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Yeah, the guy named "Tyrant" is obviously a Good Guy.

http://pix.motivatedphotos.com/2008/...awful-evil.jpg

I've been playing D&D since 1983 and have had about 500 discussions just like this one. :-)

Evil is about the means, not the goal, even in D&D axes. An evil person can have good intent. in fact, that's a common theme in many D&D themed games where a good person slides into villainy because of their good intentions (such as neverwinter nights, for example).

Darth Vader doesn't seem self serving either. He wants to "End this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy". I don't think you can make a case for him being non-villainous.

Cole is pretty much the textbook D&D definition of Lawful Evil.

And yeah, very few things fit cleanly on the D&D axes - thats why I've had about 500 discussions just like this.

That's the wrong kind of law. That's law, not Law. Law, in the alignment sense, refers to a Cosmic Law, a tendancy towards Order and Control, again in the larger, cosmic sense. The axis is Law vs. Chaos not law vs. criminal.

So, a legal system that espoused "might is right" is not Lawful, even if it's the law of the land. It's chaotic, and possibly Evil.

In scientific terms, Equilibrium is Lawful, while Entropy is Chaotic. The negative side of Lawful is it tends to be stagnant and possibly even oppressive. The downside of Chaos is it tends to be unstable and unpredictable.

Everywhere in the Rogue Islands we see people running amok, battles in the streets, Soldiers of Arachnos fighting everything and sometimes even each other, and Recluse perched in the middle of it encouraging the fighting as a way to "weed out the weak" through some survival of the fittest (read the background fluff about Arachnos). That's Chaos, through and through.

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Actually Oppressing others, regardless of Motive, is Evil in D&D. A lack of respect for life and others is Evil on the access. Good is Altruistic in D&D and Cole ain't.

This is my problem with the old alignment system in D&D, no one can seem to understand the Law vs Chaos Axis at all (everyone thinks it has something to do with obeying legal codes, which has little to do with it, per se) and no one can agree on where the good-neutral-evil line is drawn.

Arachnos as an organization (and Recluse as a Leader) isn't Lawful. Not in the least.

Remember Lawful != lawful.

Recluse's propaganda speech in Grandville that loops is the very definition of Chaotic Evil:


"I must therefore rely on all of you to spread the word of Lord Recluse's vision. A vision of a glorious future, in which man is not encumbered by the desire for truth, peace, or justice. A future where you no longer must obey others. Where you must no longer bow down to those who deem themselves your superiors. A world in which you can finally say "No more!" No longer will you have to listen to those who tell you that you must earn what you wish, that you must work hard to achieve your goals. You will have the strength to take what you desire! ((the crowd cheers))
Through my way--the way of villainy--you can have what you want now. You can leave the weak lying in your wake as you grasp with both hands the glorious future of havoc. The heroes are doomed! ((more applause from the crowd)) Join me now, or you will suffer the same fate that awaits all who defy me. I, Lord Recluse, shall cover this world in darkness! ((crowd cheers until audio feed loops))"

In ITFs, my 50 SS/Inv brute was able to be the primary tank for the team just having a pocket defender and a pocket /kin Corr along for the ride. We pounded Rommie flat without breaking a sweat. The /kin kept my endurance up and the defender (ice I believe) made me truly invulnerable to just about everything. I was able to spam taunts without seeing my health bar move much at all.

I think alot of hero ATs will work really really well on teams Redside.

MMs who block doors and aggro multiple spawns on a regular basis don't know how to play MMs. Accidents happen and pets are dumb, but generally it should be the exception, not the rule.

I have always found it easier to play brutes solo on higher difficulty levels than lower ones because of Fury. The moment I got Stamina slotted, it'd be Ruthless/Relentless for me from there on in. Whenever I started having a rough time with my brute, it'd be because I forgot to boost up my difficulty.

NOW of course, in our new awesome button world, building fury is easy! Just bump up team size and insta-fury within moments of starting a fight... and all that fury means the fight won't last long either! I like x6-x8 team size at +0 for brutes now. Not too challenging (but keeps you on your toes), and you get positively HUGE battles with literal piles of bodies at your feet.

Ah, to be a Brute in a post I-16 world is what is best in life (in the Conan meaning of the term)

That's actually cool. I'd love a "Random SG Base" telepad for my base.

You'll be hard pressed to break 2k/mo.

You'll be surprised how fast you really can rack up the prestige for plot upgrades. You can always do those later without a penalty, there's no harm done to your existing base, so there's no reason not to just start with the starter plot and see how that goes for you, then upgrade as needed.

I think you've hit the big starter rooms there. That should be a fine starter base.

As others have said, turn off compatibility mode.

I think he means PVP mini-games like some other MMOs have (Age of Conan, Warhammer Online, etc). Many of them are objective based, often some variant of capture the flag. The players que up for a game, when there's enough on both sides, it launches and the players are automatically teamed. The mini-game is timed and when the time runs out, the side with the most points (acquired by killing the opposing team and, more lucratively, by achieving the objective) wins and gets rewards.

I actually think this is a good idea. It could be incorporated into the existing arena system, even. Objective based PVP would be very good in this game, I think, and maybe be interesting enough to draw some PVE players in.

You know, if only we could introduce that girl to the OP...

I was thinking the same thing.

And besides that, the OP is empirically wrong: it's a proven fact that EVERYTHING is better with Zombies.

Everything.

Yes, that too.

Also Pirates. Pirates and Zombies make everything more awesome.

If this game had Zombie Pirates it'd be the bestest game EVER

The ghost pirates are a step in the right direction, but they're too low level and not common enough. Or zombie enough.

Now I recognize some people like Ninjas and Robots more than Zombies and Pirates. I feel sorry for these wayward souls, but there's no accounting for taste. So I recommend the Devs create a new issue to add pirates, ninjas, and robots to the attacks (maybe even robot ninjas... oooh). Preferably at the same time. Might as well add some Monkeys while we're at it. Everyone likes monkeys

So, with that in mind, I hereby request I-17: Zombie Pirate Robot Ninja Monkey.

http://xkcd.com/605/

I am assuming that this is the case, where "grey" characters can visit the other side, and team with people there, they cannot get contacts or do missions of their own there. Which is frankly fine with me. I'm more interested in "visiting" anyways.

4.5 billion years later and I'm still not all that impressed.

The new graphics upgrades in GR look FABULOUS, however!

Last Train to Transcentral, my friend. Leaving at 3am Eternal from Mu-Mu Station. Justified and Ancient. All aboard.

Wow, I had that CD MANY MANY YEARS ago but never saw a video for it.

(I still have it too! Great album but not their best... The White Room was their best album I think, but Doctorin' The Tardis is CLASSIC)

Nice.