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Interesting fact: The first episode of Dr. Who aired the day JFK was shot.
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Magical-Wand-That-Creates-Death-In-The-Form-Of-A-Black-Sword?
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Wasn't Wolverine *at* the Hiroshima bombing?
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Quote:That's not entirely true - Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro used to actually act, to show some range. It's just that, since the early 90s, Al Pacino has resorted to playing only Al Pacino, and studios have hired him to play Al Pacino.Originally Posted by Durakken
Keanu is as good as or better an actor as a number of the "top people" on that list. The difference between them is that Keanu picks the stoic non-emotive role all the time while those "great" actors pick the same expressive role all the time. Micheal Clark Duncan hardly ever plays the same role and shows massive acting chops yet you think he doesn't deserve to be on a list where the majority don't act but rather play themselves and the character in the script just match up. If that's how you are going to judge then Keanu belong on that list as much if not more than a number of those guys.
Jack Nicholson has always only played Jack Nicholson, though. -
Carl Weathers?
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Quote:That was actually universal across China for a period of time - it was a symbol of subservience to the Manchus, who were in charge of China as the Qing dynasty from 1644 until the fall of Imperial China and the rise of the Republic. Shave the front of your head and wear it long in back, or face the death penalty.Originally Posted by Motivatea
Ah, ok. Now I see. Thanks for the information.
Apologies, I was thinking about some of the monks in our world, particulary the Shaolin monks or something like that...
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Quote:I am saddened that we didn't get a Steelclaw top ten list here.Originally Posted by Steelclaw
You have my eternal devotion and loyalty for this statement. The Belgariad and Malloread are the best books ever written (in my humble opinion). Although, to be honest the sword itself wasn't the power... it was the Orb of Aldur that really gave it its claim to fame.
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Quote:I'd blocked all memory of that film from my brain.Originally Posted by Ynaught
Wow, six pages in and no mention of Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Sir Sean Connery in The Avengers?
There have only EVER been 2 movies I've considered walking out of, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and The Avengers. And I saw Battlefield Earth, Alien 3 &4 and Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes in theaters!
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Quote:That's... 25 years of Dr. Who, you do realize, right?Originally Posted by Jasmine Strega
I saw bits and pieces of them growing up with my dad on PBS, but I have never seen in their entirety pre-Eccleston Doctor Who or Red Dwarf. Would love to catch up on those someday.
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Quote:I've actually got a suggestion for you: God's Chinese Son, by Johnathan D. Spence. Smaller subsection of Chinese History - called the Tai-Ping Rebellion. Of course, it would more accurately be called a revolution...Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
Actual history, trying to piece together the history of Carthage (as opposed to the "bad name" it was given over time.)
Not deeply into it at this point (more involved with the Insurgents book, as I started it first) but looking forward to spending quite a bit of time with it.
Book on hold: China, a history. Very thick, and not something I'd suggest just dipping a toe into if your'e not slightly familiar with it. Doesn't help that - not being stereotypical here - it seems every third Wu, Hu, and Xi just rotate out to fight each other. Very easy to lose track of who's doing what to Wu - er, who, and why.
Probably going to start over with that and a notepad - and some ancillary book. I never manage to get a grasp on Chinese or Russian history. -
Quote:Oddly enough, on my stack of books that's in play soon is A Bright And Guilty Place - a non-fiction book about LA and its noir-ness.Originally Posted by Ultraamann
Re-reading Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler stuff, because they're just awesome.
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Quote:Don't have the big book, I have a couple of omnibi and some paperbacks. I re-read them earlier this year.Originally Posted by Garielle
What am I reading? You mean like right this second? Well, I am reading the forums for this really great MMO called CoH. Specifically, a thread about... huh? Oh... you mean what book(s) am I reading?
Well, at the moment, I am once again re-reading the entire Chronicles of Amber series. All 10 books in one volume. -
Color me interested.
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We haven't had one of these threads in a while.
