Greycat

Trying to remember who it is, but we do have a Sentinel that shows up and herds and pulls on MSRs fairly effectively. I do have an elec/elec Sent I won't call a "tank," but will put her in harms way during Rikti invasions - she can soak a number of dropship blasts before worrying, and I'd rather have her take them than some lowbie. Bit specialized there, though.

Cat's ... kind of had her string of them. From becoming a cop, to being blocked while investigating corruption, working with the FBI (and no longer being a cop) to put an end to it, that leading to her meeting Allie and bonding, moving to Paragon and her current situation dealing with several people she cares about having questionable "personhood" status and determining she's going to make *that* right... she's going to be worn out by the time she's in her 30s at this rate, but she'd probably say she could at least look back and be proud. (And then trying to figure out how she's going to pay rent *now.*) Pri: Having her last sets of testing objectives also happening to list her vivisection, inspection and recycling (they wouldn't have loaded *that* into her mind if they'd thought she could actually do anything about it, or cared, after all.) So as soon as she got a chance (and some help,) she broke free... but made it a point to keep those orders. Rez: Having a nurse realize she wasn't fine, just ignoring the agony she was constantly in through sheer will, putting her name in for an experiemental program that helped her - and gave her the ability to help others - is probably tied or a close second to having a *life* again, and really having it come home by her and her boyfriend having a place of their own to move into. Ish: Would probably find it hard to decide between losing her family, her time fighting, or being rescued and gaining a new one as "a" defining moment. And now she's learning so much more...

For that matter, it doesn't matter *what* the rating is. It could be an M rating game. If the team lead (and others) say it's not welcome on the team, *it's not welcome on the team.* (Or in that chat or whatnot.) Follow those rules or get out.

Temporary workers are underpaid as it is without necromancy... "Riiiiise from the grave, and work for minimum wage on a contract basis!"

Further testing: Not a one-off. Went to Eden, defeated a 33 Geode, got two 35 Geode Shards. (Edit: In the "further testing out of curiosity... That stone armor character has a power that was shifted, apparently, to be available at level 35, while being 30. To make sure that didn't affect anything, hunted down another Geode with a thugs/thermal MM at 30 and no power weirdness - no change, still got a 35 geode shard from a 32 Geode.)

This might be a one-off here but - Even con tip mission (rescue psi knight, heroes from DE.) Running at 0/1, solo. Most things are spawning properly - when defeated GE spawn their mini-mes, they're showing up at the proper level... 'Til I defeated a Geode at ... 30 or 31, don't recall, and got a lvl 35 Geode Shard. None of the other spawns have done this. Haven't had any other DE missions recently to say if this is happening more or not.

You think *that's* bad, try to grab nukes in Warburg. "You're a scientist and a *ramp* baffles you... Not even stairs, just an inclined surface...."

Easy one - Pri. She's a rapidly grown clone, so *maybe* two years old now anyway, so everything would count - property destruction, arson, murder, kidnapping... depending, of course, on who you ask, as the *other* side of that involves "self defense" and "freeing other clones" and "escaping." Ish: Theft. Had to steal food, fresh clothing and the like. Cat, I picture as being very straight, actually. Daughter of a cop, friends were cops kids or knew them, you could either just try not getting in trouble or find new and creative ways to do so. Granted, I figure once she hit her teens she got *very* good at sneaking out, so... Rez snuck out a time or two to hang around with friends, but most of the prime get-into-trouble years were taken up with the whole "debilitating pain" thing, so...

Kinetic: There are two words to say why I don't play it (well, three, if one is "concept.") Those words... "Nascar melee." ;) The set's one of two that just annoy me because of sound (the first being "hey, we found these random sound effects, let's throw them together" sonic blast.) For Shuriken, I think you might be better fitting that in with some katana or martial arts melee in an Assault set, just because... there's not a lot, I'd think, that could make that visually interesting. Not against it, it just seems like it'd get a bit boring without *some* variety.

Unrelated to troubleshooting but I thought this was funny... (If you're wondering, I was looking to see if there was anything with the old game Myth that would cause problems.)

... you know you can make your *own* teams and run what you want at any level, right...

