Smash_Zone

Screenshot Spotter Jan-13-2010
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  1. Something just doesn't seem right here. I'm not accusing the OP of lying, but the graphics on that monster almost look too good for CoX.

    Since I've never heard anything at all about this, I'm not sure what I can say. I'll remain skeptical unless I see more evidence. =/
  2. Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanzaa, or whatever else you celebrate! Go out there and have a wonderful holiday!

    Happy Holidays!

    P.S. I probably spelled Hannukah wrong. =P
  3. Go ahead and put Proto-Zero on the roster. DB/EA Stalker.
  4. Quote:
    i'm a little upset no one has asked to join yet.
    Well, you haven't told us anything yet. What's is your VG about? Is it active? Do you Role-play? Are you hardcore, or casual? Do you run weekly Strike Forces/Trials? Do you have a base? nobody is asking because all you've basically said is "Come join my VG, it's awesome,"
    Which is about as informative as a blind invite.
  5. If we could get together a few people in the early morning, it could work. All we need to do this is buffs/debuffs, a brute to hold aggro, and shivans/heavies.

    I'll think about it in January. Hopefully we can get another of these started. Let me know if you guys would be interested in doing it in the morning. =D
  6. The most snow I've gotten this month was a small layer that disappeared the next day. Only about a quarter of an inch.

    I wish it would snow here. =(
  7. Well, I'm pleased to report that it wasn't a complete and total failure! w00t!

    Okay, okay, we only got one Hero. Granted, only Manticore and Back Alley Brawler showed up, but we got one at least. With a few Pick-up villains, shivans, heavies and other pets, we managed to beat Manticore down to the ground. When we got to babs, we did the same thing. Until he shot Unstoppable... then a swarm of Player Heroes appeared and scattered us. Babs regenerated his health back and the heroes weren't letting up, so we called it quits.

    So, thanks to those that helped out. We snagged the Dead-Eye badge tonight, and maybe we can do this again sometime. Preferably a lot earlier though. xD
  8. Okay, so it's about four hours till we get started, and even though we've only got four volunteers, we're still giving it a go. I've got a plan which should work if we can stay focused and cooperate.

    Nericus, if you could bring a Brute, that would be great. Also, if anybody has or can get a Shivan or HVAS, make sure to keep those ready. Basically, if we can swamp the AV with Arachnos Heavies, Shivans and what-not, he should go down. I almost took down the Brawler solo with a Shivan and Arachnos Heavy, but he landed a lucky punch through my defense.

    So, the event is still on, just make sure you bring some Temporary powers and inspirations. If we fail, oh well, at least we tried. But if everything works out, this has a good chance of succeeding. Hope to see you all there!
  9. Smash_Zone

    My ideas!

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by cricket View Post
    Water element powers for blasters/controllers/dominators/corrupter
    The devs said at Hero-con that water-based powersets weren't being made yet because water is really hard to animate and make look good. They would have to raise the minimum requirements for the game in order to put water powers in the game. So, while they want to do it, they can't at the moment.

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    Sorcery for defenders and masterminds (since MM are getting demon summoning).
    Sorcery is not a power, it is a method of using powers. It's just another word for Magic. If you want a sorceror, just roll a toon with the Magic Origin and whatever powers you want. Explain in the characters biography that he/she is a powerful sorceror, and voila. Instant Sorcery.
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    Animal Instinct (moves that are base off of animals) for scrappers/tankers/stalker/brutes
    Beast Tamer for masterminds
    Been asked for many, many times, and will always get the same response. No. Why? Because it requires too much work. You would need to make a brand new skeleton for the animals, then program animations for every single power in the game. Just think about how many powers there are in this game. It could take years for this kind of thind to get done. Again, the devs really want to do it, but the work required is astronomical.

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    I think we need more back costume parts that's not capes or wings. I mean like backpacks (military, school, medic, etc.), battery packs, jet packs that's not active unless flying power is active (like rocket boots), air tanks, back fins, and others.
    I bet you're getting tired of hearing this, but it's just not possible right now. The devs are having problems getting costume parts to align properly with the character skeletons. to see what I mean, roll a huge character with the Physique slider maxed out, then use the jetpack temporary power. The pack clips into the toons back. Likewise, create a character and move the Physique slider all the way to the left. When you use the jetpack, it floats a few inches away from the characters back. Yet again, the devs really do want this, but there are problems getting it done.

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    And finally, weapons should be seen even if it not in use (like axes, swords, and guns). We should have gun holsters and scabbard for swords. Axes should be on the back of the characters.
    If it's entirely optional, sure. I don't really see why we don't have holsters, but I'm sure there's a reason. Probably like the others and they're having problems setting it up. *shrug*
  10. Yes, because the last nerfs just weren't brutal enough.

    How about we just take away all rewards from AE entirely? Yeah, that'll teach those lousy stinkin' farmers not to have fun!

    /sarcasm

    *dons flame-retardant suit*

    Alright, I'm ready for the inevitable flame-war.
  11. Smash_Zone

    Naughty vs. Nice

    Welcome to the world of the Random Number Generator. I remember someone else saying this as an example. Lets say you tell another person to write down one-hundred random numbers on a piece of paper. So he writes the numbers 2, 5, 8, 7, 7, then he'll say "I've already picked seven twice, so lets pick something else."

    The computer is entirely different. You can tell it to pick one-hundred numbers at random, and it could pick the number 5 ninety-nine times in a row.

