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  1. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Eek a Mouse View Post
    Was there any more chat after BAB showed up?
    Yes - he was there for two hours, even though he was only scheduled for one - although, the last part had less questions and more of this



  2. Plus, there's also the fact that it's very unlikely that Tyrant and his Praetorian Guard will cap at 20
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Arilou View Post
    But he does so while attempting to keep order on a planet that is, by and large a blasted wasteland. Extreme times calls for extreme measures, can't make an omelette without breaking eggs, etc. etc.

    Cole is a tyrant, yes. But in his mind he cannot afford not to be: He doesen't even have to just *believe* that humans left on their own without his guidance will destroy themselves: He has ample proof thereof.
    Actually, according to the GR website:

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    Over the next twenty five years, Emperor Cole did as he promised and more. The advancements accomplished without the threat of war and annihilation were wondrous. The devastated population of the world was replaced in a matter of years by a race of loyal robots that would become the backbone of the working force around the world - always ready to work, always on time, always precise, the Clockwork earned Dr. Raymond Keyes the Nobel Prize and a position in Emperor Cole's advisory council of Praetors.

    25 years after being crowned Emperor of Earth, the nuclear wastelands of the world have returned to lush forests and farmland, cities have modernized, and the oceans have been cleansed of their pollutants. The people of the world are clothed, fed and educated, while a workforce of diligent workers allow humans to pursue more joy and happiness in their lives. He has truly created a Utopia on Earth. Ever vigilant of his subjects, the Emperor and his Praetors protect the people from all outward threats, including Cole's newest declared enemy, the breeding ground of villainy known as Primal Earth.

    Emperor Cole is a savior, but others know there's more to the story that isn't written in the history books. Most citizens of Praetorian Earth respect him or even love him. Some who know the truth fear him, and fewer still dare to stand against the lies. No matter what he is called in the halls of power or history books, no one can stop the hushed whispers in the streets and back alleys of his empire where he is called by another name...Tyrant.
    So physically, the world is actually in better shape than before the Hamidon Wars - the only threat seems to be the contained Hamidon, which he's possibly using as an excuse to maintain his dictatorship.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by ChaosExMachina View Post
    I wouldn't want to talk to or be in a room with somebody it did appeal to.
    Neither would I - but at least being an MMO it'd be safer - no RL contact
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Fire Lilly View Post
    I don't think that's quite what she said.
    I think what she's referring to is the new 1-20 content - because as you can't enter Praetoria until you're 20, that means the only way you could do the new 1-20 content would be to flashback.
  6. Golden Girl

    Bravo, Devs!

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    Originally Posted by Fire Lilly View Post
    No, not those, I just did those! The AE ones Venture mentioned.
    Oh, ok - maybe you'll enjoy those too
  7. Golden Girl

    Bravo, Devs!

    Thank you - and you will enjoy the new arcs
  8. I tuned in time to hear her saying "yeah, Emperor Cole is a tyrant"
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by BBQ_Pork View Post
    I see. Thank you.

    I shall reserve my rant about "the Devs using Twitter instead of posting on the forums", etc., since ranting isn't an appropriate use of these boards.
    I don't think it was a dev that Tweeted - I think it was one of the players who was there, relaying any new info as soon as they heard it.
  10. Golden Girl

    Bravo, Devs!

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    Originally Posted by Venture View Post
    Play "Two Households Alike" (#126582) and "The Christmas We Get" (#356477) and then call me heartless.

    That cut scene is a cheap reach for the heartstrings. You want a canon heroic sacrifice done right? Two words: Sefu Tendaji. What we got in this arc was strictly amateur night, the equivalent of the grade-Z horror movie Spring Loaded Cat trick.
    I thought it was awesome and very moving.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by BBQ_Pork View Post
    You use the word "when", inferring a near-certainty that this will happen. I'm curious.
    Hang on - I'll try and find it - it was a Tweet from Hero Con, I think.

    EDIT: I can't find the Tweet, but there's a post with a list of some Hero Con Tweets here, and zone events being expanded is mentioned:

    http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showp...&postcount=373
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by BBQ_Pork View Post
    Super-Heroes working in relation to or alongside normal folks with "heroic" normal jobs like Fireman, Police, Construction just seems cool to me.
    That idea sounds good for an entirely new mission type.

    Instead of the Steel Canyon fires being the way they are, having us have to protect Firemen from Hellions would have been interesting too. But they chose a route where we directly fight the fires and defeat the Hellions ourselves.
    I'm really hoping they do that when they flesh out the current zone events - we could help the police more too for the Troll raves in Skyway.
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Rodion View Post
    The patch on the Training Room seems to fix the bug. You can now bid on 10 enhancements, and a stack of 10 appears in you bought tab. Then you can get them and they're placed in your enhancement tray.

