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Quote:You're asking the wrong question. The question is, why was the turnstile system instituted in the first place?Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
Ok, then the thing is why? What benefit does this provide to the player base? People who are happy to team with anyone can easily do so (either through the queue or by joining a preformed league advertising in a public channel). So what benefit is obtained by potentially adding them to teams that do not want them (as happened here)? The only result I can see is to upset people and cause complaints.
Answer: To make it easier for random players to pick up a team/league.
And why have the devs not delivered this?Quote:You mentioned the Hive, I'll point out that the ability to form an instanced Hamidon Raid is a feature that has been requested multiple times in the past.
Yeah. I'm sure the guy who's been sitting in a queue for half an hour feels REALLY "helped" by being booted.Quote:People like to be able to control who they team with, some due to elitism, others because they want to test something under controlled conditions (or run small groups to minimize lag), some people simply want a known group for RP reasons or because it's a group they are comfortable chatting with. Supporting these desires doesn't hurt the people who are fine with a random team and in fact helps them since if they joined such a team and got kicked they'd lose their place in the queue.
Quote:I'll also add that I find the "no private leagues unless it's a full size league" idea to be very irritating. If the devs don't want private leagues why allow them for 16/24 man leagues? If that is the direction they want then they should limit the maximum size group you can queue with so that all league sizes are equal.
The devs don't want private leagues, but they still want a league leader to be able to assemble and manage his league. What you're seeing as evidence of the notion of private leagues is actually just generic management interfaces. -
Quote:Correct. But an unfilled league with the current queue system is an OPEN INVITE.Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
The team leader wasn't griefing. No one should be forced to team with someone they didn't invite.
You have exactly ONE recourse for teaming with ONLY the people you invite.
FILL THE DAMN LEAGUE.
Yet the instituted a system that allows random players to add to an unfilled raid. Now why is that?Quote:In fact the devs have gone to great lengths to give players the tools to screen their potential teammates. Or have you forgotten about the Notes feature and the ability to one star players you don't want to associate with?
Sure we do. Free speech and all. Do they have to listen? No.Quote:So if a group of players want to form a private league for their SG members, Coalition members, private global channel members, Furry group, RP group, PvP group, whatever then that's none of our damn business and we have no right to tell them they can't.
Still, dumping a player who's merely trying to get in on a trial and isn't deliberately targeting you for league griefing is a rude move.
Quote:Edit: I'm sorry to find that I am disagreeing with Arcanaville on this. I hope we are cool about having different opinions.
I'm sure Arcana feels that you're entitled to your wrong opinions.
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Quote:Keep going until you can hold 2 billion inf, have filled your market slots with 2-billion inf bids, and have 20 999,999,999 inf e-mails to yourself.Originally Posted by McNum
So... now what do I do? Mad spending spree? Do it again? Teach others to do it?
Then go buy yourself something nice.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Nub Saibot
Ok so i heard about this Purchase Limit just recently and its stupid but oh well anyways i reactivated my account after 2years and after tried to purchase going rogue so i assumed i had to wait 24 hours till i can purchase it soo i reactivated my account @ 5:39 PM Est yesterday and its now 5:53PM Est so i assume thats 24 hours soo i attempted to make a purchase of going rogue and the same thing is popping up "We were unable to complete your order please try again later or tomorrow" so what else could be the problem? do i gotta wait 48hours? 72hours? come on NCsoft
This a problem with NCSoft's online store. Unfortunately Paragon Studios can do nothing about NCSoft's stupid online store. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Kawkazn
Couldn't he just try to go back to a restore point?
Maybe. No telling if the restore points are damaged. -
Quote:Okay then. Fair and balanced!Originally Posted by Sylph_Knight
Both?
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Congrats.
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Quote:Okay! Was wondering if I'd gone nuts the other day when I couldn't access the forums for love or money.Originally Posted by Avatea
Hi all,
Some of you have been going through problematic times on the forums and we wanted to let you know that we have been fixing and are continuing to fix many of those issues in the background.
