Hero_of_Steel

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  1. Hero_of_Steel

    Animal MM Set

    Great set.


    I would give the bears this power.


    Primal Roar - Ranged (Cone), Foe Fear, -Recharge, -SPD

    Description: This Bloodcurdling Roar evokes uncontrollable fear even in the most hardened of enemies, causing most foes to tremble helplessly in terror. The panic stricken foes that flee will find their movement and attack rates slowed.





    ** Since bears aren’t cats, perhaps rename the level 12 power to Summon Ursus (Ursus is the Genus for bears (Kodiak, Polar, Grizzly etc…)).
  2. Hero_of_Steel

    Heroic Patrons!

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kirsten View Post
    It's a Parity thing. not a power thing.


    It’s definitely a Parity thing.



    Currently both Heroes & Villains have access to APPs (without needing to switch sides).
    Only Villains have access to PPPs without having to switch sides.


    Making Hero PPPs available brings balance to both sides (imho it should have been done at the same time the APPs were opened up to Villains).





    If the pools are different enough you will still have people switching sides for concept reasons.

    Also Having Co-Op Patron Pools available to both sides is awesomesauce.



    Kirsten, you hit a Homerun with this idea, Congrats.
  3. NASA will charter up to three flights on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44903902...science-space/


    Pentagon’s Secret Space Plane Could Be Astronauts’ Next Ride
    http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011...t-space-plane/


    A biofuel cell that uses glucose and oxygen at concentrations found in the body to generate electricity.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15305579


    Researchers in Texas, Australia, Canada and Korea have constructed carbon-nanotube yarns to build artificial muscles that twist like the trunk of an elephant but provide a thousand times higher rotation per length
    http://www.kurzweilai.net/carbon-nan...ficial-muscles


    New transplant technique could remove need for immunosuppressant
    http://dvice.com/archives/2011/10/a-new-transplan.php


    Using Gene therapy and stem cells to treat liver disease
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15272081

    http://www.technologyreview.com/biom...e/38847/page1/


    Researchers do precise gene therapy without a needle using electricity to “shoot” bits of therapeutic biomolecules through a tiny channel and into a cell in a fraction of a second
    http://www.kurzweilai.net/researcher...thout-a-needle


    Russian scientists and cosmonauts consider using volcanic tunnels to provide a natural shelter for a lunar colony
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44960440...science-space/


    OmniTouch, a Kinect-like device makes any surface a touchscreen (including hands, arms and legs)
    http://ingame.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...-a-touchscreen
  4. A pic of Captain Sweatpants and a Freem shirt.




    The following pics were originally posted by Ironik.



  5. Hero_of_Steel

    Heroic Patrons!

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DMystic View Post
    to: BrandX

    The Patron Arcs grant a badge unique to the Patron in question. in Fact said badges were tied to the pools themselves. That's why initially it was impossible to Respec Patron Pools.

    So Hero patron Arcs shouldn't get some spiffy unique title they should get a badge same as the Villain Arcs do.

    That was exactly what I was going to say.


    Also if players were stuck with a title over their heads that they could never get rid of, I can only imagine the forum meltdown that would result as certain forum posters would be starting up multiple complaint threads about it.

    As DMystic wrote it’s better to just award a badge at the end of the arc & leave it to the player to decide whether or not to use it as a title.
  6. Hero_of_Steel

    You must die!

    What if the “proof” is a fabrication designed to get you to trust him.

    The possibility exists that the time traveler has an ulterior motive & is lying to you.





    I also find it strange that the only viable option is for you to be killed; wouldn’t stranding you in another era be just as effective?

    (Removing you from your timeline would prevent you from doing whatever he thinks you are going to do)
  7. There are times when I log on that I’ve missed the GM notifications & would like a base item that displays what the ongoing server events are & the zone/instance.


    Example:


    Event/Zone/Timestamp

    Jurassik has spawned *Crey’s Folly *08:30pm

    Zombie Invasion *Talos Island 3 *08:31pm

    Rikti Mothership shields are down *RWZ 2 *08:37pm



    Server Event Status base item (600 Paragon Points)
  8. It was too much for a family member who watched it with me (I accidentally failed to let her know just how scary it would be).


