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Taken from here: http://us.ncsoft.com/en/legal/user-a...agreement.html


To the OP: Before you click {I Agree} to enter the game, scroll down and read this. Then decide what you think it means and act accordingly.
While drugs aren't specificly mentioned, the company gives itself plenty of room.
The term "at it's sole discretion" gives the company the right to decide what it wants in it's game, and no amount of clever "what I really meant by that was..." or "But *I* don't think it's inappropriate amongst MY friends..." is going to prevail over what is going on in their game.
Yes, we pay the $15 cover charge every month, but they hire the bouncers to toss out anyone they think is going to pee on thier dance floor.


ALSO: If you find yourself generic'ed, check your out-of-game Email (the one registered with the game). You should see an Email from the company regarding the situation. Respond with 1-3 names that you would like Generic2345343 to have (in order of preference) and they will give you one of those, if they fit within the letter or the spirit of the rules.

Let me elaborate on this.
I have every Anniversary badge on some character somewhere, but no more than two on any given one.
I have most of the vet badges on every character.
I have a fair number of AE badges on every character, whether they've ever stepped into an AE building or not.

Most of the AE badges are themed about the actions of one particular character. Whether clicking on a glowie or slaying a custom critter. Some of the AE badges are themed about the actions of the player (first to rate a new arc, created a custom critter, etc.). Yet almost all of them they are account-based.

The Vet badges are themed about the actions of the player, specificly: maintaining the account over time. And they are account-based for this reason.

The Anniversary Badges, IMO, are more about having your account current and using it during the Anniversaries than about the ingame activities of a character. Thinking about it, they are awarded for logging in, before the character has walked a single step or activated a single power. This is more like a Vet Reward badge to me than it is like any other. It should be account-wide, and I'd be willing to pay some small amount (not too much, but some) to make it so.

Paying to have all applicable badges account-wide would interest me greatly. I would be more than happy if the following would occur:
1) I pay my $5-10.
2) I log in to see that my new L1 hero has all the badges that any of my blue-siders has. Anniversary, Accomplishment, etc. Yet, some of them have an asterisk by them.
These ones with the asterisk can be used as titles (as any other badge) and can unlock weapon skins (Like the Tommy Gun from Untouchable, etc.). But they must be earned on that specific character in order to count towards an Accolade.
3) I enjoy my unlocked weapons to create a L1 Blaster with a Tommy Gun or a L1 Scrapper with a Rularu Sword, then get to pester my SG mates in order to take me to Striga to work on Council Warwolves and Vampyrs to get my Atlas Medallion.

At least we know who Professor Xaos is....

Either Side:
3) Kalinda/Burke/ SewerTeam/ Streetsweep--{Newspaper/Radio-->Mayhem/Safeguard-->repeat}-->RWZ

4) Turn on Sprint-->AE.

I agree.
I wish I could choose to have that comments section back, perhaps as a expand/contract option.
Those that wish not to see the reactions that others have to thier posts could opt out. Those with burning porcine curiousity like mine could opt in.

Whether good or evil, whenever someone gains power or wealth, there begins a group that dislikes and distrusts them.
It's been around forever. Call it jealousy, fear or class warfare.
No matter how phanthropic the rich guy or benevelent the ruler, there will be a group against them.

Now when the powerful start earning that distrust and anger, then it really takes off.
Random example: In some workplaces, the most effective union organizer isn't the disgruntled employee, but the oppressive manager.

More zones? There have been a few good ideas for new zones, such as "Isle De La Muertes" or something like that.
I would have an alternative to Mercy and Sharkhead, since folks seem to dislike those for some reason.
And I would add an alternative to Nerva, since I really dislike that zone. (I also hate Indy Port, and for many of the same reasons: Lack of Market access, vast amounts of area between features.) It doesn't help that Longbow patrols sometimes wander too close to the Arbiters (who don't have drones!!).
And for the sake of completeness, I would add an alternative to Port Oakes (KR has the Hollows) and Cap Au Diable (Steel Canyon has Skyway. Skyway=meh )
That would be five new zones, which would unfortunately spread the villian population further, so I'd probably just try to add 3 or 4 but allow them to have a wider level range each.


Randomly destroying buildings and maiming civilians?
No. Not going to happen and shouldn't happen.
You think that Arachnos is going to stand by while you shoot the guys who keep the power station running?
Or you burn down the dry cleaners that is laundering an Arbiter's best cape?
Or you shoot Black Scorpion's poker buddy and cousin?
What do you think will happen when you toss a grenade into the office of the contractor that is working on re-wiring the electrical panels of an Arachnos officer's brother's accounting firm?
Or the munitions factory supplying ammo for Recluse's troops.

Once you take over a land, you must rule it and that doesn't include allowing any knuckleheads tearing stuff up just for teh lulz.

Being a completely different AT, we have no Inherent defined.

Currently, my (solo) melee characters usually don't get noticed until they are right on top of the NPC's. As a Scrapper or Brute, I run right into the mob instead of slowly walking towards them.
Sure, they suffer a mixture of melee and ranged attacks from the enemy group, as there's always a foe in the mix who chooses to stand 10-15ft away and shoot.
But what if this all-melee AT had {Positional Defence: Ranged Only}, either as part of the new AT's inherent or as thier mandatory Tier 1 pick from their secondary?
That might help them survive to get into melee where they can use their attacks.

If some Defenders can ignore most of their Secondary to gimp themselves, why can't a Tank?
He's the melee equivalent of a "H3al0rz" and toggling on Granite is his way of Rocking the Aura.

It is a German word, related to Christmas. Note that Prof. Xaos's name is an amalgamation of X-mas and Chaos. That's no coincidence.

The Mandelbrot Device was the target of the endgame (L40!) raid during the Christmas event of 2003. Being during the pre-Beta, where AT's were free-form the few players that were available for the raid were unable to complete it, due to many of them picking horribly gimped combinations like ForceFields/Empathy and Invuln/Regen/Stone Armor.
They /petitioned for help and Positron finished the mission for them.



Or I'm lying and a Mandelbrot Device is a powerful weapon capable of destroying a city, using destructive energies greatly magnified from the playing of an un-tuned mandolin.
Picture of an Electric Mandolin:

No kidding.

If I had this new "Power Link"?
With the original power being six-slotted, you're already looking at 98%+ on it's main effect (probably damage) and 60%+ on Acc/Rech/EndRed. (based on a L40+ set slotted in it)
So the next enhancements are going to go towards Recharge and EndRed. (With ACC like that, I need no more, especially if I have ToHit and Acc bonuses from Set bonuses or other powers).
Perfect for Tier 9 offensive powers like Headsplitter, Foot Stomp, Lightning Rod, etc.

Or, it would be used for powers that have multiple aspects. Follow Up comes to mind, being both a self-buff power for ToHit, and a (minor)damaging melee attack.

Edit: 12 slots in a power would leave me at a stretch for what to put in those final few slots, and probably using Procs to do it.

I would assume that it would be a contraction of the words "Twilight" and "Retard", and intended to be a derogatory name for fans of said series.
Similar to the term "WoW-Tards" when disdainfully refering to players of a certain MMO.