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I fully support this proposal and wish for it to be implemented. Currently, I have little to look forward to in my Fire/Devices Blaster as he reaches the upper thirties, and that's a shame. The top tier powers in a set should be worth looking forward to.
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Quote:A full tray of Break-Frees, and a Kinetics on the second account usually does it for me.Originally Posted by Steelclaw
Awww CRUD! I thought it was WAKING... dangit... now I'll NEVER figure out how to get out of Rest. -
Quote:The way I read it:Originally Posted by Shadowclone
Ok we already have two builds available to us right? Well, lets expand on that. My idea is that when you get to 50 you unlock a new build. But this is a special build. This build will start over at lvl 1 and allow you to choose a new powerset to use. NOTE: This would not be like now where the levels between your builds are the same, the new build would start at lvl1 again. Also, when that build hits 50 you get to choose a new build, and ect. Thus, this would allow you to expand upon your heros current abilities without cheating the system.
It sounds a lot like being able to roll an alt, but retain the current name, costume unlocks and badges. Since you specified that the new "build" would start at L1, that is.
I do have a L50 that has been retired for quite a long time that I would like to have made with a different Secondary. (Willpower would have been better, but it wasn't around at the time) The only thing keeping him from deletion is his badges, many of which you can't get anymore, like the 1st anniversary one. And a bit of sentimental value.
Unless you are talking about something completely different. Something like where instead of a Primary and a Secondary powerset, you would get a Primary and be able to grab powers willy-nilly from two different Secondary sets. That, I think, would be a bit crazy. And I would vote no. -
Quote:I would love this, but if it were sell-only, it would be at less than half capacity for me. Definately less than half of it's potential if you couldn't see the Last 5. Granted, the Last 5 is far from being the definative price guide, but I find it useful.Originally Posted by MageX
2. wireless/mobile or sattelite connection through your base computer to wentworths/blackmarket. only for selling salvage/recipes/enhancements. allowing to sell only without visiting any market. could or could not allow viewing price history. For me at least there's been many cases where i could sell a lot of cheaper recipes or salvage but instead chose to clear my inventory than put out with the horrible lag.
I have a crafting table in both my SG and my VG. If I could call up the Market from inside the base, but couldn't buy that last couple of pieces of Salvage from it, I would have to close the window and travel to the real Marketplace to buy what I need to craft with.
Sorry, but must be buy and sell for me. Otherwise, I love it.
Well, if you feel the desire to name your SG computer, then fine with me.Quote:3. could be named by the sg leader so it would allow for a theme related to the sg.
And maybe more features that i cant think of right now.
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Yeah, I don't see Chaotic Evil for Arachnos. Arachnos is too organized, too structured.
Chaotic Evil is an alignment that doesn't really work well in large groups.
Arachnos is all about the strong ruling the weal, the survival of the fittest, etc. And Lord Recluse sees himself as the strongest and the fittest. I would classify him as more of the Lawful Evil type. This is where you get the majority of your brutal dictator types.
Chaotic Evil is more for the psychopaths who kill for pleasure. More like Mako.
Arachnos as a whole is all about Lord Recluse's vision for it, and thus it's going to have his alignment all over it.
But there's another element in there. There is a little bit of leeway for personal freedom, especially for the Destined One(s) who are strong enough to grab it.
Or for the cunning ones who can steal it. The inherent corruption in any system is what gives that little taint of Chaos. Despite the rigid structure and iron-clad discipline of the Arachnos troops, the Rogue Isles are still a place where any vice can be sated, for the right price. If you know where to look.
That's why I'd say:
Arachnos, Lord Recluse: Lawful Evil.
The Rogue Isles (with Arachnos' heavy hand upon them): Nuetral Evil. -
Quote:I think that those five are pretty good.Originally Posted by Mr_Squid
You know, I'm going into game design, and the more I look at other MMO's the more things I see bafflingly wrong about them, and the more things I see CoH doing right. If I ever get around to designing an MMO (and I hope to do so, look for it around November 2035), here is my big list of designer commandments.
1. Make the player feel special, powerful and IMPORTANT.
2. Playing in groups should be encouraged, and players should WANT to play in groups, but grouping should never be REQUIRED.
3. Never put a brick wall between a player and his real life friends. If two characters want to play together, they should be able to, level and skill differences be damned.
4. At the level cap the player should feel more powerful than 80% of the foes in the game.
5. Customization should only be as deep as a player wants it to be. If they want to tweak every nuance of their character, let them. But if they just want to forget about customization and play, also let them.
I might think of more, but these five are a good start.
Maybe that's why I've stayed with CoH so long.
I also think you have room to come up with more, regarding things like:
*Rate of progress should be steady. Not like grinding through quicksand, but not so fast that you hit the cap the first week and ask "Okay, now what?"
*PvP should be......<description>. Now define that description before you start and stick with it.
*Be willing to listen to your players. They have good ideas to improve the game they love and they are your customers. Conversely, know which of thier ideas are bad and will be detrimental in the long run.
