Memphis_Bill
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Quote:You're already in the Car... er.... that thing we don't talk about. What more do you want?Originally Posted by Kitsune Knight
I like your forum access being restricted. It means it'll be easier for me to pass you up
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Quote:Won't argue with that.Originally Posted by Xzero45
The villain arc needed to be revamped as soon as it launched.
As into lore as I tended to be... well, I was on teamspeak with a friend when I ran that. Think it was the 30 or 35 arc.... of one mission. By that time it had irritated me so badly I was about ready to log and delete the character.
I think the arcs are ok up to... eh, maybe 15. Then we get the "You are a destined one! You aren't! No, wait, you are! Just kidding!" going on.
(Also, revisiting branching.... it always seemed rather silly to me that the Banes, Spiders and Fortunata/Widows didn't have different arcs. Granted, it would be a problem with dual builds.) -
Quote:Sit on the floor.Originally Posted by Zwillinger
I can't sing that low.
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The point, and name, of the Epic AT is that they have their own story arcs. Opening them to everyone kind of goes against that, not to mention *doesn't make sense* for other ATs at all.
For instance, why would a Void Hunter - a mercenary group *specifically* set to hunt Kheldians, and armed to do so - be taunting a blaster about how they're probably feeling fear the VH is there? (And without which the speech - and the point of the mission and arc - makes zero sense?)
And the VEAT arcs (spoiler if you haven't run them, or really paid attention) are not "all about being a destined one." They're about sneaking onto the list, sure, but it's the *why* - and why you're *allowed* to, and (at least in part) what your fellow Arachnos troops, think about it. Again, for just a generic Brute, or Mastermind, or Scrapper - it makes zero sense.
It's kind of like saying "I like that pearl harbor movie. But let's put it in space. With the Japanese attacking a wagon train heading west."
As for the different arcs when changing sides - I'd love to see it. I don't expect to, but I'd love to see it. (Problem being, of course, having it make sense whenever you turn - whether it's at 20 or 45.) -
Quote:First shalt thou summon the pet, which shall last, of seconds, 45. No more, no less. 45 seconds shall be the count, and the count shall be 45. 46 seconds shall not be, nor 44, excepting it then proceed to 45. 47 is right out. Once the number 45, being the duration, is reached, shall they expire, having smited thy enemies, who, having been naughty in thy sight, shall by now have snuffed it.Originally Posted by AIB
I have given consideration to the numbers and have decided that, upon exploding, the Polar Light type pets should remain for 45 seconds.
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Quote:/waits for the PS vocal group to sing "Little Surfer Girl" instead.Originally Posted by Zwillinger
In other news, the Karaoke song list will consist of nothing but Marvin Gaye and Sade'.
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Quote:Have it set up on a VM *and* - to make sure that wasn't influencing me - on another system.Originally Posted by T_Immortalus
I can't wait to see what Windows 8 offers since I heard it is intended to be more streamlined so that it can also work on tablets.
Absolutely, positively *despise* Win8 on a PC. On a tablet, sure, I can see exactly what they're shooting for - but I absolutely hate it on a standard PC. And that's *after* working on getting used to its methods of doing things.
Honestly, I think I had a better reaction to Vista at this stage (and Win7 was an "I'd buy and use this as is, *right now,* about a beta previous to where Win8 is now.) -
Just idle musing as I play one of my MMs today. Now, this would be fully in place villainside, but I swear, Paragon City citizens are just vindictive sounding when they run up to thank you.
"He was going to steal my purse, and I just saw him mauled viciously by wolves and lions! Thank you!"
No, I *don't* know why I notice it more with this than with robots, ninjas or demons. -
Quote:I tend to do my laundry before my clothes need clubbing.Originally Posted by Neuronia
I have a few skirts and so on for clubbing
>.>
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Quote:Well, he *did* start the (current version of the) Phalanx... second novel, I believe. Kind of gives him the big red star by default.Originally Posted by CactusBrawler
And what exactly makes him fit to lead a super group? Guy wants to bone a ghost for pitys sake.
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Quote:To be fair, that's pretty much true of the American market, as well.Originally Posted by Miss Eternity
Did you know that I have never seen a French advertising COH?
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Quote:The only one of the four vet attacks that has any sort of check vs enemy type is the Ghost Slaying Axe. The two staff choices work off of your origin. And I'll hop in game and check, but I seem to recall it still working for me.Originally Posted by Sailboat
I have a magic-origin Controller at 21 running through Talos Island and my Blackwand isn't doing the bonus damage for my origin. I can't recall when it stopped but I remember it working earlier in this character's career. Could it be the types of enemies I'm facing -- Warriors and Freakshow? Or is something buggy?
If you're relying on the floating numbers, verify with your combat log - I believe that'll show the extra damage.
(Edit: Verified, yes, it is still doing the extra damage, and yes it shows in the combat log.) -
Quote:They do also accept paypal for purchases.Originally Posted by Zyphoid
It would be hard. You would have to contact CS because I think there is a $400 limit for card purchases in the store. I guess you could spread it out across different cards, but that may take a while.
Now, if had that kind of money I would do it. -
Quote:Safe?Originally Posted by Leo_G
The safety word is
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Yup, the safety word is silence which will be easier said (or not said) than done, if you get my drift
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Quote:Originally Posted by Zwillinger
Also, please note that Flash is not a permitted format.
