New Dawn

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I am frustrated fanfiction writer and thought this would be a fun way to get my creative juices flowing!

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I think this game still has a lot of potential and the Devs seem to be taking a road leading to new possibilities within which other MMOs could be influenced.

Give it a few years and some fortune and people maybe asking why we still play this. I am hoping that answer will be "Well every other game offers the same thing as each other, I go in and I hit things. Once I got the jist of the game mechanics its all a matter of rinsing and repeating but with this game I am creating things, I have something to constantly try to tap into and think about, my ideas can come reality, I am the Dev and I don't have the slightest clue about programming!"

Yeah, I want to create the characters, the story, the missions, the cinematics and yes even trailers!

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Multiple builds have been asked for a lot by PvPers, so it shows a responsivness to the community. My thought though is I will be able to switch between bane and crab spider on a whim.

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I'd be going from Bane PvE/Team build to Bane PvP/Solo build most likely as I already created enough of them anyways.

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does anyone have a good broadsword/fire PvP build including IO's ?

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Not me.

Happy Birthday.

My best team synergy is any bunch of random powersets. How we gel is another matter.

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I've been reading a lot about people moving to the US servers for variuos reasons but had to highlight a problem I encountered yesterday.

Whilst playing in a small team of 3 I invited another player and side-kicked him.

Early on onto the mission this player starts complaining that the scrapper was killing his anchor, got irate and promptly left the team stating he 'didn't want to play with a n00b team.'

I was playing the same type of character and lived with the fact that the anchor was getting killed.

The scrapper in question has 3 lvl 50's so was probably the most experienced player on the team.

My point is if people won't take time to help n00b players and make their experience a good one do they then have the right to complain about the lack of people on the servers and give this as a reason to 'defect' to the US?

By making the n00b player enjoy his time doesn't this go towards keeping them playing and keeping the numbers up on the UK (EU) servers?

You were all noobs once. Please remember this and have patience with the 'padawans.'

Just my 50c worth.

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You'll get that on a US server.

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If Kerensky was here, this all would be oh so locked, so long ago, possibly at some obscure time in the early hours.

A group of people having a pop at one person is wrong.

I still waiting for Friday.

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A group of people having a pop at someones fallacious or dubious statements is fine. So long as they don't rise to the bait.

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I see some people having a pop at a person and not their statements in this thread.

You probably know but just for the record I wasn't in a direct reply to you with that post.

If Kerensky was here, this all would be oh so locked, so long ago, possibly at some obscure time in the early hours.

A group of people having a pop at one person is wrong.

I still waiting for Friday.

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If someone insults you, DON'T REPLY. Just report it and move on.

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Yeah don't add insult to injury, Two wrongs don't make a right. Who am I to talk?

Meanwhile I have reported this thread because of a number of people and expect to see this locked on Friday.

One for Villains.

The Suicide Bomber.

1. Slug
2. Burst
3. Buckshot
4. M30 Grenade
5. Terrorize
6. Flamethrower
7. Ignite
8. Full Auto
9. Self Destruct

Care Bear Defender Powerset



1. Care Bear Group Hug.
2. Care Bear Stare Shield.
3. Care Bear Stare Transmute.
4. Care Bear Stare Clear Mind.
5. Care Bear Stare Reduce Entropy.
6. Care Bear Stare Vaporize.
7. Care Bear Stare Thaw.
8. Care Bear Stare Transform.
9. Care Bear Stare Tropical Climate Control.

It's all too over-[censored] powered.

I have self destructed and everything looks normal that is until I have seen some inkling of a hp point which regens. Despite being unable to hit anything myself I was targetted and shot at, which got me debt!

Also, self destructed again, clicked to go hospital but ended up in prison still dead and invisible! When solo it means logging back in so no matter how far you've got in mission it's warped.

Also I keep hitting it thinking its some-other temp power like Blackwand cos of how it looks XD.

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Thanks OV_ohms for being the only one that could answer my question.

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I got this straight. The question was in the title and you wanted to know "exactly" how much? I have it in mind that most people can work it out which is more commendable.

I thought it was lovely.

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To be honest, I quite enjoy PvP occasionally. The real problem is ganking and overpoweredness can kill the enjoyment factor completely. When coupled with player attitudes of "It's a PvP zone, deal with it" it can be incredibly frustrating, especially when they're singling the more vocal players out just to be an annoyance.


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You are not having problems with any COH-related issues, youre having problem with MMO PVP and how it is implemented. There are lots of issues that make MMO PVP inherently unbalanced and which people choose to be blind of repeatedly. And then they complain about obvious issues.

- MMORPG is meant to be multiplayer. Result: in PVP you get One versus Many 'ganks'. Nothing you can do about it, except bring a bigger mob with you to fight.

- MMORPG is RPG, its about 'improving' a character, growing in levels, getting better items etc. Result: In PVP you will get veteran, 'uber', buffed to the limit characters versus weak beginner characters. Nothing you can do about it, apart from improving your character and in the process waste more time with the game that you pay for. Nothing to do with balance. Its just something every MMO player takes for granted.

If you can clear above hurdles, THEN you may get somewhere where player skill is a factor, but 95% of the time above issues just fudge it all up.

For instance, it never ceases to amaze me why nearly everybody who isnt very good at pvp, insists on PVPing at the level limit, in Recluses victory and so on, even though they know thats when the characters are at the height of the unbalance.. Characters are stocked full with IOs and what not. Why fight there? Because everybody WANTS that their CHARACTER is so uber, that they get the win. Then they INSIST that its about skill when they win...even though most of the time its anything but. They are just replacing the lack of skill with the characters powers.

