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guts and bolts posted:I didn't see any Bothan spies in there, did you Wrong Death Star plans, bro.
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The Gate posted:Edit: what I really want this movie to be is Star Wars: the Dirty Dozen, and we might just get.
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But Guts, we've already got the OT and the NT for the fun pulp space adventure. Are you suggesting that an effects-driven grim wars in the stars spin-off tale doesn't excite you in the slightest? guts and bolts posted:I didn't see any Bothan spies in there, did you I might have, I honestly don't even know what a Bothan spy is anymore.
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AndyElusive posted:But Guts, we've already got the OT and the NT for the fun pulp space adventure. Are you suggesting that an effects-driven grim wars in the stars spin-off tale doesn't excite you in the slightest? Me neither, it's k Also I mean... like, there's room for a gritty Star Wars movie, I just don't think it's for me. It remains to be seen if Rogue One even is that, for sure, though, so I'm not like writing the movie off or whatever. I just personally think the trailer was kinda poop and that the "TWO FEMALES WHO KICK BUTT!??? MUST BE RELATED!!!!" online reaction to it so far was also sorta poop. I also have no special resentment for the new stormtrooper designs, so seeing the old ones back in action is neat-o but not like THANK GOD or whatever. What I'm saying is, is that I hope Rogue One is good and that I would like for starfighters to be in it, but if it's good and they're not that is more than fine, too
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hoiyes posted:Looks more like Kelly's Heroes (which is fine by me). Yeah, that's probably more accurate, and also good.
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Apr 7, 2016 21:23
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General Battuta posted:Hi dude Thanks, brother. I miss getting my butt kicked by you in Netrunner. overdesigned posted:Here's one that may or may not be good: Some Numbers posted:Rebels: http://geordanr.github.io/xwing/?f=...amed%20Squadron Thanks for the recs!
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Speaking of minor nitpicks, rewatching the Rogue One trailer really reminds me that I miss the days before digital cameras. I'm sure it was rear end to film with them, but movies from the 70-80's just have this great quality that the crisp, clean modern films don't have.
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Eimi posted:Speaking of minor nitpicks, rewatching the Rogue One trailer really reminds me that I miss the days before digital cameras. I'm sure it was rear end to film with them, but movies from the 70-80's just have this great quality that the crisp, clean modern films don't have. The Force Awakens was shot on film.
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Poopy Palpy posted:The Force Awakens was shot on film.  That surprises me given how it looks. I guess it's better definition film or better post treatments that makes stuff look like that? It honestly takes me out of most recent stuff. I think the only 'recent' films I've seen that I didn't notice that crispness were Dredd and Fury Road.
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Apr 7, 2016 22:46
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I'm watching The Force Awakens on Blu Ray right this minute, and it's crisp as hell. Not sure what you're talking about.
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Apr 7, 2016 22:48
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Mainly that it is too crisp and clean, while older films look grittier and I prefer that grit.
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Strobe posted:I'm watching The Force Awakens on Blu Ray right this minute, and it's crisp as hell. Not sure what you're talking about. Yeah, that's why she was surprised it's analog film. She's saying digital is too crisp.
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Apr 7, 2016 22:55
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Apr 7, 2016 22:56
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Grit-tinted glasses.
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Did anyone else notice the slightly out of focus camera work in Han and Leia's goodbye scene? Drives me nuts.
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Apr 7, 2016 22:59
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Look if its wrong to want this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfUOpvFXuPw but with Xwings and TIEs I don't want to be right. 
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Great scene, looks better when the quality is higher than 240p jesus how do you even watch that.
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Probably by playing too many video games at lovely fps ruining my eyes further than they already were.
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To me the interesting thing in all this is that Rogue One is now the second Disney-made Star Wars movies in as many movies where a woman is the central main character and yet Disney is one of the staunchest adherents of the whole "lady characters make for bad merchandise" marketing ethos. It's kind of weird that they keep doing it when someone high up on the ladder clearly believes that they're making unmarketable characters in the process.
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Kai Tave posted:To me the interesting thing in all this is that Rogue One is now the second Disney-made Star Wars movies in as many movies where a woman is the central main character and yet Disney is one of the staunchest adherents of the whole "lady characters make for bad merchandise" marketing ethos. It's kind of weird that they keep doing it when someone high up on the ladder clearly believes that they're making unmarketable characters in the process. And then the Rey toys are by far the best selling TFA merch
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Also why would Disney think female characters make for bad merchandise when they have the whole Disney Princess thing?
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Apr 7, 2016 23:32
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Kai Tave posted:To me the interesting thing in all this is that Rogue One is now the second Disney-made Star Wars movies in as many movies where a woman is the central main character and yet Disney is one of the staunchest adherents of the whole "lady characters make for bad merchandise" marketing ethos. It's kind of weird that they keep doing it when someone high up on the ladder clearly believes that they're making unmarketable characters in the process. What's weird is that someone at Disney even thought this when evidence clearly shows otherwise and they still retain their position in the company.
