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    薔薇語 reacted to TheDarkness in The Flash   
    Flash died in the Crisis. Continuity is nonexistent in the comic, I'm pretty forgiving of it in the show. The show would have to work hard to have less continuity than a comic where the second flash, many decades later, is written to have created the first flash, all revealed after the second flash has died and come back. And the entire world the first flash is from has ceased to exist in the same form.
     
    And then the speed force. The speed force could simply be renamed speed midichlorians.
     
    That said, I love both the comic and the show.
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    薔薇語 reacted to Clonus in The Flash   
    And for something superficial:  Those Hawk costumes are the best looking full-on superhero costumes ever seen on television.  Also the FX wings were way way better than the previous TV Hawkman could show.  
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    薔薇語 got a reaction from BoloOfEarth in The Flash   
    Yeah, that would have been nice. I still don't think it would have really fixed the issue for me. He knows he needs to be incognito and is hardly that foolish, I would think, but at least it would have given us something. 

    Also, I was really surprised by the Garrik thing, too. At fist I just thought "oh, yeah! Super speed so he can just avoid all conventional and most extraordinary locks" but that obviously isn't the case. It is getting too annoying. They should just put the team out in an open field with a nice sun roof.
     
    --

    I just now noticed there is a show called Vixen on the CW. I have only gotten a bit into it but it seems really nice. 

    http://cwseed.com/shows/vixen/vixen-season-1/?play=24dac429-d147-4492-bbe9-818188019537

    Soar. 
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    薔薇語 reacted to BoloOfEarth in The Flash   
    I'm similarly irritated with STAR Labs' "open door" policy.  At the start of the season, they even made a point of saying that they beefed up security so people can't just walk in (and then Jay Garrick immediately just walks in).  They really need to find that one door that apparently just won't lock, and get the darn thing fixed.
     
    I understand that for storytelling purposes they wanted Det. Patty Spivot to shoot Wells-2.0, but a throwaway line ("If you're trying to hide, Dr. Wells, you need to learn to lock doors behind you") would have only taken a few seconds' screen time and easily explains how she got in.  (After all, I could see Wells, whose own STAR Labs has staff and security guards to handle petty details like that, not thinking to re-lock the door behind him.)
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    薔薇語 got a reaction from bigbywolfe in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    I generally agree that dropping hints here and there is good and something that I enjoy seeing. But there is a cost to every hint. There are a million and one things that Marvel could hint at in every movie but even if every single one only required 1 second to do, that is still going to be longer than the whole of the movie. And thus picking and choosing which ones are important is vital to the planning and production phase. Add to that that there is a limit to how much you can shoot. Every bit that makes the movie longer is a bit that costs the studio more money - and they want to see a return on investment. And if we are adding in hints that are more or less mystic and unclear and NEVER get cleared up in the movie series, then we are wasting money. After all, these movies are not designed to be advertisers for the comics; if I recall correctly, Marvel hasn't even seen that big of an uptake in readership despite all the movies. No, so adding in cryptic and un-noticeable lines about something that will never be explored is a bad business decision. 

    So, now a days the studio has a stronger vision of what will be coming up and what they can expect to incorporate into the mythos of the MCU. Thus adding in an extra minute of "cryptic" foreshadowing is acceptable. But then again, having one writing team and director incorporate that into one movie that then binds the 'creative talent' of the next team and director is only going to cause contention - afterall, you never know when you will have a turn coat talent like Josh Wheadon show up who just wants to throw out your whole masterful plan. So minimizing stuff like that is probably best from a business perspective. 
     
    Soar. 
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    薔薇語 reacted to Ragitsu in [Police brutality] American injustice, yet again.   
    http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/11/24/3725633/laquan-mcdonald-shooting-video/
     
    I wonder which part of police marksmanship training teaches the sexdecuple tap.
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    薔薇語 reacted to Lord Liaden in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    IMHO part of the "problem," if you want to call it that, is that many Marvel properties are in the hands of other studios. Two of them with the largest roster of attached characters, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, can't be used by Marvel for their own movies. Spider-Man is just a recent addition, through an exceptional cross-studio shared production agreement.
     
    But I believe it's also worth remembering that Marvel Comics have been around since 1961. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has only existed since 2008. And a big portion of these movies' fan base know the characters only through the movies. There's only so much time and energy you can devote to introducing new characters in movies. These things aren't comic books, massed produced on cheap paper through the efforts of a handful of producers. These big-budget movies require a small army of artistic and technical talent, working with expensive equipment for months and sometimes years; all of which has to be paid for.
     
