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21 hours ago, Snarky said:
1) necropost.
We're playing a 15 year old game that closed officially 8 years ago. Using time metrics when discussing it seems silly. Also, I think this is a thing forums need to do less of, there's nothing wrong with revisiting a topic that is still an issue even years later. I totally understand them wanting to talk about. There's also a number of folks who are just getting back into the game again like me so we should be mindful of that.
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There are Arachnos, Vanguard and Midnighter quartermasters which sell enhancements and Nurses that sell inspirations.
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3 hours ago, Kyksie said:
I love Doctor Who, but you can't compare him (her?) to City of Heroes archetypes. 99.99% of the game is based on shooting, blasting and punching, which the Doctor actively tries to avoid doing.
1 hour ago, Darmian said:Total fan, including the BF material. The Doctor doesn't fit any type from CoX though. As @Kyksie says above. Even the War Doctor doesn't fit (and from the one version we've seen there's a good chance the pre Hartnell ones don't either).
Thanks for the feedback guys! Although I’m thinking I agree with @ThaOGDreamWeaver and think it’s Mastermind. -
14 hours ago, ThaOGDreamWeaver said:
I've been a fan since the Tom Baker era along with both my brothers (yes, I'm that old, and the regeneration isn't kicking in yet).
In game: would say the Doctor would probably be an NPC, Controller or even a Companions/Sonic/Charge Mastermind, since they're pretty effective when setting up plans and letting others (both friends and foes) run around and do the work. Quite surprised they haven't shown up in Night Ward alongside the red Tardis replicas.
One of my many small claims to fandom is having sat in Bessie when I was very small at an early Whovian convention, and met a nice old bloke called Ron and made strange sounds with him. Oh, and I annoyed my brothers by being born during a Saturday teatime episode. Intensely disliked Colin Baker's / John Nathan-Turner's take on the show and drifted off at that point - think that was my first actual experience of fandom wars.
Came back for Ecclestone, loved Tennant, mostly liked Smith & Capaldi, and have been 100% stanning Jodie as the Doctor, and think she deserved much better storylines. (Though Arachnids In The UK was genius, not just for the epic title pun, but also for Chris Noth.)
Particular fan of Jodie for an actual self-filmed broom cupboard minisode - which is now the hourly intro on SciFi Radio:
I also love when other shows/movies namecheck the show. Been catching up on Leverage:Redemption now it's available in the UK - man, I missed those characters and that writing - and got a genuine gutlaugh for...
...Sophie and Hardison introducing themselves as MI5's Jo Grant and Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart.
Oh, and my partner wouldn't let me get a Weeping Angel in the garden for Halloween, because they scare the hell out of them.
Personally I'd have it year-round.
https://www.thisplanetearth.co.uk/full weeping angel.htm
So I haven’t seen Jodie yet, I honestly just stopped watching the show. Although I was initially very happy when Moffat took over as showrunner, I quickly became disappointed with the quality of the story from his run, which also seemed to degrade over time. By the end of Capaldi’s era I was ecstatic to see him gone. I was hoping that would mean better writing, but alas that’s not the case. Who’s lead writer now? Who’s showrunner? -
3 hours ago, mcdoogss said:
interesting. They have raised like $350M or more to date now, so it feels like if its not vaporware its at least a scam to not have a fully production game by now.
It has one of the largest “budgets” of any game ever released. I mean for the money spent they have not done 1/8th of what an actually studio could have done with that money. They definitely promised big and won’t deliver. But they didn’t do it intentionally, they took on a project they were simply not prepared for. This is why I think games shouldn’t be allowed on Kickstarter. The completion rate for these projects feels damn near zero. -
10 hours ago, Siouxsie said:
Pretty much what @Optimum_Man says in an RP context.
I first heard the term applied in Warframe in reference to a frame that was primarily black with red highlights, causing it to be evocative of a 90's anti-hero outfit. Usually that was accompanied with talk of the use of a meta-build and weapons. It wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but did have some slight negative connotations until we could see them in action. But then my group also wasn't all that concerned if you even attempted to shoot the enemies, it was just a way to prepare ourselves to need to do a carry.
I mean outside the use of those particular colors idk if that would qualify. Since most Edgelords need that character development (or lack thereof) to qualify.8 hours ago, Coyotedancer said:If all it takes to be an Edgelord is a black and red color scheme and some capacity for stabbiness, every one of my Thorn Wielders instantly qualifies. And that's before we even get to the "Yeah. Technically dead, body-snatching ghosts"-bit. 😝
And that's really where my skepticism about the term comes in. The 'Edgelord Checklist' always seems to include details that are so general and so common to characters both good AND bad that they could apply to darn near anyone. I mean, is Kai an Edgelord character? She's an orphan, a Death Mage's apprentice and she nearly got sacrificed to a demon when she was four. (I'd call her more of a Nerd Girl, myself, BUT... by some of the definitions in play? Yep. She'd get pegged as Edgy. Even if she isn't prone to wearing black or talking about the gory details of soul magic and the howling oblivion of the Void in anything but very academic terms.)
I just don't see a lot of use for a term that's potentially THAT broad...
I mean it’s not a technical term really, but idk if @Siouxsie example really applies in this particular case.