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Quote:As have I. I'm sure that there's someone in here who has had a +Rep comment with "<short text here>, Pork Approved!" in it.Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba
I've left signed positive rep specifically stating thanks or well played or this made me laugh, etc.
The thing is, that when I see someone who has disabled Rep, and I want to give them a positive comment, I'm less inclined to bother. I mean, heck, they aren't going to read it anyway, so what's the point?
But then when someone has opted out and then proceeds to post spiteful, false or downright awful posts, I am not detered from giving them what I feel is an appropriate critique, such as "Please learn to accept helpful criticism like an adult and not throwing tantrums." with a -Rep comment. I get the impression that someone like that is just trying to be an <expletive> and not get the appropriate mark across thier digital forehead. -
Quote:Or, as I often use it for:Originally Posted by Steelclaw
* A method of supporting a favorite poster privately when you think supporting them publicly will earn you your own negative rep.
* A method to support a poster who has posted something that you like, without derailing the thread with "QFT!" and such. -
Quote:True.Originally Posted by Westley
I ignore plenty of people that I think are hideously ugly every day... I just don't look at them. Problem solved.
Evidence: Westley never directly addresses any of my posts.
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Quote:Should everyone have positive rep?Originally Posted by kokuryu_EU
Most people who've been in the red and left their rep on have found that some people get them out of it. Some have too few posts for those people to really help with and so then they can only up rep so much. If everyone who hates the system does that (up reps those in the red) then it will show that the neg reppers that they don't win.
If I chose to post vitriol and hate, wrapped in lies every time I posted, I would expect to see my rep plummet. And rightly so. But it would be highly inappropriate for the comments (from the neg-reppers) included to be as spiteful.
I choose to try to post politely, accurately and as well-written as my limited education permits. I always have.
If I choose to +Rep someone, I do so because I like what they have written and think that they have left a positive note here.
If I choose to -Rep someone, it will be because I feel that they have earned that instead. It will not be done on a whim, nor will it be done maliciously or with ugly, nasty comments.
Should everyone have positive rep?
I still like the idea that the rep comments could lose the anonymity behind them or a very obvious "report this comment" button. -
Quote:Sorry that it annoyed you so greatly. I suggest that you run Unai Kemen's missions. You should get what you want in less than a billion hours.Originally Posted by SoulTouch
Let me start off by saying I dont care if i'm posting this in the wrong section of the forums, this has got to the point of a joke. I recently picked up a few old 50's to get some badges on and got to the portal jockey.. Solo'd maria's heros hero arc easily. Then tina's arc came along for that stupid anti-matter. Why the hell do designers of these story arcs have SO little imagination. My 8 year old sister has more imagination then this. Not only is like every single mission a bloody robot defeat all, its on the same damn map. Not only that after a good hour into the contact you finally get to fight the AV but no, oh no, it doesn't count because for some stupid reason you dont actually 'defeat' him. Have to wait another billion hours to get another mission with him in it.
Damn.
And enjoy the wealth your L50's generate in drops with all those instanced maps.
Have a nice day.
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Quote:The thread title definately caught my eye. I had to stop and look.Originally Posted by NuclearToast
The irony of the thread subject and the first replier is not lost on me.
--NT
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Quote:Dear citizens.Originally Posted by Heroid
((Never trust a Kryptonian -- everybody knows that.))
My corporation has developed hundreds of beneficial products for the good of the people of this fair city. We have given jobs to thousands of people, with good pay, medical benefits and a generous retirement plan.
We've founded dozens of charities and non-profit organizations to make this town a better place.
Now who are you going to believe? Good Ol' Uncle Lex?
Or some Illegal Alien parading about in his underwear, blasting people his potentially carcinogenic X-ray vision? He's probably been peeping on your wife in the shower.
Your truly,
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Excellent costume!
But um...too much hair?
((I tried to make my kid a costume but the hat didn't work out and I ended up just using a store-bought one.)) -
In death as in life, badgers will grind unceasingly for that next shiny.
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Quote:I most of my time hidden from /search. Mostly in PvE, though.Originally Posted by Airman_America
LOL... ROTFL even... why hide in a PvP zone?
When CoV was introduced, there was some forum-ranting about that Stalkers would use /hide to make people using /whoall think the zone was empty and get into a false sense of security. ASSASSIN STRIKE!!
As for the level of truth behind the rants? I dunno.
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Quote:Sleeping off a tryptophan hangover?Originally Posted by Kungfu_Bunny
is CoX doing anything special on this day?
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Quote:I think I've heard this one before in some form.Originally Posted by Sigium
One thing that I would like to also add that I'm sure wouldn't be too popular: Reputation.
Yes, I know that people think WoW is evil and we should never, ever try to emulate it, and while I'd rather not emulate them, it raises a valuable concern...
