Blood Spectre

Judging based on what is available to players is a fallacy. Every player represents the extraordinary or exceptional case. To judge the tech level of the world, you need to look at the environment. Assault Weapons are so common even dimwitted Trolls can fire them, and even minor hoodlums have them in ample supply. Jetpacks however, only appear for the most part in high tech scenarios.

Though I will grant you that Longbow Eagles have them in great supply, and that Longbow is about the definition of a Natural group for this game. But Longbow is also a new development, and could be held to represent the curve of modern technology's advance. Even so, other groups with jetpacks (Sky Raiders, Wyvern) are definately Technology based.

If it allows you capabilities that the average citizen of your world/setting/timeline would consider extra-ordinary, then it's tech. An assault rifle is not tech, people see them all the time and have an expectation what they can do. A laser pulse rifle, even if it is operated EXACTLY the same way, is tech because it's extraordinary for the world you are in. 500 years in the future this may no longer be so. That is the pickle of technology, it only stays a super power for so long. In a Bronze Age World, a Knight with a steel sword and armor would be a tech super hero. In our world he's an anachronism. Thus, as the average citizen of Paragon City is meant to find jetpacks exotic, they are an example of Tech superpowers.

... I didn't say that scabbards and quivers are high tech. I would have been fine with them. I did say that the jetpack is high tech, and I stand by that, especially in this game. That's the Sky Raider's whole fricking gimmick is that they have Jetpacks, and they're a Tech Faction, not a natural one. I'm not sure why a Jetpack gets to be a Natural option just because James Bond wore one once. Well Batman throws boomerangs every day and we don't get those either. But weapon sheaths and quivers I would be fine with.

It's not even difficult. The fallacy comes early on when someone suggests that "what you are born with" is the definition of natural super powers. It's not. I think it's closer to the definition of a Mutant super power.

If we examine the game even in brief we discover that Natural, as defined by the game, is a power source that incorporates being extremely well trained. You know, like a Ninja. Natural Origin SO Enhancements all represent either "Military" level training techniques or have a strong Martial Arts theme to them. Natural Contacts all tend to be highly trained secret agent types or the like. So it's clear that for this game, as a power source, "Natural" refers to an elite and amazing level of training.

You know, like a Ninja might have.

So... a jetpack really is a piece of Technology, and wouldn't really fit. There's nothing wrong with a scabbard or quiver, but there were technical hurdles involved and I'd rather be having this discussion about a pack I already have than be waiting for those issues to be resolved. In the meanwhile, the robes, masks, and the like that we did get all support the game's definition of "Natural" super powers, where as a jetpack doesn't. Now can we all shut the hell up about Super Booster Pack IV and discuss our hopes for Pack V, as the thread is clearly hoping to do?

The ninja clothing is not the source of the ninja's powers either.

Gray rep is awesome. It's the forums way of saying that someone's opinion doesn't matter.

Yes, and it's all s00per kewell, and you can't see it, because it's Legends members only. Nyah Nyah!

I'm there and waiting. Not seeing a whole lot of familliar faces though.

So, I hear this read has red name boobies in it?

Why must you be the screen door on the submarine of my dreams?

My dream is to some way be on the recieving end of a miracle glitch that gives me a level 53 IO, and then list it and steal someone's savings. But then, I'm kind if a dick like that.

around 10k as I recall. Redside. Blueside I wouldn't know.

She can ride along if she wants. No biggie.

Good work as always.

It's not giving me any problems either.

I created a sign up thread up forum a little ways. I also took the liberty of signing up the three of us who are definates already.

Tomorrow, at 8pm Easten Time, The Rogue Isles Legends will be undertaking the Operative Renault Strike Force. We're looking for a few cunning villains to fill out our ranks as we prepare to face down Calyfishstix and his pet leviathan.

Sign up in this thread if you are interested, or send me a tell AT @Blood Spectre tomorrow night if you'd like to ride along for profit, carnage, and merits.

1) Blood Spectre, Sinister Sphinx, Archery/Trick Arrow Corruptor
2) Casual Player, Betty Von Boopenstein, Necromancy/Traps Mastermind
3) Lord Gryphon, Gryphon Stalker, Broadsword/ Regen Stalker
4) Mrs Casual Player, maybe
5) Deacon NA maybe
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Get em while they're hot!

I think we're all missing out on a deeper issue, which I would like to bring to light.

This dude's toon is a chick named Steve.

Sense.

This thread makes none.

So, I got a new PC, with a bigger monitor. And CoH runs great on it, but I am having an issue, and maybe someone can help me.

I turned the graphics up to 1080 something (the one at the top, that uses my full screen) and the game looks great. Really really great.

But, the chat and windows were all really tiny, so I expanded them up to 149%. And now all my friends lists are getting cut off at the bottom, so I cant see which of my friends are on anymore.

Is there any way to resolve this?