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4 hours ago, Maelwys said:
As I backed away it supersped towards me and one-shotted me despite all my Stealth, Fully T4ed Incarnate powers, +MaxHP accolades/set bonuses and considerable amounts of defence and damage resistance.
My VEAT Bane has 1704 HP, >45% Defence to all positionals and 16.72% Toxic Resistance.
"Cursed Plague Howl" from this thing still had a 95% chance to hit on me, and it dealt a base 2140 points of Toxic Damage with just the FIRST hit, plus the below debuff which lingered for several minutes after the fight (I suspect it's a 5 minute debuff but couldn't see a duration listed in the powers text)For better or for worse, this is how "challenge" is being artificially created here. What do people expect? Players have for years been complaining about how easy the game is, how support/control is undesirable/not needed/not required, so this is how HC responded. Adding auto-hit un-resistable enormous spike damage to make things "harder" while making support/control desirable/needed. This is to be expected from here on out for hard mode content.
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21 hours ago, BrandX said:
They're going to need LOTS of people showing up!
Thing for them tho, is only 10 of them have cracked 1 billion.
I just don't see that happening to be honest. Anthony Mackie seems like a decent guy from interviews I've seen with him, but he isn't leading man material for a movie that's going to need to pull in 1 billion+ in order to make money.
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13 hours ago, mechahamham said:
However, lots of vigilantes and rogues DO live in Paragon City these days, or at least maintain residences there. I can see people wanting to stay in character and avoid dealing with Police officers, even as a trainer. The quick answer to this is to simply zone over to, say, Talos, to train where Luminary is right in front of the tram station.
You've solved your own problem in your post. If you want to RP that your toon doesn't like police officers, go visit another trainer someplace else.
As for vigilante characters working with the police, maybe you've never heard of Batman?
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Being infused with the super soldier serum isn't what makes him (or anyone) Captain America. Erskine chose Steve Rogers because above all else, he was a good man. That's why Cap chose Sam to succeed him - because Sam is a good man.
I don't think Falcon needs the serum to be honest.
6 hours ago, Ghost said:Supposedly with all the reshoots, the budget has ballooned to over 400mill.
Even if halfway decent, I just don’t see how they will make any money.
Ouch. That isn't including additional re-shoots and marketing costs. There's no way Disney is recouping that kind of money on this film.
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Anthony Mackie posted a photo of his costume from the upcoming film.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C9A3JyrvS4L/?hl=en
I like Anthony Mackie and enjoyed his performance as Falcon. With that said, I just don't see him as Captain America, and given the extensive re-shoots this movie has been doing, I'm not holding out hope for anything good. I predict this is going to be the next ultra-mega-flop for the MCU.
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On 7/5/2024 at 9:01 AM, Bionic_Flea said:
It's not just who they chose as actors as much as whether they acted well in well written scenes and that the creators blame the audience and not themselves.
Here's a fine example of the "creatives" blaming the fans/"internet culture" for not liking the crap they are shilling.
https://www.superherohype.com/movies/578398-emma-roberts-madame-web-internet-culture-joke
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Some more set photos. These look really bad. Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner honestly looks like an overweight guy cosplaying to me. I'm wondering if there is going to be extensive post-production on costumes? If not, this is shaping up to be terrible.
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12 hours ago, Sanguinesun said:
4. This "open" testing system is just an after-the-fact "check for bugs" only as usual. Community's input by this point matters little else because of the insular and non transparent system that exists that essentially has 2 communities instead of one.
12 hours ago, Sanguinesun said:Again this really is after-the-fact bug testing only and they expressed their reasons for disinterest plainly. Asking them, "what sort of things would interest you enough to try them on a beta" wouldnt have to be asked if we had an open development system that engaged the community as a whole from the start of the process....
No personal offense meant to you as I can respect your position, but I don't think either of these statements are fair. Nor do I believe that HC should be engaging with the community to the extent that some are asking them to. If HC were to ask 100 different players what they would like to see in future updates, it's extremely likely that they'll get 100 different answers with no common thread among them.
It's important to remember, the HC people here are volunteers doing this in their spare time. They are not paid professionals, and there is no financial incentive in keeping the customer base happy so that they are playing and paying longer. This is a passion project for them and they're working on things they want to work on and find interesting. Personally, I'd rather they continue to work on things they want to work on that keeps them engaged rather than trying to please everyone and getting burned out.
Not every change they make is going to resonate with every player. I personally don't like many of the changes they've made over the years, and ultimately I don't fault them for making them. HC has also made some truly wonderful updates and additions to the game that I find a lot of fun and enjoyable. For me, this update sounds interesting and I'll be sure to try everything out, especially the Labyrinth. No, this update doesn't have many things I'd like to see changed or added, but that's ok too.
Give everything a try and if you like it, great. If not, that's ok too. Again, not every update is going to be for everyone and try to keep in mind that this is a passion project for a group of volunteers.
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2 hours ago, High_Beam said:
Before there was such a thing as KB to KD IOs there was a thing called tactical positioning.
There are still outdoor maps where positioning isn't going to help. Unless you would like to start telling others they must take fly or purchase a jetpack from the P2W vendor and fight from above every battle.
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1 hour ago, Vexxillion said:
I don't know what the weird (read: petty) vitriol towards Dacy is all about, Excraft. I see that thumbs down on her helpful post above.
