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From my understanding from their Commercials contest a year or so ago, the number one problem is the prize legality of different countries. Rules for contests in the US can still vary (there are certain states that are more wonky than others when it comes to what you can win) - add other nations into the mix and it becomes chaos.
I agree, though, it's unfortunately bogus for the EU crowd.
Thanks, Mekkanos, for posting the boards links!
Michelle
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City of Heroes: Mission Architect Awards Announced and Discussed
Posted today (and I got this from Positron's Twitter post)!
Michelle
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Those look like Seeker Drones... but I could be wrong.
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Raises an interesting question... who would you say would be the best director for this gig?
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Quote:Woohoo, I've been sigged! A new level of fame!Originally Posted by b0bcatmc
"It's 110 miles to Paragon City. We've got a full tray of inspirations, half a million influence, the Rikti are invading, and we're wearing tights. Hit it."
Michelle
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My husband @Bloodspeaker2 is going to be 45 this March.
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I think that for the first time, Steelclaw, reading one of your lists actually has me shuddering, especially that first one.
As far as "The Complete Book of Nemesis Plots... Abridged", I don't think that would fit in the capsule. (And I did like the pohsyb reference.)
Michelle
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Actually, it'd be a bigger help to get official teasers of info from Horatio, Manticore, or Hero 1. Even a hint or two would be nice! Come on, guys! Please? Give me something to work with?
Michelle
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Quote:Not saying anything I've not said before.Originally Posted by Westley
You're sounding suspiciously like Hayao Miyazaki right now.... are you not telling us something?
*debates whether to go for a straight up promo trailer for the time capsule video or psyching out the playerbase*
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Ooooh, someone didn't like my post. Not sure what "bleah" is supposed to convey, though. Anyone on here able to translate from DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM to English?
Michelle
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Quote:*rolls her eyes and lets out a sigh*Originally Posted by FreckledAvenger
Hee...so how's that retirement working out for you?
Moar videos plz.
Also, November 27th is the day after Thanksgiving (which I have off, yay!). Not sure if that would factor into anything, but it's there.
Retirement's damn difficult when I keep having ideas for videos. I really need to win the lottery so I can just make vids as the day is long.
*goes back to making notes for her time capsule video*
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Quote:Why not? We already got the Lost Curing Wand when the Midnighter arc was made available... and we've already rescued Benjamin Decker (and a few others) from the Rikti, so it's not outside the realm of possibility.Originally Posted by Gaelic_Reign
I know it's probably not an accurate assumption, but I'd like to see a cure for Hero 1 inside the capsule, but there as a "magic bullet" kind of thing, and have him become a trainer or randomly spawn to aid you during the game against the Rikti.
*immediately has an idea for a video for this and dashes off to make notes before she forgets*
Two months... oh hell, it'd be rough, but I MIGHT be able to manage... ARGH!
Michelle
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Quote:Sorry to disappoint you, Sailboat, but I don't have the resources to really do a feature-length film (even done as CoH machinima) any justice. Even if I did manage to 1) write a full script, 2) raise enough money to hire voice actors and a score composer, 3) con any number of people into writing scripts/macros to help me improve camera sweeps or demo-edit stuff, and 4) all the other things I'd need to do to make a film worth the name... I'd never be able to get the IP licensing from NCsoft and Paragon Studios.Originally Posted by Sailboat
I'm much more intrigued by the fact that the game's best movie-maker posted this question, and what that might lead to, than by the minor details of the answers.
(Coz if I were going to do this, this would be a project I'd actually hope to make money on. It might never make it into theatres, but I could see selling this on DVD or pay-for-download.)
But I can promise that if the Powers That Be actually DO make a COH film, I will certainly do my own trailer for it.
Michelle
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Actually, I would kiss the ground SexyJay walks on if he makes a Colander available as a helmet option. Either that or a helicopter beanie.
Not quite the "get off my lawn" as some (I'll be 36 in April), but I'll admit that when Positron created his MUD version of the game for April Fools' Day, I laughed for what felt like an hour because I remember playing games like that.