    Remember when we were all amazed when the first Avengers movie managed to balance more than half a dozen main protagonists? Maybe we've become spoiled in thinking they can just keep throwing more and more characters into a movie.
     
    However, for me the (relatively) small number of protagonists in the upcoming Civil War helps focus the action and the stories down to their key components. IMHO it makes them seem more important, not less. Over the past seven years, these few people have caused the world to face the reality of threatening alien life and beings with godlike power; exposed corruption at the heart of the world's premier security agency while preventing its subverters from seizing world power; caused the devastation of at least two cities and massive destruction around the globe. They're famous, they're symbols, and they're polarizing influences. As Nick Fury said, they can't be matched, can't be controlled. The actions of this small number of heroes have repercussions far exceeding their numbers.
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    薔薇語 got a reaction from Beast in The Flash   
    Why is Champions used as a measuring stick in the first place? You realize that they are fundementally different products. If not, why not complain that Friends and HERO are not compatible. Or how Pixels and HERO are not compatible. You are stating that they aren't compatible (A point which I think I did a good job at refuting) without addressing the greater point of "why even compare the completely distinct products?" That is like:
     
    A - "The Great Spaghetti monster in space is real!"
    B - "Why do you think that?"
    A - "Because I think The Great Spaghetti monster in space is real!!"
    B - "Why?"
    A - "Because..."
     
    At some point you need to actually address the basic question that is being asked: why compare HERO system to The Flash? Would it be equally okay to compare Monsters and Masterminds? How about Gurps? Would DnD Modern be okay? BESM? Fate? Are all of them reasonable? What do we do when BESM can account for something but DnD can't?
     
     
    Why do you assume Grodd will never be able to use his MC? He has already shown that he can. The whole set up for that episode was him getting away with his MC. Even against a member of the team.
     
    Cisco created a device to stop his MC but can't give an absolute protection against mental blasts, disorientation, and giant ape fists. So Grodd is still a rival. He is just one that doesn't have an "Auto-win" vs the Hero. And to put this in HERO terms for you since you seem to insist on it: Any GM who builds an NPC with an Auto-win and doesn't allow the PCs to negate that is a terrible GM. Any villain that can out power my Character Physically, Mentally, and is prevented from being neutered is a villain that is wholly uninteresting and the GM is terrible for using it. Are you suggesting that we should have terrible GMs in Champions? ^-^;
     
    Lets also address the fact that your point is stupid - yes, absolutely stupid. In the first encounter with the Mental Defense device, the Flash gets knocked about and the device ends up malfunctioning. Thus, his ability to strictly resit Grodd is predicated on him not taking a big hit to the face. And Grodd, while not as fast as The Flash is still able to anticipate his movements to a degree and beat the ever living crap out of him - thus making him vulnerable to the most Game-Overy attack available: a full on Mental Domination via Mind Control.
     
    Lastly, lets address your complete disregard for the source material: Heroes always find ways to narrowly beat out their opponents. It is not an exception to the rule that a Hero with some level of gadgetry or with helpers with some level of gadgetry manage to build a device to stop an opponent. No, it is not the exception; indeed, it is quite the opposite. How many times has Tony Stark made adjustments to his suit to defeat foes? How many times has Batman just remembered to bring McGruffin X in his utility belt in order to win? How many times has Ant-Man or Mr. Fantastic create some program or device to win a battle or find a baddy? These are not uncommon. These are expected. If Cisco, Kaitlin, Wells, and Barry were not doing this we would all call them idiots for not exploiting their best tools. And for someone who has complained so strongly that these characters suffer from Dumb Streaks to be demanding that they suffer from Genre destroying dumb streaks is peculiar at best.
     
    I get it. Flash isn't doing exactly what you would do if you were the Flash. Too bad. Get over it. But making up excuses to be salty at a show is just mind boggling. And if you are really struggling to watch a show, just quit. I made my two (three?) complaint posts about Supergirl in the Supergirl thread and ended it there. There are people in that thread who like the show. They don't need me going in there explaining and complaining about how terrible a show that is every week. And quite frankly, I don't need that. It is just best to accept such as the way of the world and move onto greener pastures that make you happy.
     
    Soar.
     
    PS: We have also given a rather clear and obvious work around for Grodd's MC power. You can't protect everyone all the time from Grodd. And it only takes one civilian being captured to rendered The Flash incapable of something.
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    薔薇語 got a reaction from Lawnmower Boy in The Flash   
    Why is Champions used as a measuring stick in the first place? You realize that they are fundementally different products. If not, why not complain that Friends and HERO are not compatible. Or how Pixels and HERO are not compatible. You are stating that they aren't compatible (A point which I think I did a good job at refuting) without addressing the greater point of "why even compare the completely distinct products?" That is like:
     
    A - "The Great Spaghetti monster in space is real!"
    B - "Why do you think that?"
    A - "Because I think The Great Spaghetti monster in space is real!!"
    B - "Why?"
    A - "Because..."
     
