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Good stuff in that interview Although there's not a lot of new news, the "branching content" quip is interesting for possibilities with future missions.

Edit: I think they reversed the quips for Bane Spiders and Crab Spiders.

A thread with almost no doom? Is this a sign of the Apocalypse?

2 free slots, Vet Rewards slots, and purchasable slots... All I gotta say is, WOW!

Hats off devs! Thanks for once again listening to our suggestions in making these great new system.

Now get the City Vault off the ground, and we're set

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This is why BAB has such a cult following. He's always in here, day and odd hours at night. with his open communication style.

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Word. I've got some reinforced props to BaB!

Here's to the Freem Fifteen

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BAB was leading probably only one or two people in looking after animations (he'd need someone else to hold the camera while he swung his sword around - bow wow chicka chicka bow wow! ;-), SexyJay probably had costume design all to himself or as part of a small art team (two or three people).

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I've actually been the sole animator and FX artist since Issue 8. So glad to say that's no longer the case XD

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So who filmed you with the taped sticks? :P

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Tripod.

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Ah the "silent partner"

Disregard my question, I (re)found what I was looking for

Heck yes. You hit the nail on the head UnSub. I had a feeling that the post-CoV crew was light, but I had no idea exactly how light until the Omega Sektor interview. That's freaking crazy to know that all the stuff released after CoV came from just 15 people.

Now that they're hiring more, I hope that the new content and ad dollars will mean that we can keep up the pace and attract more players to the game.

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O.O Did any of you read that? How could you have and not question some things?

Such as:
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We're working with Double Fusion and providing them data on what our customers are interested in.

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/severtoungeincheek

Are they going to poll you, or spy on you? How are they going to know what you're interested in?

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They will spy on you. Day and night. They will add spyware to your browser and watch you with your own USB camera. And Also bug your phones and install a nanny cam in your house.

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I guess fantasy and high fantasy have something going for them. There's no "realistic" way to incorporate ads into those games. Thank God.

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Yeah, I'm going to be moving to Dungeon Runner.

Oh wait...

AS long as they don't use the same marketing company that Smallville used, I'm fine Last thing I want is City of Endless Toyota and Verizon Commercials with More Commercials during the Commercial Breaks

The article goes a long way towards explaining the rationale and thought processes that have gone into this feature. It seems that it has been a long road for NCSoft to find a partner willing to let the players opt out if they want. I would much rather have that feature, even if it delays the process, than to have ads forced upon us by an incalcitrant ad partner.

Also, we've heard a lot about Double Fusion, and anyone who wants more info about who they are can visit their web site here.

<Waits for the staff to return as exploding cyber-Frankenstein-esque Monsters>

<Walks into the forums>

Hey guys, so what's shak <BIFF!!!>

Ow my beautiful face!

*****

Happy April 1st LH & gang

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What's in the "Greek" costume set? I thought some of that stuff could only be unlocked via the Valentine's Day event or has that now changed?

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New set.

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That's Roman though which is listed below the Greek (and Pirate) set.

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I suspect Greek is for those who have unlocked the Valentine costumes and want to have a quick change at the tailor. Same for Roman (for I12 unlockables).

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Having the article of Macron/Veil One memorial is very good in my eyes.

Thanks for that

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Word. To anyone who's interested, this event is happening tonight.

"Show PvP Effects"!

Gives even casual PvPers like me a better understanding

Was this even listed in the features for I12? Color me impressed

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Well here is one villain who has cried doom more in this one post then in 3+ years of playing. Honestly they do a great job, I love these devs....but I do wonder about PVP balance sometimes.

Ill just bow out and say, I love the idea of power prol, just didnt get what we wanted. Enough said, maybe in the future we will.

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To be honest, I concur with you the most. Just wish more people kept a level head and some tact

This is why, like in other countries, military service of at least 2 years should be mandatory for all able-bodied people above age 18 Discipline people! But I digress.

Was hoping for Elec tanks myself, and Elec Stalkers just threw me off. Here's to hoping that Round 2 will have some of the not-so-easy-to-port powers for more ATs.

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Wow... some you people seriously just suck.
The game just added HUNDREDS of power sets. If you can't find any you like? Find a new game... seriously... leave.
Gift Horse / Mouth anyone?

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Is that it then? I play villain side a decent amount and was very confused why so many villains were calling DOOOM! But I only rarely PvP. From a PvE perspective this all looks fine, I'm stoked to make some new villains actually.

But I'm woefully uneducated on what makes things good/bad for PvP. So is that where the big complaint lies?

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AFAICT, not all villains are calling doom. Just a certain group - the ones that always cry doom. So really, is it to be taken seriously, or is it just another round of Chicken Little?

That's just my observation.

Constructively though - I don't think this is the end of power proliferation.

BaB stated that others were possible but would require more dev time to port. That probably means that more stuff is in the works, but this is all the "easy to get out" stuff. Honestly, if one plans to leave the game because of the initial offering, your probably throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

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Please explain in a REASONABLE manner.. why/how they hate villains.

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Seriously have you ever played a villain? Even looking at this totally from a pve perspective you can see the biasness that the devs have towards villains. Heroes get the best buff villains sets. With Power Boost those sets get to be even better. Secondly look at the Patron powers vs the Epics, look at the overall design of the STF vs LRSF. One requires a balanced team to succeed easier the other requires a team heavily skewed with certain builds to succeed easier. Really to me aside from Battle Axe and Storm powers going villainside, villains were royally screwed if you cant see that then you are playing a totally different game than the rest of us.

LoL@ Elec/Elec Stalkers, Earth/Elec Doms. I can see doms killing themselves if they get chain induction and pair it with Mind or Plant.

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Yes, but this is YOU we're talking about. Also: tl;dr.

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I'm sort of on board with folks who say Villains got the shaft in this deal, particularly from a PvP perspective.

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/Satire

Pessimism is part of villainy. Therefor, villains will always feel shafted.

/Satire

*throws hands up too*

Oh, sorry, I thought we were doing the wave

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well at least it's obivous that you guys hate the villains now.

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I drank your milkshake! Gimme more villain powers for heroes!

j/k, I feel your pain. /hugs

I think you missed the mark on Tanks, Scraps, and Stalkers. I think most Tanks were asking for Electric Armor / Melee. What did they get? Dark Sorry guys, that's -1 in my book.

There's a lot of other cool stuff, fortunately. Mental Manipulation for Blasters? Gadzooks!

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Tomorrow!?! DO NOT WANT!

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If Dr. Brainstorm appeared in the game, I wonder what his Strike Force would be like...

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Permadeath for all characters who attempt it and fail. And, of course, the good Doctor would turn out to be a robot duplicate anyway.

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<Insert mandatory reply to Castle, since no one's replied yet >

Edit: that sounds like the worst TF ever... Jack's idea?

"Buy one piece, get the 2nd for half price". Would be more work for you perhaps, but might draw more business.

Or you could do something like "Buy one piece, get a free 5x7 portrait piece". David Nakayama was doing 5x7s at the M&G last year, and they came out very well. Also, less work for you, but with some appeal.