I love the issue. There are a few more things I would have liked to see (pool customization), but what is there is great.
I am most excited about the emotes, as I hope they are new combat stances. I will never make a character with a tail, but I am really looking forward to seeing them on others.
The best is that I will no longer have to wait for someone I trust to log on to move inf. This will speed some things up a bunch.
My biggest hope is that I can get a new video Card before it goes into beta. The nVidia 285 I want is sold out on Newegg, and will not be in till next month 
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This game is, for me, about feeling a connection to your character. Having "tailed" characters become a more aesthetically viable option is great for me. I'm really excited.
Also need to experiment more with the Mission Architect now that Giant Monsters are added. I have wanted to make a Lovecraftian story for a while now, and my big question was how to nail the "So great, it shatters your mind to acknowledge they exist" aspect. This... helps.
Some people like things, some people don't like the same things. C'est la vie.
Nobody needs to get all huffy about what others opinions are, and if they do please don't respond to or quote them. Quoting them just makes my life harder since they will get deleted individually by hand.
I'm excited by Ultra-Mode (at work at least my computer can handle some of it), but for me the content is a bigger deal. While the quantity might not be to the level that some like, I'll tell you now the quality is very high.
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It'll be interesting to see how relatively new players who get to 20 will handle their new Kheldians and Arachnos Soldiers, and if we'll see a long-term increase in the number of active characters from those two ATs. And on a personal note: I'd rather the unlock not happen until 25; that way, it can at least be said that a player is halfway through the game. Just feels better to me than at 20, y'know?
Positron: "There are no bugs [in City of Heroes], just varying degrees of features."
I'm pretty stoked about this issue but I'm not sure I'll be around to play it come April-ish.
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It'll be interesting to see how relatively new players who get to 20 will handle their new Kheldians and Arachnos Soldiers, and if we'll see a long-term increase in the number of active characters from those two ATs. And on a personal note: I'd rather the unlock not happen until 25; that way, it can at least be said that a player is halfway through the game. Just feels better to me than at 20, y'know?
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The flip side is I think we will see a lot more posts about how Kheldians are "Teh suck" Which they are not, but ya know how it is.
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Slightly off-topic, but I was mentioning City Of to friends at Uni over the past few days.
One is a W:AoR fan, and I may try the trial version, while she said she'd give CityOf a go, mainly because she had never heard of it.
A couple of people said 'Oh, that's still going?'
Can we please have some noticeable marketing for the game? Paper ads in comic-books, hells, go to google ads and just make a few banners. It really is a shame that CoX is still so unheard of, despire being such a solid game.
On-topic again.
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Gimme? 
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I see this game every time I go to Best Buy. They have time cards, those jet pack cards and MA boxes. And every now and again we do have online ads on MMO sites and web comics.
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Slightly off-topic, but I was mentioning City Of to friends at Uni over the past few days.
One is a W:AoR fan, and I may try the trial version, while she said she'd give CityOf a go, mainly because she had never heard of it. A couple of people said 'Oh, that's still going?' Can we please have some noticeable marketing for the game? Paper ads in comic-books, hells, go to google ads and just make a few banners. It really is a shame that CoX is still so unheard of, despire being such a solid game. On-topic again. Well... Gimme? |
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That bit has me a bit stumped to be honest. Why the increase to 7? Know its a good feature dont get me wrong, just wondering what caused them to implement it now.
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The issue changes sound good.
My brother's comment when he heard about the ability to mail his toons influence:
"That means you are now completely and utterly worthless to me..."
Cheeky *******.
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Not me. I hope with more people playing them, the devs see just how bad the PB needs work. To me level 20 EATs can only be a good thing.
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no no no no no no no no no no no no no no NO!!!!
They have already buffed kheldians lately, when used correctly they can become tank mages! If they are looked at again, then a buff to the lower level but nerf to the highers will happen!
I like my warshade as it is! Liked that i had to learn how to play it properly
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That bit has me a bit stumped to be honest. Why the increase to 7? Know its a good feature dont get me wrong, just wondering what caused them to implement it now.
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That bit has me a bit stumped to be honest. Why the increase to 7?
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Positron: "There are no bugs [in City of Heroes], just varying degrees of features."
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The issue changes sound good.
My brother's comment when he heard about the ability to mail his toons influence: "That means you are now completely and utterly worthless to me..." Cheeky *******. |
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Animated Tails No more tails lying about like dead weight! You will now be able to select tail body parts that will react to your movement and have a swaying or swishing idle animation mode. You will need to go to a tailor to upgrade to the animated version. |
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Mission Architect Improvements Experience: You can now handpick the powers for custom enemies and still receive experience for them (within game balance limits). New Maps: We have added approximately 20 new unique maps. Giant Monsters: You can now add giant monsters to some outdoor maps. Exit Mission on Complete: You can now specify that players have to leave the mission manually on completion. Escort Missions: "Lead to place" technology allows you more control over escort objectives. |
All in all, it's a solid update; and one, I feel, that will have far reaching, positive effects for some time to come.
One thing that I think people are overlooking also, as they always do..is Mission Architect in this new edition.
"New Maps: We have added approximately 20 new unique maps.
Giant Monsters: You can now add giant monsters to some outdoor maps."
Are you kidding me? 20 unique maps (as in the current game now doesn't have them?) This is freaking AWESOME!
I just don't get the hordes of people first off that say they want new "dev created content" when we have this awesome tool at our disposal. To tell you the truth, many arcs in AE blow the "dev created ones" out of the water, you just need to go RUN THEM!
If you don't do them because you only like grinding purples, then please quit whining about wanting new content... you can grind purples wherever people.
20 new maps and GMs now..I can't wait to see the new content coming out of AE..we have endless good stuff there!
Hmm... For the new Story Arcs, why 20-30? Because we need content in that range... or that will be the minimum level for entering Praetoria when GR comes out? The time for speculation is NOW!
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That bit has me a bit stumped to be honest. Why the increase to 7? Know its a good feature dont get me wrong, just wondering what caused them to implement it now.
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I assume this follows the same mentality, in that we can complete seven instances at once. Very convenient.
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no no no no no no no no no no no no no no NO!!!!
They have already buffed kheldians lately, when used correctly they can become tank mages! If they are looked at again, then a buff to the lower level but nerf to the highers will happen! I like my warshade as it is! Liked that i had to learn how to play it properly |
WS(s) are fine, and have been. My greater concern is that the PB does need to be looked at still. But that is not here or now
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More than I'd dared hope for, probably still less than it'll take to get me to log in on a daily-ish basis again (that's what Going Rogue is for).
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Having Vengeance and Fallout slotted for recharge means never having to say you're sorry.
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Is that like all of the sax and violins on television that people are always complaining about?
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You know, for a YEAR whenever people talked about Euthanasia I thought they actually WERE talking about "youth in Asia" because I'd never had the term explained to me...
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Now I'm a red name sandwich.
Having Vengeance and Fallout slotted for recharge means never having to say you're sorry.
The aforementioned threads have been noticeably pruned from the forums. It's time to get the thread back on track.
Please post your thoughts on Issue 17. Respectfully agree or disagree. Personal attacks are a no-no.