Shard_Warrior

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Hmmm....now that I look at that roster of my "League of Everyday Heroes", I realize that Wally World might make a good Back Alley Brawler alternate.

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LOL! "Think Geek 5000" is a classic! Pure gold

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ITF run Friday morning @10EST. Anyone interested?

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ME!!! It's been a while since the Mini has smashed the Romans and kicked Romulus in the booty.

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Shhh no one is suppose to know about that!

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I pinch Fanci's tushy every time I see her, regardless of what toon I am on.

I'm very happy that your hubby made it home safely to you Fanci, and that you are making minis cuz everyone loves a mini.

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Because people won't invite you to do it unless you've come prepared with Shivans and nukes.

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You don't want to be on a team that needs those to complete the TF or SF. If they believe those things are mandatory, then they are doing it wrong or just plain lazy.

Shivans/nukes are not needed for to them.

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I need some help here.

In my latest AE arc, I have a timed mission in which you need to rescue 5 people from an office building before it collapses.

The editor reports no errors anywhere in my arc. Yet, every time I test this mission, it fails a few seconds after I rescue the first person. I save them, they thank me and run off, then about 5-10 seconds later I'm booted out and told Mission Failed!

I have no clue what is causing this. Is it a bug I'm unaware of?

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I'm not certain if this is related, but I've noticed quite a few arcs that when entering, you are given the "You cannot enter" pop-up note just before you are zoning in. I'm also seeing that allies are not behaving properly. If set to follow, they follow for a while, then stand in one spot and don't move and wind up getting "lost". Spawn points on maps seem to be out of whack too.

All of these combined, I'm inclined to think its a bug. /bug it or petition it... they may know of something causing the issue.

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yes i did them, i'm on the hero that loved me or something like that.. but there all good.. i'm working on one where the first miss foley meets jade-star... but wow there is so much to them

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I am going to make one where Shard comes after Foley for her crimes of abandoning her Mini and brings her in.

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Another question regarding Boxing. Does it cause any redraw issues for Stone/ brutes? If I'm using it as an auto will I end up having to have the hammer redrawn each time afterwards?

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Yes, it will redraw. Any of the attacks in the pool sets (air superiority, flurry etc.) will do that.

I have always taken kick on my tankers simply for humor reasons. Most all of my tanks are small and due to their height, it looks like they are kicking the baddies in the "family jewels". Plus, when the knockback lands from kick, I just find it funny especially when it makes the target fall off a bridge or ledge.

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You do know that in I15 they already decreased the amount of space that Custom Critters take up? I was easily able to add in a 3rd Lt. and 2nd Boss, plus add auras to all of the Customs in the group, with lots of room left over. I can easily add in a couple more without running out of room, when the arc had been running out of room before.

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Yes I am aware. You're still very limited in what you can use. Try making custom groups with more than 2 minions, 2 Lt.s, 2 Bosses, 2 EBs and an AV. It still takes up a lot of space.

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jade i've already done 3 of your mission things.. and let me add damn funny. your emotes dances and other things were so damn funny.. you so get an A+ and 3 gold stars on that..

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Did you try "Lord of the Minis" too? "Folebo Foleyginns" is priceless You'll love the name of the final villain in it

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I left Triumph a few years ago because getting teams was difficult. I have no desire to play on a low-pop server, thanks very much. Thousands of others feel the same way, apparently, so we are not all wrong.

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Just playing devil's advocate here...

You made the choice to move to a more populated server. During double xp weekends, that server tends to reach capacity and you know you will have difficulty logging in. That's a consequence of your choice.

Also, suppose they increase the capacity, and the new limit gets reached and the server goes gray? What then? There will be complaints regardless of what the developers do.

Lastly, just as there are thousands who enjoy being on a populated server, there are thousands who enjoy lower-population servers. Not having a grayed-out server on double xp weekends is a benefit to that.

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Actually, I was just talking to someone about it and had a few ideas brewing for some......"events" of the "PvP" nature and maybe "Coordinating" it with her.... but we need a cool name so we are stuck. :P

*hint hint*

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I dunno.... "PvP for Dummies?" lol

I posted some suggestions here here earlier this morning that are applicable to this thread.

