Sir_Helm

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Well, it's certainly distracting people from the actual issue...

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What's happened to the community? Imagine if someone started a thread asking about community support, some rednames replied, then started preparing a competition. Then they got indirectly accused of distracting people from the issue of... community support?

That'd be pretty ironic, no?

It's a nice idea and a good mechanic, but I would make it lower priority than new content. I'm doubtful of the up-take if it cost money, but then again alot of folks forked out to wear wedding dresses and throw petals into the air.

>_>

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Move. Along. :P

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One thing I will ask vis the "one server, but lots of legal background issues" thing, is how do CCP, the makers of EvE Online do it? I think I'm right in saying that their cluster of servers (aka Tranquility) is located in Scandinavia somewhere, yet serves clients all over the world. I believe their maximum number of concurrent users is somewhere in the region of 30,000 - although admitedly, they have an awful lot more zones to spread the population over than we do in CoX.

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Good point. At a guess: because it was built from the start to be a single-server environment, so presumably they have all their data processing in one place. Likewise I assume that CoX's is distributed both sides of the Atlantic.

Rapthorn
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Like me in particular. I just know they (The T&J Horde) hate me.

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Stop baiting them? Singling them out like this does not seem like cricket to me, even if it is in jest.

Now back to our regular viewing:

server merge server merge server merge server merge server merge,
lolhorse lolhorse,
aaaaah look it's a lock looooock it's a lock looooock...

server merge server merge server merge server merge server merge...

Server merge. Animated hair. Server merge. Animated hair. lol lol horses. Animated hair. Farming. Poorly concealed personal attacks. Animated hair. Redname post. Server merge. Toys thrown out of cot. Server merge.

Patronising 'calm down calm down' message, possibly in a Scouse accent.

Red name apocalypse.

Mushroom cloud.

Fin.

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Both CO and DCU are console fight games, that just happen to be multi-player.

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And this game is what exactly? A non console fight game that happens to be multi player. So what was the point of that statement?

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Console games and PC games still target different demographics. I am geniunely surprised an experienced PR hand like yourself did not see that.

Blimey, this one went the course.

I'll add my voice to the chorus of folks saying:

1. merge with US servers unlikely due to incompatible data protection laws leading to a lot extra of work

2. asking for transference accounts or toons from EU to US servers have been refused by red names. I don't see anything that would have changed since then.

I'm not saying these things to run down any particular user, argument, or opinion. My hope is that these points contribute to current thinking, or redirect imagination and determination to more fruitful avenues. Certainly the passion of the arguments has been impressive.

On the other hand I strongly encourage anyone reading this thread to continue playing on EU servers and continue hilarious circular thread.

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i sometimes get ideas when i see jubilee

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Jubilation Manipulation: Jubilee Thrust?

I'm pretty certain that's deliberate. Bad Chiller_beam!

I don't RP or move in RP circles often, so the only time bios are read are when we're waiting for the team to turn up, waiting for next mish to be put up, etc.

There's only one thing I would say: use paragraphs. A monolithic block of text will rarely get read.

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Er, let's go back and look at that history blurb again shall we?

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Do we need to keep rereading them until we agree with your point of view?

I like this idea alot, along with the idea of meteorite shower/Shivan attacks, Malta Assault (could possibly seed the zone with random Hero NPCs that players need to prevent being captured - Fusionette and any of the random Heroes from Mayhem missions), a Sky Pirate Booty Run, etc.

In similar vein - Longbow Sweeps across a Rogue Isles zone or Arachnos Invasions in a Paragon City zone would also be awesome.

Definitely another reason to break out my original flying BS/Inv Scrapper.

I like there is a 'Hero' that can be hated by Villains not for his Blue Side alignment, but because he's closer to a Villain but gets the rewards and status of a Hero.

I agree with you Scarlet - BS acted against his position and the established background's society, but isn't that good storytelling? That there's at least one crooked Hero we know about? That the world isn't a two-dimensional plane cut between 'goodie' and 'baddie'?

To me that makes the true Heroes especially noble.

Only Phatbot has a fire attack out of the bots, and that's after an upgrade; the Arsonist alone from Thugs has fire attacks. On a related note the Ninja LTs also have a toxic attack.