Majority of playerbase arent actually interested about improving their skill. They just want easy wins. This isnt bad in itself...but when they start bragging that they win with their skill..phaugh.

I never manage to understand some people.

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I concur.

People do want easy wins and will wait for someone taking down pillboxes to get to low health to get it. Where the skill in that is. I don't know. Some people like to look good by using all their insps for 2 mins defeating 3 people who've ran out and then leaves the zone like a hero going off into the sunset leaving people to ask.."who was that masked man?"..no I don't see the skill in that neither.

With SG Bases, mission creator, the prospect of many different zones going to different eras in different places around the world tra la la. I thought it would be nice to suggest a movie creator or a nice little short one. This game seems to be heading towards offering players a level of creativity and creativity is what you can't put a lid on.

I heard that creating a machinima is quite a lengthy arduous chore but using all of CoXs tools couldn't there be a issue offering a package that helps people make one "plug n play" easy?

Pick zones, create missions, move items, put npc characters in it and then give, using simple tools, instructions for which the characters can follow.

You could tell character to at 26 secs goto X, after getting to X we'd know that its 29 secs and then say at 29 secs say Y and use power A.

With 36 slots a server we could create our own super characters, level them up to the right powers and then put them into our little film.

A short film could be a back story for our character(s) that can be an optional link to in our Bios.

I don't know how hard that will be, but if someone said in a years time we could create our own little features, I'd be staying tuned.

GW being free of subscription fees is one game you don't have to budget out of your life because of an impending job loss or recession etc. There and then it wins.

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It affects attack range's and not AI. If you have a "Why don't you say that to my face" effect on it AI is then AI should be forced into melee range and ranged attacks will be pretty much forgotten about.

In PvE I could see this change, without proper investigation, making the game a damn sight easier and its irks me that people actually look for that. It's in some peoples nature to do a crossword and ask the guy next to them to solve all the problems and how to spell words so all they end up doing is filling it in.

I am currently reading the thread and so far, if Castle implements things to how some people suggest, I can see the game being too easy.

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Yes because being able to -Range one target per Taunt is so extreme.

And it doesn't matter if it affects the AI or the Range of an enemy's attacks, either way the critter will have to close distance.

Edit: Yaharr.

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And when it cant close the distance, you can have a permanently taunted critter in PvE incapable of hitting back and because it is compelled to hit the taunter it cant hit anyone else. The need for defenders and controllers in tanking AVs for teams would become a lot less than it is now as the kiter won't need to have a toggle on.

In PvP some people have said it already, they'll still joust. What this may do is allow for the short ranged attacks ie 40ft get used by scrappers before jumping. I think the problems with the PvP game itself has to be overcome in other ways and it could but I am not being paid to come up with ideas and I don't do PvP. So for PvP whatever.

I am worried for more reasons also. But to put a point on things which scares me. The sort of people that are up for this change without knowing it needs something of an investigation into possible outcomes think that TA does -range, one is reading an idea, quoting it and then coming up with it as his idea and since Castle forgets what schedule Range is on I am worried further. Its all mad.

I think its conceptually bad and would rather another form of change or this has got to apply in a way that it can't affect AVs base range.

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Spectral Knight

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I know this one! Teamed with him this past week+ I am sure...I wander what my player notes will say..

I am very sorry to see you guys go and wish you all the best.

I have a Robot/Trap MM.

In deciding that I had gone the wrong way about a 52 Boss whom I couldn't quite beat and given up on trying. Rather than simply avoiding debt by running away only to be leaving the mission and going to the RWZ base for insps. I self detonated. I avoided debt, got a fast trip back to RWZ base for insps and looked cool in doing it because my bots look like they all self detonated as well.

It affects attack range's and not AI. If you have a "Why don't you say that to my face" effect on it AI is then AI should be forced into melee range and ranged attacks will be pretty much forgotten about.

I think the problems with the PvP game itself have to be overcome in other ways. In PvE I could see this change, without proper investigation, making the game a damn sight easier and its irks me that people actually look for that. It's in some peoples nature to do a crossword and ask the guy next to them to solve all the problems and how to spell words so all they end up doing is filling it in.

I am currently reading the thread and so far, if Castle implements things to how some people suggest, I can see the game being too easy.

Seen what?

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Yes, the explosion power was, indeed, a no-brainer... i.e. it's a glorious roleplayer griefing tool which the developers have handed to every jackass who chooses to buy it. We can but hope the novelty wares off soon.

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How is it a glorious role player grieving tool?

I bought it, I don't actually have an android character but fancied mixing and matching the items. The self destruct is probably just for fun to complete what an android character can do.

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Are you teaching me how to suck an egg? When everyone else probably understands I have been talking about survivability you go and talk about taunt control.

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When comparing tanker sets one has to consider both suvivability and aggro control together. Both are important to how well a tanker can do it's job.

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There are only 6 people who come to this part of the forums and they all know that you can gain and give survivability through taunt control already..and so I'll take that as a yes you are teaching me how to suck an egg! Then, in that case: My SR with confront can actually be better than "any" tauntless Icetank "at times"*. So swallow your words and get taunt!

*If one was to refute this, they'd show a lack of mental gymnastics.



I am in a good mood today, I just tried that Self Destruction power out and it's mad!

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Plus the PlayNC website is going to be down from 3pmish for maintenance.

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Hmm I wonder what that's for?