SwellGuy

Originally Posted by M_I_Abrahms

Tell me, would you be as staunch a defender of City of Heroes if it insulted your intelligence and abilities at every turn, and every level?

Originally Posted by Kelenar

And who hasn't wanted Renegade interrupts during some of those contact conversations?

Hardcase: I know you're in on it, and I'm prepared to level a considerable amount of firepower in your direction if you don't help me fix it. Oh, I can do it. You don't hunt demons for a living without picking up a few tricks. Prevent the destruction of the obelisk. Or say good-bye to life as--

Villain Renegade Interrupt: ... look, kid. I'm a supervillain. *horrible beating commences*

Originally Posted by PC_guy

why do people think this is a good idea?

Originally Posted by GGG247

I went in and tried out the new e-mail system. I got on a villain alt and placed a Masterwork Weapon piece of salvage in the e-mail with the message "Here you go" (without the quotation marks of course). I then went into another villain alt and tried to retrieve the salvage, but was unable to do so.

I received the e-mail just fine (on all my alts, heroes and villains). The e-mail buttons are as follows: New, Reply, Reply All, Forward, Return, and Spam (we all know what the Spam button is for!). There was also a Claim button under the picture of the Masterwork Weapon. Clicking on the Claim button did nothing; it wouldn't allow any of my alts to actually take possession of it. Also, I was unable to "read" my e-mail, as there's no Read button, and clicking (and double-clicking) on the actual e-mail did absolutely nothing.

Also, how do I delete this e-mail? There's no Delete button available.

Originally Posted by Lazarus

I would very much like it if the Devs would SHUT THE DEMONS UP. Already getting very sick of hearing all the noises that they make all the time, especially in crowded places like the Market.

Originally Posted by GGG247

Fusion, your questions weren't dumb at all; I was wondering the same things as you, so thanks for asking here.

Now for my last question--Can I now use one alt to invite another alt on the same server to join my private SG? Or, do I still have to ask some random player to "help me out for a few minutes" by joining my SG and then inviting my other character for me?

Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison

I didn't give the subject any thought because you brought it up. I can't take credit for what I pasted. Memphis_Bill is the original creator of that post back in '08.

Don't think for a moment that you deserve the time it took to create that. You are not unique. You are not clever. You have not given the subject any thought.

Originally Posted by Nethergoat

marketeers are like cockroaches in that we can adapt, excel and drive the 'casuals' crazy whatever the environment throws at us.

=D

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

Which I implied where Last I checked, players didn't take missions from each other



Your logic does not work unless the power curve is a perfect circle where it loops back to the weakest one when power goes off the charts SOMEONE needs to be the strongest and I'd like to see a game that puts ME in that position for a change

And even failing that a villain doesn't HAVE to work for anybody but himself even if he's not the strongest Last I checked Nemesis didn't have any taskmasters Dr Doom didn't answer to anyone and Lex Luthor typically did his own thing Even someone as relatively lower down on the scale of villainous success as the Lizard manages just fine without serving anyone unless a writer here and there forget who they're writing about



After I've killed thousands upon thousands of Arachnos soldiers destroyed raided or even saved literally hundreds of their bases trounced them in the street everywhere I've seen them beaten up their strongest HAND TO HAND I dare say :PArachnos are too strong:P begins to ring really hollow

Unless you want to have an argument beyond :Pbecause I said so:P I remain unconvinced of their supposed powers For all I know the Isles are populated by deadbeat idiots who are easily taken over The populace certainly doesn't give ME any trouble so conquering and ruling them doesn't earn Recluse any points



You have no concept of villain operations then Because of that were true then Malta would be ruling the Isles because they're stronger than Arachnos Oh wait maybe they're not Then Malta would have been wiped out by Arachnos. I mean what with them stealing Arachnos tech and all

Powerful villains can coexist perfectly well as the constant bouts between Rikti Council Nemesis Crey Freakshow and Devouring Earth easily demonstrate This stupid idea that :Pyou'd be crushed:P has no merit



Read what you quoted again and come back to me Here let me repeat it :Phave contacts come to ME:P Come to me as in come to my office show up in person and ask me to work for them This doesn't happen Even if I have a base and their phone numbers I need to call THEM and even then they don't :Pcome to my office:P It's a question of respect an authority I won't go over there to speak with them If they want my help they'll have to come to me And if they're too proud then they can go to hell

Originally Posted by Berzerker_NA

Very good point. Do you think it will be a buyer's market, or a seller's market? I'm thinking more of a buyer's market because of all the stored up salvage and recipes, but what do you think?

