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Rorus Raz posted:Eh, I find MNC to do less of the stereotype thing than TF2. The Gunner is literally made up of an amalgam of Polynesia and the South Pacific. He's also my favorite dude in the game because he's chill as hell.
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| # ¿ Feb 16, 2012 01:03 |
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| # ¿ May 22, 2013 23:21 |
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Oh man, I may just buy Megabeth to show my support for UberEnt. Also, I'm glad Commandos are getting toned down a bit. I'm a lousy Assassin and I can break 10k even in a losing match. It's ridiculous.
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| # ¿ Feb 17, 2012 00:22 |
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I just plunked down for the cost, now to hear how she plays before I buy her. If she's not great, I'll just buy Spark. Either way, win/win.
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| # ¿ Feb 17, 2012 01:54 |
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Two games in so far. Field report - Megabeth owns. I like her rockets. They're like Karl's Alt-fire; slow to start but as you level them, they gradually increase in speed. Her alt-weapon is a fast firing gun meant to finish off stragglers and her Whirling Dervish attack can eat groups alive if they're bunched up. I'm not keen on her discus thing just yet.
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| # ¿ Feb 17, 2012 03:33 |
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a cock shaped fruit posted:Simple question from me - Does she have her own voice? Not yet.  She's using the Combat Girl's voice samples.
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| # ¿ Feb 17, 2012 04:18 |
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a cock shaped fruit posted:Righto. I look forward to her voice, voicework in this game is magnificent. Every patch I hope for new Mickey Cantor quotes. Every single patch.
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| # ¿ Feb 17, 2012 04:41 |
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Rorus Raz posted:No, Combat's Girls is that music that plays when you preview her dance taunt. Megabeth's is unique. Yeah, Megabeth's is very J-Pop/Gwen Stefani-esque.
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| # ¿ Feb 17, 2012 05:41 |
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Ekanaut and Scathis were in chat last night. So I (Jebediah Kerman - THRILLMASTER in picture) asked the hard-hitting questions.  I'm happy about this news.
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| # ¿ Feb 17, 2012 20:40 |
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Mr.HardMuscle posted:Megabeth is now my favorite Striker: Her rockets need some sort of balancing knockback wise, I agree. However, I think she's fine otherwise. She's no different than Assault or Karl when it comes to dominating lanes. Disuku or whatever is good for early turret stunning and the situational slowdown of some Pros and the Whirling Dervish attack -can- be grappled. I've been knocked out of it by Veterans a few times now.
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| # ¿ Feb 18, 2012 01:51 |
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Eigo posted:If we go by the dev's response on the Gunner Mortars, it's a feature! I have a good friend that grew up on Tribes that plays Gunner. That guy can mortar my face off from across the map and I hate him for it. They really need to tone the damage down as it travels across the map.
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| # ¿ Feb 18, 2012 02:20 |
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jvempire posted:Every single quick match I did just recently had this problem, and when the game started it would kick me out of the game. I've been unable to play a game all day because of this. I also bought two one day boosts last night so.. 
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| # ¿ Feb 19, 2012 00:07 |
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There is no pay to win in SMNC. Each class cycle opens up a respective class in a certain category. You'll never have a cycle where there are no Defenders (Combat Girl or Support), Strikers (Assault, Karl or now Megabeth) or what have you. Each class role is always fulfilled, so there's no danger of that being there. The costs of buying a class is a bit steep, but I earned the coins to buy two classes after a few hours of gaming. It does, however, suck that there is a cycle when there's such a limited amount of characters at the moment. I really wish the Endorsement and Product system was better and wasn't such a giant goddamn sink because right now it feels like an afterthought.
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| # ¿ Feb 19, 2012 00:37 |
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I would kill for them to release an SDK for MNC. I still think that game as some life left in it and user generated content would breathe new life into it. Edit: I also miss the 'future gladitorial sport watched by millions' feel MNC had too. I hope they can turn that up in SMNC. I guess that's more of a preference than anything though. Vanderdeath fucked around with this message at Feb 19, 2012 around 02:04 |
| # ¿ Feb 19, 2012 02:02 |
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I find that the Assault is best at harassing and lane control. He can clear lanes like a champ and prey on weakened Pros like nobody's business. Whenever I play with him, I usually use Critically Late, Inspire and Money Magnet for my Products. MM isn't optimal for a Striker but soaking up a lot of coins early on nets you more EXP than people not using MM, so it's always a boon to have it in my opinion. I find that his grenade is deadly, too. With good aim, you can headcrab a grenade onto a person only to have them run off into their teammates for a well-placed explosion. Your grenade is also wonderful for lane control. Don't forget to use your Charge liberally on close Pros and to grenade launcher the lanes. The grenades have great bounce range and you can dominate corners like a monster. Unrelated, but Taiso, your avatar makes me wish I could find my old VHS copies of Giant Robo.