    At some point you need to actually address the basic question that is being asked: why compare HERO system to The Flash? Would it be equally okay to compare Monsters and Masterminds? How about Gurps? Would DnD Modern be okay? BESM? Fate? Are all of them reasonable? What do we do when BESM can account for something but DnD can't?
     
     
    Why do you assume Grodd will never be able to use his MC? He has already shown that he can. The whole set up for that episode was him getting away with his MC. Even against a member of the team.
     
    Cisco created a device to stop his MC but can't give an absolute protection against mental blasts, disorientation, and giant ape fists. So Grodd is still a rival. He is just one that doesn't have an "Auto-win" vs the Hero. And to put this in HERO terms for you since you seem to insist on it: Any GM who builds an NPC with an Auto-win and doesn't allow the PCs to negate that is a terrible GM. Any villain that can out power my Character Physically, Mentally, and is prevented from being neutered is a villain that is wholly uninteresting and the GM is terrible for using it. Are you suggesting that we should have terrible GMs in Champions? ^-^;
     
    Lets also address the fact that your point is stupid - yes, absolutely stupid. In the first encounter with the Mental Defense device, the Flash gets knocked about and the device ends up malfunctioning. Thus, his ability to strictly resit Grodd is predicated on him not taking a big hit to the face. And Grodd, while not as fast as The Flash is still able to anticipate his movements to a degree and beat the ever living crap out of him - thus making him vulnerable to the most Game-Overy attack available: a full on Mental Domination via Mind Control.
     
    Lastly, lets address your complete disregard for the source material: Heroes always find ways to narrowly beat out their opponents. It is not an exception to the rule that a Hero with some level of gadgetry or with helpers with some level of gadgetry manage to build a device to stop an opponent. No, it is not the exception; indeed, it is quite the opposite. How many times has Tony Stark made adjustments to his suit to defeat foes? How many times has Batman just remembered to bring McGruffin X in his utility belt in order to win? How many times has Ant-Man or Mr. Fantastic create some program or device to win a battle or find a baddy? These are not uncommon. These are expected. If Cisco, Kaitlin, Wells, and Barry were not doing this we would all call them idiots for not exploiting their best tools. And for someone who has complained so strongly that these characters suffer from Dumb Streaks to be demanding that they suffer from Genre destroying dumb streaks is peculiar at best.
     
    I get it. Flash isn't doing exactly what you would do if you were the Flash. Too bad. Get over it. But making up excuses to be salty at a show is just mind boggling. And if you are really struggling to watch a show, just quit. I made my two (three?) complaint posts about Supergirl in the Supergirl thread and ended it there. There are people in that thread who like the show. They don't need me going in there explaining and complaining about how terrible a show that is every week. And quite frankly, I don't need that. It is just best to accept such as the way of the world and move onto greener pastures that make you happy.
     
    Soar.
     
    PS: We have also given a rather clear and obvious work around for Grodd's MC power. You can't protect everyone all the time from Grodd. And it only takes one civilian being captured to rendered The Flash incapable of something.
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    薔薇語 got a reaction from Andrew_A in The Flash   
    Why is Champions used as a measuring stick in the first place? You realize that they are fundementally different products. If not, why not complain that Friends and HERO are not compatible. Or how Pixels and HERO are not compatible. You are stating that they aren't compatible (A point which I think I did a good job at refuting) without addressing the greater point of "why even compare the completely distinct products?" That is like:
     
    A - "The Great Spaghetti monster in space is real!"
    B - "Why do you think that?"
    A - "Because I think The Great Spaghetti monster in space is real!!"
    B - "Why?"
    A - "Because..."
     
    At some point you need to actually address the basic question that is being asked: why compare HERO system to The Flash? Would it be equally okay to compare Monsters and Masterminds? How about Gurps? Would DnD Modern be okay? BESM? Fate? Are all of them reasonable? What do we do when BESM can account for something but DnD can't?
     
     
    Why do you assume Grodd will never be able to use his MC? He has already shown that he can. The whole set up for that episode was him getting away with his MC. Even against a member of the team.
     
