GW will always GW but they're not stupid enough to chase after those people.
It has actually been kind of shocking to witness. They have been getting hit with all of the usual request for "We want female Space Marines", and they have actually had the stones to tell those people "Just play Sisters of Battle, you dumb nerds! They are literally the same thing stat wise."
And most of their lore has continued to be interesting without even trying to shy away from the grimdark elements of the older lore, except for a handful of situations where they went "Ok, maybe the Daemonculaba was a bit too far."
We must tread carefully though. Considering that the last two times they had a Charles be king both ended in disaster.
Which in itself goes into an extra issue where they dont know what girls actually want. Because speaking from experience, most women that I know are into Tony Stark/Iron Man, Steve Rogers/Captain America, Peter Parker/Spider-Man, etc. But comics keep trying to create yet another female hero because "That is what they want, right?"
And when they do, it is ones more like Rogue and Harley Quinn and less like....whatever the hell they are making these days.
From what I remember having seen some of them talk about it, they seem to be under this delusion that fans are always fans. So you can go chasing after a new fanbase, changing everything you need to in the process, and the fans will stay because "They love it."
And then every time it doesnt go that way and the fans leave, it leaves them confused. Arent they fans? Why dont they like it?
That should be doubly concerning to them. Because it means people are actually doing their research on what to boycott.
That still doesnt really help the people who want to make Hollywood and video games into their own personal bullhorn of ideology though. Because if that happens, people will just go and watch RRR in all of its "What the fuck am I even watching" glory, and ignore the next attempt at a propaganda laced movie.
COIN is not a legitimate concern for serious military hardware.
Well obviously, and I am not saying it should be. And I think one of the smartest things the Air Force has done recently is, like you pointed out, producing the Sky Warden, which is literally just a weaponized crop duster.
In the late Cold War...
I know what the Air Force says would have happened to the A-10 during the war, but the truth is that the Air Force never really liked the plane to begin with (A plane who's only job is the help the Army?! *ew), and so played up how fast it would go down in a major war. Consider that in the Gulf War, the Iraqi's had a denser AA network than anything the Soviet's would have had at Fulda, and yet that is the war that got the "Flying Armored Bathtub with BRRT gun" meme into the normie conversation. Even if the raw numbers show that it did underperform the F-15E and the F-111 on attack missions.
Although I suppose to counter my own point, there had also been an extra decade of improvements to SEAD equipment and doctrine by Gulf War (and recent events show we are still some of the only ones with extensive SEAD doctrine).
I bet they are going to have it even be Luke's Order, where he actually fixed most of the issues that he Old Jedi Order had to make it harder for people to fall to the Dark Side. And they are going to go through everything he did, except now "But Rey did it!"
A-10's BRRRRT gun is basically obsolete in modern warfare.
At least from what I heard from my brother, who was in the Army and got air support from some a few times, he said that: Yes, it is very poor at actually hitting stuff. But it was very good at putting the fear of god into the enemy and making them run for the hills. And even if the gun was mediocre, the bombs and rockets usually did work.
At least for him though, his preferred support was from Apaches. Because they were just as good at the whole "HOLY SHIT RUN!!" factor as the A-10, but could also kill stuff much easier.
It was hilarious watching this guy try (and fail) to debate Lazorpig, to the point Pig just stopped giving a shit and started IRL shitposting because why bother with a guy who is that poorly informed on the issue.
Which I would argue is why you are seeing the rise of non-Hollywood movies, the rise of Anime and Manga, and the rise of Indie video games. Not only are those things typically cheaper than the stuff made by the insane Californians, they typically have actual interesting stories, characters, gimmicks, etc. So here we are with them rising.
Probably also why you have seen movies like Top Gun, John Wick, and Mario make absolute boatloads of money. Shocking what happens when you tap into pent up demand.
Interesting, sounds like a different an fun one. I may have to look into that.
I havent heard a ton about it. What is it like other than that aspect?
Armored Core 6 Trailer
Still probably the game I am most looking forward to this year. Hands down.
Build a city that can survive in a forest filled with Slavic monsters.
I saw this one a while back. It actually looks like it could be a very cool idea, but I do want to see how it actually turns out in practice.
Deep Rock Galactic has a happy Community
Yeah?! No kidding. I am sure it has nothing to do with a helpful company that encourages it, and gamers that are actually in it for the fun instead of some lecture.
Also more that he was in love with the ideal he had of Daisy, rather than Daisy herself (who was obviously wildly different from his ideal).
Probably my favorite non-military book (like Tom Clancy). And like others have pointed out, surprisingly relevant today.
Congratulations sir, you managed to get an IRL laugh out of me. Enjoy your upvotes.
Definitely agree on Oppenheimer. I am just glad that historical movies have actually been pretty good at holding out all things considered.
Other than that on movies, John Wick 4 was pretty good (already seen), and for newer I am going to be seeing the new Mission:Impossible, The Expendables 4 (I am a sucker for dumb action movies, especially these days), and Dune 2.
Other than that, I am mostly just continuing watching anime, but I am on a backlog and catching up from previous years so that may not count. If it does, then I am finally going to sit down and watch through all of Fairy Tail, S2 of Vinland Saga, and all of Demon Slayer.
I know it wasnt on the list, but video games are where I actually put in a lot of my time now, and that list would be Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, War Hospital, and Age of Wonders 4.
And with the gaming, that is leaving out all of the Japanese made games where it runs into the same thing as anime where you are spoiled for choice. I am a huge fan of Valkyria Chronicles, and most of the women in that have the looks and personality to give any anime character a run for their money.
And do I even need to bring up the likes of Tifa?
There were reports that Trump was going to go personally lobby against this, but he chickened out.
And if that is indeed true, it backs up my theories that he wouldnt run third party if he loses the primaries. His image is all about "I am a winner", so why would he causes the ultimate lose when he can just take a minor lose and then spin it some way?
Ah yes. We will move it to a climate where it will be closed for half of the year. Genius!
I looked, but I can not for the life of me find the source again. But I very distinctly remember hearing from somewhere that the Japanese side studio was heavily involved with the dub work for SpyXFamily, and other studios were showing interest (after one too many times of their work being fucked with).
"my home state will happily accept your 70,000+ jobs if you want to leave Florida"
Ha. Haha. HAHAHAHAHA!
Disney World aint moving. It is an empty threat on its face. Or do you really think you can just pick up and move something the size of San Francisco, with lots of custom and "cant be built again" infrastructure, and not have it be comically expensive?
From what I have heard, a lot of Japanese companies have also been starting to do the translations for dubs themselves, to try and cut down on the BS (which is also what has caused a lot of the much better dubbing in recent shows). And if that doesnt work? You know damn well they will start hiring them on their own.
The truth is, most of these people peaked in High School and therefore never want to leave it. And their "Peak" was still pretty low, so they want a do-over.