Zyphoid
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Quote:This sums it up. Chances are if they are being an *** with their KB then they are being an *** in other ways also. It tends to start small "Please don't use KB when the mobs are being grouped for an AoE." in case they are new. Then it moves one to various other forms of the same request, then when those are ignored or some one leaves because of it, then they are kicked.Originally Posted by Noyjitat
Nobody is going to kick a knockback person from a team unless the person doing knockback is being an ******* with the knockback powers. Its the griefers that knock and scatter enemies all over the place that make you want to beat your head on the keyboard.
So, look at it however you want. If you don't care about the game being enjoyable for me, they I really don't care about your enjoyment. This has nothing to do with a proc, and everything to do with common courtesy. -
Quote:One of CapCom's better fighting games. Almost as good as the SF games imo. I am not sure why Talbon didn't make the roster for some of the CapCom VS games.Originally Posted by Leo_G
Uh oh, not sure what you did there, Tenzhi, but I think you made Gallon mad
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I will stick it in Radiant Strike or Solar Flare. Flare makes the most sense.
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Quote:I tend to be the team leader, I guess I can adapt by using the kick function more. If they are not being considerate with their KB, there is no reason my mouse and clicker should be either.Originally Posted by Thirty-Seven
I hate to say this... but there are two words I need to say to this: adapt, move. That is all.
KB is annoying. I am so glad some awesome programer has found a way to remove it if we so chose. I hope they find more and more ways. -
Quote:Concept art from one of the collector packs right CoV I think.Originally Posted by Thirty-Seven
Oh look... a shark man! And it looks awesome!! Why can't we have that in-game? Heh, we do.
Don't mess with what ain't broken and give players parts similar to what we already have.
I love that look, but it would be better with a Dorsal fin on his back, and an animated shark tale.
Now if I could just get access to arms that have that killer blade coming out of the elbow. -
Quote:Yes, that would be awesome!Originally Posted by gameboy1234
That would be good for the Omega slot. Omega Radial: changes all your KB into KD.
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Quote:You do realize why melee characters hate KB right? Because it takes the things they are trying to kill and pushes it further from them. It the gives them a head start if they decide to run. Yes I hate KB on MY toons. As long as my teammates are considerate with theirs, it doesn't bother me. However, there is little in the game more frustrating than having a group around me that I need to use energy drain on, only to see them scattered by a teammate's KB power before I have a chance to use the power. That is why there are people who dislike KB.Originally Posted by McNum
Eh, I just want a companion IO set just for Knockback powers. With a +1 mag KB (unresistable) IO in it. (Call it "Irresistible Force") I'd slot Force Bolt with that in a heartbeat. Of course, it would make knockback universally useful to do that, so we'll never get one of those. Or will we? Surprise me! A purple Knockback set would be funny.
And yes, I do see how useful this IO is, it's why I'm being so loud about it. Yes, it's "optional", except, you know, not. And that is a problem. If there's going to be a KB/KD tradeoff, it needs to be an actual tradeoff, not a no-brainer. So my question is, really, what are the devs going to do to improve knockback so this IO is no longer a no-brainer to slot?
Knockback needs help, it's needed it for a long, long time. And this IO? It's not helping, at all. It just makes the problem even more obvious. But maybe that's for another thread, really, a bit of a brainstorm on how to fix this, properly, not just put a band-aid over a gunshot wound. -
Quote:All of this. Werewolves should click some primal fear in the back of our brains, just like sharks. I want scary, the animal pack had Beast Run, which was enough for me to purchase it no matter what.Originally Posted by Leo_G
Just to clarify, I take no credit for that shark anthro drawing. It was just a pic I came across that I liked and added it to my collection of pics that I may one day use as inspiration/reference.
But as for anthros in general, I think it all comes down to style really and what the artist is attempting to convey. Is the anthro suppose to be cute? Cool? Sexy? Scary? Realistic? Comedic? It's hard to catch everything with one depiction, although that shark man image feels like it pulls off cool (thanks to the scars), scary (because its a ****ing shark and the eyes and facial expression) and sexy (sleek frame and muscles) but that's more opinion.
With the old beast heads, I'd imagine the artist was aiming for monsterous (that's what category they're in), scary (some are) and grotesque (again, some are). I applaud those heads and they certainly work if that is what you're going for. The new heads tend to be more realistic and cute (if you're a fan of animals).
Problem though is, me personally, I don't do cute werewolves so can't use the new wolf head. The kind of wolf I'd like?
