DarkGob
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Quote:You have to pay extra for the shelter pack. Freebies can make due with the Cardboard Box shelter which drops freely (upgradeable with newspaper blanket).Originally Posted by Sparkly Soldier
I keep trying to explain that to my landlord, but he just won't listen.
Wow, that bit got dark quick. -
Trademark != copyright. Still odd though, considering it's a new title screen that premiered with Issue 23 just a few months ago.
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Quote:But are they protected from the terrible secret of space? For that matter, do they have stairs in their house?Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
Protector is protected.
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Quote:Nothing odd about people not wanting to run an awful trial. How often do you see Doc Quaterfield running? (For the sake of argument let's ignore the thread I posted on the Pinnacle forum last week...)Originally Posted by Rufus T Fyrfly
(oddly enough, I rarely see anyone run a DIB nowadays....)
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*reads Dechs' sig*
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Don't worry, you'll get your 3-hour minivent just like the rest of us.
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3 hours? Some event.
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Quote:And then you die because as far as the game is concerned, you just removed the VR gear. But points for effort anyway.Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Whattya mean I "can't" log out? If I have to I physically disconnect my internet connection, reboot my computer an uninstall the stupid game. Screw them I "can't" log out.
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Quote:This is what you necro'd a 2 year-old thread for?Originally Posted by Ouch_Grouch
hell yes !!!
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Quote:Oh right, I totally forgot about that.Originally Posted by PsychicKitty
Spoiler Alert...The following is a Spoiler about Mercedes Sheldon in Pocket D....so dont read further unless you want to be spoiled.
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They're also available on Beta, which is where I first noticed them.
And while the contacts may not be active, I did see Mercedes Sheldon hanging out in Pocket D. I forget what role she played, but she will give a sort of "inactive contact" message when you talk to her (I forget what). -
Quote:Presumably by making it a perma-toggle, which as Kangstor acknowledged will not happen because the power is working as intended. Some people just have no concept of balance.Originally Posted by JayboH
...by doing what?
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They should at least have cell phones
, maybe make it available after you finish your first Safeguard/Mayhem.
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Quote:That's actually a lot more reasonable than any BS "respect" excuse. I think it's completely wrong, but I would actually believe it.Originally Posted by Electric-Knight
I probably shouldn't bother, but I imagine that a large factor in not mentioning the Joker is to avoid knocking the audience out of the movie immersion. I know that it goes both ways and some of you would say, "not mentioning him knocked me out of the movie immersion", but, overall, the general audience can find it tough to separate an actor's death from the movie experience.
In TDK, the intensity of the script and the acting (and the enjoyment of being taken completely in by the late actor's fantastic performance) was enough to win most people over and the sad reality of his death didn't get in the way of it.
I can totally see any mention of the Joker in the subsequent movie making most people step outside the film, even just for a moment, and think, "Man... I wonder what would have been different if Ledger hadn't died". And/or any mention of the character is going to be an obvious attempt to explain away the reason the character is not present (and we all know the real reason why he was not present).
The people responsible for the movies don't want the audience to be thinking of such things. They wish for them to be enthralled by the movie.
...Do you mean Talia? It's hard to imagine Joker would have figured heavily into this movie if Ledger had not died. He certainly wouldn't be a stooge to anyone; not Bane, not Talia al Ghul, hell not even if it were Ra's al Ghul himself. Honestly, I think we would have gotten the exact same movie.Quote:Originally Posted by BrandX
I think the movie would have been more than just a little different.
I'd guess Joker in Bane's place with a shadow backer...Natalia. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Kirsten
You are obviously doing it wrong.
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Quote:Then I accept your apology.Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy
yea.
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Quote:This looks much better, thank you.Originally Posted by Freitag
Water Blast
- Water Blast - Hydro Blast's water ball will accept tinting better.
Um...that's...good to know I guess.Quote:Backpacks no longer play a flapping sound. -
Marketing isn't to blame, you want to look at your fellow players. They're the ones who for years have complained about playing second banana to the Freedom Phalanx, to being lapdogs to Recluse and his Inner Circle. The only thing that's changed is that the devs are now listening to the players.
