A cat and a large cardboard box.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

The renamed and recolored (for AE police protection) smurfageddon is now live!

Single mission, kill all Schroumpfs, contains many EB's and one possible AV. Open levels from 1-50.

I'll make an alternate version for test only where things are named and colored correctly for our amusement.

-ZK
"There are no problems that cannot be solved with cannons."
-Chief Engineer Boris Kraus of Nuln

Figured I'd start a more generic thread about anime titles being licenced, so folks can add to this rather than start new threads every time a title's picked up.

First up: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclo ... hp?id=8033]Rental Magica - http://rental-magica.rightstuf.com/]Right Stuf

A fun little modern-magic series, reminiscent of Ghost Sweeper Mikami or Phantom Quest Corporation. And Right Stuf doesn't play silly buggers with their encodes, "forget" to add extras, or force people to watch ads before displaing the DVD's main menu. On the flip side (not that I care), it's sub-only. I'm happy...
--
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

Anyone see this announcement on the forums?

City of Heroes® 5 Year Anniversary Celebration!

5 years... my how time flies.

There's only one problem about the time when Positron is due to do the announcement...well if my timezone conversions is right, it's going to be 1AM to
2AM Australian EST. Fanatic I may be, but doctor's orders are doctor's orders - I'll be asleep.

Shader

(That's besides the fact I'll be away for the week... :p)

Something I'm toying with. Not certain if I'll actually do this, but it could be potentially interesting.
My current build for Glass Lass (Ice/Ice Blaster) is very much focused on holds. Which is fine for regular content, but in the MA...there's a heckova lot of custom critters with mez protect, and most ranged enemies can blast you while mezzed anyway, since they have blaster-style defiance...
So this is a possible alternate build, which places less emphasis on the control abilities. What it has is 42% Ranged Defense, and 23.5% Smashing/Lethal Defense (which covers most melee). 15.8% AoE defense also.
This build should also be able to keep things at a distance, even if they can't be held/immobbed - it retains some slow powers and ice patch. Also has Hibernate as a panic button.
It is possible to boost Ranged Defense up to 45%+ with these power selections, but that'd involve sacrificing slotting on the attack and control/debuffs. For instance, I could pull the slots from Chillblain, and instead put a full Numina set in Health and another Thunderstrike set in Bitter Ice Blast. That'd exceed 45%. Not sure whether it's worth the cost to the powers, though. What do you folks think?
Thoughts? Does this sound good? Am I out of my mind?

• 15.5% DamageBuff(Smashing)
  
• 15.5% DamageBuff(Lethal)
  
• 15.5% DamageBuff(Fire)
  
• 15.5% DamageBuff(Cold)
  
• 15.5% DamageBuff(Energy)
  
• 15.5% DamageBuff(Negative)
  
• 15.5% DamageBuff(Toxic)
  
• 15.5% DamageBuff(Psionic)
  
• 1.25% Defense(Smashing)
  
• 1.25% Defense(Lethal)
  
• 5% Defense(Fire)
  
• 5% Defense(Cold)
  
• 21.9% Defense(Energy)
  
• 21.9% Defense(Negative)
  
• 2.5% Defense(Melee)
  
• 36.3% Defense(Ranged)
  
• 10% Defense(AoE)
  
• 2.5% Enhancement(JumpHeight)
  
• 7.5% Enhancement(Held)
  
• 2.5% Enhancement(JumpSpeed)
  
• 5% Enhancement(Immobilize)
  
• 2.5% Enhancement(FlySpeed)
  
• 41% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  
• 2.5% Enhancement(RunSpeed)
  
• 11.3% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  
• 13% FlySpeed
  
• 58.7 HP (4.87%) HitPoints
  
• 13% JumpHeight
  
• 13% JumpSpeed
  
• Knockback (Mag -4)
  
• Knockup (Mag -4)
  
• MezResist(Held) 12.1%
  
• MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  
• MezResist(Sleep) 2.75%
  
• 11% (0.18 End/sec) Recovery
  
• 12% (0.6 HP/sec) Regeneration
  
• 2.84% Resistance(Fire)
  
• 2.84% Resistance(Cold)
  
• 13% RunSpeed
  

• 2% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
  
• 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
  
• 7% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  
• 4% RunSpeed, 4% FlySpeed, 4% JumpSpeed, 4% JumpHeight
  
• 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative)
  

• 5% Enhancement(Immobilize)
  
• 22.6 HP (1.87%) HitPoints
  
• 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  
• MezResist(Held) 2.75%
  
• 3.13% Defense(Ranged), 1.56% Defense(Energy), 1.56% Defense(Negative)
  

