Scythus
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Quote:I'm amused that I'm not the only one who thought of this.Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
Also, I think someone just really loved Big Trouble in Little China.
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Detective Becktrees. I just hate that insufferable smile.
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Quote:Really? Because the Shadow Shard predates 2008.Originally Posted by Zortel
For those wondering, all the surnames of the soldiers are surnames from those who attended the 2008 Omega Sektor Mini Con in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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Quote:Thanks, for once your trope-mongering comes to be useful.Originally Posted by Venture
Shooting from the hip, probably referring to Shaggy Dog Story or Shoot the Shaggy Dog.
Wow, Jack must have ruffled some feathers around the office back when he was the lead developer.Quote:Originally Posted by SlickRiptide
No, in the end it pretty much just comes down to the fact that the devs themselves were just as ambivalent about Jack as many players have been. -
Quote:Out of curiosity, which one?Originally Posted by Mr. DJ
saving someone only for them to die later is just another trope
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Quote:Errmm.....Originally Posted by Zombie Man
I missed the memo: Since when is any one particular console game any type of worry that CoH has to steal its release date thunder?
It's like saying McDonalds is releasing the McRib Sandwich on a particular date because that's when a certain movie is being released.
Fixed for better relevance. While MMOs and console games are certainly different beasts, they aren't as far different as a sandwich and a movie are.Quote:Originally Posted by Zombie Man
I missed the memo: Since when is any one particular console game any type of worry that CoH has to steal its release date thunder?
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Quote:I think ketch was exaggerating where "Soon" means "In 5 billion years."Originally Posted by KritikalMass
the sun will expand and consume the earth in two to four weeks?!
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Aw heck, I'll sign for this worthy cause.
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Quote:Too late! What has been seen cannot be unseen!Originally Posted by Nos482
Don't. Remind. Me.
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Quote:You should have been here before the green and yellow lines were unified.Originally Posted by Sparkly Soldier
...I have knockback, and I'm not afraid to use it!
Also, Steel Canyon can be a tough place to solo the first time since it's the first zone you run into that's split between train stations and level ranges. It's easy in those zones to wander in the wrong direction and, though you started off with enemies your level, find yourself overwhelmed. I had a hard time in Steel Canyon too until I started looking at the map and going "wait, how'd I end up this far north?"
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Quote:Well, your power picks look fine. Maybe you're just letting the mobs get too close. Defenders are pretty squishy, and as such, should not let themselves be in melee range.Originally Posted by Bloodly
Not at Level 8(Widow), not at Level 15(Defender). I agree more powers mean more options. I have all my options as slotted as I can. I don't have the Infamy/Influence to slot more. Hitting everything as it comes up. Not taking on more than one or two guys a time. Simple, basic, sensible. Hitting everything at the right times. I do not understand WHY I am dying, but I am. It's part of why I'm asking 'What am I doing wrong'?
Power picks:
Defender Build 1(Initial):
Cold Domination: Ice Shield, Glacial Shield, Infrigidate, Snow Storm
Radiation Blast: Irradiate, Neutrino Bolt, X-Ray Beam.
Speed: Flurry, Super Speed
Defender Build 2(Offence, after taking some licks):
Cold Domination: Ice Shield, Glacial Shield, Snow Storm.
Radiation Blast:Irradiate, X-Ray Beam, Neutrino Bolt, Electron Haze.
Leadership: Assault, Tactics
Most random packs here in Steel Canyon are twos and threes, sometimes four for Minions, one or two Lieutenants or Bosses. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong other than attacking in the first place. No difficulty mods. In the missions is hard too.
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Quote:Eh, the red hair kind of made it easy to guess the expy suggestion.Originally Posted by BrandX
You know, that's who I thought you might mean, but I really don't see it. Or is it because she's a red headed psychic?
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Quote:Except in this case, he'd be called "States."Originally Posted by MajorDecoy
It was right here when I started thinking about Steel.
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Quote:Jean Grey?Originally Posted by BrandX
Who was Sister Psyche a blatant copy of?
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Quote:I already do that well enough on my own, thank you very much.Originally Posted by Katie V
The advantage 3D gives in CoH is the ability to spot side tunnels in the cave maps.
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Quote:Well, ol' Nemesis is Prussian, so....Originally Posted by Player D
Perhaps a Nemesis plot?
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I'm beginning to think that the forum server is patched together with Elmer's glue and duct tape.
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I follow a strict non-rerolling policy for myself. So no.
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Quote:Generally, yes.Originally Posted by Doctor_Minerva
By "everyone", you mean "Venture", yes?
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Quote:No it hasn't. I went and saw Conan the Barbarian last summer, because I really, really wanted to see it, and I still came out of the theater with aching eyes and a headache.Originally Posted by Oliphantino
the technology has gotten a lot better.
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Stereoscopic 3D hurts my eyes and gives me headaches. Never liked it.
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Quote:"Any sufficiently advanced aliens are indistinguishable from God." - Michael ShermerOriginally Posted by BellaStrega
I mean it's a false dichotomy in the sense that "if it's not science, it has to be magic." It doesn't have to be magic. That's why I brought up the Power Cosmic, which itself seems to overlap with magic and science and seems to go beyond both in particular ways. It's more akin to a kind of divine energy (although a science fictiony version of divine). And divine energy itself does not have to qualify as magic, although in some settings it does. In some settings, it does not.
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Quote:I don't think they wanted you to think about it, I think they just wanted you to continue being free with whatever concept you had in mind.Originally Posted by Arcanaville
The way I describe Origin of Power is: it makes just enough sense to be talked about, but not enough sense to be thought about.
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Quote:"Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology." - Larry NivenOriginally Posted by Codewalker
"Any technology that is distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced." - Gregory Benford
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Quote:You... don't read a lot of comic books do you? Most "science" in comics (such as turning into giant green monsters after being bombarded by gamma rays or gaining superspeed after being bathed in chemicals hit by lightning) outright break the known laws of physics in the real world.Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Whether the Well looks like a metal box or a Ming vase is irrelevant: either it functions according to scientific principles or it does not. If it does, its either Science or Technology. If it does not, its Magic.
By your definition, everything in comic books is "magic" and I'm pretty sure folks like Reed Richards or Lex Luthor would disagree with you.
True, it's fantasy science but that doesn't make it magic, it just makes it Did Not Do the Research, Didn't Care, and Rule of Cool.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. ClarkeQuote:By definition, if you can't explain it with Science, its Magic. If you can't explain it with Magic, its Magic you haven't learned yet.