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  1. All I care about is the casting for Toph, the EarthBending Master. Post when it happens.
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Amy_Amp View Post
    She can flat out act when given the chance. She tends to due the overly bubbly character as her best, but she's got range. Even if I didn't like the movie overall, she was amazing in Junebug, which she was nominated for best supporting actress, but didn't win.

    I want to say something but I shouldn't....

    I hope this is a funny Lois not a serious one. I think they should have made Isla Fisher Lois. Getting Henry to be Superman will be a millions times better than Brandon. British have a better screen presence than Americans. I just hope he has an American accent. Having a british supeman would kind of stink. "It's a bird, no it's a plane, bloke...it's Superman."
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Residentx_EU View Post
    Yes, except this one,

    And then lo and behold, in comes this girl named Adrianne Palicki.

    I had seen her on Friday Night Lights and I always liked her work, but I didn’t get a sense of her stature. I guess she was sitting down in a lot of the scenes. So she stood up, and we met — eyeball to eyeball — she smiled ... and I knew during the course of the conversation that this was Wonder Woman. I just knew it. I had an instinctive feeling that this was her. So then she read. And she was. And she is.
    Personally, I think they had a "one on one" afterwards and she "confirmed" to him her credentials and now we have this girl as WW. She's been sitting a lot in FNLs and he "always liked her work" WTF? I wish he'd elaborate on "instinctive feeling." He probably cried out to Hera afterwards.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by CrazyJerseyan View Post
    I didn't feel like searching the whole thread but wanted to confirm something I found online.

    1. She is NOT going to be an Amazon. Just a human vigilante.
    2. Her name is Diane Prince
    3. She runs a multi-billion dollar corporation during the day.
    4. At night, she dons the costume and runs around fighting crime.
    5. She has a scooby gang of computer/research nerds that work for her in her basement or something.

    Is this true?

    Yes, except this one,
    1. She is NOT going to be an Amazon. Just a human vigilante.

    The writer said he found an actresss who could fit the bill...being tall and stuff. :-)

    Then you had to find your Wonder Woman.
    It was not an easy search, but it went far quicker than I ever imagined. After writing this script, I remember looking at several people and going, "Yeah, now good luck trying to find her." She’s got to be strong, smart, emotionally accessible — and oh yeah, an Amazon! Good luck. I remember speaking to DC, and saying, "We may have to compromise on the physicality. We need to go with the best actress. And if the best actress is five-foot-five, we have to be open to that, because there’s too many layers for this character to also demand that she be nearly six feet tall." And then lo and behold, in comes this girl named Adrianne Palicki.

    I had seen her on Friday Night Lights and I always liked her work, but I didn’t get a sense of her stature. I guess he was sitting down in a lot of the scenes. So she stood up, and we met — eyeball to eyeball — she smiled ... and I knew during the course of the conversation that this was Wonder Woman. I just knew it. I had an instinctive feeling that this was her. So then she read. And she was. And she is.
  5. Include High Quality AE Mishes in the WST.
  6. Allow users to buy their subs forward to get the veteran powers :-)

    Example, let me buy forward 3 months(44.97 USD), 6 months(89.94), 12 months(179.99), 24 months(359.76).
  7. A new TF monthly with new maps even if it's only 30-60 minutes.
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by CactusBrawler View Post
    So I've solo'd my way through Preatoria at +1 difficulty.

    Followed the Powers story arc, and bang I hit level 19 with no more contacts, and a level to go before I can leave.

    That sucks.
    Team now and get out of Praetoria.
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by MajorPrankster View Post
    I am the IT director for a multi-million dollar company and I have been for 10 years, does that count?

