Something funny I noticed..well I think its funny
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Posted on: 2005-02-05 07:46 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
Gosh, I was going to try to respond and join the debate but I can't.
Wanna know why?
Apparently my forum avatar means I don't get to have an opinion.
<------------ see? Anime character. Oh, the horror!
Okay, in all seriousness... I like the addition of anime costumes. It's funny to say that, because when I make my heroes I usually design something that would be considered "classic" in western comics. Manga doesn't really factor into my creation process at all.
I am disappointed about trenchcoats though. Two reasons: 1) I think they would look really good on some of my characters and 2) So many folks have been asking for trenchcoats for a LOOONG time. Since beta. I just wish it was a higher priority for the devs. I do understand there may be some technical difficulties with it, but I honestly believe it could have been implemented by now if they made it a higher priority.
But I take all of this with a grain of salt. As someone else pointed out not all content will appeal to a single person all the time. So the costume options may not be what I had in mind. I don't see why that should be a big deal. It's certainly not something worth getting mildly upset about (IMO). I'm just stoked that there will be new costume options at all. They may not be what I had in mind, but they will please some people... that's always a good thing.
I'm also more relaxed about the upcoming costume additions because I know I might be wrong. It's entirely possible that the costumes, although anime inspired, will have a broad range of appeal. It's not like we're forced to give our heroes big eyes and odd colored hair. I may find something awesome in the new options and add it on to my characters.
The point is we just don't know yet. I understand, Backagain, that you have a very specific idea of what costume options you wanted to add. I did too. I think (and please ignore my avatar as I say this and actually listen to me) that it might be better than you expect. This does not mean "give anime a try and you'll warm up to it." This means "give the new costume options a try, they may not be so exclusivly anime style. They might appeal to non-anime fans as well."
Ah well, just a thought. Or group of thoughts. Okay, it was more of a ramble really. Sorry about that. 
First steps always are tentative.
As for an entire update based off of the character creation system- by which I can assume we are discussing solely the visual aspects of said system- I think you may have proposed something in here that will invariably have other people saying precisely what you're saying about I4 already:
"What, an update with NO useful features?!"
While I certainly like the Character creation system, and, like yourself, believe there's room for improvement, there are other people who could honestly give a hoot about it. They want to play, and they will be the people in here making this particular protestation.
...which is why each update contains a mix of things, rather than focusing on only one specific thing. And this is also why the improvement of the system will invariably be taken in small steps. As to whether this was the best choice for a first step I suppose is up for grabs. It is a step, however.
And as to the matter of taking it to an outstanding state, well, in any system there' always bound to be room for improvement. This is far from any exception. And even with an update focusing solely on this one issue, you'd still have improvements to make. I don't think this is a reason not to have improvements, certainly. INdeed, I'd like to see some, and could work up my own list, but a system with no room for improvement is pie in the sky, really.
...and yes, I took you off ignore. Call that whatever you wish. Let's just say I'm inclined to listen again.
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Gosh, I was going to try to respond and join the debate but I can't.
Wanna know why?
Apparently my forum avatar means I don't get to have an opinion.
<------------ see? Anime character. Oh, the horror!
Okay, in all seriousness... I like the addition of anime costumes. It's funny to say that, because when I make my heroes I usually design something that would be considered "classic" in western comics. Manga doesn't really factor into my creation process at all.
I am disappointed about trenchcoats though. Two reasons: 1) I think they would look really good on some of my characters and 2) So many folks have been asking for trenchcoats for a LOOONG time. Since beta. I just wish it was a higher priority for the devs. I do understand there may be some technical difficulties with it, but I honestly believe it could have been implemented by now if they made it a higher priority.
But I take all of this with a grain of salt. As someone else pointed out not all content will appeal to a single person all the time. So the costume options may not be what I had in mind. I don't see why that should be a big deal. It's certainly not something worth getting mildly upset about (IMO). I'm just stoked that there will be new costume options at all. They may not be what I had in mind, but they will please some people... that's always a good thing.
