A walk through the Wayback Machine
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Posted on: 2012-08-11 22:52 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Wish i had the pictures of the 8man Fire/Rad controller team... with 4 lots of imps out each (this was when you would get between 2 and 5 imps out per cast, and you had to keep on recasting them..)|
Originally Posted by Tater Todd
I just...I just wish I was around during the heyday of Godly Controllers.
Does anyone have pictures of 2 Singy's or other crazy multiple Pet Shenanigans? |
Christ, that would have been at *least* 40 imps, and up to 160 imps out at any one point in time.
although you did have to keep an eye on the imps, and recast them constantly.. .but it was something impressive to see
Hell, even by myself (on a Fire/Emp troller) I would regularly have 3 sets out by myself... It made my day when i finally dinged 32 and playing *solo* was no longer something I was afraid to do.
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Originally Posted by Gangrel_EU
Wish i had the pictures of the 8man Fire/Rad controller team... with 4 lots of imps out each (this was when you would get between 2 and 5 imps out per cast, and you had to keep on recasting them..)
Christ, that would have been at *least* 40 imps, and up to 160 imps out at any one point in time. although you did have to keep an eye on the imps, and recast them constantly.. .but it was something impressive to see Hell, even by myself (on a Fire/Emp troller) I would regularly have 3 sets out by myself... It made my day when i finally dinged 32 and playing *solo* was no longer something I was afraid to do. |
Impressive!
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I miscalculated...|
Originally Posted by Tater Todd
*drool*
Impressive! |
with minimum of 2 per imp spawn, that is 8 per person... so minimum of 64...
With maximum of 5 per spawn (not often to be honest), that would be 20 per player... so 160 maximum.
Still, a sickening number to get out...
And yes, playing with (on average) 8-10 imps out at the same time, i had just enough to time to keep on healing them, and trailing them behind me to the next spawn before I recast a new set.
Not to mention the crack monkeys could benefit from +Recharge then, too, so their attacks were crazy fast.
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If people think my current rage-high's are bad, oh boy is it a good think that I wasn't here when Jack was...I think, for my own sanity, I'm glad that wasn't the case.|
Originally Posted by Texas Justice
I still recall his posted video of the map full of Nighwolves that his scrapper was standing in the midst of and laying waste to the entire spawn with almost no damage taken. This was posted as "proof" for one of the upcoming Regen nerfs.
I still recall other posters that called him on it since no one could replicate anything close to it on Live. I still recall him reluctantly admitting that they'd discovered that the server they were doing their test and video on didn't have the same version of the code as what was on the Live server. I remember him refusing to rerun the tests on the same code as the Live server and post a video but saying instead that the changes would be happening anyway and he didn't need to prove that Regen was over-powered. I still remember the friends that quit the game when that nerf went Live. Most of them quit due to his obstinate stance on the matter and insistence that his vision of what was fun was the only one that was right. |
'Turning the Apocalypse and Ragnarok dials up to 101 doesn't quite do it justice' springs to mind, heh/
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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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In the "road not taken" department:
At some point in pre-beta there was some experimentation with targeted damage, as shown in this "classic" screenshot:
The battle is set on the plaza in the original park.
What the pancake kind of power tray is that?! Holy crap.
"Using Fire Sword" YEAH I KNOW!
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Originally Posted by EarthWyrm
But I do understand that there is an internet rule that any bad idea must be presented by someone at least twice a year to remind everyone who hasn't already read every previous thread on the topic precisely why the idea is bad.
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I remember back in the day when Xmas was teamed with another tanker and a Fire Controller street sweeping Freakshow bosses in Crey's Folly. The tanks would get their attention while the Controller unleashed a mess of Fire Imps that simply devoured them.
Reminded me of the ghostly scrubbing bubbles from the end of Two Towers.
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Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
Well, given one "fun" thing for some people was TPing people off buildings or into guard towers (which, both on PI and in the PVP zones, initially had no exit - and no exit big enough for the player to go through)
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Originally Posted by _Psi_
Back in the early alpha days of CoH's development. Building interiors were actually... inside the building. The door opened and you simply walked in. Instead of the current 'teleport' to an underground room.
