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You have Infinite Crisis mixed up with Final Crisis. Beyond that, Superman isn't the DCU's god because the DCU has officially recognized the Abrahamic god for a long time now. Go back to Morrison's JLA stuff with that angel dude for reference. He is often depicted using religious imagery, but that's generally more to underscore his importance to the people as a symbol of what's best in humanity rather than as a literal thing.
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Quote:I should probably elaborate on that a little, we don't really have anything at this point in terms of formal... anything. We're just sort of getting our feet, getting new characters out of Praetoria so they can join an SG, get reacquainted with the game itself, etc. I don't want to dissuade anyone from showing interest, but just be aware that recruitment up until this point hasn't even been discussed in any but the most general terms, as something for the future.Originally Posted by DrJackWolfe
We don't have an application, we used to do interviews
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Quote:AO works fine for me that way. Not sure about fog, I don't think I've been to any foggy zones recently. Maybe I'll hop into Dark Astoria tonight and check it out.Originally Posted by Necrotron
If you use that with AO, it disables fog altogether, and doesn't actually seem to draw AO. CCC AA settings are unwise.
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Quote:If you get the same results I do, water effects will work on low but not any higher. Everything else won't work, or rather it'll work but it'll break FSAA as soon as you turn it on. AO seems to work fine for me with FSAA, though.Originally Posted by Captain Fabulous
You could try turning FSAA off in-game and on in CCC, but no idea how well that will play with the HDR effects. Worth a shot tho.
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As antiheroes go, comics got nothing on Will Munny from Unforgiven:
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Great event tonight, sorry to have bailed so quickly but the rum went straight to my head. It was really cool seeing some old school people together again. I'll be at the next one, if RL doesn't interfere. Thanks, guys.
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Jenny Sparks. Or Superman, as depicted in All-Star Superman. Depends on my mood.
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Yeah, I'm usually about as positive about WoW as a non-WoW player gets, but gear score? WAT?
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Quote:Yeah, I know about how FSAA used to be broken. I am on a 4890; anyone on a similarly powered 3- or 5-series card have the same problem? I remember even before ultra mode was patched in I got a much larger performance hit with the in-game FSAA than when forcing it in the drivers, but it's been a while and I don't remember if the hit was this big.Originally Posted by Captain Fabulous
Prior to Ultra Mode the HDR effects (high water, bloom, dof, and desaturation) would completely break FSAA. With Ultra Mode it no longer breaks, but the performance hit is massive, at least for 4-series cards.
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The FSAA option in game still gives me a huge performance hit, unfortunately. I can force it in the CCC (RadeonPro actually, but it amounts to the same thing) and get good performance, but then bloom and other HDR effects still don't work. For now I'm going without the HDR, as I really can't handle the jagginess of CoH without at least FSAA x4.
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Depending on what I'm up to I may drop in with Warp Factor. I was never much for Gemini, but it could be fun to see who's around these days.
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Quote:Depends. If your current SG is worth it to you, you should bring it up with them. Or just start RPing in missions and see if others respond; I'm not saying necessarily that you aren't doing that now, I don't know you or what SG you're with. But if you're feeling bashful about it, get out there and RP and see what happens in response.Originally Posted by Merry_Mint
Lately, my routine has been logging on and searching for other low-leveled heroes with RP-related search comments. I also joined an RP-oriented supergroup. I haven't gotten much combat RP out of either.
I'm at a loss for what to do now. I have no idea where to search. Should I take out a want ad?
Alternatively, if your current SG isn't worth it then you should move on and find a better SG. Just because an SG says they're RP doesn't necessarily mean they're going to suit your personal needs, and there's nothing wrong with moving on in an honest, civil and friendly manner if your current group is clearly not ever going to give you what you're after. -
I've known others who've started static teams and had them work out very well, for them anyway; I don't care for them myself and tend to be disappointed when I see them start, to be honest, because when they work out they seem inevitably to lead to the people in the static team spending all their game time together and little or no time with their other friends. It's a nice idea and all, and for those who can make it work without alienating friends and SGmates outside the static team, good on ya, but that's not something I've seen happen often, if at all.