I'm also more relaxed about the upcoming costume additions because I know I might be wrong. It's entirely possible that the costumes, although anime inspired, will have a broad range of appeal. It's not like we're forced to give our heroes big eyes and odd colored hair. I may find something awesome in the new options and add it on to my characters.
The point is we just don't know yet. I understand, Backagain, that you have a very specific idea of what costume options you wanted to add. I did too. I think (and please ignore my avatar as I say this and actually listen to me) that it might be better than you expect. This does not mean "give anime a try and you'll warm up to it." This means "give the new costume options a try, they may not be so exclusivly anime style. They might appeal to non-anime fans as well."
Ah well, just a thought. Or group of thoughts. Okay, it was more of a ramble really. Sorry about that.
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You're not instantly disqualified for having an anime avatar.
I like Arucard, he has no middle gears. I can identify well with him.
The knighted androgenous female on the other hand....hrrm whats her name...I can't remember, its "something really odd" Von Hellsing. She bothers me a bit.
Regardless, liking anime doesn't disqualify you automatically from discussing the issue. I like some anime too...not all of it, but theres some I do like...I think I can unashamedly say that I think Love Hina is one of the prettiest love stories, wrapped up in comedy, that I've ever seen.
Irregardless, that doesn't mean I want to run around in CoH as Motoko or Kaolla Su either. (Though Kaolla Su, when I think about it, shouldn't just be a costume but a whole archtype in and of itself.)
And Skunk, listening is good. Ignore means intolerance, which is hypocritical by nature, choosing to listen again at least shows me that you are not, hypocritical, by nature.
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Regarding the anime costumes debate that is.
You take a fairly divisive issue like adding anime costume options.
You get people that are not very pleased with the idea and say so.
And almost everyone that responds in support of the idea has an avatar from an anime series.
"Oh just have some faith, you might like it." "Oh you just haven't seen good anime."
Blah blah blah. I mean really, I've been hearing this style of argument since I was like....4 and I didn't like asparagus and my grandmother assured me that I'd like it if I just tried it.
So I guess what I'm saying here is its great that some people are getting what they want. But the whole "Just try it, you'll like it" argument isn't very fair. Its 25 years later and I still don't like asparagus yanno.
Its not very considerate to tell people that they're "lucky to be getting anything at all." when your greatest wish has been granted.
Its sort of like gloating. Really.
Anyways, back to the game.
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**laughs**
*tilts head to watch every pvp fighter..*
...voice whispers....pvp is NOT live!
*rubs chin..."Really? Could have fooled me."
*throws head back laughing, asking for more popcorn.
Asparagus rock.
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Asparagus rock.
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Well, with this cogent argument I better go buy some asparagus and make up for my asparagus hating ways eh?
You could attempt to contribute something other than profanity and minor witticism you know.
Ignore doesn't necessarily mean anything here on the forums, except that the person doing the ignoring might be choosing not to listen as well as utilizing the board code to make sure there's no avenue by which it might occur.
I don't think that CoH would actively support (unmitigated) intolerance for the sake of itself after all... Let's just call it a nice option for keeping the peace. And not all forms of intolerance are an evil anyway, I do it all the time with players in-game blitzing me with tells begging for PLing, despite the fact that I've already said "no," and I quite like that I have that option avaiable to me. 
Go on, tell me you wouldn't do the same thing?
As a recourse to a situation that doesn't seem inclined to improve any, it's an imperfect, but very viable solution. Which means I must have gotten the notion that this particular situation was not beyond hope.
...nor am I the sort of person to rule out possibilities simply because I don't care for their implications. Though I still don't agree with you, I can't argue with the way it was put.
I actually would like to see more of these "anime-inspired" options before passing judgment on it myself. I don't despise anime- in fact, I think that the Japanese approach to anime is (or perhaps "was") a refreshing approach to animation in general: the notion that a cartoon need not be only for children and that animation is equally as good at dealing with more mature themes appeals to me.
