GhostofMalta
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Quote:Hey, I'm not trying to say I'm not thankful. It simply doesn't work to the standard I want to achieve. It used to, back in the day (ca. 2004), but then there were about a bajillion things implemented between now and then.Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
Be glad we have the demo system at all. David Lewis, the official Paragon Studios videographer, originally was told that they were doing away with it when I-17 and Ultra Mode were to be released. He raised holy hell and told them to keep it in. They apparently did.
Re: the timing problems, I'd have to see your demo files to figure out what's causing the issues.
Michelle
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Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
As for the timing problems, it is primarily small things - the entire timing module "twitches" every so often; a character Walking at a pace of let's say 2mph suddenly speeds up to 5mph for a split second and goes back down again. A character attacking another will begin executing his/her attack before even rotating to face the opponent. Things like that. They can all be adjusted via very careful code manipulations but the fact that they exist in the first place is bothersome.
For most folks this isn't a problem because all they need is for the characters to be "doing stuff" and if they can throw some music over it, it's a show. If I'm going to do better than the corny, junky thing that my first CoX-related video was, however, I need either for the capture system to record what I'm doing to a T, or to spend a whoooole lot of time fine-tuning animations and FX. -
Heyo!
Got a video I'd like to share with you all. It was originally planned up as a demonstration of the Dual Pistols animations, but then I leveled up a little more slowly than I'd have liked and got busy and all that stuff.
My second motivation in recording it was to try and re-learn the Demo system. I've been wanting to do a remake of my previous COH-based video for some time now because I was only about 20 then and I've a much better sense for all things having to do with film. Originally I couldn't because demos didn't support ragdoll models, but unfortunately even though they appears in the demo playbacks now I think the system needs more tuning before I can start making machinima of high enough quality for what I'm thinking of.
So without further ado, my Lv. 38 DP/En Blaster on Virtue Server blasting a bunch of Council dudes in slow motion to moody music. Hahaha.
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I've got a hermit crab named General Disarray. Can they be rivals?
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Quote:Naw, during the raffle I was over by the restrooms dusting off a drink and wolfing down some snacks while going 'Ewww' at the autographed comics and 'Awww' when the hardware all went elsewhere. XDOriginally Posted by Slax
I was really bad at pool. Where you standing in front of the devs during the raffle? I was in the middle of a bunch of Justice folks and probably the tallest person there.
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Quote:Ah! Okay, sweet. XD Thank you so much!Originally Posted by Paragon
Desdemona is KoA.
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Oh! Crap! I totally forgot:
My girlfriend didn't have any pockets in her dress, so she had me hold on to her costume code card for her. What I didn't realize was, the cards don't have anything on them to tell you what they are. o_o
I've got one with Tyrant and one with Desdemona. How can we determine which is which? Mine was a Praetorian Clockwork card and hers was a Knives of Artemis card. -
Quote:Yar, as things were wrapping up I was trying to convince them to stick around and keep drinking with my crew, but alas. :POriginally Posted by Major Deej
It was a shame the evening ended so early (ok, early for me), but with most of the team on morning flights out of Logan, I fully understood.
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Quote:Naw, they were little green-glowing necklaces with... I think the Razer logo on 'em? I forget. >_>Originally Posted by Golden Girl
So you do hand out beads!
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Quote:Yeah, I was trying to get some idea of whether or not anyone I knew would be attending beforehand but there were just too many avenues to hit to rule everything out. -.o The whole 'cram your global and possibly your real name onto one little nametag' thing didn't work out so well, I think.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Maybe next time, they could have something like a big whiteboard where people could write their names and their global handles if they wanted to, so you could find people you'd talked to, but hadn't remembered to get their name/global handle?
Next time I'm totally printing myself up a badge to wear to the event. I kinda feel like more people will probably be familiar with my forum avatar [or my main, who is depicted in it] than the name itself. -
Ah, man, I grabbed a Scrapper pin, got a Brute pin for free later... I was entertaining the idea of getting one for each AT that my main's been created as [2 Blasters, 4 Scrappers, 2 Stalkers, 2 Brutes, 2 Masterminds, 1 Soldier], but I decided not to so I could spend more money on drinks. >_>
Really should've got those pins. Ah well. Hopefully they'll be put up for sale on the website or something? :P -
Quote:Hmm. 5'6", Asian dude, medium-length black hair, tan-colored button down shirt and black dress slacks, brown cowboy boots, drinking from the time I walked in to the time the event closed down, really embarassingly bad at pool? :POriginally Posted by Slax
Malta- did I meet you there (sorry I'm bad with names (globals)), I just noticed your loc and that's very local to me.
