Miakis

Yeah part of the animation is cut and the rest is sped up, that's the only difference.

I too think this could be kind of neat, would certainly make things feel a lot more dynamic.

I'm aware of this fact. I still want the badge.

I think that only the round part in the middle of the larger ones would be used, and it's likely not an option that would be available for all of them.

And yeah, there would be a bit of technical work involved and it might be limited by the costume system's resolution.

But it's still a pretty neat idea. Heck they could even put in the option for it to display the same way your SG emblem can be turned on or off.

Yeah it's not just the Spectrals. The Ruin and Madness Mages showing up on teams make it even worse than when soloing. this is the same reason the end of Posi Part 1 is so hard, but at least you don't have the issue of keeping someone alive then.

"Gather Intelligence" is the most blatant lie of a mission objective, with Lady Jane around.

I have to agree with this, from the late 20s til 35 blueside it seems very slow, mostly because everything is so samey. Even though we recently got First Ward for 20-30 content, it didn't actually last me that long when I played it.

I've said before that I'd love to see the same sort of thing that goes on in Recluse's Victory, that is parts of the map changing dramatically due to player actions, put into play in a place like Boomtown. It might have to be slower paced, or utilize the phasing tech introducted recently, but I think it'd be pretty exciting to play through a few arcs and have the zone change based on your progress. Sure it'll be a bit awkward if you join a team in another phase and see your progress melt away, but it's one of those things we've come to accept.

And in addition to just having the zone update via mission arcs, there could be, depending on what stage you're in, semi-random events in the zone, with villain groups attacking your recently established beachheads and the like.

Sadly there's no equivalent redside area to do this with, unless we're going to let Arachnos start invading someplace...like say the ruins of Galaxy City?

This is one small instance that that other so-called 'super' mmo did better. I think it's just better to think of that INF number as resources you can call upon. A mixture of cash, favors and their own prowess expressed in a quantifiable manner.

Just as an example, my main, Kastumi, doesn't really carry cash with her as a matter of course. She lived on and punched people on the streets of Galaxy City til it got itself blown up, and now, a few months later, she's punched her way out of the gullet of a death god. She has a crapton of influence, but still doesn't really carry cash or a credit card exactly. But she's gotten stronger and smarter, and has made friends with powerful people. One of her costumes is armor she cobbled together while cleaning up striga, ICly. OOCly? She went to a tailor like everyone else.

Sure it functions as cash, but it's an abstract just like most of the rest of the game. My robotics MM built her own robots and used her own resources to do so. My energy blaster created her own implants to fire energy bolts. Inf is whatever method your character uses to acquire things the way I see it, whether it's the 'favors and goodwill' that's the canon blueside explanation, outright money, scavenging and improvisation or what, it's just an abstract.

Not trying to disagree or anything, just wanted to put something out there about how I see it.



As for the rest of the topic at hand, I have a mix I guess. I have some characters who are expressly from CoH, and others who aren't Some come from paralell dimensions or alternate futures or whatever. Like my Stalker who was born and raised in space around a high-gravity world. When she ended up in paragon, a lifetime of living under high gravity means she moves tons faster in Earth Gravity. Stuff like that.

Some stuff I use or ignore on a character-by-character basis. My Arachnos Huntswoman isn't empowered by the Well when she uses Ion Judgement, she's actually modified her rifle to fire giant bolts of electric pancake. Her Lore pets are actual arachnos reinforcements. And she's gone full hero and has the Arachnos file-pushers convinced she's on a deep cover assignment.

Okay, so whether or not you have the power only works for those who haven't confirmed their starting alignment. In that case i could see there being something to notify you. Perhaps on the Tips tab itself, just a text notice, rather than a whole new icon?

The Base License and pre-made bases aren't a bad idea, but paying real money for individual base items seems like a bit of a stretch.

Ikon'purp.

Yeah it's kinda nice not to have to rush out and buy something right away from the market. Though I'm sure being surrounded by wolves in DFB will make up for it.

Though I was pleasantly surprised int he last week when i could put the Baron jacket on my female Dark/Dark troller.