Jump to content

Colette Valiant

Members
  • Posts

    27
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Colette Valiant

  1. I ran some experiments back on Cryptic, and found that staff moves lent themselves well with sword weapons. Paired with, say, a rapier, it looks very swashbuckling. So I'd suggest experimenting with all the different weapon sets, see if titan weapon might go well with an axe, for example. Also, the Warriors tend to be weak control-side. We already have a lot of Greco-Roman mythology in the game. Might not the Warriors summon some harpies, sirens, and gorgons to cover that weakness?
  2. Yikes! Well, glad I mentioned it, though it's the sort of obvious thing someone would'a brought up sooner or later. Hmm... let's see: assault rifle, beam rifle, dual pistols, ninja training, tactical arrow... yup, that's five! (Not counting Archery as it's the same weapon.) I can see how this would get involved. Just curious: will ancillaries mace mastery and munitions mastery compound this problem?
  3. In the costume creator, female model, it occurs to me that there's nothing much unique about "Patrician Toga" anymore that justifies it having its own unique category, "Unique tops." I recommend relocating the toga to "sleeveless robes" and moving "Sybil tight," "Sybil with skin," "Trenchcoat" and "Bolero" under "Unique tops." All four of these remove the option to have a "Back detail" like a cape, so they belong together, and this would de-clutter the costume creator.
  4. On all models, if you choose holstered Dual Pistols/Tactical Arrow, the holstered bow vanishes and remains invisible.
  5. This is dreadful! I've been preoccupied by my own affairs. What an awful surprise. Another friend from the old days gone. I'll miss CB very much. At least he apparently didn't suffer.
  6. Carpal-tunnel is even worse. I almost can't play anymore. 😞
  7. Not Popeye specifically, but that's a good example. One could simulate a handicapped character with teeny, underdeveloped hands. My sword-wielding character has subtly larger forearms, logically enough. A monster could have much larger paws.
  8. I have observed a clash between those who want to preserve CoH as it has always existed, and those who'd like to innovate and tinker. Let's take a simple example, the power "Hasten." This is very much an overpowered ability. While the initial rule of thumb was primary>secondary>pool, "Quickness" or "Lightning Reflexes" gives an SR or Electric tank 20% recharge reduction. For scrappers, same 20% reduction. Hasten offers 70% reduction. So now Pool>primary=secondary? But try to re-balance Hasten, and we'd have an outcry as we've not heard since Enhancement Diversification. Similarly, map builders have wanted to make additions and alterations to the city for some time, but again -- nostalgia...! So what I'd like to see is not one, but two servers! The first would preserve Paragon City as a museum. No changes to maps, no drastic changes to powers, very conservative additions. And in the other server, we can cut loose! Stretch the game, tinker, do crazy things like build a whole new Perez Park and Galaxy City. We can balance powers, improve mob AI, all without offending anyone 'cause the Paragon you remember and cherish is right there, safe and sound, and you can transfer your characters at any time.
  9. I notice that in some variants of the Icon costume creator, and by text-editing costumes, one can change the size of a character's forearms. However, as soon as one logs off and logs on again. the forearm size resets to normal. Would be nice to deactivate this and let us have characters with unusual forearm sizes.
  10. G’morning. Can I talk to Saul Rubinstein, please? It’s Trina. …Ascendette. https://imgur.com/a/sCJe51L No, that’s as in E-T-T-E. The female one. Yes, thanks. I’ll hold. Oh hey Unca’ Saul, it’s Trina. Yeah, the super powers look to be doin’ alright. I guess me getting’ caught in that big ol’ pile of Xenonite turned out for the best. Well, I wanted to talk to you about the costume. No, the material’s fine. Sure, I appreciate it. Will you— will you just listen to me?! Thank you. Okay, there just ain’t enough of it. Well from the front it’s kinda cute, though it looks like a swimsuit. But from the back— Yes, I’m sayin’ we gotta change it. I don’t care whatcha focus group said. Your focus group was a bunch of online guys! Action figures? Posters? Yeah, the merch, I get it. But we still gotta change up the supersuit. https://imgur.com/a/rchAru8 Because you can see all the way from Cleveland to Pittsburgh in this thing, that’s why! I ain’t wearin’ a thong around in public. …Whaddaya mean look at the fine print on page thirteen…?
