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Quote:She may like the trap bad guys in lightning fences, but she's still a nine-year old, and I bet she likes ponies.Originally Posted by DemonCaller
You said fun, right?
Here is my youngest character currently (at age 9!)-Pink Pika
An avid collectable card gamer, Pika purchased a rare card online...which turned out to have a spell on it- the end result was that she gained the powers on the card- electric powers, as it turned out. She then took the name of the character on the card-
She's currently learning to control her powers at Paragon Junior Supers Academy- if only so she can shock the bad guys instead of frying them...
Her favorite 'move' so far is the ability to encircle others (usually bad guys and bullies) in a pink electric fence.
(btw, did you know there is actually a critter called the Pika? Yup, it's true, just click here for details!)
And if she likes the color pink and breaking the laws of Nature, I can guess which pony would be her favourite.
So here you go, a picture of a nine-year-old girl playing with a pony- I mean, Pink Pika & Pinkie Pie! -
Quote:No ink for now, but here is Navy Spider leaping.Originally Posted by Navy Spider
Feel free to give Navy Spider some ink.
...or possibly pitching a fit and flipping the board after losing a game of Risk. It's been a while since I drew things. ^^;
EDIT: I am dumb and got the character's name wrong. Ooops. -
Quote:Yeah, I kind of thought of that, if you have just the one main, or one that you spend a lot of your time looking at, you may actually have their build memorized. But that would have broken up the flow of the rant.Originally Posted by Roderick
I guess I'm a liar then.
I'm not going to claim I could do that on ALL my characters. But on my favorite, most-used characters, I have spent so many hours tweaking their build that on my main, I did do the Issue 19 respec without Mids' or any other external source.
Let's go with "if you claim you can remake your entire level 50 build from memory in a respec, you're either a liar or a really obsessive min/maxer".
Mid's, shorthand on a piece of paper, Notepad document, whichever. Somehow you have to make a note of your build, and then refer back to those notes while respeccing.Quote:Originally Posted by Kitsune Knight
You don't need to write it down, you can just alt-tab between CoX and Mids', even if you're in Full Screen mode (some people apparently have problems when trying to alt tab... but that's not the game's fault, but most likely crappy drivers + slightly non standard video card... but even then, windowed mode will still work).
Not that that comes anywhere close to removing all the tedium, but you hardly need to whip out a piece of paper or anything! Your other points also still stand.
(Actually a piece of paper might be easier if you have a single-monitor setup, 'cause you can look at your notes and your build side-by-side. That's what I did for speccing my Empath into inherent Stamina.) -
Respeccing a level 50 is a pain. Even if I just have the exact same build with three new LotG mules, it still requires me to 1) write down the order of my power choices and the slotting (do not tell me you're able to remember your entire build and recreate it in the respec screen without consulting any external sources, because you are a liar). 2) respec. 3) replace all the IOs. 4) Probably the most annoying part, rearrange all of the powers back into my power trays.
So, no. I am not respeccing for you. My main Incarnate has a fully IO build and a Very Rare Alpha. And, more importantly for Apex, I can dodge the blue patches and keep up debuffs successfully. -
Oh, here, for fun, a more loose interpretation of the OP. Feel free to imagine the following said in a slow, deliberate voice, by the guy you don't know at the bar.
Quote:Dear everyone,
I love you guys. Seriously. I love this game, and I love every one of you. I know I sound harsh sometimes, 'cause I'm trying to give good criticism, I mean, how is this wonderful game supposed to survive unless all of us give our honest opinion? I know what you guys must think, oh, he hates the graphics, he wants to play a different game- I don't *want* another game! I love City of! You guys are all my bestest friends. And the Devs. I LOVE YOU DEVS, YOU HEAR? YOU MAKE AWESOME GAMES!
Yeah, they really make an awesome game. Like those new Judgement powers- you know, like with Destiny and stuff- those are awesome. I mean, they cost a whole lot. Like, a *lot*. I know we're supposed to be like, growing into true understanding of power- that takes time, I know- but c'mon. They could cost a *little* less. A little. Am I right guys?