Not entirely a "lore" question per say, but something I've been wondering about in terms of "characterization".

My question is two-fold:

Question:

1. According to CoX lore, the Freedom Phalanx carried on their normal duties during the events of the
Might For Right Act. Does this mean the Freedom Phalanx agreed with the mandatory service required (or "draft") on this or did they just not know about the abuses going on?

2. This part is more "what if" - suppose the events of Civil War (or something similar) took place in the CoX universe today. Which side would the Freedom Phalanx choose? Would they all be a united front for one side or the other? Or would there be some dissension among them?

Thanks!

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Good, thoughtful suggestions Shard.

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Thanks.

I added some ideas here that might help as well.

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I started a month after beta and i hide in the shadows now. but people still fear my name.. Miss Foley <----True hero

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Don't think that this slipped past me.... as I have mentioned before; time has not absolved you of your crimes.

I will find you, I will bring you in and we will all see justice served.


P.S. Wait until you see "World War Mini"

Just a couple of ideas I had for improving the Mission Architect system. I realize some have workarounds already, but I wanted to post this to throw the ideas out there.

**New Features:**

New Mission Detail - "Prevent Negotiation(s)"
I envision this working by combining the available options for "Fight A Boss" and "Add Battle". It would allow us to create scenarios where more than one faction (probably limit to 2 factions like the "Add Battle" allows) are negotiating with the other without having to use up two "Add Boss" options and finding a map that allows for 2 boss spawns in the same location.


"Be Introduced to New Contact"
When we complete a story arc outside of AE, our contacts introduce us to someone new. I've run quite a few story arcs in AE that continue a larger story in another arc. It would be nice to have an option to have the contact for one arc "introduce you" to the next contact so you do not have to return to the terminal and search for the next one in the chain. I am thinking all that would be required here is a single field to enter the next arc ID into.


Special Multi-Objective Boss Spawns
It would be nice to be able to create a scenario similar to the end of the Statesman's Task Force where you have to defeat Lord Recluse's gang in order for him to spawn. Limit it to perhaps 4 or 5 required objectives that have to be completed before a boss spawns.


"Generic" skins for existing maps
It would be great to see a few of the existing maps (like Arachnos and Council) available generically skinned without the group logos on them. This is mainly for immersion purposes when creating "secret lairs" or "bases" for custom groups.

Alternatively, perhaps allow us to select a map and then select the "skin for it". So, for example, instead of having options for "Warehouse - City of Heroes" and "Warehouse - City of Villains", just have the option for "Warehouse" and then let the author pick a "regular" or "abandoned" skin.

Defensive Objects
These could work similar to collection objects, only be "defensive" type weaponry as seen in the faction bases of Bloody Bay or at the Council base in Striga. For example; wall turretts that pop-out after completing a "collection item".


**Enhancements:**

Colored text for required Collection objectives
I've seen many, many story arcs that try to do this, but wind up using an inordinate amount of text to explain what color they have specified as mandatory for collection objects and what is not. This should be done automatically in the objectives listing on screen.


Character(s) selection for ambushes
It would be nice to be able to select an individual (or perhaps up to 3) individual characters from a group to spawn as an ambush. Sometimes, you may only want Statesman to show up to "save the day" or Lord Recluse to "spoil your plans". It is very immersion breaking to use an existing group or create a custom group intended to be individual characters, but have multiple copies of the same person show up for an ambush.


Improve the Collection Item option
It would be nice to set the text for clue found and clue not found within the same Collection object. When adding a collection item, if I want to create 6 wall safes to check, the first one will contain the clue and correct "you found it!" text, while the others will also show the same "you found it!" text. The editor should allow for this as a single option without having to use many "collections" to the story.


