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    Originally Posted by Flea_Mark_Evil View Post
    Corporate logos, even if only for ingame factions would be nice. The idea of a company sponsored team of heroes is hilarious and even more so if you choose to do it Crey. Hey, whole RP stick there, with the heroes not knowing the truth of their sponsors!
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    Originally Posted by Garielle View Post
    As for in-game faction logos, ummm.... those already exist (Crey, Vindicators, Council, and a few others).


    I wouldn’t mind having the logos from these in-game stores added as well.

    http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Shops_...f_Paragon_City
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    Ultimo, I had missed the post where you were advocating resetting the character to lvl 1; in that case the lockout periods can be lifted & the restriction against changing to a different AT can also be lifted.

    The restrictions (as I described earlier) should only be used in cases where the character would be retaining the levels they had earned.
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    1) I'm not sure of this one. Personally, I don't see what the harm would be in letting people switch ATs. For example, my namesake character, Ultimo, sits on the sever pretty much unplayed because he's a Blaster, and is no fun to play anymore (I really don't like the Blaster squishie playstyle). If I could make him into a Tanker, I would definitely play him again.

    Knowledge of playing one AT does not translate into playing a completely different AT.




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    2) I expect this is to promote new characters, but also to promote players gathering experience with the set? As I say, if the Respec makes the player restart at L1, then there's no difference to rerolling, so again, I don't see the need for this. Was there another reason?

    The lockout period is to encourage players to create alts to support teaming at the low levels & to provide a period of exclusivity with the set.

    If you do not want to do that, you would have to wait for the lockout period to be over (one year), then you can have your character (whatever level it may be) switch into this new powerset.




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    3) Presumably, this is to prevent repeated switching. It's not necessary for regular respecs, so I don't see it being necessary for Powerset or AT respecs either.

    With regular respecs the strengths & weakness of your character doesn’t change, with a powerset respec you are capable of changing to a powerset that can cope better against a foe that your previous powerset had problems with.

    (I.e. If you are fighting something that deals a lot of toxic damage & you are currently having trouble with that, you would switch to a set that has strong resists/defense against it)

    By not allowing rapid switching you prevent potential abuses of the system & it forces the player to think long term about what they are going to do with the character, instead of planning only as far as the current mission.



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    4) Again, this is presumably to discourage people using the respecs. I don't know that you want to penalize your players, however, by discouraging any feature of the game.

    If the regular respec is $9.99, then a service that is more beneficial to you (it does above & beyond what a regular respec can do for you) should not be the same price.
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    I can see it (Powerset Respecs) as being possible only if it has these 4 restrictions.



    1: Respec must stay within the same AT only.
    (I.e. A Scrapper can never become a Defender or Blaster, but can change to another Scrapper powerset.)


    2: Newly released powersets (and newly Proliferated powersets) would have a 4 Issue (a little over a year) blackout period during which they would not be available as a Powerset Respec choice.

    If you can’t wait to try out the powerset before then; then you would have to roll up a lowbie alt instead.


    3: Characters that use the Powerset Respec would have a 3 month blackout period before they can switch powersets again.
    (3 months is more than enough time to decide whether you like or hate the powerset, and it is long enough to prevent any abuse of the system.)


    4: A hefty fee for the Powerset Respec to offset the fact that currently available store purchased respecs are $9.99.
    ($24.99 sounds reasonable; naturally all sales are final.)

    At the time of purchase the online store should have a popup advising the player to use the guides in the forums to assist in making power selections and slotting choices.
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    HEROES, Chapter 141 - Rebellion - Part 6 - Lost and Found



    New Istory begins - The Civilian starring Rachel Mills.
    http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/iStory/cha...1/NDEwMTAtZA==


    New webgame Heroes: Survival.
    Create your hero & help them stay alive.
    http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/survival/






    ** Some of the following info has been posted in other threads, consolidated here for posterity **




    Adrian Pasdar wins Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series.
    http://www.saturnawards.org/index.html



    Bryan Fuller leaves Heroes again.
    http://www.aintitcool.com/?q=node/41490



    BSG Producer & Writer Mark Verheiden returns to Heroes.

    24 Writer/Co-executive Producer Carlos Coto joins Heroes.

    http://heroestvguide.blogspot.com/20...riter-and.html
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    I could understand the higher requirements if it did more for you.

    Say if it included a portable access to Wenthworths/Black Market and/or also allowed you to craft Empowerment Station buffs.



    But as it exists right now the requirements should be lowered somewhat.
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    Scariest NPC ever!

    POST-ACTION

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    [ QUOTE ]
    So I'm morbidly curious. What did the wizards of smart come up with for the return of the 5th Column? Someone please spoil it.

    [/ QUOTE ]



    ***Spoilers within***



    Barracuda Strike Force


    Dr. Kahn Task Force
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    Resurrection IO

    POST-ACTION


    No, you’re argument doesn’t hold, there are already IO’s in the game that duplicate existing powers in the game, this is no different.

