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On May 25 2012 10:58 Acetone wrote:Show nested quote +On May 24 2012 03:42 The KY wrote:
Can't help but agree with all the stuff about everyone's bending apparently being much weaker. I've been rewatching the first show and I've just watched a sequence of a few minutes where earth benders are firing huge missiles at Appa, Aang makes a huge wave of rising stone tiles, Aang and Toph use those tiles to make a giant turtle shell, Toph flattens the stairs of an enormous palace into a slide and then her and Aang make the ground they are standing on slide up it like a lift, Katara and Aang freeze a moat and all told they take out like 50 guys without breaking a sweat.
Cut to Korra flicking rock disks at people and getting dicked on by steampunk ninjas.
Oh and simply put I've been reminded how much better the characters are in the first show. Iroh and Zuko, Appa and Momo, those guys were the business. Truth. TLA had AWESOME characters. I like LOK, but the bending has definitely taken a hit (possibly, as some have already said, due to LOK being shorter than TLA) and the characters just aren't nearly as appealing to me as Zuko, Iroh, Toph, Appa, etc. etc. (Appa's Lost Days.....  ). In terms of LOK's quality, my character preferences aren't really an important issue in my eyes, as I think my biases are simply due to the fact that TLA stole my heart first (you know, because it was the first series.....). Given that, I think I would've been much more endeared to LOK's main character's if the writers had chosen to have them be somehow connected to TLA's main cast. Okay, Tenzin is Aang's son and Lin is Toph's daughter, and they're both cool, but let's be honest, they're recurring characters, not MAIN characters...... Aahh, but now I think I'm starting to sound silly. Still, if Lin is going off on her own (as hinted in episode 7) and be LOK's version of Zuko, my first impression is that she won't live up to Zuko's precedent...... Sigh. It's a new cast, and I understand and respect why the creators wanted to have fresh, new characters. Furthermore, as I already stated, I think my preference for TLA's characters is simply chronological, which isn't a solid ground for meaningful criticism. 7 episodes into LOK is certainly a longer time than 7 episodes into TLA, but it's still somewhat early, and I do like the characters and the plot so far. Show nested quote +On May 24 2012 16:15 mazerr wrote:
TL;DR: the reason the bending in LoK is so weak is because the creators wanted to tell a story in which non-benders are the enemy, and since they can't use guns or bombs the only way left to make them a credible threat is to dumb down bending. I too am very intrigued by the benders vs non-benders idea, and I think your reasoning for the dumbing down of bending in LOK may be exactly right. However, by not allowing the heroes to be as powerful as those of TLA, I must admit I'm feeling somewhat slighted. I really miss the big bending fights and the creative techniques we saw in TLA, but I'd understand if the creators chose to substitute that for a more thematic, complicated conflict (bad guy wants to take over the world is about as simple as it gets). And there's also the argument for an era of peace dulling everyone's aptitude in combat. In fact, the more I've thought about this, the more I've become of the opinion that there are multiple reasons for the lower level of bending seen so far in LOK. I'm not so disappointed in LOK's fighting scenes that I haven't enjoyed them, but I do hope we see some cooler bending in the future. I've seen a few people posting about genetics and bending, but I'm unconvinced of their connection. We know that bending is spiritual for two reasons: 1) We know from dialogue with Aang in one of the episodes that the air nomads were all airbenders because they were all very spiritual monks 2) The waterbenders all lost their bending when Zhao killed the Moon Spirit during the Fire Nation's assault on the Northern Water Tribe, and they regained it only when Yue gave her life to revive the Moon Spirit For these reasons, I'm skeptical about the existence of a genetic explanation of bending. However, I don't dismiss the possibility, and as a scientist myself, I'm very intrigued by the idea. My only current question on the matter is about Mako and Bolin. How can brothers bend different elements? I assume their parents must've been Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom, but do we know that for sure? Given the focus on the separation of the four nations in TLA, I'd implicitly assumed that there was no inter-marriage, but now that Republic City exists, I think it's safe to assume that intermarriage occurs in LOK. TL;DR: I don't post often enough to write small posts >.>
Other than the obvious wholesaling of Lightning Bending and Metal Bending, I don't really think bending has really taken a hit.
