Techwright

To show you what I think of (most) of those criticisms of superhero costuming (and hopefully get this thread back on track), I'm posting my fire/ice blaster Grill N. Chill in his classic golden age costume: bright colors, fold-down boots, cape, exposed skin, and even things not mentioned like bold chest logo that is practically a bullseye for enemies to use, ridiculously big belt and ridiculously small identity-hiding mask. (Missing the overshorts though.) And that criticism of day-glow colors? Check out these power auras! Bad boys, pray you never see them in a darkened warehouse. Glorious.

The devs just added a feature tied into street sweeping. I believe it was meant to encourage some street sweeping. If you do street sweeping, eventually the game will start dropping tips that will point you to the locations of the exploration badges hidden around the zone. These tips are stored in the same location as alignment tips.

More like flash mobs. You should see the zombies that do "Thriller".

Just saw the first episode of The Bad Batch, and it did not disappoint! Graphics are improved yet again, this time over season 7 of the Clone Wars. Thoughts

If it is possible, I'd take it further. I was thinking about it yesterday when I logged in only to find a message pop up after several minutes announcing an end to a zone event. Had I been informed at the moment I could start moving of any events currently happening, I might have been able to super speed over to it and caught the last half. So, having a current events messaging system that alerts an inbound player (or for that matter a player coming out of an instance) as to any current events might allow them to contribute. I'd not complain if also the LFG channel were to broadcast the previous 1 minute of message at login. That way, we might know about that rare Sister Psyche task force recruiting before it fills.

Where would you put "Light" in that lineup, before or after "Minor"? I've been seeing both on some recent toons.

Yep, it's Malwarebytes. Caught me offguard because I never see it do anything like that. I take it false positives are common with it's browser function? I really need to remove it anyway, and put it to USB drive. I'd always intended it as a secondary AV software in case the first was compromised for any reason.

I went to midsreborn.com, or at least tried to, but my anti-malware flagged the site as trojan infested and warned me off. I'm guessing that's a false positive, but I'm just double-checking before I continue to site and download anything. Anyone else seen this? Has there been a past problem with it that may have flagged the site long-term in anti-malware programs? Maybe I'm going to the wrong site for the program?

Yeah, I didn't get the whole "Karli was just misunderstood and was a patriot" spiel. The car/building bomb alone should have ended that discussion. The continuing name of The Winter Soldier is a more complex issue. Technically, the title The White Wolf was given to T'Challa's adopted white brother: a child adopted by King T'Chaka, after he was the sole survivor of a plane crash into Wakanda. But the MCU has been referencing Bucky this way. Which leaves the question of whether they'll ever bring the white brother story to the screen. If so, that may be why they're reserving the name. The character was something of a wanderer/rogue, and in the MCU the Black Panther may have taken the name back when his brother left the country. He may yet return to claim his title. There's also a fan theory I read that Bucky may go through his own process of coming fully into a new identity, and they've held back the name for that reason. It doesn't help that Chad's real life tragic death threw the whole Wakanda storyline future into chaos. Who knows what happens now?

And that means Star Wars: The Bad Batch, aka The Continuing Saga of the Clone Wars, is set to appear! I'm mightily stoked! More so knowing the Ming-Na Wen (Mulan, Agents of SHIELD, The Mandalorian) will be part of the cast. Dee Bradley Baker is going to do a phenomenal job with the roles, I'm sure.

Dual computer usage is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be... unnatural. (Those movies are far too quotable in a COH context.) 😁

Just sayin'... (Yes, I'm aware that its a reference to a Marvel character, but its also THE store in Wandavision.)

Somehow Ryan has managed to voice all my concerns about The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, while doing so in a very funny way. I loved the show, but was really surprised about how viewers glossed over some pretty big implications. And then there's the whole helmet, or lack thereof, bit.

Never heard them called the "Rue B Rue gang", but that's hilarious. Yeah, DA or maybe Croatoa would be great for a Mystery, Inc. homage. Not sure how you'd work them as a duo detective setup though, unless they were divided into the classic teamups: Fred & Daphne as one "detective" (with probably Fred "talking"), and Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby as the other "detective", with Velma talking. Hmm, maybe, instead of putting them in a building, stand them next to an aqua & green van. That said, I think they'd be more flexible as a standard set of mission givers on the street. Still want to see the homage, though!