I mean, it's an awesome game. Hey, have I told about about my new dude? He's awesome. He's, like, Energy... uh... Elec... his name's Roger Ram Hawks. Heh. I know I must sound kinda full of myself, but seriously, awesome. Hey, you guys got any awesome builds to share? C'mon, I wanna hear. Next round's on me. I love you guys. -
I've cleaned it up as much as I can.
Quote:Originally Posted by LIGHTNING HAWKZ
To my fellow posters,
I love this game and its fans. Always have, always will. You will never catch me giving this game anything but love.
The only thing I want to do is give a healthy amount of thought to things. Not in a bad, critical way, but in a good way. I don't want to turn this game into a different MMO, I love what City of is doing and where it is going. But with that said, I will do my darnest to make sure it survives and that its legacy continues to grow.
I think all of us here on the forums provide excellent feedback to the Devs. For those of you who think I don't like the graphics, or that have a problem with the content - I don't! I'm very content (heh) here, very. Matter of fact, I met a lot of my friends ingame, more than in the real world. Just saying.
Also, I understand that it costs money to upgrade things. OK, I'm cool with that, I was talking about what to do in the meantime. They can have another project in the works that will "shock the gaming community!" but in the meantime, I will continue to enjoy this game and provide great feedback for it. ALSO, DEVS YOU'RE DOING GREAT, GOOD JOB WITH YOUR RESPONSES ON THE FORUMS AND INGAME, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Now I think the new Incarnate powers - Judgement, Destiny, and such - are a great addition to the game. Problem is, their cost in Threads and Inf is a bit too high. Understanding takes time, we're supposed to be slowly growing into true power, I get that, but I think the cost can be toned down just a little. I think everyone here will agree.
I like the feeling of awesomeness this game gives me. Especially since I (rolled/respecced?) my Energy/Elec. His name, by the way, is Roger Ram Hawks. Okay, so that feeling of awesomeness may just be my ego talking and not the game.
Anyone else have any cool builds to share? I'd definitely like to hear about them. And the cost of Incarnate powers too. All thoughts and ideas are welcome.I concur. Just look at "matter effect" for "[as a] matter of fact". Very native speaker sort of mistake.Quote:Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
I respectfully disagree that the OP's first language isn't English. The flow and meter of his posts imply this is his native language. He also writes like a native english speaker speaks.
Some of the other mistakes, like the spelling and the repetition and the meandering train of thought, bring to mind the old adage: Kids, don't drink and post. -
Wow, lots of replies! Thanks to everyone who dropped by to cheer me on.
Some of you will NOT be getting art, so here's a quick list:
Quote:I hate wasps and hornets. >.< They are horrible and want to sting me.Originally Posted by Night_Hornet
Here's my main Night Hornet for your cosideartion...erm he drinks a lot
Thank you, but I'd have to hunt down a reference sheet first.Quote:Originally Posted by Sapphic_Neko
Feel free to use my characters as you'd like
Chains *and* that texture on the Omega bits? That'd take me *forever*. Sorry, not feeling up to tackling that challenge just yet.Quote:Originally Posted by War-Nugget
This is Maelstone, a stone melee/stone armor brute. So anything Earth related would be cool if you do end up drawing him!
For now I just want to get back into drawing poses and such. Clean and simple designs are good. Too much detail work means I'll probably wuss out, at least right now.Quote:Originally Posted by The Demacian
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Quote:"Too soon" is just an arbitrary time value to you? You *honestly* can't see how "the recovery efforts have literally literally started today and the damage to the nuclear powerplants may still spiral into an additional disaster" might just possibly be "too soon"?Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
The problem becomes, not the tragedy then, but some COMPLETELY arbitrary number in a temporal value. At that point, you can argue 100 years or 100 seconds and it's all equally meaningless.
You want to object to it over the issue of the tragedy? Great, fine and wonderful. You want to pull a "too soon"? Find a better reason.