I mean, we're used to, in TLA, watching grandmasters and absolute prodigies. I guess it makes sense that the majority of normal benders are pretty weak in comparison.
Also, I feel like bending seems weaker than it is because of all of the Pro Bending matches... of which no real combat bending is allowed. I mean, it's a display of skill, and what master fencer survives in a real battlefield for more than 10 seconds?
More than benders being debuffed, I feel like non-benders have been mega buffed. Ty Lee was the ONLY character in TLA that could stand toe to toe against benders without any bending or plot induced stupidity xD
Also... who else laughed at the fact that they've had blasting jelly and fireworks for at least a few hundred years and yet still don't have any semblance of fire arms?
(on an unrelated note, where are all the archers? TLA was full of them.)
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There was also the knife girl. Zuko's girlfriend. Mai? I dont know how to spell it.
On May 26 2012 04:20 Supamang wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 16:47 Crazyeyes wrote:
Realistically you cant expect to use the rocket jets. The only time we see that is with the power of Sozin's comet, and thats firelord fucking Ozai.
Cauterizing may be badass but is retarded if you have the option for healing, c'mon yo. You'd look gross in a year. That'll be good for your sex life.
Besides, why bother throwing pussy fireballs when you can CONTROL THEIR EVERY FUCKING MOVEMENT?
Why bother shooting a jet of fire when you can THROW A GODDAMN TIDAL WAVE OVER THEM which would not only FUCK THEIR SHIT but ALL OF THEIR FRIENDS TOO. You ever played pokemon? SURF HURTS MOTHERFUCKER.
The funny thing is, chances are that you'd try throwing lightning bolts in an attempt to be awesome and you'd just DIE, or at best have it blow up in your face. Its hard as fuck, after all.
The reason fire is the worst is because its boring.
Choose any of the others and you can still be a power freak, and you can be fucking awesome while youre at it. Hydropump, classic water BAMFness, but... Rocket jets were used by Azula before the comet, like at the boiling rock and when she assaulted them at the eastern air temple. Like a BAWSE The risk of lightning bolts blowing up just makes it more badass when you finally master it. Side note, I still hope to see lightning redirection come up sometime soon in LoK as a means to fight those electric equalist guys
Yeah I was wondering about that a week ago. Can lightning redirection be used against the tazers?
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On May 26 2012 05:48 Crazyeyes wrote:There was also the knife girl. Zuko's girlfriend. Mai? I dont know how to spell it. Show nested quote +On May 26 2012 04:20 Supamang wrote:On May 25 2012 16:47 Crazyeyes wrote:
Realistically you cant expect to use the rocket jets. The only time we see that is with the power of Sozin's comet, and thats firelord fucking Ozai.
Cauterizing may be badass but is retarded if you have the option for healing, c'mon yo. You'd look gross in a year. That'll be good for your sex life.
Besides, why bother throwing pussy fireballs when you can CONTROL THEIR EVERY FUCKING MOVEMENT?
Why bother shooting a jet of fire when you can THROW A GODDAMN TIDAL WAVE OVER THEM which would not only FUCK THEIR SHIT but ALL OF THEIR FRIENDS TOO. You ever played pokemon? SURF HURTS MOTHERFUCKER.
The funny thing is, chances are that you'd try throwing lightning bolts in an attempt to be awesome and you'd just DIE, or at best have it blow up in your face. Its hard as fuck, after all.
The reason fire is the worst is because its boring.
Choose any of the others and you can still be a power freak, and you can be fucking awesome while youre at it. Hydropump, classic water BAMFness, but... Rocket jets were used by Azula before the comet, like at the boiling rock and when she assaulted them at the eastern air temple. Like a BAWSE The risk of lightning bolts blowing up just makes it more badass when you finally master it. Side note, I still hope to see lightning redirection come up sometime soon in LoK as a means to fight those electric equalist guys Yeah I was wondering about that a week ago. Can lightning redirection be used against the tazers?
