Zombie Man
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All predictions of Doom which have been repeated on these boards for the past four years are correct, CoH will fold within the next decade.
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Noob artists have to park in the satellite parking lot 3 miles away.
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It wasn't too long ago that Fly powers got a speed buff and an End use reduction.
In I18, the base speed of Fly will be increased again 33%. This brings Fly with one SO Flight Enhancement right close to the fly cap speed. It also is a significant boost to Hover.
Note that this buffage is currently bugged on Beta where it was buffed too much. Unlsotted Fly is 9 mph *over* the speed cap (but the speed cap caps it) and that's not right. -
Quote:It has not been unknown that in such situations where there are a lot of post-issue 'fixes' for them to issue another freespec.Originally Posted by Mirai
Bleah. It's too bad they're giving us the freespecs with the release instead of waiting a week or so. I'll probably find a number of different things I want to change after launch.
I expect a lot of post-issue 'fixes' once the teeming tens of thousands get a chance to break all the changes. -
Quote:That is perfectly reasonable.Originally Posted by Warkupo
Assuming I did the math correctly, a 33% increase should put Flight Speed at 56.19 MPH with one SO enhancement, which is still about 2mph below the cap. Adding swift without any enhancements should put you over the cap to 60.7 mph.
If I'm right, I'd still probably only put one slot in fly from now on. I really doubt I'm going to notice the missing 2 mph. -
From Paragon Studio's help wanted web site....
Quote:A veteran superhero senior engineer? So... you're only looking to hire people with lots of experience engineering (i.e., coding) for superhero games? Does that mean you're only going to hire from Cryptic?Job: Sr. Software Engineer
Description: Paragon Studios is seeking a veteran superhero Sr. Engineer to join our quest to create revolutionary online gaming experiences.
Or are you actually looking for a long-time superhero who happens to be an engineer?
Walking for long periods of time? Wha?Quote:Job: Character Artist
Description: Paragon Studios is seeking a talented Character Artist to join our quest to create revolutionary online gaming experiences. Bring your strength to our cause....
Physical Demands of Position: Work is usually performed in an office setting and could involve sitting, standing, walking for long periods of time throughout the day.
Do your artists have to follow War Witch around with sketch pad in hand drawing and walking at the same time?
Or is the artist the one you send across the street to pick up coffee and lunch orders?
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Quote:Some things won't be known until I18 goes Live next week.Originally Posted by Supernumiphone
I'd like to see some clarification on which features are part of I18 and what is in GR specifically. If GR only has side switching and the new powersets I might put off buying it. IIRC those who do not buy GR will still be able to do tip missions but won't be able to switch alignments. Will they be able to earn hero & villain merits?
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For a reason I find completely unreasonable, they don't want you coloring Pain Domination to look like Empathy.
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Note that the Proc120s have been 'fixed' for Issue 18. They were never intended to last for 120 after a Toggle is shut off. They now immediately shut off when the Toggle is shut off.
While the Toggle is on, they do continue to work the entire time the Toggle is on.
In Passive powers, they are always on while the Passive is working.
In Click Powers, they will work for 120 seconds (pulsing or checking every 10 seconds for the 120 second duration). -
Added to Missing Patch Notes:
Mission Architect
- Back v. Middle Glowies Objectives Fixed: On many maps the designation of 'Back' v. 'Middle' were reversed. Well, the reversal was reversed and the designations are now correct. This means established arcs may have to be 'fixed' to allow for this fix.
UI
- Alignment Icon: A round alignment icon has been added to the Health window to show one's alignment: Hero; Vigilante; Rogue; Villain; Praetorian (tutorial); Resistance; Loyalist.
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thehallows' Little Mini Guide to Dopplegangers in AE
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Perfect timing! Let your thoughts be known in this thread.
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Quote:Warning! This is a bug.Originally Posted by Mirai
The current base flight speed is 14.32. That will be increased to 21.48. However, the maximum flight speed remains 58.63. That means a level 50 character will be at the flight cap without using any flight speed enhancements at all.
The buff to Speed was just supposed to be a 33% increase to the base speed. But they unintentionally made it 50%. Then, when they went to fix that, they accidentally buffed it even further!
Unenhanced Fly is now 9 mph over the flight cap. That is wrong. And Castle acknowledges it's wrong and said so.
Do not rely on the new overbuffed buff to stay like this.
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Quote:$3 million USD sales revenue just for one quarter. As I mentioned above, that's about what salary is for the year. The first quarter probably paid for non-salary operating expenses, making quarters 3 & 4 all profit.Originally Posted by The_Coming_Storm
People said that was 3 mill revenue, not profit.
