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    Diablo 4 - Hellish Grind

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    25 minutes ago, Rhom said:

    From the previous thread...

    So help me out, because I never understood seasons in D3.  It feels like you just start the game all over again, is that right?  If so, what's the draw if you aren't someone chasing world firsts and such?

    And if they add in the seasonal "flavor" it gives something else to push for or utilize.  It sounded though like the seasonal toons will start everything from 0 - locations, renown, etc all need to be re-grinded?  Re-ground?

    The Next Wolverine

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    On 9/28/2022 at 9:55 AM, Winterfell is Burning said:

    I'm not sure this is a good idea. Logan was already the perfect send-off, and that will make harder to a new Wolverine be accepted into the role.

    I think this is going to play with Cable's time doohickie and the multiverse - we'll see Jackman as Wolverine but I think this is where we get introduced to the new Wolverine from some parallel universe.

    Regardless of the movie - I will need to see the outtakes and bloopers, this looks like way too fun a movie just having those two in it.

    Dungeons and Dragons and Table Top Gaming

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    just seeing this - 

    I've been playing D&D since I was a teenager, so over 30 years.  Started with 1st edition, skipped 3-4 and started 5th edition a few years ago.  

    I've watched Critical Role several times through now - I love watching them interact with each other, figure out the problems and actually growing their characters together.  Mercer is a good DM, probably a great DM, but he has definitely said he's not the best and he dislikes what people have called the "Mercer effect".

    We play once to twice a month (now that we're in general quarintine-ish)- been doing that for 20+ years as a reason to get together.  The game is fun, but it's the excuse to see friends.

    The group I played with in high school played monthly for a long time, but now it's been a couple years since we last got together.

    [Poll] How would you rate episode 805?

    in E05: The Bells

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    Not sure how to rate this...big negative for me for valonqar/Jaime/Cersei - the prophecy, the redemption, nah - ignore it all

    in a way, a negative for the use of the dragon - if they were this powerful, it would have taken about 5 minutes for Dany to go to KL and nuke the Red Keep and then keep going north - most of the innocents who died would not have and the "real" fight with the Nights King would have still happened.  Or not because she would have been able to go to the wall and then just destroy everything that moved north of it.  so very cool visual of destroying KL, but negative because of the inconsistent writing.

    Cleganebowl was cool - glad to see Qyburn get killed by his creation.  While Sandor was focused on Gregor, in a way not sure why he would have let Cersei just walk past him. 

    I liked the interaction between Sandor and Arya

    Appropriate how Varys got his end - while I would have liked to have seen him keep on paddling, play on the knifes edge long enough and eventually you'll get cut.

    Euron v Jaime...not a fan of that; Euron should have been toast from the explosion

    And just not a fan at all of how Dany has morphed - there is always a straw that broke the camels back perspective, but this doesn't make sense.  

    [Poll] How would you rate episode 804?

    in E04: The Last of the Starks

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    8 hours ago, Greenmonsterff said:

    Jesus, looking at the ratings and reading the reviews, I don’t know why some of you even bother to watch. Gluttons for punishment, I guess. I loved it. It’s OK that it’s not a Shakespearean tragedy for me. Or true to GRRM gospel. It’s great entertainment. I would challenge the critics to find something better to watch. And let me know what it is. I really do want to know. I’m always looking for a good show. 

    I think here is what is missing - years ago, this show was the filet mignon of the airwaves.  And it remained that way - different from the books but fantastic television.

    then...the pre-cook preparation started to get a little messy.  the table service started to decline.  the actual filet was overcooked.  After a while you look at it and can still say yes, I am getting filet mignon...but it tastes like shit and could be used as the sole of my shoe.  So yes, I am still getting GOT, but this show is not as good as it had been - the logical inconsistencies, poor character writing, poor decisions around fight portrayals, the list goes on.

    For me it's not great entertainment anymore - but I have also invested time into the show since 2007 when GRRM announced it was coming to HBO, so I am going to spend another 3 hours to see how they close out the story and then wait for him to eventually finish the books.

    How would you rate episode 701?

    in E01: Dragonstone

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    I give it a 7 - thought it was a good start, don't want to overrate it and just be happy it's back on.

    Given some of the things we have seen with fast transitions of travel, messages, etc I'm ok with Arya going full auto on the Freys as was done.  More build up would have been nice, but there's only 52 minutes to get plot moved.

    I'm of two minds about Sansa & Jon interaction.  On one hand it shows that she does have a strength she didn't have before, on the other she also has seen enough of the political game to know that the potential of showing a weakness in front of the court isn't a wise thing to do.

    This is a nitpick - fully a nitpick, completely a nitpick.  I get it.  I hated Euron's costuming.  To me if felt more like he was getting ready to go out for a night in New York than coming off of his ship.

     

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