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Ok, yeah it took me a second to understand the Blue Steel reference, then I saw that face Marc Ruffalo was making.
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Quote:Originally Posted by 2short2care
I remember somewhere, that the reason why nobody can recognize clark kent as superman is because he uses clear kryptonite as lenses and it's supposed to make him look different, althought I don't remember where that was from.
That sounds like something pre-Crisis. A more recent explanation was that he can use his super vocal chords to actually change the tone and timber of his voice and he slouches. How any of that could change what his face looks like is beyond me. I imagine Superman/Clark Kent will have a more difficult time in the age of facial recognition software. -
Wow, cannot wait to see this. That is one of my favorite JL story lines.
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Quote:Originally Posted by SpittingTrashcan
So many possible responses, but I think I'm just going to point out that inspirations continue to be cheap and plentiful.
And that difficulty at any setting other than +0/x1 is not a balance consideration.
And that Illusionists have been attacking from phased for their entire existence.
And that Tactics includes both perception bonuses and confuse protection.
And that the developers have never, ever indicated, in word or in deed, that there is any toy that they will not take back from you if they think it would make for an interesting challenge.
And that the intrinsically binary nature of such effects as mez, stealth, perception, and many others is indeed a design issue with City of Heroes, and this has also been true from the start.
But mostly, that inspirations are cheap and plentiful and, unlike IOs, they are considered fair game for balancing standard content.
(If I were to make a complaint about the Resistance pulsing stealth and confuse auras, it wouldn't be about how impossibly difficult they are, but how uninteresting a problem they present. When the problem is stealth, the solution is colored yellow, and when the problem is mez, the solution is colored pastel purple. Be surprised by it once, then purchase the right consumables for a trivial fee and return to play as normal. But that problem is at a deeper level, and is not a faction design issue.)
For some reason I will never understand, some people think that they shouldn't have to use inspirations to get through some of the hardest parts of the game, even though that is exactly what the devs intended them for. People would rather blame the game for being too hard than blame themselves for being too stupid. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Cass_
Those aren't ears, they are part of the mask pushed up. the part that made them more tech looking in earlier photos.
Yeah, I like how they worked that to make it look like ears when pushed up. Keeps it true to the characters costume while still making it work in the more realistic world of these movies. -
Quote:Originally Posted by The_Spad_EU
Thinking about it, Chuck did a pretty good job of handling it, but I think that was mostly because the setting allowed for every man and their dog to throw spanners in the works of their relationship even after they got married, which helped keep it interesting.
It can work, but as you say, it takes good writing. Personally, I've never understood why writers shy away from relationships. It's not like life suddenly gets any easier for the characters just because they are dating/married. The challenges are still there, just different. All they have to do is find the challenges. If anything, relationships create even more possibility for good writing if they are only willing to explore them. -
Corrs aren't as good as they used to be. Incarnate powers that can be pretty much perma at T4 means that any single debuff is almost worthless against an opponent that is prepared. Thermals used to be the I Win Corr set against almost anything, but not so much now, and Cold is pretty lulzy too. In teams with multiple Corrs though they are still as dangerous as ever.
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While I agree that Luke Cage is awesome, he wouldn't have fit well in the movie. He would just be a smaller weaker Hulk and completely overshadowed.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Attercap
Not to mention how much easier the interwebs have made it to get through any continuity questions. When I got back into comics 4 years ago I had no problems looking up character and past references if I got really curious. I don't think it's continuity that drives away potential readers, it's when stories are tied up into multiple books that require a higher price-point to understand (and hopefully aren't contradictory between writers). That is to say, it's price and potentially bad story-telling that are the killers. The constant events which culminated to Brightest Day pushed me out of regular subscriptions.
This is exactly why I stopped buying comics . I remember it quite clearly actually. It was when Marvel started the The Evolutionary War story arc. It was one of the first big event stories that had been done and Marvel went all out with it. I tried to keep up with all the issues that were needed to understand what the hell was going on, but I gave up when it started crossing over into books I didn't care about and couldn't afford anyway. -
Quote:Originally Posted by BrandX
Next reboot they'll do it right.
