David Hingtgen

I'm still waiting for some colored samples---I have the orignal release of that mold (which is actually more G1-ish in some cases than the ROTF version) and am wondering how the colors are going to work. Also, there'll have to be nothing else I want for like a month on each side surrounding their release. Also, having Blast-Off's tailfin turn into a knife how it does really hurts how vehicle mode looks. Surely there's a better-looking way to do that, than the really weird-looking fin upper edge with a cut-out and a big round hinge. PS---I'd be happy to trade/sell my Energon "orange helicopter" if someone needs it to complete a Bruticus or something. ::edit:: IIRC, there was some confusion on names between the choppers, and that it seemed Hasbro got them swapped or something. My memory and the wikis are conflicting, but seibertron.com seems to agree with me. PPS--if I'd had a time machine, I'd have known to buy the two tanks instead of two helicopters, and I could mix parts and have a nearly perfectly G1-colored-Brawl to use now.

Another new ep tonight, continues from the last. I don't like the new duchess(?) character. SW doesn't seem to be able to make "female royalty" that isn't a generic clone of the "short, action-packed-rebel-Leia" variety. Started with Padme and just continues. Bring back Luminara. Or more bounty hunters.

Xeno-----blade? http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/sx4j/index.html Monolith's developing it. But for the Wii? That goes against the whole "high-end visuals" theme they like (they're like Square in that regard). Does look like it has giant organic mecha...

That's the first report I've heard of that combination of choices/results.

Now THAT's interesting. I don't think I've ever seen an asymmetrical SEAD load for an F-16.

From what I've read, the biggest factor is actually what you say not what you do. You can either pick "need to be ready" (or whatever) or "we go now". Note that saying to "go now" doesn't instantly take you there, you can still actually go other places with the galaxy map. You still don't want to do more than 1 or 2 missions, but saying to wait guarantees at least 1 death even if you "change your mind" and head straight there 30 secs later.

Is that from Karpyshyn's blog or something? I don't recall seeing that in the books nor on the Bioware boards, though I haven't read Revelations in a while.

I think that happened to me, too. I just didn't recall that little follow-up moment (happens when you play multi-hour stretches vs small chunks), and must not have checked loyalty often enough to see it go down then up again. Though for me, I justify it by saying (to myself) THAT too was a lie, as I'd never have Shep lie to Tali.

Cory---you'll note I never capitalize quarian etc. I was actually expecting someone to call me out on it, so it could be explained without preaching/getting on a soapbox. But Prothean is capitalized? Doesn't that go against the rule?

The F-35 is officially "comparable to" the F-16 in agility. And if it was .0001% better in some part of the envelope, you know the official word would be that it was "superior to" the F-16. Anyways---I think the nations that are going to have the ASRAAM as the main missile for the F-35 have the right idea. As for F-16 looks---uber-fugly hump-backed UAE (and Greek and Israeli) ones don't count.

Yup. I think a lot of people went after Tali first, as she was a "known" character and we'd been waiting to get her. I'll get Legion as early as possible next time.

Looks are everything when it comes to public perception of how bad-ass a plane is. F-16 wins there.

My guess is it is. I'll do the opposite with my Paragon.

I took Tali for Legion's loyalty mission--figured it'd be a learning experience for her. Nevermind the fact that she's the also best anti-geth character in all of ME. (AI hacking and shield drain, hello)

I did the same, but I don't remember a "getting even" comment. Then again, I read that scene/outcome will often result in loss of loyalty for him, but it didn't for mine---maybe my Shep was influential enough to change it?

Regarding the experiments: PS---the DLC mentioned earlier? It's right. That pic is the character select pic, it's already in the PC version's data etc.

Quicker/easier to test. Seems like the first/main thing they want to do is make the FAST pack do what it was originally designed to---carry missiles! Live-fire tests this summer. Also, radar upgrades, though likely the same as the latest F-15C's have. Making it "stealthy" will come later. So new weapons/avionics first, airframe changes later.

Ok, quarian discussion and likely effects of ME 2 on ME 3 in that regard:

Well it's not going to be an upgrade in speed nor agility, that's for sure. I think mainly it's going to be sensors/avionics. Plus the "occasionally used" possibility for first-day stealth.

Yes, but for Helena Blake, a lot of people are reporting PS--it seems confirmed that you can't pick again (or pick a different weapon) in new game+. Which sucks, as I think the vast majority of people would like to at least have the OPTION to try something new. I really don't think a shotgun's going to be all that useful on insanity.

Mike---you're missing out on a lot of the references I'd say. There's zillions of references---darn near everything mentioned on ME 2's Citadel and Illium, is straight from ME 1's Citadel (mainly elevator radio ads). I *loved* that the Hamlet production had actually happened, as I'd heard it proposed a zillion times playing ME 1. As for Nassana in ME 1---she'll give you the quest if you haven't already encountered it already by the half-way point. (most of the time she gave it to me, only once did I stumble upon the right planet). It's the biggest of the "minor" quests IMHO. Up there with Helena Blake's. Which actually seems to be an issue---a lot of people are saying that ME 2 is importing data wrong for some of the "large sidequests", and that the results of Helena Blake's quest and the whole asari consort section, are wrong. It seems to kind of ignore what you did. (that seems true at least for the consort---a message I heard on the Citadel seemed very out-of-character, but if it doesn't "count" what you did for her on ME 1, then it makes perfect sense). A lot of reports of Conrad Verner "mis-remembering" your first encounter, too. Which may actually screw up what happens with him in ME 2, as it may make a paragon solution impossible since the game seems to default that you were a renegade. Anyways---I just heard that on the 2nd run of an ME 2 character (new game+) you don't get to pick a weapon specialization again? That'd suck, as I'd like to get the AR this time around.

It moves enough to see it move in videos, and rather quickly---enough that it's impressive a surface that big can be muscled around that fast. (anyone here actually seen a Viggie fly?) Anyways---first F-15SE batches will not have canted fins. Boeing said they will be re-introduced later in the program. (though IMHO, that means it's likely we'll never see them in service)

The point of the past few posts has been discussing planes where the ENTIRE assembly pivots as a whole (thus the terms "all-moving" and "slab"). There's nothing interesting about a plane with a fixed fin and a movable rudder.

The A-5 may have the most rudder authority of anything ever...

Most planes with slab tailfins, tend not to HAVE h.stabs. (YF-23, SR-71) But for all-moving everything---the A-5 Vigilante. Actually invented the concept in jets IIRC. (the A-5 introduced a lot of things actually) (and if you simply look at an A-5, you can see how massive an all-moving fin on that thing is)