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Originally Posted by Coyote_Seven View Post
What the heck is going on with the war walls in the new DA? It looks like the energy barriers have been replaced with hell fire.
You say that like it wouldn't be the BEST THING EVER.


 

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Looks to me like someone spilled a little phazon on the place. Or maybe on the art team.


 

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Originally Posted by CBeet View Post
It pretty much has. Mot has taken over and corrupted everything in that zone by the looks of it. Including the War Walls.
To quote from Gargoyles: "He's that powerful, and we're going after him???"


 

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I am giving this my seal of approval.


total kick to the gut

This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.

 

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Originally Posted by Eva Destruction View Post
Not a surprise, just a disappointment. And I will continue to mock this new art direction at any opportunity I can until someone in charge realizes just how ridiculous it is. That outfit looks like it was copied off the cover of Heavy Metal.
I would have gone straight to saying it's trying for a Frank Frazetta vibe but since a lot of his artwork ended up in Heavy Metal anyway I suppose that's just a minor quibble on my part.

The art itself doesn't bother me but it is sort of surprising its oozing its way into this "Teen-rated" game. I think you're probably just going to have to brace yourself for the inevitable "please make her costume items available to player characters" suggestions sooner or later.


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Originally Posted by Coyote_Seven View Post
To quote from Gargoyles: "He's that powerful, and we're going after him???"
"The answer? Use a gun. And if that don't work?
Use more gun."


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Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
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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NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

 

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Olympian Armour set

Council vs 5th Column Arcs.

Adamastor Zone event.

Stalker buffs.

The above sound awesome. Not awesome enough to justify the complete destruction of Dark Astoria, but awesome nonetheless.


 

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Originally Posted by Lothic View Post
I think you're probably just going to have to brace yourself for the inevitable "please make her costume items available to player characters" suggestions sooner or later.
Naff that, where the heck are the parts for those awesome doom-bug-demons? I WANTS me some of that!


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Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
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 View Post
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

 

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Originally Posted by Mr_Squid View Post
You say that like it wouldn't be the BEST THING EVER.
Seriously. This isn't a job for Superman as much as it's a job for the Ghostbusters. They're gonna have to put in a little overtime on this one.


 

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Wait a minute, I just realized something!



And what else in this game has spiky jibbers and eyeballs?



Mot = Aspect of Rularuu?


 

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Humm, saw no mention of solo/small team Incarnate stuff...? Or am I really going blind now?


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Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
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 View Post
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

 

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Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha View Post
Humm, saw no mention of solo/small team Incarnate stuff...? Or am I really going blind now?
Zone Level Increase: Dark Astoria transforms into a Level 50 Incarnate co-op zone, with missions that can unlock Incarnate abilities for both Heroes and Villains. Dark Astoria is also now accessible from both Peregrine Island and Grandville.

Repeatable Missions: Dark Astoria repeatable missions feature rewards befitting an Incarnate, including Incarnate Experience and Thread Components.


 

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Originally Posted by Mr_Squid View Post
And what else in this game has spiky jibbers and eyeballs?

Mot = Aspect of Rularuu?
More like Mot and Rularuu obviously went to school together as kids.


 

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Originally Posted by Mr_Squid View Post
Mot = Aspect of Rularuu?
Eh, I don't think any one particular group of nasty inhuman hellish critters has the patent on "spiky jibbers and eyeballs."


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Humm, saw no mention of solo/small team Incarnate stuff...? Or am I really going blind now?
Zone Level Increase: Dark Astoria transforms into a Level 50 Incarnate co-op zone, with missions that can unlock Incarnate abilities for both Heroes and Villains. Dark Astoria is also now accessible from both Peregrine Island and Grandville.

Repeatable Missions: Dark Astoria repeatable missions feature rewards befitting an Incarnate, including Incarnate Experience and Thread Components.

Ephram Sha of the Midnight Squad has tasks befitting Incarnate-level Heroes in Dark Astoria. Help him push back the forces of Mot!
The Circle of Thorns has an interest in the dark magics swirling around Dark Astoria. It has sent Maharaj, a powerful Soul Mage, to help Incarnate Villains sow chaos in the ranks of their foes.


