The City Scoop! ~ Discussion ~ December 12, 2008

Vol. 2, Issues 27
December 12, 2008


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comic part is my favorite XD..always..althrough could use some technical improvements..
base showcase is always cool..something too look at and maybe apply for own base
yay, new costume parts XD
to costume parts: oh, i really wonder if we EVER will get butt capes :x

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Arbiter Fab is always a good read. And, hello Valkyrie sneak peek! Nice scoop, Scoop!

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There are no words for what this community, and the friends I have made here mean to me. Please know that I care for all of you, yes, even you. If you Twitter, I'm MrThan. If you're Unleashed, I'm dumps. I'll try and get registered on the Titan Forums as well. Peace, and thanks for the best nine years anyone could ever ask for.

That what the huh picture is awesome. I still need to get off my duff and make my debut in here somewhere...

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good issue. Nice costume set! new it would have all kinds of parts and the comic was got a good chuckle out of me this time.


and that screenshot O_o

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I LOVE how the new Valkyrie wings look... pass my compliments along to SexyJay!

And loved the WTH picture... can't wait to see what else folks send in!

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

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Dec 14th in the calendar of events - that's actually Freedom's Mr/Ms Contest.

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"I don't wonda what Rose is like in RL, I just imagine she is a catgurl an' wish I could cyb0r wit her. "
- the legendary J-man

Silence!!! I kill you!

I loved those valkyrie screenshots myself, I am going to have some serious fun mix-and-matching with those. I think the wings may be some of the coolest ones I've ever seen in the game, even cooler than the ones which came out in I9.

And the costume wish list covered all of my bases!

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A (Golden Gate) Bridge Too Far- arc 299315
Crazy NIMBY's, Railroad robber barons, and kickboxing Engineers, Oh My! Go back in time and join the fight to save a San Francisco icon!

I've spent too much time on the internet. When I see the picture the only thing I can think of is "Yo dawg, I heard you like thugs so we put a thug on your thug so you can bust a cap while you bust a cap."

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Good Idea LL!!

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I don't want to rain on any parades, because this has been a fine issue, but some editorial spell-checking might have been useful - if the Writers can't provide it, then the Editors must.

And, I know it's gained 'cultural' traction among us, but what the heck is with this 'butt-capes' fixation? They are Coat Tails! You don't see kids tying a towel to the waist and 'zooming' around with their dramatic 'butt-capes'! Capes are for the neck/shoulders.
I can just see the cover now... Superman and Batman, striking dramatic poses, capes streaming dramatically in the dramatic wind, billowing out from their... butts? Manic Laughter ensues.

And we have two versions of your silly 'butt-capes' already, in Trenchcoats and the Tail-coats in the Wedding Pack.
That said, more styles of coats with tails might be nice.

Grf, I don't know why I bother, this really should be posted in the Costumes section, not as a comment on the City Scoop - great publication, I read it every issue! Thanks, folks, keep up the good work!

Be Well!
Fireheart

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Go City Scoop... keep up the good work! Nice Costume sets Jay,im soooo there!

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I don't want to rain on any parades, because this has been a fine issue, but some editorial spell-checking might have been useful - if the Writers can't provide it, then the Editors must.

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I think Ex Libris said it the best:
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In the end there will always be typos and formatting issues etc. but I'm sure there is more focus and additional feedback we can give these folks who continually deliver something special and dynamic to the community each week.

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comic part is my favorite XD..always..althrough could use some technical improvements...

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hehee, sometimes I need technical improvements too, when I think about all the adaptors I'd like to get for myself.... man, just makes my head spin !!!

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and the comic was got a good chuckle out of me this time.

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Thanks guys!

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I think Ex Libris <a href="/showthreaded.php?Number=12757441" target="_blank">said it the best</a>

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Valid point.

Be Well!
Fireheart

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Good Idea LL!!

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Thanks everyone. I cleared out huge swaths of my mailbox per Ex's request, and I'm hoping to get a few shots this week.

