Marcian Tobay
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Quote:I just did the right thing and listened to the official music video while I read this. Made my day. Can we get together a band and make this a reality?Originally Posted by MrCaptainMan
Why do I stay?
With apologies to Billy Joel:
Marcus Cole, P.I., Rikti Crash Site, Sewer Trial,
Malta Sappers, Carnie Strongmen, Portal Corp and you
CoT Trial, Capes at twenty, Crystal Titan, badges many,
Respec, Sidekick, Enter Rularuu.
Striga Island, Council fools, Epic ATs, power pools,
Lusca's in, Epic win, Clockwork building Paladin
Sky Raiders, Super Spy, Ravenstorm, Moonfire,
Bonny Morass, Long Jack, Volcano base, global chat!
Why do I stay subscribing?
Well it's not surprising
When the bar keeps rising.
I'm gonna keep subscribing,
I'll be logging on until the game is gone.
Katie Hannon, Sonic Blast, raving Trolls, Red Caps,
Archery, Trick Arrow, debtless level twos
Shiva Strike, SG-Base, Warburg rocket, nukes from space,
Dominators, Masterminds and Brutes and Stalkers too
Grandville, R.V., thugs, Mu Mastery,
Mace Blast, School of Sharks, melee with Electric sparks
Guard the bank, Pocket D, Fusionette and Jimmy T,
Faultline reborn, PSYCHOCHRONOMETRON!
Why do I keep on playing?
There's no way to stop it
Other games can't top it
I'll always keep on playing,
I'll be wearing capes untill there's no more updates.
Auction House, Black Market's in, Hamidon is back again,
Recluse' Helmet Souvenir, Rise of the marketeer
Rikti War Zone retcon, Lady Grey, Hero 1,
Rikti bombs in Atlas Park, Zombies rising after dark
Ouroborus, Mender Silos, Flashback, poor old Cyrus,
Reconstruction, Power Slice, Strength of Will, Ablating Strike
Fortunatas, Crabs and Banes, Purple IOs, Extra trays,
Midnight Squad, another zone, Giant mechs in Ancient Rome!
Why don't I stop my alting?
There's so much to do here
I will never be through here
I'm gonna still be alting
When I'm full on Freedom there's ten more to choose from
Dayjobs, second build, World of Pain, Soothe's heal,
Level Pacts, Shield Defence, Villain PPP Respec
Super Leader, Architect, PvP Invention Sets,
Dev's Choice, Hall of Fame, 5-Stars, Buttcapes
Fifth Column rise again, Super Booster costume change,
Barracuda, Doctor Kahn, nerdrage at the badge farms!
Why do I keep on paying?
'Cos the money's well-spent
On this fantastic content
I'm gonna keep on paying
For my server transfers and the Boosters I use
Powerset Proliferation, customize your animations,
Team size set for eight, Pet persistence on
Doppelgangers, Ultra Mode, Dual Pistols, tails that move,
Demon pets, Hell On Earth, email spammers gone
Going Rogue, Alignment shift, market merges, finding Tips,
Heroes in the Rogue Isles, Villains checking blueside
Alpha Slot, Incarnate, Great Escape, Syndicate,
Primal Earth prepares for war, GIMME GIMME MORE MORE MORE!!!
Why do I keep subscribing?
It's pretty clear to me that
Everyone should see that
City of Heroes is awesome
And in another window
I'm-a just about to
Log on, and on, and on, and on, and on...
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Quote:With Fitness becoming Inherent, Spiritual stands to be the most helpful. Recharging everything and the ability to afford it? Heck yes!Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
So, given the info which ones do people think will be the most popular?
I'm betting on the Musculature and the Spiritual being the most popular since damage and recharge are useful to pretty much everybody. I think the Core Paragon will beat out the Radial Paragon there for most characters since the larger damage/recharge bonus will generally beat out the extra mez bonus (unless the incarnate content features enemies with no mez protection but high mez resistance I guess). I could also see the Radial Paragon beating out the Core Paragon in the Musculature for characters with endurance problems
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The Cardiac and Nerve trees will be popular with some Scrappers and Tanks (particularly those who aren't heavily IO'd) with the Radial Paragon probably beating out the Core Paragon since the primary bonus (Endurance Reduction and Accuracy respectively) is less useful to max out as high as possible so you might as well take the assorted mez bonuses.
