Lothic
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It's kind of funny that basic capes still require characters reach level 20 to get. You have to remember that when capes first appeared in this game the Devs had spent so much time and effort to get them working that I think they considered them a "great reward". Since capes were these "special" things they decided to make it so that players had to achieve some significant milestone to have them.
In the years since then that whole idea of capes as "special" things has become out-of-date. I wouldn't have any problem with them removing the level 20 requirement, but somehow I don't think it'll happen because they might consider the effort to 'undo' that concept more trouble than it's worth. At this point it would also devalue some of the other Vet award capes and whatnot. *shrugs* -
A more limited option for this is to keybind a SG mode change linked to when you use certain powers. It would at least allow you to change your costume's colors whenever your want (because you can change SG mode at will without any timers involved).
I understand that might not be as "cool" as a full costume change at will, but at least it's doable within the limits of the game. *shrugs* -
I'll always sign these long standing suggestions:
1) Tailors in tutorial zones.
2) Adding a new "plain clothes" costume slot (which would be dedicated for that the way the VEAT uniform slot is)
I'm not necessarily against the idea of having tailors right where you start in the starting city zones (i.e. Atlas Park) but since we already have one in Pocket D (which many people have access to) if they also gave us tailors in the tutorial zones then I think those two together would be enough to cover most people's needs.
I also might as well mention what I want here:
We need to be able to purchase extra costume slots like you can in Champions Online. This game is superior to Champions Online in most ways. But one thing they do better is allow characters to have as many slots as you want at any level. You can have a level 5 character in that game with a dozen costume slots if you wanted.
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Quote:It's been a while but I used to always think it was a tiny bit weird that she -wasn't- ever required before.Originally Posted by Silver Gale
Yes. Mother Mayhem is now required.
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I think it's cool they were added. Many years ago people quibbled about there not being enough "female enemies" to fight. The Devs always said something to the effect that they just never had the time or resources to add female models to existing enemy groups. Without having to worry about female models they supposedly were able to give us more types of enemies to fight in general.
Well it took 6+ years but it's good they finally got around to "fixing" this.
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Quote:Sorry to hear your holdup with getting GR.Originally Posted by Snow Globe
Gamestop Canada screwed up and I don't have GR -- yet. I can't switch sides -- yet. I have all the hero badges that I can currently get on my main badge collector, aside from the Blindsided badge for defeating seers and Pain Killer.
You can at least do what I did just last night with my main hero badger: I got the Technophobe badge (the new defeat badge for the Praetorian Clockwork) by running one of the updated Ouro arcs with Anti-matter in it. I'm pretty sure you don't need GR to do that.
As for the "Closest to Completion" list I'll also /em raise hand for it. -
Quote:Well I was just applying a little real world knowledge to my estimate. For example an F-16 Interceptor (a relatively smallish jet fighter) weighs anywhere around 20,000-25,000 pounds on take-off. Even you reasonably assume a real TIE-Interceptor would be less massive than a F-16 that'd still make it maybe as much as 5,000-10,000 pounds.Originally Posted by Durakken
Actually it's the opposite. It would probably weigh less if it were real. The real thing doesn't need much structural support because of gravity and force shields so it would likely weigh less than a car.Quote:Originally Posted by Lothic
Well if it were "real" it'd probably weigh several tons at least.
But since it's just a model (likely made with thin plywood and the like) it's probably like half a ton maybe.
Still pretty nice regardless...
Sure it might be fun to assume that "semi-magical" Star Wars tech would make them even lighter but eventually at some point considerations for physics need to be considered regardless of what Lucas would want to dream up. The thing has to have -some- kind of internal structure tough enough to handle combat maneuvering even in Zero-G. They can't all be made of holograms and Sith-juice.
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Quote:Originally Posted by The Lone Hero
Any SSs of the Girlfriend from Hell?Quote:Originally Posted by LISAR
Go to Perez Park they are everywhere.The critters in Perez Park range from levels 7-14.Quote:Originally Posted by The Lone Hero
xD My highest lv. character is Adrian Smith, lv.24
The new "Girlfriends from Hell" may be nasty, but I'd think someone +10 to them could handle it.
