Mutant_Mike

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Personally I think that some folks are even getting too worked up about the Going Rogue expansion, expecting it to be out around the same time or soon after Issue 15. I think that's not very likely, and the real time frame will be more along the lines of June or July 2010.

[/ QUOTE ]I think a release date in the Christmas/New Years time frame is more likely than a full year (and then some) from the announcement.

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I was thinking Halloween release. What better reason to change costumes than flipping sides?

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OPINION ALERT!

Personally, I think the devs realize once CO comes out, there will be a lot of people that go to check it out... I'll probably be one of them. (It will have to absolutely blow my socks off for me to drop CoH and switch to CO, and I hope I'm objective enough to be able to realize that, but that's a different discussion.)

They want to have something to draw back the people that haven't already come back and are on the fence... maybe even some that are leaning towards the competition. Ideally it would have to come out by September, but to have it out by the end of the year would still work...

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I've applied, but I doubt that I'll get it, considering half the people that use these forums are qualified for that position.

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Or think they are.

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It doesn't matter if we think we are.. what matters is if they think we are...

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Brand New Job Posting: Windows PC Tech I


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Oh, great. THAT is a job I actually happen to be qualified for!

Michelle
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Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

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THAT is a job I am actually doing right now!

And I live just a couple hours away... hmmm....

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Brand New Job Posting: Windows PC Tech I
Location: Mountain View

Description: NCsoft, the world’s largest independent developer and publisher of online computer games, is looking for a self-starter to provide desktop support to internal users at Paragon Studios in Mountain View, CA.



Job Qualifications:

· Exceptional customer service skills with a passion for learning.

· Ability to communicate effectively with end users of varying technical knowledge on a regular basis.

· Demonstrable experience with building, repairing and troubleshooting PC hardware – Desktops and Laptops.

· Demonstrable experience troubleshooting and maintaining Microsoft Windows XP & Vista

· Demonstrable experience with Microsoft Office products.

· Understanding of basic PC network troubleshooting.

· Demonstrable experience setting up and troubleshooting printers.

· Experience with Macintosh systems a plus

· Experience with consumer-level & Gaming-level PCs a plus.

· Experience with, knowledge of, and troubleshooting of Gaming Video Cards..

· Ability to work and accomplish tasks with little supervision.

· Experience in an Enterprise environment a plus.



Job Duties include, but not limited to:

· Give NCsoft employees excellent on site customer service.

· Setup end user Desktops and Laptops, including Windows configuration and application installation.

· Troubleshoot end user PC issues: hardware and software.

· Setup and troubleshoot printers.

· Track and document tasks via issue ticket system.

· Possible overtime required.

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I wonder if this means Jimmy the IT guy is getting a minion?

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No Jimmy is a Boss so the next step down is LT then Minnion, THEN underling...

unless Jimmy is a Elite Boss

ugh....

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What if he's a giant monster?

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Hey hey hey buddy! Stay on task here! What does that gentleman do?!

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He's an Environmental Artist, which I believe puts him working with Melissa "War Witch" Bianco.

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War Witch is more into environmental design than art. She places spawns and writes dialogue. Environmental art creates the 3D world with 3D modeling, meshing, and texturing.

If the gentleman in question is one of the environmental artists then he is either Don Pham or Ryan Roth.

Updated labeled group shot of Paragon Studios.

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OK.. Where's Ghost Widow? Is she the one holding the camera? Or is she the one ducking behind Graham West?

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I'm sure the COMPANY has 50 employees, but how many of them actually work in the same cubicle farm alongside Positron, War Witch & Co.?

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I count 47 people in this picture, which is now outdated.

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Personally i think it's great they hired Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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So THAT'S what he's doing now...

But... I thought he was an airline pilot?

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Try as I might, I can't come up with anything but 46 each time I count.

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The cameraman perhaps.

Edit: Actually is there a person behind the red shirted guy on the left? That would take my count to 47.

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I begin to think there "IS" a person there who only wanted their hands showing and ducked down.

Either that or someone performed a mule kick and we are seeing the results.

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Yes... I think I see, to the left of the red-shirted person, just above where the hair hits the shoulder, is part of a forehead...

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Somewhere there is a winning lottery ticket with my name on it, so I can spend all my time making videos and not having to worry about things like rent and food and job.

Michelle
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Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

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Hey! That's MY daydream!

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You might need a personal assistant man lol

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Zoinks! You're right! I'm thinking 18-21, blonde, fit... let the interviews begin!

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hahah I know a good choice. I think she goes by Lightspeed.....


Oh..um..i'll keep my eye out

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Don't forget the pig-tails...

(Grats on the DD, also! An awesome piece. The only thing I can think of - from a personal preference standpoint - is a wink with a bit of a twinkle in her eye... and yes.. I was looking at her eyes!.... eventually.... )

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(Audience) "WHAT?!?!?!?!"

