Ironblade

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  1. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Enyalios View Post
    O.K. So no interest in making a syndicate (the correct term here....cabals are for power not money) to maximize our profits.
    hmm... I thought that was a cartel. Is there a difference between syndicate and cartel?
    OPEC is referred to as a cartel.
  2. Ironblade

    Starting Out

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by CaptSammy View Post
    As an aside, can anyone remember WHEN that double prestige grant thing happened?
    1) Go to Paragonwiki.com
    2) Search for prestige grant
    3) Profit

    Paragonwiki says:
    "On 12-10-2007 there was a one-time grant of 20,000 bonus prestige per supergroup member. However, an error in the script for the test server caused that one-time grant to be repeated the following day."
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by seebs View Post
    No. To be an acronym, it would have to be a short form of a three-word phrase, where the THREE words started with M, O, and B respectively.
    No, you are wrong. Definition is:
    "a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words, as Wac from Women's Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from long-range navigation. "

    Please note, it says initial letters or GROUPS OF LETTERS. It is not restricted to only the FIRST letter. They specifically give the example of loran which is constructed from THREE words, not five.
  4. Join the club. Every system I've built, I was genuinely surprised when everything worked on the first try.
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Master-Blade View Post
    Have you tried selecting all the /ghide options, accepting it, then unchecking them again?
    This is always worth trying, but there's a faster way than clicking all those buttons.
    Type: /hideall <enter>
    then: /unhideall <enter>
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion View Post
    Listing order prevails when all other factors are equal. It is a FIFO system.
    So you honestly and truly do not know how the market works, yet you are composing a letter to the devs to tell them how to fix it.

    Priceless, absolutely priceless.



    P.S. I was part of the group that tested the system and PROVED it is not FIFO. I speak from EXPERIENCE and FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE when I talk about the market.
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wavicle View Post
    I haven't played it yet, so I'll at least SLIGHTLY reserve judgement, but from the description it does sound a bit much.

    If the devs are no longer balancing the game toward people playing with SOs but are in fact assuming IO builds, it would be nice if they said so.
    They are still balancing around SO's.
    I have played those missions, multiple times, and it's not over the top. It's a refreshing change. Yes, it's very hard for some AT's. Lots of enemies are like that; easy for some AT's or powersets and hard for others.
  8. Ironblade

    Beacons

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Marsha_Mallow View Post
    I then went to my villain base and looked up the beacon, just to find that it wasn't there. Maybe its because they are not allowing that yet? Or does anyone know if they will allow it when issue 19 arrives? Could a red name comment on this?
    Firstly, Impish Kat correctly notes that there has been ZERO indication of a merging of hero and villain transportation routes.

    As for beacons to the opposite side, I think we can be pretty sure it's not in Issue 19. I think we can also be pretty sure that we won't see this at all until such time as they decide to let characters enter bases of the opposing faction. If ever.
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Selenir View Post
    That sucks. I really want Frenzy on my Dominator instead of the lame other powers you get, but I'd like him to be able to visit Paragon from time to time too.
    And this is why my Dominator will never visit Paragon City - the villain power is just outstanding for Dominators. Actually, it's pretty good for Brutes and Stalkers too. I haven't played a Corruptor or MM since GR.
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion View Post
    If you read my posts, and you did not,
    Yeah, this is another classic.
    "Obviously you did not read my posts, or you would recognize the inherent truth they convey."
  11. Ironblade

    Laptop question

    Yeah, that's not a problem because you're not actually paying for the software - you can download the software for free. You're paying to have an account that lets you connect to the game servers.
  12. Forgot to post this earlier (i.e. during the event). Some of the Halloween costume powers have a teensy problem.....



    Ones that have this problem are:
    Malta Operative
    Scrapyarder
    Paragon Protector
    (I have few toons with tails and didn't do much trick-or-treating on them.)

    If anyone else has identified costumes with this problem, list them here and then we can PM a dev about it so they can get fixed for next year.


    The following costumes work correctly:
    Council Penumbra
    Vahzilok Eidolon
    Skyraiders
    Tsoo Inkman
    Nemesis Soldier
    Crey Agent
    Crey Powersuit
    Crey Security
    Freakshow Stunner
    Troll
    Skulls Thug
    Banished Pantheon Shaman
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by lordsprayer View Post
    Thanks for the offer Iron, but Sir is a hero and needs the ride hero side. I will sign on when the debitnators are on hero side if I can.
    Yes, you said he's a hero. I just meant "Will you be online then?" It takes 30 seconds to switch toons.
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Jawbreaker View Post
    Is Ice not a very good set?
    I think ice is one of the better sets. My ice tank is one of my few tanks who has neither Tough nor Weave - I just didn't feel that he needed them. umm... pausing to think about it, I think my ice and stone tanks are the ONLY ones that don't have Tough or Weave (and I've played every armor set).