Maybe, if the tasers' metallic rod don't smash your fingers into a million pieces first. And yes, Zuko's gf is Mai.
On a different note, episode 8 and 9's titles have supposedly been revealed (not confirmed, but it's something):
8: When Extremes Meet
9: Out of the Past
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When does Ep 8 come out? I want to watch NOW. =[
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On May 26 2012 05:09 ShatterZer0 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 10:58 Acetone wrote:On May 24 2012 03:42 The KY wrote:
Can't help but agree with all the stuff about everyone's bending apparently being much weaker. I've been rewatching the first show and I've just watched a sequence of a few minutes where earth benders are firing huge missiles at Appa, Aang makes a huge wave of rising stone tiles, Aang and Toph use those tiles to make a giant turtle shell, Toph flattens the stairs of an enormous palace into a slide and then her and Aang make the ground they are standing on slide up it like a lift, Katara and Aang freeze a moat and all told they take out like 50 guys without breaking a sweat.
Cut to Korra flicking rock disks at people and getting dicked on by steampunk ninjas.
Oh and simply put I've been reminded how much better the characters are in the first show. Iroh and Zuko, Appa and Momo, those guys were the business. Truth. TLA had AWESOME characters. I like LOK, but the bending has definitely taken a hit (possibly, as some have already said, due to LOK being shorter than TLA) and the characters just aren't nearly as appealing to me as Zuko, Iroh, Toph, Appa, etc. etc. (Appa's Lost Days..... ). In terms of LOK's quality, my character preferences aren't really an important issue in my eyes, as I think my biases are simply due to the fact that TLA stole my heart first (you know, because it was the first series.....). Given that, I think I would've been much more endeared to LOK's main character's if the writers had chosen to have them be somehow connected to TLA's main cast. Okay, Tenzin is Aang's son and Lin is Toph's daughter, and they're both cool, but let's be honest, they're recurring characters, not MAIN characters...... Aahh, but now I think I'm starting to sound silly. Still, if Lin is going off on her own (as hinted in episode 7) and be LOK's version of Zuko, my first impression is that she won't live up to Zuko's precedent...... Sigh. It's a new cast, and I understand and respect why the creators wanted to have fresh, new characters. Furthermore, as I already stated, I think my preference for TLA's characters is simply chronological, which isn't a solid ground for meaningful criticism. 7 episodes into LOK is certainly a longer time than 7 episodes into TLA, but it's still somewhat early, and I do like the characters and the plot so far. On May 24 2012 16:15 mazerr wrote:
TL;DR: the reason the bending in LoK is so weak is because the creators wanted to tell a story in which non-benders are the enemy, and since they can't use guns or bombs the only way left to make them a credible threat is to dumb down bending. I too am very intrigued by the benders vs non-benders idea, and I think your reasoning for the dumbing down of bending in LOK may be exactly right. However, by not allowing the heroes to be as powerful as those of TLA, I must admit I'm feeling somewhat slighted. I really miss the big bending fights and the creative techniques we saw in TLA, but I'd understand if the creators chose to substitute that for a more thematic, complicated conflict (bad guy wants to take over the world is about as simple as it gets). And there's also the argument for an era of peace dulling everyone's aptitude in combat. In fact, the more I've thought about this, the more I've become of the opinion that there are multiple reasons for the lower level of bending seen so far in LOK. I'm not so disappointed in LOK's fighting scenes that I haven't enjoyed them, but I do hope we see some cooler bending in the future. I've seen a few people posting about genetics and bending, but I'm unconvinced of their connection. We know that bending is spiritual for two reasons: 1) We know from dialogue with Aang in one of the episodes that the air nomads were all airbenders because they were all very spiritual monks 2) The waterbenders all lost their bending when Zhao killed the Moon Spirit during the Fire Nation's assault on the Northern Water Tribe, and they regained it only when Yue gave