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Quote:Don't play FPSes much?Originally Posted by Psychic Guardian
PS-what does "instagib" mean? lol
Gibs (not from NCIS) :
as in the bits left over when a rocket or other high explosive comes over and makes friends with your internal organs via an orifice, existing or newly made by said rocket.
Gib is also, amusingly enough and perhaps appropriate, a castrated male cat or ferret.
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Quote:How does the game acknowledging costume parts being available have any bearing on completely changing a character's primary and secondary?Originally Posted by _Klaw_
. I also notice that every time I respec with weapon sets there's a "now have blah access at the tailor" message so I don't think that would be an issue either.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Commander
I was winner in Mega Millions. I've already bought the 750,000 points. WHERE IS MY PHONE CALL?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!11111111.1/2
Small change that didn't get onto the webpage. They don't make the phone call. They fly out in a Harrier jet emblazoned with Pepsi (and COH) logos. -
Quote:/this. I approve.Originally Posted by Everything_Xen
The "Vanity Pet" is freakin hilarious!
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It's an OK, and it's on your head.
It's the game's way of asking "Are you OK?" -
At *some* point, COH will shut down. It's fair to assume that the boards will go down at some time around then. So there is a stopping point - we just don't know when.
Admittedly they could take it to another board (in which case we'd have to find it,) or to email (in which case we wouldn't see it,) but we wouldn't be *here* any more.
Worst comes to worst, given the average human lifetime, we have only decades of potential argument. (Actually, second worst. There's always the death of the sun, or the extinction of humanity, or the death of the universe - take your pick. But not "forever.")
/smartalec nitpick off.
Oh, and
Quote:... er....Originally Posted by DreadShinobi
I'm glad that there won't be an i22.5 cause tbh it would just mean a longer wait for i23.
No, it wouldn't. It would be scheduled in with specific windows. Issues do not delay the issues (or half issues) behind them, barring major bugs being found that hold everything up. (Even then, unless it impacted something in the following issue, it wouldn't slow it down noticably past the scheduled "slippage" allowance.)
They do work on them in parallel.
(Don't ask me why, the above misperception just bugs the heck out of me when I see it. I had to say something.) -
Someone will come by with a copypasta of mine, I'm sure.
Short form:
It's one of the few things that we've gotten a just flat out "no" about. Not "It would be too hard" or "It would take too long," but just a flat out "no." And for years, with changing devs.
Edit to add:
And honestly, with Freedom and the Paragon market, there's even less reason for them to. I mean, they can either develop and come up with this full-respec token (possibly breaking... well, many things,) or sell you:
- Another slot, if you want to alt and keep the old one around "just in case,"
- Supertailor access (I think purchasable, or as part of another purchase) if the body type/gender isn't what you want
- Possibly the powerset you actually want to play
- Rename token.
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Quote:Originally Posted by seebs
Until recently, the Cosplay Policy (section 4.1 of the ToS) was at best a minor deterrent to play; people would ask, but you could just point out that it was completely unenforced, and they would ignore it. But today, the GMs have started enforcing this policy, and the fact is, it's a stupid policy, and I think it should be dropped entirely.
There are a number of flaws with the Cosplay Policy. First, cosplay can be expensive, and not everyone can afford good costumes. Secondly, this is particularly punitive for people who have a large number of alts, and you don't even want to think about alt-hopping to check for a particular enhancement; if you thought the 30 second logout timer was long, having to completely change before logging in is ridiculous.
Furthermore, the cosplay policy unfairly penalizes some character concepts more than others. "Guy in trenchcoat with two guns" is easy, "giant robotic exoskeleton" is... not easy. A lot of people have a lot of time and effort invested in characters that are very difficult to pull off, and at least one GM wasn't even letting people go to the tailor or a trainer to pick a new costume!
The fact is, I think a lot of us have been playing CoH in our normal clothes all along, and I think the game was plenty fun; I am not at all convinced that I needed extra help getting into the spirit of the game, and really, when it's implemented as pushy enforcement like this, it's mostly just intrusive. It doesn't create immersion, it just creates resentment.
Frankly, if the cosplay policy isn't dropped, I think a lot of people will stop playing CoH entirely. At the very least, I think GMs need to be a lot more forgiving of amateur-level costume efforts.
The annoyance of having this pop up is understandable. However, I can let you in on a little secret - it's easy... well, for some of us... to get an exception placed onto our accounts.
How?
How can I put this... While some of my characters may look good like this:
I, most assuredly, do not. They call it the OGME exception. They may ask you to send in the (deactivated) webcam as proof first, though. -
Quote:Actually, there's one that's as old as Issue 6.Originally Posted by Blue_Fenix
As far as I know, that kind of ambush is pretty unique to First Ward. There are plenty of ambushes in this game, but First Ward and maybe one or two places in the Praetoria 1-20 zones are the only times I've heard of this kind of spawn-right-on-top-of-you ambush.
Feel like trapping some ghosts in Port Oakes? Don't overfill the trap... because from 15-early 20s, you're going to have one *heck* of a fight on your hands as a pile of Red Hands pop out - everything from minions to Elite Bosses. And they're all coming for *you.* -
Quote:That looks like monday.Originally Posted by Zwillinger
Edit:
Actually, I take that back. It reminds me of doing mass-market PC support in a call center, walking in the door right around Christmas. "150 in the queue, if you're not on the phone get there, lunch cut down to 5 minutes, if you are on the phone get off within 15 and onto the next call, move move move! Why are you breathing, get back on the phone!"