    Partway thru she turned to me & said, “Thanks a lot. Now I’m going to have nightmares for the rest of the night.”



    As for myself I’ve grown up on a steady diet of horror movies, I found it to be creepy, but not to the point where it would cause nightmares.

    I will definitely be watching for the rest of the season.



  9. Show debuts at 10 PM on FX.


    The 5 minute preview definitely gives off a Stephen King Shining vibe.
    (Won’t link to it due to forum rules)



    Who else plans to watch it?
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow View Post
    How about "Saint Justice?"

    Would his battlecry be, “This calls for divine intervention!”?


  11. Hero_of_Steel

    Heroic Patrons!

    I would like to see Hero Patron as well as Co-op Patron Pools to become available.


    Hero Patrons

    Longbow
    Legacy Chain
    Hero Corp
    Wyvern




    Co-op Patrons (Hero & Villain)

    Vanguard
    Midnight Squad
    Ouroboros
  12. The shadow shard bases that appear in certain one-off missions (the CoT Floating Castle & the Nemesis Steampunk Base), should be added to the actual zone.




    I also thought the following was a great idea.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Redlynne View Post
    NOW ... with the new Phasing Tech that Issue 21 has made possible ... it ought to be quite feasible to at long last implement something akin to a "campaign" scenario of expanding the Mole Points in the Shadow Shard to give players greater access to those zones, which can then be used as a foundational springboard for creating ALL KINDS OF Shadow Shard Story Arcs, which can better explain all kinds of things that have simply gone unexplained. What's the deal with the Reflections, for example? How did the Shard Native Human get here? How have they managed to survive the Madness and Rularuu?

    Additional Mole Points would make a great staging area for further missions in the zone.
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dark One View Post
    There was a book that I read, can't remember the name of it though, that took people on hunting expeditions to around the time of major extinction events. The premise was that people could hunt whatever dinos they wanted, as they were going to be extinctified anyway. No real alteration to the timeline.


    Do you mean "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury?


    Or maybe "Dinosaur World"?


    http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/...saur-world.htm
  14. CERN claims faster-than-light particle measured
    (Originally posted by McNum)
    http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/...d_8695154.html


    Gamers solve molecular puzzle that baffled scientists for more than a decade
    (Originally posted by MaestroMavius)
    http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news...led-scientists


    Scientists turn back the clock on adult stem cells aging
    http://www.kurzweilai.net/scientists...em-cells-aging


    Electrical stimulation of the brain leads to the production of new brain cells that enhance memory
    http://www.kurzweilai.net/electrical...h-of-new-cells


    UC San Diego Biologists Discover Genes That Repair Nerves After Injury
    http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/sci..._09neurons.asp


    Proton-based transistor could let machines communicate with living things
    http://www.washington.edu/news/artic...-living-things


    'Inexhaustible' source of hydrogen may be unlocked by salt water
    http://live.psu.edu/story/55172





    Older News


    DARPA announced a new program called Living Foundries that will invest in and develop synthetic biology projects
    http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/26900/
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Forbin_Project View Post
    So about the servers

    Are they up yet?
    Are they up yet?
    Are they up yet?
    Are they up yet?
    Are they up yet?
    Are they up yet?
    Are they up yet?
    Are they up yet?
    Are they up yet?




    Maybe this will work?

  16. I agree with this idea every time it’s suggested.

    The fake window views I most want to see for SG bases, listed below.


    City Zones (Talos, Steel, etc…)
    Destroyed/Burning versions of City Zones
    Forest/Jungle/Tropical Island
    Desert
    Arctic Zone
    Lava Flow or a Lake of Lava
    Shadow Shard
    Underwater
    Space
    Alien World
  17. It was always enjoyable to read one of LoT’s posts, whether it was filling us in on Dr. Who lore or how he felt about the latest Scifi Film or TV show, he was very passionate about those topics & his posts reflected how he felt about them.

