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...until I found this article. I find it funny how I wasn't the only person who had been driven nuts by this, yet here is another guy who took the search on a whole new level, and dug to the furthest depths of this mystery. The mysterious (I hear something different than he did) "78.5 Code 6 105 North Ave, 52." that can be heard coming from Police Drones in City of Heroes, is something that has driven this guy crazy for a very long time. He dug with a passion that most of us dedicate to our favorite hobbies. After listening to a Police Drone while standing next to one, then repeatedly running up to it over and over to reset the sound bite, it began sinking in, the idea, or thought, "Where did that originate from?" I started my search online, trying to figure out where this sound bite originated and who the woman was that voiced the part. Tonight was the night that I was going to begin this search, it was going to drive me insane until I found some information on this and where it came from...until I stumbled across something interesting; I found an article. This article was one of which a man before me had also been puzzled by this woman's voice. After reading what this guy wrote and what he had went through in his search for this woman and the origin of this sound bite, I have decided to give it up and I am dropping the towel. So here is the article if you dare to venture into the rabbit hole; enjoy the mystery and enjoy the read. It's actually quite fascinating. https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-womans-voice-is-on-every-hollywood-cop-radio-my-insane-search-to-find-her

Yeah, was discussing that with somebody...have also been discussing on how to form a server channel. So far we've got nothing, but still working on it.

I don't play on Excelsior, but i was convinced this was an issue there. But then i did some counting and the data doesn't that t is actually as bad as it feels. However, should you still puruse this you will want to create a SERVER channel, not a GLOBAL channel. 1,) A global channel would be cross shard, so every post would have to include not only your haracter name, but the server as well. That’s a lot of extra DFB players that won't motivate them to switch 2.).A server channel solves all of these problems, it's shard specific and only displays ,the character name I didn't think we had the ability to create server channels? This is good info...and doesn't help me get this off the ground since now anyone who has joined needs to switch. I'll look in to seeing what I need to do to get a Server channel going. P.S. Not a problem, just a QoL channel to help lesson the chatter all loaded on a single channel.

DFB is incredibly popular. It's nothing that needs to be "fixed." Just a quality of Life change that helps people looking for DFB teams to be able to do so easier, while at the same time freeing up some space on the LFG channel. Edit: I also think other servers could benefit from this as well if they had a DFB channel. Which is why I posted this in General. I'm sure all servers could find this useful.

So since DFB spread like wildfire among our population, the LFG channel has been bombarded with players requesting DFB teams. Sometimes when I or others are attempting to put together ITF, or Posi, or even Frostfire, the request to build a team is buried in a matter of seconds due to the over abundance of DFB teams. I felt that with the popularity of DFB, it might be time for DFB to get a channel just for itself. The only two draw backs from this that I can see, is that any created channel gives away your global name. This may make some players a bit uncomfortable. However, to this I say this, Global names are not private. Anyone can gain full access to your Global name. Second concern is that nobody will know what character you are on unless you specify. However, with the left click on the name system, there is no need to advertise your character name. You simply left click the Global name, send Tell, all is well. This will take a small amount of work if we all make a small amount of effort to spread the word. If everyone tells 5 players, the whole server will be fully aware by the end of the weekend! I truly appreciate any help I can get on this, folks! Thank you!

So on Excelsior I have created a DFB channel to help relieve some of the over abundance of DFB requests. It's going to take some work, but I think in the long run it will help everyone. This is for Excelsior Server, however, I'm sure it could work on the other servers as well. Help spread the information!

I swear, that story got me right here (points toward my heart) because I know how that feels. I have stories similar involving a few powers that were changed here and there, the EM Nerf being one of them. Once proud Heroes, no old has-beens because of the nerfs...doing nothing but collecting dust. Right there with you, my main was invul/em, I had it IOd out, tons of game time-I was one that played end game with it more than rolling new ATs. I was so frustrated I quit the game for 2 years because it wasn't fun anymore. I came back and enjoyed it for a few months then it shuttered and I felt awful. I feel like I got a second chance so I'm not going to complain too much. I just can't bring myself to enjoy EM because I'll always have that tingly feeling in my fingertips of how ET used to feel. Funny thing is, that same animation works well on /Rad because of how that set plays as a whole. So my main now is a Rad/ Elec brute. I would roll 3 EM types in a heartbeat and play the crap out of them if they ever reverted this. Hopefully the revert it back to its original state.

