6 hours ago, Lexx said:

I'm really curious which side has the biggest impact, though. Purely based on feelings, I would say that right wing "boycotts" never amounted to anything at all. The famous "Go woke, go broke" is basically non-existing as far as I am aware. Maybe Disney rolled back because the push back from the "woke" crowd was a magnitude bigger than the other one. Right wingers seem to be just really very loud snowflakes (or russian bots lol).

Conservatives used to have the bigger impact with Disney, what with being a family oriented company, but they alienated that audience already. So now they can't afford to lose the cat ladies too. Boycotts depend on the industry and consumer base. The Bud Light one sent Bud light from #1 beer brand to #3 or #4, so that was pretty effective, but if it's something mostly progressives consume, a conservative boycott won't do much, and Vice Versa. The Hogwarts Legacy boycott resulted in it being the #1 selling game of the year for instance. Alienating men seems to have been the bigger disaster for a lot of stuff, rather than political sides, just look at the collapse of Marvel and Star Wars.

David Warner 

Will this come as part of Game Pass, or will it need to be purchased separately?

18 hours ago, Justin Meador said:

Actually in my single player save ive been looking at that. It might be different for other people, but when i clear an area then build something that covers the ground like a clay slab, grass pallets, grass floor, or the scaffolding the grass doesn't grow back

Like can you build it then recycle it so it just leaves a path?

Some sort of Grub farm would be nice, and some sort of method of stopping grass/sprigs/clover from growing back so we can make paths.

I doubt Tyranny 2 since it's paradox and Obsidian isn't indie anymore. I hope they continue the Isometric Pillars as a way to drive PC gamepass with exclusive content and do a big AAA game in Eora as a separate franchise for Xbox. 

On 11/12/2019 at 3:00 AM, Melusina said:

pirates setting, of course.

I think this is the most likely. It's the biggest reason I have seen cited by people who didn't buy the game but normally buy those types of games. 

 

So the next logical step is Microsoft buying the Alpha Protocol IP from SEGA and funding the sequel that EVERYBODY wants, right?

 

Might as well grab Tyranny from Paradox, too, while they're at it.

 

I'm all for that. I liked Tyranny more than PoE, but it needs a sequel, and I don't want anyone but Obsidian doing it.

I liked the message TLJ pushed that it doesn't matter if a legendary figure was an awful bitter old hermit who tried to kill his nephew, his legend is more important and inspires others to be better people. Seems like a parallel to how college kids keep trying to ruin the legend of historical figures by focusing entirely on their negatives.

Local power metal band with an impressive female front

http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-len-wein-20170913-story,amp.html

 

Rip Len Wein, comic book writer. He was the writer who created Swamp Thing for DC and Wolverine for Marvel

Messed up that both the co-creators of Swamp Thing died in the same year.

I think Trump's address of the Afghanistan Strategy is his strongest moment yet, and lord knows he hasn't had many. I realize this plan wasn't put together by Trump alone and further he has some great speech writers, but Trump did okay all of it and no doubt had a hand as well. If there was anything I particularly disliked about the Obama administration it was it's foreign policy. Some of it was populist driven and opportunistic coming off of Bush's legacy, but a lot of it was gross and senseless. It will be interesting to see how US foreign policy plays out over the next three and a half years. I hope that this address does not become harrowing in hindsight, but having learned from Iraq I expect complications to come less from our nation and more from geopolitical upheaval in the region that once again pushes us into unknown and unprecedented territory. I think for me a highlight was acknowledging India as a partner in the Democratic world, far too long I feel they have been under-appreciated. Other highlights include moving away from time-tables, and the abandonment of nation building on behalf of another people's.

 

Honestly, if Trump stuck to his script and stayed off Twitter, I don't think there would be a lot to complain about.

My understanding is most of the statues honored confederate soldiers, who didn't give a crap about slavery, they just were fighting to defend their homes from an invading army from the north. Lee for example opposed the CSA seceding but joined when Virginia did because he fought for his home. The first statue thats removal caused a stink was of a guy who opposed slavery and campaigned for the CSA to push for peace with the Union. Anyway, opposing Nazi's doesn't automatically make you a good person. Antifa are violent communists, not good people. Stalin opposed the Nazis and he killed 3x as many people as the Nazis. Also, communists fighting fascists in the streets has led to every fascist government in history, except modern China, where the communists just adopted some free market policies to become fascists.

I liked Andromeda, unfortunately it was like a DC movie. It was too busy setting up future games and not worrying enough about the game itself. I hope it gets a sequel because I want to see more of Kett society and see who the mysterious backer is and such.

I've been around the community more or less for 20 years now (Was on the Black Isle forums before migrating). Good people come and go, as do bad ones, but its always been a pretty welcoming place with a good group of people.

 

 

 

Supergirl being stronger is (supposedly at least) comic accurate.

 

Modern comics Supergirl was at one time portrayed as 'stronger' due to not having grown up having to suppress her powers like Clark did as she arrived as a teenager.  Not sure if that applies to the episode as I'm not watching the show.

 

Young Kara uses her powers once in a first season flashback, saving a woman and child from a burning car, until Pa Danvers admonishes that their lives are at risk if she continues. Every episode in both seasons begins with a monologue explaining she was forced to conceal herself as a child on Earth, so it's unlikely lack of suppression influenced Supergirl's defeat of Superman. I didn't mind it, I thought it was unexpected and fun.

