DumpleBerry

Caption Champ 4/9/10
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  1. Hm. Says they haven't been around for more than a week.
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by War Witch View Post
    Hey all,

    Thanks for the well wishes.

    To sum up:
    • Nope, I didn't go anywhere, just been working behind-the-scenes more
    • Yes, I've been at the helm, as Lead Designer getting Going Rogue out the door (then moved into a more producery role with one, then two strike teams)
    • Yes, I've been around for a long looooong time (longer than anyone currently on the project - ooo, scary!)
    • Posi and I have worked together for so long now we may as well be siblings

    Now, of course, I have to come up with a new title for myself since "Queen of World Design" no longer applies. I'm sure you guys could come up with something catchy.

    Goodness knows, Zwill keeps taking stabs at it.

    Anyway, thanks all for the really nice words and I hope to do you (and the game) proud! No pressure. :P

    War Witch

    P.S. And even though Zwill mocked "that phrase" -- I have kept to my word and not uttered it. Even though they torture me with "that phrase" at work constantly every chance they get.

    P.P.S. Hat Day was a smashing success!

    P.P.P.S. I had to change my signature and I love this quote. It was either that or, "Be cool, Soda Pop." (Someone should know who uttered that and in what movie.)
    I'm just glad you're still with us. Thank you for everything.

    Matt's all right, too, I guess. >_>
  3. I'm in a holding pattern until my next market experiment takes off. After that, mebbe. ^_^b
  4. DumpleBerry

    Grave news.

    Best wishes. It sounds like you need the support--let us know what we can do.
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Malice_A4Thought View Post
    One queston: Where/when was a funeral held for States? I saw nothing about it.
    It takes a long time for him to die. If anything happens, it'll be in I23.
  6. Don't forget an image macro.

    I'm not really sure those are very accurate anyways--but then I tend to beat my head on my desk every time I hear someone use "Soon" in the context of the CoH meme. It's not really as amusing as people think.

    When will I snap? SOON.
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Alevan View Post
    Except where's the rest of the pieces?
    ...
    What the hell, Paragon Studios? This set had a lot more to it back on beta and instead of the limitless possibilities, I'm instead being limited in what I was hoping to make. I feel extremely ripped off and would really like an explanation as to where the rest of these pieces are!
    This sounds familiar. Well, I still have my tiny soapbox.
  8. Upgrading an item or a storage unit shouldn't be as complicated as, "Is this item upgrade seven, or item upgrade eight?" I get that this is rather a functionality/tech thing, but it would just be easy to say, "Increase CH Storage" or "Unlock Another Costume Slot." Plus, it would remove all the duplicates from the marketplace and clean things up quite a bit. I gave up on unlocking extra enhancement storage for a long time, until I realized I was trying to purchase "Extra Enhancement Storage" and not "Extra Enhancement Storage II." When you get into something like extra salvage slots, or extra market slots, it's a nightmare.

    I hate the navigation menu. I don't understand why there are tabs at all, if everything vanishes and opens up new tabs when you touch anything. There is no point to organizing it with tabs, unless you can clearly see the submenus under each item. Clicking an item should open a submenu, instead of navigating you to a completely different page. I hate getting lost.

    Similarly, both NEW and FEATURED items seem to be completely random. What's the difference? Sometimes something I want isn't in either one.

    And the only thing worse than not being able to tell whether or not you've bought anything, is accidentally mixing that into a bunch of stuff you want to get. The times I have had five or six things up for sale, and haven't been able purchase them because I magically already have one of the items and just get a constant "quantity exceeds maximum allowed" just...makes me sad.

    We shouldn't be allowed a shopping basket if we have to order everything individually to circumvent that issue.
  9. When will the fixes to the Carnie and CoT sets be implemented?

    Oh right, I forgot. >_>
  10. Anyone who thinks you can just stroll into the Oscars dressed like a lunatic is dumber than a bag of rocks. This entire thing has been a setup.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mastermiine View Post
    Like on the front of the box, the guy with the gold armor (statesman I believe)and what power sets do I unlock.... Demon summoning, dual pistols, electric control... time manipulation(what is that under exactly) what els....
    And ive been playing for a wile utntil this is the first time ive become vip and gotten Going rouge. So if you still wanna send me somthing I will love to accepted it... what can you send?
    You'll find that many of the special characters in game have their own unique costumes that make them stand out. Because of this, they're not often shared with players like us. That certainly applies to the Emperor's outfit--but you can get pretty close by being creative. My advice--be creative and come up with your own.

