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On 5/24/2024 at 11:37 AM, Lunar Ronin said:
To be fair, I'm not so sure that you can appraise the value of a story arc on the metric of "seeing other people wanting to do it." I suspect that most people do story arcs solo, or duos at most. I know that I play story arcs almost entirely solo, and most others that I've known throughout the years do so as well. Teaming for story arcs just does not work well, IMO. It's a pain in the rear for people to synchronize story arcs, and if you don't synchronize story arcs only one person gets full rewards for running that story arc, and if people on the team are of multiple alignments teams break if someone goes to a SG base. On top of that, story arcs added from Issue 17 onwards are all almost entirely designed to be solo played.
Agreed. However, I am not taking polls and not running one. It is the best metric I have when gauging interest in content - not seeing people wanting to do it. I also take input from the PUGs and friends I play with.
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I know a lot of the people from the various servers don't click but I will still say I really like some of the ideas on other servers. Ideas - maybe not the execution of these ideas.
Don't get me wrong, HC is my only server but I checked out some of the others. I really like the additional costume pieces they've added (the ones that are properly done - no clipping etc). I also really liked the flood of additional ATs. Again, not all of them are well done but they were bold and added some great options.
HC is high quality and whatever they add looks good and works. However, the HC content/mission/SF etc content has been poor. It is very boring and feels like it's 20 years old in many ways; it's also very convoluted and not fun to play. You rarely see people wanting to do the mission arcs and Aeon is usually done in a 'speedy' way so people can take a chance at getting a big money reward. I am sure some enjoy the actual SF and playing but I have yet to meet that player. Again, I have all the love in the world for the HC Devs but I also feel I'd be doing them a disservice if I didn't provide my honest feedback.
I really hope HC moves towards adding more innovative missions etc as well as costume pieces and so on.
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I just use the wiki. Yes, it's frustrating that it's not in the game but oh well.
The respec system is the other pain in the arse!
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7 hours ago, twozerofoxtrot said:
ahhhhh haha this was pretty cool to see!
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This is so cool. I missed all of the events but it's so nice to see the Devs from back when come back into the game. It really hits you right in the feels. Hopefully they can become part of the HC Team? 🙂
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A.I. is pretty fun. I used it to make a short song for my work presentation lol.
Good work on the lyrics etc. I have never been a fan of the speed metal sound but I appreciate the creativity!
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I like this idea as another option for Judgement. Of course it'd have to have similar damage and area damage as the other powers.
The Seismic Blast power set has a nuke type power that could be like this proposed Judgement option. I also feel it could be a nice option and help maintain the theme of some toons.
I don't think we need more Incarnate powers - just alternates to the ones we have might be cool. Nothing wrong with more choice.
I also think Lore would be much better if we could make customize the pet we summon; kinda like a sidekick. Allow us to customize the look then choose if we want range, melee, tank, buff etc. It would be a lot of fun!
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I don't know if this had been asked but...I'm wondering in which direction the original team would've taken this game? HC has done a great job but I am curious to hear about the original vision and direction. I know that Storm was brewing (that Coming Storm was coming for, what felt like, an eternity) but what was coming up after that?
Also, the Live Devs started making some stylistic changes to mission design and the design of TFs/SFs/Trials. Were these going to further evolve?
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HC Team, thanks for this! I may actually log in on April 30!
Also, so cool to see some of the originals coming back to connect with the community. How cool is that!
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I also have no idea why the HC team goes back and makes these seemingly pointless changes.
I'd rather they focus on adding new stuff and stop revamping things that're somewhat trivial. Maybe I'm wrong here....I dunno.
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Again, I can't be sure if OP was the guy I teamed with but that guy was all kinds of ignorant. He called me dad because he recalls his dad editing their home movies and removing the fun parts. I couldn't stop laughing. I guess it never dawned on this 'genius' that his stealing of copyright material puts the game at risk especially after years of trying to get a license and become legit. I had to come back and post this cuz I just can't get over how clueless some people are...it's amazing.
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7 hours ago, GM Crumpet said:
Good ideas, you may want to think about putting them in the suggestions thread where more devs can see them.
I've put them in there repeatedly. The AE idea has been fleshed out in detail in there too. I think I started the AE post idea over 3 years ago and was told it might be too much work. If I could pick between the player generated missions that're canon via A.E. v.2.0 vs. the Aeon SF and all of the other story arcs added by HC, I'd pick the A.E. v.2.0.
IMO it was a bad idea to continue the missions and styles from when the game started. Those were bad mission designs. Anyway, thanks again for replying and I will keep popping in from time to time 🙂
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On 4/2/2024 at 4:20 PM, BurtHutt said:
I bought a new sweater from Helly Hansen and I spent way too much.
I still have it. Still in the bag with tags. Should I keep it or return it?! Life is SO HARD!
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On 4/14/2022 at 6:12 AM, The Caretaker said:
We'll win you back, I promise. I got a slew of forwarded DMs from the last developer before they retired, and there's some good suggestions in there.
