Doc_Hornet

Don't think of it as a bug. Think of it as a free Croquet mallet emote.

I always wonderted what Kheldian language sounded like ...

♥♥♥ The blimp in Atlas Park.

♥♥♥ Turning off Fly from high up and then timing it right so I turn it back on inches before I hit the ground.

♥♥♥ Sprinting along on the monorail track.

♥♥♥ Leaping tall buildings in a single bound.

♥♥♥ Seeing the infinite costume combinations people come up with.

♥♥♥ Finding a really well-designed one among those infinite combinations.

♥♥♥ Herocon.

♥♥♥ Biffing Atlas Park Hellions over the horizon with my Eng/Eng blaster main.

♥♥♥ Prestige Power Slide.

♥♥♥ Sally badge.

♥♥♥ Human-form Khelds.

♥♥♥ The donut in Faultline. And the badge in the donut hole.

♥♥♥ The great pumpkin patches in Croatoa.

♥♥♥ Oro portal.

♥♥♥ Empath defenders that dispense Clear Mind and Fortitude.

♥♥♥ Frostfire mission.

♥♥♥ NPC dialog in the new and improved Hollows.

♥♥♥ Defending Talos hill from Rikti invasions.

♥♥♥ That City of Heroes is still here and going strong after six years.

• All of my human natural characters who fly have Legion, I mean, anti-gravity flight rings.

• All of my human natural characters who superjump have Flubber, I mean, Increda-rubber soles on their bouncey boots.

• All of my human natural characters who superspeed have low-clearance rollerblade shoes that spark a lot against the pavement.

• All of my human natural characters who teleport are in denial about their origins.

Except for the inevitable dc'ing, I had a lot of fun at the event. My granite tank got quite the workout atop Talos hill. Thank you, devs.

I also want to thank the Sisterhood teams for all the reinvites during the hectic happenings. A special thanks goes out to Valor who did a great job directing traffic and specifying attack targets in the Talos zone.

Funniest broadcast line during a particularly rough patch in the event: "Liberty, the empath-free server"

Badges >>> Rearranging my sock drawer >>> MA >>> City Vault >>> PVP

Thanks as always for hosting the event.

I'd been looking forward to the event all week as I've never done that task force before, but had to bail just before the event kicked off due to an unplanned situation here at the ol' Hornet hive. Shucks and other comments.

Apologies to Night Dawn's team. Hope I didn't cause folks problems.
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In my fifties. Born in the Eisenhower administration, my first comic was a Batman ten-center, and, yes, I do know who Jack Benny was (and Rochester, too).

I like the announced lvl 20 change. I've unlocked my Khelds and SoAs the hard way, slogging through level 50, but unlike the OP, I don't feel shortchanged in the least. To the contrary, I feel like I'm gaining:

1) I can make epics on my second account that has twenties but no fifty yet. Yay!

2) More khelds played. Perhaps with a bigger kheld-playing population, the devs might feel it's now worth spending development time giving Khelds a little love.
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Thanks again for planning and running the event. I had a lot of fun and got to dust off one of my older characaters. I'd planned to stick around for the second TF but had to bail before it started. Can't wait for future events!
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Oro Portal
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Congrats to all of the above! Some very nice badge totals there.

I'm not on CIT, but I think my namesake main alt/badging toon has 441. I've gotten about 40 or so of those since I started hanging out with the Sisterhood & friends and the scheduled events.
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"Oh, What A Fight (November 2002)"

Oh, what a fight! Late November back in oh-oh-two
All those Ritki bombing you-know-who!
I remember what a fight!

Oh, I
Got a funny feeling when they formed Omega team
Oh I
Bailed before I ended dead by Freem! (Free-eem, Free-eem, dead by Freem!)

Oh, what a fight! All them bosses mezmerizing me!
Couldn't stop them, I was level three!
I surrendered, what a fight!

I felt a rush when I earned my Clap of Thunder!
Scatted minions and the Tank cursed out my blunder!

Oh what a fight! Doo dit doo dit dit doo dit doo dit dit
Oh what a fight! Doo dit doo dit dit doo dit doo dit dit

(fade out)

"Independence Port Town Races"

Port town ladies sing this song, Do-Dah, Do-Dah!
Port town zone is five miles long, all the Do-dah way!

Gwine to run all night!
Gwine to jump all day!
I''ll get through Indy maybe mid-July
If de Lusca don't get in my way!

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Clarification:

(1) The proposed Richochet Shot is a ranged attack using the targeting mechanics of Chain Induction. It is not a melee attack. The character shoots an arrow which hits the first target then richochets to the next etc. The proposed secondary set has the same number of melee attacks as Devices: none.

