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That's crazy. Why? Just popular, maybe? High RRP to begin with?
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Just a quick question: I'm looking at two YJA auctions for the VF-25 Renewal Armor Parts (one F, one S), and they've both reached ~25k yen. Is that close to what they typically go for nowadays? I'd have expected something closer to 10k, maybe 15k, more akin to other expansion parts sets. (They end tomorrow morning in case you're interested.) https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/p638143712 https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h347559578
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I honestly thought they were opening that in a big box store or something.
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Yeah, that's from the Young Jedi Knights series, where Jacen/Jaina are training on Yavin IV with... a wookie? and Tenel Ka, Battle Princess and Hottest Hottie, under Luke. I suppose there's no one source of info about lightsaber colors, but the idea of crystals was around for a long time, and some stories/reference materials come up with various explanations for how certain things (like colors) work. They've all sort of built up over the years, the new stuff trying to work with the old, and somewhere along the line someone came up with the idea of the crystals being infused with emotions and/or attuning to the Force in different ways, thus the colors indicating things like class, demeanor, upbringing, etc. Apparently Sith intentionally seek out red-producing crystals because those promote violence and aggression or something. Honestly, I prefer the YJK setup where Sith sabers (or at least those used by the Sith academy in that series) are red because of mass production, and that's it. I think this may be part of it, I do seem to recall this being the case. And it doesn't make much sense, because surely a lightsaber is a lightsaber is a lightsaber, color of the blade be damned. There's never been a practical difference between them to justify the color differences. -
For the sake of enjoying a piece of media, this is damn near a holy decree. God knows how many Narutos and Star Trek Voyagers I apply this rule to. Star Wars case in point: lightsaber colors don't follow any rules. I don't care what the convoluted explanations are, how the crystals or whatever reflect their users' demeanors or whatever. All of that nonsense turns what is entirely visual metaphor into... dumb justification.
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From another perspective, you might even call it a... Flash Back 2012. hah hahahah yeah ok
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What Current Anime Are You Watching Version v4.0
kajnrig replied to wolfx's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
So this has nothing to do with nothing, but I found it cathartic. -
So I spent the last few days ignoring this thread in favor of poring over the paper, and... yeah, it's not the best. Or rather, I can understand some of the assumptions made by the author for the sake of keeping the scope manageable for a single person, and to its merit, the paper acknowledges this drawback, but at the end of the day, the findings are so minuscule as to be inapplicable to the real world. As a demonstration of the author's understanding of his projects, it's... fine, despite some misgivings on my part. Given funding to hire people to do a more thorough study, I think they might be able to explore some of the assumptions that again had to be made for the sake of a manageable project. But would I give them funding for such a project in the first place? Based on this paper... maybe, maybe not. Egh. The media feeding frenzy was more disappointing, and more obviously a case of media outlets generating clickbait for revenue rather than "journalism." I'm sure most of this has been covered by everyone already, so I'll just leave it at that. Disappointed in myself for falling for the clickbait like a schmuck. Oh well, lesson learned.
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All Things Videogame Related: EXTREME VS!!
kajnrig replied to Keith's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Either option is fine. The Pro howls like a banshee, though; during Spider-Man (oh btw I got Spider-Man it's great so far except for the drone chase challenges those are the worst) it ramps up to max almost right away and stays there for pretty much the entire duration of play. Probably I should dust it sometime soon, though... But anyway, the Pro can have passive benefits even for non-Pro-tailored/screens. There's a Supersampling option that renders non-Pro games at higher resolutions and then scales them down to 1080p (or whatever your screen resolution is). It's basically an extremely high-quality anti-aliasing solution. Some games it will also boost the average framerate. Until Dawn saw framerates shoot up in some scenes, far above the normal 20-30 range a normal PS4 gets. (Same with Bloodbourne.) It will also arguably benefit more from a hard drive swap than a stock PS4 will owing to it using a SATA III interface. Better HDDs are an option as before, but an SSD nets you (usually) more improvement than a PS4 gets. To answer your specific questions: - Option 1: 1TB has been enough for me. I've deleted some game data on occasion, but not because I was running out of space, because I always try to have a sizable buffer of free space. A 4K TV is not necessary, and in some cases is my preferred option, if a game can use the extra horsepower to render at a locked 1080p60. (Other benefits are as noted above.) - Option 2: This'll also do you just fine. The PS4 is nearing the end of its lifespan, so this might be the more economical option until the Playstation 5 comes out. I suppose it all depends on how much you can knock off the Pro price by trading the PS4. -
Americans get nothing, Japanese get their own unique collector's edition. I think the only things that cross over with the European one are - base game - Aces at War artbook I might have switched to getting the European version if the model had been of something OTHER than the Arsenal Bird. I mean it looks fine, I guess, but it's no Arkbird, or any of the superfighters, or Stonehenge, or the Aigaion.
