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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 254: Pete's Whine Cave
Mega Mana
12/21/19 10:23:51 PM
#422
LordoftheMorons posted...
Really good point about the Duffey email: OMB did not turn this over to Congress despite being under subpoena. Releasing this under FOIA destroys the (already obviously ridiculous) claim of "absolute privilege," strengthening the case for obstruction. If it's privileged, it's privileged; it can't be released for some purposes but not to Congressional subpoena.

https://twitter.com/HeathMayo/status/1208567194826821632

FFS

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TopicFinished Before the Storm. Chloe Price is easily my Character of the Decade.
Mega Mana
12/21/19 9:31:05 PM
#74
Chloe is amazeballs

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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicThe Great 2019 Video Game Challenge (Topic two)
Mega Mana
12/15/19 5:45:36 PM
#17
16. Beat a rhythm game

Crypt of the Necrodancer

Beat it with Cadence again after what feels like hundreds of attempts. I am so done.

Unlike last year where I played some real stinkers to pad the list, there's only a few I really had any dislike for so instead of a full ranking, I'll just post my top ten in order of date beaten.

Batman: Arkham City (1/5)
The Talos Principle (2/21)
Life is Strange: Before the Storm (3/6)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (3/14)
Tales of Berseria (6/3)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (6/20)
428 Shibuya Scramble (8/26)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (9/2)
Teamfight Tactics (9/9)
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (10/11)


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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicBoard 8's Top 100 Video Games of the Decade - Nomination Phase
Mega Mana
12/15/19 2:47:13 PM
#35
MetalmindStats posted...
I was thinking of Trails in the Sky FC. Do people really even care about Umineko anymore, based on what I've heard about the later episodes?

There are two or three ongoing Umineko topics still on the board

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TopicScarlet Ranks the Top 10 Top Tens of 2019
Mega Mana
12/15/19 2:41:26 PM
#14
Taggage

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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicWhat movies do you think will define this decade?
Mega Mana
12/14/19 10:44:03 PM
#24
Addendum:

Despite being a 1999 film, I strongly associate Matrix with the 2000s decade. If that were to count towards 2000s, Keanu Reeves helps define FOUR decades of movies IMO

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (80s)
Speed (90s)
Matrix (00s)*
John Wick (10s)

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TopicWhat movies do you think will define this decade?
Mega Mana
12/14/19 10:39:50 PM
#21
2010s Movie. The Zeitgeist Movies. Not necessarily the best movies, but the ones that help or are defined by a decade...

Avengers / Endgame / Guardians of the Galaxy
Deadpool
Mad Max: Fury Road
Get Out
John Wick
Frozen
Skyfall
Star Wars Episode 7
Edge of Tomorrow
Fast Five / Furious 7
Baby Driver

Some others in contention:
The Hateful Eight / Django Unchained
Interstellar
Gravity
Drive
Boyhood
Ex Machina
Spotlight
Blade Runner 2049
The Martian
The Conjuring
10 Cloverfield Lane
Whiplash
Pacific Rim
Pitch Perfect
Godzilla
Wonder Woman / BvS / Man of Steel
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Snowpiercer
Neighbors
The Heat


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TopicWhat movies do you think will define this decade?
Mega Mana
12/14/19 10:11:46 PM
#16
The MCU, definitely.
Get Out
Was Fast Five 2010s? Furious 7, maybe, but definitely Fast Five for me if eligible
Pitch Perfect
Deadpool

Mmm, this needs some more thought...

When you think 2010s....

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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicMay have to pony up the money for that DC service for Harley Quinn
Mega Mana
12/14/19 12:55:20 PM
#25
My first thought was that it felt Batman: Brave and the Boldish somehow (just during the ship part at the beginning).

And then Diedrich Bader Batvoice comes out of Batman's Bathole.

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TopicEighteen years later, how do you pronounce it?
Mega Mana
12/13/19 11:38:53 PM
#5
Ride ze shoopuff?