And I saw your extremely weird (read: petty) vitriolic "lol" emoji directed toward me on my post complimenting another player on the work they put into their base, which I enjoyed very much.
I've no idea who you are or why you would choose to try and throw shade on one player complimenting another on their work. Despite that, if you'd like to have a conversation about why I choose not to support projects being promoted by some, I'm happy to do that via PM. If not, that's fine too.
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2 hours ago, Erratic1 said:
You are relentlessly missing the point. You DO NOT have to consider too close if your goal is avoiding similarity.
Well no, I'm not missing your point. There are those out there who may look at your character and find it to be derivative and "too similar" to a trademarked character. You may feel it isn't close at all. What you all think is irrelevant. It's up to HC to decide and their call to make. There's no harm in asking a GM for help.
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1 hour ago, lemming said:
Those are both Byrne iirc and I think there's quite the history of doing alt versions of covers.
Yes those are both from Byrne and he's definitely doing it to give Marvel and DC the finger. He had a lot of issues working for both.
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1 hour ago, Erratic1 said:
Then we return to what I wrote originally: Avoid being close enough to need to ask and don't be a pedant who can't figure out what is close without a exhaustive set of guidelines.
How you define "close enough" is going to be different than the next person. Are you suggesting people shouldn't be allowed to PM a GM and ask? How are they to know what HC will consider "too close" unless they ask? Again, what you or I or anyone else considers to be "too close" is irrelevant. It's up to HC to make that call, and a player being concerned and asking a GM isn't a problem in my opinion.
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54 minutes ago, Forager said:
Does anyone have a short, succinct explanation that they have had success with?
Tell them thank you for the advice, then tell them to stick their advice where the sun doesn't shine.
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26 minutes ago, Erratic1 said:
There not being a concrete definition provided in no way means something isn't close or that objectively some things are quite different. Thor is nowhere near Superman in concept, Hyperion--what with near idntical powers, being from a destroyed world, and having an alliterative name in secret identity, is much closer (go figure, his creator admits he was patterned on Superman).
This has absolutely nothing to do with what I said in my reply. Again, there is no concrete definition of what "close" means. Since there isn't a clear definition, it in no way hurts to ask. What you or I or anyone else considers to be "too close" is irrelevant. That's up to HC to decide where the line is.
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I dropped in to check this out and no lie, this is one of if not the best base in the whole game. Very nicely done! The layout is just beautiful, especially when the sun is rising/setting. The view from the top of the steps in front of the Temple of Zeus is truly epic. Well done! You should be very proud of this one.
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54 minutes ago, Erratic1 said:
Is there a reason to get so close you have to ask the question how close is acceptable?
Considering there is no clear definition of what "close" is, there's no harm in asking. HC are the ones who define what "close" is, so better to ask before getting the generic hammer.
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On 6/28/2024 at 9:48 PM, Techwright said:
Which is puzzling because if one knows the story of Christopher Reeves, they'd know that Chris was healthy but thin, and went on a mad workout spree to bulk up to get the role. I'm surprised Gunn apparently didn't require the same for this one.
It makes him look even more fake and ridiculous. Brandon Routh and Henry Cavill both are in great shape too. Why this guy couldn't be bothered to hit the gym is anyone's guess.
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Looking at this some more, I agree it looks like rubber muscle suit underneath. This looks terrible in my opinion.
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15 hours ago, temnix said:
Of course it is right and proper that those who contribute more get more. That was the reason for the prestige store in the original game.
That made sense when the game was a commercial, for profit venture. It is not for profit now and will never be for profit again.
Hard NO from me on this terrible idea.
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Some set photos posted here. Can't say the new costume looks good at all.
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7 hours ago, Triumphant said:
It was pretty much just about the white guys, and that was fine by us.
If you don't think that Leia or Padme were integral to the story in the original films, had very strong characterization and helped keep those "straight white guys" on task, I don't think you've seen the original films.
7 hours ago, Triumphant said:But the problem is, now that we have a show that inverts that dynamic, all of us straight white guys are *blanking* our pants over it.
"Inverting dynamics" has nothing to do with it. It's the crap writing that's ruining these franchises, not the race or gender of the protagonists.
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6 hours ago, Triumphant said:
women, queer people, and people of color would like to see other human beings like themselves represented in the fictional universe that they love.
This is the spin that studios have attempted to sell and it doesn't work. It's extremely transparent. Does anyone honestly believe there were no women, queer people or people of color who were and still are fans of the original Star Wars movies? Were there no women who could relate to Uhura, Leia, Sarah Conner, Ellen Ripley or the like? The whole "I don't have someone like me" line strains credibility.
Various studios have kept trying this same "inclusivity" formula for years now and they've produced nothing but flop after flop after flop after flop. The second huge mistake the studios made is blaming the fans for not liking the garbage they are producing. That's not endearing any fan to them, regardless of race or color or gender.
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On 6/10/2024 at 2:55 PM, MsSmart said:
This post is to solicit suggestions, on how to curve the leaching.
If this is a concern for you, form your own teams and set expectations for everyone on the team on how you're going to run the team. Problem solved.
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Captain America: Brave New World
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The whole thing never should have been greenlit in my opinion. Again, Anthony Mackie - great guy, talented actor and Falcon is a great supporting character. Supporting being the important piece. He isn't a big enough draw to carry a whole film.