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Eimi posted:Also why would Disney think female characters make for bad merchandise when they have the whole Disney Princess thing? "I'm not going to buy my daughter star wars toys. I'll buy her princesses." - parents
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alg posted:"I'm not going to buy my daughter star wars toys. I'll buy her princesses." - parents Those parents are the worst. 
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Apr 7, 2016 23:53
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Eimi posted:Also why would Disney think female characters make for bad merchandise when they have the whole Disney Princess thing? Yeah I guess I should clarify that Disney thinks Princesses are fine merch for girls but that female characters in non princessy media are best kept to a minimum as far as things like toys and apparel goes. See how much Black Widow merch you can find compared to virtually any other Avengers character.
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alg posted:""I'm not going to buy my daughter star wars toys. I'll buy her princesses." - parents" -A Disney executive
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So the true villain in the star wars is Disney itself?
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Eimi posted:So the true villain in the star wars is Disney itself? 
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Eimi posted:Also why would Disney think female characters make for bad merchandise when they have the whole Disney Princess thing? Disney has the whole Disney princess thing. They didn't need to buy Lucasfilm to sell toys to girls. It's a lovely attitude, but that's where they're coming from.
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Fffffuck I'd kill to sit here drinking beer and playing some X-Wing on an ipad or laptop. Set it up like Disney Infinity, you unlock the ships online when you buy them physically. Some basic elo matchmaking, microtransactions for individual card singles (you know you would), hire me FFG.
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Poopy Palpy posted:Disney has the whole Disney princess thing. They didn't need to buy Lucasfilm to sell toys to girls. It's a lovely attitude, but that's where they're coming from. Yeah from a market logic standpoint it makes sense. The modern-day market for Girl Protagonist Merch is as follows. 1. Disney Princesses 2. Did I loving Stutter The movie wing can churn out all the new female protagonists it wants to, making toys for it would be self-competition for the toywing. Now, you may wonder "wait, doesn't that assume it is impossible any boy would want a Rey toy?," to which the response is me staring at you blankly, then tilting my head to one side, and after a long couple of seconds working out "Y....yes?"
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General Battuta posted:Fffffuck I'd kill to sit here drinking beer and playing some X-Wing on an ipad or laptop. Set it up like Disney Infinity, you unlock the ships online when you buy them physically. Some basic elo matchmaking, microtransactions for individual card singles (you know you would), hire me FFG. In a heart beat. I keep moving to places without gamers.
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You guys should pick up Tabletop Simulator on Steam and get the X-Wing stuff. It's way easier to use than Vassal. I'm down for a game just about any night.
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ConfusedUs posted:You guys should pick up Tabletop Simulator on Steam and get the X-Wing stuff. It's way easier to use than Vassal. I have Tabletop Simulator. How do I get the X-Wing stuff?
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ConfusedUs posted:You guys should pick up Tabletop Simulator on Steam and get the X-Wing stuff. It's way easier to use than Vassal. Don't you have to fiddle with all the bits? Or does it auto-execute movements, etc. like Vassal?
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I really like four B-wings with FCS and Tractor Beam but that might just be because my opponent has some bad flying luck. Also some of the league guys went to Chicago Regionals. No one placed high but one guy faced a lovely opponent; he made the league guy announce every turn when if he was going to use Dash's ability and was an all around rules dicker. Yes, I know it's Regionals but still.
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Panzeh posted:Kyle Katarn is a dumb character and doesn't deserve to return. I thought guts and bolts was bad, but you're now officially the worst poster. 
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Endman posted:I thought guts and bolts was bad, but you're now officially the worst poser. I'm basically the best poster, though??? Actually I take that back, it's time for the most powerful power rankings Best Posters 1) Strobe 2) anyone who posts really cool re-paints of their minis 3) Otisburg 4) Panzeh POWER GAP 4) Geisladisk 5) ConfusedUs 6) alg/The Gate/Icon of Sin 7) guts and bolts POWER GAP 9000) Endman 9001) Brunas EDIT: Also holy smokes are we starting a TTS X-Wing league? Please let us do this thing and I will play in it, this actually sounds like the coolest thing, spectating Strobe's insanity against in-meta lists sounds like a good way to pass an evening Set up an IRC or some group Skype calls, get everyone in the SA Wangs thread improving and getting drunk at the same time
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I'll have you know that my driveby shitposting is a carefully cultivated art.
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Finster Dexter posted:Don't you have to fiddle with all the bits? Or does it auto-execute movements, etc. like Vassal? there's an automated movement thing for it, it's rad everyone get TTS and X-Wing stuff for TTS, let me download your technology before regionals plz
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