Stormbird
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Because.
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Wonder what kind of frilly swimsuit they'll give female characters to go along with this.
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Quote:You do realize they also drop in game, yes?Originally Posted by kchammy
Then how do people afford to buy purple sets?
And that not all the sets are "zomgbillionz" priced? (Or, frankly, that they're even worth it?)
And that you can get them through other means? (Like running trials constantly, and I *believe* alignment merits?) -
Next, marketing goes out, finds all the 3-5 year olds they can, and tells them there's no Santa Claus.
Personally, I have a villain who loved SSA4. Just to also affect manticore. -
Quote:That's like saying an apple has nothing to do with an apple tree. We don't need Praetorians scattered all over the place.Originally Posted by Aura_Familia
With what the person you quoted listed, I don't consider that screwing up the zone. And unless I'm mistaken the only praetorian thing in there might be Diabolique's trial. And her story is trying to become Death Incarnate, nothing to do with Praetoria.
And yes, I consider it screwing up the zone. Locking it to 50 instead of putting content in to actually explore the zone and its lore. *Far* better ways of updating the zone and introducing actual *content* have been suggested for years now.
I've never had problems moving around in Dark Astoria past, oh, the first few minutes I was there. Regardless of travel power. Yes, even Teleport.Quote:Now if this is another rant about the fog, the fog can go pound sand. It was annoying for travel there. -
Quote:No, I mean screwing up an old zone that's otherwise interesting and just needs story arcs and such in order to make it part of the incarnate system, and I highly doubt they'd be able to resist adding a bunch of praetorian nonsense to it.Originally Posted by Xzero45
You mean actually utilizing groups we don't see that often, revamping a graphically ancient zone, and using old lore that's hardly ever touched on to present us with a threat in the form of a dark God?
Because if that's what you meant, I kinda do want them to keep busting out content like that. -
Quote:It (slightly) sounds like the issues with costumes - people have old parts/old bugged parts still on their character. They can still use it, usually, but can't ever edit that costume.Originally Posted by Quasadu
Question not just for you, but for others that feel this way - I myself have a couple of bases that I wouldn't want to see destroyed, but I think I'd be okay with the following alternative. Do you think this would be acceptable?:
- Brand new shiny base editor that can do all the great things we've wanted for years replaces the old system.
- Once the new system is live, no new bases can be created with the legacy system.
- Keep the legacy bases, with the ability to modify them using the legacy tools - and the understanding that no new features will be added to the legacy base editor (bug fixes will still be done).
- Allow base editors who have built bases under the legacy system to delete those bases and replace them with bases designed with the new system. Once the legacy base is deleted, though, there is no going back to it. (as mentioned above we would need a way to easily and reliably transport stored items from legacy base to new base)
What's interesting to me is that now that I have typed all that up and read it back, I realize that given that system, I am almost certain that I would voluntarily tear down my old base and rebuild it.
I know that not everyone will feel this way, but I'm interested to hear if anyone would be opposed to a solution like this, keeping in mind that without a new base editor we are unlikely to see any significant improvements at all.
I'm not sure they'd keep "Editor 1.0" and "Editor 2.0" around for those who don't want to rebuild. Especially if they add some new features/items for use in bases (heh... yeah, sure.)
The storage transportation is probably the biggest hurdle - but don't forget other items are created and (to me, at least) can be irritating to have to re-create (and dig up the appropriate salvage, etc.)
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Also,
no.Quote:Originally Posted by superoz. It seems as far as powers are concerned, people would happily give up the older ones for a 2.0 of the same set? -
Given what they did to DA and what they're doing to DA, I almost don't WANT them to "incarnate-ize" the Shard.
Still, we have other Ruularu-based mobs and a whole other story hook with Darrin Wade. And people have wanted stuff in the Shard (beyond and better than what's there) for quite some time now. -
Quote:If the point were in New York, you'd be in Beijing. As usual.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Those are all out-of-game things - the story content for the Trials is all in-game.
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Quote:Ramiel's not easy?Originally Posted by MrCaptainMan
If this was actually true after a few trial runs I'd agree with it. The BAF is by anyone's standards 'easy', surely, whereas solo-possible content like Mender Ramiel's arc or Requiem/Striga/Sog arcs is arguably not.
Eco
Since when?
Fixed. The AT is not the problem.Quote:Originally Posted by slazingerWhere some players breezed through the arc, others unfortunately become stuck and irritated by it, and thus the devs came under fire immediately by those that struggled.