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Yeah, the face sculpt on the Sheryl figure isn't the greatest. It does match some of the artwork of her, but I think maybe the lines of the chin need to be sharper. Otherwise, it's a nice figure. Surprisingly tall, too. The Ranka figure I imagine will be the same height or to scale ie shorter. I'm looking through YJAs and stores currently. Maybe when HLJ sells her I'll bite. Maybe they'll do a grab bag with her same as they did with Sheryl.
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Phew. Don't watch this one. Edit: sheesh the credits are stupid long for such a short movie, too. The second of two post-credits scenes is just a clip from the better-looking of the two Sony Spider-Man-related movies coming out this year, so at least that's something to look forward to, I guess... until it inevitably shows up on Youtube.
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Bandai tend to make oversized landing gear in general, probably opting for stability and strength over accuracy. The best-looking landing gear are on the Hasegawa kits, and those are spindly in comparison.
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Bandai getting landing gear wrong? waaat no way
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If you believe the conspiracy theories, a lot of those "bad" "reviews" are Lady Gaga fans.
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To be honest, I didn't take too long a look at the articles. Taking a better look at it now, I think I may have fallen for clickbait more than anything. Boo. That said, the articles do link to the paper itself - dunno if it let you just download the whole paper, but it let me - and the methodology sounds... sound. Or as sound as you'd expect a PhD candidate without access to the huge amount of data that Facebook and the federal government regularly do to be, anyway. It's authored (and researched) by a single person, which is problematic. I haven't looked through the entire paper, but it would be more bulletproof if it had been the result of a broader effort, with more people able to define the scope and methodology of the research. I'll get back on this one, though. There's some interesting bits in there worthy of independent verification. It would be nice if the author also provided the data he studied for such a thing.
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New trailer, not as cool as the original trailer. Skipped the intro for you:
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hoooooboy i regret my decision already I don't think the point was to get revenge with a single initiative, but to continue to sow and foment discord among a US citizenry. A whole lot of points were made about how TLJ was just a downright bad movie, many of which are fair, but some of which were and are extraordinarily dumb. I remember one being that Holdo had dyed hair. That was the criticism. Not that she was a bad CO and/or that her plan was needlessly convoluted and/or what have you, y'know, actual problems with her as a character or her role within the narrative. The criticism was that she had dyed hair, and that because she had dyed hair, she was the result of a progressive social movement in the US of A. And because she was the result of said movement, all her other faults are also a result of that movement. Russian trolls fan that flame, and progressives (perhaps also unwittingly aided by Russian trolls), hit back with incredulity at how such a blatantly dumb criticism could be so popular among detractors (when in reality it's not, none of the reasoned criticism I see here cares about that). I mean you might think it's far-fetched, but just look at how stupid people have gotten on this thread. All of the reasoned criticism of the movie is being drowned out by racist, sexist jackasses making racist, sexist comments that are amplified by Russian bots. All of the reasoned counter-points are being drowned out by reactionary, impulsive, barely-considerate idiots making reactionary, impulsive, barely-considered responses... that might also be amplified by Russian bots all too prepared to capitalize on the backlash. Eventually, that's all the conversation becomes about. It makes the extremes of both sides seem bigger than they actually are. There are maybe a handful of people on this forum whose opinions I don't bother with because they're either dumb racist trolls or dumb... just dumbs who lose all ability to function when confronted with dumb racist trolls. Everyone else has gotten dragged into the shitstorm unwillingly (some more unwillingly than others, but all unwillingly). Gahk;lajsdflakjsdf;lasdjfk; Anyway. Just thought it'd help everyone calm down a little to know that the crap we're flinging at each other comes from the butt of a hostile foreign government.
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Maybe with the extra scrutiny on Russian trolls and bots, this next movie can avoid the same shitstorm of... stupid... from everybody... that TLJ suffered through: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-last-jedi-was-targeted-by-russian-trolls-study-says-1148475 https://comicbook.com/starwars/2018/10/01/star-wars-the-last-jedi-rian-johnson-harassment-bots/
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More specifically, it's a consequence of the hip being too tight, as per @onnasake and @Lancestride01.
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The computer and electronics super geek thread
kajnrig replied to azrael's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Welp, I was GONNA build a new PC soon... -
I'm not too worried about the tailfins since they're extraordinarily easy to pop back on and don't look any worse for wear. (Unless there's something wrong with them that I can't see... I know people were talking about mis-molded pegs/sockets, but I dunno, I couldn't see anything of that sort...) Broken head lasers would probably have more of a noticeable line even when fixed, and a sheared-off leg is a sheared-off leg. Compared to that, tailfins that pop in and out are scarcely a problem at all.
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What does shipping tend to cost? I'm debating whether to try Mandarake or keep with FJ/YJA. Even with the fees, the savings on international shipping might be worth it.
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Considering almost every single one of us had the same way too tight hips, I'd say that's a QC issue as well that Bandai should fix free of charge, but I'm skeptical that they'll do so. Yep, same here. I'm gonna guess it ends up somewhere around 32k. Anything less than that would be a steal post-release, IMO.
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https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/l473169496 In case anyone's still looking for a YF-19, there's one on YJA currently sitting at ~5k yen with two days plus change to go. Free domestic shipping.