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Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha View Post
Humm, saw no mention of solo/small team Incarnate stuff...? Or am I really going blind now?

You were so excited from the pics that you skipped it

Seriously though . . . . beta this week? Please devs? Just a comment if yes/no ? I'll make you cookies!


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So is this pointing to what the "Coming Storm" is actually gonna be about? We think it's gonna be about an alien invasion, but really it's going to be about all the old gods waking up and roaming the earth and causing great havoc.

And the Rikti will be shaking their heads at us and be all like, "This is why we killed our gods a long time ago!"


 

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Originally Posted by Mr_Squid View Post
Zone Level Increase: Dark Astoria transforms into a Level 50 Incarnate co-op zone, with missions that can unlock Incarnate abilities for both Heroes and Villains. Dark Astoria is also now accessible from both Peregrine Island and Grandville.

Repeatable Missions: Dark Astoria repeatable missions feature rewards befitting an Incarnate, including Incarnate Experience and Thread Components.
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Originally Posted by Zyphoid View Post
Zone Level Increase: Dark Astoria transforms into a Level 50 Incarnate co-op zone, with missions that can unlock Incarnate abilities for both Heroes and Villains. Dark Astoria is also now accessible from both Peregrine Island and Grandville.

Repeatable Missions: Dark Astoria repeatable missions feature rewards befitting an Incarnate, including Incarnate Experience and Thread Components.

Ephram Sha of the Midnight Squad has tasks befitting Incarnate-level Heroes in Dark Astoria. Help him push back the forces of Mot!
The Circle of Thorns has an interest in the dark magics swirling around Dark Astoria. It has sent Maharaj, a powerful Soul Mage, to help Incarnate Villains sow chaos in the ranks of their foes.
Aha, right, thanks. Ugh, I need glasses >_<


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Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
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 View Post
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

 

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Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha View Post
"The answer? Use a gun. And if that don't work?
Use more cowbell."
Fixed that for you.


 

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Originally Posted by Coyote_Seven View Post
So is this pointing to what the "Coming Storm" is actually gonna be about? We think it's gonna be about an alien invasion, but really it's going to be about all the old gods waking up and roaming the earth and causing great havoc.

And the Rikti will be shaking their heads at us and be all like, "This is why we killed our gods a long time ago!"
Prometheus has already told us that the Coming Storm is The Battalion, and they're coming from space. The whole thing with a dark elder god being awoken and turning Dark Astoria into 200% nightmare fuel is a completely different thing that the supers of Primal Earth have to deal with.


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Originally Posted by Coyote_Seven View Post
So is this pointing to what the "Coming Storm" is actually gonna be about? We think it's gonna be about an alien invasion, but really it's going to be about all the old gods waking up and roaming the earth and causing great havoc.

And the Rikti will be shaking their heads at us and be all like, "This is why we killed our gods a long time ago!"
Gods: Illogical
Correction: Gods; Dangerous.
Belief: Power.
Power; Receiver: One being.
One being: Ultimately powerful; Dangerous...:Enemy


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Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
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 View Post
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

 

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Originally Posted by 80sBaby View Post
Fixed that for you.


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Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
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 View Post
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

 

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Originally Posted by Lothic View Post
Eh, I don't think any one particular group of nasty inhuman hellish critters has the patent on "spiky jibbers and eyeballs."
As it turns out, one does. The next incarnate trial will have a morality choice (and technicaly be 2 trials because of it) where we have to go out and collect evidence for one side or the other of patent, trademark and copyright infringement by the other side. The final mission is in a court in Paragon where we have to, as a group, all answer questions from the lawyers. On the up side, this trial leads to three more future trials where the case is appealed by the losing side to the state supreme court, then the federal district court and finally, the US Supreme Court. Trust me, some people will complain about the costume art on Sonya Sotomayor's judicial "robes."


 

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the Bugs look like Star ship trooper bugs


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