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Quote:Quoted for truth. Some people just don't behave the same way when they know they can't be punched in the face for it, and there's really nothing any of us can do that will change that. That said, it's not necessarily a bad thing to remember those people who do this stuff, because once in a great while you'll run across them later on down the road and they'll want something from you (mission help, SG membership, to join your TF, etc). When that happens, there's nothing wrong with not giving it to them.Originally Posted by Megajoule
I understand where the OP is coming from, but unfortunately the Major is right - you can frustrate yourself and kill your enjoyment of the game playing Canute, and trying to hold back the sea with just yourself and a broom, or you can /petition it, /ignore it, and move on.
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I have a 42 BS/Shield scrapper I could bring along, might be 43 by the time we do it. She can take a psi hit or two.
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Yeah, beat that horse pretty much to death some time ago.
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To be fair, if you're comparing it to other MMORPGs raiding in CoH is pretty sparse. Obviously not nonexistent, but in comparison to games where people do guild-only raids every night it's not a huge part of the game. Though that has nothing whatsoever to do with AE.
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Quote:Seriously. If you don't want to RP being at a nightclub where there's no fighting, don't go to a nightclub where there's no fighting. And yeah, it is pretty genre-appropriate; check out Common Grounds, Warren Ellis' run on Stormwatch, Point Blank, or any number of superhero team books for a look at what supers do when they aren't punching each other. Granted, Common Grounds is the only one that has heroes and villains mixing in the same social space, which is a good reason to start there.Originally Posted by Bright_Shadow
...what kind of RP do you expect to find in a night club?
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Quote:Fair enough. Still, I say find an awesome SG. You've been back for 2 months, so you obviously like the game and aren't going to decide to bail in a week or two. If you like it enough to stick with it, it's not a lot of extra time and effort to poke around a bit and find info on various SGs. Find one that sounds like your speed. Contact 'em. Team with 'em, get a feel for them. If it works for you, join. Seriously, I know I'm making it sound like the miracle cure-all, but all the stuff you're complaining about here I look at and I think "Man, I'm glad I have awesome friends and a cool SG and don't have to worry about that stuff". Don't take my word for it, go out there and find out yourself. The time you're wasting trying to get on mediocre PUGs is time you could be spending finding awesome friends to enjoy this game with, and maybe other games in the future. It's up to you if you want to go to the trouble, but I really think it'll pay off for you if you're smart about it and don't automatically settle for the first group that tosses you an invite.Originally Posted by kilroy64
Great post, well thought out. Your points are clear, true and well taken.
They don't really have anything to do with my original point...which is absolutely fine too.
It does not matter to me how somebody gets from level 1 to 50 at all.
And like I said in a different post the title is a bit misleading. I don't really mean that AE has ruined CoX. What I should have said, or TROLLED about as another poster said, was that it has really changed things from my perspective as well as from the two other buddies that came back with me.
It does take quite a bit of effort now to get in to a team. This weekend reminded me of how it used to be. Even if you didn't put on your LFT tag you got blind invites. If you did a broadcast in any zone you could put a team together pretty quickly.
Before last weekend, for the last two months that I had been back to the game, I found getting in to and forming a team quite a bit more difficult than it used to be. So much more difficult that I am shocked when people say they see no difference because it is like night and day for us.
And then when I did get in to a team it was a farm team, an AE farm team. Which for me is not really that fun but not my point.
So the title was misleading, the point not as extreme as some people wanted it to be and has nothing to do with complaining about whether people farm or not.
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Quote:Funny, I spent my DXP weekend RPing and running missions with kickass teams, both with friends and with people I didn't know. I don't think I set foot in AE at all. It was awesome. I'm still waiting for the magical powers of AE to transform the entire game into a farm, it hasn't happened yet.Originally Posted by JJDrakken
You know I had this long post about what I feel would be feasible for AE & whatever
But you know what, I just dont care anymore. The moment they let DXP into AE, I said, ok Im done caring, Im done lobbying, Im done period.
The New Era is starting, You old Goats best get use to it or stop caring like me & go join a farm, cuz thats all its going be anymore.
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Quote:Alternatively, they could just let 'em farm. I've heard a lot of people talk about how bad farming is, but I've yet to see how it seriously impacts the enjoyment of those who choose not to farm. It could be argued that having easy and effective options for farming could in one way or another cause people to quit the game when otherwise they might have played longer, but I don't see a way in which punishing people will change that.Originally Posted by Smurch
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I still maintain that rewards need to be removed from AE missions aside from a token mission completion reward.
It was intended to be used to tell stories. With no rewards it would actually be used for it's purpose.
