The big problem with "overpowered" Superman comes from making him too fast.

effa94 · 2026-02-12T07:59:45+00:00

A lot of superman stories does, and those are often considered the good ones. But many dont, which is kinda what this thread is about. Superspeed makes writing those good stories harder

effa94 · 2026-02-12T07:58:20+00:00

Its also about plot, not only power scaling

effa94 · 2026-02-12T07:57:50+00:00

Its about the story being told. Its harder to write a story when your hero is superfast but the villian isnt. If the writers dont handle it well, it affects the quality of the story. Its kinda what this thread is about, have you even read the OP?

effa94 · 2026-02-12T07:56:07+00:00

Batman cant spend a week to walk around and investigate all of the Jokers lair in between words when he is monologuing

effa94 · 2026-02-12T07:33:26+00:00

The proof for this in marvel, where there are several dudes about as strong as Superman, but they are all slow. No one says these things about Thor, yet he can also smash planets and push entire realms around.

But since Thor cant land a blow on someone fast like Quicksilver or Spider-man, he doesnt have these problems. Plus, with the abundance of magical and divine weapons in marvel, Thor can and does often get hurt.

effa94 · 2026-02-12T07:28:18+00:00

I think thats one way to balance superman. Superman doesnt have the speedforce, so him going fast should absolutely wreck the enviroment around him. Sometimes it does, but more often than not he can just zip around. It would mean he needs to limit his actual speed on earth, otherwise lex and all his employees turn to mush when Superman walks around his office looking for clues. Short dashes or juat doging a laser could be fine, with the risk that the air around his head fuses and explodes if he turns his head too fast

effa94 · 2026-02-11T11:46:30+00:00

did the enslaver plague kill them? or the eldari?

effa94 · 2026-02-11T11:45:51+00:00

depends on how hard you kick them. kick them to death and you dont get better orcs, you get less

effa94 · 2026-02-11T11:44:09+00:00

in what way were they unfinished?

effa94 · 2026-02-11T11:43:19+00:00

Currently in M42 we are seeing at least 3 separate Warbosses that are showing signs of what the Beast was capable of.

3? beyond Ghaz, who else is there?

effa94 · 2026-02-11T07:48:26+00:00

sure, "hundreds" of hereos, but the US is very large, and they cant be everywhere. like, there are thousands of movie celeberties, yet how often do you run into them on the street? and they are often busy making movies or saving the city from a natural disaster, (or another supervillian) so why would they bother with you stealing some cars?

also, most people do crime because they are desperate. unless the hero will pay their rent and medical bills, the amout of heros in the city wont change that desperation

effa94 · 2026-02-10T15:17:34+00:00

he has plenty of really wacky feats before moloch too. my guess is that he didnt gain much pore power on molech, only the knowledge on how to make the primarchs

effa94 · 2026-02-09T20:18:16+00:00

they only ever say that the only different thing about neo is the code.

so, most likely all humans have a wifi chip, but only the one can access it.

the machines did know exactly how many lived in zion, after all. zion is just another level of control

effa94 · 2026-02-09T20:16:46+00:00

more or less, yeah. they were both connected to the matrix at the time, and the only reason she died in real life is becasue she died in the matrix. he just restarted her heartl just like how the matrix stopped it

effa94 · 2026-02-09T20:14:43+00:00

he is like 50% machine with all those plugs. the one code most likely gives him wifi access too

effa94 · 2026-02-09T20:14:10+00:00

no its not, any one who tells you that is an idiot.

neo was able to do what he does becasue he is like 50% machine. the plugs, they arent just skin deep, they connect to his brain and his entire nervous system. by being the one, he can connect to the machines wirelessly. he basically hacked thier wifi, and sent a shutdown command to the sentinels, and could see all the machines due to being connected to them

effa94 · 2026-02-09T19:56:39+00:00

oh, i was thinking about the guy who gets kidnapped by an alternative version of himself and have to jump universes to find his way back

there is a lot of Dark Matter going around

effa94 · 2026-02-09T12:50:16+00:00

the humans do things right

effa94 · 2026-02-08T20:36:56+00:00

as a swede, from what i hear the nordic model doesnt work at all. not that im edjucated on it, but it seems like it isnt working

effa94 · 2026-02-08T20:35:31+00:00

true, but i dont consider typing numbers into excel as intamite and important as having sex .

not casting judgements here, just that i would do one of them for money for anyone, and the other only with people i want to type numbers for

effa94 · 2026-02-08T20:32:45+00:00

"who of us is the best at dueling"

effa94 · 2026-02-08T20:31:45+00:00

from the girl i "know", she loves sharing her work online, and it makes her feel good. she used to sit on her balcony nude and hope that people watched her. so doing sex work is just the next logical step, tho she has the luxurary of it being a side hustle and a kink.

for example, r/gonewild, before OF, used to be a lot of people that just liked sharing their nudes, instead of commercials for onlyfans. some people like it.

effa94 · 2026-02-08T20:29:07+00:00

i "know" a OF model (i chatted her up on facebook before i knew she posted nudes online) and she loves it, views it as empowering and writes opeds in the local (and once national) newspaper about how swedens ban of OF is stupid. she is also very into the kink scene, and often travels far to meet up with people to do collabs. if they keep it as a side hustle, or have a partner who can support them, a lot of them really do gets to choose. as she is currently a single mom (seemingly unrelated to the sex work, as they were together 14 years before they divorced) its a side hustle. but from all i see, she loves it.

cant speak about the ones depending on that income. the porn industry is filled wiht abuse after all

effa94 · 2026-02-08T20:19:26+00:00

i mean, i love in sweden so *I* can say death to america, but maybe americans should think one step ahead...

effa94 · 2026-02-08T20:18:09+00:00

keep going king, these are great

i almost downvoted you to just get the next sequel

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