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I could see several of these characters sprinkled into to the upcoming movies. For instance we saw that Sif had a good chunk of screen time in the first Thor movie.
But I really sadly doubt any of these will get their own stand-alone movie anytime soon. I think the only way it would happen is if a law were passed that the only movies that could ever be made had to be comic book based movies - only then would they need to dig deep enough to find some of these relatively lesser known characters. I figure the only ones who might have a chance are Black Widow (who's already gotten lots of screen time spread across several movies) or She-Hulk (who'd likely just get dismissed as an attempt to glom onto to the recent positive reaction to the Hulk).
I realize we are talking about Marvel characters here but after the critical failures of Catwoman and Elektra I seriously think the only way any other female superheroine is going to get a chance is if someone out there finally makes a half-way decent Wonder Woman movie. She's the best known superheroine as far as the "general public" (a.k.a. non-comic readers) goes and will likely be the only character any big studio will risk an entire movie on at this point. Once she makes it then I think other female characters can follow. -
Quote:I simply find it ironic that you are just about as LOYAL to the Devs of this game (with your unwavering position that they can never do wrong) as the "evil" LOYALISTS of Praetoria are to Tyrant.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
If it's cobbled, then it's extremely well polished, joined-up and consistent cobbling
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Quote:I agree that pulling GI Joe out of the line of fire and pushing it back to a time where it'll have a better chance to make more money was a smart move on their part. But it's sad they had to come up with a "face-saving" excuse like they wanted to work on a 3D version. We all know the "real reason" they are doing this.Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
It's slathered-on, after-the-fact faux 3D.
There's no such thing as "doing it right".
For what it's worth 3D is not going to save this movie regardless - even if it's done "right" whatever that means. Even if I do bother to see this one (which was always going to be questionable to begin with because I thought the first one was mostly forgettable) I won't be seeing the 3D version anyway. In a way I'm simply sorry Bruce Willis got involved in this particular mess. -
Quote:"D&D Next" might be a working title. But then again...Originally Posted by Slaunyeh
Hopefully it's just a working title. Otherwise it'd get really awkard in 2014 when they start work on 6ed :P
WotC could be taking a famous page from Intel - they went through the 286, 386 and 486 series of processors but once they got to the "586" they decided to re-brand it to Pentium and had great success with that. While it seems a bit cheesy to us now it probably wouldn't hurt WotC to drop the "number" from the title of the next version of the game. -
Quote:That's cool. I read that they were supporting this new type of anti-aliasing but hadn't seen the details yet. I'll have to look into this.Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
If you're using 4xFSAA, grab the new 301 WHQL drivers. They now have FXAA support (shader-based anti-aliasing). It's equivalent to 4x FSAA, works nice, virtually indistinguishable from 4x FSAA, and gives a NICE boost to your framerate.
I honestly never really bumped FSAA beyond 4x because the difference wasn't really noticeable at 1920x1080 and the performance falloff for something unnoticeable isn't worth it. -
Quote:Not sure if CoH still has problems with single-card SLI but I am sure just about any series 600 Nvidia card ought to be total overkill for this game regardless.Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
I'd be careful with this. The single-card SLI offerings have historically had issues in CoH.
And more, you're likely to see a performance DECREASE in CoH as the 690's cores are down-clocked from the 680.
I've been playing this game with a GTX 580 for almost a year now and I've had it cranked up to maximum ultra settings and have had absolutely no problem with it. I can't even really remember the last time I saw any significant lag or rubberbanding even during big raids.
So yeah if a 580 can do that any newer series 600 card should be completely great for this game. -
Quote:I don't really care about this because I consider it overly controversial or anything but it really does seem like an "obvious publicity stunt" when you consider the announcement President Obama made recently about same-sex marriages. One has to ask would DC have made this decision right "now" if Obama hadn't said what he said just last week?Originally Posted by Coin
And why does it have to be a publicity stunt? It can't just be that they are making a character gay in the reboot? Who cares anyway?
