SwellGuy

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Does this mean that the Jack E. "Statesman" is no longer affiliated with the game?

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Yes.

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Hmm...thats kind of, not cool.

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Why?

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He was one of the co-founders, the reasoning should be obvious, its sad to lose one of the founding fathers.

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Sad it may be, but why "not cool"? He got the baby launched and all grown up and is moving on full force to his next project MUO. It's not like he is abandoning it or he was kicked out.

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Does this mean that the Jack E. "Statesman" is no longer affiliated with the game?

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Yes.

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Hmm...thats kind of, not cool.

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Why?

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So BAB said we're getting full power customization, more Epic Archetypes and they'll be completely reworking the villain Patron powers, right?

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Why not?

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Someday BaB is going to /facepalm and say, "Lord why did I phrase it that way...?" :P

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Someday? Today.

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So BAB said we're getting full power customization, more Epic Archetypes and they'll be completely reworking the villain Patron powers, right?

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Why not?

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I wonder why Troy hasn't showed up yet when we mentioned him by name. I wonder if the curse that immediately teleports him into any thread that talks about him has been lifted. Let me try something...

Troy Hickman Troy Hickman Troy Hickman!

Did it work?

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All apologies. I've been intently working on my Hickman's Zombie Survival Squad picks, and as such, I've been unable to answer the Hick-Signal.

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Sounds weird. I'm picturing an old pick-up truck, a hound dog and maybe some jug whiskey. Guess they could save the day if the emergency was an ornery possum or something.....

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The Hick-Signal? just what kind of perverse emergency would require a pantsless man to save the day?

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You'd have to live in Indiana for a while to understand.

I don't recommend that.

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I wonder why Troy hasn't showed up yet when we mentioned him by name. I wonder if the curse that immediately teleports him into any thread that talks about him has been lifted. Let me try something...

Troy Hickman Troy Hickman Troy Hickman!

Did it work?

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All apologies. I've been intently working on my Hickman's Zombie Survival Squad picks, and as such, I've been unable to answer the Hick-Signal.

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What a relief. I feared you were part of the leaving the City deal.

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Why not have a 2x XP weekend Nov 16 - 18 instead of getting rid of debt. That would make me happier.

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Why not "in addtion to" not "instead of"?

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Don't forget, Ex wrote something about a reward they cannot share with us yet.

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Yeah as I pointed out, the whole conversation seems moot. I think seeing the "the only reason to object to this is a sense of entitlement" tripe hit my funny bone. Profit > ego.

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Careful, the most recent member of my ignore list would label you a fanboy for not supporting people's sense of entitlement...

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Well he or she is entitled to do so...

Oh man. This could get ugly.

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I am sure it will because no matter what they do (see Vet Rewards, CoV pre-order helmets) when they give out freebies some will view it as too much and others as not enough. It's pretty sad.

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Don't forget, Ex wrote something about a reward they cannot share with us yet.

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Yeah as I pointed out, the whole conversation seems moot. I think seeing the "the only reason to object to this is a sense of entitlement" tripe hit my funny bone. Profit > ego.

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Careful, the most recent member of my ignore list would label you a fanboy for not supporting people's sense of entitlement...

Don't forget, Ex wrote something about a reward they cannot share with us yet.

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So, let me get this straight from a badge earners standpoint.. does this debt wipe apply to the debt recovery badges?

So say, I have none of the debt badges on a toon. I rack up debt to the 550k cap, then when this wipe is put in place, I login and get the Unwavering (100k recovered) and Unyeilding (400k recovered) badges right away?

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It would be good to hear from the devs on this. My gut reaction is that it would not impact the badges because they are for paying off the debt and are probably coded in the reward process. If they do impact the badges, the debt cap prevents it from scoring too much on them.

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Thought some of you would liek to see this. One of the job listings for the New office and CoX is for an animator. Here is the job description. Take a look at the part that I bolded.

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Description
NCsoft NorCal, a software game development studio focused on creating outstanding innovative Massively Multiplayer Games (MMORPGs), is seeking an exceptional Animator to work on the award winning City of Heroes franchise at their Mountain View, CA location.

