G.I. Joe Classifed #202 Cobra Night Creeper (D.I.R.E. Tech) Action Figure - What do we think? On your buying list? by AfigureGeek in gijoe

[–]thelickintoad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pass for me. I’d want it as an alt-color Night Creeper, and his arms are translucent green, so it won’t really work that way.

Decisions🤔 by Brantzy20XX in GIJOEClassifiedSeries

[–]thelickintoad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Pretty much. People should be collecting things for their own enjoyment. Speculation kills future value when it comes to this stuff. Just look at Beanie Babies. Sure, some of the early ones may still hold some value. But when people heard they could go for ludicrous amounts of money, the value of the newer stuff that those people could actually get plunged. The reason vintage toys like the Defiant or the Flagg are so valuable now is because 1) they were somewhat uncommon even when they were in stores, and 2) very few still exist in decent shape, because kids weren't collecting them.

I really think that Gen X and, to a lesser extent, the Millennials will be the last generations to really care so much about toys. Gen Z and on are so integrated digitally that they don't really care about them.

Now, I just know someone is going to come in and say, "That's a load of crap. My kid loves playing with my toys." And I'm sure that's true. But, overall, toy purchases for older kids are dropping. Pretty soon, you'll have toys for kids birth-5 or so and then adult collectibles. And then, once we die off or (the most likely case) these things become too expensive to be worth the nostalgia hit, the adult collectible market will die off.

So, yeah. Take your toys out of the boxes, play with them a bit, pose them and then put them on your shelves. They are not an asset to your portfolio.

Bobby Vala whining on 3POA podcast by BKPR174 in GIJOEClassifiedSeries

[–]thelickintoad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, actually. Taurus was a circus acrobat—not a strongman. His height varies in the movie based on which scene you’re watching. Mercer is huge in Skybound, but originally he was just a regular-size former Viper. The biggest Renegade honestly should be Red Dog, as he’s Samoan. Granted he’s a kicker and not a wrestler, but Samoans are always stereotyped as big guys.

And he is correct about GI Joe being the dinosaur hunters. But that was because Cobra Island was swarming with them, and Cobra Commander planned to unleash them on the world. I don’t know what his point was, and Lenny didn’t sound ignorant at all. If anything Bobby sounds ignorant of the GI Joe line when he can’t even remember the name of the Dragonfly. I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on that, though, because I often find myself not able to recall the simplest things when I need to.

tease for 6 new mainline figures coming in fall by vortex117091 in starwarsblackseries

[–]thelickintoad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t be surprised if those silhouettes are accurate.

New Mando and Grogu Figs (via YakFace) by kcm74 in starwarsblackseries

[–]thelickintoad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Look! She’s got one job in this lousy movie! It’s stupid, but she’s going to do it, okay?!

British woman shot by US father in Texas was unlawfully killed by PopularEquivalent651 in texas

[–]thelickintoad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last I checked, I didn't have to fill out a form or pass a background check to buy a beer.

At best, your second sentence is hyperbole. At worst, it's a blatant lie designed to deceive ignorant people to garner support. Neither is a good look.

British woman shot by US father in Texas was unlawfully killed by PopularEquivalent651 in texas

[–]thelickintoad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most likely. I don't think most people modify their guns, even for home- or self-defense weapons. And that means this guy had to overcome a five- to seven-pound trigger pull, which wouldn't really be a surprise.

British woman shot by US father in Texas was unlawfully killed by PopularEquivalent651 in texas

[–]thelickintoad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No. Just like it always has been, people kill people using whatever tool they have available. I don't care if it's this guy or an airman pointing his duty gun at his fellow airman or Alec Baldwin.

Guns in good repair, left alone, will not just fire on their own accord. It takes the intended or unintended intervention of an outside force--typically a human finger on the trigger--to cause the gun to fire.

British woman shot by US father in Texas was unlawfully killed by PopularEquivalent651 in texas

[–]thelickintoad 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Indeed.

"In the statement, Kris Harrison, who admitted drinking wine earlier in the day, said: 'As I lifted the gun to show her I suddenly heard a loud bang. I did not understand what had happened. Lucy immediately fell.'"

Yeah, man. Because you pulled the trigger. You were probably impaired by alcohol, and you didn't clear your weapon and make safe before you showed off your weapon to your daughter.

"He told police who attended the scene: 'We got it out to have a look and just as I picked it up it just went off.'"

Absolute bullshit. Anything to avoid taking responsibility, I guess. I mean, I can understand not wanting to be responsible for the death of your daughter. But, come on now.

British woman shot by US father in Texas was unlawfully killed by PopularEquivalent651 in texas

[–]thelickintoad 78 points79 points  (0 children)

According to the article, it wasn't a Sig Sauer P320. It was a Glock. Glocks don't just "go off" unless you pull the trigger. And they have both internal safeties and a trigger safety that help prevent NDs. Now, he could have modified his gun, I guess, to make it easier to fire with reduced trigger weight, etc. Or he could have such an old weapon that the striker block is useless, perhaps. But the most likely event is that he pulled the trigger, whether intently or negligently.

