Rachael_Storm

While I can't speak to the AV battles, my first passes on this buff look like they are a much needed help to my character who has been languishing at 41st/42nd level for a few months while I played other chars.....and other games.

While I'm not a fan of situational powers, my problem with Domination was that it was never there when I needed it. If I was teamed (which was rare) stuff never lived long enough for me to build it (because after a heavy battle you have the obligatory stand around for 5 minutes) or if I was solo, I felt like I had to save it for the Lt at the end (yes, on my Dom I can't play at top diff).

Now, its much more responsive and useful. It's still not the greatest of powers, but it makes my char a lot better when I'm running missions.

For the record....we love "Becky the Tarantula Mistress"....

Good work to the person who came up with that idea and that speech.

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Also, did you *really* want me to tell you to go fight Malta?

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This is a valid point....no I didn't want to hear that.

Way back when, there used to be a single suit texture. It wasn't a Jacket and Coat, it was just a one piece texture. It may be my imagination, but the current "suit coat" doesn't look the same. I also can't seem to find my favorite pumps anymore.

Suit
Shoes

Jay and Ian are so sexy as to make Patrick Stewart (rawr!) seem to be Quentin Tarantino.

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Better yet, why don't you create an anti-archvillain Task Force for us the way you made an anti-hero Strike Force for the villains, so we can give up this whole silly Hamidon Raiding thing. Hamidon Raids stopped being fun shortly after everyone figured out how to beat him. Now they're just work, which you keep making less and less fun in the hope of making it less and less easy.

There is nothing fun about Hamidon Raiding. Nothing. Making Hamidon attack while he's held is only going to make it even more irritating. Rather than continue to make it even more tedious, please replace it with something that could remotely be considered fun. Retire the jello blob and bring in the AVs.

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Being one of the people who CANNOT attend raids because they occur when I'm trying to spend time with my sweetheart, I'd REALLY like to see a Heroic TF of this sort that awarded level 50 HOs. Something like that would be a BLAST!

I can't usually play between 7 and 10 pm central. I'm RARELY at my computer (yes, I am aware of the time I'm posting this).

Did you know that when the Hollows was first introduced, there was a bug in one of the missions where patrolling Outcasts would "jump into the wall" and become untargetable, but they could still target and attack you. This was a defeat all mission and you had to petition a GM to clear the mission for you. This resulted in super long petition wait times (on the order of 12+ hours).

Since then, I've noticed that there has been a stronger emphasis on software quality coming from Cryptic w/r to issue releases that has not been lost on me.

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UPDATE:

Due to an overwhelming response to the event we are going to have to cap the number of sign-ups to 250 people. If you have not registered and you are coming to the meet and greet you better sign up quick!

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ITS FULL!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED THE WINDOW!!!!

*sobs*

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I can't believe I missed this game

1) T-Bone Walker - Bobby Sox Baby
2) Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Don't lose your cool
3) Muddy Waters - Little Geneva
4) Dave Brubeck - Strange Meadow Lark
5) Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Mandy
6) Elmore James - Pickin the Blues
7) Wierd Al Yankovic - Bedrock Anthem
8) Elmore James - Got to Move
9) Gin and Juice - The Gourds
10) B. B. King - Everybody Lies a Little

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11) Django Reinhardt - Djangology


Sorry, had to include it!

I can't believe I missed this game

1) T-Bone Walker - Bobby Sox Baby
2) Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Don't lose your cool
3) Muddy Waters - Little Geneva
4) Dave Brubeck - Strange Meadow Lark
5) Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Mandy
6) Elmore James - Pickin the Blues
7) Wierd Al Yankovic - Bedrock Anthem
8) Elmore James - Got to Move
9) Gin and Juice - The Gourds
10) B. B. King - Everybody Lies a Little

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Then we repeal the hated stealth nerf. The reason why: many well reasoned posts. It's that simple. You guys pointed out the problems.


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Thank you. I honestly didn't think you'd listen to us. However, you did. Thank you. I am not as disillusioned as I was before the nerf was even announced (and I was getting there).

