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  1. Thirty-Seven
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PluckySidekick View Post
    Um... I was told there wouldn't be any math.
    Apparently... you were misinformed.
  2. Thirty-Seven
    Here you go: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=120580

    578 pages worth of cool costumes!
  3. Thirty-Seven
    Happy womb extrication day!
  4. Thirty-Seven
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by th1sisajoke View Post
    how this situation can be likened to a restaurant is beyond me .
    Yeah... it was a horrible analogy. I freely admit that. Probably shoulda just left it out completely.

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    surely anything sold should give value for money
    It did. You bought Points, you got them.

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    Don't tell me that the closure was not in the pipeline for some time but they refused to make it public whilst they promised new content and lured people in under false illusions.
    To a point I have to agree with you here. However, the Development and announcements thereof were by Paragon Studios not NCSoft. NCSoft dropped a bomb on the studio laying off all of the staff and closing the studio (CoH with it). It is possible that the decision was made rather quickly, and until I hear otherwise from reputable sources I see no reason to assume "devious" intent... benefit of the doubt and all that.

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    my personal encounter has worsened as I just logged into paypal to look @ the transactions made to ncsoft & the total since june is $319.65 on paragon points, as previously mentioned these where only purchased in good faith in light of development within the game. This makes me mad and I just cant allow them to get away with this
    You might have a case, I don't know. My gut says you don't. Caveat emptor, etc.

    It really does suck though.
  5. Thirty-Seven
    The problem for you, as I see it, is that you spent money on a digital commodity and then recieved it from NCSoft. They held to the agreement implicit in putting things up for sale.

    Don't get me wrong, your situation sucks, but I don't really see a reason legally speaking that they owe you anything. In fact, offering any refunds of points at all might be a gift (they may not have had to legally, I'm not sure).

    Unfortunately, the fact that you choose not to make use of what you bought is on you... You still have the Points you bought. You not feeling like playing isn't a compelling reason to refund the money you spent months ago. *shrug* What I mean to say is that nothing is stopping you from using your purchases but you. Can you rightfully claim a refund for food served to you at a restaurant that you ordered but now refuse to eat (due to no fault of the restaurant)?
  6. Thirty-Seven
    I am getting too dizzy to keep looking for myself, but that looks cool!

    (Maybe slow it down a tad?)
  7. Thirty-Seven

    Loregasm

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    Originally Posted by Agent White View Post
    I feel bad, the Shining Stars seem to be like the C-list whipping boys for when the villains need some butt monkeys to beat up on.
    Well, at least we agree on the fact that they *are* butt monkeys.
  8. Thirty-Seven

    AP33 Forever!!

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by gec72 View Post
    Looks fantastic Thirty-Seven. Thought of going that route (while standing by Blue Steel), glad someone else thought to.
    Thanks!

    I had most of the "art" for it done a long time ago for an RPSG's logo... so it was only a small bit of effort to "mod" it into serving for this.

    I see at least one member of the forum community has adopted it as their avie.
  9. Thirty-Seven
    Woot! Honored that you used my banners.
  10. Thirty-Seven
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lucky666 View Post
    Oh great more red tape and bureaucratic BS we aint ever getting these answers are we? Oh well
    ...

    Actually, that might be a good sign... the fact that he still has to vet things.
  11. Thirty-Seven
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Captain-Electric View Post
    So, the rest of you who have a problem with my stance? With Atlantea's stance? With any of us? You can whine, insult, bait us with silly mindgames all you wish. We. Aren't. Budging. Trust me. I didn't budge with the last publisher I boycotted. I've got practice.
    I have no issue with the stance, I have an issue with it being presented as a moral imperative by some folks. It isn't. And I don't think anyone is arguing that you shouldn't make up your own mind... because you should.

    What is being argued against is the idea that anyone who makes a different choice should be vilified. They should not be.

    (To be clear, from what I have seem, Cap, you are not doing any of those things.)
  12. Thirty-Seven
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Atlantea View Post
    For you to have your eyes wide open and still make the choice to give them money and in effect your validation for what they have done? Oh yes - I see that as betrayal. Betrayal and selfishness. Because you've decided you'd rather be selfish and choose your own enjoyment and fun over the principled stance. I don't hate you for it. I pity you. Because you've proven not to have the moral understanding necessary to make a principled stance. And in this case, it's so EASY to make the principled stance. But you chose to be selfish.
    For you to be claiming moral high ground here is suspect... at best. There is nothing immoral, or even selfish about choosing a different form of entertainment. Buying GW2 has a net zero impact on the success of this game or it's movement by the community to save itself.

