Schismatrix
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Quote:i may be an anomaly in this regard, but i would have no problem starting over from scratch if a sequel came out. Although i would expect CoH2 to be a significant upgrade to CoH to justify the change/switch. Not merely a graphics and combat engine revamp, but a total gameplay overhaul. i would hope that it would, for example, rather than archetypes use a powers framework system much like what you've mentioned before.Originally Posted by Arcanaville
The problem is stigma. If you let people transfer from CoH1 to CoH2, all the people looking for a new game and seeing level capped characters, established social groups and supergroups, and players bringing their fixed expectations from CoH1 would drive those people away. Part of the initial appeal of a new game is that it is new: that's why we wipe beta testers. Everyone has a chance to get in on the ground floor. Even pre-order and premium head starts tend to be very short.
The major problem with implementing an overhaul of the combat system and archetypes within CoH instead of releasing a sequel is the possibility of a similar sort of backlash to what SWG had when NGE came out. Of course i don't think that the Devs here could so utterly bollix it up like that, any significant change to gameplay could prompt similar anger in a large portion of the playerbase who like CoH as it is now.
Since i've yet to see any convincing evidence of CoH2 or CoH2.0 being in the works i don't think anything of the sort is "Coming Soon" anyway. -
Quote:Yup, time to make an(other) alt wielding the rusty machete katana.Originally Posted by Equation
I just felt like sharing something to bring a smile to everyone's face..
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Quote:i was wearing peril-sensitive sunglasses, so it thought it couldn't see me either.Originally Posted by Zombie Man
Since the tree blocks it from seeing me, therefore, logic dictates I can not see it. So, no.
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Quote:The comments are pretty brilliant, but my favorite is the obligatory comment thread spammer:Originally Posted by Silverado
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Quote:Yeah, that was my thought as well.Originally Posted by Master Zaprobo
We've shared the same forums for months, and NOW you say hello?!
Hi.
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*puts on Pingu hat and robe*
So long, and thanks for all the fish. -
Quote:And the joke was of Everstryke levels of awesome.Originally Posted by Scooby_Dont
With that level of quality can anyone believe Tramontane missed it?
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Quote:Only if the script calls for it. Sure, the Hulk can jump insane distances, but even assuming he can jump interplanetary or interstellar distances (and the concept of being able to achieve some multiple of light speed simply by pushing off an object is brain hurting) good luck aiming your jump at a target you can't even see while compensating for gravitational forces and orbital vectors. Of course if the story calls for it Hulk can probably jump through time and dimensions by his sheer hulkitude. By writer's fiat it's also guaranteed that any object Hulk encounters after having been hurled through space will have the means for returning to Earth somewhere nearby.Originally Posted by Dark One
Problem with that is that Hulk will eventually hit something or be grabbed up by a gravitational field and he'll jump back to Earth even more honked off.
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Quote:Nope. i was posting that on my phone at work during lunch. i have (had) absolutely no problems with the downtime. However, i was admittedly having a bit of fun with the ranter i was replying to in my post. While my tongue was firmly planted in my cheek i will admit that's not readily apparent if you've never read any of my posts in the past and/or were already feeling defensive about the inevitable whiners babbling as if there hadn't been repeated notices of what was going to happen.Originally Posted by VoodooGirl
You're upset that it's been announced for at least a week, two weeks, that this was going to be happening and you had time to prepare/know?
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Quote:No no no, rant it up on the Ustream. Yer doon it rong!Originally Posted by PhantomRanger
Today we experience a flippin' 12 hour downtime wtf. This is my only day off this week and I won't be able to play again for about 10 days. I was looking forward to playing today, but I guess that is shot. If it takes 12 hours to merge NA and EU server lists, you are not ready to do it. I have done some database work and this seems like along time for a simple program. I have always supported the devs, but this time I call bullcrap!
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Quote:Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper
I think it's rather silly to pile all the grenades on one player. What happens if they d/c? You've just lost your entire supply of grenades.
True, someone may forget to use a grenade if they have one when everybody keeps theirs, but letting Marauder be enraged 50% of the time is much better than 100% of the time, I think. (Of course, on a Master run you want to make sure none of the grenades are used, so however you want to handle it is fine.)Yeah, i agree that piling all the grenades on one person isn't necessarily the best plan, but i volunteered when the leader said they wanted someone to take care of the grenades. Luckily i very rarely disconnect.Quote:Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper
Didn't one of the patches to I20 prevent you from using acids on destroyed doors and prevent you from using a grenade on a pacified Marauder? Okay, you could lose a grenade if activated at the exact same time, the same way you could stack Vengeance if activated at the exact same time, but I'd rather take the risk of people being on the ball to the risk of unpredictable internet failure. -
i did a Lambda run where the other members of the league were asked to give me any pacification grenades and were told to use their molecular acids on the portals. i used my two acids and moved 4 of the grenades to open tray slots. A couple people aggroed Marauder while we asking anyone who still had acids to take down the remaining four portals. We ended up fighting Mr. "On the ground again?" with four portals open. When all four grenades were used i moved more to the tray. (Yeah, i know i can use them with a command, but i was also keeping track of how many i had left.) So during the fight i was looking at my temp powers list periodically.
