Obsidius
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Sorry to hear about your loss. My wife lost a good friend in a car accident many years ago, but still keeps her in her thoughts. What's important is that you're there to support your friend through this trying time. I offer you and him my sincere condolences.
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I was going to save this until tomorrow, but as I’ll be taking the day off for my birthday, I’m not going to be around a computer much tomorrow.
I’ve decided that, after a long hiatus with a brief pick-up to play a Praetorian, that I am retiring, indeterminably.
Although the majority of my time during the last six-and-a-half years here has been a blast, my recent malaise has made me realize that I’m becoming one of “those players” who’s becoming more cynical than constructive out of a lack of interest in the game. That’s not to say that CoH is boring - after all, CoH was the best MMO I’ve ever played. However, I’ve been playing it for a very long time, and I’ve decided that between other RL and gaming interests, and most of my SG being inactive, I’m going to find some restful perch on a high building and sip on my favorite beverage.
To preempt the usual question: no, you can’t have my stuff. I reserve the right to come out of retirement at any indeterminate future date, so I might need my crap for later.
Special recognition:
- The current and past red names, including but not limited to:
- Positron
- War Witch
- Castle
- Pohsyb
- TheOcho
- Avatea
- EMPulse
- Hero1
- Noble Savage
- JLove
- Blue Steel
- Ghost Falcon
- Horatio
- Dr. Aeon
- The Television
- The Dark Watcher
- Sunstorm
- Synapse
- Manticore
- Back Alley Brawler
- Arctic Sun
- Ex Libris
- Lighthouse
- CuppaJo
- Cricket
- Niviene
(many of whom I’ve had a chance to meet in real life)
- Brian Clayton, with whom it was always a pleasure to hang out and talk about whatever
- The players who work on CoH Titan and the Paragon Wiki
- The former staff members of the City Scoop
- All of my friends and allies on the Triumph server, my coalition allies, and all the friends I’ve made throughout my 6+ years of play:
- Rella
- Dark Blue
- Broken Fox
- Uesugi Terutora
- Icarus Creed
- Tahquitz
- UltraBatz
- Crockpot
- Leatherpup
- Tempest Master
- dugfromthearth
- Shard_Warrior
- Villamos vis Vires
- Gavalin Kingsbury
- Dr. Quick Fix
- FrostyFrozen
- Az’rial
- Azrhiaz
- Sentai Sage
- B Samson
- Catharctic
- Emerald Fusion
- Cleric Will Prescott
- Heulengeist
- Karl Rove Man
- Marcian Tobay
- Rajani Isa
- Nuclear Toast
- Devil Tiger
- Sun Splitter
- Wird_
- M1 Abrams
- Bill Z Bubba
- Shocker
- Miss_Foley
- GrudgeRockhorn
- The_Clintonian
- Pilcrow
- DJ Jester
- Mindscythe
- Pillbug
- Macron (RIP)
- ... and many, many others with whom I’ve had the pleasure of playing, teaming, and sometimes meeting in RL.
My account officially lapses on Nov. 4th, so if you need my out-of-game contact info, hit me with a PM before then. Also, if you have any questions for this old crusty player, ask away.
Otherwise, it has been an honor and a pleasure to be part of this community for the past 6+ years. I’ll still be keeping an eye on the forums once my account goes inactive, so as always, I’ll be watching from my perch... - The current and past red names, including but not limited to:
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Congrats
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Meh, I can blame Mountain Dew for most of my inlays, crowns, fillings, and other dental work
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To the OP:
Welcome to "Me 2 Years Ago." -
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Yes, it will be under "Personal Items." You can place it temporarily, and once placed, move it around using the standard "Edit Base" interface.
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They all looks like works of art; I imagine the judging wasn't easy. Congrats to everyone
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Quote:I know that's the way it is in other games. Invest time, or invest money. Personally, I find this solution equitable. And either way, an MMO is making money through longer sub times or through micro-trans. But as S_S pointed out, double-dipping the player base is too tempting for a publisher.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Probably not, I agree, but I can't honestly say I'd be against the idea in basic concept. It would depend on how assinine the unlock is and how many times it has to be unlocked. I know it sounds crazy, but consider this:
We're already getting Boosters which offer costumes you CANNOT get without buying the Booster. Wouldn't Boosters that come with an in-game way to earn the bulk of their content be considered an improvement by the opponents of microtransactions? I would think so, but I honestly don't know.
