Apex, Horus, and War Witch
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AzureSkyCiel,
Posted on: 2010-09-02 11:59 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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I wish, but unless they've been working on it alongside GR for a long time I can't see it being announced now, since it would take a lot of work.|
Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am betting 20 million INF that we are getting overhauled zones when key areas of Paragon City and The Rogue Isles are devastated.
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The thread in Announcements seems to be shifting towards the idea of cross-server teaming. I hope not, since that is a source of endless Drama in The Other MMO, and could easily be used down the line to justify a server merge.
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I'd take that bet too, but there's no timeframe on it. I wouldn't bet on a big zone revamp this close to Praetoria being released.
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Originally Posted by Chaos Creator
I'll take that bet. I don't think it is that at all.
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I guess Apex has a dull costume, though to be completely honest, I'd rather see more spandex on player costumes than the mish mash of random elements I've seen a great deal of players choose.|
Originally Posted by rian_frostdrake
yeah, i edited that one and figured id better just ditch the comment to avoid offending, but i was mostly referring to apex.
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But I would like to have a fat stripe 2 pattern for chests that had stripes down the arms. Because if you use... Stripe 3? The lines on the torso are not nearly that straight/uniform.
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If it matters, most of my toons wear spandex. Occasionally I add some armor on top, but still.
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Originally Posted by ThePill
I guess Apex has a dull costume, though to be completely honest, I'd rather see more spandex on player costumes than the mish mash of random elements I've seen a great deal of players choose.
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Goodbye. Not to the game, but the players. Goodbye. Everyone, remember to have fun. That's all I can say.
Well the devs have hinted at the idea of really improving team mechanics/ team building. If that is what they have in mind, then I'm pretty pleased (as long as it's as elegant and wonderful as the side-kick revamp).
This could also be Incarnate related, as they've said Incarnate content uses zone events, which sounds like some kind of raid-based system, so maximizing the abiltiy of players to team up for it regardless of what servers they're on seems like a sensible idea.
Plus, the new tech of the Winter Lord's realm, with an instanced co-op raid map being spawned after completing a zone task, was added to the game way after GR was announced, and after the endgame system started being developed.
So if they're going with the MMO endgame = multi-team raids idea, then cross-server teaming totally makes sense.
@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
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real boring ones.|
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Spandex is what real heroes wear
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EDIT: and this is just zinging gg, not insulting people who go for the silver age look.
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You'e on! Let's see how the PAX announcement will go.
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Originally Posted by Chaos Creator
I'll take that bet. I don't think it is that at all.
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There is a list of asked-for improvements, such as Team LFM flags, not truncating the search lists, not listing teamed heroes unless they are LFM, etc. If that is shortly in the offing, much wootage! |
Originally Posted by Gehnen
Well the devs have hinted at the idea of really improving team mechanics/ team building. If that is what they have in mind, then I'm pretty pleased (as long as it's as elegant and wonderful as the side-kick revamp).
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"How do you know you are on the side of good?" a Paragon citizen asked him. "How can we even know what is 'good'?"
"The Most High has spoken, even with His own blood," Melancton replied. "Surely we know."
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Not if you're a guy with a sense of decency, GG.|
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Spandex is what real heroes wear
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One look at those shapely heroines in there spandex and suddenly you're violating indecent exposure laws, even wearing a cup will still create an unsettling bulge.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
City of Heroes is a game about freedom of expression and variety of experiences far more so than it is about representing any one theme, topic or genre.
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Nah, just need some heroic willpower!
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Originally Posted by AzureSkyCiel
Not if you're a guy with a sense of decency, GG.
One look at those shapely heroines in there spandex and suddenly you're violating indecent exposure laws, even wearing a cup will still create an unsettling bulge. |
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Hope so. It would be great if they turned Boomtown into a destructible environment. Can't really do that with the rest of the city because it would be in ruins in minutes but Boomtown already looks like a mess |
Originally Posted by Johnny_Velocity
Here's hoping for a Boomtown revamp with an Apex Task Force! (And perhaps a revamp of the level range for Boomtown.)
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Some of us appreciate a sizeable package to ponder |
Originally Posted by AzureSkyCiel
Not if you're a guy with a sense of decency, GG.
One look at those shapely heroines in there spandex and suddenly you're violating indecent exposure laws, even wearing a cup will still create an unsettling bulge. |
it reminds me of Xmas! it's always fun to open the package and play with whats inside!
