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ARGH, I tested it! *sighs* You might have to refresh it for it to work...
EDIT: It seems to work now, but if you get the error Techbot_Alpha mentions - go to:
http://www.youtube.com/samuraiko - it is the featured video on the channel and plays there just fine.
BTW, to address a quick concern - if you like the video, you are welcome to re-link it as you please - but if you link to the downloadable version, make your link to the Samuraiko.com site, NOT to the actual file itself, please!
Michelle
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I just had to ring out 2009 properly with a video... and it's the one that many of you voted on earlier in the year that you wanted me to make. Admittedly, I got sidetracked when I did the GOING ROGUE teaser instead, but with three days left in the year to spare, here it is for your amusement.
Forumites and developers, I give you...
... "Avatar: CoH Style."
YouTube version is here - downloadable version on the Samuraiko.com Videos page.
EDIT: It seems to work now, but if you get the error Techbot_Alpha mentions below - go to:
http://www.youtube.com/samuraiko - it is the featured video on the channel and plays there just fine.
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And before I forget, I owe thanks to:
** @Burnin Up for allowing me to use his character designs from his awesome MA story arc "Developer Distress: Save the Secrets of the Architect System" (Arc ID: 39372 - PLAY IT!)
** The Guild Management for allowing me to use the song
** My last-minute film crew helpers (you'll recognize your shots!)
Michelle
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PS - this is NOT, I repeat NOT, a video about the latest James Cameron film. This is about the Guild song "(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar", which is far more appropriate to CoH. You have been warned. -
Quote:Live-action and special effects like that are, regrettably, way beyond my talents. And even if they weren't, they are definitely way, way, WAY beyond my budget. It's still a damn cool idea, though, and I WISH I could do it.Originally Posted by Anti_Proton
If you use my idea, I will love you forever!
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If you can get it recorded, I might do a vid of it.
Michelle
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Quote:Hey, if CoH players want to use my vids to proactively spread the word to others, by all means, go ahead. They're on YouTube (most of them, anyway) - that's what they're there for! Show friends, post links on Twitter, whatever. (Or hell, even if you don't use mine, I wish the players would find the ones they DO like - official or otherwise - and spread the word!)Originally Posted by Dr_HR
this is why and where the people behind this game should be listening to the fans and well to be honest..talk with us more.
this game can be sooo much more then it is, if the communcation between the fans/players and the behind the game people becomes much more.
for one, the videos u make plus more proactive advertisment would make people more adware of the game.
And yes, it'd be great if we could get the equivalent of Ozzy doing the WoW ad and get someone (or multiple someones) doing COH commercials.
In fact...
If there are 'famous' people on here who are willing to lend themselves to a video (I promise not to 'out' your characters), PM me. I'm dead serious. I'll make the damn ad myself.
Michelle
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Good suggestions overall, and thank you! This is one arc I keep trying to refine and improve, and you've given me a couple of ideas to implement.
Cheers!
Michelle
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My husband used to have FF and the sequel, FF vs the Third Reich. He absolutely LOVED those games - but it used to drive me MAD when he'd start imitating Minuteman in that melodramatic, over-the-top voice - "STARS AND BARS!" ARGH!
Michelle
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My bots/dark MM took Soul Mastery, and I absolutely love it. If nothing else, nailing a target with Soul Storm and then ordering the bots to go to town on it is a beautiful thing.
Michelle
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In the cutscene, he drops. But as soon as it ends, he's still on his feet, and THEN Zoria attacks him. Blake just jumped over everything in her path, dropped the Dark Servant for heals, and went to town on Zoria before he could kill Cyrus.
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Happy holidays, you guys, and rest up...
... coz come 12:01 Jan 1st, 2010, the hammering on your door for the start of GOING ROGUE's closed beta will commence.
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Yes, he does!
My little dark/psi defender (Agent Blake) went toe-to-toe with Baron Zoria (solo) and his evil minions of the Circle of Thorns, and not only trounced the would-be summoner, and freed Candy LeBeaux and Jimmy Preston...
BUT SHE KEPT CYRUS THOMPSON ALIVE!
WOOOOOHOOOOO!
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Oh sure, it craps all over story continuity, but that's what the Menders are for. This is, after all, an Ouroboros arc.
Have any other heroes also pulled this off (actually keeping Cyrus alive through the last mission)? I'm curious... I never in a million years thought I would pull it off, let alone with a dark/psi def, but she did it!
