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(I seem to remember one called Spad's, but that might just be my pathetic memory)

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Shadowe's pathetic memory is correct.
Though Spad's is a bit out dated and probably not equiped to filter out combat and power related loggings.

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Why do all costume quirks and bugs mostly seem to affect females?

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Good question, though it could also be that costume quirks are noticed sooner on female alts. Darned shop-a-holics.

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I got this urge to post in this thread... But what should I say?

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Well, you could say that this should go in the technical sub section rather then general?

(I just realised that as I got to work, sorry Rappy!)

Here's some alterations I've noticed...

Official sleeves are missing textures
Vests have been renamed

And no, I didn't do a full browse to check if anything else got altered.

Moving also updates the logo, so... don't touch it!
also, pic please!

iirc, Dark blast was too powerful if porter 1 on 1 to blasters, too much soft control?

No doubt it'll be tweaked before given to blasters

I thought you were only interested in playing Fortunas?

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Funny thing happened today.

Two people left the group I had just joined because people started to swear (I did not partake in the swearing part btw). Especially when they tried to avoid the profanity filter.

So apparently, some people do mind. I wonder what such people are doing playing a game where you 'arrest' people by shooting them full of holes though.

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If there's excessive swearing in a team of strangers, I take that as a bad sign. The swearers aparently either have no idea other people think differently then they, or don't care about other people's sensitivities. From experiences, those attitudes transates into game style. like pushing forward because they are ready, no matter half the team is resting. Demanding heals because they overstep their and the team's boundries.

Also, if a situation calls for swearing, I like to hear the more creative versions (or at least less common ones)

Hmmmm, yes, I would like this possibility.

Though there's the part where I WOULD move my lvl 50 tanker to my second account, and maybe my blaster from my seccond account to my main one.

Issues this arises:
My secondary account doesn't have a lvl 50 hero (like my main doesn't have a lvl 50 villain). Would my second account unlock HEAT?

My main account is roughly 18 months ahead of my second in vets. Would my Tanker loose his badges and vet powers? Would my blaster gain them?

Interesting views and points made in this discussion!
Thanks all.


In my little happy corner of the world I'll stick to "Longbow aims to arrest", with all the impracticality and likeliness of fatal casualties on both sides.

If I don't, I'd have to assume that Ms Liberty has founded and is backing a group that basically hunts and kills. THAT is something I will not do.

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Personally, I've always imagined them transferring any captured villains to one of the Longbow bases dotted around the Isles (Like in Nerva or Bloody Bay), before transport can be arranged to get them to the Zig.
Though, this does mean that they intend to capture
It's quite possible that, given the threats on the Isles, they'd be permitted to use lethal force if absolutely necessary.


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I thought that too, but then someone ingame (and IC) pointed out that the Zig is a US establishment and the Rogue Isles isn't the US, plus Longbow have no real juristiction (right?), so wouldn't technically be able to arrest someone and deport them to the US...

I was just wondering... What do Longbow do in the Isles with those they capture?

For a plot idea that already started but I'm still winging, I'd like to see what people's views are.

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"Rock Men"
It is believed that these cave guardians are connected to the Devouring Earth in some way.

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That's the one. Has that come up anywhere else at all??

The Igs have always been interesting partly for their brief appearance and seeming to be independent from everything else... And given that many (pre-policeband missions) heroes met them very early in their careers and they hit hard they left a lasting impression!

I've long fancied seeing more about the Igs, but this link from the recon officer is, iirc, the foirst time it's been mentioned, and whilst maybe pointing to a link doesn't actually tell us a whole lot. i.e. it strikes me as 'lazy backstory' unless it's going to be built on.

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I see it as speculation that would happen in the game world.
A: "Where do they come from?"
B: "Who knows?"
C: "Well, they're walking rock... the DE have walking rock?"
A: "That makes sense!"
B: "It's not conclusive though!"