Personally, I'd play longer and more often if it meant I could get those costume bits without having to shill out $10 for every booster. But that's just how I roll. Others could certainly have the option to bypass and just pay for the items. Heck, if they made a booster for all the Vanguard and Roman stuff, I'd be fine with that, because you can either earn it in-game or pay extra for it. -
Quote:Wait, you mean I'm not actually supposed to play thorough content on an MMO?Originally Posted by Nethergoat
which is different from any schlep with a few hours to burn grinding mobs or TFs or whatever how, exactly?
Seriously, the ITF is probably something most high-level characters are going to do once anyhow. Same with Rikti ship raids (maybe 2 or 3 passes to get enpugh Merits for all the costume bits?). You make it sound as if we're working in a salt mine
OTOH, see my next post below. -
Quote:No offense taken... it was a baited question, admittedly.Originally Posted by Chase_Arcanum
2) That's not much of a rhetorical question... rhetorical questions are posed for their persuasive effect with no expectation of an answer. Your statement hardly qualifies as a question, let alone holding enough content within for a good persuasive effect. It seems the only thing that it does have is that you'd expect/hope it not be answered :P. (Also, it's "on the HEELS" ) (EDIT: just friendly ribbing, there Obsidious, no offense intended.)
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A base-off. Judged base showcase. 3 prizes to be awarded to the presenters or architects of the winning bases.
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Quote:Now you're just being pickyOriginally Posted by Samuel_Tow
I'm reminded of Top Cat who was holding some kind of a party with "Free soda at 20 cents per bottle." I'd be playing the game anyhow, meaning earning pieces would be part of what I'm doing anyhow. Now I have to play the game and pay extra for pieces.
In the past, certain costume pieces were special because one earned them. They were an achievement, like badges. Now? Well, any schlep with $10 can just toss it at the NCStore. An achievement, for sure
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Quote:Right. As such, you don't get ANY of NR's benefits while using SS, or vice versa. It's entirely one or the other.Originally Posted by Gilia
No, you can't have SS and NR on at the same time. If you turn one on, the other will turn off.
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The Roman outfits with the Cimerora issue.
Jackets (in general)
Robes (in general)
All the spiffy costume options that came with the Day Jobs issue. -
Quote:Hey! I just remembered... Vanguard outfits. Free with the RWZ issue and earnable Merits.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
So do I. Remember any OTHER time that happened?
And all the Vanguard weapons that were added with Power Customization. -
Quote:You're right... this is extremely cool, and still infinitely better than One More Day.Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay
I've been told I can be rather condescending and passive, so I'll be straight forward here...
To everyone that worried that Disney would ruin Marvel: Remember when I told you that Disney knows what they're doing and will only make things better with this move? I told you so. -
Quote:Nope, but I can't be bothered to care or recollect one way or another at this point.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
So do I. Remember any OTHER time that happened?
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I remember when we got stuff like the Jester and Enforcer sets for free >.>
... just sayin'
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I lot of people forget that Disney owns ABC. If Disney gives ABC enough leeway to show half the stuff that passes for "television" over there, I doubt they'll muck around with Marvel very much.
That being said, it's natural for the owners of Marvel to put Marvel Studios under their umbrella. And as I've mentioned, I don't think it will affect the artistic quality of Marvel Studios' work one bit. -
And I can haz 200M?
Sweet!
I am @Obsidius BTW
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Quote:Technically yes, but Citadel had to be rebuilt after the Rikti War, but he's still called Citadel.Originally Posted by Sofiah
Technically, I think it must be some kind of "Tin Mage 2.0", based on the blueprints from the time capsule.
And he/it looks real good! -
One thing I've noticed is how the RWZ is becoming less of a "War Zone" and more of a "generic co-op zone", simply because it's the only co-op zone in the game besides Cimerora and Pocket D. Heck, there's an Architect Entertainment there (not to beet a dead horse, just sayin').
IMPO devs, it's time to create a new co-op zone or re-purpose another existing zone into a co-op zone. -
From CoH's Facebook page:
There's a lot of specualtion this is Tin Mage, referenced in the Omega Team time capsule and in the I19 page.Quote:Who is this new character? Is he a Hero or a Villain? We’ll reveal the secrets during tomorrow’s NYCC City of Heroes Going Rogue panel. -
Koschej didn't get to say goodbye. Although it could be argued that he wasn't the same caliber of installation as BAB.