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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by fadeddreams5 » Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:07 pm

Maybe they want them in the video games so they can beat them up.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by HybridSaiyan » Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:16 pm

fadeddreams5 wrote:Maybe they want them in the video games so they can beat them up.
Lol. Realistically speaking, GT > Super in Power Levels so, they should have some trouble carrying that out ;D

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by pacz360 » Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:20 pm

HybridSaiyan wrote:
fadeddreams5 wrote:Maybe they want them in the video games so they can beat them up.
Lol. Realistically speaking, GT > Super in Power Levels so, they should have some trouble carrying that out ;D
Hey now no need to turn this into a power level my friend :wink: but yeah the gt hate tends to get overrated i used to hate gt as the next guy but super lately made me apperciate gt more and think it wasn't that bad to begin with.

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by HybridSaiyan » Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:27 pm

pacz360 wrote:
HybridSaiyan wrote:
fadeddreams5 wrote:Maybe they want them in the video games so they can beat them up.
Lol. Realistically speaking, GT > Super in Power Levels so, they should have some trouble carrying that out ;D
Hey now no need to turn this into a power level my friend :wink: but yeah the gt hate tends to get overrated i used to hate gt as the next guy but super lately made me apperciate gt more and think it wasn't that bad to begin with.
GT isn't even THAT bad. So when people use that phrase "GT Logic" I'll hit them back by using "Super Logic"

People who despise GT grind my damn gears.

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by sintzu » Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:53 pm

ryou766 wrote:Vegeta used a cheap method, though. So, I don't really count that as him achieving SS4; assuming he can't achieve it on his own.
He reached it the same way Goku did, he transformed into an Ozaru and regained control over his body which transformed him into it.

What's different is how he went Ozaru, Goku had natural Blutz waves (I think that's what they're called) from the earth while Vegeta didn't so in order to get them he had to use a machine or get his tail pulled out and wait for a full moon. it didn't matter how he went Ozaru cause that has nothing to do with Ssj4, regaining control as the ozaru and having the physical ability to transform is what counts and Vegeta did them on his own like Goku did.

In terms of transforming again, he'll need his tail pulled out in order to do so.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by ryou766 » Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:59 pm

sintzu wrote:it didn't matter how he went Ozaru cause that has nothing to do with Ssj4.
As far as we know, Oozaru is a necessity to achieving SS4.

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by sintzu » Sun Jul 03, 2016 2:10 pm

ryou766 wrote:
sintzu wrote:it didn't matter how he went Ozaru cause that has nothing to do with Ssj4.
As far as we know, Oozaru is a necessity to achieving SS4.
It is but anyone can go Ozaru and there are many ways of doing it, reaching Ssj4 on the other hand depends on the Saiyan's ability to control himself while he's an Ozaru and his Physical ability to transform into Ssj4.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by HybridSaiyan » Sun Jul 03, 2016 2:23 pm

sintzu wrote:
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sintzu wrote:it didn't matter how he went Ozaru cause that has nothing to do with Ssj4.
As far as we know, Oozaru is a necessity to achieving SS4.
It is but anyone can go Ozaru and there are many ways of doing it, reaching Ssj4 on the other hand depends on the Saiyan's ability to control himself while he's an Ozaru and his Physical ability to transform into Ssj4.
Don't any of you find it interesting when you use SSJ4 Goku on Xenoverse and Fight Beerus or Whis and they appear to be surprised by SSJ4's power and appearance? I loved it!

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by sintzu » Sun Jul 03, 2016 2:34 pm

HybridSaiyan wrote:Don't any of you find it interesting when you use SSJ4 Goku on Xenoverse and Fight Beerus or Whis and they appear to be surprised by SSJ4's power and appearance? I loved it!
Me too, it was a nice addition to the game and hopefully we'll see more of it in XV2.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by HybridSaiyan » Sun Jul 03, 2016 2:37 pm

sintzu wrote:
HybridSaiyan wrote:Don't any of you find it interesting when you use SSJ4 Goku on Xenoverse and Fight Beerus or Whis and they appear to be surprised by SSJ4's power and appearance? I loved it!
Me too, it was a nice addition to the game and hopefully we'll see more of it in XV2.
Yeah, if they actually explored GT with Beerus and Whis around? That's something they could try, because they did it with Raging Blast with the "what if" scenarios.

