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Quote:Six of one, half a dozen of the other.Originally Posted by Psiphon
Could it be the perect pairing for granite?
It's got some range, which is good for Stoners in Granite.
It's got some KB, which is bad for Stoners in Granite. -
Quote:If you like thinking of "defense" in terms of "kill them before they kill you," yes, Blasters are very fun.Originally Posted by Alcathous
So, are blasters fun? Im leaning towards them right now since they focus just on shooting stuff
Some do have some decent controls to aid in their survivability, but their damage is more often what keeps them alive. -
Quote:It's so sweet of you to think of the poor little CB tester's feelings like that...Originally Posted by Mattwo7
So that the CB testers can complain about it on their hidden forums then after the NDA is lifted, Tell everyone how awful NCSoft is?
But yeah, no. Power changes should most certainly be done in CB as opposed to Open Beta. That's the reason for beta after all; so that changes can be made quickly and with good feedback. -
Quote:IIRC BAB's explanation was that the Talsorian "blades" are force fields projected into a monomolecular structure. When the blade comes in contact with anything, the structure fails and is reformed almost instantly, which causes it to act a bit like a saw instead of a razor.Originally Posted by Ice_Wall
1.) Did we ever find out what these were made of? Are they energy weapons of some sort, if so , what kind? If not, what the hell are they?
Talsorian technology was hinted at being magictech; a mix of technology and magic. While the Rikti do have their ubiquitous energy swords, it seems that those weapons and the Vanguard's weapons are suitably different.Quote:2.) Where did Vanguard get the tech for these? Stolen rikti tech? If so, why don't rikti have weapons like this?
Think of it like railguns vs black powder guns. Same general effect, different means.
In-game, no explanationQuote:3.) Why was the name changed from Talsorian to Vanguard? Does this have anything to do with lore or upcoming GR? (If it does does anyone really know?)
Out-of-game, no explanation, but speculation says that the R. Talsorian Gaems company wasn't too keen on the "free publicity." -
Quote:And marketing never comes up with bad ideas, right?Originally Posted by Catharctic
People shouldn't get pissy about this idea because it was actually suggested in a marketing survey a couple years ago.
It was a bad idea then, it's a bad idea now, and it'll be a bad idea the next time it's brought up, too. -
Quote:*nods*Originally Posted by xLoganx_NA
Highly possible it's not true, but I'm thinking a new Epic and perhaps more proliferation.
We do know Electricity Control is on the "to-do" list. It could be they're keeping quiet on anything else so as not to get the backlash should they fail to deliver what are probably reach goals. -
Quote:Definitely not.Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
Not that I can tell - the armor is "Enforcer", I think, while the gloves are "Justice".
The gloves are very different from anything we've currently got. You can get a better look at them in the Dual Pistols movie.
As for the armor, the pants are definitely new, but I can't get a good view of the top. The pants are actually sort of layered... like the Stealth pants. Except these have flat spandexy areas instead of the ribbed "quilted" look of the Stealth option (which the male Dual Pistol user is wearing). -
Quote:It's the Godwin of fashion.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
In a jackbooted "it's for your own good, citizen" sort of way, yeah
Sure they're evil, but they're snappy dressers. -
On an unrelated note, Praetorian PPD look awesome.
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Quote:Well, Durarara is made by the same people who did Baccano, so if nothing else, I expect the show to have great characters and a pretty dang good, if meandering, plot. Overall, I'm certainly enjoying it.Originally Posted by ketch
Durarara is one that slipped past me, but I'm really digging it since I've caught up. It's weaving a lot of characters into what I hope becomes an intricate and fulfilling plot.
Also, Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu is a whole lot of stupid fun. It makes me laugh every episode. The cast clicks together in their idiocy so well, the OP and EDs are both incredibly catchy, and the production values are surprisingly high. If you enjoy silly comedies, you'll like BakaTest. -
Origin is up to you. What's your concept?
Personally, I'd lean toward Tech though, if only because the Taser Dart Origin Power can light up Oil Slick. -
Quote:That already happened.Originally Posted by IanTheM1
And hopefully one day Castle will wake up and realize how completely and patently broken this is.
(And this is coming from someone who has an SR Blaster. And yes, I've already donned my fireproof gear.) -
Quote:Because you can't play an Empathy/Mind Control Defender. ATs define what sets you can get and, by extension, how you will play. It boils down a bit to the synergy in the sets and how you want to leverage it.Originally Posted by Oedipus_Tex
It still can't synergize for Defenders. Why are you ignoring the output of the character, and looking only at the archetype?
Why is Mind Control/Empathy seen as less viable than X/Empathy? Because Mind's lack of a pet means you can't make use of Empathy's power buffs when solo. When teamed, it doesn't matter and nobody cares, but that minor hit is enough for some people to rule it out.
Why then is Empathy/Psy fine for Defenders even though it lacks that synergy as well? Because Empathy doesn't synergize with ANY Defender secondary, so the sky's the limit. Any choice is equal to any other in this case. It will come down to personal preference. -
Cool? Yes.
Likely? Hell no.
No set has ever been retrofitted just because a new set with a new gimmick has been introduced. Furthermore, "adding in" the ammo types into Assault Rifle is a lot harder than just putting in a simple "Do this from now on, k?" bit. The Devs would have to completely recreate the set from scratch.
