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Quote:Originally Posted by The_Spad_EU
Oh I know, my point was simply that the TARDIS clearly *is* capable of sustaining a far more substantial paradox and thus in principle could be quite capable of sustaining the one they were shooting for in this episode.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Zikar
The Master had spent considerable time and resources converting the TARDIS to be able to do that though and it was all undone once his additions were destroyed.It's really sad when Americans know more about an iconic European show than the Europeans do.Quote:Originally Posted by Lucky666
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Quote:If you think that Adric was the only companion that was put in danger due to the Doctors absentmindedness, the TARDIS's unpredictability, and their own carelessness then you aren't very familiar with the show.Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
I think I'm probably more familiar with Doctor Who than most of the other people, since I've been watching it since around 1973.
The Doctor hasn't let the the Tardis unpredictability prevent him from needlessly endangering his companions time and time again. Heard of Adric?
Your so hot to blame everything on the Doctor you've overlooked the simple fact that Amy herself could have prevented the whole scenario from occurring by simply asking Rory which button they pressed. -
Quote:On the plus side when he does return he'll have to resub if he wants to complain some more.Originally Posted by TerraDraconis
Doors on the left.
See you when you come back.
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Quote:Yep.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
I don't really know who he is, but going by his registration date, I assume this is some kind of ritual thing he does every so often?
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Quote:/signedOriginally Posted by Necrotech_Master
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in addition to this the global friends list should have a "last online" section so you can actually tell who hasnt been on in 4+ years lol -
Quote:I edited the stuff above and below what I posted. That included the tips on how to Search and the temp power bit.Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
Just have to point something out....
I think you have an old copy (or edited out a bit of discussion,) as the OP - other than having the attacks there - is fairly close to an addendum I put in there where I mentioned "this might work as a temp power" bit.
I agree about the ambush spawning problem, but I wouldn't exactly call the travel powers we currently have "safe". I've spawned ambushes that have had fliers. Mostly redside if memory is correct. There's a chance to spawn ambushes on Radio/Paper missions. Not much of a problem if you don't do a lot, but I have a few characters that do a great deal of them because of their character concept so I see them more frequently.Quote:Oh, and - not that I'm trying to pick on you, Forbin 
but...
Just the other day I finally saw a Council ambush. It's probably the first ambush I've seen spawned by a mission in months. We've had a means of safe travel that avoids those... well, since game release, in the form of the power pools. If the ambush isn't spawned *right* by the door, there's a good chance it'll be missed by anyone not AFK after the mission.
The issue I was really addressing was the idea that NPC's wouldn't be able to attack if the power was being used. That just seems to go against what the devs want for the game. -
Buh-bye.
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Quote:Fine. Then stop posting and cancel your sub. No one will miss you or the melodrama your trying to stir up. Here's the link to where you can log in and cancel your account.Quote:Originally Posted by MAD UMLAUTS
Ncsoft will have access to all my storage devices. Someone said it better than me on another forumQuote:
Who cares? Signing over any rights to them to do anything with your hardware is dumb. I went and uninstalled all my NCSoft programs, just in case whatever system they deem to use is too broad for my taste. Cheating in an MMO does not bother me remotely as much as a company trying to use their software to invade any of my privacy. Sorry, I just don't trust them nearly enough for that.
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Quote:Not necessarily. Depends on what kind of balls you're talking about. At fancy dress balls free punch is a beverage. At a martial arts dojo it's an eye watering injury to the groin.Originally Posted by The_Spad_EU
A free punch in the balls is still a punch in the balls
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Quote:Why would strafe need to be disabled in the first place. Having strafe is actually a good thing for the vehicles that were mentioned because our characters can also strafe.Originally Posted by Remaugen
Unless they were earned powers as part of a set OR alternatives to flight, then strafe would not need to be disabled.
One of the problems other vehicles have is that they CAN'T strafe. -
Quote:If you think that then you obviously aren't that familiar with Doctor Who or how unpredictable the TARDIS is on a good day.Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
The Doctor should have been paying attention. He shouldn't have split the party, he should have checked the Tardis history files to determine what was going on before venturing forth. He should have brought the Tardis to the right time when entering the accelerated timestream, he should have checked how much time had passed before sending out Rory.
