Discussion - Spring Fling Starts Today!
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Ael Rhiana,
Posted on: 2010-02-09 13:19 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
It looks like there's nothing new this year. 
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And? The dev teams are up to their elbows in I17 and Going Rogue and you want MORE?|
Originally Posted by Ssyrie
It looks like there's nothing new this year.
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How about you just run the event with new toons who haven't got the badges or treats yet instead of sounding so ungrateful.
Hello, my name is @Caligdoiel and I'm an altoholic.
^ And you didn't have to jump down their throats. They made a comment. They didn't whine or act all elitist entitlement. Calm down.
"Certain it is and sure: love burns, ale burns, fire burns, politics burns, but cold were life without them." - Romulan proverb
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You're right. I'm sorry. I just get almighty sick of the entitlement and whining in these forums.
Hello, my name is @Caligdoiel and I'm an altoholic.
I for one am extremely happy that the event has nothing new. My Alts are also happy, except the ones that are ticked off at me because I told them that since they were brought to this dimension in the preceeding year, their contract didn't obligate me to complete any of their perceived badging needs or desires.
Maybe I'll squeeze in some V-Day for the fun of it. Maybe I won't.
So much stuff going on....
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!
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Saturday January 29th, 2005 (12:37 PM) ~ Monday August 9th, 2010
Those Who Lived It Will Remember Long after your Ban Hammer Crumbles and the servers flicker dead.
We Will Remember This One Moment In Time! ~ Shadow Ravenwolf
I did at least hope for a new badge or two.
Ah well =)
I can still work on other badges
Your character does not have capped defense. Depending on your AT the cap is between 175% - 225%. Your defense is not teal in the combat window, it can go higher. STOP SAYING IT IS CAPPED! The correct term is Soft Cap.
I enjoy playing in Mids. I specialize in Melee Characters, other AT's usually bore me.
And as usual it runs until slightly before the heat death of the universe. I can barely wait until they announce they're extending it by a week because one server crashed for ten minutes.
Hint to the devs: Less is more.
"He may be arrogant, but he happens to be correct" - Ellis
"The server is full of crazies" - New_Dark_Age
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I'm opposed to anything in game that absolutely forces me to team up to complete it. Bad enough with missions, I can fail those and not lose out on storyline or badges or such 'cept a little XP... But for badges I HAVE to be social? Bah!! 
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Well, badges are supposed to reflect most of the in-game activities - and teaming is one of them |
Originally Posted by Caemgen
I'm opposed to anything in game that absolutely forces me to team up to complete it. Bad enough with missions, I can fail those and not lose out on storyline or badges or such 'cept a little XP... But for badges I HAVE to be social? Bah!!
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@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
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Then make it a teaming badge not a spring fling or V day one |
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Well, badges are supposed to reflect most of the in-game activities - and teaming is one of them
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I'm enough of an outcast what with having no friends and being socially inept, no need for the game to rub it in by refusing me badges as well
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It is called a MMO game of course theres going to be teaming going on. Now about the new mish in AP for manti and sister's anniversary presents that got stolen whats up with that? 1 mish with now reward? Not even any cake. dose anyone know?
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Originally Posted by Caemgen
Then make it a teaming badge not a spring fling or V day one
I'm enough of an outcast what with having no friends and being socially inept, no need for the game to rub it in by refusing me badges as well |
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You know, for the most part my comments are in jest... I do find it annoying that certain things require a team but not overly oppressive or I wouldn't still be paying my money...|
Originally Posted by LSK
It is called a MMO game of course theres going to be teaming going on.
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Still, how does MMO signify that teaming up with others is required? Is it in a FAQ I forgot to read? Just because there's a massive amount of other people around doesn't mean I want to pal around with them. And I don't recall where I should have been warned that MMO's require me to.
Probably the "multiplayer" part.
(I solo more often than not, too, so not trying to joke at your expense.)
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Multiplayer means having to team? I thought it just meant more than one player. |
Originally Posted by Reiska
Probably the "multiplayer" part.
(I solo more often than not, too, so not trying to joke at your expense.) |
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| A multiplayer game is a game which is played by several players.[1] The players might be independent opponents, formed into teams or be just a single team pitted against the game. Games with many independent players are difficult to analyse formally in a game-theoretical way as the players may form coalitions.[2] |
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A multiplayer video game is one which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time. Unlike most other games, computer and video games are often single-player activities that pit the player against preprogrammed challenges and/or AI-controlled opponents, which often lack the flexibility and ingenuity of regular human thinking. Multiplayer components allow players to enjoy interaction with other individuals, be it in the form of partnership, competition or rivalry, and provide them with a form of social communication that is almost always missing in single-player oriented games. In a variety of different multiplayer game types, players may individually compete against two or more human contestants, work cooperatively with a human partner(s) in order to achieve a common goal, supervise activities of other players, or engage in a game type that incorporates any possible combination of the above. Examples of better-known multiplayer gametypes include deathmatch and team deathmatch, MMORPG-associated forms of PvP and Team PvE, capture the flag, domination (competition over control of resources), co-op, and various objective-based modes, often expressed in terms of "assault/defend a control point". Multiplayer games typically require the players to share resources of a single game system or use networking technologies that allow players to play together over greater distances. |
And like I said, initial complaint was mainly made in jest... I do think everything should be solo-able for those who desire or who play at very odd times and don't always want the hassle of finding a team at 3am just to do something but *shrug*
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There has been times when Wikipedia has been wrong|
Originally Posted by Caemgen
Multiplayer means having to team? I thought it just meant more than one player.
