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FakeGAF 7: The Dark Thirst Rises

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FUME5

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Timu

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He likes pickles.
I hate pickles. Hate, hate, hate them with a passion. I can't stand the look, smell and taste of them. They are so nasty. In terms of worst tasting food ever, it's easily in my top 5.

Cucumbers>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>pickles any day!!!
 

Pau

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Angel does nothing in this movie. He has like one cool scene where he does a whirlibird attack
on a cage
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Psylocke was the best villain in the movie. They made her powers look awesome.
Apocalypse spoilers.
She barely got to use them either though. :/

Also I love the continuation of pretty much all the minority characters being on the bad side. One day Bryan Singer will understand the irony of that but not today.
 

Pau

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Just saw X-men as well.

I liked it a lot even if Magneto is nearing comical levels of good-bad-good-bad leanings.

X-men Quicksilver >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Avengers Quicksilver
I want them to just give me good Magneto already damn it. They teased it for like five seconds and I almost cried in the theater.
 

zeemumu

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Umm. He's in a few fights but doesn't do much. (No loss for me; I never liked Angel.)

Villains are necessary but at the end of the day they're at the bottom of my priority list. What was at the top for this movie was how the villain died though.

I'd say spoilers but if he didn't die I'd be shocked. You can't have him running around in your universe.

The discrimination in general angle is pretty played out with supers in movies and shows at this point tbh
Closest thing I can remember from the movies is angel in Xmen 2 I think with his father

Did not know she was gay. Interesting

I think it's fairly common for shapeshifters to be gay or bi. The power to become anyone leaves a lot of things open. Didn't she turn into a dude at one point and get her girlfriend pregnant?
 

Misha

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I'd say spoilers but if he didn't die I'd be shocked. You can't have him running around in your universe.



I think it's fairly common for shapeshifters to be gay or bi. The power to become anyone leaves a lot of things open. Didn't she turn into a dude at one point and get her girlfriend pregnant?
I couldn't imagine enjoying sex as the opposite gender from the one you identify as. Huge turn off I'd think


Unless she was gender fluid which would totally make sense for s shapeshifter
 

zeemumu

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I couldn't imagine enjoying sex as the opposite gender from the one you identify as. Huge turn off I'd think

I feel like anyone would get curious eventually if they could shapeshift. Your sense of self would probably become fluid. A shapeshifter has no name and all that.


I'm reading through the main Marvel Universe run of Miles Morales Spider-Man.

Apparently "With great power comes great responsibility" isn't the actual quote outside of the Raimi movies. It's "With great power there must also come great responsibility."
 

Lucian Cat

Kissed a mod for a tag; liked it
If you're friends with Vazra and Dragonz then it's probably me that it's recommending.
I'm friends with both of them lol. I wonder if I'll find you. Though I have no frickin idea what you look like.
I'm.easy to find. My username is on there too.
 

Misha

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I feel like anyone would get curious eventually if they could shapeshift. Your sense of self would probably become fluid. A shapeshifter has no name and all that.


I'm reading through the main Marvel Universe run of Miles Morales Spider-Man.

Apparently "With great power comes great responsibility" isn't the actual quote outside of the Raimi movies. It's "With great power there must also come great responsibility."
Definitely not everyone. A large portion of people though I'd imagine. Would expect most to not care for it though.
 

Misha

Banned
Black Cat's still pissed that Doc Ock Spidey decked her in the face and left her for the cops.
Of all the things in Spider-Man that moment is one I remember. And then the aftermath of Peter trying to explain he didn't mean it but her not listening
 

Pau

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Unless she was gender fluid which would totally make sense for s shapeshifter
Not sure how the comics are doing it nowadays, but I don't think she is explicitly so. My personal interpretation is that she is okay with shapeshifting as men and spending large amounts of time in such bodies, but she leans slightly towards identifying as a woman.

I'd say spoilers but if he didn't die I'd be shocked. You can't have him running around in your universe.
Well, I meant that he didn't have the death scene from the comics. Which I wanted. Maybe he didn't have a death scene at all. :p

Didn't she turn into a dude at one point and get her girlfriend pregnant?
Yeah, that was the idea. Don't think they actually went through with it. I just pretend it happened and Rogue is Destiny and Mystique's biological daughter.
 

zeemumu

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Of all the things in Spider-Man that moment is one I remember. And then the aftermath of Peter trying to explain he didn't mean it but her not listening

I don't really blame her. As minor as that event seemed, it essentially ruined her life. I'm amazed that Peter managed to get any of his personal relationships back on track after the Superior run.

At least he got a sweet company out of it.

Yeah, that was the idea. Don't think they actually went through with it. I just pretend it happened and Rogue is Destiny and Mystique's biological daughter.

