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I had to actually rewrite my missions because I couldn't get events to consistantly spawn in a particular location on certain maps. Some maps are a bit better, it seems.

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This. It's my biggest stumbling block to writing a cohesive mission where object placement matters.

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It's a great idea. The problem will be getting it standardized by the entire community.

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This is my problem with it, which is why...

/unsigned

I see the need for something like this, honestly. But because there CAN be 1001 variants on a theme presented in any given thread here, the only way we can have a unified attempt at it is by having the utility added by the Devs themselves as part of the engine query. THAT, I'd /sign on.

It's a fair idea, Capt, but one I'd rather see done right by the Devs rather than by forum committee.

(copied my response from another Capt thread where he posted the same thing)

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Fine!! I'm off to my jacuzzi for an hour!! I don't need this sitting around at my pc doing nothing! I can go sit in my jacuzzi and relax and do nothing for an hour!

And all are welcomte to join me too!
*storms off*

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I prefer Arctic Spas to Jacuzzis.


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Bathing in the tears of a thousand orphans is also quite satisfying.

...

...okay, I think I just crossed a line.

*sinks deeper in his Spa of Weeping*

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Unfortunately in order to repair the forums, they will need to come down briefly. While we cannot give a definite ETA, this will happen soon for a fairly short period of time.

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It's the only way to be sure.

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My issue is that I'm going through forum withdrawl! It's been MINUTES!

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*pats Amber caringly* "There, there."

*pens a prescription for... hrm. What will make an adult go "durrrr" the most....*

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So... since the other thread was locked, does that mean we're allowed to goof off and B.S. in this thread instead until the servers come up? Or do we HAVE to talk about the forum issues?

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*puts on his "smart, caring guy" mask*

"So. Tell me about your issues."

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Um. First post?

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Shu'up, Thirdboy.

Um. First post?

EDIT: ACH! SECOND!

Cheers on the MA teaming, Amygdala.

When Act II is ready to fly, I'll give your crew first crack at the public release.

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I think the requirements should simply change.. Instead of "1000 ratings with an average of 4.5 stars" (or whatever it is), why not just make that line of badges something similar to "at least 1000 5* ratings" Then the value can't really be griefed, and it would keep it's status.

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That's an interesting way to define it without accumulating a count of stars.

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That's a very interesting way to handle it, yeah; my concern though would be someone who wrote up an arc that was very popular, then decided "unsubbing, editing the mish to show Psyche beating up some kids" and basically gut the arc while maintaining the HoF value.

i.e., what they were trying to avoid with DevChoice. =/ Maybe, if something makes HoF status, the same "read only" flag applies?...

Naw, it was me, I thought I sat down to write something to you, but this weekend was... well, really frickin' messed up. (See the "GAH!" thread on Freedom from me for background...)

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Is the female/female affectation not working?

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I think it was too clearly written for male/female interaction. Such as the comment regarding her tendency to blush when asking someone out.

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Heh. I thought I PM'd you about this, but guess not... Yeah, one of the things I was frustrated with in random testing of my arc before it went "live" was how much people caught on. I went from subtle to verbal pokes to outright neon signs on certain important plot points (like the popup for the mish enter for #2, where it recants "hey, what did that screen mean with 'CAN YOU READ THIS'").

It's a balancing act. I'm trying harder to smooth it out for Act II, and I think I have something that gets the same msg without too much ball-peen hammer tactics. If you like, I'll ping you once I have something testable up and see if my tact has improved!

This smells like something that should be stickied.

...just sayin'. Great idea, Rose/E.

...Rosie?

...going back to work.

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Hi Turg...

Thanks for proving MA doesn't suck that bad. Your arc was beautifully written and very moving... although, playing the arc with a female character is a little... immersion breaking. That's my only complaint. Now get crackin' on the second and third before I start getting twitchy.

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Thanks for the compliment, AC. On playing with a female character: Bottom line, I tried to make her appealing to both genders, and am intending on writing her that way through the next two arcs. Is the female/female affectation not working? I've gotten mixed results on the feedback, but hey, at least I'm getting mixed.