This post is not intended as a personal attack, just my observations!
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playing trough the entire game for years to come only to start all over is not my cup of tea.

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Then this game is probably not your cup of tea. It's not about the end level content like most other games, it's about the journey and the alts.

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if i pay something, i expect something worthwhile in return.

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That being a working game on working servers.
We get bonus free expansions to boot, woo!

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and up until now, i have nothing good in return.
you might like to grind 15 months to get an epic, but i don't.

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If the epics (and only 1 or 2 versions of them) are all you're interested in, I think you picked the wrong game.
Maybe the right theme, and there aren't many alternatives... but it's clear this game isn't for you.

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and as long as i'm paying my end, i expect that NCsoft gives there end.

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That being a working game on working servers.
We get bonus free expansions to boot, woo!


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i don't like this game for how it is, i only want to play the widow, nothing els.
if i knew this would happen, i would never bought this game.

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Can't please everyone of course, shame but them's the cards.
I hope you find more fulfillment in your next game.

I think a good compromise would be to make the capes from lvl1 be included in... say... the 12 month veteran badge, and aura's 24? Though that just draws the paralel of the ingame difference in level. To me, they're not tha different. Well, the aura's I've found are less likely to be of use, but that's probably just me.

That said, even putting it in the 45 month badge (which is lacking to say the least) could be done?

They definitely need to come after shoulder capes, in my opion.

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Of course they could say have your tommygun and have your capes. But then I still cannot create two gun kid or medusa girl who can turn her opponents to stone and bite those coming close with her poisonous snakehair.
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Whatever happens, there ALWAYS be things you cannot create with any game engine. You will always have to stifle your creativity because not everything is possible to accomplish.

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So, you're saying: "Be happy with what you've got and stop whining about changes." and along with it "If I can't have mine, you can't have yours."

You don't want the family badge to be more realistically obtainable, you just bring it up saying it's neigh impossible as an agruement for the devs not to look at their own reasoning.

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This game allows you more design creativity then any other mmorpg and while I cannot create Ma Baker or the everlasting caped crusader from the start there is plenty of other concepts that DO fit seamlessly in the CoH universe/game engine. So instead of concentrating on the things you cannot do I suggest to concentrate on the things you can.

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Which we do.
We're human, we can dream.
Some dreams seem a lot more likely then others, this one is likely.

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I want to make Ma Baker. Zombie family granny with her tommygun. And i cant. See above post for more details.

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Zombies and a tommygun doesn't mix. It's not in the powers. That's a shame, but the game isn't cut out for such flexibility. Tough (to use words of some nay sayers in this thread.)


Merc MMs don't have access to a tommygun. I don't get why, is it blaster/corrupter only? Why? Should be a simple change to make (compared to the power flexibility zombies + machinegun would be) and I see no reason -why-. So now I have to make up a reason... My character chooses not to use such an out dated and unreliable weapon. Easy. But I want my character to have the tommygun on one of her outfits, but can't. Explain why? (without saying 'tough' or 'because it's not programmed')


That's the problem here, we're given a reason for not having capes from the start. Now we're having some capes from lvl1 that goes against the explination.

It's not about milestones. We all (well most at least from what I've read) apreciate the milestones and want milestones. I get that.

Why don't Assault Rifle users get access to the tommygun from the get go? If someone can tell me gameworld (not game mechanic) explination that's precented to us, not thought up by a player but game lore, and I'll grant you that the capes and tommygun issue are the same.

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Capes at level 1? No.

The way I see it is that you're not strong enough to earn the priveledge of wearing a cape 'till level 20, and if you're a villain, you're not strong enough to nick it of a hero of that level either.

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Then explain a lvl 1 character with shoulder capes or valkiry capes?

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That aside, I think the game needs milestones for people to aim for to keep them interested. Travel powers at 14. Capes at 20, SOs at 22, auras at 30, big power at 32 etc etc. If you take those away, it tends to make things feel all the more grindy.

