Techwright

But is using Trout Melee as sustainable practice, or will we be depleting the rivers, and depriving fly fishers? At least with Asian Carp Melee we have the satisfaction of removing some of an invasive species from our rivers.

The Time Variance Authority snags many PsychoChronoMetrons in the course of their duties. So many in fact, that the staff have taken to helping themselves to a few for their own curiosities collections...or more likely just to use as a door jam. Clearly someone was using the one on the helicopter as a paperweight to keep papers from blowing around.

I was mulling over IO slotting arrangements on Corrosive Vial this evening when I realized I have never really considered which is more effective against an enemy: a second damage IO or a defense debuff IO. And does it depend on the power they're slotted to? Let's give an example: Corrosive Vial, simplified to two slots. Let's use level 50 IOs for simplicity, and assume the first slot has a damage IO. Would my attack be more effective by slotting a second damage IO, or would using that second slot for a defense debuff improve the effectiveness of the current damage enough to prefer it over the damage IO? Or would it break even? Or would the result vary if another power were receiving the two IO spaces? Mids reborn can tell me the % value for damage and defense debuff, but I'm not sure that show effectiveness in action, how much damage ultimately gets through. Hope I'm explaining clearly what I seek.

I've still not seen Shang-Chi though I look forward to it. I was puzzled, after Disney put several other movies in Disney + at premium prices, to find it was not doing the same. I haven't bought into that concept yet, but Shang-Chi probably would have been the first one. And the way they're pushing things back, Michael Douglas is going to be in a nursing home before a fourth Ant Man film gets started. (Assuming Hank lives through Quantumania).

Let me guess: her Lore pet is a Chimeroran.

Just so long as the page comes with a new Time Melee set. I need me a Time/Stone brute!

"Humor and camp"? You're gonna love Shazam. I'm intrigued with the casting of Pierce Brosnan (the hair looks pretty spectacular, too). I, too, am curious about the tie in. We know Shazam was largely light-hearted fun. And it looks like they're pitching that Black Adam will be the polar opposite. So how do you push these two together without destroying one or the other? Someone got a "your chocolate in my peanut butter" solution?

Thank you for that correction. I only saw part of season 1 of Gotham, so clearly I missed that.

The magic-origin, electrical/invulnerable tank has entered the room. Original animated teaser: Latest live-action teaser: Honestly, this is looking very good. I had fears after the Captain Marv...ahem, Shazam! movie that anything connected with that brand would be campy, but if the teaser is setting the pace for the movie, this looks like a magic supervillain version of The Terminator, and I'm down for that.

I forgot to note one rumor floating around which is, at some point expect to see the Court of Owls. If so, this will mark their first live action appearance. I'd expect it would likely be a cameo, perhaps of the Court taking notice of Batman for the first time, setting yet another stage for another movie. And if this all is true, having the Gotham Knights video game come out, with it's focus on the Court might help bring awareness of this group to a wider audience.

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I've been holding back one I'd dearly love to see: Bookworm. Pretty sure he's only been in the '66 Adam West series, so a very campy version, but I can see great potential of a Bookworm reinvented as a information junkie with photographic memory, scanning fantastic amounts of webpages and e-books, and with a mind capable of collating all sorts of minutia collected from his readings into master plans. As a result he's a master hacker, blackmailer, and manipulator on a Big Brother scale. I only wish Roddy McDowell was still alive to play this serious version of him.

Might that have had costume components unique to Korea? And if so, can they be ported over to the current game?

Only six? Why must we use

The Flash movie is filming, and they've dropped a teaser. Costume looks excellent. Is that...is that...

I'm assuming if anyone is popping into this thread, they'll know the trailer spoilers are flying. Why else would one be here? I would not have realized it was Colin Ferrell. The look is remarkable, and strangely disturbing because I feel I've seen that face before somewhere. Even the coffee cup has a green stripe. Nice touch. Per IMDB, 4 villains (that we've been told), or perhaps 3 villains & 1 anti-hero/rogue. This makes me think they'll not do a full take-down this picture, but will deal with one, maybe two, and set the stage for subsequent films. I'm hoping they've a very, very slow burn in mind for introducing the Joker to this new telling. Batman's Rogues Gallery is the best in the business, and it's time to mine it's full depth. ( I'd love to finally have a proper, scary live-action Mr. Freeze or see Clock King brought to the franchise in full compulsive, precision psycho-genius mode. ) In fact, I think I'd rather have a cameo from Condiment King before yet another Joker appearance.

I see what you did there. LOL!

Sounds almost like the premise for Sky High. Individuals with seemingly useless powers like being a human glow stick, or being a shapeshifter but only as a hamster trying to find their way in a social group of flight, super strength, and invulnerability.

I would simply add to this that I just hit 50 on an energy/energy Sentinel and he proved good in both solo and team environments. Not that I'd do a Leroy Jenkins with him, but he was solid. If I'd chosen energy/invulnerable, I might have considered some additional aggression when running solo. I also previous took a water/willpower Sentinel to 50, and he's a heap of a lot of fun. My only drawback with him is that I had endurance issues in his rise through the ranks. I patched that by doubling up on endurance reduction in some of the willpower powers. Again, invulnerable may have been the easier, effective choice.

We've given you a full year to correct your mistake. Have you played Myst yet? 😉

First you trash them for the cliche, now you trash them for the originality. 😉

There comes a point though (perhaps "trap" is a better word) where the fandom embraces the cliche and are disappointed if the cliches are not used. Just ask Ryan of YouTube's "Pitch Meeting" fame or just watch any Star Wars work. Sooner or later "I have a bad feeling about this" pops up. Oh, and for a change up, how about "giant energy beams from the sky"? Galactus is coming...

Did somebody mention "raining zombies"? MCU spoiler alert

I remember doing that way back in summer 2019, but...I could have sworn there were NPC people inside. Maybe supers? I don't recall specifics, just an impression.

While I'm in favor of minimal effects (I'm glaring at you, bowl of the Mothership Raid), I regret to suggest human nature may be against you, anyway, even if the minimal effects were granted. All I have to do is look at team ice shields, which have minimal effects, but most of the ice wielders I've worked with still hit you with that clunky massive iceberg look.