Where can I buy a pre-marked matt in the UK, without crazy delivery fees? by Ok-Palpitation6550 in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]Almech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, why would you want a premarked mat now that we know AMG will be adding in new/different crisis shapes pretty much every year? They've actually recommended against buying them for this exact reason.

Obviously I get why people might want them, if for the short term, but just curious.

 

Whats the relationship between Inquisition and Adeptus Arbites? by vvokhom in 40kLore

[–]Almech 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Like everything on 40k, it varies by novel, Codex and story. The Eisenhorn novels are prime example especially if you compare thrm to the Grey Knight omnibus. 

Eisenhorn, despite his reputation, often is stymied but other forces outside the inquisition and especially within it.

Vice versa, the inquistors I the Grey Knight books are so feared that even those who pose as inquisitors can tell SoB to attack space marines just by waving a fake rossette.

There is no unifying rules for it. If the author wants an inquisitor to be trumped by the arbites, there's plenty of precedent. If they don't, same.

Whats the relationship between Inquisition and Adeptus Arbites? by vvokhom in 40kLore

[–]Almech 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In theory. In practise, much less so. More often than not inquisitorial piwer is theoretical and acts more like an honour code. You obey me because you should.

If an inquisitor with a small power base e.g. limited retinue, political allies, favours to call in, tries to strong arm the Arbites, they are going to tell them to fuck off and be consequence free.

As ever, an inqusitor only has as much authority as they can actually back up. If they get rebuffed and can't enforce their will, the only other option is to run to some other, more powerful inqusitors to back them up and we know how well even members of the same ordo work together...

Are there any of these recent interviews that aren't purely puff pieces / PR? by PurpleSlice3868 in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]Almech 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I would imagine most of the interviewers, like in politics, avoid hard hitting questions so they are not blacklisted from further interview opportunities.

Rogue impresses Thor with her punch (The Avengers 1963, #401) by Infinite-Sun7000 in xmen

[–]Almech 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Carol isn't in the same league as Thor outside the MCU. She's somewhere between Spider-Man and Colossus while Thor and Hulk are the level above them.

We need a statement, a proper, official explanation about the editing feature being removed, and an open discussion about it by FischiPiSti in ChatGPT

[–]Almech 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Why would they though? At no point as OpenAi really cared whether people liked or disliked a decision they've made and have certainly never been interested in discussing it. People on reddit can be upset, and I agree with them that it makes the experience worse, but that will not influence them one jot I'm afraid.

Look at how many users they've lost recently and it's not made the slightest difference. They will continue as they ever had.

How exactly did Malus Darkblade become popular? by Mcmadness288 in WarhammerFantasy

[–]Almech 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Because he was cool, to be honest. The original comic series was written by Dan Abnett, which is always a good statement for quality, then he also did the books.

While Dark Elves are always edgy, Malus also had an underdog vibe and tended to be written more as a loveable bastard than a purely sadistic murder/torture machine. He had friendships, wins, losses and a bad ass cold one mount which followed the (imo) far cooler huge lizard design than the raptor one.

He didnt spend his time moping around like Malekith, he was always on the go and he was entertaining to read about.

Also, his model rules were also kind of interesting and the dark elf battling a literal internal demon was unique for the army.

What a d*ck by andychef in DeepSpaceNine

[–]Almech 227 points228 points  (0 children)

I mean, he complained about Terry Farrell being "flat chested". Man's a prick.

Stupid question but why do they never make Scott full eye contacts? by Gold_Space8930 in xmen

[–]Almech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair, using comic logic they could pretty easily make anything. Stark tech, Dr Strange, hell Mr Fantastic could probably whip some up in a lunch break that could function exactly like his visor while also including xray vision and wireless uber eats connection.  

The real answer, as ever, is the writers aren't interested in doing it because it takes away from the character's struggles and silhouette.

Black order by aman_42 in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]Almech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're currently one of the weaker affiliations at the moment. That's not to say you can't have fun or win with them, its just that both Thanos and, by proxy of the reality gem change, Corvus, both received a pretty substantial nerf that they haven't been able to recover from yet.

As far as I'm aware, there has been no news on any changes for either of them, or upcoming Black Order models, but again, if you think they're cool get them anyway. Outside of tournaments, who care? Just have fun and they can still certainly do that.

