Based on the stips I provided, ALL the items basically come with their own means of maintaining themselves. For example: GL rings come with their lanterns. Tony's suit comes with its own way of recharging/repairing itself and the Cyttorak gem comes with its own evil extradimensional source of power (that for the sake of this forum has no access to the real world outside of fueling the power of the gem).
Also, As far as I can remember, the Nega bands don't provide Cosmic awareness. It's a gift from Eon to the Protector of the Universe. Dunno the relevance of it, tho. As the Nega bands aren't part of the selection (Star Brand isn't as well). 😛
The Ring. Even IF I didn't have the willpower for it, I could still mine its super computer for information. It houses all the information of the universe. I'd be making patents, creating super tech, or anything that would be a valuable business venture through the information housed in the computer. I could give back to the world through all kinds of social entrepreneurial ventures due to the information in that little ring.
And if I have the willpower for it, I'm pretty sure I could find some use for the powers.
Originally posted by Blair Wind
The Ring. Even IF I didn't have the willpower for it, I could still mine its super computer for information. It houses all the information of the universe. I'd be making patents, creating super tech, or anything that would be a valuable business venture through the information housed in the computer. I could give back to the world through all kinds of social entrepreneurial ventures due to the information in that little ring.And if I have the willpower for it, I'm pretty sure I could find some use for the powers.
or
take the gem of cytorrak and go be a badass..
I guess being evil would suck ass... But you could just go be evil to the bad people of the world.
Re: Re: Which Item of Power will you choose?
Originally posted by rotiart
1. Those without the mental fortitude can be consumed by the quantum bands... Ie. You die. It's definitely very powerful but there is no failsafe...
Originally posted by Silent MasterNo, there aren't. Not the ones who know what they're talking about. Nobody masters 300 sifferent martial arts. Real world masters top at 3 or 4 and the truly excellent ones focus in one. DC science, including batman's techno gizmos are often impossible by real world physical laws. Nobody has Batman's precognitive dectetive skills, real world detectives and spies rely on interviews, tracing of docuemnts and money, slow and incomplete forensics, long term surveilance, huge networks of people gathering information, etc. Batman guesses what's going on by looking at people. The most brilliant tacticians in history couldnt pull PIS victories out of their asses like Batamn does all the time and they commanded armies, while he fights alone or with a small band of people who don't even carry guns.
Impossible to you maybe, but I'm sure there are people out that would disagree.
Batman is fiction. Batman is impossible in the real world.
I wonder if anyone has thought of the potential of the Gem of Cytorrak? Juggernaut had some crazy ass powers in his early days, like shooting orbs of energy and walking on thin air. And when that kid got it, he was bringing random objects to life and shooting energy beams.
I think if Cain wasn't such a straightforward guy, he could be kinda like Thor or someone like that. Crazy strong/durable, with powerful magic that not many people are ever really prepared for.
Originally posted by 753
No, there aren't. Not the ones who know what they're talking about. Nobody masters 300 sifferent martial arts. Real world masters top at 3 or 4 and the truly excellent ones focus in one. DC science, including batman's techno gizmos are often impossible by real world physical laws. Nobody has Batman's precognitive dectetive skills, real world detectives and spies rely on interviews, tracing of docuemnts and money, slow and incomplete forensics, long term surveilance, huge networks of people gathering information, etc. Batman guesses what's going on by looking at people. The most brilliant tacticians in history couldnt pull PIS victories out of their asses like Batamn does all the time and they commanded armies, while he fights alone or with a small band of people who don't even carry guns.Batman is fiction. Batman is impossible in the real world.
To you, but I'm sure that others would disagree, just like people disagree with having the ability to master the GL ring.
Originally posted by 753butthurt?
No, there aren't. Not the ones who know what they're talking about. Nobody masters 300 sifferent martial arts. Real world masters top at 3 or 4 and the truly excellent ones focus in one. DC science, including batman's techno gizmos are often impossible by real world physical laws. Nobody has Batman's precognitive dectetive skills, real world detectives and spies rely on interviews, tracing of docuemnts and money, slow and incomplete forensics, long term surveilance, huge networks of people gathering information, etc. Batman guesses what's going on by looking at people. The most brilliant tacticians in history couldnt pull PIS victories out of their asses like Batamn does all the time and they commanded armies, while he fights alone or with a small band of people who don't even carry guns.Batman is fiction. Batman is impossible in the real world.
Originally posted by KingD19
I wonder if anyone has thought of the potential of the Gem of Cytorrak? Juggernaut had some crazy ass powers in his early days, like shooting orbs of energy and walking on thin air. And when that kid got it, he was bringing random objects to life and shooting energy beams.I think if Cain wasn't such a straightforward guy, he could be kinda like Thor or someone like that. Crazy strong/durable, with powerful magic that not many people are ever really prepared for.
Aye.
The ruby gives the biggest immediate and innate pay off, along with great depths to explore its potential if you are able and willing.
Originally posted by CosmicComet
Aye.The ruby gives the biggest immediate and innate pay off, along with great depths to explore its potential if you are able and willing.
Exactly, and since you're immortal, you'll have plenty of time to get acquainted with them. And if you're really driven and focused, you could just pour all your effort into it and with help from Big C himself, you could be a beast.
The thing with batman is we haven't seen anyone in the world who is even close to batman level as of yet. While it could be possible they're secluded somewhere away from sight, anyone we've ever heard of who has tried to be some crazy martial arts master alone isn't good enough to know more than a few styles really well. Someone being a hundred times better than that is hard to imagine in the real world, as well as being a hundred times better at basically every other subject.
Anyone as good as batman in the real world would be the richest guy in the world right now. And bill gates, warren buffet, or that mexican phone guy aren't even close to a batman.
Willpower on the other hand is hard to gauge. Just going by the sh** the characters go through in the comics I think a lot of us think we can get through it.
As for the original question, I think I'd go with the ring just cus it's cool. I'm assuming my willpower is good enough and a universal wiki is always good. If these GL's really do have super willpower i'd go with the quantum bands then. They seem to do pretty much the same thing except no wiki. (Sidenote: according to the actual wiki quantum band constructs don't need to be concentrated on to keep working, which I don't think standard GL constructs can do. That might be useful..)
No 753 had it right
Originally posted by 753
No, there aren't. Not the ones who know what they're talking about. Nobody masters 300 sifferent martial arts. Real world masters top at 3 or 4 and the truly excellent ones focus in one. DC science, including batman's techno gizmos are often impossible by real world physical laws. Nobody has Batman's precognitive dectetive skills, real world detectives and spies rely on interviews, tracing of docuemnts and money, slow and incomplete forensics, long term surveilance, huge networks of people gathering information, etc. Batman guesses what's going on by looking at people. The most brilliant tacticians in history couldnt pull PIS victories out of their asses like Batamn does all the time and they commanded armies, while he fights alone or with a small band of people who don't even carry guns.Batman is fiction. Batman is impossible in the real world.
Its at the whim of the writer. And nowadays Bruce is written like an omnipotent being.
Honestly, Tim Drake and Bruce Wayne haven't been shown using any impressive Detective skills in years. Bruce just knows things because he is the BAtman and I guess that makes him clairvoyant. While Tim Drake employs some of the worse deductive reasoning I have ever read, but the writer plays it off like he is a genius.
At least in Detective Comics Scott Snyder is finally doing the Dark Knight justice with Dick Grayson.