The content update for Kallisti is massive, and requires 2 new enemy groups plus revamping a third, which you likely know about.
Some new powers tech is on the horizon that's going to change everything, too.
Lots of good stuff coming, that just takes longer with a team of volunteers. I only get about 6 hours a week, currently, and I'm trying to maximize them!
This all sounds awesome. I will always check in and see what's happening here. No need to win me back.
My honest feedback is, sometimes, brutally honest. The content that's been added by HC (missions, arcs, SF) have not been for me. They really are not good IMO. There was a reason the Live devs made some stylistic changes to content near the end of the Live game's life. The HC content is the same (too long, info overload, not all players can get all the info, way too convoluted, too long...etc etc etc) and does not seem to be for most. This is based on my experiences only and I could be completely wrong.
Honestly, I thank you all and appreciate HC. I did sign up to help in writing and other such tasks (I do a lot of this professionally) but I never heard back. I maintain my AE idea would be a game changer and I've seen many other add ideas that were great - I would've preferred them all to what has been added.
My wish list:
-AE 2.0 where players create one-shot/radio type missions and HC team decides what's added to game. These are separate from regular AE and made to be part of the regular game and canon.
-Nemesis system
-Power Pool - sidekick. A completely customizable pet/sidekick for your toon. Nothing game breaking but more fun and another option.
There are a few others that I suggested and got support but I digress. Here's to hoping.
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This has always been the rule. I tried telling this to a couple of people I was teaming with and they got all bent out of shape. I honestly think I teamed with OP and commented to him about his Gambit rip-off and he called me "Dad" lol. Just amazing. I also mentioned this to another guy on a rip-off toon and he got all...butthurt... 🙂
I will say I am not in agreement with not being able to use names that're common words. If someone creates a toon named something like...Colossus and it looks nothing like the X-Man and they don't have the same powers then so be it. It should be fine. Lawyers...they certainly do belong at the bottom of the sea! ALSO, name hoarding is a thing so this should be allowed but all good. I'm happy to have the game around again.
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Is there a Kheld rework happening? I enjoy both of them but they sure aren't my top end toons.
Some changes would be nice 🙂
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I bought a new sweater from Helly Hansen and I spent way too much.
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Once in a blue moon I'll do the Syncrap TF. I don't bother with most that I don't like unless I am teaming with friends. I haven't done Shadow Shard stuff. I've done Citadel once since I found this game 4 years ago. Once in a while I'll do one of the older TFs/SFs but a few are just not for me.
I have, again, reduced the time I spend on CoX. It's getting to be the same old and the new content isn't for me. I've made a lot of suggestions and none have been implemented - clearly they're not into my ideas. I appreciate the HC Devs and all they do and we all need to take breaks once in a while.
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Just now, Sunsette said:
...the video is pro-red-side. So I guess you're a true-blue fan, then?
Believe whatever you like. It doesn't impact me.
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14 hours ago, JayboH said:
The end game challenge is the incarnate stuff. Problem is that I don't see a ton of people actually running incarnate stuff. They use their incarnate powers on regular content far more. Once in awhile I see LFG planning an Underground Trial but I haven't for example seen a TPN trial advertised and I remember loving that one once people learned the pattern.
Excelsior LFG - lots of trials advertised there. TPN does pop up every now and then.
Also, did you think players were not going to use incarnate powers in regular content??
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Red side is better. For sure. I couldn't be bothered to watch OP's video or whatever logice he'/she may try to apply in that video. I'm just here to say OP is wrong.
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When the HC team took away the rooted stuff due to the stupidly long animation times, I thought it'd be great. Nope. It looks like crap. Your toon is sliding all over the place as it goes through these painfully long animations - I get why but it just looks so, so bad...
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2 hours ago, Sakura Tenshi said:
It would not be possible at all, even if the game had a live team, but I’ve been playing Heroes of Might and Magic 3 and watched the Shiva fight from Harryhausen’s Sinbad and would love a Snake GM with multiple arms (four or six) that uses modified dual blades.
Years ago I chatted about this with one of the people that used to work on CoX. Apparently the Arachnos crab model would allow for this...?
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I feel the incarnate system has somewhat ruined the game. SO much of the challenge is gone in the end game. I really don't want to see anything else added to make us more uber.
If there is a need to add more then do something like reskin the lore pets so they can thematically go with your toon - maybe where you actually design the look of the pet and then you pick from a list for the powers you want to give it. This would make it on par with the current Lore slots.
Any additionally stuff should be mostly cosmetic. Please don't add more so our toons can become even more super.
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Dumb question: where do we get the HC Launcher?
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I see a very few pleading for this power. It's a mish mash of stuff we already have. I am fine with or without it.
I also wonder if the coding is all there for it then why not drop it in. HC has been lean on content adds so why not.
Also, it's very interesting reading that Reddit comment about revamping the costume system. It's too bad HC didn't have that guy working here. Ah well!