Techwright

I read that hearing Maurice LeMarche's voice in my mind. 😁 ( Avengers Assemble, Ultimate Spider-Man, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3) "Tolkien White Guy" is likely the greatest pun I've read in a long time! Don't know much about Ironheart so this should be interesting, or perhaps just a curiosity. I'm really unsure of this film. Its very hard to see it having the impact of the first one without T'Challa. I've said it elsewhere, but the character should transcend the actor. I suppose it is possible that it will get a boost from either those who go see it as a memorial to Chad, or those who go see it simply from a curiosity to see how they will make a Black Panther story without T'Challa. I suppose it makes sense to have Doom in the picture, if it happens. Latveria and Wakanda have an old antagonistic history. Doom may even be a villain of a high enough caliber to off T'Challa without the fans getting upset that a lesser destroyed the Black Panther. I'm guessing a death where T'Challa is not seen (or only briefly seen using technology similar to Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue One) like a bomb in the royal shuttle, etc. Come to think of it, Atlantis and Wakanda have an even greater hostility for each other. At some point, they may end up doing a Black Panther movie where the antagonist is Attuma or Namor.

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Isn't that type of comment supposed to be followed by a "Profession X hates it"?

Yes, agreed, don't want to derail the thread but I must extend my best wishes for health to your family. I do hope your father pulls through and that your wife somehow improves. The game is a retreat from the cares of the real world, but it need not demand isolation from it. And it sounds like Brooklyn Italians are not so different from Chicago Italians (my bro-in-law's kin). 😉 Here's hoping a fighting spirit will empower a fighting body.

Episode 4 is out.

We're presuming all of these would be alternate universes, yes? Adding a surprise cameo of Snipes in his Blade role would whet the appetite of the audience for the upcoming Blade reboot, though I'd love to see him as say a Rhodey/War Machine variant. I'd very much like to see Quake, and with her, a tie back into the MCU via an alternate universe acknowledgement for Agents of SHIELD A brief Jackman appearance as Wolverine makes sense as it would finally, formally establish the X-men as part of the MCU, even if Jackman's version is another universe and not the final MCU one. But I really think the Captain Carter one should be brought to live action, and if I heard correctly, Hailey thinks so as well. Deadpool, for the same reason as given for Quake and Wolverine Chris Evans as Johnny Storm for the same reason as Snipes with Blade. And it would give Chris a bit of fun tapping into his old role. Strictly of those pictured, I'd personally pick: 1. Captain Carter 2. MCU Quicksilver (Aaron) - having an alternate of Wanda's dead (and true) brother might really mess with her mind in the show. And it would give Aaron a chance to play the character again, hopefully with some corrections to bring it more in line with the Fox version. 3. Fox Quicksilver (Evan) - why two Quicksilvers? Wouldn't you want to see them team up?

Would that be one of the Koenigs or M.O.D.O.K.? If the former, that may be the first interesting thing I've heard about The Eternals. Normally I'm all excited for any Marvel movie. I've just heard so much "meh" about this one, and I gather that it has kind of distanced itself from the main path of the movies (as @Glacier Peak notes) that it probably will be the first Marvel movie on which I'll take a pass. Just let me see the tidbits, if any that tie into the main MCU arc and I'm good. To be honest though, I've always preferred the street level storytelling of Marvel. To me, whenever Marvel shoots up to the "phenomical cosmic power" level, I'm always left feeling it is out-of-control "magic" scaling. In short, I'd much prefer a Captain America scale to the story than a Galactus scale.

Moon Knight is one of the Marvel characters I know virtually nothing about. My best friend (and former comic shop owner) had to fill me in. The trailer looks electrifyingly trippy, and if the clips in it of Oscar Isaacs are any true indication, this is going to be an amazing performance. As to the accent...

