Lucretia_MacEvil
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I'm just glad that someone besides me finally used this thread
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Also, I just freed up Time and Tide if anyone wants it. -
Quote:me three, waiting impatiently for the next round.Originally Posted by Blackleviathan
same here
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Quote:Okay, so I obviously know nothing about community management.Originally Posted by Zwillinger
Interesting bit of Community Management science.
No matter how much you promote forum engagement through contests or other carrots, the most amount of players you'll ever see actually registering for your forums is 10%. That's 10% of the entire user base. Ever. Of that 10%, maybe 5% actually actively participates. I've personally seen this across multiple games and shared multiple experiences with my peers that reflects this as being pretty accurate, no matter the game. It's true for CoH (uncannily accurate actually) and I imagine it will remain constant for any other game I work on in the future.
The people who *want* to actively participate in the forums are going to do so, regardless of any carrots we dangle in front of them. Because you care, because you're passionate, you want to be involved with the future of the game.
Like I said previously, we'll have things that are exclusive to the fora, such as the voting for the Retro Sci-Fi costume set as an example. And we're going to definitely use other Social Media platforms to drive people to participate in the forum discussion as much as we can (we regularly link to forum threads on Facebook, Twitter and G+). I want for their to be synergy between all of our Community outlets, which is why we treat them all as equally important.
I'm just frustrated that this costume part won't be more accessible to people who aren't into social media and/or aren't lightning-fast code transferers (read; me). I grudgingly followed directions for obtaining the facepalm emote, mostly because it seemed so useful to my in-game characters. I would very much like to get this costume piece, but with the ".5 seconds and gone" version that is Twitter, it's just not worth it. -
Quote:This. A thousand times, this.Originally Posted by Sooner
Zwill, I don't object AT ALL to you using and promoting Twitter - I use Twitter to promote my own business. By all means, use and promote Twitter.
My objection is to the code grab.
All it does is frustrate me. Especially when you then tell me I won't be able to get that item any other way.
Also, why not have another set of codes (for the same item) for loyal forum-goers to encourage players to actually use the fora? Isn't this where we're supposed to be giving feedback to you devs? Wouldn't having more players here help you get more feedback, or at least consolidate it in one place? -
Quote:Meta-parody! Or, in the form of a modern cliche, Parody-ception!Originally Posted by _Klaw_
I made a tribute of a parody and it got generic'd so I had to change him to a parody of a parody.
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Quote:True. But then again, if the players feel too restricted, NCSoft won't get as much business.Originally Posted by Ironblade
The in-game rights are what NCSoft chooses to give us.
Not necessarily. Unless there is a legal reason why they can't give players more leeway, "lamenting a perceived injustice" may help if there are enough players doing so that lack of leeway becomes a business concern for the company.Quote:Originally Posted by Ironblade
Lamenting the perceived injustice does not serve a purpose.
That being said, there IS a legal reason (as well as a business concern) for NCSoft to worry about copyright violations. I tend to agree with the rule of thumb: if you think it would be genericed, don't make it. Or make a parody/tribute instead. IMO, parodies are more interesting anyway. -
For your consideration, Psybernetic, my psychic cyborg:
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Any new costume suggestions are good as long as they maintain the T rating.
That being said, dragon pet NOW!!!!!! -
I don't know if anyone else actually uses this thread anymore, but I find it handy as a list of possible names.
I reserved Time and Tide.
