Dark One

Add in the inevitable director/writer/producer/etc., wanting to put their own "spin" on characters that have been around for 50+ years.

I think it mostly stems from the studios not...getting...the characters or that universe. The Marvel characters are somewhat more relatable in the fact that the stuff say, Spider-man, goes through (barring the, ya know, webslinging and wall crawling >.<) is stuff most kids went through. That lets the audience put themselves in the shoes of those characters.

Meanwhile, the DC characters tend to be a little more...cosmic? supernatural?, not sure what word I'm looking for here, but don't seem to have the same trials and tribulations that most people go through. And trying to make a movie when they aren't relatable is just that much tougher.

The DC universe also tends to be a little more special effects heavy, which translates to increased production costs if it's done right, IMO.

This would be the result of playing with my emotions...

I've already had to remake this world twice, I shan't be wanting to do it a third...

-.-

*bubblepipe*

Sorry but no. I'm not wasting time calling anyone.

And I've also seen bad things on NewEgg about the OEM/System Builder versions (which are technically for those building systems for resale, not personal use).

Not willing to risk it. Nor am I willing to risk being told, "No.".

Um what? Buy an upgrade copy of Win7 Premium. Partition my new drive. Install 7 in one partition. Done. At least according to the instructions on dual-booting I've found. Doesn't sound all that expensive or painful to me.

And that's presuming I even get Win7.

Most "AAA" titles on PC are ports of console games to begin with. I can play 'em on the console, sell 'em off if they are crappy or I see no need to ever play it again. Can't do that with PC games.

My local is still buying them, but I wouldn't sell to one of those places to begin with. I'd list 'em on either eBay or Amazon and get more money than the pittance a trade-in would get.

If the 720 is going to block used game sales, then I won't get it. Just that simple. There's all the games from the NES, SNES, N64, GC, PS1, PS2, Xbox, and 360 that I never got around to playing before. I can be entertained for a considerable time for the future.

I put the game into the console. It works. A console does not interfere with anything else I may be doing. Other than not playing a PS3 game on a 360 and having the correct region game, the DRM is essentially invisible.

Compare that with trying to play a PC game. Gotta install. Gotta make sure the drivers are updated. Oops, can't have that other program running or the DRM will not let me play. Ah hell, error #88392-XQR, what the frak does that mean? Internet's down? Can't play. Uninstall? Crud, it didn't get everything. DRM's still there too.


I won't be replying to this thread again. Again, thanks for the info and all. Even though it diverged from what I was originally asking. Cheers.

While I may be able to only play an Xbox 360 game on an Xbox 360, I still retain the capability of reselling that game when I am finished with it. Try doing that with anything requiring Steam/Origin/Uplay/Battle.net.

I will not support gaming companies that are actively trying to destroy my rights. If they use business practices or software that I detest, I simply won't purchase their products. That includes games that use Online Passes, Single-use Day-1 DLC codes, and DRM that eliminates any secondhand value. And yes, I realize someone will say, "CoH has no resale value!" and while true, I see CoH as a service rather than a discreet product ala Skyrim.

And no, I do not have to "get used to it". I can simply do without. There's plenty of games that can keep me playing for a significant length of time into the future without having to support people that treat me like a criminal.

As to the locking on OEM/System Builder, go look up some of the reviews on Amazon. I'd rather not tempt fate by purchasing one only to find out that if a hard drive dies, I'm out that money for the OS.

That being said, thank you for the suggestions and help. I will try to find an upgrade for Win7 Premium. I will also look into the method for dual booting. Peace.

Given the way EVERYONE was killing them things off, I can't imagine Hulk would be pulling his punches. Between Hawkeye hittin' 'em with his various and sundry arrows, Widow bustin' a cap, Thor smackin' 'em, and Tony blowing them up (combined with the copious amounts of purplish blood) leads one to believe that yes, they were killing them.

I don't think they were drones. They seemed too anticipatory and more than a little gleeful at invading Earth. They might've been a hive-mind sort of thing or psychically linked to the mothership. When it went poof, they fell down.

A lot != all.

I would rather deal with whatever issues crop up with a dual-boot than haul out another box just to play my older games.

Well...you could call it retired, I guess. I prefer the term, "Gentleman farmer".

But yes, I have way too much free time. I'm looking to whittle away the next 70 years...

I was looking up the Patron Pools and it looks like a Tank with Scirocco's would probably fit. Combine that with Preemptive Interface, Resilient Alpha (for Stun duration), Ion Judgement, Barrier Destiny (Resistance), and Melee Hybrid. Some are questionable, like the Alpha could be the Damage one.

She was still his friend and it's entirely possible that she broke up with the other guy and was with Kal within that five years.

I know if an organization let a friend/love interest of mine die, I definitely would not be...friendly...towards said organization or the people within it. Add in that Arthur lied/omitted the truth about my father? Ya, not going to be feeling the warm fuzzies towards them.

Now, it is entirely possible that he is undercover, but that would be too neat. And besides, what actual villainous things have we seen him do? Other than helping/using those Rikti Monkies build a ship? Granted, he let 'em die, but eh.

Eh, I'd consider his storm bit to be an APP style thing, Electrical Mastery if that was available to tanks. His main thing is smashy and taking the hits.

Iron Man - Energy/Energy Blaster
Thor - Inv/War Mace Tank
Hulk - SS/Inv Brute (or Inv/SS Tank)
Black Widow - Dual Pistol/Devices Blaster
Hawkeye - Trick Arrow/Archery Defender
Captain America - Street Justice/Shield Defense Scrapper

Ya, they seemed to put a lot of thought into how an archery hero would actually work. I was a bit impressed with that. Especially when they showed him grabbing up previously used arrows to use again.

I think Pri might be hittin' the bottle a bit tonight...

This disguise is perfect! Positron will never suspect that I took his lunch from the fridge!

You want how much for that? Preposterous! *monocle*