    Cisco created a device to stop his MC but can't give an absolute protection against mental blasts, disorientation, and giant ape fists. So Grodd is still a rival. He is just one that doesn't have an "Auto-win" vs the Hero. And to put this in HERO terms for you since you seem to insist on it: Any GM who builds an NPC with an Auto-win and doesn't allow the PCs to negate that is a terrible GM. Any villain that can out power my Character Physically, Mentally, and is prevented from being neutered is a villain that is wholly uninteresting and the GM is terrible for using it. Are you suggesting that we should have terrible GMs in Champions? ^-^;
     
    Lets also address the fact that your point is stupid - yes, absolutely stupid. In the first encounter with the Mental Defense device, the Flash gets knocked about and the device ends up malfunctioning. Thus, his ability to strictly resit Grodd is predicated on him not taking a big hit to the face. And Grodd, while not as fast as The Flash is still able to anticipate his movements to a degree and beat the ever living crap out of him - thus making him vulnerable to the most Game-Overy attack available: a full on Mental Domination via Mind Control.
     
    Lastly, lets address your complete disregard for the source material: Heroes always find ways to narrowly beat out their opponents. It is not an exception to the rule that a Hero with some level of gadgetry or with helpers with some level of gadgetry manage to build a device to stop an opponent. No, it is not the exception; indeed, it is quite the opposite. How many times has Tony Stark made adjustments to his suit to defeat foes? How many times has Batman just remembered to bring McGruffin X in his utility belt in order to win? How many times has Ant-Man or Mr. Fantastic create some program or device to win a battle or find a baddy? These are not uncommon. These are expected. If Cisco, Kaitlin, Wells, and Barry were not doing this we would all call them idiots for not exploiting their best tools. And for someone who has complained so strongly that these characters suffer from Dumb Streaks to be demanding that they suffer from Genre destroying dumb streaks is peculiar at best.
     
    I get it. Flash isn't doing exactly what you would do if you were the Flash. Too bad. Get over it. But making up excuses to be salty at a show is just mind boggling. And if you are really struggling to watch a show, just quit. I made my two (three?) complaint posts about Supergirl in the Supergirl thread and ended it there. There are people in that thread who like the show. They don't need me going in there explaining and complaining about how terrible a show that is every week. And quite frankly, I don't need that. It is just best to accept such as the way of the world and move onto greener pastures that make you happy.
     
    Soar.
     
    PS: We have also given a rather clear and obvious work around for Grodd's MC power. You can't protect everyone all the time from Grodd. And it only takes one civilian being captured to rendered The Flash incapable of something.
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    薔薇語 reacted to Pattern Ghost in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    Orrrr . . . you can download the open beta and play for yourself this weekend. Particularly as pertains to this thread, interested parties could play as each of the characters in question and observe their appearance, animations, emotes, voice acting, etc., and actually form an opinion from first hand experience.
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    薔薇語 got a reaction from Pattern Ghost in The Flash   
    Why is Champions used as a measuring stick in the first place? You realize that they are fundementally different products. If not, why not complain that Friends and HERO are not compatible. Or how Pixels and HERO are not compatible. You are stating that they aren't compatible (A point which I think I did a good job at refuting) without addressing the greater point of "why even compare the completely distinct products?" That is like:
     
    A - "The Great Spaghetti monster in space is real!"
    B - "Why do you think that?"
    A - "Because I think The Great Spaghetti monster in space is real!!"
    B - "Why?"
    A - "Because..."
     
    At some point you need to actually address the basic question that is being asked: why compare HERO system to The Flash? Would it be equally okay to compare Monsters and Masterminds? How about Gurps? Would DnD Modern be okay? BESM? Fate? Are all of them reasonable? What do we do when BESM can account for something but DnD can't?
     
     
    Why do you assume Grodd will never be able to use his MC? He has already shown that he can. The whole set up for that episode was him getting away with his MC. Even against a member of the team.
     
    Cisco created a device to stop his MC but can't give an absolute protection against mental blasts, disorientation, and giant ape fists. So Grodd is still a rival. He is just one that doesn't have an "Auto-win" vs the Hero. And to put this in HERO terms for you since you seem to insist on it: Any GM who builds an NPC with an Auto-win and doesn't allow the PCs to negate that is a terrible GM. Any villain that can out power my Character Physically, Mentally, and is prevented from being neutered is a villain that is wholly uninteresting and the GM is terrible for using it. Are you suggesting that we should have terrible GMs in Champions? ^-^;
     
    Lets also address the fact that your point is stupid - yes, absolutely stupid. In the first encounter with the Mental Defense device, the Flash gets knocked about and the device ends up malfunctioning. Thus, his ability to strictly resit Grodd is predicated on him not taking a big hit to the face. And Grodd, while not as fast as The Flash is still able to anticipate his movements to a degree and beat the ever living crap out of him - thus making him vulnerable to the most Game-Overy attack available: a full on Mental Domination via Mind Control.
     
