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Quote:I think they´re going to dial back on the "mine is an evil laugh" stuff, otheriwse, there´d be not much difference between them and RecluseOriginally Posted by Mr_Grey
In the current incarnations of the Praetorians, we've been shown depraved individuals who have done terrible, terrible things. They have laid waste to their world(s), and have shown not only a lack of remorse, but glee and satisfaction with their actions and behavior. They abuse their power and their positions of authority.
The evil in Paretoria will be more subtle at first, and harder to see
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Quote:Victory is Task Force central - although, I guess if you don't have time for TFs, then it might be diffrentOriginally Posted by Amy_Amp
I have really noticed Freedom being slower than normal as of late. It's Freedom, but no where near what it use to be. Virtue has been rather good and I've been playing there a lot. Victory, well, still waiting for the game to pick back up for that server.
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You don't need to kill yourself to avoid teaming with strangers
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By the way, there's another little sliver of hope for the Tyrant-just-needs-a-hug people - if the idea of double agents mentioned in that old NCSoft marketing survey is used in GR, then a loyalist could still end up in Paragon City as a spy or scout for Tyrant's invasion.
Or the final choice of a loyalist before they leave for primal Earth could see them chose between going to Paragon City, which seems closer to the "utopia" they're leaving than the Rogue Isles, as there'd be another Marcus Cole there - or they could choose to go to the Rogue Isles, as its ruler and style of govenrment would be a closer to match to their own.
And for the Resistance, it could be the oppostie - like if you've spent years fighing against Emperor Cole and his superpowered enforcers, finding out that one of your potential destinations on Primal Earth was a city where another Marcus Cole lived, along with a quite heavy superpowered military presence on the street in the shape of Longbow, then you might just decide that the Rogue Isles was a better bet - especially if you heard that a woman called Belladonna was in a position of power there
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Quote:Try some LovecraftOriginally Posted by Cyber_naut
This topic always made me think of an interesting explanation for the gods, maybe for a sci-fi movie... lol. Maybe the legendary 'gods', zeus and whoever, were actually alien beings who were just hanging out on earth and playing with us monkeys. And all their god-like powers were just the result of their advanced technology and ancient man's inability to understand them. Maybe these alien 'gods' actually did create us, but not by using magic, by using science and advanced technology. The stargate movie kind of touched on this idea with the egyptian side of things.
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Quote:No, that's Ms. Liberty - Miss Liberty was Dominatrix's mother, who she killed.Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper
... she's certainly good to her grandfather
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Quote:He's been head-hunted to design Cryptic's next MMO.Originally Posted by Westley
Come on... a homeless dude that only talks in rhyme? Surely we can make more use of him!!!!
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Change can be good
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Quote:Show people CO screenshots?Originally Posted by Niviene
How do you keep the world's first and most popular super-powered MMO fresh and relevant?
I hope someone videos this, or makes a transcription for us - there's sure to be a few more little bits of info to help us with the big pictureQuote:First, you blur the lines between good and evil. Then, you throw in new content, features and systems that provide an upgrade guaranteed to keep things interesting into 2010 and beyond! Join the art, design and production masterminds behind City of Heroes® as they discuss their upcoming "Going Rogue" expansion and share their overall wisdom on how to keep up with the times by continuously re-inventing your MMO.
Gotta be moving hairQuote:Attendees will learn about a never before discussed Going Rogue feature!
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Quote:That should be available for players tooOriginally Posted by Memphis_Bill
With flowing, moving hair.
>.>
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Statesman should stay exactly the same - it's distinctive
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Interestingly, they don't appear to be retconning their relationship - they mentioned at Hero Con that it was a minefield they were tiptoeing though when writing stories about the pair of them - so it looks like we'll be getting more info on them than just what it says in her bio.
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Quote:Or she'd be one of Tyrant's followers, and be in charge of securityOriginally Posted by Texarkana
That would be fun actually -- the door blowing inward and there is mirrorverse Fusionette, capable and level-headed, ready to lead you to safety!
I'm not actually sure how an NPC rescuing a player avatar would even work anyway - I know they could spawn, then find you, like an ambush homes in on you, and then they could do whtever they had to do to release you, like the way Lady Jane has a text and emote trigger once she reaches the chest in the Midnighter arc mission.
