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I have been working on the next chapter as time and unpacking allows. The first story is finished and posted in its entirety in a PDF on my website (in the CITY OF HEROES section).
Just a quick reminder - this thread and the original story thread are strictly for me to post in, to keep interruptions to the story's flow as minimal as possible. Commentary, questions, etc, all go in the Discussions thread (this thread is for all three parts of TCoSR - yes there will be a TCoSR III).
Michelle
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I've run into one of the irritating problems when it comes to writing about characters that aren't mine. My characters, I know. I understand. I can usually guess how they'd react to things. But other people's characters? Not so easy. And it's even worse when it's someone's character that I can't just go ask the someone, "Hey, would your character do this or that?" *coughcoughmattcoughcoughhackwheeze*
Most of the Star Patrol/Nova Dominion, no problem. I know all the players, and they're cool about stuff like this. But I'm gonna be throwing Posi and the Phalanx into some really rough situations, and it's proving really hard to figure out which way they'll jump.
Any other CoH fandom writers have the same problem? Help?
Michelle
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Shameless self-plug, but hit the link to D_R's Vids in my signature - I made teasers and trailers for every issue from 10-17 (plus a teaser for GOING ROGUE). It's a good visual update on what each issue's brought to the game.
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Unfortunately, I can't post a clip of it, but the last battle from the anime series KIDDY GRADE, where you've got the space battle of the entire ES versus Alv and the Deucalion, had me on the edge of my chair, shouting at my television for them to kick her a** into next week. (Then it just goes from Crowning Moment of Awesome to Crowning Moment of Heartache when you realize what it's going to take for them to beat her.)
Michelle
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For the record, if someone submits one of my vids as an example of FAIL or a bad music video, I make NO apologies for my work. I accept that some of it is crummy. I can only hope it falls under the Trope of "So Bad It's Good."
Michelle
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Does anyone know when Season 5 of DOCTOR WHO will be made available on DVD for the rest of us?
(And, heaven forfend, the scores for the 2009 specials?)
Michelle
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Neither here nor there about attending PAX, but I will definitely be at the M&G in Seattle!
Michelle
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I laughed so hard while reading these that I gave myself a headache.
Michelle
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Maybe after the costume creator, we can get them to look at the demorecord feature?
*looks around*
What? It's important to ME, isn't that enough?
Michelle
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Quote:*bows*Originally Posted by Father Xmas
+10 rep for SMAC quote.
Would you rather I quoted the leaving message from The 7th Guest?Quote:Originally Posted by PhroX
Gah! I used to hate that message. I've fianlly gotten past "one more turn" and manged to click the quit button, then I hear those words. And how am I supposed to say no to a plea like that? Twas the source of a fair few all-nighters...
*draws in a deep breath, then screams at full volume*
"COME BAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!"
*pantpantpant*
Better?
Michelle
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Please don't go... the drones need you. They look up to you.
Michelle
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There are just so many artists I adore for CoH inspiration (whether character or gameplay). I couldn't even begin to list them all...
Current favorites include: Nightwish, Within Temptation, Symphony X, Two Steps From Hell, Immediate Music, BADADAM, This Morn' Omina, Poets of the Fall...
Michelle
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Codex is NOT a ho-bag!
And you just KNOW that painting of Team Cawkes is going to be made for sale (or auctioned off) at some point.
Michelle
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Salute emote... facepalm emote... IwantIwantIwant.
Tell BAB to stop creating custom emotes just for you guys - while we wouldn't exactly kill for them, the video creators here on the forums would probably happily shove some deserving schnook down a flight of stairs to have access to those.
And yes, David and Jesse are so cute on camera - it's that earnest sincerity, I think... they don't come across as jaded, which helps a lot.
Michelle
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Oh great, another seriously geeky awesome earworm.
