Energizing_Ion
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Quote:Originally Posted by Nericus
I think the GI JOE Cartoon and the A_team are tied for censorship.
How many bullets are fired in an average episode of A-team and no one is wounded or killed?
How many LASERS are fired in an episode of GI JOE and no one is killed?
hehe yeah that is one thing I loved about old cartoons like GI: Joe and G1 Transformers...
You think that's a car exhaust? NO, it's a gun! You think those are just eyes?! NO, it's a gun!
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Yeah back a few years ago I was at Best Buy looking for Beast Wars Transformers DVD series.
I found them but then I saw the original Transformers DVDs (all seasons 1-4). My best friend was with me and was like, "get them all!"
So..after hesitating, I got all G1 DVDs and all of the Beast Wars DVDs.
I then called my brother up and was like, "I just got all of the G1 Transformer DVDs, aren't you jealous?!"
Bro: "uh, no."
me: "why not? I thought we enjoyed watching the shows when we were growing up?"
bro: "yeah...but no..."
So I watched all of the G1 series and wow....it was painful. It really was a show to sell toys. Only a few good one-off episodes...the only other good episodes were usually the ones that had a story (ie. it was continued).
Beast Wars = best transformers series I think
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Quote:I can see it in a way.Originally Posted by Zyphoid
I would like to know also. Because honestly other than the advanced math you use, this is the only thing you have ever said that makes no sense to me.
Toggles have more value because we pay a constant cost in endurance to use them. Why should something that has no cost, other than selection, should give greater benefit?
Passives are just that passive...they are "who you are" as a character. Superman can't turn off his invincible-ness (yes, yes, kryptonite and all that)...so in that sense I can see why passives should be stronger than toggles.
Toggles are something you "add on" to the character I guess. *shrugs* -
Quote:Originally Posted by Zombie Man
No, I don't want to play CO ever again.
I thought we players were in for a lot of trouble when Scrapyarders were introduced in the game. They don't stay clumped up. They run off in different directions and circle back on you. So, basically, they don't just stand there and take it, nor do they become perma-runners.
But for some odd reason, only a very few of the ranged critters since I6 got that AI code; and certainly not a whole faction like the Scrapyarders.
I hated Scrapyarders because of all their AoE burn patches! Ninja MMs need not apply!
sheesh they killed my ninjas quiiiiick!
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Quote:Originally Posted by Arcanaville
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For example, having the critter AI ignore taunt breaks the intent of taunt. But having taunted critters that have no melee attacks at all run up to the tanker when taunted is idiotic. In fact, running out of the county when the thing you're primarily attacking is itself a melee character is equally idiotic. It makes more sense to run thirty feet and then turn and start shooting again.
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It makes total sense!
I mean when, in the game, you taunt you're basically calling the mob names and what not right?
Well if the mob is at range and gets taunted, he's not running up to attack in melee range, he's running up to you to ask you, "what did you say?" Sometimes mobs can't hear from taunt's range.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Void_Huntress
You're assuming that all mob logic would necessarily be linear logical steps executed per mob.
There are other ways, involving powers, to influence how mobs react.
More importantly, it's important NOT to try to get mobs to strictly emulate certain behaviors, because that's where a lot of gameable behavior (or AI uncanny valley quirks) comes in.
The goal is to give them tendencies that can be influenced by circumstance, not rules to follow.
I'm no programmer in any sense (unless you call making a few html pages with notepad back in the day!) but I still see it as something that's limited.
Until AI can think on its own then AI will be 'easy' (unless you're just giving them cheats like auto one-hit kill attacks).
Then again when AI can think on its own...the "game" us humans will be playing is "stay alive"!
*dons tinfoil anti-skynet hat*
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Just been busy lately with lots of dr appts getting ready for my jaw surgery next week! That and I've been playing Borderlands for the first time when I get home some nights
But hopefully I'll be having a good 2+ weeks of CoH (gaming) time while I heal up from my surgery!
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Quote:Originally Posted by Android_5Point9
...Using the "yellow" status to make enemies neutral, villains could be buddy-buddy around certain villain groups while in the city. Depending on who you do missions for, you could earn their favor, elevating them from flat out hostile to neutral and eventually to friendly, where they'll shoot buffs at you as you run by, help you out if you're under attack, etc.
