SilverAgeFan

Another anecdote to stack onto the growing pile... which may eventually become data:

Ran a few trials today begrudgingly:

That MA/Inv scrapper that's been having bum luck on 50+ trials? Two more commons. (still no drops above an uncommon on her)

That ill/storm that's gotten great luck thus far? Another rare (his 5th) and an uncommon.

The randomness is getting to be predictable. I feel like I know which character I can run if I want a rare. Something ain't right with this system.

http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/new...r_rewards.html

Strange. Here it says the 18th. Can we get a confirmation on which one is correct?

So the loyalty period is set to end midnight on Monday the 18th.

Does this mean Tuesday we'll be getting this reward account wide? Do we need to log in our characters, or is it to the full account automatically like the new incentive aura was?

If we need to log in each character to get these rewards (like past anniversary badges), what is the window to do so?

Thinking of taking a little break. But would like to know the answers to these questions before doing so.

Are you saying you take a shower while waiting for your BAF to get ready?

I roleplay. A lot. Often, except on trials on my home server, I'm 100% in character all the time.

One thing I've honestly never understood is why do some roleplayers spend so much time roleplaying their characters as what amounts to little more than barflies?

In this game, I tend to do very little non-combat, non-run-and-gun RP. It's often situational. ie. Why would these disparate characters be teaming up? Can we tweak the story the devs and canon content have given us to fit our characters and motivations?

But were I to stop and plan some 100% non-combat downtime RP, why not go to the sewers amongst the roaches? The docks amongst dockworkers? Or inside city hall? Or atop some building looking out over the city? Or at least inside an SG base? Is it just an eagerness for a nightlife-never-had or already-past that lures some folks to pocket D for hours of that sort of RP? Even if it's romance, I'd think a lovely picnic double date with three other heroes all in civies on the rolling lawns in Praetoria would be more interesting than RPing over and over again in the same dark brooding bar. I've done that already IRL. Bars are awful places to be at closing time--so unless you are trying to play a lush, why do it?

Anyways, /tangential rant

Just checked the launcher and all three versions are patching for me: Live, Test and Beta.

So happy triple patch day everyone!

Edit: The test center patch is curiously significant at 313.3mb.... >.>

A few ideas for more judgement trees, some based on things already suggested. Thinking of these as "signature powers"--so trying to hit a wider variety of "signatures" Obviously, balancing would be in order where one or two might be heavy on debuffs, the numbers somewhere would need to be lower:

• Orbital Canon - AoE power with targeting recticle. Uses an animation similar to either surveillance or one of the merc animations of talking into a military radio. One side of the tree is damage based as per other judgement trees. Not sure what the secondary effects should be.
  
• Critical Mass - (no not bike commuters :P) PBAoE energy based judgement. Character drops into the energy morph cce pose. Same circle of white light at the core followed by a shockwave of judgement. Energy damage. Secondary effects perhaps mimic some of what is seen in radiation as this power could double for both energy and rad themed characters?
  
• Divine Incantation - AoE with targeting recticle. Character's head tips back in an animation similar to the oracle in the ITF. A large runic pattern appears on the ground where targeted (or perhaps the ground pattern from the banners on the banner event?). Runic particles swirl about about the area and each affected victim. An even split of cold, fire, psi and dark damage. Someone wanna help me on what the ideal secondary effects could be or would be?
  
• Utter Chaos - The psionic meets cosmic prankster judgement power. Not sure on the animation for this one, but feels like it should be PBAoE. Left side is all psionic damage. The secondary side is special as it features a wildcard system (new tech I guess)--at top tier there is a chance that any affected victim will have any of the following 2 effects applied to them: -recharge, confuse, fear, sleep, hold (petrified with fear) or stun.
  
• Nanite Army - Targeted AoE. Uses a simple powder toss animation, like seeds of confusion. Then particles, similar to the bots set repair nanites squirm away from the caster towards the targets. Does a split of energy and cold damage. Potential secondary effects: -def, -dmg, -res, -recharge, slow.
  
• Ideas for a might based judgement:
  • 2 Ton Hammer - PBAoE. Requires the character be grounded like footstomp. Character drops to the ground punching left right over and over WHAM!WHAM!WHAM!WHAM! triggering a massive brief earthquake. Smashing damage with chance to override resistance on the left side of the tree. (Concerned about how common high smashing and lethal resists are in late game for the next several powres). Smashing damage with the following secondaries on the right side of the tree: chances for -res, knockup, & stun.
    
  • Hail Mary Hurl - Targeted AoE or AoE with targeting recticle. Character pulls a random vehicle model out of their dimensional pocket (where all our rifles and battle axes are kept!) and hurls it. The bus/truck/tank explodes on impact into physics appropriate physics particles doing an even split of fire and smashing damage. Secondary effects include knockback and stun.
• Ideas for non-tech weapons based characters:
  • Storm of Steel: Targeted cone based. Character does a dervish dance, launching a cone of shurikens, throwing knives and perhaps one or two other models just for ridiculousness sake. Left side of the tree is lethal damage, again with a chance to circumvent resists. Right side has following secondary effects: -def, chance for +toxic dmg dot, slow.
    
  • Whirlwind of Death: Think of this as Whirlwind++. You need to steer this one. Character draws their melee weapon (adds weapon customization if you have no blade) and then proceeds to become literally a whirlwind of death. Different pose, slightly more transparent tornado particle effects than normal whirlwind. Does massive DoT when touching baddies. Slight chance of knockup. Advancing up the tree increases how long the power lasts. Secondary effects: -def, increased chance of knockup, fear.

That's about all I got in me for now. Feel free to abuse and criticize the list to make it a more balanced set of suggestions in light of this discussion. I took the title of the topic quite literally, trying to come up with a number of signature powers that weren't elemental in terms of fire or electricity, etc.

Oh and though it's not on topic, must say here since we're talking alternative trees: I want me some Rularuu Lore pets!