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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicBest All-Purpose Wrestling Topic of the Decade, Part 492
Mega Mana
12/11/19 8:18:15 PM
#260
Haven't been paying attention to AEW much, and wasn't really listening too well, but during the latest entrance... I totally thought the crowd was chanting Brodie.

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TopicA CONSERVATIVE Gamefaqs User is gonna report a STALKER on HERE to the FBI!!
Mega Mana
12/11/19 12:22:09 PM
#9
Definitely been on the Politics board.

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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicSuper Dillo Entertainment System - Dillo Switch Online [stunt dillos fx][dillos]
Mega Mana
12/10/19 10:43:16 PM
#390
mnkboy907 posted...
I just realized I need to come up with a female voice to mentally read your posts in now. Hmm, what would a girl GMUN sound like...

Ooh, good question~!

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TopicIn honor of Odo's passing, I might do that thing again with the ranking and yeah
Mega Mana
12/10/19 4:45:09 PM
#7
I can do most of DS9 by thos point. Still a season and a half to go.

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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicSuper Dillo Entertainment System - Dillo Switch Online [stunt dillos fx][dillos]
Mega Mana
12/10/19 2:11:54 PM
#383
Hello Dillos topic?

You're my favorite pizza place!

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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicWow we can finally have a board 8er picturefest
Mega Mana
12/10/19 2:01:43 PM
#110


SantaRPidgey posted...
Jesus gmun you're legit passing

That make up is on point


[LFAQs-redacted-quote]



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TopicPart of me wants to watch Batman v. Superman just to see how much...
Mega Mana
12/07/19 12:01:06 AM
#11
I've only seen it once, but I don't think I'd mind watching at least parts of it again. It's very long with a lot of unnecessary and unnatural scenes, but it's got good nuggets. It's got some hilariously terrible nuggets, too.

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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicYouTube Rewind 2019 is here!
Mega Mana
12/06/19 3:10:45 AM
#6
There's nothing better than the Original 2013 Rewind (with Gentleman), but the past two years have made me appreciate even the less enthusiastic follow-ups from years past. One of my favorite things about viewing past Rewinds long after is recognizing things and creators you didn't know at the time and noticing something new every time. This is a list of the top ten things that trended/viewed on Youtube with no other context aside from exact number value attached for its inclusion. If last year's was a failure due to acceding to the wild and disparate voices of a fanbase, this was coldly submitting to data. The whimsy, creativity, and confidence are long gone.

But I did get a fun few hours watching the WatchMojo video, all the past Rewinds, then a bunch of Nigahiga videos, and now it's time to stop talking and do some walking... to bed. It's 3am. Dammit.

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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
Topic(Nomination Phase) I rank the openings to animated series (Cartoons AND Anime)
Mega Mana
12/05/19 1:45:10 PM
#47
Pokemon Advanced Battle - Unbeatable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtnhJhMOg1E

Dragon Ball Z Kai - Dragon Soul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odhuGelEH3g

Mummies Alive!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7C0arR310g

Cardcaptors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERpK-7K70ws

Scooby-Doo! Where Are You?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTq6nwO4oJU

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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
Topic(Nomination Phase) I rank the openings to animated series (Cartoons AND Anime)
Mega Mana
12/05/19 1:04:34 PM
#45
Neon Genesis Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-QSmNReDyI

Spectacular Spider-Man - Spectacular Spider-Man Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNA6pzYpwH0

Monster - GRAIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msTB5r8nUHU

Digimon Adventure - ButterFly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMVdjGibgM4

Iron Man - Season 2 Intro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y63i2NR9-LE


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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicThe Great 2019 Video Game Challenge (Topic two)
Mega Mana
12/05/19 12:25:10 PM
#4
Now that it's the new topic, I really hate rhythm games, XD. It's definitely a good challenge and understand it's place, though.

If you need to make room for new categories,
  • I would collapse FPS/3PS into a general Shooter category, which would also be able to encompass Shoot 'Em Ups.
  • ALSO HOLY CRAP AUTOMATIC BULLET POINTS WHAT
  • Years are good for the next round, but maybe think about how to change the next set for 2021.
Not sure which else right now to remove for the new challenge types.