(Incidentally, the arc was set as +1x1.)
Michelle
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Quote:Carnies are living proof why Gabriel's Hammer and the Revolver are always worth carrying. They might laugh at everything else, but they HATE getting hit with those.Originally Posted by Mr_Zek
I was under the impression they were of the "pain in the ****" origin. Seriously, the first time I faced Carnies was with my /regen scrapper that I mostly soloed. No big problem. Then I faced them on a small team of squishies.... we got served.
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I took it for my Mercs and then 3- or 4-slotted Efficacy Adaptor into it.
Michelle
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Actually, the best way I've found for dealing with the annoyance of my pets being too stupid to use an elevator? Outdistance them to it. (I'll doubleback a bit, have them follow me, then kick in Sprint or Ninja Run and reach the elevator a good 10 seconds before they do.) This way I'm up on the next floor and already moving before they get to it, and this GENERALLY means they then pop out without a problem (or else 'reappear' as if resummoned).
On the rare events where there's a spawn right next to the elevator, even if they do the stupid "running into nothingness", they seem to go, "Oh, threat!" and stop running off to stick around and fight.
It doesn't ALWAYS work, but it's helped.
The mass upgrade, though? Oh yeah. Love that. That they zone with me? I can take or leave, because sometimes they zone debuffed, and other times they don't zone at all.
But I still love the archetype.
Michelle
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Welcome back!
The link to the PDF was pointing to my website's old domain - it has now been updated! (Incidentally, the new page is at http://www.samuraiko.com/Other_Fan_Fiction.html - if you have links that reference "samuraikoproductions.com", just remove the "productions" and you're golden.) Now you can download the full PDF and enjoy!
Also, if you're going to post a link, please post the link to the "Other Fan Fiction" page, rather than to the story itself - this allows me to track visitors and downloads.
No idea about Scribd, it's a script thing, I think. Grrrrr.
And yes, the job situation is REALLY getting annoying, but I continue to strive!
Michelle
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Quote:Now THAT I can get behind.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
The fog makes the zone - it should stay
EDIT: But I think they should change the buildings to look more like the ones in Bloody Bay, with that gothic style, and the narrow, winding streets - and add fog creatures that phase in and out of the fog to attack you - and make a hole in the north-east corner of the wall to let the sea in to a section of the zone, so it becomes a swamp for the Pantheon to feel right at home
Michelle
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Quote:I keep applying, my dear. They keep saying no. *shrugs* But if they change their minds, I'll be U-Hauling my stuff to Mountain View ASAP.Originally Posted by Sigium
Still, some mainstream advertising would be pretty nice.
Oh, and hire Dark_Respite. Have her slave away making videos for a 'nominal fee' and put 'em up as commercials, along with critics' ratings of the game.
Seriously, if I hear one more 'Night Elf Mohawk' commercial I'm gonna cutabitch.
Michelle
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I never saw a board announcement for these. Sweet! I wonder if I'm on any of these...
Michelle
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Upload it somewhere if you can and then post a link.
Michelle
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Open the demo file in Notepad (it's just a text file), and if it's not heinously long, copy and paste the entire text into a response in here.
Michelle
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I played this arc, and I enjoyed it. The references are quite cool, and while not quite 'evil for the greater good,' it's still an enjoyable arc.
Michelle
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Quote:Check your PMs.Originally Posted by Archangel Wicked
i went over everything but am completely lost on how to use zloth's
Nope. I make amazing brownies (if I do say so myself), and those at HeroCon can either confirm or deny that fact, as I made four trays and took them to the 'con. I got mobbed during the Live Mission event, especially after some wag put up the sign "Gather Here for A.M.".Quote:Originally Posted by Rodoan
Wait, "Brownie Goddess"? I missed that. Was that a recipie in the newsletter or something?
Michelle
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Right now, I'm not really available for video assistance, as my time in the game (and IRL) is kinda limited. I'm available for questions and/or consultation, but not for in-game actual filming.
Sorry.
Michelle
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Once you finish your creation and get it uploaded, be sure to post a link to it here - this is a stickied thread that's pretty much the repository for CoX video links. Peruse the last updated list to get an idea how to categorize your video once you post it.
Michelle
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Yes, I still play. Not as much these days as I'm still trying to find a job, but I still play, I still enjoy the game, and I'm working on a new video as we speak... err, type... whatever.
Michelle
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