I jumped right into X-Men, and then bought a few back issues. And this was back when 14k Buad Modems were fast!
This is how I am with comics. I almost prefer picking up a comic that has history. Then I know that I don't have to wait a month to get my fix because I can just go buy back issues. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Durakken
... Well I just read that Jason Todd was never Robin in the DCnU which means one of the most essential moments in Bruce's life which has effected all the bat stories after CoIE no longer happened. Somehow what happened to Jason happened to him though which really doesn't work cuz if he wasn't Robin none of those past stories make any sense what so ever... and most of Batman lore as of current makes no sense either...
Good thing they did the whole reboot to clear up all that muddled continuity nonsense... -
Quote:Originally Posted by Nightphall
I agree with this last bit. Before the DCnU announcement, I used to go to my comic shop a LOT (they had D&D materials as well). I don't think I saw anyone in there under the age of 19, including times when kids were out of school. And this was before the economy went under.
Kids can't afford comics anymore, and even those that can would rather spend their money on the newest video game. It's a sad fact of the market. DC isn't even the first publisher to feel it. Others have tried to make headway and failed only to get absorbed by one of the big two. DC is just the biggest publisher to essentially admit that they are losing ground and make an attempt to gain sales.
The only way DC, or any publisher is going to make any gains in sales to kids is to find a way to make the comics affordable to the market they claim to seek. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Xzero45
Is Robert Downey Jr. dropping a deuce in his car?
That's not exactly what I was thinking, but I am curious who his personal assistant is and if her job description requires her to fit under the steering wheel. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Dark One
Edit - As to Supergirl, didn't one of the bigwigs say he never wanted to see Supergirl's panties again? Yet they put her into a leotard. Not really seeing a whole lot of distinction there in the outcome of the costume.
So instead we get what amounts to a giant arrow pointing directly at her hoohaa. Yeah, that's so much better than panties. -
After seeing those new pics, I like the new Cap costume even less. That thing is fugly. They should have just used the costume from the Cap movie.
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I'm having this same issue. I have to reboot my computer to launch the game, and even then it only works the first time I play. When I log off it stops working until I reboot.
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Just to give it another perspective, think of it this way: What if Barak Obama and Joe Biden had reversed roles, with Biden being elected President and Obama VP. Would we look at the historical significance of the election in the same way? If Biden were unable to fullfill his role as Pres and Obama had to take over, would it have had the same meaning historically? I think not.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Cheetatron
New innovative role competing for writing time with long time staples/sure things? He'd most likely just end up as a Falcon type z lister at that point why bother?
If the character is well written and interesting then they will get noticed and stick around. If they aren't, then they won't. Race, sex, religion, sexual preference and ,yes, history of the character are irrellavant to the quality of the writing. If they end up as a second stringer it will be because they were not written in a compelling enough way to earn star status. Inversely, many characters over the years that were second stringers for most of their history moved up to star status when a good writer that understood and loved the character took a swing for the fences.
There is absolutely no reason why a new character can't become a hit if they are given the chance. If they are never given the chance, it's a sure thing they will NEVER become a hit.
I would rather a new character be given the chance and fail on their own merits than just be forever remembered as the guy that took over for Spiderman for a year or two for the sake of diversity. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Tenzhi
And if you support it you may as well be saying minorities are only good as stand-ins.
My thoughts exactly.
I would have prefered to see the same character in a completely new and innovative role rather than just assuming the identity of a long time favorite. If we are going to bring minorities to the forefront in comics, it should be on their own merits, not force those characters to retread old ground as a "replacement".
Everything about this stinks. -
Wow, I want her agent. If they can get her in with that cast AND with top billing, they've got to be able to get me something good.
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Some of those swords don't really have any business being on a list of best swords.
And I'm somewhat disappointed, although not entirely surprised, that some of my favorite swords were not represented at all.