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TopicWow we can finally have a board 8er picturefest
Mega Mana
12/05/19 10:15:04 AM
#12


Me with my pen

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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicSuper Dillo Entertainment System - Dillo Switch Online [stunt dillos fx][dillos]
Mega Mana
12/05/19 10:07:56 AM
#302
Yowie wowie!

I wish when I lifted up my shirt, magic would fall out like that!

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TopicX-Men Draft Round 3: Gold Division
Mega Mana
12/04/19 10:05:46 AM
#23
Fight
Johnbobb vs. ChichiriMuyo
MartinFF7 vs. banananor
redrocket vs. Wicklebee
IhatethisCPU vs. DeathChicken

Pitch
Johnbobb vs. ChichiriMuyo
MartinFF7 vs. banananor
redrocket vs. Wicklebee
IhatethisCPU vs. DeathChicken
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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicX-Men Draft Round 3: Blue Division
Mega Mana
12/04/19 9:52:48 AM
#26
Fight
NBIceman
vs. Scare
Lopen vs. MegamanX
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Snake vs. Shaduln

Pitch
NBIceman vs. Scare
Lopen vs. MegamanX
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Snake vs. Shaduln
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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicBest All-Purpose Wrestling Topic of the Decade, Part 492
Mega Mana
12/04/19 9:41:22 AM
#147
If we're talking about supernatural elements not making sense, can we talk about how the Prince is a further different character from Finn Balor than the Demon ever was?

The Demon was a cool entrance and some excellent body paint, but he was Finn Balor with a cool entrance snd excellent body paint. The Prince is a captivating menace!
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TopicThe Great 2019 Video Game Challenge
Mega Mana
11/30/19 8:59:14 PM
#492
Move Alan Wake to 10. Composer. Just for how good The Poet and The Muse is.

28. Beat a game with the supernatural as a central theme

X-COM: Enemy Unknown


- For a game I've quit many times over, I'm surprised it took me only two days to restart and beat. The last time I played was in 2015 and I was too obsessed keeping all of Justice League International alive and well, and I scrapped my newest file two days ago after I got most of the New Mutants killed. So, with my team of random Marvel superheroes, I finally powered through! It was... a lot less punishing than I remember. I think my problem was I was treating it as a "finish missions as quickly as possible to get good grades" when that's only the case in Bomb and Civilian missions. So I was a lot more careful, a lot more economically focused, and developed a really good team by the end.

Heather "Vindicator" Hudson being my psi-unit that sacrifices her life for the earth seemed very fitting and a much better exit than the first Guardian's explosion in issue 12.

**** RHYTHM GAMES. At least I have a month.
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TopicWhat was the most CONTROVERSIAL EVENT that happened in 2019 on GAMEFAQS????
Mega Mana
11/29/19 8:13:36 PM
#5
There was that time GameFAQs was in the news for that murder couple. Think that was this year.
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TopicThe Great 2019 Video Game Challenge
Mega Mana
11/28/19 9:08:55 AM
#491
3. Beat a game released between 2000-2009

Tomb Raider: Legend


28. Beat a game with the supernatural as a central theme

Alan Wake


- Both were solid games with somewhat similar gameplay. Both are decently linear slow burn exploration games with good stories. Both have lots of collectibles just off the beaten path, and both have annoying unexpected checkpoints that prevents going back to explore by accidentally going through the right door to advance the plot. Both have something from their childhood mentioned offhand in the first episode that ends up being the key to sealing the big supernatural threat at the end.

I've been recommended Alan Wake for years, and I'm glad my computer finally decided to run it. I'll probably try and collect all the pages in Nightmare Mode for next year's challenge, but I've said that about a lot of games so far I forget about a day or two later (Heartbeat, Dragon Age: Origins, 428 Shibuya Scramble). It had a decent story, and some good characters (and some terrible ones... like Nightingale), but there were a lot of frustrating bugs and glitches, repetitive combat, and exploration with endlessly respawning shadows where there weren't any collectibles in the end was discouraging. At least it told you that pages were locked until a new game after completion, and the constant loss of all your supplies kept hoarding down.

