Dumok

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@robo bug - leader
@robobug - leader
@phatcat - leader
@fatcat - leader
@skrillafarilla
@skrilla-
@pants stealer3
@carrot cake
@you don't gnome me2
@shirai ryu2
@fusion chill3
@mr.control
@mr. control
@astral skred
@clair esprit1 - leader
@twisted blister - leader
@dirtwolf
@agent embers
@jur mawm
@Kajinetics
@kurgain
@Mr Ryu
@Dianoia
@Penny
@Happy Pill
@TLDR
@scoobert doo (eligible for play 12/9/07)

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Nice addition, Scoob's a good player.

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There are many valid suggestions, but my priorities...

BALANCE
<ul type="square">[*]Give villains access to Hero APP’s.[*]Reevaluate the use of “unresitable” damage and debuffs.[*]Villains have no access to ally grantable +perception in Sirens.[/list]CROSS-SERVER
<ul type="square">[*]The arena and zones should be cross-server.[/list]REVAMP ARENAS
<ul type="square">[*]Selectable maps – radio buttons next to the map names would allow players to pick one map or eliminate several maps and still keep a decent degree of variety. More maps would be nice too.[*]Add options for limiting the tier of inspirations allowed and temp powers.[*]Allow non-SG matches to be greater than 8v8.[*]Either remove the buggy system generated matches from the terminal OR fix them so the arena can automatically organize and run tournaments, lethal lotteries, and even “official” ladder matches. The results could be on city kiosks.[*]Greatly increase the flight speed of the arena bots. Create a way for observer bots to distinguish between the two teams or add an ongoing scoreboard. Consider adding an option to grant them +perception.[/list]
One thing I think we might want to consider is NC Soft's new plans for their exclusively-owned franchise. They want to improve and expand on the City of Heroes and Villains brand. Whether that means sequels or expansions, we are in a position to campaign for an improved PvP environment and assist them as best we can.

Much of the old PvPer bitterness is fading, and in fact many vets are returning to or re-examining the value of CoX PvP lately. Many players (and entire SG's) who've left the game still believe this is the best MMO PvP mechanic out there.

I think every PvPer should start thinking about where it can go.

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Inspector 6 pretty much summed up my points and did it much better than I ever could have.

How about doubling or even tripling the recharge timer on Cage powers?

Could we please keep the drama and other crap over on the "Old Reliable Creepy" thread?

I have absolutely no problems with anyone in VR and even respect them as some of the best players to ever step into the Arena. By some people posting/bashing them in this thread gives the impression that FoL has something against VR.
We don't.
Anyone in either SG that has personal problems can keep them in PMs.

FoL is still friendly to and respects VR as a whole and we look forward to our official match. I hope and expect that the feeling is mutual.

Hope I didn't overstep my bounds here but it's tiring to see the constant bashing.

Thanks Micro.

*lights up a cigarette*

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I dunno but Ownage likes a good FJ.

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And you know this because..........

On second thought, I don't wanna know.

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@Acid
@blind sight
@Buckeye
@Chizakice
@Cozy
@Cozy2
@Dumok
@Gahd
@Galactiboy
@Galactigal
@Galactiman
@Healer Hank - Leader
@HealerHank - Leader
@Lord Iga
@Micro - Leader
@-Micro - Leader
@Monkers
@Monkerz
@Monkey But
@Monkeybut
@Ms July
@ownage
@-ownage
@ownage's dad
@perilX
@perilXX
@Riddle
@RogueKnight
@RogueKnight2
@Serial Girl
@shad
@shad2
@start running
@Tekishi
@Thorizdin
@Xz80

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@shad2

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Who do I have to screw around here to get my other account @Dumok2 added to the roster?

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i hear Duff Chick is a hotty? is this true?

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after a 6 pack I'd hit it. Not too picky here.

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I was never a freak.

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Don't fret, nobody's perfect.

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Yes, ladies an Gentlemen, Liberty's most hated has returned...


Hello New Freaks &gt;

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Freaks Reborn eh?

I heard he was traded for some skittles and a pack of Cools.

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Very cool. Are you looking for new art or just art in general.

One of my favorites that I have is this one by Gill Bates of MMOArt.com fame.

Paragonian Knights

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That pic is pure gold.

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Not bad, except for one article *cough* that stood out like a rabid chimp at a beauty contest.

No, that's not a positive endorsement. While the rest of the CS looked like it had some thought and effort put behind it, the Manticore... um... piece looked like it was banged out in five minutes after last call.

To use its own language, "Phail."

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Agreed. Dont let him on there again. What'd you guys do, haul in a drunk illiterate moron and ask him to fill some space?

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The City Scoop staff did that about 5-6 issues ago. I wasn't around then. I came on board right after that discus......Hey waitaminute!

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Or better yet, have a title to the piece that announces the intent. PvP Q &amp; A with Castle would have told me right off that I didn't need to waste my time reading it.