In reference to your character, I’d say probably probably not either. I’d say a perfect example is Shadow the Hedgehog from the Sonic series. Standard black and red design, fires guns for some reason, no character development and only sort of a villain but not really.
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I’d like to see a Praetorian Epic Archetype, if not necessarily the powers you listed. I’d also like to see more development done with the Praetorian story wise, and it would be nice if the Loyalist and Resistance alignments were added to the game.
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3 hours ago, mcdoogss said:
more so than Star Citizen?2 hours ago, GraspingVileTerror said:Star Citizen could release right now, and they'd have a game.
It would be a game that doesn't deliver on a fraction of the promises they've made over the years, but it would be a game.
This. I have spoken with people who are following the project closely and there does appear to be a decent alpha together. They still have a long way to go, but they have an actual product assembled. Mostly anyway. -
His arc is not present in AE on HC. I checked in case anyone was wondering.
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If anyone was looking for Project Checkmate. It has been reborn on the Everlasting Shard. My handle is @Battletoad in game and the leader is @LegendReborn. If you’re interested in rejoining just give us a shout. I finished base building this weekend and I should be back on here and there. I look forward to seeing more people!
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On 5/2/2020 at 4:12 PM, Kult said:
KJSR.net was another - had a lot of Protector folx on it so it was the one I checked out the most
Did any of the former DJs come back? Are any of them still playing? -
Any word on Paragon Radio? Did it come back?
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On 10/30/2021 at 12:15 PM, Coyotedancer said:
Having read pretty much the entire lot, I'd say El is more of an angst-puppy than anything..,
That aside, I'm still trying to figure out exactly what being an edgelord character actually entails. Honestly? It sounds like a term that's fallen into the same category as the typical use of "Mary Sue". That is to say, short-hand for darn near any character that the reviewer doesn't like, doesn't approve or really wishes would be written out of a particular story in favor of something they like more.
Both terms signify poor to non existent character development. Like the God Mode character archetype, all three are simply a matter of poor storytelling. While they may be overpowered like the other two, and Edgelord may also engage in acts that are morally dubious or even evil, but aren’t characterized as a villain. And unlike Villains who had a clear path from normal person to Villain, Edgelords were probably always intended to either be Heroes or antiheros. Think bad boy 9000. The key is in the details and depends on how they’re written. How did the character go to this point? Were they always like this? What are their weaknesses? Do they have any? Some characters that are most certainly Edgelords just work because they’re well written and have had time to develop as characters. Spawn is an example of that.-
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When was Shang-Chi even in theaters? Is Eternals even out yet?
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6 hours ago, Heraclea said:
Tried out New World, Amazon's attempt at an MMO. Not liking so far; constantly moving from keyboard to mouse is difficult when you only have one fully functional hand.
I heard from everyone that it’s broken. They found a way to hack it or something. I don’t like playing new MMOs because I like SOME of the kinks to be worked out before i join, but I REALLY didn’t like the crowd that seemed to be headed there. Looked like trouble from a mile away.-
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Very Wonder-Woman. Was that intentional?
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Any other Doctor Who fans out there? I’m rewatching the whole new series with my girlfriend at the moment and it got me thinking. What archetype would the Doctor be if he existed in game? What power sets? What about the other Time Lords? Anyone got any ideas? I could think of a few but I really wanna know what everyone else thinks?
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Hi all, I’m just getting back into base building and I was wondering if there’s an option to add signature character NPCs to our bases? Like Statesmen, etc. Thanks in advance!
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On 9/9/2021 at 5:27 AM, BrycenBerge said:
I spend time most of the time playing The Legend of Zelda using SNES emulators from here. And after using SNES9x, I am addicted with this. Has anyone played games using snes emulators or any other emulators?
On 9/9/2021 at 7:16 AM, GraspingVileTerror said:ZSNES all the way!
I’ve played games on Zsnes as well as GBA emulators. I haven’t in a while but I should get back into Chrono Trigger.-
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Great list of characters.
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I’m a little annoyed I couldn’t get Virtue-Man which was my main on Virtue on Everlasting.
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On 8/5/2021 at 12:05 PM, Krimson said:
Dark and Edgy was great when I was 14 and consuming Elric novels like air. At 49... The grimdorks don't impress.
People think Elric is edgy? Man I always thought he was like a tragic figure but I never thought of him as edgy. Now his WoW copycat Arthas? Edgelord all the way. -
11 minutes ago, Ironblade said:
Possible? Yes. But, rather than 'gauche', I would characterize it as 'stealing'.
To clarify, if we're talking about something like making Arachnos costume parts available to players, sure, any server can do that regardless of what anyone else does because that's working with in-game assets that Paragon put there.
But if one server develops a new powerset, any other server that copies it without EXPLICIT PERMISSION would be flat-out stealing their ideas and that would be sleazy.
I mean I agree in theory but the irony of applying ethical standards like that to a game we’re all technically stealing by being on pirate servers just makes the whole scenario seem rather silly. Can you steal stolen property?For clarity the hypothetical scenario I was referring to implied the consent of the servers that HC would be borrowing content from.
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I was able to find out who owns it from the Devs, I’m trying to contact them now. Best case scenario we get more people from the old group back together. Thanks for replying!
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It's very wholesome.