Herotu

How does the game know it's Nectanabo's Gourd, and why is it telling you? Because it wants you to travel back to 342BC and return the Gourd. For some reason.... a reason that could change HISTORY ITSELF!111

I was cobbling together yet another pulp Rocketeer-a-like character and I wondered ... I feel rather limited to guns and such. I don't feel like it's feasible to put something like Ice Control on him. Because the Ice Control animations look he's like a magician waving his arms in the air like that. So I thought ... what if the powers came from a gun? Then I was thinking what is a powerset? I mean... what's the determining thing? Originally the powersets seem to have been simple elements: Fire, Ice, Earth.. then it got complicated. Now we've got a situation where each individual weapons is supposedly it's own powerset (let's not talk about bean bags and flamethrowers not being Assault Rifles here). What constitutes a powerset? I feel like "Ice" is super-vague and puts a block on the creation of non-magician ice-oriented powersets, such as Ice Rifle. But maybe that's not the way the developers would see an alternative to what I've described here as Magician Ice. What if they see the alternative as the same powersets but with weapons and weapon-animations instead (which was my initial desire). What do you think?

I really love Keith Nance -> Jenny Adair arc(s). Laura Lockheart, I also like the whole Faultline arc. and Roy Cooling. After doing all of those, I'm kinda lost around level 27. What do I do now? Grind?

The realistic prospect of failure should be present in a story for it to be interesting. That's why some of the CoH stories are great. They end in failure no matter what, or at the very least success at great cost.

Bernard Cribbins was an ever-present of British TV for a long, long time. What a massive legend.

RIP Bernard Cribbins 😞 Here is how to say his name the British way, Americans! 🙂 Bernard Cribbins - Hole in the Ground

Who are these two?

I saw this character when I was playing Elvis (Hunka Burnin' Love) in 2008 and it inspired me to make SO many Rocketeer-style heroes.

Naked Rikti ... Best Rikti.

Remember when...

It just goes to show how good sounds can completely change the feel of the game. I would like to change the default "boingy" sounds, such as the "no" sound (you know, when you try to do something you can't) to something much more snappy.

I love this arc. Here I am shooting myself in the back.

It's a beautiful and elegant design. BUT designs that can interact with other costume parts are the best ones. Does this one interact well with Over The Shoulder Mantle? Chest Details? Especially Symbols. That's the factor that determines whether it gets a boo or yay from me.

There's nothing silly about that. It's a great idea. It should be in the game now. I concur, the feeling of progression isn't much of a thing in the new CoH - maybe it's more about "unlocking" than discovering. Convenience is a huge part of modern games - the idea that blocks are put in the game so that achievement can allow the user to overcome them... it seems developers of all games don't like it anymore. Isn't that the point in a game? Why have snakes in Snakes and Ladders? Why not just ladders? Part of game development is or should be creating problems/inconvenience. For example, I want to have to travel to Icon to change my gear - it makes the world seem more alive when people are using shops, not just crowding round Ms Liberty. Having said all of this, I do like being able to build my entire appearance at the start of the game.

This cover is better than the original.... and that's a classic. Hello to all the villains!

He's just a Hunka Burnin' Love! (My Elvis was a FirKin 'Troller - back when a Firkin 'Troller wasn't someone who takes the piss).

I have a character that looks a bit like that. I call him... Cloud Strife! Yes! They one shotted that goon! Oh the animation is okay, too, I guess. 😉

WTF kind of hackery is this?! Jousting?! I confess, I've been doing it for years. BUT I feel guilty for exploiting the poor 1990s pre-broadband game-engine.

It's level up time again... Mansun - Decisions, Decisions

Anybody remember that Eve trailer? Holy sheeeeeeeeeeeet!!11 Black Sun Empire - Arrakis

Ye ye, but seriously... let's work a bit more with this...

That's what walking is for! 🙂 How do those characters get around in the manga? School Bus?

If it's a natural character... that doesn't stop you taking the Fly power, for example, wearing a jetpack or a wrist-mounted Teleport device etc. Those gadgets don't necessarily turn you into a technology origin, or do they?

Hello there 🙂 I did a search but I didn't find a thread for Pattern suggestions, so I'm hoping this becomes the thread we all use for them. Here are some pattern suggestions for Capes ... Star Pattern 2 is specifically designed for the single shoulder cape. Thanks for your time. OOPS! these might be the wrong way around, but I think you get the idea. I meant to put a big star in the middle of the cape. Star Pattern 1 Star Pattern 2, for Single Shoulder Mantle. I meant to put the stars in the middle of the cape. It might have too many stars to look good, please bear in mind I'm no artist, I'm just suggesting something LIKE what I'd like to see. The idea of what I'd like to see, not a precise, finished product. Star Pattern 3. Again, the big star is meant to be in the middle of the cape.

Perhaps the free versions should be weaker as you level up - so they encourage you to switch over to actual powers - in a similar way to those prestige enhancements?