Revolver_Law

Good job Geko... Now if only something could be done about the Leadership pool...

I know, I know - we're never satisfied ...

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You gotta ask questions that States can answer. I mean, would you guys rather instead have States repeat "soon," "when it's done," etc. over and over again?

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Well it's a lot better than:

Player123: Statesman, what are the arenas going to look like?...
Statesman: Well, we'll have many different maps... One is based on Boomtown, another in a lab, a warehouse - all sorts of things...

PlayerXYZ: Statesman, what are the different maps that will be used for the arena?...
Statesman: Well, we'll have many different maps... One is based on Boomtown, another in a lab, a warehouse - all sorts of things...

PlayerABC: Statesman, is the arena going to have different tilesets?...
Statesman: Well, we'll have many different maps... One is based on Boomtown, another in a lab, a warehouse - all sorts of things...

Player456: Statesman, what's your favorite kind of Kool-Aid?...
Statesman: Red!...

PlayerLastQuestion: Will the arenas all have the same static map or will different ones be used?...
Statesman: Well, we'll have many different maps... One is based on Boomtown, another in a lab, a warehouse - all sorts of things...

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gotta agree that its a shame that most the the questions asked were answered in some way or another on the boards, but hey, we get our own "ask statesman" thread every so often where we ask the questions that WE want to know. So thats ok by me i guess.

though maybe next time stratics can do something better than a boring old chat.. like:

Real World: City of Heroes!
Find out what happens when statesman stops being polite, and starts being real...
Statesman: "My Collegues? MAN, first of let me say sumfin'... There aint NO one who is my equal... I'm the freakin' STATESMAN! Why? Whats they say to you? Who said it? The back alley brawler? Yea well screw him! Lets just say that name's a double entandre... y'know what I'm sayin'? And dont even get me started on sister psyche! She's such a ho!"

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LMAO!...

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Because the Moderators were independent persons, not ones who visit the boards often. I also would have liked to hear more inportant quesions and not those that were already answered or were talked about in these forums......

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Yea, but you'd think somebody would say, "Statesman already answered the question about PvP maps, let's not dig up three more questions asking basically the same thing"...

I'm not trying to come off like an [censored], but it's not that often when Statesman answers THAT MANY questions in one sitting and I would've preferred if his time wasn't wasted repeating himself over and over again...

Cuppa, why were so many questions chosen that have had answers located in the Dev Digest?... Also, why were so many questions chosen that had already been answered in the chat itself?...

Do the damn thing... No problems here ...

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OK, I'll throw in my thoughts on this and I'll be on my way...

First congrats to the winners...

Now with that out of the way, I must say that I don't believe some of the entries in the gallery and a few of the winners created something better than the things I've seen that didn't make the cut... I'm not going to point any fingers, but I do take this a little more serious than most would because I'm quite competitive and graphic design isn't just a hobby, but my occupation...

With that being said, I didn't expect mine to get posted because I had a grammar mistake on it, so that was that... However, I am disappointed that some of the works in the galleries got posted while a lot of other better entries didn't... Yes art is in the eye of the beholder, but things like having crisp images, good layout, a nice color scheme, and most of all being original isn't something that's very subjective...

So while I do offer congrats to any and everyone who had something posted, I offer even more congrats to those who had better entries that weren't posted... I do this because they truly didn't get the recognition they deserved in my opinion and for the most part aren't as mad as I think they deserve to be...

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I did read this first. I can sum it up this way,
"You guys won but we were better."
and "The best ones were the ones they didn't post"
Why would any of the winners accept your thanks when you spit all over them first?
Again. You lost. Let it go. Tell the winners "Good Job!" without making it a totally back-handed compliment and work on PMing the powers that be to change contest rules for future contests if you disagree with them.
"The man" decided that the other submitions would not be posted. "The man" judged the contest and picked the winners, not you or the other guy who started this mess. Take your tinfoil hats and move on.
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Read the second post I made in this thread,

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If you would stop your selective reading, you would see that I knew I wasn't going to win after I submitted mine because of a grammatical error - thus there are no sour grapes on my part because I knew I wasn't going to win in the first place...

Secondly, all you're doing is repeating what I wrote in a negative light to try and make what I wrote something that you can attack in your posts - have fun doing it seeing as though you don't have anything to add anyway...