What I do disllike is the "fad" of anime that's grown up in the last decade or so. I also despise the fact that much of what it's producing is far from the ideal of "animation to be taken seriously as an artform and a venerable storytelling medium". However, as a person who grew up in a world where "Anime" shows were a relatively new thing- something you could only find about five shows worth of and then only on cable (also a rarity then), I can see this from perhaps a more unbiased perspective.
If I had a feeling about what's going to happen with these "anime-inspired" costume elements, it's going to be that we're going to see things that are just that: inspired by anime, but perhaps are neutral enough to be used effectively in any costume.
At any rate, I see no cause for alarm yet.
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Ph33t teh asparagus, [censored]!
Try using melted butter. Or an oil and vin. mix, with some mustard, salt, and pepper. Maybe a little minced garlic mixed in. You're just can't handle the aspargus.
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I'm afraid I'm lost on the Puffy Shirt comment.
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I don't purposefully present myself confrontationally.
People disagree with me and somehow take it personally when I debate their viewpoints with my own.
Anyways I could go through this thread and point out all the times that I've said "I don't think its bad that we're getting anime costumes...." and "this is only my opinion" and "well this is what I think." and "I'm not saying you're wrong." and "its possible that I could be wrong."
So exactly how subserviant to I have to be to not be confrontational? Because thats apparently what you want. You want me to not argue my point of view at all. You want me to not say anything if someone posts with an opposing viewpoint apparently.
Because thats apparently all I could do to not be seen as confrontational. Because I've already gone out of my way to try to NOT be confrontational and to ensure people know that I'm just expressing my thoughts and views.
So, I don't think the problem is so much what I'm saying or how I say it...but in how you choose to hear it. And on a forum thats simply rife with trolls, I can see why you'd be so defensive to start...and given the fact that my name alone seems to rate a one star rating for everything I post, I can see why you'd come in with the predisposed notion that I'm being confrontational.
Ah well, damned if you do, damned if you don't as they say.
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Rrrrrright. Ignoring the "Help! I'm being oppressed!" tone you so often like to take, I came in with no preconceived notions of you. But I can read, and most of what you've posted in the short time I've been here has been either negative, closed-minded, or over-the-top defensive. In another thread where someone wrote a lengthy post wondering why so many people were complaining about Issue 4, you went so far as to call the person a fascist, claiming that they were trying to take away your right to state your opinion. Then you turn around and post what is essentially the same message here, except reversed to your point of view. Follow that up with a bunch of blanket statements like "most of us are going to be disappointed" and wild speculation about the update schedule that you present as facts until someone calls you on them. Then you throw in the "I thinks" and "my opinions," which only seem to be a method of strategic retreat in your lexicon.
Furthermore, you continually say that you've been waiting a long time for new costume choices but never make it so far as actually saying what would interest you. We're on Page 8 now, and you've made a tentative step in that direction, but so far all you've done is tell us how unfair it is that this one section of fans gets what they want, but you and this "the rest of us" will be incredibly disappointed...disregarding the fact that most of the rest of us keep trying to tell you that we will feel otherwise.
But this is defensible in your mind because we're just "perceiving" you wrong...everyone who's disagreed with you or called you a troll or dared insinuate that you have no right to expression. A wide variety of people from an equally varied set of experiences and values have all somehow gotten the same wrong idea about you. That's a one-in-a-million shot, ain't it?
And honestly? None of us have any right to post here, whatever it may be. Cryptic could say "To heck with forums!" tomorrow and yank the whole thing down. Statesman could come in here, point out any one of us and say, "Ban him/her." It wouldn't be nice, and we would certainly cancel our account in anger over the whole thing, but Cryptic owns the place, so if they wanted nothing but the letter "E" posted here, then that's what would happen. Expression at a privately-owned forum is a privilege, not a right. I too believe very heavily in freedom of expression, but there is absolutely nothing anyone here can do to you to take that away from you. Nothing. Even a banned person can go and start another website to scream their opinion from the mountaintop for all to hear.
