Ravenswing

Yes, rather good. Interesting story. Leaves you wanting more. And probably one of the more technically well written pieces I've seen here as well.

If you want actual criticism, some of the speech comes over a little wooden. Note the emphasis.

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Nope other endgame content in other mmo is not a myth cause its a forced endgame content.

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You mean like WoW, where I simply don't do 'end-game' instances? Grinding instances doesn't appeal, so I don't. There is nothing in the game which forces you to play it. You just discontinue your subscription and say "that was nice."

Of course, as a result, having hit level cap in WoW, I got bored real fast and came back to see the new content in CoH. When Wrath comes out, I'll play a bit more WoW, though, frankly, I'm currently enjoying my new Scrapper too much to get overly enthused about WoW just now.

I, frankly, find the concept of forcing people to do anything in an MMO rather strange. Have they got electrodes wired into your brain, or something?

Have to say... not much before release. If it were put up now it would become a cross between creative and general, with people busily creating plots the can't have a chance of implementing, and slagging the whole idea off.

Wait until we actually have more of a clue what the system is going to be like. A manual would be nice *hint hint*

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the only thing i'm hoping for is some kind of aura for the blasters.
like having fiery armor on a blaster,

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They aren't going to proliferate armour sets to ATs which don't get armour now, are they?

That was sticking to the discussion. You don't need a novel to describe your character.

See the name of the box 'Description?' Not 'Background,' not 'Life Story,' and definately not 'List of all the uber powers I've decided my character has while roleplaying, so, yes I can kick your bottom up and down Galaxy City because it says so right here in black and white.'

Description.

Yep, day jobs is it.

It isn't going to happen. It's been officially stated that it won't happen, to be precise. It gets suggested A LOT, but it won't happen.

Unless a game like CO does it, of course, and then it'll be a must have feature.

There's the daily GG calendar of what conversation you expect, but you'll have to get that off Soaring Horizon's player.

(This was a joke brought to you by those who had a surreal evening last night)

Oh, and there should be an external link to this because it should be mandatory reading. (Thanks to Shadowe for finding it.)

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As a followup to that, is it for only people who RP in certain circles or for anyone on Union who roleplay, even if it's in an environment other than the standard GG/PD crowd...?

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Well, there's a lot of villains on there that don't go to PD or GG. I think it's really for people who roleplay... anywhere, though clearly there's a fairly thick representation of the GG crowd, cos we're pushy.

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with PvP changes that are going to have to be thrown out anyway

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Explain, please?


Personally, I care not for more proliferation. They don't tend to do much for things I'd like to play anyway and I have plenty of alts lounging around unlevelled thank yee.

And, of course, that it has animated hair.

Hmmm... interesting thought... Carnie zombies in PI, Skull ones in Kings. Be an interesting way to scale the mobs.

That could severly depopulate Paragon in short order...

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then I would prefer someone (anyone! Whether the plot-runner or any of the participants) to ask me to back off.

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Well, I did suggest that with Ghostie and the Ellie Breakout scenario. I guess I'm just blunt when it comes to people I like.

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Oh, he'll casually swat away any Hellions that get too close to the Galaxy Girl statue as a result of some ill-advised griefing attempt, but if it's a job that requires a screwdriver, he won't insist on people taking along a hammer.

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Well, y'see, skeletons are immune to sharp and zombies are immune to blunt, so it's usually best to have both along... Oh, hang on, wrong system, and anyway they dumped that for Revision 3 of the rules.

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Well, I would say that not being able to support a conceptual power in-game is no reason not to have that power in concept anyway.

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Perfectly true. However, none of the examples you give require that the character in question can casually wipe the floor with anything and anyone, which is the case we are really discussing here.

Just because you can cast spells, and are a fire mage, does not mean that in an RP battle you can wash away whole hordes of bad guys in a massive fireball, not unless you can do the same thing in the game for real. It may well mean you can light your ciggarettes with your finger, or provide people with smores, or shoot fireworks out your... trouser legs or something.

I've taken to having Ni seeing things that are happening behind her lately. She has Hightened Senses, amazing situational awareness, and a partioned mind... and I have the ability to zoom the camera out. It has no real combat benefit, it's just character colour.

