DJ_Shecky

Ummm.. If you wouldn't mind doing one of SuperMum and Shecky it would really be appreciated.

Your work is real cool.

Happy Birthday Sir!!!

Wow!!! that is great!

Just got back from the Chicago Comicon, and got art of each of Defcon's looks. Wanted to share them with everyone.

Street Clothes

Classic Hero Look

The original Costume with a twist

The Catsuit

((Sweet. Love the concept, and the story is great!!!))

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P.S. To the person who had mention me only having 1 50, yeah and it took me a year to get him there (Last month), and the other toons I play with altits (My PB is my newsest one), and am trying to do as much different content as possible. To me at least, adapting to the new circumstances does take away the dead end, repetitive blues I see people talk about.

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I believe that was Puretone.

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Yeah, the number of 50s one owns has no bearing on any discussion involving gameplay experience. There are people playing for longer than I with no level 50s, but their experiences are valid nonetheless. Most of the people in this catagory have quite a few alts they juggle, which is why they don't have max level toons.

The only thing constant in MMos, IMHO, is change. You can always count on new content, power changes (for better or worse), changes in players, changes in attitude, etc.

Changes will always happen in MMOs. Not all of them will be good for everyone. You can't please all the people all of the time. However, those who can't accept change, adapt to change, or can't offer constructive criticism on these changes, are usually doomed to dissapointment.

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Well said. I wish I could have done it so elequently.

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Actually, its not the voicing of opinions that I'm sick of. Everyone is allowed their opinion. Its the bashing of the Devs who are trying to do what they feel is right to Their game. We are just participants in it.

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Defcon... you seem like a good guy and I want to explain where I'm coming from.

I use to work for a former video rental giant. They too make decisions to better their business. Although it was better for the business in their eyes it was very unpopular with the paying customers. Eventually they were no longer the giant they once were. CoH and CoV are great games. I enjoyed many many many hours playing. I hate to see the same thing happen to this game that happened to that video chain.

My question to you is

Who did it hurt to have Perma-hasten or Burn or even 5 damage slots on a single skill?

I understand the game is not static, it is the approach to the change I have aproblem with. Rather then change the rules after a toon is build and far underway to maturity, make the situations and bad guys tougher. Malta Sappers are a perfect example. My tank was really tought until I crossed paths with them... there he was a lightweight.

I respect that you know 30 people that have not left the game. My answer to that is many more have left the game. the daily load dot when logging in reflect that. As well as have to deal with far more pre-teen players that I have come across. Some are mature enough to play and most aren't

My passion and if you will anger toward the changes comes from my love for the game. True.... It is "Their" game, but with out paying customers... they have no game. EQ is living proof of that. The developers need to understand that. If I had one here I would tell them that....

I don't want to see it become City of Mediocrity

Cheers





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I can understand what you are saying, and yes there is always the posibility that changes can screw up the game and make it die. On the other hand, we have not had changes as they did to SWG.

The truly sucky thing about it all is that we don't know what goes on behind the scenes, or where they want to take the game in the future. We get and end result, and if we are lucky some explanation, which by all rights the devs don't have to give us.

I've just seen less and less dev posts as the ammount of dev bashing has been going up.

Also, when the stats have been posted (I can't find the link right now), even with the changes, overall subscriber numbers have been pretty even.

This time of year I also expect to see not as much load on the servers, due to the weather getting nicer, people being stir crazy and doing outdoors things, etc.

SW you doo bring up some great points, and I totally understand where you are coming from with them. For us its just a difference of opinion at this point, and I'm not gonna try to push my opinions on anyone else. Thanks for the great civil discussion (They seem to be rare on the boards in cases like this). Maybe I'll se ya in game at some point.

Cheers!!!


P.S. To the person who had mention me only having 1 50, yeah and it took me a year to get him there (Last month), and the other toons I play with altits (My PB is my newsest one), and am trying to do as much different content as possible. To me at least, adapting to the new circumstances does take away the dead end, repetitive blues I see people talk about.

