ResidentBaka

Hey do you guys remember when the original plan for the game was to make it so Player Characters were about on par with Lt.s as far as relative combat strength went?

Man I'm so glad that's not the case. I know I mentioned it in another thread but that was then and this is now.

I feel like a real superhero in this game.


Except when I play a blaster.




Buff blasters.


edit:

Actually remind me to play less Scrappers.

But hey, now that I'm awake again, it's time to talk about NPCs some more.

So what's with the Sky Raiders? I mean, they wear jetpacks all the time but 90% of the time they're just standing around offices/tech labs and not flying at all.

Then you get to the last room and what do you always find? A Skiff. A Skiff! In an office! How did they even get it in? Did they carry in the parts and assemble it in that room? If so, I feel bad for destroying something they obviously worked so hard to build.

And what about the guys without jetpacks? Do they have to walk? Do they ride Wing Commanders to the drop zone? There seems to be a dearth of armored personnel carriers in the CoH world, and even those that do exist are always either sitting idly somewhere or driving aimlessly around the Warzone. Sky Raiders deserve a near flying APC too.

I'll be honest, since I bought the MA Booster I don't think I've taken a travel power on any character since. Except like, flight on one or two guys. But the rest? All Ninja Run. I even have that "Skip travel power prerequisites" veteran badge and it's like "sorry SS, SJ and TP, but ya'll ain't got flips."

I think Office Space would have been funnier with automatons.

And while I'm still on the subject of Automatons, how come every inconspicuous office full of them always has a Warhulk present? And how do they pass that thing off?

"NO GUYS IT'S JUST AN ANTIQUE WATER COOLER *CLICK*."

And then everyone's like "But there's a dude in it" and they're not programmed to reply to that insinuation so they're like "ERROR CLEVER COVERUP 96 NOT FOUND BZZT HAIL NEMESIS KILL CHILDREN" and suddenly everyone's suspicious of the new guy.

Speaking of Automatons, if they share all the powers as the person they're based on, why doesn't Nemesis just build like a thousand Hamidon automatons and be like "lol, raid this"

I mean, could you imagine trying to organize that many Hami raids at once?


Then again, if this plan fails, everyone involved will have enough merits to buy immortality so maybe that's why.

And while I'm here again, someone tell Nemesis to quit making automatons of me that go "THIS IS YOU: DURRR HURR HURRRR" and make stupid faces, it's really starting to hurt my feelings.

There were no leg accessories OR backpacks in that thread. I have been lead astray.

"Non-Combat Pet" is the best title, sorry guys.

Both of the tickets I've submitted received prompt replies so I can only surmise that

1) They hate you

2) They love me

I personally hope it's the latter. That would make me feel happy.

Oh, and while I'm here.... Backpacks.


Aww yeah.

I am so jealous of these and I wish we had them too

I'm not working for anyone in Praetoria or for Vanguard until they stop lording them over me.

Jerks.

"C-Captain Wonderful! Why? Why did you kill my family? You used to be a hero!"

"Sry about your wife and kids bro but I gotta get that Patron badge rq"

As someone who rubberbands and disconnects quite frequently IRL, I don't really need to explain it as anything out of the

It is Crimson, you know.

I'd definitely consider the Vanguard stuff to be one of the coolest costumes in the game. I use the mouth guard individually on a ton of my characters as well.

If only we could get that awesome backpack/hip plating <3

[SuperGroup] Hercules Class Titan: Anyone else have the "Knight Rider" theme stuck in their head?



[SuperGroup] Hand of Artemis: that Slinger retard is really getting on my nerves
[SuperGroup] Blade of Artemis: ?
[SuperGroup] Hand of Artemis: we're on vent and he keeps suggesting we change our SG name to "Wives of Artemis" and turn our base into a giant kitchen

Someone's gonna have to explain this thread to me, I don't understand you youngin's and your Japanese animes.

He'll be fixed as soon as he feels like hitting the hospital button. Honestly I think he's just griefing.


Although it is funny to imagine a mortally wounded soldier shouting things at the top of his lungs, loud enough that you can hear him over the sound of an epic battle.

This thread is for things in or about CoH that make you crazy happy, totally ecstatic, unbelievably joyous, SO DAMN JOLLY, CHEERFUL LIKE WOAH TOTALLY PANTS-ON-HEAD RETARDED WITH MIRTH or just kinda make you go "Gee, I'm glad this is."

I'll start because I'm not gonna wait for you slowpokes:


Buying a Revolver temporary power on a character with dual pistols: *GUN-KATA GUN-KATA GUN-KATA GUN-KATA* *Awkward pistol shot* *GUN-KATA GUN-KATA*


The fact that Jack Emmert's idea of game balance never went through: "A hero should be able to take on a lieutenant and maybe a minion." Nothing screams "I'M A SUPERHERO!!" like having to form up a team to take down a gang member.


The Baseball Bat temporary power. If the next permanent vet reward is one of these, I'll maintain this account permanently.


Activating Force Bubble on my level 50 Mastermind, then dropping down onto groups of level 1 enemies and watching them vanish past my maximum draw distance in less than a second. If only there were a little twinkle when they disappeared...


You. D'aww <3





okay go

My uncle has a friend whose dog is one of the lead developers for City of Heroes, and he said that Posi and War Witch were loading a hovercraft with gold and they were going to pilot it to Hawaii just before shutting off the servers.

They weren't going to tell the others, though. Sorry you had to find out this way guys


P.S. Mr. Barkington says spear melee is coming with i18.

