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Originally Posted by PHlRE

hehe, took me a min to see that one too...
basically, the combination of the words, how they are pronounciated together, can be also turn out So F**king Cool

Originally Posted by Psygon_NA

I had Damn Scrapper made it to 50 around issue 9 and then was genericed in issue 14

Also had my global name genericed it was sofakingcool.

Originally Posted by SonicBang

I had a name "Fr0st Banshee" and I didnt like it, so I came up with a description that I copied/pasted off of wikipedia for the marvel superhero "The banshee" and then I copied his costume and had a friend generic me and I essentially got a free name change

Originally Posted by KayMoonpetal

You mean like my Ice Tanker, Mr. Poon?

Originally Posted by NetMinder

I did have to report one person, for whom I still feel bad about reporting, but the MM's name was that of a war criminal from the 40's. I felt it crossed the bounds of good taste considering the crimes that were commited. It was an obscure name, but one I recognized and reported. And it was changed.

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

I want to open by saying that I think CoV's system of unlocking contacts via Mayhem missions is a mistake. It doesn't make the game more proactive, since you're still reacting to opportunities. It just makes it more cumbersome.

Secondly, while I'd be happy to have a variety of paper/scanner mission TYPES, I'd really like to have the ability to target a specific faction. It really helps with hunts, and sometimes I just feel like taking on someone in specific.

Here's what I have in mind. We want something that's proactive, right? So instead of waiting for the paper to print something for us to react to, why not have a source of information on the enemy groups where we can go to check? It'd go something like this:

This is the PPD criminal database. Who would you like to investigate?
1. Freakshow
2. Council
3. Warriors
4. Tsoo
5. Family
6. Sky Raiders
Prompt: 3

Listing recent Warriors activity. Which would you like to investigate?
1. Robbery of a local pawn shop
2. Kidnapping of Dr. Winslow from the local hospital
3. Theft of Isis' Divining Rod
4. Suspected possession of illegal artefacts
5. Arrest warrant for Yanis "The Strong" Sertakis.
6. Suspected gang activity in the abandoned Peterson office complex.
Prompt: 5

Yanis Sertakis, the leader of a violent Warriors faction suspected of multiple thefts, assaults and a murder, is believed to be hiding out in a cave complex underneath Talos Island. Sertakis is considered armed and extremely dangerous, and no PPD forces of sufficient strength are currently available to enact his arrest. This is an official request for any licensed heroes to arrest Yanis Sertakis and bring him in for questioning.

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Of course, that sort of thing is a lot of work to pull together and a lot of work writing missions. However, these missions might end up being slightly less random (and random isn't exactly good, judging from experience), make more sense AND give us better opportunities to actually do something truly proactive. And I mean proactive in terms of narrative, not just proactive in that "I clicked a button, it wasn't automatic."

Originally Posted by Eiko-chan

Factually incorrect. I have over 3 Gigs of RAM - the most 32-bit OSes can address - and I still have this problem. This is not an issue I can fix by installing more RAM.

Originally Posted by Tripp Hazzard

What gets me is how can they take a story that was boring as a half-hour TV episode, and make a full movie out of it?

Originally Posted by _Cherry_

welcome to the bacon, cupcake,drama, and sarcasm server.

Originally Posted by Schismatrix

So what is the proper term for someone who causes misfortune and happiness for others since it's not griefer?

Originally Posted by Dalantia

Because I wouldn't want to keep subscribing if I get nothing out of the deal.

Vet rewards - costumes, powers, perks, and all - help keep players who are having waning fun levels from cancelling. You may think I'd lose nothing, but I'd most certainly look long and hard at my recurring billing during periods of boredom if/when I suspect that they'll kill the system, or even start gutting it a bit at a time (what you want them to start doing, from your posts).

Separate styles of things that are mildly derivative but not nearly the same? Go ahead. The vet reward pieces need to remain vet rewards, though, because that's the incentive to stay instead of just doing the drop back in for a month when issues drop kind of thing.

Originally Posted by Dalantia

Vet rewards provide an incentive that causes people to forgo that kind of behavior. It retains the cashflow of players who enjoy the game and the rewards enough to not quit at the drop of a hat, instead of letting them sever their ties and roam off to other pastures, perhaps never to return.

Originally Posted by DaveMebs

Having played this game since the start, I like the veteran's reward system. Seems like us vets should get some sort of reward for paying/playing longer than the other players.

To the OP, if you want to be able to have shorts, I would petition for the devs to introduce some more costume pieces, not overhauling/changing the veteran's reward system. I think it's much more likely they add some more shorts than changing the rewards system. Changing the vet system would probably upset some people, whereas adding more costume options would not.