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Quote:It's been a long while since I've watched Bebop, but it's always been at the top of my list for anime. As the series goes on, it reveals the different layers to the characters, growing them and making them more interesting. It touches on a lot of subjects that I found interesting as well. There's so much variety from simple action episodes to very emotive ones such as revealing Faye's background.Originally Posted by Giant2005
What is it you fans like about Cowboy Bebop?
I watched the entire series (not the movie though, had no idea one existed) and found the entire thing to be so boring...
Each episode was pretty much stand-alone with no overall plot until the very end of the series. The entire show was literally filled with "filler" episodes. -
Controllers and doms are my favorite AT's. Aside from a single mastermind, all my other 50's are one or the other.
Mind Control is my favorite control set and I really enjoy /Storm as a secondary. I've never paired the two however. -
Just a brief notion that came to mind: what if the Anti-Matter Pulse knocked off a percentage of your remaining health rather than a percentage of your total health? One of my pet peeves with this trial is suffering a near knockout from an enemy only to be finished off by the pulse before I can heal.
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Quote:Oh, but they do. Have you ever played a PnP game with someone that threw out the rule book? It's akin to playing pretend with a child who insists on winning. It isn't fun for anyone but the game master and those they've decided to cater to. I'll admit there's room for leeway, especially when it errs on the the side of fun.Originally Posted by Xzero45
The devs don't need to follow standard rules. It's their game.
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Quote:IMO, they made a disastrous mistake when they made ally shields affect all allies without any consideration towards balance. Soft-capping, even soft-capping to the Itrial standards, isn't difficult with a few buffers in the league. As such, they won't worry much about taking measures to circumvent those levels of defense.Originally Posted by B_Nix
I'm honestly mad that the incarnate content isn't harder, the only one I was on that failed was a master run and that's because lag caused the timer to not match up and we ran out of time.
range, melee, and aoe (which could be argued is either ranged or melee so having aoe isn't "fair") are the types we see but what if I called the damage type biological or better yet just type the damage but give it a base accuracy of 1000% hell a nuclear warhead can be off by a football field and still wipe out the field and much more and that's what I compare the untyped attacks to, it's unavoidable and honestly that's ok.
Also lets be honest a couple cold shields and everyone has the same defense which is another reason why we need untyped damage. I monitor my defense in case I'm debuffed on my s/l/e/r capped blaster, all defenses were hard capped at 175% 90% of the trial so really my IOd build was getting hit just as often as everyone else.
I'm glad they made things more difficult at baseline instead of just giving the options to make us weaker during task forces. I honestly want more difficult content.
I'll agree with THB. There are exotic damage types that should be utilized for some of these effects. A nuclear reactor seems like a fine place to use energy and toxic damage. -
Oracle would be number one on my list. I have a few friends that are upset about her reboot as well.
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Quote:True, however, the prominence of many of these names has changed as well as how they are perceived in geek culture.Originally Posted by Tenzhi
Those video game historical/mythological references haven't really changed much since the 8-bit days. Muramasa, Masamune, Kaladbolg, Longinus, Gram, Mjolnir, Gungnir, etc. aren't a recent video game fad. Besides which, given their historical/mythological presence, we'd likely be aware of them anyway.
Certainly, there are names that have been prominent throughout all of geekdom, Excalibur, for instance. And several of these legendary weapons have some historical counterpart they derive from. However, was Muramasa or Masamune a common name during the 60's or 70's at the height of PnP gaming's popularity? It's easy to say that these names were well known to a 90's kid like myself via their presence in hallmark games like Castlevania and Final Fantasy.
Anyway, the general point that I have not so clearly communicated is this: geek culture is multi-faceted and ever changing. -
Quote:CC's as rude is a pretty far stetch... however, the notion that they will be less fun is sound.Originally Posted by Mental_Giant
The idea that a costume contest would be considered rude because not everyone has the same options and/or cannot accept payment is incomprehensible to me. I'm reminded of the Vonnegut short Harrison Bergeron.
