Abraxus

I realize it's not uncommon. But, in most cases, if we stop a moment, and take stock of what the OP was really getting at, I think in most cases we'd find that the topic was actually addressed many posts before, and things are just going in circles, ever spiraling towards being locked for conduct, or being deemed resolved by a GM. IMHO, this thread has reached that point.

I've missed a lot of this conversation, but what I have caught begs the question of whether, or not, what needed to be said, has already been said numerous times. The points have been made, vigorously debated back and forth, and warnings about civility have been given at various points along the way by the GMs/Devs. At first glance, it no longer seems that there is anything constructive served by further discussion. Only folks arguing back, and forth.

I typically run at 1920x1080. I have all graphics at ultra, and I make sure that FSAA, and Ansiotropic Filtering are turned up as far as they will go. FSAA is really important, as it rounds off the "jaggies" in pretty much everything. If you have even a middle of the road graphics card, it should be able to handle it under normal circumstances. But, if you are in a Rikti Invasion, large TF, Mothership Raid, or Hammi Raid, things could get a little choppy unless you have one that's a little more than middle of the road. All that said, those settings make a world of difference, and make our little world in Paragon City much nicer to look at.

The reply would be "But, my mom's name is Martha too!". Takes the steam right out of him.

Absolute bottom line...the world is not a perfect place, and is typically made even less so by it's (supposedly) most intelligent/sentient occupants. All we can do is deal the best way we can, without making our issues, and concerns more important than the next guys. We will disagree, debate, even argue. But, try not to make it personal. If we are doing that, it's about as good as it will get, on the whole.

I don't believe financial support of those servers was even hinted at. Just cooperation, which is what everyone in the community has been clamoring for. Let's not create controversy where none exists. 🙂

I'm an old geek too, just sans the cranky...well, most of the time. Hold on a moment.... *Shouts out the door* Hey you! Get the heck off my lawn!!! Sorry, had to be done. Even more pathetic when I remember, I don't have a front lawn anymore. Really gonna have to reign it in about that I guess. 😆

Always! 😎

Fantastic things always seem like magic, until they can be explained by science, or natural phenomena. So, you could go a lot of ways with it. 🙂

Unless there was a ring involved to focus that will, and harness it and....oh wait. We don't want to go there! 😉

For those of us on the first iteration of the SCORE server in mid-April, the download of the game, and load screens, queues, and lag/rubber banding were still a real thing. The second iteration in late April, or early May, about the same. Took weeks for enough shards to be put out there to balance the load, and get things running smoothly. But, once done, it has been like a dream come true.

It is by will alone I set my mind in motion, baby!

I love everything you just said, but I see what you did there! Bravo folks!

I believe what they were asked to do was to have a policy in place, and a mechanism for enforcement. However, the degree to which enforcement is applied is a matter of some interpretation, just as it was in the live game. I don't believe it will actually affect that many, contrary to the degree of outrage that's been expressed so far. There is no war on those with less creative instincts, or tendencies. In fact, I believe there has been a lot of supposition on the potential effects of this change, that have created a degree of unnecessary fear. History does love to repeat itself, so we will wait patiently for those who were concerned about the ramifications to find through the passage of time, that it's not as impactful as they feared. That's not to say that NOBODY will have their character genericised. But, I don't believe we are seeing, or will see, the degree of action that many envisioned. Things will settle back to normal, and we will go on. Hopefully with everyone still on-board, and more to come, especially if the deal succeeds. Carry on heroes, villains, and everyone in between!

I don't see anyone encouraging that kind of behavior. If that's what you derived from all of this, I can empathize, but not sympathize. While there might be some who engage in this kind of behavior, intimating that Homecoming devs, or the majority of players are disposed to do things like this is just untrue.

Given all the debate over, and quoting of various Copyright, and Trademark statutes just in this thread, I'd say getting an item for item explanation will be darned near impossible. Too much room for interpretation, and evaluation of the individual pieces that make up the whole. It's basically going to come down to their call, if reported. You could likely inquire about what exactly they see as how a specific toon crossed the line, but expecting anything beyond the general approach already stated is probably unrealistic.

Plenty of prettier games. Good games...not so much.

A friend of mine has an adage that applies to most legal matters. "When the lawyers have made enough money, then things will get done". Might not be 100% true, but I feel like it covers the vast majority of these types of things. 😉

I don't believe any characters will be deleted, but some could get the generic treatment for name, costume, bio, or any combination of the three. 🙂

I'd love to think this was a check-box item that had to be completed before being able to move to the final stages of the deal making process. But, the truth is, we won't know for sure until we can look back on it, and say "Yup! That was the final piece right before it all fell into place!". Until that point, there's just no knowing. 🙂

I think the bottom line is, there are challenges out there to be found if you want them. 😎

...and here we GO! Again. 😉

There was a previous thread discussing this very topic a few weeks ago, which dragged on for many pages, with passionate responses on both sides, and that was just when it was just theoretical! Now that it has been instituted, those that expressed concern in that thread will no doubt see their fears realized, and those that didn't care will be conversely unaffected. Actually, none of us will be adversely affected in the larger scheme of things. It's just that some might have to make adjustments to the name, or appearance of their toon. Certainly not as traumatic as having the entire thing shut down, as it was 7 years ago. As I said, If the generic-bat hits my tribute character (again L50+++), then I'll adjust, and keep on playing him with a more heavily applied guise of parody.

I have a tribute character that could easily be judged as too close to the mark. It's not a comic book character, but it is recognizable. I just checked, and he's still him for the moment. But, who knows how long that will last. 😉 He's L50+++, and if he gets reset, it ain't gonna be the end of my world.

How it happened is less important that the fact that it did indeed happen, and because of that sequence of events, we find ourselves potentially on the brink of legitimacy, and all that entails. Including, enforcement of a rule that applied to the live servers back in the day. Clue there? I certainly hope so! 😉