Herostorm

"I'm sorry I couldn't save you."

I hope there's some way that they could slip a global rename in with I17. Some of us...regret....our globals.

(I posted this in the "Official Going Rogue thread", but I thought it couldn't hurt to add it here.)

Does anyone know if there will be a global rename allowed with Going Rogue?

I really, really, really...REALLY would like to change my lame global handle.

Does anyone know if there will be a global rename allowed with Going Rogue?

I really, really, really...REALLY would like to change my lame global handle.

I'd be up for CoT and Synapse (as well as a back-up for Pos if you have any no-shows.)

@Schizokinetic

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The rewards are based on time played, not payed. All the free trials and what not from buying other editions of the game and adding them to your subscription still count towards your vet time. All the time payed shows is how long before they bill you again.

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Yeah, I have my account payed through 2008 (Yay CompUSA blowout sales!), and it has a long list of Vet Rewards, but they're greyed out with a date next to each reward for when it is activated.

So even if you've payed for *cough* 21 months, but have only played for 9, then you'll just have the 9 month rewards.

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Yes screenshots from the game...people like me have a shot at it

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Wait...really?


This just got a lot more fun...

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Time to see what happens when 3D meets comics...

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Time to see if stick figures in capes can win contests...

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Is the comic limted to 4-8 pages, or can we...slightly expand that number?

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According to the rules: 4-8 is the min/max limit. The 8 part is so everyone isn't sending in long stories that would take forever to read and would extend the judging portion much longer. I wouldn't doubt that it is also to see who can be the most creative in a limited space.

Good luck

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8 pages...not...enough...



Unlesssss...does posterboard count as a "page"?

Is the comic limted to 4-8 pages, or can we...slightly expand that number?

Heya art gurus!

I was curious if anyone could give me pointers on how to make a detailed, crisp, animated avatar for this forum. I'm very, very, very proud of my main's costume, and want to get a better avatar, since I spend so much time on the forums.

What I'm thinking is something like different shots of his costume, like leg, then belt, then arm, then cape, then shoulder, then head. And then end with a picture of his torso for a few seconds before looping back.

Can anyone suggest a program that I could download that would let me do this?

Thanks much!

Oooooh, Arctic, you have no idea what you have unleashed. I have been dying for some motivation to write the story of my hero versus his Praetorian!

4500 words, eh? I guess I can paraphrase some sections.

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I made a wallpaper featuring my 5 heroes and their 5 villian (Praetorian) counterparts, and I wanted to show you all, but it's over 6 megs, and Photobucket crunches it down to itty bitty size. Any suggestions?

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Crunch it down yourself first. There's no earthly reason that a .jpg should be 6 megs. Go back into your image editing program and either make it smaller or recompress it. What are the pixel dimensions and file format?

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Tis a Bitmap, and it's 1651x1327.


Is that...bad?

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Not Bad, per se... but HUGE!

You'll lose some clarity when you switch it to Jpg(not much) and it'll cut the size down immensely.

-CJ

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Ah, alrighty, I'll give that a shot. Thank you!

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I made a wallpaper featuring my 5 heroes and their 5 villian (Praetorian) counterparts, and I wanted to show you all, but it's over 6 megs, and Photobucket crunches it down to itty bitty size. Any suggestions?

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Crunch it down yourself first. There's no earthly reason that a .jpg should be 6 megs. Go back into your image editing program and either make it smaller or recompress it. What are the pixel dimensions and file format?

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Tis a Bitmap, and it's 1651x1327.


Is that...bad?

I made a wallpaper featuring my 5 heroes and their 5 villian (Praetorian) counterparts, and I wanted to show you all, but it's over 6 megs, and Photobucket crunches it down to itty bitty size. Any suggestions?

K, I installed GIMP.


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No idea what I'm doing.

I have some picutres that I want to make into an animaterd gif for my avatar. Are there any programs that I could download? I don't have Photoshop on this computer.

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I don't there should be NPCs in PvP zones anyway.

They aren't "player versus enemy with the occasional player"
they are "player versus player"

The entire PvP system of CoX is completely and utterly flawed.


If they removed the Debt factor from PvP, many more people would partake in it.

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Yes, PvP is flawed atm. Should debt be removed? No, don't be silly.

I'll say this once...if you die in a PvP zone and get debt, It. Is. Your. Fault.



"But he ran into some bosses while I had a debuff on him!"

Uh, turn it off.


"He stunned me while I was chasing him through a mob!"

Uh, don't run through a mob of enemy NPCs then.


"I was TKed into a mob and held there!!"

Ok, that is pretty cheap, but with teammates and inspirations, that should only work on you once.


"I got ASed while trying to get away from the Arachnoids with my scientists!"