    There is no concept here I need to grasp. You seem to think you somehow know more than I do about how I should live my life. You don't.
    Have I demanded that change your life specifically? Please point it out to me. All I know is that change and time are the constant variables in everything. If you want to match johnson's, I've been an IT Director for a multi-billion dollar company for 20 years. You are right about one thing, I don't know more than you
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood View Post
    The question is what is value for money from the game? I play the game because I want to play the game. If I'm not playing much I cancel my subscription until I want to play again. Sometimes that means I end up paying for a month of game-time I don't use (in fact I specifically pay monthly rather than in longer periods since paying for a longer period practically guarantees I'll end up not using all of it).

    But at the end of the day the important things to remember are that:
    1. My entertainment dollars are there to entertain me and not the other way around
    2. Paying sub time upfront means it's a sunk cost

    If the only reason I'm playing the game is to "get my money's worth" then it's time to take a break. Taking a break costs me nothing, the money is already spent and I've got plenty of alternative free sources of entertainment (such as spending hours upon hours reading TVTropes or re-playing old computer games) I'm not going to spend my time playing CoX if I don't want to.

    I want to clarify something here. I used "get my money's worth" as common point for discussion. Few people come to CoH to just pay out and get nothing back, right? If you are one of those people, congrats.

    I think the biggest question on this discussion is the level of investment that is required to be a part of this community now and in the future with the new stuff. Some feel it is grinding content with no end and other like the grind(MajorPrankster). The level of investment just 5 months ago was different than it is now. So we discuss this and the indirect issues. People voice their opinions and everyone takes away what they want.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by MajorPrankster View Post
    This is funny.

    As for RL, of course I have pressures. I cannot deny that. But I was referring, specifically, to the peer pressure of keeping up with others that you referred to with your comparison to work and RL of having to log into the game weekly.
    Thanks for admitting that you have pressures. I was concerned when you said you only liked to "grind." Your comments about peer pressure are interesting. If you hope to have and maintain a leadership position anywhere you should try to grasp this concept on a deeper level...even though it is boring to you :-)
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Carnifax_NA View Post
    In that case I got lucky, a tank I had been teaming with duoed it with me which made it doable. That's what I mean by kryptonite really, Praetoria has enemies for almost any power combo which are just a dead end, you'll get slaughtered by them. My scrapper loved ghouls and syndicate, but hated clockwork of all kinds. My elec/nrg domi had no issue with them but hated Destroyers and was the one who was stopped dead by Vanessa.

    Admittedly this is all before the diff settings were added, -1 makes a big difference when you're trying to solo something which you're weak against.

    Praetoria is the most interesting starting points in the game to solo though, storywise. i just wish someone went through the enemy lists there are pared some powers back a wee bit.
    this game has a lot of "hiccups." I played lots of mishes that had bugs but I came back with a different toon and completed it. I have worked with the devs to understand this be we have been unable to successfully recreate some of the issues I have had.
  13. When I over invite, I drop off too. I can form another team.

    But keep this in mind, time is everything in this game. First come, first serve is the best policy. I post status as I"m playing.

    Example:

    1.Manticore TF LFM, Pst for invite
    2. replies come and I add them as they come
    3. Manticore TF LF3M, LF2M, LF1M
    4. Maniticore TF TEAM FULL - so everyone who is paying attention knows that team is full and to stop telling me.
    5. If they come after that I reply quickly, Team Full, Sorry.
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by MajorPrankster View Post
    What I am talking about here, from my perspective, is peer pressure and personal angst over what others have and do.

    I am sorry the sort of pressure I am referring to is unavoidable for you.

    It is avoidable for me and many others I know.

    *shrug*
    You can avoid this game but the pressure will come from somewhere else. Do you not want to get the value from what you pay monthly for this game? If not, then why do you pay? You have pressure, you just aren't fully aware of it. Control is an illusion because of time.
  15. I refuse to believe this is unlimited.

    Tyrant doesn't have the resources to hold off COV and COH for too long. But wait, Mender Silos said he came from 1,000,000 years in the future....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :-)
  16. The AE may have a use once again. I hope we get to create AE Incarnate Trial mishes.
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by MajorPrankster View Post
    In RL the pressure is natural, for many, I know. Personally, keeping up with the Jones' is stupid, IMO.