I can only well enough imagine. Just the way you have described it, casts a shadow of emotions of feeling overwhelmed, and I didn't even have to deal with it, lol. I have mentioned before that I felt like the Original Devs fibbed about certain changes in the game in regards to PvP and PvE, but I was also quick to add that I myself am no better and would have also stretched the truth in their situation in order to cull the mobs with pitchforks from going insane over the changes, lol. It's a situation where you know you can't make everyone happy, so you do your best to lighten the blow as much as possible. And yes, mobs won't say a word, they take their beatings like real men, hahaha....but a player will find even a fraction of a difference in unbalance and exploit it and complain about it en masse all in the same melee round, haha.

I swear, that story got me right here (points toward my heart) because I know how that feels. I have stories similar involving a few powers that were changed here and there, the EM Nerf being one of them. Once proud Heroes, no old has-beens because of the nerfs...doing nothing but collecting dust.

^^^ This. I'd be fine with just removing the damage debuff. I think it gimps the power to have two crashes. It should be an either/or IMO It currently has three crashes. Endurance drain, damage drain and defense reduction. Which is why my main tank skipped it completely. Sad huh? Yes, yes it is. :( I have it, but I have it on a WP. I wouldn't pick it up on anything but a WP or Elec. Elec has no defense, and does well with Endurance as long as you pick up Energize, so can't hurt that. WP has Regen, REALLY good Endurance Recovery and Resist to back up on, so can't hurt that much either. Everything else though? I wouldn't dare.

I was speaking specifically on PMs on these boards.

They’re never going to be equal, because Ice has Defense to Smash/Lethal, which is often paired with Fire damage, but not always. In fact, you probably have it backwards; Fire is likely more vulnerable to Cold than Ice is to Fire, because of that defense. Also, Cold usually comes with -Recharge, which messes up Fire with its reliance on its self-heal, while Fire Damage rarely comes with any other side effect. I honestly am not even ready to get involved with this discussion of Fire vs Ice yet...because neither one is even remotely close to being on par with WP, Elec, Shield or even Invuln for that matter. Until Ice and Fire gets the love they need to bring them on par with WP and the other top ranking sets, I'm cannot even be concerned with how they stack up against each other. Ice is good, do not get me wrong, but it pales in comparison to WP and the other sets. And personally, to me, Fire seems very gimp against anything other than the silly farms Fire Tanks like to do....which makes them useless in my eyes.

I'm not very good at ghosting. I get this irresistible urge to respond! :D

^^^ This. I'd be fine with just removing the damage debuff. I think it gimps the power to have two crashes. It should be an either/or IMO It currently has three crashes. Endurance drain, damage drain and defense reduction.

I didnt think it had anything going for it. Felt very childish to me.

Ice has always been the weakest melee damage in game...unless of course it is being used by Outcast. Honestly, it needs a damage buff, however it will probably never see one since the set never has seen one other than the tier 9. If damage is what you are after, I wouldn't go with Ice if I were you.

Why does SS have to be middle of the pack? This right here. Damn good question. Sounds to me we are scared of aggroing Elec players in to stomping on this thread...for fear of losing their number one spot...or whatever spot people feel is number one. :D At one time, SS used to be the number one power set. It was for years. Personally, I think the only fix it needs is to lose the -defense and endurance crash. the -99% damage is fine....and fair.

Knowing what he is doing and why, hell...I would let him on a team with me in a heart beat....just to see him try and survive, lol. He would earn decent xp too. Sadly though, I level with TF's. I'm a TF Junkie, so chances are we won't be hanging out.

People are going to hate you being on their team, lol. You will have a lot of explaining to do along the way, but I am interested to see how this goes, so good luck!

I honestly don't know. I cannot say one way or the other because I know nothing about how these types of files work. However, if somebody knows how to do this type of thing, and knows how to add in the amplified sounds with the stacking sound effects, I would be more than happy to follow the directions in to regaining the original sound files. I would do it in a split second. I have actually asked this question once before, and everyone was saying in that thread that you could change sounds, but there was no way to achieve the effect that I am wanting back. So I accepted (since they seemed more knowledgeable than I) that and left it alone. However, I am secretly hoping somebody finds a way, or the Devs make these things and option for us as players. If there is a real way to achieve this, I'm all over it.

