Caldron

Whew a lot of responses already....

But firstly: it's gotta be the 5th Column. Count me in on the Reichsman camp.

As to the Marvel MMO..... VERY ironic. But I'm with Tal-N on this one. Congratulations on the contract. As a new/fledgling software company it's always good to land a big contract to buoy your business. I understand all of that and hope this one does well for all parties: MS, Marvel, and Cryptic.

How do I feel about it? I feel that if the MMO goes live, and if they mean what they say about being fully dedicated to the CoX product line, then sequels as others have mentioned, is a must. In the form of sequels that integrate into the current game (with its current user data).

I'm not entirely sure that the Marvel MMO will be a direct compete with CoX. For one thing, this is one game for both PC and 360. The controls, if they don't want to force 360'ers to use keyboards, will be "dumbed down" some. The goal of the consoles is to reach out to hard as well as casual gamers. Marvel would love to have their game do exactly that. Being able to interact with PC players from 360.... the scheme will just be completely different, IMO, than CoX right now.

What will keep me subscribing to CoX when MUO is online? Newness..... storylines that move the world forward..... long stories that my character has weaved and has helped change the world, like super heroes do. Archvillains catered for me that keep pestering me.... more diverse missions past the create instance, arrest everyone inside....

(Incidentally, where is that feature they promised where you can turn evil or good?)

If the flexibility, complexity, community, and freshness is upkept by the devs on CoX, then I think it will last for a while and I will continue to be a customer. Honestly, the world in CoX right now needs to concentrate on making us, the players, the "go-to" people. That would definitely differentiate the experience from MUO. I mean, who wants to be a super hero in Marvel when you know the missions that matter can be done/had by Spiderman?

And I'm sure there'll be some system where players can play the Marvel characters. They'll be crazy not to do that. But the mechanic is the key there. Cuz obviously you don't want Wolverine to run around yelling "n00b n00b I pwn'd jo0!!1!"

I just need to make sure they let ME play the White Queen... cuz I want to prove firsthand how she can possibly keep her outfit up.... errr, you know... for uh... SCIENTIFIC reasons. Yeah, yeah...... something about... um... GRAVITY.... and uh....... biology! YEAH!

Ok I'll shut up now.

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I cant decide if its brilliant or just a cry for help...

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It's a cry for help. My main is a controller, after all

.... 'cept Bruce and Chuck are scrappers.

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You are a horrible monster who must be destroyed.

After I stop snickering.

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Hilarious! .....now I'm gonna have that damn song stuck in my head *bangs head against desk*

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Awww c'mon.... play it on a mission. Mission loads there's a big group of minions and LTs right up front..... you start to hear the beat....

dun tun tun tun dun tun tun tun (auras up) dun tun tun tun (you run to the nearest minion).... (and then as soon as you click your first attack in your chain, full bass and LOUD it goes...) "I LIKE BIG SMASH! AND I CANNOT LIE!" .... and so on...

(Did this with other ATs in the past and other classes in other games was a hit thought I'd do one for Brutes they're occupying my altaholism at the moment, hehehe. )

(Sing in the tone of Sir Mixalot's Baby Got Back)

*talking*
Oh my god
Becky, look at her brute
Its so big
She looks like one of those reject tankers
Who understands those brutes
They only talk to her because she looks like a total melee'er
I mean her fury
It's just so big
I can't believe it's so huge
It's just out there
I mean, it's gross
Look, she's just so tanker

*rap*
I like big SMASH! and I can not lie
You other brothers can't deny
That when a brute walks in with an itty bitty def
And a full fury in your face
You get sprung
Wanna pull up tough
Cuz you notice that fury was full
Deep in the jabs she's doin'
I'm hooked and I can't stop staring
Oh, baby I wanna get with ya
And take your picture
My homeboys tried to warn me
But that fury you got
Make Me so SMASH!-ey
Ooh, dump of damage
You say you wanna get in my melee
Well use me use me cuz you aint that average AT

I've seen them attackin'
To hell with tankin'
She's raged, furied, got it goin like a turbo vette

I'm tired of n00b posters
Saying scrappin' is the thing
Take the average melee man and ask him that
She gotta pack much SMASH!

So Fellas (yeah) Fellas(yeah)
Has your char got the SMASH! (hell yeah)
Well SMASH! it, SMASH! it, SMASH! it, SMASH! it, SMASH! on relentless
Baby got SMASH!

(LA face with Oakland booty)

I like'em tough and big
And when I'm throwin a jab
I just can't help myself
I'm actin like an animal
Now here's my scandal

I wanna get you home
And UH, double punch UH UH
I aint talkin bout MA
Cuz sissy kicks were made for boys
I wannem real fast and knockback
So find that juicy BI
Player's in trouble
Beggin for a piece of that fury
So I'm lookin' at tank videos
Knockin these CoTs walkin like hoes
You can have them tankers
I'll keep my brute like She Hulk
A word to the slick brute sistas
I wanna get with ya
I won't cus or hit ya
But I gotta be straight when I say I wanna -- (Pow!)
Til the break of dawn
Baby Got it goin on
Alot of tankers won't like this song
Cuz them punks tickle with hits and quit it
But I'd rather stay and play
Cuz I'm melee and I damage
And I'm down to get the SMASH!ing on

So heroes (yeah), heroes (yeah)
Do you wanna get within my melee (yeah)
Then turn around
Punch me out
Even defenders got to shout
Baby got SMASH!

(LA face with the Oakland booty)

Yeah baby
When it comes to brutes
Regen ain't got nothin to do with my selection
36-24-36
Only if it's AS-Jab-AS

So your alt throws an ice sword
Playin ice toggles like glacial
But ice armor ain't got a fury bar at the bottom of her end bar
My SS/EA don't want none unless you've got SMASH!, hun
You can do assault or build-ups, but please don't lose that fury
Some brothers wanna play that hard role
And tell you that the SMASH! ain't gold
So they toss it and leave it
And I pull up quick to retrieve it
So forums says you're gimp
Well I ain't down with that
Cuz your resist is small and your attacks are SMASH!in
And I'm thinkin bout stickin
To the tanker dames in the other side
You aint it miss thing
Give me a brute I can't resist her
Def buff and taunts did miss her
Some invuln tank tried to dis
Cuz his powers were on my list
He had game but he chose to slot 'em
And pulled up quick to get with 'em
So brutes if the fury is full
And you wanna triple X SMASH! down
Dial 1-900-JABALOT and kick them nasty thoughts
Baby got SMASH!
Baby got SMASH!
Little in tha defense but she got much SMASH!
Baby got SMASH!

They brought Hibernia into CoH! *ducks*

Ehem. Archery. Mmmmmmm. Add pointy ears... green outfit.... blonde hair... ayep. Tons o' Legolas will show up I betcha...

*ducks*

I5 looks to be a great update! I hope they publish some controller changes there, as States seem to... uh, state.

That giant guy looks great.

What, no armored suit heroines?? Here's Gamma Beam, my alt kin/rad defender on Justice:

Portrait
Full Suit
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Great stuff Pydro. Top notch, had my wife and I laughing