NuclearToast

I do have to say, that charging for the Wedding Pack, they should be prepared to expect complaints from paying customers.

There, I said it.

--NT

You working class Americans and all your disposable income! Bah! When will there be an open source version of this wedding pack I can download?

--NT

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yeah the deluxe tux is very nice..i did buy it too..not a total waste of thewhole 10 bucks

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EVERY EVIL THING YOU'VE EVER SAID (which is everything) HAS JUST BEEN UNDONE BY YOUR SLAVISH CONSUMERISM!

--NT

Holy crap, the veil is <Mike Meyers> frrriggin' huuuge! </Mike Meyers>

--NT

Mantid wrote:

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Costumes from live

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No veil?

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There is a veil, but as it is bugged atm and shows up as nothing more then a black blanket tied to my character's head, I didn't include it.

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SWEET! There's an added bonus to the VD pack: you get a free bug!

(This post, like all of mine, was made purely for my amusement. YMMV)

--NT

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Hard to judge anything from this first attempt. It being tailored to the V-Day event probably is a factor too. Imagine if they did something similar for Halloween?

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Actually, that's kind of my fear. IF I wanted more micro transactions, I would play Exteel

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Or Rock Band on Xbox Live. HEY WAITAMINNIT...

--NT

BafflingBeerMan wrote:

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Which reminds me, is anyone going to be jumping out of the cake-lie?

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Yes! <sideways glance with one raised eyebrow> Of course!

--NT

Mantid wrote:

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Costumes from live

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No veil?

And you gotta love the "sweet spot" heart codpiece!

--NT

Wait, who's lazy here? Because when I saw it was on Test, I was like, "Oh, well." I don't do Test.

--NT

Hmmm, ten bucks for mostly female-only costume stuff? It's just crazy enough to work!

--NT

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You go there expecting pvp. You don't want pvp, don't enter the zone. Period.

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We are all entitled to opinions. Even you. Still, they are just opinions.

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Umm, no that's the way the zone is built. Hence the glaring warning from the contact for the zone.

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Except for the fact that "the way the zone is built" also includes non-PVP PVE content. So you might understand why some non-PVP players might think they could still enter, even with the warning.

--NT

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How many hours have gone by? It has turned into one of those nights where time has gotten away from me. I stopped blinking a few hours back, and my body tries to tell me to take a break, restroom, food, sleep, anything. I ignore it…

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I was nodding in agreement. We've all been there.

--NT

I thought CoV was just PvP with PvE content? Nobody plays any of that stuff anyway, right? RITE?

--NT

I think this thread should be required reading for all MMO developers.

--NT

I'm having BAB's internet babies at this very moment. Ode to the miracle of life when the sky's the limit...

--NT

This thread is too large to read all of it, but I hope they make Stamina inherent.

--NT

Amrat wrote:

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Hmmm well I have my graphics cranked ...that's not the problem. It's strange really .....it can look real bright on my screen and then be real dark on the screenie.

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If I'm not mistaken, this is what happens when you adjust the brightness on your monitor (using its contrast/brightness controls) instead of adjust the Gamma setting in-game.

No matter how much you brighten your monitor, the in-game depiction doesn't change unless you lighten/darken the game's base level with the Gamma adjustment.

--NT

Curse you, Villains, for taking away all my sewer team cannon fodder! CCUUURRRRSSSSEEEE YYOOOOUUUUUU!

--NT

I remember Loma Prieta. I felt it while waiting outside for a ride to pick me up. In southern Orange County. But the Northridge quake is the biggest one I've been through. I never experienced eternity until those 45 seconds.

--NT

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It looks like that version of the MOTD has some formatting issues at different screen resolutions.

We'll have a better performing version up shortly.

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Two observations about the GMOTD:

1. It doesn't mention Recluse's Victory for high level players.

2. My "dialog_yes" bind doesn't work with it any more. Why not?

--NT

After one night of the event, I thought it was super mega awesome with raisins!

I absolutely love the costumes. Switching between them is fun, and gave me a reason to use 3 more of my power trays.

The lag was a little bad, but I dealt with it. Trick or treating was perfect background activity while I watched Heroes!

My only complaint is the generic badge images. But the fun of the costumes far outweighs that minor complaint. Good work, devs!

--NT

Ooo, Starchasm, love your Douglas Schuler picture/avatar!

Just email David, he'd be happy to let you know.

He was great to work with. As I sat there fidgeting, trying not to send him an email every 5 minutes, he graciously sent "in progress" pictures as the figure progressed. He gave me a choice of sculpted or real hair. He asked a few questions about the costume and pose. At the end, I thought the color was a bit off, and he carefully re-painted her. When she arrived, I was surprised how carefully he had packed her. I felt like an archeologist unwrapping a rare antiquity.

I can't say enough good things about him. I'm really happy with how well everything turned out.

--NT

After I saw the eBay frenzy for the female Master Chief, I checked out the work of David on his DeviantArt page. Then I knew no mere artwork would do; I needed a figure of my favorite character.

I talked with David, and he wanted a pose. I agonized over in-game poses, looked at lots of comic book covers, and finally gave him a few ideas. I wanted my character to be grabbing the cape. He said he knew what to do.

And here's what he did.
In-game and figure
Front
Side
Back
Closeup
Size comparison

It's a bit expensive, but if you have disposable income and want a figure of your own, drop David a line.

--NT

Not bad, definately better than I could do, both movie-wise and mission-wise.

--NT

Dear Devs,

Please post less. I'd rather you get your work done, and still have time to play with those cool-looking toys on the tables. And if any of you needs a personal sycophant, well you know how PMs work. <wink>

--NT