Techwright

Does "cat sat on the keyboard" work?

I'm just starting it, and the first thing I notice is ... LATER: Just finished. Earlier comments suggesting this could be like a Doctor Who story from the Master's perspective are spot on. In fact, based solely on the first episode, I'm kind of sad Stephen Moffat didn't write this as a Missy storyline. I don't think I'm spoiling anything to say that, typical to MCU Disney + shows so far, there's a few really big twists in the episode. Also one casting surprise: Famous voice actress Tara Strong has an unusual role. Owen Wilson did not disappoint. I really liked his performance.

I do keep Himalayan salt lamps in my house. 😉

Does anyone know where from where MMO Populations pulls its estimate? Is it from Homecoming, or the sum of all public COH emulators? I'd never previously seen the website, and was surprised to find a COH listing. I was even more surprised to see it ranked as #39 of all MMOs tracked. https://mmo-population.com/r/Cityofheroes

I totally see WWI Blackadder as Tony Stark. 👍 Muppets cast: bad but inspired in the roles? Sam the American Eagle as, what else?...Captain America (Steve Rogers version) Gonzo as Ironthingy, er, Ironman. Which makes Camilla Chicken as Pepper Pots Miss Piggy as Scarlet Witch, which makes Kermit as Vision, and Link Hogthrob as Quicksilver Janice as Black Widow Animal as Hulk, Benson Honeydew as Bruce Banner Skeeter as Hawkeye Fozzie Bear as Antman Rowlf the Dog as Black Panther Pepe the King Prawn as Thor, okay? Rizzo the Rat as Falcon Beaker as Winter Soldier Crazy Harry as Loki Sweetums as Nick Fury

In answer to a few standard questions and pointing out some new things... Excelsior is the most populated server. Everlasting is the role-playing server Reunion is the European server The others are the...well, hmm...the servers for those who like it quieter or less populated I suppose. That by no means implies barren. I'm sure members of those servers will be happy to extol their virtues. 😊 Homecoming is not static to 2012. You'll do yourself a big favor taking the time to read "Issue" and "Page" notes. Right off the bat I'll point out that travel arrangements took a very different turn recently (which I personally find to be very nice), but you'll definitely want to read up on those. Also make sure to collect all the Atlas Park exploration badges ASAP, as that unlocks a key component to the new travel arrangement. Some travel changes are within the 3rd column powers themselves, including new groupings, so definitely take the time to acquaint yourself with them. Enhancements have also undergone major changes. Single Origin enhancements can now be acquired much earlier, and the new Upgrade button in the manage enhancements screen allows upgrading them to the max your level permits, assuming you have the cash to do it. I've found this works better than crafted enhancements right up to level 38. There's a new zone useful for big gatherings like costume contests, and well...read the Issue and Page notes. Oh, and have fun! PS - I think a few of the pen-and-paper players chime in down in the "real life" sections of the Homecoming forums, so you might want to have a look down there.

Remember ... remember: nothing is true, everything is allowed Or at least that's what the internet translator says it is.

Card King, eh? Is there a court? A "Card Count" perhaps? 😉 Cards, staff, energy. Unique name, great look. Nice, nice job. I doff my hat to you. This is how to do an homage character. (And if any are not picking up on the vibe, cards/staff/energy = X-man Gambit, though I could see the possibility of a bit of influence from DC's Royal Flush gang)

It need not be Atlantis, if you insist on holding to original developer lore statements. Here, for example, is a listing of several legendary, and mythical places sunk beneath the waves: https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/sunken-kingdoms-0012161

An Adventure in Time and Space (glitchy angle temporarily blacked out all map constructs)

True, but in context of Snarky's statement, the lead waited until go to make the declaration. Why is that? If he was planning it, why not declare it up front in recruitment stage? Regardless of how Snarky reacts, the lead didn't have the best interests of his team at heart. It sounds like he was more concerned about a longer recruitment period. As a player, I appreciate notification of more challenging levels before I join. It has nothing to do with survival and everything to do with how much time I have budgeted.

While I am not conceptualizing mission as task/strike forces, I do understand your points. Actually, I'd love to have the nictus cysts back as random opponents in the missions. The idea of rounding a corner and coming on an unexpected random serious threat keeps things exciting, for me anyway. Likewise when quantum gunners were actually dangerous made things interesting by changing tactics on the fly.