I'm not really sure why they're re-doing Fraggle Rock. The show had a timeless quality to it, and if my niece ever has kids, it would be just fine to them, I'm sure. Unless the producers feel that not having computers and smartphones makes everything ancient. 🙄 If they're going to reopen the Henson Production archives let them add a 3rd or even 4th season to The Storyteller. Actor John Hurt was at his finest in season 1, and Michael Gambon was good in season 2, or better known as The Storyteller: Greek Myths. The puppetry was some of the best Jim Henson & Co. ever did during his lifetime. I'd welcome either a return to the Germanic Folk Tales, or continue the concept of season 2 with little known stories from other cultures.

I am, thanks for the well wishes! Mine was thankfully toward the milder end, though I hated the feeling of having my core energy stolen for days. (Now I know what it feels like to get hit by a Malta Sapper!) I've had friends, as I'm sure all have had, who were much, much worse.

Street gang is clearly the Crypts and not the Bloods. 😉

Just in case the question comes up for anyone again (see below). I did use the scaling tool to give the head a larger, fuller look. This is fantastic, @Without_Pause! I hope you'll take it as a compliment when I say I wish I thought of it! That is amazing, @Ston! I once had a plant controller, Wyld Thistle, that used a few elements of this, but you've done so much better! EDIT: Man, I go away for two weeks of COVID and you guys unleash 2 new pages of designs on fire! I love this game!

Ah, you guys came through!

As dark as those things are, even increasing luminosity by 50% would still make it dark. Frankly, would the game allow it, I'd be going into every spider hole with a full backpack of magnesium flares. Lets me see, probably blinds the night vision helmets of Arachnos, and is tricky to put out.

I don't think it would be my melee characters, though I've some I've been playing since full-instance herding was still a thing in 2005. The one thing I couldn't predict would be taunt, as I've not really done PvP here. And there's the whole matter that its a battle royale and I've 6 variations on ice characters, not to mention other controller sets, enough to hold all melee while the range strikers do their thing as an opening move. If I had to guess, it would boil down to my ill/storm controller, dark/dark corrupter, or even the fire/ice blaster (who has reached face-melting status lately), each of which is good at staying out of melee range, and has some sort of control power to lock down opponents while burning them down.

Roughly 1 hour after you posted, and had a speedy login. No problems noticed, though I've not played since logging in so I don't know about rubber banding and such.

Episode 3...

Yeah, I'd guess I'd say the same. The thing is just so versatile. Unfortunately, that would leave 4 others that are very dear to me as orphans on the doorstep. 😭

So you've finally upgraded from the Magic 8-Ball?

I decided to revisit/overhaul two characters, one was my Christmas character with seismic powers, the other was my gold-side kinetic scrapper from the original game (as pictured above in a July 3, 2020 post). As mentioned in said post, he was an early attempt to show a neon-based character, when there really weren't any such options. Lumineon, my "neon knight" was brought to blue side and reforged as a rad/energy sentinel. I've replaced certain costume pieces, changed colors around, and added auras and effects for more neon look. I finally found a biographical story "use" for those pipes off the back of his shoulders. They're now conceptually the generation mechanism for hard-light aurora wings. A still picture doesn't really do the look justice, so I've got a GIF. As was true when he was a kinetic scrapper, Lumineon's powers are each tuned to colors giving them a neon-like effect. LumineonGIF1.mp4 Crystalion (say "Kris-TAL-ee-on), was a complete concept overhaul of my Christmas seismic/earth blaster. Now with a new name and a crystalline body, he's ended up with two fantasy face concepts, neither of which I could settle solely upon. Perhaps the viewers can suggest which is preferred. I retain both on his costumes list.

That's some Buster Keaton-level stuff right there.

Ah, thanks! I was playing beta on Firefall (sigh) at the time, so that explains why they seem fresh to me. Last I'd known, "Rise of the Fifth Column" or something like that, was playing.

Now THAT would have been interesting!

Much appreciated for the offer, but no thanks. I'm already far too strung out managing a multi-page menagerie. 🤪 I really should check in with real life once in a while.

I realize one cannot sell CoH merchandise, but could one, say, buy a mug, and then ask that it be customized with that wrap for free? Asking for a friend, of course.