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Metalsonic66
10/15/18 3:36:55 PM
#302:


I do feel like a lot of the people who are praising the movie online are the kinds who love edgy characters like Carnage and Spawn
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Zeus
10/15/18 8:59:03 PM
#303:


Metalsonic66 posted...
It got bad reviews but good word-of-mouth.


I thought it had good reviews? Did things finally turn for it?
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Metalsonic66
10/15/18 9:17:50 PM
#304:


It's had bad reviews from before the movie even came out. The Audience ratings have been much more positive, but that was the case with Justice League as well, IIRC
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ParanoidObsessive
10/15/18 9:21:25 PM
#305:


Zeus posted...
Metalsonic66 posted...
It got bad reviews but good word-of-mouth.

I thought it had good reviews? Did things finally turn for it?

Critic reviews were mostly negative. Audience reviews are mostly positive.


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WhiskeyDisk
10/15/18 10:08:23 PM
#306:


To be fair, critics are usually too hung up on navel gazing Oscar bait to actually go to a movie to have fun.
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Zeus
10/15/18 11:14:36 PM
#307:


Gotcha, that makes sense.
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CyborgSage00x0
10/16/18 12:45:38 AM
#308:


Speaking of Disney...never work for them. I knew they'd be corporate as hell before starting this project, but they are cruel masters indeed. Everyone we are in contact with there is actually pretty nice (although I got into a yelling match *which I later won* with our main contact at Disney last week), but the red tape and flaming hoops is absurd. And there's just a bunch of BS on this show in general.

Anyways, hence why I've been dead to the world. Sent my RAM back in to the manufacturer and that took a week to return to me (I don't go onto GFaqs on my phone much). And a ton of birthdays and events in the last 2 months (with my own coming up in a couple of weeks). I also need a Halloween costume. Fuck.

Anyways, short list of stuff:
-Haven't seen Venom. I still have my Moviepass (pre-paid for a year back in March, which bites), so I may still. Saw Bad Times at the El Royale. Entertaining enough, but could definitely cut out a lot of time to become tighter.

-Finally got around to Fargo S.1. I really, really liked the show, curious as to what the next few seasons entail. Starting on the 3rd Season of The Man in the High Castle before Daredevil 3 (hell yes that trailer) and Castlevania S.2 come out (although the latter will likely be easy to see in one sitting).

-Sunless Steam is a really cool game Seriously, give it a try on Steam. An odd mix of Sid Meier's pirates and HP Lovecraft with a rougelike element.

-I started writing my book again, and an Arkham Horror script (although that's for fun). Been around a lot of creative talent lately that's spurring my desire to get at it again.

Here's my media progress so far for this year:
-46 new films seen so far (new defined as "I've never seen them before."
-- 20 of those were seen in theaters
--24 (of the 46) came out this year.
-- Movie pass has been used 9 times (since obtaining it in March)

-18 new TV seasons viewed

-4 books read

-9 games completed
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CyborgSage00x0
10/16/18 12:47:14 AM
#309:


ParanoidObsessive posted...
The impression that I'm getting is that it's one of those movies you can enjoy if you're capable of completely turning your brain off while watching, but if you expect anything resembling sensible writing or well-structured plot you're kind of out of luck.

I feel like whether or not you were a Venom fan as a kid will also play a role in how low you set your bar.

I'm also having a hard time seeing how it can be *that* good without Spider-Man being involved. While Venom/Eddie Brock evolved over the years, his sole motivation for a long time was simply hating Peter Parker, so it feels weird to just kinda ignore that here.
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shadowsword87
10/16/18 1:19:40 AM
#310:


CyborgSage00x0 posted...
Speaking of Disney...never work for them. I knew they'd be corporate as hell before starting this project, but they are cruel masters indeed. Everyone we are in contact with there is actually pretty nice (although I got into a yelling match *which I later won* with our main contact at Disney last week), but the red tape and flaming hoops is absurd. And there's just a bunch of BS on this show in general.


