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I think what it boils down to is this:
A scythe is a tool, not a weapon. Whilst it can be used as an improvised weapon, it's just that: improvised. Thus, there is no "proper" way to fight with a scythe. You can fight with it any way you want. It should always look clumsy, because it is clumsy.
It is thus comparable to brooms, pipes, pool cues, spades, railroad signs an so on. It could be used for any powerset the model will physically fit. -
The Drudges are modelled on 1950's British Police. Thus, they use (and spawn from) 1950's style Police Boxes.
They are red because, as already mentioned, the blue version is trademaked by the BBC. -
Quote:It's 30 minutes in total, so I assume that's 5 episodes of 6 minutes each.Originally Posted by Bullet Barrage
Do we know if all the episodes going to be this short or not? -
Quote:It's a long pole, there is no reason it couldn't be used like a staff, in the same way a mop can be used as a staff.Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
I've been saying this since the first time it came up on beta back in early 2012. A scythe would look ridiculous as a Staff Fighting option; it doesn't function mechanically the way a staff does, which is to keep the weapon's center of gravity as close to the core of the shaft as possible.
You wouldn't be using the blade, but if the character is a hero, they may prefer to hit someone with the flat rather than carving them up into tiny pieces.
The unbalancing affect of the blade can be ignored because of superstrength, magic, or whatever the hero happens to have. -
Here is my reworking of Ninjitsu for Scrappers, Brutes and Tankers:
1) Ninja Stealth [toggle] (+Stealth, +def (all), immob protection)
2) Ninja Reflexes
3) Danger Sense
4) Kuji-In Rin (move immob protection, add mag 5 KB protection)
5) Burst of Speed
6) Reaction Time
7) Envenomed Blades
8) Blinding Powder
9) Kuji-In Retsu -
Quote:Not mildly, no.Originally Posted by Decorum
So...you're mildly insane, then?
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Quote:Whatever one or two people seem to think, a game where you can have any ability you like isn't going to stay fun for anyone very long.Originally Posted by Decorum
That doesn't work though, because the definition of "fun" varies wildly. I think they've done a pretty good job over the years of striking balances between the various factions of "gamers" and "comic book geeks". Except PvPers (or did they fix that while I was gone, too?).
My concept is, my character can alter any part of reality in any way they like at any time. If the game doesn't let me play my concept it is fail. -
If you are mainly targeting the US market, use of accent to signify class differences might not be hugely effective.
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Quote:In my opinion, the degree should be 99.99999% making a fun game, and 0.00001% trying to clone comic book characters.Originally Posted by Arcanaville
The question is a matter of degree.
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Quote:Wouldn't make a lot of sense though, since most of the characters came from the same place.Originally Posted by Comrade Hero
Be interesting if they pulled a reverse Star Wars for a remake of Blake's 7 and made all Federation characters have American accents, and the fugitive/rebel main characters all have British accents.
I see no particular reason why most of the characters couldn't have American accents.
There is a slight division of working class/upper class accents in the original series (e.g. Vila paired with Avon) which I don't think would work the same, but it's not hugely important.
Oh, and on casting, how about Claudia Black for Jenna? This is one character which could be improved upon I think.
Zen would work well with a deep, gravely American accent. -
Quote:This is true, and was part of the original concept for the show.Originally Posted by Father Xmas
When I first saw Blake 7 I first thought it was Star Trek turned on it's head. -
Quote:KITT isn't a UAV?!Originally Posted by Lothic
Sadly I think the only way you'd have a show today centered around a believable "super-advanced" helicopter would be to have some kind of UAV. The future of combat aircraft is clearly going towards unmanned automated systems. The downside of that of course is that you wouldn't need a cool human pilot who'd serve as the main character of a show based on that.
Basically what I'm saying is that the days of shows like Airwolf and Knight Rider are probably better left as fond memories of the 80s.
And, whilst UAVs are demonstrably effective for air v ground, they are still unproven Air v Air. -
Quote:A remake would imply some degree of similarity to the plot of the original movie.Originally Posted by Thunder Knight
... how is this a "reboot" and not a "remake"? I was unaware of an ongoing Rocketeer series that is being reset.
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Quote:No, I didn't miss the point, I just thought Thorntrops was in Plant Control not Thorny Watzits.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
You're missing the point. The general policy (at least as I understand it) is that no single character can get two identical powers. Caltrops and Thorntrops for Doms don't count because they are in different powersets, so a single character cannot take both.
Now it would be possible to avoid the policy by giving Scrappers a different type of slow patch (maybe Glue Grenades?). Personally though I'd rather give it something different. that way players who want Caltrops can still have them and other players get something new.
Point still stands, with SoAs.
Not to mention, you can take Fly, Teleport, and Mystic Flight.
