Rajani Isa

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Even the new forum Moderators (a position that tends to be hated everywhere) have a name and can poke fun with us! Hard to hate the guy who locks your thread when he says, "it was the history eraser button, I couldn't resist".

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Even the numbered mods we noticed before the two named ones came forward (Yes, I know 11 & 419 are the two named mods now) had something of a personality.

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You got it Leech. It may take a litle bit though. I'm trying to up the awesomeness of all the pieces as best as I can.

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Pardon the "noob' question, but what, praytell, is a "Badge Grant"?

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Every year on the anniversary of the City launch, they grant a badge to all players who login that day. Apparently the Rikti code will conflict with that. I guess they have a block of "Code du Jour" which would be one, or the other, but not both.

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Yeah, they have mentioned it before - only one event can run at a time.

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We need Shane back behind the helm of Synapse, he played that character like a mufa during CoV Beta's closing event.

I notice your lists include Moderator11 as a new hire. I am wondering if you mean to imply Moderator11 is a person, or have revealed that you did in fact hire a terrifying robot texthunter from the future?

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We have hired two moderators (couldn't tell you their numbers) who are physically here in the NCNC offices.

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From his remarks in the Rick Roll thread, I am guessing 419 is one of them.

Edit : Yep, and 419 is now Koschej

Add the new, female, concept artist to that list of new hires. Apparently gives Jay a run for his money on the pool table.

You let out the box and two others

1. Positron
2. BAB
3. Castle
4. Ghost Widow
5. War Witch
6. SexyJay
7. (Silent) Ian
8. Ravenstorm(?)
9.pohsyb
10. Blue Shield
11. Mynx
12. Hero 1
13.
14.
15.

The latter three just never posted much (in public or otherwise).

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I've updated again so I thought I should post the list and a new piece.

Flareback

I've updated again. so here's the list:

1) Igniitus /Igniitus (WIP Waiting on reply)
2) Ddgryphon /CrimeHawk (Starting)
3) Quickening /Quickening
4) Crestent /Crestent
5) Dirtwolf /Dirtwolf
6) Starkitten from CoH/ Sassy and/or Rad (If I can, don't have 3D lizard feet...)
7) Vestansan (waiting on ref)
8)thrythlind/Kuwiko vs Capt. Mako
9)pheonyx/crimson hawk
10)

Yeah, I added 4 because I'm returning what I have been given to me, kindness.

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Hey, could I snag that 10 spot if it's still open?

I'll have the picts in a day or two.

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a fairly easy 'fix' to the imbalancing factor of fears and confuses - put a little protection in some pool power buffs.

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I'm wondering how effective the existing confuse and fear resistance in tactics are? Maybe these should be increased instead of turning them to protection?



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# 60.55% Resistance(Confused) to Target for 0.75 seconds [Non-resistable]
Effect does not stack from same caster
# -5.19 Confused to Target for 0.75 seconds [Non-resistable]
Effect does not stack from same caster
# 60.55% Resistance(Terrorized) to Target for 0.75 seconds [Non-resistable]
Effect does not stack from same caster

That's almost mag seven from a defender, this is the corrupter version of tactics.

Defenders do about 75% resistance. And it stacks, too

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Oh yeah, I forgot to add that they zones that have no billboards, or few of them, will be getting billboards and ads too.

[/ QUOTE ] They said only if it works out - and you won't be getting them were it doesn't make sense (which it would, to me, in Croatoa, really, but I could see posters.) so no Jello Billboards inside Hamidon or the hive, even.

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Posi flat out said it's so they know what country's ads to send to you but I say that's not the whole story.

[/ QUOTE ] Well, I didn't get to catch the whole thing, so I am downloading the podcast. I was just sharing what I heard. Which didn't include IPs.
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But IPs are apparently the only ID'ing info, which just says you are served by this ISP in that region.

Even though there are both Euro and US servers, there are Canadians, Australians, etc, that play this game.

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The ad company Double Fusion will have no clue if you saw there ad or not. All they will ever get is a count that last night 400,000 people logged in and 150,000 of them had ads turned off. Thats all the reporting info that will go back to them.

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Incorrect. There will be a way to see if someone was in place to view the ad. Mostly, if you are within X feet of it.

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1. stay out-optable.

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Positron has already clearly stated that if the opt-out is ever removed, it will be because they are removing the ad system entirely.

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2. stay on the ad spots no loading crap or random pop ups etc.

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Popups and zoning ads would hardly be immersive.
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3. Give players the option to submit ads for events, or item sells or sg's etc... essentialy game related stuff only, for a small fee that lets the ad circulate on some of the billboards and such for a few days. And rotate the players who's ads are up so as to not give one sg a player ad monopoly. So u can have ur real life related ads (energy drinks etc) and player game related ads. This would perhaps encourage people to switch to ads on so they dont miss out on great events or sg's or sales etc in game!

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They did already mention player submitted content would be put in - and the ad spots are re-assigned upon zoning. So when you exit a mission, the ads may of change.
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4. Allow players who opt in to get small almost unnoticable amounts of prestige for their sg or perhaps a costume piece if they have ads on for a certain amount of time. But not enough to give them any sort of advantage so players do not feal forced to opt in.

