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Dr. Vahzilok bought the Science Pack and is now...
the Zomborg Queen. -
I'm seeing the rough edges, too.
Maybe they can hire someone to
them out. 
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Emperor Cole killed Stefan Richter back in the day...
Or was he just a Nemesis Automaton?
Perhaps the Resistance is led by a mysterious Lord Mesothelae who wears shiny golden armor, instead of the black/grey that Lord Recluse has.
Or, it could be just a Nemesis plot. -
CE: Chaotic Embrace. VG on Freedom. Absolutely no exploits.
*Mutters about rumors*
Seriously, though. Never heard of it. -
Found this screenie from a few years ago. One of the costumes my Mercs MM had.
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Quote:"Emperor Cole? I pity the fool!"Originally Posted by BashfulBanshee
I think Mr T could play CoH. -
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In the Hero Con video someone asked about it. It was acknowledged, but nothing was said about it, or no comment was made. If anything's been said, in the past week, I haven't heard. So I'm guessing it's gonna be a "No comment" until it's done, if it's done.
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o·ri·en·tal (ôr'ē-ěn'tl, ōr'-)
adj.
often Oriental Of or relating to the countries of the Orient or their peoples or cultures; eastern.
Oriental Of or designating the biogeographic region that includes Asia south of the Himalaya Mountains and the islands of the Malay Archipelago.
Lustrous and valuable: oriental pearls.
Of or relating to a genuine or superior gem: an oriental ruby.
Relating to or designating corundum that resembles another stone in color.
n. often Oriental Often Offensive An Asian.
o'ri·en'tal·ly adv.
Usage Note: Asian is now strongly preferred in place of Oriental for persons native to Asia or descended from an Asian people. The usual objection to Orientalmeaning "eastern"is that it identifies Asian countries and peoples in terms of their location relative to Europe. However, this objection is not generally made of other Eurocentric terms such as Near and Middle Eastern. The real problem with Oriental is more likely its connotations stemming from an earlier era when Europeans viewed the regions east of the Mediterranean as exotic lands full of romance and intrigue, the home of despotic empires and inscrutable customs. At the least these associations can give Oriental a dated feel, and as a noun in contemporary contexts (as in the first Oriental to be elected from the district) it is now widely taken to be offensive. However, Oriental should not be thought of as an ethnic slur to be avoided in all situations. As with Asiatic, its use other than as an ethnonym, in phrases such as Oriental cuisine or Oriental medicine, is not usually considered objectionable.
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I'm sure the OP didn't mean any offense. Calling him out on it, publicly, is being pretty knit-picky. A PM to him, by any offended persons, could've saved a lot of the debate on this, as he could've edited his post. Not everyone is "Politically Correct." And what's "Politically Correct" in one place may not be in another. -
I'd have to agree that solo ToT'ing can be very difficult for lower levels. I have several "lowbies" (sub 20's) that end up eating pavement 70% of the time when solo ToT'ing. And, yes, I am in zones appropriate to their levels. It's mainly due to failing to hit the mobs while they have very little difficulty hitting. And -hit/-rchg on a newbie is awful.
On a few occaisions, my wife and I would team up with our 7 year old. With the combo's we have, combined, we usually have little difficulty, even when we all hit the door at the same time. -
Quote:From Chapter 12 of "Web of Arachnos":Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
We're getting into speculative territory, now, but I rather thought the implication was that the box was "lost until the next age of gods" and not necessarily destroyed.
"Twice before, the box had been opened and much of the captured energy had escaped. The world, of which the box was only vaguely aware, had gone through many changes in the years that followed its opening. Men and women gained powers, faught wars, raised great empires, and then destroyed them. In the end, always, someone had returned and closed the box and the process had begun again. It assumed the same thing would occur this time." -
I'm undecided.
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Quote:Former US Army here. This is about the simplest, and best description.Originally Posted by Doughboy
Staff officer = not a rank, but a position. Usually an officer on a general's staff.
Commissioned officer = someone ranked Lt. or above. They are "commissioned" as opposed to the "non-commissioned officers" aka NCOs or enlisted personnel.
XO = executive officer. Assistant to the commanding officer.
CO = commanding officer. This officer commands a unit. Can be basically any commissioned officer rank.
To explain the ranks and their responsibilities, I need to explain how army units are organized. I hope this doesn't get too confusing. The troop numbers below are averages and can vary.
Units
- Squad - a group of about 10 soldiers.
- Platoon - four squads. a group of about 40 soldiers.
- Company - a group of four or five platoons. About 200 soldiers.
- Battalion - a group of four or five companies. About 1,000 soldiers.
- Brigade - a group of four or five battalions. About 5,000 soldiers.
- Division - a group of three or four brigades. About 20,000 soldiers.
- Corps - a group of two or more divisions. Size can vary greatly.
Ranks
- Sergeant - non-commissioned officer, aka enlisted. In charge of a squad or a platoon.
- Lieutenant - in charge of a platoon. Or XO for a company.
- Captain - in charge of a company.
- Major - XO for a battalion.
- Lieutenant Colonel - in charge of a battalion.
- Colonel - in charge of a brigade.
- Brigadier General - in charge of a brigade or a division.
- Major General - in charge of a division.