    Lastly, lets address your complete disregard for the source material: Heroes always find ways to narrowly beat out their opponents. It is not an exception to the rule that a Hero with some level of gadgetry or with helpers with some level of gadgetry manage to build a device to stop an opponent. No, it is not the exception; indeed, it is quite the opposite. How many times has Tony Stark made adjustments to his suit to defeat foes? How many times has Batman just remembered to bring McGruffin X in his utility belt in order to win? How many times has Ant-Man or Mr. Fantastic create some program or device to win a battle or find a baddy? These are not uncommon. These are expected. If Cisco, Kaitlin, Wells, and Barry were not doing this we would all call them idiots for not exploiting their best tools. And for someone who has complained so strongly that these characters suffer from Dumb Streaks to be demanding that they suffer from Genre destroying dumb streaks is peculiar at best.
     
    I get it. Flash isn't doing exactly what you would do if you were the Flash. Too bad. Get over it. But making up excuses to be salty at a show is just mind boggling. And if you are really struggling to watch a show, just quit. I made my two (three?) complaint posts about Supergirl in the Supergirl thread and ended it there. There are people in that thread who like the show. They don't need me going in there explaining and complaining about how terrible a show that is every week. And quite frankly, I don't need that. It is just best to accept such as the way of the world and move onto greener pastures that make you happy.
     
    Soar.
     
    PS: We have also given a rather clear and obvious work around for Grodd's MC power. You can't protect everyone all the time from Grodd. And it only takes one civilian being captured to rendered The Flash incapable of something.
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    薔薇語 got a reaction from BoloOfEarth in The Flash   
    Why is Champions used as a measuring stick in the first place? You realize that they are fundementally different products. If not, why not complain that Friends and HERO are not compatible. Or how Pixels and HERO are not compatible. You are stating that they aren't compatible (A point which I think I did a good job at refuting) without addressing the greater point of "why even compare the completely distinct products?" That is like:
     
    A - "The Great Spaghetti monster in space is real!"
    B - "Why do you think that?"
    A - "Because I think The Great Spaghetti monster in space is real!!"
    B - "Why?"
    A - "Because..."
     
    At some point you need to actually address the basic question that is being asked: why compare HERO system to The Flash? Would it be equally okay to compare Monsters and Masterminds? How about Gurps? Would DnD Modern be okay? BESM? Fate? Are all of them reasonable? What do we do when BESM can account for something but DnD can't?
     
     
    Why do you assume Grodd will never be able to use his MC? He has already shown that he can. The whole set up for that episode was him getting away with his MC. Even against a member of the team.
     
    Cisco created a device to stop his MC but can't give an absolute protection against mental blasts, disorientation, and giant ape fists. So Grodd is still a rival. He is just one that doesn't have an "Auto-win" vs the Hero. And to put this in HERO terms for you since you seem to insist on it: Any GM who builds an NPC with an Auto-win and doesn't allow the PCs to negate that is a terrible GM. Any villain that can out power my Character Physically, Mentally, and is prevented from being neutered is a villain that is wholly uninteresting and the GM is terrible for using it. Are you suggesting that we should have terrible GMs in Champions? ^-^;
     
    Lets also address the fact that your point is stupid - yes, absolutely stupid. In the first encounter with the Mental Defense device, the Flash gets knocked about and the device ends up malfunctioning. Thus, his ability to strictly resit Grodd is predicated on him not taking a big hit to the face. And Grodd, while not as fast as The Flash is still able to anticipate his movements to a degree and beat the ever living crap out of him - thus making him vulnerable to the most Game-Overy attack available: a full on Mental Domination via Mind Control.
     
    Lastly, lets address your complete disregard for the source material: Heroes always find ways to narrowly beat out their opponents. It is not an exception to the rule that a Hero with some level of gadgetry or with helpers with some level of gadgetry manage to build a device to stop an opponent. No, it is not the exception; indeed, it is quite the opposite. How many times has Tony Stark made adjustments to his suit to defeat foes? How many times has Batman just remembered to bring McGruffin X in his utility belt in order to win? How many times has Ant-Man or Mr. Fantastic create some program or device to win a battle or find a baddy? These are not uncommon. These are expected. If Cisco, Kaitlin, Wells, and Barry were not doing this we would all call them idiots for not exploiting their best tools. And for someone who has complained so strongly that these characters suffer from Dumb Streaks to be demanding that they suffer from Genre destroying dumb streaks is peculiar at best.
     
