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Quote:I tried The Secret World and was subscribed to it for a month, but I un-subbed last week.Originally Posted by MikeRobe
Anybody thinking of The Secret World but holding off... there's a 3 day trial on now and half-price purchase on the game this weekend. Good time to try it out.
For me, there was too much in there that was just incongruous even within the context of the game world I don't mean all the evil monsters wandering around but rahter stuff like when you shoot a mob with your Assault Rifle, that heals you.
In the framework of the world they created, I am fine with a lot of weird creatures invading... but from when some bee randomly flies into your mouth, to the AR example above, to a bunch of other stuff, there was just too much additional suspension of belief required. If you can just shrug and say 'meh, that's just how it works', then maybe you'll like the game better than I did. There were a lot of familiar names posting in their forums...
As another possibility, there's a D&D style MMO based on Neverwinter from the Forgotten Realms getting ready to hit beta soon. Hopefully that will end up being something fun to play. Otherwise I might just go back to running Wizardry in a dosbox (yes, that's really what I did last night ). -
Quote:Unless it was a cash flow issue at NCSoft, possibly brought on by the bad financial results mentioned earlier. When you are bleeding cash to the extent that it's a serious issue, the fix is to cauterize immediately... not to take time to maximize the return on previous investments.Originally Posted by Chyll
Quite possibly true.
But, very odd to cut if off at the knees this quickly, particularly with the items in the pipeline (packs and powers set and costums) that we would have paid for if they'd let us while quietly shutting things down in the back ground and then sunsetting after taking the cash.
It is all just... odd.
It could be the issue was the need at the corporate level to cut cash expenditures (including payroll at Paragon Studios) as opposed to the relatively low P&L return provided by CoH. We might never know the real reason, or there could be more than one factor, but what ever it was, it made sense to them based on the information they had and their perspective. -
Quote:That's the thing that puzzles me to no end. Why no attempt to monetize the IP in CoX? It really makes no sense at all to just shut it down instead of at least trying to get *something* for it. But we obviously don't have the full picture, or the view from their perspective. Maybe they don't have the managerial bandwidth to try and fob off CoX for a small amount while paying attention to their real money maker. Or maybe, as other posts have suggested, there's not a 'clear title' to all the IP and the game engine is still licensed. Or maybe they tried and no one who actually had enough money wanted to buy it. Whatever the reason, from a cost / benefit perspective they must have thought this was the "right" thing for them to do.Originally Posted by peterpeter
I don't know for sure, but I suspect that was the calculation that took place, and I can't really blame them for making the call if that was the case. I can, and do, blame them for not selling the game to someone who would be happy to make a meager 2% profit. Or for releasing the source code to the Titan Network, making the IP public domain, and wishing us all the best of luck. Or for spinning off Paragon Studios as an independent company, to succeed or fail on their own two feet. Or any other possible solution that would not result in the death of my favorite game.
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I still remember the *very first* time I ever teamed in CoH, back in issue 0. It was just a PUG; the team was already in the mission and was in the process of being wiped when my Ice / Ice blaster ran in. Now, a low-level Ice blaster with TO's is not the strongest Hero in the world, but my arrival was *just* enough to slowly turn the tide and stop the whole team from being wiped out. OMG I felt like a super hero and I've been feeling that way ever since in this game.
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I was looking forward to i24 and the return of the Fire/Dev blaster. One of my first 50's was a Fire/Dev in the issue 0 / issue 1 time frame (heh, smoke grenade... tyvm for an "i win" button) and in advance of i24 I had made a new Fire/Dev for the insta-snipe and extended range Blaze. He's currently sitting at level 35, sad as can be. WTF, think I'll log on and play he a bit.
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I remember you and the E^3 crusades. Actually, if memory serves, you were all things Electric even before there were Epic,,, excuse me, ancillary power pools. I rarely post anymore but still play every night and scan the boards. Glad to see you in the forums one last time.
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Last night a person mentioned "The Secret World." Was in an electronics store today and saw the box... it seemed interesting. I don't think anywhere will compare to the CoH community and the game play here, though. About 2 years ago I had to unsub for a year because of school. Coming back and still having my heroes here was so cool. Now that will all be lost and heroes I created seven years ago will be wiped out. So sad. Don't know that I can ever actually trust an online game again but here's what MMORPG says about the Secret World:
The Secret World is an MMORPG created by Funcom (Anarchy Online, Age of Conan: Unchained), with Senior Producer and Creative Director Ragnar Tørnquist (The Longest Journey, Dreamfall). It blends elements of mythological and modern day civilizations, along with a mix of dark fantasy and the supernatural, and has no character classes. In The Secret World, where urban legends, myths, and conspiracy theories are all true, the only question is: what do you do now?
FEATURES
Three Secret Societies | Illuminati, the Dragon, and the Templar.
Total Freedom of Play | Unparalleled freedom of character progression: no classes, no levels! Play however you want to play.
Explore a Vibrant Setting | Adventure through cities and ghostly locations spanning across continents.
Vast Array of Powers and Weapons | Hundreds of choices to choose from for outfitting your character, including simple clothing, firearms, and magic.
