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Wow, i guess i understand now why some people dont want the servers to merge... assuming that most of these stories and the rude tells in another topic come mostly from highly populated servers.
A year and a half ago,my first toon was an nrg/nrg blaster. leveld till 48 and never got kicked from a team, but some people did say they hate kb on a blaster. tbh i never was even upset, knowing that i loved my 2 aoes in a tight packed mob. One of my friends (Nidalap) actually went through all the trouble in aiding me and my friend to do our midnightersand then to form a team for the all mighty itf we wanted to try. never had more fun
And then in i14i got my own lil fire.kin that never had speed boost. people asked for it in teams but always said sorry, dont play with it. the reason was tha t my play style was ... dealing damage and not chasing team mates to boost. never had an issue with that and lack of sb never ruined any of the pugs i was in. and also never encountered any of the kicking on Guaardian due to powers or powersets. tbh i cant remember the name of the tf i was in a few months ago , but i do remember falling asleep after it started and not having any complaints about it lol . lesson well learned , to not play while tired and in bed.
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Quote:A snowball fight could be considered PvP gameplay.Originally Posted by Shadowe
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Castle mentioned that there are "unwritten rules" that govern our conduct and behaviour, and one of those unwritten rules is that if you are in a PvP zone you are fair game for PvP. If I am in a PvP zone, and I am RPing, I accept that other characters may attack mine, and that such attacks may have nothing to do with the RP I'm involved in.[...] -
Quote:So if i'm rp'ing in anothe pvp zone by ''badging''.... i should petition everyone out there to get me.Originally Posted by Shadowe
For anyone interested, the harassing player mentioned in the OP was back last night, doing the same thing, which resulted in further petitions from a number of different people under "Harassment/Conduct".
Said player continued to state that he was "roleplaying" (and I use the term VERY loosely) a character who was testing teleporting in Pocket D, using this as an "excuse" to a) not talk to anyone in-character and b) use teleport to "nudge" people - into furniture, out of the chalet, and so forth.
Within an hour there were not less than two GMs in-zone, and the player vanished. I cannot say for certain whether the GMs banned the player, though it seems likely, under the circumstances.
So, in answer to the OP - yes, there is a hard line taken against harassment in-game, whether RP is involved or not.
The true difficulty here is what actually constitutes harassment, and for this I borrow the Oxford English Dictionary...
harass
• verb 1 torment (someone) by subjecting them to constant interference or intimidation. 2 make repeated small-scale attacks on (an enemy) in order to wear down resistance.
— DERIVATIVES harasser noun harassment noun.
Considering that the player in question continued with his behaviour despite repeated polite requests that he stop, his behaviour actually fits both meanings quite adequately.
The simple fact of the matter is that we all sign up to the EULA whenever we enter the game, and harassment is not allowed. The GMs have a right and a responsibility to attempt to ensure that harassment of any sort does not occur, and the act of petitioning ensures that they are made aware that someone believes action needs taking.
Still, I am aware that the GMs cannot constantly be on the lookout for something like this, and as Castle said, they won't always take prompt or, indeed, any action. I do not believe that this should be seen as a sign that they do not care about this sort of behaviour, but simply that there are limitations to the processes in place, as well as a certain amount of discretion on the part of the individual GMs involved.
Now, I'll be the first to admit that I was annoyed by the player's behaviour - more that he chose to continue with his "constant interference" and "repeated small-scale attacks" after being politely asked to stop than anything else, really - so I am glad of the outcome, assuming that he has, indeed, been banned. The rest of the evening passed without incident - there was the usual crowd of RPers (not cybering, I'll point out), as well as people looking for BNY teams, crafting stuff at the elf, and calling out for buffs to do the ski runs. It was rather nice. -
It has to do with the way damage is dealt and mitigated. Thats it. If the specific game`s universe allows for controll and buffing type of damages next to ranged and mellee, then you have more than tank/mage/dmg dealer as classes.
While a certain way of dealing damage to a foe might be more efficient and more powerful than another thus allowing for high or low dps among archetypes/roles/classes , the armor is something that can never be restricted to a specific class. Usually the more armor the less skills in dealing damage.
