Schismatrix

Technically it's not the value of the set bonus that matters but what it's named. You can have more than 5 of the same value set bonus if they're assigned different names in the game. Of course that means you can't get a bonus for more than 5 of the same set, but it's not always the case when using different types of sets even if the bonus is the same.

*huh* That's a lot like the version a youth group* i was in sang when we carried the birthday boy/girl into the local ice cream parlor on our shoulders for their birthday treat:
Haaappy Birrrthday! <thud> Haaappy Birrrthday! <thud>
Grief, misery, and despair,
People dying everywhere,
But Haaappy Birrrthday! <thud> Haaappy Birrrthday! <thud>

So yeah, Haaappy Birrrthday, Moggie! <thud>





*The youth group was a Protestant church youth group that met in a church that was featured in a classic heavy metal album cover.

That 30% only applies to powers not already slotted for damage that's close to ED caps. Most damage powers usually are.
The amount that bypasses ED caps is considerably less.

Uh... well... speak for yourself, damnit! Sorry, but i actually am rather tired of that formula.
i really enjoyed the first Ginger Snaps. Not the best movie ever, but it was fun to watch.

Edit: Although the presence of friends and alcohol while viewing it may have influenced my perceptions a bit. <.<

How about the friends i've had who have been regularly training in martial arts for over ten years? Admittedly none of them have ever put on costumes to roam the streets looking for crime...

Yeah.
Still, it's a pet peeve of mine. i mean, the word "archetype" appears five times at the top of the page when you post in this section, and "arch type" has a completely different meaning than "archetype."

Suppose you're a heterosexual woman hanging out with some girlfriends in the park talking about attractive men and you see this really appealing guy named Doug nearby walking his German Shepherd. Looking over at him and saying, "The Dog over there is really sexy." generally will not get the same reaction as saying, "The Doug over there is really sexy."

Yup. It doesn't matter what Incarnate Boost you have slotted, but if you attempt an Incarnate TF with the slot empty you will be under a debuff that lowers your effective level by 4. So your ability to hit enemies, avoid being hit by them, the damage to and received from enemies, it all functions as if you are 46. IIRC correctly pets and pet-based powers still spawn and function at level 50, but i expect that's a bug that will be fixed, so it's best to simply unlock the slot, run a couple high level TFs, and craft a boost before running an Incarnate TF.

It's an option in the General section of the options menu. Hmmm, let me log into the game and see what the exact name of the option is...

Menu->Options->General
Scroll down to the Chat section and enable Individual Name Colors.

Note that it will color the character names when they generate outputs in all chat windows, not just teammates. The color is based on a hash generated from the character name.

i think Rikti are terrible at supporting walls and ceilings, so i strongly disagree with making them an arch type.
i don't even want them to be a pillar type.
The Rikti would probably find it boring anyway.

Some Defender combos do quite a bit of damage, others much less.
For example, Rad/Sonic Defenders can solo Giant Monsters. Then again Sonic Blast is considered the highest damage output secondary for Defenders.

One of the fairly recent additions is that Defenders now get a damage bonus solo that diminishes with additional teammates until it becomes zero with four or more teammates, which makes soloing even easier than it used to be.

In my experience that pretty much describes New England from Boston on down. Nothing like going from mid-70s to an ice storm in the space of two days.

Also, because certain other people seem to have very... let's say malleable... memories it's worth noting that at the M&G where they announced the goal of releasing on the 16th they also said that it would be delayed until after the American Thanksgiving holiday if it wasn't ready by the 16th.

As disappointed as i am by the delay i'm also capable of understanding why it's needed.

Wait, what?
What's being paid separately?
The only thing i can think of that even vaguely relates to this assertion is the Party Pack, and really it's not Going Rogue content even if a few of the dance emotes were accessible during the closed beta.
Going Rogue content being released over more than one issue is not news, and trying to turn that into Going Rogue being sold as separate parts requires some impressive mental gymnastics. Seriously, even before GR went live it was known that Incarnate content would be released over multiple issues, and that other GR content would be expanded over time as well. At no point will i be paying separately for GR content. As more is released i will have access to it simply by having bought GR when it was first released. No further payments required.

*chuckle*
And Longbow flamethrowers are actually spraying cotton candy.

I R Nexus 7

Mmm, the cheese would be soooooo thick.
Tasty too.
i'm considering watching all three.

My Widow on live: TT: Assault 15% +damage, Leadership: Assault 15% +damage... and a minor difference in modifiers or endurance costs doesn't make them different powers in any meaningful way.
Actually it is very different in a few of those examples, and very similar in others. Of course you're actually making an argument for having Caltrops left in a Scrapper version of Ninjitsu with about half of those examples...

Not really. Especially the Kheldian travel powers. Many travel powers are mutually exclusive toggles. You can't run a Raptor Pack at the same time as Fly or use Superleap and Zero-G Pack at the same time... It's also debatable how useful running 2 PFFs is if the powers system allows it since one unslotted puts you well over the defense softcap.

All moot anyway. As mentioned already power proliferation is bit less bound by the cottage rule.

From what i've seen it seems to me that proximity factors more than facing into whether affecting a given mob will alert others in the spawn.

Oy vey. Still supplying the facepalm/headdesk moments, eh?

Okay, the first reason it's good that you're not in charge is that you know less than nothing about how the game systems work. i mean that literally. If you had the slightest idea how the game worked you wouldn't make so many statements that are actively wrong. Yes, i understand that in advertising detailed knowledge of the products being advertised is not required, and might even be a liability, but when you're running a company that's actually producing a product like a game it's really rather essential to know something about it. Err, something true.

First off, graphics have nearly nothing to do with server load. Graphics are all handled at the client end. Now i don't disagree that GR might have increased the amount of load each player puts on the server, but the graphics had nothing to do with it.

Also, just to reiterate it yet again just in case*, the queue system does not work by adding invisible characters to each server. It really doesn't. Really, really.

Have you not read the recent thread about CoH's recent financials, or did you simply understand it as well as the other game aspects you've weighed in on in the past? Based on your post i would guess it's a yes to at least one of the two.

Seriously**, i think you're Wrongbot disguised as a human being deliberately misinterpreting and misrepresenting things as part of some nefarious plot that will ultimately be executed incorrectly. Dr. Wrong is nearly as insidious as Nemesis in that regard.



*i suppose i should be grateful to you for keeping my expectations about some things low; especially since the announcement that this thread was created to discuss has raised them a bit in regards to the Devs. Kudos to them for not rushing it out without fixing it.
**Not actually serious at all.

Obviously it depends a lot on how often you defeat level 47+ enemies. i've only gotten something over a dozen purple drops, but i'm defeating 47+ enemies maybe 10% of the time on average at most. i spend most of my time leveling up new alts.

No.

Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.
Or was it the other way around?

...
Random thought:
Is a large group of healthy and active, but otherwise ordinary, modern humans over age 60 science or natural origin? By the standards of a bit over two centuries ago they'd obviously be the product of some sort of unnatural process just by appearance alone.

That's better than a miserable little pool of secretions.

Zombie Man is a very helpful and articulate fan of the game. If this were some sort of fantasy or anime universe he would be one of the Seven Legendary Forumites, or some such thing. Since it isn't he's just a guy who compiles and posts really useful info for everyone's benefit.