This individual must be passionate about games and able to animate with creativity, strong posing and excellent timing. Exciting actions and good quality cycles are what we’re looking for in a reel. Previous game experience is a definite plus but not necessary. If hired, you will be working on a wide variety of characters, creatures, vehicles and props. Effective communication with engineers and designers is critical.

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So I do think there is some good stuff comming in the future

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I wouldn't get your hopes up too high. While it's possible vehicles will come to City, it's unlikely.

Those job postings could be for other projects the new NorCal Studio will be working on. Most studios have several projects they work on concurrently.

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Clearly they are planning on Co* 2!

(Well, I guess they actually could be.)

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Finance related question (for lack of a better term) - for those of us who bought both, not as GVE but "Had one, then bought the other," any chance of an extra month or something? (I doubt it, and it really won't bother me if not, even if I bought both the COH DVD and COV CE, it's just curiosity.)

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I'd be perfectly happy with a badge. Seriously - gimme an in-game shiny, and I'll be content. If you want to add a costume piece or two, that'd make me overjoyed.

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How about all 4 CoV pre-order helmets... (I hate having just one.)

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LOL you are not the first person to tell me they are freaked out by that game's lingerie elves.




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Lingerie elves?

I sense a Victoria's Secret crossover episode...

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* NC Soft bigwigs may usurp more creative control than is healthy for the long-run of the game.


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Just to address this point, the creative control stays with the studio. Brian, my boss and the Executive Producer and Studio Manager, is still steering the ship with the same great crew (Positron and the other leads) along with the rest of our Production Staff all still here.

Hopefully that helps to address any concerns over creative control.

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You're cute when you are that optimistic about doom seeders.

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So for the people that bought CoH and CoV what do we get.

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Asked the same thing.

My *gut* feeling is nothing, as GVE has been out for... what, a year? Longer? so seperate COH/COV purchases have long been ... eh, not sure what the word would be, but "evened out" or "melted together" works.

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I don't see them giving everyone the extra 4 character slots in this move. So we still have that.

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I kind of assumed they would, actually. It would make sense.

I mean, by now I'd *assume* most of the active playerbase has both COH and COV. GVE went on sale a while back, so anyone new would pretty much have that... with opening up access, opening up the last four slots for those that don't *have* them would be fair and bring them to parity.

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Those are good points.

How about "we got a month with our purchases"?

(I'm trying to not be negative about this with my purchases:
CoH, CoH Collector's, CoV Collector's, CoH, CoH Collector's, GvE, GvE, CoH, and GVE purchases for my 3 accounts.)

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Issue 12: Statesman is dead!

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But will he be replaced by four claimants to the fancy-cape of the Statesman (one of which is actually Tyrant in disguise), or by his former protege, who will take the character of Statesman in a gritty, dark new direction?

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Nah, it will be a Riktified-clone of him made by Nemesis.

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So for the people that bought CoH and CoV what do we get.

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Asked the same thing.

My *gut* feeling is nothing, as GVE has been out for... what, a year? Longer? so seperate COH/COV purchases have long been ... eh, not sure what the word would be, but "evened out" or "melted together" works.

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I don't see them giving everyone the extra 4 character slots in this move. So we still have that.

Then there was the end of beta CoV blast.

I still remember that.

I bugged this at lunch, but my level 37 could not Trick or Treat in Nerva even when surrounded by level 37 Circle of Thorns out by Naylor.

It's fun as usual but :

1. as with all events there are fun killers. It would be nice if gignore ignored all characters on an account for us.

2. new critters or at least new groupings for next year would be fun.

3. the inspiration drop rate is way too high (dodges multiple arrows from angry forumites). Please lower it to somewhere between the costume temp powers and the costume salvage drop rates this year. I am filling up my bins too quickly with them.

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Yet another example for your list is the Rikti Invasion accolade.

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Posi and I did want to make this the year where we gave fans what they've been asking for!

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So you two ARE going to go door to door beating people up?

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Dear devs,
Please post on the boards more. The boards get lonely without you guys posting.
Love,
Vanden

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I entered Tiger Beat magazine's "Win a Dream Date with Lighthouse" contest...

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Poor Lighthouse...

I need you guys to come on a small midwestern towns tour sometime...