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  1. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill View Post
    ... Poor Manticore. >.>
    I was thinking that same thing.
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Katie V View Post
    I just checked in game. Five pieces of Kinetic Combat gives three set bonuses, named "Large Improved Run Speed Bonus", "Large Improved Flight Speed Bonus, and "Large Improved Jumping Bonus". This overlaps with Aegis, which gives a "Large Improved Runspeed Bonus" for two pieces, but not with Performance Shifter, which gives a "Large Improved Movement Bonus".
    You might PM a Dev and see if Kinetic Combat's bonus is WAI, or if it should be like Performance Shifter...or if Performance Shifter should be like Kinetic Combat.
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Obscure Blade View Post
    Actually BaB, who would have known, said that it would take either a really huge effort or for someone to find some clever workaround like they did for custom weapons. No one ever found that clever workaround, so BaB and his people put in the required huge effort and here we are with mostly customizable powers.
    If I'm not mistaken, some brilliant programmer at Paragon Studios (not sure if that programmer is still there) wrote a script that was a workaround for stripping the animations down to grey-scale, or something like that. So, there was a workaround for Power Customization. They still did a lot of work with alternate animations for some powers, which came after power color customization for some of those affected sets.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Giant2005 View Post
    Yiou know, in all my years of playing MMOs, never in any of them had I considered this. I just assumed they had a team there around the clock.
    IT departments at all sorts of businesses have regular work hours. They just happen to be on-call in case of emergencies. Very few businesses will have IT people there 24/7.
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by mousedroid View Post
    ...we'd be out of the heroing business.

    Link
    It's stuff like that that makes me think that there's still hope for this world.
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by DMystic View Post
    While I don't fully understand how your tournaments work, I see the problems these changes will cause.

    Now I'm not sure if this is even possible but couldn't your current tournament be closed to new entrants until it finishes, then you could start up a new one having actually completed a tournament for a change.

    Again not sure if closing to new entrants is even possible, but traditional tournaments have a close off point so a similar thing could be done for you no?
    I think one of the rules of his tournament is to delete and remake all of his characters ever time a new issue comes out. I could be wrong though.

    Come on Steelclaw, you have 2 weeks at a minimum to get those guys to level 50. Maybe even a month and a half.* Play like the wind!

    *assuming that what is in open beta will go live 3 to 4 weeks after open beta starts.
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Eva Destruction View Post
    Because he's dying from time cancer. In my older characters' personal storylines, he's dead by now. I'd totally buy Requiem though. How did Requiem get to Cimerora anyway?
    The same way villains break into the Midnighters club to steal artifacts. He used magic. Then hitched a ride with the Midnighters crystal. And before you go all cause and effect on me...

    People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually, from a non-linear non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big bowl of wibbly wobbly timey wimey... stuff.

    I would like to believe that one of the 11 modes of time travel is a blue police box.
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kenteko View Post
    Create your own difficulty and challenge, it's possible to do so regardless of your build and AT as long as you flex your creativity. It goes a long way.
    Creativity? What's that?
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow View Post
    There's a reason for it - Lazarus says that he is from the 76th century, "roughly 5600 years in your future" and is already at the end of his tether.
    ...
    In fact, all of the Menders are from the far future. That's why they recruit you - because "of all the Menders, you have the greatest access, because you're a native of THIS time."
    ...
    Now, granted, all of this comes from Lazarus and we can claim he's just lying through his teeth, but again - that sort of storytelling is just bad.
    Or, Mender Lazarus could have been misinformed about the tether. I wouldn't put it past Silos to lie about something like that. Considering that "bad stuff" is supposed to happen if one proceeds to travel beyond their "tether", but Silos somehow seemed to avoid that "bad stuff". Could it be that there is no actual temporal tether and Silos made that up to help conceal what he's really doing? A Nemesis plotter by any other name still plots Nemesis-ly.

    I'm fairly sure that Mender Ramiel came back from further than 5600 years as well.
  10. I only have a few points to make here.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SDragon View Post
    "You should just hide who you are"
    There is a difference between hiding who you are, and not advertising who you are.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SDragon View Post
    How come it's always left on the shoulders of the victims to fight the endless tides alone?
    You are only a victim if you wish to be a victim.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SDragon View Post
    Not a single person here(That I saw) offered to help the OP, she was just told that her ideas were stupid and she should deal with her problems on her own. There was no sympathy, no empathy. Just, "No you're dumb. Get over it."
    You were asserting your prerogative of selective reading then.
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by all_hell View Post
    It's already against the rules to harass people.
    Report the offender and be done with it.
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bright View Post
    How about we just report and/or ignore list the creeps?
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Xzero45 View Post
    Don't give out personal info.

    Toss creeps on the ignore list and avoid them.

