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  1. Techbot Alpha
    Need. Want. Need!
  2. Techbot Alpha
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect View Post
    These aren't in the game due to the wide variety of animations in the game. Imagine how horrible a long robe or a long skirt would look while you're doing something like Storm Kick or Eagle's Claw.

    They were tried, and they looked like crap, so they didn't put them in. (heard this from Jay the costume guy)
    Yes, because an absolutel butt ton of options don't already clip even worse than that and yet still got allowed-

    Oh. wait. Bad excuse has been bad for bloomin' ages now, and is still bad. Either remove all clipping,or let the players make up their own minds what they can and can't stand on their own chars.
  3. Techbot Alpha
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aneko View Post
    You're not being "ripped off". You don't have to convert.

    You're not being "penalized", either. See above.
    Yes, after all, if you're not grinding the trials all the damn time, you're clearly some horrible criminal who doesn't deserve anything.
    Why don't you love the trials, citizen?!


    Answer; Because I'm bloody sick of the trials, and want an alternate way. And the only hope we had of them just turned out to be another doozy. Whoop de doo!
  4. Techbot Alpha
    I see at least one slider that got cranked to 11
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    Porcelain Mask is good. Again seems it can't decide wether to be major or minor in key, although the strange wavering is pretty cool and suitable for carnies. I think it needs either setting to one key or a more pronounced waver from one to the other.
    The strings are also a tad understated.

    Still, very very good (as ever )
  6. Techbot Alpha
    IF we have to keep the darn drain...
    At least make NPCs use it too. Paragon Protectors with 0 crash Inferno are annoying. As are any mob with a nuke that doesnt crash.
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim View Post


    'Nuff said.
    You, sir, have just won an internets!
  8. Techbot Alpha
    Poisons Trap = Traps version. The Traps version works 110% perfectly. Make it so.
  9. Techbot Alpha
    Really?
    ...
    *Kicks the AE UI. Hard.*
    Stop lying to me you rusting back of bolts! >_<

    Thanks Eva. And I'll check DwDD.
  10. Techbot Alpha
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SablePhoenix View Post
    Holy crap you're right. I never thought of that before... I mean, I never realized that the Skyraider Jetpack, or the Zero-G Pack (which is just a Malta jetpack), or the Jingle Jet, or the GVE Jump Pack, weren't actual backpacks. It makes so much sense now. That makes all this totally fine.

    >blink<

    >blink<

    ... Yeah, not buying it.

    I guarantee that more people wanted the kind of stuff we're getting with this pack than all the Incarnate crap they've been spewing at us lately. Make that a paid expansion and give us the costume options for free.
    Yes, those backpacks that only activate with a temp power, clip horribly with Huge models and float off the back of small models, don't scale and don't colour and weren't actually perma-locked to a skeleton anchor point.

    But that would totally defeat the point of your diatribe, now wouldn't it?
  11. Techbot Alpha
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ironik View Post
    No, but he invaded the Falklands in his dinghy.
    Damn right I did...
    D'you know how much ammo I had to cart along in that thing?
    Over NINE THOUSAAAAND!
  12. Techbot Alpha
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Forbin_Project View Post
    Please tell me you filed a petition on this problem in game as well as posting here my friend.
    Durr, brain no thunk so gurrrdd...
    *facedesk*

    Thanks Forbs, shoulda done that from the get go...
    Still, I can't be the only one to run foul of this. And no, republishing is possible, but it doesn't change the author tag.
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    Be warned, the Author is still @Techbot ALPHA, my old (and true! ) global. My current global is @TechbotALPHA

    *sigh* Bloody inactive accounts, stealing mah names, robbin' mah tickets...Sappin' mah AE!
  14. Techbot Alpha
    AR/Energy Blaster here

    Shield/SS Tanker
    Really, loads of them make sense. Just get creative.
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    My arcs are still saved under my old Author name; @Techbot ALPHA

    Now that my name was forced to change (@TechbotALPHA, yay for inactive accounts stealing my space...), the author tag hasn't changed along with it. Republishing doesn't work either.

    Those are my arcs. I will be VERY annoyed if someone else start getting credit for something I put a lot of effort and creativity into

    Fix this, please.
  16. Techbot Alpha
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Jophiel View Post
    I have no idea what the technology/technique was to do the Organic faces or the Clockwork faces but both seem to look superior to the Steampunk faces. If I was able to use Organic without the "organic" bits [...] I would use them all the time.
    This. A hundred times this. I LOVE the Organic face. And the examples ZM posted are 100% right.

    The normal maps just...eh, they seem to be working wrong. I see someone already mentioned that they seem to be using reflections where they shouldn't be, something I alerted Freitag to pass on when he popped in game before.

