MentalMaden
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Quote:And mine doesn't? You are speaking your mind, and I'm speaking mine. Simple enough. My personal experience and knowledge remembers we've never had it. Heals that require an enemy target ala Dark Miasma and Kinetics draw aggro due to debuff effects on enemies but pbaoe healing auras and target ally heals have never drawn aggro to my knowledge, experience and opinion.Originally Posted by LadyPhoenix
Shhhhhhhh our personal experiences & opinions to the contrary mean nothing! o.o
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Quote:To my knowledge there has never been healing aggro ingame. I seem to remember there have always been conspiracy theories but one of the selling points early on was this game, unlike others of the time, didn't have it. I can't speak for beta or initial few months of release, I came in a few weeks prior to issue 1 in summer '04.Originally Posted by Tidbit
It's funny, but I think there was a time when healing would cause aggro. I think I even recall a dev confirming this in the forums because at the time I was actively playing my illus/emp, and it was disappointing to learn this. But I don't have details to provide.
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Quote:It seems like it did used to be ten bubbles of debt and was later moved to 5, but that was so long ago I can't say for sure.Originally Posted by Father Xmas
I thought debt cap back then (when it started at level 5) was a full level's worth. And with no difficulty slider no way to eliminate a boss from a mission, lower XP, no Patrol XP, no way to abandon missions, etc. it was easy to get stuck in debt if you soloed with an AT/powerset combo with low DPS. Of course kitty-corner missions in the original Hollows didn't help at level 6 (damn Jewel of Hera).
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Anyone else think it's weird that Charlie had never heard her uncle was a founding father of the Republic? I mean her Dad told her to find her uncle, which tells me that he knew he'd reformed/left the militia. I get that he'd keep that from her if he was still in it, but since he knew he wasn't why wouldn't he let them know? I mean in a dangerous world like this and as organized as the dad seemed to be you'd think Uncle Miles would have been a potential contingency in case something happened to him and not just a last minute idea. -
Quote:There has never been heal aggro in this game.Originally Posted by LadyPhoenix
My opinion remains.
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And once again Charlie's wishes (whether right or wrong) against her uncles advice cost lives and put them in jeopardy. While the episode was ok, if she doesn't wise up even a little bit the show is going to get old pretty fast.
Who here didn't know immediately that the person getting beat up was going to be the officer from the episode?
I get a feeling that Daniel is going to end up indoctrinated by the militia and not want to be rescued by the time they get to him. -
The auctionhouse is global by the way.
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Quote:It's not a look thing with the uncle or even how it's written, the character is fine. My point is solely about the actor. I don't buy him and I don't think he's very good portraying it. I think the same character but with C Thomas Howell playing the same role with the same lines would be more effective.Originally Posted by Dark One
I think the uncle is a believable killing machine. There's a difference psychopathic killing, ala the insurance adjuster, and the guy who does it to survive and has probably done a LOT of it up close and personal. Howell's character, sprinting for the door, strikes me as the opposite. The kind of guy who'll only do it if he's got overwhelming odds on his side and preferably from a distance. I mean, how many people have doddering ol' granddads that they think couldn't have hurt a fly, but find out at some point that were in some of the bloodiest battles of WWII? Looks can be deceiving after all.
The bit with him and Howell in the beginning was probably just his way of showing her that he's right and not to question it further on. It's much easier to show rather than tell.
As for the dollop of eye candy, well, what type of person has a better chance at being an undercover agent or saboteur? Stick in a bit of eye candy that the guards/soldiers wouldn't take for being capable of such things. After all, guys see an attractive face with a nice rack and logical thought goes out the window.
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Remove the real ramifications of "physics breaking down" it has its good and bad points.
Good- unfortunately the only thing really interesting in the episodes so far is the last ten minutes. And it's those ten minutes alone that keeps me interested.
Bad- I don't particularly like the actor playing the uncle. I don't buy he's some bada$$ killing machine. If you ask me C. Thomas Howell's character felt more like the uncle should.
The fact the uncle didn't kill the guy when she begged is just as stupid as her asking to save the guy in the first place. If he was the killing machine he's supposed to be it would have been over before she said, No don't..............
She'd already killed once before yet they made it like she never had. Then we flash to the story about how Mom did what needed to be done and all of a sudden she's more than willing to kill. Stupid and inconsistent is no way to go through life child.
