INTERVIEW: MIKE MCCLONE ON MATTEL’S HOT WHEELS STAR WARS LINE THE DESIGNER OF MATTEL'S NEW FORCE-FUELED CARS DISCUSSES BRINGING AN ICONIC TOY LINE TO A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY! Mattel’s Hot Wheels Star Wars line is hitting stores now and is racing off the shelves. In addition to the character cars, there’s also a limited assortment of eight cars — one for each of the six Star Wars films, another for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and also one for Star Wars Rebels. For these eight cars, some of the most striking starship and speeder graphics and liveries from Star Wars were applied, with some liberty where necessary, to original Hot Wheels automobile castings. We caught up with Mattel’s Mike McClone, designer of these vehicles — and Star Wars fan — to see how he came up with their unique designs. StarWars.com: How difficult was it to come up with these designs? Mike McClone: It was a unique challenge to find cars that would fit with the spirit of the inspiration, so...
Empiren Posted 8/26/2013 7:41:53 PM message detail Away from keyboard(AFK). In FFXIV this doesn't mean you take a 30minute break for whatever. No, in FFXIV, you are going to sleep, going to work, doing whatever it is you do for the entire day, while leaving your character inside the server taking up a position. This is a problem because: 1. The servers are population locked and there isn't a que, nor are there afk timers. 2. Therefore any player in there is taking a spot in the population list 1/100000 3. Then the percent of people afk but not playing therefore lock out the people who would naturally get in the game due to them leaving.(logging off). 4. So naturally people adapt and just leave there characters there until they get back. Therefore making the percentage of AFK people grow, locking more and more of the natural player percentage out while the server becomes full of more and more afk players. It will essentially scar or at least annoy this game'...
MEET THE GEONOSIS JEDI GET TO KNOW THE JEDI WARRIORS WHO WERE THE FIRST TO FIGHT THE CLONE WARS! When Obi-Wan Kenobi got captured on Geonosis by the powerhouses of the Secessionist Movement, Mace Windu decided to lead a task force of 200 Jedi. Meanwhile, Yoda left for the Kamino system where the Republic would make use of the mysterious clone army that had been ordered about a decade ago by Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas. The participation of the Jedi on Geonosis would prove to be an omen of what the Clone Wars would bring for the guardians of peace and justice. The battle showed what the Jedi were and also what they weren’t. The Jedi were compassionate beings who didn’t hesitate to rescue a fellow Jedi in need and who did anything they could to protect the Galactic Republic. But the Jedi had evolved into diplomats and keepers of the peace instead of hardened battlefield commanders. The outcome of the Battle of Geonosis would be disastrous for the Jedi Order, as about 170 of the 200 Jedi...
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