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Shrug. I thought it was a well acted and nicely scripted moment.

I disagree with this. That was a great scene, maybe different in the comic, but well done. (assuming you mean the table/kitchen discussion)

Incarnate abilities and content have nothing to do with base AT balancing.

he is the worst designed superhero in the bunch and a horrid example for anything.

Let's call it what it is. Statesman is a mary sue for jack, and also a bad example for anything

With incarnates we all get to be the best and get the things you're asking for... so again, tanks don't need much touching at all

Exactly, I see them using Shane as a foil for Rick's transition/internal struggles in the written material.

Not so much. The actual deeper philosophy - you are right.

Game implementation. Doesn't much matter, which was kinda your point. And now, there isn't much wiggle room as a result.

Fine so toss that aggro cap changes out - though say 20 instead of 15 isn't going to herd any maps.

An the intent is there, no matter what you cite - the tank has lower offense to compensate for greater survivability. Any offensive tweak will just mess up having three melee ATs. Either do nothing, or the Devs need to find something creative.

Frankly, the more I consider it, I can't figure out why there was a PM to a dev on the topic in the first place. There really isn't any great problem to fix.

I agree with this.

The tank is designed differently than other melee sets for a reason. Buffing tanks DPS would... change that and then make there be less distinction and reason for the different ATs - watering down the varying play styles more than they are already.

That said, as IOs have allowed the other sets to get strong to the point of weakening the base of tanks some options remain that do not involve damage tweaks. They could raise the aggro cap for tanks while keeping it the same for for other ATs. They could introduce some primary power set options that may had more of a team buff or debuff angle - extending the tank's role for team survivability (not just a heal aura - never a heal aura, but something akin to what shield does with [Grant Cover]).

Other than some things like that... I think it is rough ground trying to approach a change to tanks.

It is a fair question, especially with Shane there driving the point home.
In the comic, they were still pretty passive and desperate. They accepted they had to leave and moved on. Rick wanted to avoid confrontation with other living humans. He had not yet developed the hardened personality that Shane is representing in the TV series.

That is probably a lot of it. Also, though, ratings dip some over the holidays traditionally. Some shows found that the pause avoided that hit by just skipping it. They then found out about the DVD sales angle you mentioned by crazy wacky happenstance.


I agree to a point, Cap. I accept that the TV and comic stories will deviate. But the deviations now are drifting into completely different story land. Shane's continued survival is the fulcrum. Last night makes sense with him there, it fits nicely and was indeed quite powerful. However, his being alive has driven significant change. And now Sophia is dead which is going to have an impact on Carl certainly, and they aren't leaving the farm on schedule. And frankly, as powerful as last night's conclusion was, the actual cracking of Herschel and comic's conclusion was no less powerful....

However, the show continues to add some great stuff.

There is value in the story as they are portraying it. It just isn't the same story.

Yes, it was.

The two scenes in the house last night, with Rick-Herschel and then Herschel-Maggie, were two emotional and well acted scenes. These were the highlight of the episode for me.

And Lori bugs the heck out of me, but that moment with her clutching at Carl when Sophia steps out... she nails full body emotion well.

And Shane's angry stomp around the farm just looked awesome. I've seen that march by people in real life.

Even that small moment of Glenn asking Maggie for permission before stepping to the firing line was a fabulous touch.

No, it isn't useless. The KD chance is nice occasional mitigation.

It is less useful then the others in set which provide numbers, however, and if you slot the KD as the final, the benefit you get from that is pretty weak.

Been ages since I read any of her works, but she was a meaningful writer in my youth.

I think I'll pull something by her off the shelf and read it in her honor this holiday season.

Sophia is in the comics, and has some nice small but critical interactions with Carl that have been lacking on the show.

There was no 'missing Sophia' plot, though. And I agree this has been a bit of a boondoggle most likely written in to help fill out storyline as they have tried to get a certain number of episodes without moving past a certain point in the comics. I have a personal prediction on when the season will cutoff, that lines up with what I can see them doing with their pacing.


They have enough material ahead of them to fill out... easily 4 seasons, at a guess. So no real concerns there. At guess, they are just trying to work the narrative to a visual rather than written pace and line up key transition/cliffhanger points. That naturally is leaving some gaps to fill, I just think they have been sloppy in this case, and oddly chosen to leap over some other elements that could have filled an ep without a lot of trouble (subdivision layover, for instance).

To be fair, "it's an MMO" is a weak argument. CoX is unique in that there is no solo superhero RPG equivalent. (as an aside, can you imagine a BioWare superhero game on par with ME or DA:O?)

Anyway, I like chatting with people and the sense of community, I know that if there was a solo game for super heroes even vaguely as engaging and in depth... I don't know how much I'd be on-line.

I solo a lot - whole levels. I often use CoX more as a single player game than multi. Don't get me wrong, I love TFs and try to do them as time allows, and have made trial time enough to move several incarnates up to T3 goals. But I am looking forward to more flexibility and options to support my varied moods and playstyles.

truth

I personally like preventing alpha.

Love to. Unfortunately, if it doesn't get off the coast, it ain't happening.


Indeed

It was a good episode.
And, man, when the dirty laundry gets aired they dump it all out at once.

I expect some series ripples of activity from all the rocks hitting the pond at once, as it were.

So, can we assume that Rick did not learn that Lori was pregnant in the whispered message at the CDC?



==for those that have read the material==



I have to admit, that if that amounts to the entire on-air subdivision reference, I am disappointed. I always considered that a key moment for the group, even if it was minor in the big picture.

The pressure with Shane is really mounting, and Carl is learning how to shoot.......

All true
Leagues of 16-24, or small teams of 2-8. Big difference.

Thanks, Adeon.

Never said I didn't want to go.
I perfectly happy with those that were there getting access to more, but I also think more could have been done to communicate to the full audience.

Actually, I probably would accept that better.


And I appreciate the effort, but I can be disappointed at the same time.

good advice for yourself