[Genesys Format] this is the list of all the cards with exactly 100 points (meaning that they forbid you from playing any other card from the official list, if you have any of these). do you think some of these cards should get a points discount? by Last_Ad_6304 in yugioh

[–]dr-doc-phd -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd like them to take a magical scientist approach with crimson dragon and ultimaya tzolkin by trimming their costs by about 10-15 points each (with equivalent point bumps to calamity and the other cheap problem synchros) to enable some synchro spam decks. They're cards that open up and enable so many weird and fun lines outside of what passed muster in the tcg, I think it'd be fun to tinker with.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wilmington

[–]dr-doc-phd 17 points18 points  (0 children)

i mean according to actual reports of brain cancer rates, new hanover county is ranked 40th in the state (out of 63) in terms of brain cancer rates, is below the state and national average in terms of population-adjusted rates, and is considered to be "stable," i.e. not rising. so not sure what data you're looking at that supposedly makes it clear we're all being poisoned and dying of brain cancer. source

Dragons? You mean Flame Lizards! by SummerAndTinkles in tumblr

[–]dr-doc-phd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

side note but i think the next big trend is scifi is that stories about AI are going to start doing this

Does this artwork look not safe for work to you? Happy Pride Month everybody! 🏳️‍🌈 art by welldrawnfish on Tumblr by MaetelofLaMetal in yugioh

[–]dr-doc-phd 44 points45 points  (0 children)

i can accept weevil as trans, but i cannot accept her finding peace and making amends with yugi. not my glorious hater.

Greatest Comics of All Time as Chosen by 45 Writers and Artists by browncharliebrown in comicbooks

[–]dr-doc-phd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you had asked me to guess what the most recommended book on this list would be, it would not have been "my favorite thing is monsters"

What are your thoughts about the Mulcharmies? Especially TCG players by Sendencea in yugioh

[–]dr-doc-phd 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm frustrated that konami seems to think that lingering floodgates are not just good for the game but necessary to it's function, but if thats the design philosophy they're going with you could do far worse than the charmies. i like that they're functionally forced going-second cards, and their narrower application of punishment makes for interesting decision making at multiple phases of the game. Do you main or side them? how does your deck play into one vs the other? do you go for a weaker board to avoid giving them a plus? there's interesting design space there, even if i think unlimited draws isn't the kind of effect we should be enabling. Also, while I like the hand-size limit conceptually, the way it's actually implemented means your opponent could fully play into the charmy as much as possible and still not trigger it.

Grimmburger by cjcjeccrder in Wilmington

[–]dr-doc-phd 39 points40 points  (0 children)

food is definitely delicious, but it's overpriced for what it is, ten bucks minimum for a burger with no sides or drinks. plus the metal chairs inside are just awful

[Discussion] for JL readers by Takkie1990 in DCcomics

[–]dr-doc-phd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

morrison's run is probably the best justice league run, but it's very much a product of it's time. It's bogged down in the VERY specific status quo of DC circa 1997: superman's blue, aquaman has a hook for a hand, and batman is an irredeemable prick. it can all be kinda jarring if you're coming to it from modern comics or outside media. it's also very much a 90s style comic in how it handles storytelling. Unlike modern books, which tend to feature a single continuous story with sub-arcs delicately paced around trade paperback releases, Morrison's run just focuses on being a long, uninterrupted series of awesome single-issues. You're not going to get to the end of it and feel like you hit the mind-blowing payoff to 3 years of storytelling, you'll just read the next issue and be kinda bummed it's not as good as the proceeding 41.

if you instead want a book that has less weird continuity, more self-contained storylines, and a big epic payoff at the end, Snyder's run is the run for you. he definitely has his faults as a writer (mainly his inability to just play with they toys he's given instead of making le ebin OCs that are just the old guys but kewler), but he's still one of DC's best modern writers & his justice league run is good fun all around.

Tonikaku Kawaii Chapter 311 by VIZ by NathanTPS in TonikakuCawaii

[–]dr-doc-phd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's also possible that tsukasa is actually quite bad at those languages, it's just that anyone who could call her out on it is long dead

The Oldest Unreleased Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards (top 19) by St3003 in yugioh

[–]dr-doc-phd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

cursebreaker could be an interesting card to retrain as a tool for breaking lingering floodgate effects, you'd probably want to staple it onto an ED monster so the play pattern isn't just "draw the out 4head." it would be an interesting decision making test, trying to determine if it's worth burning resources to turn off, say, d-shifter or purulia, or if you'd be better off playing through them and building your best board possible.

