Obsidian_Farmer

side note: You can chat cross-server already via global tells and global chat channels.

there are a few "single world" games out there now

Guild Wars is the only one that comes to mind at the moment, but it's system is set up a bit different than most would like. there are common areas, and there are "instanced areas," areas that, once you leave the common areas, are only populated by you and your party.

it could work, but it would mean the common areas would be constantly flooded (Think Atlas Park on a Saturday night during a new issue launch on Freedom x20) and the instanced areas would be void of other players to interact with. That interaction is what makes a lot of our game experience fun for a lot of people. I know I enjoy flying up and watching a new player take out their first group of hellions, or running past someone who just hit a level on that green Tsoo they decided to kill as they were passing by on their way to a mission, there's something about that kind of experience that makes the game more fun for a lot of people. On a "Shardless world" at least the way it's done now by NC in Guild Wars that kind of stuff wouldn't happen.

the tech for one single massive game server wasn't around in early MMO history. it became the norm to have separate shards, and it stuck around. There are benefits to that obviously, if a server goes down, others are still available so the whole community doesn't suffer. The name thing Spazz mentioned is also a pretty standard reason given.

1000!


Sorry, I just saw I was at 999 and made a promise to myself when i signed up that my 1000th post would not be helpful in any way.

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ive tried to get her to play, but " its too complicated and dumb". and when we just watch tv i get really fidgety and go insane with boredom. and the fidgety part makes her mad too, its really a lose-lose for me

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I get the same way when I'm sitting with the wife watching TV. I'm a multi-tasker, I can't do just one thing at a time, it's boring and irritating. Sitting on the couch watching TV is by far the most boring thing in the world for me to do even if i enjoy the show. Once in a while I find myself breaking out old math text books and such just to give my brain something to do.

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There will be so many Dante clones/ripoffs out there, it won't even be funny.

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I'm not even supposed to be here today...

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Just so you know, somebody here got that reference.

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Thank you!

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There will be so many Dante clones/ripoffs out there, it won't even be funny.

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I'm not even supposed to be here today...

it should be pointed out that the trailer available there is NOT for issue 15, it's for the new expansion whose release date has yet to be determined.

there are no videos for issue 15 yet, as issue 15 isn't even in testing yet.

http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Inventio...n_Enhancements

the only "defeat all" aspect is taking out all of the waves, one of the porters from one of the waves seems to have TPd into the hallway as they sometimes do.

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3 I don't use forum colors, they tend to be annoying - remember that some folks are viewing in the red-backgrounded COV bg, while others are blue for hero side. What might look okay in one, might look terrible in the other.

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I'm quoting this because you didn't seem to get it,

the City of Villains boards, are exactly the same as ours, except with a red background, which make things extremely difficult/annoying to read when used with some colors that may look fine on the blue hero background. It's generally a good idea to completely ignore the color functions completely, since it's annoying.

Click on My Home, then go down to the Display Options or Display Settings section and hit edit. it's in that list of options.

It shows up like this
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Main Configuration :
* Personal information, email, password, etc.
* Display preferences, number of shown topics, languages, colors...
* Subscribe / Unsubscribe from receiving forum posts by email, change message notifications, etc.


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My zombie MM is a resurrected corpse himself and only wants vengeance on the person who... did certain unspeakable acts to his body after death. His whole background revolves around him getting together some of his buddies to return the favor.

Now granted, he's not really hero material. But couldn't a Necromancy Mastermind who WAS a zombie leading other like-minded zombies feasibly be a hero?

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There is a similar story for my necro/pain Mastermind, Corpsebringer. He's a zombie, who gathered other zombies, to take out Recluse as revenge for having him killed, and take over Arachnos.

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If the latter is true, however, then zombies would likely do most of our menial labor. From digging ditches to fetching water and building materials.

-Rachel-

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this has nothing to do with the discussion, but I think this movie would interest you in that aspect of zombie thinking.

you should rent it or buy it immediately.



Edit: This is what I get for posting before I read the whole thread! I'm late to the party as usual... lol

Welcome back, see the link in my sig!

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First things first I am not sure if this is right forum to post this if not please move it and accept my apologies.

I have just created a new character on the virtue server, and as a result my two liberty characters have been seeing much less playtime. Has anyone else had this happen to them? Should I keep those characters on the server or just delete them. What happens to my supergroup if I delete it's founder.

Speaking of SGs how do you disband one because my SG hasn't really seemed to get off the ground...

Thanks in advance for your answers, regards

Gpshaw

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One of us! One of us!

2. Having characters on multiple servers is perfectly normal.

One of us! One of us!

3. Having multiple characters on multiple servers is also perfectly normal.

One of us! One of us!

4. Starting a second account because you've filled all the available slots on your preferred server(s), while not as common, is still nothing to worry about.

One of us! One of us!

5. Filling every available slot on every server on every account is a bit extreme, but if it does not cause financial or psychological hardship, it is still nothing to worry about.