    Just treat them like you would any other troll, because trolls will go anywhere, including a female-only server.
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Shadow_Kitty View Post
    • Ignore him. There's an ignore list that will help you in that respect.
    • Petition him. GMs will look into the matter and take action.
    • Find a good gender-mixed supergroup. In a close circle of friends, people rarely overstep like this, because there is a self-policing habit in a group.
    • Educate people. It won't help you now, of course, but the next generation may be more aware of gender issues.
    Just to list a few of the helpful suggestions put forth on the first page of this thread. The one I used a lot when I was harassed in high school for being different was /ignore. They got tired of attempting to annoy a person and getting no reaction in response and went away.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SDragon View Post
    We're creating yet another micro-culture where women who speak out against being treated like garbage get yelled at for speaking out. Not everyone here was doing it overtly, but the majority was at least letting it slide. And letting it slide is even worse in my eye. It means there's no hope.
    What I saw was a person, who was informed that their suggestion for a segregated server was not the best idea. Granted, it wasn’t phrased in a politically correct manner. But then, color, gender or religion is not the first thing I look at when judging the merits of a suggestion, or a person for that matter.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SDragon View Post
    If you yourself are harassed? I see two major options. If it is by a random stranger entirely through /tells or some other untraceable random harassment. Tell them that what they are saying is not welcome, do not send further tells. Then /ignore + /petition. If you are instead harassed by /tells inside a team or an SG or a Vent server. Do not let it slide. Make sure that the group knows what this person is doing. And also send in petitions and /ignore as needed. Silence is death. Silence is approval of what is, has, and will be done. That is how it has always been and how it will always be. The silence cannot continue. This applies mostly
    That was already suggested, multiple times. Also, there is a difference between ignoring someone, and being silent. I’ll give you a hint. One of them is a passive response, the other is not.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SDragon View Post
    Do you know how enraged I am at this thread?! DO YOU?! IT MADE ME AGREE WITH GOLDEN GIRL! ARGH!
    This will probably enrage you even more, but this thread didn’t make you do anything. You had the free will to agree or disagree with anyone you wish. You chose to agree with Golden Girl all on your own. You ignored the many helpful suggestions put forth in this very thread. Ones that you put into your “guide”, I might add.

    Have you ever stopped to think why bullies (or people that harass others) do what they do? Nine times out of ten, it is because they are looking for a reaction. If you refuse to give them that reaction, then they lose. The first time they do something that you find disagreeable, inform them, politely, that you find it disagreeable. After that, just ignore them. Blowing up at them will just be giving them what they want, and they will harass you even more. You might think about that the next time you are offended.

    Also, my dad used to tell me that you can only be offended, if you accept the offense.

    edit: punctuation and formatting corrections.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Yydr View Post
    So I decided to take my own advice, come to the forums, and step back to appreciate all the rednames for what they have created. And by extension thanks to all, rednames and players alike, who seek to uplift and build this great community. Being a part of City of Heroes has been one of the best experiences of my life. I commit to being more appreciative of the work and love that is done in its creation.
    It is nice to see someone not take the Devs for granted. If even for a little bit.

    I will admit, that I don't thank them as often as I should, but I do appreciate the hard work they put into this game. Even if I don't care for the part of the game that the hard went into.

    I also realize that they don't have the same likes and dislikes that I have.
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill View Post
    I have around 300 characters currently.

    Yeah. Not listing it.

    That and the numbers aren't always right. Not sure why they get screwed up, but I had a character that was part of a foursome (two level pacted pairs.) Hours? 75, 74, 77, 380.
    I'm looking at somewhere over 150 characters myself.
    I agree with Bill. Not listing it.
  13. Twisted Toon

    MM bugs

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Remorseless View Post
    Wrong! It does not work. Its a bug not stupidity on the MM part. The pets wont release. You cant do anything with them. They just stand wherever they are and look dumb. Even login off and back wont help because the state of your toon is saved, you need to either die or close the client, period. Once per blue moon they will re attached themselves to you by changing zones/instances but doesn't happen often.
    how is it that you know all about Nox's experiences with solutions to the MM bug? he did make one very important caveat to his statement that you quoted. I'll even high light it for you.
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Noxilicious View Post
    /Releasepets always works like a charm for me when that happens. After the slash command you should be able to just resummon them normally.
    That means that you may not get the same results, they are consistent results for him.

    I apologize if I stepped in and intruded there, Noxilicious.
  14. Twisted Toon

    MM bugs

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by graystar_blaster View Post
    Please fix these already!

    It has been almost a year. Sometimes I cannot drop my pets and they do not follow commands at all they just stand there when i zone into something.

    It is making this character so usless. I just logged out for 15 mins to cook, eat lunch and they are stil there doing nothing.

    Zoning doesnt help, the base doesnt help nothing wil reset them not even going into a misson
    Interesting. I have only run into this problem once. The pets were still in connected to me, I just couldn't get them to move away from the ferry in Cap. I was able to dismiss them all and resummon them.