If you were in a normal cell, the door would have to be un-targetable, and also see-through in some way - maybe some kind of energy field - so you could see that the NPC had arrived.
I'm not sure you could have a set-up the way Statesman is trapped by Tyrant - unless they made some sort of really long duration hold or something. -
Quote:They're an item, and she's just protecting him.Originally Posted by Eisenzahn
She's still the last person in the chain of custody, so far as all the lost artifact storylines seem to record. You give the doodad to Azuria... and then maybe she gives it to Gregor, maybe she gives it right to the CoT, you don't know. What you do know is that she's the specific person you always hand the stuff over to, and she never even mentions Gregor.
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Quote:I think the PPD probably use them to fight the tougher criminal gangs - so low level Heroes do still have a role to play in helping the rank and file PPD members fight the low level street thugs.Originally Posted by Noxilicious
Well, the idea is that the Skulls and Hellions ARE real villains that the PPD cannot keep up with anymore, so a hero like you, even a fledgling one, needs to step up to the task.
Of course, eventually the PPD got SWAT teams, psychics, combat armors, combat robots and even a dedicated Peacebringer squad, so that comment doesn't really ring true anymore. -
Quote:Not quite sure how you could interpret that quote as a mistake - it was quite deliberateOriginally Posted by M_I_Abrahms
However, pessimist though I may be I still hold out hope for the story, that Hero 1's comment was a mistake, and what he meant was antagonist, not out right evil. A Well Intentioned Extremist is how I would have pegged Cole at the get go, and what he may yet be. Antagonist, but one Heroes could actually find themselves agreeing with, rather than the Complete Monster Golden Girl would paint him.
Also, Tyrant doesn't have to be a complete monster to be evil
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Quote:I thought you said GR was a complete waste of time?Originally Posted by M_I_Abrahms
Going with the Complete deal here. I really want the costume goodies, and my Dual Pistols idea is a Loyalist anyway, so I'm going to have to wait to make him when Praetoria is actually live anyway.
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Quote:You can download itOriginally Posted by Orion_Star_EU
Gah, no retail in Europe - I'm not happy. I hope this changes.
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Quote:Would it be similar to the termination point of an upper limb coming into contact at considerable speed with the frontal area of the section above your neck?Originally Posted by ArwenDarkblade
Ok, I understand what you're doing, but I don't like it.
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Welcome home
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I think it'd still be good for you to come out of your shell a bit - team with people you don't know
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Quote:That's possible - but the reference to a "new and nefarious foe" we'll be facing doesn't really sound like Praetorian versions of us - first, the Paretorians aren't new, and second, they're not really nefarious - they rule an entire world.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
True, but a lot of the features are intended as a mirror of the prime universe. Dark Mirror does sound as if it will have something to do with Preatoria
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Quote:From the same source as the live server DP early accessOriginally Posted by F_M_J
Anything pointing to this other than rumor and guessing?
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Quote:Praetoria isn't a mirror universe - it's an alternative universeOriginally Posted by BeyondReach
In Issue 17? I doubt it. I think we're most likely going to face off against our Praetorian counterpart in some shape or form (Dark Mirror). They could do both, but somehow with GR coming up I don't think they have the time.
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Quote:You mean:Originally Posted by srmalloy
If they weren't wide enough for people to crawl through, then all the time and money spent putting in the sensors, diverters, the overpressure pulse generators, and the digesters would go to waste. You see, you let the resistance sneak into the building via the ventilation ducts, then, once inside, the diverters close off the regular duct connections and open the shafts to the digesters, then the overpressure generators send massive pressure waves through the ducts to blow the intruders into the digester shafts, where they're chewed up and turned into fertilizer.
Chimera: Wait, aren't you even gonna watch them? They could get away.
Tyrant: No, no, no - I'm going to leave them alone and not actually witness them dying, I'm just gonna assume it all went to plan. What?
Chimera: I have a bow in my room. You give me 5 seconds, I'll get it. I'll come back down here, BOOM! I'll blow their brains out!
Tyrant: Justin, you just don't get it, do ya? You don't.