutes later... but... I was afraid he take it away for the rest of the vacation (my vacations are from October to January) he was really really mad

staff sergeant aldlv reporting
*salutes*

At 11/11/07 11:53 AM, Sir-Nuts wrote:

At 11/10/07 07:48 PM, TheThing wrote: Well, I've got some reconmendations for you guys.

Great game

Yeah, that game is great, but a little hard, in my opinion. But it deserved the daily 1st place.

I found it pretty easy, until level 8 or 9. Then it just got ridiculous.

I have a recomendation as well. I was at the portal when it came out:
Toytown Tower Defense

I also was there when it was in the portal. But I thought that game was so much harder than Ether Cannon.

At 11/11/07 12:50 PM, AnalPenguinFarming wrote:

At 11/10/07 07:48 PM, TheThing wrote:

The audio was hilarious, I almost fell off my seat laughing. Was that a serious radio show? Because I wasn't entirely sure.

Yeah, it sounds like it was on NPR (National Public Radio). The radioz is srs buzinez.

At 11/11/07 01:49 PM, aldlv wrote: but... for games... I prefer Coolio-Niato... he have just submit a new game today
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/40 9849

Meh, it's alright. The first one was really hard, and sometimes the buttons didn't always work. This is a little easier, and the button presses do work, but it's only half a step up from the first one.

W00t!!!111!!! New level!

Fear meh shiny new fist!

Didn't realize until after I posted. So sorry about the double.

At 11/6/07 08:21 PM, TheThing wrote: To continue the talk on Brackenwood, Waterlollies was obviously the most graphically impressive on not only the series, but of any flash movie. Ever.

I know I'm going to sound brutal when I say this, but when Bitey was released back in March 2004, the graphics were so groundbreaking and they carried a wow factor with them. With waterlollies, I'm not sure that it still has the same novelty value, as while it has moved forward, the series isn't as revolutionary as before.

Granted, when you consider that the filesize of Bitey was 3.2 Meg and that Waterlollies was something like 12 Meg, we're talking 4 times the size, so he can improve quality and length in ways that we do not notice.

My point is that the flash that surrounded Bitey were not in the same league for graphics, style and portrayal. While they inevitably had humor, it was a truly spectacular void between this and the rest. Now, the gap is somewhat smaller, as Adam hasn't really pushed on ahead as much as the competition has made up ground.

At 11/11/07 01:49 PM, aldlv wrote: now for the rest of the members

At 11/11/07 11:53 AM, Sir-Nuts wrote: Toytown Tower Defense

I like it... it was really good..

but... for games... I prefer Coolio-Niato... he has just submit a new game today
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/40 9849

Yeah, I was in the portal when it came out. It had a glitch with the highscores, but he has fixed it even before the game passed the Portal.

well nothing interesting in the portal today...

-Rythym Fireworks- (the name of the game above) was interesting.

well... but I find something interesting to do... I have been on the Audio portal...
something that I usually don't do...

Sometimes going to the Audio Portal is worth. Take a look at this song:
Switch Vs Evil-Dog -> Round 1

staff sergeant aldlv reporting
*salutes*

*salutes*

At 11/11/07 04:50 PM, Coop83 wrote:

At 11/6/07 08:21 PM, TheThing wrote: To continue the talk on Brackenwood, Waterlollies was obviously the most graphically impressive on not only the series, but of any flash movie. Ever.

I know I'm going to sound brutal when I say this, but when Bitey was released back in March 2004, the graphics were so groundbreaking and they carried a wow factor with them. With waterlollies, I'm not sure that it still has the same novelty value, as while it has moved forward, the series isn't as revolutionary as before.

True, but Bitey does look better in 2007 then he did in 2004. But you're right; the graphics, even though they are impressive, don't have that "amazing" factor to them; it's just more of the same from Phillips.