  11. "i25 has, in fact, had years of fixes as well as a range of new content put into it from a very dedicated group of fans." This is important! For anyone who still harbors any resentments -- CoH may look the same, and play the same, but its not! A host of new code had to be created before it could be playable, including adapting to Tequila and the ability to download patches. They also added an entirely new AT (Sentinels,) new power-sets, QoL improvements, and the list goes on. I understand a lot of effort's devoted to untangling the original "spaghetti code" ("refactoring") as much as possible. This behind-the-scenes work results in more efficient execution and easier modding. "In order to test this we will soon be opening up a TEMPORARY shard. This will appear in Tequila as Homecoming (BETA) and will require a new patch." Even if you're not a programmer or artist, you can help by play-testing on the beta shard. This is very helpful, and an excellent way to show your devotion to the City's future.
  12. Oh ye gods, yes! Size Control: you can slide between a high def tiny person and a high resistance giant. Duplication: a mastermind set where you summon duplicates of yourself. Superspeed melee: a melee set designed for speedsters like the Flash. Hypermass: a gravity-themed brute/tank armor set; your PBAoE pulls enemies toward you. Sorcery control and Sorcery buff/debuff sets. Pool set themed for the hero/rogue and vigilante/villain alignments: for example, you can inspire hope or fear, fire a TASER or a pistol, summon police or henchmen, and add a stun or a fear to your attacks.
  13. Proud to call myself one of Ascendant's friends. Say hi if you see "Ascendette" around. :-)
  14. I know a lot of folks would prefer to see the game preserved as-is, but now we have options, like setting up a "legacy" server preserving the game at shutdown while tinkering as we please on another server. So, I'd prioritize zones that haven't aged well, like Perez Park. I'd chop down a lot of the overgrowth and install an amusement park instead. Also, a somewhat worse for the wear Galaxy City as a high level hazard zone.
  15. As I understand it, a lot of effort's being invested into "refactoring,' or tidying up the spaghetti code that is City of Heroes. I'd wager that's when the game's graphics will be brought into the modern era.
  16. Leandro and his team are heroes. 'Nuff said.
  17. Last night's RP meet and greet was a wonderful success. Happiness is a growing Global Friends list. Big A's player did pass some years ago. I considered him a good friend. Please, in the name of good taste and for the feelings of his friends, don't impersonate his character. Rather, make homage characters to keep his spirit alive. For example, you'll all have the chance to team up with Ascendette. I'm sure there's room for Ascendelle, Ascendant Jr., Xenonite Kid, and a whole Ascended Family. Saul's office is open 11-3 in King's Row.
  18. I'll see you all at the RP meet-and-greet today, 6PM Pac at Statesman Plaza in the new Wharf. I'm hoping to find, in no particular order: Dayn, Uldi, Rawr, Terra Spirit, Shinsektor, Ms. Indepedence, Lord Paladin, Snowcone, Billy, Smersh, Parz, Rocket Rita, Mialeah, Wulfen, Xanatos, Ireland Love, Sea Hawk, Aliuneidis, Lothfalas, Moggie, Questy, Kelp, Cygnata, Heroid, Troub, Fletch, Jesty, Shia, Atuniel, Halley, Velociteer, Circuit Boy, Hemily, Deebs, Shamrock, Larina, Pilotman, and so many more!
  19. Sorry to carry bad news, LegionV. Ascendant passed on a few years ago.
  20. So do we have a new unofficial RP server? Which of the four shall we call home now?
  21. So when do we get to go back to Paragon City?
  22. Any recognition for our friend Big A will be gratefully appreciated.
  23. Colette Valiant checking in.
×
×
  • Create New...