DoctorDitko

Yep, apparently PFF is opaque to your pets. No Supremacy or buffs for y'all. "Where did the boss go?" "Dunno, he was there a minute ago." "Should we keep doing what he told us to?" "Yeah, but we shouldn't work as hard at it." "At least we don't have to look out for him any more." "Yeah! 'Bout time." Same thing happens if you go fully invisible. There's a workaround for that one, just stack Stealth (Superspeed+Stealth is my favorite) and you're effectively invisible but your damn robots can still tell you are there. Anyone know a workaround for any of the "Affect only self" powers? 'Cause even flying on my Cosmic Frisbee makes them forget about me.

My whole family likes nipples just fine. What's unfriendly here?

Fair enough. I just really liked the PnP Champions. The first dozen or so characters I made on Live were all approximations of my Champs characters. Being able to mix & match powers more freely would definitely scratch that itch. There was an Ultima-esque game on Palm Pilot,* that once you won the game, it unlocked the full game editor the developer used to build it. Taskmaker IIRC? Anyway, I thought that was one of the coolest rewards ever granted on a game completion. So a rules-bendy archetype after 50 would be extremely cool, IMHO! I'd not make any combo available, though, because minimaxing. Just say if someone chooses a HTH attack, "You can choose among one of these three melee attack powers" when you level. * Look it up, kids! It was a smartphone before there were smartphones. It couldn't make phone calls, but half the time my current smartphone can't, either!** ** And who makes phone calls any more?

An option to matchmake Bank/Mayhem missions, with improved rewards. "You can fight NPCs, but if you want a real challenge..." An archnemesis system where you can design your own opponent. Epic Archetypes where you can mix-n-match powersets with more flexibility. As mentioned above, the ability to pick a powerset, then an sfx set. (This was one of the major strengths of paper-and-pencil Champions.) Want a healing Arrow? Go for it!

"And hearing this, the monk was enlightened."

It's also a great adjunct to travel powers in areas with snipers, purples, or PVPers. Get those Explore badges for the Long-Range Teleport power!

So, cognitive dissonance isn't fun? Followers of Eris Esoteric would beg to disagree! "This statement is false."

There are ~7 billion ways to rate fun in games. Mine is, after a game, is everyone sorry it was over? Are we high-fiveing one another and eager for the next session? Or are folks mad at one another? Zero-sum games suck. Kirk voice: "I don't believe in no-win situations." (When I wrote games, I also aimed for "Everybody learned something!" But that may or may not happen here.) More than any MMO I've known, this one did all this. They avoided loot quarrels, shoehorn archetypes, "ultimate" builds, guild mandates (especially after eliminating Prestige). Creativity is rewarded, diversity is respected (if not celebrated, again c.f. Star Trek) and nobody has to spend their first week in game hunting rats. There are other ways to have fun, but this game checks so many boxes for me, If it was VR, it would need to be prescription-only.

Oy! 59 next month. When I think of all the time I've wasted on video games that weren't City of Heroes, I feel sad. Thank the gods it's back! And better than ever!

Darn! I was hoping they could just use the code that makes Incarnate Carnies. Thanks for the info, though. Everything, always, is harder than it looks from outside.

We're in EDT right now. Another reason the whole Daylight Savings thing sucks. Apart from its cost in human lives.

Yup. See Null the Gull on the van at Pocket D. Or do a dozen or so Tips missions when they drop, which is fun and lucrative, but takes a lot longer.

Absolutely! And the hardest part to convey to new players. My ignorance of other MMOs is vast and comprehensive*, is there another we could call out as an example, that emphasizes the journey rather than the destination? * I'm part of the 1%. Yup! You know how Verizon swears up and down they cover 99% of the continental US? I'm the 1% they suck at! I couldn't play CoH if it hadn't been designed with dial-up users in mind. Looking forward to Elon finishing ruining the night sky and selling me a Dishy McDishface!

Me for anything with a giant robot. If only we could fight the giant robot in Hess or ITF. I've tried running them slowly, but the bad guys never seem to get past the design stage and into production. Happens a lot IRL, too, of course. But every once in a while you get: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/15294/the-first-giant-mecha-robot-fight-was-lame-but-this-real-cold-war-era-mecha-wasnt

Welcome home! And yes, the HC Devs seem dedicated to reducing the game's pain points. I certainly hope they don't get sued by the KY Jelly people!

The angels (they are far too pretty for harpies) are a great use of any Confuse powers, since they usually help you take down the Super-Bull. (I've never seen them decide to take each other out, but YMMV.)

Sounds like a lot of work, but a most excellent idea! OTOH, "testing" a work PC by seeing how well it handles 3D graphics and color fidelity might make this easier. Not technically "playing" the game on company time. Just making sure the hardware repair was successful. Honest.

I'm definitely no proc expert, but IIRC there are some that go off whether you use the power or not. And not all technically procs, but there are things like these that give a benefit all on their own.

Oh, so much this! I hope it wouldn't be hard to code, but opt-in PVP Mayhem missions would absolutely make my day! It could be something announced in chat like zone invasions, or come up as a an alert for Radio missions. Would feel very much like comic book heroics to respond to that! And imagine being a villain in mid-robbery and seeing "Alert! Captain Justice has entered the zone!" Sweet! Speaking of "make my day," you know how some PVP zones have a running tally and announcement of which side controls the zone? How about something similar that lets you influence the weather in the Isles? A little sunshine might actually help with some dastardly plans...

Very cool that you are not only generous, but conscientious about the results of your generosity! (I hope IRL you are a billionaire, we need more billionaires like you!) Yomo's 20 mill seems to hit a sweet spot. Since you seem to be cognizant of their builds and such, perhaps focus on one-time gifts of particular enhancements or salvage? I imagine Hero/Villain/Winter packs are less likely to demotivate players than are sheer gifts of influence. Whatever you do, thanks for your generosity. And for being conscious of its effects!

I'm far from the first to propose it, but recent posts have reminded me how dearly I would love this set. Please think about it! From what I know this wouldn't be a lot of work in art or animation, although there might be an increased chance of mimes. I'm willing to take the risk if y'all are.

Oh, so much this! BRB -- "To the Suggestion Poll, chum!"

LOL! Kudos to you for a great concept! (Hope he has a nice bio, too!) Not nearly as dedicated, but I have No Millionaire (because he blew it all on gadgets and training) on Torch that would love to team up with you! My suggestion would be to max out Targeting Drone (and look into muting the Drone sound -- see Solarverse's threads) and Field Operative. LOtG is brilliant in the Drone (I 5-slot it and add a Performance Shifter END proc.) In fact, I think maybe Procs will be your friends in powers you intend not to use. And run as many Mayhem or Bank missions as you like, for all those sweet temp powers. Hit Striga for Peeples' ring, too. That concept sounds like such a blast, I hope you have entirely too much fun with it, and don't be afraid to team. (A heads-up to the leader, if you aren't leading, might be nice, though.) But be sure to reveal it to the team afterwards! (A la "I am not left-handed either!") Enjoy!

The nice thing about the Gull is that you can switch directly to Vigilante. If that salvages your conscience. (And helps fix the problem, I hope!) Anyway, it's fun to run the gamut of alignments with Null, just to grab all those badges. And a week later you get a nifty power for whatever alignment you stopped on, which I love.

Or a Thugs Mastermind! Actually this is why we really need a Carnie MM set. I want my Clown Car!