Patrol/Battle Dialogue selection
When creating a mission where there is more than one copy of a patrol, they will all use the same dialogue. If we set up a 5th Column patrol option and set the amount to 5, either allow us to choose how many of those 5 we would want to say the dialogue or allow us to choose separate dialogue for them. Right now, if we want to set different dialogue for them, we have to add multiple patrol options. The same applies to "Add Battle" and enemy groups surrounding objects.


Expanded Use of Custom Characters
Can the method for how custom character data is stored be made more efficient to use less file space? The character creator is a feature that truly sets this game apart from others; it's sad we can't make better use of them in the MA system.

Alternatively, perhaps offer increased file sizes as a purchaseable item from the NCSoft store?

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Point me to a PvP-n00b event.

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That pretty much sums up my entire experience with PvP.

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I'd be willing to help out with some practice sessions/events for this. I imagine there are some out there who would be interested in trying PvP without getting beaten badly.

I've noticed the spawn points not working even prior to i15. Maps which clearly allow for spawns in a given area will periodically not spawn properly. If set to "Back", the boss spawns in the "Middle".

I've also noticed that allied ambushes do not work properly. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. I had /bugged both of these issues some time before i15 went live.

While showing the map locations is nice, it would be much better to allow us to set the locations ourselves by clicking a point on the map.

Came across this article this morning and thought some of you might enjoy these.

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One "bug" I have noticed:

In Rikti War Zone, all quest giver NPC have .txt info type below their names on the compass now.

Also (not sure if this is working as intended or not) the Advanced Drones in the Rikti War Zone (mission instances anyway) when destroyed explode at least three or four times before going away....somewhat annoying.

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I've noticed this in MA created content as well. While fun to watch the fireworks show, it causes issues with any NPC allies set to follow. They won't move off until the explosion cycle ends.

Just verified that Turbo is set to follow/fight defensive for all missions and has been toned down to be a boss.

I'm running the arc now to make sure he is working as he should. Incidentally, I've found a cute little bug in i15 here... the Rikti Drones keep re-appearing, then exploding once destroyed.

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There are a lot of vets that are still around and in my opinion all the vets deserve to be in it. But that is just my opinion.

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Yes I agree and I would love to include everyone in what I am doing. Unfortunately, the MA file size restrictions prevent a person from using too many custom characters.

I was mainly looking for characters from our favorite toons - not the players themselves - who would fit the bill of being a member of an "Illuminati" type group in the fictional CoX world.

I'm going to try and include everyone like I did with "World War Mini"... I'll just have to switch the characters around and re-publish the arc periodically.

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This is exciting. If there is anyone who can put together a well written story with charisma and charm its Jade. World War mini was hysterical. I was cracking up at the last mission when all the mini’s fought in with their little appendages!

You should make one on Jades origins to follow the “spy who loved me”.

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Thanks. I try.

If you run "The Hero Who Loved Me", you'll want to pay close attention to Turbo's dialogue when he explains why he and Jade had a falling out. It will come into play later.

I've been testing out a few things here and there to see how they will work in the forthcoming story. Let me tell you, having to fight Emerald Fusion, Ghost Widow, Scirocco, Captain Mako and Sister Psyche all at once makes for some serious ouches.

You're all going to love the Psi Blast/WP AV!! Which I might add when I first tested it pwned my tank and my posse of Statesman (3 shot him lol), Back Alley Brawler, Positron, Citadel, Black Scorpion, Scirocco and Lord Recluse. Who was left standing? Ghost Widow!

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Yeah, I know what you mean. Classic comic book capers, everybody's got a costume, even the madman villain who's plotting to take over the world with the ancient thing he stole from the museum. Sadly, I haven't seen any arcs that wholly fit that bill. Some of them come close, but they're not very good.

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I wish we were better able to incorporate custom characters into MA arcs. The file size limitations can really stifle creating characters to do this IMO.

OP: If I come across anything similar to what you are looking for, I'll post it here.

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Yeah you are running around like a mad man killing everything! Like Mini Turbo on crack (if that's even possible)!

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He shouldn't anymore. I changed him Saturday to tone him down. He's just a Boss now set to follow/fight defensive.

Mini Turbo is just nuts