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2 hours ago, Abraxus said:
You do have a right to be disappointed. But, that doesn't necessarily mean you are right. And, it's how you respond to that disappointment that defines you. So, before you articulate the reasons for your disappointment publicly, you might consider carefully first, the possibility that you could be wrong. An inability more, and more prevalent in our society in general these days. So, while you are certainly in good company in that regard, it does nothing to further prove your point.
I will leave it there, as I'm sure any further comment would be futile.
Doesn't necessarily mean I'm wrong either.
Awhile back there was a post asking us not to give the GM's a hard time about their judging these contests......they do it for free....out of the kindness of their hearts etc.
And while Im sure most of us, myself included, appreciate their hard work....for that to even be said....shows that people have an issue with how these contests are being judged.
And that management/the owner prefers to overlook it in lieu of their hard work, instead of fixing the problem and moving forward.
What I witnessed tonight wasnt a costume contest.
It was a random lottery in which contestants had to be present for.... while (loosely) fitting a theme.
The next few that come around, Ill even prove that to you by rolling up an alt, hitting randomize once or twice on the character creator and picking a name thats vaguely tied to the contests theme.
I wont bother writing a bio...or tying any of their powers...or their powers colors into their overall theme either. And if I make it to 50 it will be because someone power leveled me.
Maybe thats what it takes to win around here.
**And when I win, which is bound to happen eventually based on some of the "winners" I saw tonight, I'll make sure to post it so I can say I told ya so.
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31 minutes ago, Abraxus said:
Tastes, and preferences are subjective. There is no accounting what will appeal to someone, and what won't. That said, assuming that your costume design is SO awesome, that if it doesn't get some kind of recognition, that it must be the judges fault, errs on the side of presumption, and arrogance. I was a GM for a time, and I can assure you that how you framed the process, is not correct. So, try to assume good intentions, and give them credit for being a little more engaged than that.
Since youve never seen my costume or bio one could easily say that youre being presumptuous and arrogant yourself.
I assure you that Ive put a hell of a lot of time, thought and effort into my character, his appearance, his powers and his backstory.....and as an artist who's sold his artwork all over the U.S, I think I know a thing or two about aesthetics.
When I see someone win who put almost zero effort into their character, I have a right to feel disappointed and wonder if the G.Ms arent handing rewards out at random or giving people trophy's just for participating.
Im more vocal than most but bad or unfair judging can be a big reason why people dont enter contests in the first place.
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Ya'll might have more people show up for the next costume contest on Torchbearer if the GM's had better taste. As it it is, it seems like they just assign everyone a number, then pick 4 or 5 random numbers and say "Hey you won"
I know it sounds like sour grapes, but some of those costumes were hideous/uncreative/no character bios/hardly any effort put into them at all.
At least one of the costumes looked like someone hit random in the editor, then gave the toon a name with a vague reference to a mythological creature.
"Oh yeah, that looks great, here a billion influence."
I Cant Believe my Viking Vampire didnt even get an honorable mention in a Fairy Tales and Folklore contest.
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51 here.
Glad to see Im not the oldest player.
Ive had people tell me its odd that someone my age plays video games.
I dont bother replying, I just dont speak to them anymore because I dont need stress and toxicity in my life.-
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As the title says, shoot me a pm in-game. @ Blood Rune
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On 6/29/2021 at 11:40 AM, Uun said:
Not sure how you managed that. Soul Drain doesn't accept end mod sets.
Thats easy, I was drunk 🙂
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On 6/24/2021 at 3:58 PM, BrandX said:
Proc'ed out Dark Consumption too?
I have 3 Performance Shifters in Soul Drain
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Torch is up!
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Just now, Captain Valiant said:
All five servers show green, but we're unable to log in as yet; which is progress.
Great minds and all 🙂
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All servers are green right now. Hopefully stability tests will be finished soon.
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1 minute ago, Norl said:
I know for a fact a Rikti invasion will give up and go away even with 0 heroes there defending.
Sad.
Can you imagine all the giant monsters in the game congregating in Atlas Park awaiting our arrival?
The ensuing carnage would be GLORIOUS!
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4 servers up now!!!! Still undergoing stability testing though.
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I see Torchbearer, Reunion and Excelsior as green now when I try to log in.
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5 minutes ago, Warp666 said:
So I got a different error!