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Quote:It's possible the increase to base fly speed, when added to all your buffs, translated to a faster top speed for Hover in your case.Originally Posted by Soul_Stormer
if you use hover, you'll notice a definite boost. i did, as i built my main with hover + siphon speed + speed set bonuses - and i definitely notice how much faster he is without siphon speed.
i swear the devs upped the cap slightly, but it might be my imagination.
I think before GR Hover still had some "wiggle room" to improve its top speed before it hit the hard cap. *shrugs* -
IIRC it was a boost to its BASE speed, not its top speed.
They will never make the top speed of Fly close to that of SS or SJ because if they ever did no one would ever use SS or SJ again.
What would be the point?
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Quote:Beta as in like yesterday perhaps? My 75th month Vet badge was still sorted in the wrong place as of a couple of days ago. Guess I'll have to double check it again tonight. *shrugs*Originally Posted by Pengy
That was already fixed in Beta. But yeah.
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For all we know they could have fixed the Resolute (75th month Vet) badge problem. In addition to the reused name problem it was also in the wrong position in the /settitle list. For some reason it was showing up between the 48th and 51st month badges.
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Yeah there were several ways to trick out pseudo-stances via pre-GR emotes.
While I like the "idleposes" we got with GR I was hoping we were going to get a real stance feature.
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Quote:Yeah the Devs accidentally reused a badge name (Resolute) that was already defined for a different badge. They've only done that roughly 10 different times throughout the history of the game. You'd think it'd be easy enough to check a new badge name against the existing list to avoid that kind of thing.Originally Posted by StarGeek
And even that list is already out of date. The Vet badge Resolute isn't on there (though a different Resolute is), and I found several that were incorrect (City Traveler, Honorable, Enduring, Genuine, Distinguished, Jubilant, and Exultant).
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Quote:A person still whining about "redside versus blueside" content after today is like a East Berliner whining to the East German government to put a new coat of paint on the Berlin Wall while everyone else is busy tearing it down...Originally Posted by The_Coming_Storm
Two issues in a row now you have provided the heroes with more new content than Villains.
Stop doing CoH revamps and start adding exclusively to CoV for parity.
Does the phrase "spitting into the wind" mean anything to you?
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Quote:Well if it were "real" it'd probably weigh several tons at least.Originally Posted by Lord_of_Time
Damn that is sweeeeet. Wonder how heavy that thing is?
But since it's just a model (likely made with thin plywood and the like) it's probably like half a ton maybe.
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Quote:I agree with pretty much everything said here. Stancevillain2 by itself is almost enough to justify the pack's cost for me.Originally Posted by SilverAgeFan
It's rather pointless IMO--except for RP as pointed out above.
Three of the four stances struck me as rather meh as well. Villain stance 2 is nice and unique though.
The Alpha and Omega sets, particularly the auras, have proven quite useful to me though.
I'll just add that since they basically implemented stances as emotes and named the ones we got pretty generically that hopefully we'll get more of them in the future (i.e. stancehero3, stancevillain3, etc.). -
Quote:Well... I will have them all at any rate. *smiles deviously*Originally Posted by Blue Rabbit
No my deliciously lovely Succubus, you have them all.
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Quote:The fact that those numbers change for many badges every time badges are added (or deleted) from the game has been an annoyance for years. I like to use the /settitle command with my costume change keybinds and I have to update them all the time.Originally Posted by Kheldarn
Another issue, with more badges, and another round of the /settitle numbers getting moved all over the place. I'm not sure if Beef has updated the /settitle numbers yet, but Snow Globe has them listed here.
Why on earth they couldn't have made it so that the /settitle indexing numbers players have access to remained fixed forever I'll never know. New badges could have just been added to the end of that list and any badge deletions just left as blanks. Internally they could have used their own index and sort them how ever they wanted for themselves. Forcing players to deal with changing badge numbers was just sloppy, lazy programming. *sigh* -
Quote:Speaking of crossover Day Jobs I just wanted to make sure these are the ones we are talking about:Originally Posted by _23X_
Hmm so 1 week vig/rog, 18 weeks "other" side day jobs, 1 week rog/vig ...
so on or about Jan 17th we should be getting the come full circle ?
Crossover Villain Day Job badges (only available redside)Arachnos Agent - Arachnos Bases with no hostile critters
Crossover Hero Day Job badges (only available blueside)
Arachnos Official - Grandville
Crey Employee - The Crey building in Nerva Archipelago
Demagogue - The SG Building in Port Oakes
Pilot - Black Helicopter Line
Smuggler - Ferry docks
City Official - City Hall, Freedom Corps headquarters
Any others I missed?
