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4 hours ago, Ejlertson said:
I thought it was a duck
I'm assuming it is some kind of bird that could be a computer issue joke.
Not something so silly as it lifts you way up high into the air because it's a crane.
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27 minutes ago, TECHWON said:
oooooooooooooooooh sounds very fun!!!! combo
It's icy cool!
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7 hours ago, SeraphimKensai said:
Does anyone have experience playing these two sets together?
I have a Defender that's Cold Domination/Storm Blast, does that count?
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2 hours ago, Yomo Kimyata said:
You know what's in toothpaste? Stannous Fluoride (SnF4). You know what Sn is? Tin. You know what else they use tin for? Making hats.
Verve toothpaste - Active Ingredients: Sodium Fluoride 0.24% (w/w)
... just saying ...
But, wow,I knew there were those against the water fluoridation, I didn't know they were against fluoride in toothpaste.
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1 hour ago, Haijinx said:
Ive often wonered how long it would take to grind DFBs until you hit 50.
I actually ran into someone at one point that said that they had done that.
I'm not for grinding myself.
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5 hours ago, DoctorDitko said:
Freem?
No "Freem" for you!
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18 hours ago, temnix said:
For a long time, playing, I have run into a problem that my characters never have money to fill their slots with Single-Origin Enhancements.
If you run DFB, it drops SOs at your level.
I would hate to say grind for them, but that is one method.
Also, go and hunt around on the /AH. Sometimes you can find really good deals on SOs.
Why would I say that? I put all the SO's that I don't use on the market for 1 inf and, honestly, I /ah most of the ones that drop my characters. If I can't slot it, I put in on the /AH. Sometimes, I even buy some and put them on the market.
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On 3/29/2024 at 2:08 PM, Yomo Kimyata said:
In my experience, unless you are able and willing to force someone else against their will into conforming to you
Another reason to lead teams.
You lead teams, you get the boot.
Others may not like it but if someone is misbehaving or ruining your gaming experience you can ask them to leave as team leader or give the the boot.
If you are on a task force, this should be used very sparingly, but on a door mission team?
Yeah, sure. You can pick and choose who you play with.
"I'm sorry, but your FX are to busy for me. I'm running a team with less FX going on. If you want to use a costume slot to tone it down a bit, you can stay on the team. Otherwise, it is time for you to look for another team."
But there is also the way that I have posted to turn most of the FX off.
But, yeah, I like seeing my FX to, and it is a shame when I have to turn off the FX because one or more other players are turning the screen into an epileptic seizure inducing light show or a blinding ball of white.
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On 3/30/2024 at 10:21 AM, DougGraves said:
But what TF's, missions, or other content do you do that is presumably supposed to be fun but isn't and you just do it for the reward?
I can't say that I do anything "just for the rewards".
I'm not a grinder.
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Fans bid farewell to life-size Gundam statue
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240401_22/
Fans of Japanese anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" have gathered in Yokohama, near Tokyo, to say goodbye to a life-size statue of the robot after which the sci-fi series was named.
About 1,500 people attended an event on Sunday night to mark the end of the robot's display at Yokohama Port.
The 18-meter-tall figure has functional joints. Since its display began in December 2020, the robot has become a symbol of the port.
The display period was extended twice, with more than 1.75 million people coming to see the figure.
The series's chief director Tomino Yoshiyuki said Gundam resembles a large Buddha statue, and building it was an engineering experiment.
He said he is grateful for the huge staff who helped realize the project.
Gundam moved its fingers and legs one last time.
Visitors applauded when fireworks were launched and 1,000 drones aligned to form images of Gundam and other characters of the anime in the sky.
An 8-year-old boy from Yokohama said the figure is impressive and he wants to see it again.
A university student from Niigata Prefecture said he was deeply moved, and he wants Gundam to be shown again.
The robot will be dismantled at the port.
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Fans bid farewell to life-size Gundam statue
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240401_22/
Fans of Japanese anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" have gathered in Yokohama, near Tokyo, to say goodbye to a life-size statue of the robot after which the sci-fi series was named.
About 1,500 people attended an event on Sunday night to mark the end of the robot's display at Yokohama Port.
The 18-meter-tall figure has functional joints. Since its display began in December 2020, the robot has become a symbol of the port.
The display period was extended twice, with more than 1.75 million people coming to see the figure.
The series's chief director Tomino Yoshiyuki said Gundam resembles a large Buddha statue, and building it was an engineering experiment.
He said he is grateful for the huge staff who helped realize the project.
Gundam moved its fingers and legs one last time.
Visitors applauded when fireworks were launched and 1,000 drones aligned to form images of Gundam and other characters of the anime in the sky.
An 8-year-old boy from Yokohama said the figure is impressive and he wants to see it again.
A university student from Niigata Prefecture said he was deeply moved, and he wants Gundam to be shown again.
The robot will be dismantled at the port.
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11 hours ago, DoctorDitko said:
Looks like Metallo to me.
He's in for a surprise if he expects his kryptonite heart to work on Statesman.
He has a heart made of mustard.
Statesman has met his match.