    However, you can't place a stack of enhancements or inspirations up for sale -- each one is a separate slot in the market.
    It'll probably go live on Monday then if it'll at least allow the markets to work again, even if you can't sell stacks yet.
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion View Post
    I was just wondering, since every time I badge in a PvP zone I see a lot, who can really talk the most smack?
    Do you mean the most or the best?
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Jophiel View Post
    Tally-Ho: (England) An English TA/A defender in a classic fox-hunting outfit. I have no connection to the English in an ethnic sense but I saw I could make a snazzy fox-hunting outfit in the character creator. You can't see her and not think of England but she's pure concept.
    I think I should point out that a "fox-hunting outfit" is actually just standard formal riding wear - boots, breeches or jodhpurs, dress shirt or blouse, hacking jacket and helmet - it's much better to call it equestrian wear, and not associate it with animal cruelty, as it can give the wrong impression of equestrians.
  16. My avatar is me, so that's American, with German and Scandinavian roots
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by David Nakayama View Post
    Emperor Cole/Tyrant is in a very gray area morally
    And the darkest shade of gray is black

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    Praetoria is not a democracy, and the people are not 'free'. Are they safe? Yes, for now, but Cole rules unilaterally, and some of his iron-handed decisions are very dictatorial.
    That's the problem with trying to argue that he's just "morally gray" - there's a line between justified and unjustifed action for the common good - and the things Tyrant has done, and still continues to do, are so far past that line that his own opinion of his actions and any attempts he might make to justify them are totally irrelevant.

    His "psychiatric institution" leaves prisoners as "shells of their former selves...men and women who no longer remembered their families, loved ones, or even their names. All that was left inside these former patients' thoughts were memories of their time in the Psychiatric Hospital, each one more horrible than the last."
    His security forces are equally bad: "when someone speaks out against Emperor Cole or Praetorian matters, the dark side of the PPD emerges, and burly, well-armed officers come into your house in the dead of night and take your loved ones away."
    Superpowered people "disappear", and their familes "disappear" too if they start asking questions.
    The Powers Divison forces people into service, and only 10% of them survive the indoctrination process - and the Powers Division also kills more people than the PPD, Clockwork, Seers and Praetorian Guard combined.

    When the actions of Tyrant and his government reach this level, then the only thing separating him from Recluse is Recluse openly embracing what he's doing as evil, and any talk of "moral grayness" or the "common/greater good" is pointless.
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by MagicFlyingHippy View Post
    Is he called Tyrant by the loyal citizens, or just Emperor Cole? Or just Emperor?
    If a citizen called him Tyrant in public, that citizen would be sent to the Behavioral Adjustment Facility, or put into the care of Praetor Tilman's Mother of Mercy Psychiatric Hospital until they were cured of their problem - or if their problem seems incurable, they'd be sent on Extended Leave.
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Scootertwo View Post
    Emperor Cole.

    Tyrant is the name the resistance, and the Heroes of Earth Prime use.

    However, based on the comics and the "Statesman's Pal" arc I imagine that behind closed doors the Preatorian Marcus Cole embraces the Moniker Tyrant.
    I mean his closest Council are Marauder, Mother Mayhem, Dominatrix, Anti-Matter. These are not names that Inspire feelings of Good and wholesome.
    Although, those could just be the names they're called by the Resistance - like Marauder would only ever be called Praetor White by Loyalists, but Marauder by the Resistance.
  20. Spark Blade would totally cause a frenzy of envy and begging if they gave him a unique sword and pistol combination power set
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kheldarn View Post
    That's not true. I13 was a MAJOR buff to PvP.
    I'm not sure it could be called a buff, or a nerf - not totally - there were so many buffs and nerfs invovled that it's hard to say what exactly it was
    I prefer to call it a rebalancing
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by GreenLantern68 View Post
    DEBUNKED!

    Hey I've been away for a bit. Good to be back and start catching up. Wuddup peeps?
    Lots of stuff - welcome back
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wondering_Fury View Post
    Oh hey, Ghost Widow is in the banner, I never knew that!

    Fury
    Look left, and you'll see Sister Psyche too
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kheldarn View Post
    I like the outfits.

    What mission/arc do you face them in? I wanna run it, now...
    It's the Mender Tesseract Strike Force - for level 25 and above.
  25. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Severe View Post
    says you..

    keeping quiet doesnt solve nor help. something im sure your aware of or at least i hope you can understand
    I don't think anyone's telling you to keep quite - they're just suggesting you could get your opinion accross in a more constructive way.

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    and i unlike you would have rathered waited then to rush anything.so as your opinion is to rush it out to make a deadline that clearly it wasnt ready for mine isnt.this is a clear result on not trying hard enough to fix the things by a certain date.which they clearly have said is why they dont like to do in the first place then did anyways.
    I17 was working very well on Test - but there are some things that will only ever show up on the live servers when there are thousands of people doing all kinds of stuff that beta testing just doesn't have time for - unless betas were run for months.

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    if you are a closed beta tester i see why this game is the way it is.thanks it does explain alot.so unless you can actually be helpful in getting my 45 dollars back your wasting your time and mine and i really could care aless about your opinions.
    In my opinion, I think you should wait and see if they're planning anything to compensate the few players who've been having problems with I17, and if you're still unsatisfied, contact customer support.