In the meantime, you can post whatever you want, and none of us can stop you, although I'd assume some of us would like to try. But expect to continue being ignored, called a troll, and categorically dismissed because you generally refuse to contribute anything constructive or positive even though it seems like you are in a position to do so. More flies with honey than vinegar...and I can't imagine you want people to not listen to you or take you seriously.
Anyway. I will be enjoying all aspects of I4 to some degree, as I have the entirety of the game up to this point.
Don't say you won't use them until you see them.
You go in, pick out a new outfit for your character, looks swank.
You go into the game.
Some guy says:
"Ah sweet, those boots look like the guys from [insert obscure anime title] and your jacket is like [ditto]"
Do you freak out and change them because you just NOW found out they were anime inspired?
Never! I polish them off and bluntly reply...
"Meet the NEW user..You've never seen the likes..of ME."
*sashay away*
Not every shoe lace ties the same....
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I'm afraid I'm lost on the Puffy Shirt comment.
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PuffyShirt was a poster here on the forums way back in the beginning. He was definitely around for the last month of beta, and I'm not sure if he stuck around for the actual release.
He was, in all sense of the word, a complete and utter troll. THE perfect example of one, actually. He was competent enough to write and express himself properly, so you couldn't just write him off as some dumb kid. He did nothing but complain (and I mean COMPLAIN... not a single thing he ever said could be construed as positive in any way), he was straight out offensive to anyone who disagreed, he would actively try to derail threads, etc etc. You get the point.
His tenure on the boards ended when someone made a post that had a title similar to "PuffyShirt should be banned from the forums." Everyone and their mother commented on this, and he spent the whole time arguing and insulting. Finally he just went away.
When someone calls you "the next PuffyShirt" it sure as hell isn't meant as a compliment. It basically labels you as a moderately intelligent troll who whines incessently and contributes nothing whatsoever to the community.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: I am not expressing a personal opinion of you. That is how most everyone feels about PuffyShirt. If Brawl called you "the next PuffyShirt" I assume, however, that is how he thinks of you (albeit I'm sure he wasn't entirely serious).
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I don't purposefully present myself confrontationally.
People disagree with me and somehow take it personally when I debate their viewpoints with my own.
Anyways I could go through this thread and point out all the times that I've said "I don't think its bad that we're getting anime costumes...." and "this is only my opinion" and "well this is what I think." and "I'm not saying you're wrong." and "its possible that I could be wrong."
So exactly how subserviant to I have to be to not be confrontational? Because thats apparently what you want. You want me to not argue my point of view at all. You want me to not say anything if someone posts with an opposing viewpoint apparently.
Because thats apparently all I could do to not be seen as confrontational. Because I've already gone out of my way to try to NOT be confrontational and to ensure people know that I'm just expressing my thoughts and views.
So, I don't think the problem is so much what I'm saying or how I say it...but in how you choose to hear it. And on a forum thats simply rife with trolls, I can see why you'd be so defensive to start...and given the fact that my name alone seems to rate a one star rating for everything I post, I can see why you'd come in with the predisposed notion that I'm being confrontational.
Ah well, damned if you do, damned if you don't as they say.
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Rrrrrright. Ignoring the "Help! I'm being oppressed!" tone you so often like to take, I came in with no preconceived notions of you. But I can read, and most of what you've posted in the short time I've been here has been either negative, closed-minded, or over-the-top defensive. In another thread where someone wrote a lengthy post wondering why so many people were complaining about Issue 4, you went so far as to call the person a fascist, claiming that they were trying to take away your right to state your opinion. Then you turn around and post what is essentially the same message here, except reversed to your point of view. Follow that up with a bunch of blanket statements like "most of us are going to be disappointed" and wild speculation about the update schedule that you present as facts until someone calls you on them. Then you throw in the "I thinks" and "my opinions," which only seem to be a method of strategic retreat in your lexicon.
Furthermore, you continually say that you've been waiting a long time for new costume choices but never make it so far as actually saying what would interest you. We're on Page 8 now, and you've made a tentative step in that direction, but so far all you've done is tell us how unfair it is that this one section of fans gets what they want, but you and this "the rest of us" will be incredibly disappointed...disregarding the fact that most of the rest of us keep trying to tell you that we will feel otherwise.