One of my favorites:
Quote:Farslayer is also called the Sword of Vengeance. It has a series of concentric circles in the form of a bullseye or target engraved upon its hilt.
Farslayer's verse in The Song of Swords describes its power as follows:
Farslayer howls across the world
For thy heart, for thy heart, who hast wronged me!
Vengeance is his who casts the blade
Yet he will in the end no triumph see.
Farslayer is relatively straightforward in operation. The possessor must simply swing the blade around and think of the person whom they wish to kill, then release the sword. It is customary for the wielder to chant the second line of the Swords verse, "For thy heart...", as above, while they are spinning the Blade. This appears to be unnecessary for the proper function of Farslayer.
After launching, the Sword flies from the hand of its master, creating a shrieking rainbow-colored streak through the sky, terminating in the heart of the intended target. Nothing can be done to hide from Farslayer. The sword is intelligent enough to know exactly how to kill its target, including demons and gods. Farslayer will pass through any substance that is placed between it and its target. Assassinations have taken place with the target in houses, fortified castles, even in caves hundreds of feet under ground. Distance from the target is also no obstacle. Only Shieldbreaker and Woundhealer offer sure defense from the Sword of Vengeance, though characters theorized that Doomgiver might present a defense.
Once Farslayer reaches its target, it remains there. Typically, the deceased is surrounded by friends with thoughts of vengeance and who are the new owners of Farslayer. This is of course a major drawback, and makes employing Farslayer a risky proposition. This sequence is played out in a version of the Hatfield-McCoy feud over the course of the events contained in The Fourth Book of Lost Swords: Farslayer's Story. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Dark One
Comics aren't that bad for bang-for-the-buck. Movies in theaters have that same issue. Once you factor in a drink and maybe some popcorn, you are approaching, if not outright over, the cost factor for a month of an MMO. And that's if you go by yourself. A matinee with just a drink can squeak by, but a night showing will be over.
Two hours of entertainment vs a month's sub. It's not really difficult math there. Comparatively, an MMO will beat out most things in terms of return on investment for entertainment purposes.
But movies suffer from the same problem that comics have. The price increases are not due just to inflation, but the increased production costs. Good, quality movies can be made for far less than the current average. Not every movie has to have the biggest stars. Even decent special effects don't require budgets in the hundreds of millions. It's more a mindset of "more is MORE" and the entertainment industry can't get away from that. And, for the most part, we the public encourage it by demanding more even while we complain about how much it costs. It's a vicious cycle. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Attercap
I was referring more about the reasoning of why they were restarting the count than if it worked or not. Comics were experiencing a boom in the 90's thanks to speculative purchasing and releasing #1's and alternate covers and the like cached in on that. The releasing of #1s now is just the hope that it'll bring in new readers because the comic bubble has burst. Whether lower numbers will actually help... *shrug*
Personally, I find the current comic medium outdated, especially the concept of "issues" which typically fail to tell a concise story in a solitary purchase. I think DC would have been better off looking more at releasing trades (electronically or via paper) which would have been 4-6 issues thick all at once because, you're right, coming in at the middle of a story (#3, using your example) is still off-putting and lacks a sense of where the earliest place to start is.
I can agree with this. I miss the days when you could pick up a comic and it didn't matter what the number on the cover was because you would always get the whole story in that one issue. There could still be references to past issues, but the entire issue was a self contained story. And even when there was an overall story arc, the book itself still managed to tell an entire story. These days any comic you buy is going to be a 4-6 issue commitment.
The other problem of course being that the books have gotten so expensive. Yeah, I'm old. My first comics were 45 cents (I still have some of them). I know those days are gone forever, but I just cannot convince myself to pay 3-4 dollars an issue when I know before hand that I will have to buy 6 issues to get the whole story. -
I felt that if they had edited out all the talky stuff and just strung together the action scenes, it would have been a pretty awesome movie.
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Happy to see more Transformers action.
NOT happy it's the crappy movie versions.
I'll skip.