FoulVileTerror

Wow. $50,000,000? I could make a bid for the City of Heroes intellectual property rights with that! Thanks so much, @Marine X! (Yes, I realize that you probably meant 50,000,000 Inf . . . but I would definitely still accept e-transfers of real money too (Don't actually send real money here. I don't want Homecoming getting in trouble.))

. . . damnit. I thought that was one of the best selling points.

Thank you very much! My main is @VileTerror and a good place to start. I'll try to keep a running tally of donations as well for transparency.

Asymmetrical shoulders. And -maybe- Piecemeal's Freak(i)lok pieces.

Imgur's not been cooperating with me lately. Would you be able to copy and paste your images directing in to the forum here. @Peacemaker? Please and be thanks upon ye.

Short version: Prep: - Collect donations / donators - Build /find haunted house bases - Organize things here a week before Hallowe'en (including which bases we have for this, and which donators are available for which timeslots) Execution: - Station donators in bases - Donators hand out donations to guests (hopefully including the members of the Homecoming Team)

Sadly it doesn't appear so. Or if we -can- change Squids and Dwarf colours, I apparently airheaded on the how of it.

I'm not sure if this Invision forum package can allow for it, but I think it would be really helpful if it could be coded so that the part of the URL that contains the unique Thread ID number is all that would be necessary to have a URL link directly to said thread. For example: Instead of: https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/22626-community-project-homecoming-team-appreciation-trick-or-treating/ If we could just have the forum automatically redirect to that thread from the URL of: https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/22626/ I think that would be fantastic!

I'm not sure anyone's nipple-safety can be guaranteed. Least of all by me on a good day. But for the sake of Hallowe'en, I am willing to try my best! (and thank you for the offer of 50,000,000, @Luminara! If we get more interest in tackling this, I'll try to organize who it should get shifted to.)

https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/22626-community-project-homecoming-team-appreciation-trick-or-treating/

The Homecoming Team has done a lot for us. They've put up with a lot from some of us too (*raises own hand*). It would probably be a good idea for us to do something for them. But what? Naturally we can't get them anything for their real lives. Their privacy would be at risk. So what can we give them in-game, or in the forums, or through other means? Hallowe'en is coming soon; the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! ™ And what's Hallowe'en without Trick or Treating? SO! I see @EmmySky's comment about fake-cheese-flavoured corn puff snacks, and I think . . . wouldn't it be nice if we -could- give the GMs and Devs snacks in appreciation? Alas, the game doesn't have any snacks. But it does have Salvage, Recipes, Inspirations, and Enhancements. Which leads me to the plan (which is a work in progress, so feel free to criticize and help me work out the kinks, please): Those of us who have deep pockets should team up with those of us who have talent in base building, and create a series of "homes" for the GMs/Devs and other players to Trick or Treat to! And the GMs/Devs could do this under the cover of whatever accounts they want to, so they don't even "out" themselves as GMs or Devs! You know; like wearing a costume, wink-wink, nudge-nudge. Basically, we pair out and team up; someone with loot to burn and someone with a wonderful base. We then compile a list of these bases and when they'll be staffed, and we open the doors (passcodes) and allow folks to come Trick or Treating to us. And when I say "wonderful base," I do acknowledge that we have a very wide variety of talent. If -you- feel your base is wonderful, then that's good enough for me! Hallowe'en is on a Saturday this year, so the timing couldn't be better! What do you folks think? Is this plausible? Feasible? Can we scrounge up enough participants in time? Homecoming Team members; would you like for this to happen? Is there something else you'd rather the community do instead? ------- In-game Global Channel available: /chanjoin TorT Short for "Trick or Treat" ------- LEDGER (total: 5,250,000,000): 2020-09-25 : Received 1,000,000,000 from an anonymous donor. 2020-09-27 : Received 1,000,000,000 from an anonymous donor (2). 2020-09-27 : Received 50,000,000 from an anonymous donor (3). 2020-10-07 : Received 2,000,000,000 from my spouse. 2020-10-14 : Received 50,000,000 from @Pengy. 2020-10-17 : Received 50,000,000 from an anonymous donor (4). 2020-10-17 : Received 50,000,000 from an anonymous donor (4). 2020-10-20 : Received 50,000,000 from @HelBlaiz. 2020-10-20 : Received 1,000,000,000 from my spouse. BASE PASSCODES: - Everlasting: SnakeDen-13098 - Excelsior: None yet. - Reunion: Summer-4958 Welcome-2928 - Indomitable: None yet. - Torchbearer: Haunt-10265 VOLUNTEERS: @Dacy - specific time(s) not yet determined. @Luminara - 2AM to 8AM Eastern. @DawL - specific time(s) not yet determined.