Damn me for ever trusting Wikipedia!!! |
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Having no friends and being socially inept is not something you're born with - which means it's something that can be changed |
Originally Posted by Caemgen
I'm enough of an outcast what with having no friends and being socially inept, no need for the game to rub it in by refusing me badges as well
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@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
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Actually I do believe it is something your born with, most people just get over it...|
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Having no friends and being socially inept is not something you're born with - which means it's something that can be changed
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Afterall, one is born with family (at least a mother) but not friends. Friends are made after leaving the host body only... Unless, perhaps, in the case of twins or such. Not sure how friendly they can get in the gestation phase but I'll not presume they can't...
As for being socially inept, I've yet to meet a suave baby. Aren't the youngins generally socialized after being born? I really doubt they come out all comfortable meeting new people and outgoing and such... Well, I guess they are outgoing while being born but that's a different kind of outgoing...
But yes, I could change... But nope. Too lazy. Too stubborn. Far easier to balk at having to team up for 5 minutes to get a badge than to actually do it
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Humans are social creatures - it´s in our genes - so there´s no biological excuse for not getting the Valentines badges |
Originally Posted by Caemgen
Actually I do believe it is something your born with, most people just get over it...
Afterall, one is born with family (at least a mother) but not friends. Friends are made after leaving the host body only... Unless, perhaps, in the case of twins or such. Not sure how friendly they can get in the gestation phase but I'll not presume they can't... As for being socially inept, I've yet to meet a suave baby. Aren't the youngins generally socialized after being born? I really doubt they come out all comfortable meeting new people and outgoing and such... Well, I guess they are outgoing while being born but that's a different kind of outgoing... |
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But yes, I could change... But nope. Too scared. Far easier to balk at having to team up for 5 minutes to get a badge than to actually do it
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@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
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Last I knew, we all had different genes |
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Humans are social creatures - it´s in our genes - so there´s no biological excuse for not getting the Valentines badges
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Until you get a sample of my DNA and due a complete mapping I insist on my right to deny what may or may not be genetic for me!! Quote:
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Fixed slightly
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Humans as a species share the same DNA |
Originally Posted by Caemgen
Last I knew, we all had different genes
Until you get a sample of my DNA and due a complete mapping I insist on my right to deny what may or may not be genetic for me!! |
So you're just resisting biology by hiding from people
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@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
Humans share DNA, sure... But there are differences, no? Or how is it used to free innocent convicts? How did they find a connection between stuttering and genes? So if a stutterer can now blame their DNA then I can blame mine for my lack of desire to be social and my agoraphobia...
And hey! Stop trying to shatter all my delusions or you'll be the one who has to clean up the mess.
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That lack of desire comes from fear - your fear is in your mind, not your genes |
Originally Posted by Caemgen
Humans share DNA, sure... But there are differences, no? Or how is it used to free innocent convicts? How did they find a connection between stuttering and genes? So if a stutterer can now blame their DNA then I can blame mine for my lack of desire to be social and my agoraphobia...
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@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
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Actually, the desires I do have tend to originate from my jeans... |
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
That lack of desire comes from fear - your fear is in your mind, not your genes
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But hey, thanks for the assumption I have a mind!! Those who know me rarely ever presume that much!
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If you have no friends, then no one can know you |
Originally Posted by Caemgen
Actually, the desires I do have tend to originate from my jeans...
But hey, thanks for the assumption I have a mind!! Those who know me rarely ever presume that much! |
I think you need some basic social training
@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
It's that time of year again...when heroes and villains throw roses and boxes of chocolates to the wind in lieu of some real heart-pumping action! Welcome to Spring Fling...otherwise known as Valentine's Day-- City of Heroes/Villains style.
Starts: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 8:59 a.m. PST (11:59 a.m. EST)
Ends: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. PST (2:59 a.m. EST)
Grab your loved one and jump in-game for cool V-Day related missions, and the potential to earn unlockable costume pieces, badges and temporary powers. Brave the Well of the Furies, find Aphrodite's Girdle, and take down that mischievous Red Cap, Snaptooth.
Love may be in the air, but it's also in-game, so check out the Official Spring Fling Page and join in the festivities.
Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at City of Heroes® and City of Villains®!