To my friends in Paragon,
Okay, so I'm going to the Rikti Homeworld. Sounds crazy, right? Well, it's the truth. I'm going with Hero 1 and my sister and like forty other people and we're going to do something like with a magical shield or something? I'm not sure, I wasn't listening. Anyway, I can't think of anything to write here so here's a funny story. The other day I was trying to save this lady from some purse snatchers in Atlas Park and it turns out she was an RN and it was actually a colostomy bag! How crazy is that? They got away so at first I was totally bummed, but then when she told me I just cracked up. I pretty much had to stop and call EVERYONE I knew and tell them all about it. They thought it was HILARIOUS! Okay, well, whatever. I don't really want my last message before leaving to be about colostomy bags and stuff so here's another story. One time I was in Dark Astoria and the sun came out. I was shocked. Anyway I'm still trying to think of something to write here, not having any luck. If anyone is reading this, have you ever eaten at City of Gyros? It's not bad actually. I didn't know what a gyro was so I tried it on a whim. Apparently in Greece they're called "heroes" which is funny because we already have "hero sandwiches" but I guess in the city of heroes every sandwich is going to be a hero sandwich. Good thing Oscillators don't eat sandwiches or we couldn't call them Gyros either. You know, on second though I don't really want my last message to be about sandwiches either, so I'll try to think of a heroic end note to this. Okay, here goes: It has always brought me tremendous pride to be one of the elite protectors of Paragon City. I undertake this mission knowing I might not return, but I would gladly take it as many times as I-- No, nevermind. That makes me sound like a psycho. I dunno. This letter writing business is a lot harder than I anticipated. Jeez. Now what? Uhhhmmm. Uhh... Oh! Mr. Mayor, if you're reading this, can we please find a way to cordon off the RIkti in the Hollows? Or Faultline? Or Boomtown? Those places are horrible. HORRIBLE. HOORRRIIBLLLE. Whatever. Anyway, I just had a thought. Have we actually tried to... you know. TALK to the Rikti? Like, ask them WHY they're invading? A little diplomacy might go a long way, even if they do: like retards: converse. Statesman should just be like "Hey, stop it." and they'll probably just go away. There have to be thousands of planets they could live on, even more so considering they're just from another dimension's Earth. OH MY GOD I wasn't supposed to let that part slip. PLEASE IGNORE! Well, anyway. On that happy note, I just realized something. What if the Rikti world (WHICH IS SO NOT EARTH BY THE WAY) doesn't have a breathable atmosphere? What if we all choke and die as soon as we get there? Oh god, what if it DOES have one and we get stuck somehow? Are we going to have to try and fit in? Eww, will I have to marry into a Rikti royal family and like "Do: I" at the wedding and Hero 1 will have to figure out what to buy us for the wedding? Ugh, this letter has just entered the forbidden zone and I am pulling out RIGHT NOW. Okay, where was I? Idle thought. How does Hero 1 see out of that helmet, anyway? You know who he reminds me of? A British Wolf Spider. I don't even know if I'm supposed to know what a Wolf Spider is canonically yet but I've already done a bunch of unspeakable things in this letter so why stop there, right? Speaking of Hero 1, though, I had another thought. Should we really be taking someone that strong with us? I mean, this may sound crazy, and I may just be totally insane with fear right now, but judging by the Lost, the Rikti can already mutate humans into more Rikti pretty easily. What if they mutate us? Ew. I don't want a fan head. Hang on, I'm being defeatist. That kind of thing would never work on Hero 1 anyway. He's too strong to-- Uh oh. I'm being called away, I think we're about to leave. Okay, wrapping up right now. Heroic note, hurry! Uhm, dear mom and dad: Bye. ...No, that's not enough. Uhm, I love you mom, dad, sis... wait, she's coming too. Okay, mom, dad, I'll miss you very much and I promise to come home soon and without a fan head, and so does everyone else. Have a gyro and just wait for us to come back. In closing... Wait, you don't end a heartfelt letter with "in closing," do you? Maybe you can, I guess it's an option. Is there even a "set" way to write a letter? I mean, I know you're supposed to start with "dear" and use a comma if it's personal or a colon if it's impersonal, and then you sign it with "sincerely" or "best wishes" but... wait, this is stupid and I just screwed up my emotional and heroic farewell. Okay, take two. Goodbye Paragon, and thanks for all the mutant fish. Wait, just kidding, forget that one. Uhm. Trying one more time, then I'm going I swear. Uhhh. Oh! Wait, one last thing, I promise. I gotta ask, and I know I won't get an answer for like five months, but what's the deal with the Warriors? I see them getting mugged in Talos by, like, EVERYONE. Someone should teach them how to fight or something. They should be rumbling in the streets with the Baseball Furies. Would that be a copyright violation? Maybe they're LARPers or something and don't actually know how to fight? Come to think of it, I've never fought one. I wonder if they like gyros? Oh boy, gotta go. Okay, for real this time. Mom, Dad, everyone: I'll miss you guys tremendously. You were the reason I fought so hard to protect this city and why I'm doing what I'm preparing to do as I write this tearful farewell. I promised myself I wouldn't cry but... well, YOU guys try holding them back at a time like this. I dare you. I DOUBLE dare you. Okay, leaving now. For real this time. See you soon! Don't forget to feed my fish! The fish food is behind the tank light on the top next to the plastic flounder thing. And don't flush him down the toilet or he'll end up like the Hydra and I'm not going on a suicide mission to stop my own pet!

Best Wishes,
Infernia, Omega Team.

It's a mirror made of polished onyx and you have to throw a magic hammer at it. It can match you blow for blow because you'll see the hammer in the reflection and it'll look like it's coming towards you so