Sort of similar to the old wolf monsterous face. It looks scary (eyes, teeth, expression), cool (because its a wolf...a wolf that will eat your face by just looking at it) and sorta sexy because...well, I just like scary things that don't look maggot puke ugly and that danger adds a special sort of element to them (kinda sorta how some people would think a sleek car is sexy)...The new wolf face doesn't hit any of those points (especially not scary). The old face though? It gives me the heebee jeebees when I see my Claws/EA brute, Cerberus Wolfe's, doppleganger rush at me in tip missions...I mean, it half way makes me jump out of my chair when he just pops up behind me all big, scary and red with big white fangs ready to rip my throat out.
Sooo, back to the shark and any other animal piece, I think the artist should have a certain goal in mind when thinking up new animal pieces. Personally, it should look scary (I don't make animal characters with teeth just for them *not* to show how big, pointy and numerous their teeth are) and cool (having no nose isn't cool, that's just ugly...having a scrunched up face also isn't cool). And the main reason I think that should be the artist's point is because the faces are static...they don't move and their mouths don't open so a face of 'action' should be the aim (since you don't do much else in the game). If the artist can hit just those two points but also hit realism at the same time, that'd be a bonus.
I like the animal fur texture also.
I have always liked Captain Mako's look. His skin always has a wet look to it, and he looks like a shark. The fin is poorly placed, perhaps now that the players have back items they will give him an update. -
Quote:This is one of those times I will admit I shot myself in the foot.Originally Posted by Reppu
... Just for a stupid comment like that, I won't debate it further.
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Quote:KB is the devil. The rest is up to you. For me it means there are powers I can now enjoy on my scrappers and stalkers. This will go right into Crane Kick on my MA toons. CK has kept me from enjoying the MA set for 8 years now. Finally I can enjoy that power set.Originally Posted by McNum
This is already one set too many.
I wish this set didn't exist at all. If I'm EVER asked to have this set one any of my characters by someone who thinks knockback is the devil, I'm giving serious consideration to cancelling right then and there.
This is a mistake and will only cause more social friction in the game.
Not to mention my PB, the cone I skipped in KM, Shockwave! WOW I am so excited by this! -
Quote:I really hope she fights this. You both re stubborn as a mule, I may would pay to watch this debate.Originally Posted by Reppu
He never played it up, anyway. If you can't acknowledge the man was very noble and put the people, and even the player, before his own safety? I'm going to feel REALLY bad supporting you in the past threads, GG.
Not everyone in a 'dictatorship' is in the same boat. You know better.
And really, Cleo? With all of her so-called 'information', couldn't even be ***** to bother knowing you were with the Resistance or otherwise? Kind of questionable. Even so, she herself did some questionable things. It's a shame EITHER had to die, in the end. But, when it comes down to it, Washington was nothing but noble, while Cleo was sort of skirting. -
Quote:I can live with that, I just hope it is something you guys add to other sets at some point.Originally Posted by Positron
Sorry, it's only on the power you slot it into.
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Quote:That is awesome, and makes dusting off my PB even more exciting.Originally Posted by RevolverMike
The way I interpret it is it gives your attack a chance for knockdown if its just a basic attack. But if the attack already has knockback than it changes that to knockdown. There is no chance about the second effect. Let the back flips commence. (Time to start leveling that NRG/NRG blaster thats been collecting dust)
They better be. I already feel like I'm going to need a good amount of these for the procs and some for the regen bonus on my regen scrapper. If this is the only way to get these enhancements than the prices might shoot up on the market once the event is over. Which wouldnt be a bad thing at all granted you used common sense and prepared for such a thing. -
Quote:If it were more than just a chance, I would be doing back flips. Unless it is a 100% chance, them I may still do them.Originally Posted by RevolverMike
Why is no one getting excited for the proc in that new set? It changes knockback to knockdown. That seems kinda big.
What is cool is that a few years ago we were told they had tried but never could figure out how to make an enhancement that removed KB or changes it to KD. That they did find a way is awesome! I guess some of the fresh eyes that looked at it paid off.
I would love to hear the story about how that set came about. Also anyone know if the event is the only way to get these, or will there be other ways to get them? Because I have no issue playing the event over an over, it just seems like a set that I will want a lot of. -
I think less people would have had a problem with the death of these signature characters if it had not come off as making us look incompetent. Sister Psi was the worst offender in that area.