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"Null is as much an argument "for removing the cottage rule" as the moon being round is for buying tennis shoes." -Memphis Bill

Great job on the scoop guys. The comic was funny precisely becase we've all seen it (anyone got a small yellow?... or 2 small reds?... anyone?) and I love the costume based artwork that is posted (Frozen Viper is exceptionally well done) every week. Must admit i'm getting pretty hooked on the Redeemers too... it kinda snuck up on me but at some point I remember actually watching for when the scoop went live and zipping down to read it first before going back to the start of the soop and working my way down throught the rest. Way to go Mr. Grey keep it coming!

Big Upz to Sexy Jay! That Valkyrie set looks very cool and I can't wait to start incorporating it into my costumes. Must admit i'm a bit shocked that they have been sitting on such awesomeness for so long (a year?!?!! how dare they! )
Hmmm... makes me wonder what other cool costume stuffs are ready but waiting to be released?

Two things that I would love to see, more than butcapes (seriously does anyone really want
those or is this some forumite inside joke?), are

#1 More different kinds of armour (think "Knights in Shinning") as in Ringmail, Scalemail (I notice a variation of scale it's part of the Valkyrie set w00t!) Platemail, Woven, Leather, Dragon etc. and

#2 High neck collars (think vampire) for capes or as a shoulder piece. I'm aware that SoA kinda, sorta have one kind of high collar but I play blue side and so I am more than likely never going to have a 50 villain and so will never have access to it. Up until now i've been using the "ghost" face mask because it's the closest thing there is but how about some real collars us non-VEATs can use? They don't have to be shiny or have cuts in them, but at least one needs to be tall (up to cheekbone area) and open in front. Even just one plain cloth high collar would be fine (ability to have a different inside/outside color like capes do would be most welcome... like red inside around the face but black outside as seen from behind).

Awesome idea Lemur Lad to have wacky pictures from the game featured, man do I some bizarro pics to submit for this (remembers floating idly near the top of Atlas, just after aquiring hover, and pausing to work on a bind only to have the Zepplin sneak up and impale me from behind... "hmm what was the syntx for that pow...huuuuurrrrkkk!" ).

Having played this game for 4 years+ (aside from the short "break" I took when the i5 dropped) one thing I've never tried, for one reason or another, is base design. Some of the cool bases I've seen in the scoop have gotten me curious to give it a try so one thing I would like to see is an article for a begining base designer, some do's and dont's, tips, common mistakes to avoid, etc. Yes I know there are other resources available but I read the scoop more frequently than I do the forums.

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The only thing i would like to know is whyis it free to Mac users and probably on sale to the PC? Just to be clear but no i dont mind paying the money. Just if you are then you sould sell it to both or give it free to both.

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The only thing i would like to know is whyis it free to Mac users and probably on sale to the PC? Just to be clear but no i dont mind paying the money. Just if you are then you sould sell it to both or give it free to both.

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They are not free to mac users.

If you have a Mac, you will be able to download the client for free. This client does not include the costume items.

The boxed version is intended for new players who are browsing around a retail store. The extra stuff is a bonus to get them to pick up the box.

Both mac and PC players who don't buy the box are going to have to pay money for the new stuff.

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The only thing i would like to know is whyis it free to Mac users and probably on sale to the PC? Just to be clear but no i dont mind paying the money. Just if you are then you sould sell it to both or give it free to both.

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They are not free to mac users.

If you have a Mac, you will be able to download the client for free. This client does not include the costume items.

The boxed version is intended for new players who are browsing around a retail store. The extra stuff is a bonus to get them to pick up the box.

Both mac and PC players who don't buy the box are going to have to pay money for the new stuff.

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Thought it might be so. Just seemed wierd the way it was in the article

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The only thing i would like to know is whyis it free to Mac users and probably on sale to the PC? Just to be clear but no i dont mind paying the money. Just if you are then you sould sell it to both or give it free to both.

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Except it IS being sold to Mac users... they have to buy the game to get it.

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