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- Despite the similarities in fighting style, covering The Wretch in red body paint and insisting that everyone call him "Iron Tager" is not recommended.
- The Wretch is not required to show anyone his Gigantic Tager.
- No, Captain Mako and Black Scorpion do not put on monocles and fancy hats, or sit down for tea and crumpets, when no one is looking.
- Barracuda is not a pacifist.
- "Run like a scared child" is not how we deal with intrusive heroes.
- Nor is "Set off a nuke and pray".
- No, it can not be hugs time now.
- Arachnos does not observe Talk Like a Pirate Day, and even if we did, it would not be celebrated by following Captain Mako around and repeating everything he says.
- Arachnos does not have a national anthem. No, that does not mean Lord Recluse is accepting suggestions.
- Especially not suggestions that it be "The Safety Dance".
- Even with modified, pro-Arachnos lyrics.
- Picking a word and replacing every instance of it in a song with "spider", "oppress", "conquer", or "pants" does not constitiute making pro-Arachnos lyrics.
- Lord Recluse is not, under any circumstances, to be referred to as "Commander Anti-Social" or "Commodore Lonely".
- Scirocco is not to be called "Lightning Facestablington".
- Weaver-1 is none of the following: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Linus Torvalds, Bill Nye's evil twin, or my personal technical support.
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Quote:Right in my signature.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
OK, who had the BABs quote on the subject in his sig? Show of hands, people!
My problem with a Shield Offense power set is that it would essentially demand Shield Defense. I mean, otherwise you'd be running around with a big, heavy slab of metal which is entirely designed to protect you, but you wouldn't be protecting yourself with it!
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Quote:It was actually inspired by Skippy's List, but that's a good list, too.Originally Posted by Quin
This thread reminds me of "the list"
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- I am not allowed to quote George Orwell's "1984" at Lord Recluse until I've actually read the book instead of just pulling random sentences off the Internet.
- The proper response to an Arachnoid infestation is not "sit down with them and discuss our differences over a cup of tea".
- I am not allowed to send new recruits do deal with Arachnoid infestations any more.
- When being interviewed by Amanda Vines, the following subjects are taboo: Westin Phipps, Bane Spider loyalty (not one defector, how unusual, yes?), Operation: DESTINY, the Power Transfer System, and the personal lives of any and all Arachnos personnel.
- Arbiters have the fascinating ability to always find a suicide mission in need of an expendable Operative. I will remember this whenever I feel the urge to discuss the merits of wearing white after Labor Day.
- The works of George Orwell are banned within the Etoile Islands.
- The Children of Enos do not hold bake sales every Friday.
- The Hamidon is not "just looking for friends".
- Yes, Kuhr'Rekt talks funny. Yes, Kuhr'Rekt can kill me with his brain. No, it would not negatively impact his relations with Arachnos if he did.
- Number 204 is perfectly normal.
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Well I made myself an Arachnos Soldier about a week or so ago, and while it's an interesting Archetype to play, I've discovered all sorts of odd regulations that Arachnos imposes on its personnel. Regulations which I never expected would even have a reason to exist. Regulations which may not have even existed before I joined up. Here's a selection:
- The Power Transfer System is not fueled by hugs, kittens, or the laughter of children.
- The Cap Au Diable Gremlins are not a direct result of "kids today and their baggy pants".
- Ghost Widow does not need a hug.
- Neither does Seer Marino.
- Or Regent Korol.
- The Snakes are not my, or anyone else's, bestest-best friends.
- I will not tell any Night Widow she needs to "get laid".
- I will not tell Arbiter Sands that any Night Widow needs to "get laid".
- Yes, it is creepy that I think Ghost Widow's hot.
- Do not make fun of Operative Brick Johnson's name.
- I will not slash Efficiency Expert Pither's tires ever again.
- Telling Ghost Widow she's "dead sexy" is not funny.
- Nor is sneaking the Television into Recluse's throne room.
- I will not ask Lord Recluse about "that Red Widow chick". Ever.
- The Grandville screens are there to "educate" immigrants, they are not to be used to play video games.
- I should not replace the footage shown on the Grandville screens with scenes from "T.H.E.M.", "Plan 9 From Outer Space", or "Manos: The Hands of Fate". Especially not if I leave the audio from the "educational film" intact.
- The phrase "hits like a truck" is rarely more literal than when it is applied to The Wretch. I will remember this if I am ever again tempted to mock the way he talks.
- None of my "crab" jokes are funny, and most are outright disgusting. I will be reminded of this whenever I ask Black Scorpion why I am banned from joining, speaking to, or coming within 100 feet of the Crab Spider Corps.
