Va'al wrote:
For the record, I've never even visited TVTropes.
I've mentioned somewhere before that I take my time, as I get the comics on the Friday before they're released, and write the review on the Monday, reading it at least three/four times, with another as I write things up. I also have to go through it to pick out images.
Of course, sometimes they can be a little faster than others: last week's BH3 was all done in a day, because of when we received the material, for example.
I'm not sure what you're saying about ReGen vs RID/MTMTE, could you please explain it again?
But thank you for your comments, I'm glad you took the time to let me know what it was that you disagreed with (though I'm still unsure I can put my finger on it exactly).
burning_sirius wrote:Hey thanks for the reply and thanks for taking it well. Maybe I was a bit harsh because I came off reading other reviews and then read this, but that is what I feel about most tf reviews. I said you were better lol and now I know. You don't read TVTropes!!!! That puts you as my favorite reviewer!!! I will keep looking forward to the retroactive reviews where some comics that initially got great reviews fade and those that were thought to be 'bad' appreciate in value. I am glad you all at least do that and they have been my favorite and enjoyable reviews. I suppose it comes with the territory of trying to pump the review out there asap and the spoiler restraints so there is no way to get some deeper thoughts. Keep it up Va'al. Thanks for hearing me out again. Peace.
Burn wrote:So I read this.
For the most part, I've not really enjoyed RID or MTMTE. However last issue left me looking forward to this issue to find out the truth about Ultra Magnus.
Now ... I'm an Ultra Magnus fanboy, so I'm a little sensitive to how the character is handled. And honestly, his character has been the most enjoyable of the series.
Except he's not Ultra Magnus. He's just some bot in the "Magnus Armour". There use to be an Ultra Magnus, but he died. Now he's just a suit that Tyrest created.
Ultra Magnus is a fraud.
Ultra Magnus is a puppet.
That aside ... the one thing I did NOT like about this issue was one panel ... one little panel.
Tyrest is covered in holes. When questioned about them, he dismisses the question. It's answered later in the issue.
"I started drilling as a way of relieving the pressure on my conscience. One day, when the pain refused to subside, I aimed for the brain"
Self-harm ... self-harm in robots.
Now, as someone who many years ago contemplated performing such an act on himself many times ... I find it borderline insulting.
See, it's plainly obvious that Tyrest is nuts, he's insane, he's lost the plot.
That's not a reason to self-harm. To imply it is, well yeah ... borderline insulting.
Stormrider wrote:I haven't read this far into the series yet. Can someone tell me what is meant by cold-constructed bot vs. a forged one? I am curious
Cybertronians are created through at least two methods, they are either "Forged" or "Constructed Cold." Forging was the natural way for Cybertronians to be created. An energy pulse from Vector Sigma would flash actoss the world, igniting a hot spot where new sparks would emerge from the planet. There would be great rejoycing and ceremony and the sparks and base substance would be sought out and harvested from the living metal of Cybertron or its moons. Cold Construction was a method created later when Nova Prime learned natural spark creation was slowing and might someday end. He created it as a way of bolstering the population. The general population was told that it functioned through splitting a Forged spark to create a new life.
Va'al wrote:Stormrider wrote:I haven't read this far into the series yet. Can someone tell me what is meant by cold-constructed bot vs. a forged one? I am curious
I'll copy the TFWiki section, removing spoilers for the issue, as it summarises it better than I was going to.Cybertronians are created through at least two methods, they are either "Forged" or "Constructed Cold." Forging was the natural way for Cybertronians to be created. An energy pulse from Vector Sigma would flash actoss the world, igniting a hot spot where new sparks would emerge from the planet. There would be great rejoycing and ceremony and the sparks and base substance would be sought out and harvested from the living metal of Cybertron or its moons. Cold Construction was a method created later when Nova Prime learned natural spark creation was slowing and might someday end. He created it as a way of bolstering the population. The general population was told that it functioned through splitting a Forged spark to create a new life.
Essentially, 'forged' is perceived as being the more natural of the two, where the spark and the materials for the bot are found and ..forged together into a new being. On the other hand,'constructed cold' is the creation of a body without a spark, to which one would be added later. More or less.
In the racial analogy, forged is the 'superior' class.
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