I think it's tacky, and nothing anyone has said in this thread has convinced me otherwise. It's good that you think doing the same thing for a tragedy that impacted the US would be okay, because otherwise you'd be a hypocrite.Quote:Had the game been out then? Yeah. Just like you'd have seen a lot of "American Vengeance" type characters too. Ragging on people because it happens to jar YOUR sensibilities is poor form.
No, I think making a "tribute" in your pretendy funtime game to a disaster that is still happening is just tacky, regardless of whether you use a new or an existing character. Sorry for the confusion.Quote:Originally Posted by Roderick
You've misunderstood the OP. Both of the characters in that picture are level 50 characters that Moo's had since LONG before any of the events in Japan happened. They're just new costumes on existing characters. Not "I got my powers from the blast in the reactor" characters. -
Quote:Do I have to specify *recent* tragedy when it should be clear from context? I don't see what Terra Volta has to do with anything, unless when you run it you're RPing that your characters are in Japan helping contain the radiation leaks.Originally Posted by Sailboat
I guess I shouldn't have WWII- and US-Civil-War-inspired characters, by that logic? And out of respect, we should all refrain from running the Terra Volta trial.
Suppose for a moment that back in 2001, there was an European-made MMO set in the "present day" and just after September 11th someone made a character whose mutant powers awakened from the shock of losing their family in the WTC attack. Would that strike you as a normal and understandable way of dealing with what they saw in the news? -
Quote:The fiends! How dare they try to make money!Originally Posted by Obscure Blade
As I recall, they were somewhat surprised some people said they'd pay for it, and basically shrugged "why not?" and made it purchasable.
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Okay, people! I really want to get back into drawing things, but it's been a while and I'm rusty and low on ideas. I'm sure some of you have characters you'd like to see drawn. So here we go!
Edited for slight changes
1) Post in this thread with a reference picture of one (1) character. If there's a particular attitude, expression, pose or situation you'd like them in, feel free to include that as well.
2) I'll go through and pick out ones that seem fun to draw. I'll let you know if I don't pick yours.
3) Drawings will be posted to my DA account and linked in this thread.
4) I'll just be doing pencil sketches for now. I'm doing this for free and I'm out of practice, so please adjust expectations accordingly.
5) You can repost drawings of your character anywhere, color them, photoshop them, whatever, as long as you credit Meagen Image for the pencils and don't make money from it.
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Quote:I have over a billion each on two of my 50s, but spending 150k on Alchemical Silver still rubs me the wrong way, especially if I just *had* one yesterday and sold it for 55k. Not even remotely rational, but if I find something rare I am holding on to it forever.Originally Posted by Eldorado
I have to chuckle at people hoarding various items for varying reasons. I much prefer hoarding INF across various alts, and then spending it when I want to. I find it a LOT simpler to buy stuff when I know how much "cash" I have on hand, but that's just me.
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Quote:Yeah, it's a general "you"... more of a "me" you than a "you guys" you. ...and thus inaccurate, since I don't watch Fringe.Originally Posted by SlickRiptide
Ouch, Gale! That looks like a pretty harsh condemnation (and generalization about) your fellow players.
Maybe I'm reading too much into it.
If the only way you can feel better about a disaster is to wonder how your imaginary character would react to it, I can only say: feel better soon.Quote:Personally, I'd say do what makes you feel better. -
Quote:When you see this happen, it means that one person has put in a bid at 200,000k, which was instantly filled, probably by someone who posted their salvage up for 5 or 100 inf. Highest bid is matched with lowest sale price, remember.Originally Posted by Berzerker_NA
I've noticed this whenever I'm on when a lot of other people are on. You'll go to buy basic salvage, and you'll see a whole bunch of it getting bought in a row at some low price and then all of a sudden the price is 200,000 inf.
Sometimes other people will come in, see the 200k in the history, and assume that's how much the item "costs", and you see a bunch of bids at 200k, 500k, and so on.
Remember: if something sold for 200k, it may or may not have been priced at 200k - but you can be dead certain that someone *offered* 200k for it. -
Quote:fix'dOriginally Posted by Lightslinger
Gotta love the "psyche!" moment for the devs there.