Nora's shack with the stash to make the gun was completely glossed over and never explained. And sorry, I don't buy that actress as some kind of freedom fighter unless they recruited at the Cat Club right after the power went out.
The Twilightization of Lost.
The HungerGamerization of Lost.
If Jacob 2 isn't cross bolted in an episode or two, these people deserve to die.
Let me guess:
Season 1- Monroe is the bad guy. Until we see how bad it is in another republic. Then we'll wonder if he's really all that bad. Or they'll get captured by the other republic originally thinking they would be better off there and Monroes men will save them.
Season 2- Our team and Monroe will have to ally themselves to fight a potential assault from "insert rival republic that's even more oppressive".
Season 3- The Shadowy people who turned the lights off will end up being the real villains in all of this..............or will they. DUH DUH DUNNNN! -
Besides seeing a game I've loved go, hands down it's the layoffs of the studio staff in this economy and the effects that has on their lives.
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Quote:For those unfamiliar, it goes something like this:Originally Posted by Captain-Electric
Someone who's familiar with Durakken, please tell me if we're being trolled.
All I remember about him is when he made that City of Heroes Lore wiki (and worked his butt off on it for a couple weeks before forgetting about it and eventually letting the domain lapse). Fortunately, all of that content made it over to the Titan Network's Paragon Wiki, because I loved what Durakken managed to pull together. His master timeline was and is epic.
But then I see this and it's like seriously, main screen turn on what is this I don't even know???
See a topic.
Think of a completely contrarian stance on said topic.
Make a long winded, unrealistic, weak and uninformed argument for your stance.
Make sure and argue no matter how many facts, stats or truths are stated by others. Never give in no matter how silly you look.
Make some type of insult implying people's intellectual inferiority confuses you.
Ignore anything remotely factual, truthful, level headed, reasoned or correct.
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Quote:Hahahahahahahahahahaha!Originally Posted by Durakken
I My comment was to how to handle ownership if you were to make a player own company which would require contracts and such, but that's not really all that hard to do.
/breathe deeply
Hahahahahahahahahahahahha!
Yeah, it would be so simple. Gosh people what were you thinking??????? -
Grace,
We missed you every day you were gone and have been thrilled every time you've logged in since. -
I freely admit to only buying toys that made noise for my nephew when he was little. You're welcome big brother!
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That was great! Good work.
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Mental's Emmy Analysis.....
While GoT did win 6 technical Emmy's it missed out on the "big prizes" last night. To be fair, besides Dinklage, I'm not too surprised. In fact I think HBO/the producers kind of did GoT a disservice in their nominations process.
It seems they are going for the idea that being an ensamble there are no "lead actors", which on the surface is all nice an all for troupe unity. But let's not kid ourselves, Dinklage was the lead actor this season and I'd argue that Emilia Clarke is the lead actress. Simply making them leads for nomination purposes frees up other cast members for supporting roles and in my mind strengthens the shows chance of winning more statues. Maisie and Lena (as well as Charles Dance) did nom worthy work this season and for the life of me I don't get why they weren't put up. But something tells me that they don't want to step on any egos.
That said, I wouldn't have wanted to be up against Homeland anyway. It was (in my opinion) the best show of the year with two of the best acting performances. So Dinklage nominated in lead actor probably wouldn't have mattered much, except to free up other areas. Daines and Lewis both deserved the win as well as the show itself. And if you haven't seen Homeland I highly urge you to seek it out. It's not guilty pleasure escapism like GoT but it's a solid, well written, perfectly acted, topical thriller. I think the only actor that even gave Lewis a run for his money this year was Kelsey Grammer in Boss but something tells me his lack of nomination is related to Hollywood politics. Maybe Brian Cranston....he's been especially good (as always).
Aaron Paul in supporting actor wasn't a huge surprise as he has finally been able to shine on Breaking Bad and his character has finally grown from the idiot burnout of the first few seasons. But something tells me that win was more about Breaking Bad than the actual acting. It's hard for me to objectively say whether he or Dinklage is more deserving, freely admitting I have a soft spot for GoT.
Maggie Smith winning supporting actress.....well you can't really whine about that. It is Maggie Smith. But I think Maisie and Lena both deserved to be in the mix to at least see. And why two people from the Good Wife made the cut is beyond me, except that one is Christine Baranski who is the equivalent of catnip to Emmy voters.
