Phantom_Fox

I cannot help but feel that he completely avoided the question pertaining to the PPPs (among other problems). That part of the interview felt like a definite disappointment.

I thought of that and ideally I think it would be better if there were diminishing returns for each teammate with one or two teammates giving the largest buffs and each teammate after that giving a more insignifcant buff. The main reasoning for this is it would allow the Dwarf to tank and would give them higher resistance when they really need it (when there are larger groups of enemies they must tank against) and it might be more appealing to the developers as it does not affect solo play but makes it easier for the Dwarf form to tank reliably.

Though simply giving them resistance in teams period works as well, and probably better.

Well, actually in that section of the initial post it only suggests giving Dwarf a resistance to Voids/Quantams as far as I can tell. My main suggestion was for scaling resistance based on the number of members of the team. Did I miss that?

I noticed in the first post the problem with Dwarves tanking due to Quantams and Voids. May I suggest that perhaps the Dwarf form be given resistance to Nicti damage as part of the inherent abilities (so that it is dependant on the number of teammates). Not sure if its possible, but I thought of this last night and thought I would toss this out there.

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Are we ever going to find out who was running that mysterious Superadine lab?

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I'd say Nemesis.

I have no actual backup to support that claim, but I blame Nemesis for everything. I swear it seems he's been responsible for over half of everything that's happened in Paragon's history, and more. Hell, it's probably Nemesis' fault I woke up before my alarm this morning. And I'm sure it was part of some grand, over-arching scheme to collect the unused sleeping energy of the world's populace to fuel a hypnobomb or somesuch.

Curse you, Prince of Autonomy! /e shakefist

Edit after Infamousbrad's post snuck in before mine: Hah! I knew it!

...oh crap, does this mean there really IS a steam-powered hypno-bomb?

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Y'know, I blaim Nemesis for starting the Rikti War... no really, I do...

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Well, he does have advanced interdimensional technology... ...Oh great, now I'm paranoid.

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No, no, we do know he's in fact a Shaper, and don't let the cloak fool you, you never know what could be under there. Besides, the cloak was implemented for two (or three) possible reasons: (1) The devs haven't cooked up what the real Coralax would look like yet (2) The devs doesn't want to reveal what they've cooked up for the real Coralax yet or (3) all of the above.

The Coralax-Hybrid is already too awesome of a design, I doubt the difference between a Hybrid and a real Coralax differ that much, but ofcourse, I'm speculating based on the degree of the art, which is, judging from the CoV art book (came with the collector's edition) is quite creative and unique.

Anyway, Calystix is apparently one of the most renowned Shapers of all time, one proof is that he's able to summon the Leviathan, another would be that he is practically longe-aged or immortal since he's been doing this for quite some time now, even dating back to ancient Rome, and another one is that he's the only Shaper getting all the limelight. He's constructed cults, done sacrifices, and everytime he always comes back, and everytime he tries to awaken the entombed Leviathan to devour the humans. One incident in particular pit him against a goddess. A goddess named Hequat, the goddess of the Mu people, who (Hequat) raised land from the abyss to make it her and the Mu's own, only to find out that the island was already inhabited by Coralax. Calystix sends the Leviathan, but this is where the Leviathan is entombed under the island, the island in which we now call Sharkhead Isle.

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I knew most of the information on Calystix. I just said it like that because I'm paranoid. I do agree he is a Shaper though, as most of my thoughts pertained to him being one. I just tossed that little sentiment in just in case we're thrown a plot twist down the road. Though I should explain my main meaning behind the comments of him looking similar to hybrids. My main point was that he was humanoid, and formed from Coral, which is the appearance most of the hybrids have. Though I suppose I may of been a bit hasty, he could have a body type more like a golem or devouring earth with less defined hands or feet.

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It will all depend on how the Coralax society works. So far, we don't really know anything, other than they are somewhat tyrannical, using the Virtea (a race of fish people) and enslaving them. Anyway, we'll see. We're gonna need more information on the Coralax and their society as a whole for this to be worked out.

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And yes, I agree that we need to know more about the Coralax. I just enjoy speculating and forming ideas to toss out there. Not much else to do. XD

That random thought actually popped up while I was typing the post. XD I was surprised that the thought suddenly hit me, but it was due to a few random things. Primarily I had wondered if the Coralax were divided into a "caste" system so to speak due to the fact that Shapers seemed to be high and mighty from the description. Then I also thought about something already discussed. Calystix is a shaper, or at least claims himself to be, and yet he looks like a Hybrid. Though most of his body is covered by a cloak, it cannot be too radically different, as he appears to adhere the humanoid body type of most characters in the game, and there was not too much room for an massive protrusions under the cloak.

So... assuming Calystix is indeed a pure Coralax and a Shaper... then it is reasonable to believe that hybrids are more Coralax than human in the degrees we've seen. And they appear to act almost like the serfs of the Coralax.

Though this is all just speculation as everything else I said is, I just thought I'd list what I thinking when I said that, to make sure I have my facts straight.

