sleestack

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  1. One of my first WTF moments was when I was very new to the game, like 2 weeks in or so. I was on my level 10ish blaster in Steel Canyon. I had Hover and had been using it to get away from tough mobs if the fight went south. So I'm fighting some Outcasts and my health starts to dip, and I Hover up out of attack range to regen a bit. When I turn around to look at the spawn I had been fighting...and...ONE OF THEM WAS FLYING AFTER ME!!!! W!! T!! F!! (It was a Shocker, and I had never encountered a flying mob before.) He faceplanted me. That was also the first time I got to see the "flailing arms" falling while defeated animation.

    Second big WTF was the first time a Freakshow rezzed. The crackle-sizzle sound, seeing that big-*** tank getting up...it sent a shiver up my spine and a WTF! to my lips. And my character's face into the floor.

    Once I was logging in a level 25 Mind/Rad controller...and the CoV splash screen came up. Then the CoV music began to play. Then I was standing in Mercy Island, in the new-character spot. I was so stunned I didn't get a screenshot, dammit! While I was sitting there trying to figure out what to do (high on the list was "Bring some ***-kicking Justice to The Rogue Isles!") I got mapservered, then the game reloaded and I was in Atlas Park, in a part of the map that character had never visited before.

    Last WTF moment for now. The first time I fell into The Gulch while crossing The Hollows (pre-revamp). Then some rocks (a pile of ROCKS! WTF!) woke up and sent me to the hospital.
  2. sleestack

    test

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ironblade View Post
    This is a trick question, right? Like is the glass half empty or half full.
    The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sardan View Post
    Hey, works for me as long as he makes the trains run on time.
    Ummm...about that train thing...

    I know what you meant, but I have always thought it is hilarious that Mussolini didn't actually make the trains run on time, he just changed the schedule to match the lateness of the train and said, "See? The train's on time!" Then he killed anybody who disagreed.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by mousedroid View Post
    Though the cynic in me feels like if they tried something like this again, half the player base would *&^$% because it kept them hunting Skulls and the other half would complain that the Devs were just recycling old content.
    Then there's others - like me - who were PISSED that they did this in the middle of a workday, when people who have jobs are actually working and can't log in. I didn't get to see even ONE SECOND of this event, and that SUCKED!
  5. I don't want a bot for the game, I want one for RL.
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Steelclaw View Post
    ...The Flaming Carrot OnLine Game...
    Oh man, I would SO leave this place in the dust to play this game. JAMBALAYA!
  7. Kind of a derail but also kid of on-topic:

    What do cats do when home alone?

    Synopsis:
    22% - Looking out windows
    12% - interacting with other pets
    8% - climbing on chairs or kitty condos
    6% - sleeping
    6% - looking at a television, computer, DVDs or other media
    6% - hiding under tables
    5% - playing with toys
    4% - eating or looking at food

    I know that's not 100%, but that's all the numbers in the article. Still quite interesting though. What's up with "6% - looking at a television, computer, DVDs or other media"? Are the cats looking at the devices/discs, or did "their human" leave something turned on for them to watch?
  8. Dear Citizens of the World,

    I am so going to haunt the living **** out of y'all after I die!

    -Pale Phantasm
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kelenar View Post
    Real Life: A Review
    Free subscription, but as usual, this leads to it being full of morons. There's far too much grinding, and even more, loot and how long you spend working are only moderately related. Only about 1% of the players ever even get close to the top loot. PvP sucks, death penalties are way too harsh, there's way too much downtime, and the devs haven't talked to the playerbase in so long that a substantial portion of the players think they didn't even exist in the first place. Crafting also takes forever.

    On the upside, the servers are very stable.
    I don't know about the servers. A lot of people think the servers are going to run out of space and crash on Dec. 21, 2012.
  10. Here's one I still do sometimes:

    I'm getting my kiester handed to me, try to run away, but none of the movement buttons are working. I die, then in team chat I say "ssssssseewweeqqqqqsswwsseeqqwesqwssswwedammit what the hell!"

    Also, a little known fact about the train exit/entrance issue: if you get the train station really drunk, it will let you go in through the out door.
  11. sleestack

    Name Change?