I think this season suffered a bit in getting too big too fast (to the uninitiated). While they did a good job paring the story down from the complexity of the books, I think that was lost on non readers and at times the show came off overwhelming or even confusing. At least thats the impression I get from non reader friends. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the show wasn't good (or great) just missing a little of the straightforwardness of the first season. And shows like Homeland and Breaking Bad are very tightly focused (and smaller) as well as superbly acted and written.
It's an uphill battle to get a genre show to win best series, lets not kid ourselves here. Homeland was going to win, and it deserved it. Depending on how it's handled next season I think if GoT ever has a chance, it will be in how they do the Red Wedding. There is dramatic gold to be mined there. All this said, I can't wait for March 31! -
Good thoughts, Quasadu.
I like your thoughts of making her a more "equal" partner than the Book Jeyne. Making her come from high birth yet giving up the life to help others does scratch a Stark right where they itch, doesn't it?
I guess making her come from a powerful house is much easier dealt with if you don't have to get into the exposition of who they are sworn to etc. so make her come from some place that doesn't really have a dog in the fight. Plus I think it helps set up the Slaver's Bay stuff for season 3 if the audience is introduced to it ahead of time. Necessary? No, but a nice display of it being one world. I think it also gives some of the world flavor to the audience with a little Volantis backstroy and will help set up not only Slaver's Bay but potential future content in a couple of seasons with Tyrion, etc. And making her an outsider to Westeros could provide some internal conflict in the Stark camp that may be used to show tension in the ranks.
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Per Game of Thrones wiki regarding Talisa Maegyr
Quote:Don't worry this isn't a rant post or a "They changed the book! Damn them!" I'm just curious how the character began departing from Jeyne Westerling during re-writes. Anyone have theories why the character needed to be what she became? Flavor? Need to give some Essos backstory? Confusion over Lannister house v. Stark house? Etc? Etc?Originally, Chaplin was only announced as playing "Jeyne", leading to fan speculation that she would be playing either Jeyne Westerling, a noble girl of the Westerlands, or Jeyne Poole, a friend and companion of Sansa Stark's who accompanies her to King's Landing.[6] It was later announced to be Jeyne Westerling.[7] However Chaplin's character introduces herself as Talisa when she first appears. She goes on to say that she is from the Free City of Volantis, while Jeyne Westerling is actually a member of House Westerling, minor nobles from the Westerlands sworn to House Lannister. However, Jeyne's maternal great-grandmother was indeed from the east, though the books never state which of the Free Cities she was from.
The discrepancy was later explained by Chaplin's character originally being conceived as being similar to Jeyne Westerling from the novels, even named the same, but then moving further and further away during rewrites. Eventually George R.R. Martin himself suggested they just rename her and make her a completely new character. Martin himself came up with the name.
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That brings up a thought for Today's Question:
If you could read a book dedicated to a minor character/house/group who would you want it to be?
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Quote:Yeah, the words of the oath will probably provide some type of loophole and I've heard a lot of interesting theories regarding his possible resurrection and how he may become Un-UnKat-like. Some believe that he will Warg into Ghost and if his "mind" is outside of his body when the resurrection takes place it may not have the negative effects of changing how he behaves. Some have also speculated that his body will be placed in one of the ice cells in the wall and that may have a positive effect on any resurrection.Originally Posted by Chyll
The oath says until death. The theory extends to him dying at the end of the last book, and likely being raised by the red lady, and hence available to the throne again.
But one of the neatest theories I've heard is relating to Heart Trees. Some have said that there is something special about saying your oath to the old gods and this may explain why Coldhands seems to be a Wight, but not a mindless zombie. That he's possibly a member of the nightswatch that said his words in front of a Weirwood which would hold up to the Benjen theorists. Since Coldhands had obviously died it would explain why he couldn't go through the Black Gate (because his watch ended with his death) and why he needed Sam's help. Now with this in mind we still have to rez dead Jon. Could be Mel or it could be an Other but due to his connection to the old gods/oath at the tree he could come out normal. OR maybe upon his death they take his body to the Heart Tree and a certain someone sees him through the tree's eyes and performs some old god mojo. Duh duh dummmmmmmmmm!
