New Loading screens any time soon?
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Angelxman81,
Posted on: 2011-11-18 21:20 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
Hmm, is it just me or looks the Statesman wp like he´s about to fire a Unibeam from his chest?
BTW, wasn´t there some talk about giving every zone a loading comic like the tutorial?
But yeah, a little more variety wouldn´t be bad.
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I'd rather use that Maelstrom/Desmedona WP than the current one they have up...and I wish the CoHSplasher worked with Windows 7 =\
I just wish they'd use loading screens that aren't loaded with compression artifacts. Seriously, they're just ugly. They had a chance to trade up to higher quality a few issues back when they revamped the zone loading screens and they blew it.
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Well yeah, who wouldn't prefer Desdemona to Statesman. |
Originally Posted by Mr. DJ
I'd rather use that Maelstrom/Desmedona WP than the current one they have up...and I wish the CoHSplasher worked with Windows 7 =\
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Agreed.. a little variation would be nice.
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I'd like to see the loading screens for TFs/SFs give us a short blurb on what exactly is happening in that section of the TF/SF. It beats having to try and read the mission/contact stuff as most teams just fly through content. I know you can get the info elsewhere but it may help solidify the story/theme a bit better.
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that and the art looks better |
Originally Posted by DarkGob
Well yeah, who wouldn't prefer Desdemona to Statesman.
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There's an awesome bit of art that David Nakayama did that shows way more characters on it - that might be added in the future
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City of Heroes comics and artwork
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Oh for the love of... I'm glad it's not just me. This image haunts my nightmares, but I assumed it was just terminal dirty-mindedness that made me suffer and that no one would understand my horror.|
Originally Posted by Party_Kake
I've been running a lot of missions lately and every time I zone into the mission area I get the same picture of Statesman versus CyberStatesman, in the very actiony but quease-inducing gender-deprived pose.
On the NCSoft page for City of heroes/Villains it has the same wallpaper as one of three downloadable promotional materials. Also there's a little arrow that leads to 3 more wallpapers, just noticed that. See here: http://us.ncsoft.com/en/city-of-heroes/ (Under Wallpapers, on the right. The top picture is the one I'm referring to) I'm sure it wouldn't take much to say, randomize or cycle the loading screen. It's not really a necessity, just one of those things that might help the aesthetics by preventing the picture from getting stale. Also I'm really hoping that guy isn't that unfortunate. I mean shrinkage I can understand but I personally wouldn't allow for such an unflattering portrayal of myself. |
Let me crystal clear here. I have absolutely NO interest in Statesman's junk. But the way the image is composed, it's *there.* At eye level. Unavoidable. And it's so small... In that pose even a woman's anatomy would produce more of a mound, and States - incarnate or not - would presumably wear a cup. So why is his crotch concave?
*weeps*
Oh yeah, and /signed for more loading screens.
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Methinks he doth protest too much.|
Originally Posted by Rainbow Avenger
Let me crystal clear here. I have absolutely NO interest in Statesman's junk. But the way the image is composed, it's *there.* At eye level. Unavoidable.
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I think I'm going to throw up. >.<
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Originally Posted by Ironblade
Methinks he doth protest too much.
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Yes, because they're going to kill off their flagship character.*|
Originally Posted by Angelxman81
When Stateman dies, they will change it.
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*No, Superman doesn't count.
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We will honor the past, and fight to the last, it will be a good way to die...
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Not enough flag in his ship to qualify for that level of plot immunity.
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Originally Posted by DarkGob
Yes, because they're going to kill off their flagship character.*
*No, Superman doesn't count. |
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I don't even know what that means.
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Originally Posted by Party_Kake
Not enough flag in his ship to qualify for that level of plot immunity.
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"You don't lose levels. You don't have equipment to wear out, repair, or lose, or that anyone can steal from you. About the only thing lighter than debt they could do is have an NPC walk by, point and laugh before you can go to the hospital or base." -Memphis_Bill
We will honor the past, and fight to the last, it will be a good way to die...
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It was a disparaging comment, related to the topic at hand.|
Originally Posted by DarkGob
I don't even know what that means.
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His boobs are bigger than his package, if you get my gist.
you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you <3
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FTFY|
Originally Posted by Party_Kake
It was an immature comment, related to pretty much nothing.
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Anyway, meaningless comments about in-game art aside, I still don't see them killing off the character that drives the franchise, especially when we've still got his Mirror Universe counterpart waging war on our universe. Maybe if the two of them ended up killing each other off Superman/Doomsday-style (and we all know how that turned out), but we know that won't happen since Who Will Die? will be resolved before Praetoria is (and it seems WWD is pretty much entirely separate from that storyline anyway). Also, who are they going to give his Task Force to? Back Alley Brawler? Statesman's Task Force is the signature Task Force.
No, it just doesn't add up.
I'm liking Back Alley Brawler for this. He's not a contact anymore, and all of his current appearances could be said to be set prior to WWD (but let's not even get into that spaghetti mess of interlocking continuities and timelines; wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey). I could also see Synapse buying it, with BaB stepping in to take his place, giving the devs an excuse to revamp Synapse's Task Force (although this seems somewhat unlikely after the Player Summit, but who knows, maybe the devs didn't tell us everything).
HOLY OFF-TOPIC POST BATMAN
"You don't lose levels. You don't have equipment to wear out, repair, or lose, or that anyone can steal from you. About the only thing lighter than debt they could do is have an NPC walk by, point and laugh before you can go to the hospital or base." -Memphis_Bill
We will honor the past, and fight to the last, it will be a good way to die...
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I was about to say!|
Originally Posted by DarkGob
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HOLY OFF-TOPIC POST BATMAN |
This is a meaningless THREAD about in-game art. That logic doesn't belong here!
you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you <3
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Honestly until about halfway through the post I completely forgot this thread even had anything to do with the loading screens.
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Originally Posted by Party_Kake
I was about to say!
This is a meaningless THREAD about in-game art. That logic doesn't belong here! |
"You don't lose levels. You don't have equipment to wear out, repair, or lose, or that anyone can steal from you. About the only thing lighter than debt they could do is have an NPC walk by, point and laugh before you can go to the hospital or base." -Memphis_Bill
We will honor the past, and fight to the last, it will be a good way to die...
I've been running a lot of missions lately and every time I zone into the mission area I get the same picture of Statesman versus CyberStatesman, in the very actiony but quease-inducing gender-deprived pose.
On the NCSoft page for City of heroes/Villains it has the same wallpaper as one of three downloadable promotional materials. Also there's a little arrow that leads to 3 more wallpapers, just noticed that.
See here: http://us.ncsoft.com/en/city-of-heroes/
(Under Wallpapers, on the right. The top picture is the one I'm referring to)
I'm sure it wouldn't take much to say, randomize or cycle the loading screen. It's not really a necessity, just one of those things that might help the aesthetics by preventing the picture from getting stale.
Also I'm really hoping that guy isn't that unfortunate. I mean shrinkage I can understand but I personally wouldn't allow for such an unflattering portrayal of myself.
Also the picture of Maelstrom is quite intimidating, until you picture him saying "SCHWIIING" what with the logo being right there. lol.
you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you <3