Yeah, that happens. So? In Warburg you're at least level 30, and should be running Invincible missions anyway. Debt is negligible.


Just remember. Debt is a badge. Nothing more, nothing less.

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Firstly, I happen to think this game - and the Devs - are the best in the business. I have never thought otherwise. I've not ranted about ED. I've not bemoaned the GDN. I have a high-regard for the work that has gone into the creation of the world we all play in.

This being said, I am not against pointing out certain issues I personally see wrong with the system at hand. Yes, Universe, you are quite right - we are their allies. That was pretty much my point.

However, it seems you are under the erronous impression I am unhappy with the position my own hero is at the moment. And you'd be wrong. I'm not Level 50, and won't be for some time. Curious, then, that I offer these opinions in an effort to add content, flavour, and wider-reaching implications for the players who have indeed reached the Level 50 that is such an accolade and testimony to the player.

My point is that - using your analogy - none of us happen to be even Batman. Batman is the top of his game, allowing interaction and combat that the average vigilante would be unable to handle. But why can't L50s be up there with the signatures? The top rank achievable in game is Level 50. If there were an extra 10 levels, I might understand it. If Statesman was conning above Level 50, I'd understand it; expect it even. But when Ms Liberty et al - the heroes we IC and OOC should aspire to - are outside the reach of even the top ranks, what does that say for the IC gameworld?

Also, I'd want to make something quite clear: I don't PvP. I loathe it. Ergo, my time in RV would be minimal when I do indeed reach the level to enter. Therefore, I don't care about being "UBAR" et al. It's PvE that is the crux of this game. PvP is a tag-on that still needs work.

The fact that you suggest that as Level 50s you should go to Atlas and blast Level 1s to feel superpowered pretty much validates my entire argument. At Level 50, they should be fighting concepts and events that transcends popping to the local street. The Shadow Shard begins to approach this notion, but more needs to be implemented.

But hey. As long you get Nova, you're happy right? Thats cool. However, I personally feel Level 50 should mean something more than just conning white to Level 50 mobs.

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First off, I agree with the OP 100%. Statesman is the best MMO developer I have ever seen. He has a great vision of what this game should be like and I hope he sticks to it, ignoring all the nay-sayers.

Now, onto the…discussion…about how our heroes should compare to the signature heroes and villains (forgive me if this has been gone over already, but I’m at work and don’t have time for the 30+ pages). Here’s how I see it…

Statesman is the equivalent of Superman (duh). Except for a weakness (does he have a Kryptonite? [maybe that rifle from the Recluse SF?]), he is the perfect hero; invincible, incredibly strong, and backed with some other awesome powers. We will never be Superman. That’s why he’s Superman. Batman would be one depressed little rich boy if he compared himself to the Man of Steel. Instead, Batman focuses on what he can do for society with what he has. He needs no super powers, just the will to fight, and dammit, he’s one of the best.

Now, we’re all a little better off than Batman (well, maybe not the Defenders [j/k]), power-wise. We should be happy with our strength level, not downtrodden that there is someone stronger. There will always be someone stronger. No, we aren’t the Phalanx’s cronies or lackeys; we’re their allies. So what if we aren’t as strong as them? What, you wanted to fight your allies?

I know, it’s irksome to see them running around Recluse’s Victory one-shotting groups of villains; but would that really be fun (or fair)? If, by the end game, everyone was at Phalanx-level of power, then we’d need to commission some tough-[censored] enemies to fight. I mean, imagine teams of 2 Statesman-tanks holding aggro and Footstomping everything; Positron-blastfenders debuffing and ripping mobs to shreds; Sister Psyche-trollers untouched behind their wall of psychic mezzes. After a couple missions of “Wow, I’m the UBAR!” we’d get bored and saunter off to another MMO.

We need challenge, we thrive off of it. If we want to feel godly at 50, go to Atlas Park and Nova some Hellions for the newbies to ogle. If you want to feel like a hero, go to the Hive or wherever and fight 51-52s. Those are what you should be fighting. You’ve spent months gaining that strength; go focus it properly.


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Last night, Tuesday March 7, a rumor started that there was a server glitch... if you died in the hollows you could go back to outbreak.

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I do remember way back in i4 a lowbie about lvl 7 told me that when he died in the hollows he went back to the Outbreak hospital.

See I think that when he was in Outbreak he died and went to the hospital there. Then he got out, lvled up to 5, without dieing, then he went and died in the hollows.

Then since the Outbreak hospital was the last hospital he went to, he was sent there when he clicked the "Go to Hospital" button?

That's the closest thing I got for an explanation.

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That wouldn't work. If someone died in the Hollows, they would either go to Atlas Park, Skyway, or their SG base. It all depends on the last non-hazard zone that they were in (most likely AP).