Lazarillo
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Quote:Did he? Last I remember was the first Simon episode, and I'm pretty sure he survived that, in the end. My memory can be sketchy at times, though.Originally Posted by Gaming_Glen
I thought he got killed. -
Great, great, actor. I remember many a fun family night with Columbo. He will be greatly missed.
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It looks like Jesse's being relegated to occasional resource/guest appearance status ala Barry and Nate. Kind of a shame, I liked him as part of the main group, but I'll take what I can get.
I'm a bit interested in this idea that the whole thing was a setup. Really, you raise some good points, but Burn Notice is also a "try not to think too hard about this" sort of show, so that may just be it crumbling under scrutiny. As far as I recall, John Mahoney's character still hasn't been dealt with, and I can't imagine they'd just drop him off screen between seasons, so I suspect that whatever they develop, he'll be playing into it.
Of course, I also wouldn't mind if they just go "okay, meta-plot over, we're gonna stick to the single episode stories from now on", as I tend to enjoy the drug-runner-of-the-week setup to the more extended stories anyway. -
Quote:Given that we already have in-game precedent in Trapdoor for Time Manipulation increasing Regeneration, I think that that one's a pretty safe bet.Originally Posted by BrandX
Well I totally see the +Regen going on.
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Quote:Hiding with a shield is no sillier, really, than hiding because you heal good.Originally Posted by IanTheM1
To be fair, Shield is a far sillier set due to all Stalker secondary sets requiring Hide as the first power.
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Quote:This would at least need Noxious Gas "fixed", since Corruptors can't have pets.Originally Posted by DarkCurrent
/Poison for corruptors.
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Quote:I admit, I'm hard pressed to think of a superhero who I'd classify as using a "Titan Weapon". But it seems like a staple with "super strong" characters involves occasionally going postal with an extra-large chunk of the scenery. Since game mechanics don't really let us do both, being able to use it as a character theme works for me.Originally Posted by Oliin
Well I don't know about unpopular exactly. Off hand it seems a little more video-game/manga ish to me than comic book exactly, but in any case it sounds like the mechanic will be a lot of fun. I have to say, the railroad crossing sign is fantastic.
Of course, it could just be manga-bias, yeah, since I still see Eastern "superheroes" as being pretty super, and such. But there are plenty of staves there, too, yet "Titan Weapons" do feel more at home in the general mythos to me, for whatever reason. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Chaos Creator
Yes. you don't have to leave Praetoria.Thanks guys. That's great news, in my book.Quote:Originally Posted by Dr_Darkspeed
They said that its accessible for Praetorians who haven't gone to Primal yet (via the underground). Hopefully there will be some introduction to it via one of the contacts.
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Quote:I really hope they're planning some way to go directly into them from the Praetorian arcs, then, since we're so very bloated in that range as it is.Originally Posted by Chaos Creator
First Ward: 20-26
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I have an Axe Brute right now who uses Fury as a "momentum building" mechanic. Looks like I'm going to have to re-roll.
And though I think it'll be an unpopular opinion: I actually like this idea better than staves and lances, and I feel like it's a little closer, at least, to the super hero feel. Though I wouldn't be opposed to a couple of such weapons being included in the set. -
Quote:I've seen people use the "They didn't say we weren't getting it, so maybe we will." for many, many desired features (proliferation, notably, among them), for many, many issues. I have yet to see anyone ever vindicated.Originally Posted by Lemur Lad
They just said today or yesterday that there's more coming in i21 that they didn't release all the info at once. And I'm not gonna buy your claim that absence of a thing confirms it's opposite.
You've ignored the first rule of prognostication. Avoid absolute positions.
Oh, it'd be nice, mind you, but it won't happen.
And the reason to forecast DOOOOOOM and similar things is that being proven wrong is a win-win scenario. If I'm wrong, you get to say "I told you so", and I get something nice that I wasn't expecting. Of course, we absolutely aren't getting any Proliferations with i21, so it doesn't matter anyway. -
Quote:Yeah, I'm planning to camp a few names I really want as well, I admit. I'm not too worried about my namesake; I figure 16th-century Spanish short stories are obscure and not "super-hero" enough that anyone who swipes it is really just that set on trying to steal/ruin my reputation, and probably deserves to meet their goal due to sheer admiration of their effort.Originally Posted by Moonlighter
That's a good point. I imagine there will be a name rush when it opens. Hmmm, I'll have to be ready so I can grab at least my namesake name.