I thought the impregnation story was Nightcrawler's new origin instead of the red demon one.

I'm still trying to pretend that Gwen Stacy never banged Norman Osborn and had secret children, or that Peter became a spider and gave birth to himself
 

Misha

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Not sure how the comics are doing it nowadays, but I don't think she is explicitly so. My personal interpretation is that she is okay with shapeshifting as men and spending large amounts of time in such bodies, but she leans slightly towards identifying as a woman.
Non binary representation is good either way :D

I wonder if there's any shapeshifters that specifically have problems with being one gender or the other. Or try to make their own.
Really shapeshifters in general are great for exploring gender
 

Pau

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I thought the impregnation story was Nightcrawler's new origin instead of the red demon one.

I'm still trying to pretend that Gwen Stacy never banged Norman Osborn and had secret children, or that Peter became a spider and gave birth to himself
Oh yeah, it was. But it works for Rogue too I think.

There's a lot to pretend that never happened in Spider-Man.
Non binary representation is good either way :D

I wonder if there's any shapeshifters that specifically have problems with being one gender or the other. Or try to make their own.
Really shapeshifters in general are great for exploring gender
Definitely.

There's a shapeshifter in Runaways who is explicitly non-binary: Xavin. Seriously, if you ever read anything Marvel, read that series.
 

FloatOn

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I got around the not wanting to game at a desk thing because I work at a desk thing by hooking my computer to the tv.

Comfy couch is pretty nice. And it saves you from having to play on trash consoles

At this point I see no benefit to playing on consoles whatsoever
 

Misha

Banned
Pretty sure some guy peed on the seat in the outhouse. :mad:

I don't really blame her. As minor as that event seemed, it essentially ruined her life. I'm amazed that Peter managed to get any of his personal relationships back on track after the Superior run.

At least he got a sweet company out of it.
Seemed sorta comical the way they did it. Can't really take any of superior that I read seriously tbh
 

marrec

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So far our GAF stack of 3 has gotten all the POTGs on Overwatch in the 4 games we've played.

I'm streaming it if y'all wanna watch.
 

Jobbs

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I got around the not wanting to game at a desk thing because I work at a desk thing by hooking my computer to the tv.

Comfy couch is pretty nice. And it saves you from having to play on trash consoles

Overwatch runs at 60 fps on the console and there's the controller situation which I already described. On the PC I'd either have to sit here clicking the mouse (which I'm sick of) or not be competitive
 

SystemBug

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I got around the not wanting to game at a desk thing because I work at a desk thing by hooking my computer to the tv.

Comfy couch is pretty nice. And it saves you from having to play on trash consoles

At this point I see no benefit to playing on consoles whatsoever

don't gotta shell out a lot of money is one thing.

please don't use the you can build a sweet rig for $500 bullshit.

I have been a a dude who played on pc for a while, even was a pretty popular modder back in the day.
 

zeemumu

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Pretty sure some guy peed on the seat in the outhouse. :mad:


Seemed sorta comical the way they did it. Can't really take any of superior that I read seriously tbh

A lot of Superior is played for laughs because Otto is so far up his own ass. It really isn't until the end where Goblin starts stomping on him that things get dramatic. I liked Ock's parting line of acknowledging Peter as the Superior Spider-Man
 

Vazra

irresponsible vagina leak
don't gotta shell out a lot of money is one thing.

please don't use the you can build a sweet rig for $500 bullshit.

I have been a a dude who played on pc for a while, even was a pretty popular modder back in the day.

When you can get the PC games with 20-25% discount before release and some cases even higher overall the investment is better on PC. Plus the sales are not usually matched on consoles. Sure the rig costs more but the games are usually cheaper to get.
 

Misha

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Definitely.

There's a shapeshifter in Runaways who is explicitly non-binary: Xavin. Seriously, if you ever read anything Marvel, read that series.
Interestig. Yeah I've heard good things abut that series. How is the new one with noelle Stevenson?

Also another no binary character I remember hearing about is porcelain in Gail Simone's secret six. Is that any good? Seems like suicide squad but with more intrigue
 

FloatOn

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When you can get the PC games with 20-25% discount before release and some cases even higher overall the investment is better on PC. Plus the sales are not usually matched on consoles. Sure the rig costs more but the games are usually cheaper to get.

This is the reason. It's ridiculous to shell out way more than you have to.

Also GameStop is fucking annoying. No I don't want to buy your shitty magazine
 

zeemumu

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Interestig. Yeah I've heard good things abut that series. How is the new one with noelle Stevenson?

