Its in regards to the changes to buffs...(Also pay attention mastermind players!)
 Hey all, I have some details about some of the powers changes for I20
Incarnates Ascend which were "below the fold" of the main announcement:

Along with Incarnates Ascend we are introducing a means for players to
flag themselves as whether or not they want to be movement-affected by
some of the click buffs which can be cast by others on them (like Speed
Boost). The rest of the power will take effect, but the
movement-affecting (run, jump, flight) part will be ignored if you so
desire. This is going to affect Speed Boost, Increase Density, Inertial
Reduction, Enforced Morale, and Accelerate Metabolism (based on my
current list).

The same means will allow players to set a preference for Mystic Fortune to Always Ask, Always Accept or Always Deny.

The endurance cost for Mastermind upgrade powers is also being decreased to fit more in line with these changes.

Lastly, there is a subtlety to the Increase Density conversion to an AOE
buff which the summary didn’t quite capture. The damage resistance
component of the power is being made AOE-affecting, but the status
effect protection component is going to still be single-target. The
single target click powers which give status effect protection such as
Clear Mind were not going to be made AOE wide (for balance purposes),
but Increase Density having both facets makes it unique in this case. We
are trying to split that difference with our approach.

As always, thank you for your feedback and concerns.

Your bud in the high-powered armor,

Black Scorpion

Previous thread was reaching the general limit for the rec threads, so:
"Slimtime," a clever little short from a French Animation Studio.

Slimtime from Slimtime on Vimeo.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

The Register: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/27/totall_recall/]Total Recall rehash – exit Martians, enter Jessica Biel

Colin Farrell as Douglas Quaid (no "Governator" involved), Bill Nighy as Quatto... the casting looks decent-to-good.

Story set on Earth, not Mars... at least it seems like it's closer to the original.

No Verhoven anywhere in sight.

This just might be worth seeing in the theater...
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

G'day folks!
Well, I'd promised a while back to post some previews of recent convention artwork. The first one isn't so recent - it was done at the San Diego Comic Convention last year, and it's 'my' version of Commander Shepard that I've played all the Mass Effect videogames with, drawn by Phil Moy. 
I went with Infiltrator - sorry, but the ability to snipe is just too darn useful, especially when you get the 'Widow' anti-tank rifle, which is what she's holding. ^_^



And from the more recent Anime Central, here's Commander Shepard again, as rendered by Adam Withers.

Enjoy!
B.V.V.

Disney tries something REALLY stupid.

You're Gonna Go Far Kid, by Offspring.  (Has explicit lyrics)

Show me how to lie, you’re getting better all the time

And turning all against the one is an art that’s hard to teach

Another clever word sets off an unsuspecting herd

And as you step back in the line a mob jumps to their feet

Now dance, fucker, dance, man, he never had a chance

And no one even knew, it was really only you

And now you steal away

Take him out today

Nice work you did

You’re gonna go far, kid

With a thousand lies and a good disguise

Hit ‘em right between the eyes, hit ‘em right between the eyes

When you walk away, nothing more to say

See the lightning in your eyes, see ‘em running for their lives

Slowly outta line and drifting closer in your sights

So play it out I’m wide awake, it’s a scene about me

There’s something in your way and now someone is gonna pay

And if you can’t get what you want, well, it’s all because of me

Now dance, fucker, dance, man, I never had a chance

And no one even knew, it was really only you

And now you’ll lead the way

Show the light of day

Nice work you did

You’re gonna go far, kid

Trust, deceived

With a thousand lies and a good disguise

Hit ‘em right between the eyes, hit ‘em right between the eyes

When you walk away, nothing more to say

See the lightning in your eyes, see ‘em running for their lives

Now dance, fucker, dance, he never had a chance

And no one even knew, it was really only you

So dance, fucker, dance, I never had a chance

It was really only you

With a thousand lies and a good disguise

Hit ‘em right between the eyes, hit ‘em right between the eyes

When you walk away, nothing more to say

See the lightning in your eyes, see ‘em running for their lives

Clever alibis, Lord of the Flies

Hit ‘em right between the eyes, hit ‘em right between the eyes

When you walk away, nothing more to say

See the lightning in your eyes, see ‘em running for their lives

I was thinking that this isn't a song that Doug would probably use very often, but one that an evil alternate of his would love.  My idea for what the song would do is either let Doug (or an evil version of Doug) pick one person, and then, while the song is playing, say whatever he wants to about that person, so long as its something negative and whoever hears what he says while the song is playing (aside from the speaker, and the one being spoken about) will believe whatever he said (so long as it is fairly simple, something a mob mentality would understand like "That man is a murderer!"), even after the song ends, and not remember who told them those things.  Or, it would let Doug (or evil Doug) tell an immensely complex lie to a single person, and have it be believed.
My first encounter with this song was from this video, which I later discovered is an faster version of the original, with higher vocals, and was apparently made for that video.  The original version is a bit slower, and about twenty seconds longer. (I didn't do much digging, this is the first video that I found when I did a search for the song.  There probably are better videos up.)  Maybe one version could generate the mob effect, and the other the individual effect?
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.

These charming fellows showed up in a glitched mission. What was glitched about it? Well, they were level 50, and Antonio Hanagawa was level 32. But I thought, since no one on the channel recognized them, that I'd mention them here. They might be an up and coming mob.

The target reticule identifies them as "Infested T.E.S.T. Rangers." Given the Devouring Earth romping about, I assume that Hamidon is up to some shenanigans.
Ebony the Black Dragon
http://ebony14.livejournal.com

"Good night, and may the Good Lord take a Viking to you."

http://tinyurl.com/4xujwlc
I am pleased when I look at the new lore pets that are going to be available, should make just bout everyone happy. I must have my ROMANZ! although there is a lot of interesting ones to choose from I just have to make Cimorians because y'know I've likely depopulated Cimerora more than a couple times over
 Oh yeah..we'll be able to skip 'Mothers' Cut scene now! WHoo!

One ping only... Since I can't seem to find specifications for modern USN uniforms anywhere, I figured you might be able to help.

I'm thinking of doing a few renders for the Fall of Boskone Prime, but for that I need to know what the people in the scenes are wearing. What does a Naval nurse wear when on-duty and aboard ship?

For that matter, what would a submarine captain wear when on-duty and aboard ship? (Did Down Periscope get it right?)

Edit: Oh, yes - I know what the rules are for respect in the Canadian Forces, but they might be different in the US Forces. Would a Navy Captain salute an Air Force General?
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

So... last weekend was the end of the Tulip Festival here in Ottawa. Very pretty - the tulips cooperated by being in bloom on time this year - and very busy.

This weekend is the Dandelion Festival in Kemptville, a half-hour south of Ottawa. (They don't have many tulips there, apparently.)

And the first weekend in June is http://ottawa.ca/residents/heritage/doo ... ex_en.html]Doors Open Ottawa. (There are some interesting buildings taking part for the first time this year - http://ottawa.ca/residents/heritage/doo ... en.html#39]Canada's oldest operating hydroelectric generation station, http://ottawa.ca/residents/heritage/doo ... _en.html#5]Ottawa's newest "green" habitat, the brand-new http://ottawa.ca/residents/heritage/doo ... en.html#68]city bus garage... I'll be busy visiting places again; hope I can visit some of the ones I missed last year.)

I still haven't sorted my photos from last year's Doors Open Ottawa...
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012