Amentep
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Hmm, maybe I should go back and reread the fifth comic in the series because I thought he did unleash his full power on the Hulk. Even going so far as to say (paraphrasing); "so this is what it feels like to finally let go". I think he did - but I don't think he did at the beginning of the fight (as I recall - I might be wrong). The going theory on the Hulk at the moment is the angrier he gets, the stronger he gets. As Gorgon said there's no upper bound on this. So unless, at the beginning of the fight (Act I, Scene I) Sentry uses all of his power, he's going to only at best be able to tie the Hulk (which he did as they both ended up exhausted and out of their powered up forms). The longer the fight goes, the stronger the Hulk will be.
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Sentry always defeated himself. Usually by non-action - The Avengers got their assess handed to them by Black Bolt which wouldn't have happened had the Sentry not decided that to act and fight BB would risk unleashing the Void IIRC. Given that he'd never unleash the full brunt of his powers on Hulk at the start of the fight - which is the only way he'd win - I think the fight (really fought to a tie) is reasonable.
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Ehhh... the difference, though, is that that's really kind of just "Good" vs "bad," blending together in the middle. It's like a single quadrant of the Cartesian plane. Midnite Rule's proposal would extend that to the entire plane. Sort of. It's got a good bit more complexity, even in its base form. Actually its two quadrants - the green is quadrant 1, the red quadrant 4 and the black the horizontal origin line. Essentially you have one variable that can be either positive or negative; something in a single quadrant is either positive or doesn't exist (0). The only way to do a 4 quadrant plane is to have two independent variables (emotion-practical or trust-like as suggested) where both variables can be positive or negative.
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I think you have to approach it this way. Kickstarter is not a store; its the equivalent of having some inventor pitch you - the wealthy investor - about their new plan. Maybe it'll be the new light bulb. Maybe it'd be the new Radithor. You won't know unless it gets backed and you either win big or lose what you invested. I try to hedge my bets by supporting people who've delivered something before (even if they were work-for-hire chaps) but I understand crap happens and even the safe bets have risk. I have no problem with delays so long as the project is upfront with them and not trying to hide them until the last minute.
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Change the third panel to finding out your heroic fix to the problem was wrong and didn't work the way you thought it would and you'd have my 2 semester programing course in college. Never got one of my programs to work - passed the class because I always aced the theory (and the third class I had to take I got an "A" because it was all theory). I'm playing Bioshock Infinite - will have some thoughts to share when I finish.
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I still like Superman; I don't think his powers or really an issue if the writer thinks about the story. The best Superman stories are when he uses his brains to out-think a villain. (I'd also argue the Hulk works best when he isn't smart so that becomes his challenge to overcome).
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While I think this is a parody of the Brittaney Spears video, however... ...I thought I'd read that she wasn't bondable for a picture at this point? Certainly I imagine her various legal issues and pull-outs on roles she'd accepted would cause a guarantor company to debate heavily before agreeing to a completion bond.
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I watched Moon last night. Thought it was a good film and a throwback to films like 2001 and Silent Running. Sam Rockwell does a good job in the main character role. Has anyone seen Moon's director Duncan Jones' SOURCE CODE?
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^It'd have been cooler if it'd been the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) I kid, I kid. CVN-65 was the first of the nuclear powered aircraft carriers, IIRC, so that's a bit of history serving on her. Just got decommissioned if I remember correctly again. I remember getting a chance to go to one of the ships set up as a museum and being impressed with how big it was (and, funnily enough, getting lost in it because someone left a barrier down and I got into the part of the ship you weren't supposed to be able to get to and couldn't figure out where I'd gone wrong). EDIT: It may have been the USS Barry (DD-933), a Sherman-class destroyer from the 1950s and about a third of the size of the Enterprise.
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Wasn't former regular poster Slowtrain from Boston? I seem to remember him talking about the Boston sewer system and train system at one point. I know he doesn't post regularly (last in march), but anyone heard from him?
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Yeah last few times I played DAO I thought the mage tower and all the switching to be rather tedious. Not so the first few times I'd played it when the game came out. That said, I also understand the issue with Ostagar - a lot of that seems to be busywork given while trying to introduce the player to various gaming concepts but doesn't hold up as well after repeated plays.
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I'm reminded of the quote mentioned about the possibility of a Green Hornet sequel (which made almost twice what it cost to make: cost ~$120 M, made ~$240 M) which was that the studio had no interest in a sequel because they didn't spend $100 million on a film to make $100 million. John Carter made $300 million but reputedly cost $250 million to make*; clearly Disney doesn't want to invest millions of dollars to only show $50 million profit. I can't help but wonder if that's the same problem we're seeing in the game industry. They don't want Tomb Raider to make a tidy little profit, they want it to make a mega profit - otherwise it isn't worth their time and expense. *As I recall John Carter was handicapped by having several years of budget hell money applied to its final cost even though those costs didn't go towards the film that got made.
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I fall into one of the listed age brackets.
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I'm not sure about this being a women-only issue. I can buy a shirt that allows me to button at the neck (and wear a tie), fit the length of my arms or cover my entire torso, but not all three at once without looking like I decided to wear a small tent. I usually opt for not wearing a tie. Thankfully I'm in a line of work where it isn't really necessary.
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How about partying WITH you after your death, Weekend at Bernie's style?
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For someone who knows so much about the inner workings of The Evil Empire and its homogeneous, unthinking drones who are absolutely devoted to The Cause, how is it you haven't ever seen a single American celebrity gossip magazine, sports magazine, or beer commercial, or reality TV show? Have you ever heard of "mardi gras," "college" or "spring break"? It would appear not. Or rather, you would normally use those as an insult about americans' intelligence or values in another thread, but so long as an american says "right" you've got no alternative but to say "left," no? To be fair, I think the "American fear of boobs" is really an "American fear that impressionable minds will be irreparably damaged by the sight of a boob." Also, since this thread has become boob focused, I couldn't help but think of this other thread...
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I'll admit, PST rekindled my interest in 2nd Edition AD&D and I bought as much of the setting material as I could (later delving into Ravenloft and Al Qadim as well). I'm not overly interested in Numenera yet, but I might become so after I play the game.
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However, it should be pointed out, that from what I've been told, while the tuition assistance is "back on" it'll probably take a semester before students can actually start getting money again.
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Yeah I'm trying to minimize what I find out about the story myself.
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I may be in the minority, but I'd rather pockets of unnatural darkness effect the characters and not me. *I, the player* didn't get hit by a blind spell, why should *I, the player* be blind. While its a bit understandable in a first person game where your eyes are your character eyes, I'd rather they solve the issue differently for an isometric game. Characters who stumble or can't find targets, etc. than blinding me. Only if there are grues afraid of the dark. *Casts frotz on grue*
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Well it really depends on how 'finicky" magic is. With magic in the setting seeming to be tied to souls, it might be that everyone has a little bit of magic. Technology usually springs up around need. If a cheep magical lantern exists, or a magical-poo-away loo, odds are there won't be a motivating factor to create a technological solution to the problem. In fact, as its set out in the game (as I recall), the guns seem to exist primarily as a solution to the problem of magical shields. Will there be a need to move it past that in the setting? Hard to say.
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Using Crystals opens the way to people saying "think of the power of crystals!" and then we're back in the 70s listening to New Age music while sitting cross-legged under a pyramid symbol, surrounded by crystals while meditating and frankly no one wants that. I kid, crystals would be a good solution as well. Or giant fireflies and glowworms as pets*. *this could lead to awesome dialogue like "You arboreal menace! You've slain my giant glowworm!"
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