    Devastation Chance to Hold, Call of the Sandman Chance for Self Heal, Ghost Widow's Embrace Chance for Psionic Damage already provide effects found on other AT’s, I don’t see an overwhelming outcry to have them removed from the game.

    Something that periodically allows you to use a rez power isn’t going to break the game, nor will it step on the toes of your powerset.
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    Another idea for the list, although I’m sure it’s been mentioned before, it bears repeating.



    Editor item


    One Click Themes


    From the editing window you apply a theme (of matched styles for the floors, walls, & ceilings) instantly to the base with one easy click.

    Depending on whether you have power & control to support it, it can also apply functional items (non-crafted items) of the appropriate style, as well as decorations to furnish the rooms.


    The selection menu could look like this:


    A: Theme + Functional items + Decorative items
    B: Theme + Functional items only
    C: Theme + Decorative items only
    D: Basic Theme only (No Functional items, No Decorative items)
    E: No Theme/Clear Current Theme




    Choice A, B & C are preselected for you, but they can still be altered by the Base Designer.
    Choice D would let you have the basic theme & you choose everything else from scratch.
    Choice E allows you to start from scratch with no theme.



    Themes could include:


    Tech - Scientist Lab
    Tech - Futuristic Scifi
    Mystic
    Sewer
    Office
    Roman/Cimeroran
    Medieval
    Steampunk
    Asian
    Faction styles (Longbow, Arachnos, etc…)
    Military
    Bar/Nightclub
    Sports Club
    Library research center - Arcane
    Library research center - Modern (University)
    Carnival
    Mayan
    Cave
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    Perfect_Karma
    Post_King
    PowderKeg
    Pagan_Knave
    ParoleKey
    Phoenix_Kick
    Psychic_Knife
    Posh_Koala
    Pi_Karate
    PhullKilt
    PantherKitty
    PrematureKaboom
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    HEROES, Chapter 140 - Rebellion - Part 5 - Wanted






    Masi Oka project set at DreamWorks

    http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...7bd186e493f5b7




    NBC signs Heroes writers/producers Joe Pokaski & Aron Coliete to two-year deals

    http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...Id=14&cs=1




    Twitter & Foz McDermott (assistant to Heroes executive producers)

    http://www.nextonheroes.com/2009/06/...cdermotts-job/













    **** Spoilers ***















    ************










    Claire’s College Set Pics

    http://www.heroestheseries.com/more-...lege-set-pics/





    New Cast Member - part 1



    New Cast Member - part 2






    Possible Romance between a new female cast member & a female character on the show

    (Wild speculation from IGN based on a comment from The Hollywood Reporter)
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    The Blue Steel Ultimatum

    Tramspotting

    Planet of the Catgirls

    Ed Woodsman

    There's Something About Madeleine Casey

    To Kill a Swan

    Drag Me to the Shadow Shard

    Becky the Tarantula Mistress Wears Prada

    Silos & Lazarus’ Excellent Adventure

    The Brothers Hansen

    The Night of the Badge Hunter

    The Perfect Ravenstorm

    Weekend at Barracuda's

    Enemy at the PvP Gates

    Dial M for Moonfire

    Wild Wild Willy Wheeler

    Shark Tale - A Mako love story

    Men in Black - A Malta Recruitment Film
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    The First Redeemer: Captain Paragon

    The Towering Infernal

    Mission Invincible

    Dr. Vahzilok's Sing-Along Blog

    3 Men in spandex and a Baby New Year

    Citizen Krylov

    Saving Private Jenkins

    Force 10 from Nerva

    The Malta Candidate

    Snakes in a Cave

    The Wizard of Ouroboros

    Million Inf. Baby

    Warwolf Afternoon

    The Day Synapse Stood Still
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    I don't have a Titan account.
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    I put AmazingMOO's list up on Mediafire, if you want to add it to that list.


    Here's the link.
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    Suggested by Players - Implemented by Devs - List



    There was also a newer list by AmazingMOO called “Things you've asked for and GOTTEN”, but the thread wasn’t marked to save & was deleted in one of the recent forum purges.
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    HEROES, Chapter 139 - Rebellion - Part 4 - Left Behind




    Youtube site for Hayden Panettiere's new movie "I Love You Beth Cooper"

    http://www.youtube.com/user/ILoveYouBethCooper
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    The signs are great Blackavaar; instead of the ones mounted on the pillars, it would be perfect if they were all mounted over the door (just like the Croatoa one you put).

    It makes for a nice quality of life feature that is welcome & appreciated.
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    To the OP, I would like to contribute some ideas for a Haunted House that I’ve been working on for awhile now.

    Here’s a mixture of horror ideas most of which are inspired from horror novels, movies, TV shows, PnP RPGs, & video games.

    Some ideas are recycled from other Halloween threads; I forgot to grab names so I apologize in advance.




    Enviroment


    The use of cut scenes to show you how other visitors to the house died.