    I think a lot of people are put off ice (and dark armor) by the graphics. I think stone is perceived as pretty ugly also, but people tolerate it because Granite Armor is so uber.

    So make an ice tank. It's a fine set.
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Jophiel View Post
    Hi. As someone around the 54 month mark (had some breaks in there since my original join date), please stop presuming to speak for when others are having "fun" or what we need to have "fun".
    But you have to understand something: saying "I want, I want, I want." just doesn't seem as persuasive as "Most people feel..." or "It's better for the game if...."


    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion View Post
    My reason for saying this is a good idea for the game,
    See what I mean? It always ends up with what's "good for the game", because the person posting naturally knows more about what's good for the game than the people whose salaries depend on the game.
  16. Ironblade

    Crash Problem.

    Yowch! That's hot. Are you comfortable with opening up the case? With temperatures like that, I would wonder if the heatsink is seated correctly and the fan is running. My last comp had a Core2 Duo and, with both CPU's running at 100% utilization (CoH and SETI@home), I'd hit around 64C on a warm day (80F).
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by lordsprayer View Post
    I will need an O portal for Sir please.
    We can do that ahead of time to get you the power.
    Will you be on Tuesday for the Debtinators villains night?
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion View Post
    Wow. You guys are really addicted to the fact that market prices need to be 2 billion, and that playing the market is how to make money.

    Let me clue you in to a little fact. Most people who get this game want to create and run characters. Most of the people who play this game want to earn rewards with their characters.

    Think about it. Think about marketing a game. It is a game, remember. Stay with me now. A game is supposed to be fun. You remember fun, right?
    Your post is mostly right on target. Let me add one thing you did not directly address: You don't NEED the super-expensive enhancements TO HAVE FUN.
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion View Post
    Do the developers really believe this is what makes for a happy gaming community?
    You have to also look at it from the other side: Do the developers believe that this will make for a game with LONGEVITY? Yes. There are plenty of hardcore gamers who will work work work to get the best of everything. They are trying to appeal to a wide variety of play styles.


    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion View Post
    I understand what you are saying about diminishing returns. I am saying, there is no feasible way for anyone to get one toon fully tricked out with purples and PvP enhancers unless they 1) farm all day every day for a year. (farm, not play) 2) buy in game cash from china illegally.
    We get what you are saying, but you are wrong.
    You can get the funds with minimal effort by playing the market.


    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Blue_Centurion View Post
    couple of easy peasy fixes to the market.

    A)Cap all market prices at 250 million. the only people who will cry about this are 1) Farmers 2) China Farmers 3) Farming China Farmers

    B) Set it so that in an average 3 month playing at 50 content ( 20 hours per week let's call it, so 240 hours at 50 ) there is a 90% likelihood of getting 6 high end enhancers, purple or Pvp.
    Sorry, but both are very VERY bad suggestions.

    The first will massively screw up the market. That's what price caps do. Look at historical real life examples. Don't take our word for it.

    As for the second, again, no. How about if you have to PvP to get PvP enhancers? That's kind of why they're called that. As for the purples, your yardstick makes it WAY too easy to get them. Some players will lose interest and move on.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by seebs View Post
    There's something on the rough order of a hundred thousand players, and all of them except Golden Girl have at least two characters, probably more.
    Point of order. I knew a player who had only one character and it wasn't GG. I submit that there might be a couple dozen people with only a single toon. That just throws your numbers all out of whack....
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Quasadu View Post
    Ouch. One can only wonder just how many the buyer was bidding on. Was it only the four we see? Was it 6? Was it 8?
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Eric Nelson View Post
    I'm just exploring it now, and the bags of money hanging over the pyre particularly cracked me up.
    Oh, we need a screenshot of that.
  23. Unfortunately, there's no easy way to find Hess for the TF. All the other TF contacts (off the top of my head) are near some kind of landmark, whether it be a trainer, train station, base portal (or all of the above, like Citadel).

    With Hess, you know he's on that ledge overlooking the base so you just make your way along until you spot him.
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by BBQ_Pork View Post
    "market constipation" (a condition where all of your slots are clogged with product that just doesn't move, leaving you with a backup of excess drops).
    yeah..... Not sure if I should 'sig' this or just say "ewww" and move on.