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DOOOOOOOOM

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Seriously, I get a laugh out of everyone saying I can't play this, its gimped, I can't do that, its gimped. Learn to do what humans have done all throughout history.... ADAPT or DIE!!! Complaining hasn't nor will change a thing. The Devs make tweaks to the game, yes, and they even try to give us a heads up on them, but eriously, if ya don't like it just leave, and don't let the door hit ya on the way out.

Its a shame that all of the doom and rip on the dev threads seem to cause them not to communicate as well as we like, for fear of starting a huge flame war.

Learn to treat the Devss as people and maybe they will talk to us again. I swear, if someone talked to you the way people talk to and about the Devs, you would either ignore them or start a fight with them.

GROW UP, GET A LIFE, LEARN TO ADJUST!!! That or go back and get yer baby bottle.

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(Yes I did the same thing for I5 complained and moaned, and then found out it was not bad at all, jsut some adjustment to my game play style took care of it. I6 (ED) didn't bother me at all, and I have no complaints about it.)

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I did not see this post until I finished my "rant" about constintly having re-build my hero's and now villains.

I pay for this game and all of you do... I enjoy building my toon the best way I can... I make a mistake, and I do a respec mission and I can fix it. That is my responsibility.

To drasticly change the rules all the time and make me then again change is uncool and rather anoying. I know of 5 close friends of my that have left the game because it was it was a pain to have to change every few months.

oh and by the way def_con it is not immature to disagree with this type of change.. but is is to make comments like"go back to your baby bottles"... which I think you made. I can see where you are coming from...

I am mature, I have a life and I am not the "ADJUST" lemming you want people to be... Boards are for people with opinions... don't be so quick to dismiss them

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Actually, its not the voicing of opinions that I'm sick of. Everyone is allowed their opinion. Its the bashing of the Devs who are trying to do what they feel is right to Their game. We are just participants in it.

As far as not adjusting, do you not adjust to life? This game is not a static game, and I know of at least 30 people who have not left, disliked the changes, but adjusted to them since they like the game, and understand things change. Its the only constant in the world.

I joine dthe DOOM wagon right before I5, even called for some dev to explain things.

The issue is unlike your post which was just your opinion, the majority of them are just threats. I've found that talking like a normal person will get you listened to much better than the way the majority of the posts like yours are stated.

Finally, as has been proven in this thread, when we do get an answer from the Devs, people do not always completely read or understand it, and then go off even harder.

Yeah I'd like to see some of the changes not happen, but I understand that while I may not like them, changes are going to happen. I chose to use my tax refund to get a new PC since my old machine was lagging too much. It more than passed the CoH requirements on the box, but was getting unplayable with the graphic changes. I disagree that they have not let us know what the new requirements are.

The changes they are making will force me to change my stratagise, but to me that makes the game a bit more fun. I can't just go in the way I used to, have to figure out what is best.

You are totally entitled to your opinion, and I respect the way you stated it, too bad more can't state things the way you did.

Sincerely,

Defcon

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Changed To Hit Debuffs to use the 5/10/20 Enhancement progression.

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Does that mean the NPC now have the new to hit system ( to hit check before level check ? )

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No, it means that characters that use those enhances are gimped until I7.

I'm not bitter, I swear.

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Reality check: It means you're Nerfed even AFTER issue-7 changes.
If you look at the proposed "scaling" system... ACC Debuffs still get Nerfed.

4 Reasons:
1) Castle's Stalker posse couldn't handle full strength Hurricane
2) */Dark MM's were soloing Archvillains/Heroes...just like Ill/Rads
3) Rad-Emission in general needed another nerf.
4) Two words: DM/SR Stalkers.

Their original Excuse that it invloved Hammy-O's was closer to the truth...
...We're basically all getting nerfed now and into the future b/c of 4-5 powerbuilds.