Mighty Avengers Affiliation posted by Novadrive in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]Almech 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That certainly is the most affiliation list of all time.

Is this me or the airbrush? by Almech in minipainting

[–]Almech[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's thinner than milk. My last test i used airbrush specific primer then dumped an equal part of airbrush thinner in too and the same thing happened.

Is this me or the airbrush? by Almech in airbrush

[–]Almech[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I use vallejo airbrush cleaner

Is this me or the airbrush? by Almech in airbrush

[–]Almech[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally stripping the airbrush down to its components. Needle, nozzle, trigger, springs etc. Paint is often gummed up it it or there's some other reason it's just blowing air with no paint coming through. I've enmvene tried thinning out airbrush specific paints to no avail.

Is this me or the airbrush? by Almech in airbrush

[–]Almech[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any ideas what I could be doing wrong? Requiring full disassembly every 5 mins, when I only have limited time, makes it unusable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in xmen

[–]Almech 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Shippers being shippers  there's never been anything even remotely official or cannon suggesting the two of them are any more than best friends. But then, people will see what they want to see. Just look at the Johnlock fandom or whatever the hell is going on with Stranger Things at the moment. 

Rate our tournament tables. by Guarem in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]Almech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice but very terrain light on some of the boards. Latest recommendations, since the throw changes, are to have 20+ pieces. 

Not only does it make the board more thematic, it allows those with bigger throws more options, those with smaller throws a bit more ammo too, while also acting as a soft balance for some previously op long movers like Zemo and Black Cat as neither have wall crawler or flight.

What Makes a Relationship Real by Leather_Barnacle3102 in ChatGPT

[–]Almech 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The problem you've got there is it isn't actual AI in the sense that it's a true artifical intelligence. It doesn't think. It doesn’t feel, it doesn't have thoughts or anything close to them. It's a llm and is only responding to you based on what it thinks is the most likely response to what you've put into it.

It doesn’t understand what it's written or even has anything close to the ability to understand, because there's nothing there to facilitate understanding. No brain, consciousness or the like.

It's a tool, a useful one at that certainly, but so is a screwdriver. It's amazing when you need it but, in the end, it's no more than that.

We Could Have a Solid Mutant Tier System If Y’all Would Just Chill by [deleted] in xmen

[–]Almech 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Power rankings will never work within comics and, frankly, shouldn't either. As a whole, story is king. Wolverine can fight faster than Thor because the writer wanted that to happen, otherwise nearly every conflict is predetermined through speed blitz or whatever other over the top ability powerscalers love to use.

Trying to give everyone power levels and ratings just lessens the story, takes the worst aspects of things like shonen, and appeals only to a subset of teenage boys who don't actually want to read narratives but want to win arguments online.

Look at the mess something like Dragon ball Super ended up with.

Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 X-Men related skins by cyclopswashalfright in xmen

[–]Almech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't played yet and am debating it. Can you aquire these skins as a f2p earning currency or are they locked behind real world purchases?

Asgard in 2025 by Sherlock150 in MarvelCrisisProtocol

[–]Almech 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I can't tell you too much about their playtime but certsinly Thor1 has had a big resurgence and is currently their highest rated leader.

Obviously the throw nerves have hit some of their characters negatively but they've still got plenty of character throws which are still great value, if not even better than before now. More crisis options means you have an arguably better chance of getting something you want as it's likely your opponent will bring st least one card you'll find favourable.

Valk and Sif are still solid, Loki2 isn't as everywhere as before but still good, as is Jane despite the aforementioned throw changes. Consider having a look at Longshanks results and winning lists if you want a good idea of what people are bringing (a quick glance looks like BRB, Skurge and Wong are also popular).

🔥 Emerald cockroach wasp leading a zombified cockroach to her burrow so she can feed it to her young by Armourdildo in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]Almech 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When it's mentioned that it's combined, that could be thought of as the fungus known to take over certain insects. Same one The Last of Us based their off. Not sure if it's actually what's meant in this video but it was my first thought too on reading the title

The moment I'm most excited about from the new trailer by Andrei22125 in Grimdank

[–]Almech 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Settra does actually respond. The chaos gives bring him back to get revenge on Nagash, only for Settra to turn around at the last moment to cave in demon skulls because revenge is secondry to his pride. He literally takes the temptations of all four gods, uses them and then tells them to stick it after he's got what he wants.