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Quote:Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
Well this thread sure got out of hand. All in favor of petitioning for a threadlock?
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Quote:Originally Posted by PleaseRecycle
Precisely. If a thread isn't worth taking seriously it's definitely worth becoming outraged over, that's my motto.
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Quote:ty·rant [tahy-ruhnt]Originally Posted by dugfromthearth
is a character named Tyrant
* which those who do not know history think means bad ruler whereas it really just means one came to power not in the usual way and was the term for many great leaders in history
noun
1.
a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
2.
any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically.
3.
a tyrannical or compulsory influence.
4.
an absolute ruler, especially one in ancient Greece or Sicily.
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Quote:The Grifter moons Sylvia Rexson. Continuously.Originally Posted by Megajoule
Ha! So true.
Heck, now I think I have to write the behind-the-scenes stuff for one or both movies. And possibly the bloopers/outtakes for "Casino Heist", with the player characters messing up their roles.
The Hitter finds out the hard way you shouldn't hit electrical generators with a metal weapon.
The Hacker's brought the wrong USB drive and installs City of Heroes on the mainframes instead of an outdated OS.
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Quote:Gilded Girl.Originally Posted by _Tacitala_
Have you ever pondered making Golden Girl's evil Praetorian twin? Same body model, only the bad one is in a black version of the clothes with a daring neckline? Then when evil-Golden Girl (Iron Lady? Tarnished Lady?) comes to Primal and goes villain, she can be GG's evil arch-nemesis? Just think, every time evil-GG did something horrible to gain power it would highlight all of the things GG resisted.
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Do something incredible at an impossible moment (Example: Taking out the EB while having just a sliver of health using just a snipe and/or your most powerful melee attack)
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Quote:I was referring to build-restrictors and elitists. You seem level headed and nice.Originally Posted by Neuronia
Really weird, because I'm fairly hardcore in that all my builds are useful, accoladed, twinked and 50 in no time yet I never have trouble finding teams or forming them. Must be the water in the Rogue Isles I guess. :-)
To the OP, it's just a casual game...there's nothing to compete for or stress over. Even the hard badges can be had while having a drink and AFK for half the missions.
Considering the most common meaning of this term, I still bust up laughing whenever I hear someone use it.Quote:Originally Posted by Neuronia
twinked
Do you have ANY idea how utterly confused my friends and I were when, in Big Fantasy MMO, the entire PvP crowd started referring to themselves as 'twinks'? We thought maybe we'd joined the wrong kind of game. -
Quote:No, that's Flow Lightning.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Actually, he was extremely good at it - that's what made him the most dangeous AV we've met so far.
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Quote:Neither of those retorts hold water. Devs have final say; it's THEIR GAME. Old arcs are vaulted an no longer pertain to the story. Redname confirmation is literally the end-all be-all.Originally Posted by Venture
Saying it != doing it
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Quote:Can you name me a moment in history where that ACTUALLY HAPPENED?Originally Posted by Venture
If this was the slightest bit true he would have laid down arms. It was just another "last moment in the bunker" bit.
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Quote:It also gives us a glimpse of just how conscious he was of his own failures, and how he recognizes the enormity of his mistakes. It even tells us just how much he despises Mother Mayhem. If you read carefully, whether you believe he is evil or not, in the end Cole is still trying to save his own world.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
That's what Tyrant's personal story mission is for
It gives the stiff-armers one final glimpse of their glorious Leader before the Heroes tear down his reich.
He offers the last three who follow him the opportunity to rest. He reflects on how the option of fighting at full power would have destroyed the home he loved, how he could fight without restraint now that his world had been ruined.
My favorite part of that personal story was how he admits to himself that fighting Primal Earth was his biggest mistake, and that his choice to do so had destroyed Praetoria. -
Quote:I've actually seen a Vigilante Mercs/Time MM named Cleanup Crew who runs around sweeping up ambushes just like that.Originally Posted by Mister Rik
Heh. After falling victim to somebody's "left behind" level 50 gun drones in IP, I've made a point of clearing out my high-level ambushes in low-level areas.
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Quote:*stares at his Omega slot and taps the handle of his Minotaur Axe*Originally Posted by NaoGal
Whether or not someone agrees with Prometheus is totally up to them.