But this is defensible in your mind because we're just "perceiving" you wrong...everyone who's disagreed with you or called you a troll or dared insinuate that you have no right to expression. A wide variety of people from an equally varied set of experiences and values have all somehow gotten the same wrong idea about you. That's a one-in-a-million shot, ain't it?
And honestly? None of us have any right to post here, whatever it may be. Cryptic could say "To heck with forums!" tomorrow and yank the whole thing down. Statesman could come in here, point out any one of us and say, "Ban him/her." It wouldn't be nice, and we would certainly cancel our account in anger over the whole thing, but Cryptic owns the place, so if they wanted nothing but the letter "E" posted here, then that's what would happen. Expression at a privately-owned forum is a privilege, not a right. I too believe very heavily in freedom of expression, but there is absolutely nothing anyone here can do to you to take that away from you. Nothing. Even a banned person can go and start another website to scream their opinion from the mountaintop for all to hear.
In the meantime, you can post whatever you want, and none of us can stop you, although I'd assume some of us would like to try. But expect to continue being ignored, called a troll, and categorically dismissed because you generally refuse to contribute anything constructive or positive even though it seems like you are in a position to do so. More flies with honey than vinegar...and I can't imagine you want people to not listen to you or take you seriously.
Anyway. I will be enjoying all aspects of I4 to some degree, as I have the entirety of the game up to this point.
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Nice that you got back on topic with this one little comment at the end.
After taking...hrrm...6 seperate paragraphs to bash me because you don't like the way I communicate.
You have some issues. I suggest you take them out on people closer to you that actually care what you think. I tried reasoning with you..you came back with an attack. I think anyone with eyes can see who, and what you are at this point.
Oh and because you apparently need something other than my "negativity" let me direct you to this post here, you may notice small amount of responses, if you take a moment to do so.
And why is that? Because people like you don't use the forum to discuss things. They use them as a way to assert their superiority over others. Much like you have just attempted to do here.
You don't have to read what I write. In fact, given your volatile inability to consider -anything- that I say as being anything other than an insult or negative argument...I'd like to ask you to stop reading my posts altogether, since its quite obvious that you will never be man enough to realize that neither of us have to be right...we just have to agree to be civil.
You have gone far beyond civility at this point. Yes..I did call someone a fascist. I also recanted the statement in the very same thread.
At least I am man enough to admit when I'm wrong.
Now. Once again. Stay out of my threads if you would be so kind. Validating an entire hate filled post about me with ONE line referring to the original posts subject matter is still derailing the topic and flaming, regardless of what you seem to think.
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PuffyShirt was a poster here on the forums way back in the beginning. He was definitely around for the last month of beta, and I'm not sure if he stuck around for the actual release.
He was, in all sense of the word, a complete and utter troll. THE perfect example of one, actually. He was competent enough to write and express himself properly, so you couldn't just write him off as some dumb kid. He did nothing but complain (and I mean COMPLAIN... not a single thing he ever said could be construed as positive in any way), he was straight out offensive to anyone who disagreed, he would actively try to derail threads, etc etc. You get the point.
His tenure on the boards ended when someone made a post that had a title similar to "PuffyShirt should be banned from the forums." Everyone and their mother commented on this, and he spent the whole time arguing and insulting. Finally he just went away.
When someone calls you "the next PuffyShirt" it sure as hell isn't meant as a compliment. It basically labels you as a moderately intelligent troll who whines incessently and contributes nothing whatsoever to the community.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: I am not expressing a personal opinion of you. That is how most everyone feels about PuffyShirt. If Brawl called you "the next PuffyShirt" I assume, however, that is how he thinks of you.
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Well I think people make others out to whatever they want them to be really.
I was on the beta boards for about a month, but I didn't use them much back then, I was too busy in game going "Wow" all the time.
I think if you think about it, theres not much else I could do but be seen to complain. I've explained this. I've said that theres alot about the game I like...and the only things I feel the need to take to the forum are the things I don't.