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11 hours ago, DoctorDitko said:
Suppress FX is your friend:
https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/SuppressCloseFxDist_(Slash_Command)
(And I agree, it was probably a gaudy aura causing the eyestrain.)
Suppress doesn't solve the problem.
/macro fx0 "noparticles 1"
/macro fx1 "noparticles 0"
noparticles does!
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17 hours ago, NatashaMalenka said:
I just want to be able to see the mobs but you are being insufferable with your bright effect and ridiculous claims that hover gives 45% def (yes he said hover gives 45% def)
Is it to much to ask ?
Am i in the wrong here ?
People really need to understand that they are ruining other players play experience.
I really hate all-white FX. It is just rude. My eyes can't take it. They might as well be shining a spotlight at my eyes intentionally.
you might see some trying to sell you on supressfx and what not, but that isn't going to do it.
what you need is
/macro fx0 "noparticles 1"
/macro fx1 "noparticles 0"
The first one turns the particles off immediately.
The 2nd one turns the particles back on, but it doesn't return them completely until you zone.
You can't see your effects either, but you definitely can see the enemies on most teams.
Warning: there are still some FX you will see.
Warning: when the particles are turned off, you can't see the bubbling goo in the last part of DFB. (One would think that you wouldn't have to turn of VFX in there, but sometimes ... someone just has to make all their powers as white as possible! My eyes! argh!)
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On 3/24/2024 at 1:33 AM, Snowbunny said:
I haven't really seen a group that is soley focused on the ice or snow element.
https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Winter_Lord
https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Winter_Horde
I know they aren't around all year long*, but the Winter Horde does seem to be an ice-based faction.
*Unless you put them in AE missions. Then you can fight them any time of year.
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16 hours ago, UltraAlt said:
Well, it sort of says what it is.
After I read what the others had said, I tracked this down on the wiki
"Defense Tags and Stacking
Defense bonuses carry tags as well, to specify what styles of attack they work against. Each Defense bonus applies only versus attacks whose tags match one or more of its own. There is one additional type of Defense bonus called Base Defense, or DEF(Defense), which applies against all attacks regardless of tagging.
Every time an attack is made against a target, the game checks the target's total Defense bonus against each of the attack's tags separately. Once the game has those separate totals, it uses only the best one in its calculations that determine whether the attack hits. The important result of this rule is that, for any given attack, Defense buffs only stack when they all have one of that attack's tags in common. However, for attacks that have multiple damage types (e.g., Cold and Smashing), only the defense for the damage type which makes up the majority of the power's damage used in the calculations.
Example: Deflection Shield gives a Defense bonus against Melee Attacks, Smashing Attacks, and Lethal Attacks. Glacial Armor gives a Defense bonus against Energy Attacks and Negative Energy Attacks. A Tanker with both these buffs is ambushed by a nasty Council Vampyri who tries to hit her with Siphon Life. That power is tagged as a Negative Energy Attack and a Melee Attack. Our Tanker will only be protected by one of her two Defense buffs. Lucky for her, it will be whichever is larger." - https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Defense
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2 hours ago, WuTang said:
Can Phase Shift be used as a get-out-of-jail free card?
Phase shift is better used in advance.
2 hours ago, WuTang said:Can you be mezzed and use it or be used after you run in and nuke a mob?
I can't remember if it has interrupt time or not at this point (it has been nerfed a couple of times), but you can't use it when you are mezed.
I alway carry one column of resist effects insps on squishies.
I'm thinking if you are able to nuke everyone in a mob, you will probably have enough time to get into phase shift if you click it immediately.
That being said, I've never tried it.
2 hours ago, WuTang said:Does it take you out of combat?
Other characters the are phase shifted can attack you. (at least as far as I know, but it has never happened to me)
You are invulnerable to attacks from non-phase shifted characters.
I only ever used phase shift on a katana/super reflexes scrapper that I had before the sunset.
When I used phase shift, I used it along with invisibility (which is no longer part of the concealment pool) to stealth to the end of missions.
Back then, phase shift lasted much longer as well.
I don't have an characters on Homecoming with Phase Shift yet.
"Although this power is a toggle, you cannot remain Phase Shifted for more than 30 seconds, even if you still have Endurance." - https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Concealment#Phase_Shift
Enough time to get away, but not enough time to stealth with it to the end of a mission in one shot.
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3 hours ago, WuTang said:
Can someone also explain Melee and Range Def, please? I understand how Def and Res work, but with Melee and Ranged, if I'm being targeted with a ranged Fire attack does both my range and fire def come into play, same for Melee?
Well, it sort of says what it is.
Melee defense only defends against melee attacks (oddly enough, some attacks that seem to be melee are actually ranged attacks)
Ranged defense only defends against ranged attacks.
FX based defenses say to Fire, energy, etc. Only defend against that damage type (not regulated by being ranged or melee).
If an attack is a ranged fire attack, both ranged defense and defense vs fire would stack.
Same for melee.
You can get defense vs AoEs as well. I'm unsure if that stacks with ranged and melee, but it would stack with say defense vs fire.