Considering the closest thing you've had to a valid suggestion was for me to render all other sounds (including important audio cues I need to play somewhat well) inaudible so this ONE OUTLIER isn't ridiculously loud, I have to question your understanding of the word "reasonable" as well. Foot Stomp would sound great if it played at the same volume as the rest of the game. It. Does. NOT. Start by acknowledging that fact and we can have a reasonable discussion. My game sounds volume is at 15%; my computer master volume is at 30%, and my speakers are also turned way down. At those settings ANY other game on my computer would be unplayably quiet. Don't insult me by claiming I'm somehow playing this game at a loud volume. I have already stated that the sound is amplified and duplicated. This is intended, as the more enemies hit, the more amplified the sound. This is also what gives this power a great deal of appeal by a great deal of players. This is not in question. However, I do not feel the sound is too loud. Too me it is appropriate and fits the expected sound of somebody smashing their fist or foot to the earth with such force that it cracks the ground beneath and knocks down multiple enemies around me. Perhaps if I played the game at twice the volume, I would find it to be too loud, but then I would simply adjust my volume accordingly. Now, if I felt as you do, here is what I would honestly do to correct the issue. Keep in mind, I have never been a believer in changing things that other people love....even if what other people love frustrates me. And trust me, Ice Secondary for Blasters is something I hate, frustrates me and want changed. However, it would seem a lot of players like it as it stands, so instead of trying to change it to something else, I have proposed a buff for the set instead. So trust me when I say, I know what it is like to be in your position of not liking something that a lot of players love as is. I have been there right where you are, and I get it. Now, here is what I would do if I were in your shoes. Since clearly this change is not going to happen without getting a lot of flack from players, I would record the sound of Foot Stomp with maybe 3 NPC's instead of 20. I would then take that file and add it to the file of the game, replacing the existing one. After that, any time a player used Foot Stomp, that player would hear the sound he loves, and I would hear the sound that I love. Everybody is happy in this situation. It actually sucks for me still, because although you have a way to tone down the sound effect for you, I have no way of getting back the amplified and duplicated sounds that we have already lost in game. I'm still waiting for an option to get those back, and I would gladly do so even if it means I have to put in a bit of work on my end, so nobody else has to suffer the sounds if they do not wish to do so. I would also make the sound bite available for other players who want what I want and post them on these forums. The point is, you have a way to change them, I have no way to revert them if they get changed.

Did I not say, TWICE, that the volume for EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE GAME was at a comfortable level? Oh right, I did. I suggest you get yourself some fucking reading comprehension before you make another inane reply like that. Oh wow, you dropped the F bomb on me. I play my game at a reasonable volume as well....and when foot stomp is used, it doesnt shake .y desk or hurt my ears. Maybe your "reasonable volume" isn't the same as mine. Also....don't cuss at me...so far you have called me a Troll, and dropped the F bomb at me. And still I am trying to hold a so.ewhat reasonable conversation with you. I don't take being called a troll lightly, and I take the F bomb even less lightly. Let's not do this...

EggKookoo, you are my new bestest friend. This right here.

If you are playing your game at such a volume that it blows out your ears, you have bigger issues than getting along with me. You have the mentallity that everyone else should give up what they love, because you cannot put your speakers at a reasonable volume, or be bothered to change the sound yourself...which you have the capability to do so. Hell, you can change it to kitty cats meow if you so desired. Instead, you want everyone else to be forced to listen to a different style based on your idea of what is acceptable. Yeah, that's fair, right? You: "I dont want to turn my volume down, I dont want to change the sound effects on my end, everyone else needs to also change their sound effect too!" Sounds like you believe somehow that you must get special treatment and everyone else must accept what you want changed. Unbelievable. You have the tools, you have a volume dial along with those tools. I suggest you use them.

Here we go... So now I'm a Troll. Because I love the sound effects in game and how they were applied. I guess I was trolling as well when I preferred the original brilliant graphics of armors. Things in this game have been toned down to death. Those of us who loved it, no longer have it. Foot Stomp somehow survived the sound nerfs, and we are glad. I honestly don't even know how to respond to somebody calling me a troll, because I love a sound effect in game. It does not blow my eardrums out. I question how loud people are playing the game if they claim a sound effect that has been in game for this amount of years, is blowing out their ears....especially when each player has control of these sound effects. The eye candy was nerfed, much of the sound effects has been nerfed....and now we have people wanting even more nerfed. If the fact that sound effects are something that I find iconic in this game makes me a troll, then you and I are going to have some serious problems...and we most likely will not be getting along.