Tomb Raider Legend I beat about two weeks ago, so it's alot less fresh, but I definitely had a better time with it than Alan Wake. Platforming and puzzles were excellent, and collectibles actually had unlocks for gameplay and gallery items. Why am I collecting coffee canisters in Alan Wake? Why pages? There are no alternate endings, collecting 100 cups of coffee is nothing but an achievement (instead of like an extra bar of health for every 25 or 50; Alan Wake is a terrible writer for giving himself a bunch of things to collect and them not having any impact at all aside from achievement hunting).

Edit: Also, **** Rhythm Games, XD
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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicX-Men Draft Round 2: Blue Division
Mega Mana
11/27/19 12:57:57 PM
#35
Remembered just in time

Fight
Shaduln vs. NBIceman
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Scare vs. Lopen
MegaManX vs. Eddv

Pitch
Shaduln vs. NBIceman
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Scare vs. Lopen
MegaManX vs. Eddv
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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicThe CW Arrow-verse topic: The Crisis is imminent!
Mega Mana
11/27/19 7:24:20 AM
#81
Snake5555555555 posted...
Time loop Arrow was my jam!


Sure they namedropped Groundhog Day and Edge of Tomorrow, but really, the closest analogies were Happy Death Day and Supernatural's Mystery Spot, imo.
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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 250: Hearing Laws
Mega Mana
11/26/19 11:13:35 AM
#100
Dancedreamer posted...
https://www.vox.com/2019/11/25/20982359/matt-bevin-kentucky-paul-donel-hurt-pardon

Matt Bevin pardons man who sexually assaulted his 6 year old step-daughter. Though the step-daughter (15 years later) recanted her testimony, it was strongly influenced by the original judge in the case who later corresponded with Hurt (the same judge who picked Hurt up from prison). Other judges were unconvinced by the recantation, but Bevin decided he'd go ahead and pardon this man.


It took me until the last few paragraphs to realize we weren't talking about Matt Bevin's step-daughter.
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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicX-Men Draft Round 2: Gold Division
Mega Mana
11/25/19 8:57:00 AM
#22
Fight
DeathChicken vs. Johnbobb
IhatethisCPU vs. redrocket
ChichiriMuyo vs. MartinFF7
banananor vs. Wicklebee

Pitch
DeathChicken vs. Johnbobb
IhatethisCPU vs. redrocket
ChichiriMuyo vs. MartinFF7
banananor vs. Wicklebee
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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicAll-Purpose Wrestling Topic 491: Seth Rollins Appreciation Topic
Mega Mana
11/23/19 8:32:57 AM
#368
TheRock1525 posted...
So for no reason, WWE debuts a new IC title:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B5MJJRChLhB/?

On one hand, I do generally like the look of it.

On the more important hand, there's like half a dozen belts that desperately need new looks and this wasn't one of them.


It looks alright, but the white strap is so much better.

I wish when they debuted a new IC title, it was actually just the goddamn IC Title graphic! It's still an old jpeg!

Edit: Actually, taking a moment to really look at it... it's still probably the best looking title. This looks like a Super Bowl ring. They did a really good job with it.
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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicX-Men Draft Round 1: Blue Division
Mega Mana
11/23/19 8:13:10 AM
#61
Fight
Eddv vs. Scare
Lopen vs. Shaduln
NBIceman vs. Snake

Pitch
Eddv vs. Scare
Lopen vs. Shaduln
NBIceman vs. Snake
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"In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD
TopicX-Men Draft Round 1: Blue Division
Mega Mana
11/21/19 1:13:53 AM
#38
And also this is why I kept my pitch short and to the point.

I ramble.
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TopicX-Men Draft Round 1: Blue Division
Mega Mana
11/21/19 1:13:26 AM
#37
IhatethisCPU posted...
Mega Mana vs. MegamanX. ...I dislike how vague the pitch is, and the illogical part of me thinks it's partially a way to justify Cable, who I have a bit of a personal grudge against, and I stongly dislike Daken's existence. The team itself works well together, however, the roles you set for them make sense, and that... actually made me interested in the series.