(Edit: I know how that sounds - it's not meant to be a slam on players who found they couldn't complete that solo. But if I can solo it on an SO'd emp defender, decidedly not a damage powerhouse, it's soloable. Inspiration use and paying attention to what's going on are all that's required.) -
Quote:Somewhat faulty premise, as right now the trials are the ONLY way to get Incarnate components in anything other than geological time scales. I play them even though I don't really find them "fun."Originally Posted by El__D
A few points.
A) The trials are fun for a lot of people, myself included. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to form four or five of them on any given afternoon on my server (Protector). Just because you don't enjoy them doesn't mean they aren't fun to play at all.
They'd be great if they'd been brought out, *from the beginning,* with a mix of solo stuff so there was some variety.
That's like saying "Doom" (decidedly story-light game) wasn't "light on story" because there were books and movies and such about it.Quote:C) The trials are not 'light on story' either. The only way the trials could be considered light on story aspects and plot is if you consciously skip over all of Prometheus' dialogue, and all of the dialogue and scenes in the trials as well, and ignore the fact that they are part of a massive, interconnected story-line that spans all levels of the game (with the iTrials being the conclusion/endgame). Hell, the MoM trial has numerous sections in-between each phase where you can talk with various NPCs for information, with no rush or anything.
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Human, Bi, or Tri-form? Why?Whatever I want for the specific toon.
What is "wrong" with Peacebringers?The forms don't work together (don't bring any benefit to each other.) Slightly "fixed" now with Inner Light being longer than buildup and light form, though I miss the LF look. But there's nothing like the WS dwarf mire/human mire stacking.
What's wrong with Warshades?
Powers unusable vs anything that disappears fast (event zombies, new shivans, ghosts, 5th column drones, rikti drones.)
What's wrong with the respective human forms?
No air-superiority in PB. No hover to pick with WS teleport.
How do they, if at all, compare to VEATsThey're actually fun, and have storylines worth playing. -
Quote:Side note - you can open up .costume files in notepad. Costume parts look like this:Originally Posted by Doctor Roswell
- The indicator in the code points to "Omega aura" (however that's indicated -- a numerical code, most likely) so the editor will pull up the piece it has that matches that indicator: the current version.
- The indicator in the code points to an old version of the piece which the costume editor won't "find" (they're no longer a part of the editor), so it will give the "hey, we can't find that item; you may not have access to it. Do you want to attempt a fix?" prompt in the load screen (like when you try to load a costume with a cape or aura on a character that doesn't have those unlocked) and would never let you load it up with "bad" pieces in the first place.
CostumePart ""
{
Geometry Tight
Texture1 Tights
Texture2 !Chest_Assassin
DisplayName P566009771
RegionName "Upper Body"
BodySetName Tight
Color1 0, 0, 0
Color2 102, 0, 68
Color3 0, 0, 0
Color4 0, 0, 0
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Quote:This is old, old information. If he had talked about the newest "Who will die" arc, you might have a point. But this is like getting annoyed at someone wearing a T-shirt that says "Vader is luke's father!"Originally Posted by Captain-Electric
Players who come to a game like this for the stories--such as myself and many others I've met in the past two years--DON'T take it as trivial when spoilers are thrown in their faces. Maybe you would, but I want you to think about how many times the letter "I" appeared in your post above.
I know you don't realize it, but you're basically saying, "I know you don't like oranges, but I do, so have some oranges. I don't see what your problem is, sheesh." Like I said, that is a myopic perspective. Most people can be persuaded to understand this.
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Quote:You are incorrect. They said those things would take too much work (IE, time/people from other things) to implement. At the time, they were correct.Originally Posted by Santorican
The devs also said that power sets could never be colored, or different animations for powers were not possible or different skeletons were nigh impossible to make. Yeah...
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All, no. The final one, maybe.
Give them villain equivalents with villain content, yes. (As well as giving the heroside ones more, real and up to date, NON PRAETORIAN, NON INCARNATE content.)
Though the way the devs "revamp" lately, they'll probably destroy three of them with... I don't know... exploding Ruularu and stick a couple Praetorians in the one zone that's left, no matter how nonsensical it would be. And lock the zone to anyone who doesn't have a +1 or better level shift. -
Quote:A-10, sure.Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn
I agree completely. The Lightning and the A-10 are my two favorite military aircraft. I don't know why, but to me they seem much cooler than something like a Spitfire or F-22.
P-38... eh.
The FW-190, now... or *looks to left at forum name* the ME-262 - though I've become more fond of the HE-162 from that era.