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I'll second that!!
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I'd rather they punish the perpetrators and exploiters and not punish everyone else.
I've been running alot of my characters in MA, one I've got to mid 30s so far using JUST the MA (aside from things like cape, aura, etc). I don't farm: I haven't done the same mission twice. I do not want to see the MA's utility for people like me, who use it as intended, go away because of a few bad apples.
I'd rather Positron make good on his promise and wield the banhammer ruthlessly and punish those responsible for abuse and not ruin it for the rest of us. -
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No, the thread's not about text combat or fighting. The original post was about RP frustrations when someone gets OOCly upset at another player for IC actions. The example given was "I put a spider on your shoulder."
That was why I made the comment about changing poses to say "I attempt to put a spider on your shoulder." It's a very minor change, but makes a large difference in the reaction options. See, while you could pose "I dodged" or "I'm a ghost" after "I put a..", it's still more courteous in my mind to just say "attempt", especially when RPing with someone for the first time.
I don't know what to do about someone who, rather than have their character react to an IC pose, decides to OOCly react and send a /tell to the other player expressing their unhappiness. IMO, if that's how the RP between folks is going, it's just better to avoid RPing with that/those folks.
As far as actual RP fighting, I just take them into the arena. I don't get many takers on this.
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I agree with you for the most part, other than the obvious bit about the spider. I was reacting to the direction the thread had drifted in, rather than specifically to the OP's post. I apologize to the OP if I gave the impression I was busting on him, I don't know him or the people involved in his situation. -
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This probably isn't very surprising coming from me, but does anyone else find it a bit silly how much everyone's fussing over whether to say "I put a spider on your shoulder" versus "I attempt to put a spider on your shoulder"? I mean, it's not like the other player can magically control your mind or hack your computer and force you to actually say "Oh noes there is a spider on my shoulder I'm done for!" Does it really matter that much which exact choice of words they use? So long as they aren't being a jerk about it, it seems to me that either works fine, as someone said earlier you can always say "I dodge out of the way!" or something either way. And if they are being a jerk about it then a rule about proper word choice isn't going to stop them from being a jerk. They're just going to find another way to go about it. The whole matter seems like a lot of fuss over nothing to me.
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The spider is a mere handy example. :P
This sort of thing DOES turn into a fuss when you text fight. And if you don't worry about these "little" details, it's gonna get very messy and un-fun very soon.
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I avoid this problem handily by not text fighting. I think that's one of a couple or so reasons why I never felt the need for complicated "rules" for RP in other games; back in Everquest, if we wanted to have a fight between two characters we duelled, and the person who won the duel won the fight. Simple stuff. Same in other games. Granted, the concept of who's more powerful than who becomes much more complicated in CoH, with a level 50 kung-fu master being roughly as powerful in terms of game mechanics as a level 50 scion of the Norse gods, so if you really feel like it's important for characters to fight a lot I can see some reasons why text fighting could feel useful. Personally I don't feel like it's important for characters to fight a lot, there's other kinds of interaction that I think are more interesting and result in better character development and I tend to gravitate toward them. If people really feel like they must text fight in order to have satisfying RP then I say more power to 'em, they appear to know what kind of RP they want and how to make it happen. But for me, it doesn't really have any kind of satisfying payoff and tends to lead to all sorts of goofy complications and intricate rules-lawyering that I don't want to deal with.
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Some people lack self control when RPing. Could also be an age thing as older people tend to understand the reality of matters, in your example they were unable to comprehend cause and effect.
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I don't RP much, but most of my toons that I RP with lack self control. I find it's much more fun to RP a chaotic character. Usually Chaotic Good or Chaotic Neutral (in D&D terms)
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This probably isn't very surprising coming from me, but does anyone else find it a bit silly how much everyone's fussing over whether to say "I put a spider on your shoulder" versus "I attempt to put a spider on your shoulder"? I mean, it's not like the other player can magically control your mind or hack your computer and force you to actually say "Oh noes there is a spider on my shoulder I'm done for!" Does it really matter that much which exact choice of words they use? So long as they aren't being a jerk about it, it seems to me that either works fine, as someone said earlier you can always say "I dodge out of the way!" or something either way. And if they are being a jerk about it then a rule about proper word choice isn't going to stop them from being a jerk. They're just going to find another way to go about it. The whole matter seems like a lot of fuss over nothing to me.