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  1. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Starsman View Post
    Today is an important day in history:
    1. Today, after many years, City of heroes players get to play a "street fighting" plain punching power set.
    2. Today, Apple announces the iPhone 5 (or 4s, or whatever)
    3. And, can't forget, Tanker Tuesdays turn 7.
    I bet the last will be remember the longest.
    Or it night be remembered around these tanker parts as the period when Starsman started posting again. ;]

    So in case anything isn't clear to you about a contest or anything happening tonight, here are the folks who will be hosting various things:
    1. So @Myrmydon & @Ultraamann will take the reigns of the Costume Contest
    2. @Meowtch-@Pep Rally-@Dinah Might & possibly more will be looking for cool bios (might not hurt to um, bump into one of them if you're competing *wink*)
    3. @WittyLibrarian & @AceMACE assisting him will organize the Posi TF Race
    4. the group picture will fairly easily organize itself @Blue Steel
    5. And @AceMACE will be looking for lowbie tanks to hand out money & some loot to during the evening (L/F 7ft white bearded Santa Claus wielding blunt instrument).

    And The Praetorian Invasion will be lasting for three hours which is longer then we even planned for the tt7yr event so there will be something for everyone to do even if you're not interested in joining a contest.
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Astrale_Champion View Post
    I am hearing that number might go up right before the event....bank on 500 million, and we'll see what today brings.

    Thanks for working so hard on this project, it obviously took many hours of planning and coordination with the community and devs and does not go unnoticed. A class act as usual, Ace.
    That's more then generous Ast from you and EG, and I should thank again in advance the contributions by Myrmydon/C.A.P.E., Death Badger, and from Paragon Studios/NCSoft Avatea who rearranged the Praetorian Invasion schedule -and will be on hand to make sure the spawns are heavy in KR- just to accommodate tonight's event, and any other PS's personalities who might be there will have made extra effort to free up their time because they're all very busy these days.

    1. So Myrmydon & Ultraamann will take the reigns of the Costume Contest
    2. Meowtch-Pep Rally-Dinah Might & possibly more will be looking for cool bios (might not hurt to um, bump into one of them if you're competing *wink*)
    3. WittyLibrarian & I'll be helping him organize the Posi TF Race
    4. the group picture will fairly easily organize itself @Blue Steel
    5. And I'll be looking for lowbie tanks to hand out money & some loot to during the evening (L/F 7ft white bearded Santa Claus wielding blunt instrument).

    The Praetorian Invasion will be lasting for three hours which is longer then we even planned for the tt7yr event so there will be something for everyone to do even if you're not interested in joining a contest.
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Astrale_Champion View Post
    Earthguard would like to donate an extra 500 million influence to this auspicious event, to be distributed as the coordinators see fit. Contact @photometric later on today.

    Ah that's very generous of EG (something not uncommon to them), and since one or two from the group will be helping with the secret bio reading part of the costume contest it seems that's the best place for its use!
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Myrmydon View Post
    Just to avoid any confusion (particularly my own ), the categories for the costume contest will be:

    Most Hardcore: Winner and Runner-up


    Best Concept: Winner and Runner-up
    I've come across a few people who've made new toons and costumes just for the Best Concept / Most Hardcore costume themes, can't wait to see the entrants.


    Oh, & btw, guess what just hit the market today (& quite a coincidence)..


    Street Justice

    .
    The zone event will give a good start in leveling to anyone with a new toon..
  5. Btw, guess what just hit the market today (& quite a coincidence)..


    Street Justice

    .
    The zone event will give a good start in leveling to anyone with a new toon..
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Starsman View Post
    Photoshop the grass short and keep photoshoping further?

    And darn, somehow I thought it was 9 EDT... not sure what gave me that idea... Lets hope i make it home in time!

    The zone event on it's own hosted by the devs will be going on for three hours (starting @8edt) so you should be fine, & we'll try to take the big group picture close to 9edt when the most people are likely to be on.
  7. It's..




    8pm EDT 7PM CDT 5PM PDT
    @ Blue Steel in Kings Row
    on
    Champion Server

  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Starsman View Post
    You been having a lot of image editing fun with this event, haven't you?
    It was that or mow the lawn a few Sundays back, guess which one I chose.. ;]



    And it's..




    8pm EDT 7PM CDT 5PM PDT
    @ Blue Steel in Kings Row
    on
    Champion Server

  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Crusherina View Post
    Hopefully I will be pretty enough for Myrm, oh and for everyone else of course.
    I am very excited to participate in my first ever 'Tanker'versary!
    (I promise to behave)

    "Behave"? You're going to be surrounded by the most damage absorbers in one place you've ever likely been, behave as wildly as you want. ;]
    & epic baloon tank.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Da_Haze View Post
    So we can roll with a lowbie? I copied my fire tank to Freedom already but still have a 30 tank on Champion and would love to join in the festivites.
    Bring a level 1 if you like, the devs have rearranged the regular praetorian invasion schedule just for tt7 so the zone will be spawning things for everyone to kill whatever the level-- the Posi #1 tf race will have the lvl10 minimum but aside for that it's all open.