    I get it. Flash isn't doing exactly what you would do if you were the Flash. Too bad. Get over it. But making up excuses to be salty at a show is just mind boggling. And if you are really struggling to watch a show, just quit. I made my two (three?) complaint posts about Supergirl in the Supergirl thread and ended it there. There are people in that thread who like the show. They don't need me going in there explaining and complaining about how terrible a show that is every week. And quite frankly, I don't need that. It is just best to accept such as the way of the world and move onto greener pastures that make you happy.
     
    Soar.
     
    PS: We have also given a rather clear and obvious work around for Grodd's MC power. You can't protect everyone all the time from Grodd. And it only takes one civilian being captured to rendered The Flash incapable of something.
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    薔薇語 got a reaction from bigbywolfe in The Flash   
    Why is Champions used as a measuring stick in the first place? You realize that they are fundementally different products. If not, why not complain that Friends and HERO are not compatible. Or how Pixels and HERO are not compatible. You are stating that they aren't compatible (A point which I think I did a good job at refuting) without addressing the greater point of "why even compare the completely distinct products?" That is like:
     
    A - "The Great Spaghetti monster in space is real!"
    B - "Why do you think that?"
    A - "Because I think The Great Spaghetti monster in space is real!!"
    B - "Why?"
    A - "Because..."
     
    At some point you need to actually address the basic question that is being asked: why compare HERO system to The Flash? Would it be equally okay to compare Monsters and Masterminds? How about Gurps? Would DnD Modern be okay? BESM? Fate? Are all of them reasonable? What do we do when BESM can account for something but DnD can't?
     
     
    Why do you assume Grodd will never be able to use his MC? He has already shown that he can. The whole set up for that episode was him getting away with his MC. Even against a member of the team.
     
    Cisco created a device to stop his MC but can't give an absolute protection against mental blasts, disorientation, and giant ape fists. So Grodd is still a rival. He is just one that doesn't have an "Auto-win" vs the Hero. And to put this in HERO terms for you since you seem to insist on it: Any GM who builds an NPC with an Auto-win and doesn't allow the PCs to negate that is a terrible GM. Any villain that can out power my Character Physically, Mentally, and is prevented from being neutered is a villain that is wholly uninteresting and the GM is terrible for using it. Are you suggesting that we should have terrible GMs in Champions? ^-^;
     
    Lets also address the fact that your point is stupid - yes, absolutely stupid. In the first encounter with the Mental Defense device, the Flash gets knocked about and the device ends up malfunctioning. Thus, his ability to strictly resit Grodd is predicated on him not taking a big hit to the face. And Grodd, while not as fast as The Flash is still able to anticipate his movements to a degree and beat the ever living crap out of him - thus making him vulnerable to the most Game-Overy attack available: a full on Mental Domination via Mind Control.
     
    Lastly, lets address your complete disregard for the source material: Heroes always find ways to narrowly beat out their opponents. It is not an exception to the rule that a Hero with some level of gadgetry or with helpers with some level of gadgetry manage to build a device to stop an opponent. No, it is not the exception; indeed, it is quite the opposite. How many times has Tony Stark made adjustments to his suit to defeat foes? How many times has Batman just remembered to bring McGruffin X in his utility belt in order to win? How many times has Ant-Man or Mr. Fantastic create some program or device to win a battle or find a baddy? These are not uncommon. These are expected. If Cisco, Kaitlin, Wells, and Barry were not doing this we would all call them idiots for not exploiting their best tools. And for someone who has complained so strongly that these characters suffer from Dumb Streaks to be demanding that they suffer from Genre destroying dumb streaks is peculiar at best.
     
    I get it. Flash isn't doing exactly what you would do if you were the Flash. Too bad. Get over it. But making up excuses to be salty at a show is just mind boggling. And if you are really struggling to watch a show, just quit. I made my two (three?) complaint posts about Supergirl in the Supergirl thread and ended it there. There are people in that thread who like the show. They don't need me going in there explaining and complaining about how terrible a show that is every week. And quite frankly, I don't need that. It is just best to accept such as the way of the world and move onto greener pastures that make you happy.
     
    Soar.
     
    PS: We have also given a rather clear and obvious work around for Grodd's MC power. You can't protect everyone all the time from Grodd. And it only takes one civilian being captured to rendered The Flash incapable of something.
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    薔薇語 got a reaction from FrankL in The Flash   
    Re: Grodd's Mental attack
     
    It makes perfect cinematic sense for Grodd to use a mind control attack and when he realize it doesn't work for him to overdo it. This overdoing of his MC is just the special effect of his Mental Blast. Why is that a difficult concept to grasp in a cinematic and champion's sense?
     