Tomorrow morning, our engineers will implement a further change on the back end and we hope that this will resolve the bulk of the issues encountered on our official City of Heroes forums.
We appreciate that quite a few of you have been putting up with those problems in the bravest of ways and we wanted to thank you all for your patience!
I discovered two things now.
- I was already nuts. So short trip.
- You were working on the forums.
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Laserblitz,
You'll have to download the new launcher separately.
Once downloaded and installed, browse the guide in my signature for ways to streamline the operation of the launcher. -
Quote:The term you're looking for is "hilt".Originally Posted by Angelxman81
Its annoying, specially when some weapons can be fully tintable, and blades sticks can not.
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Okay, you CAN try to clean it up. You MAY or MAY NOT succeed. Honestly, if your computer's that borked, I wouldn't bother expending the effort. Without a reference image you have no way to be able to tell what's been altered and what hasn't. So even though you clean the initial infection, it could be leaving you open to other things.
In short, a lot of investment in time and effort that could all be for naught and might see you reinstalling the OS anyhow.
My advice.
- Get a USB hard drive and a Linux boot disk (like Ubuntu).
- Boot up into Ubuntu from the CD/DVD.
- Recover any files you have from the Windows partition to the USB drive.
- Once done, disconnect the USB drive.
- Use the Ubuntu partition manager to wipe down the hard drive. Partitions and all.
- Reinstall Windows from scratch.
- Load up an AV as soon as you are able.
- Patch the crap out of the machine.
- Reinstall your apps.
- Patch your apps.
- Make a backup image of the system hard drive. Acronis, Ghost, etc. Will save you most of the above steps if this happens again in the future.
- Retrieve your USB drive and scan the living bejesus out of it before copying ANYTHING from the drive.
- Once scanned and you're assured the files are clean, begin restoring them.
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Quote:Nonono. THIS is a slap in the face.Originally Posted by Beef_Cake
I said this long ago...
"4 Shards is a slap in the face"
4 shards, with the random drops for more while I feel it's a LITTLE low, isn't.
Plus with the mitos dropping shards at random too.
Most raids, I've acquired no fewer than 6 shards. The most I ever acquired in a single run is 12 (the RNG wanted to have my babies that day).
Considering that you're ALSO bringing along 30-50 of your friends to bring the pain. And that a well executed hami raid is less dangerous than running +0x8.Quote:I can get 4 shards running a tip mission solo in less then 15 minutes. Shards for defeating Hami isn't even a reward.
Also, you MAY get 4 shards in 15 minutes. You MAY get 5. You MAY get 2. You MAY get none.
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Quote:Originally Posted by jcon19
couldnt i drop the doctored wounds out of healing flames and the second slot out of haste and grab the recharge alpha to open up the second 2 slots?
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Welcome back,
Your dreams were your ticket out.
Welcome back,
To that same old place that you laughed about.
Well the names have all changed since you hung around,
But those dreams have remained and they're turned around.
Who'd have thought they'd lead ya (Who'd have thought they'd lead ya)
Here where we need ya (Here where we need ya)
Yeah we tease him a lot cause we've got him on the spot, welcome back,
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.
-- John Sebastian
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And because nobody's had the balls to say it yet.
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Quote:We don't know if it polarizes in high intensity situations or has some sort of advanced filtering tech. I'd have to go back and rewatch the series to see if there's any depictions of it thus.Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
My point isn't that their suits weren't designed to be exposed to light of that intensity but that their suits don't appear to have any type of protection at all. Just a clear faceplate that doesn't even appear to be light sensitive.
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Quote:Always dancin' on his lawn...Originally Posted by Father Xmas
I say they're from Futura (it's a font).
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Quote:Never mind that blasters can damage, debuff and tank.Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
No, I fault Masterminds for being far more flexible and self reliant than any one AT should be, able to damage, debuff, buff and tank.