Should everyone go around in monochromatic unitards and not use /tells to communicate since not everyone can do that?
This is not Sparta... this is madness.
Being dubbed the best costume isn't much of an incentive for standing around for 10-20 minutes. As the CoH economy has grown so have CC prizes, demonstrating that one must offer something worthwhile in exchange for others' time. For free players, the incentive to participate is greatly decreased. For the judges the frustration is increased when they see a really nice costume and have little means to reward that creativity.
If they'd lift the rather harsh limitations on inspirations, I would at least fill up a freebie winner with lots of super inspirations or holiday ones. -
One of those "You don't geek how I how so you're not a geek" arguments brewing in here... Looking at it objectively, you'll see it's just a matter of generational differences. Some of you older folks are going to be much more familiar with PnP and the literature it stemmed from, while the youngsters are going to draw more from video games which in turn often draw from Japanese history and myths.
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Quote:But even if they win, the inability to trade means they can't collect their prize. So it really puts a damper on the fun for some of the participants and the judges alike.Originally Posted by warden_de_dios
Freeloaders can stand in a CC line with everybody else. Just because they have less crayons then we do doesn't mean they can't paint a pretty picture. Just because I have more options then they do my costumes aren't guaranteed to beat theirs in a beauty pageant.
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Quote:The problem still stands that it creates an inconsistent set of rules. Admittedly, there are several of these in game already (unresistable damage, auto-hit powers, mag 5000 holds) and they generally fall against the players' favor. Of course, all those things irk me as well.Originally Posted by MrCaptainMan
Well if Invincible Mode was more widespread throughoit the game then the noobs wouldn't think it strange - they'd think it was a cool USP of CoH - parts of the game you could play with no danger of losing, but with no advancement at all reward-wise.
An added benefit for NCSoft would be that it would slow down players progress to 50, and prolong subscription times.
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Quote:Agreed. There's also the problem that the tutorials gives a false impression of power by fighting these epic monsters (because to me they look quite powerful and have destroyed an entire city zone) without faltering, only to minutes later enter the city proper and be dropped by some simple thugs. Setting up for that kind of disappointment isn't a good idea.Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
Hell. Freaking. NO.
Sorry, but I also hate the Invul tech in the tutorial.
Why? Well, it makes an important part of the tutorial, i.e. learning things null and void. And what part of an MMO is more important, besides XP, then getting your face kicked in and finding out how hospitals work?
Getting beaten up happens. It sometimes happens a lot. I'm not one of the 'I love Debt!' brigade, but I do think there is a place you have to draw the line, and this is getting to it. I know already people seem to be totally ignorant of 'aggro range' and the like.
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I tip my hat to Local Man, Enantiodromos, Oedipus_Tex,and magicJ. I started out playing controllers and their guides, answers to questions, and guidance to other players all helped me fine my way in a complex AT. So if any of you happen to read this, thanks.
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Quote:I don't explode them. I use their body as a conduit to a nether realm. What?Originally Posted by Local_Man
Doesn't it seem that exploding your dead teammate's body is not exactly, well, heroic? It fits in well with Villains, but not Heroes.
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Quote:Dark has substantial -regen in Howling Twilight (500%) and can throw out Twilight Grasp along side Dark Servant's to provide a good bit of -regen during HT's down time. (I assume this is what you mean by "Fluffy stacks" as you can only have one DS at a time.) While Thermal may have a better duration/down time ratio on Heat Exhaustion, it also has more difficulty building for recharge than Dark. These two factors, I think, would let Dark pull ahead of Thermal in terms of -regen.Originally Posted by Reppu
Heck, -Regen is Dark's primary weakness too, except Dark has Fluffy to counterbalance that, and Fluffy stacks.
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Wyatt is correct. The interface powers won't proc in powers that don't cause damage, meaning Confuse, Mass Hypnosis, and Mass Confusion will all remain aggro free. The reason that reactive is avoided is due to the damage in Mesmerize where it will proc and wake any target you just put to sleep.
