WingedAvenger
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You can try to appeal it but I wouldn't hold your breath (no pun intended...)
http://help.ncsoft.com/cgi-bin/ncsof...i=&p_topview=1
Quote:I would imagine a name like Burnin Bud is a pretty clear violation of that rule, so I wouldn't expect them to give it back to you. From what I understand I believe they send you an email about the character being generic'd so you can probably just respond to that.Below is a partial list which gives some examples of things that we cannot allow in character names. This limited list includes:
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References to illegal substances or drug paraphernalia.
I also find funny the excuse of "I had this name for months/years/decades/whatever, and it's never been a problem before!" No, that just means they never found you or no one has reported you yet. There's no rule that says if you manage to get away with a name for long enough then you get to keep it. A bad name is a bad name. It would be like if you saw someone robbing a bank. Just because they manage to jump into a getaway car and drive off before the cops arrive doesn't mean they were allowed to rob the bank. -
Killer Hornet
Bumblebuzz
Sting Thing
(The) Pollinator
(The) Bee's Knees
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Quote:If you sell it for the same amount you listed it for, then yes you're technically correct. However if you sell it for more than what you listed it for, then (5% of your listing price) =/= (10% of what it sold for รท 2).Originally Posted by CoyoteShaman
Okay, I've heard this stuff so many times now I just have to jump in with some real economics.
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Inf, like money, is fungible. That means it can be applied to anything equally as long as the source of the funds is the same. In the case of listing/sale fees, it has to do with the gross and net cost.
The listing fee is 5%. The gross loss at sale is 10%. That's a net cost of 5% at listing and 5% at sale. They can use whatever words they want and even do whatever code routing they want, but unless there's a way around either they listing or the sale fee, the fact is that the listing fee is not refunded (in that you never get it back) and the sale fee is 5% (in that it's how much additional money you lose). Anything else is just semantics. Normally I care a great deal about semantics, but when it comes to economics, everything else is trumped.
The real myth here is that money isn't fungible.
The real fact is that it is and the bottom line is that you drop 5% on the listing and an additional 5% on the sale. None of that is ever refunded.
It's like saying Buy One Get One Free. Unless you pay full price for the first one whether you take the second one or not, what's really happening is that it's on 50% discount. The rest is just marketing.
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What they're constructing is actually a major suspension bridge that will connect to a sparsely populated island. The whole thing will cost about $280 billion dollars.
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Quote:Without knowing more specifically what you're referring to, the life story of Siegel and Shuster would disagree with this.Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Trivia: there are some rights that as the creator of a work I *can't* surrender, no matter what. That's because copyright law recognizes the creator as a separate entity from the copyright holder. Even if I were to sign my rights away for a creation, there are laws that provide me with some rights to reassert or reacquire my copyright rights in certain circumstances, no matter what I've signed. These rights are granted to me when I create the work, and they stay attached to me until I die.
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Quote:If the item sells, the listing fee you paid is deducted from the transaction fee you pay when you claim your Inf.Originally Posted by FredrikSvanberg
I don't think you get your listing fee back even if it sells.
I thought of another one:
Myth: A Universal Travel enhancement can be slotted to any power that has to do with your movement, including Sprint.
Fact: Universal Travel is a set category, just like Ranged Damage or To Hit Debuff. You can only slot them on powers that have been designated to accept Universal Travel sets, which does not include Sprint. -
Myth: When you unlock a costume slot, you also get a free costume token.
Fact: You have a new costume slot, but you still have to pay for any changes you make to it.
Myth: If you retrieve an item you had up for sale, you get your listing fee back.
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When CoH was young and new, I was creating an account on the old PCity boards and I wanted to use the name of my character Dragonfly, but it wasn't available. I didn't want to use the main handle I usually go by because it's the name of a fantasy character and I really wanted something superhero-themed. So I started brainstorming ideas for unofficial nicknames that Dragonfly might be known as, similar to how people refer to Spider-Man as "web-head", or how Superman is also called "The Man of Steel". Through that I came up with Winged Avenger, and I thought it sounded good, so there you have it.
I also used this nickname on the first comic book cover I made (back before wings even existed in the game, ironically). -
I think they ABSOLUTELY need to add swinging to CoX.
Ideally it should work the same way it does in the Spider-Man 2 game, where the anchor attaches to world geometry. However, the problem with that it works best amongst clusters of tall buildings. Paragon City and the Rogue Isles were not really designed with that in mind. It would be a waste to find yourself in the middle of an open area with nothing to attach to. Therefore I'm happy to settle for the rope attaching to nothing. They just need to do it!
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Quote:Xan has had quite enough pr0n drawn of him already.Originally Posted by Sorah
<3 *hugs* Sorry it's not pr0n!
And no I'm not linking it.
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Legwall! Most unexpected!