I have not taken to saying that she can put her fist through Impervium armour plate due to her amazing physical conditioning, grab someone's intestines, and yank them out to tie them up with. There's nothing to stop me doing that, aside from my own sense that I stopped attending school over 30 years ago and don't wish to return to school yard roleplay.

I actually trust FFM, and Ghosty, and Shadowe to keep the more uber aspects of their characters out of the way of plots they should avoid (much as I took to doing with Crow when he got too powerful), but if they did choose to intervene in some way that I felt was inappropriate, I'd be forced into ignoring them or absenting myself from that plot.

We do get into issues with things like the Unity Towers Battle, where (as I think Dan explained) some characters were left feeling distinctly underpowered. OTOH, in that particular situation, some RP grew out of it (for Dan and me, and others) and there was enough going on in multiple locations that you could mostly just get on with doing your thing.

But the problem exists.

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Has any one else noticed the number of NPC that mention something about a strange plague or feeling ill i wonder if its a reference to the Zombies

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I haven't, but with just about every villain using poison gas/weird plagues/immunity supressant drugs it's hardly surprising if the populace feels a bit off.

Works for me, I think LiquidX has the right idea. That'd fix everything.

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I simply object to what sounded like an aimed insult. Kay?

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Oh, you mean like your cartel remark?

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Well...it kinda does say 'Forum Cartel' above him name, FFM. Unless thats wrong?

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a. I don't have a choice about that title. If I did, it would be gone.

b. It was only aimed in the sense that I was aiming at the planet.


Re 'abuse': I was attempting to be humerous. I forget that humour has a terrible tendency to pass us by in a text medium.

To clarify, my objection is purely based on the abuse many people put others to if long background fields are available. Having something available via a web site is much preferable.

To those saying "it just needs to be a bit longer," do get serious. So you want an extra 20 characters? And you get those and next time you need 10 more. And then 30 more... Get the picture? If you can't fit it into the space now 'a little bit more' is never going to be enough.

(( Need to talk to you about a plot, Z...))

(( And the story... made me giggle. Could be up there with the Southpark WoW episode. ))

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and as US has no prob.. the US don't care

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Good, then they can move over here then.

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In the RP folds, I guess it would be muchly asked for.

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Just shows you don't understand yur audience. I'll ignore the rest.

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If you dont want it, dont use it. But those who *do* want it would really like it, thanks.

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But, do the folks who do want it realise how much the rest of us love laughing at what they write into those long biographies? That's the question.

The problem with your post is that you make assumptions about what are good and bad Vet Rewards. Frankly, I should imagine a fair number of people like the greek letters, and while I'm not that fond of the boxing kit, I know someone who is.

I, personally, think the non-combat pets mostly suck. I've seen no one use them. I have one toon I plan to use them on, out of a lot of alts. I don't see you suggesting those for replacement.

It's all opinion, and your replacements are all (in my opinion) badly thought out, or just not very good. Sorry.

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I find Willpower quite a flexible set to RP with.

A vampiric character of mine uses Rise to the Challenge as leeching regeneration from the foes around him.

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Loving Willpower myself, it's let me make a human girl who has trained herself using Jackie Chan movies, Chronicles of Riddick, martial arts books, ninjutsu texts, you name it. She survives fights by simply ignoring the fact she's getting cut up and shot. She then goes home and lies in a bath of special herbs and minerals (Wanted-style) to heal all the damage. Hightened Senses for her means she's totally aware of her surroundings, Rise to the Challenge is an extreme ability to produce focused bursts of adrenalin and endorphins. I don't think I've even touched where I can take Ni's roleplayed WP powers. It would, actually, be quite easy to make her very uber, but I somehow feel I'll stop myself.

It is a really amazing set for roleplaying with.

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By story, sara has basically survived ... at least one trip to hell

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Jason Caine memorably fell out of the air over the GG plaza smelling a lot of sulphur and having to wease a lot for a day or so while his lungs regenerated. All that to try and sort out a problem for his girlfriend.

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having numerous buildings dropped on her

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And, of course, explained his lac of physical prowess on arrival in Paragon City as the effects of having spent a century or so under a fallen cliff face somewhere in Germany.

Jason is, technically, an uber-character, but not really. He cannot die. End of story. But then, he was born of the desire to embody the game mechanics. No chracter ever dies in this game. Not unless the owner wants it.

Of course, Jason isn't hard to damage, and you can tae him out of a fight easily enough. He just won't stay down.