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DOOOOOOOOM

{rant}
Seriously, I get a laugh out of everyone saying I can't play this, its gimped, I can't do that, its gimped. Learn to do what humans have done all throughout history.... ADAPT or DIE!!! Complaining hasn't nor will change a thing. The Devs make tweaks to the game, yes, and they even try to give us a heads up on them, but eriously, if ya don't like it just leave, and don't let the door hit ya on the way out.

Its a shame that all of the doom and rip on the dev threads seem to cause them not to communicate as well as we like, for fear of starting a huge flame war.

Learn to treat the Devss as people and maybe they will talk to us again. I swear, if someone talked to you the way people talk to and about the Devs, you would either ignore them or start a fight with them.

GROW UP, GET A LIFE, LEARN TO ADJUST!!! That or go back and get yer baby bottle.

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(Yes I did the same thing for I5 complained and moaned, and then found out it was not bad at all, jsut some adjustment to my game play style took care of it. I6 (ED) didn't bother me at all, and I have no complaints about it.)

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MMOs seem to move us at least one step back towards "games as social activities." A good friend of mine & game designer believes that board games are coming back into the mainstream, and aren't just for kids (and families) anymore.

It certainly seems like they (MMOs and online console games) are becoming an accepted sphere in which to play games (have "meaningful fun") with friends.

I think it's too early to tell whether MMOs will have real long-term endurance in mainstream culture ... or whether they'll be more fad-like ... but then 5.5 million WoW players can't be wrong, can they?

cheers,
Arctic Sun

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Well, 5.5 Million Players can be wrong for playing WoW (JOKE - Don't flame!)

For me, one of the advantages of CoH/V is that I can socialize on a weeknight and not have to go out of the apartment. I don't like to go out after a long day of work and living alone, this is a great outlet for me to have fun and still be social.

As a 40 y.o. male, I started pen & paper RPG about 4 years ago and CoH was my first online game, so this is still relatively new to me. Board games, however, are something my friends and I have done for years and continue to do.

I look at MMO's as allowing me to game with my friends while not having to be in the same room. With the addition of things like chat and teamspeak, you don't have to be with them to be with them.

As a side note, in my RL RPG sessions everyone has to bring a laptop. So now we have pen, paper, dice, rules, AND internet.. I feel like an uber-geek when we play!

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Geez, My gaming group broke up about a year ago due to certian people getting too annouying and one of the founders having his first kid. Never did the laptop thing.

Which RL RPG do ya play?

(From one Chicagoan to another)

Hey after opening over 400 Presents, I STILL haven't gotten the Snowball p[ower. I got the snowbeast power a couple times, but I can't have snowball fights still.

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My origin is right at 800 words...I wonder if it's enough.

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I just sent in one for one of my alts that is about 700 words. It would be nice to get it in the comic, but with so many good writers here, and I'm jsut starting and have yet to get much feedback from outside of my circle of friends, I don't expect too much.

Speaking of which, If it gets selected, will we be told what Issue and if we are getting a copy mailed to us, or if we still have to purchase (Never say never but if It does get published, I want to know where to get myself a hard copy)

I don't get it, Why would a redname start a post with a link to the history of Trolls in Paragon City? Something is a foot.

Supergroup Name: Heroes of Ages Past

Leaders/Recruiters: Norse Flame, Bandstar, Defcon 0

Preffered Method of Contact: In Game e-mail

Description: We are a light RP group and are rather small at the moment as to who is actually on. We do have a SG Base, and are looking to keep building on it, along with helping each other out, teaming etc. We have a wide range of Heroes at all different levels. Contact Defcon 0 abuot joining and lets see if you are up to the Heroes of Ages Past!

Defcon opens the invitation.

A Party, I must respond, and unfortuantely can't help him feel welcome since I will be unavailble on the 23rd of september.

At least is was nice to get an invite to something for once. I hope he has a good time.