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  1. Thirty-Seven

    Law of Fives.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn View Post
    I do not mean to be rude, but this has been known since inventions came out. It was even stated in the issue patch notes, and I think is mentioned in the invention tutorial. I think you'll be pretty much preaching to the choir here.

    But, always good to teach newer players some things.

    Also, the rule should NOT be done away with. Otherwise, it would be even easier to trivially get a lot of bonuses that can imbalance the game. It was put in to specifically not let you easily rack up a ton of big bonuses just by slotting the same set 10 times, or something like that.
    If that is really the reason, then I vote that they clean up the descriptions of set bonuses so that LotG provides the same named bonus as any other +7.5% recharge, among other things. There are many bonuses that provide equivalent bonuses but have different names, thus they can be stacked with 5 other identical bonuses and skirt the Law of Five.
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Adeon_Hawkwood View Post
    I don't see why not. I went with integrals because I can do those from memory, logarithmic functions I have to look up.
    I myself have been away from doing real "maths" for long enough to not remember more about it than I thought... hence why I didn't offer a suggestion above.

    Though, now that I think about it, I would think that one could co-opt a function for compounding interest continuously (using Pe^rt, IIRC) to do something like this perhaps. Maybe I am just dartboarding here... (Not sure if that is a real expression, but I like it nonetheless).
  3. Thirty-Seven

    3 Word Story

    During one day at the height of summer, six glittering starships appeared out of nowhere. Suddenly everything went dark. It was the curse of the evil monkey that eats cotton candy!

    The people all fled in terror at the sight of the sticky-fingered monkey. It hurled large chunks of cotton candy at the innocent Omegatron Zeta Warbot, "Koo Koo Katchoo", who, caught unprepared, pulled up his iron underpants, and ran screaming into a brick wall.

    Then the monkey laughed and said, "where's my punchline?" A man named Alfredo von Wigglestein appeared and said, "I think, therefore... I don't care. Now, you need to go to talk to the guy about registering for the special buns and thigh class. After all penguins have anurisms and I wear polyester thongs to school. Where was my jar of Honey Bees? Who will not drag my fat butt? Now what was the price of eggplants and bees again? I forget things quite quickly since I'm old. Although old is relative."

    So then my sister Bruce bought a banana from a passing street vendor. He grabbed a dictionary and started to read aloud the definition for monkey curses. He then looked at the crumpled warbot, pointed and said, "Beware! Chaos is brewing beer!"

    Then the warbot stood and drank beer.

    Then my sister stripped naked and started to dance a sexy dance.

    But the police helped her undress. Afterwards they ran in circles chasing Folonius while yelling the words to that pop hit polka song by the Andrews Sisters. That made Folonius roll out barrels of Rikti Monkeys. This proved problematic for the newly created government of the Rikti, for it had finally caged all of the barrel monkeys.

    Lady Grey said, "I like to do weird stuff in the nude with the Rikti." So I took out my camera and filmed her from within her secret monitoring station. "I will never spy on her," said blpup pervertly as he passed out from poison. But just as he died, a passing noob stole his influence. Then burnt his body.

    Soon the monkey scattered the ashes and ran home crying to mommy he'd been Riktirolled. The momma monkey ate Chaos Creator's little can of sausage to get even. Suddenly, the sausage regurgitated itself out of the monkey and said this, "Let my people
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Adeon_Hawkwood View Post
    In order to do this you need to make the decay a function of age, the problem is that this then requires you to solve an integral to find total experience.

    Basically the XP a Vampire gains each year is 1-Decay (with decay being 0 for the freebie years). Assuming that Decay is a constant over a period of time this is a very simple integration which yields the equation that McNum provided.

    If we assume an extremely simple equation that has Decay = Age/1000 for age > 100
    This means that past the age of 100 decay will vary linearly from 10% at age 100 to 100% at age 1000.

    The formula for XP at a particular age is therefore
    100 + integral from 100 to Age of (1-x/1000)dx

    This resolves to:
    5 + Age - (Age^2 / 2000)
    Obviously this is only valid to age 1000 and and you reach a point before then where it becomes minuscule anyway.

    The problem is that unlike McNum's original formula this one is a lot more difficult to mess with since each time you basically have to go back and redo the integration. This particular integration is pretty simple but it's still a manual process. That being said there are pieces of software that you can use to estimate the integration for you.
    Couldn't one use a logarithmic function to determine the rate of decay of the XP and eschew the use of integrals? I'm sure with a bit of ingenuity it could be accomplished.
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Pointless View Post
    That's the very thing, I never use them. Some characters I make very good use of all 5 slots, but on that particular toon, it's the only costume I ever use her in. Oh well. Typical.
    So, because you choose to not do something and cling tenaciously to a particular outfit... the Devs are obligated to make accomodations?

