Schismatrix
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So far i've been on two Magi runs in the past two days on Virtue, and both times we failed to get the Black Swan badge, although we did complete it without difficulty. Tonight will be attempt the third. Never having run it on test, the two runs are my only experiences with the trial. Too small of a sample to draw any conclusions yet.
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Quote:Item 2: evaluate effect of galaxy merger on rate of new star formation.Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn
Item 1: survive collision of galaxy.
Hmmm...this might take a while.
Wait, how long until the hypothetical would Big Rip make the observable universe no larger than the local star cluster? That might impact observations. -
Very nice. Congratulations to the victors!
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Quote:Well, realistically speaking he probably would've emerged light years from anything at all and not come within spitting distance of another object for thousands of years or more. (And most likely that would've left him a patch of metallic plasma on impact, especially since the most likely object to eventually hit would've been a stellar mass.) But the real answer is wherever and whenever the writers need him to be for the purposes of plot.Originally Posted by Nericus
Season 3 could have benefited greatly from a few more episodes as somethings weren't fully explained:
One of the biggest unexplained plot holes of Beast Machines was just what happened to Megatron after he got loose from the Autobot shuttle and tumbled away in transwarp space. When and where did he emerge? -
Quote:i actually had to log on and check it myself before posting since it had been a while since i'd edited an SG's settings.Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Thanks for that info. I didn't know the current "owner" could do that. Of course the last time I looked at SG listings was years ago and I only recall paying attention to SG name and prestige earned.
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Quote:Buy me a plane ticket and i can fix that.Originally Posted by Tyger
Actually I used to pass one in Glasgow. It was the classic blue.
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Quote:You say no and then proceed to affirm Madadh's post. An odd choice of phrasing.Originally Posted by Dz131
No you see I'm for medicine be unlocked, I don't care either way about boxing, I'm going to take it most of the time either way to mule. If someone else want to champion that cause that's fine, it's not going to make a dif to me, so of course I rarely mention it.
WHen it comes to preference , well alot of people prefer not having to go through one of the powers to get to aid self or tough as you mentioned, but they don't have the choice.
If that's the game changing to me needs that fine, but even if it did change that way, the only thing you would have gotten is more choices for everyone, like choosing to take stim or aid other, not less choices.
Regardless of what or where that change comes form from my wishes or your wishes or w/e, I think more choice is always better especially when there's little to no down side, but that's just imo.
More build choice was just the happy result of what I was asking for so I'm going to mention it in my posts. But I'm not a champion of "more choices".
Anyway, you use Boxing for a set mule, but you can do the same with Aid Other if you're so inclined. Admittedly the set bonuses from slotting Aid Other are generally not as in demand as Boxing when min/maxing. -
Quote:You can look up any SG by name at the registrar and it also shows whatever the leader(s) put in the SG description field. This would be a way of learning that it's now a solo SG used for storage if the owner put it in the description.Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Okay I'm a little puzzled about this post.
Correct me if I'm wrong but if he found the SG doesn't that mean he's a member of it on one of his characters? Otherwise how would he know this other person is the only other member and is using it for a solo SG, and that he's not been on that character for a while.
If he is still a member of the SG and that player is inactive all he has to do is wait for the auto demote/promote to activate and he'll get back control by simply being the most recently active player in the SG. -
Quote:This is part of the reason my Warshade took Aid Other; i don't even have Aid Self over five levels later because i have multiple ways to restore my own hp. Aid Other is for teammates when teamed, and NPC allies and pets when solo.Originally Posted by Leo_G
<snip> But Aid Other has lots of uses. NPC allies are all over the game. Sometimes, the survival of NPCs is tied to mission completion. There have been many times I wish I could hand an NPC a few inspirations (I don't even think team inspirations work on them). You can buff them with Leadership or protect them with taunt but if you don't have healing powers, more often than not, NPCs go down which can be a problem for heroes that actually try to *save* people they run into and not let them die for your cause.
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Quote:It actually took me a couple seconds to read it, but i won't echo the sentiment with a mike nearby.Originally Posted by Texas Justice
Hokey Smokes ZM, that hurt my eyes trying to read it.
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Quote:Exactly so. On my WS it's been slightly annoying to keep seeing that tray pop up, but i understand it as a means of making things easier for more casual players who don't know how to use binds and macros.Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
When I ran my 'shade a little earlier today, it looked like a power tray sandwich - Nova powers on top, Nova powers on bottom (firing off at the same time, of course,) everything else in the middle...
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Hey, how many times has Johnny_Butane lapped himself?
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Quote:Yup, my bad. i forgotted that both types use the Monster rank, so used to thinking of them as Giant Monsters even though they're technically not.Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
Thanks for watching, this has been Check Yer Damn Facts with your host, Guy Perfect.
(What makes it counter-intuitive to me is that the "Monster" version of Jurrasik in the Numa-Numa TF is no tougher than an AV.)
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Quote:Then in Issue 24 we take on Praetorian Hamidon after he's eaten the rest of the population and lobotomize him.Originally Posted by Lazarillo
Hami: "Yay, kibble!"