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What good is a costume piece if it cannot be seen? And frankly, I don't want to see Captain Amazings - unless I can "accidentally" fry him (or her) with lethal amounts of electricity. And the prestige bit would be a bad idea. People would complain (rightfully, I think) that they are being punished for not wanting to be exposed to real ads. Some people are sick to death of them already! I live in a place that barely has bus service, and I can't drive around downtown without seeing those ad trucks, and it's been that way for a year now.

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I Googled the Privacy Policy by Double Fusion

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But we are putting no new program from DF on our computers - it will be done by the game itself (by adding changing the code in it)- which means the game's ToS/Clickthrough is what will apply. And Positron, I think (one of the NC^2 guys) stated that the ToS/Eula will not be changed.

They did mention regional ads - but so far only in the context that Europe will have their own set.

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How are they going to know if you've actually SEEN the ad if not through some means that many players might take issue with?

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The game already notes where you are as you move - they mentioned that for it to count you will need to be within so much distance of the billboard. can't recall if it actually has to display on your screen though.

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Subdual: All Blaster secondaries except Devices get an Immobilize.

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Last I saw, they got web grenade.

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In case you got this far (or only found this through the Dev Tracker)...

Visual Sounds are NOT going into the game. We are NOT deleting all your sounds off your hard drive. This was NCNorCal's internet prank for April 1st, 2008.

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And when are the Martian's landing, Mr. Wells?

Gak, just realized I'm dating myself there

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Only if you were there to listen to it

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April Fools! Good one!

*laughs controlably*

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This is an April Fool's joke, right? 'Cos...

*looks at it strangely*

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This is great.

But it reminds me, I am scared to go into work today. I currently deliver pizza for a job...

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Pleeeeeeeeease let us change body type at the tailor, pleasssssse.

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I'd settle for a height slider.

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QFT

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What I really really want is a more accurate number represented system than the sliders. They are extremely imprecise and adjusting them by eye feels very sloppy to me.

I also have a major problem with the Backgrounds of the character creation screen, I would prefer a larger opaque lighter colored background so I can see darker details.

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It would be nice if we could get an option to choose the background color(s) in there.

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With the slider to see how it scales with level? ZOMG! The coolness... it's... it's too much! I think I need to have a little lie down for awhile.....

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You're welcome.

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I just have one question for you Arcanaville, why the heck aren't you working for NCSoft yet? I'm getting the impression that you had a hand in helping pohsyb with all these Real Number implemations.

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She has said before job =/= fun.

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WereWolf? Well I know Lighthouse just said he doesn't know of any other costume options being added, but at least I can hope for a tail.

Of course, there is the back of my brain screaming at me right now, given the date, that there is an April Fool's in here somewhere.

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Monsterous options + Wolf head = Werewolf.

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What does the Real Numbers windoid show for minions and pets, out of curiousity?

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It shows what powers they have. If you click one of the powers in their list, it expands to show all of its detailed information too.

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Speaking of Windoids - any NEW ones, and if so, do they have names?

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I didn't even recognize some of those "themes...?" "Lowlander?" "Enforcer Light?"

i think this is a great feature! I've often wanted a generic look and then tried to deviate from it slightly. Love it!

Beta me!

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IIRC, Enforcer is one of several sets that have a "tights" version and a "armored" version - Light would probably be the tights version without the plates.

Sinister and Justice do this too.

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with the lack of trials

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Villains have the exact same number of trials as Heroes. 4. The three respects and Hamidon.

The other hero trials grant pool C.

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I AM a tad dissappointed that they didn't take some sort of poll, even an informal one, to get an idea of what the players wanted most.

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Why? When the first started this, their intent was all of them. Then, once they realized what that involved, they decided to do the easiest first. Taking a poll would of delayed the work, and would not of made it easier. It would also of just upset the "losers" of the poll.

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Why are stalkers the only AT in the whole game that their inherent power takes up a power slot?

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Since when is Hide an inherent power? Their inherent power is Assassination, which is basically Scrapper criticals.

If you're gonna count Hide as an inherent, then Stalkers have two inherents: they get Scrapper inherent criticals and Hide. Is that fair that they get two?

And if you don't count criticals as an inherent, then Scrappers don't get any inherent.

Count it however you like, you're still only seeing what you want to see.

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They don't get scrapper crits - for an out-of-hide/placate crit, a stalker's target has to be held or stunned.

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Last time I checked Twilight Grasp/Transfusion heal the same.

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Actually no... Transfusion is targeted and the Area is based off the enemy location. Twilight Grasp is targeted, but the Area is based off of the users location, not the enemy's.



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But the Heal is the same AMOUNT i should have said, not behaviorally, at least I believe so.

Twilight grasp does work when mobs fall, transfusion doesnt....which still makes no sense. Wonder if BAB/Castle could look into that one as a minor issue.

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I think it's because dead mobs don't have any endurance, while TG applies a debuff.