SolarSentai
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Hami? Hami.
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<3 Derpy <3
Quote:I have one as well!Originally Posted by Dark One
Ponies...ponies everywhere! Ponify all the memes!
I managed to get a SDCC-exclusive Derpy Hooves.
And yes, I'm an adult male..
Picked it up from the website. And after I completed checkout, it was sold out.
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It's been a fun ride. I remember when I first started playing how reluctant I was to even install the game. In fact, it wasn't even my account I was playing on. My brother and his friend were sharing the account but they hardly ever played. After finding out that a few friends were playing, I asked him if I could futz around and check it out.
Fast forward seven years and here we are.
Things that resulted from playing CoH:
>My first time an airplane traveling to California (from NY) for an extended weekend to meet SGmates/friends I made in game (Did this for 3 years running before the economy went to hell and we couldn't afford it anymore)
>Bought new computers -twice- to improve gameplay
>Made friends whom I cherish dearly and still keep in contact with even after they've stopped playing
When I first started playing, most, if not all of my characters, had a sentai motif. My first Global was @SolarSentai. Most folks new me as Solaranger<InsertColorHere>. During the first(?) Halloween event I created a character as somewhat of a joke - and the intent was to level from 1 - 50 only doing the Halloween event. His name was Zombie Fryer. He was the second character created on my second account, @LunarSentai. In all honesty, I never thought I would play him as much as I have over the years (4506 hours on patrol as of last night). The concept was that he was a Werewolf who loved to fry (cook) and eat zombies. When I started becoming more social and joining channels, people always assumed based on my name that I was in fact a zombie who does the frying.
Either way, a character that started in jest turned out to become my namesake and that was the beauty of CoH. There were so many options for character development, for how your character looked and how you could play the game. You weren't bound to the vanilla formula of bash-bash-xp-bash-bash-xp. We had mini-games within the main game (the market, badges, etc). We had an amazing community of players.
As such, I want to give a big thank you to everyone who made this game awesome - to all the players who invested their time to lead raids, trials, run events - to teach others the ins and outs of the game. And to the player base in general. You all made logging worthwhile.
And on a completely unrelated note:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1ujzRidmU <-- This guy. You know, the dad who shot up his daughter's laptop. He played CoH. For many years. And I was friends with him. I met him and his wife in person on one of my California trips and he's a really a fun guy. Also, he generally played Assault Rifle blasters. ... yea.
Sigh.
I keep hoping this is just a bad dream. And I won't truly believe it until the servers are shut down for good.
So with that, I'll be around until the end. Zombie Fryer will be dancing in the bowl in the Hive as the power goes out on the servers.
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I was at work and a friend of mine sent me a message on Facebook.
Needless to say, I was distracted for the rest of the day.
I sent out a few text messages letting others know.
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I just want to thank you again for the awesome work you did on the dolls I received from you. I was beyond happy when I got them, and given the recent news, I'm even more so happy. I'll always have a momento of my favorite character and it will just reinforce the memories I have of my COH life.
So again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.
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I was going through my Facebook and came across this:
As I said, I'm grateful for your work
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Quote:A time machine would be a good start... :\Originally Posted by ba0death
can someone tell me what is required for VIP status?
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I'm dumbfounded.
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Quote:Gokaiger is one of my favorite sentai series. Aside from the fanservice, it had action, drama, comedy and just plain out WTH moments that make sentai enjoyable for me.Originally Posted by Goliath Bird Eater
I hope they do. Because as someone who first saw that scene as the opening of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, my mind is sorta boggled as to how that'll work in the PR universe aside from invocation of wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey stuff.
Power Rangers, for me, has been on a sharp decline post Dino Thunder. SPD was tolerable, but ugh... the rest of them after that... not so much.
Generally speaking I've been enjoying the Kamen Rider shows more so than the Sentai series as of late.
Go Busters has been somewhat of a disappointment. The previews made it look interesting, and I like the "theme" of the show and the music, but meh... the characters... I can't get hooked.
Fourze on the other hand... I will be sad when the season finishes... Kamen Rider Wizard looks like it could be fun. I just hope they keep it on the lighter side and not make him too dark. -
Quote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye7b3bOQ6lYOriginally Posted by Nos482
Yeah, tried that with Digimon World Online...
ON topic, This is carp melee
^ This is how you win with Magikarp.
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Quote:I rarely use the mouse myself - only for clicking on doors, glowies, etc. I use tab and alt+tab (targets closest enemy) for targeting purposes. Incidentally, you can target through teammates if they have something directly targeted. (If they're targeting through someone else, I don't think it works). So if for some reason you find yourself targeting a teammate rather than an enemy, you can still attack or taunt through them.Originally Posted by little_sarbonn
I have a tank who is now 27th level, and while most of what I did with this character has been solo'd, I was in a several hour lasting group that was doing one mission after another the other day. What I discovered was that in the middle of some fights, there would be so much graphic stuff on the screen that my cursor was completely gone, and I'd end up having to try to figure out where it was, meanwhile trying to do damage to enemies. I'd sometimes just use the number keys for fighting (cause I just couldn't find the cursor), but when it came to targeting, I was having serious trouble.
Part of it was lag, even though I have a pretty good connection and an excellent computer system. The other part was just because so much action was taking part on the screen that it was just practically impossible to figure out what was what.
What sorts of solutions do people have for this? I know you can use hotkeys, but I was having serious trouble with this (as I couldn't even see what was being targeted, and sometimes for reasons I don't know, other teammates ended up being targeted instead of the mobs). I figure people play in groups all of the time, so could use some friendly advice for a baby tanker.