Another game design matter is the way victory is achieved when dealing with a foe or another player. By team or by solo. When you have both in a game there is no more balance due to giving the same opportunity to a solo (or various team sizes) player to achieve what a team achieves.
I don`t think that a game enourages team play or solo play, but a game is designed for one or both therefor balance might occur or not.
The more you complicate things and add other elements to the games like resistance, buffs and debuffs, regeneration etc the more you have a need for classes as some have better numbers than others. By definition, if you resist more damage than me and if you can take more hits than I can , then you are a tank(er) so I would like you to go in first while I have some mitigation through your characters defense. But if I can control more aspects of a fight and control better than you the behaviour of an enemy than I am a controller and will put that to use while/if also dealing damage.
Knowing you are good with your fists and you have to go in mellee range in a battle you will make sure you are well protected and can take on a lot of hits as you will probably be surrounded by enemies. But if you know you will fight from a distance, there is no need to defend yourself that much as you already have a form of mitigation towards mellee damage. So you already have 2 classes. Tanker and Blaster.
If you deal damage through a pet or more than you will need to be able to aid them as much as possible since as a pet they are not very strong as a proper class, so you will have acess to support/aid/damage type of powers, which pretty much will make you a controller as you will probably help your pets fight immobilized or stunned foes. And another class is born.
Role Playing Games or Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games. You are someone with special abilities and you will be defined as something, most likely one of the three standard classes.
P.S. written at 8 am , after a 12 hour shift, excuse any off topic nonsense. -
Yes. They`re also called kheldians and have a high security level.
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So, few days back came up with this idea for an archetype or scrapper powerset and wannted to present it to you and see what you think. Unlike other topics regarding this matter in this forum section i didnt go and set up the whole powers i see for this before seeing if what i had in mind is doable with the actual or future engine.
Name : speedster/warper/teleporter
Type : ranged mellee.
Yep you read it right. the ideea came after discussing a movie called ''Jumper'' and after talking about a certain sequence in that movie. Basicallyone of the characters attacks another character with a punch but its a sort of propeled punch because instead of running and punching , the guy runs and randomly teleports in a zig zag finishing the move with a surprise punch.
Talking from the perspective of a scrapper, the attack would be initiated in mellee range or a similar/ smaller blaster range. having the movement visually to be a combination between Warshade teleport - ninja run - one of the vets srpints.
It could allow for aoe type of powers, knockdown powers that teleport you on top of your foe, and a sort of weapon kata.
Also i guess it could work as a scrapper set or a new scrapper type archetype with various weapons.
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Painfully lame
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Quote:Uncle ...Originally Posted by Tokyo
I usually make an effort to avoid anyone with the appended titles: Goddess, Princess, Queen, Lady, Lord, Baron...etc.
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Quote:I'm a guy and your post made me angry. Not going to bother saying what i think you are and then censor it but honestly you're that much of an idiot to actually believe someone acceptin to get themselves involved in a relationship with you are actually controlling because they most likely want to spend some time with you and not watch you play an mmo all day long? i assume you play too much if that was an issue more than one time as you described it. Not trying to be judgemental and hope you find your other gaming half that will be sane enough at an age of 40 and as passionate as you are about mmo's.Originally Posted by MYYST_BLAKWIDOW
I have dated many woman that DON'T play any kind of MMO's. But at some point the relationship gets to be a pain. Eventually my girl friends have wanted me to either stop playing or play less. I don't think that is right them telling or suggesting me what to do. I leave those kinds of relationships because I sense too much control on their part towards me.
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Why ask canadians a mathematical question ?
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Quote:I wonder if it will reflect onto the water with the shiny new rogue graphics.Originally Posted by Ashcraft
There is also at least one spot in Founders where you can see chimneys from a house sticking up from the water, indicating an entire house is under the ground.
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Last night, I had another random thought.
I AM the community so you shall listen to my words that are coming from a loyal subscriber, game fanatic, person in love with THIS GAME and obviously rational human.
[heart]City of Heroes[/heart]
But it looks like the devs hate me and stand between me and my loving and uber fun game experience and there for hate the community as I AM the community. This game is set for doom.
