Welcome to the big time! Nobody said heroing was easy!
I'll admit there are plenty of moments when you just have to suspend disbelief in the game. Actually, considering it's a superhero MMO, I think you agree to suspend disbelief in the Terms and Conditions.
Oh, one more thing that'll freak you out. You know those bus stops that you always get caught up in when you're running somewhere heroically? Well, where are the buses man? Where are the buses?? 
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A Spanner In The Works Part One, ArcID: 336662, A Spanner In The Works Part Two, ArcID: 336665, Enter Japes, ArcID: 96001
In The Darkness Creeping, ArcID: 347709, When Dimensions Collide, ArcID: 412416.
How many times do I have to say it?
City of Heroes is SERIOUS BUSINESS people! You are a hero saving people's LIVES. Or you are a villain trying to spread destruction and evil.
There is nothing to make fun of here. There is nothing amusing about this game.
Now, either take your responsibilities seriously or turn in your cape.
It's that simple.
My mind wanders so often you've probably seen its picture on milk cartons. - Me... the first person version of the third person Steelclaw
Wasn't it Posi that said "All that stuff is Gray to me, no experience"?
Why do you think i play as a villain. no one to care about..
aww life is sweet the darker side of the ocean
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Nah, all that crap is gray to him.
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Originally Posted by CyberionLeader
I would be fighting a horde of zombies/rikti in front of Positron and Valkyrie and wonder why they don't jump in to help. Don't they care that one of the city's heroes is being eaten, blasted to oblivion? - "Positron! Help me!" *Positron stares blankly from his pedestal down the street as I take my final breath*
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Avatar: "Cheeky Jack O Lantern" by dimarie
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No, being a villain sucks. All those defenseless civilians walking around and you can't beat them up and take their stuff.
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Originally Posted by Dr_HR
Why do you think i play as a villain. no one to care about..
aww life is sweet the darker side of the ocean |
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Darkfire Avenger DM/SD/Body Scrapper
Arc ID#161629 Freaks, Geeks, and Men in Black
Arc ID#431270 Until the End of the World
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I think what would be cool is if the "major" heroes were actually wandering the zone they're supposed to be in and randomly helping people out... It'd be pretty sweet to have to "find" Positron wandering the zone to start the TF... Of course for the "make everything easy for me" crowd there'd be a major outcry, but I think it would add to the immersion.|
Originally Posted by CyberionLeader
Today I just felt like poking a bit of fun about CoX. Don't get me wrong I love the game, I just see a few things I think are a wee bit strange and/or funny.
I would be fighting a horde of zombies/rikti in front of Positron and Valkyrie and wonder why they don't jump in to help. Don't they care that one of the city's heroes is being eaten, blasted to oblivion? - "Positron! Help me!" *Positron stares blankly from his pedestal down the street as I take my final breath* As we are trying to take down a Rikti bomb a citizen walks by it. The bomb goes off and more than half of the heroes fighting it get taken out by the blast. The citizen continues his walk as if nothing happened. - If the citizens cannot be harmed in any way, why do they need defending?? Oh well, I figure we heroes still need to help protect the city's infrastructure and buildings for these indestructable citizens right? I watch as a rikti assault ship rains bombs down on the city covering both streets and buildings alike. In its aftermath...not a pane of glass is broken. These rikti must be dropping fireworks or something, but then one hits me and I go flying for a loop. So I figure we heroes are here in this indestructible city with it's immortal citizens for their amusement or entertainment. Cool! |
"Alien"
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Originally Posted by Infernus_Hades
The way you play changes your IO slotting..
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76 characters and Twenty-four 50s later, I still love this game.
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Spreading destruction? I thought we villains were an errand service.
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Originally Posted by Steelclaw
Or you are a villain trying to spread destruction and evil.
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and the Etoile Isles Metahuman Police Force
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Originally Posted by Vyver
Spreading destruction? I thought we villains were an errand service.
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There is no such thing as an "innocent bystander"
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You could always have moving map markers.
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Originally Posted by AlienOne
I think what would be cool is if the "major" heroes were actually wandering the zone they're supposed to be in and randomly helping people out... It'd be pretty sweet to have to "find" Positron wandering the zone to start the TF... Of course for the "make everything easy for me" crowd there'd be a major outcry, but I think it would add to the immersion.
"Alien" |
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Originally Posted by CyberionLeader
So I figure we heroes are here in this indestructible city with it's immortal citizens for their amusement or entertainment. Cool!
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The good news is... you can't lose! Everyone is a winner!
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Here are the responses from the signature heroes during a Rikti invasion:|
Originally Posted by CyberionLeader
Today I just felt like poking a bit of fun about CoX. Don't get me wrong I love the game, I just see a few things I think are a wee bit strange and/or funny.
