AlienOne

As if that's got some sort of negative connotations attached to it? You expected him to have his own special definition of socialism, so you could rip it to shreds? But, because he used a definition by which *most* of the general public can agree on, the most you can do is.... Point that out?

You're grabbin' at straws... If you don't like the OP or just plain disagree with him/her that much, and you'd like to get some sort of insult in, you might fare better with a "your mom" jab.

Try that next time. It may yield more satisfying results.

Not that I agree with most (if any) of his/her points... I'd just like to see a little more intelligent debate going on between two people that disagree than:

"This game sux"
"What is your definition of 'this'?"
"Same as the 'this' from the dictionary."
"I say you don't understand it."
"Uhhh...."
"HA! I GOT YOU!"
"So... What I was saying was..."
"NU-UHHH!!!!"
"....."
"HA! I GOT YOU AGAIN!"

*moderator closes thread*

"Alien"

LMAO...


As to the OP.....TRUTH!

I get great joy out of helping out newer players and giving them tours around Paragon City... Makes me think back to when I was a "CoH Youngster."

"Alien"

While I can see your points, I highly doubt there would ever be a situation like that. With CoX's history of releases (both free and paid), there hasn't been a single instance where there was only "one" feature for the entire release. Therefore, I would find it highly unlikely that there would ever be a "Issue 55: Graphics Engine Update." Something like a graphice upgrade would just be worked in as "another feature," not "the only feature."

So, while there may be a slight loss of subscriptions because of a feature like that, other features included with a graphics upgrade *may* be enough for the "lazy people" to upgrade their Tandy 1000s.

"Alien"

I.E. the City of Villains release, which resulted in both a graphics upgrade and a major game nerf?

Yeah, that was a HUGE loss for the company... Especially when they decided to release CoV to the entire playerbase, therefore upping overall strain to graphics hardware (albeit by a very small amount by today's standards), as anyone who has a lower-end system will tell you when they try to play villain-side content.

No, that can't be right... Where's was that graph showing overall player subscriptions when that graphics improvement was implemented? Oh, that's right... In this very thread...

Soo..... What if GR has a graphics upgrade attached to it as well? Will you be another one of those DOOM-sayers that will "prophetically announce" that the new expansion will "kill the game as we know it?"

I know a few people that said the same thing about Mission Architect...

Somehow, CoH still stands.

Weird.

"Alien"

I have not, but I have sent in a /bug report on post-16 malta already, based on that last test video I did with them... I had my settings on "no bosses while solo," and when those two robots combine to form the larger one, it spawns as a boss, regardless of your solo settings...

"Alien"

I would also add that having fun doesn't "magically" mean one has to min-max.

Does that include my SR scrapper's Practiced Brawler click-based power that double (and sometimes triple) stacks, logically giving 2 to 3 times the protection?

Nice one.

QFT. I started out being entertained by the posts early on, and then quickly became overwhelmed by lengthy (and mostly unimportant to me) posts on "copyright."

I seem to have read 2 or 3 discussions on the same exact subject on these boards before...

Some things never die.

Just like any "major release" title that's come out in the history of "graphics engine" gaming?

I fail to see what's wrong with consistently pushing technology forward into the future.

If hardware/computer/game-makers back in the day were content with technology the way I regularly hear forumites whine about "they better not make the hardware requirements higher, because then I might have to spend almost as much money as I pay for beer each month to upgrade my computer!"...

...we'd still be playing text-based games and devoting entire rooms to fit refrigerator-sized computers with 32k memory.


Here's hoping graphics get better for CoX 10 years down the road (assuming the Devs are plannin' on stickin' around for that long on this game).

You're stating this as a fact, right?

Because it's true.

But... isn't that when the building reaches "critical state?" If your "fact" is truth, then your "myth" becomes "fact."


Oh, and here's my contribution to the mythbuster game:

Couple of my coalition mates told me for a LONG time that sidekicked characters benefitted from the enhacement sets of their mentor.

Fact: This is not true... But, I believed them for a long, long time... :P

"Alien"

Actually, no... I just played with a group exemp'd down two seperate times on my lvl 50 warshade just in the past day... Once exemp'd down to lvl 16 doing the whole "Fusionette" story arc in Faultline, and once going through the entire "freakolympics" story arc exemp'd down to lvl 26.

I think there's still plenty of lvl 50s out there (including myself) who enjoy playing with teams no matter if they're exemp'd down or not.

In addition, I particularly enjoyed the fact that I had powers 5 levels above the level I was exemp'd to.

"Alien"

Do some research on post history (he's got more than one forum name).

You'll find people started hating on him the moment he stated he was a "farmer" and was French.

That's all it takes with some people, I guess.

Having been in the military and experienced a lot more of world culture, philosophy, and perception of Americans than a lot of these people who seemingly can't get over "lolz....he can't spell English" (even though it's not his first, or second...Or possibly even third language), I take all his current comments with a grain of salt, because I already know all the previous comments made by my fellow Americans to continuously egg him on.

If I had to make the choice again, I'd fight for my country a second time, but DAMN IT ALL if I'm not ashamed as hell of my fellow countrymen sometimes.

"Alien"

That's why I hate it for pretty much any AT I play that doesn't have some form of "practiced brawler" type running toggle... For me, dwarf doesn't count, because it obviates all the powers I WANT to use to attack. Personally, I hate being limited to 2 "actual" attacks (mire is part attack, part buff, and heal is part attack, mainly heal.... That leaves two *actual* attacks).

I like to have a larger power arsenal available to me, and being "made" to play in dwarf form for EVERY enemy group that mezzes.... Meh... Not my idea of a good time, especially since I HATE playing tanks.

HATE it.

"Alien"

Well, I wouldn't say that. In actuality, I'd suggest a "first-timer" to go for putting a PB up to 50 before a Warshade, because they *most likely* would have an easier time of it.


Yes, the WS includes some controller-type powers. However, just because a PB has one ally heal doesn't really mean it's "Defender type." I'd just say it's "Single Target" type. I would venture a guess that any lvl lower than 38, the PB is probably going to be easier to solo, although it can definitely be done with a WS.

However, as a side note, with the release of i16, the term "solo" becomes a lot more complex. When I say "solo" here, I'm meaning normal soloing at regular difficulty settings. If you're trying to set it for 8-man mobs pre-lvl 38, both ATs are going to have a hard time of it.


Both are easiest to run as tri-form until you reach the highest lvls. Not just Warshades. I'd also add that any combo is feasible at the upper lvls, but I wouldn't say any combo is easily feasible.


The only *form* that I know of that tends to get expensive no matter which way you put it together is Warshade human-only... Human-only builds for PBs can also get up to that lvl in price, but you can safely slot them out effectively without needing to get specific IOs...

The reasoning for this is that with human only builds, you have to get certain bonuses and protections using set bonuses to make up for the fact that you don't have a "get out of jail free card" for break-frees or getting knocked back (dwarf form).


I think the first point there is true for any AT, not just Khelds--especially with the release of i16. Once you start "max-ing out" your difficulty settings, you're really going to have to start watching what you're doing and start coming up with new and useful strategies for each enemy group to take them down.

As far as keybinds... They're not "essential," but they definitely can make your time playing a Kheld a heck of a lot easier... I don't personally use any keybinds except for my teleports... It's much easier to press a key to activate the power and then click where you want to go with the mouse, than to go to the bottom-right of your screen, click the power, then "hurry" to click to where you want to go (and back and forth and back and forth).


Yes.


LoLz! Yeah, that's about how I'd sum it up...

"Alien"