FloatingFatMan

Right now, I can guarantee that GR is groaning into his coffee and wishing he hadn't posted that...

I've never understood people's fear of Voids... They're really not much more difficult to take out than any other mob as long as you remember they can resist some of your damage. The only time I ever worry is with the boss void spawns, which if they spawn with a regular boss, or an EB, can REALLY ruin your day. Fortunately, that's quite rare...

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Grav Mistress, to borrow one of Ghostie's characters for illustrative purposes, is simultaneously a powerful controller and a bonded Kheldian. This is impossible to duplicate in-game, so Ghostie has two (or more) versions of the character to allow chopping and changing dependent on circumstances.


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Isn't there something in the in-game information that states that Kheldians DON'T actually bond with meta's? I know I had this discussion with Ghostie aboslutely aaaaaages ago, and a few others too...

Adding my /unsigned to this, and in addition to all the other reasons, it'd totally ruin any future death races!

And yet, there ARE chars out there which can solo an AV... I've seen it...

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Personally I like to treat Statesman and Recluse as the pinnacle of power in the CoX universe.
Otherwise there'd be no point in Recluse with cronies being the number one feared enemy.

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True enough (I'm not quoting the rest of your post, because I tend to agree with it, despite having not less than two characters who patently fall into the "uber-mighty-world-destroying-powers" category).


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Of course, the other problem with considering States etc the pinnacle of power, is the Praetorian Arc. Just how many of us have actually beaten the snot out of the evil versions of our uber heroes, and rescued Statesman? Not to mention beaten the big bads/goods directly in Recluses Victory?

Kinda puts the kybosh on PC's not being stronger, really...

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Ah. I've detected the issue.

FFM: Tres is suggesting adding a Talsorian Sword Temp Power to the character's power list.

Tres: FFM thought you just meant having the Talsorian Sword Costume option unlocked for all characters (which would be completely useless for characters without a melee weapon).

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Aah, right... Although, to be colour customizable as Tres suggests, it would HAVE to be a sword costume option and not a temp power. Hence the confusion.

Try taking a look in the Issue 13 Known Issues thread.

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You mean if it doesnt fit the character concept?
Doesnt have to, you can always make a new hero and get that veteran power...

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No, I mean what if you're using a non-sword using character, such as a fire blaster. You physically CAN'T use the vet reward on that character. Take a look at existing rewards and show me even one that can't be used on any character.

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what really confuses me is the 54 Month reward.
Who needs The Nemesis Staff and the Black Wand, if u get the origin bonus for only one anyway?
shouldnt the rewards get cooler the longer u play the game?
whatabout that nifty laser sword u can get for vanguard merits?a color costumizable version of it would be a dream come true!

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Yeah, but it's not a lot of use if you're not a sword using character, is it?

Having applied this hotfix over the Christmas period, I can confirm that, on Vista x64 and my 8800GT video card, I have had no video driver crashes since.

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and might encourage people who want to PvP (the fools) to actually head to a zone.

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No LN, it won't.

Also, why are you replying to Floaty's pretty obvious trolling attempt on the first page? His argument is utterly dumb, but you've given it credence by responding to it. Shame on you, LN. Ignore the big floating troll.

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I'm not trolling, and it's not a dumb argument... It IS way too easy to get around in the game, why make it even easier? People in here are spoiled, and wouldn't last 5 minutes trying to get around in games like WoW or EVE. Especially EVE...

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Depends where you start from.

Back side of Scarlet Monastry I'd agree, bank in IF no way. But then without any temps or awarded bonus powers (so just basic travel powers) from the far side of Shadow Shards to RV? Even falling down to get back to area start, and then running to ferry (no base TP for you), to Skyway station and thus to Atlas and RV would take you a fair amount of time I think...


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Hey, if I can't use base TP, then you can't use your Hearthstone, so I'd still win!

Besides... I'd either use the Ourob portal, or if that's banned, just go via Pocket D to get to Kings then Atlas. No need to go to Skyway at all.

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Shouldn't this be in technical issues?

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No it's a plea! The bug is known... but it's not getting fixed

FFM might not be getting it, I get it every single day. If I get a tell go through first time I'm amazed. It's a pain when finding talking to friends in game and it's worse when trying to get teams because you cannot be sure your message has gotten through/been received.

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Before sending it, try tapping the HOME key, to go to the start of the line, then END to go back to the end. Seems to work fine for me if I do that.

Not saying it's not happening to you.... Just saying, it seems to be behaving for me over the past few weeks, but then, I do the HOME/END thing...

It's a curious bug though... I had it maybe 3 or 4 times right after i13 was launched, but haven't had it happen at all over the whole Christmas period...

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At level 48 do players not get an aditional Server slot? If so it's not mentioned in the reward listing?

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Additional server slot? Do you mean an extra character slot?

I *totally* thought something else when I read the title...

If they DID make a CoH2 instead of just an expansion, I think they should set it in a REAL city, rather than in Paragon. I'd LOVE to fly around a modeled version of NYC or LA for example, and it'd make the world seem more real too.

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Theres a badge? - really?, I got this Veteran award last night and didn't notice a new badgeypoos - just the respec.

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The 45 month vet badge, ML...

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Ahhh, thanks Cynic, I've never done RP so I wouldn't know that

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Well, there's another challenge for you!

Give GR another poke, now that work is back to normal.

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Tho i still don't quite understand why MMOs need a sequel to my mind it seems a bit like a throw back to stand alone games.

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I agree with you there, MMO's don't need sequels as they just evolve "naturally". Which is why, IMO, Massively are wrong. There isn't going to be a sequel as such, there's going to be a paid for expansion pack with shedloads of new features.

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I really hope you are right for 2 reasons, 1 i just couldnt face starting another game from scratch, and 2 this game really needs a big boost.

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Indeed it does.

Another reason for suspecting an expansion rather than a sequel; the mission architect. Why go to the huge amount of worked needed to make this work if the whole game is going to be supplanted within a year? Makes no sense whatsoever. What DOES make sense though, is to greatly expand the existing game, and make the new features available in the expansion.

Plus, I can't think of anyone playing this game who WOULDN'T buy an expansion pack...

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There is one in every major city, plus the ones actually at the entrance to the various BGs. And arena dudes in the various neutral cities. With a HS set to a nearby Inn you can get to a PvP bloke in virtually no time at all (needs a bit of forethought), and if the city if ina zone where you're levelling or grinding you can continue on doing your thing. (I used to play the markets while waiting for a BG place.)


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I bet you I can get from any PvE zone to any PvP zone in CoH faster than you can in WoW.

I disagree there. Look at WoW's expansions. They add plenty to the game without affecting the existing game, because they put the new stuff in new area's.

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People are getting so lazy in this game. What's the matter? Can't spend 2 minutes travelling to the PvP zone? You'd HATE WoW!

/unsigned. Get off your lazy bums and walk!

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so you prefer to let you friends die while you take the timbuktu route instead of taking short cuts

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If you weren't already in the PvP zone, then you weren't already helping your friends, so what difference does it make? If they need your presence so badly that they'll get smeared without you, then they can wait in a safe area for you.

But of course, since the PvP changes in i13 came about, you're not GOING to get smeared in the time it takes someone to get to a PvP zone, as it's just not that fast paced anymore.