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Lunar Ronin
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He was born in Pennsylvania nearly 50 years ago. He is not alone. There are others like him. Some good, some evil. For decades, he has battled the forces of darkness, with books, comic books, computers, tabletop games, and video games his refuge.
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What is the worst movie that you have ever seen?
Wing Commander (1998) movie poster, starring Freddie Prinze, Jr., Saffron Burrows, Matthew Lillard, and Tchéky Karyo.
October 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Really? Seriously? *Sigh.* If this doesn't sum up the development of Ship of Heroes, nothing will. #shipofheroes #mmorpg #cityofheroes #mmorpgs

Never heard of DC Universe Online, Star Wars: The Old Republic, The Secret World, Guild Wars 2, Elder Scrolls Online...
YouTube video comment by Heroic Games, Ship of Heroes developers: "We use the most advanced and ethical voice AI system on the market. Actual voice actors are not an option for us, and to our knowledge, almost no current MMO (not just multiplayer) has native voiceover, never mind live actor voices."
October 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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This is hilarious. #finalfantasyxiv #ffxiv #worldofwarcraft #wow #mmorpg #mmorpgs
Anonymous post dated July 19th, 2021 at 1:50 P.M. "FFXIV is only 'difficult' because the classes are needless complex and the raids are bloated with mechanics. WoW difficulty is more genuine since it's based on gear checks, while FFXIV difficulty is artificial since it's gatekeeped by skill."
July 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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This whole situation just makes me sad. I've watched the small but extremely vocal PvPers clamor on the Fawkes Discord for an anti-cheat to be added for months, but even one of the Defiance developers said back in May that there would be no point as the game is primarily a PvE game.

Now:
Summary: You have uninstalled Fawkes Hub Deleted leftover Registry keys: 0 Deleted leftover Registry values: 1 Deleted leftover Folders: 27 Deleted leftover Files: 71 Free space reclaimed from leftovers: 20.8 MB
July 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Disposed. R.I.P. again, Defiance.

#defiance #mmorpg #mmorpgs
Uninstalling Fawkes Hub Summary: You have uninstalled Fawkes Hub Deleted leftover Registry keys: 0 Deleted leftover Registry values: 1 Deleted leftover Folders: 27 Deleted leftover Files: 71 Free space reclaimed from leftovers: 20.8 MB
July 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Priority alert for Defiance MMOG players: Fawkes is adding the Easy Anti-Cheat kernel level anti-cheat/malware to Defiance *tomorrow*. If you value your privacy and security, uninstall the game immediately.

#defiance #mmorpg #mmorpgs
July 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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@massivelyop.bsky.social Just FYI, unable to log on as a commenter on both desktop and tablet. I use Reddit to log in, if that matters. I tried using a tip to report the bug, but that errored out as well.
We're unable to complete your request! Unable to exchange code for API access token. HTTP error 401. Raw Provider API response: {"message": "Unauthorized", "error": 401}.
July 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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In the 1980s, A&W tried to compete with the McDonald's Quarter Pounder by selling a 1/3rd pound burger at a lower cost. The product failed, because most customers thought that the 1/4th pound was bigger. This is why I don't argue online.
July 13, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Personality quiz that tries to match your personality to that of a fictional character's. - openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...

I took the "Recommended + Emoji" version of the quiz. To the surprise of no one, I am a great big nerd.
The best match between the self assessment you provided and the profile of a fictional character as rated by other people who have taken this survey is the character Data (Star Trek: The Next Generation). Below that is a picture of Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data in "Star Trek: The Next Generation," as a 76% match. Complete match list Data (Star Trek: The Next Generation): 76% Egon Spengler (Ghostbusters): 76% Tuvok (Star Trek: Voyager): 76% Abed Nadir (Community): 74% Edward Ferrars (Sense and Sensibility): 74% Bernard Lowe (Westworld): 73% Rupert Giles (Buffy the Vampire Slayer): 73% Castiel (Supernatural): 73% Lucius Fox (Gotham): 73% Dr. Spencer Reid (Criminal Minds): 73% Colonel Brandon (Sense and Sensibility): 73% Don Shirley (Green Book): 73% Vision (WandaVision): 73% Brandon Stark (Game of Thrones): 72% Chidi Anagonye (The Good Place): 72% Dr. Chan Kaifang (Space Force): 72% Dr. Shaun Murphy (The Good Doctor): 72% Sailor Mercury (Sailor Moon): 72% Ender Wiggin (Ender's Game): 72% Professor X (X-Men): 72%
May 18, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Reskeet with an image of your favorite James Bond, (wrong answers only).
Inspector Gadget.
April 13, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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I have a new favorite quote.
"I have good problem solving skills, but my problem creating skills are where I really shine." - Bob Golen at @BobGolen
February 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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(2/2)
The Amazing Spider-Man #238 by Roger Stern and John Romita, Jr., published in 1983. I spent three years searching for this issue and it started my obsession with the Hobgoblin. ROM by Bill Mantlo and Steve Dikto, published in 1985. What a wonderful pairing of comic book creators. The Adventures of Superman #424 by Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway, published in 1986. The Legion of Super-Heroes #38 by Keith Giffen and Tom & Mary Bierbaum, published in 1992. Earth went *boom*, and was possibly one of the most depressing comic books I read as a teenager. But it also gave hope, which was the whole point of the "Five Years Later" Legion.
January 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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All right, what's your #comicsdna? The comics and books that were formative to you. At least four, more if you're nasty.