From everything that I've heard about working in/with Disney, I'm half-surprised they haven't imploded yet.
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Zeus
10/16/18 3:52:49 AM
#311:


CyborgSage00x0 posted...
Speaking of Disney...never work for them. I knew they'd be corporate as hell before starting this project, but they are cruel masters indeed. Everyone we are in contact with there is actually pretty nice (although I got into a yelling match *which I later won* with our main contact at Disney last week), but the red tape and flaming hoops is absurd. And there's just a bunch of BS on this show in general.


Is any large company not a pain to work for? Bureaucracies are rarely pleasant.

CyborgSage00x0 posted...
-Finally got around to Fargo S.1. I really, really liked the show, curious as to what the next few seasons entail.


Eh, haven't been in any hurry to watch it. It's on my radar, but I'll wait til it wraps.

CyborgSage00x0 posted...
-I started writing my book again, and an Arkham Horror script (although that's for fun). Been around a lot of creative talent lately that's spurring my desire to get at it again.


Color me intrigued.

CyborgSage00x0 posted...
Here's my media progress so far for this year:
-46 new films seen so far (new defined as "I've never seen them before."
-- 20 of those were seen in theaters
--24 (of the 46) came out this year.
-- Movie pass has been used 9 times (since obtaining it in March)

-18 new TV seasons viewed

-4 books read

-9 games completed


My batting average is shit this year. Granted, it's *possible* that I've seen a good number of films and am just selling myself a bit short there. I don't think I've finished a book this year -- started a few, but got sidetracked -- and I haven't really gamed. In fact, just started playing Pokemon Rescue Squad Red or whatever and then, because the controls are counterintuitive and Machop is kind of garbo for a PC (I really should have tried to roll for Bulbasaur.... or Cubone, since he's supposedly good), I just haven't bothered with it.

The only games I've played with any regularity are Pokemon Go and Reversi on my phone.
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Entity13
10/16/18 4:27:18 AM
#312:


shadowsword87 posted...
CyborgSage00x0 posted...
Speaking of Disney...never work for them. I knew they'd be corporate as hell before starting this project, but they are cruel masters indeed. Everyone we are in contact with there is actually pretty nice (although I got into a yelling match *which I later won* with our main contact at Disney last week), but the red tape and flaming hoops is absurd. And there's just a bunch of BS on this show in general.


From everything that I've heard about working in/with Disney, I'm half-surprised they haven't imploded yet.


True, I have even heard such monikers as "Mouse-schwitz," and No Doubt's "Tragic Kingdom" was Gwen Stefani making a reference to her time working at Disneyland, allegedly. *shrugs*
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The Wave Master
10/16/18 9:23:00 AM
#313:


I am having the graph surgery on Halloween. That's just a little bizarre, and Scarlett said, "Nothing good ever happens on Haloween." I countered with, "Free Candy." She was a bit confused because she grew up in the country directly off the interstate, and didn't have any neighbors. She did not get free candy.
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Zeus
10/19/18 3:58:02 AM
#314:


I need to finish that spreadsheet >_> Accidentally bought another copy of Infamous 2 today, which I found for $3 and wasn't sure if I already owned. Apparently I *had* bought a copy before.... and for $2.50!

Also picked up Split/Second which I hope I don't own. Pretty sure I don't. I just know it was something I had previously wanted despite not being much of a racing fan.

Oh, plus I picked up a clearanced Rick & Morty Mystery Mini at Gamestop (which has some exclusives). I had been hoping for either that spectral chick from Vindicators or Million Ants, but instead I got fucking Noob-Noob. Disappointing, but I guess he's not awful. Really not planning on buying another box.
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Metalsonic66
10/19/18 1:16:15 PM
#315:


inFamous 2 was great
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WhiskeyDisk
10/19/18 2:26:17 PM
#316:


Daredevil S3 is out today.
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Entity13
10/19/18 6:02:45 PM
#317:


Metalsonic66 posted...
inFamous 2 was great


I loved both of the first two games, thought Second Son was OK but missing something in terms of flavor, and liked its dlc a little more.
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Zeus
10/19/18 8:02:25 PM
#318:


Started DD3. Currently on episode 2. Honestly, does anybody believe that Fisk didn't orchestrate that attack in the weight room to get himself transferred? It seems like a pretty deliberate set-up on his part.