One of us! One of us!

6. If, however, you start hearing distant voices chanting One of us! One of us!, THEN you should start worrying.

One of us! One of us!

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Okay now, if you're going to make the reference, you have to at least link it!


One of us!


(yes they're different links)


edit: You know, out of context, that scene from Freaks is kindof weird...

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Don't forget Justice, AKA "The Loony Bin". Lots of great people. Crazy, but great.

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seconded, though I've never heard us called The Loony Bin, or a crazy server. Though we do play with a lot of crimin...I mean Australians. Also, some New Zealanders


to the OP


You WILL play on Justice!

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Cimerora is primarily a vehicle for the Imperious Task Force (ITF).

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Which is why I find the actual zone underwhelming. I was disaponted when I decided to explore Cimerora only to realise how small it is, and the wall loses a lot of its grandeur once you know that there is nothing behind it.

It doesn't feel like a place. It feels like a film set.

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there were many theories that said that's exactly how we're meant to feel.

I still think it's all fake and set up by the 5th to distract us from their actual goals.(not REALLY, but kindof... heh)

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The ones listed above are technically against the EULA, I think, but the devs turn a blind eye to them because they're helpful to players and quite well made.

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The only one that violates the EULA in that grouping is Vidiotmaps, as I recall. Only it modifies the client (through the addition of files. It is a modification, you do change the end result [game client] even though to undo all you have to do is delete the additional files). But Vidiotmaps has always seemed to get a wink from the developers.

Glycerin, IIRC, uses Herostats.

Herostats, last I checked, reads the chat log. And provides an overlay - but so can steam. IT doesn't change the game - nothing illegal there.

And mids is a planner. Only Marvel would have issue with it.

Also there is Vaden's Icon fix - which you can grab from either the titan network or vidiot maps - can't recall which.

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the Vidiotmaps pack does the same thing as Vaden's icon fix pack, it adds files to a directory that are read instead of the normal game files, which is a normal function of the game. The use of the pack doesn't violate the EULA. The way they got the maps to make the pack, however, does.

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Am I just being overly-negative?

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Honestly? Probably. The devs have a history of working towards balance in the game. I'm pretty sure they won't screw anything up very badly, and for 90% of the population the expansion will rock. (9.9% probably won't care one way or the other.)

Of course, I'll go on the record to say that there will be a contingent of people who will insist that this will destroy the game. They'll be very vocal about it, there will be a lot of bickering in threads about it, Mod 08 will have bloody fingers and chunks of skin on the mouse and keyboard the week it's released for locking threads.

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he may need to deputize

Wasn't the "monster' rank created to replace the AV rank for enemies that don't merit the AV title? Example: the big, non GM, DE Monsters and the in mission Adamaster. Those kinds of enemies.

If anything it should revert down to an EB(I can confirm Adamaster does when soloing anything but invince in the MA) not an AV.

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The big problem with adding new badges to the game is that they have to be able to award them to existing characters that may have already earned the badge. If they dont have and cant get data on what has previously happened, they cant create a badge.

Take Sappers for instance. Since they have never tracked Sapper defeats in the past and there isnt any way to tell how many Sappers your character has defeated they cant create a new badge for defeating Sappers.

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Sure they can. There's no rule that says the badges have to be retroactive. It would be nice if it were, but it doesn't have to be. That's a bad reason not to add a badge. Sure, people would complain if they did it, but they would shut up just like they always do after the new-ness wears off.

With the release of the Mac Edition and the Mac Edition Item Pack

I think it's time to update the guide to include the Valkyrie Costume Pack capes!

The Prestige capes are available upon creation of a character at level 1. You DO NOT have to unlock Capes to use the pieces purchased through the Mac Edition or Mac Edition Item Pack.

They are broken down into different sections for each style, example Prestige Over the Shoulder, Prestige Single Shoulder etc. I won't break them down that way here, since this is section is ONLY for the Valkyrie set as I likely won't be able to edit the section again by the time the next pack comes out. The Valkyrie capes currently are not available in short versions for full sized capes, and are only available in short for the Single Shoulder version.


Soooooo without further waiting, and no more adieu

I present to you:

The Prestige capes!

Full/Asymmetrical Mantle*

Half Mantle

Over the Shoulder Mantle

Single Shoulder Mantle**

*Full and Asymmetrical Mantles look identical from behind, so I only linked one photo.

**Unlike the Single Shoulder Mantle capes that are earned through the 21 Month Vet Reward the Prestige Single Shoulder Mantle capes are available regardless of vet status.

Name: Obsidian Farmer
Global Contact: @Obsidian Farmer
Level of Classification: 50
Origin: Mutation
Super Rank & Super Group: co-Leader - Haven of Heroes

Updated to include VEAT capes

--VIllain Epic Archetype Capes--
Currently you cannot modify the colors of the VEAT capes

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