    However, I have made it a point to dismiss my pets before I leave a mission, because I hate dragging half a zone of NPCs along with me when I go to the next mission.
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Frogfather View Post
    From my perspective, the other 11 months of the year....and Im a white male. I dont mind the various history months. Lets take the time to celebrate and highlight other cultures, it doesnt cost me anything to do so.


    --Frog
    Except, they don't actually set time aside to celebrate the accomplishments of white males. It's all covered in History class, unless they've changed it since I graduated. But then, so is Black History, Women's History, Asian American History, American Indian History, American Filipino History, etc, etc, etc.

    If you're going to be fair, which I like to be, there should be a White Male History Month to go along with all the other <special> History months out there.
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Jagged View Post
    I thought that was what happened every time you get logged out?

    At least that seems to be the behaviour I am seeing
    The only times I've had the everything marked as read was when I got logged out. Which is really frustrating when I've been logged in and already read 7 threads, and posted in 3 of them. the 8th thread comes up logged out, then everythign is marked as read when I log back in 3 seconds later. I wasn't aware I could read that fast. It could probably be why I didn't recall anything I had read.
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by ebon3 View Post
    Ahhh.. the ol' BET argument.

    and the truth to the matter is that every month is white history month ergo you dont need a white history month, or a white anything for that matter.
    You mean, they set aside a place and time to talk about the beneficial accomplishment of white males only? In what universe?
  18. I look forward to your next 571 lists with the "bus stops with no busses" joke.
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Texas Justice View Post
    Philly Girl and I play on Justice. That should answer the insanity question.
    The only server I don't play on is Freedom. Not sure if that would define my sanity or not though.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect View Post
    et's tip this on it's head right quick. Let's have a server that only WHITE people can play on. Yeah, let's see how quick THAT hits discrimination lawsuit critical mass.
    Personally, I have an issue with Black History month, Asian History Month, Famous Women History month and a few others. Mainly because there isn't a corresponding White Male History month.

    Regarding me and prejudice, I probably have some, most people do. However, I can say that I am not influenced by race or gender when it comes to reasons for me liking or not liking someone. I have many friends that are not of the same coloring as myself. Same goes for friends of different genders. Some of the people that I dislike the most are my own gender and coloring.

    TL;DR - I'm not prejudiced, I hate everyone.
  20. Twisted Toon

    Uh, Statesman?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by RadDidIt View Post
    Statesman is a Nemesis Automaton.
    And this surprises you?
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    Because it's more comfortable in hot weather than something with a high neck?
    When I go out in the summer, I wear a T-shirt, and an unbuttoned white over-shirt. That will actually keep me cooler than going out in one of my typical black t-shirts. In the winter, I'll wear a T-shirt, a flannel shirt, and a denim jacket. The only time I'll wear anything shorter than blue (or black) jeans is when I go swimming. No matter what I wear (other than dress clothes) I'm comfortable. I'm also not really sending an obvious open invitation to be ogled by every woman on the planet either.

    The clothes I wear to draw attention to myself are my pirate or Renaissance costumes. Those actually cover more of me than my normal clothes. And wearing a Steampunk leather jacket in the summer isn't as hot as you'd think, if it's fitted correctly.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Disappearing Girl View Post
    I agree that best one of handling creeps is ignore when ingame. But I reject your idea that rl women are asking for it (leer/harrassment/worse) soley by what they are wearing.
    You honestly don't think that any woman that will willingly wear a blue sequined mini-skirt is asking to be looked at? You and GG seem to be living in the same reality.
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Golden Girl View Post
    My mom and dad never told me how to dress - they let me wear whatever I liked.
    Funny, my mom and dad occasionally told me what to wear. Usually it was to tell me to wear a suit or dress clothes when going to church. They seemed to think that wearing jeans to church was taboo for some reason. I still dress comfortably without wearing revealing clothing. But then, I don't particularly care to wear clothes that shows off my curved spine. I never felt comfortable wearing button up shirts or slacks. I don't really care to freak people out by showing off the scar I got when I was in a Bicycle vs. Car accident at the tender age of 7 either. The pedal went through the leg, bone was showing; all that really cool gory stuff.

    All that aside, I have still been checked out on occasion. Even took a girl I met at a bowling alley out on a couple of dates after she admitted to checking me out. I kind of got the impression that she liked me a little when I always seemed to get the lane right in front of is service desk where she was working.
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by LISAR View Post
    I don't wear low cut shirts because I don't want to be looked at, you shouldn't make your gender a point unless you want attention based on it.
    Additionally, anyone that intentionally wears a low cut shirt loses any rights to be offended when they are looked at.

    Same goes for any other "sexy" or "alluring" clothing.

    Not that I think you would get too offended if someone looked (not leered) at you appreciatively, LISAR


    Yes, occasionally, gender will come up in conversations. But, I can literally count the number of times, on one hand, I've had it come up for me in the 7 years I've been here.
  25. This sounds like a job for Arcanaville.

    ...

    ...

    That usually works for summoning the hero in the comics...