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| # ¿ Feb 22, 2012 02:28 |
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Orange Crush Rush posted:Yeah but if you look at her bio it says her last name is actually Megabeth, so I guess she didn't have to try very hard to make a punny name. She's a Japanese roller derby clone. Her surname is Saitama, her given name is MegaBeth. It's still silly, but you know, this is a game with a reverse cyborg.
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| # ¿ Feb 23, 2012 07:20 |
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Good lord. The nerfs on Megabeth weren't gracefully done, they're downright severe.
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| # ¿ Feb 24, 2012 04:34 |
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Eigo posted:Great news! Apparently rockets have dropoff at certain distances in boosts, as I was doing 600 damage instead of 1100 to bots when I was far enough. I am pretty sure this wasn't in palce yesterday, and with the moon nerfs making her jump feel tiny as hell I don't know if I want to play her anymore. Yeah, the Shoot the Moon nerf and secondary weapon nerf are what hurt the most to me. She feels like she has way less utility than what she previously had.
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| # ¿ Feb 24, 2012 04:59 |
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Wendell posted:This game needs to stop inexplicably redownloading the entire client. They're fixing some of the issues that've been cropping up on Downtown Spunky and some character bugs, too. SMNC Forums posted:Rule Changes: 26
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| # ¿ Feb 25, 2012 03:47 |
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Just had a game where both of our Jackbots got to the tunnel area of Spunky Arena and turned around. It cost us the game, too. 
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| # ¿ Feb 25, 2012 07:35 |
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I know Support is supposedly overpowered but matches like these: ...are absolutely delicious.
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| # ¿ Feb 26, 2012 03:29 |
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Orange Crush Rush posted:Has anyone else gotten a massive FPS drop on Bullet Gorge? Downtown Spunky and Loco were fine but it seems with Bullet Gorge it just goes bleh. There seems to be some particle effects going on with the fog in the canyons of Bullet Gorge. Sometimes if my camera is angled down towards the gaps, I'll get a momentary FPS drop.
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| # ¿ Feb 26, 2012 10:25 |
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Oh, yes. This is delightfully exquisite.
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| # ¿ Mar 2, 2012 02:06 |
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oldskool posted:D...did they just double Support's shotgun damage Yes and it's going to be glorious.* *I loved Support in MNC, so I may be a little biased. I don't think this change will last long.
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| # ¿ Mar 2, 2012 02:53 |
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Something recently clicked with me with the Veteran and now I've been having a goddamned blast with him. He's my favorite class next to the Support now. For everyone not feeling it, keep trying with the Veteran and I'm sure you'll finally 'get' it one game and suddenly turn into a murderbeast.
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| # ¿ Mar 3, 2012 00:16 |
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There's nothing more satisfying as a Gunner than a slam after immediately getting blinded. Seeing their retreating healthbar and their slow crawl back towards you as that missile hits them makes it all the more wonderful.
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| # ¿ Mar 6, 2012 00:12 |
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I just had a game with Rainbow Dash and yeah, it was annoying. I saw the other team complaining and just thought that Rainbow Dash was good, then I opened up the score screen and boggled.
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| # ¿ Mar 15, 2012 08:25 |
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I love the Support but I will agree that a Support and a Combat Girl can effectively win a game if they work in tandem. The only weakness the Support has is enclosed spaces but other than that, I always feel safer playing him than I do with any other class because he has a toolset for everything.
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| # ¿ Mar 19, 2012 02:07 |
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I think they need to make some sort of tutorial that teaches people what to do with an on-screen overlay or something. As it stands, new people have no idea what to do and the game is overwhelming. I invited a friend to the game and even with me telling him what to do over Ventrilo, he was just overwhelmed and didn't get a handle on the game. This could be remedied with a greater incentive to kill bots to teach people the basics.