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Sportsmanship (n) Def- 2. Sportsmanlike conduct.

Sportsman (n) Def- 2. one who exhibits qualities especially esteemed in those who engage in sports, such as fairness, self-control, etc.

Sore loser (n) U.S. Slang. a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsman like loser.

You lost. Deal with it. Tell the winners "Good job, I hope you enter the next contest." "Next time I'll try and do better" and move on with your life.
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So like I said, nobody is saying that you aren't good, or your entry wasn't good or that anybody else's entry isn't good... We're saying that others created things better and it's ashame they didn't get the recognition that they deserve and that they've earned...

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Because it will do nothing but generate alot of animosity towards yourself and your "cause".
You lost. Deal.

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Read the second post I made in this thread, then go think about how dumb your post is...

How I love when people respond without reading the entire thread - it's comedy at it's finest...

I really like that one... I had a similar idea about placing areas for icons, but it wasn't until after I submitted mine...

I too keep a notoriously clean desktop btw...

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Whether the "best of the best" is actually represented is subject to opinion...

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Right there is what I feel is so wrong with many many of the posts in this thread. You're basically telling the winners that they aren't good, that someone else was better. And THAT is the basic defintion of being a sore loser. and you're also taking into the fact that everything thinks there's is better... but also if you've seen American Idol... many many people live in the river in egypt... Almost everyone will think their's is better than the winners. But realistically they aren't. and since the majority of the people in this post aren't the winners, there's definitely going to be a majority of people complaining... i'm think i'm probably one of the only stupid winners that's gonna bother cause it is getting pointless. But I really can't stand that people are actually dissin on the winners, even if myself wasn't included. Infact I KNEW I had no chance at first place because Veikira entered and I think his artwork is just the best and i'm very very honored that he drew my character Larke.

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The one thing we do agree on is that Veikira is very talented...

However, you completely misunderstand what I'm saying... I'm not saying the winners aren't good... I'm not saying those who got their entries in the galleries aren't good... What I'm saying is that IMO and in other's opinions, there are some entries that are better that didn't get in either gallery... It's not just the creator of the entry saying that, others are also saying that... Nobody is trying rain on your or anybody else's parade, we're just posting our opinions like you posted yours... If things were closer in terms of the entries some of us have in mind that made the gallery in comparison with some that didn't, I don't think it would be a big deal... The problem is that there isn't any question that some things that aren't in the gallery are INDEED better, in every aspect of the entry...

So like I said, nobody is saying that you aren't good, or your entry wasn't good or that anybody else's entry isn't good... We're saying that others created things better and it's ashame they didn't get the recognition that they deserve and that they've earned...

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The major complaint is that overall, the best entries weren't represented in the gallery and the winners came from that gallery... If you call that being a sore loser than fine, but that obviously not who the masses feel about it...

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And thats your opinion that the best entries were not represented in the gallery. Obviously, the Judges did not feel that way, otherwise someone else would have won. And remember, this contest was not judged by the "Majority", but by Cryptic, and they are the ones whos votes counted.

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I didn't say that I was right and that's what happened - I'm judging from my personal standpoint... From my personal standpoint, I really don't know what Cryptic was looking for because despite what was said in the rules and other documentation there are some things that I personally don't find were better than things not posted...

However, this type of thing happens in any contest where skill is involved... People see things getting recognition that they don't feel were better than their own... If there was one person complaining and nobody agreed with him or her it would be different, but when you have a lot of people agreeing that the best entries weren't posted you really can't deny that something did go wrong or judging occured in manner that wasn't expected (not saying it was crooked or fixed in any way, shape or form)...

The biggest problem in a graphic design contest like this is that participants who get recognition will always be under a microscope... People will nitpick about this and that, it's just how it is with this kind of competition... The difference here is that many agree that things that weren't posted were head and shoulders above some things that were and I can't say that I disagree...

I am happy for those that won, because I do think everybody did the very best they could - it's just that some people's best was better than others... Whether the "best of the best" is actually represented is subject to opinion...

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And whining about what was is detracting from the fact that the winners did a damn fine job

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That's the problem that many are having - many people posting here (including myself) don't think everybody that got something posted did a damn fine job... I'm not putting anybody down (or atleast not trying to and apologize if I did) but that's the simple fact of the matter...

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4. the people complaining are being really sore losers.

