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This, I would love to see also. If there was such a super team, I'd be loving every moment of it

You know, that's something (after playing Aion) that I've hoped they might implement in CoH. Maybe not what you meant, but, it got me thinking on a tangent...

One of the few things I enjoy (in Aion), is that the enemy players can invade 2 of our zones, by travelling through a rift. Then they try to get a spy quest done, and attack our sides players along the way. I actually enjoy this and I've never been much of a pvp player.

I'd actually find it fun, if the mechanics worked of course, in CoH where some villains (*a limited number of) could invade PI for example, for their mission, and maybe smack a few heroes along the way. And vice versa for heroes sneaking about in Grandville or the like.

I don't expect this. But it's just a thought.

Teehee

*nervously steps forward*
I've been known to rage before also... but luckily not whilst in the forums. I have however had several epic (and embarrassing) tantrums in game >.>
Guess I'm just saying I'm no angel either

I agree on this. I do *want* costume pieces from what I saw in the teaser photo. It is very purty, shiny, and if it glows in the dark I will *squeeee* a lot. :3

He didn't slap anyone in the face.

[sarcasm] Jay has a weird posting style, oh the horror, how DARE he have a different posting style, shame on him. [/sarcasm]

Jay basically said, in his unusual way, that he was nervous to reply and knew he would get flamed; that it's the individual's fault for jumping to conclusions; and, to get over it.

Instead, several players have thrown insults back at him, criticizing his professionalism and basically are coming across like a bunch of temper tantrums.

I didn't find anything offensive in his post.

It wouldn't have mattered how Jay posted anyhow. If he'd just said:
"Stop jumping to conclusions. No one said you'd be getting this as a costume. It's an NPC not a player."
Well the same people would still be ******** at him about not getting the costume piece and blaming him etc.

This. We have been very spoiled and I hope this never changes, it's what makes CoH so great for me.

This.

Maybe you could ask him nicely? I doubt that he wants to reply to some of your flaming posts, like the one telling WW to fire him sheesh!

Like someone else said, if Jay changed the old costumes in the costume creator, many players would scream bloody murder over it.

And I am sure Jay has good "reasons for stuff simply not happening".
I don't think he sits in his cubicle, laughing maniacly and chuckling and thinking "Oh look at the players writing with agony over not being able to have the PPD hardsuit".
Maybe you could ask him nicely with a PM
And maybe it's already been discussed on the forums over 'why', I'm not sure. There is a costume request thread that is over 1000 posts long though, maybe it's buried somewhere in that.

No. But I never said anything would be taken away.

I never said that was what *the devs* think. I was just saying how it feels to me
Agreed.
I have no idea why they do this.
But I've wondered if it's due to a combination of things, like clipping issues, time taken to develop them suitable for player sliding scales in size etc, or other reasons.

Over my dead body!

Now now, that is unfair.
Jay has delivered a LOT costume wise in the past.
And he won my soul long ago, when he gave us back the wrapped skin on the stiletto boots.
That's because a lot of players jumped to conclusions, made assumptions and then got mad about not getting what they want. That is not Jay's fault. Although I did find his response rather amusing.
I honestly don't see what all the fuss is about.

And I am sure they have him working his butt off anyhow, I doubt they would pay him to sit there and not deliver jack
I'd say he is in the same boat as the rest of the devs, where he is not allowed to tell us *what* he is creating. Not yet anyhow.

Lol

Oh I *want* them all, but I won't be upset if I can't have them all.
But it is a bit like Pokemon - gotta catch them all! He he he.

I actually like the way things are.
Whilst I'd love to have every costume option to play with, I feel there needs to be a distinctiveness in appearance with the npc's, it makes them a lot more unique. I don't mind getting a couple of pieces of their costumes, but it feels wrong to me if I have their entire appearance.

I'm a bit torn over this one however. There are some that look so awesome that I wish I could have that look, but it's not something I'd lose sleep over nor be mad about. Either way, the way I see it, it's all good.

Correct. But we have become accustomed with, that there is always a good chance, that some of the costumes on NPC's can sometimes end up being granted as new pieces to the player base.
You can't blame us for being overly optimistic, this is Going Rogue after all, and a lots of us are excited to the *squeeee* level.

And all the rampant speculation, whilst can be seen as negative, also has some positive effects for the development team.
Drop us a teaser, firstly we get talking, and saying what we like/don't like about the teaser, and then players run off in tangents of discussion. You get a lot of feedback and mini-ideas from the one teaser. Whilst not all of it is positive, you get a lot of information back from us that can be used in further decision making. Well that's how I feel about it

Yes. I have been a very bad girl.
Give us this costume piece (below), and I will atone for my sins, by lavishing you with grapes, donuts, your favourite beer, and plushy toys that you can throw over your cubicle wall at the back of BaB's head.

For some reason, I had the urge to merge them into this:


Why the *worrisome*?
Well... the costume looks great.
However, I just hope it looks as good on the huge/portly toons.
I would hate to see it ending up looking like Tron Guy (see below).
Also, I hereby DEMAND that the name "TRON GUY" be made illegal. Because I said so.
Please, please no Tron Guys.