This is all perfectly in character for the Doctor. He has been irresponsible, careless, feckless, reckless, and needlessly endangering his companions since he sabotaged the Tardis fuel link in order to investigate the Dalek city. -
Quote:Just want to point out that having a means of "safe" travel defeats the purpose of the ambushes that are spawned outside in the zones by certain missions.Originally Posted by Redlynne
There wouldn't be any real "advantage" to doing this ... other than (I suppose) Safe Travel ....
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Quote:It varies per game. I've seen several different types and honestly don't know where to start explaining how each one works. Maybe someone else can.Originally Posted by Crime_of_Fashion
Just a question, but what do other games allow? Full class respecs? Or full skill tree respecs?
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Quote:Okay now I understand what the problem is. Thank you for taking the time to explain what I wasn't perceiving.Originally Posted by Father Xmas
It's the whole "Limited" term that's fuzzy. If it was just purchasable it would have said "Purchasable" but it doesn't. So everyone read into what "Limited" meant.
Some thought it may mean no Set IOs but common ones were available. Maybe they limited recipe and iSalvage so you would be running back and forth between the market and where the crafting tables were, not to mention the Inf cap would limit what you could try to buy.
Everyone was wrong. I don't think anyone thought of a diamond shaped, multiple tiered scheme that would grant some Preemies with access while others are lumped in with the Freebies.
I understand why they did it. You don't want you long term subscribers to simply drop the the Premium level but on the other hand you would like to do something for former players who popped back in to check out the game, something better than what Freebies get.
If they came right out and told us "Limited" means some will get it, some won't based on the length of their previous subscription but it's still purchasable then they wouldn't have to fight the momentum of assumptions. -
At the time I lived about 40 miles from a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania and after watching the towers get hit I was thinking that power plant was an awfully tempting target for that third missing plane.
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Quote:Look I'm not trying to be obtuse but what isn't clear about the IO's on the Freedom website?Originally Posted by Dark Sweater
I love this, Snow Globe. Made me laugh.
Since this thread is a repeat of several others and I enjoy repeating myself, I'll sum up what I think:
- A major problem currently is the lack of information about this on the Freedom website. The IO situation should be made abundantly clear so that people will know what to expect. They'll still be disappointed but will be able to manage that better than if they're surprised by it when they go Premium.
Inventions (IO's Invention Origin) are:
Purchasable on the Free accounts
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That's why I mentioned what I call drive by gifting. To avoid the inf beggars some of us quietly drop stuff on people without saying anything. If we see a nice costume, read a bio we like, or if we see new players helping others out we'll silently drop an expensive recipe, enhancement, inspiration, salvage on them and move off before they can figure out where it came from.
I hear other players do it more often during the holiday events.
Personally I use my second account when I'm in the mood to do gifting (and I can afford to activate it). I throw the alt on /hide and give away things I've emailed to that account. That way I'm never pestered by jerks demanding more free stuff, and I can still enjoy making someones day by complimenting the effort they put into their character.
I'm hoping the other good samaritans will also use secondary accounts to do more gifting once Freedom goes live and they realize like I did that it stops the jerks from abusing our generosity. -
Quote:Can the train be next to and facing a Lusca spawn point? I think it would be fun to exit the train and get a tentacle in the face.Originally Posted by Rangle M. Down
Can't say that I can complain much about this thread being necro'd. I'd be happy with some better transportation options in IP, whether it's a south terminal, more smuggler ships, or the speed boat idea.
I'd prefer not to have a feeling of dread knowing that invariably some set of missions in IP will send me from one end to the other and back a few times.
When I'm leading a tip team and a tip sends us there, I know the questions will be "IP? Really? Do we have to go there?".
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Just an edited copy of Memphis Bill's vehicle copy/paste.
Quote:Of course the devs could address the use of powers like they have with Hover Board, where you can't use any powers while Hover Board is active!!!Long answer:
There are a lot of problems with the idea.
1. Movement.
Forward and back,even turning - ok. But you can do things that a vehicle can't - such as strafe (direct side to side or angular movement.) It doesn't work with a vehicle. There are also issues such as drift and "realistic" handling. We can go side to side, as mentioned, and make immediate right angle turns. Cars... not so much.
