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Since my bloody web browser dumped my well-typed response, let's try again...
This is an interesting premise. Before I begin, I'll start by saying that I've only heavily invested in Rare IO sets on two or three toons, and have only touched a handful of Very Rare sets; I'm far too casual to have the time or Inf to go after purple sets. And I've only just touched Incarnate content with my main toon.
That being said, I'm not too attached to any of my characters, and the only reason I haven't rerolled any toons is due to hard-to-get badges (anniversary badges, etc.) and Prestige standings.
But given the current width and breadth of badges, I'm certainly not badging anymore, or going after every badge with any on toon. As for Prestige standing, since I operate an SG, and I don't run an SG where Prestige standing is terribly important, what's the point if I loose standing?
All in all, I'd have to keep the two toons that I have the most fun playing. My Bots/ Traps MM would probably be one of them. I'd like to think that my main Stone/ Axe Tank would be the other, but to be completely honest, I'd probably keep either my WS or my Archery/ Traps Blaster since they have faster gameplay.
All in all, an interesting premise that makes me re-think some of my current hang-ups with the game... -
Quote:Trek's always been a show to address certain social situations, from racism and nationalism to euthanasia. That being said, politics (or at least some of their base concepts) have also been used as points of contention in Trek.Originally Posted by Dark One
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Quote:Agreed. I think seeing Seth use his "serious" side in a Trek venture could be interesting, and possibly a good angle for a new Trek series. I'd be willing to give him a shot.Originally Posted by Lothic
I figure MacFarlane thinks he has a shot because there are already other people trying to pitch ideas for a new Star Trek series. He's obviously a great fan of the franchise and must already know some people associated with it based on his cameo in Enterprise if nothing else.
It'd be interesting if he manages to get something going with this. He certainly wouldn't be the worse choice by far.
As for the 300 in the Family Guy employ, he's already talking about making another animated series. If he gets green lit, he can simply finish Family Guy the season before the new show launches, and just transition the crew over to working on the new project. -
Especially if, for example, they can't run the Halloween events x number of times with x characters to get a cool costume change emote, etc. I know personally, between work, school ad a new baby, my free time is priceless right now, so I'd be willing to drop a few bucks to pick up some things I might not be able to pick up due to RL.
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I think one of the main reasons the reward tier was set so high was to make going VIP more appealing. To a lesser extent, it deters RMT farmers from using the market for their own ends (at least not without spending $2 / month). The dedicated players (VIPs or Tier 7s) can access it all they want.
That being said, people can still play the game for free, which is more than what they could do a month ago. Using a 2nd build to slot SOs is just one of those bullets free players will have to bite unless they want to spend $2 a month for a license or $15 to access everything. -
It's true. It's a permanent unlock when you reach Paragon Reward Tier 7 bonus, but otherwise, you'll have to keep buying 30 day licenses or go VIP.
One thing you can do is, if you're not using your second build, is to utilize that for an SO-only build, so you can save your IO build for if/ when you want to pick up a license, go VIP, or hit Tier 7. Talk to any trainer in-game about your 2nd build. -
Quote:He hatin' he trollin'. I'm still buyin'. Chew on dat! BOOOOOSH!Originally Posted by cryonic_EU
I've seen a lot of people going on and on about titan weapons, I wondered what the reference was from and why people got so excited. Now I've seen the initial pics and understand what they mean I have to say... WTF! I'm confused now why anyone would find them awesome in any way shape or form.
I don't understand why the devs would bother to waste time on these. Part of me thinks maybe it's just a cheap and easy way of adding a silly new powerset to appease the players but I suspect there had to be some serious clipping issues to overcome given their size so maybe not so easy.
As they're so titan they should have a titan price on the market, 1600 points.
(But seriously, two-handed and / or huge melee weapons have been highly requested for years. If you didn't know that, you've been spending too much time in the base editor
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Quote:Originally Posted by Xanatos
I don't understand why people are saying PS shouldn't have made the set. Final Fantasy is a massively popular game. This will sell like hot cakes!
I won't buy it. But I know loads of people who will!
SHUT UP AND YADA YADA YADA!
To be clear: DO WANT! -
I'll agree with the notion of APPs with weapons for melee classes, but have to also agree that a Power Pool with guns would obviously not be as good as powers a ranged AT would have. Even without ranged AP inherent abilities, the devs would probably not want to lessen the roles of ranged ATs by giving melee ATs any ranged attacks that are too powerful to make ranged ATs less useful.
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New threads? How about old ones?
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If I want some blood and gore, I'll play something like Mortal Kombat (not that I'm into that game, just sayin').
In any case, I'll echo the "T for Teen" logic. NCSoft wants to appeal to a wider range of players, so you won't see blood and gore in the game, and nothing more than "mild violence." -
Unsurprisingly, no Titan Weapons to test. The pictures lied!
