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  1. Quote:
    Originally Posted by BrandX View Post
    I work with someone who's in her mid 50's with a toddler. It's not like this doesn't happen.
    My dad was 50, and my mom 35 when they had me back in the late 60's. My dad was a line supervisor building Grumman TBF Avengers during WWII because he is deaf in one ear due to a childhood illness.

    The movie version of Howard Stern is Tony's father. People just have to deal with it.



    Edit: STERN? WTF was I thinking when I typed that?
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lucky666 View Post
    They say this is the case but then how come when my Staff is out and I get mystic fortune cast of me I do a dragons tail. Did they animate staff so it could do dragons tail and if so why? What's the real deal I wonder?
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Arbiter Warrant View Post
    Lucky666 -

    When you say "Dragon's Tail" are you referring to the leg sweep animation?

    It appears when you have your "Staff out"? Meaning you have the Staff Fighting powerset, and it only happens when you have recently clicked a power and the staff still appears in your character's hands? And then Mystic Fortune is cast on you by another player?

    If so - PM me would you? And let me know where you saw this - on a Live server, or Beta...

    I would appreciate it!

    Arbiter Warrant
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tymers_Realm View Post
    If this is the animation bug I think it is (Player receiving a Fortune and doing the Dragon Tail Animation), I've noticed it randomly on Characters of varying Powersets and ATs. I've been seeing this on the Live Servers for a good month or more, I believe. It's annoying, but not game-breaking.

    EDIT: Almost forgot... First After a Red Name...

    Thank you for the time...
    Yeah it been happening to me as well whenever I received or cast Mystic Fortune on another player. It has nothing to do with a staff being out, because it happened on several different AT's.
  3. Forbin_Project

    Freebie Friday

    I love the mental gymnastics some people go thru just so they can complain about the devs giving stuff away for free.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Quasadu View Post
    Yeah. The "he's adopted" line wasn't mean to imply "...and that's why he's evil." It was meant to imply "... so he's not REALLY my brother." It was Thor's way of backing out of defending the guy.
    Actually it also means he's not really an Asgardian.
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Cerulean_Shadow View Post
    I know that, for me, using the powers isn't worth retoggling, and thus I haven't purchased any since the hover board. If it did work this way (and I'm convinced it wouldn't be that difficult to code, but what do I know?) I'd probably buy them all.

    I'd love to see a developer comment on this.

    They already have commented on this topic.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Clockwork O1 View Post
    It requires the modification of every animation currently existing in the game to work with these movement modes.

    Furthermore, it requires every new animation created in the game going forward to be created with these additional movement modes in mind, increasing the number of animations needed for every new power set, emote, etc.

    This is not a simple request, it is an exponential increase in time and work for every new animation that is put into the game.
    http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showp...3&postcount=63

    Nothing has changed since that post except that the devs have added even more power sets which increases the amount of work they'd have to do to each vanity travel power.
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by ShadowMoka View Post
    Never said I didn't like free stuff. I guess I just expected the random. Bah.
    And exactly what part of this isn't random? The devs have not explained how they go about the selection process other than to say it isn't done by computer.

    Personally I can think of several ways a random selection can be made.

  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Father Xmas View Post
    Actually I really liked the 200th episode "Life Before His Eyes" where Gibbs encounters a number of "dead" characters during a near death experience/alternate timelines.
    Those are fine, I was referring to things like Dr. Elizabeth Weir (SG:Atlantis) dying and then returning as a replicator.
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by GreatRock View Post
    You should watch more Joss. There is a reason it is called being "Joss'd" when someone everyone likes gets suddenly killed.
    With all due respect, you're missing the point that I don't care what it's called or if there's a valid reason for the name. I approve of popular character deaths. I enjoy and treasure main character deaths. They become fixed points in time that inspire deep emotional responses, that I never forget.


    Col Henry Blake's plane being shot down over the Sea of Japan
    Dr. Janet Frasier getting shot by a staff weapon
    Kate getting sniped by Ari
    Jenny Shepard dying in the shootout with the Russian
    Mike Franks being killed fighting the port to port killer
    etc. etc.

    (It really pisses me off when they bring back dead characters)

    And to be perfectly honest, I wasn't all that fond of Coulson to begin with. The way he died facing Loki made me appreciate him as what he really was, one of the two real heroes in the entire movie. The other being the elderly German.

    Just an ordinary human being refusing to back down, defiant to the end.
  9. Forbin_Project

    Freebie Friday

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Agent White View Post
    -shrug- even if it is, can't knock free
    That won't stop the crybabies from trying. You'll hear their waambulances carrying their complaints about the unfairness of free gifts in dozens of variations.

    Waawaa, Waawaa, Waawaa



  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mokalus View Post
    My only real concern with Freebie Friday is if it may eventually contain things like costume pieces or the like (say, on a special occasion/date maybe). Stuff in the "buy it once for all your characters, forever" category. That would seem to be rewarding the cheapskates over the loyal customers, which seems a bit backwards to me.

