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pxib
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Not to derail this into tanks vs. mechs territory, but modern bows are more powerful than any handgun that can be fired by Scarlett Johansson, and just as accurate. Rifles are superior in every way, but bows were abandoned because guns (like crossbows before them) took less strength and less training and could thus be dropped into the hands of any lout... in the hands of a skilled archer a bow remained superior to all available guns until the second half of the 19th century.
They remain better in many ways than the vast majority of available pistols.
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Thrawn
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Not to derail this into tanks vs. mechs territory, but modern bows are more powerful than any handgun that can be fired by Scarlett Johansson, and just as accurate. Rifles are superior in every way, but bows were abandoned because guns (like crossbows before them) took less strength and less training and could thus be dropped into the hands of any lout... in the hands of a skilled archer a bow remained superior to all available guns until the second half of the 19th century.
They remain better in many ways than the vast majority of available pistols.
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Chimpy
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Yeah, to use a bow she might have to cut one off to avoid the string. WE CANNOT LET THAT HAPPEN.
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DraconianOne
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This is all sounding dangerously familiar. I'm sure we've had the guns vs bows argument before, possibly with the firing from horseback debate. I think Nerf was involved. And WUA.  |
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Khaldun
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What about mechs with bows? I bet we haven't talked about that.
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pxib
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Fund it.
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HaemishM
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As long as my Mech can have a fuckstupidgiant Bowie knife, it's all good.  |
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Der Helm
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Yeah, to use a bow she might have to cut one off to avoid the string. WE CANNOT LET THAT HAPPEN.
You are just scared you are not the one who will buy it on ebay. |
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pxib
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<DERP> The geometric scaling of power as propellant supply increases makes large guns on mechs prohibative because heavy recoil shock would knock them over and/or blow their arms off. Parallel-limb bows are practically recoil-free.</DERP>
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shiznitz
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Yeah, to use a bow she might have to cut one off to avoid the string. WE CANNOT LET THAT HAPPEN.
Isn't that what the mythical Amazons did? |
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01101010
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How far back you planning on pulling that bowstring? Sheesh...
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DraconianOne
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As long as my Mech can have a fuckstupidgiant Bowie knife, it's all good. I laughed. |
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pxib
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ANYWAY... people analyzing the trailer have spotted soldiers with funny-looking chins and assumed that they're Skrulls. I just think they're Loki's ZombieSpaceViking army. Do we have solid confirmation on who the bad guys are in this three-hour mess? Things were a little crowded in Iron Man 2, and one hopes we're not looking at another Spiderman 3.
<DERP> Amazons cut off a breast because they didn't have access to compound recurves like we've got today so, yes, had to pull the string back far enough that things like a thumb hook were invented. The pulchritudinous Ms. Johansson lives in happier times.
My favorite melee weapon on a mech was EVA-02's box-cutter lookin' "progressive knife".<DERP>
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01101010
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You call it an accident. I call it justice.
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ANYWAY... people analyzing the trailer have spotted soldiers with funny-looking chins and assumed that they're Skrulls. I just think they're Loki's ZombieSpaceViking army. Do we have solid confirmation on who the bad guys are in this three-hour mess? Things were a little crowded in Iron Man 2, and one hopes we're not looking at another Spiderman 3.
Since it was filmed in Cleveland, I'd say that is just the way the citizens look - probably local stand ins. DON'T YOU JUDGE! |
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What about mechs with bows? I bet we haven't talked about that.
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New trailer. Maybe shows a little too much. Watch at your own risk. I watched it. I'll be back in a minute after a change of trousers.  |
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RhyssaFireheart
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 Although, now I'm a bit confused - is the movie title "Avengers" or "Avengers Assemble"? I know it was a UK trailer, but I don't get the whole changing the movie title based on what country it's released in.
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01101010
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Ahh Cleveland... you never looked so good. Especially "all blowed up an' shit."  |
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luckton
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Although, now I'm a bit confused - is the movie title "Avengers" or "Avengers Assemble"? I know it was a UK trailer, but I don't get the whole changing the movie title based on what country it's released in. It's called Hollywood being ashamed of America and renaming titles that might offend people abroad. Not the first time in this series that this has happened. Although I agree with you that this particular name change is odd, unless there was a UK-only movie previously released as "The Avengers" and they don't want to confuse people. |
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Lakov_Sanite
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IMDB "The Avengers" a fairly obscure british tv show has the same name.  |
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RhyssaFireheart
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Oh duh! I completely forgot about The Avengers tv show. I certainly wouldn't call it obscure though, but I was thinking in terms of movies and not tv shows as well. Growing up, I used to watch all sorts of old British shows with my dad (Dr. Who, Blake's 7, Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, Benny Hill, etc.).
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Oh duh! I completely forgot about The Avengers tv show. I certainly wouldn't call it obscure though, but I was thinking in terms of movies and not tv shows as well. Growing up, I used to watch all sorts of old British shows with my dad (Dr. Who, Blake's 7, Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, Benny Hill, etc.).
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There was. Raph Finnes and Uma Thurman.
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Tuned in, immediately get to watch cringey Ubisoft talking head offering her deepest sympathies to the families impacted by the Orlando shooting while flanked by a man in a giraffe suit and some sort of "horrifically garish neon costumes through the ages" exhibit or something. We need to stop this fucking planet right now and sort some shit out. -Kail
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I've probably watched that new trailer like 10 times already. I'm more psyched for Avengers then the new Batman movie. |
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I've probably watched that new trailer like 10 times already. I'm more psyched for Avengers then the new Batman movie. Well the Avengers movie actually looks good. |
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DraconianOne
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It's called Hollywood being ashamed of America and renaming titles that might offend people abroad. Not the first time in this series that this has happened. Although I agree with you that this particular name change is odd, unless there was a UK-only movie previously released as "The Avengers" and they don't want to confuse people. Apparently, the UK distribution bods were told they could have it early but only if they agreed to a ridiculous name change. So the trade off for getting the film in the UK on the 26th of April is having it being called Marvel Avengers Assemble.  |
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Ingmar
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There was. Raph Finnes and Uma Thurman.
It sucked.
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Chimpy
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There was. Raph Finnes and Uma Thurman.
It sucked.
I kinda liked it. But I paid nothing to see it and I am a sucker for Uma in a form-fitting patent-leather jumpsuit. |
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