I would be fighting a horde of zombies/rikti in front of Positron and Valkyrie and wonder why they don't jump in to help. Don't they care that one of the city's heroes is being eaten, blasted to oblivion? - "Positron! Help me!" *Positron stares blankly from his pedestal down the street as I take my final breath* |
Ms. Liberty: "I'm not fighting Rikti until I can DRAW this damn sword."
Back Alley Brawler: "Sorry, but I stepped off this podium once and then couldn't find my way back to it. Not taking that chance again."
Blue Steel: "They're no challenge. I sneeze and dropships fall out of the sky."
Positron: "All that crap cons grey to me, no XP."
Valkyrie: "What are the Rikti gonna do, kill me? Been there, done that."
Synapse: "Uh, no. Not even with the hospital that close."
Mynx: "Hey, I'm just as capable of fighting Rikti as any of the other- OH LOOK, BUTTERFLIES!"
Citadel: "They're not Council."
Luminary: "I'm not fighting a damn thing til someone figures out my actual gender."
Sister Psyche: "Oh, please, the Rikti don't even invade Independence Port. Why else would I be here? It's not to look at Statesman, that's for sure."
Aurora Borealis: "My husband won't let me."
Statesman: "Sorry, too busy fighting Recluse."
Manticore: "I was distracted, what were you saying?"
Swan: "The Rikti would one-shot me in this outfit."
Numina: "I'm a ghost, what could they possibly do to me?"
Infernal: "I imprisoned my own demon mother inside my axe. Anything after that is rather anticlimactic."
Castle: "Oh, sure. Right. Fight Rikti. No one listens to a damn thing I say, and you want me to fight Rikti. I don't think so."
Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
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Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
Here are the responses from the signature heroes during a Rikti invasion:
Ms. Liberty: "I'm not fighting Rikti until I can DRAW this damn sword." Back Alley Brawler: "Sorry, but I stepped off this podium once and then couldn't find my way back to it. Not taking that chance again." Blue Steel: "They're no challenge. I sneeze and dropships fall out of the sky." Positron: "All that crap cons grey to me, no XP." Valkyrie: "What are the Rikti gonna do, kill me? Been there, done that." Synapse: "Uh, no. Not even with the hospital that close." Mynx: "Hey, I'm just as capable of fighting Rikti as any of the other- OH LOOK, BUTTERFLIES!" Citadel: "They're not Council." Luminary: "I'm not fighting a damn thing til someone figures out my actual gender." Sister Psyche: "Oh, please, the Rikti don't even invade Independence Port. Why else would I be here? It's not to look at Statesman, that's for sure." Aurora Borealis: "My husband won't let me." Statesman: "Sorry, too busy fighting Recluse." Manticore: "I was distracted, what were you saying?" Swan: "The Rikti would one-shot me in this outfit." Numina: "I'm a ghost, what could they possibly do to me?" Infernal: "I imprisoned my own demon mother inside my axe. Anything after that is rather anticlimactic." Castle: "Oh, sure. Right. Fight Rikti. No one listens to a damn thing I say, and you want me to fight Rikti. I don't think so." Michelle aka Samuraiko/Dark_Respite |
Ahhahahahahahahahaha xD
War Witch: "Rikti? Sure, I'll be right over, just let me finish my drink."
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LOL, I like positron's quote. Soo true.
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Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
Here are the responses from the signature heroes during a Rikti invasion:
Ms. Liberty: "I'm not fighting Rikti until I can DRAW this damn sword." Back Alley Brawler: "Sorry, but I stepped off this podium once and then couldn't find my way back to it. Not taking that chance again." Blue Steel: "They're no challenge. I sneeze and dropships fall out of the sky." Positron: "All that crap cons grey to me, no XP." Valkyrie: "What are the Rikti gonna do, kill me? Been there, done that." Synapse: "Uh, no. Not even with the hospital that close." Mynx: "Hey, I'm just as capable of fighting Rikti as any of the other- OH LOOK, BUTTERFLIES!" Citadel: "They're not Council." Luminary: "I'm not fighting a damn thing til someone figures out my actual gender." Sister Psyche: "Oh, please, the Rikti don't even invade Independence Port. Why else would I be here? It's not to look at Statesman, that's for sure." Aurora Borealis: "My husband won't let me." Statesman: "Sorry, too busy fighting Recluse." Manticore: "I was distracted, what were you saying?" Swan: "The Rikti would one-shot me in this outfit." Numina: "I'm a ghost, what could they possibly do to me?" Infernal: "I imprisoned my own demon mother inside my axe. Anything after that is rather anticlimactic." Castle: "Oh, sure. Right. Fight Rikti. No one listens to a damn thing I say, and you want me to fight Rikti. I don't think so." Michelle aka Samuraiko/Dark_Respite |
Some of those might be a bit obscure, Samuraiko, but they are all definitely funny!