I had no idea there was a going rogue website... *face palm self*

This is why I believe, that Positron should take on an alter-ego for his top secret project with his Strike Force Team!

I was disappointed, that my favourite villain npc never gets used or brought up in any new things, like as an AV further in the story line, or as a trainer in a new zone, a contact, or even a new red name

I am talking about the one and only, Doctor Geist.
He would be perfect for Positron as an alter-ego.

If something happens that disappoints (as always) a portion of the player base, then he could say, "that was done by my evil twin" or "I'll have to check with my alter-ego on that", or "the evil Geist voice in my head made me do it".

Don't know who Geist is? Here's info:
Pretend Geist is Posi and the Wolf Spider is the Director. Teehee.


Doctor Geist: Mwuhahahahaha!
Doctor Geist: The fools! They said that I, the ingenious Dr. Geist, would never make anything of myself!
Doctor Geist: Now here I am, working for Lord Recluse, unlocking the secrets of these Arachnoids!
Doctor Geist: Soon, I will work my way up the Arachnos hierarchy and get the resources I need to create my ULTIMATE SECRET WEAPON!
Doctor Geist: Then, I shall rule the WORLD!
Doctor Geist: Mwuhahahahahaha!
Wolf Spider: GEIST!
Doctor Geist: Aaaaaah!
Wolf Spider: Get back to work or we'll cut off more than your funding!
Doctor Geist: Of course, s-sir! I'll get back to it, sir!
Wolf Spider: I hate mad scientists.






If Posi had Geist as an alter ego, he could have his very own mad scientists laboratory. And guinea pigs.


I approve. Make it so!



Which is why I rarely PM the red names.

I once PM'd lighthouse, asking to find out why they don't sell game time cards in Australia. 2 days or so later, he resigned.
Several weeks later, i did the same thing with his successor, (can't remember her name), I sent her a PM asking the same thing and shortly after that she resigned...
Now I am paranoid if I PM red names they will leave!


Try to make some of those winter glowing presents (without the glow) and upon opening, they fling confetti out. You could hide the victims coffee mugs a week or so before, and put it inside the present as a gift. Muah hahaha. But don't forget the confetti.


Also, you could remodel BaBs character by dressing him in butler's costume pieces. And make his hair grey, maybe a tad of receding hairline, and complimentary wrinkles. And give him cheesy dentures. I dare you to upload the costume on the BaBs trainer in Galaxy.



Come to think of it, this would make a great April Fools joke, the devs could play pranks like this in game on eachothers alts, and the players could seek them out like easter eggs. Oh the chaos!


Someone get Back Alley Brawler's attention. The mace powerset needs a new customisation. That's right. Hockey sticks. Those things are nasty and would make an excellent new mace skin.

Agreed.
Whilst we don't really know what is being added (and way too much speculation is going on), I am being really hopeful that the new content is a win.

• I would like more content for the 50s, that's for sure.
• I also want to see the story line further developed, with old contacts included in new, exciting content.
• I'd like all the old content to be tidied up, similar to some of the villain content. Streamline it, and keep as much of it as possible in the same zone as the contact where permitting. Also making it so you can call a contact after 1-3 missions, so you don't have to zone so many darn times.
• I've also been wishing for ages that they would review/fix the boring/frustrating task forces (such as those in the shadow shard, Positron TF, etc).
• I've been hoping they would add more mechanics/AI for how enemies work in missions, instead of huddling up like moronic, ready-to-be-slaughtered sheep. I'd love to see mobs get up and swap spawn locations with other mobs; call for help from others to back them up, etc. And more unpredictable ambushes.
• I've also been desperately wanting them to add new maps, and completely mix the existing maps up, by adding new hallways, side rooms, alternate pathways to the existing maps to make them as unpredictable as possible. Currently, any vet can walk into a office map, and know exactly the layout of the floor. For me this removes most of the suspense/thrill.

That's probably personal? And not good to speculate (although I too was curious).
Annnnnd now, here i go speculating! lol. My hunch is, maybe, this is a chance to do something a bit different and rather than wearing the managers hat and all the related responsiblities, to have a go at something a bit different for a while (I see it as a project role, which sounds like a lot more fun than being the manager).

No, but I made a picture strong enough to illustrate him in his pure awesomeness.

After googling for awesomeness (*cough* ie *cough* idiots *cough*), I found a worthy enough picture (picture 1).

I then used good ol' MS Paint to trim it and MS Photo editor to add transparency and slapped it ontop of a shot of Atlas Park.

Lo and behold, find below (picture 2) the Fire Kin master in his pure epicness, winning over popularity in the masses in Atlas Park.

Picture 1: winning google result



Picture 2: final picture, of the master in action

Oh the horror...

I see that you are striving to be "Fire Kin Master of the Universe".

In that case, make sure you also dump the entire fitness pool.

And make sure you take hover, fly and group fly.
That way you and your imps can glide through the galaxy on your quest for deafening the universe with your unsightly oversized fonts of doom.

You could fly through space, spewing forth the large scrolling fonts similar to that used in the Star Wars credits.
And you can tell all the aliens how epic your fire kin is.
And challenge them to a farm-off for your specific AE farm.