Just extraneous commentary because I really had fun in the draft:

1. The vagueness of the pitch is something I'll work on for next round. I spent quite a while trying to incorporate everything into something succinct, but it got bloated so I scrapped a whole ton of stuff to try and put forth something I'd see on one of those pages in the middle of book from the nineties with a quick blurb for why you should pick up the next issue of one of several different titles. Next time, I'm gonna take out a full-page ad instead of a blurb among eight other titles. Booyah!

2. Time travel didn't even come to mind until the fourth round of drafts! I don't really remember who was on my shortlist at the time, but families were the big thing I was thinking about, Northstar wouldn't work were my third round drafts, I think someone I was looking at hard just got grabbed up, but then I kind of paused on Widget for a bit and started thinking about it, and how she is Kate Pryde, and an Excalibur kind of book paired with the stories in Powers of X, and how all the pieces could work together... I ramble, but it was all Widget for time travel.

3. There's definitely an Exiles element that's unavoidable, but I think the core difference of that book and this one is that, for the most part, those were all "What If?" characters. What if Mimic was the best X-Man? What if Magneto was the good guy and Professor X the bad guy? What if Thunderbird was... whatever Thunderbird was? The team could be anyone and the situations they go to could be anything? There's a fun quality to the sheer creative potential of it, but there's not a starting immediacy or weight to things even with an 'anyone can die at any time and get replaced by a new toy' premise.

Future of X is using the lived-in characters of the 616 canon with their histories, biases, opinions, goals, and dynamics where what they do and where they go show the impact of choices and possibilities made in the present. They are 'What Ifs?' but seen and interacted with by the people that can still prevent it, unlike the Watchers who just narrate these altered stories or the Exiles who jump in and out completing objectives. They go in, they interact, they learn, they have to figure out what makes things go wrong and why, and grapple with predestination and butterfly effect and their own selfishness. I would hope it's not just a doom and gloom ride, but I'd say... if Team Arrow was doing the Legends of Tomorrow missions. There's a good chunk of seriousness about the mission and hard choices and making decisions along the way, but there's a great camaraderie and a level of levity that keeps it entertaining as a book without going overboard into a sitcom.

4. I am not a fan of Daken either. Was angling towards Jimmy Hudson, possibly Honey Badger, originally, but in the wait for Johnbobb... Daken just seemed to make more sense with who was already drafted. I don't think I'd want Cable being Jimmy Hudson's mentor, but someone who wouldn't put up with Daken's ****? Sure. Storm had a wild streak back in the day and can relate and temper Daken and join him in meditation and not judge him for the sins of his father or his past. Likewise, I think Prestige and Daken could have a really good friendship and don't if that's happened in the comics. Also, Shatterstar/Daken? An interesting possible ship. He also adds a good recklessness and intrigue of misdeed to the missions.
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TopicX-Men Draft Round 1: Blue Division
Mega Mana
11/20/19 5:11:52 PM
#24
As far as team roles -

Storm: Balance and leadership, making the hard choices to do what's right for the present course even if things look far too bleak

Prestige: The moral compass. She has probably the most and best ties to the group as the best friend of Widget (Kate Pryde), close kinship with her "half-brother" and later adopted son Cable, wild child with a dark past and famous father (and Grey/Howlett chemistry) with Daken, and the hopes for finding a better future despite a superpowerful destiny (Phoenix/Seeds) hanging over their heads with Genesis. She is the core character and the one most books would have a narrator's focus on. She can question decisions and provide emotional and moral viewpoints that lend better gravity to what their team encounters.

Cable: The Commander. He's not always Mr. Military Man, but he's excellent at die hard situations and making sure everyone gets put alive. He can be counted on for the high-risk missions, but there's a tenseness he can't shake if things are going well or better than expected. Where Rachel brings some form of optimism, Cable, despite raising Hope and his future looking ever more a distant possibility, still can't shake some pessimism, a quality that hurts any relationship he has with Genesis but keeps a steady, realistic weight to things that may be tpo good to be true. A healthy amount of paranoia to keep the team guided true.