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by sintzu » Sun Jul 03, 2016 3:13 pm

HybridSaiyan wrote:People who despise GT grind my damn gears.
I used to be one of them but I'm not anymore thanks to Super.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by MCDaveG » Sun Jul 03, 2016 4:00 pm

After 50th episode of Super, this is my gear grinder:
Lack of tension! Lack of slaughter! When will the Bra be conceived! Pan fetus! Lack of tension! Comedy! Why is the kids' show for kids! Lack of tension!
Why is Urgh stronger than Blurgh, when Blurgh was stronger than Flurf - but this mighty form has a 10000000000 multiplier! Lack of tension!

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Ajay » Sun Jul 03, 2016 4:03 pm

I'd say lack of tension is a pretty valid complaint -- especially when it's clear they're trying very hard to establish it. This arc is certainly getting there though, so that's a positive.

Everything else I'm with you on.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Ringworm128 » Sun Jul 03, 2016 4:06 pm

People talking about Funimation's pre Kai dub(s) like they never improved from 1999.

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by MCDaveG » Sun Jul 03, 2016 4:24 pm

Ajay wrote:I'd say lack of tension is a pretty valid complaint -- especially when it's clear they're trying very hard to establish it. This arc is certainly getting there though, so that's a positive.

Everything else I'm with you on.
I am not against that complaint completely, it's just the word alone starts to piss me off. It is like in those everywhere cooking shows: ''this cake is moist and spongy'' ''This one needs more moist''.
After every single Super episode in Super thread, there are countless comments like: ''Pilaf episode, didn't like, lack of tension'', ''Goku fights Freeza, lack of tension'' ''I sense a great lack of tension'''
''There is Pan's fetus in the belly of Videl, but the episode lacks tension'' ''Trunks' hair is blue, because he lacks tension'' ''TENSION'' etc.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by fadeddreams5 » Sun Jul 03, 2016 4:30 pm

You seem a little tense.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by ABED » Sun Jul 03, 2016 4:39 pm

MCDaveG wrote:
Ajay wrote:I'd say lack of tension is a pretty valid complaint -- especially when it's clear they're trying very hard to establish it. This arc is certainly getting there though, so that's a positive.

Everything else I'm with you on.
I am not against that complaint completely, it's just the word alone starts to piss me off. It is like in those everywhere cooking shows: ''this cake is moist and spongy'' ''This one needs more moist''.
After every single Super episode in Super thread, there are countless comments like: ''Pilaf episode, didn't like, lack of tension'', ''Goku fights Freeza, lack of tension'' ''I sense a great lack of tension'''
''There is Pan's fetus in the belly of Videl, but the episode lacks tension'' ''Trunks' hair is blue, because he lacks tension'' ''TENSION'' etc.
Lack of tension is a valid complaint in an action show.

And the other thing that grinds my gears - people looking down on filler just because it's filler.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by MCDaveG » Sun Jul 03, 2016 4:48 pm

fadeddreams5 wrote:You seem a little tense.
I am easy going guy. It's just text. Go visit in-universe or Super threads and tell me that I am tense, seriously :lol:
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by ekrolo2 » Sun Jul 03, 2016 5:34 pm

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by HybridSaiyan » Sun Jul 03, 2016 6:08 pm

Is Videl in this new Super series guys?
I can't tell what Toei / Toriyama messed up more, her appearance or her personality.
Videl use to be one of my favorite females besides 18 so I get very salty when I see her nowadays..

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