SmokeSignal

YES MEH!

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who are you?

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Justicite well wisher.

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@CrackBack
@Cr4ckB4ck

Adding our newest member!
@CrackBack
@Cr4ckB4ck

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BOOSH!!!

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we only want them in if they're from justice

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take as many as you can please

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kkthx

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Welcome to the WNBA

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he's from justice, shouldn't he be in our sg?

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Was a great addition too

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thanks johnny

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Went to test and didn't ask where I went. I'm hurt.

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Bunch of damn dress wearing sissy la-la's.

I find it hilarious how some are already complaining about not yet released announcements. Or complaining again about the things that have been complained about a thousand times already. I think it's probably safe to say they are aware of what we're unsatisfied with. Let them make their announcements. See if it addresses your concerns. If it doesn't, then complain. Why do it now? Or do you actually think you're accomplishing something?

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Those are Clockworks, but I like calling them Clickey Clacks.

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And now we need a clockwork boss/EB/AV named Clickey Clack. Your daughter rules!

My son is 7. He started playing when he was around 5. I don't usually tell people his age or that it's not me when he's playing, it's just more fun that way.

My fondest memory of him playing would be when he was solo'ing through a mob of bad guys and was having trouble with the boss in the spawn. He managed not to die, rested, and came back. It was one of those epic fights where you drop the baddie with just a pinch of health left and not much end. He looked at me and said, "Don't worry, Dad. I got him. He was a noob.".

I about died.

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Task and Strike Forces are due for a major revamp, anyway. Instead of just trying to plug supposed exploits, how about the developers put some time on the schedule to:

1. Address the disparity in TFs between the hero and villain sides. Namely, give the villain side more SFs to balance the two sides.
2. Reduce the minimum number of players required for a TF or SF to a maximum of six. Only exception: STF and LRSF, since they are meant to be endgame challenges and "hardcore".
3. Rework most of the original TFs in CoH. Simply put, the majority are way too long. It would be one thing if each mission was unique and exciting but they are literally nothing more than door missions strung together, something you do throughout regular gameplay. Tacking an AV to the end of the last one doesn't make a TF special. When a player gets the reward at the end of a TF or SF, it should feel like something they truly earned, not just a gift for slogging through a bunch of stock door missions and AV. Some TFs are like this now. Most aren't. The Positron TF is rather embarrassing as the introduction to TFs in general. Bland and overlong. The Shadow Shard TFs are bursting with filler missions that do nothing but extend the length needlessly.
4. Consider allowing a TF or SF to recruit new players if they drop below the minimum number of players. Adjust rewards accordingly (ie. don't let a player that joins for just the last mission qualify for the end of TF reward).
5. Merge the markets. Two other major MMOs, EQ2 and WoW, both allow the opposing factions to sell to the other. There's no reason to keep an artificial separation in CoH/V, especially since the entire process in this game is blind -- you wouldn't know you were buying from a villain or hero, anyway.

I don't object to them trying to fix softloading but I think we are way past due on getting other just as important changes made to TFs. These should be the premier content of the game and as often as not, they are really nothing special at all.

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QFT. Every word.

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7) an apology for not being as awesome and cool as I am. I know it's technically not your fault, so I'll also require an apology from your parents too.

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I am so very sorry for not attaining the awesomeness that you have attained. I also apologize for my lack of coolness, as I know it doesn't approach yours.

My parents are not very computer savvy, so they are snail mailing their apologies to you. Expect it in 3 to 5 days.

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Dear Positron,

Please note that I have ammended said demands for an apology to also include sufficient funds to purchase a new keyboard, as mine is now covered with coke. (The drinking kind.)

I shall expect this posthaste, along with some of your mothers delicious gingersnap cookies and freshly baked dutch apple pie.

Sincerely,
Liquid Horatio X

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My dear, esteemed Mr. Liquid Horatio X,

Due to the unfortunate "soda on my keyboard" incident which immediately followed the reading of your above-quoted post, I will require you to forfeit any Positron-funded keyboard to myself. Surely such an awesome and cool individual such as yourself can see that this is only fair and equitable given the precedent that you have already established.

I await your contact to facilitate the transfer of ownership of said keyboard with baited breath.


Sincerely,


Father Hallowed Sr.

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Dear Reverend Father Hallowed Sr., esquire,

I am writing to notify you of a further unfortunate incident. Upon reading your post, your use of the phrase "baited breath" instead of the correct "bated breath" caused an acute attack of improper grammar rage, causing me to bang my fist on my desk, breaking my keyboard.

Given your impassioned and well reasoned plea to LiquidX, I am sure you understand that the only right thing for you to do is to pass along to me any keyboard passed to you by LiquidX passed to him by Positron. I will absorb the cost of having the embedded shards of plastic removed from my hand as a sign of good faith.

Anxiously awaiting your reply,

Dr. Francis Oglethorpe Gotterdamurung, DDS

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Attention Dr. Francis Oglethorpe Gotterdamurung, DDS:

Concurrent to your rather unfortunate incident which was predicated upon the esteemed Mr. Liquid Horatio X's misfortune, I myself was possessed by a fit of unseemly laughter that I simultaneously cracked my tooth, sprained my neck, and misaligned my lumbar vertebrae.