Metalsonic66 posted...
inFamous 2 was great


I enjoyed the first one, especially because electric characters tend to be rarer than fire-users and ice-users. Hopefully I'll like the second whenever I get around to playing it.
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Zeus
10/19/18 8:42:59 PM
#319:


Eh, accidentally spoiled something for myself. In episode 3, there was talk about Dex being a sniper... so I thought he might turn out to be Bullseye who, iirc, I might have heard something about being in this season and, of course, he was. Maybe I should have tried to avoid that.

During the initial save, I half-thought it was Punisher.

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WhiskeyDisk
10/19/18 10:54:59 PM
#320:


https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/luke-cage-canceled-1202987278/

I could live with the weakest link (ironfist) being cancelled by Netflix, but I actually think Luke Cage s2 was way better than s1 and and this pisses me off whether or not it's gone for good or weather Mauschwitz is moving it to it's own streaming service.

Overall, this infinite splitting of streaming services pisses me off more than anything else. I want to cut the cord. I don't need 1400 channels of cable when I'm going to watch a half dozen channels at best. I don't need a dozen religious channels, I damned sure don't need 3 dozen foreign language channels, etc.

But if I have to subscribe to a dozen damned streaming services just to replicate cable, I may as well fucking stay with cable so I don't have to manage a dozen different payments at the same price structure just to watch the 6 shows I follow and sports.

And the industry in [current year] just can't fucking understand why piracy is a more enticing option. Jfc.
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Zeus
10/20/18 12:18:13 AM
#321:


Currently up to near the end of DD3 e6 and goddamn that Bullseye vs Daredevil fight is awesome. The hand-to-hand was neat, but it really gets awesome when Bullseye just starts chucking shit which rebounds to hit DD

Oh, then early on into episode 7 I quickly got distracted by a credibility break -- namely that all of the cell phones were left on. First responders usually turn off cell phones

WhiskeyDisk posted...
I could live with the weakest link (ironfist) being cancelled by Netflix, but I actually think Luke Cage s2 was way better than s1 and and this pisses me off whether or not it's gone for good or weather Mauschwitz is moving it to it's own streaming service.


First off, I once again protest the claim that IF was the weakest link. Second, and more importantly, LC3 looked like it was going to be shit so I'm not too heartbroken over that. The only thing that semi-bugs me is how Shades's story isn't going to see much resolution.

WhiskeyDisk posted...

Overall, this infinite splitting of streaming services pisses me off more than anything else.


Yeah, it's just getting more and more ridiculous.
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WhiskeyDisk
10/20/18 12:45:30 AM
#322:


I don't give a damn about Shades as such, I hate the character as a whole, but after the Nightshade teaser in the last episode of LC2, I'm upset.
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Zeus
10/20/18 3:37:29 AM
#323:


DD3 has been pretty dark so far. Just when you think things might be looking up, they get way way worse. Also episode 10 kinda kills the pacing, given the Karen flashback. Doubly so because no matter how many times they referenced Karen's brother's death this season -- and I *think* it just came up this season -- I don't give a shit about the specifics. It just feels like filler so they can pad the season out to 13 episodes. Granted, I'm 10 minutes into the episode, maybe it becomes not-terrible by the end. All the same, tempted to skip past it because of the cliffhanger last episode that they haven't addressed yet.

Want to finish the thing, but I'd need to stay up like another 4 hours or so, which I don't feel like doing.

WhiskeyDisk posted...
I don't give a damn about Shades as such, I hate the character as a whole, but after the Nightshade teaser in the last episode of LC2, I'm upset.


Wait, Nightshade being Mariah's daughter or having something to do with Shades? Because it's weird that you'd phrase it like that.
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Zeus
10/20/18 6:03:31 AM
#324:


Caved and staying up to finish this binge. However, I'm totally getting a sense of deja vu in episode 12 when Vanessa and Fisk are discussing the painting and Dex. Not sure if Vanessa and Fisk had a similar convo about a third-party in an earlier season where somebody was trying to curry favor or if it's just the fact that watching this many episodes in a row and at this hour is starting to get to me
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Zeus
10/20/18 6:56:13 AM
#325:


You know, if (episode 13 spoilers) Matt wanted Fisk dead anyway, why did he bother stopping Dex from doing the job? Seems kinda counterproductive.
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The Wave Master
10/20/18 2:28:13 PM
#326:


Netflix has cancelled Luke Cage too.