So yes, it looks like all I do is complain, unless you read the thread where I specifically took the time to list out what I like.
But no one cares about that. "All you do is complain Backagain! That post where you said you like this and that doesn't count!"
And thats people for you. They are largely reactive creatures. They don't really care about the message, they just want to be better than the messenger.
I think part of the problem is that when you post a viewpoint, you phrase it in a way such that it comes across as "this is how it will happen".
And then when people get offended (the anime avatar thing is slightly uncalled for in the beginning, I have to admit) or defensive, then you explain what it is basically a speculation on the Worst Case Scenario. Which would have saved a lot of trouble if you had mentioned that in the first place.
Also, people accuse you ("this is how you are!"), and you accuse them back ("no, this is what you want!"), and it all cycles down to implosion.
So basically, yes, I think it would be better if you were to tone down your posts a bit. Again, not everyone does this, but it has to start somewhere, and with hot-button topics, it's best to be excruciatingly polite.
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Its been a year since we had new costumes. If in a year, we only get a bunch of stuff I won't use...I have effectively not gotten anything I'd use after waiting a year.
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Yes, technically this statement has truth. And a meteor strike could kill you before I4, compounding your frustration in your final moments because not only will you have not gotten any new costume options to play with, you won't have a chance to see your prejudicial criticism of something sight-unseen vindicated.
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And do you really think theres going to be a serious content update after Issue 4 before CoV releases? I doubt it seriously. Cryptic is a small house. They'll need the spring and summer to do some serious crunch time to make sure they meet their projected CoV release date.
Issue 5, in my opinion..is a long way off, somewhere around next January.
So Issue 4 is technically the last free update we'll see til after CoV is live.
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As long as were touting hypotheticals as likely outcomes, I'd like to register my disgust at the fact that Cryptic will likely go bankrupt and not provide any new content after CoV's release! I am so furious at all the hypothetical future-time I will waste while the devs twiddled their fingers in a timeframe that has not occurred yet! I am going to redouble my efforts to consume comfort food now, so I can have more time to blast those pissants at Cryptic night and day, point by point, in the future! I AM REALLY FREAKING OUT ABOUT THINGS THAT WILL, BUT JUST AS LIKELY WON'T, HAPPEN!!!
I'm not going to ask you to reconsider your penchant for arguing hypotheticals, Backagain. The unintentional entertainment I get from it is much better than your average Real Hero of Genius. Thanks.
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And thats sad. A whole year of people clamoring for more costumes...and what we're seeing isn't what we wanted.
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BTW, could you wait until April 28th - y'know the launch date of CoH - to continue talking about CoH being out a whole year. Every time you state that CoH has been out a whole year, it makes it difficult to consider anything you write after that, because it's not truth, it's exaggeration. Par for the course for you, but I really do try to take you seriously. You don't come off ignorant, just willfully negative in the face of anything positive. OH! Maybe you're a school teacher and you only work nine months a year. So a nine months really is a fiscal year for you. Is that it? Cuz a lot of us don't get the summer off. Your confusion of what is reality makes for entertaining but head-scratching posts.
Also, I realize some people have been asking about new costume options for some time, but "clamoring" for a whole year? Can we get some made up statistics at least? Y'know, for giggles. I know you haven't because you took several months off to have fun with the new fantasy MMO's out there.
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But if what we've seen is the weathervane of what is in total...then this costume update isn't about rewarding us at all...its about exploiting a new market and thats it.
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Hahahaha... Only on Planet Backagain. You're doing this because you're bored, right? Playing a little 'pull my finger' in the forums to break the monotony?
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I'm just trying to point out that new costumes have been pretty high on the wish list for a long time and they've mostly been ignored, and for all intents and purposes..they're still being ignored.
[/ QUOTE ] They have been high on Planet Backagain's wishlist. I live on a different planet and seen different wishlists, so your assertion seems a wee bit self-absorbed. 'Wee bit', as in the Pacific Ocean is a wee bit of a pond.