Granted, when you consider that the filesize of Bitey was 3.2 Meg and that Waterlollies was something like 12 Meg, we're talking 4 times the size, so he can improve quality and length in ways that we do not notice.

Yeah, and he learned programming a bit; he even said that there are scenes that are entirely actionscripted. Granted, on slowly computer (i.e. mine), the frame-rate drops, but the quality in both length, story telling and graphics is drastically improved. Not only that, but the music is wonderful. Ignore he got the guy (Nathan McCree) who did the music for the Tomb Raider series (which, in my opinion, is some pretty damn good music).

My point is that the flash that surrounded Bitey were not in the same league for graphics, style and portrayal. While they inevitably had humor, it was a truly spectacular void between this and the rest. Now, the gap is somewhat smaller, as Adam hasn't really pushed on ahead as much as the competition has made up ground.

But I feel Adam has pushed ahead further. Most flash movies today are 2-3 minutes of some basic story-line. But Adam's newest flash is easily the deepest story of any single movie. Granted, there are series that have amazing depth to them, but they don't have as broad of an appeal as Phillips has made his newest flash. I feel a deal will come out of the newest addition to the Brackenwood forest.

At 11/11/07 08:17 PM, TheThing wrote:

At 11/11/07 04:50 PM, Coop83 wrote: I know I'm going to sound brutal when I say this, but when Bitey was released back in March 2004, the graphics were so groundbreaking and they carried a wow factor with them. With waterlollies, I'm not sure that it still has the same novelty value, as while it has moved forward, the series isn't as revolutionary as before.

True, but Bitey does look better in 2007 then he did in 2004. But you're right; the graphics, even though they are impressive, don't have that "amazing" factor to them; it's just more of the same from Phillips.

Well, I dunno. The water is ALWAYS amazing from Adam Phillips, but that's his specialty anyway. Always has been.

My point is that the flash that surrounded Bitey were not in the same league for graphics, style and portrayal. While they inevitably had humor, it was a truly spectacular void between this and the rest. Now, the gap is somewhat smaller, as Adam hasn't really pushed on ahead as much as the competition has made up ground.

But I feel Adam has pushed ahead further. Most flash movies today are 2-3 minutes of some basic story-line. But Adam's newest flash is easily the deepest story of any single movie. Granted, there are series that have amazing depth to them, but they don't have as broad of an appeal as Phillips has made his newest flash. I feel a deal will come out of the newest addition to the Brackenwood forest.

Deep story? Dude, his story this time SUCKED. It SUCKED. Deep story. PFFT to that! It was dumb.

Adam Phillip's appeal to his Flash is the graphics. They are unmatched. Beautiful, gorgeous, I've never seen such impressive graphics by anyone, but to tote his "story" around like it's this great thing is foolish. Mostly very fanboyish. His stories the last TWO Flash have been thin and pretty boring. Bitey - great and new, Prowlies - funny, Littlefoot - great, Yuyu - What? Sucked, Waterlollies - umm.. got any ideas left Adam? This sucks....

Maybe it will make for some future Flash form him, but Waterlollies was boring. I long for Brakenwood after watching this rubbish.

And by rubbish I mean the story. It's totally lacking. Obviously he makes up for graphics which are totally, disgustingly good, but if he we gaged on story alone... BLEH! He would get a C or a D, no doubt. His pure awesome graphics are what his work is about, his story is lacking.

At 11/12/07 02:10 AM, RSQViper wrote:

At 11/11/07 08:17 PM, TheThing wrote:

At 11/11/07 04:50 PM, Coop83 wrote: My point is that the flash that surrounded Bitey were not in the same league for graphics, style and portrayal. While they inevitably had humor, it was a truly spectacular void between this and the rest. Now, the gap is somewhat smaller, as Adam hasn't really pushed on ahead as much as the competition has made up ground.

But I feel Adam has pushed ahead further. Most flash movies today are 2-3 minutes of some basic story-line. But Adam's newest flash is easily the deepest story of any single movie. Granted, there are series that have amazing depth to them, but they don't have as broad of an appeal as Phillips has made his newest flash. I feel a deal will come out of the newest addition to the Brackenwood forest.