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That's when the wall attempted to put Myra into the dreaded triangle choke hold, but she had something else up her sleeve.
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For females: Mini Vest (both sleeved and sleeveless)
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Quote:Good to hear. One last thing you need to do now: Stop using IE.Originally Posted by MollyRoger
Well now, Avast found two little trojans on my system that Norton completely missed. And I haven't had my IE problem since letting Avast deal with it.
Guess I know what anti-virus I'm sticking with now
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Ray Park should play Blue Steel, srsly.
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My dominator's battlecry is still: "It's time to slay the dragon!"
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Jack?
Isn't Jack that eyeliner-wearing pirate who shot his mutinous first mate and then died and then was rescued from the underworld after making out with that hot skinny British chick?
No?
Oh okay I know. Isn't Jack is that special agent that says DAMNIT! a lot and has saved the world from terrorists like 50-something times, but he still can't maintain a healthy emotional relationship with his own daughter, and everyone he knows and loves either dies or turns against him?
Still no? Dang, I'm gonna have to go mull this over some more. -
Jack is the guy that makes those delicious hamburgers.
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Quote:Seems only fair considering how much CO ripped off from CoH.Originally Posted by Prof_Backfire
Remember that Cryptic no longer develops this game, and copying features from it would basically be ripping them off.
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Quote:Great, now you have to go hunt someone down with a rocket-propelled grenade and a Volkswagen bus.Originally Posted by Xyzyx
Oh, yeah? Well then what did I just buy at...oh, man, it's full of used pinball machine parts!
To the OP: If all you're interested in is the items, be sure you get this, as opposed to this. -
A couple of corrections...
Quote:There is no unlockable costume slot at level 50. You can acquire a fifth costume slot by turning in Halloween salvage to a specific NPC, but this can be done at any level.Originally Posted by myskatz
I hope you mean the costume pieces and not the costume slots. Costume slots are unlocked through the tailor at levels 20, 30, 40 and 50. You usually go to the Tailor in the back of the store. Level 20 is in Steel, 30 in IP, not sure where the level 40 and 50 ones are (haven't gotten a character to those levels yet, sorry)
You might be mistaking costume pieces with costume temp powers here. There have been no costume pieces that were available through trick-or-treating, but you did get temp powers that changed your character to resemble a member of a specific enemy group when activated.Quote:Now costume pieces can be purchased through WW (unless you know someone who has a complete set they are willing to give/sell you), other wise you will have to wait for the Halloween Event. At that time you can trick or treat to earn the costume pieces. Watch the forums for the announcement when this event will take place (the Devs' announce it sometime in early/mid October) and for the specifics (level ranges for zones, other gifts given etc.)
Even better, check Paragon Wiki.Quote:You can also check Wikipedia it is a players best friend. -
Quote:Check your email. If nothing there, check to make sure your account has your current email associated with it. If you've changed your email but haven't updated your account info, then those replies you're waiting for could just be going into the ether. Then go here and click on "My Stuff" to view your ticket history.Originally Posted by Kensei_EU
I've submitted 4 petition in the last week regarding bugged missions and other errors that are making play awkward, so far, not one reply.
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The script for this movie must have been written on a dare. That's the only sensible explanation I can come up with for what this was. I have seen some people call this movie a two-hour long toy commercial. I disagree. It's a two-hour long video game.
After an intro that has almost nothing to do with the rest of the movie, we meet Duke and his sidekick Ripcord. They're trying to transport warheads full of nano-bots that can eat metal. Then bad guys show up and try to steal them, but they're working for Destro, who already owns them. He wants to use them to destroy major cities... for some reason. It's largely incomprehensible. Anyway, they get saved by the forces of G.I. Joe, which is a secretive military outfit that everyone knows about and employs thousands of people. But it's a secret. Duke and Ripcord join up with their new friends and have a good ol' time fighting the Baroness and Stormshadow in locations around the world.
I'll spare you any other details, mostly because it's pretty much all a CGI blur. This movie never lets up on the pacing, and races to get from one action sequence to the next. It's a little exhausting. There's very little in the way of character development, and no one in the cast really stands out. There's no really good "gotcha" moments or memorable lines. And in the last 10 minutes or so, the whole thing really just drives off the cliff in terms of how cheesy and ridiculous it gets.
A definite theme of the movie is technology, and how cool it is and how everyone has it. Every scene is filled with gadgets, computers, vehicles, and weapons that are so highly advanced, they would make Bill Gates cry if they actually existed. A lot of what they use mimics superpowers, which I suppose makes defying the laws of physics easier, as that happens a lot too.
Now, if you like big, bombastic, blowy-upy action movies, you'll like G.I. Joe. But take heed: it's a constant, noisy assault on the senses. I recommend sneaking some beer into the theater. It might help take the edge off a little bit.