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So we need both! TWO ads! One CGI, one in-game!
Hell, this game needs more ads, period.
Michelle
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I thought it might have been in the Fan Videos listing, but unfortunately not. However, if someone DOES eventually find them (or Slowa reposts them), someone pop over to that thread and post the links so we can add them to the roster!
Michelle
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Quote:Actually, no, I don't know why you ask.Originally Posted by Anti_Proton
...seriously, how expensive would a CGI trailer for the game be? And i'm sure everyone knows why I ask.
And why CGI? It doesn't accurately represent the game, unfortunately, no matter how awesome it looks (and this from someone whose favorite official video is the City of Villains E3 trailer). A well-done ad shot in-game can be almost as cool (like my second favorite official video).
But yeah - vid of SOME kind by PAX East, Pebble. Get the Creative Services team on it ASAP.
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Quote:You were the one who took me on my first STF, and got me the MoSTF in the bargain!Originally Posted by Leandro
You know I'd gladly take you, but you're on the wrong server :P
I am currently running it with a few people who've never done it before, and doing fine.
*sighs* Can't you come back to Justice?
Oh well, we've got enough members in the Star Patrol to probably do an all-SG STF (and enough villains in the Nova Dominion to do the same for the LRSF).
Michelle
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Hey devs, where's the video for I19.5?
And happy hunting for those doing the STF/LRSF! Strike fear into the hearts of our enemies until the rest of us can get home from work and participate!
(Actually now that I think on it... I've only done the STF ONCE, and never done the LRSF... crap, no one's gonna wanna take a n00b like me along.)
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*laughs*
That reminds me of my old arc, "Lights... Camera... MAYHEM!" where you rescue the Freedom Phalanx so they can help you rescue my videographer character from Recluse, Nemesis, Countess Crey, and God knows who else, all of whom are mad at her for making bad videos about them...
Anyway, at one point, we had Statesman and Synapse with us, and States obviously had Foot Stomp autokeyed... except he kept stomping on Synapse's foot. (No joke. If we were just standing there, he would zoom over to Synapse, and STOMP!)
John commented, "Dude, it's like Synapse keeps going, "PSYCH!" on him as he whips his foot out of the way..."
(Laughter is apparently conducive to teamwipes.)
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Question - what do you do that causes the crash? Is it opening bios? Dialogues? Enhancement windows? A bit more info will help.
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Quote:Thanking you in advance, ransim, if you hold another Twitter relay. It was TREMENDOUSLY appreciated last year by those of us who could not make it to PAX East.Originally Posted by ransim
I should have twitter covered for the panel and the meet and greet. Also pictures and we can see about video.
Really looking forward to PAX East.
Michelle
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I'm grateful for:
All the work from Zloth, Leandro, Balshor, Scuzzbopper, and everyone who has contributed to the playerbase's communal knowledge on demofiles, demo editing, recording, models, etc, plus come up with snazzy tools to really help us take vid-making to a new level. *hugs* You guys are the BEST.
Ashcraft, Battlerock_X, Gibbain, Neutra, Sentai Sage, Vertical Studios (aka Aralcox), and every player whose vids pay tribute to this game we love. (And a nod to Dark Ether as well for trying to maintain that evergrowing list!)
Michelle
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*looks at warden's work*
And they think demorecording is useless... nice work, man. (That does look seriously weird on the lich and the Tsoo... the sibyl and Candy look more like Rockettes...) When are you going to try your hand at vids, too?
Michelle
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Quote:It's easy. You just demorecord a martial arts character, then modify the file to map in Candy LeBeaux, one of the Sibyls, whatever, and then play it back with the command to save each frame as a separate screenshot. Keep the one you want, and voila, done. It's how I make a lot of my vids.Originally Posted by Zenlon
I had no idea they even did this. I'm so confused now.
*****
Hey, that reminds me! Yo, rednames! Where's the video for the Spring Fling event? You did one for the Winter Event that was pretty damn spiffy, where's this one?
Michelle
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Quote:If I had room in my sig, that would go in it. That is just awesome.Originally Posted by Arilou
I suspect his involvment is basically limited to "White, do something about crime, Tillman, help him out, Neuron, we need more Science, grab Keyes and get going. Sinclair... Keep doing whatever it is you do. Also I need ten thousand goliath's by Tuesday."
Michelle
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Quote:Her track record isn't that great, either.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
I think that's just major overcompensating - which explains why Dominatrix is starting to look elsewhere.
First, grandpa. So heinous that even the creators went "squick."
Second, Anti-Matter. The guy stuck in his armor. Not sure who has more personal boundaries issues there.
Third, Neuron. The two-timing tomcat with the attention span of a hummingbird on crack. As brief and exciting as a bottle rocket, and about as lasting.
Never mind the whole Statesline pairing. We need to pair Faultline with Domi. Someone who will stick by her no matter how kinky, stupid, or dangerous she is. Someone who looks beyond that foofy exterior and sees the woman inside. Someone who has cut his relationship teeth on a yutz like Fusionette and still hasn't decided to bat for the other side, if you'll forgive the expression.
