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I can agree with you on one thing and half on another. Hoth was boring to look at, but the other two planets were completely different. Dagobah was incredibly interesting and so was Bespin/Cloud City. The scenery on both these planets were very well imaginative. The battle of Hoth also was by far not an unimportant event, it was almost a last stand of sorts for the rebellion, afterwards they didn't have a home base, they were drifting in space as a small rag tag fleet. The battle was to show the rebellion on its knees and to get all the major characters into the second part of the movie.

Darth Vader's reveal is what I half-agree on, at the time, most stories didn't really pull the rug out from underneath you like that so it was a pretty sudden "WTF" moment. Of course it loses its shock value when someone watches the film knowing about it already so it loses the emphasis and importance along with it kind of. As for it being an awkward part of the story? I wouldn't say so. The original trilogy works best when the prequels aren't involved and not thinking too much on the back story behind Luke's family tree. Vader being Luke's father gives Uncle Owen's comment in ANH some much needed clarity, same for Ben's comments as well. The only thing that makes it confusing is in RoTJ with Vader not knowing about Leia either, but Luke and Vader's interactions in the climax overshadows this.

Empire also had the best pacing of the original three. ANH dragged on and there was never a real sense of urgency save for one or two moments aboard the Death Star and the trench run. RoTJ goes way too fucking fast with finishing off Jabba, ending Luke's training with Yoda, getting to Endor, and starting the final battles. Empire went at the pace it needed to tell its story. You complained that the battle of Hoth took too long, but several characters had their own events happening outside the major fighting. The balance in the second act between Luke's training and the Falcon escaping the Empire was pretty well done and gave enough time for much needed character development for Luke in his dream sequence against Vader. The third act has just enough slow and fast moments between Luke;s duel with Vader and the rest of the heroes trying to rescue Solo. Everything went at a steady pace which allowed for more fleshed out development.

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Can I get an example of Hard Determinism in comparison to Soft?

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The Flood / Re: Aaaand the Ass Creed movie reviews are in.
« on: December 19, 2016, 03:48:30 PM »
Assassin's Creed had potential but they fucked it all up with their shitty choices. Having a fucking rap song as their reveal trailer music didn't help with setting the kind of tone the audience was going to expect and really drove it further into the ground.

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You say you debate this constantly, but I don't think I ever got an answer on how Empire was in any way bad from you.

It was the weakest by far.

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>People honestly think RoTJ was weaker than ANH
>People honestly think Empire wasn't the strongest

I agree with the lightsaber duel though, the was the best duel in the entire series. Beats the whole new age twirling bullshit in the prequels and TFA was literally just two idiots whacking each other's sabers together awkwardly.

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The Flood / Re: important news about challengerX
« on: December 18, 2016, 08:06:33 PM »
Well he's no longer a Meme Overlord so he's got to be SOMETHING.

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Fuck off JIDF.

Not only are you still an asshole, you're also a pussy.

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Saying racist shit in public? Yeah that's pretty fucking asshole-like. But people saying it's bad on the internet (Like Anita and Tumblr) can fuck right off.

>You're an asshole for saying racist shit in your own home anonymously on the internet with other anonymous people who may or may not bullshit you on what kind of person they are.

Of course if you're saying racist shit in public I'd argue you're more stupid than anything.

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The Flood / Re: Several Alt Right mouth pieces call for Rogue One boycott
« on: December 16, 2016, 11:00:18 PM »
But the female lead is cute so who cares?

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Yes, in response to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s diverse cast and female lead, the alt-right is boycotting the movie

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The Flood / Re: Just got back from seeing Rogue One
« on: December 16, 2016, 04:44:08 PM »
I actually thought it was a decent movie. Specifically the ending scene where all the rebels in the hallway get fucking Vadered. I'll go into more detail later.

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One of these days you all won't hold that against me.

Really?! I thought gaijins were people who bumped their anime music at the library.

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No, I always knew. I just hoped you'd keep it up.

No you were just too autistic to notice the intense amount of sarcasm and ironic shitposting I think. I never supported trump.

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Aren't Gaijins people who have eastern text as their name?

Aren't nu-males those people who wear (or have worn) a maid dress?

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You've changed after the elections.