Edit: Especially since many that read the Scoop may not bother checking people's forum titles or know who's PvP oriented or not among the staff. Not everyone spends all their time on the forums after all, and those who aren't into PvP may not recognize a PvP'ers name.

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The idea of having the title be PvP Q&amp;A with castle would have been better I admit. Wish I would have thought of it.

Even some of the answers for "PvP" questions are interesting from a purely PvE point of view I think. The Power Animation times right off the top of my head. Also the Cathedral of Pain Trial question.

Look at the bright side. This probably won't be the only Dev interview the City Scoop does and I most certainly will not be the only one doing the interviews.

Well, I approached Castle about a PvP slanted interview. There are many questions the PvP community has been asking. I figured I would try to see about getting answers for those questions.

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Why the heavy load of pvp questions for Castle? (counting a 4 to 1 ratio of pvp to pve questions) Usually, I'd put Castle as the powers guy, so I would have figured questions about gauntlet, GIS (greater ice sword), etc, etc.

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Look above my avatar.

I forgot to put a note at the bottom of the Castle interview thanking a few people who helped with the questions.

Many thanks to (in no particular order)

_Kid_, Frosticus, SmokeSignal and EL_AJAX for helping me come up with some really good questions for Castle.

Some quick and dirty ones I did.


Bloodforge

Bloodhammer

Midnight Jack

Psycho Jack

Fable

Draconik

Happy Birthday Ex!

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I miss "Behind the Mask"

I enjoy the arena section but I wish there would be topics addressed like inspiration management, builds and so on.
I PvP on a low-pop server and it's fun but it doesn't prepare you for getting rolled on test.

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There's always the PvP forums for advice and discussions about builds and tactics. Some really good information there for those interested.

I didn't see much of Digital Thunder the 2nd or 3rd match either.
Not saying he wasn't doing anything, I just couldn't see him. Darn Invisibility.

I'm thinking of maybe begging for GM priviledges just so I can use a police drone thingy to cover events in zones on servers I have only low level alts on. Maybe those things fly faster than the observer camera too. It's really tough to keep up with the action in some of those matches when you're stuck in slow-mo mode.

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For the Justice League Finals article, Frau Holle is also part of Team Bacon. She sat out match 1 but was in matches 2 and 3.

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I will be sure to run an apology and error correction on that in the next Scoop. I personally apologize for omitting her participation.

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Glad to see there is a PvP section!

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There is alot of PvP going on in the game. Excentric and I are just trying to show it in an honest light.

If you have an event, by all means PM either myself or Excentric about it and maybe we can get some coverage on it.

If you really want to get noticed in a restaraunt, enter dressed in full plate armor complete with dents from the days battles.
I used to be in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism).

I like my combat games a bit on the realistic side

Some friends and I are currently in development of graphics engine and someday hope to start building a primitive MMO of our own. Talking about how the best way to build a game economy, arrange challenging encounters, and develop a backstory will get you some wierd looks also.

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Many folks (like me) disagreed with this facade and called it what it truly was, a significant correction of a PvP problem that significantly affected PvE playstyle. My sarcasm above clearly reflects my chagrin with the devs' answer to jousting. There were no problems with PvE for 4 isssues. As soon as PvP reared it's ugly head, all of a sudden it was all about how unfair we had been exploiting the AI of all those poor NPCs. Thank you, very much, Dread Lords.

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You know, its funny I keep seeing people post this and it always make me laugh. I certainly exploited travel powers in PvE with my Blaster (first character) and suppression is more likely to be negated in (team) PvP via buffs than it is in PvE. I can't say what the devs "true" motivations are/were, but to claim that there was no PvE justification for making changes to how travel powers operate in combat is false. Would if have been changed if PvP were never introduced? I don't know, but at a minimum the situation is more complex than you've presented it.

*anti-smirk*

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I'm glad you're amused. However, I'll reiterate for the sake of clarity that I don't believe travel powers ever were in any way being "exploited" in PvE. In fact, I believe travel suppression wasn't even REMOTELY a PvE consequence. Ironically, it wasn't until folks were getting pwned in the Arena when the devs starting justifying how imbalanced the PvE had become. The only things complex about this were the dance steps to sell it, sir.

This is a superhero/supervillain MMO. At a "minimum", comic lore does not support what our dev team justified needing to be done to travel powers. IMO, PvP balance is what supported it and PvE play fell victim to the excuse. We appear to disagree. And while that's ok, I feel compelled to distinguish your use of the term exploit from mine in the proper context.

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Even a nub like myself can go back and find that supression was added due to people using it to exploit the mechanics of the PvE game. People were jousting mobs, etc and never getting hit thus ruining the whole risk vs reward thing. This was the reason it was changed. Anything that affects PvP across the board with such a thing like supression not being there is balanced since anyone can do it. PvP would be just as balanced if supression was or wasn't there in my opinion.

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I always found that even when jousting, whenever you get in range of the mob to attack it, it instantly counter-attacks.