One time I said in the game that a story arc could be a bit better and five minutes later Posi knocked my door in and kicked my puppy 
Suddenly, I get this image in my head of the devs all running around looking like Francis from Left 4 Dead...
My story arcs: #2370- Noah Reborn, #18672- The Clockwork War, #31490- Easy Money
Sartre once said, "Hell is other people." What does that make an MMO?
The devs hate me. It's a fact. Partly because I'm a crusty forum regular.
Here's the proof:
They nerfed claws by removing weapon redraw and increasing overall DPS.
They nerfed soloing by introducing IOs. Game content became too easy. Now they're going to give us the ability to set mission difficulty based on virtual team size thus increasing the difficulty of standard missions.
They nerfed SR after fixing it. Once upon a time we could have permalude. They ED and the GDR ripped that out from under us. SR was hurting so they gave it passive scaling dam-res. Then they gave us way to many positional defense buffs with setIOs and Arcana's critter accuracy change and now we're back to permalude levels of performance.
Wait a minute.... this post makes no sense at all. The devs LOVE ME! wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
and the love burrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnns... proof that they hate me.
/confused now
Be well, people of CoH.
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Travel Powers: They only gave us four! Four different ways to get from point A to point B. An dont give me that rap about the Mission Transport or Pocket D VIP port or all that
Theyre all just the teleport power re-packaged. I want web-slinging! I want a motorcycle that leaves trails of radioactive ooze after it! I want a thundering steed! I want to open a portal to an alternate dimension thats filled with hallways of doors. Each door leads to a different place and, unless you have a map, you can easily end up lost. You give me that
and Ill spend the rest of my life trying to find the door to the Playboy Mansion.
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A very good suggestion. I want a thundering steed! Or at least a pony.
//Jack
The Kickers base.
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.
-Groucho Marx
The Devs hate me.
Still no /e eatCookie command.
Nuff said!
That blue thing running around saying "Cookies are sometimes food" is Praetorian Cookie Monster!
Shoot on sight, please.
What, nothing about how they hate PvP?
FUN FACT: That burst of light when you level up is actually the effectiveness escaping from your enhancements all at once.
Bunnies.
Arc #6015 - Coming Unglued
"A good n00b-sauce is based on a good n00b-roux." - The Masque
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What, nothing about how they hate PvP?
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Steel couldn't make a joke out of that, because the Devs actually do hate PvP. 
Agua Man lvl 48 Water/Electric Blaster
"To die hating NCSoft for shutting down City of Heroes, that was Freedom."
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What, nothing about how they hate PvP?
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Steel couldn't make a joke out of that, because the Devs actually do hate PvP.
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Wait a second... Steel COULDN'T make a joke out of that?
Uh-huh.
Ahem...
The Dev's Hate...
PvP: "We ALL know the Devs hate PvP... I mean SURE they spent all that time and effort trying to tweek it here and there.. but the PvP zones are still empty as an IRS agent's heart. Don't they realize that PvP should be the cornerstone of every MMORPG in existence?! Don't they realize that if players can't attack other players and grief at will then eventually NO ONE will be able to have any fun in-game? Heck... the only place I can go for some really decent PvP is the FORUMS!!"
My mind wanders so often you've probably seen its picture on milk cartons. - Me... the first person version of the third person Steelclaw
The problem with forum pvp is that I still can't hit worth a damn.
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Trust the computer. The computer knows all.
The Hevs Hate...
The Devs Hate threads. At least the serious ones, though probably more in an eyeroll fashion than true, seething loathing. This one they'd probably get a chuckle out of. I know Babs will. 
"If I had Force powers, vacuum or not my cape/clothes/hair would always be blowing in the Dramatic Wind." - Tenzhi
Characters
devs hate cat-girls...we all know it but no one here will say it!
*shakes fist*
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The devs hate me. It's a fact. Partly because I'm a crusty forum regular.
Here's the proof:
They nerfed claws by removing weapon redraw and increasing overall DPS.
They nerfed soloing by introducing IOs. Game content became too easy. Now they're going to give us the ability to set mission difficulty based on virtual team size thus increasing the difficulty of standard missions.
They nerfed SR after fixing it. Once upon a time we could have permalude. They ED and the GDR ripped that out from under us. SR was hurting so they gave it passive scaling dam-res. Then they gave us way to many positional defense buffs with setIOs and Arcana's critter accuracy change and now we're back to permalude levels of performance.
Wait a minute.... this post makes no sense at all. The devs LOVE ME! wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
and the love burrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnns... proof that they hate me.
/confused now
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Bill, I'm not sure if they keep luring you back because the devs love you or if its that they hate the rest of us.
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The devs hate...
Money: "Don't they see how <my idea here> is the most incredible idea ever? And it would be so easy to implement, as I indicated in the single paragraph I devoted to explaining how it could work. And if I, a junior accountant, can see how easy it would be to program into a game engine I don't know or understand, then it much be easy!"