What

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Something me and Nu-Chally can agree on.

Jesus you people actually watch this garbage?

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I don't think anyone would want a six hundred pound ferocious mammal flying out of their router.

OT: What about any of that looked incredible? That entire trailer was the most cringe-inducing thing I ever saw.

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Serious / Re: Obama orders investigation in Russian hacking
« on: December 10, 2016, 10:06:57 PM »
So more claims as undeniable proof from news outlets that have admitted a bias in the campaign?

Interesting.

Oh, I don't know...

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Serious / Re: Obama orders investigation in Russian hacking
« on: December 10, 2016, 05:32:18 PM »
Fake news such as?

A flood of fake news is "informing voters."

K

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Serious / Re: Obama orders investigation in Russian hacking
« on: December 10, 2016, 01:57:41 PM »
I'm not arguing his first accusation, although to say with 100% certainty that they did hack the DNC is a bold claim. The idea that the emails themselves are fake however is downright silly considering how the DNC reacted to them.

the word and is pretty important there

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Serious / Re: Obama orders investigation in Russian hacking
« on: December 10, 2016, 12:43:05 PM »
The DNC members that stepped down over the wake of that controversy would not have done so if it was fake bullshit made up by Russians.

We're living in unprecedented times. Did Russia at least have an influence via hacks into the DNC and by propagating fake news? Undoubtedly.

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The Flood / Re: Trying Boxer Briefs
« on: December 10, 2016, 11:44:04 AM »
When you say "Jesus Fucking Christ" are you saying that like a bad thing or...?

How's $12.99 for 4 sound

I got a six pack for 15 bucks at Target once, he wants you to buy a single pair for $50.

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Gaming / Re: Just Platinum'd Final Fantasy 15
« on: December 08, 2016, 09:39:38 PM »
I'd recommend just focusing the story at that point, final quest level is 44.

Yeah, that's what I'm gonna do after I finish getting the Ultima Blade for Noct.

Also OP, here is a video describing the power leveling thing. And another video explaining how to get the Ultima Blade by chapter 3.

YouTube
YouTube

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Gaming / Re: Just Platinum'd Final Fantasy 15
« on: December 08, 2016, 05:01:22 PM »
Use coins with magic crafting, it gives you fuck tons of EXP on mobs, when you have like 100k exp, spend a night at the inn in Qualdin Quay, it doubles your tally. Furthermore you can buy a fat chocobo decker before using the spells to gain a 50% exp boost.

I'm only on chapter 5 but all my characters are lvl 47.

You can abuse it? 

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Gaming / Re: Just Platinum'd Final Fantasy 15
« on: December 08, 2016, 11:49:08 AM »
Did you abuse the leveling system at all?

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It's on the same level. The Universe and lore took a nose dive when 343 took over. I mean, have you played 5's campaign?


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In SE's defense, you can flip the cover to just have the Amano logo instead.

Spoiler

This is the fucking stupidest cover I've ever seen.

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The Flood / Re: Arguing with older conservatives about legalizing pot
« on: December 07, 2016, 11:44:44 AM »
I have never met a single person who has acted like that on smoking before.

lol no, people who smoke are usually like "I know this one dude who smoked his whole life, he's eighty now and in fine health. I ain't gonna get no cancer from this."

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The Flood / Re: Arguing with older conservatives about legalizing pot
« on: December 07, 2016, 09:50:50 AM »
I'm not saying he's not a hypocrite or that he's in the right, but for 30+ years we've had campaigns against drugs (with some truth to their talk about destroying lives), whereas smoking has been around for eons, and with a campaign backed by the actual tobacco companies. People who smoke tend to understand the health risks associated with it, whereas drug users ignore both the health and social risks.

The irony of his statement was lost on him.

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Serious / Re: Hol up, *smacks lips* so you be sayin...
« on: December 07, 2016, 09:48:28 AM »
Doesn't Egypt identify itself more with the Middle East than Africa? I mean yeah, geographically speaking it's North Africa, but all it's history and relevancy has been with the Middle East....

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I've been doing the endless side content for a while, I know how XV ends since I saw the leak before release but I'm only the chapter where I have to head back to Lesatllum after getting the Regalia back from an imperial base. What's the deal with Chapter 13?

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