Never mind that defenders can damage, debuff and tank.
Never mind that controllers can damage, debuff and tank.
Never mind that TANKS can damage, debuff and tank.
Real argument please!
Perhaps you missed "Incarnates". Or maybe "Godlike power". Or maybe the intention to reduce (but not eliminate) the differences between the classes by giving each AT a limited bit of what makes the others so powerful.Quote:Yes, I gripe when one pool out of eight has two insanely powerful abilities that utterly blow the seven other pools out of water.
Maybe you need to spend less time crying about it and more time playing. Or go write your own "World of Johnny Butane" MMO where tanks are all-powerful and all the other classes huddle around their feet like a Boris Vallejo painting.Quote:Cause Lol Eye Beams, Salt Crystals and Physical Perfection are so epic and awesome and are totally just as good. /sarcasm
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Sorry about missing tonight guys. Had hoped I'd have finished moving but didn't get done until way late and the forums weren't working for me for some reason earlier today. So no chance to warn you.
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Can we get a CoHHelper and HijackThis log?
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Quote:Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Edit: Oh and how stupid are the Ancients for designing a space suit without vision filters to protect the wearer from blinding light? Even our current primitive by comparison space suits have that feature.
Works well from 5 light-minutes away.
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Quote:Good job SK. Don't let the naysayers tell you anything. You stomped your GM by yourself.Originally Posted by Sylph_Knight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUyx8xYPN1Q
No longer shall the masses decry our role as mere taunt-bots! No longer is the realm of possibility the sole domain of the almighty Ill/Rad!! Today, a Tanker brings down Paladin.
Yes naysayers, without Shivans.
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Quote:That wasn't a Tanker that defeated the Hellions it was Punch and Jab.Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
It wasn't a Tanker in that video that defeated Paladin. It was Warworks pets and Soul Mastery.
That wasn't a Tanker that defeated the Nemesis automatons, that was KO Blow.
That wasn't a Tanker that defeated the Rikti. It was Foot Stomp, KO Blow, Punch, and Laser Beam Eyes!
A non-temp power is a non-temp power.
Get over it already.
Then you really need to watch the video again. This time, take the blinders off.Quote:I've yet to see a solo Tanker take down a GM except for Sally. Period.
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Quote:Do you fault a mastermind for "not running solo"? Bogus argument is bogusOriginally Posted by Johnny_Butane
Yeah, but with ghost robots and a Widow. Hardly solo.
Again, because they are POWERS (not temps), this is like saying "Well it's not so much your monster KO blow as it is the Foot Stomp taking chunks..."Quote:It wasn't so much you as it was them doing the work and you being a distraction.
So you gripe and gripe and gripe about how bad tanks have it, but the second any powers become available to let them do what you want you start screaming "broken".Quote:[Edit] Gloom and the Soul Mastery pool is pretty broken too, for that matter.
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Warburg nukes are one-and-done. Shivans are charge-limited. Yes, the incarnate pets are on longer recharges, but they're effectively unlimited. They're usable as often as the power is recharged.Quote:Originally Posted by Johnny_Butane
Spending time BAFing to get Lore. How is that different than spending time to get Shivians? It's not.
So you're going to argue that Mastermine pets are "external damage sources" too.Quote:They're both external sources of damage and for most people, Shivians, like Lore pets, are what makes the difference.
No. Because there is no "Sign in another account" power in the game.Quote:Under that criteria, dual-boxing could be considered "solo" too becuase it's "just you", right? -
The remnant of Angry America has a fist up in the air right now going "F**K YEAH!"
The part that's tired of having our people in harm's way, is going "Finally"
And part of me feels sorry for the poor *******. Yes, he brought it upon himself. I just wish he and his people had chosen a better way of expressing themselves than killing people in terrorism attacks. And I REALLY wish they hadn't planned something so heinous that pretty much the only appropriate response was to hunt him down and kill him like a rabid wild dog.
The dirty cynic in me worries about having now created a martyr.