As for me, I'm going to be working my butt off for Spiritual Radial Paragon, as everything it enhances is something my Thugs/Traps Mastermind does.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
Finally all Incarnate Shards and Components were untradeable.
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Quote:Two of them have laurels. Two of them have spikes. That makes two varieties. Currently, there are two Incarnates: Zeus and Tartarus. It makes perfect sense.Originally Posted by Silver Gale
Man, why are all the icons for the different Boosts in one tree all identical, but for some reason the Damage one has more fancy bits on it than the Recharge one? We're going to need another fanmade "icons that are consistent and make sense" pack, aren't we?
If you need to mod your game client for that, I think you may have wanted to mod your game client anyway...
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Quote:Pretty much. I made it more interesting by reading it in Eddie Izzard's voice:Originally Posted by Silver Gale
"As you know, exposition exposition."
"Yes, I know. Exposition and, as you know, exposition."
"Yes. I know."
Ramiel: "M'lord, there are Incarnates out there!"
Silos: "Ha HA! Incarnates? We are not scared of two Incarnates!"
Ramiel: "No, m'lord, they've got hundreds of them! Dozens!"
Silos: "Dozens of hundreds?"
Ramiel: "Yes, m'lord. And they've already eaten all of the catering."
Silos: "Good heavens! And the party hats?"
Ramiel: "They've worn them all, sir. All of them!"
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Quote:Agreed. I like the idea that you have to master all of the level 50 content in order to move on. Someone complained to me via Twitter that the Incarnate work wasn't soloable. Now, to be explicit, I typically solo and have only done a small handful of Task Forces ever for this very reason.Originally Posted by Lothic
Actually the implication that it'll be relatively hard to do is appealing to me. I'm not assuming I'm going to have all the "incarnate toys" the day I19 goes live. But if it introduces a new dynamic that'll keep me interested in playing for an extended period of time it'll be a goal worth the effort.
Besides who wants to be a god in one day anyway.
That being said, I like the idea of super-awesome-power-punches for people that have drunk full the cup of City of Heroes. It's appropriate. You want into this club of cool people? Prove it.
The very existence of this system is causing me to rethink my relationship with my level 50 character. I made a Mastermind that could solo like a beast, but I may just reapply that unspeakable genius to a more social setting.
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Quote:I was going for The most interesting man in the world, but I accept Ron Burgandy. He is kind of a big deal, after all.Originally Posted by warden_de_dios
Something about the way you worded that makes me think of Ron Burgundy. So from now on when I read your post I'll be hearing Burgundy's voice in my head.
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Quote:My theory is that you'd have to get components from both Statesman's Task Force and Cathedral of pain. Maybe not those specific two, but you'll have to run a decent-lot of Task Forces to get all the basic pieces. More than anything, it's a "quiz" you have to pass to prove mastery of the game.Originally Posted by Doc_Reverend
That actually really, really worries me. Like to craft a basic slottable Alpha enhancement, do I now have to run a STF or a CoP for this one part? Like, say... a Common Spiritual Boost. Do I need a Penumbra of Rularuu and Essence of the Incarnate to make that, which means I've got to beat a Cathedral of Pain run and a STF? Because if that's the case... well, I guess either I won't be getting any of the Incarnate enhancements ever or it'll be exclusive to the Billionaire's Club. You know, the people that can afford to pay for Gladiator's Armor: +3% Def out of pocket.
How does this all work?
... by that logic, it'd be nice if they were untradeable, but I won't go out on a limb in order to jump to another limb... -
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Enjoy official story.
Alternate time-lines, alternate dimensions, alternate interpretations of how the Well of Furies works...
... and guess what? Nothing Mender Silos did factored in the alternate dimensions! Isn't that lulz in the most "We are so screwed" kind of way!
