GIVE US A BRB WITH I8
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I can think of several hundred other things I would like to see in this game. Brute fury fix PvP, Server Transfers for Characters, code improvements so my FPS dont vary from 40 to 10, New story arcs, new zones, new power sets, Improvements to Battle Axe damage for tankers just off the top of my head.
Fortunately the developers agree, and iirc have already said this wont happen.
/not signed.
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Except all those things would most likely be 1 million times harder to implement than a red ball. Things in the enviroment can move so this wouldn't be hard at all.
Way to be a hater.
I suggest the Big Red Ball get it's own PvP zone and we have to push the ball to our respective "bases" for heroes and villain to score. Keep a weekly tally and maybe give MvP award posted on a bilboard in the zone.Just something to think about
o...m...g...
THISISTHEMOSTAWSOMETHINGEVERWHYHAVENTHEYIMPLEMENTE DTHISBEFOREIAMGOINGCRAZYOVERCOHSOCCER WWWWWWWOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
No I am not crazy or drunk. I just have to get me a big red ball as CoH soccer sounds awsome.
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I can think of several hundred other things I would like to see in this game. Brute fury fix PvP, Server Transfers for Characters, code improvements so my FPS dont vary from 40 to 10, New story arcs, new zones, new power sets, Improvements to Battle Axe damage for tankers just off the top of my head.
Fortunately the developers agree, and iirc have already said this wont happen.
/not signed.
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pssssshhhhh
You can't have any fun anymore with you serious lvl up 10 lvls a day people. Enjoy soccer. Enjoy the ball. Enjoy CoH
You
What of we had giant monster clifford chasing the ball around? Abig red warwolf!!!!
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I know lots of people who log in at times and don't play the pve or pvp part of the game. They just want to come on to talk to friends and be social. By social I mean doing things to meet people on a big scale, such as costume contests.
I've been thinking for a while now that this game has needed some diversions that you could come on to just have fun with your friends.
Too many characters to fit in this space.
If you lay down and give up you have no one to blame but yourself. If you stand up and fight you'll have no one to blame because you've already won.
The problem I have with this idea is that it smacks of "passing fad." I'd give only an hour or so after implimenting this that the first fights would break out over who was playing with the toy 1st and I'd give a week before they start gathering dust.
This would be great. BRB please!
i always have and always will love this idea
The Devs already posted they can't do this, why bother posting it again and again? It can't be done. Get over it.
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You can't please everyone, so lets concentrate on me.
Why post about how we shouldn't post about something we posted about?
Silly man. Leave trolling to the professionals.
dev's say lots of things. lolz dev's
+1 again for BRB
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The Devs already posted they can't do this, why bother posting it again and again? It can't be done. Get over it.
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i COULD be done were they to devote the proper time to it. but they are unwilling to devote that kind of time. I'm hoping one of the programmers makes this a "pet" project... and does it just for fun and then all of a sudden... BOOM!!! BRB bouncing around
give us a fricken BRB
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I remember Phantasy Star Online did something like this in the higher-level lobbies.
People were amused incessantly for months. Soccer games were everywhere.
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And payed 15 dollars a month for it. 
You have a big red ball. Kind of.
In the new Faultline there are boxes that can be kicked around. We were having fun with them the other day as a team.
and if worse comes to worse, there is forcebolt/repel tennis with lowbie minions. (ah the days when a pwr 6-slotted for knockback would launch something 1/4 way across the map 
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Oh yes, this should happen immediately! Just put it in the zones, let the players figure out what to do with it
But remember Tankers...Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball(tm)!
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Happy Fun Ball
(kids)
It's Happy!
It's Fun!
It's Happy Fun Ball!
(announcer)
Yes, it's Happy Fun Ball, the toy sensation that's sweeping the nation. Only 14.95 at participating stores! Get one Today!
(background voice)
Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, and children should avoid prolonged exposure to Happy Fun Ball.
Caution: Happy Fun Ball may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds.
Happy Fun Ball contains a liquid core, which if exposed due to rupture should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at. Do not use Happy Fun Ball on concrete. Discontinue use of Happy Fun Ball if any of the following occurs:
* Itching
* Vertigo
* Dizziness
* Tingling in extremities
* Loss of balance or coordination
* Slurred speech
* Temporary blindness
* Profuse Sweating
* Heart palpitations
If Happy Fun Ball begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head. Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types of skin.
