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  1. BBQ_Pork

    Driving.....

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    Originally Posted by BackFire View Post
    The older you get the worse everyone else's driving gets. Also: get those kids off my lawn!
    Everyone who drives faster than me is a maniac. Everyone who drives slower is a moron.
    True story!
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    Originally Posted by Xilibrius View Post
    Remove Grounded and add all of its effects to Static Field all of the properties would work the same with it only granting KB protect when on the ground and it'll grant the same minor energy and negative energy resistance that grounded did on top of the Psionic resistance normally associated with the power.

    In the place of Grounded add a Tier 8 power thats the draining self rez that the super stunners have.

    I know this'll never happen since no set gets a Unstoppable clone and a self rez its one or the other but i wanted to throw this out and laugh at how terrible an idea it was.

    The only idea i'd have to balance this would make it so power surge doesn't grant as high a resistance bonus but that kinda kills the power so theres no real way to make this work and not make the set broken.
    If you really want a self-rez that's also an AoE EndDrain, you could add a self-rez component to Power Sink, but I would be VERY UNHAPPY if that were implemented, as it would probably kill Power Sink's recharge, and it's such a lovely power as is.

    With the exception of Rise of the Pheonix, I'm no fan of self-rezzes on melee sets. Usually, the foe is standing over your corpse, and IF somehow you live through the animation, you are unable to get your toggles up in time. Resulting in another faceplant.

    By the time you're high enough level to take a self-rez, there should be room enough in your inspire tray to have an awaken laying around.
  3. I'd like to see:
    The L1-15 blueside content revamped.
    Revamp of Dark Astoria (lot of potential)
    Minor rebuilding of Boomtown, add 2-3 contacts there.
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    Originally Posted by Hollows View Post
    or the ability to take control of a baddie (minion) and make em a Super Nova.
    Um, like make a critter just plain explode? Don't expect any powers in a powerset that guarantee one-shotting a foe.

    Although, there is a temp power that does that (also: just happens to be the one power that makes a foe EXPLODE! AWESOME FUN!). But it's limited to one mission and only affects "The Infected" with "Stricken" in thier name and is limited to 15 minutes. Doctor Creed (redside) gives this out.
    Link: http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Infected_Anti-Serum
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    Originally Posted by Foxy_Phoenix View Post
    1. Offline SG invites. I know this has been discussed to death, but it's still at the top of the list.
    To whom? Invite your own alts, yes. Stacks of invites popping up from total strangers wanting to pad thier groups? NO!
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    3. An in-game build editor similar to Mid's. Create your builds, modify, tweak, etc...then load up the respec screen and simply hit "apply build"
    Yes.
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    4. More slots! WE don't even get HALF of the total amount of possible slots we could potentially use. If it were changed to simply getting 3 slots at ALL slot levels, that would be a very welcome increase, and not game breaking either. (I believe this would only result in 15 extra slots) Or maybe give us a way to EARN more slots? That would help the game in more ways than one. (It would get people out of AE, which would also result in more drops/more items on the market)
    Maybe. Don't need the extra slots, other than IO mules.
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    8. Global storage! (And more than 30 pieces of storage in SG salvage racks!)
    Don't care about global storage, want larger capacity for bins and racks.
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    9. The ability to log in and STAY logged in while browsing the forums with Firefox.
    Whatcha doin' that's so dull that you're surfing the web on the side?
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    10. NO MORE EMOTE ONLY BOOSTERS!
    This will end when/if people don't buy them.
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    11. Give us a reason to go to Boomtown, Dark Astoria, Terra Volta and Eden! Other than GM's and the Eden/Respec Trials. Personally, I think boomtown could use the Faultline treatment.
    There's a few revamps that could be done.
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    14. Make the anniversary badges (Celebrant, etc) account level!
    Agreed, as per the other thread on this exact same page!!
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    15. Longbow and Vanguard Epic Archetypes.
    Maybe.
    20: Allow multiple auto powers. For example: Hasten, Secondary Mutation, and Practiced Brawler
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    Not likely to happen, even if only self-affecting powers are allowed. Putting multiple attacks on auto-fire very unlikely.
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    21: Access to Safeguards/Mayhems via Ouro
    Want This.
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    23: Rename SG option. (Even if it's a paid feature)
    Would be welcomed.
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by MentalMaden View Post
    "Shall we play a game?"
    "Ok."
    "Slug Bug!!!"
    Great game, Mr. Robot. Let's play one called Electromagnetic Pulse!
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect View Post
    Only one problem with the anniversary log-in badges.

