M_I_Abrahms

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  1. I'm sorry I missed it as well, but I'm out the door on my way to work at that time.
  2. Well, since you enjoy Sooner's work enough to reall *all* of it in one day, it would be remiss of me not to mention that there are a couple other writers among our group.
  3. [Treguard]Oooh, NASTY.[/Treguard]
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Healing_Phoenix View Post
    I haven't been at the NCSoft Store in a while, is it a possible option?
    More of an option than a non-existent Hero-Con, though they only sell the Hero/Villain shirts as far as I can remember.
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Healing_Phoenix View Post
    At this point, I'd rather buy it all online and pay the shipping rather dealing with the nonsense.
    Well, considering it's the only option right now...
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Healing_Phoenix View Post
    They should have been more thoughtful in letting this out of the bag timewise.

    GRRR
    Big time. Especially since, as far as I can tell from the announcement, PAX was the only east coast even planned for this tour. I'll fly out to Cali for Hero-Con, but I'm not interested in the rest of that.
  7. There was a long discussion in Black Pebble's introduction thread about buying stuff from Hero-Con versus buying it at the NCSoft store. I guess this puts paid to that little chat.
  8. Wait, The notes don't seem to be in the Announcements section, and I'm not seeing them here. Anyone have a link?

    EDIT: Duh, never mind. Checking Community Digest.
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay View Post
    What is the undernet!?
    Something that you cannot contain. Something you cannot stop.

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    Who is on it!?[/b]
    Everyone that has chosen life over the death. Freedom over slavery. Hope over the despair that is Tyrant's rule.
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Santorican View Post
    I'm not sure what you mean, haven't you seen what Cole has done for Praetoria? I mean the guy saved the entire world, that guy has justice coming out of the wazoo!
    Oh definitely. He certainly does a fine job punishing people for that oh so heinous crime of breathing.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay View Post
    You cut me deep, Lambert. You cut me deep.
    You knew where I came from when you conscripted me. Besides, betrayal is the finest form of Villainy, is it not?
  12. M_I_Abrahms

    GR Site Update!

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by GreenPiranha View Post
    Why do people always feel they MUST post the headlines to the main site on here and a link to it? It never EVER fails on each one.
    There are people who don't check every section of the forums. Since the Announcements don't have new posts daily, that section is often one that isn't closely followed. Thus we have two options:

    1) Highly visible link to the new announcement in it's own thread

    2) Significantly less visible link in every thread where someone asks "Where did you see that information?"
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay View Post
    A garden untended is merely weeds.
    There's a difference between tending the garden, and salting the earth.
  14. M_I_Abrahms

    new archetypes

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    Originally Posted by Eiko-chan View Post
    This game is not built around a holy trinity of team balance, but rather around the idea of allowing players to feel powerful and have fun.
    I think the problem here is that if the devs create one AT that is far and away more powerful than every other AT then it becomes the ONLY one that actually provides that feeling of fun and power. That said, I can't think of anything wrong with an AT that has power sets similar in structure to the Epic ATs. Except for making those two obsolete because the new AT would not be more flexible that either Hero or Villain version, not be tied to Arachnos, and not have to worry about Voids.
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay View Post
    ((I believe its been confirmed that they're completely overhauling the models.))
    Oh yeah, right. I meant if they're changing the powers with the model swap.
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Scythus View Post
    Alternate universe.
    Still, does this mean the actual model will change? Will the new Marauder have Fury? Since he pre-dates even CoV, him and all of the Praetors have been seen as 'Evil Hero' ATs rather than Villain ones
  17. *digs his Agent badge out of the pile, gives it a quick shine and pins it on*

    Ready for round ten?
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    For some reason, variations on "beat up Westin Phipps" were some of the more common missions when the AE fiurst came out - and reading that, I totally have no idea why
    It's either that, or being happy that the (donated) food he had you poison blinded some orphans.
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    Does Westin Phipps get mad at you if you do that? Or do they assume that other Arachnos agents managed to capture her anyway?
    To answer this question, no he's not mad at you. He's sad that he doesn't get to watch Arachnos break her mind, and he's put out that he can't put what's left of her on display as Haven House's "receptionist". However, he points out that her school in the Isles is ruined and 'that's what's important'.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    No, you're missing the point - what happens to the players who like the current contact text? Adding alternative content keeps them happy, and it gives the players who don't like the current contact text a way of avoiding it.
    Yes, because the insults and degradation are so endearing.
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    I'd give him sass in my head then
    And the game can't prevent an /e getsome, /e buzzoff, /e hand, /e laugh or /e yatayata when standing in front of a contact
    Pointless flailing aside, if you go along with the mission, it's written as if the mean old contact really did intimidate you with his threats of violence and insults. And since you seem to have missed it:

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    Originally Posted by M_I_Abrahms View Post
    You keep missing the point. NOTHING HAS TO BE REMOVED! Nothing in the mission has to be changed. AT ALL. the same exact tasks can be OFFERED to our characters, rather than ordered, with some obscure threat to back them up.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    But not every red side mission is like that either
    Just 90% of them.
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    I'd help out in both cases - and give the second one plenty of sass
    Sass isn't an option. You either stand there meekly afraid of your beating, or you "go do some newspaper missions instead "
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    Or use the alternative content like D-Mac, and the other stuff that will be coming
    Farm eight missions from one to 50 then?

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    An don't forget that the devs are very big on not removing stuff from the game, because for every player that dislikes something, there'll be another that likes it - so by adding alternative content instead of replacing current content, they can keep more people happy.
    You keep missing the point. NOTHING HAS TO BE REMOVED! Nothing in the mission has to be changed. AT ALL. the same exact tasks can be OFFERED to our characters, rather than ordered, with some obscure threat to back them up.
  25. I've got an example for you Golden Girl, compare the following two mission briefs:

    Quote:
    Excuse me, miss? Oh! Wow, I didn't know it was you! i'm sorry to waste your time, but i'm in a bit of a fix. I need to get these supplies in the homeless shelter, but I'm a bit shorthanded. If your not busy would you be willing to lend a hand?
    Quote:
    Hey toots. Listen, this is what's happening. You're going to schlep these crates into this building, so those homeless folks have something to eat. If you try to get out of it, give me any sass, or I think you're not going fast enough you're gonna get hurt. Hop to it.
    How would you respond to those two?