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Sally is the most powerful being in Praetoria.
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Quote:Originally Posted by BBQ_Pork
Folks have disagreed with me when I wanted individual ATs to have one unique powerset each. It seems that they want pretty much every powerset ported everywhere possible, so I doubt that any set will be Faction-specific for too long.
It's kind of a shame, IMO. ElectricMelee/Electric Armor is what drew me to Brutes, and thus to Redside, which I have enjoyed a great deal. Otherwise, I would have likely stayed Blueside, which I was starting to get burned out on.
I want something other than my Inherent power to be the one thing that sets my AT apart. Especially should that inherent be something like Vigilence.
The problem there is that people want to play those powers on a different AT. I get what you're saying and have a certain symbpathy that it would be nice for there to be a "signature power" for every AT - but if I were a gambling man I'd say you're in the minority. -
Given that Going Rogue is going to blur the distinction between hero and villain a great deal (moreso than proliferation has already) it seems reasonable that even "good" or "evil" power sets should proliferate across faction. It could be easily argued that it's not the powers themselves but how they are used which determines whether the wielder is one of the good guys or not. Let's face it, hitting someone in the face with a big axe/club/shield/power bolt would be considered a bit naughty to most right thinking people but here it's considered heroic by many so we're already stretching the realms of fantasy. No reason we can't stretch it a bit further then huh?
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Quote:You might be happy but I'll trust the evidence of my own eyes and my own experience.Originally Posted by Ravenswing
And one person's anecdote does not evidence make.
I'd have to say that, at this point, I really don't care one way or another what happens. When GR comes out, we'll see what actually gets done. In the meantime, if I log in, I'm happy if the friends I have are there. There is some chance that a merged server list will result in them not being, or they suddenly end up with a different name. So for now I'm happy as things are. -
Quote:Originally Posted by synthozoic
I ain't denyin' that cow flop sells. But I can still call it cow flop, right? And I can still search for something musical that ain't cow flop right? Flaco on the accordion is NOT cow flop, Britney Spears on anything is.
See? How's that? I'm still on topic mostly--moo-stly.
COWabunga! (and actually musically I'm with you 100%) -
Quote:Originally Posted by Golden Girl
I don't see how opening up the all the servers to all the players could possibly be seen as a bad thing?
Merging the 2 server lists would be a perfect boost to go with GR, and all the new players it might attract - no more problems of people getting the "wrong" version of the game - just one big server list, with flags for East Coast, West Coast, British, German and french.
I agree.
I've got some good friends who play CoH across the pond and yet I can't team with them. We get to play music to each other and talk about stuff but play together? no chance.
The servers are seriously down on numbers in the EU. This is evident from playing every day - there has been a very significant decline in server activity regardless of subscription numbers and that cannot be good for the game. -
Good luck and I hope things improve for you rapidly.
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My preferred name was unavailable, but kept checking and it was suddenly available but unavailable being available seemed silly so I failed to avail myself of it.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Rent_
I think GR would be the perfect time to do a merge. Server list or an actual merge.
Essentially, GR is truly unifying the two games so what better time to put a positive spin on it. They've merged everything else (Forums, downtimes etc) so to the gaming websites, it's the next logical step to bring all the players together.
It would be called "Consolidation, enabling our users to get the best out of the new content." -
Quote:Originally Posted by Ravenswing
Setting aside the pointless argument: The free server transfers for Christmas idea is, essentially, a totally worthless 'present' for the EU customers.
Yeah but try saying that to anyone not on the EU servers and they think we're ungrateful -
Yes folks it's that time of year, when all the anticipation of the last three to four months results in the rampant consumerism we know and love as Christmas. (Or Hanukah or "The Holidays" if you want to be overtly politically correct.)
Of course it's not just about booze and presents (sadly) and oft times children have been known to huddle around the fire and sing songs celebrating the occasion.
I thought we might all suggest some suitable songs to be sung at this time of year in Paragon City and of course the Rogue Isles, and here's a few family favourites to start us off:
I saw Ghost Widow kissing Santa Claus
Rudolf the dead Banished Pantheon
All I want for Christmas is Mu
and of course that perrenial classic
Frostfire the Snowbeast
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So you spose the cow with the accordion's making moosic?
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Quote:I was trying to convey my impression, and sure you can team with 8 similar ATs (as you could in AD&D but it was tough with lvl 1 wizards I recall)Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
Are we playing the same game here? The way the game is setup a balanced team is by no means required for most tasks. Team play is ludicrously unbalanced in favor of defenders and controllers to the point that a team of 8 of them will make mincemeat out of most content (they might have trouble with the STF although they can do it). I believe the overall best team is generally considered to be eight Fire/Rad controllers with leadership. How is that in any way a balanced team composition.
In general you can make a team with any eight ATs you want, you just have to adjust your play style a bit. Got 8 scrappers? Berserk scrapper-lock. 8 Blasters? The spawn melts before it can do much damage. 8 Tanks? Herd the entire map and take your time.
There will always be those who try to maximise advantage and that's not always a bad thing but I've found that a balanced team is generally efficient enough and fun to be in a team with.
The real point here is that to me, the important thing about the game is the teaming aspect. -
Quote:It was "think" - typo I'm afraid.Originally Posted by Battlerock_X
Is that "thing" or "think"?
But getting back on-topic...
A kleptocracy is a system that is takes advantage of government corruption. It's based on the Greek words kleptes ("thieves") and kratos ("rule") and it is often used to describe a systemic problem with those who use power for personal gain.
If you ever saw the Brian De Palma movie "The Untouchables" then that should give you an idea of what a kleptocracy is like.