More recently, the F-5 just "looks right." (And the F-15, for all its capability, is downright boring to look at.) -
Quote:Know what I wish were obsolete?Originally Posted by Scarlet Shocker
The following ATs are mostly obsolete: Tanks, Defenders & Blasters - there's plenty of other toons that do their job as well if not better.
People insisting that a certain AT or powerset is obsolete. Who really gives a flying rat's rear? Play what you like. Don't sweat what other people play. If you want to get your undies in a wad over what some spreadsheet is "best" by some measurement, well, good for you. Pick what you like by that. Most people *don't care.* They'll play what sounds interesting. (Or they'll be so stuck in the holy trinity from other MMOs they'll be looking for something else entirely.) -
Frankly, I'd rather see them come back with reinforcements.
What's annoying when it comes to rescuing (or kidnapping) people is having them still be a "captive" because of caltrops or some other summon. (The most annoying one for me, recently, was fighting Carnies. I actually don't mind carnies in general, but this one had an MI and friends - rapidly defeated. Except for the Dark Servant. And the phantasm that, just as it FINALLY disappeared, summoned a decoy. Which meant more waiting.) -
Quote:That's nothing - I don't remember which pack or issue it was (it's been a while,) but there was one that had chest details sticking out about a foot from the chest. So the "back" of the detail was stuck on the front of the chest... it was ver odd.Originally Posted by Ideon
Gunslinger 2 (the buttcape belt) doesn't seem to work with ANY jacket (sleeves and sleeveless), haha.
I guess not much bugtesting went into these new costumes. :3
Apparently these things are done way in advance and their schedule is too packed with issue 22 and 23 to have done anything. Which of course brings up the "Why bother letting us 'beta test' and give feedback," unless you really want to hear the "We value your feedback" platitude echoed once more and not really lived up to.Quote:Originally Posted by Angelxman81
May we please have a response from an art dev or any dev about why this costume set went live with all the issues, ignoring almost 30 pages or playerbase feedback about already discussed trends from last costume sets?
Come on, I already bought this but would be nice to know if we can expect any kind of fix in next patches.
Pre-tint
Belt doesnt fit well for jackets
No strip versions of the buttcape belt and corset.
No bow options for buttcape belt.
No spurs option for high boots.
Etc...
Set is nice but way too limiting. Also lacks some holsters and some chaps, hats and jackets for females.
(You can't tell the repeated disappointments lately have been getting to me, can you?) -
I don't think that'll even touch ultra mode.
Best bet is to head up into the "Technical issues" forum - there's info there on cards that'll run, and people can give you far more detailed information on what to look for. -
Quote:I'm not holding my breath.Originally Posted by CactusBrawler
It would be nice if Zwill could put our minds at rest, that the next set won't be another 'cool for male, sexy for female' sets, but one of the promissed gender equal costume sets.
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Quote:/this.Originally Posted by DMystic
I fail to see how the Rikti content lasted forever. You have the pre i10 stuff, then you have Issue 10. At that point no new Rikti related content was added to the game but two Rikti related events stayed in the game(Mothership Raid and Zone invasions).
Compare to Praetoria we have the Portal Corp Arcs
then I18 and Going Rogue,
Then Issue 19 with Apex and Tin Mage,
then Issue 20 with BAF and Lambda,
then 20.5 with Keyes,and the Sutter TF
then 21 and Freedom with Underground,First Ward and an appearance in the Twinshot Arc
So how is it that the Rikti content lasted forever if it was contained to 1 update?
The only thing I heard people complaining about "lasting forever" was the fairly common string of rikti invasions at that issue launch.
This incarnate/well/praetoria nonsense is bad enough in it taking this long. It's worse in that it's corrupting *other, perfectly fine* lore. "Oh, the COT and Mu had gods? It's the well." Bull.
Honestly, it's a good thing we have the Leviathan mastery patron powerset. Plenty to jump over the way things are going. -
Quote:You haven't been yet.Originally Posted by Kheldarn
Ah, this is one of those times when I love to be proven wrong!
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Quote:You're making sense. That's not allowed here.Originally Posted by CactusBrawler
I'm not getting your point. People say they can't make a female gunslinger with the pack called 'Gunslinger' you show that they can make a gunslinger female with stuff that isn't in the pack.
That begs the question, what's the point of the pack then?
You know the pack that is called 'Gunslinger' and should add 'Gunslinger' parts to the game, for making such things as female gunslingers.