2/2/2009 5:18:10 AM
i don't care who says what i had a good laugh at this, even if on my mage i do things a little more maliciously like asking people to follow me off Thunderbluff and instead of them taking the elevator they jump off the edge with me.. Gods i love being a mage!
1/29/2009 10:28:56 AM
That strip is kinda..sad. Benny Hill was loads funnier.
1/28/2009 10:30:28 AM
Don't pressure him for updates guys I'm sure he has... you know... a life outside... you know that thing that you go into that has the bright shiny thing up in the air? ;) But at least we're looking forward to the updates
1/26/2009 12:31:11 PM
'cause I'm Freeee! Free Failing
1/26/2009 7:03:20 AM
Bah. everytime I open this page I read this year's comic title as 'FREE FAILING' ...
1/26/2009 3:50:03 AM
and one more thing there are two more comics on this site and thousands more on others
1/26/2009 3:42:47 AM
*complaining
1/26/2009 3:39:24 AM
I think that yeah it would be nice for more comics but hey its not as easy as it looks so stop complaing (oh by the way has anyone counted how many times "newb" has commented?)
1/25/2009 10:42:58 PM
Y'know, it took me a bit to realize your light hearted ignorance is actually a clever attempt at humor. Ho ho.Or... you're actually SCOTT KURTZ IN DISGUISE!
1/25/2009 8:16:51 PM
I didn't realize this was the same strip as last week. How did that happen? Ugh.
1/25/2009 3:39:35 PM
Maybe Kurtz lost his laptop in his fat folds and can't update anymore..
1/25/2009 11:37:42 AM
What are you talking about? This ding has been up for a week and a half? Scott is not even writing it anymore and he STILL can't even do a once a week on this thing.
1/25/2009 10:37:30 AM
This weeks Ding is funnier than last weeks. Great job. More people need to send Scott their humorous stories. I have one. I'm playing WoW with my guild then one of my guild memebers yells over teamspeak "Mom, I need my hot pocket!" He sounded like Cartman from South Park. We all started LOLing A LOT! It was soooo funny. My mom said she thought I was having a heart attack because I couldn't catch my breath but I wasn't and she was relieved. Scott I give you permission to use this story.
1/24/2009 8:43:27 AM
I know Scott said that he wanted to do the same thing with Ding! as Brad was doing with Phables, and it seems a good idea, but I love Scott's humor in the previous Ding! comics. I mean this "Free Falling" skit was... alright, maybe it will grow on me as will the next updates I hope to see soon, who knows.
1/23/2009 4:59:51 PM
Arras has a point. I come back now to read the updates in the comments section. If the comic is updated too, well, that would be a plus.
1/23/2009 4:16:21 PM
The comments have now become significantly more entertaining than Ding! could ever hope to be.Well done all
1/23/2009 1:08:23 PM
Really? A religious reference? Defending the creation of the internet? *Sighs.* Woe unto the boards it begins. Simply for the amusement of it. First to Twp3pf2: Touche with the big words... To mmclennan: The internet is for porn! Now let's not make this mistake again. Oh and something about communications was it's original plan but it works perfectly for porn! Now with that said...Dance my puppets! Dance and make me smile.
1/23/2009 10:35:52 AM
Ummmmm, what? You actually took that statement as something I consider to be a fact and truly believe? It was a joke man, it is like saying "God created cows so man can have steak." Do we use cows for steaks? Yes, we do. Is that there only purpose in life? Indeed it is not.I was just saying is seems like a silly thing to comment on how people are complaining about something. I mean if someone has a negative opinion and you don't then you make your point not complain about how they are complaining, that is horrible logic.
1/23/2009 8:14:42 AM
@mmclennan: "Things will never, ever be good enough for everyone. No matter what you do someone will find something wrong with it. Tis why the internet was born." This is what YOU see when you look into the internet: a place to vent your spleen. It's pretty egocentric (and erroneous) to then claim that this was the purpose of its creation. You are only commenting on yourself.