her life to revive the Moon Spirit For these reasons, I'm skeptical about the existence of a genetic explanation of bending. However, I don't dismiss the possibility, and as a scientist myself, I'm very intrigued by the idea. My only current question on the matter is about Mako and Bolin. How can brothers bend different elements? I assume their parents must've been Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom, but do we know that for sure? Given the focus on the separation of the four nations in TLA, I'd implicitly assumed that there was no inter-marriage, but now that Republic City exists, I think it's safe to assume that intermarriage occurs in LOK. TL;DR: I don't post often enough to write small posts >.> Other than the obvious wholesaling of Lightning Bending and Metal Bending, I don't really think bending has really taken a hit. I mean, we're used to, in TLA, watching grandmasters and absolute prodigies. I guess it makes sense that the majority of normal benders are pretty weak in comparison. Also, I feel like bending seems weaker than it is because of all of the Pro Bending matches... of which no real combat bending is allowed. I mean, it's a display of skill, and what master fencer survives in a real battlefield for more than 10 seconds? More than benders being debuffed, I feel like non-benders have been mega buffed. Ty Lee was the ONLY character in TLA that could stand toe to toe against benders without any bending or plot induced stupidity xD Also... who else laughed at the fact that they've had blasting jelly and fireworks for at least a few hundred years and yet still don't have any semblance of fire arms? (on an unrelated note, where are all the archers? TLA was full of them.)
It's a different time. They've moved pass archers and wars.
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On May 26 2012 06:44 Perception wrote:
When does Ep 8 come out? I want to watch NOW. =[
Saturday, aka tomorrow, 11am(Eastern) on Nick.
EDIT: Actually, the 9th. Forgot they were taking a break, according to tvguide's site. Ouph. ><
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On May 26 2012 06:26 Sitinte wrote:Show nested quote +On May 26 2012 05:48 Crazyeyes wrote:There was also the knife girl. Zuko's girlfriend. Mai? I dont know how to spell it. On May 26 2012 04:20 Supamang wrote:On May 25 2012 16:47 Crazyeyes wrote:
Realistically you cant expect to use the rocket jets. The only time we see that is with the power of Sozin's comet, and thats firelord fucking Ozai.
Cauterizing may be badass but is retarded if you have the option for healing, c'mon yo. You'd look gross in a year. That'll be good for your sex life.
Besides, why bother throwing pussy fireballs when you can CONTROL THEIR EVERY FUCKING MOVEMENT?
Why bother shooting a jet of fire when you can THROW A GODDAMN TIDAL WAVE OVER THEM which would not only FUCK THEIR SHIT but ALL OF THEIR FRIENDS TOO. You ever played pokemon? SURF HURTS MOTHERFUCKER.
The funny thing is, chances are that you'd try throwing lightning bolts in an attempt to be awesome and you'd just DIE, or at best have it blow up in your face. Its hard as fuck, after all.
The reason fire is the worst is because its boring.
Choose any of the others and you can still be a power freak, and you can be fucking awesome while youre at it. Hydropump, classic water BAMFness, but... Rocket jets were used by Azula before the comet, like at the boiling rock and when she assaulted them at the eastern air temple. Like a BAWSE The risk of lightning bolts blowing up just makes it more badass when you finally master it. Side note, I still hope to see lightning redirection come up sometime soon in LoK as a means to fight those electric equalist guys Yeah I was wondering about that a week ago. Can lightning redirection be used against the tazers? Maybe, if the tasers' metallic rod don't smash your fingers into a million pieces first. And yes, Zuko's gf is Mai. On a different note, episode 8 and 9's titles have supposedly been revealed (not confirmed, but it's something): 8: When Extremes Meet 9: Out of the Past
Lightning redirection might have made advances where you dont have to receive the lightning specifically through your fingers anymore. I'm not sure if that was even necessarily a requirement before, but Toph's metalbending used to require her to directly touch the metal. We see metalbenders now able to bend from a distance. There might have been advancements in lightning use too right?