Anyone feeling like this ? I didn`t come here to discuss , just to let you know.
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Quote:Never heard of him. is he a villain ?Originally Posted by galadiman
I think he's referring to Matt "Positron" Miller.
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Quote:Who`s Matt ?Originally Posted by Zombie Man
Matt's dog died. -
Quote:That is a veeeery large variety of skeletons. I''d love to see a pet raven, or some pets like dogs that will just bark and bite.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Paragon Studios is looking to hire an animator with experience of non-human skeletons
What i'd really like to see animation wise would be some cool dance emotes. Which just gave me an ideea while writind that ... who's up for a pool party in Ouroboros ? Put on your bikini costume, we got stereos and a lovely pool and sun. -
There's no i in Marketeang
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No matter how general is this section and how much room it leaves for random CoX discusssions there's plenty of threads here that got lost in the back pages due to an avalanche of random and somewhat boring threads being opened on a daily basis.
Why open a new thread that will have a not that interesting topic and will generate only a few replies when we can have a designated thread for random off topic things that cross your mind regarding CoX.
Now, you might say that long threads are way back on other pages because at some moment they became non interesting. I agreee with that. Personally I dont agree with the same threads you might have read on the first page of this section and decided not to reply or that they are just plain (insert_whatever).
I'll start with my random thought... CoH needs to have stray dogs and cats on the streets. -
Question: Can You Hide Your Public IP Address?
Answer : http://compnetworking.about.com/od/w...eipaddress.htm
You can try using a website like this : http://proxify.co.uk/
(more details here : http://www.squidoo.com/hideipaddress )
And if you`d like some software to do that you can find it here :
http://www.hide-my-ip.com/
http://www.proxyway.com/www/hiding-i...ress-tool.html
Quote:On Yahoo! Answers someone asked if proxy server were legal:
I know that proxy servers can be used to avoid filters/website blocks, however I do not know if these are legal. The particular situation would be in a school, to avoid blocked websites.
To make things clear: proxy servers are perfectly legal! It only depends on you how you use them. But even though you use a proxy for some illegal activity, this does not make the use of proxy illegal.
So, to use proxies at school is legal, but it can be against their policy, which is something else. You can not be prosecuted for using a proxy, but you can be disciplinary punished (maybe suspended). -
KayJMM's solution is good and nn time consuming. Also, there is a software that i can't rememer the name of, that will give you a different ip so you can browse your way as if you were in another country if you choose an ip of a different country. Basically some http proxies. Because i am typing from my phone i cannot do any research, but will try to help you out as soon as i get near a computer. Havin an ip from USA or Europe will allow you to buy straight from cityofheroes.com.
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Who blocks your ip ? your isp or the online store ? Google around for a bit, there are ways to hide your ip and go around blocked websites.
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What are you talking about?
P.S. forum games have a dedicated section. -
Quote:Yeah yeah, bring your level 20 invading forces to Paragon aaaaaany time. I shall blindfold myself and my imps and show you how its done.Originally Posted by Emperor Marcus Cole
I trust you will all surrender immediately.
Sincerely,
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So untill now i have played only blasters and a fire.kin. tried a tank and a broadsword scrapper. I'm looking for a long term toon asi dont like having lots of alts and want to make the best out of it in terms of damage. I do only teams and tf's so will slot for damage only and maybe recharge. I'll leave the def mitigation on the hands of trollers and defenders and purely make this toon a damage dealer.
Atm i'm trying a fire blaster but if you have better suggestions i'll gladly take them and start an new character concept around a good dmg at. -
Hello everyone, you probbably heard this question hundred of times, tough i searched on the forums, couldnt find anything ...
Anyway this is what i would like to ask you ... what at / primary/ secondary has the highest damage output ( per second, minute, in general) in the following situations :
1. fully slotted for damage. playing team only.
2. soft capped for mellee defense.
3. softcapped for range def.
Considering that influence wouldnt be an issue and if you could advice red side too , would be great.
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Quote:Manpower= people that will accept giing out their adres or po box for others to mail an envelope containing their character's page.Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
Think of it more like a yearbook. It's a neat idea, but I honestly can't see it happening with the manpower we have available.