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Because Team Teleport is SO useful-
Oh, wait.
I'd rather have a combat teleportation power with a shorter range, MUCH shorter activation and animation time and mini-endurance cost that allowed us to do actual teleport fighting. But hey ho... -
Quote:Hmm...interesting...experiments, maybe? Test pieces? (Pun not intended)Originally Posted by warden_de_dios
All the old Rikti models are listed on the CoH Codex. I plugged them into a demo file a few weeks back but I um decided they were too ugly to work with. When the Rikti got the much needed upgrade the devs just renamed the old rikti models and put the new ones in with the old models name.
WHich is what they did not do with the 5th/Council.
There's anther set of models listed that I've never seen before, 6 or 7 chess pieces. I don't recall ever seeing these guys in the game.
...Quote:Originally Posted by Xzero45
Agreed. But I think Savage has said that the only reason they'd do that was if they had that much spare time or found an actual reason to aside from "It needs to be done to make the game not look 7 years old."
That sounds like good enough reason to me, but hey, I'm not calling the shots =/
I seriously hope a graphical and textural update (Yes, I know Ultra Mode was only recently, thank you) is in the works for a 'Soon' issue...sadly, I'm also not counting on it. I'm dead certain it would go a long way to giving the old girl some freshness, though. -
Yeah, I don't remember when they added the texture to the Tech wings or wether it always had it, but...could do with toning down a little.
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Energy wings, please;
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Heh...
The short answer? I really, really wouldn't hold your breath on that. I'm very sure others will descend on this thread with in-depth explanations and very likely rants too, so I'll leave it at 'Technical Limitations'. Lots of them. -
Ye GODS Warden! Where did you find them?! I've been looking everywhere for those old Rikti pics! I couldn't for the life of me remember what the old ones looked like. Kinda glad I forgot, t'be honest...their upgrade was a much needed one.
But yeah, the Wolfpack bots really need some spit, polish and heavy graft engineering to bring them up to standard. As do the Council and 5th Column troopers themselves. They are looking incredibly low-rez these days. -
Read the OP and the first page, and page 5.
So, run down;
It's better than the rest of the utter, utter degenerate, rabid, inbred bollocks that makes up the mission line-up of Blueside. It had a decent, understandable plot throughout (I liked it, so sue me), it had modern mechanics and, most importantly, it introduced new factions while making me feel like a god damned Hero.
Beating down Family? Finding the Rogue PPD? The Interogation sections? Storming the Rogues stronghold with the three PPD officers?
(And both me and my team mate, despite not being In Character, simultaneously shouted "HAZEN! NO!" as the poor guy got taken down by full auto fire. "VITZ! You sons of-!" was the next one, and while we thought poor Russel survived it, it seemd he didn't weather the storm. I like to think the three got prompt medical treatment and were saved. Likeable NPCs was nice.)
So, basically? If the Roy Cooling arc is bad? Just what the nine hells do you call the rest of blueside, I have to wonder?
I'd have a few choice words myself, let me tell ya... -
Quote:You cretin. Get over here so I can look down at you with distaste and smoke a pipe in your general direction.Originally Posted by Ironik
Pale with bad teeth? Are you sure they aren't just Brits?
Ha ha! I kid because I love. (Not your food. Good god no.) -
Quote:It's not so much that, but wether or not they kept the original costume files of parts that have got lost.Originally Posted by Xzero45
Considering some of these pieces were already in game and given to players at some point...
That may sound mind-achingly obvious, but it's been done once already. On the Reichsman SF, when you go to Column-Earth. Ever wondered why you are actually fighting Council Empire soldiers, not 5th? Well, the '5th Column Empire' soldiers did exist before the 5th got vanished...and some bright spark thought it would be ok to delete the 5th Earth files. Including all the mob-types. So, they got lost to oblivion, and no ones bothered to fix that mission since.
Fortunately (or maybe not, they could have made them higher res if they hadn't) they kept the 5th files, meaning that the mobs could be brought back en masse when needed. Sadly, as I said, they are still the 7 year old, low rez models. I noticed it most when fighting Council after an ITF. The Wolfpack robots are texturally and graphically inferior to the Council's Zenith Warcry bots.
The wiki doesn't have a fair comparison, which is a shame. But it's visible in-game as is. -
Quote:Ye gods, this, please! The old mobs look shocking compared to the new!Originally Posted by warden_de_dios
The Outcasts have been wearing those run down rags for 7 years. About time the dropped the influence on some new dudes.