<---- RHPS cast for 10 years

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That explains everything......

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And yet... somehow, it's not enough...

Should I say grats on this piece?

(Still remembers Graver's... treatment.... )

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Janet! Dr. Scott! Janet! Brad! Rocky! ...!

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(Audience) "WHAT?!?!?!?!"

<---- RHPS cast for 10 years

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I have a name... and that's it. Heroside.
Name is Oathbearer.
Something magic-y...
I just don't have a AT or powerset yet.
Any suggestions and/or costume ideas?
I have the Wedding, Valk and Cyborg packs, with 30 month vet reward, if that helps.

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Forcefield/Psichic Defender... but I'm Biased.

(And I apologize ahead of time if you actually take my advice)

EDIT: And no, while I do love Mercedes Lackey dearly, that's not where my Forum, or Global handles came from, and the Oathbound character isn't based on anyone in her books.

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And hello to a fellow Sacramentan... who knows who Mercedes Lackey is!

How about a Broadsword/Shield scrapper?

(Reminiscent of the Mercedes Lackey books Oathbound/Oathbreaker/etc.)



(Edti: Of course, in those books, the hero was a girl... )

<truck to forehead>

O_O

OK... people who are asking about green-screening... would it work to create a green picture, use Leandro's Splasher to replace one of the huge billboards, then have your character animate in front of one?

Am I missing something as to how easy this seems now?



Oh, and D_R.. you ROCK!

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Good to see you back, DJ!

And another fine piece.. of art.. Glad you reddened up her hair some. It does look a lot better now.

<goes back to lurking the art forumz>

If the mouse-wheel doesn't work to spin you around, hold the Page-Up key and turn.

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Thanks alot Samuraiko, as if i wasnt tearing my eyes out enough already waiting for this issue, then you had to go make an awsome video for it
Thanks, just thanks....

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<steps into thread>

*SPLOOG*

Sorry.. Steve? Is this yours?

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Just wanted to say, another fine production.

My problem with producing videos that I have in mind is that I am a perfectionist when it comes to the shots I want to create.

Nice work D_R!

(Also love the Bab 5 tribute at your website, too. )

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If you've seen the screenshots I posted in the forum above: this'll be nothing new to you. It does, however, do that little graphical hiccup more justice. I give you the second most amusing bug I've ever seen.

The first, and I SWEAR I was sober, was a group of NPCs running past me to get away from something: followed by a group of NPCs sliding by me in the /e kneel emote, followed by a pair of wooden boxes shimmying on behind them, bringing up the rear.

I really wish I'd gotten video of that one.

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Funny you mention that about the boxes...

A couple months ago I came upon a fire in Steel Canyon that was just finishing up. I watch the fire chief run off, the extinguishers fade away... and I notice something moving on the sidewalk.

A bunch of boxes were sliding down the sidewalk. I followed them around the corner and back behind a building. They slid up to a door, the door opened, and they all disappeared inside.

I really wish I had demorecord on a hot key..

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BTW... What does the DYNGROUPS command do?

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They control the changeable (non-model) map/zone elements.

Most of the time, that's the war walls. DYNGROUPS DYNARRAY determines whether the war walls are up or down.

The longer string, when there's more than just one variable set, also appears to manage the state of the Recluse's Victory status boards -- those in-game displays that show who controls what pillboxes by the color of the region (they probably also manage the appearance of the RV zone itself, but I haven't explicitly checked that).

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Cool.. Thanks Scuzz.

I made the changes that Scuzz suggested, moving the two CAM commands to immediately follow the DYNGROUPS command and changing the time increment to 0, and it ran ok.... There was just the hospital rez room for about half the demo, then a doctor pops in with running animation facing away from the camera...

For what it's worth...

BTW... What does the DYNGROUPS command do?

"Hey! There ain't no money up here!"

(Thanks Goldbrick...)

<QR> I'm only guessing this is possible.. but by my thinking you should be able to replace your character with the NPC Puddle.

The puddle would give something for the camera to remain attached to, while being effectively invisible.

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Just to clarify, as others have already said, hitting print screen will drop a picture into your screenshots folder in your installation directory. This works if you are in the 'game world' - running a mission, in your base, or standing in front of Miss Liberty.

If you want a picture of your enhancement screen, costume editor, or any other screen where you are not primarily controlling your character, when you hit print screen it copies that image to your systems clipboard. At this point you need to open an image editor, such as Microsoft Photo Editor, or MS Paint, etc., and paste a new image.

Good luck!

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Yes, she was.

And she got home at just before midnight, Tuesday Oct 21st. I will dish tomorrow afternoon when I get home from work.

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

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Rest!

We don't want to hear people singing "Herocon killed the video star" after all

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"You aaaaaaarrrrrrreeeee the video staaaarrrrrrrrr...."