- Captain Mako is not to be called "Sharky McFangmouth", and I am lucky to be alive after doing so.
- I will never tell an Arbiter "you're not the boss of me!". Guess what? He is.
- There is no such thing as a "Cheese Spider Colbymaster", even if I painted my uniform yellow.
- "Beer Spiders" are even less real than Cheese Spiders.
- Never talk about Willy Wheeler in front of an Arbiter.
- We do not ride Arachnobots into battle. Even if our legs are tired.
- The Luddites are not Mormons, Catholics, Taoists, or Scientologists.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Dave_67
Well, I was just on with a small team, and it was fun. I also stopped by the auctin house and saw that the costume pieces have already crashed - from 100-400K down to about 50-55K.That's my scheme. I'll get the extra slots for every character I've made since last Halloween, then stockpile as much ToT Salvage as I can get for later. I'm trying to put together a slot-machine build for my Crab Spider, so she needs lots of Infamy.Quote:Originally Posted by MaestroMavius
This is why I love stockpiling the salvage. I'll end up holding onto as many sets as I can. Then around May I'll sell them for some quick cash!
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Quote:This was put in last year. It annoyed me then and it annoys me now. Those Tier 3s made great money at the Consignment Houses. Now getting a Treat is pretty much meaningless unless you get a costume power.Originally Posted by ValkyrieRising
-The treat nerfs really stink. Tier 1 inspirations? I was purposely leaving my tray full to keep from getting them. I used to curse Tricks, but now I curse Treats.
I am very pleased that the costume Salvage is now dropped from Trick spawns, however. That's led to a serious reduction in the number of click-and-runners around. There won't be nearly as many people leading purple-con Werewolves through my Mastermind's Tar Patch this year!
I'm also happy that Bosses are now appearing in Trick spawns when I'm soloing. I don't know if that's because of the new difficulty settings or a change to the event itself, because I don't pay enough attention to Test, but either way, this is the first Halloween where I've seen the Bosses.
Some of the Trick enemies, however, seem to be absolute cowards, especially Villain-side. Vampire Lords, in paticular, are apparently terrified of 4'10" female Crab Spider Soldiers.
I had to go to work (from where I now post) before I had a chance to get involved in a Deadly Apocalypse, so I can't comment on that sort of thing yet. -
Quote:I was going to agree with you, but then I took a longer look at the powers suggested, and had a realization: The difference between this suggestion and playing a Blapper build is that the Blapper tries to kill everything before they kill him, while a player with this set would to be actively trying to die. An auto-firing Self Destruction power on defeat? A debt protection power? A self-damaging +DMG toggle? A godmode that kills the user as its crash?! This isn't "do or die", it's "do and die". Or maybe "die and do", I can't decide.Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
Play a Blaster. Job done!
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The statement commonly called "Murphy's Law" is actually Finagle's Law of Dynamic Negatives. How it got mixed up with Murphy's Law, I don't know, but the real Murphy's Law is; "If there are two or more ways to do something, and one of those ways can result in a catastrophe, then someone will do it that way".
With that said, here's a fun list of my Finagle's Law-related experiences:
- The Tank Freak will always self-rez when you've forgotten that they do that.
- There is always another Sapper.
- If you hold off on using your Tier Nine godmode when fighting an Elite Boss or Archvillain, it'll be too late by the time you decide you need it.
- Strength of Will wears off exactly two seconds before you can use that final attack to kill Ghost Widow solo. Every. Single. Time.
- There are more Trolls around the corner.
- When there's only one enemy left, only your AoEs will be recharged.
- Your powers with Knockback will never shove an enemy through a hole in the map geometry where you can't attack it and it can't get out. Until you're fighting the last enemy in a kill-all mission.
- There's another spawn in the layer-cake cave. Always.
- If you think a Rikti spawn doesn't have a Communications Officer, you're not looking hard enough.
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Quote:While I agree with your point here, I'm not sure how the Booster Packs connect in-game wealth to real-world wealth. I can't sell my Magic Bolero or Self Destruction power at the Consignment House or to an NPC, so how do they affect my in-game wealth?Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
Connecting in-game wealth to real-world wealth is never a good idea. (Yes, it can be argued that they've already done it with things like the Booster Packs, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea, it means the Booster Packs weren't. And that's a whole 'nother argument.)
With that said, NC selling Salvage or Recipes for real cash would be pretty awful. I can't imagine them making a decision so jaw-hit-flooringly bad.
On the original topic, an Inspiration that buffs everything would be pretty broken. I mean, the OP is even suggesting it buff things that no current Inspiration affects, like mez duration. I'm pretty sure there's a reason, either mechanical or balance-related, why no Inspiration improves that.