Jem - Ill/Rad Controller Lv 50+3 Nic - Mind/Psi Dominator Lv 50+3 Lady Liberation - Invuln/SS Tanker Lv 50+1 Invicitx - Demon/Pain Mastermind Lv 50+1 Celeste - Emp/Arch Defender Lv 50+1 Nightsilver - DB/WP Scrapper Lv 34 Dusk Howl - StJ/Regen Brute Lv 32 Kyriani - Time/Energy Defender Lv 41Psifire - FF/Psi Defender Lv 50
Star Lighter - LB/LA Peacebringer Lv 30
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the last from Apex, is exactly why I hated the Blue King issues. |
Originally Posted by Jack Power
I think the Blue King issues were more inline with the players game as Horus, Apex and War Witch was supposed to be players in Paragon.
Top Cow was ok as well. In those storylines you got a better feel for the background of the main heroes and the history of Paragon City. But as a player I liked the first line better as it showed the plights of a band of heroes just starting out. The very last page of #12 of the Blue King ones is my very favourite. //Jack |
Ruined the immersion for me on so many levels.
BrandX Future Staff Fighter
The BrandX Collection
*Sits back and steeples fingers*
Inter-es-ting....
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.
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Why? You could say WW Horus and him were a team, so now he's just looking for a new one. :P
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Originally Posted by BrandX
the last from Apex, is exactly why I hated the Blue King issues.
Ruined the immersion for me on so many levels. |
Goodbye. Not to the game, but the players. Goodbye. Everyone, remember to have fun. That's all I can say.
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I think she more meant the "level 15 scrapper" part.|
Originally Posted by Terminal Velocity
Why? You could say WW Horus and him were a team, so now he's just looking for a new one. :P
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Of course, a lot of these things are explained by in-game things.
I mean its referred to as a security/threat level, there are mentions that heroes and villains are categorized into ATs, though actually calling "looking for a team" would seem a bit odd since in theory, heroes and villains would use some kind of network, presumably, or get assigned by someone else.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
City of Heroes is a game about freedom of expression and variety of experiences far more so than it is about representing any one theme, topic or genre.
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I owe 20 million inf.
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Annnnnnnnnd that would be Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???|
Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay
I owe 20 million inf.
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Come on, dish what you know!
"How do you know you are on the side of good?" a Paragon citizen asked him. "How can we even know what is 'good'?"
"The Most High has spoken, even with His own blood," Melancton replied. "Surely we know."
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I'd say the last paragraph in the last panel was a note to the players reading the book. As it was the last panel of the last issue it meant:|
Originally Posted by AzureSkyCiel
I think she more meant the "level 15 scrapper" part.
Of course, a lot of these things are explained by in-game things. I mean its referred to as a security/threat level, there are mentions that heroes and villains are categorized into ATs, though actually calling "looking for a team" would seem a bit odd since in theory, heroes and villains would use some kind of network, presumably, or get assigned by someone else. |
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//Jack
The Kickers base.
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.
-Groucho Marx
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Here's the full list from that panel, left to right...|
Originally Posted by RedSwitchblade
Damn you Xanatos, stop cameo-ing!
Oh **** I never saw Razoras' "Wes the Mess" until RIGHT now. |
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Virtue (red) - Jess The Best
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I think the worst part of the Top Cow series was that Manticore kills a villain in cold blood, and yet all the Freedom Phalanx does is give him a slap on the wrist. He gets a "Get out of Trial free card" and a "Please try not to do it again, young man", and that's it. It was like one big "FU".
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Originally Posted by Melancton
The Blue King comics had a great feel because our three heroes were "minor" heroes. They were not all-powerful and had to use their wits. They were vulnerable. It had great appeal to the players, since that pretty well describes our own heroes in the game.
The Top Cow series featured the "major" heroes, but they ranged from Okay to Meh to Bleah in various aspects at various times, and I did not care for the way some of the authors treated the various characters. Some of the scripting was just painful to read. The exception in Top Cow writing was Troy Hickman. I think he gave us a Statesman with humanity and a functional but "interesting" Freedom Phalanx. I really enjoyed his take on Citadel as well. I have continually banged on the drum to revive the comic with Hickman scripting and the Noble Savage doing the art. I think that team could revive either Blue King or Top Cow and put out a sensational product. I am very interested to see where that "clue" is going to take us. |
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