Because I like to make eyeballs bleed.

How the hell did I miss this?

Ex, you're a sharp one. I miss Cuppa awfully, but you held your own in her place and carved a niche for yourself that was uniquely yours.

Good luck, and fair winds blow wherever you sail.



(...wait, u has an arc?)

Heya Luna:

If you can do that on Villainous and Rugged for a back-to-back comparison, I'd be grateful. My access to Doms of 20+ is now restricted (account cancelled). =/

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Er... the anniversary is the 28th. Getting the badge before then is a bug.

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It has something to do with something in my account i have had since beta - i checked with Customer Care the last badge i got when i saw the date for the 60 month and they confirmed it was a correct date for whatever reason, i know there are a few betas left out there that even get the badges before i do - was hoping one of them might have gotten it already.

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That may be true, but it's still a bug. If it weren't, all beta accounts would get their vet rewards early, and they don't. I know they don't because this account is a beta one, and even before I took my 4 months off, my rewards were based around having activated the day the game came out, April 28th 2004.

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This, basically. Due to a creep bug in my own listing, I shoulda had the badge a week ago.

Wait 'til the 28th, then complain, OP. Speaking as a 60 month vet, I can definitely state without preamble that the universe does not indeed always revolve around us.




*claps hand* Grapes. Bring me GRAPES!

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Do people here have no reading comprehension skills, or what? The dude said DO NOT NOMINATE YOUR OWN ARCS!:

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I would like to hear about good arcs that you have played and rated well that are NOT YOURS. I know everyone is sure their arc is the Next Great American Novel, but I'd like to hear from an unbiased third party, please!

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Sheez, you would think a bunch of people that love to write could, you know, read better.

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Honest truth, I skipped this in my original read of the OP. I'd posted a pitch for my own arc, then after it posted, re-read the OP, saw the "NOT YOURS" caveat, went "OH POOP" and redacted the whole post.

...but I DO think twiig's stuff is great!

Yeah, twiig's stuff rocks.

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Mateo: Not a spoiler really, like I said, it's just more insight on how I shorthand stuff. Maybe I should do intentional easter eggs in my arcs?

Update: I'm kinda concerned about a bunch of comments I got yesterday on the first boss (mish 1, at the end) being too hard (causing the players to walk away). I got about 5 of them yesterday, but nothing else was mentioned at all last week (mostly it's about the Lieutenants).

I haven't played it yet to confirm, but anyone have opinions with their boss fight on the first map? I tested with 3 different toons (controller, blaster, scrapper), and I did fine each time, but I was also on Heroic to Unyielding at the time.

Lemme know, I have an update finalized excepting this bit, more feedback would be good.

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Hey Turg... true life confession, here. I ran through it again on Live and the boss on mission #1 handed me my [censored] like seven times in a row. I was on 'Rugged' with my 50 Dom. I had to walk away 'cuz I couldn't get through it or find teammates. I've made it before, but I can totally understand some casual players having trouble with him and never being able to enjoy the rest of the arc.

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*scratches head*

Huh. I can see how Luna's encounter would have gone awry if they didn't do some reasonable flanking work for the fight; but even with your Dominator? Can you try running him on Villainous for comparison?

I honestly didn't take villain ATs into account (I thought at the time that flagging an arc as "Heroic" was enough to lock out villains, but I was wrong) when I built the AVs. The stock classes are pretty even keel though...

Hrm. Testing this tonight then, I can borrow a bud's Dominator and try it on that difficulty for comparison. Can you try it on the default Challenge: 1 setting?

*pens this down for his very long to-do list*

Make sure to post this in the genres compilation thread, and in Ex's announcement list. Single posts here get swiftly swamped.

Looking forward to checking out your work, Gulver.

Well, took an hour, but finally got to submit the CC info page before that security image expired.

*dons his wizard robe and hat*

/see if anyone gets THAT reference

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Second after a redname? phail.

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post moar fasterer lol

*Okay, that gave me a headache to type.*

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Can you add more hamsters to the payment server, Niv?

(And yes, I read Ex's statement about it, I've just been trying to buy this for 20 mins now. :P)