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Quote:Not true, go to RV a TRY a take on a Hero or Villlain....DEAD! Also, I remember when the Dev's had them listed at lvl 54 on info, not anymore. WHY? Story arcs have change to for players that don't like to team all the time, thats why SOME toons can can on a Villain or hero and win.Originally Posted by Agonus
Players already have the tools to bring their own toons up to the level of soloing AVs. But all the ATs and NPCs are not equal. AV Ghost Widow gets taken out by an EB Longbow Warden, for example.
And until the Devs bring in PCs to take the place of the Freedom Phalanx or Arachnos or whoever, I think NPCs (the stronger ones, anyway) -should- be a few levels above the max a PC can attain.
And for that matter, my take on this is that the lower level versions of the various NPCs you face are not up to full strength for any one of a number of in story reasons. They're either not ready to fight you, don't want to fight you, they've been depowered, they're holding back, or whatever. When you finally face them as an AV or Hero, that's when it's the knock-down, drag-out, take no prisoners fight.
And as far as gameplay goes, I like soloing once in a while. I also rarely keep my toons maxed out at each and every level. I like having the option of having manageable versions of the various Big Gun NPCs I can face. -
Quote:This is exactly what ive been saying forever about this game, We are City of Sidekicks at best! Teaming to take down Silver Mantis or Bobcat is a damn shame, this game could be soooo much better. Champions sucks and you know that Cryptic had a hand in this game, hopefully DCO will be better and you will FEEL like a Superhero and a Super Sidekick!Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
She pretty much sums up my gripes about mission design, the AV mechanic and teaming in this game.
Superheroes don't group up to curbstomp Rainbow Raider.
But at 50 we're expected to group up and fight C-listers like Abriter Sands.
In the high levels it does cheapen heores to have to team up to take on the likes of Bobcat or Silver Mantis. They're sidekicks for crying out loud.
They're not giant meteors. They're not 'world ender' beings like Galactus, Thanos or even Magneto.
The reverse holds true for villains.
I agree with her. It's embarrassing that aside from a few outlier builds, player heroes and villains at the level cap aren't even equal to the game's C-listers at their true power levels without them being watered down to EBs.
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Hopefully, i'll be the last post on this stupid thread! End game content and power set respec's, everything else is a complete waste of time.
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Quote:Facemaker Friends is a great idea!Originally Posted by NuclearToast
Facemaker Friends.
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Quote:LOL, no doubt! Either way...City of Heroes 2 will be crazy great. (I hope)Originally Posted by SwellGuy
Ah, I just searched their website and got the news article link.
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Quote:Hell know man, it's right in the magazine on page 17 of the new issue I got yesterday. The page was called "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!" It's about Cryptic and there MMO's (CO & STO) STO was trying to be added to console and Micosoft wont let them do it and right below that, it says: The good news is that the company has filed a trademark for City of Heroes 2. Nothing about NCsoft, only about Cryptic and what they are trying to do.Originally Posted by SwellGuy
Funny, Game Informer's site says it is NCSoft no mention of Cryptic. Perhaps you misread something.
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Quote:Swell, lol...I knew there HAD to be something on this already! A Moderator to...well, fun fun fun!!Originally Posted by SwellGuy
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Quote:No doubt, good research man! Still, I wonder why the executive producer of Cryptic (STO) - (Craig Zinkievich) would tell (gameinformer) the magazine that they personnelly are filing for the rights though?Originally Posted by Big_Lunk_NA
Checked the US Patents and trademarks database, only 3 entries for City of Heroes 2
serial number 85004613
serial number 85004611
serial number 85004608
All submitted by NCSoft, april 1st. these are the only records on there for that trademark.
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Quote:LOL, know doubt...I hope it's the first, but if not? Funny thing is, the article that Anti gave from IGN, it has the same ring as most politians use.Originally Posted by Rush_Bolt
First I've heard of Cryptic having anything to do with CoH2.
I can either:
1) Chalk it up to bad reporting and believe every other source on CoH2 thus far
or
2) Believe Cryptic's in some sort of Machiavellian plot and going up against NCsoft for reasons unknown
When reached for comment, NCsoft West provided this statement: "City of Heroes is a flourishing franchise and continues to be the world's most popular super-powered hero MMO. While we cannot comment on City of Heroes 2 at this time, NCsoft is proud of City of Heroes' success and is looking forward to future product launches associated with the franchise, including the City of Heroes Going Rogue expansion scheduled for release this July."
