Radionuclide
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Quote:I was really hoping they would put in a very large frozen lake in the Ski Chalet. While it isn't quite the same as having it all over the city, at least it would allow for ice skating. Throw in some ramps (a la Frostfire) and that place would rock.Originally Posted by EarthFury
I've really missed the frozen lakes/ice skating that were in the original Winter Event also. It gave the rest of the city a nice Winter feel.
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Quote:fixtOriginally Posted by Dr_Dositheus
My dream team for most task forces: 8 Defenders or Controllers (or any combination of the two really)
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Quote:I agree. This power is critical to playing! How did we all survive without ninja run before?Originally Posted by Tokyo
So it's begun... We are having to purchase powers that aren't just cosmetic.
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Oh, wait.
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Quote:I think it is more Ice Armor that gets this rap more then Ice Melee. The effects of Chilling Embrace particularly since it is a persistent AoE rather then a single target. Though the combination of the two would be worse.Originally Posted by Yogi_Bare
So... if the reason behind not having Ice Melee for Brutes is because the -Recharge affects Fury buildup (this is the reason?); then I don't get allowing Energy Melee.
Nothing says, "Here, let me hinder your Fury buildup." more than a mob under a constant mez.
Not mad at it... just pointing it out and wondering how it makes sense.
I didn't try an Ice/Ice brute back when it was in the CoV beta but, I do remember the complaints that caused it to be pulled. Whether they are still valid due to changes in Fury, is a whole separate issue.
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Quote:Yes. However, that was before the giant monster code. Since the enemies in question (zombie/rikti invasions as CyberionLeader mentions) now con to each players level, this statement no longer applies. I would like to hear his excuse now.Originally Posted by MoltenSlowa
Wasn't it Posi that said "All that stuff is Gray to me, no experience"?
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Quote:Originally Posted by rian_frostdrake
would that that actually existed, on forums, particularly those devoted to specific topics like video games, politics, book series and the like, there are often a portion of posterswho range from "too emotionally attached to view things reasonably" to "bat-nuts insane social pariah " . and given the lack of ability to attach nuance or tone into posts, occasionally a poster will sound nuts and be kidding, and other times, they are actually nuts. so an actual sarcasm detector would be quite a benefit on forums
Million dollar idea Maybe even billion.
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Quote:Thank God. Those things were fuggly.Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
There were CoH emoticons. For Hero, out of Korea. We just never got them.
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Quote:I think your sarcasm detector might be broke....Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
No. The game won't FAIL. It may not pull in tons of new customers, but it won't necessarily fail because of that.
COULD it fail because of an atrociously bad GR flop? Sure!
COULD it fail because of an asteroid come hurtling down and flatten Paragon Studios with everyone in-house and working? Sure!
Is like LIKELY? Not at this point. GR, from the little we've seen of it thus far, is looking to be a decent addition to the game. Sure, it's not "We rewrote the graphics package using the Unreal Engine", but so what?
Content, as Ryu defines it, is new missions and arcs. That's great. It's something that people tear through in a couple weeks. Then it's "old" and people begin beeyotching about it again. Revamping content is simply exacerbating the problem.
Sure it makes sense! In a shallow, self-centered way that absolutely refuses to take into account anything besides one's own view of "perfection" in the game.
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Quote:This is an assumption but, seems reasonable. Yesterday the forums were down to undergo an upgrade to the vBulletin (as announced here). The smilies they were using were replaced by the default ones and they have not yet re installed the smilies we all know.Originally Posted by Nihilii
The old ones were great, the new ones are ugly as hell. Especially with these terrible white borders, it looks like a two minute job in MSPaint from some kid who just discovered the Internet.
(This isn't a rhetorical question, I'd really like to know what prompted the change if anybody knows.)
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I'll throw my hat in the ring. My arc is called Reflections of Spirit and the ID is 66477.
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Great thread. Here is mine.
I'm teaming with my regular group of 2 others. I don't have stamina and am out of endd. I rest and when eveything is full, get back up and cannot move. I'm confused and type in chat that I can't move thinking that I might have lost connection to I am testing to see if that goes through. But, sure enough my chat appears and they say they aren't having any issues. I can't figure out what is up. I tell them I'll be right back, I need to restart because I cannot move. I come back re-enter the mission and everything is fine. I blow it off as so bad connection thing.
A few days later, I'm solo and the same thing happens. Now that I have time I'm determined to not restart and reset my mission. I spend probably 20 minutes trying to figure out why I cannot move to no avail. I write out my petition and am just about to send it when I see it. The rest icon on my status. In fairness, this was before the red text or any of that but, still I thought rest ended when you filled up. Why else would my character be standing? He must be ready to go!
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Quote:Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
"Hi, Hero Corps Adjuster? Yeah, Captain Photon speaking. Listen, can you spread the word that I'm equivalent to no super-heroes? Yeah. Yeah, I'm sure. I'm a complete blancmange. Great! Thanks." <click> "Hee hee hee... did it work?" "Yeah, they totally thought I was Cap. This is gonna be great. He's gonna be so ticked off."
See, you get it. It's all a plot. Not a Nemesis one, mind. It is way to simplistic ... or so you think.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Kheldarn
A Bacon Story (A Christmas Story)
"Be sure to eat your bacon? A crummy commercial? Son of a *****!"
A Bacon Story
Only I didn't say "Bacon." I said THE word, the big one, the queen-mother of dirty words, the "P-dash-dash-dash" word! (pork)
And a more original one...
Dead Bacon Society
"O bacon, my bacon."