1/22/2009 5:25:20 PM
I agree to most all of that. I know I Myself have at least $200+ of PvP merchandise. I love PvP and I think Ding! could be awesome. But If you don't have the time to do it right then just don't.
1/22/2009 4:43:34 PM
one of my biggest gripes with Scott is that does a lousy job of setting and managing expectations. He may do a good job of keeping his storylines on track, but everything else is totally scattered.Ding! started off as a side project, just something he threw in to break up his regular comics, it didn't even have a name yet. Expectations: None. Then it started on Crispy and Scott said he'd update it twice a week, expectation is that we'd see 2 Dings! a week. When you don't see those updates, but keep checking (and driving up the hit count and click-throughs on ads) you realize you're lining someone's pockets and they're doing nothing.Same deal when Scott said he was bringing Southworth on board to do the art so he could focus on the stories...that lasted, what, 2 comics? Scott continues to set the bar for himself high which is an admirable thing to do, we all do it; however, if you consistently fail to achieve those expectations you need to look at your commitments and asses what you can actually do. Somehow, Scott has taken on more than he can handle and is letting things like Ding suffer. Web comic artists don't get paid a normal salary like most jobs, they get their money though ads, merchandise that we, their viewers..readers? click on and purchase because we enjoy the comic and want to support it.It's reasonable to expect something from this arrangement. We support him, he should hold up his end of the bargain. He's not and that's why people are upset
1/22/2009 4:14:14 PM
Paying for something isn't what makes it possible to complain about it. The fact that every person who comes to this site is being exploited in one way or another, is what makes it possible to complain about it. People don't come here to complain, and they don't come here to give Scott as many hits as possible for his advertising revenue. They don't come here for any of the things that actually end up happening, and that's a shame. Scott benefits from the hits on this site whether or not he updates the comic, and that's exploitation. Scott doesn't have a responsibility to us for anything, but he should realize that the cost of not even trying to keep promises is that no one who's reasonably intelligent will respect him, or cut him any slack.
1/22/2009 3:41:51 PM
I dunno why u guys are bitching, it's a free online comic... unless you're paying for his services just shut up and enjoy what he does bring out. I dont pay to read his comics, so I enjoy them when they're out, isn't that what it's supposed to be?
1/22/2009 1:15:16 PM
Okay, a few quick things. 1. Yeah, it is hard to draw a comic and get something awesome ready once a week let alone do it 5 days in a row. I do not think anyone would argue with that. the point is though that this is Scott's job, that kind of takes the whole "it is tough to do" excuse away. If you can't do your job, then guess what, you get fired. Pretty simple. 2. I can also see going through stories that WoW players provided to be a difficult and disturbing task, but no one volunteered him to do that. So if that is not working then go back to what did. 3. Things will never, ever be good enough for everyone. No matter what you do someone will find something wrong with it. Tis why the internet was born.
1/22/2009 1:02:40 PM
@jwalsh1208 - clearly it's the wow community's fault for not providing Kuntz with enough hilarious WoW stories for him to make a comic this weekshame on us, for shame
1/22/2009 11:37:10 AM
ROFL, after the debate that took place in the last comics comments I thought I might check out today's comic and see if after one week Scott upheld his promise....NOPE....rofl. Incoming fan bois jumping in to defend. For those of you who have no clue what I am talking about here ya go...http://www.pvponline.com/2009/01/05/ding-call-for-your-wow-stories/ anyway its good to see that people don't change.
1/22/2009 8:20:36 AM
Its hard drawing a full color comic, and I'm sure it takes a lot of time to bust one of these out, he has to find a story that isn't too long otherwise the point would get lost, this is only the first of many I'm sure.
1/22/2009 12:37:07 AM
how long do you think it takes to say eitherA.I don't like it or B. I liked it? By the way i choose B. (great job)
1/21/2009 10:46:01 PM
I guess this shouldn't come as a surprise, but uh...Kurtz is late with the update, again. On his new and incredibly strenuous once a week update schedule.Why even keep pretending? This comic has already died, it just hasn't stopped moving yet.
