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Quote:Thanks very much for the compliment.Originally Posted by Sevenpenny
Your videos are always teh coolest!
Michelle
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I just have one request, War Witch, even as you ascent to newer heights... please keep throwing in those awesome random NPC dialogues. I keep finding new ones, and keep laughing.
Michelle
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As long as he's not just a two-dimensional character, I can live with them adding layers to his personality and his motivations ("I don't wanna be in charge, I don't wanna be in charge... oh fine... but we're doing things my way... hey if you don't like it, there's the door... YOU PUT ME IN THIS POSITION, REMEMBER?!").
Even more curious to see if they retcon out the 'other' side of Tyrant's relationship with Dominatrix.
Michelle
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Quote:*suddenly and quietly laughing*Originally Posted by firespray
I had a cool character concept idea this morning. I wanted to make an illusion controller who has the ability to bring his dreams to life in the real world. To fuel his abilities while awake, he takes a lot of hallucinogenic drugs. The character will likely have references to drugs in both his name and backstory. I'm wondering though if this is likely to get me generic'd for violating the code of conduct. Anyone know?
If it hasn't already been taken?
Go for "Absinthe Minded"
Michelle
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HA! I had a feeling Korith would take this one! Gratz!
Michelle
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Quote:You're welcome, and thanks for the compliment!Originally Posted by CoH101
Thanks DR, you're a wonder.
Oh and I really loved that Avatar video you did.
Michelle
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I believe the Podcast you're referring to is "Wouldn't It Be Great If..."
http://www.cityofheroes.com/media_an.../podcasts.html - the general link to the podcasts
ftp://ftp.ncsoft.com/CoH/Movies/Podc...e_Great_If.mp3 - the specific MP3 of the "Wouldn't It Be Great If..." panel
Michelle
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Hippo birdie two ewe!
Michelle
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Quote:You realize, now, that if they made a wonky-looking character sketch look this cool in-game, the upgraded version of Mother Mayhem must look absolutely knockout fantastic.Originally Posted by Zombie Man
4. This seems to be the in-game model for the released concept art of a resistance fighter. It might very well be Calvin Scott. It looks *a lot* better than the concept art did (sorry, conceptual artist!).
Michelle
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Quote:Wow... hmmm. Judging by that, seems the timeline diverges even BEFORE the discovery of the Well. Paragon City is Shroud City, Stefan Richter is nowhere to be found, and hard to say if Russia AND Korea had nuclear weapons when they started their invasion of the US in the 50s...Originally Posted by ransim
This is really starting to look good! Thanks for updating that (and to Sofiah and Ransim for the notice and link)!
Michelle
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Actually (as my most recent negative rep comment so thoughtfully pointed out), since you guys "pay someone more talented than [me] to [make videos]," now that you can access the new spiffy shiny stuff, can we please get a new ad?
Don't get me wrong, the CGI one was cool, but a trailer with the actual Ultra Mode in-game graphics would kick major a**. And Ken Morse DID say at HeroCon that the /demorecord feature works with Ultra Mode...
Please? And put it on your YouTube channel!
Michelle
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Wait, wait, wait... new tunnels? New look?
*folds her arms and looks at War Witch*
Um, War Witch? Sweetie? I got time reserved for a vid for this, and music just for this video. When do I get to start making the ad?
Michelle
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"Okay, Dark_Respite, I think I've got the demoedit thing working for the cage effect... and loading... and... um... D_R? Help?"
If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown, and any comments that I may make about myself or this contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities. I also certify that I am at least 13 years of age and am eligible to participate in this contest.
Michelle
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Quote:Before I forget my manners, thank you very much for the compliments about my videos. Stay tuned - once GR hits beta, I'll be doing a trailer for that as well.Originally Posted by Sister_Twelve
A couple of nights ago, I ran "For All the Wrong Reasons" by Dark Respite.
This story was inspired by the upcoming Going Rogue expansion. Since the author is the creator of quite a few rather spectacular game inspired videos that serve as previews for the various past issues, it was not surprising to me that she would preview the expansion in a way, (or at least do some work to bring the Praetorians back into the collective minds of the players), with her entry into Dr. Aeon's competition.
Yep, it's canonical, if you accept the comics as canon, which, if memory serves, have been mentioned by some of the rednames as being the case. While the comics are a bit vague on whether or not it's reciprocated, even in-game text for Anti-Matter states that he is in love with Dominatrix.Quote:Originally Posted by Sister_Twelve
In short, you learn that the Praetorian you need to target for the operation is Anti-Matter because he is the likely source of the technological advancement. Anti-Matter apparently has a relationship with Dominatrix, (which I honestly did not know and am not sure whether this is canonical, but I am willing to go along with it for the purpose of the story).
FWIW, the idea for this arc was sparked by one of Statesman's comments in the comics. He says, "There is ALWAYS a choice. Every moment of every day, we are faced with choices that could potentially determine the fates of MILLIONS of people! With our gifts comes an obligation to make the proper choice. To uphold - and obey - the LAW - at all costs! For the alternative... is a dark, dark place indeed."Quote:Originally Posted by Sister_Twelve
So the arc picks up the pace a bit after that and in short order, you kidnap a couple of Praetorians, break a rather famous Fortunata out of Longbow custody, use her to interrogate Anti-Matter and so forth, then return Dominatrix and Anti-Matter to Praetoria, kick Tyrant's tail (again) on the way out the door, and return home, having stopped the Praetorians' potential invasion plan.
I suppose the question the arc really asks is whether it is okay to do bad things to bad people if you are relatively sure they are about to do bad things to you.
