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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 7849450" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>But if it doesn’t make sense- a device operating faster than it has any reason to be able to- that’s a solution that creates more problems.</p><p></p><p>(This isn’t unique to comics. You see it in all kinds of fiction.)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The GM is the one who has to make sure the solution fits within the setting universe, not just now, but at any point in the future if/when the situation arises, not players.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That’s not me saying it, it’s DC Comics writers. And yes, people have pointed this out as a big problem.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Agreed.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yup.</p><p></p><p>Or more likely, taking those weapons from everyone, because moving that fast, he may not be able to ascertain which of all the living statues he encounters were actually the aggressors, because he isn’t all-seeing either, and presumably, as a mortal being, even he needs to rest.</p><p></p><p>(They did a storyline along those lines decades ago, hen he took out all the nukes, Don't recall how that one ended, though.)</p><p></p><p>Of course, what’s to stop someone from rearming themselves when he does so? </p><p></p><p>First he gets the guns. Then the knives. Then the rocks. Then the <em>poin-ted </em>sticks. Then the bananas. It’s a never ending job, protecting humans from themselves. Logically, the only way to solve the problem of human on human violence is to get rid of all the humans.</p><p></p><p>(OK, that’s more of a Sci-Fi storyline, not very comic book-y...at least not for fallen heroes.)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>ASL?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Of course- I want honest discussion, and not pointing out known exceptions exist wouldn’t be right.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Agreed. And no subatomic worlds for the Hulk to visit.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Agreed.</p><p></p><p>But the more you have to contort to answer the question ”why/how did this happen?”, the worse the story becomes. Can you think of anyone into superheroes who thought the static electricity explanation for Spidey’s wall-walking was anything besides extremely bad writing?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 7849450, member: 19675"] But if it doesn’t make sense- a device operating faster than it has any reason to be able to- that’s a solution that creates more problems. (This isn’t unique to comics. You see it in all kinds of fiction.) The GM is the one who has to make sure the solution fits within the setting universe, not just now, but at any point in the future if/when the situation arises, not players. That’s not me saying it, it’s DC Comics writers. And yes, people have pointed this out as a big problem. Agreed. Yup. Or more likely, taking those weapons from everyone, because moving that fast, he may not be able to ascertain which of all the living statues he encounters were actually the aggressors, because he isn’t all-seeing either, and presumably, as a mortal being, even he needs to rest. (They did a storyline along those lines decades ago, hen he took out all the nukes, Don't recall how that one ended, though.) Of course, what’s to stop someone from rearming themselves when he does so? First he gets the guns. Then the knives. Then the rocks. Then the [I]poin-ted [/I]sticks. Then the bananas. It’s a never ending job, protecting humans from themselves. Logically, the only way to solve the problem of human on human violence is to get rid of all the humans. (OK, that’s more of a Sci-Fi storyline, not very comic book-y...at least not for fallen heroes.) ASL? Of course- I want honest discussion, and not pointing out known exceptions exist wouldn’t be right. Agreed. And no subatomic worlds for the Hulk to visit. Agreed. But the more you have to contort to answer the question ”why/how did this happen?”, the worse the story becomes. Can you think of anyone into superheroes who thought the static electricity explanation for Spidey’s wall-walking was anything besides extremely bad writing? [/QUOTE]
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