StormSurvivor

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  1. For those of you who are graphics card-savvy (for I know about as much about graphics cards as your average silk worm), is this likely to mean that the requirement for Ultra Mode is less than they originally thought, or that this specific graphics card is particularly wonderful at running it? Either works for me, I just wanna know what to peek for.
  2. On one hand, I second what many have voiced; regardless of hero/villain or blue/red, stealthing to the end and completing the mission without the team agreeing on it being the plan is generally considered to be a rude way of you taking away the rest of the team's oppurtunity to play the game.

    On the other hand, you wanted to roleplay as a villain who is only working with heroes because she has to. And you were successful. People are treating you like a villain for your actions. You've successfully roleplayed a character that people aren't going to like, and it sounds like you weren't happy with the result. What is it exactly you're complaining about?
  3. Wow. Just wow. This is far, far more than I was expecting today. Now I'm excited!

    However, not too seem cynical or something, but can we get some confirmation on this closed beta concerning Europe? For now I'm presuming that closed beta is taking place on both the american and european test servers, but I know that sometimes europe can take a while longer to catch up. As I said, I don't mean to sound cynical, but if we won't get closed beta for another week or so, I won't bother checking my emails.

    Also, can't try to get on the test server myself tonight, so can't check myself.
  4. StormSurvivor

    Monday down time

    I'm expecting that the whole Aeon/Television thing is tied in with this, and that the testing today is to test that what we'll be getting to test soon actually works in our hands. I'm not expecting issue 17, as we normally get issues announced really quite some time before they even enter closed beta. The spring fling event really shouldn't need any testing because it's exactly the same as it was last year. Ultra mode is certainly a possibilty, and perhaps a story arc or two to tease us.

    Regardless, closed beta can't be far off. So even if it isn't as soon as some people are getting hyped about, I really don't think it'll be much longer.
  5. I'm one of those people that really love 1-14, and 20+. 14-20 would be nice, but the end drain is less of an inconvenience, and more a real frustration. I think that running low on end's fine, as long as it doesn't happen so often you want to log out halfway through your first mission. I probably enjoy these levels because I develop a real 'feel' for the character, and I can see that to someone who isn't so concept-oriented those levels really might not be that fun.

    Oh, and as far as the whole soloing debate's going; I think soloing is one character supported only by themselves. Calling multi-boxing soloing is grossly untrue, in my opinion. Quite funny, too.
  6. Tbh, my guess isn't that we're getting anything Monday, but more that they're testing that whatever the hell they've got planned for us is working. I mean, if they announced that closed beta was starting and it then didn't work, there'd be some nasty things said, I'm sure. However, I was under the impression that GR would be tested on a seperate server altogether, so that doesn't really line up with my guess.

    Iunno. -Shrugs-
  7. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who after reading;
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dr. Aeon View Post
    We shall wage this war until the end of Monday, February 8th!
    then read;
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Niviene
    Both North American and European Training Room Servers will be unavailable Monday Feb. 8th 2010
    and squirmed a little in their seat. Even if nothing's happening this Monday, we all know that it can't be long now.

    !
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Seldom View Post
    Aww...does this mean the expansion has been delayed?
    Where on earth did you get that impression? Or are you one of those who see the worst naturally?

    On topic, I'm in a bit of a pickle. On one hand, I do want Ultra Mode real bad.
    On the other hand, television is my friend. People should watch more television and listen to less radio. I must help television.
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Perfect_Pain View Post
    I think they are putting those contest announcements up just to see how batty I will get. It is a conspiracy.
    I think until I read the announcement "Someone call 911! Perfect Pain is torching our offices!", you're winning. Hold on there, P_P!
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by The_Larker View Post
    Well this probably the big announcement they were talkin about.

    http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...41#post2587641


    No GR info......
    I really, really doubt it, personally. I'm fully expecting something GR-related, based on the 'flavour' of the dev hype posts.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Jade_Dragon View Post
    Will it be (eventually) possible to create Defenders/Controllers with Pain Domination, or Corruptors/Masterminds with Empathy, if they are created in Preatoria? For that matter, is it acceptable to the devs for Pain Domination or Empathy to switch sides, since the concept of Pain Domination was that villains cannot have Empathy?
    I really hope so. I had this character that I loved the idea of. Rolled her as an elec/pain corruptor as it was the only thing that would fit. I tried playing her, but by level sixteen or so it just didn't feel right. It was around then I realised that she was really a villainous, (or rogue now it's a possibility), pain/elec defender. She's been deleted since.
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha View Post
    Aplogies, I shall clarify.
    Questions and speculation = Good
    The 'question' "When are we getting moar information?!" = Bad

    /opinion
    Yup, thirded. I was a little uneasy when I saw another GR thread in City Life, but then was thrilled to find that it was a speculation and discussion thread. Feels nice.
  13. May as well get some discussion going too, eh?
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    2) I wanna know about the zone(s), hoping it's not like CO.
    What were they like? I played the first fifteen minutes of the tutorial or so, but didn't remain long enough to learn how the zones worked.