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Quote:Aett beat me to it.Originally Posted by Lemur Lad
Can I quote you on that?
But I stand by my statements. We've no reason to expect Proliferation any time within the next year or so. And we definitely won't see any with i21, or they would've bothered to mention it already. -
When Freedom hits, just go to the VIP server. All those good names that are already taken, and left stewing? Not taken there. All the good names that are left being taken by free players? Unclaimed.
That's the real magic of the new server. -
Quote:These really need to not be something extra to buy (at least not for those paying a monthly fee), as both systems are woefully incomplete as is.Originally Posted by DJKyo
-New base items. I don't care if they're functional. The couches, wall pictures, etc. we see in some of the Praetorian offices would be nice.
-Recolorability for APPs/Epics
Similarly, these really should be done, but should be made available to people that have already bought the packs anyway. There's no need for a "Steampunk" pack and a "Steampunk Gender-Swapped" pack.Quote:-The Steampunk sausage curls hairstyle for women without the hat (and vice versa), and the Organic Armor face, with all its awesome detailing, without the Organic Armor scaliness on it and with normal eyes (for shapeshifting characters)
-"Male" costume pieces for women. And, to be fair, "female" costume pieces for men. I'm looking at you, Renegade Hat and Baron Coat!
This one seems more sensible, as new costume pieces are almost certainly going to appear in some form or another.Quote:-New chest emblems that can (hopefully) be also used for SG emblems. -
Quote:Nope, nothing of the sort.Originally Posted by BrandX
Didn't it say in the article linked on the front page, that there would be proliferation in i21?
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Quote:To be fair, if you use time manipulation to send yourself into the future then you weren't in the present to sending into the future and all sorts off bad things happen and I get a headache.Originally Posted by BrandX
Oh look, I can control time, but can't effect myself with any of the powers, is lame
Actually, on that note, I totally want a power in this set now called "Paradox" which can be a single-target stun that deals Psionic damage. -
Quote:As long as there are a couple lance/spear options too, I'll be happy with it.Originally Posted by SilverAgeFan
IMO, this reinforces speculation that it will be a staff style set as opposed to two-handed-giganto-anime weapons.
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Quote:Or, more aptly, a Vanguard Katana.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
A lightsabre?
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Quote:I'm trying to think of what other weapons (that we don't have) could reasonably used with two hands. Given the name, I hope also that if it is a staff set, there will be some spears included.Originally Posted by Lobster
I wonder if this is the "staff" powerset that's been talked about over the years?
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I'm a little surprised they didn't just skip putting it on Test and kick it straight to live, honestly. As far as I know, it's basically "done".
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Quote:The flip side, I think not letting it stack might be bad precedent. Are there currently any debuff powers that won't stack at least as many times as there aren't players to use 'em? I know Interface debuffs, for example, have an upper limit, but those are "bonus' debuffs. I can't think of any cases that are like "Only the first Benumb on the target works", and I think making a power set where that became the case might get frustrating for people.Originally Posted by Big_Soto
I would assume it would not stack, but maybe -3 lvls would be better. This would be nice against lvl 53 AV's and bring them down to lvl 50...
The fact that it'd be broken either way is why, while I love it concept, I don't suspect we'll see it.
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Another new powerset would make me happy (I just don't get as much mileage from support ATs), but I'm not going to get my hopes up until I see something in writing.
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Quote:To be fair, all that story and characterization was then promptly tossed aside when the late game arcs and raids brought them back as the generic mustache-twirling evil mirrors from i1.Originally Posted by Chaos Creator
Backstory of the revised story of the Praetors and the land we are invading to stop the mad leader.
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Well, First Ward is going to be Praetorian, and will hopefully be in the post-20, pre-50 stuff range. If the Devs have been particularly canny, they'll have found some way to link it back to the 1-20 Praetorian storyline.