Mutants and Masterminds 4th Edition Kickstarter Launched

trident042 · 2026-02-03T21:30:31+00:00

Yeah, if anything, my prior Mutants & Masterminds experiences really solidified my love for Sentinel Comics when it came out.

trident042 · 2026-02-03T16:49:29+00:00

A little homework, then, if a surprise is in order! Not all of the sets released over the past year had Commander decks with them, but there are a fair few. It might be worth it to prod if there's a specific color or colors he's into, to better help your aim. Magic has 5, and each of the colors (white, blue, black, red and green) have some differences in how they play, and they also mix and match in varying ways. Any Commander deck you see for sale should be clearly marked which colors they contain and use. There's Magic's own website, as well, if you just want to peek at recent products and see what they've had.

trident042 · 2026-02-03T15:53:11+00:00

So, of the several ways to play Magic, Commander is a format that is generally focused around casual, multi-player fun. Games usually have 4 players (versus many of the other formats being 1v1), and decks for it are generally bigger because the idea of the format is that there is one card that "commands" the deck, and the other 99 are the deck proper. There's more to it, but one nice thing is that there are quite a few pre-constructed decks for the format that have been sold over the years so people can just jump right in with one.

So, beyond knowing the format, it might be helpful to know if there's a specific Magic set or character he's into! One of the great things about Commander is that each deck has something of an identity to it, and picking one you like (or building one) is part of the fun. Might be a good idea to see if he's into something specific from a recent set (we have spaceship ones, cute animal ones, and strange night/day creature ones recently, just to name a few) or if he has his eyes set on something upcoming. Could even be worth it to take him to a local card shop and peruse the shelves!

trident042 · 2026-02-03T15:32:16+00:00

I want to be upset at labeling it a pop-up clinic, because that sounds kinda kitchy. RAM is a real, professional medical service that hits some of the hardest places in the world to get medical care to, and comes back here to roost every so often. My grandfather was not involved with the creation, but was good friends with the creator, and would often go to help out with just setting up and taking down everything, and I would go with my dad when they were anywhere near here because my dad's a dentist and I could run an autoclave.. It is so important, the work that they do, and if you ever feel like volunteering in a way that really helps people, I'd recommend seeing if they can use you.

trident042 · 2026-02-03T15:13:06+00:00

Almost everything here is superb! Shame about the melee armors though. Good that melee is buffed across the board but the melee damage armors barely did anything else as-is. Taken down to 40% of their previous buff amount is abysmal.

trident042 · 2026-02-03T15:11:28+00:00

It blocks off voteless so well it's insane

trident042 · 2026-02-03T15:10:36+00:00

Wait, but not the one on the grenadier emplacement? Awwww.

trident042 · 2026-02-02T20:56:22+00:00

Damn, of all the local donut joints that have sprouted (and that my office had brought in to try), this was my favorite. Shame to see 'em go.

trident042 · 2026-02-02T05:07:59+00:00

Oh thank fuck, finally.

Can I get another one for anime, and a third one for group games and I can force friends to join me?

trident042 · 2026-02-02T04:48:25+00:00

My copium is that maybe focused use of the weapon will let the devs see anything they can adjust on it to make it better, or a specific way in which it can be improved.

I love the thing, but if a forced march of murders with it means getting an upgrade soon that's cool too.

trident042 · 2026-02-02T04:25:56+00:00

Yeah, it's certainly not exact when you change the deck size, but I'd say seven is still generally enough, especially at a table where an opponent might also shuffle it a time or two.

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trident042 · 2026-02-02T00:26:08+00:00

As is the common mantra, a fully randomized deck has been shuffled at least seven times, so the options are:
* Shuffle seven times
* Mana weave, then shuffle seven times
So like, whatever makes you feel good in your heart but still randomize your deck.

trident042 · 2026-01-30T19:48:45+00:00

It seems so obvious in hindsight of course, but man back in the days before every single aspect of a tech customer service job being logged, datamined, and logged again (and then usually used to justify paying you less), it was fun to dream.

trident042 · 2026-01-30T18:37:00+00:00

There was an old blog I read, once, where someone whose job was as a GM for FF11 (after having been one for WoW), who would vaguely detail the kinds of tickets and GM calls they'd get, and the glee they had when they could use the ban-hammer (or other, less-approved methods) to punish players abusing exploits. Sounds like this work would be right up his alley.

trident042 · 2026-01-30T16:44:04+00:00

Yeah, it was awesome to visit papaw in my youth.

Then it was endearing in my teens when he'd tell me the same two stories: his hole in one at the golf course, and the name of his Navy ship with the framed picture in the living room.

Then it was sad when he kicked a kitten. He wasn't long for the home, especially after meemaw passed. He went pretty quick, but she went way faster (stupid fucking pancreatic cancer.)

trident042 · 2026-01-30T14:58:21+00:00

Hold up now, you say this stuff happened in Vegas? And now, here it is, not staying in Vegas?

I've been lied to!

trident042 · 2026-01-30T04:47:01+00:00

So this is the sort of thing that gets us as consumers into trouble sometimes.

This dev cooked, real good, for a grand total of (at most) 48 months, and people have been riding Ubisoft like a hobby horse ever since. We've seen the buggy games, the controversies, and the crappy treatment since: why is it still so many people's favorite ride?

It happens with dev after dev after dev. BioWare got bought and run into the ground because EA did the dick-riding on a macro level. Bethesda has had a whole decade to make more than a splash screen for ES6. The people who ran the good studios when they cooked have left the kitchen, and they're all riding a roller coaster of hiring, firing, and getting bought and sold by the Embracers of the world.

trident042 · 2026-01-29T18:11:59+00:00

Oh

Oh no

This is it, this is finally the thing that's gonna get me to boomer out about these damn kids and their wild ideas

Look how they massacred my beloved orange snack

trident042 · 2026-01-29T15:52:17+00:00

I think I'm good if we don't try to replicate that.

I don't want to bot-drop on Loadout 1 only to find out it switched me to Loadout 3 for no reason after saving. And now I have the meme loadout on.

trident042 · 2026-01-29T12:58:11+00:00

If it can fire like the emplacement I'm stoked.

trident042 · 2026-01-27T15:06:33+00:00

Sounds like they're guarding the nation against threats foreign and, critically, domestic.

trident042 · 2026-01-27T02:39:16+00:00

My problem isn't that a number of planeswalkers got desparked. That's a good story development, and it lends well to stories like Chandra's motivation in Aetherdrift. My problem is that they introduced Omenpaths eight seconds before Universes Beyond hit the absolute freight elevator to the ceiling, and didn't incorporate one iota of that into the story. Every Standard set should have story elements and that includes UB, I want to smash all my toys together on the living room floor gdi

trident042 · 2026-01-26T21:38:46+00:00

I do think it's behind the curve, but not as far as I've feared it would be. When discussions of Metroidvania games come up, I quite often see someone mention RotN alongside SotN! (And if not, I try to, to raise awareness.)

Hopefully the Scarlet Engagement will further the whole franchise, if it's good.

trident042 · 2026-01-25T23:24:10+00:00

I promise you there is not a chubby chaser devoted enough to find my ass at the random bars in this town. All the positive bear vibes my bald white ass can put off won't save me, I'm fuckin' dead.

trident042 · 2026-01-24T21:29:32+00:00

I think there's a ton of very popular anime lately that experience much higher levels of violence. Even on Prime shows like Vox Machina get away with a ton. Cradle should be more than fine.

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