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that awful man posted:Luke gets cancer and has to battle the tumor with his Jedi powers. Didn't something like this happen in "The Truce at Bakura"?
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Suenteus Po posted:Didn't something like this happen in "The Truce at Bakura"?
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Sombrerotron posted:Don't know about that, but in the Jedi Academy trilogy some Imperial dick "infects" Mon Mothma with nanobots that don't show up on scanners etc. but are pretty good at killing her, and one of Luke's students, who's basically a Force doctor, ends up painstakingly destroying ever nanobot using the Force. Just to clarify, you mean an Imperial guy who's a bit of a twat, right? Or is she actually infected by Imperial dick? Because that would be amazing.
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Derek Dominoe posted:
Maybe this was Yoda backwards talk, and he meant to say "It creates life" ?
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Ein Bear posted:Just to clarify, you mean an Imperial guy who's a bit of a twat, right? Or is she actually infected by Imperial dick? Because that would be amazing. Sadly it's only an Imperial guy who's a
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Chairman Capone posted:This was actually all Aaron Allston. You're making me not love him, stop it. e. Ein Bear posted:Just to clarify, you mean an Imperial guy who's a bit of a twat, right? Or is she actually infected by Imperial dick? Because that would be amazing. Does Vader still have a dick? And how does this affect his force potential? 
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Feb 1, 2011 18:04
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Admiral Goodenough posted:Does Vader still have a dick? And how does this affect his force potential? His force potential goes up when he's choking someone.
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Feb 1, 2011 18:20
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Anyone read that Yoda book? Its pretty good (if pulpy as hell) until near the end where they decided "Hey Yoda can't carry this book himself, have Obiman and the Boy Wonder turn up to save the day!" Is there an event that happens during the clone wars those two ar'nt directly involved in? Its worse than the death star plans I swear to god.
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The size of this thread has been intimidating, so I just jumped in a few pages ago. I thought the reason Vader wasn't as powerful was that he was using a lot of his power to dull all the pain of the implants? Swear I read that somewhere.
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Nemesis Of Moles posted:Anyone read that Yoda book? Its pretty good (if pulpy as hell) until near the end where they decided "Hey Yoda can't carry this book himself, have Obiman and the Boy Wonder turn up to save the day!" Yeah, that Yoda book is suprisngly fun to read.
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Nckdictator posted:Yeah, that Yoda book is suprisngly fun to read. Yoda was a great character in it too, not a bumbling fool or overly silly but more the guy we see in ESB and ROTJ. Also he had the best lines Yoda: Won this job in a raffle I did, think you? I also just realised that Anakin and Obi wan are directly responsible for Yoda not turning Dooku back
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KaosFactor posted:The size of this thread has been intimidating, so I just jumped in a few pages ago. I thought the reason Vader wasn't as powerful was that he was using a lot of his power to dull all the pain of the implants? Swear I read that somewhere. Yeah: "However, after all of his limbs were severed and he was extremely burned on Mustafar he lost much of his Force potential. As Darth Vader, Anakin was believed to have had roughly 80% of the strength of the Emperor. Had he sustained none of his injuries on Mustafar he would have been twice as powerful." - George Lucas
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Feb 1, 2011 21:33
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Mister Roboto posted:Yeah: I need a new series to follow. Are they any sci-fi/fantasy series that aren't this infuriating?
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Feb 1, 2011 21:35
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thrawn527 posted:I need a new series to follow. Are they any sci-fi/fantasy series that aren't this infuriating? Discworld is very tight and well written.
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thrawn527 posted:I need a new series to follow. Are they any sci-fi/fantasy series that aren't this infuriating? Seriously, though, if you want some good sci-fi I recommend Isaac Azimov's robot series. They are pretty tight, but not so :sperg: where you need a wiki to follow them. Also, he's a tremendous writer, so it's not just generic sci-fi, but they are actually novels of other genres in a futuristic setting.
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thrawn527 posted:I need a new series to follow. Are they any sci-fi/fantasy series that aren't this infuriating?
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Feb 1, 2011 22:54
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thrawn527 posted:I need a new series to follow. Are they any sci-fi/fantasy series that aren't this infuriating? So is the relationship between Force power and # of limbs linear, or non-linear... (F = ma, less limbs == less mass, therefore less Force!  )
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Feb 1, 2011 23:30
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Squid Jedi Squad.... Coming soon to CN!
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Do you think it'd be possible with millions of dollars in funding to create a Rogue Squadron weekly TV show akin to the A-Team but campy as gently caress with some big name actors and lesser-known ones? I know its pipe-dreams but a man can dream of a show of nothing but fighter combat in Star Wars 
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Ringo Star Get posted:Do you think it'd be possible with millions of dollars in funding to create a Rogue Squadron weekly TV show akin to the A-Team but campy as gently caress with some big name actors and lesser-known ones? I know its pipe-dreams but a man can dream of a show of nothing but fighter combat in Star Wars You'd need billions of dollars. The millions you decribe would go towards prying the rights from Lucasfilm who are content to let that IP sit in a vault forever.