    Please, HD and make PC useable the NPC faces first. Some of them are GREAT!
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SablePhoenix View Post
    Microtransactions should be limited to niche stuff that wouldn't exist at all if it weren't for the microtransactions themselves, not the things everyone has always wanted and ought to be scheduled and budgeted for in normal game development.
    Try telling that to the men in suits and in marketting who are actually in charge of how this stuff goes.
  18. Techbot Alpha
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lord_Kalistoh View Post
    That's for access the test server, what I want is to COPY one of my 50s.
    I....ugh...
    Sorry. I don't quite understand how I misread that. I blame Uni and stress >_<
  19. Techbot Alpha
    Ruler: Emperor Nemesis Rex
    Factions: Imperial Army, Imperial Automatons and the Paladins of Justice

    Here, the Victorian era never ended. Nemesis came to power before the rise of the Metas, and conquered the world. The only force left standing in his iron-clad way are the Paladins of Justice;

    Herald
    Neon
    Relay
    The Puggilist
    Fortress
    Brother Psion
    Gorgon
    Lady Arcana

    The Armies of Nemesis Rex are not to be trifled with, however. Human soldiers are backed up by humanoid automatons, armed with rifle and blade, and capable of cutting a swathe through any who stand against them.

    Welcome...to Dimension Victoria XIII

    ((V13 is in my AE arc, Crown of Iron, Heart of Steel Part 1, if anyone is interested Author @TechbotALPHA))
  20. Techbot Alpha
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lord_Kalistoh View Post
    No, the reflection seems a bug of the costume creator. It applies on all costume pieces even on live servers, but it seems that it's more remarkable on some textures (like the new faces).
    Try it, just change the faces for some of the older ones. You'll notice the same "reflection effect", just more diffused.

    Edit: BTW, still no access to the character copy tool for European servers
    You need to load the US Test server.

    Got into the NC Launcher properties and add this to the end of it (outside the " " makrs)

    /LaunchGame=CohTest

    Once thats run, it will install US test and update it. You then delete it from the launcher properties and, voila, you're set.

    But yeah, I noticed the slight effect in the CC, but this is far more pronounced. A chance encounter with a Community Redname was enough for them to mention that they'd passed it onto the art team, which would inffer that its not quite WAI, which makes sense given the huge difference from the other faces and not in a good way when they look like wax.
  21. Techbot Alpha
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by je_saist View Post
    -Stuff-

    God damnit, you made me go and agree with Saist! Thanks a lot!




    Wow, what a shock, you 'levelled up' more and suddenly old stuff became easier. What a shock.

    Did you try running these at +4? Because believe you me, Hamidon in LGTF and Romans all over still hurt a lot at +4 (+3 with Ishift)
  22. Techbot Alpha
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit View Post
    Personally and looking at the time gates and ratios I'd like to see one Notice be converted into 8 Empyrean Merits. Reasons being:

    - you get one Notice per week. In that same amount of time you can potentially get 14 Empyrean Merits.
    - one Notice converts to (or is used to buy) one Rare component. You need 8 Empyreans to buy a Rare component.

    At the same time, I'd also like to see one Favor being converted to 30 Empyrean Merits. Reasons being:

    - you get one Favor per two weeks. In that same amount of time you can potentially get 28 Empyrean Merits.
    - one Favor converts to (or is used to buy) one Very Rare component. You need 30 Empyreans to buy a Very Rare component.

    Yes, yes... when pigs fly I hear you say. I'd still like to see it though.
    Ideally, yes. But that would apparently upset the quation that we're meant to suffer through this sytem if we don't have the Luck of the Devil or patience to do the same damn thing day in day out.
  23. Techbot Alpha

    Who could this be?

    POST-ACTION

    Yeah, my Sword/Shield scrapper ran into some of the 'stragglers' of an Invasion in Atlas (main events too laggy for me)

    Now, he could stand toe to toe with a War Warlker EB and not die. Sure, he couldn't kill it, but hey ho, I didn't expect him to.

    And then I saw an Olympian Guard.
    First note; I LOVE the costume! So freaking badass! Major kudos to whoever did that one (I would guess David?)

    Second note; worthy adversary is very, VERY worthy! These guys are scary! The cone laser sweep and the Incarnate Shout attack...well, wow. I was streetpancake in very short order.

    I approve. I approve a lot. Swap him into Maria Jenkins arc and I'll have a reason to play it again.
  24. Techbot Alpha
    The boots and gloves need to fit on all options that can take them. Same as the belts, chest details, etc. The womens boots being limited to tights and skirts only is really annoying, especially the shorter boots.
  25. Techbot Alpha
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Carnifax_NA View Post
    that's absolutely brilliant. One of the best cossies I've seen in a long, long time.
    Thanks. As soon as I saw the wing concept art I had the idea for him pretty much fully formed. I was amazed the name 'Steamknight' was even available on Union!
    Well, was. I'ts mine now