Here are some more un-reserved names that might be of interest after Water Blast is released:
Tidal Waves
Washed Out
Splash Down
Water Park
WaterPark
Shore Enough
Shore Nuff
Surfin' Bird
Surfin Bird
Fin Ally (for those who have been waiting for water blast and like fish)
BigSplash
Deep Diver
Guyser (intentionally misspelled; a name for a male character)
Aquarian Hero
Dam Villain
Dam Hero
Rivulet
Rivulette
Main Stream
Media Stream
Streaming Download
Field and Stream
Harbors a Grudge
Babbling Brook
Cold Creek
SuperSoaker
Clown Fish
Wave Crest
Strong Current
Sea Spray
Sea Dweller
Sea Guardian
De Nile
Hydrolysis
Hydrator
Hydrobomb
Hydrocool
Hydrocooler
Hydrodynamic
Hydroelectric
Hydrokinetic
HYDROLANT
HYDROPAC
Hydropath
Hydrophone
Hydrothermal
Hydrozoan
Floodbringer
Floodmaker
Flooder
Great Flood
Watergate
Leaked
Angelfish
Water Walker
Wave Walker
Down By The Bay
Crater Lake
River Kwai (bonus points for catching the reference)
Fish Trap
Water Drop
Lobster Trap
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Quote:Just watched this.Originally Posted by Agent White
I -believe- the twitch.tv stuff is not stored -on- twitch tv, but are later uploaded to youtube.
And here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo9sO...1&feature=plcp
The captions were... interesting.
Also, the belt has a part that blows in the breeze! Awesome! So, when are we getting Sybil outfits? -
Are some people using their middle names too, or do they just have two last names?
Anyway,
Forum handle: Forbidden Tendencies (considering the Blood, Sweat, and Tears song that for some reason inspired my forum name, this makes perfect sense)
Forum handle reversed: Dark Vengance (considering that my namesake character is a demonic dark/dark dom, this makes perfect sense)
Name: Guilty Thorn (I've tried considering several things, and none of them make this make sense, so...)
Name reversed: Fallen Temple (umm, this kinda makes sense... I used to go to church when I was a kid. Now I don't, and that church closed down recently. The building was turned into a Salvation Army store, which, by the name, is kinda ironic, now that I think about it.)
My dad's initials get "Bleeding Thorn" which is kinda cool.
One of my bro's old characters gets "Devil's Sin", which makes sense, since the character's name was Orphan Eater (I worry about him sometimes).
Here are a few others based on fictional characters:
Harry Potter: Satan's Gods (wicked witchcraft!)
Darth Vader: Iron Slaves and Anakin Skywalker: Rancid Temple (considering what happened to him at the end of Ep. III, these seem fitting)
James Kirk: Forsaken Kill (ummm... dunno)
Tom Riddle: Witch's Spawn (quite literally) and Lord Voldemort: Forbidden Slaves (again, dunno)
Hannibal Lecter: Satan's Vengance (I knew satan was evil, but damn!)
Albus Dumbledore: Rancid Zombies ("this book, on versus!")
Bruce Banner: Insane Fury (...yeah) -
Quote:I would suggest that nukes be changed to a half-crash (like Willpower's T9) with absent or severely reduced -recovery.Originally Posted by AlishaShatogi
Nukes: Crashing isn't fun. I'd perhaps be willing to accept a soft crash? Removal of the -recovery?
Also, as previously stated give sniper attacks the Assassin's Strike treatment.
More mez protection would be a good way to help make blasters more hardy without making them too overpowered (although it would be tricky to balance). IMO, this would make them much more "even" with defenders/corruptors; it would make the "more dmg" that blasters exchange for buffs/debuffs more useful and usable. -
Quote:Seems like it would be tricky for some people (or at least me) to get the range exactly right for a snipe vs. a normal strike without some sort of indicator. Could aggro/no aggro be a better means of differentiation?Originally Posted by Rebel_Scum
Personally I think they should make them dual purpose like the new Assassin Strike is. If you fire it at greater than the range of a normal blast power (80 ft), they work as they do now perhaps with a slight damage increase over current values. While if you fire them from closer, they have a short uninterruptible animation and less damage.
Either way, I'm in favor of sniper power duality a la Assassin's Strike. -
Quote:Agreed. For converters AND catalysts.Originally Posted by Largo
I agree and am in favor of making them emailable to yourself only. There is really no profit to be made from these. How could it be exploited?
It is frustrating to have one character they seem to drop on more frequently, who doesn't need them anymore, when you could use them on another, who just has bad luck with the RNG. -
I'm really really really hoping for June 5th, but my more cynical side is half-expecting June 12th because I'm on vacation that week.