    Grodd attempts a MC or Telepathy. When he sees he doesn't achieve his desired effects, he simply goes for a Mind Blast. There, it is now mechanically consistent with HERO system.
     
    Option two: the Mental Defense is bought perhaps with "only versus Mind Control and Telepathy" and certainly a severe side effect "Mind Control and Telepathy DCs used on this subject are transferred into DCs of Mind Blast" or other such wording to produce a mentally damaging effect upon use of the Mental Defense power. There, it is now mechanically consistent with HERO system.
     
    So, we can show that the cinematic experience we enjoyed is consistent with HERO system rules. This is true even though it was not developed with the intent of being consistent with the HERO system rules. It is like getting upset that The Flash isn't consistent with DnD or Vampire: The Masquerade. It has no need to be. It isn't part of those products. And if it just happens to be, that is a weird coincidence. What matters more is that it is internally consistent. For example, I do not care if HERO system is consistent with DnD, I only care that the rules of HERO system are compatible and consistent with the rules of HERO system.
     
    Soar.
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    薔薇語 got a reaction from Andrew_A in The Flash   
    Re: Grodd's Mental attack
     
    It makes perfect cinematic sense for Grodd to use a mind control attack and when he realize it doesn't work for him to overdo it. This overdoing of his MC is just the special effect of his Mental Blast. Why is that a difficult concept to grasp in a cinematic and champion's sense?
     
    Grodd attempts a MC or Telepathy. When he sees he doesn't achieve his desired effects, he simply goes for a Mind Blast. There, it is now mechanically consistent with HERO system.
     
    Option two: the Mental Defense is bought perhaps with "only versus Mind Control and Telepathy" and certainly a severe side effect "Mind Control and Telepathy DCs used on this subject are transferred into DCs of Mind Blast" or other such wording to produce a mentally damaging effect upon use of the Mental Defense power. There, it is now mechanically consistent with HERO system.
     
    So, we can show that the cinematic experience we enjoyed is consistent with HERO system rules. This is true even though it was not developed with the intent of being consistent with the HERO system rules. It is like getting upset that The Flash isn't consistent with DnD or Vampire: The Masquerade. It has no need to be. It isn't part of those products. And if it just happens to be, that is a weird coincidence. What matters more is that it is internally consistent. For example, I do not care if HERO system is consistent with DnD, I only care that the rules of HERO system are compatible and consistent with the rules of HERO system.
     
    Soar.
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    薔薇語 reacted to Pattern Ghost in The Flash   
    You don't need to apply RPG rules in order to achieve internal consistency . . . and you shouldn't. The earbuds work consistently, and there has been no making stuff up as you go along with them. They prevent mind control, but Grodd can still get the portion of his attack that triggers negative and painful memories through. The earbuds are simply not 100% effective.
     
    Further, the way the earbuds are portrayed serves the story perfectly. First off, Grodd's mind control is a very credible threat He initially dominates (no pun intended) the heroes in early encounters. Then, Cisco makes the earbuds, and imperfect solution that's entirely consistent with his past solutions of being both a technology-based solution and an imperfect one. That quality of being imperfect is important, because it allows one of Grodd's signature powers to continue to be a threat. It's all internally consistent and allows for dramatic tension. I see no downsides to this approach.
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    薔薇語 got a reaction from Hyper-Man in Welcome to Hero Forum - Please Introduce yourself (especially Lurkers)   
    Handle name:
     
    Original name was The Rose. That was inspired by my first Champion's character. Shortly after making him, I joined the forums.
     
    My current handle is based on the characters I use for my name in Japanese: 出蘭. The second character is orchid and the first is used for "to put out", "go out", etc. So I thought Foreign Orchid would be a sufficiently poetic translation.
     
     
    My first game:
     
    DnD 3.5
     
    My first time GMing:
     
    DnD 3.5
     
    Current:
     
    Nothing for many years.
     
    Foreign Orchid.
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    薔薇語 got a reaction from Christopher R Taylor in Supergirl   
    And that was when I paused the show and then clicked the close tab button. I will not be viewing this show anymore. 
     
    Seriously, the prize winning journalist who has apparently kept Clark's secret for so long just slips up like that? 
     
    The obvious love triangle being formed is passe at best. And worse yet, it is happening in half the time I predicted before. Does that make me an optimist or this show just that terrible? 
     
    Anyway, maybe in a year or so when this whole season is done I will pick back up from episode three, but I am not confident. Especially if this show doesn't even manage to get a second season. 
     