Natural Mind Dominator? A bloke wandering around with a laptop pointing at 4chan.

Wowowowowowowow*BARF*

I like the idea of another Melee Pet Mastermind, but I'd rather see new Daemons created rather than recycling an in-game faction. The Daemons would need to be generic but interesting enough to be compelling - tricky. Fire attacks are interesting, but I see use for some Thermal, Dark Armour and Smoke attacks.

GrinningSpade has the right idea with tier1s - some sort of animalistic melee critter, though I'd avoid toxic - fire's enough of an advantage for a pet family. Something not unlike the Minions of Gozar from Ghostbusters. Allow them to upgrade with better melee and resistances, then a ranged option and/or light fear.

I'd make the LTs the 'fruit' pets of the set with some buff, debuff, and limited ranged attacks. Possibly Ash Daemons (potential for Smoke effects and some Thermal powers).

The Boss - a Daemon Prince, a large, impressive anthropic model with armour and possibly using some of the textures from the Magma Lord. Melee and ranged, but favouring the former, upgrade for better attacks, then a fear aura.

"You've each been selected for this mission because you're unknown to the enemy and you each have a special skill. Professor Hawking, John Leslie, Phil Neville, the Wu-Tang Clan, Usher, the Sugar Puffs Monster and Daniel Day Lewis!

WELCOME...TO OPERATION MINDF-"

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i think they have no other choice if they want to keep COX players in there game, knowing that DCO and CO comes pretty soon.

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The do have the 'other' choice - do other feature and content work. I doubt not being able to change power effect colour is deal breaker for any significant portion of the playerbase.

Wait. He is coming...

Run you fools.

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*sighs, gloomily shakes head and wonders where all the quality p takers went*

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Your. Mom.

I like the idea of a Controller/Dominator set that has a drawn weapon or device, much like Trick Arrow is for Defender/Corruptors. Wonder if this might work as an Arrow based set even, though it would be funny to see a Tac Rifle/Trick Arrow Controller constantly redrawing between primary and secondary powers.

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That goes 2 ways though.... Don't assume that it will take alot to fix :P

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From an engineering perspective if assumptions must be made it's wiser to err on the side of caution.

praf
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On another tack, I have a hunch the in-game fiction for the architect terminals will involve Hero Corps.

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Alternatively: Portal Corps.

I'm quite impressed that lolpistols managed to come up in a thread about shield power sets. The power of 'lulz gun kata am teh winnah' is truly frightening to behold.

Pity it's also complete rubbish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_Kata
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Gun kata is a cinematic martial art constructed to create visually appealing gunfights and not to reflect reality. Gun battles in the real world revolve around cover, concealment, and lines of fire, which are dictated by terrain and thus inherently unpredictable, as opposed to statistically predictable positions and lines of fire that can be exploited by rote memorization, as depicted in Equilibrium.

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It'll be interesting to see what double-fisted head-crunch (e.g. Total Focus, Smashing Haymaker) looks like with a shield.

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Dual Pistols!

With an 'a'. Unless the set is designed such that you take 10 paces back from your target each time you fire, it's not 'duel' pistols!

/rant off

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I suggest you actually read the post, not the title.

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PRAF: Owning with style since 4th January, 2005

What about Dhule Pistols, Bollywood style?

Dole Pistols for blasters that shoot welfare cheques and incoherent abuse? Comes with summonable Filthy Terrier pet.

I think he's the token paint-huffer you need on every action team. He's odd without tipping into the tiresomely 'zanely'.

Not so bothered about Cyborg being a costume pack - for me it's not a painful sum of cash and if it accelerates future development then GO TEAM PAINT HUFFER!

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The mission creator and its UI were stolen from WoW, clearly. Educate yourselves on MMO history, nubs.

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You've seen the mission creator's UI?

The search is a bit naff. Sadly, Mr OP, the LolPistols suggestion has been done to death. I'd let the eyerolling and exhalation of breath through clenched teeth from folks clinically incapable of keeping their disapointment to themselves roll over you and move on.

Be fair folks - at least it's not been suggested as a melee set this week.

Damnit, I want my platonic solids MMs complete with intelligent shades of color upgrades. Curse your monkey-like anthropic obsessions!