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Quote:Yes and no. It will make a roll when you cast creepers and can proc at the point. Once the creepers are summoned, they can roll the proc with their knockdown powers; however, pets are immune to recharge so they gain no benefit from it.Originally Posted by Mr_Kingkillaha
Does the force feedback +rech proc work in creepers?
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Quote:Dark Servant doesn't stack. It will replace the old one. I'm not sure about soul extraction.Originally Posted by MaestroMavius
So wait, does this mean I can run my Necro/Dark and have multiple ghosts and servants up thanks to burnout? i.e. Both Grave Knights go down so I summon Fluffy and then hit soul extraction, Burnout, summon another Fluffy and then hit soul extraction again?
Cause that would be sweet.
Multiple Gang Wars?
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On the dom side of things, Fiery, Energy, and Psi assault all get their snipes at 35. Electric assault gets the lackluster Voltaic Sentinel at 38. I could see any of those sets taking advantage of earlier APP's.
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Quote:Definitely not in the case of Force Fields. Sonic could gain a little wiggle room too. (If I recall correctly, sonic gets clarity at 35.) I could even see /TA or /rad putting of EM Pulse and EMP Arrow in favor of getting damage earlier. Heck, an Earth/TA probably has enough control without EMP Arrow that I would consider skipping it in favor of some APP powers.Originally Posted by Vanden
It comes at the expense of your best secondary powers, though...
I think Doms are going to grab a nice bit from this as well, especially those that have a snipe coming at 35. -
I'm in a similar boat. I have to go to a wedding this weekend. Stupid, happy people with their stupid, successful relationships...
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Quote:I believe this dish is akin to the dancing frog legs. The sodium in the soy sauce causes the nerves to be stimulated.Originally Posted by Aura_Familia
What
the
hell!!!
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Quote:Unless, as stated, that single enemy is an EB or AV. Given that these are usually the last man standing as well there is no fuel for Eclipse barring unusual circumstances (e.g. the waves of ambushes at the end of the ITF). Of course, you could plan ahead to provide targets for Eclipse/mires, but that requires your teammates cooperate in leaving them alive (perhaps at the expense of their own safety).Originally Posted by Flux_Vector
You shouldn't need eclipse to beat 1 of any given standard enemy.
How's this? Every power is situational. Obviously, you don't use a heal when your health is full. You don't use AoE's when only a single target is surviving. In sayomh that Eclipse is situational, THB is communicating that Eclipse is more situational than the comparable power in Light Form. -
Quote:Scenario 1: Eclipse is recharged. There is only one enemy currently alive.Originally Posted by Mousetrap
Explain what part of +damage and +resist is situational, please. And try to do it without sounding like you're fourteen.
Scenario 2: Eclipse is recharged. There are 18 enemies tightly grouped.
Obviously, the second scenario makes for better use of eclipse and the mires as using it on one enemy hampers its effectiveness. A peacebringer with the new Light Form can utilize it without losing effectiveness. Because there is a preferred situation for the use of Eclipse, one could call it situational.
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Quote:I would have to disagree on the hero respec trial. The information is there, but it's just as buried as information in the iTrials, if not more so. The key hunt, the proximity bombs, the shields, and coolant are all things that aren't so intuitive. I recall how poorly I did on my first respec and, more recently, explaining how things worked to a friend that joined the game. I have not done the redside respec but do recall some grumbling from sg-mates a while ago how difficult it was to get people to coordinate in taking down the vines. Perhaps it is because these things are old and well treaded that they seem more intuitive.Originally Posted by Ironik
I'm one of those crazy people who think that everything you ought to know to play a game should be contained within the game.
Therefore the Incarnate Trials are badly designed. Or at least badly written.
I have never had trouble with any of the TFs I've played except the Cimerora one, which suffers from the same over-complicated and under-communicated issues the iTrials have. The respec trials, Holiday missions, regular TFs... all perfectly explicable, but the iTrials are like little kids playing soccer: they all clump up in one area, someone kicks the ball away and they run en masse to where the ball is.