With that out of the way though, an interesting thought crossed my mind. What if the unique contacts given for the EAT gradually treat your character with more respect as they crawl through the ranks of the Coralax from Hybrid to full fledged Coralax or better. Kind of like how some of my contacts later in my villains life seem to treat him like he's relatively well known (Or very well known), as opposed to the early ones who seem to initially emphasize you're a "nothing".

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It depends though. We haven't really been introduced to who Barracuda is, so we'll see. The same goes for Coralax-Hybrids. Maybe there are different levels of infection or hierarchy, but the only thing I was concerned about was that I wanted to be one of the actual people, not a testube baby (like my earlier example, lol.)

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Pretty much I figured this. I just thought I'd point out that even if it is hybrids, they would not necsarrily be the Coralax's servants. I have fewer problems with being a hybrid as long as my character has their own will. Might be partially because as a hybrid it might give the player the unique aspect of being able to see the sides of each argument with relative clarity.

Though a random thought: Perhaps the Coralax hybrids are true Coralax after they complete their transformation (Coralax already sound as if they have varying types, since the first were very special and almost "elite" as the Shapers, so the hybrids may become a lower type). Though this would not break the "test tube baby" point you had. Most of this is of course just random speculation though. I just have fun overthinking things. >.>

Edit: Oh, and I just recalled something I meant to post the first time when I posted in this thread. Its rather unimportant, but on the subject of Incarnates I noticed someone said Tartarus had nothing to do with Spiders. This is true for the most part, but there is a very small link so to speak. Tartarus is a genera of spider in the Stiphidiidae family. Though this is most likely coincidental, particularly because the Recluse Spider belongs to a different family if I'm not mistaken.

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I have not read the entire thread (Started at around page twenty XD), but one thing on Coralax I was wondering about, is Barracuda.

*Spoilers I suppose!*

You probably know this already, but in the Diviner Maros Arc, it suggested she could be controlled by Calystix if she got too close. However, then this in turn means she retained a will of her own after becoming a Coralax Hybrid.

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Coralax-Hyrbids are (as we all know) humans infused with coral. All the Coralax coral are made from the goddess Merulina, thus, they're all connected to one source. Calystix, being a Shaper (Merulina's and the Coralax's assigned priests and priestesses), probably had the power to control lesser coral-infected or coral-made beings with ease. Besides, if I remember correctly, the ritual or the Leviathan needed a sacrifice.

Anyway, I have to be honest, I haven't read the "Cult of the Shaper" arc in awhile, but if I remember correctly, they didn't literally explain why we were supposed to stop Barracuda, other than keeping her from knowing about her origin and how she became a Coralax-Hybrid, or why it would be so bad if Calystix got a hold of Barracuda (she might be special, but who knows? only the devs.)


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Well, I was more so touching on that she's not really a lackey. Where as the other Coralax seem to be rather unintelligent and single minded, she seems rather unaffected by this. Initially I suspected she might be a Coralax spy within Arachnos (When I first heard about her, fairly newbish to the game), but after encountering her... it seemed to suggest she knew relatively nothing about the Coralax. The main reason I brought up the fact that it mentioned Calystix could control her if she was close, it brought a few thoughts to my mind. Particularly the fact that it seemed to suggest she was not already under Coralax control, but it also made me wonder... perhaps the Coralax Hybrids require a natural Coralax or a shaper to be brought under control. Of course this is just a simple hypothesis.

However, I'm rambling. Pretty much my over all point by bringing her up was that there are perhaps people who have adverse affects to the transformation. She is far stronger than your average hybrid, retains a more humanoid form and her will. So if there is a Coralax Hybrid EAT, it is quite possible it will be more than simple lackies.

*Spoilers... just out of caution.*

Random Side Note: The sacrifice to the Leviathan was supposed to be the player, as it required a human of wicked heart to show the Leviathan that humans were "evil", and that would supposedly allow Calystix to control the Leviathan. If I am not mistaken anyway.

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another matter, if i remember correctly, in the arc where you fight her and the freaks in the cult of the shaper, baracuda looks exactly as all other hybrids. she didn't have any fancy costume pieces or coral grafts if you will.

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Well, actually she does look a bit different. For one, her face is a lot more humanoid.

http://paragonwiki.com/index.php?tit...:Barracuda.jpg

However, aside from that the only real difference I see is that she has more human flesh tones. Perhaps she's in a slightly earlier stage of the transformation, but that would seem odd considering her power compared to other hybrids.

I have not read the entire thread (Started at around page twenty XD), but one thing on Coralax I was wondering about, is Barracuda.

*Spoilers I suppose!*

You probably know this already, but in the Diviner Maros Arc, it suggested she could be controlled by Calystix if she got too close. However, then this in turn means she retained a will of her own after becoming a Coralax Hybrid.

On this matter though, it is also suggested that she became evil and cold after being transformed. It is not specific if this was the doing of the transformation itself, or her mental response to it.

So I was curious... is it touched on why she retained her will, and why her personality changed? If not, then this might tie into how the EAT could be introduced.