Vox_Doom

"A Noob Is" Then you can use the dog heads.

They really should get you guys to officially flesh out the CoH world.

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Thanks for answers. Just wondering who speaketh the truth and whos not...so i just decided to put sound off and listen this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_w0iN_xG0U
....you just havto see it...

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wat

Oh hey, would you prefer me to upload the avatar to Photobucket and use it from there by the way?

Just thought. We need to get this guy into one of the invasions in Atlas, either zombie or Rikti. You definitely can't say that those are quiet...

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The bad
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Combat seems to be too slow paced for me. (I'm not comparing this to FPSes, but rather other MMOs). I just stand there waiting for my powers to recharge, which takes quite a few seconds, then use one of them and stand around waiting some more.

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This changes very quickly after you get a few powers and it's pretty much the same in a lot of other MMOs where you only get one or two things to 'cast' when you start out. The only difference is the lack of an auto attack here, which I personally prefer.

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Same with the mobs. They attack real slow, and frankly they barely make a dent on my HP, unless I take on high-level mobs.

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This game is based on one person vs lots of bad guys to make the fights feel more dramatic. I personally hate it in other MMOs when I can barely take on a single opponent at the same level as me. I'd much rather be able to take on gangs, like we can here.

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Seems weird to have 4 mobs beating up on me and my health not budging, while I just stand around waiting to press 1 or 2, every few seconds, to slowly kill them.

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You can put your difficulty up if this is really an issue for you.

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Another complaint is that I can't move during attack animations. Since the animations are rather long, you get multiple timespots in which your avatar is not responsive to your keyboard commands. It would be better to have movement stop whatever animation/action is currently underway. It would give a more fluid feeling.

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I would actually like this but it would probably require a heck of a lot of work.

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The UI is sorely lacking in a "In Range" indicator. Why do I have to guess if I am close enough for my Blaster to shoot? I am getting annoyed at the 'not in range' messages. Just have the power icon signal if I am in range before I use it.

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This isn't an issue for me, it's never bothered me but it would make for an interesting addition.

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UI also lacks any form of 'you are now in combat' indicator.

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That's because it's not necessary in this game.

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Game seems to be low in population. Not many people around...

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Did you come from WoW?

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Sounds. Wow, just wow. This is so bad it is almost game breaking:
Combat just feels so disjointed and unreal, since there are barely any sounds. Just the slow 'swooshes' of my or my enemies attacks, and weird sci-fi noises on the use of powers.

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A few extra noises would be nice, but I really don't think it's 'game-breaking'.

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Where are the grunts and moans? The visceral combat effects that let me know I took a hit, or made a critical. Why can't I hear my enemy moan when I hit him? Why do they just crumple to the ground w/o a noise when they die?

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They don't die, unless you're playing Villains

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Also, clicking on NPCs really should evoke some kind of auditory response. Why can't Ms. Liberty say 'Hi hero!' or something to the effect when I begin talking to her?

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Ugh, I'd HATE that. I hate it in other MMOs, it's totally not necessary.

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It might seem like a small matter, but its this kind of fit and polish that separates AAA titles from the also-rans.

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Well not really, there are plenty of MMOs that have the features you list that aren't very succesful.

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Also, the game has barely no background music. All I hear is an endless and annoying cacophony of city street sounds such as cars, police drones etc., and only once in a blue moon do I get 5 seconds of background music.

Background music should be on all the time and should pick up in pace greatly once combat begins. Again, give me that visceral gut-feeling of combat.

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Well, no, again. This is a taste thing, I personally do not feel that incidental music is necessary, the BG music in the game is fine as it is.

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Summary
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All-in-all an interesting game, with some nice, novel, ideas. I'll certainly give it few more days' trial, but the slow combat and utterly [censored] sound/music in the game really spoil an otherwise enjoyable experience.

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I don't think this game is for you if those are the problems you have with it. I mean, what level have you got to? Combat moves faster at higher levels when you get more powers and the enemies become harder.

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Emma Frost = Yum. And I do like that Starfire drawing too. There's something rather nice about just this kind of sketched medium rather than digital inked whatchamacallits.