You look at what's going on in the Rogue Isles, you have Arachnos agents, Rogue Isle Police, and various factions all working their own agendas. Right from the beginning you have Matthew Burke telling newcommers that they should plant tracking devices on Arachnos fliers and to steal information. You have Arachnos agents planning the "un-death" of Ghost Widow. You get close to an Arachnos agent of the same level (and without stealth) and you get attacked. The only group that you supposedly don't have to fear are the Arbiters, and they supposedly only serve Lord Recluse, not Arachnos itself.
Not exactly an orderly system.
I guess I can't argue with that and Hitler's Germany was far more "lawful" than that, assuming you were a a "true aryan" but there were several blatant attempts to wrest power from some of the lower ranking higher ups but only one serious attempt to depose Hitler and even then when it failed (I'm referring to the Stauffenberg plot of course) the various factions beneath Hitler retreated into themselves... if only the Allies had known at the time.
Even the Stauffenberg plot was not a genuine attempt to change the course of the war. It was to restore the German aristocracy to its previous position of power.
One of the main themes that came out of my studies of Germany in WWII was that is was absolute chaos and the Rogue Isles seems to fit that well too. -
Hard to make too many sensible comments re Lost Vikings because I've never heard of it before, but one thing that struck me when I first started playing this game is how similar it is to AD&D in team make-up where the characters have their specific roles they must fill and only a good balanced team can make a real impact - whereas in some other games I sense that things are less clearly defined.
Personally I like the diversity here - I have no problem playing a character that's impossible to solo - in many ways that's what makes the game fun for me and I've tended to stay away instinctively from toons that can solo because for the most part I find soloing kind of dull.
That's my own take and not everyone else will feel the same (I hope) but I don't mind the fact that some ATs - or to be more correct some power combinations - don't solo very well. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Bright Shadow
So today I had an interesting encounter.
I logged in, and realized that I somehow ended up spawning inside a building. No worries, I thought. A simple /stuck would fix that! But then I got curious and decided to zoom the camera in to see what's inside...
And these are pictures of what I found:
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
I have drawn the red lines to indicate the edges of the geometry. In Figure 1, I have just taken a picture from inside the geometry. In the rest, my character is standing at a single spot, and I have merely rotated the camera to get snap shots from inside and outside the geometry.
As you can see, there is a big chunk of fully-rendered wall INSIDE that building, and it's not even visible from the outside! The computer is rendering two separate faces of two different geometries, and we only see one of them! I can only assume that the entire building is a bunch of textured cubes clipping into one another. It even has doors!!!
Isn't this inefficient design? Could it be that the lag of CoV (relative to CoH) is due to numerous number of these design flaws?
If so...should we fix them?
I had a similar experience in Nerva - I used my Mission TP and ended up physically inside the building able to see out. Some walls were transparent but others had textures etc, when there was clearly no way they were meant to be seen. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Kiken
Not even just states. Most large companies have their own share of factionalism and in-fighting over resources. As do universities. And even organisations such as Greenpeace. It's just a sad fact of humanity that, if you put enough of us together, there will be some that will immediately start looking to advance their own position at the expense of others. And that attitude is often encouraged by those at the top, especially in the case of companies.
I'd agree with this but what I think is different about the cases I'm citing here is that Hitler and Recluse both seem to actively encourage in-fighting and even "social darwinism."
Albert Speer made a lot of that in his "Inside the Third Reich" - which whilst needs to be treated with caution - is insightful in many ways. -
Cow pie?
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Quote:Originally Posted by Westley
I asked me! And I answered me!
Creepy!
You have an extraneous "Y" in the above paragraph. Please stop trying do derail this thread.
This is not about the impact of Hitler or WWII or Nazi Germany it's about the comparison between the organisation of the Rogue Isles authorities compared to Hitler's Germany. Please try and remain on topic. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Westley
Well that is something that can be easily argued, but to "take issue" with the statement is foolish, if you ask me.
I didn't -
Quote:Originally Posted by Westley
But it's the truth. Words like "catalyst" and "great" are words that don't have a negative or positive connotation. For example, I could say that "Hitler was the greatest man of the 20th century" because even though his deeds were EVIL, they still meet one of the dictionary definitions of great, which is "of major significance or importance".
Now if you want to try to say that Hitler did nothing of SIGNIFICANCE, then I know a whole group of people that would like to give you a talking to.
I'd argue that "Greatest" is not "great" and there are plenty of other things in the last century that can be claimed to have been greater than Hitler's influence.
Your implication that I might try to claim that Hitler is insignificant is puerile - but there are many other things that that have massive impact and influence on global social interaction within the last century that are nothing to do with him or his warped ideology. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Battlerock_X
Plus the Arbiter system as has been set up and utilized today in the Rogue Isles is more like a kleptocracy than an organized hierarchy.
Trying to bring the thread back on track... I'd be interested in you expanding on this. I thing I have an idea about where you're at but it would be good if you could enlighten us. -
Quote:Originally Posted by NarfMann
That made me chuckle. I wonder how it would go over if I wore a t-shirt with Hitler on it. After all, he was the greatest catalyst for social advancement in the last hundred years.
I would seriously take issue on that statement on many levels. -
Quote:Originally Posted by mereman
That's why the teams were so good
I think you'll find that's why the server was so good ;-)
Now go get that Winter Lord
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Quote:You must've had a few over the odds mate. You solo'd all themOriginally Posted by mereman
As the header says I've had some great teams the last few days. I'm afraid that too much whiskey has robbed my memory of who was on each team
