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None of these links work anymore.

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K, now before I incur the wrath of the fanboy mafia...

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<DonBot> We're the Fanboy Mafia... the entire Fanboy Mafia. </DonBot>


CoH: Issue #1
17 zones
5 ATs
2 mission types
1 Costume
0 Respecs
0 Capes & Auras
0 Accolades
0 Badges
0 Items of Power
0 Bases
0 HO's for villains (because Hammi was nigh-impossible)
Etc, etc.

When you buy CoV, you're buying all of its future content (as long as you're a subscriber) and its past content (which includes all improvements made from the basic, barebones game that was CoH). You're not buying a new game where everything is different and remade from the ground up.

*puts 'dooooom' down on a double-word score*

I wish the game came with more Os.

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I think it's the guy that draws out the board on the sidewalk with chalk then dances with penguins.

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It all comes back to Pilcrow's avatar, doesn't it?

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What's a sidewalk supervisor?

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Dick van [censored]?

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Still confused!

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Just checked the dictionary its

Quinquagesimal, sorry for the one letter wrong.

It refers to a period of 50 days. Often used to desribe the time between Easter and Pentecost.

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That's freakin' impressive, Catwhoorg. Good word. I'm gonna forget it in T minus twenty-three minutes...

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you the sidewalk supervisor or you playing scrabble?

it's YOUR turn. *tap tap tap* we're all waiting.

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What's a sidewalk supervisor?

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*enlarges cat's Quinquegesimal to Quinquegesimallation for triple triple word score*

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That wouldn't even fit on the board! I call shenanigans.

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Quinquegesimal

on a triple word score, plus the four, two and three letter words going cross ways for the win!!!

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See, you'd beat me handily. I've never, ever gotten the seven-letter bonus, and I can never think of 'Q' words.

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Yah the day I see superheroes farming instances for uber gear is the day I join the Scrabble Tournament Championship

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Man, you make fun, but Scrabble tournies are hardcore. I've heard stories about the words they use. It's insane, seriously. I'll see if I can find the website.

*hits lucas with a rolled-up newspaper*

NNNO! NO! Bumping old posts is BAD! BAD lucas!

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Now go watch Equilibrium a few times and load up on 9mm wisdom.

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Watch it once and demand your money back. It's a bad film.

Ah, so it's not a necroposting so much as an exhumation. I won't be needing this pistol, then. Shame.

*shoots off the rest of the clip wildly*

*shoots the thread in the torso*

Why won't it die?!

Good article, Gil, but where's page two? Is the Times trying to modernize with hip, snappy articles that cater to the shortened attention span of toda---

I'm hungry. Let's go ride bikes!

As to badges in Issue #5, I'll say that I love the idea of finally getting badges from the Shard TFs, and hope (nay, demand) that you datamine to reward those heroes who have already done the TFs.

I also like the idea of getting more badges for doing events multiple times, like the Hellion Arson event. While this may make those events draw so many heroes that it's mayhem for the first little while, I think it's a good way to encourage participation.

Now I'll move onto more general badge concerns.

My biggest complaint with the badges is their inconsistency. This takes two forms: inconsistent numbers for 'defeat' type badges, and inconsistent visual aides for other Achievement badges.

A) Some badges, like the badge for defeating Fake Nemesis robots (Unveiler) take a reasonable amount of time and effort to get. 100 Nemesis bosses is difficult, but attainable. Others take a completely unreasonable amount of time and effort, like Illusionist and Zookeeper, which are tedious to the point of making me want to shut off the game. Lots of people would say, hey, don't get the badges, but for a fair number of us, getting the badges is great fun, even if they're not part of an accolade. These badges reduce fun, which is counterproductive.

B) Some Achievement badges have progress bars. Some have placeholders with no bar, and some have nothing until you get the badge. This is inconsistent and serves no real purpose, to my mind. Why can I not know how far along on the Medic badge I am, but I can know how far along on the Adamant badge I am? Why can I not know what that ??? placeholder badge is but I can know right away that the next placeholder is for gaining influence? These are not game-breaking issues, of course, but they're a nonsensical part of earning badges that it seems could be easily fixed.

Thanks for your time!

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Without getting into details, ALL CoT Thorn Casters have been reworked. The amount of control powers these minions have will be severely reduced or outright removed. Expect other related changes with all Thorn Casters.

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I hope they're not getting too dumbed down. The Earth Casters were out of control for sure, but the others were a reasonable challenge, anyway.

Have you thought about making Lt. versions with the hold powers to complement the minions without?

This:

"We are planning an August release date. -George Vasilakos Zombielord Eden Studios"

Is from these forums.

So that would be nice.

IF was one of those posters who could send a thread spiralling down into a flame war without even trying. His big red ' I ' was like a red cape.

Also, I switched my avatar and now it's broken.

Seriously, I thought he was back.

Dr. Zeus has been around a lot longer than I remembered, too.

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Why on Earth would you ever bump a nine-month-old topic just to ask that question?

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I'm wondering the same thing... I was going to post that all of those badge bugs have been fixed, what are you all talking about? But then I read the date.

Sorry to see you go, Vyvyanne. Good luck!

That's just an awesome video. I especially like the somewhat ungrateful Miss Abyss coming along at the end and dishing out another Shadow Maul.

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In America today it's entirely acceptable to hate, and make racist remarks towards and against white people.

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I'd love to refute your points, Dissension, but not only would it not convince you, it'd get the thread locked, 'cause these types of arguments can only go bad.

The rest of you, keep talking about noodles! Only you can prevent flame wars.

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You know what I find funny? I made a post poking fun at the whole "5th Column was changed because of the Europeans" crap, and yet 90% of the replies have been from people thinking I was badmouthing Ramen.

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I find that funny too, LiquidX. I find that funny too.

(BTW, I heard Ramen causes mange, rust, and religious intolerance.)