Just adds character.

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I've been purposely leaving sketch marks here and there instead of rubbing them out as an experiment. I think maybe that less is more, like on the Emma Frost picture but overall I'm happy with the results.

I have been using references for poses too in an effort to improve. I'm getting there.

Okay, now I'm past 10 I'm happy to draw other people's characters if anybody wants.

Just give me a reference, a description of their personality and a pose suggestion and I'll do me best.

11 - Vox Again.

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In these days it should be pointed out that time bomb, just like the poison sets poison trap is very useful for ambushes and other "spawned" mobs like... here it cometh..

...Trick and Treat!!!

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Trip mines are far superior for ToTing, they open the door, run into the trip mine you planted outside it and die.

At least, they do with me.

They'd be dead before the time bomb could go off the way I play.

Time Bomb = disappointing.

Solo Trip Mines - stick them behind a corner, lots of them, then draw the enemies towards them.

Team Trip Mines - Let the tank get the aggro then run in and drop lots of trip mines, or just blast them, either way.

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well, i've given him a go... let me know how close i got - i may have another crack at him...

Pic Sixteen; Vox

and the avatar version if it's wanted;

Vox avatar

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That's cool as anything man, love the interpretation.

If ye want another go then the only thing I'd add to the pic you did is to give him larger, more bug-eyed shades. That tends to be the only thing he doesn't change from costume to costume.

The good thing about drawing Vox (for me anyway ) is that no matter how you draw him, it's pretty much correct because he changes his image all the time.

You can draw him with short hair too if you like, or dreads, or cornrows, or a mohican, whatever!

The attitude in that pic is spot on.

G'wan then lad, I'd like to see yer take on Vox:

http://vox-doom.deviantart.com/art/V...rthy-102494731

He's caucasian and his hair and soul patch can be any colours you like (multicoloured for preference ).

Glasses are black and slightly reflective.

Shirt should be black with yellow lettering (if you go down that far) spelling out "WATCH THIS".

This is how he'd be in the game if I could make him like this.

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I think NPC do fight the zombies. As the trick or treat spawns will fight the invasion zombies.

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I got into a little trouble with the zombies at one point so I ran towards some grey Warriors who ignored me but beat the hell out of the spawning zombies.

Your Obama picture is epic, nicely done.

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nice work Vox, i especially like your wolverine

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That's my fave too, I can find faults with the others and the only things I dislike about the Wolverine one is the lack of detail on the clothes and that his left arm looks a little large, but that doesn't bother me so much.

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If the lack of labels is putting you off I'll label them now.

1 - Cthulhu
2 - Havelock Manning (Own Creation)
3 - Wolverine
4 - Starfire
5 - Vox Doom (Own Creation )
6 - Violet Morgan (MF's Creation)
7 - That Masked Man (My Creation)
8 - X-23
9 - Clik Trax (MF's Creation, My Interpretation)
10 - Emma Frost

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glad you liked it

next one;

Pic Thirteen; Spitfire


if anyone want me to do their character, please let me know - all i'd need is a screenie

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Before clicking I thought it was going to be this lady:

http://www.marvel.com/universe/Spitfire

Nice one!

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As long as the rights to the character were given to me so that I could use them elsewhere, sure.

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Technically, you don't have rights to your character. I checked that IRT Architect missions, - any content you upload to NC sites/create in-game IS THEIRS, unless prohibited by law, even then you automatically grant them license to do whatever they want with it (but you can do it to/// In theory, anyway.) They expressy permit fanfic/fanart as long as you don't get money from it thou.

Of course, IANAL, and suspect that if it really went as far as the court, things could go either way... But, well, I doubt they'd do.

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I knew someone would pipe up with that which is why I said "as long as the rights were GIVEN to me".

6 is done but won't be scanned in until tomorrow.

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As long as the rights to the character were given to me so that I could use them elsewhere, sure.

First thing that popped into my mind was more an alteration of a current power. Siren's Song in the sonic blast set, I would prefer it if it was PBAoE.

Also I wish Willpower had a "Sheer Bloody-mindedness" power.