1/21/2009 9:48:06 PM
for anyone who wants to read another webcomic creators opinion on something like what's goin on here, I'd advise you to check out the news post from today on http://www.leasticoulddo.com/
1/21/2009 4:45:43 PM
its pretty lame for the fact that its been a month since the last one...
1/21/2009 3:46:48 PM
back? please...Kuntz goes from updating once in a while to hardly ever to stringing Southworth along to...what? trolling the WoW general forums for ideas and making comics out of them?Awesome
1/20/2009 6:52:58 PM
What dyou mean he's back "big time"...its been one comic. And yeah, I support Kurtz and his work on Ding! and PVP, but I'm not gonna heap undeserved praise on the guy...chill out, and if he continues to write quality strips, then maybe it'll be appropriate for you to say something about his return
1/19/2009 7:19:05 PM
Kurtz is back. . . BIG TIME. All you complainers are just jealous of his success.
1/19/2009 10:03:44 AM
Good comic, but what's a "Surpirse"?
1/19/2009 9:13:33 AM
you used the term "Noob", thus your opinion does not matter. OH SNAP!
1/19/2009 6:10:13 AM
Lol all these noobs complaining about how the comic is unfunny.. It's one of those things where they'll never be happy with anything unless it's all about them. They'll always find something to complain about even when there's nothing wrong.Next time offer up some cheese with your comic - you know they'll bring the whine. OH SNAP. ;P
1/18/2009 11:24:44 PM
Fylth's Mom: So if your friends all jumped off a cliff would you jump off too??? Fylth: Uh, if I was on autofollow I guess...
1/17/2009 9:28:58 PM
I may not be funny but Scott could make it funny. He could turn water into wine with my story. Read PvP. I laughed so hard at Friday's strip where Skull farted. I'm no writer and I'm not whats wrong with the world. I am a Kurtzaholic. I'm drunk on Scott's talent. Ding is the second best comic on the web right behind PvP (and no I am not Scott even though people are accusing me of it).
Bawk!Bawk!
1/17/2009 3:32:54 PM
The Horde just goes in the forest.
1/17/2009 6:24:20 AM
I call a "bio break" (a term I've never used before) a "trip to Amperpine Lodge". For the Alliance, it's the only **working** outhouse in the game (one the character can use). I have no idea if Horde has one.
1/16/2009 10:40:45 AM
l2 grammar, crispy gamers.
1/16/2009 8:39:46 AM
that's not funny either. You are what is wrong with the world today. Bio Break... wow.
1/15/2009 7:52:59 PM
I have a funny WoW story about Bio Break (which means making a poopie or number 2) which I might email Scott. It was funny because three of us had to take a Bio Break at different times during a quest and we were like "we should name our guild the Bio Breakers." LOL
1/15/2009 6:39:15 PM
This was the winning entry. Scott should post his name and email address so we can email him and congratulate him on a funny story. And to the poster a couple of entries down I'm with you. I'll never stop reading PvP or Ding. Despite the critics they are the best of the best on the internet and other creators are jealous of Scott's success. Scott is numero uno in my book and PvP should be in the papers.
1/15/2009 2:11:01 PM
Oh I get what this is...hahahah I've totally forgot that Scott was going to chose a winner for whoever had the best story and make it webcomic <.<...I find it ok though =\ nothing against whoever that is though, but all in all...Way to go mage...wtg
1/15/2009 1:23:43 PM
First: To those who said to stop complaining and just ignore the comic if you don't like it. Well, welcome to the internet. Second, yeah this is pretty a pretty lame story. Don;t get me wrong I will never stop reading Ding! or PVP, mostly cause I got nothing better to do, but this was not funny (nor cute). Even if this was the ONLY story Scott got, still it is called artistic license. If this is the path that DING! has started to follow then I am saddened.
1/15/2009 9:08:06 AM
I think the story is pretty funny, but I don't think it should be presented as a narration. Heck...why not take the new stories and write them the same way all the old strips were written. Same gang and all. That'd be pretty awesome.