In CoH, why is it that every 'good' organization seems to work together? It's like the 'good guys' all seem to know that they're all th good guys and you can't do anything. Personally? I don't think someone who's working for Vanguard would too happy with Longbow in many cases, and vice versa.
If I had to do things myself, not every 'good' organization would be allied with each other. Some? Sure, but different people have different agendas. You would be able to build up your rapport with different agencies, and possibly turn old enemies into allies to help in a fight. It would be another centerpoint in the aspect of having an alignment, because sometimes I just look at faction wars and I think "Why would I want to stop The Family? I like them."
Trying to earn reputation with varius factions ingame.
Trying to keep a Hero/Villian meter as well as a meter for each of multiple organizations might prove difficult.
Sure, there's a number of hero factions you could do work for (PPD, Wyvernn, Longbow, Vanguard to name a few), but there's a boatload of villian factions you could do missions for (Arachnos, Freakshow, Hellions, Skulls, Trolls, Carnies, etc.).
Often, the villian contacts usually have you fighting other villians, (with the exception of the PPD in Mayhems, a stack of Longbow and a few Wyvernn) while this has an obvious effect on your reputation meter with each of the two factions, does it affect your Hero/Villian meter?
The hero contacts almost always have you fighting villians.
Just seems that it might prove difficult to achieve the faction-rep you want with existing red-side story arcs. Newspaper missions though, would be great for cherry-picking who you want to fear you. -
Quote:How else do I get "Living Tattoo" salvage. It's clearly printed on something.Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
It doesn't work any better the other way around, either.
Unless Hellions wear rub-on tattoos. In which case they're about as hardcore as my three-year-old son. -
Quote:Are we sure about that?Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Say, it's entirely possible the world will end in 2012. The Mayan calendar says so.
I figure it's more like "Dang, chiseling this stone calender is hard work. My hands are cramping and the high priest should be satisfied with this. After all, it goes centuries after my great-grandkids will be dead. And if this is so important, those lazy kids can continue the pattern. It ain't rocket science, (which no one has invented yet) and 12/12/12 is a good number to stop at.
I'm going fishing."
Or there were additional calender tablets that were lost.
You know, maybe Conquistadors tossed them into the bog, used them as boat anchors, etc. Loser son pawned it for gold coins to buy meth from a nieghboring tribes. Whatever. -
Alright. Sounds good to me.
Fred starts off as Villian for not having registered. Base -50 points. Spends career working for the greater good. Gets to the point cap (100? 200? Whatever) by L50.
Tom starts off as Hero. Base +50 points. Spends career working for the greater good. Hits the cap by L30.
Stabby McEvil starts off as a villian and kicks puppies every day. Hits the Negative Cap (-100, -200, whatever) by L30.
Works for me.
DOS-PANA it is. -
Quote:Bob Incredible?Originally Posted by Smash_Zone
Truth is, those two villains you mentioned are probably the only fat supers I've ever seen in the comic world. -
Quote:If what you want is to be able to tell how many are in a PvP zone, then I think that there is a better way to do it.Originally Posted by Airman_America
Due to hidden people, the command gives a false impression of how many are in a zone. I suggest the following improvements:
1.Change the command to whoall-d for detailed, just like now, it lists names and types of who are in a zone not hidden. OR they could just leave the command as it is now.
2. Add a whoall-g for general, it would list all, even hidden, in total numbers, for example: Controllers: 3, Scrappers: 4, Tanks: 1, and so on. This would allow those that wish to be hidden by name to stay that way, but, it would provide more accurate information in PvP zones. Currently, and many know, the information is faulty at best, listing those who are unhidden, but allowing those hidden to stay that way.
3. Simply do away with the command as it can be inaccurate.
I am not here to discuss the merits of hidden or unhidden either way, just that the command is not quite worthwhile in its present form.
Have a /Zone_Pop command that does count people in the zone that are use /hide. "There are currently 8 player characters in this zone." And I wouldn't break it down by faction and certainly wouldn't break it down by AT or name.
I don't think that going into /hide should be used to benefit in PvP, nor do I think that there should be any easy way to defeat the purpose of hiding from /search in a PvE area either.
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I find the concept interesting.
But the first thing I would want to do is refuse to register with this organization, regardless of whether I plan to be a hero or villian, even the most patriotic ones. Haven't we seen a fair number of government agencies go too far (or go semi-rogue when a particularly bad person gets into the right position) in comic fiction?
And if it's a private organization performing the work as a contractor, double that. (I'm thinking Crey right there.)
The three (or more?) choices would be neccesary, of course, but there may be a bit of quibbling as to how you define right/wrong. Some folks would make a decision and disagree as to how many good/evil points it scored on the meter.
I'm trying to reword the acronym to make it spell S.P.A.N.D.E.X., but I got nothing so far. -
Quote:Meh.
You opinion spam a lot.
As long as the opinions are thought out, well-written and have enough detail to create a discussion, I don't mind.
And are in the right section of the forums. What else are "General Discussions" really for?