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Quote:True that, there are plenty of reasons. Although, it was a small article in the magazine and if you want to read it, it was on page 17 of the mag!Originally Posted by Spinomania
Well, magazines and newspapers do that every day. Maybe they are too lazy to check, maybe they know informations are false but it makes money (well, not hte case here)
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Quote:Anti, did you look at the trademark information?Originally Posted by Anti_Product
If Gameinformer wrote that Cryptic filed the trademark, then they need to do their research. NCsoft owns the City of* franchise now and they filed the trademark paperwork April 1st.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/108/1082130p1.html
You'll see it say this: Current Status: Newly filed application, not yet assigned to an examining attorney.
This may be why Crytpic might me filing if the name hasn't been assigned to an attorney yet for NCsoft? Maybe NCsoft sat on it to long and Cryptic found that out? -
Quote:Alright, well thats what you "think," i'm sure they have investigated it and found that they might be able to do it. The magazine can't just put something in print if it wasn't checked. I mean, they could, but why? They seem, by the writer that it's a good idea...I can't wait to see what happens over the next couple of months!Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
Whatever idjit journalists write, its NCSoft and Paragon Studios who now own the CoH2 trademark. End of.
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I know that, but do they own the..."City of Heroes 2" name? It's like making a company emblem and changing the color or design and filing a trademark for it. From what I know you can do that, people and companies have tried to sue, but it all comes down to how closely related the emblem or name is. This, is something I wonder if they can really do? It says that they have already filed it...don't know if it will fly though. It will be fun to watch!!!!
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I found out from reading gameinformer magazine (this month), that Cryptic has filed a trademark for City of Heroes 2. I didn't see any threads on this and there might be one on here, but I had to let all of you know whats going on in the MMO industry with Cryptic right now. I found it very funny that a company that already has a superhero MMO would try another make on CoH. I also found it funny that Andy McNamara the magazines Editor-N-Chief would find this to be a good idea on Cryptic's part. Weird, anyways hope you get some enjoyment out of knowing that they are trying to remake this game.
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Quote:NCSoft had 300k people a year a half to maybe two years ago playing this game. It was a tally in PCGamer magazine about MMO's and how many subscribers they have, although it was an estimation! I remember when this game first came out there was tally then and CoH had around 1 million people at that time. But, then again, it was an estimation too. Also, you didn't say you were content on the game being mediocre, that was what I got from your post to me. I was angery at the remark that you made to me about my ideas that I sent to this company. Of which you had know idea what they were, just that you HAD to make the....well, I can see way they haven't listened! My idea then was to, let people make or send in their own "personally made" (none trademarked) emblem (like: Pepsi, Coca Cola, EA, Nike, ect.) and charge anywhere from 5 to 10 dollars to have it in the game. That way, most people would not have the same emblem and the game would make some money. It was an idea for everyone and I didnt here 1 thing back on it. Funny thing was...CO (Champions Online) had a contest on the same idea I had given to NCSoft. The winner got in on the CO Beta test. Anyways, there have been like 3 other ideas I have had that were better then that and they NEVER send me back anything....not a TY or we might think about it....nothing! So, there you go...take it anyway you want. I tried at least to help bring in more people and for them to make more money in the process. To me....doesnt seem like they care or know how to do that, but maybe GR will? Good Day!!!Originally Posted by TrueMetal
sar‧cas‧m
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a way of speaking or writing that involves saying the opposite of what you really mean in order to make an unkind joke or to show that you are annoyed.
Isn't that what I did?
I don't see the relevance of what you posted ... something might've gotten lost in translation or I'm just dumb, whatever, but I don't see it.
Where did I say anything about being content with being mediocre? And why would I need ideas to make this company better? I do plenty of that at my job, I don't need it in my hobby.
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I cant log on to any servers: The game client was unable to connect to the login server. This may be due to a local network issue such as a firewall block, or may be because the login server is down for maintenance. Please check your network settings and try again, or check http://www.cityofheroes.com/servers/index.html for current server status. Is there something i'm missing, cause I don't see anything written about this? All servers except for Virtue are up and I can't even connect to the login server! HELP....
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Quote:No Doubt, I just wish that SD would last longer. DM in general is pretty great, but it needs just alittle more power to be something that people would choose. The increase in damage to Siphon Life was great, but it has no real umph to it!Originally Posted by Kioshi
BU takes 90 secs to recharge and lasts 10 secs, SD has a 120 sec rech and lasts for 30 seconds, so not much difference. SD is superior for a melee toon (in PvE, because you need mobs around you so... good luck with that in PvP).