Also as a side note, there is a maximum amount of "aggro" you can keep at any given time. (12 or 15 baddies, something like that). So if you're wondering why they're attacking your teammates instead of you, that's one of the reasons why.
As an aside, there are times when I lose the visual on my cursor too - usually to so much flashiness on the screen. What I do is just drag my mouse down for a few sounds and usually relocate the cursor by my system tray. Or, just tab-target.
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Quote:My thought is that there should be a time frame on promotional items.Originally Posted by Ultimus
I know I see the Wisp Aura a TON and it was a promotional thing. With the ordeal behind the Tweet code Thursdays and the Dark Matter Aura a lot of people want it for sale. However, so far they have said no since its a promotional item.
So how would you feel if as a compromised they released the Wisp Aura for sale? I think it would sell fairly well as I see a LOT of people using this aura.
Thoughts?
As in, an item can be exclusive for "X Amount" of time and then it winds up in the Paragon Market at a fair price.
I don't see a reason not to once the promotion period ends. I mean, you figure that they will eventually stop offering the Dark Matter auras via Twitter at some point so they can give away the new shiny.
I also feel the same way about the T9 VIP costume sets. Once they're rotated out, they should be put up on the Paragon Market (I wouldn't have a problem with a small premium on them either) -
Quote:My search-fu is failing me, but I distinctly remember a Red Name saying that there was no Rularuu Titan Weapon model in the pipeline and that the Purgatory Sword was similar to what one would look like.Originally Posted by Kirsten
The long promised Rularuu (and Vanguard) TW aside, a Rularuu themed Crab backpack would be nice for future content.
Granted, this was a while back so their stance on the issue may have changed.
FWIW I would love to see a Rularuu TW model. I love the Rularuu weapons! -
Sounds fun!
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I remember the "12 Days of Coralax" and how laggy the Twitter page was then.
I don't see this being any different.
And, I still think people were using some type "grab text from image" software to get codes *adjusts tinfoil hat*
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Quote:Fair enough. I'm used to using "IO" as short hand for "Enhancement." I'll update my reply.Originally Posted by Aggelakis
They're not IOs either. /pedant
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Attuned Enhancements are supposed to level up with you. Whether or not that is the case at the moment, I can't say as I haven't been following the "bugs" with these Enhancements.
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Quote:Yea this has been brought up a few times since the launch of Freedom, and there's a lot of folks (including myself) who agree with you in that VIPs should be allowed to buy "permanent unlocks" of VIP features.Originally Posted by Thanatrix
I was introduced to COH/COV by a friend a few months back. After some initial exploring it seemed a lot of fun so I went VIP. My intent was learning which parts were worth paying for, then buying them from the store with points so that if I needed to quit VIP I could continue to enjoy those parts of the game that I liked. NCSoft would get paid for the points to buy what I wanted, and also get paid for the VIP access, so they really have no cause to complain about this. Life and finances are uncertain, I cannot commit to paying VIP forever.
Well, some of what I liked best were some of the advanced archetypes. Widow and Mastermind in particular. With the current sale, it seemed a very good time to buy permanent access to them rather than the temporary (VIP) access that I have. This seems to not be allowed - anything I have a temporary (VIP) access to I cannot buy permanent access to. This pretty much makes me feel like I wasted my time and money buying VIP.
I am upset that in this instance, I as a VIP am being treated worse than a non-VIP by being barred from buying permanent access to these archetypes. -
Thank you kindly for the sales
Question about the Coralax NPC transformation-
Is that the same one as the one given away during the "12 Days of Coralax" sometime back? Or is it a different Coralax model/color?
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Space pirates....?
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Quote:Huh? I've gotten it 4 times on Virtue...Originally Posted by _Hush_
Virue still trailing like a mule for this badge
Also, congrats to Liberty
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Quote:
Third, are you going to look at the 'fool' magic buff power? At the moment the 3% tohit debuff it lays on you is essentially ignorable, but if it makes the difference between being able to fast cast your snipe or not, I could see it getting annoying very fast - especially since it lasts 20 minutes and can't be removed. It's likely not a problem if you're getting over the threshold using aim, but could definitely be an issue otherwise. I don't know how I feel about making that cancelable. The point of MF is to be random. If you can cancel the buff, you can keep cancelling until you get the one you want.Quote:Originally Posted by Arbiter Hawk
If it's not already flagged as Cancelable, I will flag it as such. For those of you who may not know this, i20 or i21 introduced the ability to cancel many buffs in game by right-clicking their icon and selecting "Cancel" from the drop-down menu.
I think being able to cancel it takes some flavor out of the power. (Unless of course you're just saying you would make [The Fool] cancelable and not the other buffs. -
I would recommend /Elec or /Fire
/Elec I think has better overall survivability and endurance management right out of the box. With IOs and Incarnate abilities, it gets even better.
On the other hand, if you're looking at a 50+ build and not really a leveling build, TW/Fire is a wrecking ball with the right slotting.
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Quote:It was quite entertaining, to say the leastOriginally Posted by Arkyaeon
Another Virtue Run...
Crushed!
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Quote:Yes but I mean Self Destruction with collateral damage and extreme prejudiceOriginally Posted by DarkSideLeague
I'm pretty sure most Resistance based sets come with a self-destruction button. At least that's how everyone describes it (I only use power surge on rare occasions, and my other melee toons all have defense T9s that just drop my end).
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Got it on Virtue again tonight. #3 for me.
Virtue ftw.