^ This. And I'll add some more to it.

• Players who don't use the auction house
• Players who are constant lowbies and always rolling new alts and getting to 20, then starting over again.
• Players who delete their alts without transfering the influence or freespecking the enhancements off their deleted toons.
• Players who are impatient OR gullible, and pay top dollar for stuff at the auction house, because they see the price and believe that is what they must pay for it
• Players who are overly generous, and give away most of their influence to their team mates and friends, or anyone on broadcast who is pleading for inf.
• Players who stay in SG mode. Always.
• Players who rarely ever farm
• Players who spend large chunks of time goofing off, chatting, emoting, helping others out, and not actually doing missions or earning xp/inf-per-second.

I fall into some of these categories (the goofing off, helping others, rolling new alts, and SG mode).

I also have a friend who does the rest of the items on that list. He has played longer than me. And he has never hit 50. I think his highest toon ever was 28. And he must have had at least 50 toons that he has deleted and rerolled. I think he is addicted to dinging and the fun in the lowbie levels. And he is incredibly generous and is always gifting people with all his loot soon as he meets them on team; I think he likes the friendships he makes more in the game than actually playing his characters. And I can verify he rarely uses the auction house. At first I thought it was because he didn't like it for some reason, but now I think it is because he likes being santa (giving stuff away).

Whilst players like my friend are probably rare, I doubt he is the only one around. I've had players run up to me and gift me with all sorts of stuff in the past. It doesn't happen too often, but it's not uncommon.

Me on the other hand, I play that market and have learned some lessons from the Ebil Marketeers. I hated the Ebil ones and their unethical (in my mind) money making methods at first. Then I became converted and now all of my level 50 toons are sitting on big fat piles of booty (inf), which is the trust funds for my many new lowbie alts. Heh heh heh.

To answer your original question, no, not a legitimate software program.

HOWEVER.

You can use the regular, legitimate CoH program to play with costumes, WHEN the server is down for maintenance.

There is a trick to it.

You need to be ALREADY logged in, PRIOR to the server going down, AND you have to be in a server already, AND inside the character creator.
When you are in there, prior to maintenance, you can stay. And play. And create stuff.
I've done this a dozen times or so when the servers are down, just because I love making costumes >.>

Just don't exit out or you can't get back in *until after maintenance is over*

Heh.

Have fun

It's not *quite* the worst, but it's up there.
Here's some of the worst ideas ever: (darn you internet)

1. The Hawaii Chair.
The picture (below) doesn't show the pure epic-failure of this item.
I can see the office workers typing "zzshlnafdf" instead of "TPS report" whilst using this chair.
I recommend watching the youtube clip of it in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9_am...ayer_embedded#




2. The sideways bike
Yes. You ride a bike, sideways. I foresee lots of spills.
Here's another youtube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOy_u...layer_embedded




3. The "Helmet with a gun mounted upon it".
Someone drew up plans last century for this new war device.
I hope they never tested it. Guinea pig would have one hell of a migraine.



4. Some sort of submersible armor design.
I think the picture speaks for itself.
Carefully take note of the location of the propeller. You wouldn't want to get excited whilst swimming...




5. The curved gun barrel.
Oh lordy...




6. Weasel Coffee.
Yep, you read that description on the bag just right.
Yes, it says "Picked and regurgitated by a weasel".
Mmmmm sounds tasty.




7. The bacon beer mug.
An example when mixing two different types of awesome is a bad thing.




8. The USB beer stick.
Beer is good. USB's are good.
But hot beer is gross, getting caught drinking at work is not good, and not having a decent sized beer to drink is even worse.





9. Catmew.
It's supposed to meow and scare mice away.
Seriously. Why not just get a real cat, or some mice traps...
Unless you like hearing the miew sound 10 times per minute. Or pissing off your household.




10. The fire alarm box that discourages pranksters.
Sure it discourages pranksters, along with anyone with half a braincell from ever wanting to use it.




11. The gerbil shirt.
With this device, you can take your pet gerbil for a walk with you, and look like the totally kewlest kid on the block.




12. The baby cage.
So your baby can play outside, inside the cage. Whilst hanging above the street from the 3rd floor of your building.
[note to self -- This further proves my theory that some people should not be allowed to reproduce. Ever.]




13. The segway.
The pictures say it all.
Apparently it sells for $5000.




14. 'Dog rides comfortably in sack on runningboard'
WTF. Seriously WTF.
Poor dog.




15. The poo loo.
Yes, its a toilet. Made completely out of your poo.



16. This pair of fools and their exercise method.




17. The exhaust jack.
Just don't over inflate it. Nor be near the car if the ball ever bursts.




18. Some sort of baby harness.
Yes, you are seeing that right, they are ice skating.




19. The Peekaru.
Picture speaks for itself.




20. Various bizarre inventions.

• Whoever thought the baby mop would work, doesn't understand the destructive force of a toddler.
• I now see a new meaning for "man boobs".
• I do like the head pillow, wish I had one for use at work.

And lastly........ for those yearning to see another stupid invention youtube video, then check out this link:
http://current.com/items/91251943_yo...inventions.htm