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by Darkevilme
2014-08-24 12:42pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Doctor Who S34E1: "Deep Breath"
Replies: 68
Views: 10328

Re: Doctor Who S34E1: "Deep Breath"

I mean come one... Strax has a Giant "Kill'O Zap" gun, and is all "mighty Sontaron Warrior" and he is over powered by ancient barely working robots, with knives? Really? To be fair. Strax is also supposed to be a medic, and he doesn't seem to be a very good medic what with demon...
by Darkevilme
2014-06-23 07:24am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: The future of humanity: Imperium vs Coalition (RAR!)
Replies: 70
Views: 6651

Re: The future of humanity: Imperium vs Coalition (RAR!)

Am I the only one who finds it amusing the imperium contains simultaneously the notions 'democratic state' and 'dissenters will be mind controlled'? It's like that bit where liberty prime declares freedom is non negotiable, except not satire.
by Darkevilme
2014-06-18 12:59pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: The future of humanity: Imperium vs Coalition (RAR!)
Replies: 70
Views: 6651

Re: The future of humanity: Imperium vs Coalition (RAR!)

It is very much in question whether or not neural reprogramming leaves the subject alive afterwards. I think it was implied in the OP that the victims are still very much alive and functional...just made obedient and loyal to the Empire. Dave is sent to the mental reprocessing center, I think we ca...
by Darkevilme
2014-06-18 01:40am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: The future of humanity: Imperium vs Coalition (RAR!)
Replies: 70
Views: 6651

Re: The future of humanity: Imperium vs Coalition (RAR!)

Would you be okay with using amnesia as a punishment on people? especially for political reasons? For political reasons, certainly not. But tweaking someone's mine to prevent them from committing another crime such as murder, rape, drug dealing, etc... That doesn't seem like such a bad thing becaus...
by Darkevilme
2014-06-17 02:06pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: The future of humanity: Imperium vs Coalition (RAR!)
Replies: 70
Views: 6651

Re: The future of humanity: Imperium vs Coalition (RAR!)

I admit. I suck at introspection so bear with me as I try to work through why I object to neural reprogramming but not say, propaganda or something. I think the root is that we all agree you are the sum influence of your experiences (barring nature, but that's another discussion). Prison and propaga...
by Darkevilme
2014-06-09 10:00pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: The future of humanity: Imperium vs Coalition (RAR!)
Replies: 70
Views: 6651

Re: The future of humanity: Imperium vs Coalition (RAR!)

The imperium is creepy. And I'm not just saying this to bandwagon, neural reprogramming is downright chilling, at best you're mutilating someone's mind by carving out the bits you don't happen to like and at worst you're killing them and not even giving them the common decency of a grave cause your ...
by Darkevilme
2014-05-19 02:04pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Killing Kaiju?
Replies: 105
Views: 16211

Re: Killing Kaiju?

There was once a german general by the name of Heinz Guderian, he coined a very important maxime, "Klotzen, nicht kleckern!", which freely translated means "Don't half-ass shit, guys!" (literally translated it means "bringt it, don't spill!"). If you want to win a war,...
by Darkevilme
2014-05-19 12:40am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Killing Kaiju?
Replies: 105
Views: 16211

Re: Killing Kaiju?

The problem with movies like Pacific Rim is that they require the bad guys to act like video game villains for basically no established reason at all. They don't need to send their monsters piecemeal or start with the weakest first and gradually up the ante other than to give the good guys a sporti...
by Darkevilme
2013-11-24 03:31pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Doctor Who S33E14 "The Day of the Doctor" [Spoilers]
Replies: 117
Views: 23223

Re: Doctor Who S33E14 "The Day of the Doctor" [Spoilers]

No explanation is necessary. Most of the Doctor's regenerations have taken minutes from the trauma being inflicted, to the regeneration itself. Some of them have taken hours! (7-8 & 10-11). Even the time that the Doctor gets shot by a dalek: The sum of the battle scenes here is a few minutes. T...
by Darkevilme
2013-11-24 02:23pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Doctor Who S33E14 "The Day of the Doctor" [Spoilers]
Replies: 117
Views: 23223

Re: Doctor Who S33E14 "The Day of the Doctor" [Spoilers]

Timelord is not a race, it's a rank. Ordinary Gallifreyan's don't get regenerations and are thus shit out of luck when they die. Fanon. It is very popular fanon, but it is nothing more. It is fanon that would explain the lack of any showing of extragavanza in gold regenerations during the war scene...
by Darkevilme
2013-11-24 12:09pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Doctor Who S33E14 "The Day of the Doctor" [Spoilers]
Replies: 117
Views: 23223

Re: Doctor Who S33E14 "The Day of the Doctor" [Spoilers]

My eyesight is bad, so maybe I just missed it, but during the battle scenes I couldn't help but wonder why there were no signs of anyone regenerating. Even if the Daleks had weapons that could stop it, what about people hit by debris or thrown by explosions? Timelord is not a race, it's a rank. Ord...
by Darkevilme
2013-08-21 10:55pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: The "Why aren't you reading Worm yet?" Thread.
Replies: 310
Views: 43881

Re: The "Why aren't you reading Worm yet?" Thread.