2. Movement, part 2.
Go stand in the road. No, not you personally. Take your character out and stand in the road, if you're heroside. Or even in the path of civilians. What happens? You get pushed. While not as big an issue with a motorcycle, perhaps, a car would have issues. What happens if two cars meet head on - yours and an NPC, or yours and another player's? Do you just pass through each other? Would you be satisfied with that very odd result? Or would you get stuck? How about those NPCs, can they walk and push your car, or are they walking through it? Neither answer is very satisfying, and intelligent, dynamic pathing is too computationally expensive.
3. Terrain.
Not every place has roads, or even makes sense for "off roading." Go look at Founder's Falls. Go look at Crey's Folley. Or Eden. Try to get to the north islands in Talos. What, do you have a kubelwagen? Look at the Pit in Sharkshead. Try to use your travel power (car) to get up to some of the doorways in high caves. Cars and motorcycles would be more like Superspeed - horizontal movement, period. And look - I'll be blunt - flat out *stupid* tied with, say, Combat Jumping or Superjump.
4. Combat.
You get ambushed on the way. How do you fight? Just have your powers blast out of the rolled up windows? How do you buff or debuff? EVERY power would need a new animation. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. Then you want people with motorcycles instead of cars. Redo ALL the animations AGAIN. And they still wouldn't make sense - how do you use Footstomp in a car? Or Stalagmites?
5. Customizing.
Yeah, it would come up. Not everyone would want a sports car, or a mid-70s Buick boat, or an exotic, or a minivan, or whatever else.
6. Making "sense."
This was touched on in terrain - how do you get across water? How about the Shadow Shard? And if you want downright ridiculous looking, go do the heroside 25-34 Respec. Look at the Sky Skiffs inside of rooms or the reactor room. It makes no sense and looks *ridiculous.* Something that, yes, the devs try to avoid.
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Quote:1. An IO liscence costs $2 bucks per month.Originally Posted by Papaschtroumpf
Thanks. I also read somewhere IOs become useless unless you pay for the right to use them. ouch!
Maybe it's time to respec those out and hand them to daddy!
2. The kids can use their characters second builds for regular enhancements. No need to pull IO's off of builds. -
Quote:I thought it was obvious from what I quoted that I was referring to the first part of their post about people buying items and gifting them for real money, and not the spam itself. CoH has a bad rep in some parts of the world because players there frequently have to deal with third parties in order to make digital purchases.Originally Posted by Aggelakis
Hardly what the person making the claim meant. "Endless spam" only pops up when there are significant potential buyers. A tiny, tiny portion of the player base does not make "endless spam" happen.
And it's not hard to believe that someone who has had every legitimate option blocked by NCSoft, might be willing to pay a third party more money for something than it costs in the store because NCSoft is refusing to take their money. -
Quote:/this.Originally Posted by Aggelakis
Heck, they don't even have to spend $5, if they can find a good deal on a box set. The first time any retail code is added to a game account, a token is granted (only one token total, not per box)... and I've seen box sets as low as $1.50. Just "caveat emptor"...make sure your purchase says "factory sealed" or "unused code", or you have no recourse after purchase if you've been bilked.
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Quote:Maybe because they live in South America and NCSoft has always given them a hard time with electronic purchases up to and including denying them the ability to make a purchase.Originally Posted by Aggelakis
LOL...why would someone buy Paragon Market items from someone random schmoe off the net, when they can buy it straight from the game, which comes with purchase security?
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Quote:Most of the time you see that happen is when a vet stumbles across a new player that has made an effort to flesh out his character with a bio and we want to encourage that kind of creativity.Originally Posted by quickfire
There are quite a few helpful folks in the game. More than I have seen in other games, including a few times I've heard veterans gifting large influence amounts to new players without them even asking for it.
That was impressive.
Some of us even do drive by gifting during holidays.
The gifting has dropped since we started getting more inf beggars tho. They spoiled it for everyone by using the Friends list to keep track of the good Samaritans and harass them whenever they logged on, first with annoying requests for more inf, which escalated into obnoxious demands and even threats in a few cases.