Just seems way too unlikely for what DC did here to be a simple coincidence... -
Quote:Yeah this particular aura is highly "situational" in that I have many characters that it just would not look right on. But I have come up with a couple of costumes/concepts that it actually does work for based on the way I explained how their powers work and the colors I used.Originally Posted by Electric-Knight
I'm honestly glad to see that people like this aura, because it just doesn't seem to appeal to me.
I say that without any intent to insult at all and I am truly happy to see that people do like it!
Just a style/taste thing... and I'm glad, because I was starting to think it might just not be done well... but obviously that's not the case and it's just my opinion... and that makes me happy.
Although, I have been meaning to take a look at it in the game world, as opposed to just the costume screens.
That's what I love about this game. Just because something doesn't fit most situations doesn't mean it's not cool for a specific use.
Sure the aura name may not be the best but that was never really going to stop me from using it. *shrugs*Quote:Originally Posted by SmegHead
Its a decent enough aura, it just doesn't say "battle fury" to me. I would have named it something like Plasma Aura or possibly Electron Aura. -
Quote:Trying to use a KB version of Bonfire as a Blaster is probably annoying. But as a Controller having a tool like Bonfire that can cause KB is an absolute blessing. I can probably think of a dozen different ways a Controller can benefit from being able to move critters away from or towards various locations using Bonfire.Originally Posted by Celestial_Fury
For exemple, let's take a look at Bonfire, a power devised to provide a high rate of KB proc. Now it gets turned into a perma-KD power. So that means it could provide a lot of control with no downsides.
Basically KB can be annoying if either you or the team you're on doesn't know how to use it properly. I guess it's cool the Devs are giving us a way to turn KB into KD, but I'm probably only going to use it on a couple of alts max and it won't be in Bonfire. *shrugs* -
Quote:Yeah it doesn't really surprise me someone's already done something like this. Since it just took me a few seconds to think of it in response to that post it's probably a pretty obvious "what if" Superman/Lex scenario given the circumstances.Originally Posted by mousedroid
Someone already has - in the comic book Irredeemable.
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Quote:Imagine the story possibilities if it turns out to be Lex and how that would change his motivations for being Superman's nemesis. Maybe he doesn't hate Superman just because he's jealous of his power but maybe he hates Superman because he's secretly in love with him but knows Superman will never return his affections.Originally Posted by Yogi_Bare
I could see Lex Luthor. He's fairly detached and manipulative when it comes to his GFs (from what I've seen).
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Quote:For what it's worth there's only a relatively small percentage of this game that you currently have to "pay to play" for. The game's been around for over 8 years and they only added those "for pay" story arcs you're talking about a few months ago.Originally Posted by FendarilX
I completed all the villain quests in mercy city that were available to me. I went to port oaks and all the quests there require that I buy episodes. I don't have any money, so does that mean that I can't progress unless I pay?
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Quote:The reason why the first Anchorman did so well was that it was a self-parody of all that silly 70s nonsense. Even that fight scene with the different news anchor teams was kind of an homage to both Planet of the Apes and the ape fight scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey.Originally Posted by Ultraamann
Ron Burgundy: Boy, that escalated quickly... I mean, that really got out of hand fast.
Champ Kind: It jumped up a notch.
Ron Burgundy: It did, didn't it?
Brick Tamland: Yeah, I stabbed a man in the heart.
Ron Burgundy: I saw that. Brick killed a guy. Did you throw a trident?
Brick Tamland: Yeah, there were horses, and a man on fire, and I killed a guy with a trident.
One of my all-time favorite exchanges.
As funny as it was I just don't know if there's going to be enough material there to make a whole new movie. *shrugs* -
Quote:I think Ed Norton is a good actor and I've liked him in most everything I've seen him in. But to be honest I'm not sure I ever quite "bought" him as Bruce Banner regardless if that was his fault or not. It didn't bother me to see the role shift to someone else.Originally Posted by Chrome_Family
lulz. he sounded annoyed. Maybe he is envious of the success of the Avengers and not to be involved due his greed and arrogance lol. I mean who HASN'T seen the Avengers yet??? well now we have the answer..
Edward Norton!