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I rolled up to the Meet and Greet with my girlfriend and my buddy from Virtue in tow. He told us a while ago he'd be going to PAX so we said, 'Hey, we'll take a vacation while you're there and we can all meet up!' Pretty crazy finally meeting someone you've played City with for almost 6 years. :P
My girlfriend won an signed copy of the Architect edition as well. Me, I was hoping for some hardware but alas. XD We had a really great time, and not only the turnout but the atmosphere as well were a very pleasant surprise. Hoping the same kinda thing rolls around next year (or maybe even sooner, in New Jersey? ;P).
The next day, though, I realized I had COMPLETELY missed my chance to ask whether the Devs had any plans for the Malta Group. Too busy gushing about how Dual Pistols is the greatest human invention since fire, I think. :/ -
Quote:Nahhh, I think they're focusing on trying to lock down the existing player base. City population is a mere shadow of what it was maybe 3 or 4 years ago. :/Originally Posted by IAmTheRad
I hope for no retailer exclusive bonuses. Is NCSoft going to drop that low?
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Quote:Oh yeah, he trademarked it. We're screwed. :OOriginally Posted by Melanie
OH NO not the ™ of DOOOOOOOOOOM™
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Quote:Well at least someone's enjoying it. XD This is freaking torture for me, man.Originally Posted by Hallowed
LOL!
This angst, kwetching and "I need it now NOW NAO!!!" is cracking me up. -
Quote:Maybe they're just making sure that works before they open up the store? >_>Originally Posted by Captain Fabulous
Oooo, there's a patch!
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Earrrrgh! I wish they'd at least say something. Or have said something, you know, in the week or so prior.
It's the Curse of Crimecraft, I tell you. -
Oh my god! I just realized I was sitting there refreshing the COH store. o_o
Well, let's hope that my coming here and complaining was the final catalyst to getting it up there. Maybe they really are watching me. Hahahaha. XD -
So, damn, this prepurchase release is being handled pretty poorly. I'm honestly a little baffled by the utter silence from the Devs not only in the week or so leading up to today but... Well.. Any time would have been a good time to give a simple date confirmation, really. Now granted we know that it's supposed to be up and running for 2XP Weekend so that all of us crazy-*** folk can make our DP characters and start racing them to 50, so at the very least it'll come out BY Thursday as best I can estimate...
But man, I have been WAITING and waiting and waiting for this powerset and put up a half dozen "Ooh, what if Dual Pistols were like this?!" posts and all that such and so... I'm excited even if everyone else isn't, damnit! XD
Anyone else bummed out by the lack of change to NCSoft's store setup this morning?
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Guess we're waiting till morning. Good thing I was struck by a rogue case of insomnia tonight or I'd have died knowing it came out earlier than I was ready for it. Hahaha.
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I'm with Staccato, though having a main who is a Malta Gunslinger and who has been waiting for DP since late 2004 probably makes me a little biased.
I'm super happy with the set overall, and I don't really notice it being significantly weaker than other sets. But then, I've only played AR, Archery, and Psi for any real amount of time, so I can't truly say.
Either way, it fits my character like a glove and I'm convinced the Devs actually listened to my input on DP threads over the years (ha!), so I'm sold.
EDIT: On the plus side, this is good news - at this rate I'll be only one of maybe 10 or 15 Pistols Blasters on Virtue for some time to come. :P -
Uarrrrgh! I cannot freaking WAIT. @_@ Gonna pick up the prepurchase as soon as it goes up and just buy the item pack later.
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Fox Masters, Dual Pistols/Energy Manipulation Blaster. The culmination of almost 6 years of playing 'substitute' powersets while waiting for Dual Pistols to come out.
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I'm playing it now, dog.
I can finally get rid of my petless MM Fox Masters and roll up a really kickass Fox Masters!
Whom I will actually spec and slot the hell out of. Oh yeah. -
Clearly it exists only as a figment of my imagination.
I've been writing a lot of game documents in the last year or so. :P