The devs stated that one of their main reasons for taking this out, was it was too easy for players to intentionally (or otherwise) pull enemies into the buildings and cause issues for other players. |
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Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
"Yeah, I was playing my gameboy on an airplane, and kept dying to this boss, running back and dying over and over. it was great!"
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I've definitely run across a lot of things in the game that seem to be leftovers from somebody who thought "frustrating" and "challenging" were the same thing.
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The old Dreck mission (you know, the untimed one, that was regularly used to PL people in?)...|
Originally Posted by Father Xmas
I remember back in the day when Xmas was teamed with another tanker and a Fire Controller street sweeping Freakshow bosses in Crey's Folly. The tanks would get their attention while the Controller unleashed a mess of Fire Imps that simply devoured them.
Reminded me of the ghostly scrubbing bubbles from the end of Two Towers. |
Nothing better than running around with the crack monkey army in that map and just seeing everything melt before your eyes
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If you want to see it in action here's an old Video.
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Originally Posted by Aurora_Girl
What the pancake kind of power tray is that?! Holy crap.
"Using Fire Sword" YEAH I KNOW! |
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No unfortunately - I was able to have 4 singularities for awhile but never took pics or anything.
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Originally Posted by Tater Todd
I just...I just wish I was around during the heyday of Godly Controllers.
Does anyone have pictures of 2 Singy's or other crazy multiple Pet Shenanigans? |
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Originally Posted by GlassGoblin
I can't let a discussion of the Old Hollows go by without raising a glass to the heroic efforts of the Taxibots.
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Originally Posted by Aurora_Girl
Indeed.
One of the great game-wide groups to ever exist, bar none. *toast* |
We don't post many shifts in Eastgate or Steel Canyon these days since it's easier for heroes to travel around now, but we do still try to be helpful as much as we can. Just last Friday, we helped out some heroes in getting badges in the first sewer trial. I also LOVE meeting heroes that are new to Paragon City, answering questions and showing them the basics of how to get around and do things, and trying to make them feel welcome of course!If you're ever around my home on Infinity, be sure to say hi! I'm @Taxibot Belle, or you can add Taxibot Belle to your friends list and you'll always know when I'm out and about in the city.
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Wow - it never made it into beta so I haven't seen this before - although I did see the video that was just linked.
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Originally Posted by SlickRiptide
In the "road not taken" department:
At some point in pre-beta there was some experimentation with targeted damage, as shown in this "classic" screenshot: The battle is set on the plaza in the original park. |
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I can't get more than 3 minutes into the video because Jack's voice makes me want to punch him in the face. 
Also, yay Taxibots! Are you guys only on Infinity or multi-server these days?
Carl and Sons @Aurora Girl (Pinnacle)
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Originally Posted by EarthWyrm
But I do understand that there is an internet rule that any bad idea must be presented by someone at least twice a year to remind everyone who hasn't already read every previous thread on the topic precisely why the idea is bad.
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Are the Taxibots even still active? I figured that if they were weren't already retired before Freedom, that the widespread availability of travel powers post-Freedom would have given them cause to retire.
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Oh, there they are, a few posts up. :-p
I never made use of their services myself, but I always did have a fond spot for them just based on their community spirit.
Even after travel became much easier the Taxibots were still great for their badge tours.
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Too bad about that one, had the untimed one until they changed the Unai/Maria arcs...Fire/Fire Tanker friend still had a ball with it. Ah well, gameplay may change and all that, plenty of farm setups out there still. |
Originally Posted by Gangrel_EU
The old Dreck mission (you know, the untimed one, that was regularly used to PL people in?)...
Nothing better than running around with the crack monkey army in that map and just seeing everything melt before your eyes |
At least that setup wasn't as mindnumbing as speed Katies for Pool C rolls...those were the absolute worst.
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I used it like I use DFB now- a nice way to catch a few levels when you had the urge. And it was a rush hanging out chatting for a while then suddenly BOOOOOOM! a massive surge of XP.|
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Yes, I too remember being invited to a team and told to stay at the door while other people played the game for me. It's what inspired me to start my business of going to rich people's houses to eat their food for them. I was SO doing them a favour, no matter what the judge says!
