ZacKing

No he was full on stalker mode with Lois. He didn't know the kid was his until the end of the movie.

Was he smiling in the trailer? I didn't see it. Seems like another angry/depressed/brooding take on the character from the footage in the trailer.

Yeah but that hasn't worked for them in the past. See Superman Returns. ^This exactly! They're never going to top Donner's original Superman. Christopher Reeve wasn't only Superman on film, he was Superman in real life. Hollywood isn't going to recapture that magic again. It looks like the story here is going to revolve around a world not wanting or hating Superman. Why that's the route they chose to go I don't know yet, but it isn't what I think of when I think of Superman. He's supposed to inspire us. He's better than us. He's the ideal to strive toward. That's what I want to see, not people throwing cans at him and screaming at him.

No, we don't need to change any HC policies. HC can set whatever policies and rules they want and whatever makes the most sense for them. If anyone doesn't like the rules here, there are a selection of other CoH servers out there to try.

Yup. I'm out. This is going to suck, calling it now. Hard as they've tried over the last 46 years, Hollywood just can't beat Donner's film and Christopher Reeve as Superman. Brandon Routh was great, but suffered from a shit script. Henry Cavill was great too, but also suffered from a bad script. I see nothing in this trailer here to make me want to see this.

I'm not, nor was I claiming to.

I can understand why HC doesn't continue the discussion. I wouldn't want to get into a protracted, endless debate with unhappy players who are going to be upset no matter what I say or do. It's lose lose no matter what for them.

So you'd like a GM or HC Council member to post "Sorry, but no" in your "official" request thread so you can complain about them in that thread too? Just want to make sure.

You can create a much nicer looking monument very close to, if not exactly like the Vietnam War Wall memorial right now in a base, including names. No development time required and it's there forever and everyone can visit it.

That's the point. You've now created more work for the volunteer staff. They're going to need a whole policy and guidelines for this. The ideas of using AE to create story arcs as memorials or adding a hologram base item or building a base memorial are things everyone could do. Two of those you can do right now with no development work needed. I understand you're grieving and trying very hard to get your friend included in the game. I'm sorry for your loss. We can all empathize with that, but a NPC for fallen players is a privilege that I think should be reserved for those who are volunteering their free time to create and maintain the game. It's not something that should be open to everyone.

I don't have any problem with the HC people adding likenesses of their friends or loved ones into the game. They're running and maintaining the whole thing in their spare time and sharing their labors with us. That gives them the right to add people important to them in my opinion and that doesn't mean it should be an option for everyone else. As for your suggestion, it's back to the original issues with it - this isn't fair for everyone and it makes this into a popularity contest, which is something the HC people have said they want to avoid.

Anyone can add whatever text they want inside a base they create, so this is unnecessary. It also wouldn't work if people can edit the files. You suggested other uses like in-base directories and such. That totally breaks if someone can modify the text file beyond what the original author intended there.

Those were good questions. Another concern is that this opens up the ability for it to be abused. No doubt there will be the enterprising individual(s) who will use these holograms to create "walls of shame" or otherwise unflattering depictions of people they don't like. If anyone can add anything, then what's to stop someone from making a hologram of people they don't like without that persons consent? I don't envy you all on this. It's a slippery slope.

I'd rather not see Captain Carter. She was already in DS:MoM and What If? I don't find her to be an interesting character to be honest, just gender bending. I also think it does the character of Peggy Carter a disservice. She already was a smart, strong and capable woman without needing to be a super soldier. Never needed to turn her into one to begin with. There's a reason why these characters aren't popular and Marvel comic sales have plummeted in recent years. Not long ago I read a couple of articles about DC and Marvel making up less than 4% of total graphic novel and comic sales. They're way, way, way behind manga anymore.

This is an excellent idea as it gives everyone the opportunity to create a memorial they feel best fits their needs. Thank you. You can create plaque type objects in the base with text, or even entire memorial walls. It's tedious to add each letter individually, but it can be done.