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On May 26 2012 13:12 Gahlo wrote:Show nested quote +On May 26 2012 06:44 Perception wrote:
When does Ep 8 come out? I want to watch NOW. =[ Saturday, aka tomorrow, 11am(Eastern) on Nick. EDIT: Actually, the 9th. Forgot they were taking a break, according to tvguide's site. Ouph. ><
I got next week June 2nd. When Extremist meet
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On May 25 2012 18:49 Thingdo wrote:
And really, as much as I loved TLA, I think they started getting a bit overboard towards the end. Azula using fire rocket boots (before the comet), Bumi destroying multiple buildings across an entire city all at once, etc. After a while it just starts to break the suspension of disbelief. Why doesn't Bumi just go single handly win the war if he can do things like that? Why doesn't Azula use rocket boots all the time? I hope we don't see those kinds of power levels reached in LOK unless its korra in the avatar state.
Bumi collapsed a huge statue at the top of Omashu and let gravity do the rest of the work. Yeah, that's really impressive, but it's not something he could pull off unscathed while under fire. Azula didn't use her firebending for propulsion all the time because she didn't need to. Where else would it have been as obviously useful as it was at the Boiling Rock?
After rewatching TLA earlier this week and remembering just how good it was, I think my thoughts and opinions were at least a little skewed in its favor. Rewatching the latest LOK episode yesterday reminded me of how good LOK is, regardless of all the comparing and contrasting I've done with it and TLA.
On May 26 2012 05:09 ShatterZer0 wrote:
Other than the obvious wholesaling of Lightning Bending and Metal Bending, I don't really think bending has really taken a hit.
I mean, we're used to, in TLA, watching grandmasters and absolute prodigies. I guess it makes sense that the majority of normal benders are pretty weak in comparison.
Also, I feel like bending seems weaker than it is because of all of the Pro Bending matches... of which no real combat bending is allowed. I mean, it's a display of skill, and what master fencer survives in a real battlefield for more than 10 seconds?
While I stand by my feeling of being a bit slighted by LOK's lack of impressive bending fights so far, I can certainly live with it. Mako and Bolin are certainly neither prodigies nor masters (let alone GM), and as far as we (the viewers) know, they only know pro-bending techniques. Given their family history, I feel safe in assuming they know their way around a brawl, but actual combat bending techniques, probably not.
After rewatching episode 7, I was pretty impressed with Tenzin's bending during the fight in the secret factory, specifically his sweet air scooter. + Show Spoiler + I'm still disappointed in Lin's (and the rest of the metalbenders') apparent distaste for simple earthbending. She did it to propel herself high enough to get on top of one of the mechs, but that was it. Why not take that piece of earth and smash a mech against a wall with it? Or against another mech? She's the head of the security force (or whatever it's called), so she should have tons of combat experience. Attacking a single unit while outnumbered and when you have the potential to do AoE damage is just silly. But this kind of thinking could be applied to pretty much every bending fight, so it's pointless.....
I also really liked the fight on the airship after the pro-bending final. Sure, Lin didn't do much bending, but that was because she couldn't (there's not a lot of earth laying around hundreds of feet above ground). Given that the enemy in LOK is a group of non-benders, seeing the main characters forced to fight in situations that limit their bending makes perfect sense, and should probably happen a lot. Yeah, the fights won't be as bending-intensive as those in TLA, but that's okay because, in my opinion, the battle on top of the airship was pretty damn cool. Moreover, it should actually force the benders to be creative, as opposed to just doing cool stuff because they can.
So, in my opinion, we are seeing less impressive bending in LOK than we saw in TLA, but I'm okay with it because it makes sense in terms of the apparent talent of certain characters and the fact that the antagonists are people who benefit greatly from forcing benders to fight when their bending is limited.