• 2% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
  
• 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
  
• 7% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  
• 4% RunSpeed, 4% FlySpeed, 4% JumpSpeed, 4% JumpHeight
  
• 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative)
  

• 3% DamageBuff(All)
  
• 2.5% Enhancement(Held)
  
• MezResist(Held) 2.2%
  
• 2.5% Defense(AoE), 1.25% Defense(Fire), 1.25% Defense(Cold)
  
• 3.75% Defense(Ranged), 1.88% Defense(Energy), 1.88% Defense(Negative)
  

• 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
  
• 22.6 HP (1.87%) HitPoints
  
• 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
  
• 2.5% DamageBuff(All)
  
• 2.5% Defense(Melee), 1.25% Defense(Lethal), 1.25% Defense(Smashing), 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative), 2.5% Defense(AoE), 1.25% Defense(Fire), 1.25% Defense(Cold)
  

• 3.13% Defense(Ranged), 1.56% Defense(Energy), 1.56% Defense(Negative)
  

• 12% (0.6 HP/sec) Regeneration
  

• 13.6 HP (1.12%) HitPoints
  

• 2% DamageBuff(All)
  

• MezResist(Immobilize) 2.2%
  
• 1.26% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  
• 2% DamageBuff(All)
  
• 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  
• 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative)
  

• MezResist(Sleep) 2.75%
  
• 2.5% Enhancement(Slow)
  
• 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  
• MezResist(Held) 2.75%
  
• 3.13% Defense(Ranged), 1.56% Defense(Energy), 1.56% Defense(Negative)
  

• 3% DamageBuff(All)
  
• 2.5% Enhancement(Held)
  
• MezResist(Held) 2.2%
  
• 2.5% Defense(AoE), 1.25% Defense(Fire), 1.25% Defense(Cold)
  
• 3.75% Defense(Ranged), 1.88% Defense(Energy), 1.88% Defense(Negative)
  

• 2.5% (0.04 End/sec) Recovery
  
• 1.58% Resistance(Fire,Cold)
  
• 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
  
• 6.25% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
  

• 3% DamageBuff(All)
  
• 2.5% Enhancement(Held)
  
• MezResist(Held) 2.2%
  
• 2.5% Defense(AoE), 1.25% Defense(Fire), 1.25% Defense(Cold)
  
• 3.75% Defense(Ranged), 1.88% Defense(Energy), 1.88% Defense(Negative)
  

• 3.13% Defense(Ranged), 1.56% Defense(Energy), 1.56% Defense(Negative)
  
• Knockback Protection (Mag -4)
  

• 2% (0.03 End/sec) Recovery
  

Yes, I adapted the story a little bit, its more of a backstory arc rather than a collective narrative...

Please try and comment =D
There is no coincidence, only necessity....
- Clow Reed

Random thought. Kandor's supposed to be in a bottle. A Klein bottle is an inescapable bottle. Easy enough to do with handwavium. Kandor City lives in a
Klein bottle?

In case anyone was wondering how the 20th went for me, just look at my latest post on my MySpace blog =P

http://blog.myspace.com/yumekochan

--Amanda
"Hey, it's not like dying is on my schedule for this week."
--Yumeko Asagiri, Bubblegum Crisis: The Next Generation, part 3

http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=660793

Someone ranting about all the impractical guns that show up in film and anime.

This is somewhat connected to a future DW story, which is why I'm putting it here. I'm looking for semirecognizable
spells/incantations/oaths from various sources -- literary, anime, etc. For example, I've already collected the following:

Quote: In Life's name and for Life's sake, I say that I will use the Art for nothing but the service of that Life. I will guard growth and ease pain. I
will fight to preserve what grows and lives well in its own way; and I will change no object or creature unless its growth and life, or that of the system of
which it is part, are threatened. To these ends, in the practice of my Art, I will put aside fear for courage, and death for life, when it is right to do so
-- till the Universe's end.
-- Duane, Diane. So You Want To Be A Wizard. San Diego: Magic Carpet Books / Harcourt, (c)1983, p. 34.

In brightest day, in darkest night
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil's might
Beware my power -- Green Lantern's Light!

I am the one who has been given a mission.
Under the contract, release those powers unto me.
Wind to the sky, stars to the heavens
And the unyielding soul...
To this heart!
Magic to these hands!
Raging Heart, Set Up!
-- Nanoha

All things extant in this world,
Gods of Heaven, Gods of Earth,
Let everything be as it should be.
(x3 repetitions)
Thus shall it be!
-- Abenobashi