As for -Fly in PvP, I don't PvP, so I've got no comment. I hate it in PvE, for what that's worth. -
Quote:It might have to be a whole new power set that requires specific costume parts on the arms, much the way taking VEAT Crab Spider powers forces a Crab Spider Backpack onto the character.Originally Posted by AkuTenshiiZero
I know this is probably a tall order with a massive can o' worms attatched to it, but...
I would love to get Freakshow arms. Like those massive clawed arms for a Claws character. Maybe even a "clean" version that's not so cobbled-together.
At least, that's how I'd like to see it done. If they were just a weapon, you'd have those big honking claws just appear out of nowhere, and they'd have the same fast-but-weak deal going as every other Claws weapon option. I can't imagine attacks using those Freak claw-arms being weak or fast, personally.
Personally, Freakshow might be a fun Epic Archetype to play. Start as a basic Freak, work your way up to Metal Freak or Stunner, and finally go full Freak Tank.
On the topic of new weapons, I really want more Pulse Rifle options. Come on, guys, we have three weapons. -
Quote:You can get a "heck no" instead, how's that?Originally Posted by Spiral_Architect
TRAVEL POWER (THE MISSING LINK)
Okay not as simple, maybe but it hit me recently (*cough* *CO* *cough*) that there is a huge cross section of hero types that dont have a thematic travel power, or are taking a travel power that is off theme. This is excruciating given the breadth of CoH in other areas. Ninjas, "Punishing" Soldier Types, Beasts, Captain America Types, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, are all left in the dust. They arent as fast as the Flash, they cant fly or teleport, and they cant jump like the Hulk, and being forced into taking any of these over-powered over the top solutions for a seriously gritty and brooding Dark Knight type is just plain corny. It ain't right. Let the gods be gods... but some of us need to be mortal men (albeit on performance enhancing drugs). There needs to be an additional Travel power and being one for suggesting simple solutions that already exist in the game just make it Fitness. One travel power that instantly grants all the individual powers of the current power pool of the same name. Perhaps tweak them up a bit and throw in a couple other little perks, but you get the idea. If I think of my alts alone this travel power would be selected for almost every other toon I make. I cant imagine anyone who is playing CoH, from a non-grind and non-PL perspective, who wouldnt jump all over this as an option for so many concepts and ideas. Really bad and massive void here guys if you consider some of the most currently popular heroes don't have flight, super speed, super jump or tele. Can I get a "heck yes" !!!!
Seriously, though, there's a reason why Fitness is a whole Power Pool. It's called "balance". You're calling for Swift, Hurdle, Health, and Stamina rolled into one power with additional "perks" on top of the current benefits. Yeah, uh, stop and consider that for a minute.
I hate being told I'm a fool for not having Fitness already, I don't need it to transmogrify into some ridiculous ultra-power. -
Go Go Gadget Skynet!
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I finally got my Brute up to Level 50, created a brand-new Arachnos Soldier, and got her up to Level 20. All solo, all the time. I'm gonna shoot for Level 24, since I've wanted a character with a Crab Spider backpack since before there were VEATs.
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Quote:Wow, here you made this thread insisting that people team with you, and whining about how people sometimes do things that aren't teaming with you, and people reacted the same way as they did every time you made just such a thread?Originally Posted by Samson_Sledge
Indeed!
This "No" thing is happening over and over so this post must happen over and over but not as often as people say "No!"
Arent I fun?You guys sure are...n't!
It's astounding!
Dude, some people don't want to join teams. Last time I joined a team was like seven months ago. I'm sure that qualifies me as some kind of scumwad in your book, but whatever. -
Quote:I'm gonna take a guess that he means Mastermind pets. Which would be great.Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
*looks at my Crystal "Rocky"*
*Looks at my colored Jack Frost*
*looks at my coloured Phantom Army*
Well, those are customized pets I get through my power sets, so I guess they're done. Next? Or are you referring to something else? -
I'm gonna try to get my Level 48 Brute, Rosa Kreuz, to 50. I want a Crab Spider so dang much, you guys.
Of course, the way things are going, I may get Rosa to 50 before next weekend, in which case my new Crab Spider will be seeing a lot of play time. -
Woo, wow, I can't believe it's been so long. My brother's visiting from Missouri, so I've been spending a lot less time on this than I planned on. Anyway, I've got part of a new Zero Stars Visual right here. The mission is called "Crawling from the Wreckage", TerminusEst13 pointed me in its direction. So far, only the Introduction and Mission One are done, I'll come tell you guys when I've added more.
