Yeah, it’s too bad because I hear Hail Caesar is terrific, but nobody seems interested. Then again I’m part of the problem there, because... well, I haven’t seen that one yet either.

If being the internet’s favorite thing = automatic success, Snakes on a Plane would not have been a bomb and Serenity would have done well enough to get it another 3-4 seasons. Internet’s not a great predictor of success.

This isn’t ‘moderate success’ though, it opened quite a bit better than a number of similar superhero films with even higher budgets. Hell, it beat Man of Steel and a number of solo Marvel outings.

So as a follow up: What do you suppose made Deadpool a runaway success?

I only ask because most reviews of the film, while calling it a lot of fun weren’t heralding it as a massive, breakout success or anything, just that it more or less got its premise and ran with it. The general consensus I got from people I trust…

Part of it’s weirdness and why it may not work in some cases is, weirdly, if you try to do it too quickly it not only won’t work at first, it won’t work at all and you have to sit through the entire thing.

If anything, he’s probably buffed: The longer stun time means his hook/melee/shoot combo is even easier to pull off, so even the small chance that you have to escape is pretty much gone.

On the balance side of things, D-va got nerfed (her cone-defense ability has been shrunk down a bit), Reinhardt’s ultimate got nerfed, with a quality of life buff that makes it aimable, which on balance probably means it’s fine. Mercy’s mercy was sort of nerfed in two ways: Heroes no longer generate ultimates by…

Eh, Marvel soft-rebooting by resetting issue numbers (and really by rebooting we’re talking more about giving readers a new start point—a lot of the history is still ‘there’) is not that unusual.

DC just is struggling to figure out what the hell appeals to anyone, as per usual. Although they have been doing a little…

“Either way, it’s exceedingly hard to get that kind of clearance for a fan work.” and even when you do, someone higher up or new to the position from the usual corporate churn may suddenly decide it’s not okay and the rug is pulled out from under you.

Ugh. Something about this makes me just want to watch Journeyquest or The Gamers. Both are cheesy but at least those are well written by people who actually know the source material?

Worth pointing out that Macross 2 was the series creator decanonized and remains one of the more reviled in the series.

Personally, the number one tip I’d give every player basically boils down to this.

Everyone needs to have a good time. Full stop. Nothing else is more important. Fucking up rules doesn’t matter, your meticulous GM plans going off the rails doesn’t matter. By all means, craft wonderful props, and elaborate maps, and…

Kylo and the Knights of Ren. We don’t know the circumstances yet. And who said he beat Skywalker? We also don’t know how far he trained with him. I don’t think you start with lightsaber lessons (in relative. peacetime anyway)

Force Rage only appears in EU and non canon sources iirc. Not even sure it’s relevant. Also “Raging gutshot” Kylo. You may have neglected the damage he’d taken up until that point.

So, one of the sticking points for everyone is that she picked up a lightsaber and dueled Kylo Ren, who was ostenibly trained, to a standstill. So I guess my question is—where did anyone get the impression Kylo Ren was good?

I get we see some flashy displays of force power (stopping blaster bolts while pulling someone…

“Many people also complain about her familiarity with one particular machinery, ignoring the fact that she works for its owner and is probably very familiar with it because she fixes stuff for him.”

For fuck’s sake, there’s a line she exchanges with Han about how said ‘owner’ insisted on installing a part that…

It is, but when you’re a frustrated, emotionally stunted little brat who thinks that something like a blaster wound shouldn’t phase you and you have a history of physically lashing out in anger and frustration, it tracks.

When said melee isn’t nearly as well trained as he pretends to be, emotionally unbalanced, and badly wounded. Everyone seems to be forgetting the last part in particular.

The protagonist of the Raid and “The Beast” were one of Han’s debtors confronting him on the ship.

Cute, but for $85 a board game either has to be such an absurd experience that warrants the price tag (Twilight Imperium taking up the entire god-damn room) or be such a repeatable experience that it’s one of the go-to board games for social experiences. Everybody knows Ghostbusters, sure, but the game seems pretty…