AlienOne

Mom?!?

"Alien"

Yeah, ever since we got all those "specific" hide features available to us, I've had pretty much all my characters on "hide" from the main search function (mainly to avoid random invites and tells from spammers). However, anyone on my global list or on any of the active channels (RF2009, Freedom TF/TFs, Freedom Badge, etc., etc.) would be able to see that I was online.

"Alien"

Exactly.

And I'll add this to build on your "just the beginning" point: exemping down with a "completed" level 50 to help teams on lower level content is just that much more fun to me.

"Alien"

Because in both of those zones (according to the supposed storyline), Heroes and Villains have chosen to *reluctantly* team up to fight a common enemy?

I thought that was obvious.

"Alien"

Ahhhh, ok. Thanks for clarifying.

I guess the point was too hard to see through all the "you're so immature" statements.

Thanks again.

"Alien"

Strange. I seem to have completely the opposite experience...

I have seventeen 50s (and counting), and yet I still get excited when I get a character to 50, because THEN is when the game "starts" for me. Then is when I can start mixing and matching in Mid's, testing, respec'ing (my fav part), testing some more, and then seeing how this "new" toon will play out on all my fav Task Forces--the lvl 45-50 ones...

Next up is my lvl 25 Ice/Storm 'troller.... ABSOLUTE HORROR to play at the lower levels, due to the most extreme endurance drain you can imagine, but I'm sure she'll be great once she hits 50, as have all the rest of my 50s...

To me, hitting 50 is like finally getting a character that can *properly* handle every situation--sort of like the characters you're given on just about any other sort of action game. Say, for example, Grand Theft Auto IV. You can immediately do pretty much whatever you want. There's consequences, and there are extreme difficulties, but once you pick up a few "enhancements" (guns) on your "already lvl 50 dude," you can handle pretty much any challenge thrown at you. And yet, that game is lauded for it's "replayability." Certainly not for the fact you have to "level up" your guy, which leads me to my next point:

I think City of Heroes has kept all these vets around (including myself) for this long, not because "we just LOVE leveling up our 18th toon to 50," but because there are sooooo many other things that have been added (and still being added) to the game to keep our attention. It's not JUST leveling from one to fifty. It's a plethora of other things that keep people's attentions too! I'm sure I don't have to name them all off.

I like a good challenge. And the BEST sort of challenge (IMO) is the difficult ones you have to face once you have ALL the "tools" in your arsenal...

Fighting the *challenge* of "will my endurance last me through this fight?" isn't really much of a challenge.

It's frustration.

On top of that, with Ouroboros, I can now experience all the game's content AFTER I hit 50, which completely obviates everyone's comments that "rushing" to 50 makes everyone miss the "good parts."

No, "rushing" to 50, allows you to better experience the "good parts"... A properly setted-out 50 can exemp down and solo story content, which is actually better for reading the content. If you're on a team, it's *almost* guaranteed the team leader is just going to click past everything as quickly as possible, OR you'll be kicked from the team for taking too much time to read everything yourself.

All that said, I know it's always "to each his own." I realize that not everyone likes the part of the game I like (Task Forces after lvl 50), and I probably won't like other parts of the game the others DO like.

"Alien"

While I realize that people such as yourself (with proof of the above quote) try to get rises out of people like me, it truly doesn't work. Really. If someone wants to measure their muscles or their urine next to mine, that's their perrogative. If their chest is an inch thicker than mine, that's cool too. If they want to brag about it, that's also their choice.

What I was referring to (in case you may have mis-read) is if or when someone is attacking your family or your reputation (in real life) in any way. Any "normal" or "sane" person would race to protect that which is important to them. It's human nature. If your family is important to you, then you will protect them and what they stand for. By doing so, you will be not only showing what YOU stand for, but what is important to you in life.

Understand? Or do I need to explain it further to you and the rest of the "grown ups?"

"Alien"

Wolverine Codfish?



"Alien"

Try DamzOne....

That may work.



"Alien"

Hey, easy, Westley! I didn't say I was having a prob personally... Anyone who knows me could tell you I name 95% of my toons with the word "One" in it, so I basically have no problem whatsoever naming toons.

I DID say I agreed with him, because if I entered any "one-word" versions of what I want to name my toons (say, "Alien" for instance), it would be absolutely impossible.

Maybe 4L13N would work though...