Although personally, I would love it if scrapper ninjitsu replaced Caltrops with Envenomed Blades. -
Quote:I think this would need a British actor. Avon doesn't go from charming to evil, he managed to be charming, cold, sarcastic and ambiguously evil all at the same time! In a perfect world, I would cast Alan Rickman. American actors - I think James Masters could pull it off.Originally Posted by Mandu
Ok, fantasy cast. And I'm picking people who are actually available for tv series rather than big names who would never do it.
Avon - Michael Rosenbaum (he can go from incredibly charming to totally evil in a split second)
Alan Tudyk for me.Quote:Vila - Wil Wheaton (Wil does arrogant and weasel both quite well)
I would go for someone physically much bigger. Gan is a mostly-gentle giant with anger management issues.Quote:Gan - Adam Baldwin (He's not huge but does intimidating well)
Good choices.Quote:Servalan - Ming Na (I have loathed her in every bad guy role she has had. So perfect)
Travis - Jamil Walker Smith (So very badass)
I think James Badge Dale would be a good Blake, based on his performance in Rubicon.Quote:Haven't really got any pick for the others yet. Blake could be anybody. Even though it was "Blakes" 7 he was absolutely bland in the role. Which is ok because it let Vila and Avon be such standouts. -
Quote:JMS cites Blake's 7 as a major influence on Babylon 5. In particular, the idea of the season long story arc, which, people forget, pretty much didn't exist before then. That was quickly copied by DS9, and pretty much everything that came later.Originally Posted by Father Xmas
It occurred to me that Sheldon from BBT is Avon without the swagger.
I can't think of any show that's been on since B7 that's derived from it. I could see people draw parallels to Firefly but Mal wasn't on a personal crusade to take down the Alliance, simply endure them.
Same could be said about Farscape.
Joss Whedon is very obviously influenced heavily by Blake's 7. The season arcs in Buffy, "Jossing" popular characters (although, given that some of the crew actually survived the Serenity movie, he takes it nothing like as far), charismatic and ambiguous villains, and, as you mention, Firefly, which is basically B7 in the wild west with a less motivated Blake and a more rubbish ship.
Then there is the Galactica remake, with it's dark tone and bleakness very closely resembling B7.
Back in the UK, new-Who's season arcs can also be traced back too B7 (although Old-Who did it 1.5 times, shortly after it first appeared in B7). -
Quote:Lame excuse.Originally Posted by Mental_Giant
Then why did they cut Ice Armor originally? Did Fury change, or was it just a lame excuse?
We got the real reason later - the development team at that time wanted every AT to have a unique primary and secondary.
We have a different team now of course. -
Well, you can't argue that original Blake's 7 was perfect, because of the wobbly BBC sets and FX. So even a shot-for-shot remake with decent FX would be worthwhile.
I would say that the big problem is that so much recent SF has been derived from B7 that anyone coming to it new would consider it derivative itself. -
Given that this isn't a comic book, I think the argument "it works like that in comic books!" extremely childish.
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Quote:It's okay if the power has a different name! Doms can get Caltrops and Thorntrops, which are basically the same; then there are all the "TT" powers that SoA get.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
[*]Finally Caltrops. This would actually be fine except that the devs have a rule against duplicating powers
Rename the power "Footspikes"! -
Quote:Dum dummady dum dummady dum - dum dum dum dummady dum!Originally Posted by Thirty-Seven
What's an airwolf?
#i_must_be_too_young
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Given that Battlestar Galactica was changed from a fairly lightweight space opera into a dark and gloomy political thriller, maybe the Blake's Seven remake will go the opposite direction?
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Quote:You could always do it with a completely different, darkly cynical tone. Something like they did with Galactica.Originally Posted by Father Xmas
I don't know if you could do a reboot. The general concept was particular for the era, a private or secret organization with a piece of highly advance technology that outclasses anything else available in the world. We had Knight Rider, Airwolf, Street Hawk, Thunder in Paradise, The Highwayman, Viper and probably a show or two I can't remember off hand.
The problem is we're now a war weary country and I don't think a show about a covert super attack helicopter that intervenes around the world for US interests would be of interest to the general TV audience. Perhaps if the group controlling it had no loyalty to a particular country but intervenes only for the good of the world (yes then it would be like Gundam 00 but with helicopters). Yes I do remember that every week Archangel had to beg String and Dom to use it for the cause of the week.
The re-image of Knight Rider died a quick death and I don't think any network would risk re-imaging any of those other series, even a network as desperate as NBC.
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Quote:You are assuming, of course, that there is anyone left alive to rule over....Originally Posted by MentalMaden
New topic time! Share your opinion.
Of all the candidates, if it weren't for death or misfortune, who do you feel would be best suited to sit the Iron Throne.
(Not who you think will actually win it, who do you think should get it)
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Quote:It's something we could easily fill in for our selves. It's not as if he was chained in the seventh plane of Tartarus.Originally Posted by TheBruteSquad
Well, it does do a pretty good job in a minute of explaining why Banner came back and how he came back, which was a little bit of a plot hole in the movie. I wonder why it hit the cutting room floor?