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Welp, I'm out. The character Vala completely killed my interest in the series. Friendly advice for any potential writers or film makers out there - lovable rogues just aren't.

But which Rowan Atkinson? If you're talking about Mr. Bean, sure, but 4th season Blackadder (excuse me - series, not season) would just be a slightly more ironic and sarcastic Robert Downey Jr.

At 0:38 "Today, let's just stick to the knife." That's a dark "In Soviet Russia" joke just waiting to happen.

[Don Adams] That's the second biggest katana I've seen this week! [/Don Adams]

Was gonna say, he'd be a natural. Plus, Boris Karloff as Smaug would have been much more menacing, IMO. ....um, Scatman Crothers as Legolas? Yes? No? Too far too soon?

This is going off topic, but a few years ago, I read an article in which a woman who made gameplay videos did the cyberdetective legwork to track down people who harrassed her in chat. In the article, she said she expected to find a bunch of 40+ neckbeards living in their mothers' basements. What she found were 12-15 year olds who felt a little too "empowered" by the seeming freedom of anonymity. She was apparently surprised by that, but as I read that, I said out loud, "Well, yeah, us 40+ neckbeards have better stuff to do" (only I didn't say "stuff"). Moral of the story (if there is one): Painting with a broad brush may hide some critical details - like who your enemy actually is. That said, I have no idea what demographic the copycats belong to. I doubt they belong to just one. I like a good homage or parody, but, as has been stated, straight-up copies are against HC's code of conduct. @cranebump, maybe our generation should be renamed "the forgotten generation" or something. All in lower-case, of course.

grumble mumble freakin anti-trollites...

*smacks forhead* How could I forget that?! The crossovers were a bit weird, though - "The Beverly Hillbillies" consistently treated Hooterville as a real place, but to the "Green Acres" characters, BH was a TV show. At least in one episode, anyway, where they tried to emulate the show in a play. Gonna have to rewatch those. It's been a long, long time.

I have an Archery/Martial Combat blaster, but I'm considering making a Beam Rifle/Ninja Training character as well (the character idea is cool enough, in my brain at least, that I may be able to put up with the BR sounds). In terms of playstyle, are these sets different enough that they won't feel redundant?

I had to search for it, but the character Dr. Vanessa Calder (played by Lindsay Wagner) shows up in both "Warehouse 13" and "Alphas." Not the strongest link, to be sure, but it was there. Also forgot to mention - "Warehouse 13" and "Eureka" only had 2 crossovers. In one, Douglas Fargo visits W13 to help out with some computer mumbo jumbo. In the other, Claudia visits Eureka. IIRC, they aired back to back, but, since I didn't like either character, I didn't pay much attention...

The first thing I thought of are the series "Warehouse 13," "Eureka," and "Alphas," but it's not really the same. For one, they didn't build a shared history like the Star Trek franchise did; rather, they just have a few rare cross-overs featuring a character or two. Also, the series are very different in their premises - "Warehouse 13" is kind of sort of magic-themed, "Eureka" is all super-science, and the eponymous Alphas are mutant humans. And finally, the three series have different tones. The first two are comedies, and the third takes itself much more seriously. Aside from that, the "Arrowverse" (blech) really is the MCU in TV form, but with DC characters. The Arrow, the Flash, and Supergirl team up in pairs or all together frequently enough, sometimes at the end of shared-yet-independent arcs - as do some other characters that I stopped caring about before they featured in their own series. Couldn't recommend it, though. Only watched as much as I did because I could find nothing else on Netflix or Amazon, and I was desperate. Desperate, I tells ya.

Bam.

June 9th is a ways off yet. Unless June is the new May.

Great. Now I really want to see a Dr. Who spin-off where Missy is the main character.

To be a little less flip, the concept seems sort of cool, and I like the Loki character - but I'm just not getting them good vibrations from the trailers. Feels like a one-season-wonder in the making.

Here's a little experiment for you. Self-report your creations to the mods here, and to the folks at HeroForge. Tell the latter about the connections to this game. Ask both if there's a potential IP violation. If they both give you the thumbs-up, then, yes, you're right.

To be honest, I'm sort of glad I couldn't get my old characters back. It sort of freed me up to play with different ideas and playstyles, or at least to create characters that some of my original cast "should have been" (thank you Martial Combat!). Out of my small stable of 2 dozen, I think only two are full-on recreations of legacy characters - one who is still a lot of fun in terms of both powersets and concept, and the other just to save a name I like but no longer know what to do with. It's up to you, of course, but there's something to be said for wiping the slate clean.

Currently playing honest characters in Skyrim and Fallout 4, and finding it very refreshing. What do I mean by "honest?" Well, over the years I've loaded up both games with tons of mods, many of which can make your character OP in ways you might not expect. I recently figured out how to create mod profiles using a mod manager, and for each game I made a profile in which the more over-the-top mods have been trimmed away, leaving only the cosmetic and"quality of life" mods I coudln't bear to part with. In addition, I realized I was falling into specific playstyles in each game - virtually unkillable mage/rogue hybrids in Skyrim, and Charisma/Luck monsters in Fallout 4. Instead, I'm now playing a straight-up 2H heavy armor fighter in Skyrim, and a Perception/Agility special ops type in Fallout (a re-creation of my first character, in fact). Both are strong in their way, but both also have deadly weaknesses, which means I'm now playing both games much more tactically than I had been for a while. Also still playing Civ5, and I'm glad to announce that in my current Emperor-level game, my Indonesia finally has a real chance of winning. Once I upgrade the last of my Kris Great War Infantry and double my fleet, I think I have a real chance of challenging an over-extended Greece. If successful, I'll have to decide if I want to go for my first World Domination win ever, or a more comfortable but more boring Cultural victory. BTW, this is with 7 AI players on a huge map, with Diplomatic victory disabled. Yes, I'm a wimp - but much as I love 'em, Indonesia really needs the handicap.

After reading the TOS, I think Hyperstrike was concerned on your behalf at least as much as on Homecoming's. The IP is owned, the owners have beefy lawyers, they're well aware of HC, and are alert to the potential for infringement. Among other things, this is why the folks at HC don't want us streaming gameplay. Don't misread me - I'm not knocking your creativity, and I think your designs are pretty cool (even though I'm not a miniatures guy). If sufficient money and/or distribution is not at stake, hopefully NCSoft won't get involved. However, Hero Forge's TOS suggests that they take infringement complaints seriously, and it would cost NCSoft almost nothing to file.

To follow up on @Christopher Robin's post regarding Air Friar, the "Martial Arts 3" robe might work as well. You'll have to ignore the buttons, but it helps to sort of cover up that sporran on the kilt (the pouch in front). Sort of - it'll still peek out a bit when you do... well, anything. 😩 Some of the baggier pants options may be worth checking out also. They're not at all robe-like, but the "Japanese" style pants in particular might be close enough for guvmint work.

For the love of all that is Holy, Unholy, or "Meh," I hope they're synchronized...

This little 1985 time capsule popped up in my Youtube recommendations this morning and prompted the question, "...the hell was wrong with us?" Billy Crystal - You Look Marvelous

On a related note, I'd love to see a "Hover Pose" customization for Fly.

No love for Avid Reader?

Us3 - Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) ...after all these years, I still think the guy dancing at 0:41 should have been Tommy Lee Jones...