Deep story? Dude, his story this time SUCKED. It SUCKED. Deep story. PFFT to that! It was dumb.

It may have been dumb, but the story was obviously the deepest. It reminded me of a cartoon on TV, only for little kids. I mean, it wasn't too deep as stories go, but for a singular flash to have as much story as it did was an accomplishment.

but to tote his "story" around like it's this great thing is foolish. Mostly very fanboyish. His stories the last TWO Flash have been thin and pretty boring. Bitey - great and new, Prowlies - funny, Littlefoot - great, Yuyu - What? Sucked, Waterlollies - umm.. got any ideas left Adam? This sucks....

Alright, Bitey for it's time was great and new, and Prowlies was pretty funny, but Littlefoot wasn't good. In fact, I feel it's the worse one out of the bunch. The Yuyu was good because it was action-packed, and the cloud thing was the most original creature I've ever seen (it came out before Lost did it). Waterlollies was just a push in a new, more....not commercial, but television-oriented direction.

Maybe it will make for some future Flash form him, but Waterlollies was boring. I long for Brakenwood after watching this rubbish.

I agree, Waterlollies was pretty boring and the humor is childish, but like I've been saying, he's trying to go for the Saturday-morning cartoon deal and make some real money. As good as the classics are, they are more of just a set-up for something bigger Adam Phillips wants to do.

At 11/11/07 08:17 PM, TheThing wrote: True, but Bitey does look better in 2007 then he did in 2004. But you're right; the graphics, even though they are impressive, don't have that "amazing" factor to them; it's just more of the same from Phillips.

Without a doubt, the graphics have improved over the three and a half years. From someone who we have come to expect things like this from, I would be dissapointed if he didn't make the effort :P

Yeah, and he learned programming a bit; he even said that there are scenes that are entirely actionscripted. Granted, on slowly computer (i.e. mine), the frame-rate drops, but the quality in both length, story telling and graphics is drastically improved. Not only that, but the music is wonderful. Ignore he got the guy (Nathan McCree) who did the music for the Tomb Raider series (which, in my opinion, is some pretty damn good music).

So he's got some good music. I've seen Flash movies with great music that hasn't done the movie justice. His animation does the audio justice and vice-versa.

But I feel Adam has pushed ahead further. Most flash movies today are 2-3 minutes of some basic story-line. But Adam's newest flash is easily the deepest story of any single movie.

Depth? Nah, I'd prefer to watch Xombie for plotline. Seriously, the whole concept of Phillips being a great storyteller is old. He needs to find a decent writer, to give him some damn good ideas, so that he can come up with a good movie to rebound from this decidedly average (by his own lofty standards) Flash movie.

Hey guys! Just thought I'd drop in to let you know that I'm not dead... Or atleast not quite yet.... Anyway, I've been EXTREMELY busy, not just with ordinary life, but with other things. One thing being story writing, and then there's my relationship and then there's a long list of boring crap that none of you most likely want to hear from me. I won't be quite as active as I normally was. I'll try to spare some time to B/P and come around here though.

What did I miss?

A lot of talk about the waterlollies flash by Adam, personally I think it's good, but I wanted to see what's up with those little creatures that appeared at the end of littlefoot.

Still, I think it's pretty well done.

At 11/12/07 11:33 PM, Phantom wrote: A lot of talk about the waterlollies flash by Adam, personally I think it's good, but I wanted to see what's up with those little creatures that appeared at the end of littlefoot.

Still, I think it's pretty well done.

So I didn't miss anything totally major, right? *changes subject* Although his flashes are well done, they lack something. Perhaps a clear purpose? Anyway, for some reason they aren't as fulfilling as I think that by now they should be. Oh and by the way, when I mentioned stories earlier, check my profile for yet another installation of my story.