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I honestly don't think you should be going around calling others sore losers... A lot of them feel shafted and a lot of others agree with them completely...

The major complaint is that overall, the best entries weren't represented in the gallery and the winners came from that gallery... If you call that being a sore loser than fine, but that obviously not who the masses feel about it...

OK, I'll throw in my thoughts on this and I'll be on my way...

First congrats to the winners...

Now with that out of the way, I must say that I don't believe some of the entries in the gallery and a few of the winners created something better than the things I've seen that didn't make the cut... I'm not going to point any fingers, but I do take this a little more serious than most would because I'm quite competitive and graphic design isn't just a hobby, but my occupation...

With that being said, I didn't expect mine to get posted because I had a grammar mistake on it, so that was that... However, I am disappointed that some of the works in the galleries got posted while a lot of other better entries didn't... Yes art is in the eye of the beholder, but things like having crisp images, good layout, a nice color scheme, and most of all being original isn't something that's very subjective...

So while I do offer congrats to any and everyone who had something posted, I offer even more congrats to those who had better entries that weren't posted... I do this because they truly didn't get the recognition they deserved in my opinion and for the most part aren't as mad as I think they deserve to be...

Cuppa, are you sure those are ALL the entries?...

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As you talk about issues, can you talk about the stage they are in decisionmaking, something like "This is something we're kicking around" "This is something we think is good and we want to see if reality agrees" or "This is something that is pretty much locked in stone."

I have a personal issue I'd love to know its state in the decisionmaking process.

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Yes I agree with this suggestion...

There are 1-2 things I have on my mind that I'm sure other players are wondering if they're being looked into...

It wouldn't have to be anything real explanatory, just a list like:

1. Looking into this...
2. Looking into that...

All I want is a Statesman action figure with kung-fu grip...

Yet again, people have found a reason to complain...

We already know that all powers won't work the same in PvP, so why do you think the devs would be stupid enough to not do the same with this inspiration?...

Please people, THINK - it doesn't hurt... I promise you it doesn't hurt...

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Will the bad guys get these too?

Wouldn't that be fair?

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Villains don't have the heart and determination to fight through being stunned - heroes do...

Atleast that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it...

BTW - GREAT IDEA... I can't tell you how many times I've been stunned and tried to use the Discpline inspiration, hoping to be unstunned...

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Fight a group of Nemesis with a Lance Surgeon. Any held enemy gets a shot that puts him back in action.

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I forgot about those... However, he still doesn't "gather all his strength, thinking about the kids playing peacefully in the playground" to break the hold ...

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Will the bad guys get these too?

Wouldn't that be fair?

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Villains don't have the heart and determination to fight through being stunned - heroes do...

Atleast that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it...

BTW - GREAT IDEA... I can't tell you how many times I've been stunned and tried to use the Discpline inspiration, hoping to be unstunned...

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Statesman,

Can you give us any more details about the Alliance system?

Also, when you mention 'powers with fear' does that include Rain of Fire, Ice Storm and Burn?

Thanks very much for the info. Speaking only for myself, it does make me feel more in the loop.

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I'd sure hope not... It would make those powers a bit too strong if they had the new fear effect to them, which is basically a hold...

Hmmm... Strong damage AOE that holds... Statesman?

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Instead of lowering AoE damage, why not limit damage enhancements to say 4 instead as a cap?

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NOOOOO!!! SHHHHH!!!...

Blasters having no defense need all the damage we can get ...

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Flight isn't getting looked at? so that means it's going to stay the same? I still think it should be changed somehow. Maybe a little faster. And I REALLY would like the 4th power changed, no one uses it at all. Like MANY have suggested, some sort of super sonic quick speed boost for the 4th power.

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From what I know, a lot of Controllers use the 4th power to for their Pets...

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Statesman, could you look into kinetics defender/controller transfusion (and maybe their other powers)? They are healing exactly the same. I think the bonus to kinetics defenders was lost somewhere.

I think some defenders are also concerned about the amount that controllers heal compared to defenders, and how little defenders deal damage compared to blasters.

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This really isn't a flame so don't take it that way...

You want Controllers to heal less than Defenders and rightfully so, but you also want Defenders to do more damage like Blasters?... That's kind of hyprocritical isn't it?...

Statesman,

Can you give us a little more info about what is being looked at concerning AOE?...

Is it damage?... Aggro?... Animation times?...