Also another no binary character I remember hearing about is porcelain in Gail Simone's secret six. Is that any good? Seems like suicide squad but with more intrigue

There's also Loki to some degree
 

Pau

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Interestig. Yeah I've heard good things abut that series. How is the new one with noelle Stevenson?

Also another no binary character I remember hearing about is porcelain in Gail Simone's secret six. Is that any good? Seems like suicide squad but with more intrigue
Haven't read the new one at all. Haven't really read any new comics. Not buying them again until I graduate college and get a job. :(

I read a few issues here and there of Secret Six. I tend to have a hard time enjoying reading about villains so it wasn't really my thing. But I generally like Gail Simone.
 

Misha

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Haven't read the new one at all. Haven't really read any new comics. Not buying them again until I graduate college and get a job. :(

I read a few issues here and there of Secret Six. I tend to have a hard time enjoyiing reading about villains so it wasn't really my thing. But I generally like Gail Simone.
That means a few more years with no comics doesn't it? D:

I follow Gail on tumblr and generally very much agree with all her interpretations. Haven't read any of her stuff yet though
Haha I just realized what one of the criticisms I've read of her means. It was a bunch of people saying that she listens too much to her audience these days. That's often a dog whistle for "they're writing lgbt characters and I don't like it"

Hmmm I actually think I might like villains more than heroes. There's a lot more room for personality and freedom for exploring the character. Does mean it's less subtle which is both good and bad
There's also Loki to some degree
But then he couldn't be tom Hiddleston :O
 

Vazra

irresponsible vagina leak
This is the reason. It's ridiculous to shell out way more than you have to.

Also GameStop is fucking annoying. No I don't want to buy your shitty magazine

There are plenty of games you can get for 40 or less on PC before launch if you know where to look at and if you pile up the cost of the games between console and PC overall you end up spending more on console games because in the end the games end up being more expensive most of the time. At least PS4 is trying a bit with the sales but still far away from the deals you can get.

BestBuy and Walmart would do better than Gamestop. Of course for the old games GS would be an option but being honest you can order them online from amazon or something. I have been Gamestop free for a few years actually. Last physical game I purchase was either Smash Bros or Theatrhythm on 3DS when Square had a sale on it.
 

FloatOn

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don't gotta shell out a lot of money is one thing.

please don't use the you can build a sweet rig for $500 bullshit.

I have been a a dude who played on pc for a while, even was a pretty popular modder back in the day.

You can buy a prebuilt for around that price that will still outperform consoles

I bought an Alienware alpha for $380 on Amazon and put extra ram in it. No fuss and all them sweet steam sales as vaz pointed out.
 

SystemBug

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When you can get the PC games with 20-25% discount before release and some cases even higher overall the investment is better on PC. Plus the sales are not usually matched on consoles. Sure the rig costs more but the games are usually cheaper to get.
I'm not saying either or is better but there are reasons why some people game on consoles. I only really play my PC for multiplayer games with friends like DayZ or CS.

But those games are very high intensity and I don't usually play them during the work week.

also I mainly use my PC for art making so when i sit on my PC I rather just do that than play games lol. It can also be a mindset thing which is what I'm sure it is for a lot of people.

You can buy a prebuilt for around that price that will still outperform consoles

I bought an Alienware alpha for $380 on Amazon and put extra ram in it. No fuss and all them sweet steam sales as vaz pointed out.

I live in Canada so that pre-built machine would more likely by $500
 

Pau

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That means a few more years with no comics doesn't it? D:

I follow Gail on tumblr and generally very much agree with all her interpretations. Haven't read any of her stuff yet though

Hmmm I actually think I might like villains more than heroes. There's a lot more room for personality and freedom for exploring the character. Does mean it's less subtle which is both good and bad
Only one semester actually!

I just don't like villains because I can never really root for them doing bad things. :( The only villains I tend to like are the ones that end up being written as heroes instead. (Magneto, Catwoman, etc.)
 

Misha

Banned
Only one semester actually!

I just don't like villains because I can never really root for them doing bad things. :( The only villains I tend to like are the ones that end up being written as heroes instead. (Magneto, Catwoman, etc.)
I thought you were planning on going for a masters?

I can understand that. That's partially why the riddler is my favorite. Though he isn't exactly a hero most of the time either but he can be. The selfishness of the motivations of villains makes them more personal. For him specifically, upstaging batman is related to his insecurities, generally recognition for his intelligence.

I don't care for a similar character to him without that side with moriarty from Sherlock. Doesn't seem to have any real motivation and is just there to be sherlocks adversary. Zero reason to root for him.
I guess moriarty(from Sherlock) might be more like joker. Don't care for joker much as a character either. He can be a good plot device at times but he always seems like a static character
 
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