As far as Ed's "envy" goes there's a long list of actors who were up for various roles that turned out to become classics with alternative people. He wasn't the first to miss out like that and I'm sure he won't be the last either. And when these actors are interviewed they almost always dismiss it as something that "didn't bother them" or "wasn't that important to them". When you think about it there's not much else they can say without looking too childish about it - do I have to mention Sean Young's breakdown over Catwoman?
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Quote:Well I can't really be blamed for you living in a place that has its priorities mixed up about what it shows on TV now can I?Originally Posted by Slaunyeh
Every Star Wars movie (yes, all of them, even the Ewok Adventures once or twice) have been shown on local tv networks many times. I don't remember even a single Star Trek episode ever running here, nor any of the movies.
So how's the weather in Bizarro World these days?Quote:Originally Posted by Slaunyeh
Heck, I've had more exposure to Space Above And Beyond than I have to anything Star Trek. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Arcanaville
So what I should have said was that while Star Wars may have had a very large impact on pop culture, its Star Trek that has had the largest impact on the world.While there's no arguing that Star Wars has made its impact in the hearts and minds of countless millions I would have to wholeheartedly agree that Star Trek's impact will always stand head-n-shoulders above it.Quote:Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
Agreed. Star Wars inspired legions of people to take up lightsabers and make cultural in-jokes.
Star Trek inspired people to become engineers, astronauts, and other people who contribute in a positive way to our society.
In my maind there will never be a question about it.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Actually, we need to give Star Wars an additional 14 years before it reaches the longevity of the Avengers.Quote:Originally Posted by Arcanaville
I don't think that's a fair comparison because the Avengers is not the beginning of something like the original Star Wars trilogy was. The Avengers is the culmination of something, more comparable to the prequel movies than the original series.
In terms of pop culture influence and creative impact, it would be more proper to compare Lucas and Star Wars with Stan Lee (plus Kirby and Ditko) and 60s Marvel Comics. To say that the Avengers lacks new and unique signatures compared to its components is like saying The Clone Wars just recycles light sabers and droids. The Avengers have been around for 49 years, the Hulk for 50 years. Captain America has been around for 71 years and he just featured in the biggest movie in the world not directed by James Cameron. I'm sure Star Wars will still be around in three decades but if Han Solo features in the biggest blockbuster of 2048, then Star Wars will be able to lay claim to the pop culture longevity represented by (but not exclusively comprised of) the Avengers.I think most of us reading this thread know that the Avengers as comic book has been around for many decades. But the last time I checked the Avengers as movie (which is the only serious way anyone in this thread has been comparing it to Star Wars thus far) has only been out a few weeks.Quote:Originally Posted by Arcanaville
In what universe does Star Wars have vastly more cultural impact than all of classic Marvel Comicdom? They are both so pervasive that I don't see how you can make that case.
As far as the general public goes the number of people who've seen the Avengers MOVIE is probably easily hundreds (or even thousands) of times greater than the comparatively few comic geeks who even read comics AT ALL much less read the Avengers specifically. As far as any meaningful discussion along these lines goes for most people the comic book version of the Avengers might as well not even exist.
I'm not trying to say that the classic comics don't have a cultural impact. I simply believe your obvious adoration for the long history of comic books is clouding your perceptions of how these things are experienced by society in general vis-a-vis movies. Yes the Avengers movie is based on the Avengers comic books. But that does NOT really mean the full cultural impact of the Avengers -movie- series has been around for 50+ years. Apples and oranges my friend. -
Quote:I know this is counter-intuitive but you almost have to think that maybe one of the concessions from that Marvel lawsuit years go was that CoH was no longer allowed to actively advertise in any serious way. Sounds silly I know but it would kind of explain the relative lack of any serious desire on Paragon Studios part to bother with it. *shrugs*Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
They could always make up for it by buying some ads to run concurrent with Avengers tv spots, or place a brief ad before Avengers showings in selected larger markets.