"Does the jetpack guy in the i20 preview mean we finally get jetpacks?!"
"no, that's just the 30-day jetpack that we gave out as a promo to newtime players that one time, then put it in our online store for the equivalent price because some of our older players said they'd like to have it too, and that most people don't bother getting because it's not really that game-changing" -
They should fix the bug that makes the game less fun now than it was on my first week playing it.
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Personally? Yeah, I think using a real world tragedy that affects hundreds of thousands of real people to add some spice to your pretendy funtime games is a pretty damn selfish thing to do.
It's hard enough to remember that something happening on the other side of the planet, to people outside your monkeysphere, that you will only ever see on your computer screen between watching the new episode of Fringe and your Weekly TF Run, is actually a real thing that happens. Trying to treat it as another Rikti Invasion is just going to make it feel even more unreal. -
Low level salvage, Magic or Tech: Drop on market for 300 inf. It'll sell sooner or later.
Mid level salvage, Tech: Check prices, sell for about what I would be offering if I needed to buy it.
Mid level salvage, Magic: HOARD. MAKE BIG PILES. FILL UP ALL THE MARKET SLOTS. THEY WILL NOT GET MY PRECIOUS.
High level salvage, Magic: Drop on market for 300 inf.
High level salvage, Tech: Sell to NPC vendors or delete for space. -
When I play Spider Solitaire and get into an unsolvable situation I use the Undo option, is that cheating or creativity?
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I think I may rolls some alts on Vigilance to practice my French.
"Voulez-vous farmer avec moi ce soir?" -
Quote:That's what you get for speedposting.Originally Posted by slainsteel
Eh - that was weird. Never mind my reply, I was obviously confused.
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If this ever happens, I imagine it'll be somewhat like Power Customisation: Paragon hires a bunch of interns, art team spends six months doing nothing but rebuilding the creator from scratch and remaking every single costume piece ever, people complain there's no new costumes in the meantime. New creator is unveiled, an entire Issue is dedicated to it. People who love costumes are ecstatic. People who want new zones/missions/storylines/systems count it as "yet another Issue with NOTHING in it".
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Quote:A Tip is a Contact. Check your Contacts window. It should have the tabs for Active, Inactive, Detective, and Tips. You don't get a mission from a Tip until you go there and "investigate" it.Originally Posted by Postagulous
So, 2 a-merits = 20 missions? But 1 morality mission = 10 tip missions. That's more work than normal merits.
Also, I've had the You Got A Tip show up but when I check my missions it's not there. ???
5 tip missions (one day) + 5 tip missions (next day) let you do 1 morality mission, which gives an Alignment Merit. So 22 missions total (over 4 days) give you a LotG (or any other rare recipe you want). And they're *fun* missions, much better than the police band stuff. -
The Devs have been following their stated mission of "give the players what they want". Of course, you can't give everything to everyone, so they've instead relied on targetting some parts of each new Issue at one group and others at another.
Take for example the 1-20 content in Praetoria. This is meant to be a more polished early game experience for new players, with interesting stories and writing that pulls you into the world. But they don't want veteran players to feel left out, so the difficulty of the Praetorian mobs was made with them in mind.
In the same way, some players want to see a storyline based around their character that gives them great importance and increased power, while others would like to see large-scale endgame raids like other MMOs have, and the Incarnate system provides both.
What you are seeing is the result of another of those compromises. Some people like to emphasise the conflict between different player character philosophies, and for those players, 1-20 Praetoria offers four factions, each with a different approach. But other players don't care about in-character divisions and just want to team up with their friends against a Big Bad, and for them, there's the return to Praetoria at level 50.
Paragon Studios: All Things For All Players. -
Quote:Okay, to answer your actual question: No. There have been no redname posts on the subject of "are Incarnate unlocks character-based or account-based?"Originally Posted by TehFiri
Ya.. none of that actually answered the question I asked...
There have also been no redname posts on "is XP gained from kills character-based or account-based?". Because it should be freakin' obvious.