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AND now...we're changing the way Archvillains spawn. A ton of forum goers disliked adding so many AV's into missions a while back...so we've come up with a solution. If the team size and mission difficulty are ABOVE a certain level, an Archvillain spawns. Below that, players will face only an Elite Boss. If the mission is set on the first two levels of difficulty, it takes 4 heroes or more to spawn an Arch Villain. On the third level, 3 heroes or more. On the fourth level, 2 heroes. On the highest (Invincible), a solo hero will spawn an AV. Note this works in BOTH City of Heroes and Villains.

In order to incentivize larger teams, Positron is going to add a bonus to AV rewards!

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Now, not ONLY am I NOT disillusioned, I am happy.

/em HAPPY DANCE
THANK YOU!THANK YOU!THANK YOU!THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!THANK YOU!THANK YOU!THANK YOU!

You have just proven to me that you actually *do* care (I was really starting to wonder if you'd still cared). That is an extremely cool change. The AVs are what made me HATE ED. I now don't have anywhere NEAR the problems I had with ED and I5 defense reduction.

Ugh...I'll finally be able to solo when no one else is on
(I play 5 am to 8 am Central Time)

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Anyone know if the amount of WL Babies you killed last year (Without getting the badge) counts towards the badge this year? I'd be interested in knowing how close I came on a few of my heroes.

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I believe they do.

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YES! Finally got Cold Warrior! (I was only 10 short)

From the Infinity Server, my tribute to (or parody of) Anime Magical Girls!

Knight Flyer

And here is a close up

Good Luck Everyone!

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I have seen some of the calculations required to get numbers and I have to say that my head a-sploded.

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Off topic.....
Hmm, me thinks Cuppa reads STRONG BAD!
http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail94.html

On topic....
Good thread Cuppa, and I, for one, would like to say thank you for the feedback!

FWIW, I'd never played an MMORPG before CoH, and I've tried a couple others since then (most recently World of Warcraft). Well, I'm still playing City of Heroes, and I'm not playing the other games! Y'all are still getting my $15/month, and it is things like the hard work and information from you, the Devs and the QA team (especially Software Quality Assurance, it isn't as easy as most people think!) provide for our entertainment dollar!

Since it probably isn't said enough, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING ME WITH HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT! For example, exploring Boomtown for the first time last August (and falling off of a ledge into a group of purple clocks that killed 90% of the team, that was funny!), the Rularuu Invasion, New cooler Katana animations, running all over the city looking for history/exploration badges (hard to get those Peragrine Island ones safely at 25th level!), first seeing Striga Isle, Trick or Treating (oh that was fun! I GOT A ROCK!), getting the Freakshow disguise (I laughed so hard, the timer almost ran out on the power!), the Winter Lord attacking, the adrenaline rush of the surprise 10 minute mission (what? 10 minutes? We had fun trying!), the vital mission of taking a CD-R filled with music to an old contact, the thrill of finally hitting 50 and trying a Kheldian, most recently the new costumes, and so much other fun that I can't think of.

Sincerely,
The Software Quality Avenger

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I've had some bad experiences with this one... does it show?

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Truthfully, the Trial of Transcendance was the worst CoH experience I have *EVER* had!

It did seem like as soon as we entered the mission, everyones IQ dropped to that of a stone. I could write pages of what it was like, but I think the types of things are adquately covered by the "You know you are in a pick-up grou when" thread.

I deleted one of my alts because of that trial. People who know me know that I am usually pretty easy going when it comes to games.

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So you get your team and you talk to Karsis. He then makes a wager you can't complete the mission in time and sets a time limit on you saving Sam. So now you have 90 minutes to save that dumb (censor).

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I almost spit out my coffee laughing at that last sentance!

This would have made my attempt at that (censored) mission go much easier! Kudos Cuddles!

Thank you Devs! You have done a great job.

To put things in perspective; I play Tankers and Scrappers. I have a Regen Scrapper, a Super Strength/Stone Tanker, and an Invuln Scrapper. I was directly affected by many of the changes made in issue #3. *I LIKE THEM* (Though I haven't played Invuln high enough to really voice an opinion about the changes to invincibility) I think they are well thought out and have been tested.

Furthermore, I love Striga Isle! It's beautiful.

Statesman, Positron, Geko, Archon Voss, and the rest of the fabulous team of devs (forgive me for not mentioning each of you by name); in all sincerity, all of you have done a *great* job!

THIS IS WHY I PAY $15 A MONTH (and spend more time than I should playing this game).

Now, back to the game and my "Rugged" scrapper