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I have a Dark Melee/Electric Armor Brute and was wondering why Soul Drain has had such a low lasting life? I mean with SS (Rage) you get 2 minutes and it doesn't need accuracy. With Soul Drain you only have 30 seconds and it takes anywhere from 2 to 1 minute to recharge. (Very Long) The difference between the two are are very different:
(Rage)
+20.00% tohit for 2m 0s on self unresistable
+80.00% strength to all damage for 2m 0s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
-20.00% defense for 10.00s on self after 2m 0s delay Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
-25.00% AttrEndurance on self after 2m 0s delay Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
(Soul Drain)
44.49 negative energy damage on target
+2.00% tohit for 30.00s on self unresistable
+8.00% strength to smashing damage for 30.00s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
+8.00% strength to lethal damage for 30.00s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
+8.00% strength to fire damage for 30.00s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
+8.00% strength to cold damage for 30.00s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
+8.00% strength to energy damage for 30.00s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
+8.00% strength to negative energy damage for 30.00s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
+8.00% strength to psionic damage for 30.00s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
+10.00% tohit for 30.00s on self unresistable
+40.00% strength to smashing damage for 30.00s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
+40.00% strength to lethal damage for 30.00s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
+40.00% strength to fire damage for 30.00s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
+40.00% strength to cold damage for 30.00s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
+40.00% strength to energy damage for 30.00s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
+40.00% strength to negative energy damage for 30.00s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
+40.00% strength to psionic damage for 30.00s on self Ignores buffs and enhancements unresistable
+400.00% taunt for 13.50s on target
Is it just me or would Rage or a BU be better to have then the Soul Drain power, cause the activation time on this power takes why to long to activate. In PVP, I can almost get hit twice by the time it takes to activate this power! It says 2.37 seconds to activate, but sometimes it seems like 31/2 to 4 seconds. I mean, I guess if I had afew LOG's 7.5 recharges and with haste it would be faster maybe. Anyways, I was just wondering about some of your thoughts on this power and Dark Melee in general. TY -
My favorite part of this game was when we had the First WL (Winter King)! Article:
Jan 12/04
The Deep Freeze
Winter Event Begins
The Winter King has awakened from his slumber, casting an icy gaze over Paragon City. What cold ambitions lie in his frigid soul? What devastating powers will he unleash on the unsuspecting citizens of our fair city? Keep on your guard, as with icy breath, he approaches swiftly, silently, to freeze the very heart of the City of Heroes.
This was THE funnest event EVER in this game, all groups that fought the many Winter Lord's...recieved the exp, not just the main damage group! Awesomeness!!! Happy Sixth and my this Development group be smart enough to bring this back. -
Quote:The problem of LAG is due to the "Forum Cartel!" This event was a total bust and we shall see now how GR goes! 300K people left has NOTHING to do with lag...LOLOriginally Posted by Zekiran_Immortal
"If there are so few people left playing this game, why is there a lag problem when we all get together?"
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Protector's event was a BLAST, we made short work of the GMs and AVs, though I think redside was a bit less active.
The only thing I'd suggest is to give in very clear very easily understood messages: HOW TO READ YOUR OWN TITLE. So many people wandering around Pocket D afterwards hounding poor Ocho who *already had titles*.
I'm SO glad that I got back just in time for this
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Quote:eh, save opinion.Originally Posted by Chase_Arcanum
eh, save the drama.
It's a new tech that's being demo'ed like crazy in industry circles so it's likely relatively little time or effort on the dev part... Mostly I've seen it with Avatar promotions. All their toys used the tech, as did specially marked coke cans, etc. The fundamentals would've been completed just in a routine tech eval, then cleaned up to have a unique and notable trick for the convention. It didn't cost you a single iota of info. -
Quote:It's alright....lol, I won't expect you to understand!Originally Posted by TrueMetal
Sarcasm dude, sarcasm. I thought it was really obvious ...
Sarcasm, do you even know what that means? LOL (Rolls eyes)
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Quote:TrueMetal...how many idea's have you had to make this company better? Any....probably not and you just keep playing a game that is OK with 300 - 400 thousand people. Alright, if you think thats OK, well then you can keep wondering why! Here's something a wiseman once said: The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. William Arthur Ward maybe YOU might need another: We must overcome the notion that we must be regular...it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre. 300 to 400 thousand people is NOT even mediocre. So, now I ask you....Gee, I wonder why?Originally Posted by TrueMetal
Gee, I wonder why.
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Quote:And that is way there is HOW many still playing this game? LAUGHABLE!!Originally Posted by TrueMetal
Yes, the game is kaput! Ruined! Completely unplayable! And all by this patch! Let me find that cancel acount button ...
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I knew this was a April fools joke...but I think the Sidekicks have been here for over 5 years now!