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They've tried on several servers, haven't they?

Um, guess I should PM GR about this, but..
...noting seemed to happen with the "What's on" thread after all.

Must admit I'm at least rather happy the old, obsolete thread was removed and I guess the defiant event and defiantbadgers channels sort of fill the vacuum.

still... ...a bit sad!

I really liked the smurfite channel, but a lot of the non murders members have left the game and in general it's rather slow going on defiant. Since it was/is invite-only you knew you got quality stuff only.

Good thing is, the ones left are pretty desperate for teams!

Defiant events, defiantbadgers still the two dominating channels both sides. Could as well merge them, but would be hard to do that. Always funny how someone writes something in one channel, and other people respond in the other one.

...and I'd also love to see actual rendered cut-scenes with voice-overs or at least have them "interuptable", not to mention that old bugged RSF scientist/hossie fixed.

Honestly, how hard can it be to actually fix a rather major bug in the only SF that's worth repeating repeatedly once you're 50? WOuld be (cencored) awesome to get a dev response on that one before we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of that bug!

Just to get us off that server-merger, thread-wrecking line of thought:

The coming storm is probably a Nictus invasion of some sort, or perhaps we'll see those living cloud aliens again, not the rularuu, but the other ones I keep forgetting the name of that pop's out in a few bugged missions. Wouldn't mind seeing some other "real" alien pop out with a completely different, really scary behaviour.

All baddies being scaled to your level ergo "removing" Lk/Sk from the game would be... interesting (and kill off any PLing, don't know if I like or hate the idea!)

Gfx engine update, baddies retexturing (like the rikti one they did) more zone revamps (can you say Boomtown, DA etc?)

Didn't really notice how they snuck in the "insects" aura, but like the idea btw.

Power changes would sure shake up the game, but too dangerous judging from the debate around the coming pvp changes.

My guess is they're gonna focus quite a lot on that mission editor hoping the community will keep the game alive and kicking, maybe even eventually add a map designer, but apart from desperately wanting the stupid badges that will come with it I won't bother until I can totally design maps, texture them and all. (Loved doing quake maps, even had an "exact" replica of my old school in CS, was awesome)

Also the old event idea of a big football we can "kick" around is bound to be realized!
ED being reversed? ok, that was a bit silly I guess!
Place a flyer in the base and you can actually fly it?
Being able to read the comics on the walls, use the weapons, watch telly, in-game radio, in-game voice chat that sucks badly, revamped user interface that will drive ppl mad (honestly, this game still has the best I've seen apart from the total lack of actual raids and a raid system), skinnable UI, in-game forum system (rofl) and FAQs, secret identity, more villain side GMs and zones, more focus on faction-vs-faction fighting/rewards(CoX version of RvR?), space station, lunar base, underwater base, CoX-going-fantasy, perma-deaths-start-at-lvl1-again(lmao), pvp-steal-all-the-inf fighting(rotfl), City vault actually going live (=Stats on the web) and last but not least...

...imagine it...

...waaaiiit...

...waaaiiit for it...

...oh, yes...

...Cathedral of Pain going live, actually working, no exploits, with a real raid system being introduced causing half the world to whine about being forced to protect their precious bases while the smurfs laugh madly while performing dozens of raids on all the other puny SGs (oh, wait, they wouldn't be able to complete the CoP, lol)

Oh, yes, that must be it, the one thing that "was impossible" must be CoP. (Unless it's x-rated cossies and emotes)

Oh, and US/EU server merger and good OLD hami coming back would be rather nice as well!

They're renaming the title "City of the Sims" and giving us individual apartments to decorate!
Oh, please God, do not allow that to ever happen!

Btw, earning stuff in pvp has one major drawback: Even with the pvp changes many pvp zones are very empty and therefore ready for severe multiple-account abuse unless they add timers. Personally I think the timers in-game are already counter productive for the game, although some people enjoy harassing the same player repeatedly even without rewards.

and I still hate the idea of going rogue. If it was in the game from the start, choises affecting the end result it'd me amazing. To add it now however. Well, explain empath and the other carefully planned differrences between villain/hero. It's just a bad idea imho.

