Posted by Immortan Jonesy
- May 08, 2021, 11:17:09 PMMine is the Whiskey cube.
Posted by BigDaddyJohn
- May 08, 2021, 10:59:14 PMMine is general Perez shoulders hair.
Posted by [cancerblack]
- May 08, 2021, 08:18:25 PMQuote from: Kradan on May 07, 2021, 08:01:00 AMQuote from: The Eighth Passenger on May 06, 2021, 06:51:27 PMQuote from: Kradan on May 06, 2021, 06:15:34 PM
Have you ever confused Hicks and Hudson ?
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Nope, but he has:
Have you ever been mistaken for a Russian?[close]Spoiler
"Constantly"Spoiler
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Elgyn is my spirit animal of this franchise.
Posted by Kradan
- May 07, 2021, 08:01:00 AMQuote from: The Eighth Passenger on May 06, 2021, 06:51:27 PMQuote from: Kradan on May 06, 2021, 06:15:34 PM
Have you ever confused Hicks and Hudson ?Spoiler
Nope, but he has:
Have you ever been mistaken for a Russian?[close]
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"Constantly"
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Posted by judge death
- May 06, 2021, 07:16:18 PMEdit: Hmm seems I managed to hit the qoute button when I fell asleep when I made this qoute of my own post.
Posted by kwisatz
- May 06, 2021, 07:04:37 PM^ ouch (you'll probably regret this)
Ha this came to mind when I was rewatching the Dune trailer yesterday
Also I guess when the first portable laser gun is available soldiers will be more than willing to (again)
put up with one or another extra gram
Warz of the future ma babiez!!
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 05, 2021, 02:18:00 AM
Technology is also cyclical.
Ha this came to mind when I was rewatching the Dune trailer yesterday
Also I guess when the first portable laser gun is available soldiers will be more than willing to (again)
put up with one or another extra gram
Warz of the future ma babiez!!
Posted by 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯
- May 06, 2021, 06:51:27 PMQuote from: Kradan on May 06, 2021, 06:15:34 PM
Have you ever confused Hicks and Hudson ?
Spoiler
Nope, but he has:
Have you ever been mistaken for a Russian?
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Posted by judge death
- May 06, 2021, 06:26:28 PMWell if we now do what local trouble says but still have gorman and the mission the same:
The marines will still land and secure the colony,taking more time doing it, finding no one is there and same events happens as in the movie: finding the colonists in the atmosphere processor. They will have to go in there to find them, no drones or finding alien detection systems as somehow covenant and prometheus movies has.... they probably either send their drop ship back up to sulaco or have it landed somewhere nearby as in the movie, while they go to the processor with the apc.
The commander and gorman finds out on route that the atmosphere processor is basicly a nuclear plant and if damaged will go boom and kill them all so they change loadout from pulse rifles to flamethrowers and close hand weapons that arent armour penetrating and removing grenades.
They go in and find the colonists dead and find themself surronded, and they will still lose most fo the marines here as their tech dont help them and they dont have better weapons, but as they have a battle plan ready they fall back as they notice flamethrowers not killing the xenos but only make them fall back in fear for the flames. They get back to the apc and get out of there and decides to take the drop ship back up to sulaco. IF it was landed on the planet: same things as in the movie happens.
IF on sulaco: they safely get back and argue if they should nuke the site or as gorman and WY say and the commander would probably ask for orders: either nuking the site or let it be for more troops to arrive or wy spech ops.
Using their apc and lander to attack the alien hive: cant, its inside the atmosphere processor and cant risk blowing it, and they are ona rescue mission, not kill the colonists xD
Falling back and rearm: with what? Flamethrowers wont harm the xenos and more powerful weapons might damage the atmosphere processor and that is a one way ticket to hell.
nuking the site: would work but not until they find the colonists dead, as long as its a rescue mission they cant, and yes it would wipe out the hive and set the atmosphere processor to blow up but knowing xenos ability to survive from earth war and being resistant to radiation, its not impossible they survive.
And trash queen: the xenos have made hives underground in the expanded lore so on planets or places where xeno infestation exist, if they have their hive underground, no nuclear strike will wipe them out and will take boots on the ground to wipe them out.
The marines will still land and secure the colony,taking more time doing it, finding no one is there and same events happens as in the movie: finding the colonists in the atmosphere processor. They will have to go in there to find them, no drones or finding alien detection systems as somehow covenant and prometheus movies has.... they probably either send their drop ship back up to sulaco or have it landed somewhere nearby as in the movie, while they go to the processor with the apc.
The commander and gorman finds out on route that the atmosphere processor is basicly a nuclear plant and if damaged will go boom and kill them all so they change loadout from pulse rifles to flamethrowers and close hand weapons that arent armour penetrating and removing grenades.
They go in and find the colonists dead and find themself surronded, and they will still lose most fo the marines here as their tech dont help them and they dont have better weapons, but as they have a battle plan ready they fall back as they notice flamethrowers not killing the xenos but only make them fall back in fear for the flames. They get back to the apc and get out of there and decides to take the drop ship back up to sulaco. IF it was landed on the planet: same things as in the movie happens.