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Quote:8 months = a full year?Originally Posted by Matthew_Orlock
That's not what I meant, there was a huge gap between issue 6 and issue 7 of roughly 8 months. While 4-6 were large sweeping nerfs which all lead to Statesman (the dev) leaving and Positron taking over.
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Quote:False. It's better. Now you don't have to be level 39-41 in order to run the thing. (They fixed that as soon as they realized it would be worthless to set as the WST in that state. Seems like it was a pretty quick fix too, I guess they just needed a reason to do it.)Originally Posted by Bluedood
Tonight I got to run an Eden trial for the first time in three years. It's still as amazing as before
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Quote:What I take issue with is the implied message, that acknowledging the absence of a character because the actor died is somehow classless. I feel like Nolan never really wanted to reference the Joker (considering he carried the entire movie last time, which I doubt was the intention) and this is just a convenient excuse to settle down the fanboys.Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Its easy to judge the way people handle tragedies. Nolan's actions and his reasoning are entirely reasonable. If they don't measure up to your standards, that's just unfortunate.
And again, he's not even being consistent. If he wants to ignore it, okay, but then saying in interviews "they executed him", that's the really disgusting thing. That is disrespectful.
EDIT: Come to think of it, did Ledger even get a dedication on TDKR? (Did he even get one on TDK? I don't recall.) He was the reason the previous movie was so popular, after all. -
Quote:I've actually changed my mind, "toaster oven" is far more appropriate here.Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy
I think bandwagon is the appropriate word.
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Quote:So he thinks it would be inappropriate to reference it in the context of the film, but he's perfectly chill with saying "yeah the Joker was put to death" during interviews.Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
From IMBD;
I find his reasons perfectly acceptable, personally. *shrug*Quote:No reason is given whatsoever in the film for his absence. Christopher Nolan was adamant that there would be no mention of the Joker. "We're not addressing The Joker at all. That is something I felt very strongly about in terms of my relationship with Heath and the experience I went through with him on The Dark Knight. I didn't want to in any way try and account for a real-life tragedy. That seemed inappropriate to me. We just have a new set of characters and a continuation of Bruce Wayne's story. Not involving The Joker." He is neither seen, heard, nor mentioned throughout the whole film. In the novelization of the film, it is suggested that the Joker is now a lone inmate at Arkham Asylum. Another reason is that Nolan thought that no one could do Joker role as Heath Ledger did. Perhaps he wanted to honor Ledger by not showing the Joker anymore, subtly saying that Heath is the only true Joker, and that no one can ever replace him - a likely honor to Ledger's talent.
That's just asinine. As I said above, completely ignoring the character that won Ledger a posthumous Oscar is truly disrespectful. Plenty of TV shows have acknowledged the passing of their actors by killing off the character off-screen, is Nolan saying that all of those stories were also disrespectful? He's full of it, frankly.
They didn't need to show him. He didn't need to figure into the story at all. But considering the Dent Act was passed in the wake of the Joker's madness, I'd say the character should at least be mentioned in a historical context. But obviously it's better to just forget when bad things happen and pretend that everything is fun smiley times forevers and evers.Quote:Ledger reasons aside...
Yep, they didn't bust the *crazies* out... just the mob guys. There is quite a difference. Joker would have been stuck in Arkham, and done so *on purpose*. He's a chaos generator, and wouldn't be held under anyone's thumb, not Bane or Al Gul's.
Matter of fact, those two would have had to *recruit* Bats to find his *** again, because the Joker is both insane and crazy like a fox.
Nope, Nolan's personal issues aside, the Joker doesn't fit into this storyline, unless, somehow, he escaped on his own during it... and then Bane would have crushed his butt, if he saw him.
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Quote:Try "meaningless".Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy
"normal"?
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Quote:Yeah, I don't see how totally ignoring the role that won him a posthumous Oscar is considered "respectful".Originally Posted by Agent White
Apparently out of 'respect for Ledger'. Which... I don't necessarily agree with, I don't think -he- would have agreed with it either, but I can understand the sentiment.