DoctorDitko

Sorry, crashing, can't read whole thread, but remember when a certain nerfbat-slinging Dev spent a whole cross-country plane flight playing some handheld game, finally beat a level, then decided we all needed to share in his joy? (Dons aviator shades) Thanks, but no thanks, Jack!

For what it's worth, there are some minimal sfx options available for the Sorcery Pool. And I was a big fan of paper-and-pencil Champions, which was mechanically based only upon the game effects, to which you could apply whatever visual effects or rationale struck your fancy. My namesake: Once a powerful and arrogant magician, he overreached himself and suffered a sorcerous backlash that left him unable to access the higher magics. In despair and wandering, he was taken in by a kindly relativistic physicist who taught him the ways of his field. Now, having achieved his own advanced degree, he uses his knowledge of both science and sorcery to make the world a better place. (Affectionate parody dedicated with love to Steve and Stan, who made MY world a better place.)

I seem to recall several similar decisions in the early game that turned out to be based on false assumptions, then were doubled down upon. In many ways, this game was ahead of its time. Loving the new version to a much greater degree: Critical thinking FTW!

For what it's worth, quitting the game ("turning it off and back on") has fixed every failed respec I've encountered.

As long as teaming up with someone set-IOed-out doesn't semi-permanently taint you as Quant bait!

Time for a multiverse!

Excellent discussion of copyright vs. trademark vs. Fair Use. Also, keep in mind the protection of parody. Mad magazine was able to publish SuperDuperMan, in a red-and-blue costume (though they had a delightful commercial message replacing his "S" shield, different in every panel) because parody is protected speech. A Superman clone with "this space for rent" on his chest is clearly a parody, and there is no likelihood of confusion with the original. Of course, the HC team has to avoid even the chance of a risk, so even parody is risky here. Also, RIP Captain Marvel. Could any reasonable person consider him a Superman clone? Magic vs. SF, a kid alter ego, etc. And C.C. Beck's art was elegant compared to the DC artists of the time. His only crime was the effrontery to outsell Superman. The DC ownership used to be such bastards. Hope it's better now.

"Will pay 1 million inf for you to entertain me while I farm. PST!"

I'm confused. Can't you get what you want by teaming with a leader who is in the appropriate level range? I have a friend I like to team with who runs lower level missions all the time, and when I join I'm sidekicked down, sort of like the old days. (You actually get powers a level or so higher than your current level, so it feels more super.) Also, once Darkseid had fought Batman how does he ever go back to fighting Mister Miracle? Anyway, props on the character commitment, and best of luck!

I'm not much of a fan of immobilizes in general and the ST versions seem underwhelming to me. With a new set, I'll usually take all the powers in both primary and secondary and then respec out of the ones I don't care for. The ST immobilizes are often the first to go. If their damage was better or faster to apply, I might be more inclined to keep them.

LFG: Anyone want to join a {Malta, Carnie, Rularuu} mission arc group? ... Anyone? Yeah, this game must be too easy!

Clearly, Ultra, you need more alts! (Still not at 1000 yet!) I think sufficiently advanced technology falls out of this scope, that what we have Super-Science and Super-Tech for. Where I run into classification issues is the line between Magic and Natural. OK, victim of a curse, Type 4 magic (for liberal definitions of "granted.") But isn't an angel simply using its Natural abilities? As in, created at the beginning of the universe by deity fiat. What could be more Natural? I'm glad the origins have no greater effect on gameplay, or I'd be staying up nights trying to suss this stuff out! Fun to think about, though!

Not seeing it here, stripped-down Winders 101, no Logitech software. Good luck, and thanks for /showbind, I had missed that one! 1 By that I mean as many services as possible disabled, only TCP/IP v 4 net protocol running. As many "features" uninstalled as O&O will help me to do. Again, good luck!

My friend who has suffered the nickel-and-dimeing of a lifetime subscription to DCUO (why waste it?) says you may be in for some culture shock. In a good way. Welcome home!

Interesting! I had not noticed that option. I went back on the character I thought had seen this, and it wasn't checked. However, the effect was gone also. Probably misremembered the alt. Or dementia starting at last. I figure 50-50 chance either way. At any rate, thanks for the tip, I'll use that to help declutter my P2W menu!

I notice that the P2W vendor no longer offers things I can't currently buy. E.G., If I have 8 hours of 2XP already, I no longer see the Custom XP category. Hadn't seen this in the notes, thought I'd mention it.

Beta setting is still available. Pick the option that doesn't overlap the slot numbers for best effect.

Goodbye 2020, make sure the door hits you in the ass on the way out! (And don't think we won't be watching you, 2021!)

I was on a Vigilante in Atlas last night, and easily 10 of 13 presents were 'naughty." Anecdote, not data, but still strange. My teammate had a much more even split.

Isn't HC the only group trying to negotiate a legitimate license? AFAIK, that's the case. Which means they need to be more careful of IP laws. Seems pretty simple to me. It's likely the NCSoft folks are politely negotiating, it's sort of a cultural thing to conduct negotiations as opposed to declaring war, which benefits us all. Anything that activates the lawyer-bots is not good, and "profiting" from streaming -- actually anything that amounts to advertising -- will aggro the lawyer-bots. The result will be bye, bye Homecoming! Let's not aggro the sleeping dragon.

First time I was brushed aside by a citizen... Into the street... Then pushed half a block by a truck... I knew I was back home! Love this place!

I always wonder about the sanity of citizens who continue to reside in Paragon City who aren't secretly super-heroes. I mean, stick around for the chance to be bitten by a radioactive super-hero, trained by an Antique One, finding a Mallet of Destiny, or building your own suit of titanium armor, but at some point, you have to realize that won't be happening, and the smart thing to do is get the heck out of Dodge!

It all is. The point of forbidding streaming is that, especially for popular streamers like yourself, it could be seen as profiting from the game, which would aggro the NCSoft lawyers. I am not a streamer, but I have enjoyed CoH streams, and I look forward to the time when it is again allowed.

McAfee is not something I would allow on my machines. Glad you worked through it, but you shouldn't have had to. Mid's in all its incarnations doesn't touch the operating system, does nothing that should trigger an antivirus alert. (Probably a fingerprint false positive.) I second the vote for Malwarebytes, if you are rich please buy the payware version, but I still think it should be run only on demand. Seriously, though, McAfee is one of the more system-intrusive, problematic, resource intensive anti-virus applications. You are essentially trusting a commercial rootkit to protect you from all the other rootkits, malware, and viruses. Good luck to you if you elect to continue using it, I hope it proves to be worth the trouble. (I am, however, a confessed computing curmudgeon, so I hold a miniscule minority opinion.) In any event, enjoy the game, and Bona Saturnalia, by Jove!

The first step in advanced slotting is admitting you have a slotting problem! I tend to overslot for Accuracy, because whiffs are not fun. (Ask me about Sands of Mu, aka Multi-Whiff, if you have a few hours.) I know you specified SOs, but honestly there are IO set procs/uniques/etc that are well worth the trouble to research. One-slot wonders can benefit from boosted IOs, as well.