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Quote:First, thanks for the reply Zwill. Always helps to know it's being seen, you know?Originally Posted by Zwillinger
The images that players are basing their judgments on are pictures of a screen from SDCC. This is both good and bad:- It's good because it's allowed us to get some unsolicited feedback upon which to act, and we are acting on it.
- It's bad because we were unable to present this revamp on our own terms using appropriate screenshots and in game images.
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That said, I can understand the differences between SDCC images and Official images conceptually, but not technically. I can't help but feel that, regardless of the medium, folks wouldn't want this revamp for the CoT. We're still seeing the costumes, regardless of the image quality and/or method of delivery.
I only started this thread to request the Devs give us a heads up if changes like this were in store for other enemy groups of the game. -
Quote:(I normally hate to be this blunt.)Originally Posted by galadiman
All due respect Nal, but I think you might wanna 'simmah down' a bit throwin' that 'atrocity' word around. Pretty soon it'll lose all meaning, like we learned from a Very Special South Park episode.
It's a pretty extreme word to use repeatedly about a personal preference in a game. Some people feel they weren't great, in context. Others were 'meh'. Unless you birthed the CoT from your nascent man-womb after 14 hours of extended unmedicated labor, (which might actually make the word atrocity appropriate in perspective), I'm not sure that word applies. (also eew.)
Language is a powerful thing, both in its use and its abuse.
I used the word I felt appropriate to use. If it's not appropriate to you, that doesn't make it my problem. I didn't start this thread to argue semantics and definitions. My word of choice remains valid as per it's given definitions and debating it's usage is not a productive use of my time. -
Quote:Dude, it's as if Blizzard's Gorilla suddenly vomited all over the CoT, and my favorite superhero game. I'd rather see those pieces for the players. And yes, atrocity. Leave the iconic visuals of the CoT as the visuals of the CoT. We don't need spandex-y "look at my glorious ***" mages. We need creepy cultists and robes.Originally Posted by Chyll
It was a long thread, but atrocity?
I'm not here to argue, so take your provocation and do something else with it.Quote:Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
Minus 2000 points for misuse of "atrocity". The BLANK of Nanking - Charles Nelson Reilly! ("The History Sanitizer says 'Nanking Massacre of 1937-38'") - was an atrocity. This is a costume change you don't like in a multiplayer online game about superheroes. Let's try to have some frickin' perspective.
And the perspective I'd like to have is one of a player getting to see changes before they're implemented, LONG before they're implemented. If someone hadn't caught this at Comic Con, it'd have gone to the Training Room and we'd have a last minute "DO NOT WANT" followed by a dev saying "too late." -
Quote:There's a 20+ page thread full of "We like the costumes but hate the new CoT, just update the old."Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
Eh, didn't look like that many.
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Quote:Doesn't change my sentiment. There was one whole hell of a lot of objections to the new CoT look. Now, things like a faction visual change don't come often. I only brought this up because I don't want Malta turning into spaghetti-western cowboys, or Crey looking like a really bad ripoff of Johnny Test.Originally Posted by TamakiRevolution
Nothing would get done in this game if they had to pass it by us every single time :P
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After seeing the atrocity that is the CoT redesign, I think it'd behoove the devs to let us know if there are any other faction revamps in the works, that way this whole "OMG WTF NO DON'T CHANGE IT" fiasco doesn't spring up again when they may hit live. Thoughts?
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I refuse to allow them to develop for the iOS when they can't even get the mac client right.
Don't ask me how I'll stop them. I'll find a way. -
Maybe they fixed the memory leak.
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Quote:Oh. Hurrrdedur.Originally Posted by Major James Ashe
Yes, but the "When" section of the table only lists the times, not the date (which is mentioned in the section above the table). I believe he was just suggesting that consolidating the information would be helpful.
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Made a thread to hopefully address this one. Check out the Virtue IC/OOC Meet & Greet. :3
RPers, let us UNITE! Or something uplifting. -
Quote:What do you mean? The 'When' is right up there below 'Where.'Originally Posted by Xzero45
Might wanna add the day to the "When" area on your table, just to make it easier.
And if RL doesn't toss something my way, I'll try to make it. Sounds like a good way to muster up some non-D RP and strengthen the community.
Gross.Quote:Originally Posted by The Artificial Intel
Incest is wincest, yo.