Edit- All that speculated, I'm not 100% convinced Jon will/would take the Iron Throne. I'm not sure someone raised by Ned Stark would allow a loophole to exempt them from an oath. I do though think he would take up as King in the North with a unified North on both sides of the Wall. And if the two sides are unified and the Others defeated why have a Night's Watch? Why have a Wall? Will there even be a Wall by the end? Will they need a Wall anyway if they win OR a peace is made with the Others? Will Jon get the letter from Robb and will it give him the North? But even if he's AAR/the PtwP/Last Hero I don't know if he'll be interested in ruling south of the Neck. Like I've said in other posts, I think instead of the typical fantasy cliche of the great hero becoming kingof all the land, I think Jon will opt to rule the North and maybe even see them splitting the Kingdoms up into the pre-Conquest kingdoms or Jon will help someone take the Iron Throne under the promise he gets the North. And I can see that being Stannis...........at least I hope.
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Quote:Duh duh dummmmmmmmmmm!Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn
She may have given birth to a stillborn daughter, but it says nothing of her giving birth to twins or not.
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Some interesting things and theories about the Daynes. What we know:
1. They have a position known as Sword of the Morning. It is not a title simply passed down each generation, it is given to someone worthy.
2. The Sword of the Morning is the keeper of the sword Dawn, which was forged from the heart of a fallen star.
3. After Arthur Dayne was killed at the Tower of Joy, Ned returned Dawn to Ashara at Starfall.
From the past and to the future:
1. There was the Long Night where the Others began attacking the South.
2. The battle where the Last Hero (Azor Azhai, PtwP, etc) used a sword Lightbringer to drive the Others back. This battle was known as The War of Dawn.
3. Winter is Coming
Think about it: Long Night. Sword of Morning. Dawn. One could say dawn/morning "brings light" from the night. Could Dawn be Lightbringer? Could Jon (or someone else) be named the new Sword of Morning? Could they be AAR, PtwP, the Last Hero?
Interestingly when Elio from Westeros was putting together some information on the Long Night and even Dawn he got some interesting information (or misinformation???) from Martin. When asked if the Long Night (and for that matter the Wall) was really 8000 years before the Conquest, Martin pointed out that many things like history was exaggerated or misremembered and that dates going that far back were likely inaccurate. He said it was probably more like a thousand years instead of 8000. And interestingly when asked how old Dawn was he said probably around a thousand years. Duh duh dummmmmmmmmm!
If any of this is credible, it could possibly be an alternative theory to Jon's heritage. Could Ashara Dayne be Jon's mother and could the father be Ned.......or possibly his brother Brandon through less than honorable means? The latter would be reason for Ned fabricating Jon's story to not let him grow up a product of a less than desirable union. Or could the new Sword of the Morning be someone else and the actual PtwP? Is there a Dayne child out there we don't know about?
From AWOIAF:
Quote:Was the child really stillborn? Was it really a girl? If it's not Jon, could it be someone else? If it is Jon, how is he going to get Dawn and who is going to know he is the new Sword of the Morning?Ser Barristan Selmy revealed that Ashara killed herself because she gave birth to a stillborn daughter. According to Selmy, a Stark bedded her at Harrenhal during the tourney and got her with child. In Selmy's account, it was grief at the death of her child and shame at the way Stark had dishonored her that led to Ashara's suicide
Personally I think there is something there, I'm just not sure what. I do believe that Jon is probably the product of R+L, but I won't count out the significance of Dawn and the possibility that it will be integral to the upcoming battle with the Others. I'm just not sure who'll wield her. -
Quote:Well, Jon's parentage may end up simply being a footnote and less a world changing event. The prophecies and myths may turn out to be all 'snark and grumpkin'. Traditional fantasy storytelling would have someone 'level up' and become a superbeing and fight off the incoming invasion. Martin has proven though that he's more interested in destroying cliches and tropes, so he may surprise us all. Don't give up!Originally Posted by Chyll
ah. Good to know...
And then bad that I ever paid attention to the theory discussions. As it kinda weakened my anticipation for the next book.
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Quote:He said he absolutely would not change a plot choice based on reader theories in fact he tries to avoid reading theories from fans. (Just watched a video where he talked about this)Originally Posted by Chyll
But, if this scenario is valid, will Martin become aware that people have sussed out the likely deep plot item and change it up now.
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Quote:Yep!Originally Posted by Frogfather
My favorite argument for R+L=J has always been.
Why are the Kingsguard that Ned and company fight at the Tower of Joy? Rhaeger is at the Ruby Ford getting smashed by Robert. Aerys and the rest of the family are at KL? Why are three prominent members of the Kingsguard sitting miles away from all the fighting? They must be protecting someone as important to the kingdom as Rhaegar right?