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Propaganda and misinformation have been around since the written word.

And yet you keep feeling the need to keep replying to their posts with nothing constructive to say.... Just ignore and move on. Very simple. Funny how "be excellent to each other" only applies to some. As for the OP... as @Ukase already pointed out, a tank is an archetype. Their survivability is heavily depended upon factors like player skill, level, slots and build. Also, there are many other ATs in this game that can "tank" depending on power selection and build.

Rather than just handing them free inf, why not spend some time with those supposed new players and teach them the ropes? There are a lot of ways to earn quick inf in the game that doesn't require a huge amount of grinding.

This won't work. These MMs are avoiding the AFK timeout by starting a TF or Ouro arc and then setting up in PI.

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.

Well no, his abilities are flying, lifting heavy objects, heat vision etc. He uses those abilities to fight crime and help people, not lord over them. He's inspirational through his actions. He doesn't need to act. He could let Luthor or Brainiac or any other bad guy take over the world. He doesn't. He decides to act and use his abilities to inspire others to do good deeds.

Fair enough. You're right. Thanks.

The circumstances are it did not bring in enough viewers to warrant further development. If the show were a huge success and became a watercooler show that everyone was talking about and advertisers were making a lot of money on, then it would have been renewed. What were the "expectations" and "expected" numbers for it to hit? Of course advertisers can and do withdraw from poorly performing shows. Their goal is to reach as large an audience as possible with their ads, especially in whatever key demographic they're targeting. Why do you think there are so many ads on broadcast and streaming? Television programs have been cancelled due to advertisers pulling out because of some controversy surrounding the show as well. If you want to go strictly by box office, it means Captain Marvel was a good movie and people went to see it, so it was a financial success. Ironman had 2 sequels as did Captain America, which are 2 more than Ironheart got. Yes, I've seen what happens when a studio releases a quality product. It sells tickets and makes a lot of money. As far as the Batman 2, from what I've read the script isn't finished yet and Pattinson may not be available yet due to other projects. I don't know if that's "tortured" or not. It did get a sequel greenlit, which is more than Ironheart has and also had The Penguin spinoff. What follow up series has Ironheart received?

I didn't care for the show and I didn't like the protagonist. There were some good parts, but overall not enough for me to rate this series very highly. I'd give it a 1 out of 5. I didn't "hate" it. There's no double standard at all. You're trying to backpedal because you're wrong and trying to compare apples to oranges. You tried to say that Daredevil didn't perform well, but still got a second season to claim quality doesn't matter. Daredevil is getting a second season because that's been the plan for it since very early on before filming began. Again, Disney already purchased 18 episodes and split that into 2 seasons. "Season 2" was already in production. That's not the same as Ironheart. A better comparison is to see whether Daredevil gets a third season. If it doesn't perform well, it probably won't. And when a program doesn't do well, regardless of the reasoning, and advertisers start pulling their money, the shows don't get renewed. Again, no way to spin it - Ironheart didn't do well enough to warrant a second season. Circumstances aren't really relevant. That's more a reflection on the quality of Fantastic Four and Superman than anything else. The Batman came out the same year as Thor: Love and Thunder, has good reviews from both critics and audiences and has a sequel in production. Not to mention it had a spinoff series on HBO Max. See what happens when a studio makes a good product?

Your conclusion is wrong and you're just making things up in order to argue. I never used the word hate to describe my opinion of the show. Ok but what else was released on D+ at the time? If there wasn't anything else and Ironheart was the only new content being released, it's understandable it would chart higher on D+ because it's the only new programming on at the time. As for Nielsen, it barely charted higher than Poop Cruise.... Disney originally purchased 18 episodes of Daredevil: Born Again. This was initially planned for 1 season, however it wound up getting split into two. There was enough content and story for 2 seasons, so season 2 wasn't contingent upon season 1 performance. I think that pretty much guts your vision of how things work. And your fantasizing that Ironheart would've been a raging success had it been released earlier isn't baseless speculation at all? Not even a little bit? You can't spin this - were Ironheart a hit success, there'd be a season 2 regardless of when it was released.

So I never used the word "hate" to describe the show. You're making things up. What is "good" in this instance? Good compared to what? What other programs did it outperform? How did it compare to other MCU series? Or Disney knew it wasn't good and decided to hold off on releasing it in the hopes their next couple of projects started reversing the already declining interest. Once again, if Ironheart were a success, it would've have been renewed regardless of when it was released. That's a fact. I did see ads of my Roku home screen for Ironheart, but they didn't last long. It seemed to be gone in a day.