Damage also increases Lung's transformation, as we saw the two times Taylor fought him. By the end of the Leviathan battle, Lung was almost the same size, had 4 wings, multiple legs, and was angry because he was running out of strength. He'd hit his limit and was devolving. See. I didn't actually i...
by Darkevilme
2013-07-13 06:23pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: The "Why aren't you reading Worm yet?" Thread.
Replies: 310
Views: 43881

Re: The "Why aren't you reading Worm yet?" Thread.

Personally. I don't like the timeskip, partially cause it doesn't feel up to the usual standard quality of writing for Worm. But ultimately it's wildbow's story. So uh, his call and I trust considering his track record he knows what he's doing. And while I'd love to see an arc full of interludes som...
by Darkevilme
2013-03-28 05:53pm
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: Sparks From the Edge (40K/BT)
Replies: 73
Views: 40790

Re: Sparks From the Edge (40K/BT)

I think that the Marines on the battlebarge once they start to review any int they will reilse that the best way of dealing with any incursions espacaly as they can only appear certian places also while using the need to build SPDF it will also help them build there space infrastructure which can o...
by Darkevilme
2013-03-27 09:30pm
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: Sparks From the Edge (40K/BT)
Replies: 73
Views: 40790

Re: Sparks From the Edge (40K/BT)

I think they're a world away from deploying a space PDF. Seen as the place has three high tech installations, ones an administrative center and the other makes cheap BTech ablative armour slabs. There's no possible way of making enough infrastructure to launch anything space worthy in the few years ...
by Darkevilme
2013-03-27 02:15pm
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: Sparks From the Edge (40K/BT)
Replies: 73
Views: 40790

Re: Sparks From the Edge (40K/BT)

All hail Petronius Maximus All hail the imperium. That was a very nice chapter.
by Darkevilme
2013-03-13 03:37pm
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: Sparks From the Edge (40K/BT)
Replies: 73
Views: 40790

Re: Sparks From the Edge (40K/BT)

Sooner or later the imperial interdimensional expeditionary force is going to run into someone who understands the concept of surrendering. As is, fun read, poor pirates, keep it coming.
by Darkevilme
2013-03-08 11:39am
Forum: User Fiction
Topic: Sparks From the Edge (40K/BT)
Replies: 73
Views: 40790

Re: Sparks From the Edge (40K/BT)

Very nice, I hope this doesn't get dislodged from Academia's head by another stray bolt of inspiration cause I want to see much of this...also looking forward to seeing when the mech warriors end up in battle with spacemarines.
by Darkevilme
2013-01-08 10:08am
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: Eador: Masters of the Broken World
Replies: 10
Views: 3968

Re: Eador: Masters of the Broken World

I went and got Genesis during the Christmas sales from GOG and I've been having fun with it. Just got my eighth shard with the game set 1 difficulty notch above beginner. My suggestion to Steel is to get swordsmen and a warrior hero asap each shard. Swordsmen cause despite being slow they take minim...
by Darkevilme
2012-12-15 08:32pm
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: Kerbal Space Program, Revisited.
Replies: 589
Views: 320939

Re: Kerbal Space Program, Revisited.

Shades Indoors Industries announced the successful assembly of the first part of their new interplanetary craft for a future mission to Jool, the Interplanetary Express. http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq125/darkevilme/kerbalexpress1.png attachment of the power module, auxiliary fueltanks and lan...
by Darkevilme
2012-12-15 05:01pm
Forum: STGOD role-playing games
Topic: SDNW5 Discussion Thread I
Replies: 799
Views: 275158

Re: SDNW5 Discussion Thread I

I wish I could write for this. But I have epic writers block. I just can't think of things to do at the moment.
by Darkevilme
2012-12-13 11:17am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: The Aliens from Battleship
Replies: 39
Views: 10995

Re: The Aliens from Battleship

Serious, as in firing weapons at the shield instead of slamming a fighter into it. Or setting off some kind of EMP, in some SF circles EMPs seriously fuck up energy shields. Firing weapons okay. But i'm pretty sure to get EMP nowadays you need nuclear weapons, and i'm pretty sure that if the admira...
by Darkevilme
2012-09-02 10:37pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Doctor Who Asylum of the Daleks [spoilers]
Replies: 107
Views: 19403

Re: Doctor Who Asylum of the Daleks [spoilers]

Path net...argh. You're telling me an alien race which fought the time lords, an alien race who has had their plans thwarted in unconventional ways again and again by one man is entirely reliant on arrogance to defend this thing? I mean seriously, no effort to have backups or write permissions or f...
by Darkevilme
2012-09-02 10:53am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Doctor Who Asylum of the Daleks [spoilers]
Replies: 107
Views: 19403

Re: Doctor Who Asylum of the Daleks [spoilers]

Oooh boy. Well it was enjoyable enough if you don't think. I just wish that 'make everything happen really fast so you don't question it' wasn't the normal approach to a doctor who episode. Thoughts in order of episode: 1. Wasn't Skaro destroyed in the Time war? Or banished the the phantom zone alon...
by Darkevilme
2012-08-20 10:56am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Colony Rescue on LV-426
Replies: 138
Views: 18741

Re: Colony Rescue on LV-426

My only question is, even with rather callous commanders for the Guard, will they continue to throw lives at the situation until it's resolved? Or will they simply decide the world is unworthy to continue the assault? Certainly not per the rules of the OP. the explicit restriction is 20 people with...