Which doesn't preclude that followup I mentioned - hold a contest to design some basic bases that could be imported. They wouldn't *have* items in storage, after all. (Yes, I *would* love to see it... how can you tell? :) )

Cat: Isn't generally *embarrassed,* but - well, she's got mixed feelings about her office / apartment. She's proud of her business and how it's let her help people. It's *hers,* and even if money's tight, it's still something of her own, she's doing what she enjoys. On the flip side... most of her friends are, through one means or another, well off, so having them over when her whole place can fit in one of their closets, pulling out other folding chairs (normally just has one out for herself in the kitchen) and the like, well... Though she *will* point out that, despite their various high tech this, magic that, her paper filing cabinets and overhead projector (gotten cheap) and transparencies can't be hacked or monitored remotely. If they *do* get messed with, well, she's already got bigger things to worry about. Ish: Doesn't really *have* anything, but she's young. Some of the things she could be embarrassed about - she was kind of... not "scrawny" but wiry and undernourished when she was rescued and brought here, for instance, or just not knowing things (not a heck of a lot of education being given on a dying world...) she just takes either as "it is what it is" or takes as a challenge - she doesn't know something, she'll find someone who does or learn it herself. She's just ... rather practical. The one thing that *might* do it, though, is a little thing - a kiss. Not between family - that's fine - and not other people kissing. That's their thing. Until near the end of her time on her home, she'd been thrown in an arena and expected to die (penalty for theft,) and managed not to - and kept fighting. The lack of privacy in the quarters means that a lot of "taboos" don't bother her. The few times she saw someone just kiss their partner, though, they were going out and expecting to die - and usually did. So in her mind it's something... very intimate. (Her boyfriend gets this, after she explained it. They tend to rub noses, which their friends and familes find exceptionally cute.) Pri: Is sort of in the same boat as Ish as far as "hard to embarrass." She knows she doesn't know things, she's not shy, her 'job' generally has been to go out and find information, so learning something she doesn't know is just ... a thing. She was designed and was looked at as "a product," so comments that might embarrass her generally just remind her of that and she tends to either ignore them or get angry about them. But not embarrassed. I'm sure some of *this* will change over time, though... Rez: Being helpless. Less so now with her boyfriend, since she knows he'll be there, but she's mostly "helpless" if she doesn't pay attention and lets what energy the nanites that keep her functioning run down - she *can* still do things without them, but she'd suddenly get hit with all the pain they're currently suppressing and she's rather out of practice ignoring that amount of it and functioning.

If NC gave its blessing to HC? I'd want it - assuming they have these archived somewhere - to come with the tools used to actually *add* pieces, geometry, graphics and effects to allow them to create *even more.*

Honestly... I don't think they have anything in common. Some are younger, some are old. Some are in shape, some aren't. Mix of genders and origins. Some are ready to lend a hand, others would break it first. Can't even say all are human, or alive.

Calm down. See the 😉 at the end? Granted the forum left it in text form instead of converting into a little yellow face like it did there, but it's still there. It's an indication I'm kidding around. Same with the direct reference to "lighthearted poking" at the end. I put that in deliberately in an effort to make it *even clearer* that it should be found funny, or at least mildly facepalm worthy. I'm not trying to "scare" you with anything, so untwist your undies. I sent you links because you spent *so* much time explaining what an Epic AT was to someone who's *very* aware of them, I thought you might find it amusing. You *do* have a sense of humor somewhere, right? A costume slot does not "make VEATs what they are." The branching paths, the mixed powersets, even the fairly miserable arcs they get make them what they are. And, frankly, as a counterpoint? It can be argued that the shapeshifting "makes Khelds what they are," yet people skip those and play as, say, angels (popular for quite some time with PBs due to inherent flight and light-looking powers.) This is no different - heck, it's even LESS impactful since you're not skipping useful powers! As far as your last few paragraphs? They don't really counter the argument. Sure, it works... if you want to stick right along with the storyline... sort of. But, funny thing, players don't have to. Most of my VEATs don't because I can't stand the storyline. Which frankly means yes, I should have the choice to dump that costume. IF being "in costume" actually had a benefit - essentially stealth among rank-and-file Arachnos, for instance, since you look just like one of them, until - say - 30-35 when word gets out you've jumped ship and it's open season or something? I wouldn't be making this argument at all. It would have a purpose. (Yes, it'd also cause all sorts of issues, especially with side switching, but that didn't exist at the time. )

A, it doesn't do enough damage to them, and B, *I* wouldn't want to face both at once, especially if you get hit with Cpt Holz's Curse of Weariness and get your END cut in half for 5 minutes.