1/15/2009 8:02:09 AM
Would all the people who are "just not into this comic anymore" please indicate that by their silence and their absence rather than by the pointless anachronism of posting and providing traffic to a comic that "doesn't interest [them] anymore"? By the way, if you can't help coming back here to check on the comic, that's called ENJOYING it. Get all Zen about it and repeat after me: "This is me enjoying a comic. It is okay to enjoy this comic. Comics make me happy."
1/15/2009 2:45:05 AM
Hey sweet! New comic and even more posts to read from the fans! Ahhh spelling errors, thank you. Without you I'm sure this comic would have been flawless and beneath the comic a void but you said "NO!" People really? Half of you probably mispronounce simple words, and master the complex ones. Have no fear. I'm not mocking you. Hell it just makes it better to me.
1/14/2009 9:29:57 PM
Scott's back on top with this. I can overlook a typo when you have this much talent. I wish I could live in WoW with all my friends and we could go on quests forever. When I get into high school I'm going to take web programming so I can create games like this. I would say I want to be a cartoonist but Scott's so good that I'd pale in comparison.
1/14/2009 9:24:52 PM
Just a fyi there is a typo in the comic. "surpirse" instead of "surprise" ;) Gina
1/14/2009 7:15:33 PM
For all you haters maybe you don't understand WOW. "He still had me on auto follow." Get it. As he went off the cliff his friend realized "snaps I'm about to go off the cliff, too because I'm on auto pilot." I am still laughing. Classic. He still had me on auto follow. Scott, you had me at hello.
1/14/2009 7:13:44 PM
I really like the direction of this. It's like a good friend is telling me his amusing story. Scott is back in a big way. I really think going this angle is going to make Ding bigger than PvP. Scott, you should consider making Ding your full time strip and going part time with PvP. This is fantastic. Great job and keep up the good work. The art is great, too. Another win in my opinion.
1/14/2009 4:19:08 PM
You work with what you got. For all you know Kurtz only got this idea for the comic. It's not the best joke, but it's amusing. And it is supposed to be "surprise." Brush up on your own grammar skills before you mock someone else.
1/14/2009 3:28:11 PM
This is what Kurtz chose out of all the user-submitted stories? Meh. Also, way to go on proofing your spelling. At least give it a once over before you put it up on the internet.
1/14/2009 2:36:44 PM
Yeah, I'm not into this comic anymore. It was funny and took me back to my own WoW experiences, but the art style is too far from the original and the jokes aren't there anymore. Sigh... same reason I left PvP. That and lack of updates.
1/14/2009 2:29:09 PM
As someone who criticized Kurtz' laziness, I'm glad to see he's back and actually HIM doing it(no offense to Southworth or his fans). The art style is obviously him again, and while not the best joke around it shows he's at least trying again.
1/14/2009 2:11:37 PM
On the second to the last panel, it's supposed to say surprised, but it says surpirse instead. Just thought I'd point that out.
1/14/2009 1:58:48 PM
Hmm... I like that you're using reader stories, but I wish you'd keep it in the narrative style of the old strips, not this storytelling style. Show us, don't tell us, it's a comic after all!
1/14/2009 1:34:32 PM
This is it. I will never check this comic again, just like i did with PvP. Kudos to the drawning part, its very nice done. But the jokes are _NEVER_ good, and are just things that people encounter in WoW.Lame!
1/14/2009 1:18:49 PM
Pretty stinking hilarious. Totally been there.
1/14/2009 12:59:30 PM
just random weaving and running around trees while on mounts was part of the fun of auto-follow. I did it in FFXI when we would have an entire party on chocobos auto-following me... and I do it in WoW with our mounts (or me in my flight form).
1/14/2009 12:54:23 PM
I don't think that it was a WoW joke. It was a situation that someone actually encountered. When my friends used to put me on auto-follow I used to try and run them into crevices or bushes that would get them stuck. Being a priest I use that spell all the time and think that this is funny.
1/14/2009 12:42:30 PM
KeK
1/14/2009 12:24:00 PM
The narration bit is probably fun for the guy who submitted the story, but it doesn't translate to a fun time for anyone else :(
1/14/2009 11:30:46 AM
imo this is pretty lame as far as WoW jokes go.
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