When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be returned to its special container and kept under refrigeration. Failure to do so relieves the makers of Happy Fun Ball, Wacky Products Incorporated, and its parent company, Global Chemical Unlimited, of any and all liability.
Ingredients of Happy Fun Ball include an unknown glowing substance which fell to Earth, presumably from outer space.
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.
Happy Fun Ball comes with a lifetime guarantee.
(announcer)
Happy Fun Ball! Accept no substitutes!
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-Sandolphan
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ROFL...I immediately thought of this SNL spoof commercial when I read the OP!
Love the idea, however! Consider me /signed!
Satan trembles when he sees...
the weakest saint on his knees.
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There must be a way of makeing this if they tried hard enough...
Of course they wont... because they hate us. 
"The Good... they don't know how close to Evil they truly are..." -The Overlord
Guess what my avatar is and I'll give you a rare candy!
@Silversword
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The Devs already posted they can't do this, why bother posting it again and again? It can't be done. Get over it.
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i COULD be done were they to devote the proper time to it. but they are unwilling to devote that kind of time. I'm hoping one of the programmers makes this a "pet" project... and does it just for fun and then all of a sudden... BOOM!!! BRB bouncing around
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I'd venture to say it's more than just a problem of dev time. You're talking about moving all (or at least some) of the physics stuff that currently goes on client-only over to the server. That means the server has to tell all the clients in the area what's going on with the physics-enabled objects. This would aggravate the rubber-banding and lag problems some players see already. Preloading, caching, and packet compression only get you so far.
So, add to the list of dev time requirements for this change (client physics exceptions, server physics calculations and related overhead and performance tuning, QA and deployment) a revamp of the client-server protocol.
Not to mention that physics calculations are intensive enough that there is dedicated hardware available to help process it client-side. Imagine taking 100 instanced missions-worth of physics calculations and adding that to the server load. Even if the BRB is an exception to client-side physics, there is still significant server-side overhead added in collision detection between the ball, all PCs and NPCs and environment geometry. The number of calculations increases exponentially, not geometrically.
You might as well ask for inverse kinematics on your character, which while really, really cool, is simply beyond the technology of the game at this time.
"Player First / Villain Second" - Dr_Hetero
"The real pros will never trumpet their experience. They'll lead by example." - Primal
lol love how such a random post has generated so much feedback
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Oh yes, this should happen immediately! Just put it in the zones, let the players figure out what to do with it
But remember Tankers...Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball(tm)!
-------------------------------------------------------------
Happy Fun Ball
(kids)
It's Happy!
It's Fun!
It's Happy Fun Ball!
(announcer)
Yes, it's Happy Fun Ball, the toy sensation that's sweeping the nation. Only 14.95 at participating stores! Get one Today!
(background voice)
Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, and children should avoid prolonged exposure to Happy Fun Ball.
Caution: Happy Fun Ball may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds.
Happy Fun Ball contains a liquid core, which if exposed due to rupture should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at. Do not use Happy Fun Ball on concrete. Discontinue use of Happy Fun Ball if any of the following occurs:
* Itching
* Vertigo
* Dizziness
* Tingling in extremities
* Loss of balance or coordination
* Slurred speech
* Temporary blindness
* Profuse Sweating
* Heart palpitations
If Happy Fun Ball begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head. Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types of skin.
When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be returned to its special container and kept under refrigeration. Failure to do so relieves the makers of Happy Fun Ball, Wacky Products Incorporated, and its parent company, Global Chemical Unlimited, of any and all liability.
Ingredients of Happy Fun Ball include an unknown glowing substance which fell to Earth, presumably from outer space.
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.
Happy Fun Ball comes with a lifetime guarantee.
(announcer)
Happy Fun Ball! Accept no substitutes!
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LOL... Hilarious... Reminded me of this:
Whaaaaaat rolls down stairs
Alone or in pairs
Rolls over your neighbor's dog
What's great for a snack
And fits on your back
It's log log log!
It's looooog. It's looooog.
It's big. It's heavy. It's wood.
It's looooog. It's looooog.
It's better than bad. It's good.
Everyone wants a log.
Your gonna love it log.
Come on and get your log.
Everyone needs a looog. A loooog. A looooog.
From BLAMMO!
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I can think of several hundred other things I would like to see in this game. Brute fury fix PvP, Server Transfers for Characters, code improvements so my FPS dont vary from 40 to 10, New story arcs, new zones, new power sets, Improvements to Battle Axe damage for tankers just off the top of my head.
Fortunately the developers agree, and iirc have already said this wont happen.
/not signed.
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