    Opening a certain door suddenly causes the rooms behind you to lock, forcing you to continue forward to find another way out. (Disable TP powers, Pocket D transport etc…)

    Dim Lighting with the rooms only lit by Candelabras or Skull-Head Candle holders. (Found on most CoT style maps)

    Fog/mist in the hallways.

    Sound Cues. Assorted moans, groans, screams, creaking doors & the occasional Howling wolf sounds.

    Ghosts walking thru the rooms/hallways that vanish when you get too close to them. (Dark Astoria ghosts)

    Bleeding walls or Blood Written warnings that appear as you get close.

    Statues that slowly turn to face you as you approach.

    Glowing eyes in the dark that follow you.

    Old fashioned machinery that suddenly starts up as you approach & then suddenly stops, or an antique victrola that plays a snippet of a haunting melody & then stops.

    When defeated you rez in a room with dead bodies all around you. And you rez with low health & end.

    Spiderwebs/Cobwebs (Can use the webs that hold your characters in the Arachnoid missions’ redside)

    Swarm of bugs skittering across the floor. (Can use the same FX that is used near the Jail Bird badge redside)

    Skeletons chained to a wall. (Similar to the ones from Fort Hades in Port Oakes)

    Secret doors/Passageways.

    Library full of books labeled Witchcraft, Voodoo or Pagan Rituals.

    The kitchen should have food with worms & bugs crawling over it.





    Encounters


    1: Catacombs under the house that leads to a secret crypt with coffins. Some of the coffins act like the Striga Vampire transformation capsules.


    2: A window separates you from a room you cannot enter. You see the room burst into flames & you hear screams. Bloody handprints begin appearing on the glass. After a moment the fire & screams stop, the handprints disappear & everything goes back to normal.


    3: A section of the mansion has an indoor Arboretum or greenhouse with a moss covered pond in the center as get close vines burst forth from the pond & attack you. (The “vines” can be re-skinned Hydra tentacles made to look like vines) Once all the vines are defeated a few dead bodies float to the surface.


    4: An altar sacrifice room, where as long as you are inside it you keep losing health & creatures continuously attack you while in that room. (Sort of a mystic version of the Terra Volta reactor room, but while you are losing health the attacking creatures are being healed)

    There should be a unique sound cue for this room with chanting sounds in the background.
    Bonus points if the NPC chat says, “Ph'nglui mglw'nafh C'thulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.”


    5: You find a lost child alone that, while talking to you, suddenly transforms (Warwolf or Kheldian style) into a horrifying monster. After defeating the monster the ghost of the child thanks you for freeing him/her.


    6: A ballroom full of guests in formal wear. A bright lighting flash erupts & all the “guests” are transformed into zombies in formal wear. The NPC chat says, “Join us…Join us.” (As homage to “The Shining” one guest should be named Jack & another named Grady)

    For each zombie you defeat, 2 more rise from the ground. The only way to win is to leave the room; the zombies do not pursue & they stop spawning.


    7: One room is a torture room, with a midnighter mage on a rack. He shouts “Nooooo…Get Out…Run.” A large GM class enemy with an axe charges at you.


    8: A room with a fireplace where the flames form different shapes & horrifying faces. When you get close to the fireplace a swarm of fire imps & gremlins attack you. While you are fighting them larger & larger fire creatures/fire demons keep coming out of the flames until you destroy the fireplace.



    9: A room that has several dead bodies on the floor. One fatally wounded citizen on the ground says “HELP ME, help me, hel---.” (If the devs can make the body twitch, even better)

    Beyond the bodies there is a small boy holding a bloody knife (untargetable, of course) & says “It made me do it, the house made me do it. There is no hope left, not for me…not for you either, I see that now. This is the only way to leave this place.”
    He stabs himself & dies; you see his spirit rise from his body. (Carnival Death animation)


    10: Suits of Armor that come to life & attacks you. (Can use the Living Armor from the Darrin Wade storyarc)






    Too bad this game doesn’t have mirrors; there are a few good things we can do with that.
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    [ QUOTE ]
    What I find odd is the fact that there are Hydra in Perez and DE in Crey's. If anything in this game looks like weird toxic waste monsters, it's the Hydra.

    [/ QUOTE ]



    I find it funny that Crey's Folly has neighborhoods named “Carnival Town” & “The Circus” & they are filled with Freakshow, not Carnival of Shadows.
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    Heroes Webisodes to Date:



    Heroes: Going Postal

    1st Webisode - A Nifty Trick

    2nd Webisode - The House Guest

    3rd Webisode - Let's Talk




    Heroes: The Recruit

    1st Webisode - Private Mills

    2nd Webisode - It Was Nothing

    3rd Webisode - We Do What We Have to Do

    4th Webisode - Day of Reckoning

    5th Webisode - The Truth Within




    Heroes: Nowhere Man

    1st Webisode - The Truth Within

    2nd Webisode - Statement of Character

    3rd Webisode - Pulling the Strings

    4th Webisode - A New Beginning



    Destiny & Hard Knox webisodes seem to be MIA on NBC's site.
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