On that level, I can certainly accept it as an entry for Dr. Aeon's contest, though I have to admit I never really felt all that bad about doing these particular bad things to these particular bad people, especially when I ended up returning them to their homes at the end. And kicking the tail of big bad of their world in the process.
So I thought, "Well... how far can you blur that line before you cross it?"
Had the Carnie Rave map been available, I'd have used it, and mission 1 would be a lot shorter. As it is, I'm still thinking of retooling it to speed it up.Quote:Originally Posted by Sister_Twelve
My thoughts:
- The first mission is looong. I can deal with looong missions if the longness somehow is intrinsic to the story, but during what I consider the 'information-gathering' phase of an arc, going this long this early tends to result in loss of interest. I understand wanting the use the carnie map for the carnie mission, but the carnie map is annoyingly huge and trying to find multiple glowies and several Phalanx members on it is draggy.
- Once you get past the first mission, this goes away. The map sizes are reduced and for the most part, the pacing improves dramatically.
The other predominant idea is... they hadn't attacked us YET. This was essentially a pre-emptive strike. Which might or might not be construed as fair.Quote:Originally Posted by Sister_Twelve
Overall, the one thing that I would take away from this arc is that the author seems to view doing 'evil' in a different way than many of the authors who wrote arcs for Dr. Aeon's contest. What you end up doing, (to me anyway), isn't really all that bad. In fact, when given the opportunity, at least within the scope of the arc, to potentially cripple the Praetorian threat facing our world for a long, long, long time, ie, taking out Tyrant, Anti-Matter, AND Dominatrix, the hero instead chooses pretty much to support the status quo and simply remove their ability to make war on us in the near future.
I am not sure if I would classify that as 'evil,' though I do have to say you end up doing some fairly bad things to some obviously fairly bad people.
Still, I'm glad you gave my arc a try, and thank you very much for the feedback! I shall endeavour to improve it.
Michelle
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Quote:*blushes* Sorry about that.Originally Posted by Sister_Twelve
I was writing while you posted.
Off to see what you said about my arc.
*visibly braces herself and heads over to your thread*
Michelle
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*pulls out her laptop, sits down next to the Television, and looks at it expectantly*
Now... as Television is our friend, and wants to show what's best for us, does Television have any suggestions for advertising that I might be able to design?
It's okay... I'm an Arbiter.
*****
All joking aside, congrats on redname status!
Michelle
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Uhoh... if the Doc's now a redname, I sense that the good Captain Castillo's affections will become even more profound, now that she's in the spotlight.
All joking aside, welcome to the madhouse!
Michelle
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Quote:Thanks, S_T - I just looked for your thread, though, and it's not been updated recently, nor could I find a review for my arc in the existing posts. I'll look again in case I missed it - my brain has the retention capacity of a sieve right now.Originally Posted by Sister_Twelve
My thoughts are posted in my 'One a Day' thread.
Michelle
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Quote:If it helps, tell your husband I started working on a new general ad for CoH last night. With luck, I'll have it done by the end of the month.Originally Posted by Perfect_Pain
I haven't complained yet.
If I wanted to complain about this I would.
All I am saying is, there wasn't really anything new.
And I would like some new information.
Lol, my husband wants new videos of the game, a date when we can pre order it and ALL other information about Going Rogue, like Yesterday.
Michelle
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Congrats all around to the new hires and the promoted ones! *loud whistles and applause*
We expect great things from all of you...
... and for the new hires, check your sanity at the door, you won't be needing it here.
Michelle
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Quote:*raises her hand to volunteer*Originally Posted by Westley
There are infinite spelling issues and typos all across the game. I think they should pay someone for two weeks just to do nothing but go through those texts and fix all those little problems. It hurts my inner grammar Nazi every time I see a typo that I KNOW has been in the game since the beginning still there.
I'll do it. The Ko is a technical writer/editor by profession. Can I get a 1-month contract job to fix the spelling/grammar/continuity for all the text in the game, and the manual as well?
Michelle
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Quote:Thank you for one of the best damn laughs I've had in a long time. Repped.Originally Posted by Kelenar
Tier 1:
- Scrapper - just runs off in a random direction and dies every time you summon him.
- Blaster - Follows you and spams Energy Torrent and Thunder Clap on everything.
- Controller - Instantly unsummons itself unless you're farming a Portal mission.
- Defender - Follows you and just uses Healing Aura every two seconds. You can see in the pet's powers window that it has Fortitude and Adrenaline Boost, but it never seems to use these.
- Stalker - Just runs off in a random direction and disappears. If you give it any orders, it just responds, 'scouting.'
- Tank - Just stands in one spot and responds to every order with 'sb plz.'
Michelle
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The A-HA moment for my grav/kin controller Sorina Tavarisch (my second 50) came as the result of a joke. Got invited by an SG mate to help her beat up on Anti-Matter (her on an Inv/En tank, me on the grav/kin troller). We go stomp on him, and as we exit the portal, my character whips out a cell phone and 'calls' Positron to tell him, "Hey, we just kicked your Praetorian version's a**... da... da... don't worry, you're better looking... mm-hmm... we'll discuss it over coffee... da... okay, see you later."
My SG mate cracks up laughing and immediately tells our whole SG, "Tava's in love with Positron." Which led to injokes, a developing storyline, and the next thing I knew, Tava took on a life of her own.
Michelle
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Quote:Nope, you are not misremembering.Originally Posted by Kheldarn
Heck, I'm pretty sure that it Samuraiko has even mentioned that she's more than willing to do some REAL ads for the game, if they'd let her. ( Either that, or my CRS kicked in, and I only think she said that...
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Michelle
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And the first thing that comes to mind when I saw that title...
I came into this game just about 3 years ago. I still absolutely love it.
Michelle
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