Just a thought discussion here, not pushing for the devs to do anything. If someone were to design a new mission arc to formally add to the game (and not in AE for this discussion), which arcs would you want to point them to as guideposts for uniqueness, replayability, and just all around fun for the full team? And why specifically would those be your picks? Oh, and where might you recommend putting the contact and/or door missions, keeping in mind that it probably affects level range.

Now, now. Tony's not always been around. Before him, there was Howard Stark. So more just a Stark Universe, than a Tony one. 😉 I suspect its actually more of a "pander to RDJ" kind of thing, rather than merely Tony Stark. Now that Stark is toast, we should be seeing many more inventors, unless MCU leadership are dolts and only go with Shuri and the Wakandans building everything. (Unless it is quantum related, then its Hank Pym.) Actually I'm a bit concerned about that "its all Shuri" bit, as that is how Sam magically got the flying Captain America suit in record time. We should really be seeing Reed Richards and X-man Forge at very least.

Legend says GP was still hovering over the Hollows when the servers shut down. 😏

I wish you well, but yeah, no. #5 is a killer, literally. I'm seasoned enough to stay upright in some pretty scary situations, have even been last man standing more than a few times polishing off the last of the bad guys, but I've played with too many teammates who do dumb, dumb, dumb, ridiculously dumb (did I mention "dumb"?) stuff and either the team wipes or worse, they pull all that dumb stuff right into me as they run past, and I get a solo death. Not going to waste my time and effort deleting due to another's idiocy.

I know a member of the city council who'd be ecstatic to meet you, just...out of the Council's hearing.

Love this. I've been saying this for a while now, but clearly yelling down the wrong alleys. You've put a bit more thought into the details.

Also miss Samuraiko creating new videos for new rollouts, lore, and anniversary events. For those who never were in the original game or just didn't know of these: https://www.youtube.com/user/samuraiko

Visual /jranger?

I've been pondering over that for a while. On the one hand, it's great to have everything I need from the start. On the other hand, I see what you're saying. I'm wondering: in the future, might it be possible to have the parts immediately, but unlock new textures and patterns on the parts? I thought of this the other day on a task force, one of the Striga Island ones, I think. I do so many I get confused in the details. Anyway, I remember it saying "must deactivate two devices simultaneously", and suddenly realized I couldn't ever remember having to coordinate with a teammate for such a thing in Homecoming. I'm guessing that was changed (though not the text) to allow solo play?

We're still feeling the effects of this months out. My brother in the furniture biz is telling me that there's shortages of foam material for beds and plush furniture due to the Texas freeze literally freezing the equipment that makes foam materials.

Sorry, forgot to add this in on the previous thread before folks read it. It's very interesting you say that because that's pretty much what Roman polytheism did: found comparatives between their gods and heroes with those of other polytheisms, notably Greek religion, and did merges and crossovers, after a fashion, with these.

These would still have value? I mean, I realize the few thousands of us that play the game would possibly be interested but outside of our small group?

My comics are packed away right now, but one of my favorite sets was an early 90s list of comics that crossed over the Doc Savage series being published at the time with the franchise of The Shadow. The end result just felt so right. I was really hoping they'd find a way to incorporate more pulp heroes into future stories together, like Green Hornet & Kato, the Phantom, Mandrake the Magician, or The Spider. I still think that would make an awesome movie grouping, though you have to get the stories right, something the previous movies of these characters didn't handle well. Speaking of these, there was an animated Saturday morning show in the 1980s called Defenders of the Earth. Though it had no lead in shows, it crossed the franchises of Flash Gordon, the Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician (adding in Lothar), and adding a younger generation to create a new original work. It was pretty good for its day. In the late 1970s, there was a Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro animated show on Saturday mornings. I cannot recall if there were crossover episodes or not, though it likely would have been Zorro and the Lone Ranger, rather than Tarzan crossing over. "Canon" was being used before Star Trek and not in a religious sense. Sherlock Holmes fans, especially the Baker Street Irregulars, were using "canon" to describe the 56 short stories and 4 novels that Doyle wrote concerning Holmes and Watson. Though there is a formidable library of material (much often good) not written by Sir Arthur, only those 60 are canon, and the standard of comparison for all other works. I'm pretty sure the Agatha Christie fans and the Ian Fleming fans have their canons of works as well, though I'm not as much into that.