Michelle
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We have proof that Tyrant is a powermad gloryhound. He has a 400-story tall tower that you can see from virtually EVERYWHERE. "It's all about MEEEEEEEE!!!"
Statesman has... an aircraft carrier. And a helicopter. (And one Longbow officer there to make sure he doesn't leave.) In a zone that almost no one visits. Even Lusca won't spawn near him. That's humility right there, folks. Or else REALLY bad halitosis.
On the other hand, Statesman has a TF. Tyrant doesn't.
Michelle
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Quote:That's easy. Rename the zones.Originally Posted by Positron
I can't comment about the specific powers in this thread, but I can comment on the names we picked.
One of my driving goals was to not repeat a "first letter" so players would be able to abbreviate Incarnate Slots without duplication (like we deal with with Skyway City, Steel Canyon and Siren's Call).
Steel Canyon stays the same.
Skyway City = Highways of Hell
Siren's Call = Hole in the Wall
See? Easy!
Michelle
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Quote:If it's well done, I enjoy filming it when they do that.Originally Posted by Melancton
CoH players enjoy messing up cutscenes with clever remarks, but that is about it.
Michelle
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TPN NEWS SEGMENT, FASHION: "Regrettably, the official Tailor in Imperial City demonstrated today that when it comes to ladies' accessories, 'bigger' is NOT always 'better'. Already, Cole Memorial Hospital has seen an increase in lower back injuries..."
Michelle
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Yeah, I've learned this community is definitely the place to be.
Other game...
"Hey, guys, I'd like to film something here for a video" = "OH LOOK, TARGET!" *harass harass harass get in shot PvP bother bother harass"
Here...
"Hey guys, I'd like to film something here for a video" = "need help?" "whatcha need?" "get my good side!"
Night and day difference... I gave up trying to make vids on another game I play on coz the support I've so gotten used to here is completely lacking any place else.
Michelle
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Or just head on over to Paragonwiki.com and read to your heart's content there on EVERYONE.
Michelle
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In the spirit of Friday Appreciation Day... I offer this for your amusement. It's not one of mine, but it's one of the ones that inspired me to make vids. And it's appropriate to the thread!
Michelle
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Quote:For me, simple. I could argue that my mercs/TA Mastermind, Profiteer, works both sides of the fence. She maintains true neutrality, and pulls in the cash and the jobs wherever she can.Originally Posted by Void_Huntress
So the question isn't "Why aren't people sticking with vigilante/rogue?" but "Why WOULD they?"
But my real reason is:
It's easier to film. But I'm a minority of one, here.
Michelle
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You find yourself creating punny names and then arguing with your spouse (who also plays COH) about the best AT and powersets.
Alternately, you have an idea for an AT/powersets, and your dinner conversation with your spouse is about the best name and backstory.
You are more likely to use your vacation time for double xp weekend than you are for a weekend away with your spouse or significant other.
When budgeting, it's not about "I can afford another credit card payment" or "this saves me an extra five gallons of gas a week", it's "woot, I can afford the next booster pack!"
Michelle
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No, you SHOULD go in those forums every now and again to remind yourself that the rest of the forums aren't like that.
Michelle
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Hmm...
- The folks who've shared some neat (if impractical) ideas for videos of mine (especially the Year 7 vid)...
- The COH players in Seattle who came together a week or so ago at Buca di Beppo DESPITE the snow for a 2-hour dinner and laughfest.
- My job. Two months in (after over a solid year of unemployment), and it is one of the best positions I've held in my life, with a great team, a terrific boss, and a lot of promise.
- Dust Raven and Trystan Laryssa for creating the Star Patrol, one of my best sources of inspiration, which leads to...
- JUSTICE SERVER. You guys are the best.
- And so is Triumph, my other home, and the original location of the Sinclair Syndicate Film Crew.
- Even though they're now gone, Ex Libris and Lighthouse, and then later TheOcho. They'd know why, if they were still here.
- Poets of the Fall, for announcing that they're back in the studio for their next album.
- Equation, aka Arbiter Fabulous, for gossipy, funny, makes-no-sense-to-anyone-but-us phone calls at almost any time.
- Every CoH player who has ever sent me a music or video link (or info on software, websites, or whatever) with the note, "Hey, saw this and thought of you and your vids..."
Michelle
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I like the idea of involving the community somehow, finding out what everyone's "Top 7" Hero arc/villain arc/AT/villain group/etc would be. Others would be polling the community for 'wonky stuff you enjoy doing in the game to keep it fun'. But not everyone reads the forums, and safe bet someone would scream 'favoritism' if I didn't include their response.
If I could, I'm sorely tempted to shoot my live-action commercial ideas (I have four of them), but they're actual ADs for the game (which I kinda promised myself I wouldn't do again), rather than celebrating 7 years of COH.
Blergh... my muse is still on vacation.
Michelle
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