I, personally, would prefer they spent that time on making a completely new power set instead of trying to steal the shiny from one set just to tack it onto another. -
Quote:Not really. I'd be very surprised if those formulas haven't shifted a bit over the years.Originally Posted by Another_Fan
F seems reasonable but you really have to wonder about Castle's forumulas. There are a couple of recent power sets/proliferations/changes that really make you wonder.
I remember way back that it was said a player should be equal to 3 minions. Much more recently, I recall a comment how a player should be equal to 3 +3 minions. The views of the Devs here has shifted, just as the players' has as well.
Furthermore, back when TA was created, Jack and Geko still had their fingers in the pie. Now I'm not going to say "Blame him!" and point to Jack, but his "vision" definitely had a skewing effect on what was made. I will, however, put a lot of the blame at Geko's feet. His power design ideas have apparently lead to a lot of headaches when it comes to trying to design around them. -
Quote:What are you talking about?Originally Posted by MaxLongstreet
I gotcha - so Acid Arrow was intentionally supposed to suck for Corruptors. With less than half the resist modifier that Defenders get, it looks like TA/A Defenders actually do more damage than Corruptors with the same power set. But the Corruptor makes up with it by having much worse controls.
Defender Acid Arrow is 25% -DEF/ 20% -RES.
Corruptor/Controller/MM Acid Arrow is 20% -DEF/15% -RES.
It's exactly where it should be: 75% Defender values. -
Quote:15% -RES is the correct Corr value.Originally Posted by MaxLongstreet
EDIT: One particular issue I've noticed as a Corruptor is that Acid Arrow still seems to use Mastermind stats, meaning only 15% off resist - wasn't this a bug that was supposed to be fixed a long time ago?
The bug was that it was using MM END Cost values instead. This, AFAIK, has been fixed. -
Are smart NPCs in MMOs good? Yes.
Are smart NPCs in this MMO good? Probably not at this point.
I wouldn't mind seeing some new foes that have different acting AI though. C'mon, Castle... you know you wanna give some of 'em heal aggro. -
Quote:Fair points. So long as I can get those Resistance gloves (they look awesome!!!), I'm happy.Originally Posted by Xaphan
Personally, I hope they're unlocked via missions. For example, the initiation missions unlock the set (since you're joining the club, you might as well look the part), or maybe there's a pair of TFs that cap the Praetoria story off that let you earn the costumes as a parting gift of sorts. I have nothing against the faction merits thing personally, but I'm just not sure how well it'd work in this situation.
Perhaps rather than merits, they tie it into the actual good/evil spectrum that you run through as you're doing Praetorian missions? If you go full Loyalist side, you can unlock all their stuff... and in order to get the resistance stuff, you have to go back to the other side, slowly working your way back to "neutral" first (of course, you wouldn't lose the parts in the process).
I think the biggest beef people have with merits and the like is that they seem like clutter. If it was more of a sliding scale in a different menu pane, I think most people would be fine with it.
On a sidenote, aside from the thread that popped up a while back, I've never heard anyone complain about too many forms of currency. I haven't had an issue with them, nor has anyone I've played with (to my knowledge, of course). I don't see a particular problem with using merits, but if the Devs want to go a different route, that's cool, too. -
Quote:The Devs have previously said the PraeClock costume would be unlockable in-game. After seeing this new Resistance costume, I'm pretty certain the PraeClock is the Loyalist analogue.Originally Posted by Xaphan
Now, for parity's sake, the loyalists should also have an unlockable costume set (is it the clockwork set? or something we haven't seen yet?)... So the question is... SO THE QUESTION IS...! Can we unlock costumes from both Praetorian factions on a single character, if my above guesses are the case!?
Also, the Devs have said that a single character could go back and forth on the alignment scales as many times as they wish. Since these costumes are faction tied (probably), I'd guess it'll be handled like the Vanguard costume: merits. You do X for the Loyalists/Resistance, you get a merit. Cash in Y number of merits for piece A/B/C/D/etc. So it'd just be a matter of doing the requisite feats and getting enough merits to get all the pieces you want.
At least that's my guess. -
Quote:If I had to wager a guess, I'd say this would mean there's unlockable costumes for Praetorians (Clockwork) and Resistance (WW's pic).Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
Thats also a PC face. My guess is that they are indeed PC parts. Even if they aren't...DAMN they look tasty!
As for mixing and matching... probably, but it'd take a while since you'd need to unlock one side's costume then come back later and unlock the other's. -
Awesome stuff, WW!
I can has GR beta nao plz? -
Quote:Which begs the question, "What's standard?"Originally Posted by Sailboat
With the qualification that it renders current 50s substandard until they have gone through it.
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Alternatively, you could get the same net effects, but different flavor with:
Suppressing Fire - You unleash a salvo of bullets at a foe, causing them to duck for cover, hampering their accuracy. -ToHit debuff (and -Rech as well if so inclined) applied to target. -
Unquestioned questions?
Why would I want to question the questions?
So, When's it coming out?, exactly where were you last week? Hrm?
Hrm, maybe we should question Question. I'm sure he'll have some questions.