Commuter - Train Stations
Dimensional Explorer - Shadow Shard
Intern - Portal Corporation
Law Enforcer - Police Stations
Shop Keeper - Stores
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Quote:Well Jason is kind of the Xander of this show from the "dumb guy" point of view, but I would say Hoyt fills that slot a bit too. Hoyt's basically the "simple yet loyal good-hearted friend" you can always count on.Originally Posted by Inazuma
Does that make Jason the counterpart to Xander?
Bill is the obvious the Angel of the show.
Eric is the Spike of the show.
Lorena -was- the Drusilla of the show.
Ironically enough in the books there's a character who would be the obvious Willow of the show. Her name is Amelia Broadway and she's literally a witch that for a time lives with Sookie as a roommate in her house. The TV show has yet to introduce that character so I'm not sure if it's fair to mention her here or not.
It's hard to peg who would be the Rupert Giles of the show. I would say Sookie's Gran Adele Stackhouse might have filled that role.
Cordelia Chase is a hard one to cover as well. I'd almost have to say Arlene might fill that role. Arlene's the female friend who's generally good to everyone but is a bit self-centered and doesn't really accept all the "supernatural" stuff as easily as the other characters do.
Jessica would be closest to the Dawn of the show. She's the "child" character who's become a sort of de facto little sister to Sookie.
I'm sure there are other character connections you could make but that's a good enough start for now.
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Quote:LOL! That's a very funny idea. It's the kind of lycanthropy -everyone- can have (including Sookie).Originally Posted by Knight_Marshal
I haven't gotten a chance to watch the show due to not having HBO, and my box sets of the first two seasons are still unopened, but from the clips I have seen, I think I know what Sookie is.....
She is a .......
Were-Nudist!!!!!!!!!!
Most weres/shifters take off their clothes to transform into an animal.
A were-nudist would just have to take off their clothes...
I just had a vision of trying to explain that "outfit" at my next Halloween party.
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Quote:Did you ever wonder why they've never given us another badge related to a retail booster pack -after- that one and only V.I.P. badge years ago? IIRC enough people whined about having to "buy a badge" that the Devs have apparently thought twice about ever doing it again. Positron's reaction to having to buy badges comes from all the angst he's gotten on the subject.Originally Posted by _23X_
Much like the I paid real money for the DVD edition V.I.P. badge ...
which I did, but at least I waited till they hit big lots and it only cost me 10 bucks .. and included a months play .. OTOH nevermind ....
I like the idea of passport being tied to server transfers especially with the free transfer window coming up
OTOH if the Devs will from now on always provide a "free server transfer" opportunity during the launch of every Issue in the future then maybe they could rethink the server transfer badge idea. Technically speaking you wouldn't have to pay for it if you could always plan on there being times you could sneak it in for free.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Turgenev
I think it should just be used for anyone who swaps servers with a toon. Think of how much money that would bring in from the badger community.
Or, get rid of it entirely for US server players. There are a few people who have this due to a bug, and it's inappropriate to have on the US shores. This would be a bug fix. But if you want to make it for anyone who transfers, that would keep in spirit of the intent.Actually Positron has gone as far as to openly mock the idea of a server transfer badge.Quote:Originally Posted by JKPhage
I'd get behind either of those ideas as honestly, I don't think it's fair to have badges in game that are literally unobtainable. Both of those ideas are pretty good to keep with the spirit of the badge, though I think they'd shy away from the server transfer idea as it reeks of paying for a badge and that's just NOT kosher, or a good road to go down.
He joked that he'd name such a badge the "I paid real money for this badge" badge.
Even though the game might technically get money from badgers who'd be willing to buy server transfers 'just' to get a badge at least Positron is standing firm against the idea based on how much of an "unlevel playing field" that would create. It would obviously be unfair to people who couldn't afford to pay extra real life money for that kind of thing. *shrugs* -
Quote:*shudders*Originally Posted by BafflingBeerMan
I am sure a character will say "They sunk out Battleship!" and the aliens angle makes it viable that the ships will be attacked from the air, in straight lasers, mimicking the red pegs one uses in the game.