    A little more information while I'm at it, the normal praetorian invasion will be happening on champion tomorrow night same times as tt7 but Avatea & her crew will be spawning it extra heavy in KR @ blue steel where we'll be meeting, on top of that one of the most fan friendly davs since BaB & Castle is going to try his best to be there to spawn GMs - it's going to be fun to begin with but if he can get free to show it's going to be over the top, if it can be spawned he spawns it during closed betas.

    So, it's maƱana..


  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Starsman View Post
    They all are gone now, though. I deleted the website I was hosting them about a year ago. Intentionally, too. I was not going to update them "anymore" and I would had hated for anyone to use them as discussion evidense with them being outdated.

    Backed up a lot of data, but would be "easier" to just re-start the project to take into account changes than to go throught he process of re-processing them and upload them.

    I been considering to approach the Mids' planner developer and offer him my newfound iOS experience into creating an iPhone version of his planner, and perhaps integrate benchmarking tools into it. But that got to wait until I'm done with my current project (if I'm lucky it will be done by the end of this month.)
    A Starsman Tanking benchmark app, I think there would be some excitement over that. =B

    --
    Tomorrow..


  11. A mother Russian version of Rise of the Phoenix now kills you so it can work.
    WB. ;]
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by KnightofKhonsu View Post
    ...Tanker Tuesday spending 3.5 days getting him up to level 23. It is a Shield Defense / War hammer build. Now, this is my first time using a War hammer, not the shield defense. I was taken back by a couple of things.

    1. Activating, swinging, and recharging: OMG! My grandmother, when she was alive, could move faster than a tanker swinging a hammer! It has to be that slow? I thought I would have to shave after a few combat rounds after obtaining 3 of the attack powers. Not only is this frustrating it is shocking. My tanker with Shield Defense / Broad Sword is blinding fast compared to this! I am disappointed in this for sure.

    Welcome to war mace *wink* and btw titan weapons are likely going to make cast times for mace/axe/bs feel downright speedy. =]

    It may just be that tanker melee weapons are not your thing, and you wouldn't be alone, but the set improves once you get crowd control, though even then you're still dealing with redraw if you pick up something like fireball etc, so it's not for everyone.
    But even so glad you made a tank for tt7, and whether you re-roll after the event or keep going with it hope you have fun tanking. ;]
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Rangle M. Down View Post
    I'd also like to throw in a "belated" welcome back Starsman. I'd noticed a post or two of yours in September but had failed to mention anything at the time.
    Stars' charts alone were at the center of quite a few hotly debated topics over the years. ;]

    ..
    Two days..


  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Starsman View Post
    Aw... there is going to be cameras?!
    Yep, a seven year event only comes around, well you know. ;]

    Btw, I have nothing to do with the site but I stumbled across this a few months ago, maybe it will set your mood for Tanking. =B

  15. Hoping for a huge group pic like this Tuesday,



    --

    Three days.


  16. ps, hoping for a big tankers picture something like this Tuesday,

  17. Well from my experience Pillars is easily among the top ten sg's champion has had, and of those still going from 2004 it's a top five.
    If you get an invitation from them you'd be silly not to join.


  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect View Post
    I rolled up a concept toon on Champion last night, and I'm going to make sure he hits at least level 12 or so so I can take part in the Posi race.
    There's an additional $Billion we'll be handing out to lowbie tanks so if I don't happen to find your tank in what's likely to be a large crowd look for the big toon with the white hair & beard and give it a nudge.

    Four days..


  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Starsman View Post
    You know... I never been in one of these things. I'll try to show up!
    Now there's a name the Tanker section has missed, welcome back!


    While I have the post open, there will be an additional treat due to the generous contribution of over a $Billion in Influence and IO's by Death_Badger.

    We'll be giving out chunks of money to anyone on a low level Tank at the event, so make a new tank if you don't want to transfer one over and you'll get a pile of cash to get it started!


  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Death_Badger View Post
    Due to the timing I'll likely be unable to attend , however I have emailed you 1 bill inf a miracle +rec and a set of 4 x kinetic combat
    Thank you DB that's very generous of you, and I think we have a new event addition to TT7- The DB Mega Money Lowbie Giveaway -
    - we'll add this to the other promo areas:

    -Due to the generosity of Death_Badger of over a $Billion in Influence and IO's we'll be giving out chunks of money to anyone on a low level Tank at the event, so make a new tank if you don't want to transfer one over and you'll get a large pile of seed money to get it started!-

    Thanks again DB, in addition to Myrmydon/C.A.P.E.'s $5Billion & all the numinaR/R's donated by my crafting-czar wife Meowtch, it will ensure everyone will have a great time next tuesday.