. . . . . . you know . . . You just gave me an idea.

I know I've done it a dozen times or so already, but sometimes I just feel like I have to give special thanks to the unidentified GMs who work these forums and keep them so well maintained. I know it's not easy to do, especially on some days, but this forum is really nice overall, in no small part due to the constant vigilance of you folks. Thank you.

Extra tiers of Day Job Badges. But also ways to earn time toward Day Jobs while online with mini-games.

. . . what- . . . what am I seeing right now? Is this memes? I feel like this is memes.

I think I have to make a Lizard Lawyer now. Thanks a lot, @Healix.

Ah, yes; welcome @SirDustin2! There are a couple of threads which might be helpful for you. I compiled the links for another user who had asked about it a couple months ago: https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/21243-how-to-rp-in-game/?tab=comments#comment-243636 If you have any additional questions, please feel free to ask. Here, in the Roleplaying board, in-game on the OOC Channel, or in the Help Channel of the Everlasting Shard. Any of those options should be a good place to get some answers and find some like-minded roleplayers. Hope to see you soon!

Not to be mistaken for the regular Clockshadows Column of the Devouring Hell-Council Outcast Consortium Freakaloks Legacy Family Club, who splintered from the Sky Clockshadows Column of the Devouring Hell-Council Outcast Consortium Freakaloks Legacy Family Club because they felt the jetpacks they were using were much too clunky and dangerous. But really, I think we're supposed to be talking about the Lost Imperial Arach-Tsoo Sky Clocktroll Skullwork Freaklok Council in this thread, no? At least if Glaci's guesstimate compilation is correct, any way. Edit: I just realized that @Patti has used "Freakalok" instead of "Freaklok." Honestly . . . I think I kinda prefer it with the extra syllable. Although, wouldn't it be "Freakilok?" @Piecemeal . . . thoughts?

Weird . . . this thread didn't show up as "Unread" to me.

eh . . . uh, not in most Percentile systems. This game works exactly the same way. 1 being best, 100 being worst. Dark Heresy and all the spin-offs springs to mind immediately as a system which uses that.

Although, @Piecemeal, it does seem to bear stating that time travel and alternate-alternate dimensions exist too. After all, we could add Flashback'able Praetorian content! But based on majority feedback, it does seem like there's no shortage of player who also has Praetoria Fatigue. So, perhaps, there are other settings that might spark more interest overall.

erhm . . . about the Blasters . . . Rumour mill milling its rumours, I have the understanding that Blasters will be getting toned -down- in Page 6. At least in the places where they violate Controllers' niche. 'course, I don't -know- that . . . so The Curator's post is a little surprising to me in the way it was phrased in that particular paragraph. Maybe the rumours were wrong. Maybe the Team decided to change gears. I mean, not to be too petty, but if Blasters are getting another new Set, then tit-for-tat with Controllers/Dominators, it would be nice to see less toe-stepping there. Of course, it would also be nice to have Controllers receive treatment to their AoEs to bring them on-par with what Atomic Manipulation is capable of on the Live Homecoming servers right now.

What's in a name? "Sentinel" - An entity that watches or stands as if watching. - A soldier stationed as a guard to challenge all comers and prevent a surprise attack. . . . one of the things that is DAMNED annoying and doesn't have much in the way of counterplay in the game right now is the Blinded status effect. What if we tried adding an Inherent superior Resistance to -Perception Debuffs AND made all of the Sentinel Attacks add "Illuminate" to any enemy they hit. Illuminated enemies would have reduced Resistance, but also be easier to target by the whole team under conditions when those teammates are Blinded. Whether we add that to all Sentinels, just Fire Blast Sentinels, or add it to all AND give the Fire Blast Sentinels an even stronger version of it . . . I'm not one to say which is ideal. Now, of course, that doesn't address -all- of the Sentinel's problems, and -Perception Debuffs are mercifully rare, but in addition to whatever other changes get applied to the Sentinel, I at least think this would give them a VERY interesting niche to fill.

Ghosts as undead? Depends on categorization and setting rules, and City of Heroes is pretty hodge-podge with how such rules work, so . . . [ ] Yes. [ ] No. [ ] Maybe. [ ] I don't know. [ ] You're not the boss of me now! [ ] All of the Above. [ ] None of the Above. (tick all that apply) (Although, it will be said that the Undead Slaying Axe -does- deal increased damage to most ghost type enemies in-game.)

Oh. . . . Seems -I- was hoisted by -my- own petard! Beta's back up and running!