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So long as they do an Arkham Asylum/City styled Catwoman (her artwork was in Arkham Asylum under character biogs, and she is in City, with a good looking design)
Ditto for Bane, really. His design there was great. -
Yup, I suck. To the last 4 peeps on the free sketches list, it may be some time before they surface; University has seen fit to devour all my remaining time. Sorry! ^^;
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Quote:Great. Just great.Originally Posted by Sapphic_Neko
Seven Catgirls!
Now I have a mental image of the Seven Cats of Sin.
I know exactly who'd be playing Wrath...And probably a few of the others, too;
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Quote:Oh, snapOriginally Posted by Dark_Respite
No.
Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
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Quote:Your avatar sums my feelings up on that perfectly :POriginally Posted by DustRaven
I am happy to see there are nearly zero players actually complaining about free stuff. It still baffles me there are any though.
WAITER: Sir, because you are such a good customer, management has decided to give you this slice of pie, free of charge. In fact, this pie will be free for you and your entire family and may be enjoyed each time you visit.
CUSTOMER: Why would I want free pie? I can PAY for pie! Cake is worth more to me. Can't I have cake? Or maybe lobster! I know you don't serve lobster but since you are giving stuff away for free why can't I have free lobster? -
Quote:Thats MISTER Snippy McSnipperson to you, jimmy!Originally Posted by Mr. DJ
well aren't you Snippy McSnipperson ;p
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Quote:Back items - mutually exclusive. So those arent an issue.Originally Posted by Zombie Man
Because they saw the Developer's choices available to them to create NPCs.
And as much as people say, "They worked fine!" I doubt they tried them on all PC models at all sizes and all scales in conjunction with all hair styles, all shoulder pieces, all wings, all boots, and all capes.
Oh, and because EVERY other piece in game fits perfectly without ANY issues at all, yes, hmm, I see how I'm wrong there.
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Especially since, according to someone who was in Beta for the VG/RWZ issue, there was a bug where everyone got access to ALL the VG bits. Like, thigh armour and back detail included. And they worked fine. No clipping issues, nothing wrong, nothing.
So...WHY are they still locked out for PCs? It makes no sense! -
Quote:Bigger and smaller bodies would potentially break the bounding boxes. This is why stuff like Rularuu himself and the giant Council/5th Mechs are not in-game, at least not as targetable enteties, because of tech and combat issues.Originally Posted by Starfox_EU
The jet pack temps are great, but ever since they came out I've wanted a fly pack that was a costume item and works with normal flight.
Next wish; more extreme size options. A lot smaller - down to Pixie size. And somewhat larger - the character still needs to fit in rooms and not completely block vision for others. Size options might best fit in a paid for costume expansion set - I don't want half of Paragon's population to be Pixie-sized.
Of course, this also goes with oversize weapons!
Giant weapons are good, though. -
Quote:Maybe don't go, then?Originally Posted by Test_Rat
Yeah pocket D on virtue is going to become even scarier.
Or, if it bugs everyone that much, either petition players who are being 'creepy' or /ignore them. Or get everyone to tell them to kindly take whatever they are doing elsewhere.
A new pack won't stop people being as creepy as they already have potential to be. -
Quote:Thats the thing, though. Saying Vampires are 'inherently evil' removes any choice they have. And they most likely (in the games/worlds the exist, obviously) do, just like humans do. Just because a vampire chooses not to be a slaughtering murderous b@stard does not stop it being a vampire. It just means it's not evil. The two concepts are not mutually exclusive (I think thats the right way round..?)Originally Posted by Rock_Powerfist
this agreeing to disagree is fun ..we must do more of it ..
and its not a rant if you let others get a word or two in ..
and no i do not define things i dislike or disagree with as evil, as for human, they get a choice, which kind of makes the evil ones even more evil ..IMHO -
Meh, I'm just going to keep /signing this whenver it comes up. Wether it ever happens is and always will be up to the Devs and the shadowy suits that order them around.
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Quote:Yup, saw that and what might be new dragon feet. I want to see a new Wolf head before I get too excited, though.Originally Posted by Anti_Proton
So I suppose no one noticed the leopard head in the new Vanguard Pack?
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Quote:Pigs might flyOriginally Posted by Golden Girl
One day
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Quote:If that were true, I'd consider all humans evil then.Originally Posted by Rock_Powerfist
i think i see where your views split .. taking the vampire for example your saying his acts determine if he is evil or not, where as i would say that he is evil as that is a vampire's state of being ..he may be able to become non evil , but then he is no longer a vampire.
State of being...defined by what? Humans? We define anything we don't like or agree with as 'Evil'. Even other humans.
I'd better stop before I go off on a rant about that