So i know you have a aspect video, but i was wondering if ut was possible to make a aspect with the amount of description from the joey and jude episode, because i like how they were done in those episodes, but its okay if you dont, its up to you

I’m probably going to eventually, but writing and producing scripts that detailed is actually a pretty serious and time-consuming challenge, and I have a lot of other projects I’m working on right now that I consider just as if not more interesting right now.

Besides, it’s so much work that I’d have to feel like producing it presents a substantial leap in how much better said concepts are presented, both from a production standpoint AND a content standpoint.

I’ve been getting frustrated because in many ways I find the way we currently discuss both Aspects and Classes kind of overly cumbersome and technical–I struggle using it as the characterization TOOL I actually think of it as because I tie myself in knots just figuring out how to put it to words.

Figuring out how to discuss it more efficiently and evocatively is part of the work I’m doing, and it’s real work that takes me time and effort to consider even if that work isn’t immediately apparent to you guys–it’s not something I want to rush.

Luckily, I am considering some avenues that I actually do think have the potential to provide such a seismic shift, and it’s something I’m experimenting with as I explore these Classpect videos I’m already doing.

A lot of my patrons and people who hang in my circles on Discord are already somewhat aware of this stuff, but it’s really difficult to constantly try to package it all into posts when

A) A lot of the polish and depth you’re picking up comes about as a result of my willingness to talk about and explore this stuff in pretty experimental ways that don’t lend themselves easily to concise, clear text posts and

B) the conversation around them is constantly evolving and hypothetical in and of itself.

So the tl;dr is: Working on it. We’ll get to it eventually, maybe even sooner than I think, but there’s other stuff to work on right now. Stay tuned, and keep rising 😉

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Jude Harley is both Hiveswap’s unsung hero, and perhaps its most tragic victim. Which in a game with Xefros in it, is saying something! Let’s explore how much this kid does for those around him, and how hurt and sad the world so far has left him in his tender 11~12 years of life, in this video.

But remember, Homestuck works on the tradition of the Earthbound/MOTHER games: No crying until the end. Jude’s done pretty good so far–I believe he’ll learn how to make it better soon enough.

Today’s question of the day is: How much more pissed are you at Pa than you were already? I really want to know. I am like, SO pissed you guys.

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Pages don’t manipulate people, they just freak out and have no goddamn idea what to do when the going gets tough

This leaves me with so many thoughts…

1. I’ve never said that Pages categorically manipulate people. That said, anyone can be manipulative under the right circumstances, so its pretty preposterous to state that they categorically don’t.

2. “Freaking out and having no goddamn idea what to do” isn’t mutually exclusive with being manipulative, anyway.

3. This can only really be about Jake and/or Horrus since I don’t think I’ve ever accused Tavros of being particularly manipulative, in which case:

Lying to yourself and your friends for months~eons(depending on the character) to keep those friends treating you in ways you find particularly agreeable or convenient is manipulative, no matter how freaked out and confused you are. That’s the end of that, as far as I’m concerned.

do you plan on talking about john and how he feels at the endgame? everyone in homestuck had issues or losses at the beginning that they managed to gain by the end. john already had everything going for him. a dad, a life, a bright future. everything was taken away from him. yet he continues to just cover his issues up, not having a coping mechanism like all the other kids. he never experienced having to fight or kill, to see the death of a family member. there are still issues he must overcome

i def want to talk about it, but I kinda feel like there’s only so much to say until we see how, exactly, John’s issues manifest/potentially even resolve themselves in the epilogue.

The story isn’t over, and John–like Vriska, Terezi, the ghosts, and Gamzee–is an area of the story I don’t really feel I have a hard grasp on without having the context of the epilogue, since I’m not 100% certain what Homestuck is trying to say.