Recently read:
Kiln People, David Brin
The Big Over Easy, Jasper Fforde
Revelation Space, Alastair Reynolds
Currently reading: Redemption Ark, Alastair Reynolds -
Quote:That's because, while Orcrist, Glamdring and Narsil were probably more powerful and awesome, Sting was the cool and memorable blade in LotR and the Hobbit.Originally Posted by Mental_Giant
Rodoan mentioned it before me on Page 3, but I agree, it should have been brought up in the first comment.
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Quote:Obscure meaning that it hardly ranks in a 'top ten geek swords' list, not that 'no one but me has ever heard of it.' (As an aside, my brother played a Katana/Dark scrapper named Helshezag here.)Originally Posted by rian_frostdrake
lone wolf reference? not that obscure. did you ever look at the mongoose pnp rpg based on LW/greystar? not bad stuff, wish anyone near me still gamed.
Yes, I have a copy of the 3.5-based LW RPG - though I think I heard they'd made a new edition not based on DnD. -
Fun preview. Don't know I'd actually want to play it, but fun.
Also, eye bee tee el. -
Chronicles of Riddick was, at its heart, a Conan movie in space.
And that was awesome. -
*pointedly ignores everything Durraken has to say*
Stormbringer ought to have been number one. I occasionally re-read The Quest for Tanelorn, just to see an Eternal Champion actually refusing the black sword. Chills up my spine and all that.
Also, the list needed more Greyswandir. And probably more Somerswerd, but that's absolutely an obscure source. -
Quote:Pretty well. Defenses were solid, and SJ hit like a truck. Nil AoE capabilities at the levels I played it to (around 24-ish.) It is rough going until you hit 20, though - all you had was two combo-builder attacks and one finisher, plus Taunt and Build-up. That third attack really helps.Originally Posted by Nericus
Ok so while SR/MA tanks may be a new FoTM, did anyone get a chance to test a SR/Street Justice tank before Street Justice vanished from beta? If so, how did that work?
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You've got a decent set-up there, but it could do with a couple of tweaks.
In Stone Fist: drop out the Crushing Impacts for a set of four Kinetic Combat. Alternatively, slot four of Smashing Haymaker in two of your single target attacks. In Tremor, slot three to four Eradication.
Your tanker is hitting the softcap with six targets hit by EA; making the changes I suggest will hit the softcap with one target. That's useful for AVs.
Be sure to stick a Performance Shifter +End in Physical Perfection, and you should be good to go. -
Quote:We old geezers remember those days...Originally Posted by Combat
Has anyone tested to see if using a crashing power (such as Unstoppable) again before it crashes cancels the crash? For instance, rage has a big defense crash that is stopped by using it before the crash. If so, Burnout is much more useful
If you are able to click unstoppable before it drops, you still get the crash. On a tanker, it's not going to be enough to kill you unless you're taking exotic damage, as you'll still have 90% resists. It's easy enough to get your toggles back up and hit Dull Pain in that circumstance.
We used to play that way back in I3. Of course, scrappers were able to do the same thing, as they also had the 90% resist caps. I couldn't speak to scrappers doing the same thing today.
It was a heart attack every two minutes. But it was better than being rooted any time you wanted mez protection. -
Quote:Checking the patch notes indicates that it's supposed to only grant positional defense. It's probably working as intended, though I think the intentions are... insufficient.Originally Posted by Finduilas
My SR/MA on Beta is getting the Storm Kick defense buff for all positions, but not types.
Granted, I didn't try *all* types, but it didn't show for Smashing and Energy defense.
I reported it as a bug, and I sincerely hope it isn't WAI. That would really suck for typed defense primaries. -
Quote:Fully a third of the titles that made the top 100 start with the letters A-F. I think you may be correct.Originally Posted by Ironik
I'm just wondering out loud if a lot of people did this, hence American Gods being in the top 10. I haven't read it, so I'm not judging its worthiness, I'm just curious.
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Quote:Oh, is it just positionals?Originally Posted by Auroxis
It gives +10% defense to all positionals, though it's not enhanceable and it doesn't stack with itself. Basically, a perma +10% positional defense buff in combat from the moment you get it(level 2). Amazing.
We should poke the devs to make it types as well, so that other thematic pairings, like, say... WP/MA get a benefit from it, too.