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I don't know... I liked the first one well enough ("60% of the time, it works every time") but I really fear a sequel would just be a complete rehash of all the same exact jokes over again. Even this trailer is a retread of the "Brick can't think for himself" joke. I really don't see how this new movie could be non-sucky.
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Quote:This is really more the point I was making. Avengers is big and I'm sure there will be plenty of "8 year olds" out there who have fond memories of it just like we have of Star Wars.Originally Posted by Electric-Knight
There were plenty of people trumpeting that The Matrix (and its upcoming super-duper awesome sequels that would complete the trilogy that would be the new Star Wars) was going to be what you're talking about here. Now, I have much more belief in The Avengers and all of its longstanding history within the comicbooks, but...
Let's just relax and enjoy the excitement that this excellent superhero movie provides.
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Quote:Oh please... I understand that kind of thing all too well. Obviously an 8 year old doesn't have the life experience to understand pop culture in terms of historical or futuristic concepts like this.Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
What you don't grasp is at that age they don't think in terms of "my generation" and "your generation". Generally, they haven't reached that empathic level.
Today's 8 year old is going to be imprinted and impacted by what's happening to him or her today. For them Avengers is likely the big, defining series of stories much like Star Wars was for us. That doesn't SERIOUSLY make either franchise better or worse than the other.
I was just poking some fun that you obviously didn't realize I was poking...
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Quote:Eh, I don't really have to have "contact" with 8 year olds to know that their generation will have different ideas about what their childhood cultural icons are just like we had different ideas than what people 100 years ago thought.Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
Not much contact with 8 year olds I take it?
They don't "declare" it anything. They are too young to be competitive in that way. To them, Star Wars is a program on the Cartoon Network, and a type of lego.
Still doesn't make today's 8 year olds (or 100 year olds for that matter) right about it.
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Quote:Oh I'm sure these young whipper-snappers think they got something wonderful on their hands. But I'd still sooner tell the Avengers to get off my lawn than to give them the satisfaction of declaring them the next Star Wars.Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
We didn't need to wait 30 years to know that Star Wars had a massive effect. I knew the instant I saw my mother gobsmacked. And, as part of the generation Star Wars generation, it will always have a massive influence on me.
But the current generation of pre-teens are going to think of the Avengers in the same way we think of Star Wars. You can tell by watching their reactions.
In all seriousness I'm still going to give it at least another 10 or 20 years before I can properly assess its full impact. Who's to say something won't come along a few years from now that'll make the Avengers look dumb by comparison. -
Quote:Sure it may be hard for -any- superhero TV show. But at least we've already had multiple Spider-man and Hulk movies. Even a Daredevil movie got made... go figure.Originally Posted by Tenzhi
As a TV series, I think superheroes in general are the problem. The only way it seems they get a pass is if the superheroing is extremely watered down or sidelined.
Where's our live action Spider-man series? Or Daredevil? Is Incredible Hulk the most recent TV series Marvel has managed to produce from their major characters? Wasn't that Gen X TV movie rumored to be a pilot for a possible series?
Until someone manages a Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, etc. movie as counter-examples I'm going to rest comfortably on my premise that (once again, in general) DC characters are harder to write for. If they were easier then someone, somewhere would have managed to get those movies made by now. *shrugs* -
Quote:For the record I also had the unique privilege of being able to see (and remember) every Star Wars movie on its original opening day in the theater. One of the few advantages of being old I guess.Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
As someone who was 9 in 1977, and who teaches several 8-10 years olds now, I'm ideally placed to observe the similarities. And the initial success of Star Wars was not initially due to the pseudo-religious elements. Most of that came with the later movies. See, for example, the very first EU novels, The Han Solo adventures, have no jedi or mysticism in them at all.
Now, the effect will probably be greater in the UK, where superhero comics have previously been more of a minority interest. Perhaps more like: "You sunk my Beano!"
Again I'll grant you that the Avengers movies are very good and once it's all said and done they'll probably be able to say that as a complete franchise it made billions of dollars. Still not going to declare it on par with Star Wars, sorry.
Let's give Avengers another 30+ years when we're arguing about Loki ragdolling Hulk in the latest director's cut before we grant it that status shall we?