On May 26 2012 05:09 ShatterZer0 wrote:
More than benders being debuffed, I feel like non-benders have been mega buffed. Ty Lee was the ONLY character in TLA that could stand toe to toe against benders without any bending or plot induced stupidity xD
I don't think non-benders themselves have just been "buffed," but those with Ty Lee-like ability have certainly grown in number (Equalist chi blocking training) and they have acquired better gear (electric gloves and mechs). It sounds like you're saying the non-benders are more powerful simply because the series' creators made them that way and that there's no other explanation. Well, yeah, they're more capable thanks to chi blocking and better technology, but why is it impossible for non-benders to train in chi blocking and develop better technology? If we must use the word "buffed" to describe non-benders, I think it would be more accurate to say they buffed themselves.
On May 26 2012 05:09 ShatterZer0 wrote:
Also... who else laughed at the fact that they've had blasting jelly and fireworks for at least a few hundred years and yet still don't have any semblance of fire arms?
It does seem pretty silly, but I imagine Nickelodeon just wants to avoid the use of guns.
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On May 26 2012 17:20 Acetone wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 18:49 Thingdo wrote:
And really, as much as I loved TLA, I think they started getting a bit overboard towards the end. Azula using fire rocket boots (before the comet), Bumi destroying multiple buildings across an entire city all at once, etc. After a while it just starts to break the suspension of disbelief. Why doesn't Bumi just go single handly win the war if he can do things like that? Why doesn't Azula use rocket boots all the time? I hope we don't see those kinds of power levels reached in LOK unless its korra in the avatar state. Bumi collapsed a huge statue at the top of Omashu and let gravity do the rest of the work. Yeah, that's really impressive, but it's not something he could pull off unscathed while under fire.
Shortly before that they showed him actually throwing entire houses simply by punching. I just watched the clip right now.
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Strong theory-crafting ITT. :p
I don't think people should compare LOK to TLA 
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On May 26 2012 14:56 Supamang wrote:Show nested quote +On May 26 2012 06:26 Sitinte wrote:On May 26 2012 05:48 Crazyeyes wrote:There was also the knife girl. Zuko's girlfriend. Mai? I dont know how to spell it. On May 26 2012 04:20 Supamang wrote:On May 25 2012 16:47 Crazyeyes wrote:
Realistically you cant expect to use the rocket jets. The only time we see that is with the power of Sozin's comet, and thats firelord fucking Ozai.
Cauterizing may be badass but is retarded if you have the option for healing, c'mon yo. You'd look gross in a year. That'll be good for your sex life.
Besides, why bother throwing pussy fireballs when you can CONTROL THEIR EVERY FUCKING MOVEMENT?
Why bother shooting a jet of fire when you can THROW A GODDAMN TIDAL WAVE OVER THEM which would not only FUCK THEIR SHIT but ALL OF THEIR FRIENDS TOO. You ever played pokemon? SURF HURTS MOTHERFUCKER.
The funny thing is, chances are that you'd try throwing lightning bolts in an attempt to be awesome and you'd just DIE, or at best have it blow up in your face. Its hard as fuck, after all.
The reason fire is the worst is because its boring.
Choose any of the others and you can still be a power freak, and you can be fucking awesome while youre at it. Hydropump, classic water BAMFness, but... Rocket jets were used by Azula before the comet, like at the boiling rock and when she assaulted them at the eastern air temple. Like a BAWSE The risk of lightning bolts blowing up just makes it more badass when you finally master it. Side note, I still hope to see lightning redirection come up sometime soon in LoK as a means to fight those electric equalist guys Yeah I was wondering about that a week ago. Can lightning redirection be used against the tazers? Maybe, if the tasers' metallic rod don't smash your fingers into a million pieces first. And yes, Zuko's gf is Mai. On a different note, episode 8 and 9's titles have supposedly been revealed (not confirmed, but it's something): 8: When Extremes Meet 9: Out of the Past Lightning redirection might have made advances where you dont have to receive the lightning specifically through your fingers anymore. I'm not sure if that was even necessarily a requirement before, but Toph's metalbending used to require her to directly touch the metal. We see metalbenders now able to bend from a distance. There might have been advancements in lightning use too right?