    But anyway, free stuff is free stuff, can't complain about it.
    Since the way the devs have told us how the feature is designed there will always be a human element deciding what is given away for free, so it is far more likely any non consumable items given away will be ones that aren't selling well, or at all due to not being popular or age (i.e the people that wanted it bought it already).
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tenzhi View Post
    I was disappointed they didn't kick off with something more interesting, but, hey: free stuff. ::shrug::
    Dude, Zwill made it crystal clear that this is a test of a potential future feature, NOT the launch.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zwillinger View Post
    For the trial run,

    Join us in testing a potentially new regular feature for the Paragon Market and please feel free to leave your feedback in the Community Discussion below!
  12. I can't wait to read the inevitable thread made by some moron who thinks he's entitled to free points/refund because he already owns whatever non-perishable item that gets given away on an upcoming Freebie Friday.
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nericus View Post
    According to this interview, the death in Avengers wasn't Whedon's idea:

    http://spinoff.comicbookresources.co.../?preview=true

    I don't care whose idea it was, I like story lines where beloved characters die.
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Pengy View Post
    Yes, deliberately.
    When one has done something deliberately, one does not usually admit he or she must have made a mistake.
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Hitback View Post
    Maybe I'm missing something, but how did you get that from "please give bulky boots to women (and ringed gloves to men)"?
    I didn't. If you'd bothered to read the second line of my post, it would have been clear to even you that I decided was misreading your post.
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by kburd View Post
    I'll say the main reason I do no like free stuff is that I have no use for it. ... I do not hate Freebie Fridays, just the thought of receiving a silly present instead of the devs focusing seriously on something like PvP.
    Just curious, what part of this don't you understand?
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Hit Streak View Post
    If the item isn't something you want, you're more than welcome to not put it in your cart.
    No one is forcing you to accept anything. It's like a water fountain. If you're thirsty you can take a sip, if not pass it by and someone else will use it.
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Darth_Khasei View Post
    This is POPPYCOCK.
    No, This is Poppycock.

  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Hitback View Post
    When did I ever try to equate retro sci-fi with real astronauts? From the very beginning I was talking about women astronauts, and was referring to the first outfit of this pack, the one that looks very close to an actual space suit and was advertised as such by the devs. I wasn't talking about the retro sci-fi genre, which is covered by the accessories and the second outfit of this pack.
    Am I misreading this or does it sound like he's implying women can't be real astronauts?




    Nah I must be misreading that.
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zombie Man View Post
    Unless they name the car the Kwisatz HatcherBack.
    Must be a Richese product. House Vernius would never make a HatcherBack.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ael Rhiana View Post
    I wouldn't call maintenence prime time playing hours. I generally think prime time is between the hours of 5 - 9, but that is just me. Depending on DST, the servers come down for Aussies anytime between 9 - 11pm.
    If you've ever seen some of the outraged threads about scheduled maintenance during Oceanic prime time hours that were made by a few of our more colorful forum members over the years you'd think the devs were twirling their mustaches and laughing maniacally at how they manage to prevent Aussies from ever playing the game.
  21. It's understandable to miss/forget stuff when you're losing interest.

    I do agree that the story for Thor felt rushed at times, but that's a common problem with movies. If this had been something done for television (like a mini series) rather than theater we might have gotten a better developed storyline.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by StarGeek View Post
    There will be no Justice for Aussies. The servers will always be brought down for maintenance during your prime time gaming hours.

    Fix'd that for ya.
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tannim222 View Post
    Like I said, these are just a few nitpicks, and nothing that really detracts from the film what so ever.

    I don't remember Thor that well over-all. And would go so far as to say it's the weakest of the Marvel Movie Studio films made thus far. It's better that quite a bit of stuff that gets put out, but over all I'd say it was just fair. I never bought the romance between Thor and whatshername. Everythng done on Asgard was great, and only bits of the earth part worked for me. But I don't recall Loki finding out about Thor's love interest.

    Though I'd believe that he found out about that more by his taking over the mind of the doctor than he'd been spying on Fury long enough to learn about all the Avengers.
    You really need to watch Thor's movie again and pay attention. Loki was watching Thor while he was on Earth and getting a kick out of him being exiled. And in the fight between him and Thor on the Rainbow Bridge he said to Thor

    "Come on, what happened to you on Earth that turned you So ... Soft? Don't tell me it was That ... Woman!?! Oh ... it Was. Well maybe, when we're finished here I'll pay her a little visit MYSELF!!"

    Then later when Thor starts hammering at the bridge

    "What are you doing!?! IF YOU DESTROY THE BRIDGE YOU'LL NEVER SEE HER AGAIN!!!"

    It's obvious that Loki not only knew about Thor's squeeze toy, but he realized before the end of the movie how much she meant to him.