I lol'd in RL a bit.
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Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
Positron: "All that crap cons grey to me, no XP."
Mynx: "Hey, I'm just as capable of fighting Rikti as any of the other- OH LOOK, BUTTERFLIES!" Citadel: "They're not Council." Luminary: "I'm not fighting a damn thing til someone figures out my actual gender." Aurora Borealis: "My husband won't let me." Swan: "The Rikti would one-shot me in this outfit." Infernal: "I imprisoned my own demon mother inside my axe. Anything after that is rather anticlimactic." Castle: "Oh, sure. Right. Fight Rikti. No one listens to a damn thing I say, and you want me to fight Rikti. I don't think so." |
Is the BAB quote a reference to when he turned the trainer off on in the test sever to do a walkabout and then couldn't target it to undo the command?
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Originally Posted by Mr. NoPants
Is the BAB quote a reference to when he turned the trainer off on in the test sever to do a walkabout and then couldn't target it to undo the command?
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Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Dark_Respite's Farewell Video: "One Last Day"
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE CONTINUES!
Book I: A Tale of Nerd Flirting! ~*~ Book II: Courtship and Crime Fighting - Chap Nine live!
MA Arcs - 3430: Hell Hath No Fury / 3515: Positron Gets Some / 6600: Dyne of the Times / 351572: For All the Wrong Reasons
378944: Too Clever by Half / 459581: Kill or Cure / 551680: Clerical Errors (NEW!)
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maybe not walk all over the city, but close to their current location should be fine. That happens frequently in other MMOs. The contact walks around a city square, that sort of thing.
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Originally Posted by AlienOne
I think what would be cool is if the "major" heroes were actually wandering the zone they're supposed to be in and randomly helping people out... It'd be pretty sweet to have to "find" Positron wandering the zone to start the TF... Of course for the "make everything easy for me" crowd there'd be a major outcry, but I think it would add to the immersion.
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Now let's all go for pizza!|
Originally Posted by Westley
The good news is... you can't lose! Everyone is a winner!
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--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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Yes. However, that was before the giant monster code. Since the enemies in question (zombie/rikti invasions as CyberionLeader mentions) now con to each players level, this statement no longer applies. I would like to hear his excuse now.|
Originally Posted by MoltenSlowa
Wasn't it Posi that said "All that stuff is Gray to me, no experience"?
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--Rad
/whereami:
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Or just add a map icon for TF/Trial contacts even when you aren't on the TF. It would be a nice QoL improvement even if they aren't running all over the place. I've pretty much learnt where they all are now but when I was new finding them was really annoying.
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Originally Posted by Rodoan
maybe not walk all over the city, but close to their current location should be fine. That happens frequently in other MMOs. The contact walks around a city square, that sort of thing.
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The idea of the signature heroes occaisionally moving off their pedestals to fight crime/slay zombies/defend earth is a good one. They could have map markers to show their current location as mentioned. Also, at their original position could be holographic stand-ins of them which still dole out the TF's for anybody who didn't notice/can't be bothered. I'd spend money on developing this, it adds an extra layer of depth and realism. It's naturally just a QoL level improvement really, but if fleshed out with some severe AI and the ability to 'team-up' with the signature heroes (and villains redside of course) it would almost qualify as a feature.
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Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
Or just add a map icon for TF/Trial contacts even when you aren't on the TF. It would be a nice QoL improvement even if they aren't running all over the place. I've pretty much learnt where they all are now but when I was new finding them was really annoying.
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K5K - The Killbot 5000
A Spanner In The Works Part One, ArcID: 336662, A Spanner In The Works Part Two, ArcID: 336665, Enter Japes, ArcID: 96001
In The Darkness Creeping, ArcID: 347709, When Dimensions Collide, ArcID: 412416.
Today I just felt like poking a bit of fun about CoX. Don't get me wrong I love the game, I just see a few things I think are a wee bit strange and/or funny.
I would be fighting a horde of zombies/rikti in front of Positron and Valkyrie and wonder why they don't jump in to help. Don't they care that one of the city's heroes is being eaten, blasted to oblivion? - "Positron! Help me!" *Positron stares blankly from his pedestal down the street as I take my final breath*
As we are trying to take down a Rikti bomb a citizen walks by it. The bomb goes off and more than half of the heroes fighting it get taken out by the blast. The citizen continues his walk as if nothing happened. - If the citizens cannot be harmed in any way, why do they need defending??
Oh well, I figure we heroes still need to help protect the city's infrastructure and buildings for these indestructable citizens right? I watch as a rikti assault ship rains bombs down on the city covering both streets and buildings alike. In its aftermath...not a pane of glass is broken. These rikti must be dropping fireworks or something, but then one hits me and I go flying for a loop.
So I figure we heroes are here in this indestructible city with it's immortal citizens for their amusement or entertainment. Cool!