*wonders if she can con The Guild into giving her permission for another video*
Michelle
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Quote:*puts her fingers to her temples and chants*Originally Posted by Dr_HR
Has anyone noticed this:
Top of the list: Fix CoP Trial.. this was in one of Samuraiko videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUVWnMAT5xg
Does she know more then she tells us..Kind of funny how this was put the top of the list and boom its now going to be alive soon.
Spill it girl, you do dont u..tell us.
The videographer sees all and knows all...
Actually, no, I don't know any more than the rest of the COH community. I just figured that as long as I was going to be unrealistic about Matt Miller's to-do list, I may as well go whole hog. Unbeknownst to me, I got two of them right...
... which means any day now I can expect Matt to kill me for him being in my video.
*pause*
Then again, I'm not entirely certain he's even seen the video in the first place.
Michelle
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*laughs*
You need to do a bind that you fire it, then promptly do the VICTORY emote, so it goes with the music.
Michelle
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Geek that I am, I skipped the article and went straight to the video. Love the music, and I'm really looking forward to seeing Praetoria full-sized, ultra-mode, and in surround sound.
(Though I have to admit it looks funny in the scenes where they sped things up and people are moving like they just downed about 300 cups of Jolt.)
Michelle
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"I'm sorry, Calvin, but the ghost of your wife is in another castle."
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Quote:That's coz D_R/Samuraiko was busy working on the I-18/GR trailer. Thank you so much for giving me yet ANOTHER distraction to keep from working on the thing.Originally Posted by Bloodspeaker
Wow, I found this thread before D_R/Samuraiko did! *gloats*
Michelle
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Definitely a good start! Word of advice on camera work - I have Hover, unslotted (or slotted only for Defense) strictly for filming because it allows for a smoother turn radius. (When on the ground, toggle WALK for the same thing, but much slower.) You've got a good feel for timing, so no comment there.
Also, depending on the software you're using, see if you can zoom in enough to eliminate the FRAPS legend at the top (plus your health bar). You tend to keep your camera a bit far out when it comes to longer-range shots, though your closeups tend to be pretty good.
Don't forget to submit these on the Fan Videos thread (stickied in this section) so Dark Ether can update the list.
Michelle
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PS - You play AION too, Sharpshooter? So do I! I'm working on a couple AION videos of my own, mwahahaha. -
Quote:And thank God for that - there was some sweet music in the game that I was always irked you couldn't get from the FTP site.Originally Posted by Aggelakis
http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Music
Note that they're all in ".ogg" format, so if you want them to be otherwise, you'll have to convert them.
PWiki has a more complete file list than was available in the FTP site.
Michelle
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Exiting a low level mission in Steel Canyon shortly after I started playing, only to see an enemy type I'd never seen before (and before I really got the hang of that whole 'colour-conning' thing), and thinking, "Oh, neat!"
*BLAST*
Owwwwww...
Then:
Me: Something just blasted me out of my shoes. I don't know what it was but I've never seen it before.
Helpful person in broadcast: Mouse over it, what's it say?
Me: Uh... lvl 42 Communications Officer.
Cue a wave of LOLs.
Michelle
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Quote:Oh now that would be sweet. Especially since, as someone else mentioned, we've got that whole over-the-shoulder bodybag thing (especially when they dump the bag on the ground *plunk*)!Originally Posted by Silverado
#11 The ability to actually kidnap your victims in villain missions. Clearing the map and forcing the hostage to the entrance, while he/she struggles and screams for help.
Having them just follow you around has always seemed kinda lame
Yes!Quote:Originally Posted by NuclearToast
Asymmetric costume pieces/patterns.
--NT
Actually, the heroes and villains we run into periodically in bank/mayhem missions? I'd occasionally like to see them go zooming across the zone and have them dash into the bank, and when you click on them, get messages like, "Sorry [PC NAME], but there's a robbery in progress and it's up to me to stop it!" (or villainside, "I got a bank to rob, kid, why not go steal a baby's candy or something more your level?")
Michelle
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Automaton: *whirrrrclick* "Information: The individual known as Ascendant cannot be reached via this number." *whirrrrclick*
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Michelle
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