There's a difference between trying to be a part of the lore and actually being part of the lore. :PQuote:Originally Posted by DJ_Shecky
Well, I guess that leaves Ascendant out, as he is mentioned in game by NPCs. I know what you mean by this just eh way it is worded, anyone who wants their character to be in game continuity, need not apply.
I can't tell if you're being snarky or not so I'll answer honestly: From the general tones of the "Looking for RP" posts we've seen popping up here on Virtue lately, I think these things will police themselves. They may not even be a problem. The overall feel of these need-for-RP posts was that people were sick of godmoding, 'holier than thou' argument-based characters, angsty wangsty teens, emo darkity-darks, terrible "I am canon" concepts and other aforementioned wing-dang-diddly.Quote:Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
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Okay Virtue, I've decided to take action. I see these threads about old (and new) players asking for a new breed of RP, a breed harkening back to the glory days of Virtue before the AE baby fallout and the mass of people flocking to CO and returning so disappointed they quit shortly after.
(The previous paragraph is not up for debate, so don't correct me. Demonstrative purposes only.)
I'm organizing an IC/OOC meet and greet this Saturday at 6PM PST/7PM MST/8PM CST/9PM EST.
So here's the breakdown:
Quote:Things/concepts the meeting can do without:Virtue IC/OOC Meet and Greet
Where: The Midnighter Club, Main Meeting Room (the one with the round table)
When: July 30th, 6PM PST/7PM MST/8PM CST/9PM EST.
Why: Because myself and other like-minded RPers are yearning for some good, quality RP.- Godmoding.
- Characters that think they're part of the lore (Lord Recluse's son, the love child of Statesman and Ms. Liberty (ew), The Crey Doctor who worked on Synapse, etc.)
- Generic Barskank Catgirls (obligatory catgirl joke complete).
- A need to argue.
- A bad attitude.
- Netspeak.
- Wangst.
- Emo garbage.
Additional Information:
I figure for the sake of thoroughness and the desires of each RPer, we can come with whatever toon we want to bring. We'll introduce ourselves OOC first, and then use our RP skillz to cobble together reasons for all of these multidimensional characters to meet in a place such as the Midnighter Club. Summons, a letter, a message rune, a premonition, you get the idea.
After the OOC and other pleasantries, players can feel free to swap to other characters. This allows attendees to show off their arsenal of RP characters at their own discretion. I know I'll be swapping quite a bit.
So that said, mark your calendars and please feel free to reply to this thread to confirm your attendance! -
Quote:But do you overuse them? Like, a lot? Like, periods are no longer how you end your sentences? You know... When someone overuses them like this... Like they're constantly trailing off... Never using a comma... Just tons of ellipses...Originally Posted by BrandX
Hey...don't be be making fun of the ellipses! I've been over using them in my writing since...what is it now...well a long damn time!
*huggles ellipses*
It's like ants pooped in your RP. Little tiny dots everywhere.
I feel like Grandville or the Midnighter Club will be it.Quote:Originally Posted by Xanatos
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You can't activate your medical teleporter when you've been blown to pieces/de-atomized/thrown in lava/smashed into a fine paste/hurled into the sun/had your skull crushed/been flat out killed with one strike.
I mean, the porter will fire I'm sure, but... I'm not sure the hospital would want what comes out of the tube. -
Quote:Oh thank god. For a minute there I thought you'd been replaced by Praetorian Johnny.Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
The Tanker one is devastatingly disappointing to the point I'm a little offended by it.
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Why hello, Errtu.
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Quote:You and me need to hang out, man! Seriously. I have some VEAT toons, some big gnarly toons, and my pride & joy Nalrok; none of them are going to upstage anyone. Why play a part if everyone wants to be lead?Originally Posted by Commander
I've yet to run into players that don't want to be the "end all or end alls." I'm not saying that your characters shouldn't be important to you. just don't make is so that everyone has to find your characters important. I know that when I play, I'm playing how I like. I'm just not forcing the way I play down on you.
When I see players RP'ing that they are gods, sons/daughters of gods, reincarnated gods, etc. I know that I'm not going to have any fun because it's no longer about your character and more about getting wrapped up in some diluted reality where I'm supposed to believe "/em punches you so hard you think you are dying" is really happening to my character.
I like to RP, but not when it's "Bang! I shot you!" "No you didn't, I had a shield up." "But I used magic bullets and they passed through."