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I think part of the problem is that when you post a viewpoint, you phrase it in a way such that it comes across as "this is how it will happen".
And then when people get offended (the anime avatar thing is slightly uncalled for in the beginning, I have to admit) or defensive, then you explain what it is basically a speculation on the Worst Case Scenario. Which would have saved a lot of trouble if you had mentioned that in the first place.
Also, people accuse you ("this is how you are!"), and you accuse them back ("no, this is what you want!"), and it all cycles down to implosion.
So basically, yes, I think it would be better if you were to tone down your posts a bit. Again, not everyone does this, but it has to start somewhere, and with hot-button topics, it's best to be excruciatingly polite.
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You know, when it's put like this, I begin to think that Brawl deserves some credit. That's pretty much exactly the way Puffyshirt sounded, as I recall. Btw, yes, Arucard, he did stay around longer than release, because he was still posting when I started posting here. I never saw him say anything truly off-the-wall or obviously trollish, but I wasn't a board addict then.
Of course, I remember quite a few people complaining about SpaceKitten as too, and she (?) has never said anything I myself have had a problem with. Shrugs.
On-topic, I sit squarely on the fence (metaphorically speaking, heh) when it comes to anime and manga. I like/dislike some of it a whole lot, but then again, I like it or not because of the story/action/characters/dialogue/whatever, not because it's anime. It's the same thing as my opinion about the movies The Incredibles (awesome) and Shall We Dance (never in a million years would I even think of seeing it, much less like it). You see what I'm trying to say here, right? I just can't find it in me to hate any media universally.
Btw, you'll notice my avatar is nothing anime-related, though I admit a certain curiosity of how she'd look in a schoolgirl outfit. Hmm...anyone know how to get drool out of a keyboard?
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Issue 5, in my opinion..is a long way off, somewhere around next January.
So Issue 4 is technically the last free update we'll see til after CoV is live.
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I'm not known for clear answers, but I'll break with tradition and just say...
Nope. Issue 5 WILL come out earlier than next January.
And there are TWO development teams within Cryptic - one on City of Heroes and one on City of Villains.
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Issue 5, in my opinion..is a long way off, somewhere around next January.
So Issue 4 is technically the last free update we'll see til after CoV is live.
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I'm not known for clear answers, but I'll break with tradition and just say...
Nope. Issue 5 WILL come out earlier than next January.
And there are TWO development teams within Cryptic - one on City of Heroes and one on City of Villains.
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Well Backagain that should definitively answer your fears about getting new content. Sure, you didn't get something you want this time around, but with regular updates every 3 to 4 months there's bound to be more costume options made available.
Btw, I'm still with the "wait and see for yourself" crowd. I think many folks have taken the term "anime inspired" too seriously. This will not turn into City of DBZ. I have a feeling there will be things in this update that will be the kind of costume updates you've been wanting.
EDIT: In regards to something Primal said... what is with all the hate for Spacekitten? Aside from a flamefest with Twilight Avengers a few months ago (and I certainly don't blame SK for not getting along with those guys) I have yet to see him/her say something anywhere close to nasty.
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Issue 5, in my opinion..is a long way off, somewhere around next January.
So Issue 4 is technically the last free update we'll see til after CoV is live.
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I'm not known for clear answers, but I'll break with tradition and just say...
Nope. Issue 5 WILL come out earlier than next January.
And there are TWO development teams within Cryptic - one on City of Heroes and one on City of Villains.
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FADE IN:
EXT. SPACE
As the words "There are TWO" are intoned, Planet Backagain is cleaved in two, resulting in a cataclysmic explosion.
CLOSEUP
Tha body of Backagain spinning in the void, clawing at his eyes.
FADE OUT.
Oh my....
though it will be disregarded, I do it anyway....
Hush.....shh.....read without rancor, without any thought, except pure, sweet thought itself.
I agree totally with no one except myself...I disagree totally with no one, except myself...
Everything else is fodder for my brain.
Thanks for the fodder!
*munch*