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Quote:And here i thought that was just a misstatement instead of using the standard "critters"... After all, there are only a couple Monster rank critters in the game: Jurassik in the Numina TF final mission, and... uh? So it would have very limited application in game if they were actually referring to the Monster rank of critter.Originally Posted by Texas Justice
What were your settings on that was getting you 5 or 6 Monsters at once?
From the patch notes:
Why would anyone run into range of that many Monsters when they are solo?
Those are all Giant Monsters, not Monsters. Different rank.Quote:Originally Posted by Agent White
I don't believe the patch notes actually meant Monsters as in the class of Devouring Earth seen on Monster Isle and in the Hive/Abyss.
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Quote:Yeah, Praetoria stopped being Evil Mirror Earth back around the time Going Rogue launched. Now it's more of a Bad Choices Made Easy Earth. But the Rogue Isles gave us Bad Penny, who paradoxically almost never turns up. So having a Good Penny who does sort of works.Originally Posted by Oathbound
But Praetorian Penny is also Good...
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Quote:Arrooo! GruntSNORT! HROOOO! GRUNT! AWOOOO! SNORT!SNORT! ROOOO!Grunt!FWOOSH! RoooooOOOOooo!Originally Posted by DarkGob
Suddenly want to see a Magesterium league full of Demons and Beast Masterminds, and Dark Control Doms/Controllers.
If i end up on that run i will hate you forever. (Not really, but the sentiment is there.
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Quote:Actually the forms *are* closer to Confront than Hide or Domination. In fact you don't even have to take them, just like Confront. Furthermore, while the forms can be very handy while leveling up, Khelds can perform very well without them even though they do make the early levels quite a bit easier.Originally Posted by dugfromthearth
confront is not a core ability of scrappers.
I would liken it more to someone playing a stalker and not using hide, or a dominator and not using domination.
you do not need to use them, but they are main features of the AT.
My two highest PBs (50 & 45) are Human/Nova and pure Human form, while my current WS project (35-ish) is doing the triform dance. The new form shifting makes using forms even better, but there advantages to all build styles. -
Wait, i'm not? Damnit, why didn't anyone tell me this earlier?! i was so certain that my Warshade counted as a Kheldian that i didn't even realize.
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Quote:i second this. Absorb actually does a better job of emulating the mechanics of most traditional fictional/comic book force fields than what we have now. Adding absorb to force fields would also give the set more appeal.Originally Posted by Thirty-Seven
Personally, I think it should be added to Force Field, being a one trick pony (+Def) is less than useful in a world where Destiny powers can give anyone amazing defenses and many folks in iTrials have IOs out the yin-yang!
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Base damage is an attack's damage before enhancements and buffs are applied.
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Quote:i'd be tempted to squee and flail about like a muppet with glee, but i'm far too dignified and somber for such things.Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
Glad to see that folks seem enthused!
As I'm not sure how long YouTube will allow my videos to be, rather than going for a full hour (as the original AMV HELL did), we have actually planned not one, not two, but FIVE separate CoVIDEO HELL videos (approximately 15 minutes each), including:- the original CoVIDEO HELL
- CoVIDEO HELL 2.0
- THE SON OF THE RETURN OF CoVIDEO HELL
- BACK IN CoVIDEO HELL
- CoVIDEO HELL: The Musical (yes, you read that right - when this one was first conceived, it was amazingly tempting to do this one first)
- (and probably CoVIDEO HELL: UNRATED, UNCUT, UNBELIEVABLE)
We already have a great deal of material and ideas floating around in our CoVH file, but once 1 & 2 are done, I will most likely accept ideas from those who'd like to participate. Hey, I may even make one a full-on community project ("submit your idea and if it's demorecord-feasible and not too inappropriate, your segment will be added and your name included in the credits").
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Quote:i think that last bit was just wishful thinking.Originally Posted by Lazarillo
Well, IIRC, he needed skin contact to do it. So basically, it only worked on people who were already about to bleed to death anyway. And it gave him hepatitis, too, presumably.
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Quote:i like this analogy for how well it illustrates your approach to analogies, as well as how much consideration and comprehension you have for anything outside of your own personal wants. On the negative side it does once again shatter that facade of compromise, rationality and a rudimentary understanding of game design and balance you'd worked so hard at building up the last couple of months. Ah well.Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
I shouldn't have to justify why a comic book super hero game should reflect the respect the conventions of the genre it claims to be in. Especially when the developers claim they're fans of said genre, but their design decisions demonstrate they don't really understand or care about it.
That's just how insane this situation is.
I shouldn't have to nag the developers of a MMO called 'Baseball Online' that their "Pitcher" kicks the ball, which isn't a ball but rather a pumpkin, and justify that yes, he should be allowed to stand on that mound. I really don't care you decided to call it the "Shortstop's mound".
And, if I'm truly a baseball fan, I'm REALLY not going to care that regardless (or even because) of punting pumpkins, the title has proven really popular with Facebook gamers who think Babe Ruth is a candy bar. Especially if the developers have the wontons to call the game "The Finest Baseball MMO in the World".
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Quote:Wait, Water Blast is in i23? i thought it was still being worked on.Originally Posted by Tater Todd
WTF sounds way more cool. I love typing it out in Upper Case Size 7 font lol.
Also yay! This means that I can get my bending on baby!
I know it's not going to look that awesome but I can dream!