Thirty-Seven

See, I think that [Dimension Shift] should become a Toggle, and [Lift] should be made into a chain power á là [Jolting Chain]

Odd, that is EXACTLY what the Cottage 'Rule' is already. The term 'Cottage Rule' was invented by the playerbase after Castle used the word "cottage" in an example to illustrate a point. The Dev team simply has a set of design guidelines that Arcanaville did a great job of discussing in a thread about the topic (don't feel like finding it now).

First, see my above comment. Secondly, there will ALWAYS be a set that is the worst. That's just the nature of ranking things. If Gravity is brought up above something else, then all of the dedicated players of that set will get all mad that now THEIR set is the worst, and that from that fact alone, it needs to be improved. I guess my point is that just because a set is the worst at something, doesn't automatically mean it needs to be improved... there will ALWAYS be a worst no matter what the Devs do unless they make all of them the same.

Nope.
You will be able to buy Paragon Points once Freedom launches, yes. Your 400 Stipend has no bearing whatsoever on the 1,200 PPs that earns you a PRT (Paragon Reward Token) since you didn't actually 'buy' them.

[Edit: It pays to read the whole of what others have said earlier in the thread...]

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I wish folks would STOP going on about how Incarnate Powers make buffing powersets or ATs unnecessary. Incarante Powers do NOTHING for you under Lvl 45 or before having the time to run a ridiculous number of Trials. Period.

There are still many things in this game that happen before Lvl 50.

I beat ya to that punch a few posts up.

I believe it is to be read as: Complete the KIR Trial without having anyone die and without destroying any terminals in the final battle versus Anti-Matter.

I think the wording they chose is perfectly clear, and has to do with the use of negatives in the first half of the sentence. Because it says "without" that made what could have been an "and" into the "or."

Example:
The people aren't awake or ready this early in the morning.
VS
The people aren't awake and ready this early in the morning.

Example written in 'Math':
-a-b = -(a+b)

While I am not entirely sure on the which of the above is more grammatically correct, it seems to me that both are read to mean the same thing.

No you didn't.

For whatever reason, that effect seems to be the default power FX for powers like [Power Boost]. Seeing as [Domination] does increase your magnitude/duration of controls (a secondary effect) it makes sense that they share FX.

Are they the best FX that could be given to [Domination]? Certainly not, but they DO match a similar effect that was in the game years before... so consistency, I suppose, trumps 'sadism.'

Wow... I have spent countless hours over the past 4+ years picking names! In fact, the only activity (outside of actually playing) that I do more, is probably costuming. And, for various reasons, I like all of my character's names.

• Corridor - I was driving to class one night when I mused about this name and whether it would be available... It was. So it became the name of an evil magic-user on Justice. I greatly enjoy the simplicity of it.
• Decimal - I just created this character the other day. I got inspired to make an Elec/Devices Blaster and had the idea he would be a technopath of some sort. As such, a name that went back to numbers seemed appropriate... although Binary woulda fit a bit better perhaps.
• Spiritglass - I have REALLY begun to like the smash-two-words-together-without-a-hypen names. I have a ton of them. In this case, I was looking for a name that could serve as the character's name as well as the name for the artifact that gives him his powers. The artifact enables to channel his soul into the artifact to power it up... he's an Energy/Energy Blaster.
• Mender Cocytus - I like this one because it references Dante's Inferno... The character is an Ice/Ice Tanker. I also enjoy the fact that he is a part of an existing group in CoH as well as the fact that this particular river in the Inferno runs contrary to most folks' ideas about hell: it's frozen.

I like it.

Good point... and I have been guilty of perhaps talking a bit TOO much about what the leader has said. (I try not to get to the point where what I said could be construed as giving contrary instructions though.)

P.S. Nice to see ya post more and show off that sig I made for you!

To a point I agree with you... but I think there is a big difference between the innocent folks who want to try their best but just don't know what to do and are afraid to ask because their leader seems like a d-bag (which I myself was when I first began running trials) and the folks that Snow is talking about: folks who THINK they know everything, refuse to listen to instructions cuz they know better, and generally will not ever say anything in chat whatsoever. Not speaking up during these things is a mistake. Period. Even if you leader is a d-bag... he wants the rewards too... and so does everyone else on the team. (I had it happen several times where I said in a League I was new, and asked pointed questions about the instructions, if any, that were given and had a helpful NON-leader send me a tell helping me out.)

Those are stupid leaders. Period. Just because a lot of folks have everything T4-ed on their and their grandmother's account, doesn't mean everyone knows what is up. Several of my close gaming buds just got 50s recently, meaning they have no clue what is going on in the trials... and several others who have extremely limited playtime and so haven't had a chance to learn the ins-and-outs of all the trials. As such, they have me to explain what is going on, and help them out. I feel sorry for the folks who end up on teams with bad and/or un-helpful leaders and don't know anyone well enough to feel comfortable to ask.

I recall a few examples where I have scolded a leader or a fellow player in Leagues I was on due to their chat. One example was a leader who began speaking in all-caps being mad that prisoners were escaping... I simply stated: "Stop screaming at people that they are f-ing up... and give directions that will help them do this right." I saw no purpose in him being a jerk and getting pissed, screaming at someone will not help them understand what they are doing wrong. Another time we had one prisoner escape... ONE and a member of the team was demanding that one team or another state if it was from North or South's chokepoint... I was confused what difference it made and stated as much. Further, I said that missing a single Astral is no cause to flip out. I should have also stated that simply being better organized would have probably saved us. In this particular BAF, the leader got demoted through a DC or something and was giving instructions that he would routinely change or mis-state in the first place causing a good deal of confusion even among folks who had done a ton of BAFs.

I don't know that it make sense to unduly limit the thread to just that. I don't see why it couldn't serve both purposes... After all, there are many folks who are fine making a costume and things once they get an idea, and others (like you) who seem to have a ton of concepts but have trouble pulling them off to their liking. Making this thread help both kinds of folks seems like a win-win to me.

Not as far as I know. As long as no one discusses OPENLY how one goes about digging through game files, or some such... and some discretion is given to talking about any and all substitutions of this nature.

I would refer you for examples to Corva's and Vanden's Icon Packs, and the various Vidiot Maps. All of which operate on a similar principle. Also there is a thread somewhere on how to silence certain in-game SFX, which also works through the same process.

Seriously?!

That is the worst news I have heard all day! I loathe the idea of things like that being for sale for real money, regardless of the power of the items in question.

Yeah, there are plenty of reasons to run the new iTrial (like more Emps to buy nifty Costume stuff with?). Also, I for one am GLAD we are not getting new slots yet. Not everyone has the time to get everything T4ed or even T3ed.

LMAO

Nnnnnnneeeeeecro-post!

This is why I would kick people for being in the cutscene... it has ZERO to do with how serious I am. It's about not helping when you should be.

There is no need to warn anyone of the fact that if they are stupid and not contributing to the League, they should expect a Kick. Also, if people are being rude or otherwise negatively impacting a TF for others involved, they deserve a kick as well... whether it is Mission 2 or 23! It has little to do with the leader, and everything to do with the behavior of the person in question. Not seeing that is a failure to take responsibility. Yes, this is a game, but being a jerk during a TF or failing to contribute means other people will have less fun while someone is gallivanting.