"Alien"

So far, so good.




It's called "developing a reputation" in real life as well, in case you missed it.

Once you get one, people pretty much leave you alone, if they've got nothing constructive to say to you.

Some people have their mothers teach them "if you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all."

Others.... Well, they have to learn the hard way.



"Alien"

*EDIT*
As a side note, I've never personally met someone that wasn't loyal enough to their immediate family to protect their mother, father, brother, and sister's good name.

Then again, I suppose there's a first time for everything.... Nice to meet you, Blood Spectre!

I'd have to actually agree with this...


...And yet there are still threads that complain about the people who make names using numbers or "leetspeak"... Good for them! XD

On another note though, I did create a toon about a month or so ago called "Shock Collision," and was extremely suprised that name had not already been taken...

So, you never know.

"Alien"

Over the line things were and ARE said. And you're exactly right. It does happen 'out here' too. Except that, 'out here' in real life, I can plant my fist firmly in someone's face who--say for instance--insults my family.

When someone can do that while hiding behind anonymity (because they're obviously the type of person who can't handle the "reprocussions" of saying it to your face), I don't have that 'luxury.'

On another note, I daresay you haven't received anything worse than "jerk" in your rep comments, because people who don't like you (such as myself) would rather say it to your face or just straight up ignore you. I don't personally feel a need to use some sort of 'smoke screen' to anonymously put you down or insult you, when I can just as easily say it straight to your face.

Then again, I haven't insulted you or put you down. I may completely disagree with your approach to other players when posting (whether you're factually correct or not) or just plain out not like you, but that doesn't give me a "right" to insult you, your family, your intelligence, or anything else I don't know anything about.

"Alien"

Dangit... Someone found me out.

Sorry, guys... I've been lying all along!

I really don't have any Kheldians, nor have I spent thousands of hours leveling them up, creating builds for them, writing guides, helping other people build theirs, answering questions about them, or posting 80% of my posts in this section of the forums.

I apologize... Can you all find it in your hearts to forgive me?

















.....Naw, screw that coward.

You guys get to keep me, whether you like it or not!

Sorry, dude!

"Alien"

Or you could be happy like me that they're gone, so you don't have to see comments that have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AT ALL to do with your post, like comments about your military service, your family, or your intelligence/education level.

I for one am EXTREMELY happy about the change.

Go Devs!

"Alien"

I've always thought that there could be several different workarounds similar to what you suggested, Grey Pilgrim, to address Castle's worry that "Dwarf would become obviated," but evidently it's either not workable for them, or they just simply don't want to implement changes like that to Dwarf form.

Maybe not even something as difficult as giving access to human form powers while in dwarf form--could be just adding a specific "aura" for going into dwarf form that benefits the team, much like leadership. If this were the case, teammates would begin to look at all the different playstyle forms people choose when they play Khelds the same way they do other ATs.

"This person's a tri-former. Ok, cool... They're all-around. They can fill in the gaps, dish out the damage, and protect the team when they switch to Dwarf."

"This person's a bi-former (human/nova). Ok, cool.... They're a massive damage dealer. Good we needed a blaster-type on the team."

"This person's a human-former. Ok, cool.... They're pretty much like a scrapper. He'll be in melee range most of the time...asking for CM."



"Alien"

Let me repeat myself. I'd rather keep Eclipse "as is" then have any nerfs to it for sake of "mez protection." I'll keep hitting Break Frees before I agree to an Eclipse nerf.

Nerfing Eclipse would be probably the biggest nerf in the history of Kheldians (and one that in my opinion would take the "epic" of HEATs Warshade-wise), and not one I would EVER like to see put into action.

Again, just so we're clear: I didn't just ask for mez protection in that previous post. I said it'd be NICE (look at what the VEATs can do!), but before I'd agree to a nerf to Eclipse, I'd just rather go without mez protection.

That's what break frees are for, right?

Are we clear?

"Alien"

I believe this same thought process also could apply to making Khelds *ONLY* act as tri-formers.

Fewer choices is a bad direction to go.

I would be against this. As much as I'd like to see mezz resistance in human form (look what the VEATs can do!), I wouldn't want to give up the power of Eclipse for it. Screw that.

I'll keep hitting break frees.

"Alien"

lolz.

WIN.

I got one problem with that attitude, though... It's MINE, and you can't have it!!!



"Alien"