I don't always make posts about storyline, but when I do, I post about The Coming Storm. Stay speculative, my friends. -
Quote:Welcome back! Your sig is out of date.Originally Posted by MunkiLord
I enjoy the gameplay for the most part. The community used to be a big reason, but I don't think nearly as high of the community as I used to(with the exception of two sections on the boards).
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Quote:Seriously! If I had done everything one's Hero had theoretically done, I'd go straight to the Midnighters pre-Rikti and say "Just a heads up, your people are going to die in the dozens (maybe hundreds) because you alone had the power to prevent a war that should have never happened."Originally Posted by Eislor
You mean you haven't told them yet!?
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They'd just go back in time and ambush the Rikti. It'd prevent all of this from happening, and we wouldn't have this great MMO we have today...
I could stop humanity from undergoing the greatest tragedy of all time... or I could publish Harry Potter three months before Rowling... choices choices... -
Quote:If I wrote a comic as epic as Batman's, after about 70 years, I'd just have a comic end with him shooting the Joker in the face with a magnum. A caption reads "And he never had problems again".Originally Posted by Sevenpenny
this will not end well......
And then I'd just switch the focus over to a different character.
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Hey, people break out of their norms all the time. Everyone thought that Peter Jackson was a brilliant director, and he managed to break out of that mold for King Kong.
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I like her! I really, really, like her!
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Watching this trailer is like getting laid by Quintin Tarintino's nightmares after he dropped acid during an Eye's Wide Shut scale game of tickle-grab with Tim Burton and Michael Bay.
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Quote:Also a good point.Originally Posted by Ironblade
I think you're looking at the situation exactly backwards. Consider what it would cost to go out to see a movie and buy a snack. CoH is ASTONISHINGLY cheap entertainment.
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Quote:From a llama.Originally Posted by starphoenix
From a llama?
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Quote:WOW. Talk about a Freudian slip. My face is bright red like this.Originally Posted by Ironik
Hugs all around.
I meant "Make me feel like we are a family". Wasn't thinking when I typed that. No, I have a family. No tragic, Batman-esque backstories, I promise.
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Quote:My scars. Would you like to know how I got them?Originally Posted by Shagster
I remember reading somewhere that at least one friend of Lovecraft's recalled him pronouncing the "Ct" as a tongue-click in the style of a Kalahari Bushman.
Who knows if that is accurate though. For all we know, Lovecraft may have used variations of exotic pronounciations to throw people off. (Which would be kinda like a more intellectual version of how Meatloaf kept giving a different story of how he got his name with different interviews) -
So, I just got this.
Now, I'm a 45 month vet, and I go back and forth each month on whether to resubscribe*. With the exception of about 2-3 months, every month has succeeded in convincing me. Well played, Devs.
Now, here's the thing. City of Heroes costs $15 a month. In two months, you've essentially bought the game again. In four, you've bought a triple-A title. Considering that I bought a computer specifically to keep on top of The City Scoop, I've put more money into City of Heroes than I have on the rest of my self-funded gaming experiences as an adult. Possibly combined!
So, what is it? Why do I let my bar tab build up so quickly and so monumentally without my even caring?
The Community
Time and again, people here have made me feel like I have a family. They've made me feel welcome, introduced me to new views and perspectives, and have always been for a good team. After the infamous random groups of other games, I can have a Pick-Up Group that provides stimulating conversation and witty banter. I'll never forget when I had never done a Hero-side Task Force before. A group of strangers did the original Positron Task Force. No breaks. Six hours. We stayed in high spirits the entire time. I genuinely can't imagine that experience happening with other games.
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So, Veterans, why do you effectively buy this game again and again?
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Quote:Pretty awesome commercial, actually. Still, that scene makes a LOT more sense now.Originally Posted by BafflingBeerMan
LBJ = LeBron James. Y'know, the basketball player who basically said "Cavalier No More" and abandoned his home team and took his talents to South Beach to play with superstar Dwayne Wade and maybe superstar Chris Bosh on the Miami Heat.
He recently did a commercial that pokes fun at his new hated status. That's what the Hayward/Hindsight/Coon montage in the middle of the episode was spoofing.
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Quote:I missed this. Explain?Originally Posted by BafflingBeerMan
Loved the LBJ spoof.