Can I just auto-key +rep for Steelclaw? That way as soon as I've spread around enough rep, it automatically goes back and retro-reps him for posts I think deserve it? (Coz I have a mind like a steel sieve.)
Michelle
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I know according to the sparse info out there on the Internet, IF this film were ever to get made, supposedly it's going to focus on the Rikti War. If done properly, I agree it could be quite cool. But I wonder if there might be other stories in the CoH canon that might be better suited to a movie, assuming we actually want plot, and not just Michael Bay explosions and the more-than-occasional T&A shots.
(And before anyone makes the comment, we could probably have BOTH plot and the aforementioned explosions and T&A shots. But plot should fit in there somewhere.)
A few folks have said they'd rather the movie NOT focus on the Phalanx, and instead focus more on some of the lesser-known heroes. (Or as a couple people suggested, have a contest to see whose heroes/villains make it into the movie.)
What do you guys think?
(And for that matter, should it be animated? CGI? Live action?)
Michelle
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Actually, given that they appear in almost every zone, temper-tantrum-throwing children are running amok in them screaming "I WANT I WANT I WANT," and you can theoretically get anything you want there?
They're Wal-Mart.
Michelle
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With the constant battles between the 5th and the Council, Boomtown REALLY looks like a war zone now. I've also seen them slugging it out in Steel, Founders, Striga (just not in the Council base proper, but out by the docks), Brickstown...
And 9 times out of 10, the 5th Column are kicking the **** out of the Council.
Personally, I'd love to see Boomtown slightly modified to work like the "hot spots" in Siren's Call, where a call goes out over the PPD channel or somesuch that the 5th is threatening to spill out of Boomtown and heroes have to go in and lend a hand or something.
Michelle
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I'll thank the majority of the Justicites for taking in this immigrant from Triumph.
Michelle
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That's coz your post is cool... the devs are cool... the game is cool... but some people are just morons.
Don't let 'em get you down, Sapph. The devs saw your post and appreciate it, which was the whole point.
Michelle
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Sapph scored 3 rednames in her post!
And yep, I agree with you, Sapph. This game has done more to get my creative spark back than anything else I can think of in recent memory. That alone puts it at a value beyond price for me.
Michelle
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Quote:I will definitely have to try that again on that map.Originally Posted by Monkey_King
I've determined that this is working as intended. On mayhem missions, it's fairly well known that if you fly or jump too high the game spawns several oversize ambushes of Longbow Eagles in the air over the bank, who then fly down and murder the crap out of you. You are not intended to survive this, so you darn well better WALK to the bank, mister.
For whatever reason, there's not enough space to spawn a Longbow Eagle Death Squad on the Atlas Park or Skyway City mayhem maps. Instead, the game just has a billion Longbow come pouring out of a nearby building. Try it yourself: After clearing the Atlas mayhem, step outside the bank, look to your right, and fly straight up with your new jetpack. Without fail, you'll see guys come boiling out of the building about two doors down.
But I think it was the fact that they all came swarming out of a pizza parlor that made it so damn funny.
I swear, it was like they were all on lunch break when the word came that the bank was being robbed. John wanted me to film it and demo edit it so that instead of them all coming running out and shooting us, they'd all come out and simultaneously vomit.
Michelle
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"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Steelclaw again."
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Nope, not yet, though there's been some discussion here on things that might be fun to see in the upcoming holiday events!
Michelle
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The all-time greatest ambush I have EVER, EVER seen was during a two-man mayhem mission in Skyway (running at the lowest level, well before I-16).
God only knows how the hell this happened, but as John and I were zooming around heading toward the bank, some 15-20 Longbow come POURING out of a pizza joint and just strafe us. I had just enough time to blurt out (IRL) to John, "WHAT THE-" as I get blown out of the sky, and his character turns around to see this horde of Longbow come swarming out the door of the pizza place.
It didn't help I was laughing so hard I couldn't remember how to use a wake.
It was like every Longbow ambush decided to hit us at once.
I MIGHT still have that demofile somewhere...
Michelle
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Sorry, Sun, I meant the regular war walls in the city zones. Before they just sort of had this shimmer with the occasional sparkle working their way up the wall. Now they look... different. Hard to explain, really. :S
Michelle
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