Danger & Prodigy: The Brains. Danger is a super advanced alien AI who can connect and process information quickly while Prodigy is a super genius retinue of information who can sort through everything and focus on the relevance. Both can work separately and in tandem, often providing different sets of data, logic, and viewpoints to snd from every mission to help deduce the best course of action.

Shatterstar & Daken: The Brawn. They are there to fight when fighting's needed and get out slive doing it. They rarely if ever back down when the going gets tough, and what happens if the tough parts are familiar future faces trying to keep you from doing what's best? I also think between Rachel, Daken, and Shatterstar (with a side of Kate, potentially, and Prodigy), there's some soap opera romantic angles that could lead to much more believably risque flings than most books.

Widget: The Ghost in the Machine. Literally. Widget can teleport the entire team across time and space, often seemingly at random. But with Prestige's psychic and emotional connection to Kate and Danger's technological brilliance and Cable's acumen with time-hopping technology, Widget can be guided with much more precision back-and-forth than ever before. She is also a woman out of time and out of body, able to relate to Danger and Shard better than most.

Genesis: The Cutie. He is the superpowerful and most innocent of the group, the babe with fresh eyes who is predestined to live out his father's life by all who see him, but reaches for a brighter tomorrow. Probably has the most 'kick the puppy' moments, unfortunately.

Shard: The X-Factor. From a hard future, sister of Bishop, photonic hologram entity. She's got ancillary ties to every member and is the glue. With the aid of Prodigy and Danger, she gains form and function once more, possibly even merging with Widget to give both herself and Kate corporeal motor and fighting functionality.
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TopicX-Men Draft Round 1: Blue Division
Mega Mana
11/20/19 4:20:14 PM
#23
Future of X - As if the X-Men universe isn't already overly complicated right now, we're throwing a team together to battle potential futures, on top of the potential futures already set up in Marvel. I get the idea that this is a little bit like an Exiles team, but Storm as the star of it actually does the concept a disservice. I would be more on-board with someone leading the title who had some vested interest in the future, like Rachel or Nathan. Storm feels shoehorned into this role.


I was brief in my summary (thinking of a quick summary for solicits as the pitch), but I actually think Storm is a balanced leader for the team. Though Rachel and Cable are the lieutenant generals, they both have their own futures that may compromise some missions for how close things might get to what they were trying to prevent in the first place, and Storm would be much more concerned about the balance and making the hard choice to do what's right for the present.

She's tough when she needs to be and makes strong, fast, hard decisions when they need to be made. She can have a commanding presence that earns fear and respect, but she also has a gentle touch that would better keep someone like Daken from acting out and Genesis feeling aspirational and motivated to be his best self.

I feel both Rachel and Cable are great in their roles, and are better without the full burden of the decision-making of potentially heavy consequential choices.
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TopicX-Men Draft Round 1: Blue Division
Mega Mana
11/20/19 3:54:25 PM
#22
scarletspeed7 posted...
Match #1
Mega Mana vs. MegamanX


You could say this is AvX
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TopicX-Men Draft Round 1: Gold Division
Mega Mana
11/20/19 3:48:34 PM
#12
Fight
redrocket vs. banananor
Wicklebee vs. ChichiriMuyo
MartinFF7 vs. DeathChicken
Johnbobb vs. IhatethisCPU
Pitch
redrocket vs. banananor
Wicklebee vs. ChichiriMuyo
MartinFF7 vs. DeathChicken
Johnbobb vs. IhatethisCPU

I know it seems like I'm 50/50ing with my first votes, but that's my honest opinions. I think that Emma and Juggernaut together don't have a strong counter on the other side; without either of them, Jean's got a chance of superiority all on her own. It's also tough because three fire-types at once could be detrimental, but there's no one to suppress the fury. Meanwhile, Rocket X surpisingly has one of my favorite pitches. Succinct, tells a solid story, good enough cast.

The second match was a lot tougher. I don't really want to solicit either book, but I like the story setup in Spy Calibur-X more, and both fights are alright, but I give the nod to M and Wild Child.

