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This is NCSoft's flagship paid-sub MMO, right now,

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It is? Lineage and Lineage II are both monthly subscription based, aren't they?

One to two million combined subscribers for Lineage and Lineage II. Source:

http://www.mmogchart.com/Chart1.html

Just for reference, around level 13 you get all detectives.

I had to switch to Security Guards to get guys in uniforms like I wanted. They work ok, as far as looks go.

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Course to be fair, I would say Villian themed as well.

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Lowbie villain mish: 149910.

New in Town.

by: @Hero Gojira

It's not really a big deal, but I tried to write it so that villains get more respect. Too many villain side missions feel like you're doing someone else's evil scheme. This is one you can do for yourself.

Hopefully more to follow.

Hmm, ok, not quite working. First, he doesn't attack the players right away, which is what I was hoping for.

Second, the escort does work with the big orange box type exit, which is what I have. Can't really change the map either, this is one of the few maps that work for me (the only one for this mish, really).

Other ideas? Can the escort be made to attack the players right away?

Cool, I'll give that a shot.

I don't see any way to have a captive fight the team, along with the group that captured him. Like the Cim missions, where you free the captive but then he turns on you also.

Any ideas? I'd really like to use the Rescue objective if I could, that placement looks better. Fight a Boss looks kinda fun if I set it up like that.

nm. no demons on test.

I feel demons should be Fire, Dark, and some Mind powers, including Placate and Confuse.


Also. Posi said today that Beta for I15 will be open to everyone.


Also, 35M download on test. Dunno what's in it yet.

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NCSoft told NorCal to come up with a better name. See my post above.

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I do wonder why this change occurred. Do any other NCSoft products have studios with separate names? If not then it seems odd. I'm trying not to doom, but it seems like there might be more here than just a name change.

Of course, NCNC was (and is) hiring like mad. There's tons of new faces, more ambitious free updates than we've seen a a while, and in general no sign that NCSoft wants to pull the plug (like Tabula Rosa). So I also wonder if the opposite is possible. New games from Paragon Studios?

At least a console version of CoX would be cool....

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Mystic Fortune's costume just keeps getting better and better.

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Very nice. You've got a great Dr. Fate vibe going there.

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Great, now I'll have to redo two of the custom mobs in "Chains of Blood"....

...J/K, it's no trouble. I expect I'll get this by purchasing the box.

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Actually, this is sorta a point. While many of my toons are sitting on about 25 free costume changes, many of my newer toons aren't. How about dropping a couple of free costume changes in the box too, considering that that's what we're buying it for (mostly, I assume)?

Just a QOL suggestion...

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Power Set Name: Beast Master
Primary/Secondary/Pool: Primary
Archetype: Mastermind

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I like the Beast Mastery idea. One thing however, the devs have said no four legged models, ever. Just too much for the game to handle. So I think some "hybrids" would be ok. Like weres and humanoids with animal traits. Leopard-girls, Lion-men, the RhinoBeast, Flying Eagle Woman, etc.

Another thing, besides the "ringleader" motif you have with all the whip attacks, I think some folks might like to play a MM who was also a beast person themselves. This might mean adding some "claws" type attacks and removing one or two whip attacks.

Just my 2 inf.

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Awesome - so is it wrong for me to infer that Issue 14 will go live on 4/7/09?



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No, you can assume they'll issue the Freespec on (or after) 4/7.

I14 could go live tomorrow, and the freespec come a week afterwards.

... then there's ponies...

Anyone know when the Valkyrie pack will be available? I want that thing.

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-An explanation of Lord Recluse's vision for the Rogue Isles early in the game. I don't think we should have to wait until the video screen at Grandville to learn that his master plan is... screw it, that he has a master plan at all.

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There's a hero mission, very early, in Atlas Park, where you go around and read plaques to learn about hero history (or something like that). A similar mission, red-side, after your first arc, might be a neat addition.

"This is regulation Hero-grade spandex!"

Yeah, I think my villain is going to have to harass heroes about that in RWZ now.

God I need more co-op.

I agree with this whole thread. There have been a ton of features, enhancements, fixes and plain old groovy new stuff added in the last 18 months or so. The dev team should be patting itself on its collective back right now.

If I had to pick just one though:

VEATs.

Good job guys.

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Subjective:

Merits feel like a grind.

Under the old system: Finish Task Force: Oooh, I get a shiny! Maybe it would be something good or useful to that character or that could be shared, or maybe it wouldn’t, but there was instant gratification to this.