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I've always wished when CoV released they did something like this.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Arcanaville
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Much, much, much smarter. Or at least apparently so enough so as to be basically indistinguishable from that.
Its something I've put a lot of thought into. Whatever else they had me working on, this is what I'd be working on all of the rest of the time. My metric for success here is when multiple players posted on the forums "I've wanted the critters to be smarter for years, but not *that* smart."
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With all those "if" statements that the mobs would have to go through it'd crash the servers!
Mob AI:
Attack hero if hero is seen/or is attacked by hero
if support (defender, controller, corruptor, etc) near-by, attack him first unless taunted by Tanker unless use "taunt break free" inspiration to continue to attack support toon
if being debuffed (RI, etc...), run away unless taunted unless debuffs get too much, run away.
if out-manned by more than 2, call for re-inforcements, hide behind nearest object
Tons more to think of but...yeah...it'll be interesting how future MMOs work
I'm all for smarter AI but at some point...it is just a script and will get "routine" after a while. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Equation
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5. AE would be POLICED.
You make a farm, you get temp banned.
You make an awesome story, you get shouted out by the citizens on the streets.
You make ALOT of farms, you are sent to the cornfield.
You make ALOT of awesome stories, well I think boosts from reviews could happen.
Why not just create a filter (or another category) for "farms"? That way people who create "farms" can just mark it as such so that you (and others) can just search for non-"farms"?
And if the creator makes a "farm" that isn't marked as a "farm" then sure some sort of punishment could happen. -
Quote:Originally Posted by TonyV
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5) I would revamp PvP completely in a way that a lot of people who liked the old systems would probably hate, but that would hopefully draw more players in.
Most PvP wouldn't involve your characters at all. Maybe your character models, but not your literal powersets, enhancements, etc. I would have almost all PvP work kind of like gladiator matches do now. You pick predefined and extremely balanced avatars to be your character in a PvP zone or arena match. For example, you could pick Generic Blaster A to be your avatar. Generic Blaster A has a specific powerset and enhancement profile. It could have your costume to wear so it looks like you but isn't literally you. (Well, "literally" in the sense of your in-game character.) Someone else who picks Generic Blaster A would have the exact same build-out as you. If they pick Generic Blaster B, they would have a different build-out, but they didn't get to pick the exact powersets or enhancements that are slotted for it, and it would be guaranteed to be comparable to your build-out so that both players start on an even play field.
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I've always said that when i13 launched they shouldn't have done the PvP changes that they did.
The issue with PvP to me was that you "had to have" certain powers/a certain build to even think of being competitive. Well they did 1 thing right in i13; multiple builds for a toon. With that I could have made a PvE build and a PvP build.
But with all the pvp changes and what not, meh...not worth it. I really dislike the kite-pvp that is CoH it seems. I even tried it out (year or two ago now) with some people on the test server where everyone could be have an awesome build....still people with SS/SJ, etc just jumping around and following x target. Meh...just not for me.
So after all of that, yes I like your idea; that's why I enjoy FPS games like Quake, Unreal Tournament, etc...everyone has x health, armor, etc...everyone has the same chance to get the x gun that always does y damage.
*then again I'm a sniper at heart so maybe that's why I don't like CoH pvp...no *BOOM* HEADSHOT! *
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Very cool I'm glad Polar Lights are at the top for AoE goodness!
I can now point people to this if they laugh at my Polar Lights' pets...(they all said, "lulz" to them before)
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Quote:Originally Posted by UberGuy
Well, that's from enough trials to earn:
T4 Reactive Interface
T4 Pyronic Judgement
T4 Lore Phantasms
T3 Lore WarWorks
T4 Clarion Destiny
T4 Rebirth Destiny
T4 Barrier Destiny
T3 Ageless Destiny
Plus I ran enough iTrials beyond that to get six Catalyst drops for this character's set of ATEs. (I did solo in DA some also, but didn't get a Catalyst there until after I was "done" with this character.)
You probably don't want to see her Incarnate Salvage tab.
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What?! No Incandescence Destiny?!
Yeah, if I only played 1 toon I'd have that many astrals/emps on my main EI.
Although EI does have 2 t4 destinies (rebirth and clarion).
Too many toons to just stockpile emps/astrals on one toon!
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Quote:Originally Posted by McNum
I prefer #1 as well. Penny just looks better in that one, and Shadowhunter looks like a teddy bear. A big evil teddy bear, but still.
This.