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Quote:I was talking about temp powers. It was in response to the previous post that said the poster could not think of any current missions where temp powers were granted by glowie.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
I'm pretty sure the whole team still gets the badge credits for Safeguard side clickies - but not any temp powers.
I believe the badge credit was moved to the team but, I wasn't talking about that.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Suspicious_Pkg
Way back when... The nem staff glowie award went to whomever clicked the glowie in the mission instead of the mission holder. Man that really got folks mad when someone would run and steal the staff. They changed that quite a while ago.
I'm hard pressed to think of any current missions where it makes a difference who clicks what. Maybe the hydra tf weapons?
Anyway, I still think it is polite to defer to the team leader on glowie clicks. Same with team splits in a missions. Follow the leader unless he/she specifically has instructed the team to follow the tank.
Every Mayhem and Safeguard raid side mission. But, you are right about the Nemesis staff. It used to be worse.
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Quote:I don't believe there is a +0/x0 since x0 will always equal 0. x1 would be equal amount of teammates. 1x1=1 and so forth. I think +0/x0 is a display bug. Though it is likely, I am wrong.Originally Posted by SunGryphon
+0/x0 is the default, never-gone-to-adjust-level. If you don't change the number of heroes you're equivalent to, it stays x0. However, once you've changed it, you can't change it back to x0, you can only change it to x1.
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Quote:You are correct that there are no standard guidelines.Originally Posted by Afterimage
Yes it is your misconception.
Without some kind of etiquette guide, there are no standards of behaviour to follow with regards to the items you brought up. Each person approaches such a situation with his own preconceptions and experiences. There is no right or wrong where there is no help nor harm.
With the exception of farm missions which are never completed, it does not matter who clicks on glowing items. The mission owner is not injured by another player clicking on a glowie. The mission owner may have a perception that it the glowie is its personal property, and that by clicking on the glowie, the other player has somehow robbed it. But if the other player doesn't share the perception that a glowie is property, it has no idea that the mission owner would be offended.
However, it not quite accurate that it does not matter who clicks the glowies. Several missions have glowies which grant temporary powers. IMO, it is polite to give the mission holder the opportunity to say whether they wish to retain that power. YMMV, however.
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Quote:My two oldest characters is my Rad/Rad Defender (created issue 0) and my Peacebringer (created issue 3). Oldest villains are a Necro/Dark MM and Fire/Rad Corr (both issue 6).Originally Posted by GarfieldZ
This for the uber vets! I class these as players who have like a 48 month badge and higher!
for these uber vets, i have 3 question! what toons have you been playing for all this time? have you played one from when you started till now? whats your favourite build?
Yes the defender mentioned above.
Favorite build This is a tough one. Either my Rad/Rad, Fire/Kin Cont, or WB/DB Tank. It really depends on my mood though.
I have the 63 month badge.
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Quote:So here is the thing. You are raging at the devs for decisions you made. When we point that out, attempt to call it semantics. The fault is yours not the devs and here is why:Originally Posted by Ghost_Ripper
Ha. . .ha. . .ha, your not funny. First of all, oh semantic one, you should know I was talking about the devs, even though I did not explicitly say, it was implied. Also, when I say bosses, it was not all bosses like old AE Farms, it was Boss surrounded my minions and LT's, which I did say. So, you can quit with the semantics, thanks.
1) Custom mobs as has been pointed out, allows you to have different options then a standard mob. Those options will make them more difficult but the choice of using those options is your own. Also as been pointed out, they use player stats vs npc stats.I guess this could be blamed on the devs.
2) The combination of normal mobs you are using do not exist in the normal game. Their powers are going to synergize differently. For instance, -def, -acc, and -regen as has been pointed out. You may very well walk through those individual mobs with no problems. The same obviously cannot be said when they are combined. This is cannot blame on the devs as you choose this combination.
You may want to back up a little bit and look at what your fellow players are saying not necessarily how we are saying it. Lady_Sadako post points out a distinct irony in you claim that they (being the devs) made AE too tough when you made the mission. And you reacted as if she kicked your puppy. You can choose the take it personally or not. But, keep in mind the reaction you will generate. You claim others need to grow up but, are the one throwing the tantrum.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Frost
If my rusty memory cells are recalling correctly, the closest CoV got to an open beta was 1 weekend before release where they ran a stress test in partnership with FilePlanet.
Then it closed back up again and we got the end of beta event and then the servers closed down for a couple days until the head start weekend for pre-order folks.Ah yep. It's coming back to me now that both you you mention it.Quote:Originally Posted by MEdelen
There will be a stress test, but that will be the closest to an open beta.. Thats is what they did with CoV. The open beta was just a stress test over a weekend, then they released the game that next week.
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Quote:I assume there is one because it follows their typical Beta/Release process. I don't recall if there was an open beta for CoV though. It was just too long ago. But, simply because it is a paid expansion does not exclude the possibility of an open beta period.Originally Posted by Diggis
You're assuming there is an open Beta, which I would doubt. This isn't a free issue, it's a paid for expansion. I would guess the only beta will be the closed one.
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Quote:The start of closed beta for CoV was in late August of 2005. Release was the end of October 2005. It is possible to be released this year with the same beta period depending in when it enters beta. Of course, what we don't know is when it will enter beta or how long the beta period will be.Originally Posted by Gr33n
Well I dont think there is anyway Go-Ro will be out this year.... its not even in Beta yet.... How long was CoV in Beta befroe it went live>? anyone know?
I am tinking like Feb or March of 2010...
With that said, I don't believe it will be released this year because of the loyalty program dates. Having 3 waves of closed beta, then open beta in about a month is pushing it.
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Slag Golems: Made of the stuff you left behind.
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