    I just don't see that happening.

    Also, as an aside, I think the Bolero looks ridiculous in the first place.
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Umbral_NA View Post
    It's actually a problem with not having enough available RAM in order to process everything. If you're really having problems, your best bet is to simply dump some money on some more RAM (or steal it from friends).
    No. My best bet is to have the Devs fix the problem, I am already investing money into their game on a monthly basis (as well as the original cost of the game). I am able to play all other aspects of the game satisfactorily (to my standards). Why should I be expected to shell out money to fix a problem, that ultimately, is one that could be solved in a seemingly easy manner (standard code rant, blah blah blah)?
  7. Were did that juicy list come from?

    I really like those changes! Especially to the Red-Side accolade!
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by SpaceNut View Post
    No.
    This.
  9. As far as I am concerned, you should never have had to beg or plead with anyone to contribute to your team. I would have kicked the both of them as soon as they stopped contributing... of course I wouldn't be in the AE, and I pretty much only play with teams I have put together. So, YMMV.
  10. Snippet:
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Haruu View Post
    ...so instead Ill be a happy Lombax....
    Well, regardless of anything else you said, you get points from me for the R&C reference.

    Lombaxes FTW.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow View Post
    Personally, I'm not a fan of those in-jokes
    Party pooper.
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Adeon_Hawkwood View Post
    I'll be honest, I use that term occasionally just to see who reacts
    Isn't that term only used as the third option?

    On the one hand...
    On the other hand...
    On the gripping hand...

    Or am I as full of it as the post above where apparently I not only was outright wrong, I somehow missed something in the thing that I included as a reference... Wow did that make me feel dumb!
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint View Post
    PvP io's were not aimed at the casual or regular PvE player they were aimed at the PvP'ers.
    I think this is a point that people are constantly forgetting in the discussion of IO availability. One that gets me yelled at in-game on occasion.
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint View Post
    also if it is going to take you a week or 2 to give a photo of that recipe/io going for close to 2 billion either you plan on buying it for that much yourself to try to prove yourself right or plan on photo shopping a pic.
    If you really believe it would take a week to photoshop a pic of this type of thing, than I must laugh. I could Photoshop a simple number change pretty durn quickly... 5 minutes maybe? That is if I include loading time and upload time, etc.
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint View Post
    you also have to remember that the smart people who use the market list things for a price that will sell quickly and it is the buyer that pays what he wants for it with the "IWANTITNAO" attitude rather then placing a bid and waiting patiently.

    and if anyone is getting under anyone's skin, it is goat getting under yours.
    Good point Sharker. Though I don't read any anger into AlienOne's posts... more that he is having fun arguing and poking fun at Goat (right or wrong). [Edit: As I was writing this Alien confirmed my suspicion above]

    However, I think we all have to admit that Goat is not giving anything outside of his word to prove these facts, and then telling One that he is full of it for much the same reason (the fact that I think Goat happens to be right in this exchange not withstanding).
  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Robby_Noodles View Post
    Adding more movie tie-in badges is a bad idea.
    /jranger
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper View Post
    Okay, I amended his post... is that better?

    I like the spirit of the suggestion, and would agree with the idea had it a better name. Also, totally signed on adding defeat badges for the enemy groups that are lacking them.
  15. I just stumbled onto this post... WOW, is all I have to say!

    I usually find many flaws and am otherwise turned off by a lot of people's idea of what makes a good costume, but you REALLY seem to get it. Your costumes look exactly how I always try to get mine. I am not sure that I ever really succeed, but I sure as heck try.

    *Subscribes* I will definately be looking back here for ideas.
  16. Thirty-Seven

    3 Word Story

    During one day at the height of summer, six glittering starships appeared out of nowhere. Suddenly everything went dark. It was the curse of the evil monkey that eats cotton candy!

    The people all fled in terror at the sight of the sticky-fingered monkey. It hurled large chunks of cotton candy at the innocent Omegatron Zeta Warbot, "Koo Koo Katchoo", who, caught unprepared, pulled up his iron underpants, and ran screaming into a brick wall.

    Then the monkey laughed and said, "where's my punchline?" A man named Alfredo von Wigglestein appeared and said, "I think, therefore... I don't care. Now, you need to go to talk to the guy about registering for the special buns and thigh class. After all penguins have anurisms and I wear polyester thongs to school. Where was my jar of Honey Bees? Who will not drag my fat butt? Now what was the price of eggplants and bees again? I forget things quite quickly since I'm old. Although old is relative."