Didn't mean this to be a rant. Just that we're all looking for likeminded RP'ers, but in the end it's hard to actually find just that.
I've said this before, and I'll offer it again: The folks in this thread need to meet up and interact. We all seem to have like-minded goals for RP, and I'd really REALLY REALLY like to get back into regular RP on my beloved server.
All in favor? If people really are interested in a roleplay meet 'n greet I'll set up some sort of RP event/OOC meeting and post it to the Virtue forums. -
Quote:"That's one doomed marine!"Originally Posted by Gaspard
Just had a little bit of fun with Slime aura and /e collapse.
We have trooper down!
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Quote:I may need to start perusing the plated walkways of Grandville.Originally Posted by The Artificial Intel
I'm not sure if this is some kind of underground secret since GR came out... But there seems to be quite a few more RPers in Grandville than normal. Actually RPing, not doing LRSF's.
PLAYERS LEAVING POCKET D FOR RP? NO WAY.
Grandville brosephs. Turning into a great RP setting, filled with multiple levels of exploration (Have you guys seen the tunnels under the city, with NPC chokepoints? Amazing) and superior places for deal-making, VG meeting, and hell, I feel more comfortable ERPing in Grandville nowadays compared to Pocket D or Arena.
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Quote:And I'm willing to put money on the chance that these people use more than five ellipses per minutes.Originally Posted by Mandu
I gave up long ago on trying to join serious learning about powers rp groups. Because every last one of them has one type who is there at all times. In fact I suspect the player lives at their keyboard.
"My dad left my mom when I was only five, but not until he set fire to all my friends and kicked my puppy. Then my mom and I lived in a cardboard box. She made me make toast in the morning by cooking moldy bread over a candle. If it burned it she beat me with a piece of pipe. If I didn't burn it then she beat me with a golf club to remind me never to burn it.
The first time I kissed a girl spines shot out of my body and impaled her. She died in my arms. The same thing happened to the next 10 girls I kissed too.
Every time I armor up I feel the pain of every person in Paragon who has ever died screaming in agony. Then I get a drink"
In other words the emoier than thou type.
Come meet Nalrok, Mandu. He's a demon. A big, royal demon prince. With horns. And he's Dark/Dark/Soul. And he eats souls. And he's really strong.Quote:Originally Posted by Mandu
I want to play with somebody who says "Oh wow. Look at this. I just managed to make a bird out of ice." not "Look, I just made a heart of ice. A heart as cold and dead as that of my father Satan, prince of darkness."
But he also loves conversation, enjoys meeting people and forging new friendships, has a soft spot for opera, prefers verbal subterfuge to just smashing things into dust, and would sooner spend an evening walking the streets of St. Martial for fun than shredding CoT for no reason.
That's not to say he won't end you if you piss him off, but still, he's not your stereotypical demon ****** like the rest of the evil populace. -
Quote:Oh. Herpa.Originally Posted by Arkham
With apologies, it is 'for all intents and purposes'.
Don't apologize, I enjoy knowing if I need correction when it comes to using terms like that. Rather be corrected than continue to sound like a dolt.
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Quote:Er... :/Originally Posted by The Artificial Intel
Have you tried an Arachnos VG yet? Most of them tend to be sane.
I've never found an Arachnos VG to be sane, let alone accomodating.
I myself would like to find a more serious RP crowd, considering how steep the decline of RPers has been on Virtue. Or at least, how steep the decline has been in open, non-clique RP groups and open-zone RP.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Get out of your bases. It's bad enough that people perpetuate the "nerd who lives in the basement" stereotype, and it's even worse when a lot of groups on Virtue tack on "RPer who RP's in base only." -
Quote:What I mean is, it's a dev choice. Yes, VEATs are 'conceptually locked.' However, for all intents and purposes, you could easily put a Vanguard Redding Rifle in their customization options. THey both shoot the same, they fire 'nades the same, they have markedly similar animations. It's dev choice that they don't get AR models due to concept.Originally Posted by SkarmoryThePG
To the best of my knowledge, that is not the case in either of the cases.
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You know what I mean. Identical concepts/weapons don't necessarily mean customization options, swords being the exception only recently.
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Quote:As much as I hate to say this... Probably not.Originally Posted by Arkham
I wonder if the Beam Gun weapon models will become available to the MM Robots primary...
Much like how VEAT Soldiers could easily use all of the AR models, but can't.