Demobot
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Gratz.
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Quote:You made an assumption. That's not anyone else's fault.Originally Posted by Frygyd
Well ****. That means I just downloaded 894mb of useless rubbish then. I've been on several of the closed betas before but didn't realize it was a random draw on who got in. Wish they had TOLD US THIS so I didn't waste the time and bandwidth downloading it. -
Look's like Crey's Folly, maybe.
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Quote:Rumor has it that the music in Atlas Park is being changed to the Benny Hill theme.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
I wonder if there'll be any other music changes for the actual zones?
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I honestly don't know how they choose who gets in from one beta to the next. If we knew the exact criteria for being a guaranteed beta tester then everyone would do just that, and not everyone wants to be helpful when it comes to betas (I'm not implying that you, specifically, aren't). The purpose of closed betas is to obtain focused feedback from a smaller group of dedicated people, and large groups of people in betas tend to create a lot of noise that makes it more difficult to get that feedback.
I'm almost positive they don't invite the exact same people every time. They probably switch things up to see which members of the community are the most productive testers. Maybe. Pure speculation on my part. It'd make sense though.
Also keep in mind that this current closed beta just opened today. They tend to start things REALLY small-scale, with just the developers and their friends/relations/etc. After a few days, when it's apparent the server isn't going to choke on its own tongue when a few people log in, they add more testers. -
Quote:Not exactly. 1 GB = 1024 MB.Originally Posted by Kheldarn
And yeah, just shy of 1 GB.
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Hmmm. The test server appears to be up. Upon attempting to access the server, a message appears indicating the test server is closed to the public. I'm guessing the devs are checking to make sure things aren't horridly broken before starting CB.
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Holy ****.
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Quote:...That's gotta be the biggest issue patch EVAR.Originally Posted by The_Coming_Storm
879 MB. for real.
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Quote:I remember that write-up. My reaction:Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Telling blasters that they should ask defenders not to heal them so they can stay at high damage was one of those rare moments when even by my very forgiving standards Jack exhibited major brain damage.
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Quote:Nope. He'll be busy animating bugfixes and new code.Originally Posted by Sardan
Nah, as soon as BaBs gets done tweaking Ultra Mode, he'll have tons of time to do that.
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Quote:Yeah, and Blasters got the original version of Defiance, which increased their damage as their health dropped. Blasters had gotten hit pretty hard by ED and this was meant to somehow give them greater survivability. The logic behind it may have looked good on paper, but in-game it never quite worked out.Originally Posted by SerialBeggar
Between the Global Defense Reduction and ED was the Controller Pets reduction. During which Archetype Inherents were introduced as a compromise.
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The powers? Force Field/Energy Blast/Power Mastery Defender, I guess.
The results? Well, NPCs cheat. -
Quote:Going Rogue will be released in July.Originally Posted by fatalnova
release date for going rouge please!!!!!!!!!!!
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You might want to consult this thread. I don't know for certain if it'll help, though.
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That is quite awesome. Nice job!
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Yes, widescreen loading screens would be very, very awesome.
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Quote:I had almost forgotten about that. Who can truly forget 'Cobalt Librarean'?Originally Posted by Cobalt_Azurean
Well, there was this time around Halloween...
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Congratulations! You never forget your first time.
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Quote:That's a good point. I suppose lowering or removing barriers does help.Originally Posted by Zombie Man
While there was no new canonical content added to I16, that Issue did give us SuperSideKicking, removal of level-gated zones, and the new mission difficulty settings -- all of which allowed a much greater access to canonical content than ever before.
This is similar to I17's allowance of (V)EATs to anyone with a level 20 PC -- it grants easier access to content that was gated.
Yeah, I know that for some, that's not good enough. -
Quote:I can try. I'll miss a few things, but we can call this a rough draft. In my opinion, new zones are not automatically 'content'. Task forces, trials and contacts with story arcs are what I'm taking into account.Originally Posted by Noxilicious
You know what would be interesting to see? A run-down of all Issues and how much "content" they brought in terms of missions added to the game. I'd do it myself, but I'm already content with the content we're getting.
Issue I Added 40-50 content in the form of Peregrine Island and the contacts there. Introduced Malta, Carnies, Nemesis and Praetorians as enemy groups.
Issue II Added respec trials (24-33, 34-33, 44-50) , the Eden trial (39-41), the Cavern of Transcendence (12-15), the Sewer Trial (38-40), the Shadow Shard (and I'm assuming the four 'Shard TFs (40-44 40-50, 44-50, 44-50), but I may be mistaken) and the Hollows (5-15). Also added badges. BADGES.
Issue III Added Striga Isle for levels 20-30 and, temporarily, the Calvin Scott TF (30-36).
Issue IV Added Kheldian-specific story arcs from 1-50.
Issue V Added Croatoa for levels 25-34.
Issue VI City of Villains launch. Initially included 1-40 content for villains.
Issue VII Added 40-50 content for villains in the form of Grandville and its various contacts. Added mayhem missions.
Issue VIII Revamped Faultline for levels 15-25. Added safeguard missions.
Issue IX Added the Statesman Task Force and Hamidon for villains.
Issue X Revamped the Rikti Crash Site into the Rikti War Zone. Co-op content from 35-50 including a task force (initially 35-50 due to a bug, now 45-50).
Issue XI Added Ouroboros (25-50) and the Flashback system.
Issue XII Added the Midnight Club and Cimerora (35-50).
Issue XIII Added Daedalus and Sister Arlia to Cimerora (35-50).
Issue XIV Added the Mission Architect (1-50).
Issue XV Added the Dr. Kahn TF and Barracuda SF (both 45-50).
Issue XVI No new missions or task forces, but Super Sidekicking was introduced and many zones had their entry levels removed. The new difficulty options were a big plus.
Issue XVII Adding new story arcs (20-30), two for heroes and two for villains. Positron TF is being split into two halves (whether or not both TFs are in the 10-15 remains to be seen). Kheld/SoA unlock reduced to level 20. Subject to change.
I based this off of the ParagonWiki pages for each issue. If I missed anything, let me (and ParagonWiki) know. -
Quote:It was only a matter of time before it became a meme. I approve.Originally Posted by Aisynia
This thread is now about cupcakes. -
Sweet, that's two weeks earlier than I was gonna predict. On occasion it's nice to be wrong.
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Quote:Is this that "Questions Only" game?Originally Posted by Starrbolt
Well, well, well, now, an MMO company has offered free character server transfers during December through March, nearly 1/4 of a year? Thus encouraging players to redistribute themselves across servers, likely consolidating on some populous servers, leaving others relatively under-populated? During the worst economy since the Great Depression? When players are complaining about some servers being virtual ghost-towns? During a Double XP Weekend, when former players are expected to return in large numbers, requiring the company to expend significant resources to process transfer requests? Why would a company do this? What is the business rationale? And what is the logical conclusion?