Marvel Universe going belly up? Or just in development hell?
Not sure how I feel about the prospect. After the hell they gave City of Heroes, and after the shit they've pulled in raping their own characters and universe in the comics, I can confidently say I would never have played this game, even if it looked fantastic. Not giving Marvel any more of my money if I can at all help it (with the exception of maybe the movie franchises. Iron Man does look SWEET in the trailers.) So having it go down in flames before ever seeing market appeals to that bit of shadenfraude in me.
On the other hand, having another MMO out there in the same "ecological niche" as City of Heroes might be a good thing. Competition breeds creativity and all in many ways. Two competing Supers MMOs might make both better products.
On the gripping hand, however, City of Heroes spent half a decade in development. This could just be another phase of "development hell' where the entire current team is fired and replaced with new talent and the whole thing starts over.
-Logan
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"Wake up! Time for SCIENCE!"
-Adam Savage
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Don't know how many people in Bob's neck of the woods are interested in this (besides Bob), but I thought I'd post this here anyway, just in case.
So here's the deal. There's a group from the FFML that's been getting together for a chat on the old FFIRC. Assuming you can get there, it's:
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp irc.nabiki.com
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp port = 6667
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp channel = #fanfic
The "official start time" is 9pm EST (New York time), but there's usually people there earlier. It runs until whenever.
Among people who've shown up since we started doing this again (back at the end of September) are June "Karaohki" Geraci, Krista Perry (insert married name here), Joseph Palmer, Fido, Zoogz, Todd "Lorien" Hill (the 'landlord'), and Pearson "Doc" Mui. Many people I don't know at all, many people I haven't figured out who they are too.
This isn't a closed thing - spread the word.

Now, as it happens, I can't be there this week (Thanksgiving holiday week starting & I'm out of town Sunday night), but I hope some of you do come out.

And yes, I know IRC is supposedly "dead". Hasn't stopped people from going there and chatting anyway. And we don't need a chat room, we've already got one - on IRC.

Jeanne Hedge
www.jhedge.com

"Believe me, if I have to go the rest of my life without companionship, knowing myself won't be a problem."
-- Gabrielle of Potadeia

I really, really like Crimson Skies. It's just a fun setting and a fun game.
Unfortunately, it's also old and pretty moribund. The pretty Saitek I got to play it with is sitting and getting dusty.
I mostly live in single player. I love sci-fi. I have no interest in 'realistic' flight models or problems for their own sake.
I wanna step out in the sky and blow stuff up.
...and I have no clue where to start looking for reasonably modern games to scratch that itch.
Help?

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"Reseeestunce ees fiutil. Yoo weeel bee Useemooletud. Borg Borg Borg."
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."

But Gryphon was buzy this evening. he's added annotations for the first 'season' of NXE, and cleaned up the forums to the extent of adding a subforum just for CSI:NA in addition to its sub page."I was an Otaku before those kids came along and changed the meaning of the word."
-- HM "Howling Mad" Wilson to more than one team-mate.
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children

Cockroaches and Roboethics
Ethics, schmethics. Does it kill the cockroaches?-----
Gentlemen, it has long been my conviction that all citizens should provide services for which their talents best suit them in support of those who have been called to duty. In the case of politicians such as yourselves, that would be target practice.
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Big Brother is watching you.  And damn, you are so bloody BORING.

Nevada Irrigation District, est. August 15, 1921.
www.nid.dst.ca.us/

...If anyone's interested in demons on Virtue, or armor-boys on Triumph, now would be a good time to join the Mirror Kingdom or the Grand Army.
Heck, I'm thinking about restarting Conquest Fleet on some server or other...
--Sam
"Oh, there's crime here. I can smell it."

DriveThruRPG is having a "Happy Thanksgiveaway" that ends today. There are currently 17 items for free.
"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM ofthe Rings XXXV
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV

...a good, reputable place where I can purchase a copy of Windows XP, preferably Professional? Peggy and I are looking into getting a laptop, but the places with the best deals install only Vista, at least through automated online ordering.
Thanks!

-- Bob
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I intend to be a freak for the rest of my life, and I shall baffle you with cabbages and rhinoceroses in the kitchen and incessant quotations from Now We Are Six through the mouthpiece of Lord Snooty's giant poisoned electric head. So theeeeeere....

1634: The Bavarian Crisis is In Stores Now.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled forumbrowsing.
--Sam
"His therapist advocates the primal scream."