"And <my idea here> is so fantastic that 11 million players would leave WoW and immediately start playing CoH/V! But clearly the devs hate money because despite posting the same idea 20 times in one month, they still haven't implemented it."
The Devs: "Don't you know how unprofessional it is to make jokes on the forums about it other? All it does is show your passive-aggressiveness to the world. All I can think it that Castle and BABs must hate each other given how they go each other on the forums. Friday afternoon drinks must be a cold, uncomfortable time indeed!"
The Community Managers: Please see any thread where Positron has popped into announce some unpopular changes as evidence of this. ;-)
New Giant Monster in I16: Bonecrusher.
Well I'm the mighty Bonecrusher
And I live way out West.
I'm a gambling man by nature
But bonecrushing's what I do best.
You want to know what I hate? I'll tell you!
<ul type="square">[*] Being stuck in traffic[*] Meetings that are non-productive[*] People who feel entitled to abuse others, simply because they can.[*] Sudden loud noises[*] Temperatures below 50f and above 80f -- drop both by about 15f if I'm trying to sleep![*] Insomnia[*] Bad ideas -- especially when they are mine![*] Bitter food[*] Embarrassing Situations in Sitcoms -- I literally have to change the channel or leave the room to avoid seeing the characters humiliated at times.[/list]
Now to be balanced, I should also include things that I love. Just for balance, you see.
<ul type="square">[*] Puppies and Kittens -- that belong to other people and I can play with them for very short periods every now and again.[*] Good books, movies and shows[*] Good music -- separate from the above, since NOTHING gets me going faster or better than a good song.[*] Games -- Computer, Console, Pen and Paper, solo or multiplayer. [*] When a plan comes together[*] Finding an answer to something that, previously, didn't have one.[*] Puns[/list]
And now...back to trying to figure out how to get Formula X to incorporate Variable Y without breaking in hideous, horrible, awful ways.
EDIT: Changed "about" to "above."
...following the rules. What's with this love stuff?
--NT
They all laughed at me when I said I wanted to be a comedian.
But I showed them, and nobody's laughing at me now!
If I became a red name, I would be all "and what would you mere mortals like to entertain me with today, mu hu ha ha ha!" ~Arcanaville
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When a plan comes together
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ZOMG!! Castle is Nemesis!!!!!!!
Also
Castle hates balance
9 things listed he hates
7 things listed he loves!!
(sorry but i had to after you made the point about balance)
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People who feel entitled to abuse others, simply because they can.
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Is abusing one's self tolerable?
Be well, people of CoH.
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Now to be balanced, I should also include things that I love. [*] When a plan comes together
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Heheheheheh....
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You want to know what I hate? I'll tell you!
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So does this mean Oil Slick Arrow is off your hate list?
Head of TRICK, the all Trick Arrow and Traps SG
Part of the Repeat Offenders
Still waiting for his Official BackAlleyBrawler No-Prize
You forgot Bases...
My Lego Models http://www.flickr.com/photos/30369639@N07/ lemur lad: God you can't be that stupid... I'm on at the same time as you for once, and not 20 minutes into it you give me something worth petitioning?Lady-Dee: Hey my fat keeps me warm in the winter and shady in the summer.
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People who feel entitled to abuse others, simply because they can.
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Is abusing one's self tolerable?
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OOoooh... Well.. I don't consider my little parodies to be ABUSE per se... I'm just poking gentle fun is all... laughing WITH you.. not AT you..
Umm...
Say... why can't I log into my game account all of a sudden?
My mind wanders so often you've probably seen its picture on milk cartons. - Me... the first person version of the third person Steelclaw
Ive been around the forums for a little while.. not nearly as long as some of the crustier veterans but long enough to have seen a few trends here and there. One of those trends that has almost become tradition is the lead-in statement: The Devs hate
Most commonly we see it as The Devs hate villains but Ive also learned that they hate heroes, players, attending Cons, not attending Cons and being fooled by Cons.
Hmmm lets explore this, shall we?
The Devs Hate
Villains: Of course they hate villains! Every issue comes out with new Hero content but do you see the same thing villain-side?! NOooooo! That and look at what they make villains do! Rob banks! Kidnapping! Why they even make villains KILL PEOPLE! I tell ya, every time I run my favorite villain the NPCs on the screen cringe away in fear some even run! If the Devs keep making our villains commit crimes every time they turn around soon EVERYONE will hate them!!
Heroes: Not that they did at first. It was those danged villain-pushers who eventually made the Devs hate heroes. Stalkers get buffed cause they complained about it so much. Dominators get buffed when THEY became the squeaky wheel of choice. Why I bet the Devs dont even PLAY heroes no more. Everything the heroes DO manage to get the villains get too these days. >sighs< I feel like the oldest child who moved outta the house and had their bedroom changed to a Jacuzzi by mom and dad.