(2) The proposed Web Arrow and Smoke Screeen Arrow are arrow-ized versions of Devices' Web Grenade and Smoke Grenade. The only power copied over from TA is Oil Slick.
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Trick Archery -- Proposed Blaster Secondary power set

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Design Parameters:
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• Distinct from Trick Arrow set
• Eliminate bow weapon redraws between this secondary and Archery primary (no melee attacks)
• Leave major crowd debuffing to Defender/Controller/Corruptor Trick Arrow set
• Utilize existing powers to minimize design effort (exception Tier 9 power)
• Unique Tier 9 Power that defines the set



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Overview
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Trick Archery

Your highly-honed archery skills and specially-tipped arrows can dramatically alter a battle site.

1. Web Arrow
2. Smoke Sreen Arrow
3. Build Up
4. Knockout Gas Arrow
5. Boost Range
6. Tesla Arrow
7. Ricochet Shot
8. Oil Slick Arrow
9. Spirit of Agincourt/Master Archer/Nonpareil (3 name choices offered)


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Powers
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1. Web Arrow -- Arrow version of Traps Web Grenade

2. Smoke Screen Arrow -- Arrow version of Devices Smoke Grenade

3. Build Up -- typical Blaster Build Up (animation does not drop bow)

4. Knockout Gas Arrow -- Arrow version of Blaster Munitions Mastery Sleep Grenade Game. Keep grenade's small 15' radius.

5. Boost Range -- Energy Manipulation Boost Range (animation does not drop bow)

6. Tesla Arrow -- Arrow version of Tesla Coil

7. Ricochet Shot -- Arrow version of Scrapper Chain Induction (uses Stunning Shot arrow tip for animation, arrow "bounces" between struck targets). Smashing damage only.

8. Oil Slick Arrow -- TA Oil Slick Arrow. Possibly reduce radius.

9. Spirit of Agincourt/Master Archer/Nonpareil -- While this power is active, you are the living embodiment of history's greatest archers. Toggle: Self +ToHit, +Recharge, Special

• +tohit 7% (= Tactics pool power [blaster stats] self buff only)
• +Recharge 20% (= Quickness power)
• Removes all Interrupt on Archery primary set Ranged Shot power
• High end cost (= Focused Accuracy)

Enhancements allowed: Endurance Reduction, +To Hit, Recharge Reduction
IO sets allowed: +To Hit

Tier 9 Power Game Balance Considerations: This self-buff toggle combines the equivalent of 1 passive & 1 power pool toggle power -- with 1 unique mechanic applied to one specific power -- balanced by a notably high end cost and the use of Tier 9 slot. Toggle drops on successful stun/hold/sleep on character. IO sets limited to +To Hit. Power not available until level 38, and greyed-out if SSKd below level 33. Lengthy recharge on non-interruptible Ranged Shot prevents it from becoming uberpower. Increased use of Ranged Shot in combat makes up some of the damage lacking in Trick Archery normally found in other Blaster secondaries.


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Power Set Summary:
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1 ST Immob
1 ST Hold
1 Small Radius AOE Sleep
2 AOE Debuffs (1 -tohit/percep, 1 KD with possible AOE DOT damage)
1 AOE Damage attack
2 Self-Buff clicks
1 Toggle Self-Buff
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I don't care either way on this suggestion, but the following is not a reason for not doing it:

Perhaps add an additional selection to a HEAT's "difficult slider": I want to/do not want to cap the number of Shadow cysts a crystal generates.
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Not to knock the players who enjoy Ninja Run or the developers who worked on it, but quite frankly the aesthetics of Ninja Run creep me out.

In motion, it's City of Samurai Jack. At rest, it's City of Quasimodo. I'll be sticking with Power Pool travel powers, sprints, and jetpacks, thank you very much.
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It's actually a "slouch hat," a type of hat commonly worn by US Cavalry troops during the Civil War and the later Indian Wars. Popular in the American Old West, too. (There's also a Wikipedia article about them that leaves out 1800s use in the States, but goes into considerable detail about the hat's usage history in British Empire countries -- the archtypal Aussie bush hat is a type of slouch hat, for example.)

Perhaps the "duster" name came from associating the slouch hat with the "dusters" -- the long trenchcoat-like coats -- worn in Spagetti Western and Peckinpah movies. (See the Wild Bunch as protrayed in MY NAME IS NOBODY, for example.)

The Shadow, Golden Age pulp magazine hero of the 1930s and 1940s, wore a slouch hat. It's always described as by that name in the texts.

Hope this helps.

-- Doc Hornet