- Lieutenant General - in charge of a corps.
- General - in charge of a theater of operations or a major command.
More info on sergeants and lieutenants:
Sergeant = working man's boss. Think "foreman". It's an enlisted rank, not a commissioned officer rank. Sergeants are the backbone of the army. Sergeants get things done.
Lieutenant = junior officer. Second Lieutenant is the lowest officer rank. First lieutenant is the next next lowest. These are folks right out of college, officer candidate school or West Point (a university run by the army).
FYI: there are many enlisted ranks, including Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, etc. "Sergeant" as a rank refers to what some call a "buck sergeant", the lowest rank of sergeant. But all ranks of Sergeant are addressed as "Sergeant", much like all officers are addressed as "Sir".
I'd be happy to answer any other questions you might have.
The missing ranks, in the "etc" are Sergeant First Class (usually a Platoon Sergeant, but sometimes an acting First Sergeant of small detatchments), Master Sergeant (sometimes a Platoon Sergeant or acting First Sergeant, but usually in an administrative position), First Sergeant (same rank as Master Sergeant, but he/she is has a diamond in between the chevrons and rockers, and is the senior NCO of a Company sized unit), Sergeant Major (again, same rank as a Master Sergeant, with a star between the chevrons and rockers, he/she is the senior NCO of Battallions and Brigades). Lastly is the Sergeant Major of the Army (2 stars between the chevrons and rockers) who is the senior most NCO in the Army. The "Senior" NCO's are mainly administrative positions as well, since they directly answer to their respective CO's. It's not too unusual to find them in the field among the troops, threatening..err, boosting morale.
NCO's are the backbone of the Army. They are the ones that ensure that what needs taken care of is taken care of.
The smartest Lieutenant I knew was one of my former Platoon Leaders who, on the first day of his assignment to my Platoon, called all of us Sgt's together and said "I don't know a damn thing about what we do here, and I'm going to let you guys run the show. I do want you to teach me what needs to be done, and how to go about doing it." The dumbest Lieutenant was the one who got our squad lost. He wouldn't listen to anyone. He would say "I'm a Top 10 West Point grad. I know what the hell I'm doing." All the while trying to read a compass that was sitting on the medal hood of a jeep." We were 10 miles away from our rendezvous point, at 0200 hrs (2:00am) with temperatures around 12F, and heading in the wrong direction. We finally got spotted by a heli and evac'd back to HQ. Don't think that LT sat down for a week after the ***-chewing he got from the CO. -
I haven't been back very long, and it's been a while since I've played blue side at the 30+ range. But these are the first things that popped into my head. Croatoa - missions from 25-35. You can also do Scanner missions/Safeguards. Not sure what level range Founders Falls and Brickstown are, but I'm thinking mid 30's off-hand.
***Edit: You can also do your Aura and an additional costume slot mission at 30. -
It's called a "Waist Cape." It's available to Widow VEATs.
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Quote:Figured as much. Just wasn't sure. Took a sebattical back in Feb 09, and just came back last weekend.Originally Posted by ransim
The 5th Column Task Force is no Co-op, its different on villain or hero side.
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Quote:Tested and works.Originally Posted by Shadow State
Should be /bind shift+1 "cce 0 ccspin"
Thanks for that info, Shadow. I looked through the binds and macros post, but it hasn't been updated. I've been wracking my brain in futility trying to figure out how to do that, too.
On a side note to others: Make sure you run multiple emote words together, like "drinkformula". -
Heroes: I've only done a handfull of TF's.
Villains: I've done most of the SF's. Can't recall the ones I haven't done off-hand (been too long since I last played).
Co-Op: Haven't done Lady Grey SF/TF. Don't know if the 5th Column is Co-Op or not (haven't done it, either).
Never seen Hami at all, hero or villain.
Maybe this go-round I'll get to do some of the things I've passed over the last few times. -
Quote:Yeah, did that. Actually came back for the free weekend and played around at the tailor for hours. Didn't get to play much, though. LOLOriginally Posted by Golden Girl
Welcome back, Novastorm
If you haven't checked out I16 yet, head to Icon, and take a look at your powers
*Edit:
Oh yeah, thanks for the info.
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Hey all. Just resubbed after being gone for 6 months, and was wondering when this years Halloween Event will take place. I'm not on the email list any longer, so didn't get notification.
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Calcium Deposit - SS/WP Brute
Veldriss Chath - FM/FA Brute
Itz Ebitzie - Elec/Elec Brute
Trissae - Crab Spider
Cyndres - FA/PA Dominator
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Great job Steel.
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Funny. First thing I thought of, when the hero said he was a shoe salesman was Al Bundy. I kept expecting to hear Peg, in the background yelling Aaaal!
And the sprinkle donuts for henchman. Got a kick out of that one, too.
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Seriously.. who here has made a new character and immediately let it collect dust?
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*Guilty*
Without logging in to check, I probably have 8 characters that are level 1-5 and are either still in, or just out, of the tutorials.
I get an idea on a theme, make the character, then "back-burner" them until I get the urge to play them.
I actually went through all of my characters last night, to move the "inactives" to day job locations. One character (level 2) was last logged in 216 days ago.
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The best one was introducing the Villain Epics
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*Agree*