The guy has his own agenda, I think... And whatever his endgame is, I seriously doubt that it includes all of us keeping god-like powers from a source that he obviously shows the utmost contempt for. Not to mention his comments when you start talking about Ascension...
.... yeah, if he thinks these powers are on a rental plan, he's gonna be mistaken.
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Quote:My villains can carry on a freaking conversation without making stupid insults.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
I think it's so that Villains will feel like he's one of them, even when they're being asked to help the Heroes.
At one point he calls your character 'an impetuous child' for asking about the Well further than "what is it." He also has this really bad habit of going "NAH, I DON'T FEEL LIKE TELLING YOU ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW, GO AWAY."
I swear, I wish there was a dialogue choice that amounted to "I will slap your teeth out you oversized Smurf reject." Prometheus is, IMO, the most unbearable NPC in the game.
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Quote:Considering every dialogue option you get with Prometheus involves him being a snarky, self-righteous, egotistical bunghole, I don't think ANYONE should agree with him.Originally Posted by NaoGal
As far as I can tell, Prometheus is the only one saying that we should abandon Praetoria to the Hamidon and its Devouring Earth, and from a certain point of view I can understand his reasoning... To him, (at least the way he is portraying things) the Battalion is the far greater threat...
That doesn't mean we should agree with him though.
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If you have to buy Inf, you've failed at this game.
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Quote:Care to put a citation on that?Originally Posted by Golden Girl
He wants to conquer the multiverse, starting with Primal Earth - his plan is to rule all of existence.
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Quote:You've been doing pretty good so far.Originally Posted by dugfromthearth
But don't worry, I'm pretty sure I can't keep up the blistering pace of over a thread a day.
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Quote:If you did that you'd be dead before you hit the ground.Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
I dare anyone to try taking a drink for every new dug thread.
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Quote:Alright, that's her new name.Originally Posted by BViking
Praetor Funbag
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Quote:He's also the kind of player other people in this game tend to shun.Originally Posted by Pauper
The 'hardcore' player is the one who'll sit for hours at a time grinding out XP and levels to eventually be able to participate in the 'endgame' content and shoot for phat lewtz. He's the one who plays and re-plays the PvP content in order to max out his PvP gear to be able to annihilate all comers. He's the one whose enjoyment of the game is likely based, to some degree, on having stuff that other people don't have.
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Quote:Or you could...Originally Posted by dugfromthearth
because Paragon City generally exists in the real world
if you create a character who grew up in Iowa, you know Iowa exists.
if you create a character who is psychic, you don't find out that all psychic people are taken by the state and turned into seers.
are there corporations in Praetoria that you could own and run?
Was there a World War II, Vietnam War, etc in Praetoria?
You pretty much cannot assume any background is valid in Praetoria.
... y'know...
... be creative about it. I see the lack of history as an open door rather than a closed one. -
You'll find a large portion of the playerbase is older, more mature and like-minded. Atop that, we're not here to get MAXIMUM STAT BOOSTING TALENT SPEC PURPLE DROP TRINKET BOOSTING PVP ARMOR AOE DPS WEAPON SHIELD CAPE REPUTATION HNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
We're here to play superheroes and supervillains, and spend our time reliving our favorite comics. You show me a CoH/CoV player who gets pissy over gear, team performance, stats, enhancements, or mission/trial completion speed, and I'll show you a player that absolutely no one wants to team with.
Seriously. Go peruse the forums and keep an eye out in-game for elitist build-critics and speed-trial demons with team AT requirements; you'll find at least 9-10 other players laughing at them and 5-6 telling them to take a hike. Hell, most of my one-star ratings are people who ask for specific team make-ups, specific build requirements, and specific powers needed.
Just yesterday:
(Redacted Mastermind): Speed Apex LFM, need Empathy Defender, must have all primary powers and Support Hybrid or no invite
Several people said, in Broadcast, that they were one-starring the MM in question.
We like to do things our way here in CoH/CoV, and almost everyone is cool with that. The biggest thing I can say about it is, play the game how you want to play it, but don't make others play by your rules. Dechs has the best rules for his Task Forces. Any build, any budget, no exceptions; if you think you can take it, go for it but don't sit there and ask for a rez if you die.