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| # ¿ Mar 19, 2012 20:02 |
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LumberingTroll posted:I would but they have not given any out at all lately. not sure whats going on. I think it's because PAX is coming and they're going to give out a ton there.
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| # ¿ Mar 20, 2012 00:44 |
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I'm glad they're adding the voices for Wascot and Megabeth but at the same time, I really, really want them to do something about Karl's stun. It's getting ridiculous and it's one of the few things that I actively dislike about the game.
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| # ¿ Mar 22, 2012 05:48 |
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a cock shaped fruit posted:I still don't get the whole stun hate. I have yet to be 'completely wrecked' by a Karl while: Stun + Alt Fire + a few regular shots is enough to melt an Enforcer down. Stun + Alt Fire + Junior is enough to eat anything alive.
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| # ¿ Mar 22, 2012 06:10 |
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God, they really need to fix the audio bug. Hearing Megabeth's 'See, everyone?' repeatedly is already making me dislike her. That and 'No nation or borders' or whatever the heck that means. Also I like Wascot's detached, mumbling voice. He sounds like a guy medicated heavily just to stay at the minimal level of disturbed. It takes a little bit to get used to but it's not so bad.
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| # ¿ Mar 22, 2012 23:41 |
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I just had a game against the three Commandos, Karl and a Support. That was quite possibly the worst feeling of powerlessness you could have in a multiplayer game. They need to consider enacting limits on class types.
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| # ¿ Mar 26, 2012 05:38 |
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I heard a Mickey line today I had never heard before when I got some bacon. "Boy, what I wouldn't give to wrap my wiener in some of that bacon, ohhh man. ...Oh, come on, I was just talking about my lunch!" He truly is the best announcer.
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| # ¿ Mar 28, 2012 07:49 |
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All of the Strikers are fun because they're generalists. The lack of mobility is what kills my fun with some of the other classes but I realize that's for the sake of balance. One of my favorite classes is the Tank but lord knows the Tank needs some serious rebalancing because he's kind of trash right now.
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| # ¿ Mar 30, 2012 23:32 |
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Sputnik posted:Maybe my skin is getting thinner or something, but the thing that's draining me the most off this game is the juvenile and racist vitriol of the average player. There's only so many epithets that can be strung together in a ragerant before I just want to quit the game myself rather than listen to any more. Yeah, this is sadly endemic of the MOBA audience. I really wish they'd add a filter into the game because I find myself ignoring chat 90% of the time.
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| # ¿ Mar 31, 2012 05:03 |
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I just bought Wascot and while I die a bit with him, he's so much fun in comparison to the 'Sin and Spark. Is there a good order to build him with so that I don't explode when something looks at me?
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| # ¿ Mar 31, 2012 15:20 |
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CzarStark posted:Only 2 out of the 5 classes that are on every team? 40%? Cool! That's rather hyperbolic but I do agree on the Karl front. Karl is ridiculously overpowered unless you buy a specific item to stop his signature move. It's kind of stupid. You can at least escape the Veteran and/or have a chance if he doesn't catch you unawares.
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| # ¿ Apr 2, 2012 02:46 |
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Communist Q posted:This seems like hyperbole, but what's the average prime time population now a days? I've pretty much shelved SMNC for a lot of reasons, and it doesn't seem like it's improved that drastically from what everyone has been posting. Roughly 170 - 250 a day. A lot of this comes from how goddamned unfriendly people are to new players. I try my best to encourage people who are new to stick with it but when you have a cacophony of 'GET GOOD,' 'STOP FEEDING, (racial or homophobic epithet ), or any other slew of insults going, it scares new people off. I like the game and the company but they really, really need to make a tutorial mode or something for the new players. The community is too goddamned insular right now. I pretty much know most of the good, very good and great players by name. I'm hoping this PAX patch (which they're promising is the biggest yet since they've been working on it for a while) is really drat good because while I'm pretty ride or die with this game and regularly play it with my friends, I don't see it growing without some sweeping changes.
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| # ¿ Apr 3, 2012 17:51 |
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| # ¿ May 22, 2013 23:21 |
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Violently Car posted:I've never seen you in game. What's your name? Jebediah Kerman - THRILLMASTER. I've played a few games with you. You're a bloody good Assault and Cheston.
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