Power Customization: Now dont you tell me that Issue 16 is proof that the Devs dont hate PC. Color changin? That aint customization; thats a can of spray paint and a bare wall! New animations for martial arts? Ooooh I get to kick em or punch em now I want a CHOICE dang it! I want my martial arts scrapper to grab someone, wave my hand up and down in front of their face while their head jiggles to stun em.. then hold my fist out that they smack so it whips around in a circle and bonks em on the head.. my cone AoE should be a wide arc slap that paintbrushes three or four of em.. oh.. and my 9th level tier? Fork fingered eye-poke If I cant have Three Stooges Style Kung Fu then were not talkin Customization.
Power Proliferation: They hate it. Absolutely hate it. Oh, theyll give it to us here and there in dribs and drabs but they probably chew out their own livers to do it. They said wed get some every issue yeah right. By now we should not only have every power in the game for every archetype we should have powers proliferated in from OTHER games! I want my Broadsword Blaster to have the Master Sword! I want my Street Fighter Defender to ShoRyuKen Lord Recluse to debuff him! Dang it I want my Controller to be small, pink and round and have his power set be Appetite Control!
The Players: They hate us. Dont fool yourselves into thinking they love us. All the jokes and issues and such? All a plot. They hate us players they just love our money. They provide a fun time a lot of stimulation a little company maybe all for our hard-earned cash. Folks, that sort of thing is illegal here in the United States well except for Nevada. The real kick in the posterior is that judging by the end-game content they dont even give us the grace of a Happy Ending.
Puppies: The Devs are unfeeling monsters who hate puppies. Kitties too. Probably ponies, squirrels, orangutans and duck-billed platypus to boot! How do I know? Because there aint a single animal in the game! Well, thats not true there are sea gulls. Which would seem to indicate the Devs hate the paint job on your car too!
The Human Body: I swear I dont know how they walk down the streets. Must wear blinders or keep their hands pressed over their eyes. When *I* walk down the street I sure as heck dont see anyone who looks like they coulda been made in the CoH costume creator! I see some people who mighta chosen their OUTFITS from it but no body matches. I wanna be able to run my neighbor Phil hes got a beer belly.. more shoulder hair than Bigfoot a previously broken nose that seems to go off at right angles and legs so bowed you cant help but imagine a horse tween em. Oh, and to really make it an accurate representation Id need the Toxic Gas power set but I wont get into that here.. the Power Customization guy gets itchy if you steal his thunder.
Travel Powers: They only gave us four! Four different ways to get from point A to point B. An dont give me that rap about the Mission Transport or Pocket D VIP port or all that Theyre all just the teleport power re-packaged. I want web-slinging! I want a motorcycle that leaves trails of radioactive ooze after it! I want a thundering steed! I want to open a portal to an alternate dimension thats filled with hallways of doors. Each door leads to a different place and, unless you have a map, you can easily end up lost. You give me that and Ill spend the rest of my life trying to find the door to the Playboy Mansion.
Farming: No one can deny that the Devs hate farming and farmers. Look at the lengths they go to in order to stomp it out! MA is the perfect example. I dont understand why they want to stop it! If I could farm without restrictions why I could experience every power in every archetype in the game in about two or three months time. All that without ever experiencing any of the content, story lines, characters or heroic/villainous feelings that would establish a rapport with the game and develop a relationship with the characters Ive created. Heck, I could burn it all out in two months and then finally move on to a completely different game rather than continue to invest my money in this one. >sighs< I just dont see what the Devs have against farming.
Wise-Acre List Makers: Okay, maybe they DONT really hate these people, but this would have been the obvious response by a Dev who read this thread. Not that such a thing is too likely but Ill still say they hate em as sort of a pre-emptive chess style countermove. On the other hand maybe they really DO hate Wise-Acre List Makers maybe thats why they wont return my calls I bet THATS why I always get Map Disconnects right before I attack the boss that will complete the mission! And why that one lime green pick up truck keeps driving by the front of my house reeeeaal slow every day. Theyre watching me! Wheres my tin foil hat? WHERES MY TIN FOIL HAT?!?
Paranoia: The Devs hate paranoid people. Cause we know what theyre up to.
Mission Architect: Oh, they didnt hate it at first. The industry gave them rave reviews for such an innovative feature. The players all lauded them for the wonderful gift they were receiving. The Devs absolutely adored MA when they first presented it. Then came the farmers. Then came the inappropriate arcs being created. Then, if level and reward farming werent bad enough the badge farmers had to be stopped. It got to be more of a pain than a pleasure for the Devs. Yeah, the Devs hate Mission Architect I imagine they feel the same way about MA that some parents do about having gotten their teen ager a brand new drum set a drum set the kid loves SO much he insists on playing it until three oclock in the morning.
They probably hate a lot more... and I may add some later... but this is enough to get started on... anyone else have some thoughts about what the Devs may hate?
My mind wanders so often you've probably seen its picture on milk cartons. - Me... the first person version of the third person Steelclaw