No Heroes For Hire crossover. Unless it happens on the Disney streaming service.
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Zeus
10/20/18 4:34:34 PM
#327:


Overall, DD3 was a lot better than DD2 although it was nowhere near as fun as DD1 and was pretty dark for most of it. Some of the twists were pretty obvious (Fisk having himself shanked) whereas others I hadn't suspected (Fisk having Nadeem's sister-in-law's health insurance cancel her coverage to put her in debt -- which, given that it happened before the events of the show take place while Fisk was still sitting in prison, I didn't even consider).

And, unlike DD1 which had an incredible ending -- possibly my favorite of the MCU shows -- DD3's was a little all over the place and had some out-of-character nonsense (the biggest of which being Fisk agreeing to all of Daredevil's demands in exchange for keeping Vanessa safe and free). However, from the second I realized that it was Julie killed in that hallway -- at first I thought it might have been Betsy because it was hard to get a good look at her -- Bullseye flipping on Kingpin like just a matter of time.

Ranking the shows, would probably say:
DD1 > IF1 > DD3 > Punisher > JJ1 = JJ2 > DD2 > IF2 = LC2 > LC1 >>>> Defenders

The Wave Master posted...
Netflix has cancelled Luke Cage too.


Yeah, Whiskey already mentioned. Not as heartbroken about that one, particularly given that the season 3 set-up didn't have me interested.

The Wave Master posted...
No Heroes For Hire crossover. Unless it happens on the Disney streaming service.


Well, they could technically just run Heroes for Hire as its own thing rather than a cross-over with the shows although I imagine there are rights issues that would need untangling.
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Metalsonic66
10/20/18 7:07:50 PM
#328:


Entity13 posted...
I loved both of the first two games, thought Second Son was OK but missing something in terms of flavor, and liked its dlc a little more.

I liked Second Son (enough to get the Platinum), but I agree that it wasn't quite as good as 2 at least. There were a few weird things with the story as well (like how Delsin's brother tells him how proud he is no matter what choices you make in the game).

inFamous 2 IMO really blew the first one out of the water.
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Entity13
10/20/18 10:39:15 PM
#329:


Metalsonic66 posted...
Entity13 posted...
I loved both of the first two games, thought Second Son was OK but missing something in terms of flavor, and liked its dlc a little more.

I liked Second Son (enough to get the Platinum), but I agree that it wasn't quite as good as 2 at least. There were a few weird things with the story as well (like how Delsin's brother tells him how proud he is no matter what choices you make in the game).

inFamous 2 IMO really blew the first one out of the water.


Yeah, it's more like the first one was testing the waters, and the second one jet-skied past it, throwing electric grenades in all directions. inFamous 2 is difficult to live up towards, but no company should treat that as "impossible." Don't get me wrong, I liked some things about Second Son, but it felt more like a generic sandbox (with usual sandbox or open world objectives) that hardly tried to even meet 2 in quality. Using the same simile, Second Son would be a makeshift raft, only sailing out a majority of the distance that the boat did that was the first game. Like, Sony, wtf happened?
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Metalsonic66
10/20/18 10:46:40 PM
#330:


I don't think Second Son was a bad game by any means. Some of the powers you get were pretty neat. It just never hit those notes of greatness that 2 did.

I'm hoping Sucker Punch does a true iF3 after Ghosts of Tsushima.
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I_Abibde
10/22/18 9:05:51 AM
#331:


Is it geeky of me to say that I enjoyed the Halloween rebootquel? (Is that a word? Maybe it ought to be.) I still like most of the movies in the main continuity, though.
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The Wave Master
10/22/18 11:26:57 PM
#332:


Roman Reigns has cancer. Or rather his cancer has returned. He vacated the title tonight.

https://m.ign.com/articles/2018/10/23/roman-reigns-diagnosed-with-leukemia
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Zeus
10/23/18 3:32:17 AM
#333:


The Wave Master posted...
Roman Reigns has cancer. Or rather his cancer has returned. He vacated the title tonight.

https://m.ign.com/articles/2018/10/23/roman-reigns-diagnosed-with-leukemia


Sucks that he got cancer (or had it come back), but it's an interesting shakeup for the company. Hopefully he'll heal up and return with a new, more compelling persona. In the meantime, I'm kinda tempted to tune into the WWE to see what happens.
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The Wave Master
10/23/18 9:07:35 AM
#334:


Zeus, I feel the same way. As someone who is sick on a daily basis it is terrible to have your body betray you. Cancer sucks, it just does, and I hope he gets well soon.