    As Snow said, you unlock a list of things, including Dual Pistols and (limited) Electric Control.

    Lastly, as a F2P player, you can't hold a ton of inf.--but you don't really need to. Is there something you'd like in-game that seems out of reach?
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lothic View Post
    I think you're just being too picky.
    Maybe. I'm told I read differently than most people.
  13. That's okay. The problem is so old it has learned to walk and is eating solid food now.
  14. Also, my old person eyes and brain need a translator for the SMS.
  15. Regular maintenance and, presumably, a hotfix for the Fr/De market issues.
  16. This has been an ongoing issue for...*wince*...a very long time.
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mastermiine View Post
    ty so much guys do I get statesman gold outfit with it or no and for the server protector who plays on the new map?
    1. Which costume set are you asking about?
    2. I don't understand question #2, perhaps you could rephrase it?
    3. WELCOME!!! I would love to send you an in-game welcome of free stuff, is there anything in particular you would like?
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man View Post


    Why me?
    You are such a saint. Thank you, Chad!
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Hopeling View Post
    It's worth noting that 8.11% is per VR card, not per pack, and changes dramatically once you have the costume pieces. Specifically, that reduces the total weight on the table from 333 to 192, so the chance for a Catalyst improves to 14% per VR card.

    So, here's some napkin calculations: in buying enough packs to get 6 catalysts, odds are very good that you'll get all 3 of of the Elemental Order pieces on the VR table. So, we can basically use the no-costume chance to calculate the number of VR cards necessary, then add 3 to that to account for the costume pieces. With a 14% chance for a Catalyst per card, and needing 6 Catalysts, you'd need 6/.14 = ~43 VR cards. 46, with the costume pieces. But not every pack contains a VR card - about 80% do, IIRC. So 46/.8 = ~58 packs will get you an average of 6 catalysts.

    But that's far from being guaranteed 6 catalysts. You could get 12, or 5, or zero. 6 is the average return from ~58 packs, and B_C asked how many packs he'd have to buy to have "a very good chance" of getting (at least?) 6 catalysts, so depending on what you consider "very good", the answer will probably be "at least 58".

    Edit:

    ...not if I've read your quote right, he doesn't. Chyll said "Incarnate content", as in trials. Zwill said they're dropping in trials.
    [insert relevant XKCD comic about statistically derping things up]
    Thanks!
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Hyperstrike View Post
    Amongst other things.
    Oho. Say no more...
  21. Yes, they'll drop in DA's trial zone--both in and outside of missions.

    As far as, "How many packs do I need to buy," you should look at Zwillinger's post here. Each pack has an 8.11% chance of dropping one.

    Because of how probability works, you can't just say, "Okay, I'll buy seventy-four packs and get exactly six Catalysts." You could buy a thousand and never see one.
  22. The only surefire way would be to check a character's badges. My bet is that you're scoring several of the easy achievements (Lam: get an acid and a grenade at the same time, easy to get accidentally; and BAF: zero prisoners escape, don't turn off guard towers) across multiple characters--which would explain why you're randomly seeing salvage and astrals pop.

    As a point of general consideration, the UGT and TPN both have "halfway" points that reward a pile of threads after a significant foe is defeated--this repeats, but it may surprise you the first time.

    I should've also just directed you towards the wiki, which is far more coherent than I ever am.
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    Random Uncommon Components can be awarded for the first time a badge is obtained. A random Rare Component can be awarded for the first time a Master badge is obtained. Bonus Astral Merits can be earned multiple times as long as the requirements for the badge is fulfilled, even if you already have the badge.
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zombie Man View Post
    Happened to me for the first time last night on Virtue. Character lock out lasted about 5 minutes. And attempts to rejoin last trial resulted in the beginning of the warp out to mission animation and then immediately aborted with a mapnotfound error message three times in a row until finally the option to rejoin was no longer available.

    And it was precisely at the first salvo against the last Maelstrom fight.
    I was tempted to shout something like, "I'M DOING THIS FOR ZOMBIE MAN, BABY!" as I threw myself into combat.