At 11/12/07 11:20 PM, Andrea364 wrote: What did I miss?

New Bitey, New Blockhead, New Tankmen... That's about it :P

At 11/12/07 11:38 PM, Andrea364 wrote: So I didn't miss anything totally major, right?

See above

Although his flashes are well done, they lack something. Perhaps a clear purpose? Anyway, for some reason they aren't as fulfilling as I think that by now they should be.

Lots of people have higher than average expectations for their favourite series. That is why Blockhead works so well, as the randomness in it prevents you from expecting Blockhead to do some sort of set routine of destruction. With things like Xombie, you expect violence, followed by a suspenseful ending... except the last one :(

Private First Class Sir-Nuts reporting:

Well, I've been blamming and protecting a lot the past days. For you to have an idea, I am climbing the B/P rank about 5 positions a day, because I want to become a Corporal before I go on vacations (December 26th). I don't know why, but I want to become a Corporal before that day.
Thursday is a holiday in Brazil. And Friday I won't have class either, so I'll stay home both days. That's great, I love holidays.
Well, back to the portal.

*salutes*

At 11/13/07 11:57 AM, Sir-Nuts wrote: That's great, I love holidays.

Then you would love it here (Israel :P)

For the past month the whole county has been on this massive teacher strike, it's due to last another month or so, it's like summer vacation, without the heat.

At 11/13/07 11:57 AM, Sir-Nuts wrote: Private First Class Sir-Nuts reporting:

Well, I've been blamming and protecting a lot the past days. For you to have an idea, I am climbing the B/P rank about 5 positions a day, because I want to become a Corporal before I go on vacations (December 26th). I don't know why, but I want to become a Corporal before that day.
Thursday is a holiday in Brazil. And Friday I won't have class either, so I'll stay home both days. That's great, I love holidays.
Well, back to the portal.

teenagers have too much holidays
and you have too much spare time if you can get to reach me and TheThing this quick...

*salutes*

good luck anyway

*salutes*

Hey guys. I hope I can come back here with open arms, because I feel like a complete ass leaving you guys for a long time. I made my comeback a little too early, but now I know I have a lot more time on my hands. So, am I still unna get some love?

Just out of curiousity, what is everyones voting power so far? Mine is 6.51 votes and counting.

At 11/13/07 04:10 PM, SoulKnight96 wrote: Just out of curiousity, what is everyones voting power so far? Mine is 6.51 votes and counting.

I'm looking at your profile right now and your voting power is 5.52. Mine is 6.37.

At 11/13/07 05:45 PM, Hemlok wrote:

At 11/13/07 04:10 PM, SoulKnight96 wrote: Just out of curiousity, what is everyones voting power so far? Mine is 6.51 votes and counting.

I'm looking at your profile right now and your voting power is 5.52. Mine is 6.37.

Yeah, but he probably means AFTER the bonus for B/P rank.

Mine is 6.45 base and a little over 8.00 after the B/P bonus.

At 11/13/07 06:13 PM, RSQViper wrote:

Yeah, but he probably means AFTER the bonus for B/P rank.

Mine is 6.45 base and a little over 8.00 after the B/P bonus.

Oh, I forgot about that. Well, mine is 9.87 after the B/P bonus. My bad.

At 11/13/07 01:10 PM, Phantom wrote:

At 11/13/07 11:57 AM, Sir-Nuts wrote: That's great, I love holidays.

For the past month the whole county has been on this massive teacher strike, it's due to last another month or so, it's like summer vacation, without the heat.

Well, being without school is great, but spending a whole month waiting for classes and not having them might be a pain in the ass, because you can't go on a trip because you don't know if you're going to have class that day.

At 11/13/07 03:00 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:
teenagers have too much holidays

Being a tenager has it's advantages!

At 11/13/07 04:10 PM, SoulKnight96 wrote: Just out of curiousity, what is everyones voting power so far? Mine is 6.51 votes and counting...