    So then my sister Bruce bought a banana from a passing street vendor. He grabbed a dictionary and started to read aloud the definition for monkey curses. He then looked at the crumpled warbot, pointed and said, "Beware! Chaos is brewing beer!"

    Then the warbot stood and drank beer.

    Then my sister stripped naked and started to dance a sexy dance.

    But the police helped her undress. Afterwards they ran in circles chasing Folonius while yelling the words to that pop hit polka song by the Andrews Sisters. That made Folonius roll out barrels of Rikti Monkeys. This proved problematic for the newly created government of the Rikti, for it had finally
  17. Since I was totally wrong before, just look at the link below.

  18. Thirty-Seven

    Name A Game

    Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold


    "Hahaha, you'll never succeed!" <-- A line that for some reason I clearly remember to this day.
  19. Thirty-Seven

    3 Word Story

    During one day at the height of summer, six glittering starships appeared out of nowhere. Suddenly everything went dark. It was the curse of the evil monkey that eats cotton candy!

    The people all fled in terror at the sight of the sticky-fingered monkey. It hurled large chunks of cotton candy at the innocent Omegatron Zeta Warbot, "Koo Koo Katchoo", who, caught unprepared, pulled up his iron underpants, and ran screaming into a brick wall.

    Then the monkey laughed and said, "where's my punchline?" A man named Alfredo von Wigglestein appeared and said, "I think, therefore... I don't care. Now, you need to go to talk to the guy about registering for the special buns and thigh class. After all penguins have anurisms and I wear polyester thongs to school. Where was my jar of Honey Bees? Who will not drag my fat butt? Now what was the price of eggplants and bees again? I forget things quite quickly since I'm old. Although old is relative."

    So then my sister Bruce bought a banana from a passing street vendor. He grabbed a dictionary and started to read aloud the definition for monkey curses. He then looked at the crumpled warbot, pointed and said, "Beware! Chaos is brewing beer!"

    Then the warbot stood and drank beer.

    Then my sister stripped naked and started to dance a sexy dance.

    But the police helped her undress. Afterwards they ran in circles chasing Folonius while yelling the words to that pop hit polka song by the Andrews Sisters. That made Folonius roll out barrels of Rikti Monkeys. This proved problematic
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Puppet_Rebel View Post
    How does this happen?!? People seriously start playing by skipping the tutorials?!
    Yes... as has been occuring since the dawn of Tutorials. Personally, I usually skip tutorials in games. I also then put it upon myself to figure things out... occassionally I will replay the tutorial if I get really stuck, but I find that I learn best simply by jumping in and doing.

    However, when it came to this game, I most certainly did not skip the tutorial. It was my first ever MMO and I had no basis for comparison or means by which to determine what I should expect and how my character would play.

    Back on topic:
    When you are trying to build a team and send out a plethora of well worded team solicitation tells only to be rewarded with one solitary response... who turns out to be a craptastic player that wanted to be in the AE instead (especially since the first tell makes it clear what I am doing).
  21. Thirty-Seven

    Blaster Balance

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Fury_Flechette View Post
    I also have energy torrent as well too...
    Not trying to pick on you per se, but I found this line entertaining, and funny, and a bit entertaining. Just poking into the thread for a laugh, and I found it in more than just the OP, which was unexpected.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Red Skeleton View Post
    Thanks everyone (and a special thanks to the powers that be for not going with "Mini Falcon")!

    One thing Avatea forgot to mention is that I do take bribes. I mean, how villanous could I possibly be if I didn't? ;-)
    Any relation to a certain other red themed skeleton?
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Alliekat View Post
    It was recommended by the Support team that I come here and post this question in the hopes that someone might have the answers I seek.
    I am going to be leading a discussion group for my Gaming Meetup on the subject of Gender Stereotypes in Gaming. I would really like to use City of Heroes as a point of interest. What I am looking for is an approximate number of Female Characters vs Male Characters. The actual gender of the player (male vs female) is not necessary but if that is included that would be great too. I don't want to invade any privacy issues but I think that it would make for a great discussion point as I do (and I know a few of the Meetup as well) play CoH.
    Any help that someone could give me would really be apprecaited.
    I am male, and ALL of my characters in the 2 years I have played (minus 1 joke character) have been male.
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by PureAmerican View Post
    in case you havent guessed it's very slow at work

    LMAO in RL!!!
  25. I am seeing the same East vs. West disparity as you are.

    I'm in Michigan with Comcast.