    SOAR. 
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    薔薇語 reacted to Pattern Ghost in The Flash   
    Yeah, he can still give a mean mental sucker punch, followed by a physical one, to characters wearing the devices. And as you said, they can't protect all of the innocent bystanders from Grodd's MC anyway. As Grodd grows in intellect, that last bit may be a really huge problem in the future. So, yeah, he's pretty well-balanced.
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    薔薇語 reacted to Pattern Ghost in Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities   
    Quotes from Zeropoint (doing them manually, since the quoting function is a little bonkers):
     
     
     
    See, I don't consider those pinup girl bodies. So, my not seeing it may largely be a matter of perception.
     
     
     
    I don't really see that as a problem. I'd allow artistic license on that one.
     
     
     
     
    Where's the evidence that female players don't want to fantasize about being hot athletic killing machines? I know plenty of female gamers who do. Heck, my sister-in-law changed classes after capping a GW2 character because that class's cosmetic armor options weren't sexy enough. And she's far, far, far from a casual gamer. (I'd add more "fars," but I don't want to get too obnoxious. She's that good, and that serious.)
     
    That said, I do agree that more options for body types is a good thing. However, I also know that the vast majority of features that people scream for in games are ignored by the vast majority of the population of the game's players after they're put in. Is that the case here? I don't have any idea. I suspect that the character design choices aren't data-driven or research-driven. I think the best place to capture that kind of data wouldn't be a FPS, as the characters tend to be played based on their power, and very little else.
     
     
     
     
    That would be awesome.
     
     
     
     
    So, they've created three  two* of the five initial female characters in a way you don't find offensive? The angelic medic and the sultry assassin (sorry, I don't know the names of these characters) just kill the whole thing for you? What if there are females that want to play the pretty girl with wings or the sexy assassin out there? Should they be left out because of your preferences? If you toss in the  tank character, then 4/6 3/6 characters are at least "OK," but that percentage taints the game? I don't follow this logic.
     
    *Edit: Zarya's not an original character. Probably blows my whole point, but I'll just let my bad math stand. Maybe a 50% batting average does kill it for ya. I can see that.
     
    I'm not saying that the designs aren't sexist at all, but I don't see the problem here as one of overtly-sexualized characters spoiling the game for anyone. It looks to me like a step forward compared to past character designs. Even if you just consider it a baby step,  at least it's a step.
     
    Of course, I could be completely wrong in all of this. So, I asked a second opinion from my wife. I showed her the pic I linked above and asked her if she saw anything wrong with the female characters. She didn't. Then I asked her if she thought they were overly sexualized. She said no. My wife's a lot more conservative about this kind of thing than I am. (I could put like fifty "lots" in there and be understating the point.) So, I dunno. I'll give that it may be a bit of a problem, but it's not chainmail bikini level.
     
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    薔薇語 reacted to Hugh Neilson in The Flash   
    Emphasis added. How does one apply rigorous intellectual scrutiny to time travel? We have accepted the impossible when we accept that time travel occurs at all. BTW, people travelling faster than the speed of sound under their own power, talking gorillas, cold guns, controlling the weather, etc. do not hold up any better under rigorous intellectual scrutiny.
     

      Which character? I'd say time travel is an essential element of Reverse Flash/Thawne (Abra Kadabra is another Flash character reliant on it). Had they chosen to do so, the Flash show could have written out those characters and still worked fine, although the megaplot in Season 1 would have had to be changed.
     

    Yup.
     

    Again, when we accept one impossibility, it becomes necessary to accept further possibilities or impossibilities in respect of the first. We can't apply the scientific method to superspeed because neither your nor the writer's hypothesis is capable of being tested.
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    薔薇語 got a reaction from Hermit in [Police brutality] American injustice, yet again.   
    Here is a show for all those CSI fans out there. Oh, and for every single adult who cares about the truth of criminal investigations. ^^
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nSgUVmdDSs
     
    SoaR.
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    薔薇語 reacted to Starlord in The Flash   
    From last night:
     
    Bad:  ANOTHER secret id reveal
    Good:  Zoom is a BADASS!
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    薔薇語 reacted to BoloOfEarth in The Flash   
    I'd venture to say that a vast majority of the superhuman stuff in a typical comic book universe won't hold up to any sort of rigorous intellectual scrutiny.
     
    I'm reminded of an argument between the GM and a player in a Champions game.  The player had tripped a foe running super-fast, and was using physics to argue that the foe should have slammed face first into the ground at effectively terminal velocity.  Eventually the GM pointed out, "Your character creates wind blasts out of a wooden staff.  Please, use physics to explain to me how that works."
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