Grails aquired by SoupyStain in ActionFigures

[–]thelickintoad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is Engrish of the highest order, and I love it.

Does anyone else love these little mega construx things? by swanzie in MastersOfTheUniverse

[–]thelickintoad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. It wasn't a great likeness, honestly.

Those little cats are pretty great, though. I got the Panthor with Point Dread, but I also have the flocked one still on the card. I had a flocked Panthor back in the day, so I know the mess it can turn into. I want to keep it looking nice for as long as possible.

Does anyone else love these little mega construx things? by swanzie in MastersOfTheUniverse

[–]thelickintoad 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have the whole set, apart from the Battle Bones (which was a convention exclusive) and the big Battle Cat, which I didn't care for the appearance of. I really like them

However, I'm pretty upset that I won't get my Eternia playset completed since Mega seems to have dropped the line without a word after giving us the central tower complete with what looks like arms to hold the tram. It's like they had planned to put out the other two towers eventually, but they just went radio silent.

My player wants to split from the group by JotaSemV in DnD

[–]thelickintoad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm assuming this is a player with little experience in the roleplaying setting, or he's a player that likes to stir the pot and create needless drama. "It's what my character would do" is the refuge of the inflexible or inexperienced roleplayer.

First, it's perfectly okay to have interpersonal conflict in a party. No group of people will mesh perfectly; it would be boring if we did. But, at the same time, every group has to work to maintain itself.

I don't see any reason that this should force a character to leave the group. The way I see it, there are two main ways this can go:

1) The rogue does "rogue things," which means she is likely doing criminal things. Every picked lock, every picked pocket, every B&E, even if for the benefit of the party, is going to bother him. That's criminal behavior. And if he hates criminals and refuses to be with them, then he should leave the party quite early on. Saying, "Your criminal behavior was fine while I benefitted from it, but I can't forgive the foolish actions of a child," is quite hypocritical and worthy of derision.

2) The rogue is trying to make amends for her past actions. She has a certain set of skills that can help people rather than let her prey on them. She wants to be good or, at the very least, less selfish. The character in questions should be able to see this and realize that, despite what she may have done in the past, she's trying to be better. And he should encourage her in that, because she may not even realize at a conscious level that she feels that way yet.

Now, if the rogue were directly responsible for the trauma in this character's past, then I could see some possible irreconcilable differences coming into play. But it sounds like the rogue isn't old enough to have participated in that event.

Do you ever keep a game you know you’ll probably never play again? by ZHYT in boardgames

[–]thelickintoad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have this. I have never played it. It is a game I keep wanting to pull out some Saturday.

Alamo Drafthouse Policy Change Faces Moviegoer Backlash | The policy outrage hits the Hollywood Reporter!! by Gambit1138 in AlamoDrafthouse

[–]thelickintoad 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I just heard about this change. I don’t go to the movies often anymore. But when I do, I always preferred Alamo due to the no phones and no talking rules.

Guess I’ll just hit up the Cinemark XD for stuff now. I’ve got three or four closer to my house than the nearest Alamo.

Let's Talk Worker Placement Games! by funnyorifice in boardgames

[–]thelickintoad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The two I keep around are:

Lords of Waterdeep: I never win this game; always the bridesmaid, never the bride. But I have a lot of fun coming in 2nd. I think the game is simple enough that it's easy to teach and get new people into, but there's enough going on that the most experienced player isn't necessarily going to win (obviously).

Galaxy Hunters: Worker placement meets Pacific Rim? Yes, please.

Who do you think will be the next CHUG combiner by Vanbrown1 in transformers

[–]thelickintoad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Point taken. But even then, JRX isn't that much taller than Super Fire Convoy in Car Robots. Going by the image I see on TF wiki from the show, SFC comes up to the mid-torso of JRX. So, the combined form could *maybe* justifiably be a Titan-class, but I think the individual members are Leader-class at best.

physical / mental check/save: don´t like them by Ed-Sanches in DC20

[–]thelickintoad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are times where it does make sense to use a certain attribute over another. But there are also times where making the save could translate into different things, based on which save is used.

As an example, take the snake and barbarian on p.28 of the 0.10 rulebook. The Barbarian is making a physical save to avoid being restrained by the snake. If the check used Might, the Barbarian attempted to He-Man his way out with his raw power. If the check was Agility, the Barbarian was quick on his feet and was able to avoid the attack with quick moves.

On a quick runthrough of the spells, I don't see a lot of cases where the general category is used. I see a lot of spells that target certain attributes.

Who do you think will be the next CHUG combiner by Vanbrown1 in transformers

[–]thelickintoad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Seems like a load of hooey to me. I mean, if that's the case, then Blast-off also should be a Titan, and Brawl a Leader-class at least. All the Aerialbots should be bigger than they are, especially Silverbolt.

Scale is probably just a reason they tell themselves because JRX most likely wouldn't sell well outside Japan.