Escher

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  1. Somebody wake me when this game become relevant again...

    Oh wait, Going Rogue? Isn't that a book by Sarah Palin?

    GR was talked about as if it was in the final stages of development at PAX. That was five months ago. Yeah...

    /e crawls back into his nice comfy bug cave.
  2. Happy Birthday!

    Have a birthday Cigar!

    (or not, if you don't smoke)

    -Da Bug
  3. See, now THIS is the cowgirl song that I picture...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10q96IPlm70

    While we're at it, what was wrong with MY Birthday thread for viv? HMM???

    Not that I don't think she deserves TWO or more.
  4. Happy birthday to you,
    Kill MORE rul LA ruu
    And then kill some Rikti,
    And some Red Ink Men Tsoo!

    To the Viv, with love,
    Da Big Bug™
  5. Sorry I missed out, Happy belated Bday Rod. See me in game for your Birthday Cigar.

    -Esch
  6. Sigh... last on the list. It's almost enough to give a bug a complex or something...
  7. My goodness, I had forgotten all about this little endeavor. Well, I'll be there, and I don't really have a preference as to side. I've got a 50 of each AT, though not all combos hero side. Villain side, I pretty much have only one fifty, and that's my dark / fire brute.

    Just be warned, if you DO win me, you WILL receive a Big Bug Hug™.

    -Escher
  8. Bug is in.

    Probably will bring Gaia Vox. She is a Earth / Storm Controller.
  9. Escher

    Topless Viv

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by londerwost View Post
    I clicked on this thread because I thought Viv had a graphics error and needed help. I don't know what you guys are talking about.
    SUUUUUUURE you did...
  10. What Saph said.

    Whenever I've interacted with the devs in person at an event, or via E-mail, they've always shown a great deal of professionalism balanced with humor and "just one of us"-ness that I really enjoy. These guys and gals really are FANS of the game / genre / and dare I say "us" and they prove it every time they interact with us.

    Yeah, I know some of the adjustments they've made haven't been popular with everyone, myself included (CURSE YOU ED!!!) but I do believe that the game we all love so much is in good hands.

    And I can't WAIT to go ROGUE!!!

    -Big Bug Huggles to the Devs
    -Robert Escher (Onus Vox)
  11. Sonic has resistance debuffs - which means that you decrease the enemy's ability to resist the damage you do to them. End result - you do more damage per "hit". You can see this if you observe your numbers after a successful hit or two.

    Blue sonic powers... hmm, have to give that a shot on my Dark / Sonic defender...

    You will see a lot of fire blasters as the set "looks" like it does more damage, and many folks who play blasters want to feel... well... blastery. It also has a very early AoE power, and no matter what, you just can't help feeling like a bad*** when you shoot a fireball into a group and see all those orange damage numbers float over their heads.

    Of course the flip side is that if you don't kill them, then you will soon be seeing many RED numbers floating over YOUR head. Then the pavement rushing up to meet your face. Then the inside of a Hospital. Hopefully, you'll have Viv as your nurse.
  12. Escher

    Acronyms

    I've just found a new quote for my .sig

    -Esch
  13. Volken, welcome.

    I've played a Stone / Stone tank since I started and have found good teams whenever I needed them. I've also played other ATs and enjoy the challenges of each one. I don't really have any advice positive or negative to add that hasn't already been said. Just have fun, it's a game after all.

    -Esch
  14. Happy Birthday to you...
    Kill some Ru-LA-Ruu
    And THEN smack some Rikti
    And a Hellion or Two...

    -Big Bug Huggles
  15. Escher

    Where are you?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Peterbilt View Post
    Then he must be from Arc #36984.
    Let's try this again...

    /____________________ READ THIS INFO OVER HERE.
    \
  16. Escher

    COH Mythbusters

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Rajani Isa View Post
    I sill demand a healing arrow, but the way I want it, I doubt it will ever get in. Minor-to-moderate damage first, then the heal... After all, I did just shoot you with a stick!
    Something I've thought of since the powerset was released is that you COULD thematically support a +end power with Trick Arrow: Ever jammed an Epi-pen into your leg?
  17. I saw Posi at PAX and even gave him a coke, cause he looked really thirsty. I hope he gets better soon...
  18. Escher

    Where are you?

    /E points at signature.
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by backalleybrawler View Post
    for those of you with stone armor characters, how attached are you to the current appearance of "granite armor"? There are a number of issues with granite armor that could be elegantly solved by changing the vfx of the power into something more akin to the other armor toggles in the set. Ie, your player model and costume wouldn't go away, there would just be a new set of 'granite' armor pieces overlaid.

    I haven't made any decision to do this, it's just one of the options for dealing with the multiple issues we have with granite armor and i wanted to get a sense of how many of you guys wouldn't be able to adapt to a change like this.

    Before anyone asks, no...we couldn't have it both ways.
    doooo eeeeeeet!
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Desmodos View Post
    I'll volunteer under the condition my 25% be donated to back to PERC.
    What HE said.

    -Esch, Da Big Bug
  21. Escher

    In Observance.

    My memories of that day and the week that followed...

    Being woken up at six am by a phone call from my mother...

    Being called by my boss asking if I was in Dallas this week or last (I was home) because they were grounding all the planes...

    Deciding that I would go in to work even though I was offered the day off. Seeing my co-workers trying stay upbeat and professional...

    Driving by our local Mosque and seeing my neighbors offering support to our Muslim community...

    Getting a haircut from my local (Jordanian) barber three days after the event. I was his first customer since the event.

    Visiting a nearly empty shopping mall...

    The most striking thing - Looking up at the sky for four days and seeing NO air traffic...

    I don't know why that last one sticks with me the most... I suppose it's because I live near Boeing and am used to seeing planes fly overhead several times an hour.

    Take care out there folks.
    -Robert
  22. Escher

    STF repairmen

    Exactly. The STF may take a bit longer to finish because the repairmen might get off their healing powers a bit easier, but it does not mean that you cannot defeat them, or complete the TF - REGARDLESS of team make up. If you had a team that could complete the STF before, they will be able to complete it now.

    Lord knows I'm not the most patient of players... and I've had my fair share of moments of frustration with certain tasks. The repairman issue is annoying, but certainly not game breaking.

    -Robert
  23. I'll certainly try and make it over there. Not going to PAX because by the time I decided to buy a ticket they were all sold out. But, I live about ten blocks from the venue, so... yeah, I'll try and make the M&G. After all, Victory must represent
  24. HBD WE!

    Remind me to hook you up with a birthday Cigar.

    -Esch
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    Stalker - Shields or fire melee

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    Shields doesn't mesh with most stalkers sets or the stalker theme. Fire melee functionally double but breaks theme since how stealthy is a man on fire?

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    Where there's fire, there's smoke...and smoke hides just as well as being invisible. I could easily see a Fiery Melee or Fiery Aura Stalker work. Especially if Placate and Hide involved vanishing into a swirling mass of smoke and embers, and then reappearing in a sudden blazing flash when you strike, like a backdraft.

    That could be pretty darn cool.

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    Backdraft Brawler?