(In no particular order, more series than particular issues. 1/2)
The Legion of Super-Heroes #1 by Keith Giffen, Tom & Mary Bierbaum, and Al Gordon, published in 1989. It is the start of the "Five Years Later" Legion. The Man of Steel #1 by John Byrne, published in 1986. Justice League #1 by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire, published in 1987. The Amazing Spider-Man #252, the first solo comic with Spider-Man's black costume, by Roger Stern, Tom DeFalco, and Ron Frenz. Published in 1984.
January 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Rest in peace, Marvel Snap. Banned along with all of ByteDance's games.

#marvelsnap #marvelcomics
January 19, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Post your favorite #DoctorWho. Wrong answers only.
Hawk from "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century." Played by Thom Christopher.
January 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Post a female character you love.

(I have a poster of this framed above my television.)
Supergirl casually sitting on a meteor in space, by Adam Hughes. From Supergirl and The Legion of Super-Heroes #23 published in 2006.
January 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Man at hospital, being interviewed by a nurse (from the Parks & Recreation television show): Nurse: "Do you have any history of mental illness in your family?" Male patient: "I have an uncle who thinks Windows 11 is a step up from previous generations."
January 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Batman from The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller (1986), snapping a rifle labeled "LLM" in half, saying: "This is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it."
January 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Reminds me of the /pizza command added to EverQuest 2 in 2005.
Advertisement for the new /pizza command in EverQuest II that let you order pizza from Pizza Hut. "Hunger pains interrupting your game? Order pizza while playing! Ever get those nasty hunger pains while playing EverQuest II? You're in luck - pizza is just a few key strokes away! While playing EverQuest II just type /pizza and a web browser will launch the online ordering section of pizzahut.com. Fill in your info and just kick back until fresh pizza is delivered straight to your door."
January 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Let me tell you, I don't think any meme I've come across has aged me quite like this one:
The cast of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" on top: "What you think Star Trek was 20 years ago, followed by the cast of "Star Trek: Enterprise" on bottom: "What Star Trek actually was 20 years ago."
January 3, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Quote with a title screen that is iconic to you.
Gunstar Heroes developed by Treasure and published by Sega in 1993.
December 28, 2024 at 11:20 PM
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A non-The Lord of the Rings character who could resist the One Ring.
Captain John J. Sheridan of Babylon 5, played by Bruce Boxleitner.
December 23, 2024 at 5:33 AM
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Age yourself with a movie that you saw in the theater as a kid.
Superman (Christopher Reeve) racing to save a falling child at Niagara Falls in Superman II (released 1980).
December 12, 2024 at 11:15 PM
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Officially unlocked as part of the DC Heroes tabletop RPG Kickstarter campaign at www.kickstarter.com/projects/cze... :

#dccomics #dcheroes #dcheroesrpg #ttrpg #ttrpgs
DC Heroes RPG Third Edition, released in 1993.
December 7, 2024 at 4:44 AM
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The video game that got me into tabletop RPGs. I played it for weeks straight, and fell in love with its retro hard science-fiction setting. The box (remember those?), included a pamphlet stating that the adventure continues in the Buck Rogers XXVc tabletop RPG.

#buckrogers #xxvc #ttrpg #ttrpgs
The cover of the Buck Rogers XXVc: Countdown to Doomsday Commodore Amiga video game by Strategic Simulations, Inc., released in 1990. On the cover is Buck Rogers, Wilma Deering, and a squad of NEO warriors facing off against gennies.
December 5, 2024 at 3:45 AM