    How do you justify a character that could not possibly have existed when it was available having a 1st year anniversary badge?

    Really? Your Dual Pistols/Pain Domination corruptor has been around for 6 years? How did you pull that off when none of those things, including the archetype, existed back then?
    <snip>


    Sorry, but I don't feel a character you create TODAY deserves a badge you got for logging in FIVE YEARS AGO. That's like saying I deserve a purple heart because my grandfather got one in WWII.
    Yet that Dual Pistols/Pain Dom Corruptor can be a five or six year veteran, according to thier badges! As can every character you roll on that account forever.
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    Originally Posted by ChaosExMachina View Post
    GG is much less scary than the people proudly claiming they'd go around killing everybody. But maybe they are too screwed up to take seriously?
    The scariest villains are the ones that convince themselves that they are good, and proclaim thier goodness the loudest, while nursing bigorty in thier hearts. White Spandex or White Sheet.
  9. The powers I am given would certainly be a factor in my choice.
    Invisible Beam of Death, no Saving Throw, always fatal? Vigilante, give or take.

    Healing Touch? Yeah, I'm heading straight to grandma's house to fix that Pagett's Disease and then off to the nearest NICU (Neo-Natal Intensive Care) to heal the babies. Because at that age, I know dang well that they haven't done anything to deserve thier condition.
  10. A TF that's pretty much a string of defeat one GM after another, then fight a different GM?
    Would this be instanced (limiting the fight to just your team) or cause GM spawns one by one in the game world? (If the latter, what would happen if multiple teams were running the same TF?)

    If they are instanced (your team vs. the GM), would the GM be weakened, as your story suggests? If so, would they be worth badges like the normal versions?
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Misaligned View Post
    To quote a comedian (whose name I do not know):

    They say money can't buy happiness! Well, to them I say "Just try and look sad on a Jet Ski!"
    Daniel Tosh.
  12. Meh. After all the XP bonuses we've been given over the years (as per PennyPA's post), it already feels like we have this. Well, that and a seasoned vet will likely know how to play more efficiently that a fresh-outta-the-box nex player. (yes, exceptions happen)
    And of course, if you've been to L50 a time or two, you already know that getting to the level cap certainly isn't the point of this game.

    A bonus (of any size) to XP is going to create unneeded friction. Go too high and new players will gripe. Go too low and the vets ask "So...what's the point of that trash?" Swing for the middle and get both, with a side-order of argument between the camps. I don't actually expect much more than the usual: A vet-spec, a costume piece (that people will want earlier becuase thier concept character on a younger account wants it)or a mediocre power (personally, removing the Fog of War from a map is usually less useful than keeping it on to see where I haven't been).
    *shrug*

    I'm going to have to vote "No, thank you." on this one.
  13. I've got:
    *Kind-hearted mutant animal.
    *Super-Strong Toddler with sterotypical tantrum-throwing (Took Whirlwind and Bile Spray just so he could spin around and vomit)
    *Self-experimenting Mad Scientist
    *Accidental Time-Traveler from the future.
    *Apprentice Mage sent from the past to learn about our time.
    *Vengeful Biker
    *Homicidal Robot
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Organica View Post
    But he's not wearing a cap....
    Was looking for a top hat with those cheesy jeweled dollar signs, thought Ted DiBiase's old costume had one, but evidently, he never wore a hat.

    Thought that the ultimate sign of wealth was to destroy two billion just for a costume piece that said "I just blew two billion....because I could."
    Google images found a baseball cap that read "I'm a broke-*** fool with no money" and this piece of trash:


    ...and his stupid hat.
  15. BBQ_Pork

    Malta Sappers

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    Originally Posted by Freebooter View Post
    In any case if anyone missed the memo, this was basically meant as a lol I got beat down post. I'm not really upset, not whining, just saying blah bad luck haha.
    I misread the memo and thought it was going to be a "Waaah I got beat down" post. Slightly different.