Originally Posted by Disappearing Girl

Thanks, but then is puzzles me why spammers dont use global names for mail?

Originally Posted by UberGuy

Temp powers are, indeed, their own drop pool. As you observed, this is what allows you to get a temp power and an enhancement recipe from a single defeat - something I have seen and even have a screenshot of happening to me solo.

They are not part of pool A. Both in beta and live I have gotten pool A and temp power drops from the same mob.

My theory on this new glut of temp recipes is that it may be intentional. Here's why I think that may be the case.

• There are a lot more temp power recipes now. To keep the odds of getting any one comparable to before, the overall drop rate needs to be increased.
• Temp powers now have clearly marked rarity. There are yellow and orange temp powers now, which was not the case previously. In order to meet some desired level of availability for these presumably more rare recipes based on their rarity in the overall pool, the total drop rate may have been increased. (This increase and the previous one need not have been unrelated.)

Edit: My anecdote does not match the one above about screwed up drop rates. My drop rate for regular enhancer recipes has been fine. I know someone else who's farming this weekend (down market be damned) who's gotten three purples since Thursday.

Originally Posted by SpittingTrashcan

Generally, the official content assumes that player villains want to amass wealth and power, and don't particularly care one way or another about who they have to serve, or who they have to hurt, to get it. It also assumes that they don't want to see their wealth and power and the means to enjoy them destroyed.

It would be nice if the writers hadn't approached CoV from the perspective that villains can't win or be proactive. Just because the status quo can't visibly change, doesn't mean villains can't hatch and execute plans. Merely reversing the contact relationship from "this guy can give you a job doing X" to "if you want to do X, this guy has information for you" would do wonders.

Originally Posted by NovaFactor

Must have been next in line when the previous "leader" vacated after 45 days , or do to inactivity this person became the leader , fair and square and decided to kick out those who were not doing anything due to RL issues . It stinks but that is the system .

Originally Posted by McNum

I like pragmatic villainy. Yes, I'm evil. Yes, I've done evil deeds to other people for personal gain. No I'm not going to start eating babies or punching kittens. World domination? Eh, maybe not. Doesn't seem worth the trouble. Indiscriminate murder? Please, I'm a professional, not a maniac.

One villain I have is simply a ninja for hire. She'll kill, kidnap, steal or investigate anything for the right price. Pay on time and she'll be polite and efficient, maybe with a professional service-with-a-smile. Betray her and you'll not even see her coming, it'll still be with a smile, though. Of course, this pretty much had her end up as a top Vanguard agent. They paid better than Arachnos. Also without the whole "trying to kill you in a social-Darwinist experiment", instead she gets neat toys as a bonus.

I've got another one going which takes the idea of a broken psyche and runs with it. What if your subconscious took over and you became locked inside your own body, while it acts on base desires and instinct... and had powerful psychic powers, mentally tearing people apart? Yeah, this one is going to end up really broken in the end. Or redeemed with GR. Haven't decided yet.

Originally Posted by DocArcus

I don't know... Cryptic has figured out how to do it in 18 months.

Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay

No no no, the posts before Billz were excellent, and I love them. I bake them cookies. I'm saying that if no one else comes in to add.

I love you, Swells. <3

Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay

If it's not productive in the next fifteen minutes, you start, and I'll see if I can beat it.

Originally Posted by DocArcus

Even if they are actively working on CoH2, we have a couple of years yet before it will be ready. A good MMO takes time to build.

Originally Posted by Bill Z Bubba

How evil do I want to be in game? They'd have to get an M rating first. Apparently eating babies is frowned upon in polite society.

Originally Posted by M_I_Abrahms

I run the gamut on my Villains. I have one Villain who is actually designed to be interchangable with his Heroic twin brother, to the point where the in-character story is, that no one knows there's more than one of him. And I have one Villain that is designed to make the Joker nervous.