Zookeeper.

More annoying in FF. YOu can get stuck in a crossfire there really easily... and as level 30-40, it can hurt more.

... you really don't know who you're replying to if you think you have to explain epics, do you. ;) Just so you see why I find this funny: http://web.archive.org/web/20120907080230/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=263335 http://web.archive.org/web/20120905121326/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=114391 http://web.archive.org/web/20120907022352/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=239822 ... that's all me. I'm *quite* aware of how tied Epic ATs are supposed to be to bits of lore. :) However, lighthearted poking aside, I do have to address this: Regular AT or Kheld, you have ten slots you can do whatever you want with. VEAT, the first slot *must* be the Arachnos costume slot. You don't get an extra. (And yes, I'm quite aware of how it was on live, thanks, started in issue 3.) Also: ... would be even *more* reason to be able to dump the Arachnos costume from the listing, if desired.

WHile they're changing quite a bit for TV, I *really* doubt this'll be the case. Mat... well, they changed actors, I *think* the last ep was the last time we see *that* actor playing him (which is too bad, I rather liked him in the role, but the new guy seems to have chops, so...)

*nod* And as a plus, this could lead to a "Design a starter / basic base" contest, say, where several are submitted and the winners get to be put in as - well, starter bases you can select for your own (templates, basically,) for those that don't really want to / can't / don't have time for a lot of base building but want something nice.

All right, so I'm not the biggest fan of VEATs, I know. I dislike the storyline and the forced respec at 24. The first I handle by just not doing it, the second... well, grit teeth and deal, sometimes multiple times since you have to do it with each build on multiple builds. But they occasionally fit concepts I have in mind for characters. One of the frustrating things I'd love to see updated/changed/tweaked, though, deals with the tailor. There are a few issues. 1. The first costume slot *has* to be Arachnos themed. Of all the VEATs I have, only... maybe two at most could say they have any connection to Arachnos. However, the first costume slot MUST be Arachnos themed. Whether you want it to be or not. I'd love to be able to override this and not have that slot wasted, even if it has to be done after creation. (What can I say. RPer. I earn that Clothes Horse badge.) 2. The "black figure" blank on all the other slots is ... really kind of annoying. The first issue leads into the second. Even if you pick a face on helmet-less VEATs, it ignores it and gives a generic, all black figure for *every other* costume slot. (At least once you put something in the first slot, the earned costumes after that copy it.) Having it at *least* copy body, face and skin color would be nice. And/or having an option to "copy to other slots." (Yes, I know, costume changes under 10 are free, save/load into others. Still annoying.) 3. Arachnos parts can only be used in the first slot. Probably tied to the first-slot weirdness anyway, but it would be nice if, since you're a VEAT anyway, you could use the parts on *other* costumes, too. Yes, some pieces are kinda-sorta close (such as under "special helms" and the ... thorns? belt,) but if you want to go full-on Arachnos - or the parts just look useful for other ideas - you can't use them anywhere but as part of the full on first VEAT slot. Game breaking? No. It's costuming. But these most *definitely* affect my enjoyment of VEATs when I *do* play them, so... yeah. I'd love to see some of this tweaked.

I tend to do these frequently. The big difference I see has nothing to do with the extinguisher, but how fast you can take down the Hellions (since, if you're soloing it, they're a distraction at best, and at worst undo what you've managed to do in fighting some of the fires.) Granted, the larger extinguisher helps. (So would just having them be autohit, since the fire's not exactly dodging....) but you *can* solo-finish the event with the extinguisher. You do have to start *really* close to when the event starts, though. And yes, the difference if you've got a water or cold powerset is incredible. And yes, the exploding building *is* designed to be able to kill anyone near it regardless of AT or slotting. It's something like three hits of 30k damage. However, it's not uniform - I've occasionally been in "just" the right spot to have it explode around me and not touch me. Very much a "...*whew!*" moment :)

Mmm. Well, The Aes Sedai are the "powers" to begin with ... and the books go from that to showing all the squabbles and politicking inside. They're starting to touch on that. The focus will change and give our ta'varen their time soon enough, I'm aure.