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I remember a short story I read in High School (a loooong time ago) where the first contact by an alien race was met with all the official hoopla with the government and then the visitors (who were very humanoid) roamed the city streets as tourists and promptly got fleeced by the most obvious of cons.
For you see, they weren't that bright. They had intergalactic space flight technology only because their civilization was very old and they slowly accrued information over the eons.
For a hilarious treatment of first contact with other species of varying intellect, I highly recommend Illegal Aliens by Phil Foglio and Nick Pollotta. -
Freaky indeed.
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The Devs hate Spanish!
... and Portuguese!
... and Creole and Patois!
... and Dutch!
... and French! Oh, no, wait. Scratch that.
... and Quechua, Aymara, Chiquito, Guarani, Tacana, Tupi, Arawak, Carib, Ge, Panoan, Araucanian, Jivaro, and Saramacca! -
Only $3 million dollars in sales? That's barely enough to cover salaries for the year!!
Thankfully, that's $3 million dollars for the quarter. A rough guess is that CoH will only make $5 million dollars for the year, unless they got some trick up their sleeve to significantly raise that figure like releasing a boxed expansion. But that's crazy talk.
Like saying the franchise is in trouble. -
Darkest Night, as a targeted AoE is a great pull-er.
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From here:
Difference Between Issue 18 and Going Rogue Exclusives
GOING ROGUE
- 4 new power sets proliferated to the 10 base ATs: Demon Summoning; Dual Pistols; Electric Control; Kinetic Melee
- Praetoria zones/missions/content
- Changing sides - Going Rogue Alignment System
- 3 Costumes Sets: Resistance, PPD, Clockwork
- Tons of Badges
- 4 new idle stances (2 hero/2 villain) [Complete Edition]
- Shadowy Presence power [Complete Edition]
- 2 More Costume Sets: Alpha, Omega [Complete Edition]
- 2 Auras: Alpha, Omega [Complete Edition]
- Going Rogue Origin Enhancements (GROs) [Game Stop Pre-Order only]
ISSUE 18
- Tips system missions (166 alignment mission without the morality missions, nor the ability to gain alignment points, powers, or clubs)
- Support for side switching (teaming with those who have changed allegiance, but not the ability to change)
- Praetorian related mission content upgrades
- Tina's upgrades
- Maria's upgrades
- UI quality of life enhancements
- Closest to completion Badge Tab
- Title change any time
- Alignment /info tab and icon
- New icons and mini-map options: MissionObjective; Lounge; Precinct; Trader
- Smart Quickmenu
- color coded player character search
- The Market Merge & inter-alignment trading
- Powers Update
- Flight/Sprint (buff)
- Proc120 (nerfix)
- Tanker Bruising effect (buff)
- Burn (recalibrate without fear effect)
- Shield Charge (nerfix)
- Trick Arrow speed up (buff)
- Fiery Embrace update
- Brute Fury changes (less peak damage, more sustainably fury buff)
- Martial Arts updates
- Cathedral of Pain
- Combat auras
- Pop Help
- New APPs for Villains
- Mission Architect Updates
- XP rebalance
- Designated Helper
- Doppelganger tech
- Tons of fixes, Trina update (rolls eyes)
- Ailenware lighting support
- New Critters in established factions:
- Girlfriend From Hell: Hellion Boss, Demon Summoner (new NPC model)
- Chi Master: Tsoo Lieutenant, Kinetic Melee
- Super Stunner: Freakshow Boss, Electric Control (new NPC model)
- Diseased Abomination: Vahzilok, Wasting Disease aura
- Some new GR badges will be available to all (e.g., defeat Praetorian Clockwork through the new Maria and Tina arcs)
Unknown whether for I18 or exclusively GR- Probably the Sport and Overguard costumes will be for all
- 2 Free Character Slots that can be redeemed on any server that isn't at the 36 slot max capacity.
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Quote:Send a PM to TheOcho.Originally Posted by NexusFox
Im rather confused, i pre-paid on the going rouge website ages ago and i got no email or anything to say im in...
it also says i don't have permission to access the official guide to get into Beta servers... -
1. Power Pools! Yeah, I know that require coders' time to implement, but the huge, bright yellow clouds on hands and feet for SuperSpeed and Hasten just ruin so many costuming and aura looks.
2. Alternate Sounds! Yeah, I know... more coder time. But after Hasten and SuperSpeed is dealt with, I can't think of one animation that I hate. Meanwhile, I can think of dozens of sounds I hate and would rather trade for something else or shut off completely (which I do anyway with the sound overlay files of silence).
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Thanks Kheldarn. I updated the link above to point to your post here.
