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WCDT: 2031-2035 (10-14 October 2011)

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Paranoid:
Dale is getting increasingly creepy in my opinion, especially now that he's gone from stalking to camping.  Anyone else recognize today's setting from this early gem?  Now I admit his first interaction with Marigold wasn't exactly her crowning moment of maturity, but since then it seems that all he's done is constantly belittle her every chance he gets.

Tova:
I would say that it is quite realistic for Dale to be aware that Marigold hasn't logged in for a few days (quite a while to be absent from the game, from a hardcore WoW player's perspective), even without RealID or any other kind of game mechanic.

We know that Marigold is notorious at least within Dale's guild (probably a PvP guild, but that's just a guess on my part). If Marigold is a very keen PvPer (which is likely even though she's a raider), she may even be notorious on the server.

For sworn enemies who spend a lot of time in-game not to encounter each other for a few days is a little unusual, but Dale's guild would surely announce over guild chat if they found any serious PvPer in the wild or in battlegrounds, either alone or in a group. For this to not happen in in that time would definitely be notable.

As for Dale's stalking/belittling... the kind of trash talking you see from Dale aimed at a member of the opposite faction is pretty normal coming from a WoW PvPer. Mild, even. Though most of it usually happens on the forums, of course.

wrwight:
When I see Dale in the comic, my mind gives him his own theme/mood music, and I think if QC were animated, his lines would be delivered very dramatically/mysteriously, which would in turn make him kind of creepy, but if done properly it would be less creep and more mystery/comedy/melodrama. This mood change would of course only apply in his interactions with Marigold, though. His CoD secret menu bit and the first part of his pizza delivery would just be the normal mood of the comic, but then when he and Marigold see each other, suddenly it goes to that other mood. This is just how it goes in my head, and to me it makes Dale an awesome character, not in spite of his perceived creepiness, but in fact because of it, and the way it's played for comic effect. My head is a strange and terrible place, though.

rje:

--- Quote from: wrwight on 14 Oct 2011, 16:19 ---When I see Dale in the comic, my mind gives him his own theme/mood music, and I think if QC were animated, his lines would be delivered very dramatically/mysteriously, which would in turn make him kind of creepy, but if done properly it would be less creep and more mystery/comedy/melodrama. This mood change would of course only apply in his interactions with Marigold, though. His CoD secret menu bit and the first part of his pizza delivery would just be the normal mood of the comic, but then when he and Marigold see each other, suddenly it goes to that other mood. This is just how it goes in my head, and to me it makes Dale an awesome character, not in spite of his perceived creepiness, but in fact because of it, and the way it's played for comic effect. My head is a strange and terrible place, though.

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That's how I see it too, the over the top comedic villain - very anime-esque
He's got Gendo eyes

But lol! I love Marigold's little reaction there, I have that epiphany once in awhile
"I have a LIFE?? When did THAT happen?!?"

(well, not right now, of course)

akronnick:
Maybe Marigold sees Dale the same way and is just playing along.

Then again, I'm not sure Marigirl is self aware enough for role play.

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