Master Zaprobo
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Quote:Global Chat came later, so couldn't be fitted like that. Subsequent games Cryptic Studios made did work like that, however.Originally Posted by Kyriani
Personally I always wished they had simply used the global handle as the unique identifier for an account and let us use whatever character name we wanted even if it was the same as someone else on the same server. -
Quote:Yeah, except noone really cares about losing their "account" name so the fact they're making a deal over it made me think they meant Global Name.Originally Posted by Dante
That bit said 'EU Accounts' so I assumed it meant the Account Log In name, the changes to which bug me not one jot. It's the globals I'm most concerned about.
However, between those two bits, this letter could look confusing. I agree we need some redname confirmation of what the current plan is. I would expect an update on the thread already discussing it. (Or at least, I'd hope there would be.)
Regardless, clarification is needed (and will be sought on tonights vidchat!) -
Quote:At the time of the Meet and Greet it was, but it's only now details have been released that it's come under criticism.Originally Posted by Shadow_Kitty
This part in particular made me laugh:
Pity they didn't post that tomorrow. It would have made an excellent April's Fools.Quote:Its no surprise that this announcement was extremely well received,
Also, the new Producer's Letter throws into question what they're actually doing for the Global Names (they may be pre-pending them with EU, same as the NCsoft account names). -
Quote:Hold it Dante... re-read this section (bold part by me)...Originally Posted by Dante
Quote:Originally Posted by Master Zaprobo
Hold on one Incarnate-shard pickin' moment- Global Names were going to have characters dropped off of them, but this letter says that they're now going to be prepended with EU, same as the account names (since noone really cares what happens to those)?
Is this the case, or am I misreading things?So basically they considered it and said 'no'. *sigh*Quote:At the same time, a more widespread solution such as pre-pending every European players global name, even if there was no collision, may have been clearer, but was too intrusive. 
Which is why I want dev confirmation that either the plan has changed, or not.Quote:Originally Posted by Second Measure
We know that your online and in-game identities are important. City of Heroes is at its heart a game about who you are, not just what you do. Weve all spent the last 7 years forming friendships, alliances, and rivalries in City of Heroes, and we know that anything that can impact your in-game identity can be a reason for concern. At the same time, to make this server list change happen, we need to ensure your identity remains unique from other players. We did a lot of data mining and found that pre-pending the names of EU accounts affected the fewest active players (the difference is hundreds vs thousands) -
Hold on one Incarnate-shard pickin' moment- Global Names were going to have characters dropped off of them, but this letter says that they're now going to be prepended with EU, same as the account names (since noone really cares what happens to those)?
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http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03...city-of-heroe/
This time, it's about the new TF and SF for Issue 20. I expect an official post about the article will be forthcoming shortly, but here's the early heads-up
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Have all the devs down tools on new content for a day and see what bugs can be resolved in the existing build.
Something for everyone you see, graphics glitches, costume inconsistencies, AI pathing, power descriptions, power icons, power detailed info, checking mission door spawns, etc.
I reckon a day of this would see some healthy changes
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Quote:During one of the tests of Ustream Zwillinger said that it will be recorded, yes.Originally Posted by Silent_
Any news if this will be recorded for the EU audience?
For any of my EU bretheren who want questions asked, drop me a PM - I'm an EU player but living in the USA so will be around for this chat. Just understand that if I get a swarm of questions, I may not be able to get them all asked/answered. -
Quote:Either is fine. No bonus points for being Arachnos themedOriginally Posted by Grouchybeast
Quick question -- does the robot need to be Arachnos themed, or are non-Arachnos robots okay?
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Only a day left to get those costumes/bios in order ready for the competition on Friday. Hope you've all got good concepts
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Add Master Zaprobo (moi) to the auctionee roll. The wife says I should
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Oh, as a friendly reminder - people might want to pop onto the page now and create their usernames so they can join in the text chat on the site (and maybe give themselves a lil avatar for their name too in advance)
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Quote:I was wrong. Zwill advised on video stream testing that there was a Plan, and they're just looking for new Plans.Originally Posted by Master Zaprobo
I suspect the plan didn't exist and no accounting was made for Global Channels.
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Quote:Well, me and the wife will look forward to what you, and others come up with. Everyone please /tell all your friends who may not check the forums regularly - there's only 3 days of costume creation time!Originally Posted by HardRider
account naming and biography as well.
LOL get out of my head...not 2 days ago i said i missed a good ole full on cossie comp theme with bio n emotes xd -
Quote:I suspect the plan didn't exist and no accounting was made for Global Channels.Originally Posted by LISAR
So you heard the plan and it was so terribad you don't even want to talk about it till you try and change it?
Since all EU Global Names are going to be created at first character login from the date of the server list merge I believe that what the devs/ops team is actually doing is removing the EU Global Server completely.
This means that all the EU Global Channels will (under the original "plan") cease to be, and would need recreating by the community.
The "other options" Zwill is probably looking at is to perhaps seed the US Global Server with channels from the EU Global Server. However issues such as channel ops, collisions with channels existing both sides and so on will need to be looked at.