Ugh, I feel your pain, several times over. There's a reason I won't run Posi 1 more than once per character, and you just named it. You remember it is said some people just want to watch the world burn? Well, some people just want to let the CoT out. I would add a sub point to that "pulling everything" line: charging in all macho-like to deal with the shadow copies with no game plan, and completely forgetting they have everything in their powers that your team has.

As @Oubliette_Red pointed out, multiple accounts can be run on one computer, assuming yours has the power needed. You'll need to go into the settings of the starter window (green box with cog symbol) and check the box "Allow multiple instances" under General Settings.

@OTGWraith - providing which side you'd like to work on (blue, red, gold) might help those who would help you. Sounds like you've got a fun idea.

Okay, that's an interesting statement. Is it meant to say that the Dr. Q TF has "tendrils" into other materials that would have to be fixed, too, or that it is perceived as one piece in a major production (but with no game-breaking "tendrils") I realize you may not be able to talk details, just curious whether there's a cascade effect to tweaking Dr. Q TF

Just curious. Has anyone attempted to create a refined version of one or more of the oft-complained about task forces? I realize it would be the instanced missions only, not any travel or street-level events like Babbage, but I'd be up for seeing how people creatively refine these. I've not done any architect work since the original game, but I seem to recall a limitation on missions? So maybe an alt-TF would need to be broken up into parts?

You're now my favorite Dev! Oh, looky there! Is that an empty line on that kill sheet? *Slips Piecemeal a ton of Infamy and a picture of Dr. Quarterfield*

Schrödinger, is that you? 😉

I'm pretty sure that Stella the Mouth is based in part on Stella Payne, played by Angela Bassett in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. Her description even says she "never lost her groove". The movie Stella was also a broker: a stockbroker. (Is that the hook? That the characters are in movies that have brokers? If so, where are the Wall Street references?) I've never seen the movie, only heard of it, so I'm not sure where "the Mouth" comes from. I'm guessing the same movie might also be a source for Winston the Gent, as the male lead character in How Stella... was a Winston Shakespeare. Both Stella and Winston are in Nerva Archipelago, so it adds up, at least as far as I was able to take it. I was really hoping Mikey the Ear was a reference to Mickey Blue Eyes, but nothing else matches up.

Can you breed 'em for certain traits? Faster service, blue wings, better food cart...that sort of thing.

I'm not sure we're thinking along the same line. I wasn't fielding a concern that people spread out. I was voicing a concern that so many of these when triggered anywhere but a few zones would result in a wasted opportunity, because no team/league will assemble. Further, I was voicing a concern that multiple events triggering at once does indeed thin the ranks if we try to address both or all of them. So we congregate on the ones we've an established comfort with. In other words, why even have events in places like Perez Park if they're not utilized? But if we have an acceptable rewards arrangement (and in my scenario I'd suggested badges and a temp buff) that encourages players to participate in a one-at-a-time event in Perez Park or other currently ignored places, then we've gained a greater efficiency. Right. You've filled in some of the point I may have been expressing poorly. I see Rikti and zombie event teams in Skyway, for example, that want to assemble but are not entirely sure where. They're usually in proximity to Synapse, but run the risks of hospital security drones and the additional risk of being at a level and location where the Rikti ships use the team for target practice. Based in part on your comment @Marine X, I think what might be needed is a scouting and publishing of ideal sites in each zone for teams and leagues to gather. Something clear of the ships' energy blasts and also of any security drones, and preferably somewhere where battle drift doesn't take us into one of them. If the site is close to transportation, so much the better.

Probably taking the thread in a new direction here, but what TV or movie detectives would make a good fit for Khallisti Wharf? "Wharf" makes me think of Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, and that suggests the Karl Malden / Michael Douglas TV show The Streets of San Francisco. Their characters were Mike Stone & Steve Keller, respectively. I could see Simon & Simon working in that spot as well, as they were based in another port city, San Diego. Ah, why not go all in: of any zones not housing a police station currently, whom might you put into them? I'm thinking Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle & Buddy "Cloudy" Russo from The French Connection, probably in Perez Park due to the significant presence of the Skulls there (drug trade). Maybe Jack Traven from Speed for Boomtown/Baumtown, should the rebuilt section ever finish. I really want to work Hill Street Blues and maybe Knight Rider in somehow, but I've not thought of a fit for either yet. But those are my ideas. Yours may be better.