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Agreed, mile stones make for a nice overseeable short term goal to strive for and not be daunted by the far off way in the future destination (generalizing, not just CoX).

How ever, the mile stones of capes at 20 and the reason behind it is now more so then with shouldercapes negated by them putting in capes that can be had from lvl 1. Also, capes are the staple of hero designs, why limit them? - because you have to give up your cape to show respect to Hero 1 and Omega Team, and earn it again by showing more respect.... why not let us show that respect at lvl 1? There's nothing in the game that makes me think "Yes, this is a good reason why it's level restricted."

Aura's are even more daft to restrict, from an RP point of view... unless you strictly adhere to the "you're a new hero and only just started to learn the ropes" point of view. But if you adhere to that, you have to take out the sidekick system: how can a new hero do that much damage?

And as said, the pacemakamajig is a rather poor story telling way to allow aura's in magical heroes.. and how would natural ones get an aura? They have no power to finetune into an aura.

No, basically you have the game with its rules and setup which you have to follow. They tried to give explinations that would make sense in the game world and that works... until you throw some creativity at the game.

Birdy has summed up quite well what a "computer RPG" is: the game gives you a roll, and you play it.
CoX has the strength that it doesn't tell you much about the roll you play, it gives the player a lot of scope to fill in the blanks. But, in doing so, those people that take that freedom to create great and creative concepts for the roles we get to play... sometimes find that the boundries are still too narrow, and without good reasons. The reasons for capes wasn't that bad, just poor, but now by adding Valkyri capes from lvl 1... that reason just evaporated.

Let's take it into the real world with real world logics.
Most people get their drivers licence when they're between 18 and 20, right? I got mine at 27, and that was my own choice. I'm now allowed to drive in all sorts of cars.
Right, now imagine a new born baby being given the licence to drive a new, single designed car that looks slightly different but acts just like any other car.. does that make sense?

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Given too that lvl 20 these days can be reached in just a few hours of committed team play, I don't really see it as a big necessity.

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Same could be said for lvl 50, just make it a few days, let's make cool visual effects that add absolutely nothing to the how the game is played for lvl 50's onl.. oh, wait... that would exclude the majority of players, the devs have said... I wonder why that is...

Or a third leg for the male and huge types... just not sure if that falls under natural or mutation...

wasn't Sirens access at 20, sk/exemp to lvl 25?

Well....

I'd love have one done of PB Grav

Or just your take of Jessica in civvies

And I hope you have fun with what ever you draw

Just what it says in the title: Remove the 'required contact' missions.

That being:
lvl5: Hollows
lvl15: Faultline
lvl20: Striga
lvl25: Croatoa

It's rather annoying to having to go see them without a choice beyond radio missions.

And while we're at it, make the "talk to PvP zone representative" missions optional or remove them as well.

I've found it rather annoying when I started to lvl a newish alt and at lvl 15 I was sent to Faultline, come back to the contact, and be sent to the bottom of Skyway to talk to the PvP rep, and back to the contact with no contact progress.

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(if he doesn't want to pick up the content at some point and misses out the televisions he's a fool and wasting his sub)

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Um, I have no interest in picking up the content with my lvl 50 MM...

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RPing at Galaxy Girl when the choice of characters to RP with extended beyond "horny lesbians" (catgirls or otherwise).


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Probably in response to Dicky the Gigolo.

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Hehehe. Okay, so Shad evens out the testosterone quotient somewhat... except due to a smidgeon of boredom with the statue recently, I've not been taking him along.

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Well, maybe if he stopped talking primarily to the girls and inviting them on to his lap, he might have other things to discuss?

Oh, and thanks for perpetuating the false stereotype that GG is made up of nothing but catgirls and lesbians btw. Really encourages people to visit GG that does, yeah.

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Wait, there's horny lesbians, a gigilo and catgirls at GG?
How do I get there!?