Therefore I am hereby giving notice that I am appending the damages incurred to my keyboard to the damages that you seek ultimately from Positron, the original progenitor of this entire unfortunate chain of events.

As a fellow man of education (I myself being a scholar of modern English and ancient Latin) I know that you will instantly see the merit of this action and support it as the sole course to return to the salubrious harmony that all of we victims enjoyed just yesterday.

Sincerely,
Doctor Rolin Silas ChromeEvil Phlogiston (esq.)

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Dear Gentlemen, Madames, and assorted beings of Indeterminate gender,

While I (being of the sheer awesomeness and registering over 50 Mega-Fonzi's on the Coolometer) certainly understaned your impassioned pleas, I regret to inform you that as I pay 15 bucks a month for my subscription to this game, am automatically better then you, and thus much more deserving of said money for said keyboard to be paid by said Positron on said date.

However, I hope you will be happy to hear that this series of unfortunate events will now be chronicled by one "Lemony Snicket", who has promised to pay all royalties to you in person.

Sincerely,
Liquid Horatio X

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Dear, esteemed Mr. Liquid Horatio X,

While I am certainly sympathetic to your misfortunes suffered as a direct result of the Dev's unjustified laziness and lack of foresight, I am sorry to inform you that I currently pay $60-$90 per month to play this game. Given this fact, I am automatically 4-6 times more awesome than you, entitling me to any and all payments you may receive from the at fault party. I will waive the additional damages I could claim under Awesome Law (Section 2 - Subsection C - Paragraph IV - Line 2) as an act of good faith and purely as a means to achieve settlement.

Should you not be in agreement with my proposed schedule, please notify me immediately so we can proceed to Interpersonal Arbitration as I'm sure the selected board will explode upon entrance of my Awesomeness and rule in my favor.

Enclosed, please find a properly executed Release of All Claims and a self addressed shipping label for the delivery the above referenced articles. Your anticipated cooperation is appreciated.

Sincerely,
Smoke Harrison Signal, MBA, AIC, CPCU

Very nice, Putz.

Putz = Win, indeed.

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Um Lulz

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GLHF.

<3

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I'm a fan of huge T.I.T.S.
HUGE fan.

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Epic Win!

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@Mini Corruptor

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woah. you guys don't want this guy. i heard he's a real big nub

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Spike target for real, son.

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Wow, alot of people from Justice.

Thats going to hurt.

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Bwahaha.

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- Inspirations: Their effect basically annihilates most AT capabilities. Imbalancing, overpowering, take it as you want, it's just a balance mess. I am not impressed by someone ability to replenish their inventory with break frees.

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I'm equally unimpressed by mezz'ing AT's perma holding another AT without a status toggle for several very slow deaths over 10 minutes.

Inspirations are a necessity and aid to balance the AT's. That's just a fact.

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There is little skill involved in playing CoX PvP except for your ability to devote time to level some AT. After that it's just a matter of choosing the right build (that isn't rocket science), picking a target, jousting around it and escaping/hitting breakfree when danger bell rings. Voice chat isn't even required to be competitive... that shows the low level of coordination required.

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If that's your honest opinion, than you don't know the first thing about PvP in this game.

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And I -DEFINITELY- don't need the hostility in /broadcast that is almost always present where PvP is present.

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You do realize, of course, that you can turn off broadcast.

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But the argument, and it's a valid one, can be made, "Why should I have to turn off broadcast, and potentially miss out on information I want/need to hear, because some people choose to be jerks?"

Personally, I rarely even look at my chat box, much less look to see what's being said in there. I do know, however, information like what GMs are up, calls for LFM/LFG, and other non-garbage information is...well...broadcast there.

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People are jerks in PvE zones so what's the difference?

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Pretty much. I've been PvP'ing since it came out, and I've been in the game since just after launch. I have seen more people be disrespectful, rude, or outright ban worthy in Live zone /b than in PvP Zone /b. Not to say the attitudes don't exist in the PvP zones or /ac, because they do. But it's no more difficult to deal with in SC than it is in PI.

If someone is bothering you in /b you can shut down /b or ignore the person in question. Problem solved.

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And I -DEFINITELY- don't need the hostility in /broadcast that is almost always present where PvP is present.

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You do realize, of course, that you can turn off broadcast.

Great post, OP. I agree with the vast majority of what you said, barring the same concerns Xury had with the proposed flagging system.

We need more posts like this, and we need the devs to read and respond to them.

Signed up. I need teh spankings.

Anyone have an extra heatsink and fan I can borrow? >.>

Flight is why I bought the game in the first place.

"Wait.. I can.. fly? Freely? Wherever I want? As high as the ceiling cap?"

*plunks down $50*

"Screw FFXI"

Excellent post, OP, and I agree with everything you stated. This game broke many walls that other games continue to run into. The sk system being my favorite part of it.

I've tried just about ever major MMO ever released. And a lot of the smaller ones my friends make fun of me for trying as well. While I still play some of them (WoW and GW), they remain part time fancies. Since the day I bought it and until the day they bring down the servers, I'll be right here maxing my 50's and rolling new characters.