I personally hope for two major additions:
1. Some MAJOR new content (maps, SFs, story arcs) preferably as free issues to avoid people getting stuck. New powersets could be purchased for a small fee imho. Obviously that's not happening until earliest I15 and I consider that a MAJOR problem. This would imho at least be a short-time fix to keep old players interested. In the long run we need...

2. Something TRULY new, like a new AI engine. Imagine the shock when you realize the minions sound the alarm and follows you around the whole map when you try to speed through a map, when they run for help, traps going off, motion detectors in normal maps, destructable enviroments etc. (do you remember the first time they followed a near-death you through the elevators?) It's already in the game (mayhems etc). At the moment even new maps grow old so fast because it's basically still same old, same old. They could add stationary weapons, more adventurous maps (different sorts of puzzles, hate that myself, but...) actual real, in-zone events and missions like fund raising races in skyway (earning you merits, but nothing else), treasure hunts etc. pvp invite-only jousing in regular zones (fight under the atlas statue, scaring newbies). Just adding actual missions outdoor (instead of instanced missions) that anyone could help with would vitalize the rather dead city zones alot.

Basically there's a lot of truly new stuff that could be done to make the game feel "new" again for us "old-timers" and it would be very, very welcome.

Sure, power customization etc is nice, and some people might consider it vital even, but for me that would get boring in 3 minutes. It doesn't really add anything to the game play. I wanna play the game, not sit at the facemaker all day. (I think I've just upset enough people to make this thread an epic one?)

There's f'coz also defiantbadgers and the smurfite channel (invite only on the last one tho). All three will, if nothing else, always provide you with a good laugh and they're one of thoose things that keeps me on Defiant even if I'm on the major onion channels as well.

And pooh, hooh, just realized I can't make a broadsword/shield knight called Sir MoanALot after all. Ruined my day!

24 toons to 50 really isn't all incredible. 8 man teams 2-4 hours a day for a couple of years and that's when problems start. As a villain only alt what is there to do?(soz, I just can't enjoy the hero content, don't quite know why):

. RSF - Been there, done that, countless of times and that tech is incredibly enough STILL BUGGED!!!!!!!!! Way boring by now.
. ITF - If they ever fix the laggy/ambush mission I guess I'd enjoy that one more often, but it's already rather old.
. LGTF - as a distraction it's ok, it's deffo interesting and very well worth doing if you haven't done it before, but it's a bit long imho.
- high level story arcs - Erhm, yeah, how fast did that get old and so way boring it blows my mind?

My point here, as stated in other threads: There's in general too little "end-game" content and this is especially true for villains. I LOVE playing my lvl 50s, especially once they're purp'd up, so it's time to give us oldies some goodies.

Personally I give it max to I15 for them to put in more truly new high level content/missions/maps/SFs. I do "powerlevel" my alts nowdays because I know all the content so well I can speed through anything and have no reason to waste time looking at 10 year old lowres textures. In the teams I play it's all out mad relentless ki..erhm, "defeating" without really noticing what's happening because it's all routine no matter what powerset or team combo's we have. ...it's all mundane routine.

Ok, so that was a long whinded moan again, point is I still love the game and want more. (but can hardly even be asked to log on, on a daily basis and when I do I end up chatting, not playing)

The really annoying thing is, that a lot of people has been asking for that (high lvl content) way before ED, purp'cipes etc and very little has happened apart from ruining the hami-raids that was one of the most social reoccuring events in-game. (partly replaced by the ship raids that was semi-ruined as well imho.)...

...so...spank the monkey and whip up something truly new, awesome and mindblowing for our ancient 50s, you know you want to!

I just hope we DO get a new forum, I mean, for once I TOTALLY agree with FFM...

...this is getting rediculous!

May I suggest going to the badge hunter/vidiots forum...
Any badge who... erhm, hunter is bound to find their way over there sooner or later, and those guys over there are usually waaayyy nicer than us angry d00m sayers over here!

..it's just a jolly nice place to be.