Under the new system: Finish Task Force: Oh, gee, um, merits. Kind of dry, tastes like cardboard.

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On the other hand, I quite disagree. I really hated random drops. It seemed so arbitrary, and unfair for those of us who didn't want to rerun the same TF/SF over and over again just to try to get that one drop. Now I can run any TFs I want, and then just choose my reward when I want. I love this.

I'm also the kind of person who like to put my money in the bank and get a little interest each month, rather than go to the Vegas slots with it and hope for a big score. That's exactly random drop system felt like to me: a big ol' RNG powered one-armed bandit. The merit system is much better.

Maybe the devs could punch up text on your screen when you get merits. Make it gold colored or a blend of gold and silver. Make a new sound for merits earn. That's as far as I'd go for making merits themselves more interesting.



OTOH, I think merits have illustrated how villains really get the short end of the stick when it comes to TF/SFs. I'm really shocked at the variety and number of TFs suddenly being run. By itself, that's great, but I sure wish villains had the same options.

Suggestion: make new villain SFs. Allow Heroes to "infiltrate" these missions. Let Heroes go find out what those evil villains are up to! Then just change the ending slightly, just the end text, so that Heroes keep whatever was the objective (information, some object) for themselves, thus "winning" against the villains. Or they destroy the objective themselves once it's purpose is revealed. (Could be done with just a click glowie after a "protect" final mish.)

Bonus points if Heroes actually go to Rogues' Isles for this SF. Not for teaming with villains, but not in PvP mode either. (But they should be able to fight street spawn.) Probably can't use the ferries either, gotta stay in the one zone of the SF.

moar co-op pls.

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So i have a question. IF ive been playing my game for 3 years now on my PC, can i add the code to my mac so i can get the bonus wings and porter to use on either my mac or pc. or if i buy the mac version is it completely seperate from the pc account

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I don't think you need any code. Just use your current account and password, your freebies are keyed to that account. You don't need to buy the client or pay extra money at all, just download it for the Mac and you're ready to go.

You might want to buy the client anyway (faster than download). Just use your current account name and password and all your stuff will still be there.

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VidiotMaps/Badge-Hunter is ready to support the Macintosh with MapPack and Bindfile...

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Love your avatar, btw.

Against All Odds toggle drops when mez'd

Server: Champion
Zone: Steel Canyon mostly
Character name: Shield Maiden
Time: around 2:30 to 4:30 PST Saturday, Dec 6
Location: various in zone
Mission: various/all
Mission Contact: various

Bug Description: I understand toggles should not drop automatically now, and Battle Agility and Deflection on my Shield Defense tanker do not. However, Against All Odds dropped every time I was held or slept when fighting Lost. This seemed odd; I'm not 100% sure it's a bug, but I thought I'd mention it.

And by "dropped" I mean the button itself went "small" and started to recycle after I got mezed. I have to manually click on the button to reactivate it after it finishes recycling, which is several seconds.

Link to Forum Discussions: na

Commuter Badge is a P-String

Server: Pinnacle
Zone: Steel Canyon
Character name: Tank Grrl
Time: 1:30 PST
Location: Yellow Line
Mission: na
Mission Contact: na
Bug Description: I just logged in and got the Commuter badge (from Day Jobs). Its description is a P-String. I /bugged this in game, just wanted to make sure you all got this missive.

Link to Forum Discussions: na

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Faux windows

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I also like this. I'd love real windows that I could place so I could see Steel Canyon, Sharkhead Isle, etc., but faux ones would do in a pinch.

Bonus points if the windows show accurate day/night cycles based on the zone/server they represent.

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Alternative Entrances.

I'd like to replace the horrid portal thingy with a tech lift. I am sure there are many entrances that other people would like as well:
<ul type="square">[*]Tech lift[*]Hidden Rock door[*]Vault door entrance - wall attached?[*]Portal Corp portal - but a bit smaller[/list]


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I like the tech lift a lot.

How about a "stone henge" mystical portal entrance?

Bonus points if this stuff animates just before someone enters, ie, the arrows light when someone uses the tech lift.

I could see a free standing "vault" entrance that could be backed into a wall, so it looks like it's projecting out from the wall. This would work well for a "sewer entrance" too, a pipe that looks like it project from the wall.

All this stuff should orient the character entering too, so we're not facing a corner when we log in. To prevent abuse, either they dont' work on raids (or you could force folks to zone into a corner) or they have a big "empty space" in front of them so you have to allow a lot of space when you place it.