Third match is a curbstomp fight for sure, but the pitch was the hardest match-up of the round. I think the Doop's X-Angels is a dumb name, poor pitch, and I don't really know what the book is about aside from ladies going into action. But I think I would still read it over team super awesome conquers the galaxy.

And I loooove Match Four. The fight is super interesting and if we can change votes, I might do so later, but right now... ahhh, I love that fight. Really interesting and dynamic teams that complement the other side well. And I scroll up to double-check the pitches again because as much as I like the Siryn team and how they came together, and as bad (or brilliantly bad) as Object Impermutants is, that is a book I want to buy. I love the premise, how they came together, and as a limited series, I know we'll likely get great story beats and conclusions.
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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 249: Phase 1 of a scheduled topic series
Mega Mana
11/20/19 12:20:40 PM
#79
xp1337 posted...
GOP Counsel: So the president told you "talk to Rudy" right?
Sondland: Right.
GOP Counsel: So it wasn't an order, right!?

jesus lmao


He said "talk to Rudy" not "go talk to Rudy" so it wasn't a direct order!!! XD
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TopicAll-Purpose Wrestling Topic 491: Seth Rollins Appreciation Topic
Mega Mana
11/20/19 8:39:27 AM
#292
Steiner posted...
i forget did they do a like, top 3? or top rankings?


I think everyone did a top 5, worth 5 to 1, and then they would total those and top 6 would get 15, 12, 9, 6. 3, 1.

The last one:
https://411mania.com/wrestling/411s-wrestler-of-the-week-week-36-charlotte-reigns-as-queen/
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TopicAll-Purpose Wrestling Topic 491: Seth Rollins Appreciation Topic
Mega Mana
11/20/19 8:09:24 AM
#290
Steiner posted...
Mega Mana posted...
Also lamenting the continued loss of 411mania's Wrestler of the Week (since 2016!). I miss having that barometer of a year's worth of notable moments and wrestlers, especially with how much is going on in the world today.


can i bring this feature back, exclusively to board 8?


Do it! Just know that AJ Styles was robbed of Year 12 Wrestler of the Year!
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TopicX-Men Draft Topic 2
Mega Mana
11/20/19 7:18:01 AM
#46
Future of X

Storm
Prestige
Cable
Danger
Shatterstar
Daken
Widget
Genesis
Prodigy
Shard
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TopicAll-Purpose Wrestling Topic 491: Seth Rollins Appreciation Topic
Mega Mana
11/20/19 7:01:16 AM
#288
Even though it was cringey, I rather liked the Arquette/Booker thing because it was unexpectedly real and heartwarming.

Also lamenting the continued loss of 411mania's Wrestler of the Week (since 2016!). I miss having that barometer of a year's worth of notable moments and wrestlers, especially with how much is going on in the world today.
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TopicUmineko readthrough part 4 by Arria (blind) and Kira (2nd reading) SPOILERS OKAY
Mega Mana
11/17/19 1:02:28 PM
#154
Eerieka posted...
It makes sense, too. Sometimes I get so caught up in Umineko logic I forget to real-world logic.


Right??

There's is one thing in the locked room later I still feel is a justifiable theory and want to posit around thst time
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TopicHow many states have you visited?
Mega Mana
11/17/19 12:59:10 PM
#11
MA, NH, CT, ME, RI, and NY
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TopicX-Men Draft Topic 1
Mega Mana
11/17/19 12:41:16 PM
#473
Just for clarification, the "no alternate reality, no future arc" rule applies primarily to the characters drafted, correct? Like, the team itself is comprised of the 616-living characters and could feasibly take place in main continuity. But if the team went to alternate realities or future arcs, that would be okay?
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TopicX-Men Draft Topic 1
Mega Mana
11/17/19 12:24:48 PM
#463
All pitches must take place in the Marvel Universe (616). No alternate realities or future skips, etc. It must take place alongside the rest of Marvel continuity.


Welp i f'd up

I think... would it be okay if i pm you during my break?
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