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The "knocked down in midair" bug is not unique to you, T_I. I used to get that on some characters, as well as frequent freeze-crashes. I don't really play those characters anymore, and haven't for some time, so I don't know if this still happens with them or not. It doesn't happen with any of my new ones, with one exception: my re-roll of my Elec/WP/Mu brute. The freeze-crash started with her after I started doing the Incarnate Dark Astoria arcs. She had already done Ramiel's arc to unlock the Alpha slot. She has all slots except Lore unlocked, and NO incarnate abilities slotted yet.
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Even more names:
Vortechs
A Void
High and Mighty
Whackamole
Soul Shock
Soul Reason
Soul Victor
Soul Tide
Time and Tide
Superseed
Electro-Light
Watts Up
Photosynthesize
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Thanks for the feedback!
I've been re-evaluating this character concept. I definitely want Kinetics (I'm going to fill in the "holes" with pool powers; fighting and the +dmg from leadership), but I might switch to rad for the blast set, or something similar. It's definitely got to be a blast set that can be passed off as some sort of energy projectiles, although I'm not sure about energy blast because Kins tend to like to be at closer range IIRC.
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Perhaps a bit obscure, but my dad got the an old BBC show called I, Claudius on DVD awhile ago and Patrick Stewart was in it. As a bad guy. AND HE HAD HAIR!!
Also, to add to Mark Hamill's ever-growing list, he was the voice of the Chanukah Zombie in Bender's Big Score, aka, the first Futurama movie. -
Pretty much what the title says. I mostly play solo, so I'm wondering which will be more durable (less likely to faceplant often). I played a kin/elec def to mid-20s a long time ago, and I seem to recall that the -end effect can be a semi-effective means of control. Is the extra damage from Scourge worth the reduced -end on a corruptor, or will it mean faceplanting more often? How do the ATs compare with the same powersets?
I've got a character concept that goes with these powersets, so I'm looking for opinions from people who have played them before to help me decide which way to go.
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I sometimes lose sight of my cursor too, even when solo if I'm in the middle of a large group of enemies. I SWEAR it jumps around, or disappears and reappears in a different location, or briefly turns invisible, or something like that.
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Quote:Well, you have to make sure that everyone gets A Piece of the Action.Originally Posted by Lothic
So you're saying it's time for speculations to run amok for this new movie... a sort of Amok Time if you will.
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Quote::O OMG, my life just got so much easier....Originally Posted by SmegHead
That you can use a invention table in any AE building by searching for "craft center".
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X29pMpaEZQY
Speaking of which, here's one that no one else seems to know about for some reason (at least, no one else on my home server)...
In Nerva, you can take the Black Helicopter (South) to the Black Helicopter (North) as a shortcut. No loading screen, just a quick relocation. This also works for two ferries or train stations in the same zone (Cap, Port Oakes [which is kinda pointless], Steel, Skyway, any others I can't think of right now).
I used to hate Nerva with a passion until they did this. Now it's not so bad. -
I'll check it out, but I kinda doubt it. Why would it overheat for some characters and not others? I can (and do) play newer characters for hours without problems, but older characters can't even last an hour, or even half an hour. Lately, they don't even have to be in a mission to cause a crash.
In spite of what I said yesterday, I have a new idea for what the problem is:
Badges from zones that don't exist anymore (the old Dark Astoria and the old starting zones). All the characters I made before I21 came out have Isolator or Jail Bird, so they don't work. Any characters that went to Dark Astoria before I22 came out have badges from there, so they don't work. I know that the old Dark Astoria is still technically accessible through Ouro, but I'm wondering if it's a "moved the file so now we can't find it" type thing.
This means that lower-level heroes and all post-I21 villains should work. I will be testing this. -
Well, after some checking, I don't think the old Dark Astoria badges are causing the crash after all; some of my older villains still crash, and they've obviously never set foot in the old Dark Astoria.
*sigh*
I hope this gets fixed somehow. I'm out of ideas, and it doesn't seem to be a problem with my PC or internet.