All your purples are belong to us...
...or to US more likely...

Hmm, just fyi:
Every time I've overthrown the 5th column (ouro 2nd villain SF) there's been a zombie invasion shortly after I've exited the last mission. (at least 3 times)

Now, It would seem a rather strange trigger imho, so I'm inclined to believe it's still a rather strange coincidense, but... ...well, now you know!

Hmmm, trading in the 5th cossie slot would be a nice trigger for once, but I agree, sounds too easy but might be every 10th unlocked extra cossie slot or something.

Probably harder on villains, as usual!
Or not working at all due to bugs, at least on Defiant!

In these days it should be pointed out that time bomb, just like the poison sets poison trap is very useful for ambushes and other "spawned" mobs like... here it cometh..

...Trick and Treat!!!

Hush GG, we love GR for doing just what he did right there.
umm... ok, love might be a bit of a stretch, but you get the idea.

Ummm, come to think of it, I don't really care anyway!

Us villains unleashed in the hero zones..
Paragon city D00M FTW!

ITF without the lag or RSF without bugged hossie would be a welcome change as well, but the real big'un:

Heroes and villains uniting to take down the OLD hamidon, Doooooods almighty, that would be a great community event!

Oh, hope wabbit gets you a nice carrot cake!

Extending the event? Hmm.. Guess I need to up my post count:

First of all, once it started "working" I'd like to say the zombie invasions have been a nice event, especially when it didn't lag madly. I love the amount of different zombie cossies you ppl made and bringing the community together like this (and rikti invasions & mothership raids) are what I really like most about the game. I still miss the old hami because of the turn-up. It's social gaming at it's best.

...but....

...after a few days we're all tired of it. Yes it'll take a whole year before we see it again (hopefully working 100%) and yes, I guess some people still want all badges on all alts and feel the panic rising at the moment, and yes, no debt for dying as if that would be a problem, but I'm really tired of it - as predicted even when there was problems with it!

I'm even rather surprised how few showed up during the initial days and notice this is the first even I've only done on one alt, leaving my old trusted hero behind,as well as my 2nd badge villain.

Last word: Winter Event FTW!

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I would think some of the other stuff in here. Clearly not all of the combat system, but other features seem really nice.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0QC_Mw4ce_g

Get some mroe insights from this, maybe:
WARNING The audio quality is poor due to a bad mic and mic technique, and they clearly have no idea how to set up for an interview in televisual terms.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yo9qqCjlHNQ

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Glad we got rid of that guy (well, maybe a bit evil, but that's how I feel), and hope they don't intend to implement stuff like that due to the lag problem in this game. Would be rather nice with something completely new though, not just powersets, a few maps/missions etc.

...and I don't count getting perks/badges for being off-line.

You should know, joking doesn't go well with this community!

I'd say the heroes need to try some evil, who knows...
...you might like it!

Villains have to much fun to go to heaven!

If I'm not mistaken, it's CoV anniversary day today! Well, cheeeers to all ya villain varmint out there! Keep those Longbows down!

A bit sad NC seem to have missed it? Just like they've missed the "background" to the zombie invasions? Hoping that means they're working really, really hard on I13. A post and a nice picture on the website at least would've been.. well, er.. nice!

well, teleport to door will be useful, because ppl can then use their recall friend to get the rest of the team as they zone in.

Question is, will it actually tp between maps as well, or just tp to the mission if you are on the right map? The latter would be useful during low level, the other would be great al through the game, but as someone pointed out, make the game look even less like an MMO.

You'd be hard pressed to spot anyone on defiant villains, thinking the twilight zone bug's back!

Unless it's some simple wrap-around (which would be bad for the mac owners) this might end up causing huge delays in new issues etc.

I'm surprised they're not doing a full-out linux version instead if they wanna expand to new platforms.

Guess I might be moaning when this might turn out to be good, but... and that mission teleporter.... hmm, well, guess everyone will buy it but...

Soz for being a bit more cranky than usual this week, had to put my 14y old cat down this tuesday. Bit of a chock loosing that claws/regen scrapper-like furball.