    We could rename the game New City of Heroes. I mean, it worked out so well for the Coca-Cola company.
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    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    It has a CO trial code in it.
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    It's just so funny, the thousandth time!
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by jwbullfrog View Post
    The time capsule will contain photos, letters to families, high school year books and a suspicious metal box. Once that box has been removed from the time capsule, a singing/dancing frog will be randomly spotted around Paragon for the remainder of the day.

    The Entirety. The Classic.
    I love that cartoon. It's one of my favorite WB cartoons. But the fact is...that frog is a real nickname-for-Richard. I'm just sayin'.
  14. The funny thing is, you used to be able to do this. Almost 3 years ago now, a friend got CoX and for XMas I gave him the GvE pack. I was able to buy the pack and just give him the code, which he applied to his account. I wonder why they changed it?
  15. sleestack

    3 Word Story

    During one day at the height of summer, six glittering starships appeared out of nowhere. Suddenly everything went dark. It was the curse of the evil monkey that eats cotton candy!

    The people all fled in terror at the sight of the sticky-fingered monkey. It hurled large chunks of cotton candy at the innocent Omegatron Zeta Warbot, "Koo Koo Katchoo", who, caught unprepared, pulled up his iron underpants, and ran screaming into a brick wall.

    Then the monkey laughed and said, "where's my punchline?" A man named Alfredo von Wigglestein appeared and said, "I think, therefore... I don't care. Now, you need to go to talk to the guy about registering for the special buns and thigh class. After all penguins have anurisms and I wear polyester thongs to school. Where was my jar of Honey Bees? Who will not drag my fat butt? Now what was the price of eggplants and bees again? I forget things quite quickly since I'm old. Although old is relative."

    So then my sister Bruce bought a banana from a passing street vendor. He grabbed a dictionary and started to read aloud the definition for monkey curses. He then looked at the crumpled warbot, pointed and said, "Beware! Chaos is brewing beer!"

    Then the warbot stood and drank beer.

    Then my sister stripped naked and started to dance a sexy dance.

    But the police helped her undress. Afterwards they ran in circles chasing Folonius while yelling the words to that pop hit polka song by the Andrews Sisters. That made Folonius roll out barrels of Rikti Monkeys. This proved problematic for the newly created government of the Rikti, for it had finally caged all of the barrel monkeys.

    Lady Grey said, "I like to do weird stuff in the nude with the Rikti." So I took out my camera and filmed her from within her secret monitoring station. "I will never spy on her," said blpup pervertly as he passed out from poison. But just as he died, a passing noob stole his influence. Then burnt his body.

    Soon the monkey scattered the ashes and ran home crying to mommy he'd been Riktirolled. The momma monkey ate Chaos Creator's little can of sausage to get even. Suddenly, the sausage regurgitated itself out of the monkey and said this, "Let my people go you jerk!" But then the Freedom Phalanx came and revealed that Chaos was happy. This surpised noone.

    Then Chaos died a little inside. Later, he got on the interwebs,but got lag when he tried to look up sheep tied onto a kite. This saddened the chickens who wanted to eat sheep.

    Suddenly a man wearing a big target on his jockstrap with three arrows on it, all pointing to his third nipple, busted into song:

    "I can't get any more funny during this chaotic event, please help!"

    Suddenly, Statesman said, "He who laughs first loses their chance to punch Defender in the genitalia! Don't laugh!"

    Not laughing, Manticore took off his ill-conceived costume and started to dance like a meandering lama in split pea soup. Swan giggled and got naked before Popeye the Sailorman had a chance to eat spinich. This left him an opening to get Olive Oyl in the mix. Bluto was furious. Wimpy ate burgers.

    Meanwhile, back at the hall of justice, Betty Boop was preparing to bath her puppy in a vat of boiling oil. She was killed by a man wearing a yellow sweater with matching socks. He also rode a Harley that did not stop eating Statesman. "Lego my Statesman!", cried Lord Recluse
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by EU_Damz View Post
    Personally? I would LOVE a real life zombie attack! Call me sick, call me twisted, but i just cant see me being stupid enough to get bit

    Oh look a zombie!!! It cant run? It can only walk? Im dooomed!