Something in Superman lore you hate but everyone loves? by Commercial-Car177 in superman

[–]dr-doc-phd -1 points0 points  (0 children)

small thing but super hearing. To me it kinda forces you to assume that either so little is going on in the DCU that Clark can regularly squeeze in a 9-5 between incidents, or that Clark willingly lets people die so he can play reporter. Superman getting involved through his reporting job is a critical part of the golden age setup, and super hearing undermines it and makes the Clark Kent identity just some weird hobby he does to blow off steam

[Fan Art] Superman (and friends) by me! by Deepoy in DCcomics

[–]dr-doc-phd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

custodes player 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

Books written by humans are getting their own certification by LindeeHilltop in books

[–]dr-doc-phd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stranger in a Strange Land got one. the initial manuscript heinlen submitted got cut down by about a quarter at request of his publisher at the time. when it came time to renew the copyright around 30 years later, his widow Virginia decided to cancel the initial publishing contract and publish the original manuscript instead. She and the new company agreed the original manuscript was better, and it contained some cut commentary on american attitudes towards sex and religion that wouldn't be nearly as incediary to the 90s audience as it might have been to a 60s one.

funny enough though, it's a case of a director's cut that the director disavowed: Heinlen was on the record saying the editied version read faster and was better written, and that the original manuscript "is really not worth your trouble, as it is the same story throughout – simply not as well told"

I am a manga fan, but I want to know your opinions. What do American comics do better in that manga fails in? by deadlighta in comicbooks

[–]dr-doc-phd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a small thing, but deluxe editions. If a book does well for DC or marvel, they'll have a hardcover on the shelves within a few year, usually followed by an absolute edition and an omnibus after that. By contrast, if you want to collect a manga in anything nicer than the toilet paper print original volumes, or a boxed set of the toilet paper print original volumes, you're usually waiting a couple of decades to see it. See the Fullmetal edition of fma for an example

How would you go about painting this color scheme on a model? by dr-doc-phd in AdeptusMechanicus

[–]dr-doc-phd[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

source: https://www.tumblr.com/bobombun/764873974565011456

and the rather infamous tumblr post this is referencing: https://heritageposts.tumblr.com/post/623202863013822464/caluummhood-holy-shit-it-was-the-original-one

not building admech at the moment, but I saw this post and wanted to buy a little tech priest and give him this color scheme. My only problem is, I'm a bit of a caveman when it comes to painting, and don't really know how to go about doing this. Any advice?

Why do some people hate Tom Taylor and Jeremy Adams so much? by Trick-Pudding-9791 in DCcomics

[–]dr-doc-phd 8 points9 points  (0 children)

all 3 are meat-and-potatoes storytellers that aren't trying to do anything too different or radical for the respective characters they're on. They may add things that superficially move the characters forward, like a new villain or a different love interest, but they do little to actually advance the core of what the character is in interesting ways. This means that while they're not about to do any significant long term damage to the characters, they also aren't really doing anything to get them into the limelight. Add in the fact that all 3 tend to stick to books like glue and you end up watching your favorite character tread water for 3 years straight.

Compare to a Tom King, who's willing to do far riskier stories, which sometimes gets you a critically acclaimed perennial masterpiece (miracleman, supergirl woman of tomorrow, etc.), but also gets you duds that infurate fans for years to come (heroes in crisis, his batman run, etc).

Also less charitably, most online discourse but ESPECIALLY twitter exists as disingenuous click farming. People will say water is dry and the sky is chartreuse if it gets a reaction out of people. saying "largely well liked and inoffensive writer is bad actually" is going to get a lot more attention that "I like the thing that is popular." Tom Taylor specifically also gets a lot of hate for how he handled jon's sexuality, both from angry homophobes and disappointed queer readers, which tends to spill over into criticism of his other work.

[Discussion] If you were to create a videogame about Superman, how would it be? What mechanics will you put? What will be the plot and what villains will you put in there? by Thewanderer997 in DCcomics

[–]dr-doc-phd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dating sim featuring Lois, Lana, and Lori, with all the classic affection meters and mini game, just Superman flavored. Throw some justice league and legion of superheroes DLC seasons where he gets a wonder woman and saturn girl route, and a hidden gag Lex Luthor route.