Progress!"There was a problem detected in the game database system. Please post a bug report in the forums."
This occured prior to the wall of dead servers and booped me out to sign in.
Thanks again for all your work folks!
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14 minutes ago, Player2 said:
This is an annual precipitation map, not a population map.
Im aware of that.
People in the U.S tend to live in higher precipitation areas for a host of reasons but it all boils down to the availability of fresh water. Pun intended.
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6 minutes ago, Marine X said:
West coast gets Earthquakes,
East Coast gets Hurricanes and NorEasters,
Ohio used to get Snow, used to.....nevermind.
Thats not what I based my comment on. Something like 50 percent of the U.S population lives within a 4 hour drive of the east coast.
Also, Californians drink toilet to tap water. No thanks.
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3 minutes ago, Apparition said:
Yeah, I am east coast.. the better coast.
https://www.businessinsider.com/half-of-the-us-population-lives-in-just-9-states-2016-6
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1 minute ago, Jactari said:
« Telephone — Today at 12:13 PM »
Does someone know in what timezone is that 12:13 PM ?
Just to have an idea of the time this process is taking place.
Keep going, Homecoming team !
(Take heart, folks suffering a withdrawal ! 🐵I just woke up a bit ago and saw Telephones new post.
More than likely its EST.
The only time zone that really matters in the U.S 🙂-
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Superman, hands down.
Goku is not nor has he ever been particularly bright, while Superman has super intelligence and way more experience.
Its like asking if a 30 year old or a 50 year old would win in a bar fight. Smart money is going to be on the older guy every single time. -
I just checked OVHs site for server status.
Copying this info here just in case it helps, Cipher
The incident theyre showing on their page happened in April but the contact info below might help you get in touch with them.
Please note: only OVHcloud US customers with Bare Metal servers in Strasbourg, France have been impacted by this incident. At this moment, all impacted US customers have been contacted individually and offered solutions to address their situation with Bare Metal server(s) hosted in Strasbourg. If you have not responded to our email yet, please reply ASAP or contact our customer support team via your OVHcloud Control Panel. For more details, please see the communications channels below: - An FAQ is available here - support.us.ovhcloud.com/hc/en-us/articles/360062168254 - Our main communication tool remains this incident tracking platform. - To follow updates about this situation in real time: - Octave Klaba’s Twitter account: twitter.com/olesovhcom - OVHcloud Twitter: twitter.com/ovhcloud_US All communication channels, including our incident tracking platform, are regularly updated to keep you informed in real time.
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Didnt yall just talk to them about some MAJOR upgrades?
Theyre not exactly starting off on the right foot in that regard.-
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I was booted from the server. Thought it was planned downtime
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On 3/18/2021 at 7:47 AM, Aeroprism said:
Probably going to re-quote a lot of people here but here's my take:
- New story content. (New zones are NOT necessary to me, PLENTY to do with what's already there.)
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GM presence. (Game Master, not Giant Monster). A game like CoH is about immersion so this can take on two aspects:
- Controlling undesired behavior AKA: Game police (Names, attitude, trolling etc)
- Sporadic events (In Everquest, there were a bunch of people called the "Quest troupe" who would take control of NPCs and spawn random mini events.)
- Re-think the difficulty system. The best part of this game is the hectic action of a 8-man team. Well, it was, before everyone and their sister became gods. Give us challenge again
- Expand on your cell-shading video feature. It really makes the game 100 times better, make sure to polish it and fix all little issues, like contact portraits that are missing parts when you activate this system.
I won`t join the crowd of "more powersets, more ATs". I will be very happy if that happens, but there's already plenty to choose from here. I would however love to see fixes for the glitches on what currently exists. When you jump into a group, activate a power and no animation plays, the time you spend wondering "did it go off or not", your chain is pretty much blerg.
I really don't care if there is a monthly sub. This game is mostly for grown adults, I can afford it and if it helps recruit people to improve the game, go for it.
And I'm in no hurry. I will be there to join the crowd when it happens, however long that may take.
Big fat no please on the cell shading.
It made Champions Online hideous, hokey looking and unplayable for me.
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HC Summer Costume Contest: Folklore, Fables, & Fairy Tales! - July 31st, 2021
in Events & Contests
Posted · Edited by Zapped
Theyd actually have to have standards first 🙂
It appears willy-nilly or random.