However, the fallout will be more interesting than the current Dean Ambrose might betray the shield nonsense they were running
with over the last month.

I have not watched all of Raw yet, as I usually watch Raw and Smackdown on Tuesday afternoons or nights after my Tuesday dialysis. That means I do not have a thought, idea, or plan as to how to fix this situation.

But I will...
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ParanoidObsessive
10/23/18 11:07:37 AM
#335:


The Wave Master posted...
Roman Reigns has cancer. Or rather his cancer has returned. He vacated the title tonight.

The cynic in me can't help wondering whether or not the WWE is lying about that, and are trying to use it as a means of convincing the audience to cheer for him, because absolutely nothing else has worked.

I'm not sure if that means I'm terrible for being the sort of person who would think of that, or if the WWE is worse because they've done so many terrible things in the past that it makes it so easy for me to believe that.


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Zeus
10/23/18 12:36:25 PM
#336:


ParanoidObsessive posted...
The cynic in me can't help wondering whether or not the WWE is lying about that, and are trying to use it as a means of convincing the audience to cheer for him, because absolutely nothing else has worked.


Even they have limits.... presumably.
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ParanoidObsessive
10/23/18 12:42:40 PM
#337:


Zeus posted...
Even they have limits.... presumably.

Like I just brought up in the other topic, Stephanie once tweeted that exploiting charities was the future of successful business, which is something kind of obvious based on how they push Connor's Cure and Susan G. Komen. That sort of thing tends to give me a very low opinion of precisely what they're willing to do, and what limits they do or don't have.

Plus Vince has always sort of seemed like he held the worldview that there's no such thing as "morality" or "tasteless", only "what you can get away with". And he pretty clearly has a low opinion of the fans.

So while I'd like to believe that's too low even for them, I don't think I'd be overly surprised if it came out that they were trying to work us. And I wouldn't think anyone else was being too paranoid or shitty for being suspicious they were.


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Zeus
10/23/18 12:45:24 PM
#338:


ParanoidObsessive posted...
Like I just brought up in the other topic, Stephanie once tweeted that exploiting charities was the future of successful business, which is something kind of obvious based on how they push Connor's Cure and Susan G. Komen. That sort of thing tends to give me a very low opinion of precisely what they're willing to do, and what limits they do or don't have.


Those exact words?
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ParanoidObsessive
10/23/18 6:32:42 PM
#339:


Zeus posted...
Those exact words?

http://twitter.com/StephMcMahon/status/581881800659591168


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Zeus
10/23/18 8:17:00 PM
#340:


ParanoidObsessive posted...
Zeus posted...
Those exact words?

http://twitter.com/StephMcMahon/status/581881800659591168



wtf >_<
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The Wave Master
10/23/18 9:16:06 PM
#341:


Stephanie is just as ruthless as her father. Of course she would say and believe something like that.

My first thought when I told my wife, and her first thought too was, "Is this a work?"

She is right to question the validity of his diagnosis. Because once Vince and Shane were in a tag. Match against Heartbreak and God, and he and Shane beat HBK and God.

So anything is possible.
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Zeus
10/23/18 9:24:50 PM
#342:


The Wave Master posted...
Stephanie is just as ruthless as her father. Of course she would say and believe something like that.


But she apparently lacks her father's business savvy since he'd have enough sense not to say something like that. It completely undermines the message they're trying to send.
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ParanoidObsessive
10/23/18 10:06:23 PM
#343:


Zeus posted...
But she apparently lacks her father's business savvy since he'd have enough sense not to say something like that. It completely undermines the message they're trying to send.

It's because she has all of the success with none of the effort. It's always been a common problem with second-generation leaders, whether in business or in politics/nobility/kingdoms. When you're handed everything without doing the things that were necessary to earn it, you tend to be blind to the pitfalls (because you never had to avoid them, or recover after falling into them). She has all of the ego, but none of the cunning.