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thrawn527 posted:I need a new series to follow. Are they any sci-fi/fantasy series that aren't this infuriating? I'd recommend Doctor Who. It's simultaneously brilliant and terrible. It's an ongoing series and ever-expanding universe involving time travel, alternate dimensions, and a protagonist who's aware of the fourth wall. So canonicity is basically a non-issue. It's been around since 1963 and has a solid pedigree of camp, which it really embraces, and can also be pretty dark and creepy at times, too. Like Star Wars, Doctor Who has largely replaced its cheap rubber monsters of yesteryear with the cheap digital monsters of today. Some DVD releases actually have digitally enhanced episodes - as optional special features. It also has 2 Earth-based spin-offs shows: Torchwood (for an older audience) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (for the younger audience), as well as a loose spin-off about K-9, which I haven't seen. That's not to mention the oodles of movies, novels, comics, radio dramas, and stage plays (yes, stage plays). Plus the merchandising. Check out the great wiki without nearly as much  : http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki
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Ringo Star Get posted:Do you think it'd be possible with millions of dollars in funding to create a Rogue Squadron weekly TV show akin to the A-Team but campy as gently caress with some big name actors and lesser-known ones? I know its pipe-dreams but a man can dream of a show of nothing but fighter combat in Star Wars People make Star Wars fan films all the time. Unfortunately, they are almost universally bad. They really love Jedi with after effects lightsabers. Surprised nobody's done Rogue Squadron fanfilms. I guess to be a hardcore enough Star Wars fan to make a movie about it, you have to have no taste.
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NGL posted:I'd recommend Doctor Who. It's simultaneously brilliant and terrible. It's an ongoing series and ever-expanding universe involving time travel, alternate dimensions, and a protagonist who's aware of the fourth wall. So canonicity is basically a non-issue. It's been around since 1963 and has a solid pedigree of camp, which it really embraces, and can also be pretty dark and creepy at times, too. My friends recently introduced me to the Key of Time series of episodes and I have to say they were simply fantastic! It's terrible and amazing all at once!
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Gammatron 64 posted:People make Star Wars fan films all the time. Unfortunately, they are almost universally bad. They really love Jedi with after effects lightsabers. Well, there was the Pink Five series, but I don't think that really counts. Epi Lepi posted:My friends recently introduced me to the Key of Time series of episodes and I have to say they were simply fantastic! It's terrible and amazing all at once! I just watched The Pirate Planet last night. The NGL fucked around with this message at 02:16 on Feb 2, 2011 |
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Gammatron 64 posted:People make Star Wars fan films all the time. Unfortunately, they are almost universally bad. They really love Jedi with after effects lightsabers. Hey, mine was painstakingly done in photoshop, frame by frame! 
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I know this isn't technically the Games forum but what's everyones verdict on KOTOR 2? I liked the first one but the second is better in almost every way (gently caress you Telos).
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Slantedfloors posted:Doctor Who also has an advantage in the fan costumes of certain fans: EJACULATE. ...Sorry. I've been meaning to make that joke for a while.
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VaultAggie posted:I know this isn't technically the Games forum but what's everyones verdict on KOTOR 2? I liked the first one but the second is better in almost every way (gently caress you Telos). The near universal consensus is that the game was high quality, but was severely limited in its potential because it was forced to release at 66% completion. Entire planets and plotlines were cut, and the ending is a shadow of what it was supposed to be. You remember the stainless steel HK-50 droids following you? Entire plotline they had to leave unfinished. There are visible doors that lead nowhere in the Trayus Academy and on the map entire wings that aren't accessible. LucasArts decided it wanted a Christmas hit when it really, really couldn't have one. Also, Doctor Who is awesome. I've only followed the reboot of the series but it is excellent. Doctor Who is less of an entangling yarn and more of a set of stories that comment about hope and human nature. Also, those costumes
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Red Crown posted:The near universal consensus is that the game was high quality, but was severely limited in its potential because it was forced to release at 66% completion. Entire planets and plotlines were cut, and the ending is a shadow of what it was supposed to be. You remember the stainless steel HK-50 droids following you? Entire plotline they had to leave unfinished. There are visible doors that lead nowhere in the Trayus Academy and on the map entire wings that aren't accessible. LucasArts decided it wanted a Christmas hit when it really, really couldn't have one. I think it's really telling that, even with how much KOTOR 2 was mutilated and how much I love Jedi Knight and X-Wing, I still think it's the highest-quality Star wars game in terms of design, plot, playability, and plain fun. It makes me really wonder just how amazing it would have been if Obsidian had been able to have their way. What ever happened to that group of fans who were going to restore everything that was cut? Did they ever get anywhere near completion?
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Chairman Capone posted:What ever happened to that group of fans who were going to restore everything that was cut? Did they ever get anywhere near completion?