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(In case you couldn't tell by my sig) I've got plans for a big gargoyle with a bigger sword! Been what I wanted since Issue 0, but at least in a post I6 world, I can roll him as a Brute too
Momentum, Bruising, and Fury 
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Quote:See, THAT'S the bit of info I was missingOriginally Posted by Aggelakis
PPS puts you in the default standing position when you stop. Rocket Board does not. You're always "surfing" on the Rocket Board.
PPS puts you in the default standing position, then fires an attack, when you attack using it. Thanks for the clarification.
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Quote:Is the Rocket Board using a slightly altered stance of the Prestige Power Slide? Because players can use attacks while using the Prestige Power Slide...Originally Posted by IanTheM1
Unless I'm forgetting from beta (and possible red name posts along these lines), it does use a slightly altered stance, which would require rebuilding the entire animation library for it. Not to mention how goofy melee attacks probably would look, especially anything with kicks.
Though I'm sure balance is another reason for it.
But yes, using melee sets whilst on the board would look just plain silly. Spinning claw attacks, whirling axe, etc.
Right, like the Prestige Power Slide...Quote:Originally Posted by Atomic_Toy_Guy
It not just like standing on the ground. Your orientation is different.
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Something to liven Zwil's day, from his favorite elec/elec Scrapper:
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Quote:But you're just standing on it, just like standing on the ground. I think the actual reason *is* balance. For example, I can move about the same rate using Afterburner, but it has an "Only Affecting Self" status, so I can't attack while it's on. So probably for balance reasons, especially in re: to PvP.Originally Posted by Flower
I think is was more they didn't want to animate all the different attacks from the rocket board. To make it work in a simple way they just made it suppress all attacks.
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Tell me there will be some truth in advertising and that Titan Weapons will be released before this event ends. I doubt it, but I'm hopeful
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Quote:Lamentably, I'd be VERY surprised if this set rolled out in time for the event, since it hasn't even hit the Test server yet.Originally Posted by Lazarillo
That is slightly less "titanic", then I'd expected from the set, and a fairly mean tease anyway unless they plan to add two new powersets in a three week period, but cool to see.
That being said, my next toon is going to be Huge, and I'm hoping the weapon scales accordingly
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New Halloween event AND Titan Weapon first look!
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coughcough... I mean... nifty
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Quote:Let's also remember that car hammer that Jurrasik has, that would be a good option tooOriginally Posted by Sailboat
Other cool Titan weapon ideas:
- Lamp post
- Yield sign
- Uprooted tree (with buzzing beehive and yowling cat options?)
- Car
- Halberd/poleaxe
Maybe add some more pollys and improve the textures though
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Quote:Or they could make it like the Rocket Board and disable every other power while Wall Crawling is in use. Far fewer animations would need to be made.Originally Posted by Ultra_Violence
Also Devs have replied on this subject that true wall crawling/walking is unlikely to ever happen for the same reason as vehicles or 3 legged/4 armed characters etc., because it means a LOT of additional annimation.
Their explanation is that the animations aren't from TRAVEL itself but from 1) mobs interrupting travel and from 2) you attacking mobs while stuck to the side of a building. None of the existing annimations can handle either situation.
1) This means animation of you being hit while standing sideways and blasts hitting you in that position as well as KB knocking you off building.
2) There are no crouched animations only standing ones. Standing sidways on buildings would look extremely stupid, but only other answer is to reanimate every single attack power in the game.
Unfortunately this is like adding 5 new powersets to the game to get one Travel power. I'd rather have the power sets myself. This is another item that just wasn't part of the design and needs to be included in the initial design of COH 2.0
That being said, I'm not sure if the engine could handle that mechanic. But if it did, I could see this power (built out like the Rocket Board) being a nice novelty to buy from the NCStore. Perhaps not a "true" travel power like Fly or SJ, but something fun to pick up and try
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Quote:Source? I'd dare say they haven't gone live because of balance issues (being able to earn them in-game through some method, etc.). There again, that's just as much speculation as your conjecture.Originally Posted by Panzerwaffen
I'd hazard a guess that these will be going live very soon.
And yet here we are. I don't think you hate jumping to conclusions as much as you let onQuote:I hate to jump to conclusions (...) 
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Quote:Says the one guyOriginally Posted by Oathbound
But Crystal and Brimstone armors are ugly.
But honestly, it's just a matter of opinion. I respect the opinion of the people who want to keep the DE armor, even though I disagree (IF it comes at the cost of progressing this issue. If not,my objection is will be withdrawn).
An agreeable solution, but one that would still require additional code than what the current PowCust system provides.Quote:Originally Posted by RavenSoul
EDIT: Obsidius and Tunnel Rat, there may be a compromise here. Build more avatar replacements to be chosen from? That was kind of what I meant by throwing out the idea of the Igneous Magma Bosses as an idea, if people want both the old DE avatar for granite and/or others who want something ELSE, perhaps by adding more models both crowds could be satisfied? -
It was put up during one of the NCSoft UStreams by NCSoft, so yep, legit to show off