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    2. Will there be new epic power set choices and/or will villains get more freedom to choose such sets (such as Fire)?
    I'd love this. I get the idea behind the villain epics as they are, but most of my own villains wouldn't take any. Although I understand new epic powersets similar to the hero ones would take... well, I'd imagine some time, so I doubt they'd be here soon. Unless villains turned-hero maybe get new epics? Gawd, I'm looking forward to finding this stuff out.

    Anyway, on with mine.
    1) A little more teasing about Ultra Mode. That thing is getting me psyched as hell.
    2) How the Resistance/Loyalist interact, if at all, how we join one, and how it affects us.
    3) Costumes! Will we get some resistancesque and loyalist-like sets? I've got a couple characters planned out, but I would love for them to look like they belong to the faction.
    4) Enemy groups. I wanna see the Devouring Earth. As they've been around longer, are they further physically developed? How do they differ from our own DE? The carnival of light: what do they look like? Could I possibly fall in love with Carnies all over again?
    5) What do the rest of the updated Praetorian Guard AVs look like? I really, really love what they've done with Neuron, Mother Mayhem, Tyrant and Marauder. What about the other twelve?
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by EnigmaBlack View Post
    That I can understand, however search-fu is an art not easily mastered. I've been on these boards close to 6 years and am only a yellow belt...
    Oh god, you're on the belts? Alright for some. I have a picture of a belt. They say I'll be experienced enough for a real one soon.
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by EnigmaBlack View Post
    Exactly! I don't know why people are getting so uptight about others posting GR questions. If they are getting tired of them, just don't click on the thread. It's that simple.
    I'm one of these people, I think. I'm not getting uptight about questions about GR, but I'm getting uptight about the same questions about GR being asked in fifteen different threads by twenty different people. The search feature exists for a reason, and it works just as well for "Give us more GR information please" as it does for "Merge the Servers".
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    But out of everything i would like to see a graphics update for all the older costume pieces. The new ones are great and look great, but the way the colours merge on the older hairs as well as the resolution on some of the costume pieces.
    This is where the cottage rule comes into play. While this is a nice idea, it would only work if we had new options added, rather than replacing the old textures. The old textures may not be so nice in your own or my opinion, but some people like specific costume pieces. And if they logged in one day to find their hair had been replaced with a newer, high-resolution hairstyle, they could be annoyed and disappointed because that isn't how their character's supposed to look.

    As I said; a nice idea, but additions to, not updating.
  17. Stances and alternate running animations would be the addition I'm after. When I saw the 'vixen' stance that CO has, I realised it was the one thing I actually liked about CO: that stance was made for my Fortunata.
  18. Just tried to view, and then download the Going Rogue trailer from the official site, and got presented with an error for both:
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    Internet Explorer cannot download goingrogue-cgi-hd-pegi.wmv from ftp.ncsoft.com

    The site was not found. Make sure the address is correct, and try again.
    Does anyone else get this, or is it an issue at my end? (T'wouldn't suprise me.)
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Angry_Angel View Post
    Wallet size. For you.
    That is easily the most disgusting thing I've seen today.
    Woah.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha View Post
    Ah, thats a whole different equation that also relies on things like; who is the victim?
    -Points at the next poster-
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Perfect_Pain View Post
    How much do you want Ultra Mode, say on a scale of 1 to 1,000,000,000,001 ?
    I'm curious of this myself, if only to see where murder falls on this scale.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mr_Zek View Post
    But as this is the only voice that we as customers have, what else would you suggest we do?
    Well, as one of you, I'm waiting. Mod8 said we should get something by the end of the week, and I'll happily sit that out. If it got to say, next Tuesday and we still didn't have any information, I would then be confused, annoyed, and come about asking for information. Of course, I can understand why some of you have lost patience; it has been a while. I suppose I just have more patience and possibly more faith in what's already been said.
  23. You lot know that until the mentioned announcement, all you're gonna get is
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    Originally Posted by Moderator 08 View Post
    I did say we should have an announcement of some sort this week, and I'll stick by that. What will it be? You'll have to wait and find out. I'd love to give it to you now, but we've got to wait until the appropriate time.
    right?

    As much as I'd love some information, and as fun as filling up the forums with requests for information is, I very much doubt it's going to get us information any faster.
  24. I wasn't expecting anything new either. Nor am I disappointed. Any hands that aren't working on Valentines are working on GR instead, eh? Well, I'd hope so anyway.
  25. Quote:
    Originally Posted by EU_Damz View Post
    I've watched it a good few times myself too I still laugh at "we can fly?!" part
    I still get a bit of a chuckle from

    Presenty-man: "Generally, they won't mess with you as long as you don't mess with them."
    ...
    Audience: "Mess with 'em!"