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There's no question that all the character models (maybe not the gigantic ones) are idealized version of the human form. At least this game doesn't have a genitalia slider like Conan Exiles.

Ah yes, the call for silencing an opposing voice. Never too far behind when you're dealing with someone who thinks they're right and everyone else is wrong.

Great suggestion, at least where the slap emote is concerned. You should make it to someone who can do that.

Harassment is harassment. If you do that to someone you can expect to receive pushback/reporting for it.

Those aren't real people. That's simply simulated violence against simulations. The person behind the player on the receiving end of this kind of behavior is a different story. The reason this behavior is wrong is that it objectifies that person. It removes their humanity and reduces them to an object of sport for the person engaging in this sort of nonsense. It's wrong, no ifs and's or buts.

Thank you for the screen captures. Now we're getting somewhere. You have a ~10% bad packet rate during your spikes which indicates a network/signal/latency issue somehere. Are you wired into your router or wireless?

Some things to try: Update whatever network device driver you're using. Open the command prompt (windows search for cmd) and then do /ipconfig flushdns Check your DNS settings under your connection. Google that one cause screenshots will help better than I can explain. Check the netgraph ingame and see if you have any packet loss. Additionally you can run a traceroute to the Homecoming servers but I don't know the ip addresses offhand.

You did that yourself, not me. Here's the quote: "as for the reporting people over the slapping emote thing, good grief people. step away from the computer and get out into the real world. " - ZacKing

If I pretended to slap your ass in the real world would that be ok or would it net me a trip to HR?

Pizza is more of a fruit-covered flatbread than anything so I think technically it may be toast and jam? With cheese of course because cheese makes anything better.

The Emissary of Shadows continues to kill my characters more than any other boss in the game. I also hate Earth Thorn Casters because their quicksand last way, way longer than they do.

#HoverBlapper4Life

I think it has to do with how easy CoH is to just jump in and out of and not feel like you've fallen behind. There's no continually increasing treadmill of meta to try and keep up with like a lot of other MMOs seems to have.

I just enjoy the world and the ride. I mostly solo (there was that one time but it doesn't make me a team-player I swear), run every story arc and mission set I can and have lately almost finished the Come Full Circle badge just for fun. I explore, badge hunt, mob hunt, and everything else I feel like doing when I log in. This game is more a second home to me that anything else.

Ah yes, the launch of City of Brutes. I remember making my first villain a Ninja/Traps Mastermind. I was...less than impressed and rerolled a few days later to Robots/Forcefield.

Some of the shinier zones just don't feel lived in to me. Places like Founder's Falls and Steel Canyon just don't have the detritus that comes with large numbers of people. King's Row and Brickstown just feel and look more real. I like Talos Island because it looks nice but then all you have to do is go around to the alleys to see that sort of stuff. It just adds to the sense that those zones are more real world. On the flipside Praetoria really has that dystopian "way too bright and clean to be legit" feel.

Lorewise I think Perez Park may be another old financial/commerce district.

Paragon Studios actually has an office in Kings Row. The zone is based on the real neighborhood their first office was in IIRC.

Have you tried turning the Rikti Invasion off and then on again?

I'm still stuck at work but rawr!

Why is it always Torchbearer first?

I also think this used to work somehow, but these days I have so many different old MMO UI's floating around in my head that I have trouble keeping them straight anymore. I blame my impending dotage. 🤣

That's still pretty exclusive. One at a time still makes it 200 out of the whole player base.

One event on one server for a max of 200 people? Talk about exclusive.

Don't feel bad, I'm stuck at the office on phone duty for the day. Thank God I have a laboratory to play in.