    This is not work, nor is it RL. This is my point.

    This is pretendy-happy-fun time, not real life.

    The City is the place to get away from these pressures, not to add more of them, IMO.

    MP, Pressure is everywhere. Pressure pumps blood through your body. Pressure is used to input keystrokes to this online boards. Pressure is what you do to your wife during "Grinding" :-) It's unavoidable.
  18. Can we still submit questions for tomorrow online chat?
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    The devs have said that there are 10 slots to start with -
    I just ask this to cover my bases. How long will it take the devs to roll out these 10 slots? I know we're getting 4 more soon with I20 I guess. Will we be getting 4 slots per issue roughly? That would be 16 slots per year.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by MajorPrankster View Post
    Users create pressure on themselves.

    No one has to come online to play the game, period.

    *shrug*

    I don't understand why one would put this sort of pressure on themselves over a game.

    I Just Don't.

    As a stated up-thread, I have heard the reasons for years. The reasons are still funny to me, and illogical in the extreme, IMO.
    The pressure is natural. The desire to keep pace/stay in control and stay modern. Also, the fear of falling behind is another pressure. This is why you work and pay bills and maintain your relationships in life.
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    The devs have said that there are 10 slots to start with - they can add more slots as they think they're needed - and the current slots can be expanded, and there's a limitless number of Trials that they can add - they've already said that they're looking to add one Trial per Issue.
    The Incarnate system is going to end when the TF and mission system ends.
    You almost got me there Golden Girl.

    Verizon says you can have unlimited downloads and talk but if you go over a threshold they will cut you off. I'm just using this as an example. The devs cannot create unlimited trials unless they live forever, right? Realistically, if this game has 5 years left that's 60 trials(5x12 months) but you said per issue, which means 20 trials(5x4)...that is not unlimited.
  22. My original goal when I started this was to get all the slots. I did this with the first tier alphas but I'm seeing so many people just getting only what they need/minimum. This just shows the flexibility of the slotting. If you want in, you can get in but if you want all it going to take time. But right now, 1 slot gets you the access to the shards and the notices. What more do you need right now?
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by MajorPrankster View Post
    Official? *shrug*

    Again, if I am not being entertained, I stop playing.

    All MMOs are repetitive, I like MMOs, so I guess I like what the 'official' definition of 'grinding' is in some fashion, but I stop playing anything that is not entertaining.

    Killing bad guys is generally always entertaining after dealing with RL all day.

    Again, while I comprehend what others call a grind, I do not consider playing the game a grind and if it's not entertaining, I don't do it. In game or in RL, really.

    As for everything in my life being fun and positive, nothing could be farther from the truth. However, I can choose how to spend my free time. Why would anyone spend their free time doing something they do not enjoy?

    My playtime is just that, mine. I spend it doing fun things. I do not understand why other torture themselves over these things. My RL is full enough of drama and pain. Playtime does not get to cause me pain.
    The new system creates pressure on the users. I used to play CoH once a month, now I play minimum three times a week now and I dedicate 1 weekend a month to close "gaps."

    1. Maintain my 50s/WTFs - NA Freedom
    2. Maturate my others to 50 - NA Freedom
    3. Mature my others to 50 - EU Union.

    The slots I could handle, the weekly TF mandates a regular monthly paying, playing user and time in the game. The slots I could brute force but the WTFs can't be so I have to be online everyweek to do this. I had to come online monday after playing this weekend because the teams I was on just couldn't finish the WTF.
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    The Incarnate system is open-ended - there's no "finish" to it.

    What do you mean open-ended? We can't go past 54, right? There aren't more slots coming that was originally published? Can you elaborate on your comments more? Nothing is unlimited.
  25. NCSOFT is business, we demand everything...even if we could get everything it wouldn't be enough. If you have the urge for new experiences do/create some AE or take a timeout and visit another game. I'm playing DCUO now it's nothing like CoH but it has some new content to tie me over till I20.