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Chairman Capone posted:I think it's really telling that, even with how much KOTOR 2 was mutilated and how much I love Jedi Knight and X-Wing, I still think it's the highest-quality Star wars game in terms of design, plot, playability, and plain fun. It makes me really wonder just how amazing it would have been if Obsidian had been able to have their way. Really it's amazing that Obsidian was able to have its way with the IP as much as it did. I mean, they deconstructed quite a bit about the franchise. That seems like the last thing you do with Star Wars.
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Flagrant Abuse posted:Various infighting has basically held it hostage since forever. Another group managed to do their own version, though, which was basically the same; you can find it here. Just be warned it doesn't suddenly make the game complete. They could only add what was on the disc in various levels of incompleteness. Some of it is actually really clumsily implemented because it was the best they could hope to do. It adds some nice things but overall I dont think it makes the game any better for having it.
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Nemesis Of Moles posted:Yoda was a great character in it too, not a bumbling fool or overly silly but more the guy we see in ESB and ROTJ. Also he had the best lines Yeah, Sean Stewart is awesome. I rate that book as enjoyable as any of Alston's work. I love how Dooku poo poo his pants when he actually thought what would happen if Yoda went Dark. I loved the resolution of the Jedi boy's dreams too. It was a real nice touch. quote:Various infighting has basically held it hostage since forever. Another group managed to do their own version, though, which was basically the same; you can find it here. Someone posted in Games a write-up of the history of that aborted mod. The resolution to the whole thing was arguably as satisfying as actually playing it. Basically, some asshat dick of a modder got a bunch of people together to work on the project, then held everyone's work hostage for years as he dicked around "perfecting" it. He refused to ask for help or even let anyone else join the team to help get it finished. Any complaint or question of completion was met with sycophants shouting WHEN IT'S DONE. He basically kept everyone in the dark before he finally came out and said that he now had a GIRLFRIEND and that he was too busy to deal with any of your poo poo. Then someone else came out of no where and released a complete, working version which took a big poo poo all over that asshat's little toy. That power-trip he was on blew up in his face and basically invalidated all the work and notoriety he worked on for the past 4 years. I usually hate following online, forum drama but that was one of the few cases where I've ever smiled over how something turned out. quote:Just be warned it doesn't suddenly make the game complete. They could only add what was on the disc in various levels of incompleteness. Some of it is actually really clumsily implemented because it was the best they could hope to do. It adds some nice things but overall I dont think it makes the game any better for having it. It clears up a lot of things. Basically the ending with the droids would not make sense at all without the HK factory. WhyteRyce fucked around with this message at 07:17 on Feb 2, 2011 |
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WhyteRyce posted:It clears up a lot of things. Basically the ending with the droids would not make sense at all without the HK factory. Yeah but I found the HK factory itself really awful. I realize it's not their fault it was just such a drag. Edit: This may be entirely biased since I followed it up to release I knew basically everything in that restoration mod, which may have tempered my enthusiasm. RagnarokAngel fucked around with this message at 07:43 on Feb 2, 2011 |
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WhyteRyce posted:Basically, some asshat dick of a modder got a bunch of people together to work on the project, then held everyone's work hostage for years as he dicked around "perfecting" it. He refused to ask for help or even let anyone else join the team to help get it finished. Any complaint or question of completion was met with sycophants shouting WHEN IT'S DONE. He basically kept everyone in the dark before he finally came out and said that he now had a GIRLFRIEND and that he was too busy to deal with any of your poo poo.
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Further ideas for the goon EU pentalogy: The main protagonist is an angsty teenage girl at the Jedi academy who makes Starkiller look like an underpowered weakling and spends most of the series wondering if anyone will ask her to the Jedi prom. Sex with random guys at the bathhouse results in Boba Fett getting Mandalorian AIDS, which is like regular AIDS but ten times more hardcore. In addition to the usual sand planets, ice planets, swamp planets, forest planets, and city planets, there's a planet where it's always kind of hazy and overcast and, due to a freak of planetary motion, it's always Monday. It's inhabited by orange cats (sort of like in "Avatar") that like lasagna. Gammatron 64 posted:People make Star Wars fan films all the time. Unfortunately, they are almost universally bad. The Lando blaxploitation thing that somebody linked to a couple of months ago looked pretty great.
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that awful man posted:The Lando blaxploitation thing that somebody linked to a couple of months ago looked pretty great. Thanks for reminding me of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc7_KpPRyBs
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RagnarokAngel posted:Thanks for reminding me of this Watching that always makes me sad, not because it's bad (it's completely brilliant) but just because it makes me imagine how awesome the prequels would be if they had just captured that same feeling and look, and then I remember what we actually got instead. Maybe it's because they were discussed a few pages ago, but I just now noticed that the end credits to that refer to L. Neil Smith's Lando Calrissian books (The Starcave of Thon-Boka).
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Chairman Capone posted:Maybe it's because they were discussed a few pages ago, but I just now noticed that the end credits to that refer to L. Neil Smith's Lando Calrissian books (The Starcave of Thon-Boka).
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