Dear fandom (more specifically the G.U. fandom),


What is it with you guys and colors? Enough with the strange color similes, more specifically 'honey brown.' I know you want to try to keep from having to repeat a character's name over and over again, but you don't need to come up with weird similes just to help your reader distinguish characters.

For example: One fic describes Ovan as "cornflower haired." In fact, they use it more than twice in one chapter. *whips guilty author(s) in the palm with a ruler* QUIT THAT. Once is enough. It would probably be more preferable to never use it. "Blue-haired"? Okay, sure. Again, don't overuse it. But "cornflower haired"? Knowing a rarer name of an existing color does not a smart fic make. Even worse is if you use the same type of comparison for every other character in every other sentence.

And for DOYC's sake, EDIT YOUR FIC. Read it backwards. Ask a friend who knows grammar and spelling to beta it for you. Just correct any mistakes you have before you publish it! I can count the number of fanfic that didn't have this problem with my fingers. That. Is. Just. Sad.


A friendly reminder from someone who cares,
Marie (CCMars)

Hey. You elitist bastards who have supposedly played every RPG out there. Especially you IGN and GameFAQ members. Guess what?

I like .hack//G.U. and Final Fantasy XII. I didn't like Tales of the Abyss. Does that make me a bad person? NO.

I agree FFXII is nowhere near the best Final Fantasy game ever--at least in my opinion. But like .hack//G.U. and Tales of the Abyss, it's still a damn good game. Unlike Tales of the Abyss, however, it doesn't make me want to brutally murder almost every character in it.

I'm willing to bet most of you haven't actually played FFXII (or only played the beginning, which I admit is kind of dull). Your type only won't because "IT OVERSHADOWED TALES OF TEH ABYS STOOPID SQUARE WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!111" or "ITS NOT LIKE OTHER FF GAMES STOOPID SQUARE WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!111" And your fear of the battle system? I've said it once, and I'll say it again: It's not as complicated as it looks.

In short, get over yourselves. Played FFXII and didn't like it? Good for you. Played Tales of the Abyss and didn't like it? Good for you. So quit flinging your shit at people just because they liked one game over the other. I certainly don't need it for ToA. I feel bad enough being the only person I know (who has played it) who isn't fond of it.