Base voting power: 5.78
B/P addition: 20% (1.16)
Total voting power: 6.94

At 11/13/07 03:20 PM, Hemlok wrote: Hey guys. I hope I can come back here with open arms, because I feel like a complete ass leaving you guys for a long time. I made my comeback a little too early, but now I know I have a lot more time on my hands. So, am I still unna get some love?

Howdy stranger, good to see ya back around these parts, it has been way too long. Know where you are coming from with the not being around too much though, hardly on at all myself :(.

You finally going to make that push to Supreme Commander?

At 11/13/07 04:10 PM, SoulKnight96 wrote: Just out of curiousity, what is everyones voting power so far? Mine is 6.51 votes and counting.

Base of 6.96, with a 60% bonus bringing it up to a sexy 11.14 =D. Spam had better beware when I am patrolling the portal!

At 11/12/07 05:01 PM, Coop83 wrote:

At 11/11/07 08:17 PM, TheThing wrote: But I feel Adam has pushed ahead further. Most flash movies today are 2-3 minutes of some basic story-line. But Adam's newest flash is easily the deepest story of any single movie.

Depth? Nah, I'd prefer to watch Xombie for plotline. Seriously, the whole concept of Phillips being a great storyteller is old. He needs to find a decent writer, to give him some damn good ideas, so that he can come up with a good movie to rebound from this decidedly average (by his own lofty standards) Flash movie.

But that's a series. Yes, it is a good plot line, but Phillips is doing a story inside of a single flash, something very hard to do because of filesize limits and the amount of time it would take to make that one flash, rather than a bunch of little ones.

Yes, to me, as I've said so many times, the story in Waterlollies isn't meant for the internet, and especially for the Newgrounds community; it's meant for little kids to show them the importance of being nice to people, and the humor shows that it was aimed at the wee ones.

-------new post-----

On the subject of voting power, mine is a 7.83. Hopefully I can get my % increase up to 22 or whatever is after 20% pretty soon; I only need like 300 more points.

At 11/13/07 08:28 PM, Sentio wrote:

At 11/13/07 03:20 PM, Hemlok wrote: Hey guys. I hope I can come back here with open arms, because I feel like a complete ass leaving you guys for a long time. I made my comeback a little too early, but now I know I have a lot more time on my hands. So, am I still unna get some love?

Howdy stranger, good to see ya back around these parts, it has been way too long. Know where you are coming from with the not being around too much though, hardly on at all myself :(.

Howdy! Yeah, I'm kicking myself for not being on for such a long time, but I'm trying to get back into my groove. I just miss the good old days here in the Barracks. Hopefully I'll make some new memories and friends while I am here again.

You finally going to make that push to Supreme Commander?

You know it! 686 points to go. I forgot how close I was. :)

At 11/13/07 08:28 PM, Sentio wrote:

At 11/13/07 03:20 PM, Hemlok wrote: Hey guys. I hope I can come back here with open arms, because I feel like a complete ass leaving you guys for a long time. I made my comeback a little too early, but now I know I have a lot more time on my hands. So, am I still unna get some love?

Howdy stranger, good to see ya back around these parts, it has been way too long. Know where you are coming from with the not being around too much though, hardly on at all myself :(.

Come on, you didn't put up much of a fight to stop me from passing you. I know it's been tough, but now you've got to focus on these last few hundred points.

At 11/13/07 04:10 PM, SoulKnight96 wrote: Just out of curiousity, what is everyones voting power so far? Mine is 6.51 votes and counting.

I've got a base of 7.60 votes and a total of 12.16 votes. Hell yeah, that's some sweet voting power :)

At 11/14/07 04:23 PM, Coop83 wrote: I've got a base of 7.60 votes and a total of 12.16 votes. Hell yeah, that's some sweet voting power :)

I just have BV of 5.30 and a total Vp of 6.68...
kind of bad.. isn't it?