#1 for me!
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Quote:So I'm guessing it's like "any other event" where it's just a mob of mobs? Nothing special?Originally Posted by Black_Assassin
Was pretty boring....killed nemesis multiple times. Never felt in danger at all
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I'm tempted to get it but...only have ~500 points...so....
Unless I get my monthly 550 stipend points then I'm most likely not getting it now. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Liquid
/facepalm
My fiancee is filling out her survey, and I just realized that I think I did question number 4 backwards, and gave the thing I hated a 1 and the thing I was most interested in a 15. I think I did this because for question 3, "good" was on the right, and I just kept doing it that way.
I wish I could go back and see for sure, and fix it if I did mess it up.
Yeah that was a bit reversed...I got caught by that but then noticed, "waaaait a second...the most looked to is on the left this time!"
Glad I caught it! -
Nice.
Still had issues with hearing what Bane said a few times. *shrugs* -
Quote:Originally Posted by Zwillinger
Trolls I can handle.
Math is scary.
This needed a Gilbert Huph image with it... You have failed me Zwillinger
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Quote:Originally Posted by Zombie Man
Next SuperPack should have Invention Salvage rewards, something like:
20 random common card
10 random uncommon card
3 random rare card
Ooh, wish I would have seen this before I took the survey. Good thought! -
Quote:This x a million. The chance to hold proc is just awesome.Originally Posted by dugfromthearth
immobilize sets up containment - which ice slick does not
so controllers who want to do more damage will use an aoe immobilize
also apparently people now put a bunch of damage procs and chance to hold in aoe immobilize so they actually do damage and can hold as well.
Plus usually the team doesn't need the mobs to be flopping around to be "safe", they die fast enough.
Quote:Originally Posted by PleaseRecycle
Ice slick used to be so cool, but that was before I saw her at the controller reunion. Everyone else had gotten on with their lives but she was still clowning around with the same stupid gags everyone thought were hilarious back in the day. Last I saw of her she was passed out with a martini in her hand. Grow up, ice slick.
Awesome.
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Took the survey!
Thanks Zwill (and whoever else helped with it)!
Although I drew a blank on what I wanted to add to the Paragon Market (did put 2 things in but...). -
Quote:Originally Posted by Blood Red Arachnid
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#2: Someone will use a power with incredible knockback that blows all of the enemies out of the patch.
hehe yeah, I had that issue with my TA/A Defender. I use my powers in pretty much all in the same area, "great they're debuffed!" I think....then, BAM! KBBBBBB!
*>_<*
Grrr
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Quote:Originally Posted by Zyphoid
Can you stick the slides up for us to look at. I attended the whole thing via ustream (even paid for an account to avoid commercials) I would REALLY like to see the pictures I missed.
Just a side note but I've seen the comment about ads in/from Ustream.
"Easy" way to solve this:
Install Firefox and then install the NoScript add-on. I've never had ads when watching Ustream; just enable/allow the main site (ustream.com I think it is) and you'll get the stream but no ads
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Quote:Originally Posted by Benchpresser
I was there, and the design process was awesome to be part of.
These are my rough notes of the 9 powers we came up with-
Rad armor-
Shield 1- SL, toxic resist
Sbield 2- fire, cold, neg resist (neg may be moved to the auto power...)
Shield 3- mez and psi resist
auto regen/end recovery
Click absorb power
Taunt aura, foe minus damage
Click foe -HP self heal
Self nuke attack
T9 meltdown mode ending with self destruct
The Click Asorb needs enemies in range I believe- and from what I remember Synapse saying, he always add a +Regen effect to the absorb mechanic because just adding HP is a bit too squishy.. IE your real HP heal faster while the absorb "shield" is getting smashed.
Wait, you were there and you didn't let me know! (no I wasn't there) Man, first FlagrantFowl did it last year and now you! 
Quote:Originally Posted by StratoNexus
The same way a Shield often does? The same way SR can dodge many of them? The same way it prevents you from being held by the force of gravity and the way it prevents you from being held by a block of ice and the way it prevents you from being held by the power of dark energy and the way it prevents you from being held by mental control?
The cosmic energy coats your synapses? It's magic? The radiation is concentrated in the nervous system and rapidly heals any overload in that system very well?
How would radiation block a sword or bullet?
Exactly! If someone cares about the RP aspect then let them figure their own way of how it can be done.