IF on sulaco: they safely get back and argue if they should nuke the site or as gorman and WY say and the commander would probably ask for orders: either nuking the site or let it be for more troops to arrive or wy spech ops.
Using their apc and lander to attack the alien hive: cant, its inside the atmosphere processor and cant risk blowing it, and they are ona rescue mission, not kill the colonists xD
Falling back and rearm: with what? Flamethrowers wont harm the xenos and more powerful weapons might damage the atmosphere processor and that is a one way ticket to hell.
nuking the site: would work but not until they find the colonists dead, as long as its a rescue mission they cant, and yes it would wipe out the hive and set the atmosphere processor to blow up but knowing xenos ability to survive from earth war and being resistant to radiation, its not impossible they survive.
And trash queen: the xenos have made hives underground in the expanded lore so on planets or places where xeno infestation exist, if they have their hive underground, no nuclear strike will wipe them out and will take boots on the ground to wipe them out.
Posted by Kradan
- May 06, 2021, 06:15:34 PMQuote from: The Eighth Passenger on May 06, 2021, 04:59:45 PMQuote from: Kimarhi on May 06, 2021, 03:26:38 AM
Aliens at least attempted to tell their marines apart bit giving them differing, if flat personalities. Not saying they are deep and interesting, just nobody usually confuses Frost with Hicks.
How about Hicks and Hudson?
Have you ever confused Hicks and Hudson ?
Quote from: Master on May 06, 2021, 06:03:20 PMQuote from: Kradan on May 06, 2021, 11:21:14 AMQuote from: Immortan Jonesy on May 05, 2021, 09:33:34 PM
I rate Ripley's look from best to wost in this way:
1~ Alien
2~ Resurrection
3~ Alien³
4~ Aliens
Of course this is just personal taste.
At first I had thought you were ranking movies so I thought:Spoiler
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As for the Ripley looks: I'm not sure how I would rank them (never gave it a thought tbh) but I damn sure know I don't like her look in Resurrection. It's too much of contrast for me in comparision to how she looked in previous moviesQuote from: Trash Queen on May 05, 2021, 01:54:44 PM
It's not an issue, in my opinion anyway, because trying to predict the future's ultimately futile it's what it reflects in us that's interesting.
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/EquatorialSpotlessDikkops-size_restricted.gif
Contrast in looks of Ripley in A:R is deliberate IMO. Ripley 8 is different character, she ought to look different.
I guess, that's why I said "too much". It's just not for me, it looks bit too action-heroy/comic-booky to me
Posted by Master
- May 06, 2021, 06:03:20 PMQuote from: Kradan on May 06, 2021, 11:21:14 AMQuote from: Immortan Jonesy on May 05, 2021, 09:33:34 PM
I rate Ripley's look from best to wost in this way:
1~ Alien
2~ Resurrection
3~ Alien³
4~ Aliens
Of course this is just personal taste.
At first I had thought you were ranking movies so I thought:Spoiler
[close]
As for the Ripley looks: I'm not sure how I would rank them (never gave it a thought tbh) but I damn sure know I don't like her look in Resurrection. It's too much of contrast for me in comparision to how she looked in previous moviesQuote from: Trash Queen on May 05, 2021, 01:54:44 PM
It's not an issue, in my opinion anyway, because trying to predict the future's ultimately futile it's what it reflects in us that's interesting.
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/EquatorialSpotlessDikkops-size_restricted.gif
Contrast in looks of Ripley in A:R is deliberate IMO. Ripley 8 is different character, she ought to look different.
Posted by Local Trouble
- May 06, 2021, 05:12:23 PMPosted by 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯
- May 06, 2021, 04:59:45 PMQuote from: Kimarhi on May 06, 2021, 03:26:38 AM
Aliens at least attempted to tell their marines apart bit giving them differing, if flat personalities. Not saying they are deep and interesting, just nobody usually confuses Frost with Hicks.
How about Hicks and Hudson?
Posted by Kradan
- May 06, 2021, 04:57:56 PMBlasphemy, absolute blasphemy, I'm telling ya
Posted by Voodoo Magic
- May 06, 2021, 01:16:08 PMQuote from: Immortan Jonesy on May 05, 2021, 09:33:34 PM
I rate Ripley's look from best to wost in this way:
1~ Alien
2~ Resurrection
3~ Alien³
4~ Aliens
Of course this is just personal taste.
Just too poofy for your taste?
Posted by SM
- May 06, 2021, 01:05:06 PMQuote from: SiL on May 06, 2021, 08:03:53 AMQuote from: Trash Queen on May 06, 2021, 07:50:42 AMAssume Gorman was competent for a moment; the marines don't go in, but they establish the presence of the hive. The APC can technically fit down there, but again -- assume Gorman's competent, they don't drive down to start blasting.
but my point being I'd prefer them still be formidable even if you do everything right.
Their only real option to deal with the Aliens was ever only to nuke the things. It takes a pretty formidable threat for there to be no clear middle ground between "we get massacred" and "we obliterate the site from orbit".
The problem is they have to try and find survivors and no amount of competence will stop them getting in harms way even if they're able keep their bullets. Even if they could use PUPs to map the thing remotely and establish the presence of the hive, it'd probably be too difficult to pinpoint whether there's any living humans because it'd pick up the Aliens life signs.