It's also because they have contempt for their audience. It's the same with the Saudi Arabia thing - their attitude is, if they keep their heads down, people will eventually forget and forgive because we have the attention spans of goldfish. And most of the time, they're generally right to feel that way. It's why they tend to double down and push back harder every time there's fan outrage about almost anything (like Saudi Arabia, or the Moolah deal a few months ago) - because experience tells them that they can get away with almost anything as long as they're determined enough and resolute enough (ie, the same logic behind why they will push Roman Reigns forever).


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Zeus
10/23/18 10:41:09 PM
#344:


ParanoidObsessive posted...
It's because she has all of the success with none of the effort. It's always been a common problem with second-generation leaders, whether in business or in politics/nobility/kingdoms.


Technically third-gen (and her second-gen father built the company into a powerhouse), but sure.
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ParanoidObsessive
10/24/18 3:24:41 AM
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Zeus posted...
Technically third-gen (and her second-gen father built the company into a powerhouse), but sure.

Technically fourth - Vince's grandfather founded the company, Vince Sr inherited it, and then Vince Jr turned it into the globe-strangling powerhouse that it is.

But realistically, there's a huge difference between what the company was and what the company is - Stephanie and Shane are the only ones that really grew up in the middle of a media empire. Vince Jr grew up miserable, living with his mother, and really only came into the business when he was older - and then immediately changed what the business was. Shane and Stephanie literally never wanted for anything, and spent most of their childhood watching large and powerful men constantly bowing to the whims of their egotist father. That's the sort of "second-gen" inheritance that usually leads to trouble.

I always like the metaphor of the family of "Mayors" (who are basically emperors in all but name) from the Foundation novels - as Asimov describes it, "Indbur I was a ruthless genius, Indbur II was just ruthless, and Indbur III was neither". That's usually a pretty good outline of how power tends to descend in noble lines (with occasional dips and troughs here and there to make things interesting).


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knivesX2004
10/25/18 3:59:18 AM
#346:


Dear Diary,

dnd group has started playing pbta.
They play everything exactly the same as dnd.
They are roll playing pbta and it doesn't work and I hate it. Then they criticize the rules and homebrew it to "be better".

Please kill me.
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ParanoidObsessive
10/25/18 4:29:32 AM
#347:


knivesX2004 posted...
Dear Diary,

dnd group has started playing pbta.
They play everything exactly the same as dnd.
They are roll playing pbta and it doesn't work and I hate it. Then they criticize the rules and homebrew it to "be better".

Please kill me.

Force them to listen to The Stolen Century arc of The Adventure Zone. Tell them to play like that. Profit.


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shadowsword87
10/25/18 8:42:27 AM
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Seems like it's too similar to their current system, so they just default back.

Maybe see what happens if they play something way, way off the deep end?
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I_Abibde
10/25/18 9:08:50 AM
#349:


knivesX2004 posted...
dnd group has started playing pbta.


I did not recall that acronym, so I looked it up, and I discovered that I had not heard of any of the games under that umbrella. ... Research time! :-D
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shadowsword87
10/25/18 9:22:55 AM
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Powered by the Apocalypse are never crazy good, they're always just fine if you want a low-rules game.
I'm not the biggest fan, but I know there are people who are in love with it for... I'm not actually sure why.
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ParanoidObsessive
10/25/18 10:03:56 AM
#351:


shadowsword87 posted...
Seems like it's too similar to their current system, so they just default back.

Maybe see what happens if they play something way, way off the deep end?

I'd argue the opposite - it's probably more that they're not comfortable with or familiar with the new system, so they're trying to default back to the one they do know.

It was actually a similar issue with The Stolen Century arc of The Adventure Zone (which is why I mentioned it). They'd been playing D&D for a while, then switched to a different system mid-game, so they were all instinctively trying to do things the way they were used to doing them ("Can I do a skill check?" "No."), and felt somewhat lost with all the new rules. They eventually adapt, but it takes them time to get used to the new systems.

If he just jumped them into a radically different system, there's a good chance they'd just lose interest entirely. Some long-term RPer love switching from system to system often, but a lot of players just shut down when they have to learn an entirely new complex system every time they want to play.


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