    Well, you know what you have to do, so get to it!
  16. People slot for +Def, but no one really looks to slot for Damage Resist.

    "Debt Protection" a.k.a "Badge Protection"? That's just a placeholder, IMO, intended to keep cheap sets cheap.
    Could be replaced with more Damage Resist to make slotting that way interesting.
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    Malta Sappers

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    Originally Posted by Freebooter View Post
    I hate those buggers, got hit by two in an ambush.

    Don't tase me bruglk..why am I in the hospital?
    Two in an ambush? Dang. In normal mission spawns set for x5, I can't get more than one at a time.
    I'm assuming you had it set for x5 or lower, so ambush spawns are crafted outside of normal spawning rules?
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    Malta Sappers

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    Originally Posted by Freebooter View Post
    Nerf them.


    They suck.


    That is all
    Pfft.
    Go Super Reflexes and never get hit by them.
    Go Electric Armor and herd them.


    Every Scissors powerset combo has it's Rock that smashes it, and it's Paper that is rendered into ribbons by it. (That's a part of why I suck soloing in PvP zones.)
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    Why no farming?

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    Originally Posted by Nethergoat View Post
    the Trader Joe's store here has a mini game for kids- they hide a stuffed seal somewhere in the store, and any kid that finds it gets to pick a prize out of a sack.

    I'd be down for something like that in the game world.
    Like a single-glowie version of the Presents glowies, but with a reward higher than a candy cane?
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    Originally Posted by MaestroMavius View Post

    That said, I never got the impression that the History Channel show Life after people was in a tone of humans good/nature bad.

    Then again I did just watch it so I could know what to expect a few years into the zombie apocalypse.
    It gave me the the vibe that mankind is like a colony of ants that makes a mound out of pine needles. Once we stop swarming and fidgeting and maintaining our mound, the wind will slowly blow it away bit by bit. It just a matter of time, once we go away, that everything crumbles to the weather.
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    Originally Posted by Rajani Isa View Post
    How many other toggles where you running that were "offensive"? Don't forget that if you got messed for even a part of a second, only your Offensive toggles would drop, the rest would merely supress
    Bingo!

    That's probably it!

    I was running up to six other toggles, but none of those acted offensively. I was annoying enough mobs that there's a fair chance that a mezzing effect landed at least briefly. My Defence was high enough that not much would land, but eventually something would get through.

    Will test to make sure, but that makes sense. Thanks.
  22. Is there a time limit to how long you can keep Force Bubble on?
    Ingame and on the Wiki I'm seeing nothing to indicate so, nor in a quick skim of the boards.

    However, on my Bots/FF Mastermind, I noticed something odd. After running halfway through a mission, Force Bubble was not running anymore.
    1) I had definately not run out of Endurance.
    2) I do not believe that I shut it off manually.
    3) No other toggles were dropped or shut off.
    4) I don't think I was mezzed at any point.

    I'll have to do further testing, of course, but was wondering if I was missing something.
  23. It used to be more important which vendor you sold your unwanted enhancements to. Now it's "40% more for my DOs and SOs? Pfft. I got 2 Alchemical Silvers, a Luck Charm and a Hamidon Goo. I'm off to the Market!"

    Seriously though, one orange salvage sold at ~2 Million is how many SOs?
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    Ambush AI

    Yeah "Single Target" would be a problem. Placate one, go from there?

    I'd be willing to give it a shot if I were at home. Normally, my MM just tosses out Force Bubble and lets the Bots open fire. In the 40+% range for Ranged Defence (and certain typed Def) I'm usually good.
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    Originally Posted by je_saist View Post
    ... and just what would this do to the player struggling to just SO their avatar out at level 50?

    You know, 1%+ of the entire playerbase.
    Fixed.

    Seriously, in a Post I-9 world, you gotta duck to avoid all the Inf the game throws at you. I'm nottalking about Marketeering, either. Just playing the game normally and dumping your unwanted drops at the market for 5 Inf each will score you all you need to enhance fully and then some.