    For me, it seems to be an even 50/50 chance. You probably just had a bad luck streak. =/
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zombie Man View Post
    Replace & with &
    Replace > with >

    for /f "delims=zzz" %%i in (phrases.txt) do (echo space "local %%i$$unselect$$toggle_enemy$$bind_load_file C:\kb\target.txt">target.txt)&&sleep 1&&echo %%i
    *head asplodes*

    Heh, looks like I've got a lot of reading to do if I want to do this on my tanker.
  13. How to make one million influence/infamy at level one

    1. Go to Mission Architect.
    2. Play a 3-5 mission story arc all the way through. (No ghosting missions)
    3. Use the tickets to buy rare arcane invention salvage. (Pangean Soil seems valuable now)
    4. Sell salvage on the Consignment House/Black Market.
    5. Profit.

    Of course, you'll probably need to turn off XP to prevent leveling during the AE arc, but you get the point.
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by drogoh View Post
    I'm unsure why, but I get the feeling this will be seen as a neon sign for any heroes looking for a free meal, especially during prime time in one of the only 2 PvP zones with any significant activity. I wish you good luck in your endeavors.
    Which is why I'm recruiting two teams. Though I doubt any PvPers actually read the forums, and those that do are decent enough not to purposefully ruin other players fun. At least, I hope they are.

    If they do fight us, we'll just fight back. =P
  15. I searched and didn't see anything about it, so I'm posting it here.

    For the Invulnerability powerset for tankers, the Invincibility power is not receiving any color changes made to it. If you leave it at default, the sounds and FX play as normal. If you set it to Bright or Dark colors, the Sound is gone and the FX disappear. Your character will still do the animation, but no FX or sounds. Anybody else notice this?
  16. The Holiday season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate in-game than to have a shot at some of the harder-to-get badges red-side?

    When: Tuesday, December 22nd. PM 10:00(Eastern)/PM 9:00(Central)/PM 8:00(Mountain)/PM 7:00(Pacific)

    Where: Recluse's Victory, Arachnos base lobby.

    Arch-villains/Heroes: Manticore, Back Alley Brawler, Positron, Sister Psyche, Synapse, Statesman.

    Badges: Dead-eye, Uppercut, Destroyer, Interrogator, Breakneck, Oppressor, Blackguard.


    My plan is to have two teams of villains co-operating to take down the Heroes. The first team, which I will call the Pillbox Team, will be our main team for taking down/capturing the pillboxes and defeating the NPC Heroes when they appear. Team two, which I will call the Guardians, will be our PvP team. While team two will be helping with the Pillboxes/NPC Heroes, their secondary task will be to defend the Pillbox team from possible Player Hero interruptions. Why am I doing this? Because this event will be during the peak-hours of PvP, and as such there may be opposing players in the zone. There is no guarantee of this happening, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared.

    Pillbox Team:

    1.
    Proto-Zero: DB/EA Stalker. (Me)
    2.
    Infinite Agony: Mind/Thorn Dominator. (Paragon)
    3.
    Robin Rogue: Dark/Kin Corruptor. (Master-Blade)
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    Guardian Team:

    1.
    Toon TBA. (Nericus)
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    Players should arrive in the Arachnos lobby at least ten minutes before the event begins so that I can organize the teams. If you can grab an Arachnos heavy, that would help a lot.

    If you would like to join the Guardian team, I would suggest bringing a toon that has decent PvPing abilities. The Pillbox team can be composed of whatever characters you like. De-buffing powers will be favorable for the Pillbox team, and buffing powers will be favorable for the guardian team.

    Leave a reply stating your character name, Archetype, Primary/Secondary, and team (Pillbox or Guardian). Hope to see you there!

    For more details on the event, check out the Paragon Wiki article on Recluse's Victory

    For more details on the PvP power changes, please see Paragon Wiki's article on PvP
  17. Ouch, man. That sucks big time. I had the virus once before and I can tell you that any security program you try to use will be useless. I searched all day for a solution and I found none.

    Unless someone else here has a better solution, I'm afraid that you may have to wipe your computer and start over. =(
  18. Well I must say, the OP really has lived up to his Forum handle. He created a suggestion with over-whelming negative responses.

    Now, I've seen some bad suggestions before, but man, this one really takes the cake. I don't even have a level fifty yet, and I hate this idea. I intend to continue with my level fifty characters and go collect badges, tweak out their builds, and just have fun. Having them forcibly taken away from me would have me clicking the "Unsubscribe" button faster than you can say Level Fifty
  19. The paranoia contained within this thread is nearly overwhelming. Quit crying DOOOOOM already. The devs felt like giving us a holiday present, it's not the end of the world.

    I don't need to move any of my characters, so this is kind of pointless for me. =(
  20. Hmmm, well the last I checked, rare things often were very valuable. In other news, water is wet, and fire is hot.

    Seriously, the recipes are not called "Ultra-Rare" because everyone and their grandma can afford them. The chances for a purple recipe are extremely low, so the side-effect is a very high price. As for PvP IO's, those should be labeled Super-Ultra-Mega-Rare considering they have a very low chance of dropping and PvP isn't nearly as active as it used to be.

    The OP is simply stating the obvious.
  21. Thanks, your advice worked. I took a new shot of my costume and cut it down, and I was able to submit to the site perfectly.
  22. Can someone help me? When I try to submit an application, I get this error message.

    Quote:
    cgi-lib.pl: Request to receive too much data: 303950 bytes
    Anybody know what this is?

    EDIT: Here's a picture of what it is.

  23. Wow, why didn't anybody think of this sooner?! This would be a very appreciated QoL change!

    I am in full support of this!
  24. Smash_Zone

    The City Scoop?

    Oh, hey, that's a not-so-obvious answer. I was expecting something like "nobody was reading it, so they stopped."

    Guess I just have to be patient then. Thanks for the answer!