Excraft

It's not just laughable, it's pathetically laughable and a joke. Humans going to art schools, take art classes where they specifically study the work and techniques of famous artists who came before them. They do this to learn, practice, expand and refine their skills and technique. AI is learning by studying the works of artists to hone its results and improve itself. Individuals or companies hire artists to design things for them. They give the artist prompts to provide an idea of what they are looking for, and the artist creates what they were asked for. Someone can now go to Grok or ChatGPT or wherever, give the AI prompts to provide an idea of what they are looking for and the AI will create it. I think it safe to say that everyone can understand that some people are scared of being replaced by AI. I get that, it's totally relatable. With that said, AI is a tool just like every other tool or invention or technology that replaced the work of a human being since humans have existed. These same people crying about are also going to be the first in line to take advantage of any life saving medications or medical procedures that AI helps develop, no matter how many human beings were replaced in the process.

Cool! So you're sending money to the families of all the artists who created the superhero genre this game is based on? What about the people who originally created all of the digital assets and code for this game? I assume you're sending them money too?

Take this even further and ask why they're even using a computer to begin with. Using a computer puts the craftsman who make paper, canvases, frames, pastel pencils, paints, charcoal, watercolor or whatever other art mediums out of a job. Where's the concern for the craftsman keeping the art industry alive? Exactly. Bob Ross learned (some say he "stole") from Bill Alexander. Should Ross' estate pay the Bill Alexander estate for any money Bob Ross made off of using the wet on wet technique? Is any artist today who paints impressionistic style paintings forking over any money to Monet's estate? I guess its acceptable for one artist to copy another artists' style or work and sell it for money because they're all artists, so that's makes it ok. Here's a funny thing with this - I follow a couple of artists using traditional mediums and methods to create different kinds of art, and most of them have been saying they're busier than ever because of AI. The demand for traditional handmade crafts is going up, not down because people prefer handcrafted things.

Then you're part of the problem, aren't you? You're taking advantage of them all by a using product that isn't paying any of the artists who inspired the genre the game is based on. Unless you'd care to post some details about residuals checks you're sending to the estates of Jerry Seigel and Joe Schuster and Jack Kirby and Stan Lee? Why aren't you paying them for using a product inspired by their work if it bothers you so much?

It's way more dumber than even that. These same people crying over AI stealing jobs have absolutely no problem... Turning on the light bulbs in their house - which put candlemakers out of work. Getting in their car to go somewhere - which put horse drawn carriage builders, carriage drivers and horse breeders out of work. Not to mention the people who used to clean up after the horses. Flushing their toilet - putting people who used to empty chamber pots out of work. Storing food in their modern fridge - which put ice delivery people out of work. Sending emails instead of mailing a letter - puts tons of postal workers out of work. Using the phone to make a call - put telegraph workers out of work. Taking selfie photos on their camera phone - put portrait painters out of work. You could spend months listing all these out. And by their own definition and standards, every single one of these things these AI hypocrites are doing is feeding money into some evil greedy company that stole work from someone else to make a profit. The hypocrisy knows no end.

You didn't answer my question. Where's your credit to artists like Lee Falk, Jerry Siegel, Joe Schuster, Bob Kane, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Alex Ross, John Byrne, George Perez, Jim Lee or any other artists and creatives out there who created the superhero genre that this game is based on? I will absolutely guarantee every character you've created here is derivative of the work of someone else and you've done diddly to give any of them a single shred of credit. Let's take this another step further. The artists who created the Romanesque environment for Cimerora and the clothing for the NPCs and such there - where do they give credit to the real life Roman artists, engineers and designers who designed and built those kinds of buildings and clothing back in the day of the Roman Empire? I can't seem to find them giving those Roman artists credit anywhere. Perhaps you can help me find it.

Are artists like Lee Falk, Jerry Siegel, Joe Schuster, Bob Kane, Jack Kirby or Stan Lee credited anywhere on the characters you've created in CoH? They all contributed to creating the superhero genre that this game is based around, and I'll bet real money any of your characters are in some way, regardless of how slight a similarity, derivative of earlier works by other artists. I'll bet real money you aren't crediting any of them either. I get that people don't like AI and that's ok, but these kinds of comments are a little hypocritical.

Why not just quit the league and join another? It's not like there aren't multiple instances of PI running ToT leagues. There's also leagues running in KW.

I think you're right. Reading through the discussion here, it does seem out of place. It is a bit odd. Metamorpho clearly wasn't some milquetoast. Seems to me he could have broken out of there and rescued his son quite easily with his power levels. I know they needed him to make Kryptonite to explain how Superman doesn't just escape the prison, but I do agree this part of the script is on the thin side.

There is another, much simpler way to solve this. Put the person on ignore and move on. Feeding trolls doesn't solve anything.

This is the important part. The Temporal Warriors HC added didn't result in a mass influx of new PvP players. Making Accolades purchasable from the P2W Vendor isn't going to lead to a mass influx of new PvE players either. As others have mentioned, it just makes it easier for those with the means to buy the accolades. At some point, people do need to interact with the game, so I don't think we need to make these accolades easier to get.

That's an interesting question. For the new Superman in specific, I think the falafel guy coming to help Superman got the point across. I do agree it is something they could build upon more. It's as you said though, how much or how little this kind of scene showing ordinary people inspired to do good is dependent on what the story calls for. You do see it in other films. The passengers on the train stepping in to protect Spider-Man from Doc Ock in Spider-Man 2 comes to mind. It's an interesting topic for discussion. Might make for an interesting thread.

Couldn't agree more. Their actions inspire and they lead by example to inspire others to be better people. They're not generals or politicians barking out orders from on high, they're walking the walk. Hell, in the case of Superman, his symbol from the House of El literally translates to "hope" on Krypton and represents being a force for good and an ideal for people to strive toward. Superman isn't telling everyone to sit back, relax, put their feet up and sip a cocktail because he's got this, he's using his powers for good and to inspire others to do good and make a better world. He does his best to help make the world a better place, and in doing so inspires others to do the same. ^ 100%.

If you say so. Correct and no one here has suggested otherwise. I take it you aren't familiar with the phrase "lead by example"? Either that or you're trolling. I suspect I know which. And how many ordinary people are doing that? I guess you missed the crowds of people standing around doing nothing while Superman was doing his thing. Only that falafel stepped in to help Superman when he was down.

I would say the latter.