Edit: Okay, all right, it's finished. Man, I don't even know what to say about this arc, guys. I'm not sure the result is as good as I thought it'd be while I was writing it, though. I'm gonna start looking for a more laugh-potential arc now. -
Quote:See, I don't really like this theory at all, because it assumes that all heroes are lawful stupid, which is quite a sweeping generalization. It's much more likely that most heroes will get the concept of "retirement" just as well as most ordinary people. That is a sweeping generalization as well, but one based on how real people think.Originally Posted by Gehnen
In your example, its the greatest evil that gets defeated. So presumably the next greatest evil becomes the greatest. Zealous heroes would eventually bust jaywalkers, (as all other evils have been eliminated) and reveal the great paradox that is a hero. By nature, heroes want to instill control, and thats fairly evil. Social control is very fascist.
I think that a lot of heroes, if not most or all of them, fight to create a world where they aren't needed. Heroes desperate to feel needed seem to go the Superboy-Prime route sooner or later.
That aside, I doubt it'll ever get to the point that jaywalking or other minor crimes are the "greatest evil", because people are stupid. Someone is always going to try to conquer the world or explode something important. That's why there's still so many criminals in Paragon City even though you can't throw a brick in this town without hitting two Tankers and killing a Blaster. -
I like your idea, Samuel. There's certainly nothing like it in City of Heroes, though we'd have to go to BAB and Castle to find out how workable it is. Also, I'm concerned about how it would affect low-level characters who don't have a lot of powers in the set yet. I'd suggest that each successful hit give the attacker a brief +Recharge bonus, which would help maintain the attack chain. To keep things from getting overpowered, it might (might) be possible to make the +Recharge from Scythe attacks go away if the character is mezzed or struck with a Recharge debuff.
I'm thinking about the way Zasalamel fights in Soul Calibur IV. He can maintain a steady rhythm of attacks with his scythe, but anything that stops him stops him hard. -
Oh, I, uh... I guess I won't get some of your estate? Unless I buy it?
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Quote:Dang, I forgot that the filter stops arcs from being published. Shows how potentially-offensive my arcs are, right?Originally Posted by Thunderspark
I've only played a handful of online games where the filters were rather extreme. At least in City of Heroes you can disable it for chatting, it's a shame it doesn't also work for publishing story arcs. Okay granted they don't want people writing their own triple-X fanfictions or inciting a religious war by saying bad things about the Pope or a certain prophet, but sometimes its just absurd.
Yeah, something needs to be done about that.
Sounds like a case of the Scunthorpe Problem. (Warning: TV Tropes link, it'll devour your free time!)Quote:Mind you, anyone who has played Phantasy Star Online/Universe will know that their chat filters (unable to be turned off, I might add) are completely insane. While it filters out the most benign of words ("Doesn't it" becomes "Doesn'* @!#" because of the 'tit' part) it doesn't filter out a certain four letter F word if you end it with 'ing'. Strange but true folks. -
Quote:That gives me an idea. Write a perfectly normal arc, then go through and replace every word the filter blocks, as well as some carefully-selected, non-blocked words, with random words pulled from a dictionary.Originally Posted by Twisted Toon
This makes me want to make an arc where all the characters are using filtered language, but not saying anything bad.
"What the cabbage is $name doing here!"
"How in socks are you so powerful?!"
"Oh versimilitude! My evil plan is obfuscated!" -
Quote:I was just casting around for ideas. "Thank the Lord" does sound a bit off, though, now that you mention it, and you're right about the issue of character voice. I suppose there's always the option of just using the words you want and hoping players run your arc with their profanity filters turned off, but that's not anywhere near ideal.Originally Posted by Oliin
You do realize that I was using goodness as an example since it was mentioned in the thread yes? I'm sure I've used it at some point before though too, but that's aside the point, since I've used 'heaven' before as well (and others ... not always because 'god' didn't work). "Thank the Lord," sounds odd to me though, "Praise the Lord," would work for certain character types (that I've not used). It's really an issue of voice when you get down to it.
I'm still somewhat confused as to why some words are filtered out, god especially. If nothing else, its annoying to have to talk around the word when you have an arc where the main villain is stealing artifacts in order to become a god and it cuts down a bit on the insane monomaniacal comments available. -
Quote:Is "the Lord" censored? Or "Heaven"? Those are a bit closer to the intent than "goodness", but I don't know what the filter thinks of them.Originally Posted by Oliin
Most of the filtered issues are easy enough to work around honestly. The problem with a lot of these problems is that the filtered word often conveys a stronger of sense the matter than most of the work-arounds. For instance, "Thank god," always sounds more grateful or emphatic than, "Thank goodness," to me (unless the person being saved is a virginal damsel in distress, or a southern belle I suppose).