SECRET SOCIETIES
Dragon | The most secretive of the societies, believing that the natural chaos of life, collapse and rebuilding, is the only path to harmony.
The Illuminati | Constantly pushing for a New World Order, Illuminati agents work hard, play hard, and fight dirty.
Templars | Soldiers known as the lions of the secret world, standing at the forefront of the war against darkness. -
Quote:I played up a new Fire/Dev to the mid-30's (that was my first 50 AT from issue 0) to be ready for insta-Snipe and extended range Blaze... guess I'll be waiting a while for that.Originally Posted by TwoHeadedBoy
I specifically bought all the enhancement tray upgrades to move all my stuff over from my Archery/Mental to my Fire/Mental as painlessly as possible. My friend was glad to point out to me today that after all that effort, I'll never get to see my Fire/Mental shine. What a shame.
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I don't think we could play the same game on our phones and computers, but it's all 'just' city of spreadsheets at the end of the day - we are mashing buttons and taking actions that change various values in a database for our heroes..... be it our health, inv, exp, inv, whatever. I think it would be possible to do that (even if just to just some limited extent like access the market or your build) from a phone, but I also expect that unfortunately(*) that Devs won't do that anytime soon. Maybe the whole mobile thing is just a fad, like that "internet" thing turned out to be. OTOH, maybe I'll need to buy a Surface with win 8 pro on it and see what that can do (although a solution that actually played to the strength of what people like about moblie would be better).
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Don't know about KoL, but I would love a thin client or whatever so I could play CoH n my phone. My phone *is* my internet connection, so even when playing on the PC, I am connecting via my phone. An app that would list me see my Heroes, play the market, or even play the game would be fantastic. Have to think it would help CoH too with portability and better market penetration.... I'd rather be playing CoH than Angry Birds. I'm tired of Red Bird Hero.
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Character creator is still working if you have an open spot and want to monkey with costumes while waiting.... but I'd rather being playing. Map: Unknown is a scary place.
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Quote:Wow, thank you very much for all that.Originally Posted by Zombie Man
Yeah, that whole site seems to be down. I zipped and uploaded the files you need here.
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Quote:Link doesn't work for me, it seems to just be a blank white pageOriginally Posted by Zombie Man
There *can* be if you want: Overlay Zone Names to Telepad Beacons Cende [I16].
That's not a photoshopped screencap.
Plus I can't even get the beacons to stick to the sides or the front of the teleporters. How are y'all doing that? Is there a trick or does it just take a lot of patience? My beacons are all snapping to the walls. -
Maybe so, but it was not
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Quote:Originally Posted by Robotech_Master
I imagine you think Captain America looks pretty funny, then?
Well, yeah..... but don't tell him I said that.
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Does Shield/ look best when paired with a weapon secondary? I'd think it would look strange to have a shield in one hand and nothing in the other, but maybe it looks ok?
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The last time I played a Tank, I think there were about 6 secondary powersets; now Mids lists something like 13. So of all the secondaries, which is best for an AOE focus (in terms of damage output)? Is it still /Fire or /SS [ugh, Rage crash] or has something like /Elec surpassed them? Will it be Titan Weapons? TIA for any inputs... Id like to roll another Tank and I like to focus on AOE.
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I'm originally from the Great White North, so half the people down here in the South think I grew up covered in ice anyway. So it's not a big stretch for me to play the game covered in ice....
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Quote:Why is the recharge so long?!?!?? I can't make or play my long dreamed of concept while this power has a 2 hour recharge. So angry right now.....Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
In my experience no matter how extreme or unintended the bug if it provides any bonus at all to players somebody will claim that it was intentional and that it's removal constiutes a bug.
If the devs accidentally granted all characters an "I Win" button that killed all enemies on the map (with full rewards) with a 2 hour recharge time you'd see builds based around using it the next day. -
Because I can.
Cap yourself to S/L, Ranged, or both and it's that much more gravy. -
Stuck at work - could someone please let me know how large is today's patch? Curious as to how big a download to expect when I get home.
TIA, and please let me know if excessive hyperbole is required to participate in this thread. -
By level 20 you should have Freeze Ray and Ice Patch both (plus Build Up, but that's only a control power to the extent that dead mobs don't fight back). You should also be slotted with lvl 20 IOs unless you are 20-ish and actually are 22, in which case slot up 25s. I'm boring and with IOs in attack powers at the early levels I just do the 1x Acc, 3x DMG, and then Rechg as slots become more available.
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I play CoH with a 3g Sprint EVO connection (not on the road, full time as that is my only internet connection) and it is completely 100% fine while solo. Appears to be the same a my old Time Warner Roadrunner cable connection from several years ago, before I had to unsub. On a full team of eight, with all kinds of stuff going on it slows down a bit... but I seem to remember a bit of lag in the old days too.
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[QUOTE=Iggy_Kamakaze;3584495]Go for both....
Wow, that's impressive. Guess I better start saving up..... can you get Gladiator's Armor with Hero Merits or only via the Market (or a PvP drop)?