Eiko-chan
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Quote:We're also in the same VG.Originally Posted by Agonus
I should probably point out that Eiko and I argue over a lot of the aspects of this game. -
My experience is that they keep the right names when first summoned, but when zoning, the names get all mixed up. I haven't looked to see if it's alphabetising them.
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Quote:See, this is one of those days where I hate you.Originally Posted by Agonus
Just for you, Eiko, I'm going to make a Boxer costume for Red. ^_^
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Quote:Do you have evidence to back up this interpretation of what Veteran's Rewards are for?Originally Posted by Lemur Lad
The Devs want some kind of metric that guages community participation.
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Quote:Fluffy can't be slotted for damage. That's why it can't take Recharge Intensive Pet sets.Originally Posted by Local_Man
And that's not bothering with damage.
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Quote:Sure. I pay yearly, though.Originally Posted by Mr. NoPants
So when the next vet costume gets announced and one of you two posts I get to point out you were suppose to leave right?
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Quote:Yes, I know. I'll just have to pretend I'm walking tightrope all the time.Originally Posted by Bright Shadow
It looks weird if you do the female walk in sneakers. Try it.
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Quote:Seriously. The costumes are why I play. I love the character creator, I love being able to make different looks and different characters. Having options - especially options that might be vital to a concept, like "invisible skin" or "wings" - locked away within the Veteran's Reward system really destroys that aspect of the game.Originally Posted by Mr. NoPants
...seriously?
If a costume part isn't in the game at all, I can accept that it's not there to use. If it's there, but locked away from me just because I haven't played long enough? Game over. F that. -
Quote:Absolutely not. If they ever add another costume to a veteran reward, I will quit. Veteran Reward costumes are unacceptable.Originally Posted by Texarkana
Maybe it could be the 69 month vet reward? ( ' : <
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Almost certainly. Whomever invented them certainly didn't think women had toes.
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To be fair, when wearing heels, that is how we look when we walk.
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The Triage Beacon from Traps is a nice AoE +regen. It's not +recovery, though.
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Quote:Can I have mine wrapped in rice and seaweed?Originally Posted by Fourth_NA
Also, I took over dinner when you weren't looking. We're having fried beets.
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Of course I am. That's why I haven't saddled myself with too many responsibilities like he has!
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Quote:I told you we should have had beets!Originally Posted by Weatherby Goode
*Throws a carrot at Red*
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Quote:That isn't how Stacy wants to use Chase, you know.Originally Posted by Fourth_NA
[Y]ou are like me and suck at making friends who don't want to take over the world, and use you as a lackey.(looking at you, The New Black).
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While I'm still waiting for Manticore to answer my question, I firmly believe the 40+ content of this game is intended to make players feel like they are peers and rivals of the signature characters, not lackeys. So defeating Tyrant one-on-one and saving Statesman (or for villains, taking down Recluse and at least one of his Lieutenants) is a wholly appropriate storyline.
It's important to note that the respective top-level Task/Strike Force involves either taking down a hugely buffed Recluse and all his lieutenants, or taking on the entire Freedom Phalanx at once. And the Reichsman plot line has the man siphoning off the power of every other Marcus Cole in existence to reach his heights of power. That's why these plot lines require teams and not individuals - it's not because the signature characters are mightier than the players, but because the signature characters are either en masse or wearing plot armour. -
Quote:My VG keeps insisting I must be a collective of hyperintelligent cats, not a crazy cat lady, so I guess I am more important than you.Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Of course there are people I think are more important than I am.
6. Cats
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Quote:I actually agree with stever. Adding built-in voice chat is both social pressure and network overhead we don't really need.Originally Posted by stever
I do NOT want to feel pressure to be speaking aloud to my teams in either of these environments.
If it were built in to the game, I know that I would feel that pressure. -
Quote:Well, assuming you're not satisfied with the 5 years of playing the game...Originally Posted by That_Ninja
Screw getting rid of Vet costumes to pay for packs. If someone has poured over 5 years of subscription into the game, they deserve something.
Let Veterans keep them, and allow non-Veterans to buy them. -
Quote:I was referencing other MMOs with that comment. Because our costumes are completely independent of the game mechanics.Originally Posted by Ad Astra
And there are tons of costume combinations that don't make you look color blind or like a ****** - even without Boxing Shorts & Samurai Armor.
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Quote:No, they aren't.Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn
Costumes are fluff rewards.
Only a man would say that.
Appearance matters. The beautiful thing about this game is the costume, and that my "epic gear" (enhancements) don't make me look colour blind or like a ******. -
I am so glad to see heroes embracing the glory that is Traps.
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Quote:Neither do new costumes, new costume slots, or the entirety of Power Customisation.Originally Posted by Lucky666
It makes no sense to add it to this type of game and would do nothing for the overall gameplay.
Not everything is about "overall game play". Some things are about "Quality of Life (play)", "Nice Little Feature", or "Just Plain Neat". -
Quote:Except that the "extra" powers aren't "new" to the game - they're in the game, and (largely) attainable, on a temporary basis, by all players if they take the right steps (missions/arcs). So giving a veteran a bonus of something that is in the game, but they don't have to work for (or get more permanently, or get at a discount, etc.) is a perfectly reasonable veteran reward that doesn't fall into the "locking away things arbitrarily" category.Originally Posted by Energyman
The problem with taking out costumes and replacing it with "X" is that it opens up the precedent for taking something out of the vet system and replacing it with "X" on the basis of "fairness" as you put it.
This is just the classic slippery slope argument, but slopes are rarely as slippery as advertised.
Veteran's Rewards are the only way to receive trench coats, angel/demon wings, boxing gloves/shorts. There are other ways to receive respecs, costume changes, character slots, merits, etc.
I'd like to see the VR costume pieces added to the game, and the benefit replaced by a free costume unlock instead - whatever sort of unlock the Veteran desires, be it a Vanguard piece, a weapon unlock, a craftable costume piece, or what have you. That way Veterans still get the costume bonus, but no longer have exclusive access to particular costume sets or pieces.