It's entirely possible, but really, the fingers/hands/arms are pretty much the best place to send/receive lightning to begin guiding it through your body, down into your stomach and convert it into energy, and sending it back out. I can't really name any other body part which would act as a lightning rod; feet and legs are impractical since they require extreme flexibility to raise past a certain height and they're required for balance, and catching it through your chest/head seems a bit dangerous since there's a lot of vital organs at those spots.
The only advancement I saw in lightning generation/redirection is that commoners like Mako can use them too now, whereas it was limited to the royal family in the past. That being said, in the factory scene, all the firebenders were seen generating lightning through their fingertips. We don't know more unless the developers say something or show it on screen.
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WTF no one told me there wasn't an episode today. This would normally completely ruin my Saturday, but at least I have Red Bull Battlegrounds to look forward too
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I don't mind earthbending and lighting bending, really. In TLA, only the best of the best could bend those, but I see it like technology and science. The first few people who started it are gods, but once it has been found, the rest can give it a try and become pretty good at it. I like to compare it to math. Newton invented calculus basically, but nowadays, any highschooler can learn it and it really isn't hard at all. It doesn't take anything away from Newton, he's still a freaking genius, but people are catching up.
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On May 27 2012 03:50 PetitCrabe wrote:
I don't mind metalbending and lighting bending, really.
FTFY?
And I totally agree. While it was completely badass to see uber-powerful benders using lightning, and Toph innovating with metalbending, it makes sense that given lots of time and increased understanding, more and people are able to bend metal and lightning. I also feel like bending is a lot less spiritual in LoK than it used to be in ATLA.
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On May 27 2012 09:11 ClysmiC wrote:Show nested quote +On May 27 2012 03:50 PetitCrabe wrote:
I don't mind metalbending and lighting bending, really. FTFY? And I totally agree. While it was completely badass to see uber-powerful benders using lightning, and Toph innovating with metalbending, it makes sense that given lots of time and increased understanding, more and people are able to bend metal and lightning. I also feel like bending is a lot less spiritual in LoK than it used to be in ATLA.
Don't forget that a lot of people would complain that too much time was given in aang's fights. Like in the time it'd take to knock someone down, you'd see his opponent make twenty different complex motions for one big "uber-powerful" attack.
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Well, since there isn't anything new to talk about this week, I need help coming up with a name for a waterbender for a PnP game. Trying to stick with the typical water tribe naming conventions, or at least 1 anyway. That is, a K and/or an "uh" sound. =]
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On May 27 2012 12:18 obesechicken13 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 27 2012 09:11 ClysmiC wrote:On May 27 2012 03:50 PetitCrabe wrote:
I don't mind metalbending and lighting bending, really. FTFY? And I totally agree. While it was completely badass to see uber-powerful benders using lightning, and Toph innovating with metalbending, it makes sense that given lots of time and increased understanding, more and people are able to bend metal and lightning. I also feel like bending is a lot less spiritual in LoK than it used to be in ATLA. Don't forget that a lot of people would complain that too much time was given in aang's fights. Like in the time it'd take to knock someone down, you'd see his opponent make twenty different complex motions for one big "uber-powerful" attack.
Additionally ClysmiC, a lot of the fights in LoK revolve around Korra who isnt that spiritual of a person. She's the antithesis of Aang to some extent, she has mastered a lot of the bending arts but lacks the spiritual side, which is also why we haven't seen her go in the avatar state yet 
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No ep 8? awe
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On May 27 2012 12:58 Gahlo wrote:
Well, since there isn't anything new to talk about this week, I need help coming up with a name for a waterbender for a PnP game. Trying to stick with the typical water tribe naming conventions, or at least 1 anyway. That is, a K and/or an "uh" sound. =]
kuma
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