    You will be missed Lord_Of_Time, Rest In Peace.
  18. Old Blood Impairs Young Brains & Young Blood Can Improve Old Brains
    http://www.technologyreview.com/biom...64/?p1=MstRcnt


    The space shuttle's successors
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14089297


    NASA tests deep space capsule for launch and landing
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44213629...science-space/


    NASA picks 3 pioneering tech missions for deep space
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44233774...science-space/


    Flexible Stick-On Electronic Tattoos could provide irritation-free monitoring of heart, brain, and muscle activity.
    http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/38296/?p1=A3


    10 Things Your Car Will Have By 2020
    http://editorial.autos.msn.com/10-th...1998&GT1=22006


    Navy's new explosive material increases the destructive power of missiles and artillery shells by a factor of five
    http://dvice.com/archives/2011/08/navys-new-explo.php


    DARPA is set to hand out $500,000 to an organization dedicated to studying just what it would take to travel to Alpha Centauri or another nearby star.
    http://dvice.com/archives/2011/08/darpa-wants-to-1.php


    IBM Announces Move Toward ‘Cognitive’ Computing.
    http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/08/.../?mod=yahoo_hs


    More on IBM Chip
    http://futureoftech.msnbc.msn.com/_n...rain-like-chip


    $1 million gets you in orbit for a five-day stay in a space hotel
    http://dvice.com/archives/2011/08/1-million-gets.php


    Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory have designed a suitcase-sized nuclear plant that can power up to eight normal-sized homes.
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44316742...ce-innovation/


    Stanford University is offering 3 free online computer science courses
    http://www.kurzweilai.net/more-free-...cience-courses


    Are Keyboards on Laptops the Next Thing to Go?
    http://www.technologyreview.com/blog...7084/?p1=blogs
  19. They should remove the “Talk to Security Chief” missions from the regular contacts & repurpose the Security Chiefs to be like Meg Mason & Borea, giving an endless choice of one hunting mission & one indoor mission.

    Players who enjoy doing hunting missions would still have the option of doing them & players who don’t like them can avoid it.

    Perhaps it could even be used as an alternative to the Newspaper/Police Radio missions & give you the option of choosing a new contact after completing a number of missions.
  20. ***Spoilers Below***










































    I like that they gave him completely different powers.

    Super Speed
    Electric Touch
    Invisibility

    http://blastr.com/2011/08/spoiler-have-the-new-spid.php
  21. For option 1, I’m not asking for the Devs to create a higher level for groups that don’t exist at that level.

    What I’m asking for is, of the groups that already exist at your level, for one of them to be randomly chosen & placed into that Safeguard/Mayhem.



    And for option 2, it would be the normal level spawns for that Safeguard/Mayhem, you would be exemplaring down to that level.


    I hope that clarifies what I’m trying to say.
  22. I would love if the Detective offered a choice of Safeguards & then let us choose the level (Current level or Exemplar to the Safeguards normal level).


    Example

    Choose Safeguard:

    Atlas
    Kings Row
    Skyway City
    Steel Canyon
    Independence Port
    Talos Island
    Brickstown
    Founders' Falls
    Peregrine Island


    You have selected Skyway City Safeguard.

    Do you want to:

    1. Proceed at your current level (Level 50 facing Level 50 enemies)
    2. Exemplar to Level 20 (facing Level 20 enemies)
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by CaptainFoamerang View Post
    I'm sure Wesley Snipes would welcome the work.

    Wesley Snipes during a prison interview said this about doing more Blade Films.

    Quote:
    It would be nice to fulfill some of the really cool plans we had for Blade but didn't get the chance to go live with. Under the right circumstances, with the right team, yes, I'd do another one. But don't get me wrong, I'm not waiting around for the opportunity. I've got plenty to do, plus an unraveled character in the works who I think will give Blade a helluva run for his money.
    http://blastr.com/2011/08/1st-contagion-trailer-and.php