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7 hours ago, WuTang said:
But still how can I get the status protections up?
https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Defiant_Barrage:_Recharge/Chance_for_%2BStatus_Protection (Unique)
This enhancement adds a chance to boost your status protection against hold, disorient, sleep, immobilize, confuse, and fear effects for a short time. This effect will trigger approximately 3 times per minute. Its minimum proc chance is 9.5%, and its maximum is 90%.
https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Winter's_Gift (unique)
Two enhancements increases Fire and Cold Resistance by 3.75%.
Two enhancements reduces the duration of Immobilize effects on you by 6.25%.
Two enhancements reduces the duration of Hold effects on you by 6.25%.
Two enhancements reduces the duration of Stun effects on you by 6.25%.
Two enhancements reduces the duration of Sleep effects on you by 6.25%.
Two enhancements reduces the duration of Fear effects on you by 6.25%.
Two enhancements reduces the duration of Confuse effects on you by 6.25%.
https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Impervious_Skin:_Status_Resistance/Regeneration (not unique)
This enhancement grants a global 7.5% reduction in status effect duration, which may be stacked up to five times to provide a maximum reduction of 37.5%.
This enhancement grants a 25% regeneration rate bonus for 120 seconds. When used in a click power, the effect is granted every time the power is used. When used in a toggle power, the effect persists until 120 seconds after the toggle power is deactivated. When used in an auto power, the effect is always active. This regeneration rate bonus is unique and non-stacking.
https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Leaping#Acrobatics
While this power is active, you are very nimble and Acrobatic. You can avoid most Knockback effects and are resistant to Hold effects. You must be at least level 14 and have two other Leaping Powers before selecting Acrobatics.
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On 3/24/2024 at 1:02 PM, ThaOGDreamWeaver said:
adapt a classic arc
Is the way that I would always go.
18 hours ago, BrandX said:Just remember, whatever they do, they're likely to mess it up. 😛
... because "they" always think that what made the comics popular isn't as important as "modernizing" and "selling" the movie to a general audience.
I would seriously like to see a classic comic movie done with everything from a series of comics done as it was done in the comics.
Keep all the scripting and action from the comic ... and, then ... add in extra embellishment and dialog.
In general, I have this feeling about retcons as well. The original were popular because the readers enjoyed them.
Back when I was actively seeking out comics in the early days (early for me at least) -either on the "Hey, Kids! Comics!" or in a comic book store -, there wasn't polybagging, hologram cards, multiple covers, restarts to sell issue #1's, etc. Comics sold because people were interested in the story, characters, and/or the cover looked cool.
To me, there seems to be far too much "adulting" of superheroes in movies ... and, it appears, in comic books in general these days (if not, simply deconstruction which to me is a juvenile attempt at "adulting" superheroes. It is always easier "to tear something down" than it is to "build something up")
The flashy colors in comics were to promote sales which were targeted at adolescents and not adults.
X-men under Chris Clairmont was highly targeted toward pointing out the prejudice of people toward those that are "different", how those that are "different" deal with that prejudice, and how that prejudice against those that are "different" is a villain that has to be confronted.
[Coming back to insert this: In effect, how as a "nerdy" kid that reads comics am I to deal with the dressers, jocks, and bullies in the "in crowd"? - aka how do I deal with being an outsider (mutant)?]
They tried to handle this in some of the X-men movies, but I think they were off-target because they "think" they know what's "better" than the original.
I do think that the X-men movies were enjoyable and some of the better superhero movies out there (However, I have not enjoyed the handling of Dark Phoenix in the movies. Far too truncated and far too retconned for my tastes ... Dark Phoenix was a slow-boil thing in comics. plenty of foreshadowing for a long time before the ultimate solar system - if not galaxy spanning - confrontation.)
I didn't really know where I was going with this, but it seems to be rounding out to pointing to a storyline with Sentinels in it. We have seen the advancement in Kaiju films - the technology can do a good job on Sentinels at this point. I would definitely think a Sentinels storyline should stretch out over at least two movies. 1) so that the first one can have a cliffhanger and 2) so that the VFX (hopefully, used properly for abbreviation purests) could be used over the course of 2 or more films for budgetary concerns.
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On 3/24/2024 at 9:07 PM, Dayglow75 said:
I have so many street level heroes and refuse to give them incarnate powers because it does not fit the theme of a street level hero. Is there anybody else who would love end game content that is not incarnate based? Maybe a city takeover by freak show, council, and new level 50 family sub group. I just want something else to do for those characters that’s meaningful on the same level as incarnates
There are plenty of missions in the AE that aren't farms.
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On 3/25/2024 at 10:51 AM, Marshal_General said:
Did they do the thing where you can take a name someone hasn't logged in with for a long time?
It hasn't been turned on (for renaming) as far as I know.
21 hours ago, DoctorDitko said:They'll have to suss it out before the other servers join us, so expect some action before too long.
I don't think so.
It doesn't appear that any servers will be merging but added instead .... another shard of the multiverse to inva.... I mean visit...
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21 hours ago, DougGraves said:
Then play the starter set of arcs set for new players (not the old contacts).
The "new"/non-origin starter arcs/contacts for heroes suck as far as I'm concerned.
Twinshot is the worst.
Should we brush our teeth?
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True dat.