bAss_ackwards

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    My son (6) has watched me play various characters over the years.

    His favorite powerset to watch is mind control. I explained Mesmerize as making the enemy fall alseep, and Dominate as giving the bad guy a nasty headache. Now, whenever he sees me use the powers, he yells "Go to sleep!", "Get a headache!", "Attack your friends!"

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    I wish I could yell at people, "Get a headache!" and have it actually work.

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    Are you sure that doesn't work... all the time... regardless of what you say?



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    *channels energy at Zombie_Man*

    "... get a headache! Go to sleep! Attack your friends!"
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    My son (6) has watched me play various characters over the years.

    His favorite powerset to watch is mind control. I explained Mesmerize as making the enemy fall alseep, and Dominate as giving the bad guy a nasty headache. Now, whenever he sees me use the powers, he yells "Go to sleep!", "Get a headache!", "Attack your friends!"

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    I wish I could yell at people, "Get a headache!" and have it actually work.
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    Did anyone notice Castle's new sig?

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    Hahah wow, I just noticed that!

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    That is freakin' sweet.

    Wyll, I want you to know that everytime I read this thread I get the urge to roll a hero on Freedom so i can join you and Sister Flame...but then I remember it's Freedom.

    If you ever get the urge, bring her by Justice so she can meet Mr. Awesome. I think a hero who get's his powers through positive thinking would mesh well with her need to see Bears in Caves...I don't know how I just know.

    Plus I smile ALL the time so nothing is gonna hit me.

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    You may smile, but you're not a smiling monster. Just an ordinary smiling Hero which can still get their teeth knocked out.
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    Did anyone notice Castle's new sig?

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    Hahah wow, I just noticed that!
  5. Freakin' awesome! Another great video Dark_Respite!
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    YOU DON'T HIT SMILING MONSTERS!

    New battlecry created.

    --NT

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    *giggles*

    It was bound to happen sooner or later. Use it well and above all, use it in the name of justice and in defense of smiling monsters!
  7. There's something profoundly wrong with the line work you've done on the nose. Are we viewing it from the side, or directly from the front? The upside down 7 hook looks fairly out of place.
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    Illustrator is to ink pens and markers as Photoshop is to brushes and paints.

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    Excellent, now please complete the essay question:

    The shiny spandex boo-tay and how to make it pop using 4 colors only. You may take the full hour.

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    Use one color for shading, one for highlights, and the two as the spandex colors?
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    And how do they compare to Photoshop?

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    You can work and rework, upsize and downsize, add and remove curve points to your inking lines you've put down over and over without any loss of quality. Manipulation is quick but I don't think you could get work done as fast as a steady hand and a Wacom tablet. After inking is done in Illustrator you can then export it to Photoshop and do the coloring from there without any problems.

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    Yeah... I don't think I could fully color something beyond MAYBE cel shading in Illustrator without eventually going on a murderous rampage.

    But for inks its Winny McWin.

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    Fortunately for me, my style is a bit more cel-shaded than realistic so using Illustrator for the entirety of my projects is actually feasible.
  10. I love Illustrator. I haven't produced any art from it in quite some time but you can make some really nice stuff, not just inking, with said program.

    I'm actually more of an animator than anything else so doing this sort of thing is not exactly my trade perse, but here's some old stuff I've made entirely with Illustrator:
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    Of course, you can also make some really fantastic looking stuff from Flash as well. As far as just plain ol' inking goes, either should be fine. You get better tools in Illustrator that might get the job done faster for you but Flash should do an admirable job. So what do you think? Feeling adventurous? Want to learn a whole new program?
  11. Folks, some Veteran Rewards are highly usable for others and some aren't even given a second look. Not everyone wants a set of Greek letters for chest detail as their Veteran Reward, but plenty enough were still over-joyed to have it. Not all of my characters can use any of the non-buff Veteran pets and still be in-theme, but there are still plenty that enjoy the Impish Demon, or the Mek Man, etc.

    Half price for costume changes? AWESOME. Some of my characters have gone through all of their granted tailor tokens and Veteran tokens.

    Being able to skip Combat Jumping... that will be great on some of my characters, not so great on others! Some need the Immobilization protection and some have that area covered. The extra power pick would be immense on some of my builds, I tell ya!
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    Actually, it means you can SKIP taking the first or second power in the Travel Power Pools and, at level 6, pick the travel power immediately. No pre-requisites.

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    I love you guys. Seriously.

    Can it be August now?

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    More like, can it be November now?

    I want those to Veteran Rewards nao!
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    (1) Additional Character Slot: This reward is granted annually to each player that has been part of our Veteran Rewards Program. Months: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 should all reflect this value.


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    Does this mean we get 1 additional character slot for each year we've played?

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    Yes. I have all character slots unlocked on the only server I play on, so future year-mark Veteran badges won't really do me any good as far as additional character slots go.

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    You have 36 characters on one server already?

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    You better believe it! And I love all 36 characters!
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    (1) Additional Character Slot: This reward is granted annually to each player that has been part of our Veteran Rewards Program. Months: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 should all reflect this value.


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    Does this mean we get 1 additional character slot for each year we've played?

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    Yes. I have all character slots unlocked on the only server I play on, so future year-mark Veteran badges won't really do me any good as far as additional character slots go.
  15. Wow. I'm not getting the 60 Month Veteran Reward hotness until November.

    There are many of my characters that would love the extra power pick from being able to skip out on Combat Jumping, Hover, etc.
  16. Well that's rather upsetting about GammaGirl's situation.
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    I hate to say it, but I am in love with my not-unique-at-all use of the Valkyrie costume set. >_<;

    With the right colors, it just looks soooooo good together!

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    That IS really nice. I did a pretty standard Valkyrie/Norse Goddess for my Warrior Goddess. She has goddess costumes for 5 different cultures.

    I didn't like how the large gloves clipped with the shields so I didn't use those or the large boots. I also didn't use the Valkyrie chest and legs but used a portion of the Wedding pack instead. I used colors that I rarely experiment with but I got some compliments on the color use. This was on the first day of the pack though so I've not really updated it or messed with it since.

    Warrior Goddess (Norse)

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    Very nice indeed!

    For my first costume slot I wanted to cover her up with armor all over the place for that "this is my serious outfit!" kinda feel to it. The next couple of costume slots' risque levels are up in the air.
  18. I hate to say it, but I am in love with my not-unique-at-all use of the Valkyrie costume set. >_<;

    With the right colors, it just looks soooooo good together!
  19. I [u]love[u] these commercials! Very charming and entertaining to watch! The voice actors do a great job too! Give em' my props!
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    Further costume tweaks for my character Valkyrior.

    This costume set makes me *squeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*!

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    Thats... beautiful....

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    Awh, why thank you!

    You know this only makes me even more antsy for the Magic themed superbooster #2.

    I have some characters that can use this Valkyrie pack, but I have several characters that can use a magic themed pack!
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    Ok, ok you're a Mac and I'm a PC. But are you hero or villain?????

    Welcome to CoH/V Macsters!

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjXVhA86Vr4

    I am a Villain!

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    Hehe. That was actually quite... good! Sign me up with the other guys for getting this on the air

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    Mua ha ha ha ha! I loved that video! Hoping it gets air time as well!

    Welcome Mac users! Former and new alike!
  22. bAss_ackwards

    Valkyrie pics

    Some of my characters using the Valkyrie costume pieces.

    Shadow Knight

    Valkyrior
  23. Repurposed for Shadow Knight.

    I really love the cape that comes with this set. Need more materials in this game that use multiple shaders!