Was Suprgirl's name always Kara Danvers in the comics? I am so old that I can't remember lol I could have sworn that her name was originally Kara Kent and that the new Danvers name is just a rebuttle to Captain Marvel's Carol Danvers. I remember watching the old Supergirl show with Billie Jean but I'm pretty sure her name on there was Kara Kent. Just curious.

 

She was originally Linda Danvers. Superboy(clone version) went by Connor Kent.

 

 

To think Marvel still hasn't put out a movie with a female lead, and the flood wall shows no sign of breaking any time soon. I'm left impressed by WW.

Problem is Marvel doesn't really have any major female characters. All the well known female marvel characters are X-Men, so Fox has the rights. They have really been pushing Captain Marvel to be their Wonder Woman in the comics, but she isn't catching on like they hoped. The movie might help with that.

 

In terms of the MCU, however, they have both Scarlet Witch and Black Widow on whom they can base a film, being that both have in their cinematic incarnations a fair bit of following. Besides, is Captain Marvel really less successful than either Guardians of the Galaxy or Doctor Strange? I think the MCU by now have a strong-enough following to make of a middling comic book series a successful cinematic one.

 

In all honesty I wouldn't be surprised if all three heroines above have already been looked at as potential candidates for their own solo films, but perhaps they've yeat to hit on a project that would be appealing and have them at the lead. Dunno, but either way I don't think it's their lack of bankability as characters that has kept them from having their solo ventures.

 

 

Captain Marvel sells about 10-20 thousand fewer copies per month than Doctor Strange. Her book has been cancelled several times for low sales and relaunched with the hope it can gain momentum. It's hovering around 25k per month now, with 20k being the cancellation level. For comparison I believe Batman and Spider-Man are the top selling books at around 130-150k per month.

 

I doubt Scarlet Witch could do a solo film, her backstory was already covered and I don't think she's interesting enough to carry a solo film. A Black Widow one dealing with the Red Room and maybe Leviathan could work. They may be able to pull off a She Hulk one as well, if they can get around the distribution rights with Universal. Monica Rambeau, aka Captain Marvel, aka Photon, aka Pulsar, aka Spectrum could definitely handle her own movie. She has the power set to be in the big leagues, she's an interesting character with a lot of history, she's just a really unknown character.

 

Marvel has proven they can make anything successful, they just really don't have a lot to work with.

To think Marvel still hasn't put out a movie with a female lead, and the flood wall shows no sign of breaking any time soon. I'm left impressed by WW.

Problem is Marvel doesn't really have any major female characters. All the well known female marvel characters are X-Men, so Fox has the rights. They have really been pushing Captain Marvel to be their Wonder Woman in the comics, but she isn't catching on like they hoped. The movie might help with that.

Rand Paul talked about how its a good thing there were police there because the gun laws there didn't allow any of them to have their guns so they were defenseless against the shooter.

Wonder Woman - 9.5/10 Once again, a DC film is VASTLY superior to that Marvel ****. It hits all the right notes, the acting is great, the action is great, everything is great. Best thing, though, about the movie? It is NOT a feminist movie in any way which explains why some SJW Nazis are whining about it. HAHAHAHAHA!

 

This explains, also, why it is a vastly superior film to Ghostbusters. GB was all about pushing an agenda. WW is about making an entetriajing comic book/SH movie that just happens to star a woman. HOLY MOLY. What a concept. It is exactly the same reason why Alien was popular too.

 

GAME OVER. GAME OVER INDEED.

Dark Knight was the only DC movie better than any of the Marvel Studios ones so far, so I don't know what you're smoking

Supergirl beating Superman in a fight bugged me in the finale. He is bigger, stronger, has more combat experience, etc.

The collateral damage argument versus terrorism is an interesting one, because we have our militaries actively engaged in many Muslim countries. It's pretty clear terrorists are justifying their acts based on the collateral damage that is happening there.

 

I thought they were justifying their acts because Muhammed was a terrorist warlord who killed Jews and Christians and wanted Islam spread across the world and he is the model for all muslims to live their lives by. 

 

Edit: Oh yeah, about that "second generation immigrant" http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/24/manchester-bomber-salman-abedis-father-was-part-al-qaeda-linked-group-ex-libyan-official-says.html

 

The family that slays together stays together.

Seems like the only honest guy in the UK at this point is Tommy Robinson, but everyone just dismisses him as a bigot because they aren't willing to hear the truth.

 

 

 

https://youtu.be/ddKwb3Wzz0w

 

I think this is a Suitable response.

 

Val, I would say you are like a sixteen year old, but to be honest, you remind me more of my class four years ago. Whenever someone would even say "sex", "****" or, god forbid, "vagina" everyone would scream "eeeeeeeeewwwwww", end of the conversation.

 

People have sexual fantasies. It's a thing. People want to live these sexual fantasies. That's a thing too. And a good one.

 

 

EDIT: censoring p€nis but not vagina? Really?

While the Nye video pretty much represents society ruled by its base desires instead being in control of them, i find the bolded part more interesting. Tell me more about this, what kind of university did you attend where people talked like children?

Ben is not yet in university

Indeed. But I am flattered you assumed

 

So four years ago, we're talking ages between 11 and 12.

So much makes sense now.

Well season 4 was split into 3 storylines so if you don't like the Ghost Rider stuff it's not all season. I actually really like that they are treating it more like a comic book and doing several smaller self contained arcs per season instead of trying to spread a story across the whole season. Less filler.