    What it does do, is help ArenaNet and it's devs succeed... and regrettably it adds money to the coffers of a company that at best made a business decision we don't like and at worst has utter contempt for the West in general (which I have no grounds to really believe at this point... though it does seem somewhat plausible).

    Furthermore, your position in this amounts to spite, and little more. There is no practical gain by not buying Guild Wars, for you or anyone else who plays CoH. The fact that you seem to claim this as a moral issue is laughable. The fact that this decision makes you feel better somehow... to have "done something" is what it is, and I can't fault you for that. What I can fault you for is pretending that it is the only logical and even moral choice to make by anyone who plays CoH, as if it is the only "responsible" choice.

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    Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow View Post
    [All of this stuff Sam said...]
    Sam, that is exactly what I was thinking... except I actually was toying with the idea of getting GW2... mostly because one of my CoH buddies was gifted a copy and I thought it might be fun to still play a game with him.
  13. Thirty-Seven
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dark_Respite View Post
    One with the Statesman star saying "We're heroes. It's what we do."
    Another with the Arachnos spider saying, "We're villains. What's ours is OURS."

    Michelle
    aka
    Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
    Yay! A recommendation for my banners!

    If you need square versions:

    http://www.ouroportal.com/w/images/2/2d/Villains-CD.jpg

    http://www.ouroportal.com/w/images/0/05/Heroes-CD.jpg

    And, if you want something regarding AP 33 I will plug my own design:

    http://www.ouroportal.com/w/images/6/60/AP33_Coin.png

    (If you want, I can attempt to force them into the desired size after I get home from work...)
  14. Thirty-Seven
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by American_Knight View Post
    So it would not hamper any organized efforts if these boards were taken offline? Unbelievable
    Not in the least... actually.
  15. Thirty-Seven
    This!
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    Originally Posted by Captain-Electric View Post
    THAT is what I would most like to stick it to NCSoft with.

    THAT is how I'd like to see revenge.

    Our unmitigated, unstoppable, unbreakable spirit.
    NOT this ridiculousness:
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DarkBlaster_NA View Post
    Personally, Those years of computer science and hacking lessons from my brother aren't going to be wasted.
  16. Thirty-Seven
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dark_Respite View Post
    Hey guys...

    I asked Matt on Twitter when we'd be getting our answers (at least from the first round). His response today:

    "Soon (TM) (Answers are written, waiting for sign off from execs.)"

    Michelle
    aka
    Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
    Woot for Twitter!

    (Man, never thought I would say THAT.)
  17. Thirty-Seven
    I doubt it... Dbl XP events don't usually hit that close together. Might I also add that the Lore Thread hasn't happened yet either.

    Good sign? Coincidence? Some other thing?
  18. Thirty-Seven

    AP33 Forever!!

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    So in the spirit of others' images to represent this... I made a coin:

  19. Thirty-Seven
    Would it be possible to have two rows spiral out from where Hami spawns and have the camera follow that path... and then at the end, look down at the nifty spiral?

    That would be super nifty.
  20. Thirty-Seven

    Confessions

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nos482 View Post
    Yeah? Tell me about it
    Wait... so it isn't said "Nos four-eight-two"?!?
  21. Thirty-Seven
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by CrillDunbe View Post
    OK - WAS at photoshoot; NOT on list; AM in video..... Does that make me special, like a unicorn?

    Like how it looks already, btw.
    I saw you too, you special unicorn, you!
  22. Thirty-Seven
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bionic_Flea View Post
    Totally self centered response: I don't see me.
    I have to echo this "self-centered" response. I did however, see Agent Inhakos (my BF) in there.
  23. Thirty-Seven

    Where are you?

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    Nifty idea!

    Added myself and the BF... roughly where we live.
  24. Thirty-Seven
    For a first attempt... that's pretty cool!
  25. Thirty-Seven

    Nfl

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    I clicked the link wondering to myself what the pancake a "nuffle" was. "Nfl" =/= NFL in my head. Especially in the context of this forum.