    Would be fun!
    You sir and/or madam, will most definitely NOT be on MY Zombpocalypse Survival Team. Good day to you!
  17. Here's one: The Going Rogue Lunch Box.



    Your child will be the target...er, envy...of all the other kids at school! Get one today!
  18. Hey A_C, is the community college Austin Community College by any chance? If it is, you should look me up as I work about 6 blocks from their main campus.

    While I am not a first-generation college student - my mom was the first in our family - my mother was sort of "absentee" for most of my life, so it was sort-of like being the first. I moved to Austin from a small town in Northeast Texas...and I was overwhelmed. I don't know if you're coming to Austin or any other large(ish) metro area, or if you have any background of ever living in a large(ish) metro area. But if you do not, be prepared for a bit of "culture shock". If you think it's going to take you 20 minutes to get somewhere...well, it will actually take about 45 minutes. Stuff like that.

    Another thing is the cost of your class materials. Your books WILL cost WAY more than they are worth. I remember paying $100 for a 200-page paperback for a class...and this was in the mid-1980s. It has not gotten any better since then. Quite the contrary in fact. You may be able to get some of them online, but be prepared for this expense. Oh and if you try to sell them back to the bookstore after the class is over, you'll be lucky to get 10% of what you paid.

    Let me second, third and fourth the advice already given about credit cards. I really wish I had known about this when I was in college. I really screwed myself with credit cards. Everything's all good now, but it took me decades to correct the damage I did in a few short years. Credit cards can be great; they can really help out in a pinch with unexpected expenses like car repairs. Just don't get into the habit of charging every little thing on them.

    Finally, don't think that your major is what will define your entire life. When I first went to college I was majoring in Physics. I didn't do well there because I wasn't strong enough in math. I ended up getting a degree in Psychology. For the past 17 years I have made my living as a computer programmer/network manager/desktop support/all-around IT guy, and I love it. Keep an open mind, because you never know where life will take you.

    Well, that's about it for me, as most everything else I would give as advice has already been covered. Take care and remember: you're there to learn, but part of it is learning how to balance your life. Have some fun too!
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Clouded View Post
    I PLed my first character using my first account (only to level 12 though). :O
    You know, self-PLing will make you go blind and grow hair on your palms. I'm just sayin'....
  20. Yeah there's not a limit on the *number* of purchases you can make. I recently bought 3 booster packs in one sitting.
  21. The goggles! They do nothing!
  22. Hmmm...I think of all my characters my favorite name would have to be Maiden America, a MA/SR scrapper.
  23. sleestack

    Funny AFK

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    I've had several instances of "AFK, Police at door".

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    I had one of those on Guild Wars once because the local cops apparently couldn't tell the difference between a vase and a bong.

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    Are you Matthew McConaughey in real life? Doing some naked bongo playing?

  24. Well, Swineherds *are* overpowered. Everybody know that. *eye roll*
  25. sleestack

    CoH Jokes Thread

    The day has come. The final showdown with the Rikti is here at last. Against the untold vastness of the Rikti war machine stands The Freedom Phalanx and all of Paragon City's ranks of heroes...and many villains as well.

    It could end only one way: one world standing, one world fallen.

    And so Statesman arrived to lead the massed defenders of Paragon City. A Statesman outfitted in a new, completely red uniform.

    "Why is your uniform completely red now?" asked Miss Liberty.

    "I now wear red so that should I be injured in the upcoming battle, none shall see blood upon me and thus be dismayed," answered the stalwart defender of Earth.

    The Freedom Phalanx oohed and aahed at this marvelous display of leadership acumen.

    Suddenly, the war wall forcefields shut down, and all could see the foe. From all sides, to the reach of the horizon, the sky was filled with Rikti ships of all sizes and configurations.

    Upon seeing the terrible spectacle laid about above him, Statesman flew straightaway to...the tailor. The immortal Statesman shattered the shop's doors with his entrance, then grabbed the tailor by his lapels.

    "Serge!" barked Statesman. "I need you to make the lower half of my uniform brown...NOW!!"