Of course, no option but the original plan may be feasible. For instance, as there will be no EU Global Names at merge time, I can't see how channel ops could be assigned. This is the sort of thing they are probably looking at. -
I think the Incarnate raid system has been designed with having more raids in mind. We know that there are two more in the works at the moment and I suspect having the four will be just about right - since successful runs will be in short supply to begin with (as noone will have the Incarnate abilities they do on Beta/Test).
Once we can run one of four different (approx 1 hr) raids I reckon we'll be set for the Common -> Rare run of the first four new Incarnate slots. I reckon we could probably do with another big raid for the Rare -> Very Rare stretch, however. -
Malevolent Machine Masquerade
Hosted by Master Zaprobo and Dr Darkespark
"It's no good Dr D, these Assault ZR-6's are just not state of the art any more"
"What about Vanguard HVAS models?"
"Already been done"
"Hardlight ZR-7 and ZR-8's?"
"Too experimental. What we need is.... fresh inspiration!"
Quote:From the Office of Dr Zaphod "Master Zaprobo" Robotnik
Arachnos Research and Development
The Fab, Grandville, Etoile Isles
Greetings, scientists of the Rogue Isles and inventors of Paragon City. It is I, the esteemed Mastermind "Master Zaprobo" or MZ if you will. Myself and my lab assistant, Dr. Darkespark, would like to extend an opportunity to you - to have your robotic prototypes and creations to go into production by Arachnos Research and Development!
Simply send your mechanical monstrosity to us, in Pocket D on April 1st at 8pm BST. We'll pick the finest creation and produce your patented design straight away! As a reward, winning robots will be provided with an invention of my own design to further enhance your creation!
Don't worry if you don't win - lesser inventions will be available to help shore up your cybernetic sensation!
I look forward to seeing your handiwork soon.
In the name of SCIENCE,
MZ
All,
Arachnos Research and Development will be holding a costume competition with a Robotics theme (not scientists/inventors but the robots/cyborg/android itself). Judged by MZ and Dr D, judging will consider primarily the appearance of your character but will also take into account naming and biography as well.
There will be a selection of prizes handed out on the night, plus three eventual winners will be chosen who will have a pick from...
Apocalypse: Chance for Negative Energy Dam (Very Rare Ranged Set IO)
Hecatomb: Chance for Negative Energy Dam (Very Rare Melee Set IO)
Gravitational Anchor: Chance for Hold (Very Rare Immobilisation Set IO)
Only one of each invention is available, so the first prize winner will get first choice, second prize will pick from the two remaining and the third prize winner will get the last. For your convenience these are already crafted, and together comprise a prize fund of almost 1 billion inf at todays market prices.
All participants are recommended to have two recipe inventory slots, and one enhancement inventory slot available for receipt of prizes (should you be lucky enough to win).
So, in summary...
Date: Friday 01 April 2011
Time: 20:00hrs BST (8pm GMT+1)
Venue: Pocket D, Defiant Server
Theme: Robotic Creations
We hope to see you all there! -
For Teleport Pool powers, I'd say...
- TP Ally: No change.
- TP Foe: Increase Mag to affect everything except AV's, remove interrupt, increase recharge time (to compensate).
- Teleport: No change needed.
- Group TP: No change (it has very limited use, but some people will be sad to see it go) but add an Assemble the Team clone as a fifth power (unlocked at the same time as Group TP).
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Quote:Pwiki only shows info about the live servers. Check the following thread out while logged in to the forums...Originally Posted by Berzerker_NA
Can someone explain these procs in detail? I'm having a hard time finding any information on Paragonwiki. What are you guys talking about?
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=254417
... as Dispari has done/is doing a wonderful job compiling all the info so far -
Yep - tested for it specifically using a Power Analyzer and slotted Diamagnetic Interface on MZ.
Most people are likely to go for Reactive Interface (-Res/+DoT) as it's a direct increase in damage, however I'm a fan of Diamagnetic Interface (-Regen/-ToHit) since I struggle with nothing else but AV's (and -ToHit stacks with +Def from FF/Barrier Destiny) and it's the only Interface ability with a 100% proc chance at higher levels. -
Quote:Zwillinger has just got back to my PM and will try and get us an answer on this issue for this week.Originally Posted by Master Zaprobo
- What will happen with Global Chat Channels? (myself and others have asked this, but no answer has yet been forthcoming)
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Quote:Bam!Originally Posted by Dante
Only if they add a blast from their Spiceweasel.
OnTopic: Looking forward to this, and will be watching/participating
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Still some outstanding issues for devs to answer...
- Raised in [Defiant Events], one player is in receipt of a GM message informing them that EU and US Global names have been a merged list since around Issue 14. Is this true, as it would set most minds to rest if they know their Global is already unique (and if not true, will halt rumours accordingly)
- What will happen with Global Chat Channels? (myself and others have asked this, but no answer has yet been forthcoming)
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Quote:No problem at all. Just not always a smart choice to make (I can't think of any Mastermind Primary where the T1 are the primary damage dealers).Originally Posted by Berzerker_NA
What happens when you put a purple (the level 50 purples, not the PVP ones) on a tier 1 or tier 2 pet? I keep hearing that there is a problem with doing that, because even when you're level 50, your tier 1 pets are 2 levels below you, and your tier 2 pet is one level below you. (Am I using those terms right? Is tier 1 your weakest pets, and tier 3 your strongest single pet, or am I using the terms backwards?)