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It wasn't "good for the game", but it was fun while it lasted.
And also, let's remember that back in those days 'the game' itself was much more aggravating and slow paced.
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Originally Posted by GlassGoblin
I can't let a discussion of the Old Hollows go by without raising a glass to the heroic efforts of the Taxibots.
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In the spirit of the Taxis I used to hang out in Perez with my high level emp/elec buffing and healing low level street hunting teams.
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Originally Posted by Mister Rik
So then, Jack is the guy I should blame for things like encountering Martial Gloom in a safeguard mission at level 10, and watching him stun me into complete helplessness the instant I run into him, then kicking me to death while I can do nothing? (twice - once in the bank and then again when I tried to catch him at the manhole cover escape point)
I've definitely run across a lot of things in the game that seem to be leftovers from somebody who thought "frustrating" and "challenging" were the same thing. |
But my absolute favorite example of Jack's Idea of Fun was the (in)famous Front Loaded Mission.
You'd hit a mission, the archetypal one that drove me totally crazy was in Skyway, a lost mission where you're supposed to defeat the boss, Sneaky Pete or something like that.
So you jog all over hell and gone to get to the mission, Skyway being a giant PITA to get around back then at a zone appropriate level, and you hop in the door, and oh boy look, it's a HUGE spawn of purple and red con lost, RIGHT there.
So that's pretty much a team wipe if you're not expecting it.
Go to the hospital. Jog around to a store, stock up on inspirations, jog back to the mish, everyone buffs up and goes in.
Using the old 'door trick' (you could zone out and get all your health back) you'd eventually whittle down the spawn.
And, you know, it would actually make you feel pretty badass- it's a ridiculous challenge for level 10,11,12 characters, and you did it! It probably took half an hour just for that spawn, counting jogging time, but BOOYAH!
Victory!
So you're all hyped up, and go charging down the hall...and the next spawn is a lot smaller, and it's whites an yellows?
Huh, weird.
And you keep going, and you come to a spawn that's BLUES and whites?
WTH?
So you steamroll over pile of these wimps and you finally get to the BOSS, the big head of the whole operation, Sneaky Pete!
And he's a GRAY, and doesn't survive one volley from the team.
Jack went on and on and ON about why that was a "fun" way to structure a mission, and along with Don't Worry Regen! it remains my defining memory of him.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Yes, I too remember being invited to a team and told to stay at the door while other people played the game for me. It's what inspired me to start my business of going to rich people's houses to eat their food for them. I was SO doing them a favour, no matter what the judge says!
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After getting a taste of it, I sent my two Blasters to the farm for some help getting past the level 35-40 xp dead zone. I wasn't too concerned with my rate of achievement before that, but I knew my favorite character was about to get neutered to point of not-much-fun, so I wanted him over the hump where all we had was street sweeping.
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I will always be proud to have been part of the Taxibots. If there is less call for them these days, that's a testament to how the game has improved; the group was created to fill a need (a few of them, in fact), and did so admirably, IMO.
I remember when Issue 2 gave us respecs, and seeing whole teams of heroes who really truly needed one flopping out of the front doors of Terra Volta and faceplanting on the concrete.
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Originally Posted by Aurora_Girl
Also, yay Taxibots! Are you guys only on Infinity or multi-server these days?
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I'm not sure who all is active, I think there are still some Taxibots on Virtue also. Our crew is smaller now that it used to be, but we still have a group of REALLY nice Taxis in our family who love helping our heroes.Quote:
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Originally Posted by SlickRiptide
I never made use of their services myself, but I always did have a fond spot for them just based on their community spirit.
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Originally Posted by Zaloopa
Even after travel became much easier the Taxibots were still great for their badge tours.
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Thanks again for the really nice words, everyone!
Yay, Infinity Taxis!!!
Try my City without Taxis story (1679) if you get a chance and let me know what you think!
The Front Loaded missions sound like they'd be okay, so long as it was rare and broke up the pace of normal mission teaming. say, if it was the second of like 5 missions in a task force, so you know nobody's going to try and solo it.
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Originally Posted by Party_Kake
The Front Loaded missions sound like they'd be okay....
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One of the great game-wide groups to ever exist, bar none.
*toast*
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