Marauder finally falls and i open my powers window to see how many grenades were left. To my surprise i see that i had apparently been given two more acids at some point during the later part of the fight. *facepalm*
Apparently "Give $playername any Pacification Grenades you have before we fight Marauder." translates as "Wait until midway through the AV fight and then give $playername any Molecular Acids you have." -
*turns on whirlwind in the lavatory and emerges completely wrapped in and trailing streamers of white paper*
i is your mummy! Now put on a sweater before you go outside so you don't catch a chill.
Also, would it kill you to occasionally call and tell your mum how you're doing?
i spend all day slaving over a hot sarcophagus and this is the thanks i get?
*pauses and listens to a voice from somewhere out of sight*
Oh, wait, wrong sort of mummy? Ah, i see... Okay then.
*waves arms about and starts slowly shambling around*
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i'm thinking of remaking my steampowered armor Scrapper, Retrofuturist. If i do that i'd love to get him into the SG. (Not that i'm going to change his origin much since it involves a WWI era powersuit prototype built by his great grandfather that's been refurbished after his father died in it while fighting the first Rikti invasion. But i am thinking of going with a Def/Corr/Dom/Cont instead of a Scrapper.)
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Just a couple minutes ago in a mission:
[NPC] Vortex Assault: This is probably another security glitch.
[NPC] Vortex Fire: That's no security glitch! That's general incompetence!
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[NPC] Captive: Someone found us!
[NPC] Vortex Fire: It's general incompetence! Sound the alarm!
And on my Stalker:
[NPC] Syrus: No matter! None of their filthy minions can ssstand againssst uss!
[NPC] Viper Fang: But I heard there was someone sspecial. One they call my parole officer.
[NPC] Syrus: Hah! Let them come! -
Quote:Not even necessarily the biggest company, just the company that has the largest total assets. Hell, it could be a company that acquires other companies and liquidates them for profit. A company that hires new employees to work in their new acquisitions and then cuts them loose when whatever is left of the acquisition is sold off.Originally Posted by Ironblade
I see one small problem. "Best" is a value judgment and the prestige ranking does not attempt or claim to measure that. Furthermore, it won't even tell you the largest or most active group. All it tells you is that the group focuses on prestige. In some cases, that's actually a bad sign.
If you want to find the best company to work at, do you just pick the one that's the biggest?
Edit: Not that i know of any SGs that pretty much do that, down to requiring inf contributions from members of the satellite SGs to help boost the main SG's prestige total. Nope, such a thing could not possibly happen in this game. -
It's been a few days since this thread had any posts. Does anyone have a list of which procs, if any, do not currently work properly?
For example, i've heard that the Absolute Amazement proc currently does nothing in PvE, but i've never used one myself. -
Quote:Nictus Mastermind. Squidhorses for the tier 1, Lobsterhinos for the tier 2 and Romulus with the Nova form tentacles for arms for the tier 3. One of the other powers would be Summon Shadow Cyst, which would then spawn Unbound Nictus.Originally Posted by DarkGob
Now I want an Octopus Summoning primary for MMs. You could have a mini-Lusca!
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Quote:There was a barrier, but it was more of a rationality/logical thought barrier.Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
I was hoping there was a language barrier that was confusing me.
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Quote:i used to go to punk and weird performance art shows held in a building in Danbury that was named the Harry Dick Building. The building was on Main Street with the name in large letters on the walls. For most people it was only amusing or even worth thinking about after the first couple of times when hanging out with people new to the area.Originally Posted by Lord_Nightblade
And Fort Wayne, Indiana had Harry Baals for mayor. Sadly, they recently declined the Harry Baals Government Center, going for the much duller Citizens Square.
On a related note a guy i used to work with had told me he used to know a guy who actually was named Richard Head. -
i have "general incompetence" on several servers mostly for NPC dialogue amusement. His battle cry is "I know what I'm doing!"
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Quote:*points and laughs at KING OF CAPSLOCK*Originally Posted by KING OF UNIVERSE
ya wadever noob next tiem u fightw me nd i own u ill put on utube so smile when u holla back
It's sort of like ELK STANKER had a severe head injury and ended up rolling his face across the keyboard all day.
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Quote:The other half is red lasers and blue lasers.Originally Posted by Undead_Bubble
thank you for giving me an update! Now I know, and as they saying... knowing is half the battle.
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Quote:Do you use global channels and /sea?Originally Posted by Red Valkyrja
I believe that in some people eyes ghost town = not having to walking on character's heads to get across Pocket D or don't have server lag just from broadcast spam in Atlas Park.
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Quote:Champion generally isn't in the top four and i have no problems finding teams when i look for them. Right now i've been playing mostly under 40 alts, and most of the chatter is players doing iTrials, but ghost town isn't even close. i suppose it doesn't count since i use global channels and the search tool when i'm in the mood to team instead of standing around a tram station waiting for someone to send me a tell.Originally Posted by Daemodand
Nothing documented or official, but going by server loads and various player accounts, Virtue is the most populous server followed closely by Freedom, Justice/Infinity being the distant third, everything else being in ghost town territory.<snipped snippiness>
Ghost town servers are good if you are a hardcore soloist. The performance of the zones will be much better on the ghost town servers, due to the low population.