As for the actual death, I felt like I was being forced to watch with my hands tied behind my back. If we had fought Wade together, and then Statesman died of his mortal wounds, I could have lived with that. As it was presented it was more like a snuff film, because I didn't get a chance to try to rescue Statesman.
With Sister Psi, she died because we were too stupid to see the trap. Whether that is the case or not, it sure made many people feel that way. That death did actually shock me though. It even made me a bit sad.
It was not the best writing in the game, nor the worst. I think we have come to expect better than what it was though.
Having played the first mission of SSA2 on beta, I feel just from part 1 the writing is MUCH better. So is the experience of it all. -
Is it being recorded?
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What sold me on weresharks was the Rokea from the White Wolf books. The creatures inspired an almost primal fear/attraction (not in a sexual way) but in a way like people who go diving in shark cages.
Wolfe and Shark anthropomorphic creatures were really the only ones that excited me. There was a TMNT table top game by Palladium games I believe. That allowed for the playing of any creature anthropomorphic, but it was never one of the games I played. -
Yeah, the last watch live event was painful.
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Quote:And this is what I mean by I suck at it.Originally Posted by Lothic
If I could get dollars for seeing MM pets running amok I'd be a millionaire by now. I can't count the number of times I've seen MMs with worse control over their pets than I have with my Fire Imps.
MM players who actually know what they're doing with their pets can be awesome - sadly I don't often see many good examples of that. -
Quote:That and he offers one of the best accolades hero side.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
Frankly, Atlas has more relevance to my gameplay than States ever did- that statue in AP is IMHO more of an iconic embodiment of what it means to be a superhero in Paragon City than anything they ever did with Statesman.
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Quote:Werewolves are my all time favorite monster. I am unsure of why it is ok to love vampires, but not werewolves. I also agree that it is yet to be done well in this game.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
And as for the following "please don't" reaction, I've grown to pretty much expect this every time I post about anthropomorphic characters on this forum. My very first ignore was actually Tokyo trolling over just this subject.
The pic Leo posted was amazing and just they way I would like to see something like this done. This is a costume set that I could get excited and giddy over. -
I am just really terrible at it. I did get beast mastery though, because I may try again at some point.
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Quote:I don't really disagree with any of that. I just don't think he was killed out of spite.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
A jerk can still be an icon and an example if he does the right deeds, and a jerk can most definitely be a yardstick to compare ourselves against. Linkara once said that you should only kill a character if you can tell more stories with the character dead than you can with the character alive, and I don't believe this is the case with the Statesman. Killing him is just squandering all of the backstory and player reactions he has attained over the levels. Instead of making something out of these, be they positive or negative, we've just tossed them aside. And as much as we're pushing Positron and Not Penny Yin, they will simply never have the same kind of weight the Statesman did.
I mean, seriously. The guy took a nuke to the back of the head and walked it off. He took down a Rikti saucer by himself. Love him or hate him, he was THE premier hero of Primal Earth, and he would have done far more good as a supporting character in the Incarnate system than he will when he's dead. In death, the Statesman's about as meaningful as Atlas or Talos or Galaxy Girl. We all know they existed, but they don't really have any impact on our gameplay. The Statesman could have been used for so much more, instead he was discarded.
And what eats the most is the Statesman didn't die because it would make for a better story. He was killed because Jack Emmert made him. And don't get me started on Sister Psyche, who seems to have been killed so Penny Yin can replace her. I struggle to imagine a WORSE way to introduce a new character, to be honest.
I think I need to let up in general, or just take a break for a bit. It has become a bit of a thorn in my heel, or that popcorn kernel that gets stuck in your teeth at the movies.Quote:Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
I honestly think you should let up about that sash. It's one costume item, and it's not worth holding a grudge over.
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Quote:I am one of several guys who feel that way. I am just the most vocal at the moment.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
OH WAIT, you're that guy.
Nevermind then.
Good luck with your persecution complex! -
Quote:You are correct, and it revolves more around the statement that Zwill continues to stand behind than what is happening in practice. That and one single costume item...the sash. Also you left out the conversions that were done from male to female, but if you were not here for that thread it is understandable, and it was done in a dev's free time, so not really part of the larger issue. So, it is a perception issue for me, which may in part be caused by my current level of burn out.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
what on earth are you talking about?
the game nearly received more impressive additions to the costume racks in the year I was away than in the previous six combined. During my first month of F2P I still spent $30 in the store, most of it on assorted costume bundles.
And other than the Carnival pack, I haven't noticed any gender bias in their selection of pieces.