SilverAgeFan

Ancient Chinese secret, huh?

I don't know. Things do seem a bit weird IMO. The boards are relatively dead as of late. And things pop up with tiny announcements after the fact. It's like the hype machine at Paragon has run out of gas.

Which is a pity. I miss the hype.

All memorized recipes count as "owned" so this sadly does not fix it.

The only thing I can guess is that being Virtue, it attracts a higher percentage of RPers who alt. I RP and I really like my costume slots. Guessing that other RP focused players go for the extra costume slot more readily than non-RP players? Maybe that could account for the higher incidents of the DA on Virtue? If so perhaps a much longer "cool down" timer on the triggered version of the event may solve the issue. But as I don't have access to their raw data of what happens on each server, this is all conjecture. (Even if I had access to the rad data, I wouldn't know how to make sense of it though! )

I share your hunger. My ribs are showing.

But since this event requires usually two teams to complete and gain badges with and I have yet to see post Halloween a single broadcast, recruitment, etc. and when you buzz by the banners they are invariably unoccupied--if this event is now being ignored 100% by the player base because of it's dynamics (regardless of server population) and relative triviality on larger population servers--why is it even still running? If the data shows that 100% of the events over the past month have not been completed and if they haven't even been attempted, then this event now only exists to be avoided. And that is just weird.

Too bad our orbital base appears to have slingshotted out of orbit for good.

In the US depends on the state. They are illegal to carry some places, illegal to even own in others. As is pepper spray. If you are interested in carrying self defense weapons and have no ill intentions, best to check with local law enforcement openly or anonymously.

And always remember there is an old aphorism about needing to be prepared to use any weapon you would carry, lest it be used against you.

What he said. Being the victim of a crime, large or small, can reverberate into your psyche--sometimes even many months later. So take care of yourself, be good to yourself and know it's no reflection on your character if in the coming months you really need to talk to someone for some help getting over being mugged.

Glad to hear thought that you have a good relaxing release afterwords. CoX is definitely one of the healthier vices out there IMO.

That makes two of us actually... Why it sticks in my memory so strongly. But at least with assemble team we can sort of kind of fake it now.

Yeah. I saw that. And I can't wait to hit 32 with my grav 'troller. He'll be able to fold space and teleport the ENTIRE team! That'll sure be one heck of a valuable powah, uh huh!

Quoted for truth. I'm definitely in the "I've been waiting for years for rigid back costume parts" camp. And at this point, I've decided to give up hope on these options ever coming if modified skeletons with a proper back rig don't come with GR. I understand it was going to take a lot of work. (think it had to do with scaling and some deep level character model modifications, not certain though) Beyond basic power customization and perhaps due to my own fervent desire for this class of costume options, I can't imagine a better allotment of limited art and development resources than this at this stage of development. And that includes placing this higher than new powerset animations and effects, full costume themes and new enemy groups. We have MANY of all of those options versus a big ZERO ZILCH on rigid back details. So to me, from an admitted sideline armchair perspective, the math is simple and the choice a no-brainer.

But again, my perspective is likely clouded by my longstanding want for this specific set of customization options. And I very well could be in the minority. Anyways, my last round of finger crossing is for inclusion in GR. After that, I'm officially moving my position to the more cynical and disappointed "never gonna happen in CoX 1." I'm just too tired and too old to go on hoping beyond hope that I too may one day sport a virtual rucksack.

/melodrama

okay, now you're just teasing poor Dispari at this point! you said yourself: "military elite" and "superspy" fit some of the in game precedents for natural origin characters. a jet pack rides the fence between tech and natural. in many contexts it could be seen as a piece of elaborate elite gear that only those with the correct connections & training have access to and are able to use adeptly. the truth of it is the developers went with asian martial arts as the focused theme of this pack. and that's that. those who were disappointed in this choice, myself included, should at this point move on. but your argument that quivers, scabbards, hip holsters, boot holsters and sheaths and some higher tech but still merc and superspy flavored gear is not fitting for a natural themed pack is as silly as this extended argument. (yes. I see how a jetpack and some more elite items become tech in the context of an iron man type character, but you have to admit that jetpacks have also looooong been a part of pulp spy aesthetics.)

more interesting AND germane to the thread subject though is your brief assessment that powers you are born with. I've honestly never looked at it that succinctly. but I think it's a good definition. but what about what I'd consider the game's most obvious precedent for mutants: DE devoured? aren't they considered mutants? the mutant inherent power is a spore burst and IIRC even mentions the devouring earth in its descriptive text. beyond monstrous and animal parts, I for the life of me draw nothing but blanks for other options for this pack.

admittedly though, the number and range of monstrous and animal themes possible could be spread across at least 3 different booster packs. bird heads, talons, dimensional feather details for shoulders, chest, belt. amphibian heads, patterns, feet, gills, etc. revisioned and revamped fur and about any variety of mammalian heads from gorillas to bears to better cats and canines. full bushy tails. animated tails of a wide range with a modified "cape physics" of their own. the whole devouring earth/swamp thing aesthetic could also be pushed harder and further with a wider range of plant/hominid hybrid parts. all of this, despite some earlier renditions of plant details and our limited current selection of monstrous details in the CC, all of it represents a huge hole IMO in the character creator library.

the only other direction I could see going for what I understand CoX's definition of mutant is into the grotesque. and I'm not sure how we'd get there. second heads? extra limbs? grotesquely muscular figures? flippers for hands? all of those things IMO go beyond the bounds of the current engine. I guess a few more oozy and disgusting auras could help us realize the grotesque, especially if they like combat auras were available from level 1. but beyond that, nope, still drawing blanks other than loads and loads of anthropomorphic animal bits.

Are we talking about THIS holiday season, next year or the year after?

BTW, has anyone searched Etsy yet for these plushies? Seems like the perfect place to find (or market *nudge nudge*) one's own line of unsanctioned unofficial adaptations of such characters.

Trimmed for brevity, good points and interesting take on the problem. If this were combined with cross server PvP zone instancing (if this were even possible), it might even work, drawing enough possible members. I can imagine even 3 tiers of PvP zones being enough to start.

There are probably a few dozen unanticipated means of abusing this system which would only hurt the intentions of non-griefing PvP revamp supporters. But I suppose that would be the case with any solution.

All in all, some good suggestions.

Any word if Assault Rifle and Ninja Run will eventually get a modification? That's the only weapon set I currently see as goofy with this animation. If there was a means to keep the rifle in both hands during the run, jump and roll animations, I think it'd look the most natural... right now it just looks rather mutated.